1964 Campeonato Profesional

The 1964 Campeonato Profesional was the 17th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 13 teams competed against one another. Millonarios won the league for the ninth time in its history and fourth in a row, defending successfully the title won in the previous three seasons.

Campeonato Profesional
Season1964
ChampionsMillonarios (9th title)
Matches played312
Goals scored1,002 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorerOmar Devani (28 goals)
Biggest home winSanta Fe 6–0 Atlético Bucaramanga
Atlético Nacional 7–1 Atlético Bucaramanga
Biggest away winUnión Magdalena 1–4 Independiente Medellín
Santa Fe 0–3 Deportivo Pereira
Santa Fe 1–4 Deportes Tolima
Highest scoringAtlético Nacional 4–6 Millonarios
América de Cali 7–3 Unión Magdalena
← 1963
1965 →

Background and league system

The same 13 teams from the last tournament competed in this one. The tournament was once again played under a round-robin format, with every team playing each other four times (twice at home and twice away) for a total of 48 matches. 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 became the champion of the league. Millonarios won the championship for the ninth time. The runners-up were Cúcuta Deportivo.[1]

Teams
Locations of the 1964 Campeonato Profesional teams:
  • 1. Armenia
  • 2. Bogotá
  • 3. Bucaramanga
  • 4. Cali
  • 5. Cúcuta
  • 6. Ibagué
  • 7. Manizales
  • 8. Medellín
  • 9. Pereira
  • 10. Santa Marta
Team City Stadium
América de Cali 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
Unión Magdalena Santa Marta Estadio Eduardo Santos

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Millonarios[lower-alpha 1] (C) 48 21 15 12 87 72 +15 57
2 Cúcuta Deportivo 48 19 18 11 79 57 +22 56
3 Independiente Medellín 48 19 16 13 85 73 +12 54
4 Deportes Quindío 48 18 16 14 81 68 +13 52
5 Deportivo Cali 48 15 21 12 83 71 +12 51
6 Deportivo Pereira 48 15 18 15 74 67 +7 48
7 Santa Fe 48 17 14 17 89 85 +4 48
8 América de Cali 48 15 18 15 71 70 +1 48
9 Atlético Nacional 48 17 13 18 85 82 +3 47
10 Unión Magdalena 48 16 12 20 78 93 −15 44
11 Deportes Tolima 48 12 17 19 63 84 −21 41
12 Once Caldas 48 13 14 21 64 94 −30 40
13 Atlético Bucaramanga 48 11 16 21 63 86 −23 38
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Millonarios did not enter the 1965 Copa Libertadores due to a conflict between the FIFA-recognized Asociación de Fútbol Colombiano (Adefútbol) and DIMAYOR which derived into the suspension of the Colombian Football Federation by FIFA.

Results

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

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

Top goalscorers
Rank Name Club Goals
1 Argentina Omar Devani Atlético Bucaramanga / Unión Magdalena 28
2 Brazil José Marin Santa Fe 27
3 Uruguay José Omar Verdún Cúcuta Deportivo 24
Argentina Edgardo López Deportes Tolima 24
5 Argentina Perfecto Rodríguez Independiente Medellín 22
Brazil Silvio Faría Millonarios 22
7 Colombia Harvey Colonia América de Cali 21
Argentina José Américo Montanini Atlético Bucaramanga 21
9 Argentina Juan Eulogio Urriolabeitía Atlético Nacional 19
Colombia Efraín Padilla Deportivo Pereira 19

Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1964

 1964 Campeonato Profesional champion 
Millonarios
Ninth title

References
  1. Ruíz Bonilla, Guillermo (2008). La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano. Ediciones Dayscript. ISBN 978-958-987-1300.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.