# 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.

## 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.
| Team | Current manager | City | Stadium |
| Audax Italiano | Pablo Marini | Santiago | Municipal de La Florida |
| Cobreloa | Raúl Toro | Calama | Municipal de Calama |
| Cobresal | José Cantillana | El Salvador | El Cobre |
| Colo-Colo | Hugo Tocalli | Santiago | Monumental |
| Curicó Unido | Luis Marcoleta | Curicó | La Granja |
| Everton | / Nelson Acosta | Viña del Mar | Sausalito |
| Huachipato | Pedro García | Talcahuano | CAP |
| La Serena | Víctor Hugo Castañeda | La Serena | La Portada |
| Municipal Iquique | Gustavo Huerta | Iquique | Tierra de Campeones |
| Ñublense | Ricardo Toro | Chillán | Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas |
| O'Higgins | Gerardo Silva | Rancagua | El Teniente |
| Palestino | Jorge Aravena | Santiago | Municipal de La Cisterna |
| Rangers | Oscar del Solar | Talca | Fiscal de Talca |
| Santiago Morning | Juan Antonio Pizzi | Santiago | Municipal de La Pintana |
| Unión Española | Rubén Israel | Santiago | Santa Laura |
| Universidad Católica | Marco Antonio Figueroa | Santiago | San Carlos de Apoquindo |
| Universidad de Chile | José Basualdo | Santiago | Nacional |
| Universidad de Concepción | Jorge Pellicer | Concepción | Municipal de Concepción |

## Torneo Apertura

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.

### Classification stage
#### 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 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Universidad Católica | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 27 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Municipal Iquique | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 26 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Audax Italiano | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 25 | Playoffs |
| 8 | O'Higgins | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 25 | Playoffs |
| 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 | |

#### 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 | |

### Playoff stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Unión Española | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | O'Higgins | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | | | | | |
| 5 | Universidad Católica | 4 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Universidad Católica | 4 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | 1 | Unión Española | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Universidad de Chile | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Everton | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Universidad de Chile | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Municipal Iquique | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 2 | Universidad de Chile | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 7 | Audax Italiano | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
Updated as of games played on July 7, 2009.
* Primera Division 2009 Apertura champion
* Universidad de Chile 13th title
Universidad de Chile qualified to the 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.

### Top goalscorers

| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Esteban Paredes | Santiago Morning | 17 |
| 2 | Gustavo Canales | Unión Española | 13 |
| 2 | Rubén Gigena | Audax Italiano | 13 |
| 4 | Lucas Barrios | Colo-Colo | 11 |
| 4 | Juan Manuel Olivera | Universidad de Chile | 11 |
| 6 | Mario Aravena | Unión Española | 10 |
| 7 | Milovan Mirosevic | Universidad Católica | 9 |
| 7 | Leonardo Monje | Huachipato | 9 |
| 7 | Diego Rivarola | Santiago Morning | 9 |
| 7 | Samuel Teuber | O'Higgins | 9 |
| 7 | 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 Chile classified to the Chile 2 berth for the 2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage.

## Torneo Clausura

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.

### 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 |