# 1963 Campeonato Profesional

The 1962 Campeonato Profesional was the 16th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 13 teams competed against one another. Millonarios won the league for the eighth time in its history and third in a row, defending successfully the title won in the previous season.

## Background

12 teams from the last tournament competed in this one, joined by Unión Magdalena who returned to the competition after a two-year absence. Millonarios won the championship for the eighth time. The runners-up were Santa Fe.

## League system

Every team played four games against each other team, two at home and two away, for a total of 48 matches. 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

* 1. Armenia
* 2. Bogotá
* 3. Bucaramanga
* 4. Cali
* 5. Cúcuta
* 6. Ibagué
* 7. Manizales
* 8. Medellín
* 9. Pereira
* 10. Santa Marta
| 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 10 de Mayo |
| Deportivo Cali | Cali | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero |
| Deportivo Pereira | Pereira | Estadio Alberto Mora Mora |
| Independiente Medellín | Medellín | Estadio Atanasio Girardot |
| Millonarios | Bogotá | Estadio El Campín |
| Once Caldas | Manizales | Estadio Fernando Londoño Londoño |
| Santa Fe | Bogotá | Estadio El Campín |
| Unión Magdalena | Santa Marta | Estadio Eduardo Santos |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Millonarios (C) | 48 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 102 | 61 | +41 | 63 | 1964 Copa Libertadores First Round |
| 2 | Santa Fe | 48 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 112 | 81 | +31 | 61 | |
| 3 | Deportivo Cali | 48 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 77 | 59 | +18 | 60 | |
| 4 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 48 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 95 | 68 | +27 | 55 | |
| 5 | Once Caldas | 48 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 95 | 96 | −1 | 54 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Pereira | 48 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 96 | 77 | +19 | 50 | |
| 7 | Independiente Medellín | 48 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 73 | 66 | +7 | 50 | |
| 8 | América de Cali | 48 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 73 | 68 | +5 | 48 | |
| 9 | Deportes Quindío | 48 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 63 | 75 | −12 | 46 | |
| 10 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 48 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 68 | 80 | −12 | 41 | |
| 11 | Atlético Nacional | 48 | 15 | 10 | 23 | 79 | 101 | −22 | 40 | |
| 12 | Unión Magdalena | 48 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 68 | 121 | −53 | 28 | |
| 13 | Deportes Tolima | 48 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 61 | 109 | −48 | 28 | |

## Results
### First turn

| Home \ Away | AME | BUC | CAL | CUC | DIM | MAG | MIL | NAC | ONC | PER | QUI | SFE | TOL |
| América de Cali | | 6–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Deportivo Cali | 1–1 | 4–1 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 6–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 6–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
| Independiente Medellín | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 |
| Unión Magdalena | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–2 |
| Millonarios | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 8–1 |
| Atlético Nacional | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 0–1 | | 3–6 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Once Caldas | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Deportivo Pereira | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| Deportes Quindío | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Santa Fe | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | | 4–0 |
| Deportes Tolima | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | |

### Second turn

| Home \ Away | AME | BUC | CAL | CUC | DIM | MAG | MIL | NAC | ONC | PER | QUI | SFE | TOL |
| América de Cali | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Deportivo Cali | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 4–1 | 6–3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 |
| Independiente Medellín | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Unión Magdalena | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Millonarios | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 |
| Atlético Nacional | 3–2 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| Once Caldas | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 |
| Deportivo Pereira | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | | 5–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 |
| Deportes Quindío | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Santa Fe | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 8–5 |
| Deportes Tolima | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–5 | 3–5 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | José Omar Verdún | Cúcuta Deportivo | 36 |
| 1 | Omar Devani | Atlético Bucaramanga | 36 |
| 3 | Oswaldo Galarza | Once Caldas | 30 |
| 4 | Antonio Rada | Deportivo Pereira | 28 |
| 5 | José Marin | Santa Fe | 26 |
| 6 | Alberto Perazzo | Santa Fe | 23 |
| 7 | René Tideo Olaza | Cúcuta Deportivo | 22 |
| 7 | Rubén Pizarro | Millonarios | 22 |
| 9 | Juan Vairo | Deportes Quindío | 21 |
| 10 | Miguel Reznik | Santa Fe | 19 |
Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1963
* 1963 Campeonato Profesional champion
* Millonarios Eighth title