1959 Campeonato Profesional
| Season | 1959 |
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| Champions | Millonarios (5th title) |
| Matches played | 262 |
| Goals scored | 914 (3.49 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Felipe Marino (35) |
| Biggest home win | Santa Fe 8–0 Cúcuta Deportivo |
| Biggest away win |
Deportes Tolima 1–5 Millonarios Deportivo Cali 1–5 Deportivo Pereira Deportivo Pereira 0–4 Millonarios |
| Highest scoring |
Atlético Bucaramanga 6–3 América Atlético Nacional 7–2 Medellín Deportes Tolima 6–3 Atlético Bucaramanga Deportivo Pereira 5–4 Deportes Tolima |
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The 1959 Campeonato Profesional was the 12th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 12 teams compete against one another and played each weekend. Millonarios won the league for 5th time in its history after getting 58 points. Santa Fe, the defending champion, was 8th with 40 points.
12 teams competed in the tournament: Deportivo Cali, Independiente Medellín and Unión Magdalena returned, while Atlético Manizales was dissolved.Millonarios won the championship for fifth time.
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.
1. Armenia
2. Bogotá
3. Bucaramanga
4. Cali
5. Cúcuta
6. Ibagué
7. Medellín
8. Pereira
9. Santa Marta
Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1956
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