# 1980 Primera División de Chile

The 1980 Campeonato Nacional was Chilean football top tier's 48th season. Cobreloa was the tournament's champion, winning its first ever title, and became the first team from Northern Chile to become national champions.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Cobreloa | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 48 | Champions; Qualified to 1981 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Universidad de Chile | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 45 | Qualified to Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores |
| 3 | Colo-Colo | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 43 | Qualified to Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores |
| 4 | Deportes Concepción | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 64 | 49 | +15 | 41 | Qualified to Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores |
| 5 | O'Higgins | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 40 | Qualified to Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores |
| 6 | Unión Española | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 39 | |
| 7 | Everton | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 36 | |
| 8 | Magallanes | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 36 | |
| 9 | Palestino | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 35 | |
| 10 | Universidad Católica | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 35 | |
| 11 | Audax Italiano | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 34 | |
| 12 | Naval | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 34 | |
| 13 | Aviación | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 31 | To Promotion/relegation Liguilla |
| 14 | Deportes Iquique | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 30 | To Promotion/relegation Liguilla |
| 15 | Coquimbo Unido | 34 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 25 | Relegated to Segunda División |
| 16 | Lota Schwager | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 24 | Relegated to Segunda División |
| 17 | Santiago Wanderers | 34 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 23 | Relegated to Segunda División |
| 18 | Green Cross Temuco | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 61 | −35 | 18 | Relegated to Segunda División |
* 1 2 3 1 bonus point awarded.
* ↑ 2 bonus points awarded.
* Campeonato Nacional 1980 champions
* Cobreloa 1st title

## Results

| Home \ Away | AUD | AVI | CLO | COL | DCO | COQ | EVE | GCT | DIQ | LOT | MAG | NAV | OHI | PAL | UCA | UCH | UES | SWA |
| Audax | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| Aviación | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Cobreloa | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Colo-Colo | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 8–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Concepción | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | | 4–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| Coquimbo | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–5 |
| Everton | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Green Cross T. | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Iquique | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Lota S. | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–0 |
| Magallanes | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Naval | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| O'Higgins | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Palestino | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 |
| U. Católica | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| U. de Chile | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| U. Española | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | | 2–1 |
| S. Wanderers | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |

## Topscorers

| Name | Team | Goals |
| Carlos Caszely | Colo-Colo | 26 |
| Víctor Estay | Unión Española | 19 |
| Leonardo Zamora | Everton | 18 |
| Miguel Ángel Neira | O'Higgins | 16 |

## Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Colo-Colo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 8 | Qualified to Liguilla Play-off match |
| 2 | Universidad de Chile | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | Qualified to Liguilla Play-off match |
| 3 | O'Higgins | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Deportes Concepción | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 | |

### Liguilla Play-off match

Universidad de Chile qualified to 1981 Copa Libertadores

## Promotion/relegation Liguilla

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Deportes Iquique | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Remains in Primera División |
| 2 | Deportes La Serena | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Remains in Primera División |
| 3 | Aviación | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 2 | Relegated to Segunda División |
| 4 | Santiago Morning | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | Relegated to Segunda División |