Categoría Primera A 1954

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Campeonato Colombiano 1954
master Atlético Nacional
Teams 10
Games 90
Gates 349  (ø 3.88 per game)
Top scorer ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Gambina ( Atlético Nacional )
← Categoría Primera A 1953

The Categoría Primera A 1954 was the seventh edition of the Colombian football championship . Atlético Nacional won the championship for the first time before Deportes Quindío . The top scorer was the Argentinean Carlos Gambina from Atlético Nacional with 21 goals.

The number of participants fell from 12 to 10 teams. Atlético Bucaramanga , Cúcuta Deportivo , Deportivo Pereira and Junior did not take part for financial reasons and Sporting disappeared completely. For this América de Cali and Independiente Medellín returned. In addition, Atlético Manizales took part for the first time .

Because of the economic crisis, eleven games were not played.

Attendees

The following clubs took part in the 1954 season.

Clubs from the 1954 season
team city Department
America de Cali Cali Valle del Cauca
Atlético Nacional Medellin Antioquia
Boca Juniors de Cali Cali Valle del Cauca
Deportivo Cali Cali Valle del Cauca
Independiente Santa Fe Bogotá Bogotá
Unión Magdalena Santa Marta Magdalena
Atlético Manizales Manizales Caldas
Independiente Medellin Medellin Antioquia
Millonarios Bogotá Bogotá
Deportes Quindío Armenia Caldas 1
1 Quindío was only founded in 1966.

table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Atlético Nacional  18th  14th  3  1 058:260 +32 31: 50
 2. Deportes Quindío  18th  11  3  4th 056:270 +29 25:11
 3. Independiente Medellin  18th  11  2  5 048:240 +24 24:12
 4th Atlético Manizales  18th  8th  4th  6th 031:340  −3 20:16
 5. Millonarios (M)  17th  7th  4th  6th 031:280  +3 18:16
 6th Boca Juniors de Cali  16  6th  3  7th 032:320  ± 0 15:17
 7th America de Cali  18th  4th  7th  7th 033:470 −14 15:21
 8th. Unión Magdalena  17th  5  2  10 020:360 −16 12:22
 9. Deportivo Cali  17th  2  3  12 024:440 −20 07:27
10. Santa Fe  15th  1  3  11 016:510 −35 05:25
Champion: Atlético Nacional
(M) Master 1953: Millonarios

List of goalscorers

Pl. player team Gates
1. ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Gambina Atlético Nacional 21st
2. UruguayUruguay Antonio Sacco Independiente Medellin 19th
3. ArgentinaArgentina Mario Garelli Deportes Quindío 14th

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