# 2003 Torneo Apertura (Chile)

The 2003 Campeonato Nacional Apertura Copa Banco del Estado was the 73rd Chilean League top flight tournament, in which Cobreloa won its sixth league title after eight years.

## Qualifying stage
### Scores

| | AUD | CLO | CSA | COL | COQ | HUA | PAL | DPM | RAN | USF | DTE | UCA | UCH | UCO | UES | SWA |
| Audax | | 3–2 | 2–1 | | | 1–2 | | 3–4 | 4–4 | | | 2–1 | | 2–1 | | |
| Cobreloa | | | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 3–0 | | | 4–1 | | 2–1 | |
| Cobresal | | | | 1–0 | 4–0 | | 1–0 | | | | 5–0 | | 3–3 | | 5–1 | 1–2 |
| Colo-Colo | 6–4 | 0–2 | | | | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | | 1–1 | | 1–1 | | |
| Coquimbo | 1–0 | | | 0–4 | | | | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | | 0–1 | | 0–2 |
| Huachipato | | | 1–0 | | 3–1 | | 4–2 | | | 1–0 | 2–3 | | 2–2 | | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Palestino | 1–5 | | | 0–2 | 1–0 | | | | | | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | | 1–1 |
| Puerto Montt | | | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | | 1–2 | | | 1–1 | | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| Rangers | | 1–1 | 3–3 | | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | | | | | 2–2 | | 2–2 | |
| San Felipe | 0–4 | | 1–0 | | | | 0–1 | | 1–1 | | | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Temuco | | 2–3 | 3–1 | | 5–1 | | | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 1–1 | | 0–1 | | |
| U. Católica | | 3–1 | 0–0 | | | 3–2 | | 1–1 | 1–3 | | | | | 0–0 | 4–2 | |
| U. Chile | 1–1 | | | 0–0 | 4–3 | | | | | | 6–0 | 3–2 | | 2–3 | | 4–1 |
| U. Concepción | | 2–1 | 1–2 | | | 0–0 | 8–2 | 1–3 | 5–0 | | | | | | 3–1 | |
| U. Española | 1–3 | | | 0–2 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | | | | 3–1 | | 1–1 | | | 2–1 |
| S. Wanderers | 3–1 | 0–1 | | 4–3 | | | | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | | 5–2 | | |

### Group standings
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cobreloa | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 31 | Qualify to the playoffs |
| 2 | Huachipato | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 21 | Qualify to the playoffs |
| 3 | Unión Española | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 18 | Qualify to the playoffs |
| 4 | Palestino | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 17 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 25 | Qualify to the playoffs |
| 2 | Universidad de Chile | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 20 | Qualify to the playoffs |
| 3 | Unión San Felipe | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 13 | Qualify to the repechaje |
| 4 | Coquimbo Unido | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 30 | −18 | 8 | |

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Audax Italiano | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 26 | Qualify to the playoffs |
| 2 | Cobresal | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 21 | Qualify to the playoffs |
| 3 | Rangers | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 20 | Qualify to the playoffs |
| 4 | Santiago Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 19 | Qualify to the repechaje |

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Universidad de Concepción | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 24 | Qualify to the playoffs |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 24 | Qualify to the playoffs |
| 3 | Colo-Colo | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 23 | Qualify to the playoffs |
| 4 | Deportes Temuco | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 18 | |

### Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cobreloa | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 31 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Audax Italiano | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 26 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 25 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Universidad de Concepción | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 24 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Universidad Católica | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 24 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Colo-Colo | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 23 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Cobresal | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 21 | Playoffs |
| 8 | Huachipato | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 21 | Playoffs |
| 9 | Universidad de Chile | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 20 | Playoffs |
| 10 | Rangers | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 20 | Playoffs |
| 11 | Santiago Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 19 | Repechaje |
| 12 | Unión Española | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 18 | Playoffs |
| 13 | Palestino | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 17 | |
| 14 | Deportes Temuco | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 18 | |
| 15 | Unión San Felipe | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 13 | Repechaje |
| 16 | Coquimbo Unido | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 30 | −18 | 8 | |

#### Repechaje

Santiago Wanderers qualify to playoffs as best placed team despite having drawn with Unión San Felipe.
| Match | Home | Visitor | Result |
| 1 | Unión San Felipe | Santiago Wanderers | 2–2 |

## Playoffs
### First round

Colo-Colo and Huachipato qualified as best losers.
| Match | Home | Visitor | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Aggregate |
| 1 | Cobresal | Colo-Colo | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 |
| 2 | Cobreloa | Unión Española | 3–3 | 3–2 | 6–5 |
| 3 | Universidad de Concepción | Universidad de Chile | 0–0 | 4–3 | 4–3 |
| 4 | Universidad Católica | Huachipato | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| 5 | Deportes Puerto Montt | Rangers | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 |
| 6 | Santiago Wanderers | Audax Italiano | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |

### Knockout stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Cobreloa | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | S. Wanderers | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | S. Wanderers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Cobreloa | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Huachipato | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Huachipato | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| 8 | Huachipato | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Huachipato | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | Cobreloa | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Colo-Colo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | U. de Concepción | 1 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Colo-Colo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Cobresal | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Cobresal | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | U. de Concepción | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Colo-Colo | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Universidad Católica | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | Colo-Colo | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Colo-Colo | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Finals

* 2003 Apertura winners
* Cobreloa 6th title

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Salvador Cabañas | Audax Italiano | 18 |
| 2 | Juan Quiroga | Cobresal | 12 |
| 3 | José Luis Díaz | Cobreloa | 11 |
| 3 | Patricio Galaz | Cobreloa | 11 |
| 3 | Marcelo Corrales | Puerto Montt | 11 |
| 3 | Joel Soto | Santiago Wanderers | 11 |

## Pre-Copa Sudamericana 2003 Tournament

All sixteen first level teams took part in this tournament, plus -and only for this edition-, all sixteen second level teams took part as well. One of the qualified teams to the Copa Sudamericana coming from this division, Provincial Osorno.

### First round

Played on July 9 & 10, 2003
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Deportes Arica | 1–5 | Universidad de Chile |
| Deportes Antofagasta | 3–0 | Cobreloa |
| Deportes Copiapó | 1–0 | Cobresal |
| Deportes La Serena | 2–2 (2-4p) | Coquimbo Unido |
| Unión La Calera | 0–2 | Universidad Católica |
| Everton | 2–0 | Santiago Wanderers |
| Deportes Melipilla | 1–0 | Unión San Felipe |
| O'Higgins | 5–2 | Audax Italiano |
| Fernandez Vial | 1–0 | Universidad de Concepción |
| Lota Schwager | 0–2 | Huachipato |
| Deportes Talcahuano | 0–1 | Deportes Temuco |
| Provincial Osorno | 1–0 | Deportes Puerto Montt |
| Deportes Ovalle | 4–3 aet | Colo-Colo |
| Santiago Morning | 2–3 | Palestino |
| Magallanes | 5–2 | Unión Española |
| Rangers | 3–0 | Deportes Concepción |

### Second round

Played on July 13, 2003
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Deportes Antofagasta | 2–1 aet | Universidad de Chile |
| Coquimbo Unido | 2–1 | Deportes Copiapó |
| Universidad Católica | 0–0 (5-4p) | Deportes Ovalle |
| Everton | 4–0 | Deportes Melipilla |
| Magallanes | 2–3 | Palestino |
| O'Higgins | 2–1 aet | Rangers |
| Huachipato | 2–1 | Fernandez Vial |
| Provincial Osorno | 1–0 | Deportes Temuco |

### Third round

Played on July 16 & 17, 2003
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Everton | 2–2 (2-3p) | Universidad Católica |
| Deportes Antofagasta | 4–2 | Coquimbo Unido |
| O'Higgins | 1–3 | Palestino |
| Provincial Osorno | 2–1 | Huachipato |

### Final round

Universidad Católica & Provincial Osorno qualified to 2003 Copa Sudamericana