The 1969 Campeonato Profesional was the 21st season of

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

's top-flight football league. 14 teams competed against one another.

Deportivo Cali Asociación Deportivo Cali, best known as Deportivo Cali, is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, most notable for its football team, which currently competes in the Categoría Primera A. Deportivo Cali is one of the most successful footba ...

won the Torneo Apertura, while

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 ...

won the Torneo Clausura. Cali went on to win their third league title in the triangular final which was held in January 1970, while

América de Cali América de Cali S. A., best known as América de Cali or América, is a Colombian professional football club based in Cali. It competes in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight league of Colombian football. The team plays its home games at ...

earned the right to enter the

1970 Copa Libertadores The 1970 Copa Libertadores de América was the 11th edition of CONMEBOL's top Association football club tournament. Estudiantes successfully defended their title for the second straight year by defeating Peñarol in the finals. Teams from Brazi ...

instead of

. Hugo Horacio Lóndero, playing for

, was the topscorer with 24 goals.

Teams

Torneo Apertura

Torneo Finalización

Note: Millonarios took all their five penalties first, and Cali given the chance to match them. However, Cali missed their first penalty and the game ended there, as Millonarios had scored all of theirs.

Triangular Final

Top goalscorers

Source
RSSSF.com Colombia 1969
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References

External links

Dimayor official website
{{Colombian Primera A 1969 in Colombian football

Categoría Primera A seasons