2008 Primera División of Chile

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2008 Primera División of Chile - Wikipedia

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Primera División
Season	2008
Champions	Apertura: Everton (4th title) Clausura: Colo-Colo (28th title)
Relegated	Antofagasta Concepción Melipilla Provincial Osorno
Copa Libertadores	Everton Colo-Colo Universidad de Chile
Copa Sudamericana	Ñublense Universidad Católica
Top goalscorer	Apertura: Lucas Barrios (19 goals) Clausura: Lucas Barrios (18 goals) Season: Lucas Barrios (37 goals)
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The 2008 Primera División de Chile is the 77th season of top-flight football in Chile, and the 7th under its current format.

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura "Copa BancoEstado" opened the 2008 season on January 25. The 20 teams were organized into four groups, but played each other in a single round-robin format. The top-two teams from each group advanced to a single elimination play-off, but the best 3rd-place team had to worst 2nd-place team in an advancement play-off match. The winner of the tournament will be crowned the Apertura champion, and will earn a spot in the 2009 Copa Libertadores Group Stage. The champion and runner-up with earn spots in the 2008 Copa Sudamericana.

First phase

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ñublense	19	12	5	2	28	14	+14	41	2008 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2	Universidad Católica	19	11	3	5	37	19	+18	36	2008 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary
3	O'Higgins	19	10	6	3	30	17	+13	36
4	Audax Italiano	19	11	1	7	35	25	+10	34
5	Everton	19	10	2	7	34	30	+4	32
6	Cobresal	19	9	4	6	35	26	+9	31
7	Universidad de Chile	19	9	3	7	28	23	+5	30
8	Santiago Morning	19	9	3	7	35	42	−7	30
9	Colo-Colo	19	7	6	6	35	29	+6	27
10	Huachipato	19	7	6	6	29	29	0	27
11	Deportes La Serena	19	7	5	7	29	29	0	26
12	Palestino	19	7	3	9	28	27	+1	24
13	Unión Española	19	7	3	9	20	27	−7	24
14	Rangers	19	6	6	7	23	25	−2	24
15	Cobreloa	19	6	5	8	25	29	−4	23
16	Universidad de Concepción	19	6	3	10	27	33	−6	21
17	Deportes Antofagasta	19	4	5	10	16	29	−13	17
18	Provincial Osorno	19	5	1	13	19	38	−19	16
19	Deportes Concepción	19	7	3	9	33	37	−4	15^[a]
20	Deportes Melipilla	19	3	1	15	22	40	−18	10

Updated to match(es) played on May 4, 2008. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ Deportes Concepción were docked nine points for using ineligible players in Round 2.

Group standings

Group 1
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Audax Italiano	19	11	1	7	35	25	+10	34	Playoffs
2	Everton	19	10	2	7	34	30	+4	32	Playoffs
3	Cobresal	19	9	4	6	29	29	0	31	Play-off Match
4	Huachipato	19	7	6	6	29	29	0	27
5	Unión Española	19	7	3	9	20	27	−7	24

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 2
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	O'Higgins	19	10	6	3	30	17	+13	36	Playoffs
2	Universidad de Chile	19	9	3	7	28	23	+5	30	Playoffs
3	Santiago Morning	19	9	3	7	36	44	−8	30
4	Deportes La Serena	19	7	5	7	29	29	0	26
5	Palestino	19	7	3	9	28	27	+1	24

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 3
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Colo-Colo	19	7	6	6	35	29	+6	27	Playoffs
2	Cobreloa	19	6	5	8	25	29	−4	23	Play-off Match
3	Deportes Antofagasta	19	4	5	10	16	29	−13	17
4	Provincial Osorno	19	5	1	13	19	28	−9	16
5	Deportes Melipilla	19	3	1	15	22	40	−18	10

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 4
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ñublense	19	12	5	2	29	13	+16	41	Playoffs
2	Universidad Católica	19	11	3	5	37	19	+18	36	Playoffs
3	Rangers	19	6	6	7	23	25	−2	24
4	Universidad de Concepción	19	6	3	10	28	32	−4	21
5	Deportes Concepción	19	7	3	9	35	38	−3	18^[a]

Updated to match(es) played on May 4, 2008. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ Deportes Concepción were docked six points for using ineligible players in Round 2.

Play-off match

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cobresal	2–2 (2–4 p)	Cobreloa

Playoff stage

The clubs were seeded by their first phase standings.

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

5	Everton (a)	0	4	4

4	Audax Italiano	3	1	4
					5	Everton	3	1	4

					6	Universidad de Chile	1	1	2
6	Universidad de Chile	4	2	6

3	O'Higgins	2	1	3
										5	Everton	0	3	3

										7	Colo-Colo	2	0	2
2	Universidad Católica	1	1	2

7	Colo-Colo	3	1	4
					7	Colo-Colo(a)	0	2	2

					1	Ñublense	1	1	2
8	Cobreloa	2	1	3

1	Ñublense	2	2	4

Finals

28 May 2008

20:10 (UTC-4)

Colo-Colo	2 – 0	Everton
Barrios 85' Fierro 90+2'

Monumental David Arellano, Santiago

Attendance: 31,482

Referee: P. Pozo

3 June 2008

18:10 (UTC-4)

Everton	3 – 0	Colo-Colo
Miralles 49', 77' Riveros 70'

Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar

Attendance: 19,000

Referee: R. Selman

Campeonato Nacional 2008 Apertura champion
Everton 4th title

Everton qualified to the 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.

Top-five goalscorers

P	Scorer	Team	Goals
1	Lucas Barrios	Colo-Colo	19
2	Esteban Paredes	Santiago Morning	15
3	Manuel Villalobos	Universidad de Chile	13
3	Ezequiel Miralles	Everton	13
5	Gabriel Vargas	Universidad de Concepción	12

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura "Copa BancoEstado" began on June 21. The format is the same as the Apertura tournament, but the field was reduced from 20 teams to 19 since Deportes Concepción withdrew before the start of the tournament due to financial problems. The best-placed team in the first stage earned a spot in the First Stage of the 2009 Copa Libertadores. The tournament champion will earn a spot in the 2009 Copa Libertadores Group Stage. Relegation will be determined at the end of this tournament.