The 1978 Campeonato Nacional was Chilean first tier's 46th season. Palestino was the tournament's champion, winning its second title.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Palestino3423747332+4153Champions & qualified to 1979 Copa Libertadores
2Cobreloa3422576937+3249Qualified to Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores
3O'Higgins3417896439+2542
4Unión Española34177105241+1141
5Everton34141285540+1540
6Colo-Colo34157126255+737
7Universidad de Chile34111494133+836
8Aviación341210125151034
9Universidad Católica341111124337+633
10Deportes Concepción34129134447−333
11Lota Schwager34915103342−933
12Audax Italiano341012123639−332
13Green Cross Temuco341012125257−532
14Santiago Morning341012124349−632
15Ñublense341010143449−1530To promotion/relegation playoffs
16Coquimbo Unido3488183856−1824
17Huachipato3457222655−2917Relegated to Segunda División
18Rangers3454252784−5714
Campeonato Nacional 1978 champions
2nd title

Results

Home \ AwayAUDAVICLOCOLDCOCOQEVEGCTHUALOTÑUBOHIPALRANSMOUCAUCHUES
Audax0–10–12–41–12–01–01–11–02–11–03–11–10–10–21–11–10–0
Aviación1–01–21–24–23–12–21–12–13–21–12–12–33–10–02–01–11–2
Cobreloa2–13–04–22–04–22–14–23–13–01–20–03–25–02–01–04–12–3
Colo-Colo0–22–12–22–11–31–13–12–03–16–23–41–33–01–30–03–21–0
Concepción0–02–15–21–01–11–12–12–12–01–01–00–02–35–10–21–11–3
Coquimbo3–21–11–03–12–21–24–21–11–21–02–11–20–01–40–10–00–1
Everton4–03–31–12–21–21–01–11–03–12–01–01–33–15–01–10–05–2
Green Cross T.2–23–10–13–22–03–12–40–00–06–32–20–12–00–11–02–21–1
Huachipato1–01–00–10–02–31–01–11–11–11–31–21–24–20–10–00–10–3
Lota S.1–10–01–20–00–03–21–11–11–01–12–20–01–00–01–00–11–1
Ñublense1–21–00–02–11–11–01–01–12–10–10–30–23–01–10–01–00–2
O'Higgins0–12–42–14–22–14–02–04–03–01–14–01–05–11–11–02–23–0
Palestino2–03–13–22–04–21–24–11–07–02–22–11–16–03–20–01–11–0
Rangers1–50–03–10–22–01–10–22–31–50–11–11–21–21–30–10–12–5
S. Morning2–21–20–02–50–11–10–13–24–11–31–10–01–41–21–00–01–3
U. Católica2–04–20–51–23–11–02–22–32–03–02–32–12–36–01–11–12–3
U. de Chile0–02–31–21–11–03–10–20–11–04–02–03–10–13–01–11–13–1
U. Española1–11–10–10–21–03–12–05–21–01–31–11–22–12–00–21–01–0

Topscorer

NameTeamGoals
Argentina Oscar FabbianiPalestino35

Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores

3 December 1978Everton1 – 0O'HigginsEstadio Nacional, Santiago
Benzi 10'Attendance: 16,724 Referee: J. Silvagno
3 December 1978Unión Española2 – 1CobreloaEstadio Nacional, Santiago
Véliz 20' R. González 90'70' ConchaAttendance: 16,724 Referee: R. Hormazábal
7 December 1978O'Higgins2 – 1CobreloaEstadio Nacional, Santiago
Guajardo 29' Droguett 46'35' (pen.) YávarAttendance: 12,402 Referee: G. Castro
7 December 1978Unión Española2 – 0EvertonEstadio Nacional, Santiago
Palacios 26' Las Heras 90'Attendance: 12,402 Referee: M. Lira
10 December 1978Everton1 – 1CobreloaEstadio Nacional, Santiago
Ahumada 56'46' Own-goalAttendance: 14,999 Referee: A. Martínez
10 December 1978Unión Española0 – 1O'HigginsEstadio Nacional, Santiago
79' VargasAttendance: 14,999 Referee: N. Mondría
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Unión Española320142+24Qualified to Liguilla play-off match
2O'Higgins320132+14
3Everton311123−13
4Cobreloa301235−21

Liguilla play-off match

12 December 1978Unión Española2 – 2 (a.e.t.)O'HigginsEstadio Nacional, Santiago
Escobar 68' Miranda 98'24' Serrano 119' VargasAttendance: 20,542 Referee: Mario Lira

O'Higgins qualified to 1979 Copa Libertadores due to its better League position

Promotion/relegation Liguilla

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Coquimbo Unido321096+35
2Ñublense320175+24
3Deportes Ovalle302168−22
4Magallanes301258−31

* There was no promotion or relegation.

External links

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