2018 Chilean Primera División

The 2018 Campeonato Nacional, known as Campeonato Nacional Scotiabank 2018 for sponsorship purposes, was the 88th season of top-flight football in Chile. The season started on 2 February and ended on 2 December. Colo-Colo were the defending champions, having won the 2017 Transición tournament. Universidad Católica won their thirteenth title on the last day of the season following a 2–1 win at Deportes Temuco, who were relegated to the second tier with this defeat.[2]

Campeonato Nacional
Season2018
Dates2 February – 2 December 2018
ChampionsUniversidad Católica (13th title)
RelegatedDeportes Temuco
San Luis
Copa LibertadoresUniversidad Católica
Universidad de Concepción
Universidad de Chile
Palestino (cup winners)
Copa SudamericanaDeportes Antofagasta
Colo-Colo
Unión La Calera
Unión Española
Matches played240
Goals scored619 (2.58 per match)
Best PlayerLuciano Aued[1]
Top goalscorerEsteban Paredes
(19 goals)
Best goalkeeperMatías Dituro[1]
Biggest home winUnión La Calera 6–1 U. de Chile
(22 April)
Biggest away winDep. Temuco 0–4 Dep. Iquique
(6 April)
Dep. Temuco 0–4 Huachipato
(21 September)
Unión La Calera 0–4 Everton
(22 September)
Highest scoringCuricó Unido 4–4 Unión Española
(26 February)
Highest attendance45,503
U. de Chile 0–0 Dep. Iquique
(25 November)
Total attendance1,716,462
Average attendance7,152
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Format changes

For the 2018 season, the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP) approved a change of format from the Apertura-Clausura system that had been used in previous seasons, to a single tournament during the calendar year.[3] The 16 teams played each other twice (once at home and once away) for a total of 30 matches. Qualification for the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana was awarded to the top seven teams at the end of the season, as well as the Copa Chile champions, while the bottom two teams were automatically relegated.[4]

Teams

Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2018 Chilean Primera División teams.
Team City Stadium
Audax ItalianoSantiago (La Florida)Bicentenario de La Floridaa
Colo-ColoSantiago (Macul)Monumental David Arellano
Curicó UnidoCuricóLa Granja
Deportes AntofagastaAntofagastaCalvo y Bascuñán
Deportes IquiqueIquiqueCavanchab
Deportes TemucoTemucoGermán Becker
EvertonViña del MarSausalito
HuachipatoTalcahuanoHuachipato-CAP Acero
O'HigginsRancaguaEl Teniente
PalestinoSantiago (La Cisterna)Municipal de La Cisterna
San LuisQuillotaLucio Fariña Fernándezc
Unión EspañolaSantiago (Independencia)Santa Laura-Universidad SEK
Unión La CaleraLa CaleraLucio Fariña Fernándezd
Universidad CatólicaSantiago (Las Condes)San Carlos de Apoquindo
Universidad de ChileSantiago (Ñuñoa)Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Universidad de ConcepciónConcepciónAlcaldesa Ester Roa Rebolledo

a: Audax Italiano played their home matches against Deportes Temuco and Everton at Estadio Municipal de La Pintana and Estadio El Teniente in Rancagua due to pitch renovation works at Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida.
b: Deportes Iquique played their home matches against Universidad de Chile, Universidad Católica, and Colo-Colo at Estadio Zorros del Desierto in Calama.
c: San Luis played their home matches against Deportes Temuco, O'Higgins, and Unión Española at Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander in Valparaíso due to pitch renovation works at Estadio Municipal Lucio Fariña Fernández.
d: Unión La Calera temporarily play their home matches at Estadio Municipal Lucio Fariña Fernández in Quillota due to remodeling works at Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar. They played their home matches against Colo-Colo, Palestino, and Universidad Católica at Estadio Sausalito in Viña del Mar due to pitch renovation works at Estadio Municipal Lucio Fariña Fernández.

Personnel and kits
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Audax Italiano Chile Juan José Ribera Chile Nicolás Peric Macron Traverso
Colo-Colo Chile Héctor Tapia Chile Esteban Paredes Under Armour MG Motor
Curicó Unido Chile Jaime Vera Argentina Martín Cortés Onefit Multihogar
Deportes Antofagasta Argentina Gerardo Ameli Chile Gonzalo Villagra Cafu Minera Escondida
Deportes Iquique Chile Luis Musrri Chile Rodrigo Naranjo Rete UNAP
Deportes Temuco Chile Miguel Ponce Chile Cristián Canío Joma Rosen
Everton Argentina Javier Torrente Chile Marcos Velásquez Pirma Fox Sports
Huachipato Argentina Nicolás Larcamón Chile Claudio Sepúlveda Mitre PF
O'Higgins Chile Marco Antonio Figueroa Chile Albert Acevedo Adidas VTR
Palestino Chile Ivo Basay Chile Diego Rosende Training Bank of Palestine
San Luis Chile Mauricio Riffo Chile Daniel Vicencio Capelli Sport PF
Unión Española Chile Fernando Díaz (caretaker) Chile Diego Sánchez Kappa Universidad SEK
Unión La Calera Argentina Francisco Meneghini Chile Lucas Giovini KS7 PF
Universidad Católica Spain Beñat San José Chile Cristian Álvarez Umbro DirecTV
Universidad de Chile Argentina Frank Kudelka Chile Johnny Herrera Adidas Chevrolet
Universidad de Concepción Chile Francisco Bozán Argentina Alejandro Camargo KS7 Universidad de Concepción

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Universidad Católica Chile Mario Salas Mutual consent 10 December 2017[5] Pre-season Spain Beñat San José 20 December 2017[6]
Huachipato Argentina César Vigevani 13 December 2017[7] Argentina Nicolás Larcamón 4 January 2018[8]
Deportes Antofagasta Argentina Nicolás Larcamón Resigned 25 December 2017[9] Argentina Gerardo Ameli 4 January 2018[10]
Deportes Iquique Chile Erick Guerrero Sacked 26 February 2018[11] 12th Chile Miguel Riffo 26 February 2018[11]
Audax Italiano Chile Hugo Vilches Mutual consent 13 April 2018[12] 16th Chile Juan José Ribera 14 April 2018[13]
Colo-Colo Argentina Pablo Guede Resigned 19 April 2018[14] 4th Chile Agustín Salvatierra (caretaker) 19 April 2018[15]
Colo-Colo Chile Agustín Salvatierra End of caretaker spell 24 April 2018 4th Chile Héctor Tapia 24 April 2018[16]
Universidad de Chile Argentina Ángel Guillermo Hoyos Sacked 27 April 2018[17] 2nd Chile Esteban Valencia (caretaker) 27 April 2018[17]
Palestino Argentina Germán Cavalieri Resigned 18 May 2018[18] 10th Argentina Sebastián Méndez 19 May 2018[18]
Universidad de Chile Chile Esteban Valencia End of caretaker spell 26 May 2018[19] 4th Argentina Frank Kudelka 27 May 2018[20]
San Luis Chile Miguel Ramírez Resigned 26 May 2018[21] 14th Argentina Diego Osella 5 June 2018[22]
Everton Argentina Pablo Sánchez Sacked 27 May 2018[23] 16th Argentina Javier Torrente 2 June 2018[24]
Curicó Unido Chile Luis Marcoleta Resigned 11 June 2018[25] 12th Chile Jaime Vera 14 June 2018[26]
Deportes Temuco Argentina Dalcio Giovagnoli Sacked 16 June 2018[27] 13th Chile Miguel Ponce 22 June 2018[28]
O'Higgins Argentina Gabriel Milito Mutual consent 20 June 2018[29] 8th Uruguay Mauricio Larriera 30 June 2018[30]
O'Higgins Uruguay Mauricio Larriera Sacked 24 September 2018[31] 9th Chile Marco Antonio Figueroa 26 September 2018[32]
San Luis Argentina Diego Osella Resigned 1 October 2018[33] 16th Chile Mauricio Riffo 3 October 2018[34]
Palestino Argentina Sebastián Méndez 8 October 2018[35] 14th Chile Ivo Basay 9 October 2018[36]
Deportes Iquique Chile Miguel Riffo Mutual consent 10 October 2018[37] 11th Chile Luis Musrri 12 October 2018[38]
Unión Española Argentina Martín Palermo Sacked 4 November 2018[39] 8th Chile Fernando Díaz (caretaker) 4 November 2018[39]
Unión La Calera Chile Víctor Rivero 6 November 2018[40] 5th Argentina Francisco Meneghini 8 November 2018[41]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Universidad Católica (C) 30 17 10 3 39 25 +14 61 Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Universidad de Concepción 30 18 4 8 44 31 +13 58
3 Universidad de Chile 30 18 3 9 46 37 +9 57 Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage
4 Deportes Antofagasta 30 14 11 5 48 33 +15 53 Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage
5 Colo-Colo 30 12 7 11 40 38 +2 43
6 Unión La Calera 30 13 4 13 38 38 0 43
7 Unión Española 30 9 14 7 44 42 +2 41
8 O'Higgins 30 12 5 13 41 41 0 41
9 Huachipato 30 10 9 11 39 32 +7 39
10 Audax Italiano 30 8 10 12 40 40 0 34
11 Everton 30 9 7 14 39 44 −5 34
12 Curicó Unido 30 8 10 12 35 40 −5 34
13 Palestino 30 7 11 12 41 45 −4 32 Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage[lower-alpha 1]
14 Deportes Iquique 30 7 11 12 34 42 −8 32
15 Deportes Temuco (R) 30 6 10 14 29 45 −16 28 Relegation to Primera B
16 San Luis (R) 30 5 8 17 24 48 −24 23
Source: ANFP, Soccerway
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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Palestino qualified for the Copa Libertadores second stage by winning the 2018 Copa Chile.

Results
Home \ Away AUD CC CUR ANT DIQ TEM EVE HUA OHI PAL SL UE ULC UC UCH UDC
Audax Italiano — 1–1 4–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–4 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–0 2–3 4–1
Colo-Colo 3–2 — 2–0 3–4 0–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–2
Curicó Unido 3–0 0–0 — 3–4 0–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 4–4 2–0 1–3 1–2 1–0
Deportes Antofagasta 1–1 1–2 2–0 — 2–1 3–2 3–2 0–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 1–0
Deportes Iquique 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–2 — 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–3
Deportes Temuco 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–4 — 1–1 0–4 0–1 3–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–1
Everton 1–0 4–2 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–2 — 0–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–1 0–1 1–0
Huachipato 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 — 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 0–1 3–0
O'Higgins 4–0 1–1 2–2 0–3 2–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 — 2–2 4–0 1–1 2–3 0–1 0–1 4–2
Palestino 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 5–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–3 — 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–3 1–2
San Luis 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 2–4 2–0 0–1 — 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–3
Unión Española 2–4 3–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 — 1–1 1–1 1–4 2–3
Unión La Calera 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–4 0–2 4–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 — 2–2 6–1 1–3
Universidad Católica 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 — 1–1 1–0
Universidad de Chile 1–2 1–3 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–2 3–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 — 1–2
Universidad de Concepción 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–2 3–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 3–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 —
Source: ANFP, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
Rank Name Club Goals
1 Chile Esteban Paredes Colo-Colo 19
2 Panama Gabriel Torres Huachipato 15
3 Chile Matías Campos López Palestino 14
Argentina Tobías Figueroa Unión Española
5 Venezuela Eduard Bello Deportes Antofagasta 13
6 Chile Patricio Rubio Everton 12
7 Paraguay Mauro Caballero San Luis 11
Argentina Brian Fernández Unión La Calera
Chile Javier Parraguez Huachipato
10 Argentina Ricardo Blanco Curicó Unido 9
Brazil Sergio Santos Audax Italiano

Source: Soccerway

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