The 2009 Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno season was the 78th season of top-flight football in Chile. The season was composed of two championships: the Torneo Apertura & Torneo Clasura.

Format changes

The format for 2009 remains largely the same as 2008, except for the advancement to the Playoff Stages. Groups will no longer be used to determine who advance to the next stage. Instead, the top-eight teams in Classification Stage will advance.

International qualification changes

Qualification to the Copa Libertadores remains the same, as well as qualification to the Chile 1 spot in the Copa Sudamericana. The Chile 2 spot will be contested between the second-best team in the first stage and the 2008-09 Copa Chile winner. The winner of the single match will qualify to the 2009 Copa Sudamericana.

Team information

The number of teams were reduced starting with this season from 20 to 18. Antofagasta, Osorno, Melipilla, and Deportes Concepción were relegated last season to the Primera B. They were replaced by Municipal Iquique and Curicó Unido.

2009 Campeonato Nacional Primera División is located in Chile
Locations of the 2009 Primera División teams
TeamCurrent managerCityStadium
Audax ItalianoArgentina Pablo MariniSantiagoMunicipal de La Florida
CobreloaChile Raúl ToroCalamaMunicipal de Calama
CobresalChile José CantillanaEl SalvadorEl Cobre
Colo-ColoArgentina Hugo TocalliSantiagoMonumental
Curicó UnidoChile Luis MarcoletaCuricóLa Granja
EvertonUruguay/Chile Nelson AcostaViña del MarSausalito
HuachipatoChile Pedro GarcíaTalcahuanoCAP
La SerenaChile Víctor Hugo CastañedaLa SerenaLa Portada
Municipal IquiqueChile Gustavo HuertaIquiqueTierra de Campeones
ÑublenseChile Ricardo ToroChillánMunicipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas
O'HigginsChile Gerardo SilvaRancaguaEl Teniente
PalestinoChile Jorge AravenaSantiagoMunicipal de La Cisterna
RangersChile Oscar del SolarTalcaFiscal de Talca
Santiago MorningArgentina Juan Antonio PizziSantiagoMunicipal de La Pintana
Unión EspañolaUruguay Rubén IsraelSantiagoSanta Laura
Universidad CatólicaChile Marco Antonio FigueroaSantiagoSan Carlos de Apoquindo
Universidad de ChileArgentina José BasualdoSantiagoNacional
Universidad de ConcepciónChile Jorge PellicerConcepciónMunicipal de Concepción

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura, officially the Campeonato Nacional de Apertura de Primera División de Fútbol Profesional (English: Apertura National Championship of the First Division of Professional Football), was the first tournament of the season. It began on January 31 and ended on June 28.

Classification stage

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Unión Española1712233817+21382009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2Universidad de Chile179443321+12312009 Copa Sudamericana playoffs
3Everton177732417+728Playoffs
4Santiago Morning178364129+1227
5Universidad Católica178362618+827
6Municipal Iquique177552723+426
7Audax Italiano177462520+525
8O'Higgins177462526−125
9Huachipato177462629−325
10Cobreloa177372425−124
11Universidad de Concepción176562425−123
12Ñublense175571623−720
13Colo-Colo175482828019
14Curicó Unido175482428−419
15Cobresal174762334−1119
16Palestino1752101837−1917
17Rangers173592028−814
18Deportes La Serena173591932−1314

Results

Home \ AwayAUDCLACSLCOLCUREVEHUASERMIQÑUBO'HIPALRANSAMUESUCAUCHUCO
Audax Italiano0–02–10–12–01–21–12–21–2
Cobreloa2–01–01–10–23–04–02–12–0
Cobresal1–01–41–00–02–22–51–11–33–2
Colo-Colo5–21–12–21–21–14–20–12–0
Curicó Unido1–42–02–21–12–11–33–21–30–1
Everton1–13–25–11–01–13–21–30–11–1
Huachipato3–20–03–13–13–04–12–00–1
La Serena0–31–33–13–01–20–31–40–31–2
Municipal Iquique3–31–02–03–13–01–12–20–41–1
Ñublense2–11–12–01–11–12–11–12–12–3
O'Higgins1–21–15–30–11–11–03–23–1
Palestino0–22–01–00–41–11–21–04–2
Rangers0–14–11–22–11–11–11–32–10–4
Santiago Morning2–03–30–15–05–12–11–30–15–4
Unión Española5–24–02–01–22–12–10–12–1
Universidad Católica0–24–01–11–11–04–11–10–1
Universidad de Chile4–11–31–33–20–03–02–23–01–3
Universidad de Concepción3–13–10–00–02–02–20–21–1

Playoff stage

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Unión Española167
8O'Higgins112
1Unión Española000 (4)
5Universidad Católica000 (2)
4Santiago Morning011
5Universidad Católica448
1Unión Española101
2Universidad de Chile112
3Everton224
6Municipal Iquique213
3Everton112
2Universidad de Chile033
2Universidad de Chile426
7Audax Italiano145

Updated as of games played on July 7, 2009.

Primera Division 2009 Apertura champion
13th title

Universidad de Chile qualified to the 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.

Top goalscorers

PosPlayerClubGoals
1Chile Esteban ParedesSantiago Morning17
2Argentina Gustavo CanalesUnión Española13
Argentina Rubén GigenaAudax Italiano13
4Argentina Lucas BarriosColo-Colo11
Uruguay Juan Manuel OliveraUniversidad de Chile11
6Chile Mario AravenaUnión Española10
7Chile Milovan MirosevicUniversidad Católica9
Chile Leonardo MonjeHuachipato9
Argentina Diego RivarolaSantiago Morning9
Chile Samuel TeuberO'Higgins9
Chile Gabriel VargasUniversidad de Concepción9

Copa Sudamericana playoff

The second-best team of the Classification Stage (Universidad de Chile) played a match at Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso in the city of Coquimbo against the 2008 Copa Chile champions, (Universidad de Concepción) for the Chile 2 spot in the 2009 Copa Sudamericana.

Universidad de Concepción1–3Universidad de Chile
Vargas 31'Olivera 34', 59' Á. Rojas 90+1'

Universidad de Chile classified to the Chile 2 berth for the 2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage.

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clasura, officially the Campeonato Nacional de Clausura de Primera División de Fútbol Profesional (English: Clausura National Championship of the First Division of Professional Football), was the second tournament of the season. It began on July 12 and was ended on December 16.

Classification Stage

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Universidad Católica1711514313+3038Playoffs and the 2010 Copa Libertadores First Stage
2Deportes La Serena1711063119+1233Playoffs
3Audax Italiano179532622+432
4Colo-Colo178452819+928
5Universidad de Concepción178362323027
6Santiago Morning178272225−326
7Unión Española177463030025
8Everton177461920−125
9Rangers177372627−121
10Universidad de Chile175662325−221
11Cobresal175571817+120
12Palestino175571620−420
13Cobreloa1761102122−119
14Ñublense175481521−619
15O'Higgins174761723−619
16Huachipato1752102129−817
17Curicó Unido174851625−917
18Municipal Iquique1716102136−159

Results

Home \ AwayAUDCLACSLCOLCUREVEHUASERMIQÑUBO'HIPALRANSAMUESUCAUCHUCO
Audax Italiano0–01–12–02–11–12–21–00–42–1
Cobreloa0–10–10–02–05–11–03–00–20–3
Cobresal0–22–00–00–12–03–11–13–0
Colo-Colo0–12–11–12–13–11–23–01–11–0
Curicó Unido2–12–21–01–13–00–12–11–1
Everton1–20–33–20–11–01–11–10–1
Huachipato2–22–10–21–22–00–30–11–22–0
D. La Serena4–24–23–22–02–12–03–00–1
Municipal Iquique2–11–11–11–22–21–33–40–2
Ñublense1–23–01–01–01–01–10–00–2
O'Higgins2–02–22–11–32–20–12–01–10–2
Palestino2–10–11–31–01–10–13–31–10–0
Rangers0–00–25–32–02–01–03–11–1
Santiago Morning0–12–12–11–23–23–11–13–1
Unión Española2–42–01–03–10–11–43–30–14–3
Universidad Católica2–17–03–12–02–00–05–13–04–1
Universidad de Chile3–21–11–11–13–52–12–31–1
Universidad de Concepción1–01–33–12–42–01–12–02–11–2

Playoff stage

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
1Universidad Católica202
8Everton000
1Universidad Católica358
6Santiago Morning033
3Audax Italiano224
6Santiago Morning415
1Universidad Católica224
4Colo-Colo246
4Colo-Colo246
5Universidad de Concepción134
4Colo-Colo134
2Deportes La Serena000
2Deportes La Serena123
7Unión Española112

As of December 2009

Primera Division 2009 Clausura champion
29th title

Colo-Colo qualified to the 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.

Top goalscorers

PosNameClubGoals
1Argentina Diego RivarolaSantiago Morning13
2Chile Rodrigo TolozaUniversidad Católica12
3Argentina Ezequiel MirallesColo-Colo11
4Chile Cristian CanioAudax Italiano10
Argentina Javier ElizondoDeportes La Serena10
Chile Roberto GutiérrezUniversidad Católica10

Updated as of games played on December 9, 2009. Source:

Relegation

Relegation for this season will be determined by an aggregate table of the Classification Stages of both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. The teams that finish 17th and 18th will be automatically relegated to the Primera B for the next season. The teams that finish 15th and 16th will play a relegation/promotion playoff against two teams from the 2009 Primera B season.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Universidad Católica3419876931+3865
2Unión Española34195106847+2162
3Audax Italiano3416995142+957
4Santiago Morning34165136354+953
5Everton34141194337+653
6Universidad de Chile341410105646+1052
7Universidad de Concepción34148124748−150
8Deportes La Serena34145155051−147
9Colo-Colo34138135647+947
10O'Higgins341111124249−744
11Cobreloa34134174547−243
12Huachipato34126164758−1142
13Ñublense34109153144−1339
14Cobresal34912134151−1039
15Palestino34107173457−2337Relegation/Promotion Playoff
16Curicó Unido34912133953−1436
17Rangers34108164655−935Relegation to Primera B
18Municipal Iquique34811154859−1135

Relegation/promotion playoff

By finishing 15th in the relegation table, Palestino was pitted against the San Marcos de Arica, the 2nd best team in the 2009 Primera B General Table. Curicó Unido, by finishing 16th in the relegation table, played against San Luis, the loser of the 2009 Primera B championship playoff. The team who obtains the most point after two legs will stay or be promoted to the Primera División. Should there be a tie on points, it will be settled as follows: 1) overall goal difference; 2) most away goal; 3) extra time of two 15-minute halves; 4) penalty shootout according to the Laws of the Game. The Primera División (Team #1) played the second leg at home.

Team #1Points earnedTeam #21st leg2nd leg
Palestino3–3 (4–2 p)San Marcos de Arica2–00–2
Curicó Unido3–3 (2–4 gd)San Luis2–10–3

See also

External links

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