# 2023 Chilean Primera División

The 2023 Chilean Primera División, known as Campeonato Betsson 2023 for sponsorship purposes until 15 October 2023, was the 93rd season of the Chilean Primera División, Chile's top-flight football league. The season began on 20 January and ended on 9 December 2023.
Huachipato were the champions, clinching their third league title on the final round of the season with a 2–0 win over Audax Italiano and a 1–0 defeat for Cobresal at the hands of Unión Española on 8 December 2023, regaining the title after 11 years and being the first team from outside Santiago to win the title since 2015. Colo-Colo were the defending champions.

## Teams

16 teams took part in the league in this season: the top 14 teams from the 2022 tournament, plus the 2022 Primera B champions Magallanes and the winners of the promotion play-off Deportes Copiapó. The promoted teams replaced Deportes La Serena and Deportes Antofagasta, who were relegated to Primera B at the end of the 2022 season.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Audax Italiano | Santiago (La Florida) | Bicentenario de La Florida | 12,000 |
| Cobresal | El Salvador | El Cobre | 12,000 |
| Colo-Colo | Santiago (Macul) | Monumental David Arellano | 47,347 |
| Coquimbo Unido | Coquimbo | Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso | 18,750 |
| Curicó Unido | Curicó | La Granja | 8,278 |
| Deportes Copiapó | Copiapó | Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla | 8,000 |
| Everton | Viña del Mar | Sausalito | 22,360 |
| Huachipato | Talcahuano | Huachipato-CAP Acero | 10,500 |
| Magallanes | Santiago (San Bernardo) | Luis Navarro Avilés | 3,500 |
| Ñublense | Chillán | Nelson Oyarzún Arenas | 12,000 |
| O'Higgins | Rancagua | El Teniente | 13,849 |
| Palestino | Santiago (La Cisterna) | Municipal de La Cisterna | 8,000 |
| Unión Española | Santiago (Independencia) | Santa Laura-Universidad SEK | 19,000 |
| Unión La Calera | La Calera | Nicolás Chahuán Nazar | 9,200 |
| Universidad Católica | Santiago (Las Condes) | San Carlos de Apoquindo | 14,118 |
| Universidad de Chile | Santiago (Ñuñoa) | Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos | 48,665 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Universidad Católica played their home matches at Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK in Santiago since Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo was closed for remodeling works.
* ↑ Universidad de Chile played their home matches at Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK in Santiago since Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos was closed for remodeling works for the 2023 Pan American Games.

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
| Audax Italiano | Francisco Arrué | Macron | Traverso |
| Cobresal | Gustavo Huerta | KS7 | CSI, Pullman Bus |
| Colo-Colo | Gustavo Quinteros | Adidas | Coolbet |
| Coquimbo Unido | Fernando Díaz | Siker | Betway |
| Curicó Unido | Miguel Riffo (caretaker) | OneFit | Multihogar |
| Deportes Copiapó | Ivo Basay | Claus-7 | Kinross |
| Everton | Francisco Meneghini | Charly | Claro, Betway, MallMarina |
| Huachipato | Gustavo Álvarez | KS7 | Novibet |
| Magallanes | Mario Salas | Siker | Novibet |
| Ñublense | Hernán Caputto | OneFit | Betway, IANSA, Copelec |
| O'Higgins | Juan Manuel Azconzábal | Joma | LatamWin |
| Palestino | Pablo Sánchez | Capelli Sport | Bank of Palestine |
| Unión Española | Ronald Fuentes | Kappa | Universidad SEK, Starken, SsangYong |
| Unión La Calera | Martín Cicotello | Siker | Betway |
| Universidad Católica | Nicolás Núñez | Under Armour | BICE |
| Universidad de Chile | Mauricio Pellegrino | Adidas | Betano |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Unión La Calera | Federico Vilar | Mutual agreement | 6 November 2022 | Pre-season | Gerardo Ameli | 26 November 2022 |
| Palestino | Gustavo Costas | Signed by Bolivia | 7 November 2022 | Pre-season | Pablo Sánchez | 24 October 2022 |
| Universidad de Chile | Sebastián Miranda | Demoted to the youth setup | 7 November 2022 | Pre-season | Mauricio Pellegrino | 29 November 2022 |
| O'Higgins | Mariano Soso | Mutual agreement | 7 November 2022 | Pre-season | Pablo de Muner | 25 November 2022 |
| Audax Italiano | Juan José Ribera | End of contract | 9 November 2022 | Pre-season | Manuel Fernández | 14 November 2022 |
| Huachipato | Mario Salas | Mutual agreement | 10 November 2022 | Pre-season | Gustavo Álvarez | 15 November 2022 |
| Unión Española | Gustavo Canales | Sacked | 21 November 2022 | Pre-season | Ronald Fuentes | 22 November 2022 |
| Audax Italiano | Manuel Fernández | Sacked | 17 April 2023 | 15th | José Calderón | 17 April 2023 |
| Audax Italiano | José Calderón | End of caretaker spell | 26 April 2023 | 13th | Luca Marcogiuseppe | 26 April 2023 |
| Unión La Calera | Gerardo Ameli | Sacked | 11 May 2023 | 11th | Carlos Galdames | 11 May 2023 |
| Magallanes | Nicolás Núñez | Resigned | 13 May 2023 | 16th | Braulio Leal | 15 May 2023 |
| Unión La Calera | Carlos Galdames | End of caretaker spell | 17 May 2023 | 13th | Martín Cicotello | 17 May 2023 |
| Curicó Unido | Damián Muñoz | Sacked | 22 May 2023 | 14th | Juan José Ribera | 14 June 2023 |
| Magallanes | Braulio Leal | End of caretaker spell | 26 May 2023 | 16th | Mario Salas | 26 May 2023 |
| Universidad Católica | Ariel Holan | Sacked | 17 July 2023 | 8th | Rodrigo Valenzuela | 18 July 2023 |
| Universidad Católica | Rodrigo Valenzuela | End of caretaker spell | 24 July 2023 | 7th | Nicolás Núñez | 24 July 2023 |
| O'Higgins | Pablo de Muner | Resigned | 28 July 2023 | 13th | Juan Manuel Azconzábal | 3 August 2023 |
| Deportes Copiapó | Héctor Almandoz | Mutual agreement | 1 August 2023 | 16th | Ivo Basay | 1 August 2023 |
| Audax Italiano | Luca Marcogiuseppe | Resigned | 4 September 2023 | 13th | Francisco Arrué | 15 September 2023 |
| Ñublense | Jaime García | Mutual agreement | 4 September 2023 | 12th | Hernán Caputto | 15 September 2023 |
| Curicó Unido | Juan José Ribera | Resigned | 23 September 2023 | 16th | Miguel Riffo | 25 September 2023 |

#### Notes

* 1 2 3 4 5 Caretaker manager.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Huachipato (C) | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 57 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Cobresal | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 56 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 3 | Colo-Colo | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 51 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 4 | Palestino | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 49 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 5 | Coquimbo Unido | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 47 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 6 | Everton | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 45 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 7 | Universidad Católica | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 42 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 8 | Unión La Calera | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 41 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 9 | Universidad de Chile | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 40 | |
| 10 | Unión Española | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 39 | |
| 11 | O'Higgins | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 35 | |
| 12 | Ñublense | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 35 | |
| 13 | Audax Italiano | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 35 | |
| 14 | Deportes Copiapó | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 34 | |
| 15 | Magallanes (R) | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 29 | Relegation to Primera B |
| 16 | Curicó Unido (R) | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 58 | −28 | 23 | Relegation to Primera B |
* ↑ Colo-Colo were deducted three points as punishment for failing to submit evidence of salary payments to the coaching staff in December 2023.
* ↑ Since the 2023 Copa Chile champions Colo-Colo qualified for the Copa Libertadores on league performance and the runners-up Magallanes were relegated, the berth allocated to the Copa Chile champions was transferred to the league's fourth-placed team.

## Results

| Home \ Away | AUD | CSL | CC | COQ | CUR | CDC | EVE | HUA | MAG | ÑUB | OHI | PAL | UE | ULC | UC | UCH |
| Audax Italiano | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Cobresal | 3–4 | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 |
| Colo-Colo | 2–1 | 6–0 | — | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Coquimbo Unido | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Curicó Unido | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Deportes Copiapó | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 |
| Everton | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Huachipato | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Magallanes | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Ñublense | 2–5 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| O'Higgins | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Palestino | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Unión Española | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| Unión La Calera | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | — | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Universidad Católica | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 |
| Universidad de Chile | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — |
* ↑ Match awarded 3–0 to Cobresal due to Coquimbo Unido fielding an ineligible player. It had originally ended with a 2–1 win for Coquimbo Unido.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Fernando Zampedri | Universidad Católica | 17 |
| 2 | Rodrigo Holgado | Coquimbo Unido | 16 |
| 3 | Patricio Rubio | Ñublense | 15 |
| 4 | Leandro Garate | Unión Española | 14 |
| 5 | Alexander Aravena | Universidad Católica | 13 |
| 6 | Cris Martínez | Huachipato | 12 |
| 6 | Sebastián Sáez | Everton | 12 |
| 8 | Rodrigo Piñeiro | Unión Española | 11 |
| 9 | Misael Dávila | Palestino | 10 |
| 9 | Leandro Fernández | Universidad de Chile | 10 |
| 9 | Gastón Lezcano | Cobresal | 10 |
| 9 | Gonzalo Sosa | Audax Italiano | 10 |
| 9 | Cecilio Waterman | Cobresal | 10 |
Source: Soccerway