1954 Campeonato Profesional
| Season | 1954 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Atlético Nacional (1st title) |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 349 (3.88 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Carlos Gambina (21) |
| Biggest home win | Atlético Nacional 8–1 Unión Magdalena |
| Biggest away win | Santa Fe 2–8 Atlético Nacional Santa Fe 0–6 Atlético Quindío |
| Highest scoring | Santa Fe 2–8 Atlético Nacional |
← 1953 1955 → | |
The 1954 Campeonato Profesional was the seventh season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 10 teams compete against one another and played each weekend. The tournament was notable for being the sixth and last year of El Dorado. Atlético Nacional won the league for 1st time in its history after getting 31 points. Millonarios, the defending champion, was 5th with 18 points.
Background[edit]
The tournament was the sixth and last year of El Dorado. The Pacto de Lima[1] with the FIFA forced the foreign players to return to their countries in October. It was a very irregular tournament in which four matches were not played and seven were suspended by walkover.
10 teams competed in the tournament, two less than the previous year: Atlético Bucaramanga, Cúcuta Deportivo, Deportivo Pereira and Junior withdrew due to financial problems, Sporting de Barranquilla was dissolved,[2] while América de Cali and Independiente Medellín return to the tournament. Atlético Manizales come in as the only new team.[3] Atlético Nacional won the championship for first time, losing only against Boca Juniors de Cali through the tournament.
League system[edit]
Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one 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[edit]
a América played its home games at Palmira
Final standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Nacional (C) | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 31 |
| 2 | Quindío | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 56 | 27 | +29 | 25 |
| 3 | Independiente Medellín | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 24 |
| 4 | Atlético Manizales | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 20 |
| 5 | Millonarios | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 18 |
| 6 | Boca Juniors | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | América | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 15 |
| 8 | Unión Magdalena | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 12 |
| 9 | Deportivo Cali | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 7 |
| 10 | Santa Fe | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 51 | −35 | 5 |
Results[edit]
Top goalscorers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Carlos Gambina
|
Atlético Nacional | 21 |
| 2 |  Antonio Sacco
|
Independiente Medellín | 19 |
| 3 | Mario Garelli
|
Atlético Quindío | 14 |
| 4 | Rubén Padín
|
Atlético Manizales | 11 |
| Alberto Cazaubón
|
Atlético Quindío | 11 | |
| 6 |  Alfredo Mosquera
|
Atlético Nacional | 10 |
| Roberto Urruti
|
Atlético Quindío | 10 | |
| 8 |  Antony Franjić
|
Santa Fe | 9 |
 Fernando Rengifo
|
Boca Juniors | 9 | |
| 10 | Elger Alarcón
|
Atlético Quindío | 8 |
Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1954
| 1954 Campeonato Profesional champion |
|---|
| Atlético Nacional First title |
References[edit]
- ^ arcotriunfal.com - Así fue el famoso Pacto de Lima Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ruíz Bonilla, Guillermo (2008). La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano. Ediciones Dayscript. pp. 12–14, 19. ISBN 978-958-987-1300.
- ^ "Asociación de Clubes del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano". Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
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