| Season | 1958 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Santa Fe (2nd title) |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 644 (3.58 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | José Montanini (36) |
| Biggest home win | Deportes Tolima 5–0Atlético Manizales |
| Biggest away win | Atlético Manizales 0–6Santa Fe |
| Highest scoring | Atlético Quindío 8–4Cúcuta Deportivo |
←1957 1959 → | |
The1958 Campeonato Profesional was the 11th season ofColombia's top-flight football league. After the previous season's multi-stage competition, the Campeonato Profesional returned to a single-stage format, with everyone playing each other 4 times over the season. The tournament began in May, a month after the end of the previous season.
Independiente Santa Fe won the league for 2nd time in its history after getting 48 points (Santa Fe was the champion of the first Campeonato Profesional in 1948), while defending championsIndependiente Medellín did not compete.
10 teams competed in the tournament, down from the previous season's 12, withUnión Magdalena withdrawing because economic problems, whileBoca Juniors de Cali refusing to participate in any further Dimayor tournaments. To balance their removal,Atlético Manizales rejoined the competition (its last tournament being1954).Atlético Nacional andIndependiente Medellín mixed their teams competing under the name ofAtlético Nacional, but known popularly asIndependiente Nacional.[1]
Every team played four games against each other team, two at home and two 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 | Santa Fe(C) | 36 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 78 | 51 | +27 | 48 |
| 2 | Millonarios | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 47 |
| 3 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 54 | +14 | 44 |
| 4 | Deportivo Pereira | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 42 |
| 5 | Atlético Nacional | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 66 | 56 | +10 | 39 |
| 6 | Deportes Tolima | 36 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 65 | 61 | +4 | 38 |
| 7 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 63 | 66 | −3 | 33 |
| 8 | Atlético Quindío | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 68 | 64 | +4 | 31 |
| 9 | Atlético Manizales | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 65 | 98 | −33 | 26 |
| 10 | América de Cali | 36 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 44 | 99 | −55 | 12 |
| Home \ Away | AME | BUC | CUC | MAN | MIL | NAC | PER | QUI | SFE | TOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–7 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Atlético Manizales | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 4–4 | |
| Millonarios | 5–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | |
| Atlético Nacional | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | |
| Deportivo Pereira | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Atlético Quindío | 2–0 | 1–1 | 8–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | |
| Santa Fe | 5–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
| Deportes Tolima | 6–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Home \ Away | AME | BUC | CUC | MAN | MIL | NAC | PER | QUI | SFE | TOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–4 | 1–2 | |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–5 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–4 | |
| Atlético Manizales | 4–3 | 6–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–6 | 2–2 | |
| Millonarios | 4–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Atlético Nacional | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Deportivo Pereira | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Atlético Quindío | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | |
| Santa Fe | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Deportes Tolima | 6–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Source:RSSSF.com Colombia 1958
| 1958 Campeonato Profesional champion |
|---|
| Santa Fe Second title |