Categoría Primera A 1962

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Campeonato Colombiano 1962
master Millonarios
Teams 12
Games 264
Gates 893  (ø 3.38 per game)
Top scorer UruguayUruguay José Omar Verdún ( Cúcuta Deportivo )
← Categoría Primera A 1961

The Categoría Primera A 1962 was the fifteenth edition of the Colombian football championship . Millonarios won the championship for the seventh time before Deportivo Cali . The top scorer was the Uruguayan José Omar Verdún from Cúcuta Deportivo with 36 goals.

The same twelve teams took part as in the previous year.

The champion qualified for the Copa Campeones de América in 1963 .

All teams played against each other four times.

Attendees

The following clubs took part in the 1962 season.

Clubs from the 1962 season
team city Department
America de Cali Cali Valle del Cauca
Atlético Nacional Medellin Antioquia
Atlético Bucaramanga Bucaramanga Santander
Once Caldas Manizales Caldas
Deportivo Cali Cali Valle del Cauca
Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta North of Santander
Independiente Santa Fe Bogotá Bogotá
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 (M)  44  25th  12  7th 096:440 +52 62:26
 2. Deportivo Cali  44  25th  7th  12 104: 610 +43 57:31
 3. Deportivo Pereira  44  21st  11  12 077:710  +6 53:35
 4th America de Cali  44  20th  12  12 072:540 +18 52:36
 5. Once Caldas  44  22nd  8th  14th 084:590 +25 52:36
 6th Independiente Medellin  44  18th  11  15th 080:810  −1 47:41
 7th Atlético Bucaramanga  44  16  10  18th 065:660  −1 42:46
 8th. Cúcuta Deportivo  44  16  9  19th 092:920  ± 0 41:47
 9. Santa Fe  44  15th  9  20th 069:840 −15 39:49
10. Atlético Nacional  44  10  9  25th 056:960 −40 29:59
11. Deportes Tolima  44  9  11  24 047:830 −36 29:59
12. Deportes Quindío  44  6th  13  25th 051: 102 −51 25:63
Champion and participation in the Copa Campeones de América 1963 : Millonarios
(M) Champion 1961: Millonarios

List of goalscorers

Pl. player team Gates
1. UruguayUruguay José Omar Verdún Cúcuta Deportivo 36
2. ArgentinaArgentina Óscar Luis Mottura Independiente Medellin 21st
3. ArgentinaArgentina José Vicente Grecco Independiente Medellin 19th

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