Campeonato Nacional
Founded31 May 1933 (1933-05-31)
CountryChile
ConfederationCONMEBOL
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toPrimera B
Domestic cup(s)Copa Chile
International cup(s)Copa Libertadores
Copa Sudamericana
Current championsHuachipato (3rd title)
(2023)
Most championshipsColo-Colo (33 titles)
Most appearancesAdolfo Nef (624)[1]
Top goalscorerEsteban Paredes (221)[2]
TV partnersTNT Sports, Canal 13
Websiteanfp.cl
Current: 2024 Chilean Primera División

The Chilean Primera División (English: First Division of Chile) is a professional football league, being the highest division of Chilean football league system. It is organized by the ANFP. The league was previously known as the Campeonato AFP PlanVital for sponsorship reasons. In 2023, the ANFP signed a partnership with Betsson Group to become the official naming sponsor of the competition, which became known as Campeonato Betsson.[3]

Format

As of the 2018 season, 16 teams compete in the league, playing against each other twice, once at home and once away.

Relegation and promotion

Currently, the two teams with the worst scores in the season, are relegated to Primera B, and replaced by the champions and the playoff winners of this division.

Qualification for international competitions

The league champions qualify for the following year's Copa Libertadores, as well as the runners-up and the third-placed team. The teams placing fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh qualify for the following year's Copa Sudamericana.

History

Professionalism

In 1933, eight big clubs at that time, namely, Unión Española, Badminton, Colo-Colo, Audax Italiano, Green Cross, Morning Star, Magallanes and Santiago National F.C., founded the Liga Profesional de Football de Santiago (LPF) on May 31, 1933. The newly formed body was recognized by the Football Federation of Chile on June 2, 1933.

The first edition of professional competition was contested by the eight founding teams and was won by Magallanes after defeating Colo-Colo in a decisive match. In the following year, according to the disposition of Federación de Fútbol de Chile, Liga Profesional returned to integrate with the AFS. As part of the negotiations for reunification, four teams from AFS, namely, Club Deportivo Ferroviarios, Carlos Walker, Deportivo Alemán, and Santiago F.C., would join the 1934 professional competition. Moreover, it was also decided that the last six teams in the 1934 competition would be eliminated to form the new second division in 1935. The title of the expanded 1934 edition was again clinched by Magallanes, which won 10 out of the 11 matches that year.[4]

Current teams

There are 16 teams playing in the Primera División, as of the 2024 season.[5]

Club City Stadium Capacity
Audax Italiano Santiago Bicentenario de La Florida 12,000
Cobreloa Calama Zorros del Desierto 12,346
Cobresal El Salvador El Cobre 12,000
Colo-Colo Santiago Monumental David Arellano 47,347
Coquimbo Unido Coquimbo Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso 18,750
Deportes Copiapó Copiapó Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla 8,000
Deportes Iquique Iquique Tierra de Campeones 13,171
Everton Viña del Mar Sausalito 22,360
Huachipato Talcahuano CAP 10,500
Ñublense Chillán Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas 12,000
O'Higgins Rancagua El Teniente 13,849
Palestino Santiago Municipal de La Cisterna 8,000
Unión Española Santiago Santa Laura-Universidad SEK 19,000
Unión La Calera La Calera Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar 9,200
Universidad Católica Santiago San Carlos de Apoquindo 14,118
Universidad de Chile Santiago Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos 48,665

List of seasons

Ed. Season Champion (title count) Runner-up Leading goalscorer(s)[6]
1
1933Magallanes (1)Colo-ColoChile Luis Carvallo (Colo-Colo; 9 goals)
2
1934Magallanes (2)Audax ItalianoChile Carlos Giudice (Audax Italiano; 19 goals)
3
1935Magallanes (3)Audax ItalianoChile Aurelio Domínguez (Colo-Colo; 12 goals)
Chile Guillermo Ogaz (Magallanes; 12 goals)
4
1936Audax Italiano (1)MagallanesCosta Rica Hernán Bolaños (Audax Italiano; 14 goals)
5
1937Colo-Colo (1)MagallanesCosta Rica Hernán Bolaños (Audax Italiano; 16 goals)
6
1938Magallanes (4)Audax ItalianoChile Gustavo Pizarro (Bádminton; 17 goals)
7
1939Colo-Colo (2)Santiago MorningChile Alfonso Domínguez (Colo-Colo; 32 goals)
8
1940Universidad de Chile (1)Audax ItalianoChile Victor Alonso (Universidad de Chile; 20 goals)
Chile Pedro Valenzuela (Magallanes; 20 goals)
9
1941Colo-Colo (3)Santiago MorningArgentina José Profetta (Santiago National F.C.; 19 goals)
10
1942Santiago Morning (1)MagallanesChile Domingo Romo (Santiago Morning; 16 goals)
11
1943Unión Española (1)Colo-ColoChile Luis Machuca (Unión Española; 17 goals)
Chile Victor Mancilla Universidad Católica (17 goals)
12
1944Colo-Colo (4)Audax ItalianoChile Juan Alcantara (Audax Italiano; 19 goals)
Chile Alfonso Domínguez (Colo-Colo; 19 goals)
13
1945Green Cross (1)Unión EspañolaUruguay Ubaldo Cruche (Universidad de Chile; 17 goals)
Argentina Hugo Giorgi (Audax Italiano; 17 goals)
Argentina Juan Zárate (Green Cross; 17 goals)
14
1946Audax Italiano (2)MagallanesUruguay Ubaldo Cruche (Universidad de Chile; 25 goals)
15
1947Colo-Colo (5)Audax ItalianoChile Apolonides Vera (Santiago National F.C.; 17 goals)
16
1948Audax Italiano (3)Unión EspañolaArgentina Juan Zárate (Audax Italiano; 22 goals)
17
1949Universidad Católica (1)Santiago WanderersChile Mario Lorca (Unión Española; 20 goals)
18
1950Everton (1)Unión EspañolaArgentina Félix Díaz (Green Cross; 21 goals)
19
1951Unión Española (2)Audax ItalianoChile Rubén Aguilera (Santiago Morning; 21 goals)
Chile Carlos Tello (Audax Italiano; 21 goals)
20
1952Everton (2)Colo-ColoChile René Meléndez (Everton; 30 goals)
21
1953Colo-Colo (6)PalestinoChile Jorge Robledo (Colo-Colo; 26 goals)
22
1954Universidad Católica (2)Colo-ColoChile Jorge Robledo (Colo-Colo; 25 goals)
23
1955Palestino (1)Colo-ColoArgentina Nicolás Moreno (Green Cross; 27 goals)
24
1956Colo-Colo (7)Santiago WanderersChile Guillermo Villarroel (O'Higgins; 19 goals)
25
1957Audax Italiano (4)Universidad de ChileArgentina Gustavo Albella (Green Cross; 27 goals)
26
1958Santiago Wanderers (1)Colo-ColoArgentina Gustavo Albella (Green Cross; 23 goals)
Chile Carlos Verdejo (La Serena; 23 goals)
27
1959Universidad de Chile (2)Colo-ColoChile José Benito Rios (O'Higgins; 22 goals)
28
1960Colo-Colo (8)Santiago WanderersArgentina Juan Falcon (Palestino; 21 goals)
29
1961Universidad Católica (3)Universidad de ChileChile Carlos Campos (Universidad de Chile; 24 goals)
Chile Honorino Landa (Unión Española; 24 goals)
30
1962Universidad de Chile (3)Universidad CatólicaChile Carlos Campos (Universidad de Chile; 34 goals)
31
1963Colo-Colo (9)Universidad de ChileChile Luis Hernán Álvarez (Colo-Colo; 37 goals)
32
1964Universidad de Chile (4)Universidad CatólicaChile Daniel Escudero (Everton; 25 goals)
33
1965Universidad de Chile (5)Universidad CatólicaArgentina Héctor Scandolli (Rangers; 25 goals)
34
1966Universidad Católica (4)Colo-ColoChile Carlos Campos (Universidad de Chile; 21 goals)
Argentina Felipe Bracamonte (Unión San Felipe; 21 goals)
35
1967Universidad de Chile (6)Universidad CatólicaParaguay Eladio Zárate (Unión Española; 28 goals)
36
1968Santiago Wanderers (2)Universidad CatólicaChile Carlos Reinoso (Audax Italiano; 21 goals)
37
1969Universidad de Chile (7)RangersParaguay Eladio Zárate (Unión Española; 22 goals)
38
1970Colo-Colo (10)Unión EspañolaChile Osvaldo Castro (Deportes Concepción; 36 goals)
39
1971Unión San Felipe (1)Universidad de ChileParaguay Eladio Zárate (Universidad de Chile; 25 goals)
40
1972Colo-Colo (11)Unión EspañolaChile Fernando Espinoza (Magallanes; 25 goals)
41
1973Unión Española (3)Colo-ColoChile Guillermo Yávar (Unión Española; 21 goals)
42
1974Huachipato (1)PalestinoChile Julio Crisosto (Colo-Colo; 28 goals)
43
1975Unión Española (4)Deportes ConcepciónChile Victor Pizarro (Santiago Morning; 27 goals)
44
1976Everton (3)Unión EspañolaArgentina Chile Óscar Fabbiani (Palestino; 23 goals)
45
1977Unión Española (5)EvertonArgentina Chile Óscar Fabbiani (Palestino; 34 goals)
46
1978Palestino (2)CobreloaArgentina Chile Óscar Fabbiani (Palestino; 35 goals)
47
1979Colo-Colo (12)CobreloaChile Carlos Caszely (Colo-Colo; 20 goals)
48
1980Cobreloa (1)Universidad de ChileChile Carlos Caszely (Colo-Colo; 26 goals)
49
1981Colo-Colo (13)CobreloaChile Victor Cabrera (San Luis; 20 goals)
Chile Carlos Caszely (Colo-Colo; 20 goals)
Chile Luis Marcoleta (Magallanes; 20 goals)
50
1982Cobreloa (2)Colo-ColoUruguay Jorge Luis Siviero (Cobreloa; 18 goals)
51
1983Colo-Colo (14)CobreloaUruguay Washington Olivera (Cobreloa; 29 goals)
52
1984Universidad Católica (5)CobresalChile Victor Cabrera (C.D. Regional Atacama; 18 goals)
53
1985Cobreloa (3)EvertonChile Ivo Basay (Magallanes; 19 goals)
54
1986Colo-Colo (15)PalestinoChile Sergio Salgado (C.D. Cobresal; 18 goals)
55
1987Universidad Católica (6)Colo-ColoChile Osvaldo Hurtado (Universidad Católica; 21 goals)
56
1988Cobreloa (4)CobresalArgentina Gustavo De Luca (Deportes La Serena; 18 goals)
Peru Juan José Oré (Deportes Iquique; 18 goals)
57
1989Colo-Colo (16)Universidad CatólicaChile Rubén Martínez (C.D. Cobresal; 25 goals)
58
1990Colo-Colo (17)Universidad CatólicaChile Rubén Martínez (Colo-Colo; 22 goals)
59
1991Colo-Colo (18)Coquimbo UnidoChile Rubén Martínez (Colo-Colo; 23 goals)
60
1992Cobreloa (5)Colo-ColoChile Aníbal González (Colo-Colo; 24 goals)
61
1993Colo-Colo (19)CobreloaChile Marco Antonio Figueroa (C.D. Cobreloa; 18 goals)
62
1994Universidad de Chile (8)Universidad CatólicaArgentina Alberto Acosta (Universidad Católica; 33 goals)
63
1995Universidad de Chile (9)Universidad CatólicaArgentina Gabriel Caballero (C.D. Antofagasta; 18 goals)
Chile Aníbal González (Palestino; 18 goals)
64
1996Colo-Colo (20)Universidad CatólicaChile Mario Véner (Santiago Wanderers; 30 goals)
65
1997AperturaUniversidad Católica (7)Colo-ColoArgentina David Bisconti (Universidad Católica; 15 goals)
66
ClausuraColo-Colo (21)Universidad CatólicaParaguay Richart Báez (Universidad de Chile; 10 goals)
Chile Rubén Vallejos (Deportes Puerto Montt; 10 goals)
67
1998Colo-Colo (22)Universidad de ChileChile Pedro González (Universidad de Chile; 23 goals)
68
1999Universidad de Chile (10)Universidad CatólicaChile Mario Núñez (O'Higgins; 34 goals)
69
2000Universidad de Chile (11)CobreloaChile Pedro González (Universidad de Chile; 26 goals)
70
2001Santiago Wanderers (3)Universidad CatólicaChile Héctor Tapia (Colo-Colo; 24 goals)
71
2002AperturaUniversidad Católica (8)RangersChile Sebastián González (Colo-Colo; 18 goals)
72
ClausuraColo-Colo (23)Universidad CatólicaChile Manuel Neira (Colo-Colo; 14 goals)
73
2003AperturaCobreloa (6)Colo-ColoParaguay Salvador Cabañas (Audax Italiano; 18 goals)
74
ClausuraCobreloa (7)Colo-ColoUruguay Gustavo Biscayzacú (Unión Española; 21 goals)
75
2004AperturaUniversidad de Chile (12)CobreloaChile Patricio Galaz (C.D. Cobreloa; 23 goals)
76
ClausuraCobreloa (8)Unión EspañolaChile Patricio Galaz (Cobreloa; 19 goals)
77
2005AperturaUnión Española (6)Coquimbo UnidoChile Joel Estay (Everton; 13 goals)
Chile Álvaro Sarabia (Deportes Puerto Montt; 13 goals)
Chile Héctor Mancilla (C.D. Huachipato; 13 goals)
78
ClausuraUniversidad Católica (9)Universidad de ChileChile Cristián Montecinos (Concepción; 13 goals)
Chile Gonzalo Fierro (Colo-Colo; 13 goals)
Chile César Díaz (C.D. Cobresal; 13 goals)
79
2006AperturaColo-Colo (24)Universidad de ChileChile Humberto Suazo (Colo-Colo; 19 goals)
80
ClausuraColo-Colo (25)Audax ItalianoChile Leonardo Monje (Universidad de Concepción; 17 goals)
81
2007AperturaColo-Colo (26)Universidad CatólicaChile Humberto Suazo (Colo-Colo; 18 goals)
82
ClausuraColo-Colo (27)Universidad de ConcepciónChile Carlos Villanueva (Audax Italiano; 20 goals)
83
2008AperturaEverton (4)Colo-ColoArgentina Paraguay Lucas Barrios (Colo-Colo; 19 goals)
84
ClausuraColo-Colo (28)PalestinoArgentina Paraguay Lucas Barrios (Colo-Colo; 18 goals)
85
2009AperturaUniversidad de Chile (13)Unión EspañolaChile Esteban Paredes (Santiago Morning; 17 goals)
86
ClausuraColo-Colo (29)Universidad CatólicaArgentina Diego Rivarola (Santiago Morning; 13 goals)
87
2010Universidad Católica (10)Colo-ColoChile Milovan Mirošević (Universidad Católica; 19 goals)
88
2011AperturaUniversidad de Chile (14)Universidad CatólicaArgentina Matías Urbano (Unión San Felipe; 12 goals)
89
ClausuraUniversidad de Chile (15)CobreloaChile Esteban Paredes (Colo-Colo; 14 goals)
90
2012AperturaUniversidad de Chile (16)O'HigginsArgentina Enzo Gutiérrez (O'Higgins; 11 goals)
91
ClausuraHuachipato (2)Unión EspañolaArgentina Sebastián Sáez (Audax Italiano; 13 goals)
92
2013Unión Española (7)Universidad CatólicaArgentina Javier Elizondo (C.D. Antofagasta; 14 goals)
Argentina Sebastián Sáez (Audax Italiano; 14 goals)
93
2013–14AperturaO'Higgins (1)Universidad CatólicaArgentina Luciano Vázquez (Ñublense; 11 goals)
94
ClausuraColo-Colo (30)Universidad CatólicaChile Esteban Paredes (Colo-Colo; 16 goals)
95
2014–15AperturaUniversidad de Chile (17)Santiago WanderersChile Esteban Paredes (Colo-Colo; 12 goals)
96
ClausuraCobresal (1)Colo-ColoChile Jean Paul Pineda (Unión La Calera; 11 goals)
Chile Esteban Paredes (Colo-Colo; 11 goals)
97
2015–16AperturaColo-Colo (31)Universidad CatólicaArgentina Marcos Riquelme (Club Deportivo Palestino; 11 goals)
98
ClausuraUniversidad Católica (11)Colo-ColoChile Nicolás Castillo (Universidad Católica; 11 goals)
99
2016–17AperturaUniversidad Católica (12)Deportes IquiqueChile Nicolás Castillo (Universidad Católica; 13 goals)
100
ClausuraUniversidad de Chile (18)Colo-ColoChile Felipe Mora (Universidad de Chile; 13 goals)
101
2017Colo-Colo (32)Unión EspañolaChile Bryan Carrasco (Audax Italiano; 10 goals)
102
2018Universidad Católica (13)Universidad de ConcepciónChile Esteban Paredes (Colo-Colo; 19 goals)
103
2019Universidad Católica (14)Colo-ColoArgentina Lucas Passerini (Palestino; 14 goals)
104
2020Universidad Católica (15)Unión La CaleraArgentina Fernando Zampedri (Universidad Católica; 20 goals)
105
2021Universidad Católica (16)Colo-ColoArgentina Gonzalo Sosa (Deportes Melipilla; 23 goals)
Argentina Fernando Zampedri (Universidad Católica; 23 goals)
106
2022Colo-Colo (33)ÑublenseArgentina Fernando Zampedri (Universidad Católica; 18 goals)
107
2023Huachipato (3)CobresalArgentina Fernando Zampedri (Universidad Católica; 17 goals)

Source (not for goalscorers): rsssf.com[7]

Titles by club

Source:[8]

Rank Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runners-up years
1 Colo-Colo 33 22 1937, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1947, 1953, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997 Clausura, 1998, 2002 Clausura, 2006 Apertura, 2006 Clausura, 2007 Apertura, 2007 Clausura, 2008 Clausura, 2009 Clausura, 2014 Clausura, 2015 Apertura, 2017 Transición, 2022 1933, 1943, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1966, 1973, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997 Apertura, 2003 Apertura, 2003 Clausura, 2008 Apertura, 2010, 2015 Clausura, 2016 Clausura, 2017 Clausura, 2019, 2021
2 Universidad de Chile 18 8 1940, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2004 Apertura, 2009 Apertura, 2011 Apertura, 2011 Clausura, 2012 Apertura, 2014 Apertura, 2017 Clausura 1957, 1961, 1963, 1971, 1980, 1998, 2005 Clausura, 2006 Apertura
3 Universidad Católica 16 21 1949, 1954, 1961, 1966, 1984, 1987, 1997 Apertura, 2002 Apertura, 2005 Clausura, 2010, 2016 Clausura, 2016 Apertura, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Clausura, 1999, 2001, 2002 Clausura, 2007 Apertura, 2009 Clausura, 2011 Apertura, 2013 Transición, 2013 Apertura, 2014 Clausura, 2015 Apertura
4 Cobreloa 8 8 1980, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 2003 Apertura, 2003 Clausura, 2004 Clausura 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1993, 2000, 2004 Apertura, 2011 Clausura
5 Unión Española 7 10 1943, 1951, 1973, 1975, 1977, 2005 Apertura, 2013 Transición 1945, 1948, 1950, 1970, 1972, 1976, 2004 Clausura, 2009 Apertura, 2012 Clausura, 2017 Transición
6 Audax Italiano 4 8 1936, 1946, 1948, 1957 1934, 1935, 1938, 1940, 1944, 1947, 1951, 2006 Clausura
Magallanes 4 4 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938 1936, 1937, 1942, 1946
Everton 4 2 1950, 1952, 1976, 2008 Apertura 1977, 1985
9 Santiago Wanderers 3 4 1958, 1968, 2001 1949, 1956, 1960, 2014 Apertura
Huachipato 3 — 1974, 2012 Clausura, 2023 —
11 Palestino 2 4 1955, 1978 1953, 1974, 1986, 2008 Clausura
12 Cobresal 1 3 2015 Clausura 1984, 1988, 2023
Santiago Morning 1 2 1942 1939, 1941
O'Higgins 1 1 2013 Apertura 2012 Apertura
Green Cross 1 — 1945 —
Unión San Felipe 1 — 1971 —

All-time goalscorers

Rank Country Player Goals Years
1ChileEsteban Paredes2212000-2022
2ChileFrancisco Valdés2151961-1983
3ChilePedro González2141985-2006
4ChileHonorino Landa1931959-1974
5ArgentinaÓscar Fabbiani1881974-1987
6ChileMarcelo Corrales1881990-2007
7ChileCarlos Campos1841956-1969
8ChileJaime Riveros1751990-2011
9ChileAtilio Cremaschi1741941-1960
10ChileCarlos Caszely1711967-1986
11ChileJosé Fernández1711948-1961
12ChileLuis Hernán Álvarez1681958-1969
13ChileJuan Soto1661957-1969
14ChileLeonel Sánchez1611953-1970
15ChileAnibal González1561983-2001
16ChileJulio Crisosto1541969-1983

See also

References

  1. ↑ [Los grandes récords del fútbol chileno], as chile, 25 September 2015.
  2. ↑ [Los grandes récords del fútbol chileno], as chile, 25 Sep 2015
  3. ↑ "Campeonato Betsson será el nuevo auspiciador de la Primera División". ANFP.cl.
  4. ↑ Chilean League 1934
  5. ↑ Karel Stokkermans (29 May 2016). "Chile 2015/16". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Andrés, Juan Pablo (December 11, 2009). "Chile – List of Topscorers". RSSSF.
  7. ↑ Juan Pablo Andrés and Eric Boesenberg (11 December 2014). "Chile – List of Champions and Runners Up". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  8. ↑ Juan Pablo Andrés and Eric Boesenberg (23 December 2015). "Chile - List of Champions and Runners Up". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
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