The 1957 Campeonato Profesional was the tenth season of Colombia's top-flight football league. The tournament consisted of a first stage, a cancelled octagonal stage, and a two-group second stage, and ended on 13 April 1958. 12 teams participated in the tournament. Independiente Medellín won the league for 2nd time in its history after defeating Cúcuta Deportivo in the championship playoff with an aggregate score of 8–3. Atlético Quindío, the defending champion, was 3rd in the first stage with 24 points, and was then eliminated in the second stage.
Background 12 teams competed in the tournament. Libertad de Barranquilla was the only team from the previous season who did not participate.
League system Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. On the first stage, every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away, and the first 8 teams qualified for the octagonal stage. From this stage, the team with most points would be the champion of the season, however the stage was cancelled after 8 matches due to claims from the teams eliminated in the first stage. Then, a second stage was played, with two groups of six teams each. The champion of each group played a playoff, and the champion of it played a champion playoff against the champion of the first stage.
Teams
Team City Stadium América Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero 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 Deportes Tolima Ibagué Estadio Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Deportivo Pereira Pereira Estadio Alberto Mora Mora Independiente Medellín Medellín Estadio Atanasio Girardot Millonarios Bogotá Estadio El Campín Santa Fe Bogotá Estadio El Campín Unión Magdalena Santa Marta Estadio Eduardo Santos
First stage
Results
Octagonal (canceled)
Results
Second stage Group A
Results
First-place playoff
Results
Group B
Results
Final
Cúcuta Deportivo qualified to Champion Playoff on coin toss. Because of this, a Runners-up Playoff was also played after the Champion Playoff.
Champion playoff
Runners-up playoff
Top goalscorers Rank Name Club Goals 1 José GreccoIndependiente Medellín 30 2 Jaime GutiérrezAtlético Nacional 23 Walter MarcoliniAtlético Quindío 23 Roberto RolandoBoca Juniors de Cali 23 5 Casimiro ÁvalosDeportivo Pereira 18 Francisco Solano PatiñoDeportivo Pereira 18 7 José MontaniniAtlético Bucaramanga 17 Alberto GaleanoCúcuta Deportivo 17 9 Alejandro GenesDeportivo Pereira 16 10 Luis MilocCúcuta Deportivo 15
Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1957
References
External links Dimayor official page