Competition: | Campeonato Profesional |
Season: | 1963 |
Winners: | Millonarios (8th title) |
Matches: | 312 |
Total Goals: | 1062 |
League Topscorer: | José Omar Verdún Omar Devani (36 goals each) |
Biggest Home Win: | Millonarios 8–1 Deportes Tolima |
Biggest Away Win: | Atlético Nacional 1–5 Deportes Quindío |
Highest Scoring: | Santa Fe 8–5 Deportes Tolima |
Prevseason: | 1962 |
Nextseason: | 1964 |
The 1962 Campeonato Profesional was the 16th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 13 teams competed against one another. Millonarios won the league for the eighth time in its history and third in a row, defending successfully the title won in the previous season.
12 teams from the last tournament competed in this one, joined by Unión Magdalena who returned to the competition after a two-year absence. Millonarios won the championship for the eighth time. The runners-up were Santa Fe.[1]
Every team played four games against each other team, two at home and two away, for a total of 48 matches. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference. The team with the most points is the champion of the league.
Rank | Name | Club | Goals | ||
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1 | José Omar Verdún | Cúcuta Deportivo | 36 | ||
Omar Devani | Atlético Bucaramanga | 36 | |||
align=center | 3 | Oswaldo Galarza | Once Caldas | 30 | |
align=center | 4 | Antonio Rada | Deportivo Pereira | 28 | |
align=center | 5 | José Marin | Santa Fe | 26 | |
align=center | 6 | Alberto Perazzo | Santa Fe | 23 | |
7 | René Tideo Olaza | Cúcuta Deportivo | 22 | ||
Rubén Pizarro | Millonarios | 22 | |||
align=center | 9 | Juan Vairo | Deportes Quindío | 21 | |
align=center | 10 | Miguel Reznik | Santa Fe | 19 |
Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1963