# 1962 Campeonato Profesional

The 1962 Campeonato Profesional was the 15th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 12 teams competed against one another. Millonarios won the league for the 7th time in its history, defending successfully the title won in the previous season.

## Background

The same 12 teams from the last tournament competed in this one. Millonarios won the championship for the seventh time. The runners-up were Deportivo Cali.

## 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

* 1. Armenia
* 2. Bogotá
* 3. Bucaramanga
* 4. Cali
* 5. Cúcuta
* 6. Ibagué
* 7. Manizales
* 8. Medellín
* 9. Pereira
| 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 |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Millonarios (C) | 44 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 96 | 44 | +52 | 61 | 1963 Copa Libertadores First Round |
| 2 | Deportivo Cali | 44 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 104 | 61 | +43 | 57 | |
| 3 | Deportivo Pereira | 44 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 77 | 71 | +6 | 53 | |
| 4 | Once Caldas | 44 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 84 | 59 | +25 | 52 | |
| 5 | América de Cali | 44 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 72 | 54 | +18 | 52 | |
| 6 | Independiente Medellín | 44 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 80 | 81 | −1 | 47 | |
| 7 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 44 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 66 | −1 | 42 | |
| 8 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 92 | 92 | 0 | 41 | |
| 9 | Santa Fe | 44 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 69 | 84 | −15 | 39 | |
| 10 | Atlético Nacional | 44 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 56 | 96 | −40 | 29 | |
| 11 | Deportes Tolima | 44 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 47 | 83 | −36 | 29 | |
| 12 | Deportes Quindío | 44 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 51 | 102 | −51 | 24 | |

## Results
### First turn

| Home \ Away | AME | BUC | CAL | CUC | DIM | MIL | NAC | ONC | PER | QUI | SFE | TOL |
| América de Cali | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Deportivo Cali | 0–0 | 4–1 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 9–0 | 8–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 |
| Independiente Medellín | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 |
| Millonarios | 1–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Atlético Nacional | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–5 | | 2–4 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Once Caldas | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Deportivo Pereira | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Deportes Quindío | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Santa Fe | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | | 1–2 |
| Deportes Tolima | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |

### Second turn

| Home \ Away | AME | BUC | CAL | CUC | MED | MIL | NAC | ONC | PER | QUI | SFE | TOL |
| América de Cali | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 |
| Deportivo Cali | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 7–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 |
| Independiente Medellín | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 6–2 | | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 |
| Millonarios | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Atlético Nacional | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 6–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 0–1 |
| Once Caldas | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| Deportivo Pereira | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 6–0 | 2–1 | | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Deportes Quindío | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Santa Fe | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–1 | | 4–3 |
| Deportes Tolima | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | José Omar Verdún | Cúcuta Deportivo | 36 |
| 2 | Oscar Mottura | Independiente Medellín | 21 |
| 3 | Perfecto Rodríguez | Atlético Bucaramanga | 19 |
| 3 | José Vicente Grecco | Independiente Medellín | 19 |
| 5 | Miguel Angel Balocco | Deportivo Cali | 18 |
| 5 | Alberto Perazzo | Santa Fe | 18 |
| 7 | Bernardo Valencia | Deportivo Cali | 17 |
| 8 | / José Américo Montanini | América de Cali | 16 |
| 8 | Guillermo Arredondo | Atlético Nacional | 16 |
| 8 | Alfonso Botero | Once Caldas | 16 |
Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1962
* 1962 Campeonato Profesional champion
* Millonarios Seventh title