1955 Campeonato Profesional

The 1955 Campeonato Profesional was the eighth season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 10 teams compete against one another and played each weekend. Independiente Medellín won the league for 1st time in its history after getting 44 points. Atlético Nacional, the defending champion, was 2nd with 39 points.

Campeonato Profesional
Season1955
ChampionsIndependiente Medellín (1st title)
Matches played135
Goals scored507 (3.76 per match)
Top goalscorerFelipe Marino (22)
Biggest home winAtlético Nacional 7–0 Cúcuta Deportivo
Biggest away winDeportivo Cali 0–4 Boca Juniors
Deportivo Cali 0–4 Atlético Quindío
Cúcuta Deportivo 0–4 Medellín
Deportes Tolima 0–4 Millonarios
Highest scoringAtlético Nacional 5–4 Atlético Quindío
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Background

10 teams competed in the tournament: Atlético Manizales was dissolved and Unión Magdalena was penalized for withdrawing the previous championship,[1][2] while Cúcuta Deportivo return to the tournament and Deportes Tolima debuted.[3] Independiente Medellín won the championship for first time.

League system

Every team played three games against each other team, one at home, one away and the other one at the stadium of the team that was economically worse.[3] 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 1955 Campeonato Profesional teams:
  • 1. Armenia
  • 2. Bogotá
  • 3. Cali
  • 4. Cúcuta
  • 5. Ibagué
  • 6. Medellín
Team City Stadium
América Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
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 Cali Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Independiente Medellín Medellín Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Millonarios Bogotá Estadio El Campín
Santa Fe Bogotá Estadio El Campín

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Independiente Medellín (C) 18 14 3 1 58 26 +32 31
2 Atlético Nacional 18 11 3 4 56 27 +29 25
3 Quindío 18 11 2 5 48 24 +24 24
4 Millonarios 18 8 4 6 31 34 −3 20
5 Boca Juniors 17 7 4 6 31 28 +3 18
6 América 16 6 3 7 32 32 0 15
7 Deportes Tolima 18 4 7 7 33 47 −14 15
8 Cúcuta Deportivo 17 5 2 10 20 36 −16 12
9 Santa Fe 17 2 3 12 24 44 −20 7
10 Deportivo Cali 15 1 3 11 16 51 −35 5
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion.

Results
Home \ Away AME BJ CAL CUC MED MIL NAC QUI SFE TOL
América 3–3 3–1 6–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–3 5–2 3–3
2–2 3–0 0–2 0–2 1–1
Boca Juniors 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 4–1
3–0 1–3
Deportivo Cali 4–2 0–4 2–4 1–3 4–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–2
1–3
Cúcuta Deportivo 3–1 2–4 2–2 0–4 2–2 3–1 1–3 3–0 2–1
1–2 2–1 1–3 2–2 0–3 5–1
Medellín 5–2 0–1 3–2 3–2 6–1 2–1 4–2 3–0 5–1
4–0 7–1 2–1 2–0
Millonarios 3–1 1–2 0–0 6–2 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 6–2
1–1 3–1 2–0 1–2 2–0
Atlético Nacional 1–0 2–2 5–1 7–0 1–2 3–3 5–4 2–1 2–2
3–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 6–2
Atlético Quindío 1–0 4–1 6–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 3–0
1–1 3–0 3–2 2–1 0–0 5–0
Santa Fe 2–1 2–4 1–1 4–3 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–0
1–1 2–3 4–1 2–1
Deportes Tolima 2–3 2–3 4–0 3–0 0–2 0–4 0–0 2–3 3–0
4–1 1–2 4–4 2–0 2–4 2–1 1–1
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
Rank Name Club Goals
1 Felipe Marino Independiente Medellín 22
2 Jorge Roa Millonarios 21
3 Fernando Rengifo Boca Juniors 20
4 Alfredo Castillo Millonarios 17
5 Humberto Álvarez Atlético Nacional 16
6 Orlando Larraz Independiente Medellín 14
7 Juan Carlos Toja Atlético Nacional 13
Casimiro Ávalos Deportes Tolima 13
9 Alejandrino Genes Atlético Quindío 12
Roberto Urruti Atlético Quindío 12

Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1955

 1955 Campeonato Profesional Champion 
Independiente Medellín
First title

References
  1. Ruíz Bonilla, Guillermo (2008). La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano. Ediciones Dayscript. p. 12–14; 19. ISBN 978-958-987-1300.
  2. 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.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-12-23. Retrieved 2014-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
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