| Season | 1956 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Atlético Quindío (1st title) |
| Matches | 156 |
| Goals | 626 (4.01 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jaime Gutiérrez (21) |
| Biggest home win | Atlético Quindío 7–1Deportivo Pereira |
| Biggest away win | Libertad 0–8Cúcuta Deportivo |
| Highest scoring | Atlético Nacional 7–5Libertad |
←1955 1957 → | |
The1956 Campeonato Profesional was the ninth season ofColombia's top-flight football league. 13 teams compete against one another and played each weekend.Atlético Quindío won the league for 1st time in its history after getting 37 points.Independiente Medellín, the defending champion, was 5th with 30 points.
13 teams competed in the tournament:Deportivo Pereira,Atlético Bucaramanga andUnión Magdalena returned,Deportivo Cali was not admitted, andLibertad de Barranquilla was created.[1][2]Atlético Quindío won the championship for first time, with its goalscorerJaime Gutiérrez becoming the first Colombian topscorer in the league (before him, only foreign players achieved this).[3]
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 bygoal difference. The team with the most points is the champion of the league.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Quindío(C) | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 67 | 34 | +33 | 37 |
| 2 | Millonarios | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 34 |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 33 |
| 4 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 64 | 38 | +26 | 32 |
| 5 | Independiente Medellín | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 35 | +27 | 30 |
| 6 | Deportes Tolima | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 30 |
| 7 | América de Cali | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 24 |
| 8 | Libertad | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 21 |
| 9 | Atlético Nacional | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 20 |
| 10 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 15 |
| 11 | Deportivo Pereira | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 15 |
| 12 | Santa Fe | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 13 |
| 13 | Unión Magdalena | 24 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 34 | 76 | −42 | 8 |
| Home \ Away | AME | BJ | BUC | CUC | LIB | MAG | MED | MIL | NAC | PER | QUI | SFE | TOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | |
| Boca Juniors | 2–0 | 5–3 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 1–6 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 6–1 | 2–3 | |
| Libertad | 2–1 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 0–8 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | |
| Unión Magdalena | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 2–3 | |
| Independiente Medellín | 1–2 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | |
| Millonarios | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Atlético Nacional | 2–3 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 7–5 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 2–2 | |
| Deportivo Pereira | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Atlético Quindío | 5–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 7–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Santa Fe | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–6 | 1–6 | |
| Deportes Tolima | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
Source:RSSSF.com Colombia 1956
| 1956 Campeonato Profesional champion |
|---|
| Atlético Quindío First title |