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1952 Campeonato Profesional
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Campeonato Profesional |
| season | 1952 |
| winners | Millonarios (3rd title) |
| matches | 210 |
| total goals | 768 |
| league topscorer | Alfredo Di Stéfano (19) |
| biggest home win | Boca Juniors 7–1 Sporting |
| biggest away win | Deportivo Samarios 1–11 Deportes Quindío |
| highest scoring | Deportivo Samarios 1–11 Deportes Quindío |
| prevseason | 1951 |
| nextseason | 1953 |
The 1952 Campeonato Profesional was the fifth season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 15 teams compete against one another and played each weekend. The tournament was notable for being the fourth year of El Dorado. Millonarios won the league for 3rd time in its history after getting 46 points.
Background
The tournament was the fourth year of El Dorado. The number of teams was reduced from 18 to 15: Deportes Caldas and Once Deportivo joined to form Deportivo Manizales. Huracán de Medellín disappeared due to poor performance, while Independiente Medellín had to retire because of an economic crisis.
Universidad, who was also in an economic crisis, received a lot of players from other teams in order to enable their participation in the championship: Santa Fe loaned it Roberto Martínez, Atilio Miotti, Juan Candall, José María Arnaldo, Oscar Contreras, Luis López, Mario Fernández y Angel Perucca; Millonarios loaned Tomás Aves; Junior loaned Heraldo Ferreyro; Deportivo Manizales loaned Segundo Tessori, Vicente Gallina and Osvaldo Bianco; and Deportivo Samarios loaned Milos Dragoilovich.
Millonarios became the first team to win the championship three times, and the first team to win two consecutive titles. Alfredo Di Stéfano became goalscorer of the tournament for the second time in succession. This was the most successful year of the denominated Ballet Azul, in which also played 33 international matches, finishing with 20 wins, 10 draws and 3 losses, being the 4-2 win against Real Madrid its most memorable match.
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 Quindío | Armenia | Estadio San José de Armenia |
| Deportivo Manizales | Manizales | Estadio Palogrande |
| Deportivo Cali | Cali | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero |
| Deportivo Pereira | Pereira | Estadio Libaré |
| Deportivo Samarios | Santa Marta | Estadio Eduardo Santos |
| Junior | Barranquilla | Estadio Romelio Martínez |
| Millonarios | Bogotá | Estadio El Campín |
| Santa Fe | Bogotá | Estadio El Campín |
| 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 | 19 |
| 2 | ARG Carlos Gambina | Junior | 18 |
| 3 | ARG Raúl Dimarco | Millonarios | 17 |
| ARG Mario Garelli | Deportes Quindío | 17 | |
| 5 | ARG Germán Antón | Santa Fe | 16 |
| COL Jaime Gutiérrez | Deportes Quindío | 16 | |
| PRY Francisco Solano Patiño | Boca Juniors | 16 | |
| URY Ramón Villaverde | Cúcuta Deportivo | 16 | |
| 9 | ARG Rubí Cerioni | Deportivo Cali | 15 |
| COL Miguel Mora | Sporting | 15 |
Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1952
References
References
- Ruíz Bonilla, Guillermo. (2008). "La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano". Ediciones Dayscript.
- "Asociación de Clubes del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano".
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/millonarios-intl.html ] RSSSF - International Matches of Millonarios de Bogotá
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