The 1950 Campeonato Profesional was the third season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 16 teams compete against one another and played each weekend. The tournament was notable for being the second year of El Dorado. Deportes Caldas won the league for 1st time in its history after getting 45 points. Millonarios, the defending champion, was 2nd with 43 points.
Background The tournament was the second year of El Dorado. The debutants teams were Cúcuta Deportivo and Sporting de Barranquilla, while Atlético Junior, who had been replaced by Deportivo Barranquilla the previous year, returned to the tournament. On March 17, the DIMAYOR introduced new rules: All the teams had to wear jersey numbers, all grounds must be properly delimited and the length of the matches had to be respected, etc. On July 1, Huracán and América draw 6-6, being the draw with more goals in the history of the Categoría Primera A.
League system 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 by goal difference. The team with the most points is the champion of the league.
Teams
Team City Stadium América Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero Atlético Bucaramanga Bucaramanga Estadio Alfonso López Atlético Municipal Medellína Estadio San Fernando Boca Juniors Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta Estadio General Santander Deportes Caldas Manizales Estadio Palogrande Deportivo Cali Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero Deportivo Pereira Pereira Estadio Libaré Huracán de Medellín Medellín Estadio San Fernando Independiente Medellín Medellín Estadio San Fernando Junior Barranquilla Estadio Romelio Martínez Millonarios Bogotá Estadio Alfonso López Pumarejo Once Deportivo Manizales Estadio Palogrande Santa Fe Bogotá Estadio Alfonso López Pumarejo Sporting de Barranquilla Barranquilla Estadio Romelio Martínez Universidad Bogotá Estadio Alfonso López Pumarejo a Municipal played its home games at Itagüí
Final standings
Results
Top goalscorers Rank Name Club Goals 1 Casimiro ÁvalosDeportivo Pereira 27 2 Julio ÁvilaDeportes Caldas 24 3 Alfredo Di StéfanoMillonarios 23 4 Alejandrino GenesBoca Juniors 21 Fernando WalterDeportivo Cali 21 6 Ramón VillaverdeCúcuta Deportivo 20 7 Carlos ArangoDeportes Caldas 19 8 Valeriano LópezDeportivo Cali 19
Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1950
References
External links
Dimayor Official Page