The 1958 Campeonato Profesional was the 11th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. After the previous season's multi-stage competition, the Campeonato Profesional returned to a single-stage format, with everyone playing each other 4 times over the season. The tournament began in May, a month after the end of the previous season.
Independiente Santa Fe won the league for 2nd time in its history after getting 48 points (Santa Fe was the champion of the first Campeonato Profesional in 1948), while defending champions Independiente Medellín did not compete.
Background 10 teams competed in the tournament, down from the previous season's 12, with Unión Magdalena withdrawing because economic problems, while Boca Juniors de Cali refusing to participate in any further Dimayor tournaments. To balance their removal, Atlético Manizales rejoined the competition (its last tournament being 1954). Atlético Nacional and Independiente Medellín mixed their teams competing under the name of Atlético Nacional, but known popularly as Independiente Nacional.
League system Every team played four games against each other team, two at home and two 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
Team City Stadium América Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero Atlético Bucaramanga Bucaramanga Estadio Alfonso López Atlético Manizales Manizales Estadio Palogrande Atlético Nacional Medellín Estadio Atanasio Girardot Atlético Quindío Armenia Estadio San José de Armenia Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta Estadio General Santander Deportes Tolima Ibagué Estadio 10 de Mayo Deportivo Pereira Pereira Estadio Alberto Mora Mora Millonarios Bogotá Estadio El Campín Santa Fe Bogotá Estadio El Campín
Final league table
Results First turn
Second turn
Top goalscorers Rank Name Club Goals 1 José MontaniniAtlético Bucaramanga 36 2 Walter MarcoliniIndependiente Medellín 35 3 Nolberto SoteloAtlético Manizales 29 4 José GreccoSanta Fe 25 5 Delio GamboaAtlético Nacional 23 6 Francisco Solano PatiñoDeportivo Pereira 21 7 Eusebio EscobarAtlético Manizales 20 8 Juan José FerraroSanta Fe 19 9 Orlando LarrazMillonarios 16 Felipe MarinoCúcuta Deportivo 16
Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1958
References
External links Dimayor Official Page