Categoría Primera A 1959

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Campeonato Colombiano 1959
master Millonarios
Teams 12
Games 262
Gates 914  (ø 3.49 per game)
Top scorer ArgentinaArgentina Felipe Marino ( Independiente Medellín )
← Categoría Primera A 1958

The Categoría Primera A 1959 was the twelfth edition of the Colombian football championship . Millonarios won the championship for the fifth time before Independiente Medellín . The top scorer was the Argentinean Felipe Marino from Independiente Medellín with 35 goals.

The number of participants rose from ten to twelve teams. Independiente Medellín returned after the alliance with Atlético Nacional last year, as did Unión Magdalena and Deportivo Cali . Atlético Manizales disappeared after just a year.

The champions qualified for the first time for an international tournament, the Copa Campeones de América 1960 , the first edition of the Copa Libertadores .

All teams played against each other four times.

Attendees

The following clubs took part in the 1959 season.

Clubs from the 1959 season
team city Department
America de Cali Cali Valle del Cauca
Atlético Nacional Medellin Antioquia
Atlético Bucaramanga Bucaramanga Santander
Deportivo Cali Cali Valle del Cauca
Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta North of Santander
Independiente Santa Fe Bogotá Bogotá
Unión Magdalena Santa Marta Magdalena
Independiente Medellin Medellin Antioquia
Millonarios Bogotá Bogotá
Deportivo Pereira Pereira Caldas 1
Deportes Quindío Armenia Caldas 1
Deportes Tolima Ibagué Tolima
1 Quindío and Risaralda were only founded in 1966.

table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Millonarios  44  22nd  14th  8th 085:520 +33 58:30
 2. Independiente Medellin  44  20th  12  12 084:650 +19 52:36
 3. Deportivo Cali  44  18th  14th  12 079:640 +15 50:38
 4th Deportivo Pereira  43  18th  10  15th 094:910  +3 46:40
 5. Atlético Nacional  43  16  10  17th 087:870  ± 0 42:44
 6th Cúcuta Deportivo  44  13  16  15th 080:850  −5 42:46
 7th Atlético Bucaramanga  44  15th  11  18th 069:760  −7 41:47
 8th. Santa Fe (M)  42  14th  12  16 076:680  +8 40:44
 9. Deportes Quindío  44  13  14th  17th 060:700 −10 40:48
10. Unión Magdalena  44  13  12  19th 051:720 −21 38:50
11. Deportes Tolima  44  12  14th  18th 078:950 −17 38:50
12. America de Cali  44  12  13  19th 071:890 −18 37:51
Champion and participation in the Copa Campeones de América 1960 : Millonarios
(M) Master 1958: Santa Fe

List of goalscorers

Pl. player team Gates
1. ArgentinaArgentina Felipe Marino Independiente Medellin 35
2. ArgentinaArgentina Oswaldo Panzutto Santa Fe 30th
3. ColombiaColombia Eusebio Escobar Deportivo Pereira 25th

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