1989 Campeonato Profesional
The 1989 Campeonato Profesional was the 42nd season of Colombia's top-flight football league. The season was cancelled after 318 matches because of the assassination of referee Álvaro Ortega on October 1 in Medellín. No champion was declared and no teams qualified for international competitions for the following season (however Atlético Nacional played the 1990 Copa Libertadores as champion of the previous edition).
| Season | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Champions | None |
| Matches played | 318 |
| Goals scored | 729 (2.29 per match) |
← 1988 1990 → | |
League system
The season consisted in six phases. The first phase, Torneo Apertura, had a round-robin format. The second phase consisted in a Pentagonal (three groups of five teams each one, playing against each other at home and away). The third phase, Torneo Finalización, had a similar format that Torneo Apertura. The fourth phase, Cuadrangular Inicial, consisted in two groups of four teams each one, playing against each other at home and away. The others phases, Repechaje and the finals, were not played due the cancellation of the tournament.
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.[1]
Teams
Torneo Apertura
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | América | 14 | 23 |
| 2 | Junior | 14 | 19 |
| 3 | Independiente Medellín | 14 | 18 |
| 4 | Unión Magdalena | 14 | 18 |
| 5 | Millonarios | 14 | 17 |
| 6 | Atlético Nacional | 14 | 16 |
| 7 | Deportivo Pereira | 14 | 15 |
| 8 | Once Caldas | 14 | 14 |
| 9 | Deportivo Cali | 14 | 13 |
| 10 | Deportes Tolima | 14 | 12 |
| 11 | Santa Fe | 14 | 12 |
| 12 | Deportes Quindío | 14 | 12 |
| 13 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 14 | 10 |
| 14 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 14 | 7 |
| 15 | Sporting de Barranquilla | 14 | 4 |
Pentagonal
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millonarios | 8 | 10 |
| 2 | Junior | 8 | 10 |
| 3 | Santa Fe | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | Unión Magdalena | 8 | 5 |
| 5 | Independiente Medellín | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | Deportes Quindío | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | América de Cali | 8 | 3 |
| 8 | Deportivo Pereira | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | Deportivo Cali | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 8 | 2 |
| 11 | Once Caldas | 8 | 1 |
| 12 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 8 | 1 |
| 13 | Atlético Nacional | 8 | 1 |
| 14 | Deportes Tolima | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | Sporting de Barranquilla | 8 | 0 |
Torneo Finalización
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | América | 14 | 21 |
| 2 | Millonarios | 14 | 20 |
| 3 | Independiente Medellín | 14 | 19 |
| 4 | Deportes Quindío | 14 | 18 |
| 5 | Deportivo Cali | 14 | 17 |
| 6 | Atlético Nacional | 14 | 17 |
| 7 | Deportivo Pereira | 14 | 14 |
| 8 | Junior | 14 | 13 |
| 9 | Santa Fe | 14 | 13 |
| 10 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 14 | 12 |
| 11 | Unión Magdalena | 14 | 11 |
| 12 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 14 | 11 |
| 13 | Once Caldas | 14 | 9 |
| 14 | Sporting de Barranquilla | 14 | 8 |
| 15 | Deportes Tolima | 14 | 7 |
Cuadrangular Inicial
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junior | 6 | 8 |
| 2 | Millonarios | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | América | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Independiente Medellín | 6 | 2 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unión Magdalena | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlético Nacional | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Santa Fe | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Deportes Quindío | 6 | 4 |
Repechaje
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unión Magdalena | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | América | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Atlético Nacional | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Independiente Medellín | 4 | 3 |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Deportivo Pereira | 17 |
| 2 |  |
América | 16 |
| 3 | |
Independiente Medellín | 15 |
 |
Santa Fe | 15 | |
| 5 | |
Millonarios | 14 |
| 6 | |
Deportes Quindío | 13 |
|
Santa Fe | 13 | |
| 8 | |
Unión Magdalena | 12 |
|
Independiente Medellín | 12 | |
|
Independiente Medellín | 12 |
Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1989
Bibliography
- Ruiz Bonilla, Guillermo (October 2008). La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano [The Grand History of Colombian Professional Football] (in Spanish). Ediciones Dayscript. p. 223. ISBN 978-958-98713-0-0.