| Season | 1949 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 April – 4 December 1949 |
| Champions | Millonarios (1st title) |
| Matches | 186 |
| Goals | 820 (4.41 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Pedro Cabillón (42 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Santa Fe 10–2Huracán |
| Biggest away win | Atlético Municipal 0–6Deportes Caldas |
| Highest scoring | Santa Fe 10–3Deportivo Pereira |
←1948 1950 → | |
The1949 Campeonato Profesional was the second season ofColombia's top-flight football league. The tournament started on 25 April and ended on 4 December, with 14 teams competing against one another and playing each weekend. This tournament was famous for marking the beginning ofEl Dorado.Millonarios won their first title in this season, defeatingDeportivo Cali in a tiebreaker final series which was played as both teams ended tied for first place with 44 points.[1]Santa Fe, the defending champion, ended in third place with 39 points.
The season was notable for being the beginning ofEl Dorado, period during which many international football stars arrived to the Colombian league, especially from Argentina, due to the protests that were taking place in that country.[2] The tournament began on 25 April 1949. The debutant teams wereAtlético Bucaramanga,Boca Juniors de Cali,Deportivo Barranquilla,Deportivo Pereira andHuracán de Medellín. This yearUniversidad returned toBogotá. Deportivo Barranquilla participated to replaceAtlético Junior, who representedColombia in theSouth American Championship. Deportivo Barranquilla only played 21 of the 26 league matches.[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 for positions other than first, places were determined bygoal difference. The team with the most points was the champion of the league. In case that two teams tied for first place, a tiebreaker final series was to be played to decide the champions.
The tournament was contested by 14 clubs, withAtlético Bucaramanga,Boca Juniors de Cali,Deportivo Barranquilla,Deportivo Pereira andHuracán de Medellín competing for the first time. Deportivo Barranquilla replaced the previous season's runners-upJunior, who were chosen to representColombia at the1949 South American Championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millonarios(C) | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 99 | 35 | +64 | 44 | Final |
| 2 | Deportivo Cali | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 89 | 41 | +48 | 44 | |
| 3 | Santa Fe | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 102 | 50 | +52 | 39 | |
| 4 | Deportes Caldas | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 32 | |
| 5 | Independiente Medellín | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 58 | 60 | −2 | 29 | |
| 6 | Universidad | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 27 | |
| 7 | Atlético Municipal | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 24 | |
| 8 | Boca Juniors | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 23 | |
| 9 | Once Deportivo | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 66 | −26 | 20 | |
| 10 | América | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 53 | 67 | −14 | 18 | |
| 11 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 48 | 81 | −33 | 18 | |
| 12 | Huracán | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 47 | 75 | −28 | 17 | |
| 13 | Deportivo Barranquilla | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 15 | |
| 14 | Deportivo Pereira | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 44 | 77 | −33 | 14 |
| Home \ Away | AME | BJC | BUC | CAL | DBA | DCA | HUR | DIM | MIL | MUN | OND | PER | SFE | UNI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América | 3–4 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 2–6 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–5 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 3–3 | |
| Boca Juniors | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–5 | 1–0[a] | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Deportivo Cali | 1–0 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 1–0[a] | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| Deportivo Barranquilla | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 3–3 | 1–0[a] | 7–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1[a] | 0–1[a] | 0–1[a] | 0–1[a] | 2–2 | |
| Deportes Caldas | 2–0 | 6–2 | 7–3 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 5–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | |
| Huracán | 2–1 | 3–2 | 7–4 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 4–2 | |
| Independiente Medellín | 2–2 | 6–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–0[a] | 5–3 | 2–0 | 1–6 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–5 | |
| Millonarios | 1–0[b] | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |
| Atlético Municipal | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–6 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–6 | 1–1 | |
| Once Deportivo | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–6 | 1–0 | |
| Deportivo Pereira | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 4–4 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
| Santa Fe | 7–3 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 6–2 | 2–3 | 10–2 | 3–1 | 3–6 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 10–3 | 1–4 | |
| Universidad | 6–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0[a] | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 |
| Deportivo Cali | 0–1 | Millonarios |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pedernera |
| Millonarios | 3–2 | Deportivo Cali |
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| Report |
Source:RSSSF.com Colombia 1949
| 1949 Campeonato Profesional champion |
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| Millonarios First title |