1961 Campeonato Profesional
| Season | 1961 |
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| Champions | Millonarios (6th title) |
| Matches played | 264 |
| Goals scored | 846 (3.2 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alberto Perazzo (31) |
| Biggest home win | Deportivo Cali 7–0 Deportes Quindío |
| Biggest away win |
Deportes Tolima 1–5 Cúcuta Deportivo Deportivo Pereira 0–4 Santa Fe |
| Highest scoring | Deportivo Cali 8–2 Deportivo Pereira |
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The 1961 Campeonato Profesional was the 14th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 12 teams competed against one another. Millonarios won the league for the 6th time in its history after getting 62 points.
11 teams from the last tournament competed in this one, with Unión Magdalena declining to participate and both Deportes Caldas and Once Deportivo merging into Once Caldas. Millonarios won the championship for the sixth time. The runners-up were Independiente Medellín.
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. Manizales
8. Medellín
9. Pereira
Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1961
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