# 2017 Chilean Primera División

The 2017 Campeonato Nacional season, known as Campeonato Nacional de Transición Scotiabank 2017 for sponsorship purposes, was the 87th season of top-flight football in Chile. Colo-Colo won their thirty-second title following a 3–0 away win at Huachipato on 9 December. Universidad de Chile were the defending champions.

## Format changes

Starting in 2017, the ANFP approved a change from the European calendar season (July–May) that had been used since 2013 to a calendar year season (February–December). The year calendar would have been implemented for the 2017 season, however, it was postponed for one year. In order to manage this transition, the 2017 Clausura tournament, part of the 2016–17 season, was followed up by a single championship in the second semester of the year. The 2018 season will be played as a single tournament, without the Apertura-Clausura system.

## Teams
### Stadia and locations

| Team | City | Stadium |
| Audax Italiano | Santiago | Bicentenario de La Florida |
| Colo-Colo | Santiago | Monumental David Arellano |
| Curicó Unido | Curicó | La Granja |
| Deportes Antofagasta | Antofagasta | Calvo y Bascuñán |
| Deportes Iquique | Iquique | Cavancha |
| Deportes Temuco | Temuco | Germán Becker |
| Everton | Viña del Mar | Sausalito |
| Huachipato | Talcahuano | CAP |
| O'Higgins | Rancagua | El Teniente |
| Palestino | Santiago | Municipal de La Cisterna |
| San Luis | Quillota | Lucio Fariña Fernández |
| Santiago Wanderers | Valparaíso | Elías Figueroa Brander |
| Unión Española | Santiago | Santa Laura-Universidad SEK |
| Universidad Católica | Santiago | San Carlos de Apoquindo |
| Universidad de Chile | Santiago | Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos |
| Universidad de Concepción | Concepción | Alcaldesa Ester Roa Rebolledo |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
| Audax Italiano | Hugo Vilches | Nicolás Peric | Macron | Traverso |
| Colo-Colo | Pablo Guede | Esteban Paredes | Under Armour | DirecTV |
| Curicó Unido | Luis Marcoleta | Martín Cortés | Onefit | Multihogar |
| Deportes Antofagasta | Nicolás Larcamón | Gonzalo Villagra | Cafu | Minera Escondida |
| Deportes Iquique | Erick Guerrero (caretaker) | Rodrigo Naranjo | Rete | UNAP |
| Deportes Temuco | Dalcio Giovagnoli | Cristián Canío | Joma | Rosen |
| Everton | Pablo Sánchez | Marcos Velásquez | Pirma | Viña del Mar-Fox Sports-Claro |
| Huachipato | César Vigevani | Omar Merlo | Mitre | PF |
| O'Higgins | Gabriel Milito | Albert Acevedo | New Balance | VTR |
| Palestino | Germán Cavalieri | Roberto Cereceda | Training | Bank of Palestine |
| San Luis | Miguel Ramírez | Daniel Vicencio | Luanvi | PF |
| Santiago Wanderers | Nicolás Córdova | Gabriel Castellón | Macron | Terminal Pacifico Sur Valparaiso |
| Unión Española | Martín Palermo | Jorge Ampuero | Kappa | Universidad SEK |
| Universidad Católica | Mario Salas | Cristian Álvarez | Umbro | DirecTV |
| Universidad de Chile | Ángel Guillermo Hoyos | Johnny Herrera | Adidas | Chevrolet |
| Universidad de Concepción | Francisco Bozán | Alejandro Camargo | KS7 | Universidad de Concepción |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| O'Higgins | Cristián Arán | Resigned | 31 July | 16th | Gabriel Milito | 9 August |
| Deportes Iquique | Jaime Vera | Resigned | 21 October | 15th | Erick Guerrero | 23 October |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Colo-Colo (C) | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 33 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Unión Española | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 31 | Qualification to Runners-up playoff |
| 3 | Universidad de Chile | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 30 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 4 | Everton | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 26 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 5 | Audax Italiano | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 25 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 6 | Deportes Temuco | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 22 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 7 | Deportes Antofagasta | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 21 | |
| 8 | Curicó Unido | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 18 | |
| 9 | San Luis | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 18 | |
| 10 | Universidad de Concepción | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 17 | Qualification to Runners-up playoff |
| 11 | Universidad Católica | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 16 | |
| 12 | Huachipato | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 16 | |
| 13 | Santiago Wanderers | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 15 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 14 | O'Higgins | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 15 | |
| 15 | Palestino | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 13 | |
| 16 | Deportes Iquique | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 9 | |
* ↑ Universidad de Chile qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2017 Clausura.
* ↑ Since the 2017 Copa Chile runners-up Universidad de Chile already qualified for South American competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup runners-up (Copa Sudamericana first stage) was passed down to the next best-placed team, in this case to the sixth-placed team.
* ↑ Since the 2017 Clausura runners-up Colo-Colo qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2017 Transición, Universidad de Concepción took their place in the Runners-up playoff as the 2017 Clausura third-placed team.
* ↑ Santiago Wanderers qualified for the Copa Libertadores second stage by winning the 2017 Copa Chile.

## Results

| Home \ Away | AUD | CC | CUR | ANT | DIQ | TEM | EVE | HUA | OHI | PAL | SL | SW | UE | UC | UCH | UDC |
| Audax Italiano | — | 0–3 | 2–0 | — | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | — |
| Colo-Colo | — | — | 3–2 | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | — | 4–1 | 1–2 |
| Curicó Unido | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | — |
| Deportes Antofagasta | 1–1 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | — |
| Deportes Iquique | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | 0–4 |
| Deportes Temuco | — | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Everton | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | — | — | — | — | 2–1 |
| Huachipato | 2–1 | 0–3 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | — |
| O'Higgins | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | — | 0–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | — | — |
| Palestino | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | — | — | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | — | — | — |
| San Luis | 1–1 | — | — | 1–3 | — | — | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Santiago Wanderers | 1–3 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — |
| Unión Española | — | — | — | — | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Universidad Católica | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 4–1 | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 |
| Universidad de Chile | 0–3 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — |
| Universidad de Concepción | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | — | — | 1–3 | — |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Bryan Carrasco | Audax Italiano | 10 |
| 2 | Hugo Droguett | Universidad de Concepción | 8 |
| 2 | Roberto Gutiérrez | Palestino | 8 |
| 4 | Juan Cuevas | Everton | 7 |
| 4 | Jean Paul Pineda | Santiago Wanderers | 7 |
| 4 | Mauricio Pinilla | Universidad de Chile | 7 |
| 4 | Patricio Rubio | Everton | 7 |
| 8 | Cris Martínez | Deportes Temuco | 6 |
| 8 | Esteban Paredes | Colo-Colo | 6 |
| 8 | Jaime Valdés | Colo-Colo | 6 |
Source: Soccerway

## Runners-up play-off

The runners-up playoff was played between:
* Universidad de Concepción (2017 Clausura best team not already qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores)
* Unión Española (2017 Transición runners-up)
The winner qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores second stage, while the loser qualified for the 2018 Copa Sudamericana first stage. In the event that the same team ended up as runners-up of both tournaments, the playoff would not be played and that team would qualify for the Copa Libertadores. The Copa Sudamericana berth would then be awarded to the 2017 Transición best team not already qualified.
Universidad de Concepción won 3–1 on aggregate.

## Relegation

Relegation is determined at the end of the season by computing an average of the number of points earned per game over the three most recent tournaments: 2016 Apertura, 2017 Clausura and 2017 Transición. The team with the lowest average qualified for the relegation playoff.

### Relegation table

| Pos | Team | 2016–17 Pts | 2017 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
| 1 | Colo-Colo | 52 | 33 | 85 | 45 | 1.889 |
| 2 | Universidad de Chile | 51 | 30 | 81 | 45 | 1.8 |
| 3 | Unión Española | 49 | 31 | 80 | 45 | 1.778 |
| 4 | Universidad Católica | 54 | 16 | 70 | 45 | 1.556 |
| 5 | O'Higgins | 48 | 15 | 63 | 45 | 1.4 |
| 6 | Everton | 36 | 26 | 62 | 45 | 1.378 |
| 7 | Audax Italiano | 37 | 25 | 62 | 45 | 1.378 |
| 8 | Deportes Temuco | 38 | 22 | 60 | 45 | 1.333 |
| 9 | Deportes Iquique | 50 | 9 | 59 | 45 | 1.311 |
| 10 | Deportes Antofagasta | 37 | 21 | 58 | 45 | 1.289 |
| 11 | San Luis | 39 | 18 | 57 | 45 | 1.267 |
| 12 | Universidad de Concepción | 38 | 17 | 55 | 45 | 1.222 |
| 13 | Curicó Unido | — | 18 | 18 | 15 | 1.2 |
| 14 | Huachipato | 36 | 16 | 52 | 45 | 1.156 |
| 15 | Palestino | 35 | 13 | 48 | 45 | 1.067 |
| 16 | Santiago Wanderers (R) | 31 | 15 | 46 | 45 | 1.022 | Qualification to Relegation playoff |

## Relegation playoff

The relegation playoff was played by three teams: the last-placed in the relegation table (Santiago Wanderers), 2016–17 Primera B runners-up San Marcos de Arica, and 2017 Primera B champions Unión La Calera. The two Primera B teams played each other with the winner qualifying to the final against the Primera División team for promotion to the top flight for the 2018 season.
| Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Santiago Wanderers | Santiago Wanderers | — | — | — | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | — | — | — | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | — | — | — | Santiago Wanderers | Santiago Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1 (4) |
| | | | | | Unión La Calera (p) | Unión La Calera (p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (5) |
| Unión La Calera | Unión La Calera | 0 | 2 | 2 | Unión La Calera (p) | Unión La Calera (p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (5) |
| San Marcos de Arica | San Marcos de Arica | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |