1968 Campeonato Profesional
# 1968 Campeonato Profesional

The 1968 Campeonato Profesional was the 20th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 14 teams competed against one another. Unión Magdalena won their first league title.

## Teams

| Team | City | Stadium |
| - | - | - |
| América de Cali | Cali | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | Bucaramanga | Estadio Alfonso López |
| Atlético Nacional | Medellín | Estadio Atanasio Girardot |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | Cúcuta | Estadio General Santander |
| Deportes Quindío | Armenia | Estadio San José de Armenia |
| Deportes Tolima | Ibagué | Estadio Serrano de Ávila |
| Deportivo Cali | Cali | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero |
| Deportivo Pereira | Pereira | Estadio Alberto Mora Mora |
| Independiente Medellín | Medellín | Estadio Atanasio Girardot |
| Junior | Barranquilla | Estadio Romelio Martínez |
| Millonarios | Bogotá | Estadio El Campín |
| Once Caldas | Manizales | Estadio Fernando Londoño Londoño |
| Santa Fe | Bogotá | Estadio El Campín |
| Unión Magdalena | Santa Marta | Estadio Eduardo Santos |

## Torneo Apertura

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Unión Magdalena | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 38 | 1969 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Deportivo Cali | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 36 | |
| 3 | Millonarios | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 35 | |
| 4 | Junior | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 35 | |
| 5 | Santa Fe | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 32 | |
| 6 | América de Cali | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 31 | |
| 7 | Independiente Medellín | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 28 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Pereira | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 25 | |
| 9 | Once Caldas | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 23 | |
| 10 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 21 | |
| 11 | Deportes Quindío | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 59 | −25 | 18 | |
| 12 | Atlético Nacional | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 16 | |
| 13 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 26 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 14 | |
| 14 | Deportes Tolima | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 62 | −36 | 12 | |

## Torneo Finalización

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Deportivo Cali | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 38 | 1969 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | América de Cali | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 36 | |
| 3 | Junior | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 35 | |
| 4 | Millonarios | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 32 | |
| 5 | Once Caldas | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 29 | |
| 6 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 29 | |
| 7 | Santa Fe | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 26 | |
| 8 | Independiente Medellín | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 25 | |
| 9 | Atlético Nacional | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 24 | |
| 10 | Unión Magdalena | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 23 | |
| 11 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 22 | |
| 12 | Deportes Tolima | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 17 | |
| 13 | Deportivo Pereira | 26 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 16 | |
| 14 | Deportes Quindío | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 26 | 61 | −35 | 12 | |

Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1968

## Third Place

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Millonarios | 6–5 | Junior | 2–1 | 4–4 |

## Final

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Deportivo Cali | 2–3 | Unión Magdalena | 0–1 | 2–2 |

* 1968 Campeonato Profesional champion
* Unión Magdalena First title
