| Season | 1950 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Deportes Caldas (1st title) |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 1,006 (4.19 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Casimiro Ávalos (27) |
| Biggest home win | Boca Juniors 7–2 Huracán Boca Juniors 5–0 Junior Boca Juniors 5–0 Deportivo Pereira Deportivo Cali 6–1 Millonarios Independiente Medellín 6–1 Sporting Santa Fe 5–0 Huracán Universidad 5–0 Once Deportivo |
| Biggest away win | Atlético Municipal 2–7 Santa Fe |
| Highest scoring | Huracán 6–6 América |
| ← 1949 1951 → | |
The 1950 Campeonato Profesional was the third season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 16 teams compete against one another and played each weekend. The tournament was notable for being the second year of El Dorado. Deportes Caldas won the league for 1st time in its history after getting 45 points. Millonarios, the defending champion, was 2nd with 43 points.
Background
The tournament was the second year of El Dorado. The debutants teams were Cúcuta Deportivo and Sporting de Barranquilla, while Atlético Junior, who had been replaced by Deportivo Barranquilla the previous year, returned to the tournament. On March 17, the DIMAYOR introduced new rules: All the teams had to wear jersey numbers, all grounds must be properly delimited and the length of the matches had to be respected, etc. On July 1, Huracán and América draw 6-6, being the draw with more goals in the history of the Categoría Primera A.
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
12345678class=notpageimage| Locations of the 1950 Campeonato Profesional teams:
- 1. Barranquilla
- 2. Bogotá
- 3. Bucaramanga
- 4. Cali
- 5. Cúcuta
- 6. Manizales
- 7. Medellín
- 8. Pereira
Municipal played its home games at Itagüí
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportes Caldas (C) | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 91 | 48 | +43 | 45 |
| 2 | Millonarios | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 43 |
| 3 | Deportivo Cali | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 73 | 48 | +25 | 41 |
| 4 | Independiente Medellín | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 34 |
| 5 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 33 |
| 6 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 32 |
| 7 | Boca Juniors | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 79 | 60 | +19 | 32 |
| 8 | Santa Fe | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 67 | 59 | +8 | 32 |
| 9 | Junior | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 57 | −5 | 31 |
| 10 | América | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 30 |
| 11 | Sporting | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 70 | 79 | −9 | 29 |
| 12 | Universidad | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 55 | 75 | −20 | 23 |
| 13 | Deportivo Pereira | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 62 | 79 | −17 | 23 |
| 14 | Huracán | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 96 | −39 | 20 |
| 15 | Atlético Municipal | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 55 | 79 | −24 | 16 |
| 16 | Once Deportivo | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 44 | 75 | −31 | 16 |
(C) Champions
Results
| Home \ Away | AME | BJ | BUC | CLI | CUC | CLD | HUR | JUN | DIM | MIL | MUN | OND | PER | SFE | SPB | UNI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 6–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Boca Juniors | 5–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 7–2 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | |
| Deportivo Cali | 5–2 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 4–1 | |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 3–1 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| Deportes Caldas | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 5–1 | |
| Huracán | 6–6 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–7 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–4 | |
| Junior | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | |
| Independiente Medellín | 0–0 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–4 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 4–0 | |
| Millonarios | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | |
| Atlético Municipal | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–5 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–7 | 3–6 | 6–2 | |
| Once Deportivo | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 3–0 | 5–5 | |
| Deportivo Pereira | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 4–4 | |
| Santa Fe | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–5 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| Sporting | 3–4 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 6–3 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Universidad | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
- The match result was 2–2, but was awarded 0–1 to Universidad.
- Atlético Municipal is awarded with a 0–1 victory by walkover.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Casimiro Ávalos
|
Deportivo Pereira | 27 |
| 2 |  Julio Ávila
|
Deportes Caldas | 24 |
| 3 |  Alfredo Di Stéfano
|
Millonarios | 23 |
| 4 | Alejandrino Genes
|
Boca Juniors | 21 |
| Fernando Walter
|
Deportivo Cali | 21 | |
| 6 |  Ramón Villaverde
|
Cúcuta Deportivo | 20 |
| 7 | Carlos Arango
|
Deportes Caldas | 19 |
| 8 |  Valeriano López
|
Deportivo Cali | 19 |
Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1950
| 1950 Campeonato Profesional champion |
|---|
| Deportes Caldas First title |
References
- Ruíz Bonilla, Guillermo (2008). La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano. Ediciones Dayscript. pp. 12–14, 19. ISBN 978-958-987-1300.
- "Asociación de Clubes del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano". Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
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