1961 Campeonato Profesional

The 1961 Campeonato Profesional was the 14th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 12 teams competed against one another. Millonarios won the league for the 6th time in its history after getting 62 points.

Campeonato Profesional
Season1961
ChampionsMillonarios (6th title)
Matches played264
Goals scored846 (3.2 per match)
Top goalscorerAlberto Perazzo (31)
Biggest home winDeportivo Cali 7–0 Deportes Quindío
Biggest away winDeportes Tolima 1–5 Cúcuta Deportivo
Deportivo Pereira 0–4 Santa Fe
Highest scoringDeportivo Cali 8–2 Deportivo Pereira
← 1960
1962 →

Background

11 teams from the last tournament competed in this one, with Unión Magdalena declining to participate and both Deportes Caldas and Once Deportivo merging into Once Caldas. Millonarios won the championship for the sixth time. The runners-up were Independiente Medellín.[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 1961 Campeonato Profesional teams:
  • 1. Armenia
  • 2. Bogotá
  • 3. Bucaramanga
  • 4. Cali
  • 5. Cúcuta
  • 6. Ibagué
  • 7. Manizales
  • 8. Medellín
  • 9. Pereira
Team City Stadium
América Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Atlético Bucaramanga Bucaramanga Estadio Alfonso López
Atlético Nacional Medellín Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta Estadio General Santander
Deportes Quindío Armenia Estadio San José de Armenia
Deportes Tolima Ibagué Estadio 10 de Mayo
Deportivo Cali Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Deportivo Pereira Pereira Estadio Alberto Mora Mora
Independiente Medellín Medellín Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Millonarios Bogotá Estadio El Campín
Once Caldas Manizales Estadio Fernando Londoño Londoño
Santa Fe Bogotá Estadio El Campín

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Millonarios (C) 44 25 12 7 95 56 +39 62 1962 Copa Libertadores First Round
2 Independiente Medellín 44 21 12 11 72 54 +18 54
3 Santa Fe 44 21 8 15 99 73 +26 50
4 Cúcuta Deportivo 44 16 15 13 71 66 +5 47
5 Deportivo Cali 44 17 12 15 75 65 +10 46
6 Atlético Bucaramanga 44 16 12 16 61 61 0 44
7 Once Caldas 44 15 13 16 64 58 +6 43
8 América 44 15 10 19 65 74 −9 40
9 Deportivo Pereira 44 15 10 19 68 82 −14 40
10 Deportes Quindío 44 12 13 19 54 91 −37 37
11 Atlético Nacional 44 13 9 22 69 90 −21 35
12 Deportes Tolima 44 9 12 23 53 76 −23 30
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion.

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

Second turn
Home \ Away AME BUC CAL CUC MED MIL NAC ONC PER QUI SFE TOL
América 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–2 1–2
Atlético Bucaramanga 2–1 3–1 1–3 0–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 3–0 4–1 0–0
Deportivo Cali 1–1 0–1 3–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 2–1 7–0 1–1 1–1
Cúcuta Deportivo 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–3 1–0 2–3 2–1 5–1 3–0 1–0 0–0
Independiente Medellín 1–0 4–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–0 0–2 1–1 4–0 1–0 2–1
Millonarios 3–1 2–1 3–2 1–1 3–1 5–3 0–0 3–2 2–0 4–2 1–0
Atlético Nacional 3–1 4–0 0–0 0–1 5–2 2–4 3–1 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–1
Once Caldas 4–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–0
Deportivo Pereira 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 4–2 2–1 1–1
Deportes Quindío 1–0 1–1 2–2 3–3 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 3–0
Santa Fe 5–2 4–3 3–0 5–0 1–0 3–2 3–4 4–2 5–2 5–0 3–2
Deportes Tolima 6–1 0–0 0–1 1–5 0–2 2–3 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–1
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
Rank Name Club Goals
1 Alberto Perazzo Santa Fe 32
2 Juan Vairo Independiente Medellín 30
3 Roberto Miravelli Once Caldas 23
4 Eusebio Escobar Deportivo Pereira 21
5 / Juan Hohberg Cúcuta Deportivo 19
6 Osvaldo Panzutto Santa Fe 18
7 Delio Gamboa Millonarios 15
Rubén Pizarro Millonarios 15
9 Walter Marcolini América 14
Luis Piriz Cúcuta Deportivo 14

Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1961

 1961 Campeonato Profesional Champion 
Millonarios
Sixth title

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