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287:René Pontoni
125:Atilio LĂłpez
111:Ferenc Nyers
99:LĂĄszlĂł SzĆke
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776:UniautĂłnoma
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660:Millonarios
325:Julio Cozzi
317:Ballet Azul
313:Millonarios
283:Real Madrid
279:HĂ©ctor Rial
175:Juan Deluca
147:Dardo Acuña
135:Julio Terra
115:Mihail Uram
107:BĂ©la SĂĄrosi
76:River Plate
72:Millonarios
1546:Categories
848:Topscorers
655:La Equidad
449:2013-07-10
404:References
337:Everton FC
299:Stoke City
103:Imre Danko
1521:El Dorado
1456:Primera C
1451:Primera B
1446:Primera A
1384:(Olympic)
802:El Dorado
756:Oro Negro
670:Patriotas
635:Fortaleza
502:April 26,
357:El Dorado
17:El Dorado
766:Sporting
746:Libertad
711:CortuluĂĄ
675:Santa Fe
645:Jaguares
630:Envigado
520:Archived
466:Archived
423:Archived
367:See also
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1109:1996â97
1104:1995â96
857:Seasons
838:Records
736:HuracĂĄn
585:Alianza
355:to end
45:DIMAYOR
35:History
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822:Venues
771:Tigres
741:Leones
650:Junior
345:Hearts
301:, and
285:, and
27:. The
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817:Teams
573:teams
305:from
297:from
78:star
1398:U-15
1393:U-17
1388:U-20
1382:U-23
1244:2024
1239:2023
1234:2022
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