# 2009 Torneo Clausura (Chile)

The 2009 Torneo Clasura, officially the Campeonato Nacional de Clausura Copa BancoEstado 2009 (English: Clausura National Championship Banco Estado Cup 2009), was the 86th top tier tournament. It began on July 12 and is scheduled to end on December 16. Colo-Colo were the champions, winning its 29th title.

## Classification Stage
### 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 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Colo-Colo | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 28 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Universidad de Concepción | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 27 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Santiago Morning | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 26 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Unión Española | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 25 | Playoffs |
| 8 | Everton | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 25 | Playoffs |
| 9 | Rangers | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 21 | |
| 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 | |
| 18 | Municipal Iquique | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 9 | |
* ↑ Rangers was docked three points for using six foreign players during a game against Cobreloa.
* ↑ Curicó Unido was docked three points because they had more foreign players than allowed by the rules in a game against Universidad de Concepción.

### 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 | | | |

### Playoff stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Universidad Católica | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Everton | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 6 | Santiago Morning | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Santiago Morning | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | Universidad Católica | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Colo-Colo | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Colo-Colo | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Colo-Colo | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Universidad de Concepción | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 2 | Deportes La Serena | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 7 | Unión Española | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
    As of December 2009
* Primera Division 2009 Clausura champion
* Colo-Colo 29th title
Colo-Colo qualified to the 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.

### Top goalscorers

| Pos | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Diego Rivarola | Santiago Morning | 13 |
| 2 | Rodrigo Toloza | Universidad Católica | 12 |
| 3 | Ezequiel Miralles | Colo-Colo | 11 |
| 4 | Cristian Canio | Audax Italiano | 10 |
| 4 | Javier Elizondo | Deportes La Serena | 10 |
| 4 | 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 | Relegation/Promotion Playoff |
| 17 | Rangers | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 35 | Relegation to Primera B |
| 18 | Municipal Iquique | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 35 | Relegation to Primera B |
* ↑ Curicó Unido was docked three points because they had more foreign players than allowed by the rules in a game against Universidad de Concepción.
* ↑ Rangers was docked three points for using six foreign players in a game against Cobreloa.

### 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 |