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
Once Caldas S.A., simply known as Once Caldas, is a professional Colombian football team based in Manizales, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Palogrande stadium.
They were the surprise winners ...
won the league for 1st time in its history after getting 45 points.
Millonarios
Millonarios Fútbol Club is a professional Colombian football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the El Campín stadium.
Millonarios was initially created in 1937 by students f ...
, the defending champion, was 2nd with 43 points.
Background
The tournament was the second year of
El Dorado. The debutants teams were
Cúcuta Deportivo
Cúcuta Deportivo Fútbol Club S. A. is a professional Colombian football club based in Cúcuta, which plays in the Categoria Primera B.
The club was officially founded on 10 September 1924, and its first appearance in a professional league ...
and
Sporting de Barranquilla
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* Sporting (neighborhood), in Alexandria, Egypt
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*AC Sporting, a football club from Beirut, Lebanon
* Alexandria Sporting Club, a sports club from Alexandria, Egypt
*Real Sport ...
, while
Atlético Junior
Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. (), commonly known as Junior de Barranquilla, by its old name Atlético Junior, or simply as Junior, is a Colombian professional football team based in Barranquilla, that currently plays in the Categoría ...
, who had been replaced by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
a Municipal played its home games at
Itagüí
Itagüí () is a city of Colombia, located in the south of the Aburrá Valley in the Antioquia Department. It is part of The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley.
Demographics
The population at the 2005 census was 230,272. Its density is 17&nb ...
Final standings
Results
Top goalscorers
Source
RSSSF.com Colombia 1950
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References
External links
Dimayor Official Page
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Prim
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* Prim, Virginia, unincorporated community in King George County
*Dolní Přím, village in the Czech Republic; as Nieder Prim (Lower Prim) site of the Battle of Königgrätz
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Colombia
Categoría Primera A seasons