1957 Campeonato Profesional
The 1957 Campeonato Profesional was the tenth season of Colombia's top-flight football league. The tournament consisted of a First Stage, a cancelled Octagonal Stage and a two-groups Second Stage, therefore ending on 13 April 1958. 12 teams participated in the tournament. Independiente Medellín won the league for 2nd time in its history after defeating Cúcuta Deportivo in the Championship Playoff with an aggregate score of 8–3. Atlético Quindío, the defending champion, was 3rd in the First Stage with 24 points, but was eliminated in the Second Stage.[1]
Season | 1957 |
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Champions | Independiente Medellín (2nd title) |
Matches played | 213 |
Goals scored | 744 (3.49 per match) |
Top goalscorer | José Grecco (30) |
Biggest home win | Independiente Medellín 8–1 Deportivo Pereira |
Biggest away win | Bucaramanga 0–4 Independiente Medellín Deportivo Pereira 2–6 Independiente Medellín |
Highest scoring | Independiente Medellín 9–5 Santa Fe |
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Background
12 teams competed in the tournament, with Libertad de Barranquilla was the only team from the previous season who did not participate.[2][3]
League system
Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. On the First Stage, every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away, and the first 8 teams qualified for the Octagonal Stage. From this stage, the team with most points would be the champion of the season, however the stage was cancelled after 8 matches due to claims from the teams eliminated in the First Stage. Then, a Second Stage was played, with two groups of six teams each. The champion of each group played a playoff, and the champion of it played a Champion Playoff against the champion of the First Stage.
Teams
Team | City | Stadium |
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América | Cali | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero |
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 |
Deportes Tolima | Ibagué | Estadio Gustavo Rojas Pinilla |
Deportivo Pereira | Pereira | Estadio Alberto Mora Mora |
Independiente Medellín | Medellín | Estadio Atanasio Girardot |
Millonarios | Bogotá | Estadio El Campín |
Santa Fe | Bogotá | Estadio El Campín |
Unión Magdalena | Santa Marta | Estadio Eduardo Santos |
First stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Independiente Medellín | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 69 | 31 | +38 | 36 | Qualified to Octagonal Stage (and later also added to Champion Playoff) |
2 | Boca Juniors | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 29 | Qualified to Octagonal Stage |
3 | Atlético Quindío | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 24 | |
4 | Deportivo Pereira | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 24 | |
5 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 22 | |
6 | Santa Fe | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 21 | |
7 | Unión Magdalena | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 21 | |
8 | Deportes Tolima | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 20 | |
9 | América | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 19 | |
10 | Atlético Nacional | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 17 | |
11 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 16 | |
12 | Millonarios | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 15 |
Results
Octagonal (Canceled)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Independiente Medellín | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 6 |
2 | Atlético Quindío | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
3 | Unión Magdalena | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
4 | Deportivo Pereira | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Santa Fe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 1 |
6 | Deportes Tolima | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
7 | Boca Juniors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
8 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
Results
Second stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Independiente Medellín | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 12 |
2 | Deportivo Pereira | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 12 |
3 | Deportes Tolima | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 12 |
4 | Atlético Quindío | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 10 |
5 | Atlético Nacional | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 9 |
6 | Unión Magdalena | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 5 |
Results
First-place Playoff
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Deportes Tolima | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 5 |
2 | Deportivo Pereira | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 |
3 | Independiente Medellín | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 2 |
Results
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 14 |
2 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 12 |
3 | Santa Fe | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 10 |
4 | Millonarios | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 10 |
5 | Boca Juniors | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 8 |
6 | América | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 6 |
Results
Final
Cúcuta Deportivo | 1–0 | Deportes Tolima |
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Zapirain ![]() |
Report |
Deportes Tolima | 2–1 | Cúcuta Deportivo |
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H. Pérez ![]() L. Rodríguez ![]() |
Report | Serrano ![]() |
Deportes Tolima | 1–1 | Cúcuta Deportivo |
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Coll ![]() |
Report | Galeano ![]() |
Cúcuta Deportivo qualified to Champion Playoff on coin toss. Because of this, a Runners-up Playoff was also played after the Champion Playoff.
Champion Playoff
Cúcuta Deportivo | 3–4 | Independiente Medellín |
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E. Ramírez ![]() Galeano ![]() Cuéllar ![]() |
Report | Arredondo ![]() Larraz ![]() Contreras ![]() |
Independiente Medellín | 4–0 | Cúcuta Deportivo |
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Larraz ![]() Arredondo ![]() Grecco ![]() |
Report |
Runners-Up Playoff
Cúcuta Deportivo | 3–2 | Deportes Tolima |
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E. Ramírez ![]() Galeano ![]() |
Report | Jamardo ![]() Coll ![]() |
Deportes Tolima | 2–0 | Cúcuta Deportivo |
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Jamardo ![]() Galavis ![]() |
Report |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Independiente Medellín | 30 |
2 | ![]() |
Atlético Nacional | 23 |
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Atlético Quindío | 23 | |
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Boca Juniors de Cali | 23 | |
5 | ![]() |
Deportivo Pereira | 18 |
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Deportivo Pereira | 18 | |
7 | ![]() |
Atlético Bucaramanga | 17 |
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Cúcuta Deportivo | 17 | |
9 | ![]() |
Deportivo Pereira | 16 |
10 | ![]() |
Cúcuta Deportivo | 15 |
Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1957
1957 Campeonato Profesional Champion |
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Independiente Medellín Second title |
References
- Ruíz Bonilla, Guillermo (2008). La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano. Ediciones Dayscript. pp. 12–14, 19. ISBN 978-958-987-1300.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-12-23. Retrieved 2015-01-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- El Tiempo (5 August 2008). "Diez clubes jugaron en la primera división del fútbol colombiano, pero desaparecieron". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2014.