Campeonato Profesional
Season1969
ChampionsDeportivo Cali (3rd title)
Copa LibertadoresDeportivo Cali
América de Cali
Top goalscorerHugo Horacio Lóndero (24 goals)
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The 1969 Campeonato Profesional was the 21st season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 14 teams competed against one another. Deportivo Cali won the Torneo Apertura, while Millonarios 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 earned the right to enter the 1970 Copa Libertadores instead of Millonarios. Hugo Horacio Lóndero, playing for América de Cali, was the topscorer with 24 goals.[1]

Teams

Team City Stadium
América de Cali Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Atlético Bucaramanga Bucaramanga Estadio Alfonso López
Atlético Nacional Medellín Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta Estadio General Santander
Deportes Quindío Armenia Estadio San José de Armenia
Deportes Tolima Ibagué Estadio Serrano de Ávila
Deportivo Cali Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Deportivo Pereira Pereira Estadio Alberto Mora Mora
Independiente Medellín Medellín Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Junior Barranquilla Estadio Romelio Martínez
Millonarios Bogotá Estadio El Campín
Once Caldas Manizales Estadio Fernando Londoño y Londoño
Santa Fe Bogotá Estadio El Campín
Unión Magdalena Santa Marta Estadio Eduardo Santos

Torneo Apertura

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Deportivo Cali 26 14 8 4 55 32 +23 36 Triangular Final
2 América de Cali 26 10 13 3 36 25 +11 33
3 Millonarios 26 11 10 5 45 37 +8 32
4 Deportes Quindío 26 10 10 6 35 29 +6 30
5 Junior 26 10 8 8 42 39 +3 28
6 Cúcuta Deportivo 26 11 4 11 46 42 +4 26
7 Atlético Bucaramanga 26 8 10 8 28 24 +4 26
8 Once Caldas 26 8 9 9 37 48 −11 25
9 Santa Fe 26 7 10 9 57 55 +2 24
10 Independiente Medellín 26 9 5 12 42 46 −4 23
11 Deportivo Pereira 26 9 5 12 41 47 −6 23
12 Unión Magdalena 26 6 9 11 26 38 −12 21
13 Deportes Tolima 26 7 6 13 38 49 −11 20
14 Atlético Nacional 26 4 9 13 30 45 −15 17
Source: RSSSF

Torneo Finalización

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Millonarios 26 18 4 4 41 13 +28 40 Triangular Final
2 Deportivo Cali 26 18 4 4 41 19 +22 40
3 Deportes Quindío 26 11 10 5 37 22 +15 32
4 Deportivo Pereira 26 11 10 5 37 29 +8 32
5 América de Cali 26 12 6 8 43 26 +17 30
6 Junior 26 10 9 7 47 42 +5 29
7 Once Caldas 26 10 7 9 36 35 +1 27
8 Santa Fe 26 8 10 8 38 35 +3 26
9 Deportes Tolima 26 10 6 10 34 33 +1 26
10 Atlético Nacional 26 8 4 14 26 41 −15 20
11 Unión Magdalena 26 4 9 13 23 46 −23 17
12 Atlético Bucaramanga 26 6 4 16 26 46 −20 16
13 Independiente Medellín 26 4 7 15 35 52 −17 15
14 Cúcuta Deportivo 26 5 4 17 27 52 −25 14
Source: RSSSF
Millonarios1–1Deportivo Cali
Deportivo Cali0–0Millonarios
Millonarios1–1Deportivo Cali
Penalties
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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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Deportivo Cali (C) 4 3 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Qualified for 1970 Copa Libertadores
2 América de Cali 4 1 1 2 6 7 −1 3
3 Millonarios 4 1 0 3 2 4 −2 2
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions


 Campeonato Profesional
1969 champion 
Deportivo Cali
3rd title

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Argentina Hugo Horacio Lóndero América de Cali 24
2 Uruguay Walter Sossa Santa Fe 23
Argentina Pedro Prospitti
4 Argentina Juan Carlos Lallana Deportivo Cali 21
5 Argentina Eduardo Curia América de Cali 20
6 Colombia Alfredo Arango (footballer) Unión Magdalena 18
Colombia Edison Angulo Deportivo Pereira
Colombia Orlando Mesa Deportes Quindío
9 Brazil Airton Dos Santos Junior 16
Colombia Gustavo Santa Atlético Nacional

Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1969

References

  1. ↑ "Colombia 1969". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
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