The 1953 Campeonato Profesional was the sixth season of Colombia's top-flight football league. Twelve teams compete against one another and played each weekend. The tournament was notable for being the fifth and last year of El Dorado. Millonarios won the league for the fourth time in its history and for the third time in a row after getting 35 points.
Background The tournament was the fifth year of El Dorado, after the DIMAYOR agreed the Pacto de Limaarcotriunfal.com - Así fue el famoso Pacto de Lima with the FIFA, with the requirement that the foreign players would return to their countries the next year.
Twelve teams competed in the tournament, three fewer than the previous year: Deportivo Manizales and Universidad were dissolved, while América de Cali and Independiente Medellín were bankrupt and did not join. Deportivo Samarios was refounded as Unión Magdalena. Millonarios won the championship for the third consecutive time, getting their fourth league title.
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 Atlético Bucaramanga Bucaramanga Estadio Alfonso López Atlético Nacional Medellín Estadio Atanasio Girardot Atlético Quindío Armenia Estadio San José de Armenia Boca Juniors Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta Estadio General Santander Deportivo Cali Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero Deportivo Pereira Pereira Estadio Alberto Mora Mora Junior Barranquilla Estadio Romelio Martínez Millonarios Bogotá Estadio El Campín Santa Fe Bogotá Estadio El Campín Sporting de Barranquilla Barranquilla Estadio Romelio Martínez Unión Magdalena Santa Marta Estadio Eduardo Santos
Final standings
Results
Top goalscorers Rank Name Club Goals 1 Mario GarelliAtlético Quindío 20 2 Rubén PadínSanta Fe 19 3 Felipe MarinoSporting 17 4 Abraham GonzálezCúcuta Deportivo 16 Rubí CerioniDeportivo Cali 16 6 Francisco Solano PatiñoBoca Juniors 14 Juan Carlos TojaCúcuta Deportivo 14 Elger AlarcónAtlético Quindío 14 9 Rubén DeibeSanta Fe 13 10 Raúl DimarcoJunior 12
Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1953
References
External links Dimayor Official Page