1948 Campeonato Profesional

Campeonato Profesional 1948 15 August – 19 December 1948 Santa Fe (1st title) 90 409 Alfredo Castillo (31) Santa Fe 6–0 Ind. MedellínJunior 6–0 Once DeportivoMillonarios 6–0 Once Deportivo Ind. Medellín 3–7 Millonarios Millonarios 7–4 Deportes CaldasJunior 8–3 Ind. Medellín 1949 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.https://www.elespectador.com/deportes/futbol-colombiano/santa-fe/santa-fe-primer-campeon-para-la-eternidad-article/ Santa Fe, primer campeón para la eternidad Santa Fe, first champion for eternity El Espectador es 25 February 2021 19 August 2025 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.Uribe Juan Manuel Los 13 equipos fundadores de la Dimayor https://capsulas.com.co/los-13-equipos-fundadores-de-la-dimayor/ Cápsulas de Carreño 19 August 2025 es 20 February 2025Ruíz Bonilla Guillermo La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano 2008 Ediciones Dayscript 978-958-98713-0-0 12–14; 19 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.Ruíz Bonilla Guillermo La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano 2008 Ediciones Dayscript 978-958-98713-0-0 51 252 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 Colombia right 300 Locations of the 1948 Campeonato Profesional teams: white-space:nowrap 1. Barranquilla 2. Bogotá 3. Cali 4. Manizales 5. Medellín 6. Pereira Colombia 10.926861 -74.800722 1 Colombia 4.645889 -74.0775 2 Colombia 3.429889 -76.541083 3 Colombia 5.056233 -75.489807 4 Colombia 6.2568 -75.590172 5 Colombia 4.804804 -75.75219 6 left 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 MedellínItagüí Atlético Municipal and Independiente Medellín played their home matches in Itagüí. Hipódromo San Fernando Deportes Caldas Manizales Fernando Londoño Londoño Deportivo Cali Cali Olímpico Pascual Guerrero Independiente Medellín MedellínItagüí Hipódromo San Fernando Junior Barranquilla Romelio Martínez Millonarios Bogotá El Campín Once Deportivo Manizales Fernando Londoño Londoño Santa Fe Bogotá Alfonso López Pumarejo Universidad BogotáUniversidad Universidad played their home matches in Pereira. Alberto Mora Mora Notes Final standings main WDL RSSSF 5 2 SFE, JUN, DCA, MIL, AME, MUN, DIM, CAL, OND, UNI complete 8 2 8 40 31 7 4 7 29 36 8 4 6 45 40 6 4 8 35 41 7 3 8 37 49 11 1 6 48 35 9 1 8 58 45 5 4 9 32 50 12 3 3 57 29 C 3 2 13 28 53 América Atlético Municipal Deportes Caldas Deportivo Cali Independiente Medellín Junior Millonarios Once Deportivo Santa Fe Universidad #ACE1AF C Results main FBR grey AME CAL DCA JUN DIM MIL MUN OND SFE UNI América 1–0 5–1 3–0 4–0 4–0 3–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 Deportivo Cali 4–3 2–2 2–4 1–1 2–4 4–1 2–2 1–0 2–5 Deportes Caldas 1–3 3–2 3–1 4–1 3–0 3–1 3–2 1–1 5–2 Junior 4–2 2–0 1–0 8–3 5–2 1–0 6–0 2–4 4–0 Independiente Medellín 1–1 0–1 1–3 3–2 3–7 2–1 5–2 2–0 5–0 Millonarios 2–0 3–2 7–4 6–1 5–2 3–4 6–0 1–2 4–1 Atlético Municipal 3–2 4–3 3–1 1–1 0–3 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 Once Deportivo 2–1 3–1 3–5 0–2 3–3 2–1 2–2 2–5 3–1 Santa Fe 5–1 3–3 2–2 4–1 6–0 5–3 5–2 2–1 6–3 Universidad 3–2 1–2 2–2 2–3 1–2 3–2 0–0 2–3 1–4 complete RSSSF Top goalscorers Rank Name Club Goals 1ARG alt Alfredo CastilloMillonarios 31 2ESP 1945 ARG alt Jesús María LiresSanta Fe 20 3ARG alt Germán AntonSanta Fe 18 4ARG alt Pedro CabillónMillonarios 14COL Jaime CardonaDeportes Caldas 14 6COL Rigoberto GarcíaJunior 11COL Carlos ArangoDeportes Caldas 11 8COL Ricardo LópezUniversidad 10 9ARG alt Ricardo RuizDeportivo Cali 9 10COL Octavio CarrilloJunior 8 Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1948 References External links Dimayor Official Page Prim Colombia Category:Categoría Primera A seasons