1948 Campeonato Profesional

The 1948 Campeonato Profesional was the first season of Colombia's top-flight football league. The tournament was started on August 15th, with the match Atlético Municipal against Universidad. 10 teams compete against one another and played each weekend until December 19th.

Campeonato Profesional
Season1948
ChampionsSanta Fe (1st title)
Matches played90
Goals scored409 (4.54 per match)
Top goalscorerAlfredo Castillo (31)
Biggest home winSanta Fe 6–0 Independiente Medellín
Junior 6–0 Once Deportivo
Millonarios 6–0 Once Deportivo
Biggest away winIndependiente Medellín 3–7 Millonarios
Highest scoringMillonarios 7–4 Deportes Caldas
Junior 8–3 Independiente Medellín
1949 →

Background

The creation of the Colombian Football Federation dates back to 1924, but it was not until 1948 that succeeded in organizing a professional tournament.[1] In the tournament 10 teams signed up (each had to pay a fee of 1,000 pesos): one of Barranquilla, two of Bogotá, two of Cali, two of Manizales, two of Medellín and two of Pereira.[2] 252 players were registered as follows: 182 Colombians, 13 Argentines, 8 Peruvians, 5 Uruguayans, 2 Chileans, 2 Ecuadorians, 1 Dominican and 1 Spanish.[2]

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 1948 Campeonato Profesional teams:
  • 1. Barranquilla
  • 2. Bogotá
  • 3. Cali
  • 4. Manizales
  • 5. Medellín
  • 6. Pereira
Team City Stadium
América Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Atlético Municipal Medellína Estadio San Fernando
Deportes Caldas Manizales Estadio Palogrande
Deportivo Cali Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Independiente Medellín Medellín Estadio San Fernando
Junior Barranquilla Estadio Romelio Martínez
Millonarios Bogotá Estadio El Campín
Once Deportivo Manizales Estadio Palogrande
Santa Fe Bogotá Estadio Alfonso López Pumarejo
Universidad Bogotáb Estadio Libaré
  • a Municipal played its home games at Itagüí
  • b Universidad played its home games at Pereira

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Santa Fe (C) 18 12 3 3 57 29 +28 27
2 Junior 18 11 1 6 48 35 +13 23
3 Deportes Caldas 18 8 4 6 45 40 +5 20
4 Millonarios 18 9 1 8 58 45 +13 19
5 América 18 8 2 8 40 31 +9 18
6 Atlético Municipal 18 7 4 7 29 36 −7 18
7 Independiente Medellín 18 7 3 8 37 49 −12 17
8 Deportivo Cali 18 6 4 8 35 41 −6 16
9 Once Deportivo 18 5 4 9 32 50 −18 14
10 Universidad 18 3 2 13 28 53 −25 8
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion

Results
Home \ Away AME CAL DCA JUN DIM MIL MUN OND SFE UNI
América 1–0 5–1 3–0 4–0 4–0 3–0 2–2 1–2 2–1
Deportivo Cali 4–3 2–2 2–4 1–1 2–4 4–1 2–2 1–0 2–5
Deportes Caldas 1–3 3–2 3–1 4–1 3–0 3–1 3–2 1–1 5–2
Junior 4–2 2–0 1–0 8–3 5–2 1–0 6–0 2–4 4–0
Independiente Medellín 1–1 0–1 1–3 3–2 3–7 2–1 5–2 2–0 5–0
Millonarios 2–0 3–2 7–4 6–1 5–2 3–4 6–0 1–2 4–1
Atlético Municipal 3–2 4–3 3–1 1–1 0–3 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–0
Once Deportivo 2–1 3–1 3–5 0–2 3–3 2–1 2–2 2–5 3–1
Santa Fe 5–1 3–3 2–2 4–1 6–0 5–3 5–2 2–1 6–3
Universidad 3–2 1–2 2–2 2–3 1–2 3–2 0–0 2–3 1–4
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
Rank Name Club Goals
1 Alfredo Castillo Millonarios 31
2 Jesús María Lires Santa Fe 20
3 Germán Anton Santa Fe 18
4 Pedro Cabillón Millonarios 14
Jaime Cardona Deportes Caldas 14
6 Rigoberto García Junior 11
Carlos Arango Deportes Caldas 11
8 Ricardo López Universidad 10
9 Ricardo Ruiz Deportivo Cali 9
10 Octavio Carrillo Junior 8

Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1948

 1948 Campeonato Profesional Champion 
Santa Fe
1st title

References
  1. Ruíz Bonilla, Guillermo (2008). La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano. Ediciones Dayscript. pp. 12–14, 19. ISBN 978-958-98713-0-0.
  2. Ruíz Bonilla, Guillermo (2008). La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano. Ediciones Dayscript. p. 51. ISBN 978-958-98713-0-0.
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