# 2008 Primera División of Chile

The 2008 Primera División de Chile is the 77th season of top-flight football in Chile, and the 7th under its current format.

## Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura "Copa BancoEstado" opened the 2008 season on January 25. The 20 teams were organized into four groups, but played each other in a single round-robin format. The top-two teams from each group advanced to a single elimination play-off, but the best 3rd-place team had to worst 2nd-place team in an advancement play-off match. The winner of the tournament will be crowned the Apertura champion, and will earn a spot in the 2009 Copa Libertadores Group Stage. The champion and runner-up with earn spots in the 2008 Copa Sudamericana.

### First phase

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ñublense | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 41 | 2008 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 36 | 2008 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary |
| 3 | O'Higgins | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 36 | |
| 4 | Audax Italiano | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 34 | |
| 5 | Everton | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 32 | |
| 6 | Cobresal | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 31 | |
| 7 | Universidad de Chile | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 30 | |
| 8 | Santiago Morning | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 30 | |
| 9 | Colo-Colo | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 27 | |
| 10 | Huachipato | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 27 | |
| 11 | Deportes La Serena | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 26 | |
| 12 | Palestino | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 24 | |
| 13 | Unión Española | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 24 | |
| 14 | Rangers | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 24 | |
| 15 | Cobreloa | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 23 | |
| 16 | Universidad de Concepción | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 21 | |
| 17 | Deportes Antofagasta | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 17 | |
| 18 | Provincial Osorno | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 38 | −19 | 16 | |
| 19 | Deportes Concepción | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 15 | |
| 20 | Deportes Melipilla | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 10 | |
* ↑ Deportes Concepción were docked nine points for using ineligible players in Round 2.

### Group standings

Group 1 :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Audax Italiano | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 34 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Everton | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 32 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Cobresal | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 31 | Play-off Match |
| 4 | Huachipato | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 27 | |
| 5 | Unión Española | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 24 | |
Group 2 :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | O'Higgins | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 36 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Universidad de Chile | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 30 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Santiago Morning | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 30 | |
| 4 | Deportes La Serena | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 26 | |
| 5 | Palestino | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 24 | |
Group 3 :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Colo-Colo | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 27 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Cobreloa | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 23 | Play-off Match |
| 3 | Deportes Antofagasta | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 17 | |
| 4 | Provincial Osorno | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 16 | |
| 5 | Deportes Melipilla | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 10 | |
Group 4 :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ñublense | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 41 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 36 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Rangers | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 24 | |
| 4 | Universidad de Concepción | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 21 | |
| 5 | Deportes Concepción | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 18 | |
* ↑ Deportes Concepción were docked six points for using ineligible players in Round 2.

### Play-off match

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Cobresal | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Cobreloa |

### Playoff stage

The clubs were seeded by their first phase standings.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 5 | Everton (a) | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Audax Italiano | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Audax Italiano | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Universidad de Chile | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 6 | Universidad de Chile | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | Universidad de Chile | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | O'Higgins | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | O'Higgins | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | Everton | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Colo-Colo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Colo-Colo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Colo-Colo | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Colo-Colo | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | Colo-Colo(a) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Ñublense | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 8 | Cobreloa | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Ñublense | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 1 | Ñublense | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Finals

* Campeonato Nacional 2008 Apertura champion
* Everton 4th title
Everton qualified to the 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.

### Top-five goalscorers

| P | Scorer | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Lucas Barrios | Colo-Colo | 19 |
| 2 | Esteban Paredes | Santiago Morning | 15 |
| 3 | Manuel Villalobos | Universidad de Chile | 13 |
| 3 | Ezequiel Miralles | Everton | 13 |
| 5 | Gabriel Vargas | Universidad de Concepción | 12 |

## Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura "Copa BancoEstado" began on June 21. The format is the same as the Apertura tournament, but the field was reduced from 20 teams to 19 since Deportes Concepción withdrew before the start of the tournament due to financial problems. The best-placed team in the first stage earned a spot in the First Stage of the 2009 Copa Libertadores. The tournament champion will earn a spot in the 2009 Copa Libertadores Group Stage. Relegation will be determined at the end of this tournament.

### First phase

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 38 | 2009 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 2 | Colo-Colo | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 33 | |
| 3 | Palestino | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 33 | |
| 4 | Rangers | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 30 | |
| 5 | Universidad Católica | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 29 | |
| 6 | Everton | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 28 | |
| 7 | O'Higgins | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 28 | |
| 8 | Huachipato | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 27 | |
| 9 | Cobreloa | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 27 | |
| 10 | Deportes La Serena | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 27 | |
| 11 | Santiago Morning | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 26 | |
| 12 | Unión Española | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 25 | |
| 13 | Audax Italiano | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 24 | |
| 14 | Deportes Antofagasta | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 23 | |
| 15 | Universidad de Concepción | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 21 | |
| 16 | Cobresal | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 21 | |
| 17 | Ñublense | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 17 | |
| 18 | Deportes Melipilla | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 38 | −19 | 11 | |
| 19 | Provincial Osorno | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 10 | |

### Group standings

Group 1 :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 38 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Colo-Colo | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 33 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Unión Española | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 25 | |
| 4 | Ñublense | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 17 | |
Group 2 :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Rangers | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 30 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 29 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Everton | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 28 | Play-off Match |
| 4 | Deportes La Serena | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 27 | |
| 5 | Provincial Osorno | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 38 | −20 | 10 | |
Group 3 :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Palestino | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 33 | Playoffs |
| 2 | O'Higgins | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 28 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Santiago Morning | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 26 | |
| 4 | Universidad de Concepción | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 21 | |
| 5 | Deportes Melipilla | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 38 | −19 | 11 | |
Group 4 :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Huachipato | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 27 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Cobreloa | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 27 | Play-off Match |
| 3 | Audax Italiano | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | Deportes Antofagasta | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 23 | |
| 5 | Cobresal | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 21 | |

### Play-off match

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Everton | 0–3 | Cobreloa |

### Knock-out round

The clubs were seeded by their first phase standings.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 8 | Cobreloa | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Cobreloa | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Colo-Colo | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| 7 | Huachipato | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Colo-Colo | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| 2 | Colo-Colo | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Colo-Colo | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 2 | Colo-Colo | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Palestino | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | O'Higgins | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Palestino | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Palestino | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Palestino | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Palestino | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Rangers | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | Universidad Católica | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Rangers | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Rangers | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
* Primera Division 2008 Clausura champions
* Colo-Colo 28th title
Colo-Colo qualified to the 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.

### Top-five goalscorers

| P | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Lucas Barrios | Colo-Colo | 18 |
| 2 | Gastón Cellerino | Rangers | 16 |
| 2 | Nestor Bareiro | O'Higgins | 16 |
| 4 | Julio Gutiérrez | Universidad Católica | 12 |
| 5 | Gustavo Canales | Deportes La Serena | 10 |
| 5 | Leonardo Monje | Huachipato | 10 |
| 5 | Gustavo Savoia | Cobreloa | 10 |

## Relegation

Four teams were relegated this year to reduce the field for next season to 18 teams.

### Aggregate table

The aggregate table is only a sum of the two first-stages from the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. The bottom-two teams are relegated from the results of this table.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 37 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 67 | 44 | +23 | 68 | |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 37 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 74 | 52 | +22 | 65 | |
| 3 | O'Higgins | 37 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 64 | |
| 4 | Everton | 37 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 60 | |
| 5 | Colo-Colo | 37 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 60 | |
| 6 | Audax Italiano | 37 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 58 | |
| 7 | Ñublense | 37 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 58 | |
| 8 | Palestino | 37 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 57 | |
| 9 | Santiago Morning | 37 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 65 | 74 | −9 | 56 | |
| 10 | Huachipato | 37 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 54 | |
| 11 | Rangers | 37 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 54 | |
| 12 | La Serena | 37 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 66 | 63 | +3 | 53 | |
| 13 | Cobresal | 37 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 52 | |
| 14 | Cobreloa | 37 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 59 | 61 | −2 | 50 | |
| 15 | Unión Española | 37 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 49 | Relegation/Promotion Playoff |
| 16 | Universidad de Concepción | 37 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 65 | −6 | 42 | Relegation/Promotion Playoff |
| 17 | Antofagasta | 37 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 40 | Relegated to the Primera B by the Relegation Table |
| 18 | Provincial Osorno | 37 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 38 | 77 | −39 | 26 | Relegated to the Primera B by the Relegation Table |
| 19 | Melipilla | 37 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 41 | 78 | −37 | 21 | Relegated to the Primera B by the Aggregate Table |
| 20 | Concepción | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 18 | Relegated to the Primera B by the Aggregate Table |
* ↑ Deportes Concepción withdrew from the Clausura tournament.

### Relegation table

The next two teams to be relegated were determined through a special aggregate table for the 2007 & 2008 season. The teams' performances were put under a specific formula (shown below) and then ranked. The two worst teams who have not been relegated by this season's aggregate table were relegated.
$P_{d}=0.4\cdot \;P_{2007}\cdot \;{\frac {19}{20}}+0.6\cdot \left(\;P_{Ap-2008}+\;P_{Cl-2008}\cdot \;{\frac {19}{18}}\right),$
In the case of Rangers, Provincial Osorno, and Santiago Morning, the following formula was used since they were not in the Primera División in the 2007 season:
$P_{d}=P_{Ap-2008}+P_{Cl-2008}\cdot \;{\frac {19}{18}}.$
In both formulas, P$_d$ is the relegation average; P$_{2007}$ is the total points earned in the 2007 season; P$_{Ap-2008}$ is the points earned in this season's Apertura tournament; P$_{Cl-2008}$ is the points earned in this season's Clausura tournament.
| Pos | Team | P$_{desc}$ | P$_{2007}$ | P$_{Ap2008}$ | P$_{Cl2008}$ |
| 1 | Universidad Católica | 70,37 | 30,40 | 21,60 | 18,37 |
| 2 | Audax Italiano | 70,18 | 34,58 | 20,40 | 15,20 |
| 3 | Colo-Colo | 69,78 | 32,68 | 16,20 | 20,90 |
| 4 | Universidad de Chile | 68,67 | 26,60 | 18,00 | 24,07 |
| 5 | O'Higgins | 62,51 | 23,18 | 21,60 | 17,73 |
| 6 | Huachipato | 58,00 | 24,70 | 16,20 | 16,10 |
| 7 | Santiago Morning | 57,44 | 0,00 | 30,00 | 27,44 |
| 8 | Ñublense | 57,41 | 22,04 | 24,60 | 10,77 |
| 9 | Cobresal | 56,22 | 24,32 | 18,60 | 13,30 |
| 10 | Cobreloa | 55,98 | 25,08 | 13,80 | 16,10 |
| 11 | Rangers | 55,67 | 0,00 | 24,00 | 31,67 |
| 12 | Palestino | 53,92 | 18,62 | 14,40 | 19,90 |
| 13 | Everton | 51,75 | 14,82 | 19,20 | 17,73 |
| 14 | La Serena | 50,94 | 18,24 | 15,60 | 17,10 |
| 15 | Unión Española | 47,33 | 17,10 | 14,40 | 15,83 |
| 16 | Universidad de Concepción | 45,66 | 19,76 | 12,60 | 13,30 |
| 17 | Antofagasta | 42,63 | 17,86 | 10,20 | 14,57 |
| 18 | Melipilla | 33,87 | 20,90 | 6,00 | 6,97 |
| 19 | Provincial Osorno | 26,56 | 0,00 | 16,00 | 10,56 |
* Relegated by the Relegation Table
* Already relegated by the Aggregate Table

### Relegation/promotion play-off

The 15th & 16th place team in the aggregate table have to play two promotion/relegation matches the Segunda División runner-up (Puerto Montt) and the winner of the Segunda División Apertura/Clausura play-off (Coquimbo Unido). The winners will play in the Primera División the next season.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Coquimbo Unido | 1–5 | Universidad de Concepción | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Puerto Montt | 4–5 | Unión Española | 1–2 | 3–3 |