1989 Campeonato Profesional
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The 1989 Campeonato Profesional was the 42nd football championship in Colombia
. The season was cancelled after 318 matches because of the assassination of referee Álvaro Ortega on October 1, 1989 in Medellín
. No champion was declared and no teams qualified for international competitions for the following season.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
. The season was cancelled after 318 matches because of the assassination of referee Álvaro Ortega on October 1, 1989 in Medellín
Medellín
Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
. No champion was declared and no teams qualified for international competitions for the following season.