Season | 1961 |
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Champions | Millonarios (6th title) |
Matches played | 264 |
Goals scored | 846 (3.2 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Alberto Perazzo (31) |
Biggest home win | Deportivo Cali 7–0Deportes Quindío |
Biggest away win | Deportes Tolima 1–5Cúcuta Deportivo Deportivo Pereira 0–4Santa Fe |
Highest scoring | Deportivo Cali 8–2Deportivo Pereira |
←1960 1962 → |
The1961 Campeonato Profesional was the 14th season ofColombia's top-flight football league. 12 teams competed against one another.Millonarios won the league for the 6th time in its history after getting 62 points.
11 teams from the last tournament competed in this one, withUnión Magdalena declining to participate and bothDeportes Caldas andOnce Deportivo merging intoOnce Caldas.Millonarios won the championship for the sixth time. The runners-up wereIndependiente Medellín.[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 | Qualification |
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1 | Millonarios(C) | 44 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 95 | 56 | +39 | 62 | 1962 Copa Libertadores First Round |
2 | Independiente Medellín | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 72 | 54 | +18 | 54 | |
3 | Santa Fe | 44 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 99 | 73 | +26 | 50 | |
4 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 44 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 71 | 66 | +5 | 47 | |
5 | Deportivo Cali | 44 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 75 | 65 | +10 | 46 | |
6 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 44 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 44 | |
7 | Once Caldas | 44 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 64 | 58 | +6 | 43 | |
8 | América | 44 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 65 | 74 | −9 | 40 | |
9 | Deportivo Pereira | 44 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 68 | 82 | −14 | 40 | |
10 | Deportes Quindío | 44 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 91 | −37 | 37 | |
11 | Atlético Nacional | 44 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 69 | 90 | −21 | 35 | |
12 | Deportes Tolima | 44 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 53 | 76 | −23 | 30 |
Home \ Away | AME | BUC | CAL | CUC | MED | MIL | NAC | ONC | PER | QUI | SFE | TOL |
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América | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
Atlético Bucaramanga | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | |
Deportivo Cali | 1–3 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 8–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | |
Cúcuta Deportivo | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | |
Independiente Medellín | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | |
Millonarios | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
Atlético Nacional | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
Once Caldas | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | |
Deportivo Pereira | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 5–2 | |
Deportes Quindío | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
Santa Fe | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
Deportes Tolima | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
Home \ Away | AME | BUC | CAL | CUC | MED | MIL | NAC | ONC | PER | QUI | SFE | TOL |
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América | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
Atlético Bucaramanga | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | |
Deportivo Cali | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
Cúcuta Deportivo | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
Independiente Medellín | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
Millonarios | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | |
Atlético Nacional | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
Once Caldas | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
Deportivo Pereira | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
Deportes Quindío | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
Santa Fe | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | |
Deportes Tolima | 6–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
Source:RSSSF.com Colombia 1961
1961 Campeonato Profesional champion |
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Millonarios Sixth title |