# 1969 Campeonato Profesional

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 |

## 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 | Triangular Final |
| 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 | |

## 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 | Triangular Final |
| 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 | |
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 | Qualified for 1970 Copa Libertadores |
| 3 | Millonarios | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
* Campeonato Profesional 1969 champion
* Deportivo Cali 3rd title

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Hugo Horacio Lóndero | América de Cali | 24 |
| 2 | Walter Sossa | Santa Fe | 23 |
| 2 | Pedro Prospitti | Santa Fe | 23 |
| 4 | Juan Carlos Lallana | Deportivo Cali | 21 |
| 5 | Eduardo Curia | América de Cali | 20 |
| 6 | Alfredo Arango | Unión Magdalena | 18 |
| 6 | Edison Angulo | Deportivo Pereira | 18 |
| 6 | Orlando Mesa | Deportes Quindío | 18 |
| 9 | Airton Dos Santos | Junior | 16 |
| 9 | Gustavo Santa | Atlético Nacional | 16 |
Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1969