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1963 Campeonato Profesional
The 1962 Campeonato Profesional was the 16th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 13 teams competed against one another. Millonarios won the league for the eighth time in its history and third in a row, defending successfully the title won in the previous season.
| Season |
|---|
| Millonarios (8th title) |
| 312 |
| 1,062 (3.4 per match) |
| José Omar VerdúnOmar Devani (36 goals each) |
| Millonarios 8–1 Deportes Tolima |
| Atlético Nacional 1–5 Deportes Quindío |
| Santa Fe 8–5 Deportes Tolima |
| ← 1962 1964 → |
The 1962 Campeonato Profesional was the 16th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 13 teams competed against one another. Millonarios won the league for the eighth time in its history and third in a row, defending successfully the title won in the previous season.
12 teams from the last tournament competed in this one, joined by Unión Magdalena who returned to the competition after a two-year absence. Millonarios won the championship for the eighth time. The runners-up were Santa Fe.
Every team played four games against each other team, two at home and two away, for a total of 48 matches. 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.
| Team | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| América de Cali | Cali | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | Bucaramanga | Estadio Alfonso López |
| Atlético Nacional | Medellín | Estadio Atanasio Girardot |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | Cúcuta | Estadio General Santander |
| Deportes Quindío | Armenia | Estadio San José de Armenia |
| Deportes Tolima | Ibagué | Estadio 10 de Mayo |
| Deportivo Cali | Cali | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero |
| Deportivo Pereira | Pereira | Estadio Alberto Mora Mora |
| Independiente Medellín | Medellín | Estadio Atanasio Girardot |
| Millonarios | Bogotá | Estadio El Campín |
| Once Caldas | Manizales | Estadio Fernando Londoño Londoño |
| Santa Fe | Bogotá | Estadio El Campín |
| Unión Magdalena | Santa Marta | Estadio Eduardo Santos |
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Omar Verdún | Cúcuta Deportivo | 36 |
| Omar Devani | Atlético Bucaramanga | 36 | |
| 3 | Oswaldo Galarza | Once Caldas | 30 |
| 4 | Antonio Rada | Deportivo Pereira | 28 |
| 5 | José Marin | Santa Fe | 26 |
| 6 | Alberto Perazzo | Santa Fe | 23 |
| 7 | René Tideo Olaza | Cúcuta Deportivo | 22 |
| Rubén Pizarro | Millonarios | 22 | |
| 9 | Juan Vairo | Deportes Quindío | 21 |
| 10 | Miguel Reznik | Santa Fe | 19 |
Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1963
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