1963 Campeonato Profesional


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.

Background

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.

League system

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.

Teams

TeamCityStadium
América de CaliCaliEstadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Atlético BucaramangaBucaramangaEstadio Alfonso López
Atlético NacionalMedellínEstadio Atanasio Girardot
Cúcuta DeportivoCúcutaEstadio General Santander
Deportes QuindíoArmeniaEstadio San José de Armenia
Deportes TolimaIbaguéEstadio 10 de Mayo
Deportivo CaliCaliEstadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Deportivo PereiraPereiraEstadio Alberto Mora Mora
Independiente MedellínMedellínEstadio Atanasio Girardot
MillonariosBogotáEstadio El Campín
Once CaldasManizalesEstadio Fernando Londoño Londoño
Santa FeBogotáEstadio El Campín
Unión MagdalenaSanta MartaEstadio Eduardo Santos

Top goalscorers

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