# 2016–17 Chilean Primera División

The 2016–17 Campeonato Nacional season was the 86th season of top-flight football in Chile. Universidad Católica were the defending champions.

## Format changes

Same as last season: Apertura and Clausura format, without playoffs.

## Teams
### Stadia and locations

| Team | City | Stadium |
| Audax Italiano | Santiago | Bicentenario de La Florida |
| Cobresal | El Salvador | El Cobre |
| Colo-Colo | Santiago | Monumental David Arellano |
| Deportes Antofagasta | Antofagasta | Calvo y Bascuñán |
| Deportes Iquique | Iquique | Cavancha |
| Deportes Temuco | Temuco | Germán Becker |
| Everton | Viña del Mar | Sausalito |
| Huachipato | Talcahuano | CAP |
| O'Higgins | Rancagua | El Teniente |
| Palestino | Santiago | Municipal de La Cisterna |
| San Luis | Quillota | Lucio Fariña Fernández |
| Santiago Wanderers | Valparaíso | Elías Figueroa Brander |
| Unión Española | Santiago | Santa Laura-Universidad SEK |
| Universidad Católica | Santiago | San Carlos de Apoquindo |
| Universidad de Chile | Santiago | Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos |
| Universidad de Concepción | Concepción | Alcaldesa Ester Roa Rebolledo |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
| Audax Italiano | Hugo Vilches | Nicolás Peric | Macron | Traverso |
| Cobresal | Dalcio Giovagnoli | Patricio Jerez | Lotto | PF |
| Colo-Colo | Pablo Guede | Gonzalo Fierro | Under Armour | DirecTV |
| Deportes Antofagasta | Fernando Vergara | Cristián Rojas | Cafu | Minera Escondida |
| Deportes Iquique | Jaime Vera | Rodrigo Naranjo | Rete | UNAP |
| Deportes Temuco | Luis Landeros | Luis Marín | Joma | Rosen |
| Everton | Pablo Sánchez | Marcos Velásquez | Pirma | Viña del Mar-Fox Sports-Claro |
| Huachipato | Miguel Ponce | Omar Merlo | Mitre | |
| O'Higgins | Cristián Arán | Albert Acevedo | New Balance | VTR |
| Palestino | Nicolás Córdova | Agustín Farías | Training | Bank of Palestine |
| San Luis | Miguel Ramírez | Daniel Vicencio | Luanvi | PF |
| Santiago Wanderers | Eduardo Espinel | Gabriel Castellón | Macron | Terminal Pacifico Sur Valparaiso |
| Unión Española | Martín Palermo | Jorge Ampuero | Kappa | Universidad SEK |
| Universidad Católica | Mario Salas | Cristian Álvarez | Umbro | DirecTV |
| Universidad de Chile | Víctor Hugo Castañeda | Johnny Herrera | Adidas | Claro |
| Universidad de Concepción | Ronald Fuentes | Cristián Muñoz | KS7 | Universidad de Concepción |

## Torneo Apertura
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Universidad Católica (C) | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 31 | 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Deportes Iquique | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 28 | 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 3 | Unión Española | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 27 | Runners-up playoff |
| 4 | O'Higgins | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 26 | Runners-up playoff |
| 5 | Colo-Colo | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 23 | 2017 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 6 | Palestino | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 21 | 2017 Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 7 | Universidad de Chile | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 21 | 2017 Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 8 | San Luis | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 21 | |
| 9 | Deportes Antofagasta | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 19 | |
| 10 | Huachipato | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | Santiago Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 18 | |
| 12 | Deportes Temuco | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 16 | |
| 13 | Cobresal | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 16 | |
| 14 | Everton | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 15 | 2017 Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 15 | Audax Italiano | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 15 | |
| 16 | Universidad de Concepción | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 14 | |
* ↑ Colo-Colo qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores as Copa Chile champions.
* ↑ Everton qualified for the 2017 Copa Sudamericana as Copa Chile runners-up.

### Results

| Home \ Away | AUD | CSL | CC | ANT | DIQ | TEM | EVE | HUA | OHI | PAL | SL | SW | UE | UC | UCH | UDC |
| Audax Italiano | | | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | | | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 3–1 | | | |
| Cobresal | 1–1 | | | | 1–2 | | | | 2–1 | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Colo-Colo | | 3–0 | | | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | | | | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | |
| Deportes Antofagasta | | 0–0 | 2–2 | | 0–0 | 0–2 | | 3–0 | | | 1–0 | | | 1–5 | | |
| Deportes Iquique | | | | | | | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | | 2–6 | | 0–2 |
| Deportes Temuco | | 1–2 | | | 1–3 | | | | | | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 |
| Everton | | 2–1 | | 0–3 | | 1–2 | | | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | | 2–2 | |
| Huachipato | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | | | | | 2–2 | | | |
| O'Higgins | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 1–0 | | 2–0 | | 3–2 | | 4–0 | | 1–1 | | |
| Palestino | | | 1–2 | 5–1 | | 2–0 | | 2–1 | | | 3–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | | |
| San Luis | | 1–0 | | | | | | 1–1 | 0–1 | | | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 |
| Santiago Wanderers | 2–0 | | | 0–1 | | | 0–1 | 0–2 | | | | | 0–2 | | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Unión Española | | | | 2–1 | 3–1 | | | | 1–1 | | 1–0 | | | 3–4 | 2–3 | 3–0 |
| Universidad Católica | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | | | 3–1 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | | 1–2 | | | | 2–0 |
| Universidad de Chile | 2–2 | | | 1–1 | 2–2 | | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | | | 0–3 | | 3–1 |
| Universidad de Concepción | 3–1 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | | | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | | | | | |

### Runners-up playoff

The runners-up playoff was played between:
* O'Higgins (2016 Clausura third place)
* Unión Española (2016 Apertura third place)
The winner qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores second stage, while the loser qualified for the 2017 Copa Sudamericana first stage.

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Nicolás Castillo | Universidad Católica | 13 |
| 2 | Leandro Benegas | Palestino | 10 |
| 2 | Diego Churín | Unión Española | 10 |
| 2 | Esteban Paredes | Colo-Colo | 10 |
| 5 | Diego Buonanotte | Universidad Católica | 8 |
| 5 | Cristian Insaurralde | O'Higgins | 8 |
| 5 | Carlos Salom | Unión Española | 8 |
Source: Soccerway

## Torneo Clausura
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Universidad de Chile (C) | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 30 | 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Colo-Colo | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 29 | Runners-up playoff |
| 3 | Universidad de Concepción | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 24 | |
| 4 | Universidad Católica | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 23 | |
| 5 | Unión Española | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 22 | |
| 6 | Deportes Iquique | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 22 | |
| 7 | Audax Italiano | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | O'Higgins | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | Deportes Temuco | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 22 | |
| 10 | Everton | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 21 | |
| 11 | Deportes Antofagasta | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 18 | |
| 12 | San Luis | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 18 | |
| 13 | Huachipato | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 18 | |
| 14 | Palestino | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 14 | |
| 15 | Santiago Wanderers | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 13 | |
| 16 | Cobresal | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 37 | −21 | 8 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AUD | CSL | CC | ANT | DIQ | TEM | EVE | HUA | OHI | PAL | SL | SW | UE | UC | UCH | UDC |
| Audax Italiano | | 2–0 | | | | | | 3–2 | 2–1 | | | 3–0 | | 5–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Cobresal | | | 1–3 | 3–1 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | | | 1–2 | | | 1–2 | | |
| Colo-Colo | 4–0 | | | 1–1 | | | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | | | 2–0 | | 3–0 |
| Deportes Antofagasta | 1–0 | | | | | | 0–2 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 5–0 |
| Deportes Iquique | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–4 | | 0–0 | | 1–2 | | | | | 2–2 | | 2–0 | |
| Deportes Temuco | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 2–0 | | | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | | | | | |
| Everton | 2–2 | | 2–3 | | 0–0 | | | 2–0 | | | | 2–2 | | 2–1 | | 2–0 |
| Huachipato | | | | 0–0 | | | | | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| O'Higgins | | 4–1 | | | 1–1 | | 1–0 | | | | 2–1 | | 2–0 | | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Palestino | 0–2 | 3–2 | | | 0–2 | | 1–0 | | 1–1 | | | | | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| San Luis | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | | 2–2 | | | 3–2 | | | |
| Santiago Wanderers | | 1–1 | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | | | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–3 | | | 3–0 | | |
| Unión Española | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | | | 5–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 1–2 | | 1–0 | | | | |
| Universidad Católica | | | | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | | 5–2 | | 1–0 | | 2–3 | | 3–1 | |
| Universidad de Chile | | 4–0 | 2–2 | | | 1–0 | 0–0 | | | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | | |
| Universidad de Concepción | | 4–0 | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | | | | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Felipe Mora | Universidad de Chile | 13 |
| 2 | Esteban Paredes | Colo-Colo | 11 |
| 3 | Cristian Insaurralde | O'Higgins | 7 |
| 3 | Cris Martínez | Deportes Temuco | 7 |
| 3 | Álvaro Ramos | Deportes Iquique | 7 |
| 3 | Marcos Riquelme | Audax Italiano | 7 |
Source: Soccerway

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Universidad Católica (C) | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 54 | 2017 Supercopa de Chile |
| 2 | Colo-Colo | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 52 | 2017 Supercopa de Chile |
| 3 | Universidad de Chile (C) | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 51 | |
| 4 | Deportes Iquique | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 50 | |
| 5 | Unión Española | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 49 | |
| 6 | O'Higgins | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 48 | |
| 7 | San Luis | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 39 | |
| 8 | Deportes Temuco | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 38 | |
| 9 | Universidad de Concepción | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 38 | |
| 10 | Deportes Antofagasta | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 37 | |
| 11 | Audax Italiano | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 37 | |
| 12 | Everton | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 36 | |
| 13 | Huachipato | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 36 | |
| 14 | Palestino | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 35 | |
| 15 | Santiago Wanderers | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 31 | |
| 16 | Cobresal (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 58 | −28 | 24 | Relegation to Primera B |