# 1998 Primera División of Chile

The 1998 Campeonato Nacional, known as Campeonato Nacional Copa Banco del Estado 1998 for sponsorship purposes, was the 67th season of top-flight football in Chile. Colo-Colo won their 22nd title following a 2–1 home win against Deportes Iquique on 13 December. Universidad Católica also qualified for the next Copa Libertadores as Liguilla winners.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Colo-Colo | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 54 | 19 | +35 | 64 | Champions and qualified for the 1999 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Universidad de Chile | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 63 | Qualified for the Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores |
| 3 | Universidad Católica | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 53 | Qualified for the Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores |
| 4 | Cobreloa | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 51 | Qualified for the Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores |
| 5 | Deportes Concepción | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 45 | Qualified for the Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores |
| 6 | Huachipato | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 40 | |
| 7 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 39 | |
| 8 | Deportes Iquique | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 39 | |
| 9 | Deportes La Serena | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 37 | |
| 10 | Palestino | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 36 | |
| 11 | Rangers | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 34 | |
| 12 | Audax Italiano | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 34 | |
| 13 | Coquimbo Unido | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 33 | Promotion/relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Provincial Osorno | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 31 | Promotion/relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Santiago Wanderers | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 30 | Relegated to Segunda División |
| 16 | Deportes Temuco | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 59 | −31 | 13 | Relegated to Segunda División |
* Primera División Chilena 1998 champion
* Colo-Colo 22nd title

## Results

| Home \ Away | AUD | CLO | COL | DCO | COQ | HUA | DIQ | DLS | POS | PAL | DPM | RAN | DTE | UCA | UCH | SWA |
| Audax | | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 |
| Cobreloa | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Colo-Colo | 1–2 | 3–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Concepción | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 |
| Coquimbo | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Huachipato | 3–3 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Iquique | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| La Serena | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Osorno | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | | 2–1 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 |
| Palestino | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 4–0 | 2–1 | 9–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 6–2 |
| P. Montt | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 |
| Rangers | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| Temuco | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| U. Católica | 6–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | | 1–3 | 6–1 |
| U. Chile | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | | 3–1 |
| S. Wanderers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | |

## Topscorers

| Pos | Name | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Pedro González | Universidad de Chile | 23 |
| 2 | Marco Antonio Figueroa | Universidad Católica | 16 |
| 3 | Héctor Tapia | Colo-Colo | 15 |
| 4 | Marcelo Corrales | Palestino | 14 |
| 5 | Héctor Vega | Deportes Iquique | 13 |

## Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores
### Finals

Universidad Católica qualified for the 1999 Copa Libertadores