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 Alfredo Di StéfanoMillonarios 31 2 Julio ÁvilaDeportes Caldas 30 3 Antonio BáezMillonarios 28 4 Alejandrino GenesBoca Juniors 26 5 Ángel BerniBoca Juniors 23 6 Bibiano ZapirainCúcuta Deportivo 22 Elger AlarcónDeportes Quindío 22 8 Fernando WalterDeportivo Cali 21
Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1951
References
External links
Dimayor Official Page