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1953 Campeonato Profesional
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 (football), El Dorado. Millonarios FC, 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 (football), El Dorado, after the DIMAYOR agreed the ''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 National University of Colombia, Universidad were dissolved, while América de Cali and Independiente Medellín were bankrupt and did not join. Deportivo Samarios was refounded as Unión Magdalena. Millonarios FC, Millonarios won the championship for the third conse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Categoría Primera A
The Categoría Primera A (), commonly referred to as Liga BetPlay Dimayor (between 2015 and 2019 ''Liga Águila'') due to sponsorship by online betting company BetPlay, is a Colombian professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's premier football tournament and sits at the top of the Colombian football league system. A total of twenty clubs compete in the league's regular season. ''División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano'', better known as DIMAYOR, operates the league system of promotion and relegation for both Categoría Primera A and Categoría Primera B leagues. Since its foundation in 1948, fifteen teams have been crowned as Colombian football champions. The most successful club is Atlético Nacional with 17 titles. History Before 1948 there was no professional football league in Colombia. The first clubs were formed in Barranquilla and Bogotá: Barranquilla FC, Polo Club, Escuela Militar and Bartolinos, although the game took a while t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |