# 2024 Primera B de Chile

The 2024 Primera B de Chile, also known as Campeonato Ascenso Clínicas ACHS Salud 2024 due to sponsorship by the Chilean Safety Association (ACHS), was the 70th season of the Primera B de Chile, Chile's second-tier football league. The fixture for the season was announced on 24 January 2024, with the competition beginning on 23 February and ending on 7 December 2024.
Deportes La Serena won their fourth Primera B de Chile title in this season, securing both the championship and promotion to the Chilean Primera División with three matchdays to go in the regular season after a 1–0 win against Deportes Recoleta and a 3–2 loss for Barnechea against Deportes Antofagasta on 29 September. The other promoted side was Deportes Limache, who won the promotion play-offs after defeating Rangers on penalty kicks in the finals.

## Format

The competition was run under the same format used in the most recent seasons, in which the 16 participating teams played each other in a double round-robin tournament (once at home and once away) for a total of 30 matches, with the top team at the end of the 30 rounds winning the championship as well as promotion to the Campeonato Nacional for the following season. The next seven best-placed teams at the end of the regular season took part in a play-off tournament (known as Liguilla) to decide the second promoted team, with the league runners-up receiving a bye to the semi-finals. The playoffs winning team was the second and last promoted team to the top flight for the following season. The bottom-placed team at the end of the regular season was relegated to the Segunda División Profesional.

## Teams

The tournament was played by 16 teams, 13 of them returning from the previous season, two relegated from the 2023 Campeonato Nacional (Magallanes and Curicó Unido), and the 2023 Segunda División Profesional champions Deportes Limache. These teams replaced Cobreloa and Deportes Iquique, who were promoted to the 2024 Campeonato Nacional, as well as Deportes Puerto Montt, relegated to Segunda División for this season.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Barnechea | Santiago (Lo Barnechea) | Municipal de Lo Barnechea | 3,000 |
| Curicó Unido | Curicó | La Granja | 8,278 |
| Deportes Antofagasta | Antofagasta | Calvo y Bascuñán | 21,178 |
| Deportes La Serena | La Serena | La Portada | 18,243 |
| Deportes Limache | Limache | Nicolás Chahuán Nazar | 9,200 |
| Deportes Recoleta | Santiago (Recoleta) | Leonel Sánchez Lineros | 1,000 |
| Deportes Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | Joaquín Muñoz García | 5,000 |
| Deportes Temuco | Temuco | Germán Becker | 18,413 |
| Magallanes | Santiago (San Bernardo) | Luis Navarro Avilés | 3,500 |
| Rangers | Talca | Fiscal de Talca | 8,200 |
| San Luis | Quillota | Lucio Fariña Fernández | 7,680 |
| San Marcos de Arica | Arica | Carlos Dittborn | 9,746 |
| Santiago Morning | Santiago (La Pintana) | Municipal de La Pintana | 6,000 |
| Santiago Wanderers | Valparaíso | Elías Figueroa Brander | 20,575 |
| Unión San Felipe | San Felipe | Municipal de San Felipe | 12,000 |
| Universidad de Concepción | Concepción | Alcaldesa Ester Roa Rebolledo | 30,448 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Deportes Limache played their home matches at Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar in La Calera since their regular stadium Estadio Gustavo Ocaranza in Limache does not meet ANFP requirements.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Deportes La Serena (C, P) | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 70 | Promotion to Primera División |
| 2 | Magallanes | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 52 | Advance to Promotion play-off semi-finals |
| 3 | Rangers | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 50 | Advance to Promotion play-off quarter-finals |
| 4 | Deportes Antofagasta | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 43 | Advance to Promotion play-off quarter-finals |
| 5 | Deportes Recoleta | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 40 | Advance to Promotion play-off quarter-finals |
| 6 | Santiago Morning | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 40 | Advance to Promotion play-off quarter-finals |
| 7 | Deportes Limache | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 40 | Advance to Promotion play-off quarter-finals |
| 8 | Deportes Santa Cruz | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 40 | Advance to Promotion play-off quarter-finals |
| 9 | Universidad de Concepción | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 40 | |
| 10 | Santiago Wanderers | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 38 | |
| 11 | San Marcos de Arica | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 35 | |
| 12 | Deportes Temuco | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 33 | |
| 13 | San Luis | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 56 | −27 | 28 | |
| 14 | Unión San Felipe | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 26 | |
| 15 | Curicó Unido | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 25 | |
| 16 | Barnechea (R) | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 5 | Relegation to Segunda División Profesional |
* ↑ Curicó Unido were deducted three points as punishment for delayed payments in February 2024 and a further six points for incomplete payments of wages.
* ↑ Barnechea were deducted 45 points as punishment for not showing up to their matches against Deportes Recoleta, Rangers, and Deportes La Serena due to the withdrawal of their Clubs License.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BAR | CUR | ANT | DLS | LIM | REC | DSC | TEM | MAG | RAN | SLQ | SMA | SM | SW | USF | UDC |
| Barnechea | — | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 6–0 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Curicó Unido | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 |
| Deportes Antofagasta | 3–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| Deportes La Serena | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Deportes Limache | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Deportes Recoleta | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 |
| Deportes Santa Cruz | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 |
| Deportes Temuco | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| Magallanes | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | 7–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Rangers | 3–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | — | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| San Luis | 0–6 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| San Marcos de Arica | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Santiago Morning | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Santiago Wanderers | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 0–3 |
| Unión San Felipe | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 |
| Universidad de Concepción | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — |
* ↑ Match awarded 0–3 to Deportes La Serena due to the withdrawal of Barnechea's Clubs License.
* ↑ Match awarded 0–3 to Deportes Recoleta due to the withdrawal of Barnechea's Clubs License.
* ↑ Match awarded 3–0 to Rangers due to the withdrawal of Barnechea's Clubs License.
* ↑ Match suspended and awarded 0–3 to Universidad de Concepción after Santiago Wanderers failed to provide security guards.

## Promotion play-off

The teams placed from second to eighth place in the regular season played a double-legged knockout competition with the regular season runner-up getting a bye to the semi-finals. The winning side claimed the last promotion spot to Primera División for the next season.

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | | | 7 | Deportes Limache (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Magallanes | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | | | | | |
| 7 | Deportes Limache | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | Magallanes | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | | | | | |
| 4 | Deportes Antofagasta | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Deportes Antofagasta | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 7 | Deportes Limache (p) | 3 | 1 | 4 (4) |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Rangers | 1 | 3 | 4 (3) |
| 6 | Santiago Morning | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Rangers | 1 | 3 | 4 (3) |
| 5 | Deportes Recoleta | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Deportes Recoleta | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Deportes Recoleta | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 8 | Deportes Santa Cruz | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | Rangers | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Quarter-finals

Rangers won 4–3 on aggregate.
Deportes Limache won 6–1 on aggregate.
Deportes Recoleta won 3–2 on aggregate.

### Semi-finals

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Deportes Limache won on penalties.
Rangers won 1–0 on aggregate.

### Finals

Tied 4–4 on aggregate, Deportes Limache won on penalties and promoted to the Chilean Primera División.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Lionel Altamirano | Deportes La Serena | 22 |
| 2 | Gonzalo Tapia | Barnechea | 21 |
| 3 | Joaquín Larrivey | Magallanes | 19 |
| 4 | Nelson Da Silva | Deportes Limache | 15 |
| 5 | Juan Ignacio Duma | Santiago Wanderers | 11 |
| 5 | Harol Salgado | Barnechea | 11 |
| 7 | Mauro Caballero | San Luis | 10 |
| 7 | Juan Sánchez Sotelo | Universidad de Concepción | 10 |
| 9 | Diego González | Deportes Santa Cruz | 9 |
| 9 | Mauro Quiroga | Deportes Antofagasta | 9 |
Source: Soccerway