1955 Campeonato Profesional

{{short description|Eighth season of Colombia's top-flight football league}}

{{Infobox football league season

|competition = Campeonato Profesional

|season = 1955

|winners = Independiente Medellín (1st title)

|promoted =

|relegated =

|matches = 135

|total goals = 507

|league topscorer = Felipe Marino (22)

|biggest home win = Atlético Nacional 7–0 Cúcuta Deportivo

|biggest away win = Deportivo Cali 0–4 Boca Juniors
Deportivo Cali 0–4 Atlético Quindío
Cúcuta Deportivo 0–4 Medellín
Deportes Tolima 0–4 Millonarios

|highest scoring = Atlético Nacional 5–4 Atlético Quindío

|prevseason = 1954

|nextseason = 1956

}}

The 1955 Campeonato Profesional was the eighth season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 10 teams compete against one another and played each weekend. Independiente Medellín won the league for 1st time in its history after getting 44 points. Atlético Nacional, the defending champion, was 2nd with 39 points.

Background

10 teams competed in the tournament: Atlético Manizales was dissolved and Unión Magdalena was penalized for withdrawing the previous championship,{{cite book |last=Ruíz Bonilla |first=Guillermo |title=La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano |year=2008 |publisher=Ediciones Dayscript |isbn=978-958-987-1300 |page=12–14; 19}}{{cite news |author=El Tiempo |date=5 August 2008 |title=Diez clubes jugaron en la primera división del fútbol colombiano, pero desaparecieron |url=http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-4429604 |newspaper=El Tiempo |access-date=16 September 2014 |language=es}} while Cúcuta Deportivo return to the tournament and Deportes Tolima debuted.{{cite web|url=http://www.dimayor.com/Historia/historia1955.htm |title=Asociación de Clubes del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano |access-date=2014-09-16 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041223233158/http://www.dimayor.com/Historia/historia1955.htm |archive-date=2004-12-23 }} Independiente Medellín won the championship for first time.

League system

Every team played three games against each other team, one at home, one away and the other one at the stadium of the team that was economically worse. 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

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|caption=Locations of the 1955 Campeonato Profesional teams:

{{hlist|item_style=white-space:nowrap|1. Armenia|2. Bogotá|3. Cali|4. Cúcuta|5. Ibagué|6. Medellín}}

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! Team

! City

! Stadium

América

| Cali

| Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero

Atlético Nacional

| Medellín

| Estadio Atanasio Girardot

Atlético Quindío

| Armenia

| Estadio San José de Armenia

Boca Juniors

| Cali

| Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero

Cúcuta Deportivo

| Cúcuta

| Estadio General Santander

Deportes Tolima

| Ibagué

| Estadio Gustavo Rojas Pinilla

Deportivo Cali

| Cali

| Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero

Independiente Medellín

| Medellín

| Estadio Atanasio Girardot

Millonarios

| Bogotá

| Estadio El Campín

Santa Fe

| Bogotá

| Estadio El Campín

{{clear}}

Final standings

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=Results=

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|match1_AME_CUC=6–1

|match1_AME_MED=1–0

|match1_AME_MIL=1–1

|match1_AME_NAC=0–1

|match1_AME_QUI=1–3

|match1_AME_SFE=5–2

|match1_AME_TOL=3–3

|match2_AME_BJ=2–2

|match2_AME_CAL=3–0

|match2_AME_CUC=null

|match2_AME_MED=0–2

|match2_AME_MIL=null

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|match2_AME_QUI=null

|match2_AME_SFE=1–1

|match2_AME_TOL=null

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|match1_BJ_CAL=0–0

|match1_BJ_CUC=2–0

|match1_BJ_MED=1–2

|match1_BJ_MIL=0–2

|match1_BJ_NAC=0–1

|match1_BJ_QUI=1–1

|match1_BJ_SFE=2–0

|match1_BJ_TOL=4–1

|match2_BJ_AME=null

|match2_BJ_CAL=3–0

|match2_BJ_CUC=null

|match2_BJ_MED=null

|match2_BJ_MIL=null

|match2_BJ_NAC=1–3

|match2_BJ_QUI=null

|match2_BJ_SFE=null

|match2_BJ_TOL=null

|name_CAL=Deportivo Cali

|match1_CAL_AME=4–2

|match1_CAL_BJ=0–4

|match1_CAL_CUC=2–4

|match1_CAL_MED=1–3

|match1_CAL_MIL=4–2

|match1_CAL_NAC=0–2

|match1_CAL_QUI=0–4

|match1_CAL_SFE=0–2

|match1_CAL_TOL=1–2

|match2_CAL_AME=null

|match2_CAL_BJ=null

|match2_CAL_CUC=1–3

|match2_CAL_MED=null

|match2_CAL_MIL=null

|match2_CAL_NAC=null

|match2_CAL_QUI=null

|match2_CAL_SFE=null

|match2_CAL_TOL=null

|name_CUC=Cúcuta Deportivo

|match1_CUC_AME=3–1

|match1_CUC_BJ=2–4

|match1_CUC_CAL=2–2

|match1_CUC_MED=0–4

|match1_CUC_MIL=2–2

|match1_CUC_NAC=3–1

|match1_CUC_QUI=1–3

|match1_CUC_SFE=3–0

|match1_CUC_TOL=2–1

|match2_CUC_AME=1–2

|match2_CUC_BJ=2–1

|match2_CUC_CAL=null

|match2_CUC_MED=1–3

|match2_CUC_MIL=2–2

|match2_CUC_NAC=0–3

|match2_CUC_QUI=null

|match2_CUC_SFE=null

|match2_CUC_TOL=5–1

|name_MED=Medellín

|match1_MED_AME=5–2

|match1_MED_BJ=0–1

|match1_MED_CAL=3–2

|match1_MED_CUC=3–2

|match1_MED_MIL=6–1

|match1_MED_NAC=2–1

|match1_MED_QUI=4–2

|match1_MED_SFE=3–0

|match1_MED_TOL=5–1

|match2_MED_AME=null

|match2_MED_BJ=4–0

|match2_MED_CAL=7–1

|match2_MED_CUC=null

|match2_MED_MIL=2–1

|match2_MED_NAC=null

|match2_MED_QUI=null

|match2_MED_SFE=2–0

|match2_MED_TOL=null

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|match1_MIL_SFE=2–2

|match1_MIL_TOL=6–2

|match2_MIL_AME=1–1

|match2_MIL_BJ=3–1

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|match2_MIL_MED=null

|match2_MIL_NAC=null

|match2_MIL_QUI=1–2

|match2_MIL_SFE=2–0

|match2_MIL_TOL=null

|name_NAC=Atlético Nacional

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|match1_NAC_BJ=2–2

|match1_NAC_CAL=5–1

|match1_NAC_CUC=7–0

|match1_NAC_MED=1–2

|match1_NAC_MIL=3–3

|match1_NAC_QUI=5–4

|match1_NAC_SFE=2–1

|match1_NAC_TOL=2–2

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|match2_NAC_BJ=null

|match2_NAC_CAL=3–2

|match2_NAC_CUC=null

|match2_NAC_MED=1–0

|match2_NAC_MIL=2–2

|match2_NAC_QUI=2–1

|match2_NAC_SFE=null

|match2_NAC_TOL=6–2

|name_QUI=Atlético Quindío

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|match1_QUI_BJ=4–1

|match1_QUI_CAL=6–2

|match1_QUI_CUC=1–1

|match1_QUI_MED=2–2

|match1_QUI_MIL=2–2

|match1_QUI_NAC=2–2

|match1_QUI_SFE=3–1

|match1_QUI_TOL=3–0

|match2_QUI_AME=1–1

|match2_QUI_BJ=3–0

|match2_QUI_CAL=3–2

|match2_QUI_CUC=2–1

|match2_QUI_MED=0–0

|match2_QUI_MIL=null

|match2_QUI_NAC=null

|match2_QUI_SFE=5–0

|match2_QUI_TOL=null

|name_SFE=Santa Fe

|match1_SFE_AME=2–1

|match1_SFE_BJ=2–4

|match1_SFE_CAL=1–1

|match1_SFE_CUC=4–3

|match1_SFE_MED=0–2

|match1_SFE_MIL=2–2

|match1_SFE_NAC=2–2

|match1_SFE_QUI=1–3

|match1_SFE_TOL=0–0

|match2_SFE_AME=null

|match2_SFE_BJ=1–1

|match2_SFE_CAL=2–3

|match2_SFE_CUC=4–1

|match2_SFE_MED=null

|match2_SFE_MIL=null

|match2_SFE_NAC=2–1

|match2_SFE_QUI=null

|match2_SFE_TOL=null

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|match1_TOL_BJ=2–3

|match1_TOL_CAL=4–0

|match1_TOL_CUC=3–0

|match1_TOL_MED=0–2

|match1_TOL_MIL=0–4

|match1_TOL_NAC=0–0

|match1_TOL_QUI=2–3

|match1_TOL_SFE=3–0

|match2_TOL_AME=4–1

|match2_TOL_BJ=1–2

|match2_TOL_CAL=4–4

|match2_TOL_CUC=null

|match2_TOL_MED=2–0

|match2_TOL_MIL=2–4

|match2_TOL_NAC=null

|match2_TOL_QUI=2–1

|match2_TOL_SFE=1–1

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}}

=Top goalscorers=

class="wikitable" border="1"
Rank

! Name

! Club

! Goals

align=center | 1

|{{flagicon|ARG|alt}} Felipe Marino

|Independiente Medellín

|align=center| 22

align=center | 2

|{{flagicon|COL}} Jorge Roa

|Millonarios

|align=center| 21

align=center | 3

|{{flagicon|COL}} Fernando Rengifo

|Boca Juniors

|align=center| 20

align=center | 4

|{{flagicon|ARG|alt}} Alfredo Castillo

|Millonarios

|align=center| 17

align=center | 5

|{{flagicon|COL}} Humberto Álvarez

|Atlético Nacional

|align=center| 16

align=center | 6

|{{flagicon|ARG|alt}} Orlando Larraz

|Independiente Medellín

|align=center| 14

rowspan=2 align=center | 7

|{{flagicon|URY}} Juan Carlos Toja

|Atlético Nacional

|align=center| 13

{{flagicon|PRY|1954}} Casimiro Ávalos

|Deportes Tolima

|align=center| 13

rowspan=2 align=center | 9

|{{flagicon|PRY|1954}} Alejandrino Genes

|Atlético Quindío

|align=center| 12

{{flagicon|ARG|alt}} Roberto Urruti

|Atlético Quindío

|align=center| 12

Source: [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/col55.html RSSSF.com Colombia 1955]

{{winners||1955 Campeonato Profesional champion|Independiente Medellín|First}}

References

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