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1951 Campeonato Profesional

Field	Value
competition	Campeonato Profesional
season	1951
winners	Millonarios (2nd title)
matches	306
total goals	1271
league topscorer	Alfredo Di Stéfano (32)
biggest home win	Deportivo Samarios 12–1 Universidad
biggest away win	Huracán 0–8 Santa Fe
highest scoring	Deportivo Samarios 12–1 Universidad
prevseason	1950
nextseason	1952

The 1951 Campeonato Profesional was the fourth season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 18 teams compete against one another and played each weekend. The tournament was notable for being the third year of El Dorado. Millonarios won the league for 2nd time in its history after getting 60 points. Deportes Caldas, the defending champion, was 10th with 34 points.

Background

The tournament was the third year of El Dorado. The debutants teams were Deportes Quindío and Deportivo Samarios, while Atlético Municipal changed its name to Atlético Nacional.

Deportivo Samarios was founded by the squad of the Hungária FC when it was disbanded. The first team consisted in 10 Colombians, 8 Hungarians, 2 Yugoslavs, 1 Austrian, 1 Argentine, 1 Italian and 1 Romanian. On August 11, Universidad appointed the poet León de Greiff as executive of the team.

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

Team	City	Stadium
América	Cali	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Atlético Bucaramanga	Bucaramanga	Estadio Alfonso López
Atlético Municipal	Medellína	Estadio San Fernando
Boca Juniors	Cali	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Cúcuta Deportivo	Cúcuta	Estadio General Santander
Deportes Caldas	Manizales	Estadio Palogrande
Deportes Quindío	Armenia	Estadio San José de Armenia
Deportivo Cali	Cali	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Deportivo Pereira	Pereira	Estadio Libaré
Deportivo Samarios	Santa Marta	Estadio Eduardo Santos
Huracán de Medellín	Medellín	Estadio San Fernando
Independiente Medellín	Medellín	Estadio San Fernando
Junior	Barranquilla	Estadio Romelio Martínez
Millonarios	Bogotá	Estadio El Campín
Once Deportivo	Manizales	Estadio Palogrande
Santa Fe	Bogotá	Estadio Alfonso López Pumarejo
Sporting de Barranquilla	Barranquilla	Estadio Romelio Martínez
Universidad	Bogotá	Estadio Alfonso López Pumarejo

a Municipal played its home games at Itagüí

Final standings

Results

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Club	Goals
1	ARG COL Alfredo Di Stéfano	Millonarios	31
2	ARG Julio Ávila	Deportes Caldas	30
3	ARG Antonio Báez	Millonarios	28
4	PRY Alejandrino Genes	Boca Juniors	26
5	PRY Ángel Berni	Boca Juniors	23
6	URY Bibiano Zapirain	Cúcuta Deportivo	22
ARG Elger Alarcón	Deportes Quindío	22
8	ARG Fernando Walter	Deportivo Cali	21

Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1951

References

"Asociación de Clubes del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano".
Ruíz Bonilla, Guillermo. (2008). "La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano". Ediciones Dayscript.
Ascencio, Jose Orlando. (5 November 1999). "A la tierra del olvido". El Tiempo.

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