2017 Chilean Primera División
The 2017 Campeonato Nacional season, known as Campeonato Nacional de Transición Scotiabank 2017 for sponsorship purposes, was the 87th season of top-flight football in Chile. Colo-Colo won their thirty-second title following a 3–0 away win at Huachipato on 9 December.[1] Universidad de Chile were the defending champions.
| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 July – 21 December 2017 |
| Champions | Colo-Colo (32nd title) |
| Relegated | Santiago Wanderers |
| Copa Libertadores | Colo-Colo Santiago Wanderers (cup winners) Universidad de Concepción |
| Copa Sudamericana | Unión Española Everton Audax Italiano Deportes Temuco |
| Matches played | 122 |
| Goals scored | 279 (2.29 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bryan Carrasco (10 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Everton 4–0 San Luis (5 August) Palestino 4–0 Unión Española (14 October) |
| Biggest away win | Deportes Iquique 0–4 Universidad de Concepción (30 September) |
| Highest scoring | Colo-Colo 5–2 Unión Española (5 November) |
| Highest attendance | 42,333 Universidad de Chile 1–0 Universidad Católica (29 October) |
| Total attendance | 974,055 |
| Average attendance | 8,117 |
← 2016–17 2018 → | |
Format changes
Starting in 2017, the ANFP approved a change from the European calendar season (July-May) that had been used since 2013 to a calendar year season (February-December).[2] The year calendar would have been implemented for the 2017 season, however, it was postponed for one year. In order to manage this transition, the 2017 Clausura tournament, part of the 2016–17 season, was followed up by a single championship in the second semester of the year. The 2018 season will be played as a single tournament, without the Apertura-Clausura system.[3]
Teams
Stadia and locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Higgins |  Cristián Arán |
Resigned | 31 July[4] | 16th | Gabriel Milito |
9 August[5] |
| Deportes Iquique |  Jaime Vera |
21 October[6] | 15th | Erick Guerrero |
23 October[7] |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colo-Colo (C) | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 33 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Unión Española | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 31 | Qualification to Runners-up playoff |
| 3 | Universidad de Chile | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 30 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
| 4 | Everton | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 26 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage[lower-alpha 2] |
| 5 | Audax Italiano | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 25 | |
| 6 | Deportes Temuco | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 22 | |
| 7 | Deportes Antofagasta | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 21 | |
| 8 | Curicó Unido | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 18 | |
| 9 | San Luis | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 18 | |
| 10 | Universidad de Concepción | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 17 | Qualification to Runners-up playoff[lower-alpha 3] |
| 11 | Universidad Católica | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 16 | |
| 12 | Huachipato | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 16 | |
| 13 | Santiago Wanderers | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 15 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage[lower-alpha 4] |
| 14 | O'Higgins | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 15 | |
| 15 | Palestino | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 13 | |
| 16 | Deportes Iquique | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Matches won, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Red cards, 7) Yellow cards, 8) Drawing of lots.
In case there are two teams tied in points for first place: 2) Playoff game.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Universidad de Chile qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2017 Clausura.
- Since the 2017 Copa Chile runners-up Universidad de Chile already qualified for South American competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup runners-up (Copa Sudamericana first stage) was passed down to the next best-placed team, in this case to the sixth-placed team.
- Since the 2017 Clausura runners-up Colo-Colo qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2017 Transición, Universidad de Concepción took their place in the Runners-up playoff as the 2017 Clausura third-placed team.
- Santiago Wanderers qualified for the Copa Libertadores second stage by winning the 2017 Copa Chile.
Results
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Carrasco |
Audax Italiano | 10 |
| 2 | Hugo Droguett |
Universidad de Concepción | 8 |
| Roberto Gutiérrez |
Palestino | 8 | |
| 4 | Juan Cuevas |
Everton | 7 |
| Jean Paul Pineda |
Santiago Wanderers | 7 | |
| Mauricio Pinilla |
Universidad de Chile | 7 | |
| Patricio Rubio |
Everton | 7 | |
| 8 |  Cris Martínez |
Deportes Temuco | 6 |
| Esteban Paredes |
Colo-Colo | 6 | |
| Jaime Valdés |
Colo-Colo | 6 |
Source: Soccerway
Runners-up play-off
The runners-up playoff was played between:
- Universidad de Concepción (2017 Clausura best team not already qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores)
- Unión Española (2017 Transición runners-up)
The winner qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores second stage, while the loser qualified for the 2018 Copa Sudamericana first stage. In the event that the same team ended up as runners-up of both tournaments, the playoff would not be played and that team would qualify for the Copa Libertadores. The Copa Sudamericana berth would then be awarded to the 2017 Transición best team not already qualified.[8]
| 13 December 2017 | Universidad de Concepción | 1–0 | Unión Española | Estadio Ester Roa, Concepción |
| 20:00 UTC–3 | Gallucci  16' (o.g.) |
Report | Attendance: 3,063 Referee: Jorge Osorio |
| 20 December 2017 | Unión Española | 1–2 | Universidad de Concepción | Estadio Santa Laura, Santiago |
| 20:00 UTC–3 | Berríos 22' (o.g.) |
Report | Meneses 4' Droguett 71' |
Attendance: 3,858 Referee: Roberto Tobar |
Universidad de Concepción won 3–1 on aggregate.
Relegation
Relegation is determined at the end of the season by computing an average of the number of points earned per game over the three most recent tournaments: 2016 Apertura, 2017 Clausura and 2017 Transición. The team with the lowest average qualified for the relegation playoff.
Relegation table
| Pos |
Team | 2016–17 Pts |
2017 Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg |
Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colo-Colo | 52 | 33 | 85 | 45 | 1.889 | |
| 2 | Universidad de Chile | 51 | 30 | 81 | 45 | 1.8 | |
| 3 | Unión Española | 49 | 31 | 80 | 45 | 1.778 | |
| 4 | Universidad Católica | 54 | 16 | 70 | 45 | 1.556 | |
| 5 | O'Higgins | 48 | 15 | 63 | 45 | 1.4 | |
| 6 | Everton | 36 | 26 | 62 | 45 | 1.378 | |
| 7 | Audax Italiano | 37 | 25 | 62 | 45 | 1.378 | |
| 8 | Deportes Temuco | 38 | 22 | 60 | 45 | 1.333 | |
| 9 | Deportes Iquique | 50 | 9 | 59 | 45 | 1.311 | |
| 10 | Deportes Antofagasta | 37 | 21 | 58 | 45 | 1.289 | |
| 11 | San Luis | 39 | 18 | 57 | 45 | 1.267 | |
| 12 | Universidad de Concepción | 38 | 17 | 55 | 45 | 1.222 | |
| 13 | Curicó Unido | — | 18 | 18 | 15 | 1.2 | |
| 14 | Huachipato | 36 | 16 | 52 | 45 | 1.156 | |
| 15 | Palestino | 35 | 13 | 48 | 45 | 1.067 | |
| 16 | Santiago Wanderers (R) | 31 | 15 | 46 | 45 | 1.022 | Qualification to Relegation playoff |
Relegation playoff
The relegation playoff was played by three teams: the last-placed in the relegation table (Santiago Wanderers), 2016–17 Primera B runners-up San Marcos de Arica, and 2017 Primera B champions Unión La Calera. The two Primera B teams played each other with the winner qualifying to the final against the Primera División team for promotion to the top flight for the 2018 season.
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
| Santiago Wanderers | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Bye | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Santiago Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | ||||||||||
| Unión La Calera (p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (5) | ||||||||||
| Unión La Calera | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| San Marcos de Arica | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
- Semifinals
| 24 November 2017 | San Marcos de Arica | 1–0 | Unión La Calera | Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica |
| 22:00 | Olivera 71' |
Report | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Christian Rojas |
| 5 December 2017 | Unión La Calera | 2–0 | San Marcos de Arica | Estadio Lucio Fariña, Quillota |
| 20:00 | Abán 7' Morales 76' |
Report | Attendance: 5,124 Referee: Eduardo Gamboa |
- Finals
| 14 December 2017 | Unión La Calera | 0–1 | Santiago Wanderers | Estadio Lucio Fariña, Quillota |
| 19:00 | Report | Gutiérrez 25' |
Attendance: 3,622 Referee: Eduardo Gamboa |
| 21 December 2017 | Santiago Wanderers | 0–1 (4–5 p) | Unión La Calera | Estadio Elías Figueroa, Valparaíso |
| 19:00 | Report | Viotti 90+3' |
Attendance: 13,484 Referee: Jorge Osorio | |
| Penalties | ||||
Pineda  Cerezo Medel  Valenzuela Saldías Castellón Pavez |
Rosales Abán Morales Viotti Orellana Vásquez Fierro |
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References
- "Colo Colo se sacó la mufa, no arrugó y es el flamante campeón del fútbol chileno". publimetro.cl (in Spanish). 9 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- "Se terminará el torneo "estilo europeo" del fútbol chileno y el 2017 se jugará de febrero a diciembre" (in Spanish). Emol.com. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- "El 2018 vuelve el torneo largo" (in Spanish). latercera.com.
- "Comunicado Oficial" (in Spanish). ohiggingsfc.cl. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- "Gabriel Milito es el nuevo entrenador celeste" (in Spanish). ohiggingsfc.cl. 9 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-09-14. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- "Comunicado Oficial: Renuncia del Director Técnico" (in Spanish). clubdeportesiquique.com. 21 October 2017. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- "Erick Guerrero asumió como DT de Deportes Iquique tras renuncia de Jaime Vera" (in Spanish). emol.com. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- "Bases Campeonato Nacional Primera División 2017" (PDF) (in Spanish). ANFP. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
External links
- ANFP (in Spanish)