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1948 Campeonato Profesional
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Campeonato Profesional |
| season | 1948 |
| dates | 15 August – 19 December 1948 |
| winners | Santa Fe (1st title) |
| matches | 90 |
| total goals | 409 |
| league topscorer | Alfredo Castillo (31) |
| biggest home win | Santa Fe 6–0 Ind. Medellín |
| Junior 6–0 Once Deportivo | |
| Millonarios 6–0 Once Deportivo | |
| biggest away win | Ind. Medellín 3–7 Millonarios |
| highest scoring | Millonarios 7–4 Deportes Caldas |
| Junior 8–3 Ind. Medellín | |
| nextseason | 1949 |
Junior 6–0 Once Deportivo Millonarios 6–0 Once Deportivo Junior 8–3 Ind. Medellín
The 1948 Campeonato Profesional was the first season of Colombia's top-flight football league. The tournament was started on 15 August, with the match between Atlético Municipal and Universidad. Ten teams competed against one another and played each weekend until 19 December.
Independiente Santa Fe were the champions, after earning 27 points in 18 matches played. Atlético Junior were the runners-up and Deportes Caldas ended in third place. Striker Alfredo Castillo, who played for Millonarios, ended as the season's top scorer.
Background
The creation of the Colombian Football Federation dates back to 1924, but it was not until 1948 that a professional club tournament was played, with the creation of Dimayor on 27 June 1948. Ten teams signed up for the tournament, with each one having to pay a fee of 1,000 pesos: one from Barranquilla, three from Bogotá, two from Cali, two from Manizales, and two from Medellín. 252 players were registered as follows: 182 Colombians, 13 Argentines, 8 Peruvians, 5 Uruguayans, 2 Chileans, 2 Ecuadorians, 1 Dominican and 1 Spanish.
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 was the champion of the league.
Teams
The competition was contested by 10 clubs, all of which were founding members of Dimayor. Out of the 13 founding members of the entity, only Victoria F.C., Huracán de Medellín, and Boca Juniors de Cali did not enter the competition, with the latter two joining the league for the following edition.
| Team | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| América | Cali | Olímpico Pascual Guerrero |
| Atlético Municipal | Medellín | Hipódromo San Fernando |
| Deportes Caldas | Manizales | Fernando Londoño Londoño |
| Deportivo Cali | Cali | Olímpico Pascual Guerrero |
| Independiente Medellín | Medellín | Hipódromo San Fernando |
| Junior | Barranquilla | Romelio Martínez |
| Millonarios | Bogotá | El Campín |
| Once Deportivo | Manizales | Fernando Londoño Londoño |
| Santa Fe | Bogotá | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
| Universidad | Bogotá | Alberto Mora Mora |
;Notes
Final standings
Results
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARG Alfredo Castillo | Millonarios | 31 |
| 2 | ESP ARG Jesús María Lires | Santa Fe | 20 |
| 3 | ARG Germán Anton | Santa Fe | 18 |
| 4 | ARG Pedro Cabillón | Millonarios | 14 |
| COL Jaime Cardona | Deportes Caldas | 14 | |
| 6 | COL Rigoberto García | Junior | 11 |
| COL Carlos Arango | Deportes Caldas | 11 | |
| 8 | COL Ricardo López | Universidad | 10 |
| 9 | ARG Ricardo Ruiz | Deportivo Cali | 9 |
| 10 | COL Octavio Carrillo | Junior | 8 |
Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1948
References
References
- (25 February 2021). "Santa Fe, primer campeón para la eternidad". [[El Espectador]].
- (20 February 2025). "Los 13 equipos fundadores de la Dimayor". Cápsulas de Carreño.
- Ruíz Bonilla, Guillermo. (2008). "La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano". Ediciones Dayscript.
- Ruíz Bonilla, Guillermo. (2008). "La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano". Ediciones Dayscript.
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