Categoría Primera A 1968

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Campeonato Colombiano 1968
master Unión Magdalena
Copa Libertadores -
Group Stage		 Unión Magdalena , Deportivo Cali
Teams 14th
Games 368
Gates 1121  (ø 3.05 per game)
Top scorer ArgentinaArgentina José María Ferrero ( Millonarios )
← Categoría Primera A 1967

The Categoría Primera A 1968 was the twenty-first edition of the Colombian football championship . Unión Magdalena won the championship for the first and only time before Deportivo Cali . As in the previous year, the top scorer was the Argentine José María Ferrero from Millonarios with 33 goals.

The same 14 teams participated as in the previous year.

mode

For the first time, the Colombian soccer championship was split into two half-series, Apertura and Finalización . In each semi-series, all teams played against each other twice. The two semi-series champions then determined the master. There was also a game for third place.

Attendees

The following clubs took part in the 1968 season.

Clubs from the 1968 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
Junior Barranquilla Atlántico
Unión Magdalena Santa Marta Magdalena
Independiente Medellin Medellin Antioquia
Millonarios Bogotá Bogotá
Deportivo Pereira Pereira Risaralda
Deportes Quindío Armenia Quindío
Deportes Tolima Ibagué Tolima

Aperture

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Unión Magdalena  26th  15th  8th  3 052:300 +22 38:14
 2. Deportivo Cali (M)  26th  14th  8th  4th 055:340 +21 36:16
 3. Millonarios  26th  14th  7th  5 056:310 +25 35:17
 4th Junior  26th  14th  7th  5 054:310 +23 35:17
 5. Santa Fe  26th  13  6th  7th 057:420 +15 32:20
 6th America de Cali  26th  11  9  6th 043:280 +15 31:21
 7th Independiente Medellin  26th  8th  12  6th 026:270  −1 28:24
 8th. Deportivo Pereira  26th  8th  9  9 037:380  −1 25:27
 9. Once Caldas  26th  8th  7th  11 037:430  −6 23:29
10. Atlético Bucaramanga  26th  9  3  14th 036:370  −1 21:31
11. Deportes Quindío  26th  5  8th  13 034:590 −25 18:34
12. Atlético Nacional  26th  5  6th  15th 024:470 −23 16:36
13. Cúcuta Deportivo  26th  2  10  14th 026:540 −28 14:38
14th Deportes Tolima  26th  4th  4th  18th 026:620 −36 12:40
Participation in the final: Unión Magdalena
(M) Champion 1967: Deportivo Cali

Finalización

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Deportivo Cali (M)  26th  14th  10  2 050:270 +23 38:14
 2. America de Cali  26th  15th  6th  5 046:260 +20 36:16
 3. Junior  26th  16  3  7th 055:370 +18 35:17
 4th Millonarios  26th  12  8th  6th 046:320 +14 32:20
 5. Once Caldas  26th  11  7th  8th 047:420  +5 29:23
 6th Atlético Bucaramanga  26th  12  5  9 038:360  +2 29:23
 7th Santa Fe  26th  10  6th  10 045:470  −2 26:26
 8th. Independiente Medellin  26th  9  7th  10 032:360  −4 25:27
 9. Atlético Nacional  26th  9  6th  11 034:290  +5 24:28
10. Unión Magdalena  26th  9  5  12 034:450 −11 23:29
11. Cúcuta Deportivo  26th  6th  10  10 027:290  −2 22:30
12. Deportes Tolima  26th  5  7th  14th 025:440 −19 17:35
13. Deportivo Pereira  26th  3  10  13 038:510 −13 16:36
14th Deportes Quindío  26th  5  2  19th 025:610 −36 12:40
Participation in the final: Deportivo Cali
(M) Champion 1967: Deportivo Cali

3rd place match

12/12/1968 Bogotá Millonarios - Junior 2: 1
December 15, 1968 Barranquilla Junior - Millonarios 4: 4
With that, Millonarios reached third place.

final

12/12/1968 Cali Deportivo Cali - Unión Magdalena 0: 1
December 15, 1968 Santa Marta Unión Magdalena - Deportivo Cali 2: 2
Thus Unión Magdalena became a master.

Overall table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Deportivo Cali (M)  54  28  19th  7th 107: 640 +43 75:33
 2. Junior  54  30th  11  13 114: 740 +40 71:37
 3. Millonarios  54  27  16  11 108: 680 +40 70:38
 4th America de Cali  52  26th  15th  11 089:540 +35 67:37
 5. Unión Magdalena  54  25th  14th  15th 089:770 +12 64:44
 6th Santa Fe  52  23  12  17th 102: 890 +13 58:46
 7th Independiente Medellin  52  17th  19th  16 058:630  −5 53:51
 8th. Once Caldas  52  19th  14th  19th 084:850  −1 52:52
 9. Atlético Bucaramanga  52  21st  8th  23 074:730  +1 50:54
10. Deportivo Pereira  52  11  19th  22nd 075:890 −14 41:63
11. Atlético Nacional  52  14th  12  26th 058:760 −18 40:64
12. Cúcuta Deportivo  52  8th  20th  24 053:830 −30 36:68
13. Deportes Quindío  52  10  10  32 059: 120 −61 30:74
14th Deportes Tolima  52  9  11  32 051: 106 −55 29:75
Champion and participation in the Copa Libertadores 1969 : Unión Magdalena
Participation in the Copa Libertadores 1969 : Deportivo Cali
Participation in the game for 3rd place: Millonarios and Junior
(M) Champion 1967: Deportivo Cali

List of goalscorers

If the number of hits is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically.

Pl. player team Gates
1. ArgentinaArgentina José María Ferrero Millonarios 38
2. ColombiaColombia Alfonso Cañón Santa Fe 25th
ColombiaColombia Jorge Ramírez Gallego Deportivo Cali

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