1953 Campeonato Profesional

The 1953 Campeonato Profesional was the sixth season of Colombia's top-flight football league. Twelve teams compete against one another and played each weekend. The tournament was notable for being the fifth and last year of El Dorado. Millonarios won the league for the fourth time in its history and for the third time in a row after getting 35 points.

Campeonato Profesional
Season1953
ChampionsMillonarios (4th title)
Matches played132
Goals scored535 (4.05 per match)
Top goalscorerMario Garelli (20)
Biggest home winSanta Fe 7–0 Unión Magdalena
Biggest away winJunior 0–4 Atlético Nacional
Atlético Nacional 1–5 Deportivo Cali
Deportivo Pereira 1–5 Boca Juniors
Sporting 0–4 Santa Fe
Highest scoringDeportivo Pereira 4–7 Atlético Nacional
Atlético Quindío 8–3 Sporting
← 1952
1954 →

Background

The tournament was the fifth year of El Dorado, after the DIMAYOR agreed the Pacto de Lima[1] with the FIFA, with the requirement that the foreign players would return to their countries the next year.

Twelve teams competed in the tournament, three fewer than the previous year: Deportivo Manizales and Universidad were dissolved, while América de Cali and Independiente Medellín were bankrupt and did not join.[2] Deportivo Samarios was refounded as Unión Magdalena.[3] Millonarios won the championship for the third consecutive time, getting their fourth league title.

League system

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
Locations of the 1953 Campeonato Profesional teams:
  • 1. Armenia
  • 2. Barranquilla
  • 3. Bogotá
  • 4. Bucaramanga
  • 5. Cali
  • 6. Cúcuta
  • 7. Medellín
  • 8. Pereira
  • 9. Santa Marta
Team City Stadium
Atlético Bucaramanga Bucaramanga Estadio Alfonso López
Atlético Nacional Medellín Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Atlético Quindío Armenia Estadio San José de Armenia
Boca Juniors Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta Estadio General Santander
Deportivo Cali Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Deportivo Pereira Pereira Estadio Alberto Mora Mora
Junior Barranquilla Estadio Romelio Martínez
Millonarios Bogotá Estadio El Campín
Santa Fe Bogotá Estadio El Campín
Sporting de Barranquilla Barranquilla Estadio Romelio Martínez
Unión Magdalena Santa Marta Estadio Eduardo Santos

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Millonarios (C) 22 14 7 1 51 22 +29 35
2 Quindío 22 14 5 3 66 40 +26 33
3 Boca Juniors 22 13 5 4 44 30 +14 31
4 Santa Fe 22 12 5 5 57 30 +27 29
5 Cúcuta Deportivo 22 11 4 7 58 42 +16 26
6 Deportivo Cali 22 9 8 5 38 30 +8 26
7 Atlético Nacional 22 10 5 7 57 45 +12 25
8 Unión Magdalena 22 6 3 13 35 58 −23 15
9 Sporting 22 6 3 13 38 68 −30 15
10 Junior 22 4 7 11 38 53 −15 15
11 Deportivo Pereira 22 6 2 14 42 72 −30 14
12 Atlético Bucaramanga 22 0 0 22 11 45 −34 0
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion.

Results
Home \ Away BJ BUC CAL CUC JUN MAG MIL NAC PER QUI SFE SPB
Boca Juniors 4–1 2–0 3–2 3–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1
Atlético Bucaramanga 0–1[lower-alpha 1] 0–1 0–1[lower-alpha 1] 2–5 0–1 0–1[lower-alpha 1] 0–1 0–1[lower-alpha 1] 0–1[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 0–1
Deportivo Cali 2–2 1–0[lower-alpha 1] 3–3 2–2 1–1 2–4 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 5–2
Cúcuta Deportivo 2–2 5–3 0–1 3–1 4–0 0–0 2–2 3–0 1–3 5–0 6–0
Junior 1–3 1–0[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 0–4 5–0 3–3 1–2 0–3
Unión Magdalena 1–2[lower-alpha 2] 1–0[lower-alpha 1] 0–1 1–3 2–1 0–2 3–3 5–1 5–3 1–4 1–3
Millonarios 3–1 5–1 3–1 2–1 4–1 5–3 1–1 5–0 0–1 1–1 4–2
Atlético Nacional 1–1 5–1 1–5 5–2 3–0 5–2 2–2 1–3 3–3 3–2 7–2
Deportivo Pereira 1–5 3–1 1–3 4–5 2–1 4–2 0–2 4–7 3–5 1–2 3–3
Quindío 1–3 2–1 1–1 3–2 6–2 5–2 1–1 4–1 7–2 1–0[lower-alpha 3] 8–3
Santa Fe 5–0 1–0[lower-alpha 1] 0–0 4–1 3–3 7–0 1–1 4–1 5–4 3–4 6–0
Sporting 2–4 1–0[lower-alpha 1] 2–4 4–5 3–3 0–2 0–1 3–1 2–3 1–1 0–4
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Atlético Bucaramanga withdrew from the tournament, so the remaining games left in walkover
  2. Played again. The original score was 3–1.
  3. Santa Fe did not submit the required documents, so Atlético Quindío won the match as walkover

Top goalscorers
Rank Name Club Goals
1 Mario Garelli Atlético Quindío 20
2 Rubén Padín Santa Fe 19
3 Felipe Marino Sporting 17
4 Abraham González Cúcuta Deportivo 16
Rubí Cerioni Deportivo Cali 16
6 Francisco Solano Patiño Boca Juniors 14
Juan Carlos Toja Cúcuta Deportivo 14
Elger Alarcón Atlético Quindío 14
9 Rubén Deibe Santa Fe 13
10 Raúl Dimarco Junior 12

Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1953

 1953 Campeonato Profesional Champion 
Millonarios
Fourth title

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