1958 Campeonato Profesional

The 1958 Campeonato Profesional was the 11th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. After the previous season's multi-stage competition, the Campeonato Profesional returned to a single-stage format, with everyone playing each other 4 times over the season. The tournament began in May, a month after the end of the previous season.

Campeonato Profesional
Season1958
ChampionsSanta Fe (2nd title)
Matches played180
Goals scored644 (3.58 per match)
Top goalscorerJosé Montanini (36)
Biggest home winDeportes Tolima 5–0 Atlético Manizales
Biggest away winAtlético Manizales 0–6 Santa Fe
Highest scoringAtlético Quindío 8–4 Cúcuta Deportivo
← 1957
1959 →

Independiente Santa Fe won the league for 2nd time in its history after getting 48 points (Santa Fe was the champion of the first Campeonato Profesional in 1948), while defending champions Independiente Medellín did not compete.

Background

10 teams competed in the tournament, down from the previous season's 12, with Unión Magdalena withdrawing because economic problems, while Boca Juniors de Cali refusing to participate in any further Dimayor tournaments. To balance their removal, Atlético Manizales rejoined the competition (its last tournament being 1954). Atlético Nacional and Independiente Medellín mixed their teams competing under the name of Atlético Nacional, but known popularly as Independiente Nacional.[1]

League system

Every team played four games against each other team, two at home and two away. 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
Locations of the 1958 Campeonato Profesional teams:
  • 1. Armenia
  • 2. Bogotá
  • 3. Bucaramanga
  • 4. Cúcuta
  • 5. Ibagué
  • 6. Medellín
  • 7. Pereira
  • 8. Manizales
  • 9. Cali
Team City Stadium
América Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Atlético Bucaramanga Bucaramanga Estadio Alfonso López
Atlético Manizales Manizales Estadio Palogrande
Atlético Nacional Medellín Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Atlético Quindío Armenia Estadio San José de Armenia
Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta Estadio General Santander
Deportes Tolima Ibagué Estadio 10 de Mayo
Deportivo Pereira Pereira Estadio Alberto Mora Mora
Millonarios Bogotá Estadio El Campín
Santa Fe Bogotá Estadio El Campín

Final league table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Santa Fe (C) 36 17 14 5 78 51 +27 48
2 Millonarios 36 20 7 9 68 42 +26 47
3 Atlético Bucaramanga 36 18 8 10 68 54 +14 44
4 Deportivo Pereira 36 18 6 12 60 54 +6 42
5 Atlético Nacional 36 14 11 11 66 56 +10 39
6 Deportes Tolima 36 12 14 10 65 61 +4 38
7 Cúcuta Deportivo 36 11 11 14 63 66 −3 33
8 Atlético Quindío 36 10 11 15 68 64 +4 31
9 Atlético Manizales 36 10 6 20 65 98 −33 26
10 América de Cali 36 4 4 28 44 99 −55 12
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion.

First turn
Home \ Away AME BUC CUC MAN MIL NAC PER QUI SFE TOL
América 2–3 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–7 1–2 1–3
Atlético Bucaramanga 2–0 3–1 4–1 4–2 2–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–1
Cúcuta Deportivo 1–0 2–0 3–2 3–2 1–1 4–1 1–2 1–2 1–2
Atlético Manizales 3–2 1–3 1–3 1–2 0–2 2–1 3–3 1–3 4–4
Millonarios 5–2 4–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–1
Atlético Nacional 0–1 2–2 3–2 4–2 1–4 4–0 2–0 2–2 2–4
Deportivo Pereira 2–0 3–0 2–1 4–1 2–0 4–3 2–1 1–1 2–1
Atlético Quindío 2–0 1–1 8–4 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 3–3
Santa Fe 5–2 1–0 3–0 3–3 1–1 3–3 2–2 2–0 3–2
Deportes Tolima 6–2 1–0 1–1 5–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second turn
Home \ Away AME BUC CUC MAN MIL NAC PER QUI SFE TOL
América 1–3 1–1 4–2 0–2 2–3 3–3 1–5 4–4 1–2
Atlético Bucaramanga 4–2 2–0 3–5 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–2 2–1
Cúcuta Deportivo 2–0 1–1 4–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 3–4
Atlético Manizales 4–3 6–4 3–2 1–1 3–2 2–1 2–0 0–6 2–2
Millonarios 4–1 1–2 5–2 3–2 1–3 2–2 3–0 2–0 4–1
Atlético Nacional 1–2 2–1 2–1 4–0 1–0 3–0 2–4 1–1 1–1
Deportivo Pereira 2–0 0–1 2–1 4–2 0–1 4–3 3–0 1–0 1–0
Atlético Quindío 4–0 1–1 3–3 3–1 0–3 0–1 4–0 3–4 1–1
Santa Fe 4–1 3–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 4–2 3–1 2–2
Deportes Tolima 6–2 1–0 1–1 5–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
Rank Name Club Goals
1 José Montanini Atlético Bucaramanga 36
2 Walter Marcolini Independiente Medellín 35
3 Nolberto Sotelo Atlético Manizales 29
4 José Grecco Santa Fe 25
5 Delio Gamboa Atlético Nacional 23
6 Francisco Solano Patiño Deportivo Pereira 21
7 Eusebio Escobar Atlético Manizales 20
8 Juan José Ferraro Santa Fe 19
9 Orlando Larraz Millonarios 16
Felipe Marino Cúcuta Deportivo 16

Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1958

 1958 Campeonato Profesional Champion 
Santa Fe
Second title

References
  1. Ruíz Bonilla, Guillermo (2008). La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano. Ediciones Dayscript. p. 12-14; 19. ISBN 978-958-987-1300.
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