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.
Season | 1963 |
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Champions | Millonarios (8th title) |
Matches played | 312 |
Goals scored | 1,062 (3.4 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 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 |
← 1962 1964 → |
Background edit
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]
League system edit
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 edit
Final standings edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Millonarios (C) | 48 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 102 | 61 | +41 | 63 | 1964 Copa Libertadores First Round |
2 | Santa Fe | 48 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 112 | 81 | +31 | 61 | |
3 | Deportivo Cali | 48 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 77 | 59 | +18 | 60 | |
4 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 48 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 95 | 68 | +27 | 55 | |
5 | Once Caldas | 48 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 95 | 96 | −1 | 54 | |
6 | Deportivo Pereira | 48 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 96 | 77 | +19 | 50 | |
7 | Independiente Medellín | 48 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 73 | 66 | +7 | 50 | |
8 | América de Cali | 48 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 73 | 68 | +5 | 48 | |
9 | Deportes Quindío | 48 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 63 | 75 | −12 | 46 | |
10 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 48 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 68 | 80 | −12 | 41 | |
11 | Atlético Nacional | 48 | 15 | 10 | 23 | 79 | 101 | −22 | 40 | |
12 | Unión Magdalena | 48 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 68 | 121 | −53 | 28 | |
13 | Deportes Tolima | 48 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 61 | 109 | −48 | 28 |
Results edit
First turn edit
Second turn edit
Top goalscorers edit
Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
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1 | José Omar Verdún | Cúcuta Deportivo | 36 |
Omar Devani | Atlético Bucaramanga | 36 | |
3 | Oswaldo Galarza | Once Caldas | 30 |
4 | Antonio Rada | Deportivo Pereira | 28 |
5 | José Marin | Santa Fe | 26 |
6 | Alberto Perazzo | Santa Fe | 23 |
7 | René Tideo Olaza | Cúcuta Deportivo | 22 |
Rubén Pizarro | Millonarios | 22 | |
9 | Juan Vairo | Deportes Quindío | 21 |
10 | Miguel Reznik | Santa Fe | 19 |
Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1963
1963 Campeonato Profesional champion |
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Millonarios Eighth title |
References edit
- ^ Ruíz Bonilla, Guillermo (2008). La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano. Ediciones Dayscript. ISBN 978-958-987-1300.