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.

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

Opening Tournament Standings

Results Home\AwayAMEBUCCALCUCJUNMAGDIMMILNACONCPERQUISFETOLAmérica—2–11–11–22–21–01–12–13–11–12–22–02–00–0Bucaramanga0–0—1–12–00–12–12–11–11–12–15–00–02–21–0Cali2–23–1—3–03–13–01–12–27–26–13–21–03–23–0Cúcuta1–11–00–0—4–02–15–10–02–26–03–24–20–13–1Junior4–40–11–12–3—0–01–05–12–02–22–12–13–13–1Magdalena1–01–12–21–22–2—1–03–02–10–00–00–02–22–1Medellín0–20–00–13–13–11–4—4–21–03–11–31–33–24–2Millonarios0–02–22–13–21–23–02–0—3–12–02–12–01–02–2Nacional0–02–10–12–10–13–13–02–2—2–30–21–11–10–1Caldas1–22–12–03–11–11–12–21–11–2—4–10–13–10–3Pereira2–00–11–22–02–12–00–21–33–15–1—2–23–32–1Quindío1–11–03–13–12–11–00–00–03–31–33–0—2–13–1Santa Fe0–10–03–15–22–26–13–24–62–23–32–21–1—6–4Tolima2–31–01–32–01–02–03–81–10–00–03–01–13–4—

Ending Tournament Standings

Results Home\AwayAMEBUCCALCUCJUNMAGDIMMILNACONCPERQUISFETOLAmérica—4–00–15–01–12–12–11–12–04–02–04–12–04–2Bucaramanga1–1—1–31–22–01–13–10–12–10–02–20–11–01–0Cali1–11–0—3–12–02–13–20–24–03–01–01–13–22–1Cúcuta0–02–00–1—2–34–04–40–12–21–30–21–23–13–4Junior3–03–13–22–1—1–14–21–04–13–03–32–22–22–1Magdalena1–03–20–00–03–0—2–21–20–11–01–30–22–21–1Medellín1–21–21–30–21–02–2—2–21–03–11–10–62–34–0Millonarios2–02–11–04–06–13–01–0—2–02–00–11–00–12–0Nacional1–03–20–11–03–20–03–10–1—1–22–32–10–10–0Caldas3–16–21–04–02–22–01–01–20–1—2–02–01–10–0Pereira0–32–11–22–01–13–02–11–12–22–1—0–03–10–0Quindío1–03–00–02–02–13–01–11–03–11–10–0—2–20–1Santa Fe1–12–00–13–01–13–01–11–23–11–12–21–1—2–3Tolima2–11–00–11–00–05–21–00–02–02–00–11–10–1—

Tiebreaker

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 Rank Name Club Goals 1 Hugo Horacio LónderoAmérica de Cali 24 2 Walter Sossa Santa Fe 23 Pedro Prospitti 4 Juan Carlos LallanaDeportivo Cali 21 5 Eduardo CuriaAmérica de Cali 20 6 Alfredo ArangoUnión Magdalena 18 Edison AnguloDeportivo Pereira Orlando MesaDeportes Quindío 9 Airton Dos SantosJunior 16 Gustavo SantaAtlético Nacional

Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1969

References

External links Dimayor official website