2009 Primera División of Chile

The 2009 Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno season was the 78th season of top-flight football in Chile. The season was composed of two championships: the Torneo Apertura & Torneo Clasura.

Primera División
Season2009
ChampionsApertura: Universidad de Chile
Clausura: Colo-Colo
RelegatedCuricó Unido
Rangers
Municipal Iquique
Copa LibertadoresUniversidad de Chile
Colo-Colo
Universidad Católica
Copa SudamericanaUnión Española
Universidad de Chile
Matches played334
Goals scored971 (2.91 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura: Esteban Paredes (17 goals)
Clausura: Diego Rivarola (13 goals)
Season: Esteban Paredes (25 goals)
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Format changes

The format for 2009 remains largely the same as 2008, except for the advancement to the Playoff Stages. Groups will no longer be used to determine who advance to the next stage. Instead, the top-eight teams in Classification Stage will advance.

International qualification changes

Qualification to the Copa Libertadores remains the same, as well as qualification to the Chile 1 spot in the Copa Sudamericana. The Chile 2 spot will be contested between the second-best team in the first stage and the 2008-09 Copa Chile winner. The winner of the single match will qualify to the 2009 Copa Sudamericana.

Team information

The number of teams were reduced starting with this season from 20 to 18. Antofagasta, Osorno, Melipilla, and Deportes Concepción were relegated last season to the Primera B. They were replaced by Municipal Iquique and Curicó Unido.

Locations of the 2009 Primera División teams
Team Current manager City Stadium
Audax ItalianoArgentina Pablo MariniSantiagoMunicipal de La Florida
CobreloaChile Raúl ToroCalamaMunicipal de Calama
CobresalChile José CantillanaEl SalvadorEl Cobre
Colo-ColoArgentina Hugo TocalliSantiagoMonumental
Curicó UnidoChile Luis MarcoletaCuricóLa Granja
EvertonUruguay/Chile Nelson AcostaViña del MarSausalito
HuachipatoChile Pedro GarcíaTalcahuanoCAP
La SerenaChile Víctor Hugo CastañedaLa SerenaLa Portada
Municipal IquiqueChile Gustavo HuertaIquiqueTierra de Campeones
ÑublenseChile Ricardo ToroChillánMunicipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas
O'HigginsChile Gerardo SilvaRancaguaEl Teniente
PalestinoChile Jorge AravenaSantiagoMunicipal de La Cisterna
RangersChile Oscar del SolarTalcaFiscal de Talca
Santiago MorningArgentina Juan Antonio PizziSantiagoMunicipal de La Pintana
Unión EspañolaUruguay Rubén IsraelSantiagoSanta Laura
Universidad CatólicaChile Marco Antonio FigueroaSantiagoSan Carlos de Apoquindo
Universidad de ChileArgentina José BasualdoSantiagoNacional
Universidad de ConcepciónChile Jorge PellicerConcepciónMunicipal de Concepción

Torneo Apertura
Main article: 2009 Torneo Apertura (Chile)

The Torneo Apertura, officially the Campeonato Nacional de Apertura de Primera División de Fútbol Profesional (English: Apertura National Championship of the First Division of Professional Football), was the first tournament of the season. It began on January 31 and ended on June 28.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Unión Española 17 12 2 3 38 17 +21 38 2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2 Universidad de Chile 17 9 4 4 33 21 +12 31 2009 Copa Sudamericana playoffs
3 Everton 17 7 7 3 24 17 +7 28 Playoffs
4 Santiago Morning 17 8 3 6 41 29 +12 27
5 Universidad Católica 17 8 3 6 26 18 +8 27
6 Municipal Iquique 17 7 5 5 27 23 +4 26
7 Audax Italiano 17 7 4 6 25 20 +5 25
8 O'Higgins 17 7 4 6 25 26 −1 25
9 Huachipato 17 7 4 6 26 29 −3 25
10 Cobreloa 17 7 3 7 24 25 −1 24
11 Universidad de Concepción 17 6 5 6 24 25 −1 23
12 Ñublense 17 5 5 7 16 23 −7 20
13 Colo-Colo 17 5 4 8 28 28 0 19
14 Curicó Unido 17 5 4 8 24 28 −4 19
15 Cobresal 17 4 7 6 23 34 −11 19
16 Palestino 17 5 2 10 18 37 −19 17
17 Rangers 17 3 5 9 20 28 −8 14
18 Deportes La Serena 17 3 5 9 19 32 −13 14
Updated to match(es) played on May 21, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th away goals

Results
Home \ Away AUD CLA CSL COL CUR EVE HUA SER MIQ ÑUB O'HI PAL RAN SAM UES UCA UCH UCO
Audax Italiano 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–2
Cobreloa 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 3–0 4–0 2–1 2–0
Cobresal 1–0 1–4 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–5 1–1 1–3 3–2
Colo-Colo 5–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 4–2 0–1 2–0
Curicó Unido 1–4 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–3 3–2 1–3 0–1
Everton 1–1 3–2 5–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–3 0–1 1–1
Huachipato 3–2 0–0 3–1 3–1 3–0 4–1 2–0 0–1
La Serena 0–3 1–3 3–1 3–0 1–2 0–3 1–4 0–3 1–2
Municipal Iquique 3–3 1–0 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 0–4 1–1
Ñublense 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–3
O'Higgins 1–2 1–1 5–3 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 3–1
Palestino 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–4 1–1 1–2 1–0 4–2
Rangers 0–1 4–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–4
Santiago Morning 2–0 3–3 0–1 5–0 5–1 2–1 1–3 0–1 5–4
Unión Española 5–2 4–0 2–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–1
Universidad Católica 0–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 1–1 0–1
Universidad de Chile 4–1 1–3 1–3 3–2 0–0 3–0 2–2 3–0 1–3
Universidad de Concepción 3–1 3–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on May 21, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoff stage
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Unión Española 1 6 7
8 O'Higgins 1 1 2
1 Unión Española 0 0 0 (4)
5 Universidad Católica 0 0 0 (2)
4 Santiago Morning 0 1 1
5 Universidad Católica 4 4 8
1 Unión Española 1 0 1
2 Universidad de Chile 1 1 2
3 Everton 2 2 4
6 Municipal Iquique 2 1 3
3 Everton 1 1 2
2 Universidad de Chile 0 3 3
2 Universidad de Chile 4 2 6
7 Audax Italiano 1 4 5

Updated as of games played on July 7, 2009.


 Primera Division
2009 Apertura champion 
Universidad de Chile
Universidad de Chile
13th title

Universidad de Chile qualified to the 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.

Top goalscorers
Pos Player Club Goals
1 Chile Esteban Paredes Santiago Morning 17
2 Argentina Gustavo Canales Unión Española 13
Argentina Rubén Gigena Audax Italiano 13
4 Argentina Lucas Barrios Colo-Colo 11
Uruguay Juan Manuel Olivera Universidad de Chile 11
6 Chile Mario Aravena Unión Española 10
7 Chile Milovan Mirosevic Universidad Católica 9
Chile Leonardo Monje Huachipato 9
Argentina Diego Rivarola Santiago Morning 9
Chile Samuel Teuber O'Higgins 9
Chile Gabriel Vargas Universidad de Concepción 9

Copa Sudamericana playoff

The second-best team of the Classification Stage (Universidad de Chile) played a match at Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso in the city of Coquimbo against the 2008 Copa Chile champions, (Universidad de Concepción) for the Chile 2 spot in the 2009 Copa Sudamericana.

Universidad de Concepción1–3Universidad de Chile
Vargas 31' Report Olivera 34', 59'
Á. Rojas 90+1'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Claudio Puga

Universidad de Chile classified to the Chile 2 berth for the 2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage.

Torneo Clausura
Main article: 2009 Torneo Clausura (Chile)

The Torneo Clasura, officially the Campeonato Nacional de Clausura de Primera División de Fútbol Profesional (English: Clausura National Championship of the First Division of Professional Football), was the second tournament of the season. It began on July 12 and was ended on December 16.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Universidad Católica 17 11 5 1 43 13 +30 38 Playoffs and the 2010 Copa Libertadores First Stage
2 Deportes La Serena 17 11 0 6 31 19 +12 33 Playoffs
3 Audax Italiano 17 9 5 3 26 22 +4 32
4 Colo-Colo 17 8 4 5 28 19 +9 28
5 Universidad de Concepción 17 8 3 6 23 23 0 27
6 Santiago Morning 17 8 2 7 22 25 −3 26
7 Unión Española 17 7 4 6 30 30 0 25
8 Everton 17 7 4 6 19 20 −1 25
9 Rangers 17 7 3 7 26 27 −1 21[lower-alpha 1]
10 Universidad de Chile 17 5 6 6 23 25 −2 21
11 Cobresal 17 5 5 7 18 17 +1 20
12 Palestino 17 5 5 7 16 20 −4 20
13 Cobreloa 17 6 1 10 21 22 −1 19
14 Ñublense 17 5 4 8 15 21 −6 19
15 O'Higgins 17 4 7 6 17 23 −6 19
16 Huachipato 17 5 2 10 21 29 −8 17
17 Curicó Unido 17 4 8 5 16 25 −9 17[lower-alpha 2]
18 Municipal Iquique 17 1 6 10 21 36 −15 9
Updated to match(es) played on November 8, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th away goals
Notes:
  1. Rangers was docked three points for using six foreign players during a game against Cobreloa.
  2. Curicó Unido was docked three points because they had more foreign players than allowed by the rules in a game against Universidad de Concepción.[1]

Results
Home \ Away AUD CLA CSL COL CUR EVE HUA SER MIQ ÑUB O'HI PAL RAN SAM UES UCA UCH UCO
Audax Italiano 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–4 2–1
Cobreloa 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 5–1 1–0 3–0 0–2 0–3
Cobresal 0–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–0
Colo-Colo 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–0
Curicó Unido 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 1–1
Everton 1–2 0–3 3–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1
Huachipato 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–2 2–0 0–3 0–1 1–2 2–0
D. La Serena 4–2 4–2 3–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 0–1
Municipal Iquique 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–3 3–4 0–2
Ñublense 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–2
O'Higgins 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–3 2–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–2
Palestino 2–1 0–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–3 1–1 0–0
Rangers 0–0 0–2 5–3 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–1
Santiago Morning 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–2 3–1 1–1 3–1
Unión Española 2–4 2–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–4 3–3 0–1 4–3
Universidad Católica 2–1 7–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 5–1 3–0 4–1
Universidad de Chile 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–5 2–1 2–3 1–1
Universidad de Concepción 1–0 1–3 3–1 2–4 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on November 8, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoff stage
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Universidad Católica 2 0 2
8 Everton 0 0 0
1 Universidad Católica 3 5 8
6 Santiago Morning 0 3 3
3 Audax Italiano 2 2 4
6 Santiago Morning 4 1 5
1 Universidad Católica 2 2 4
4 Colo-Colo 2 4 6
4 Colo-Colo 2 4 6
5 Universidad de Concepción 1 3 4
4 Colo-Colo 1 3 4
2 Deportes La Serena 0 0 0
2 Deportes La Serena 1 2 3
7 Unión Española 1 1 2
As of December 2009


 Primera Division
2009 Clausura champion 
Chile
Colo-Colo
29th title

Colo-Colo qualified to the 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.

Top goalscorers
Pos Name Club Goals
1 Argentina Diego Rivarola Santiago Morning 13
2 Chile Rodrigo Toloza Universidad Católica 12
3 Argentina Ezequiel Miralles Colo-Colo 11
4 Chile Cristian Canio Audax Italiano 10
Argentina Javier Elizondo Deportes La Serena 10
Chile Roberto Gutiérrez Universidad Católica 10

Updated as of games played on December 9, 2009.
Source:

Relegation

Relegation for this season will be determined by an aggregate table of the Classification Stages of both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. The teams that finish 17th and 18th will be automatically relegated to the Primera B for the next season. The teams that finish 15th and 16th will play a relegation/promotion playoff against two teams from the 2009 Primera B season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Universidad Católica 34 19 8 7 69 31 +38 65
2 Unión Española 34 19 5 10 68 47 +21 62
3 Audax Italiano 34 16 9 9 51 42 +9 57
4 Santiago Morning 34 16 5 13 63 54 +9 53
5 Everton 34 14 11 9 43 37 +6 53
6 Universidad de Chile 34 14 10 10 56 46 +10 52
7 Universidad de Concepción 34 14 8 12 47 48 −1 50
8 Deportes La Serena 34 14 5 15 50 51 −1 47
9 Colo-Colo 34 13 8 13 56 47 +9 47
10 O'Higgins 34 11 11 12 42 49 −7 44
11 Cobreloa 34 13 4 17 45 47 −2 43
12 Huachipato 34 12 6 16 47 58 −11 42
13 Ñublense 34 10 9 15 31 44 −13 39
14 Cobresal 34 9 12 13 41 51 −10 39
15 Palestino 34 10 7 17 34 57 −23 37 Relegation/Promotion Playoff
16 Curicó Unido 34 9 12 13 39 53 −14 36[lower-alpha 1]
17 Rangers 34 10 8 16 46 55 −9 35[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to Primera B
18 Municipal Iquique 34 8 11 15 48 59 −11 35
Updated to match(es) played on November 8, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th away goals
Notes:
  1. Curicó Unido was docked three points because they had more foreign players than allowed by the rules in a game against Universidad de Concepción.[2]
  2. Rangers was docked three points for using six foreign players in a game against Cobreloa.[3]

Relegation/promotion playoff

By finishing 15th in the relegation table, Palestino was pitted against the San Marcos de Arica, the 2nd best team in the 2009 Primera B General Table. Curicó Unido, by finishing 16th in the relegation table, played against San Luis, the loser of the 2009 Primera B championship playoff. The team who obtains the most point after two legs will stay or be promoted to the Primera División. Should there be a tie on points, it will be settled as follows: 1) overall goal difference; 2) most away goal; 3) extra time of two 15-minute halves; 4) penalty shootout according to the Laws of the Game. The Primera División (Team #1) played the second leg at home.

Team #1   Points earned   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Palestino 3–3
(4–2 p)		 San Marcos de Arica 2–0 0–2
Curicó Unido 3–3 (2–4 gd) San Luis 2–1 0–3

See also

References
  1. http://diario.elmercurio.cl/2009/11/07/deportes/futbol/noticias/f5d0d2eb-a07c-4267-9af5-6f8cdf2b9331.htm
  2. http://diario.elmercurio.cl/2009/11/07/deportes/futbol/noticias/f5d0d2eb-a07c-4267-9af5-6f8cdf2b9331.htm
  3. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=697935&sec=global&cc=5901
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