The 2011 Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno season (known as the 2011 Campeonato Nacional Petrobras for sponsorship reasons) was the 80th season of top-flight football in Chile. Universidad Católica was the defending champion. Universidad de Chile won both the Apertura and the Clausura Championships

Format changes

For the 2011, the ANFP's Council of Club Presidents approved the return to the Apertura and Clausura format, with playoffs.

Teams

Eighteen teams will be competing in the Primera División for the 2011 season, sixteen of whom are returning from the 2010 season. Everton and San Luis were relegated last season after finishing 17th and 18th overall, respectively. There were replaced by Iquique and Unión La Calera, the 2010 Primera B winner and runner-up, respectively.

2011 Campeonato Nacional Primera División is located in Chile
Locations of the 2011 Primera División teams.
TeamCityStadiumCurrent manager
Audax ItalianoSantiagoMunicipal de La FloridaOmar Labruna
CobreloaCalamaMunicipal de CalamaNelson Acosta
CobresalEl SalvadorEl CobreLuis Musrri
Colo-ColoSantiagoMonumental David ArellanoIvo Basay
HuachipatoTalcahuanoCAPJorge Pellicer
IquiqueIquiqueTierra de CampeonesFernando Vergara
La SerenaLa SerenaLa PortadaMiguel Ponce
ÑublenseChillánMunicipal Nelson Oyarzún ArenasCarlos Rojas
O'HigginsRancaguaEl TenienteJosé Cantillana
PalestinoSantiagoMunicipal de La CisternaGustavo Benítez
Santiago MorningSantiagoMunicipal de La PintanaHernán Godoy
Santiago WanderersValparaísoRegional ChiledeportesHéctor Robles
Unión EspañolaSantiagoSanta LauraJosé Luis Sierra
Unión La CaleraLa CaleraMunicipal Nicolás ChahuánEmiliano Astorga
Unión San FelipeSan FelipeMunicipal de San FelipeVíctor Hugo Marchesini
Universidad CatólicaSantiagoSan Carlos de ApoquindoMario Lepe
Universidad de ChileSantiagoNacionalJorge Sampaoli
Universidad de ConcepciónConcepciónMunicipal de ConcepciónVíctor Hugo Castañeda

Managerial changes

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TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming head coachDate of appointmentPosition in table
Pre-season changes
CobreloaMario SotoResignedDecember 8, 2010Nelson AcostaDecember 11, 2010N/A
Universidad de ChileGerardo PelussoEnd of ContractDecember 12, 2010Jorge SampaoliDecember 15, 2010N/A
La SerenaVíctor Hugo CastañedaEnd of ContractDecember 15, 2010Fernando VergaraDecember 24, 2010N/A
Apertura changes
Colo-ColoDiego CagnaResignedFebruary 13, 2011Américo GallegoFebruary 21, 201118th
IquiqueJosé CantillanaSackedFebruary 22, 2011Jorge PellicerFebruary 26, 201117th
Universidad de ConcepciónJaime VeraResignedFebruary 27, 2011Mauricio RiffoFebruary 28, 201111th
Universidad de ConcepciónMauricio RiffoResignedApril 29, 2011Víctor Hugo CastañedaApril 29, 201115th
ÑublenseLuis MarcoletaSackedMay 2, 2011Jorge GarcésMay 3, 201118th
Pre-clausura changes
La SerenaFernando VergaraResignedMay 29, 2011Miguel PonceJune 6, 2011N/A
Universidad CatólicaJuan Antonio PizziResignedJune 23, 2011Mario LepeJune 26, 2011N/A
Clausura changes
Unión San FelipeNelson CossioResignedAugust 1, 2011Víctor Hugo MarchesiniAugust 27, 201117th
Santiago WanderersJuan Manuel LlopSackedAugust 3, 2011Héctor RoblesAugust 3, 201111th
IquiqueJorge PellicerResignedAugust 13, 2011Fernando VergaraAugust 17, 201118th
Colo-ColoAmérico GallegoSackedAugust 18, 2011Ivo BasayAugust 30, 201112th
O'HigginsIvo BasayResignedAugust 23, 2011José CantillanaSeptember 20, 20115th
HuachipatoArturo SalahResignedSeptember 1, 2011Jorge PellicerSeptember 12, 20117th
Santiago MorningFernando DíazResignedSeptember 4, 2011Hernán GodoySeptember 6, 201118th
ÑublenseJorge GarcésResignedSeptember 12, 201118th

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura began on January 28 and ended on June 12.

Classification stage

The Classification Stage began on January 28 and ended on May 22.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Universidad Católica1711513418+16382011 Copa Sudamericana first stage
2Universidad de Chile1710523920+19352011 Copa Sudamericana playoffs
3Unión Española179533318+1532Playoffs
4Palestino179352620+630
5O'Higgins178362926+327
6Unión La Calera177461818025
7Unión San Felipe177372421+324
8Colo-Colo177372826+224
9Huachipato176472427−322
10Deportes La Serena175662828021
11Audax Italiano176382428−421
12Deportes Iquique175661822−4212011 Copa Sudamericana second stage
13Universidad de Concepción176292426−220
14Santiago Wanderers175482331−819
15Cobreloa174671622−618
16Santiago Morning173772230−816
17Cobresal1751112641−1516
18Ñublense1742111731−1414

Results

Home \ AwayAUDCOBCSLCCIQUSERHUAÑUBOHIPALSMSWUEULCUSFUCUCHUDC
Audax Italiano1–03–22–11–31–34–01–22–1
Cobreloa1–00–03–32–31–00–11–11–4
Cobresal3–21–22–11–43–12–22–54–3
Colo-Colo0–31–14–15–12–01–11–5
Deportes Iquique2–01–12–11–01–10–22–21–3
Deportes La Serena2–32–10–01–22–30–03–12–21–1
Huachipato1–11–13–10–43–12–13–11–31–0
Ñublense0–02–12–32–32–31–12–00–51–0
O'Higgins3–30–11–21–10–02–02–31–1
Palestino0–31–01–01–01–21–11–23–2
Santiago Morning2–21–10–13–11–12–40–41–11–1
Santiago Wanderers2–03–02–11–11–11–22–1
Unión Española3–01–23–04–34–22–13–10–0
Unión La Calera3–12–00–02–01–02–10–22–0
Unión San Felipe2–00–12–13–12–33–11–11–21–3
Universidad Católica3–12–05–22–12–02–11–10–02–2
Universidad de Chile2–12–13–10–01–22–10–2
Universidad de Concepción1–00–10–01–00–12–11–21–5

Playoff stage

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
1Universidad Católica415
8Colo-Colo213
1Universidad Católica112
6Unión La Calera202
3Unión Española000
6Unión La Calera101
1Universidad Católica213
2Universidad de Chile044
2Universidad de Chile213
7Unión San Felipe112
2Universidad de Chile175
5O'Higgins011
4Palestino101
5O'Higgins134

Quarterfinals

In the quarterfinals, the 1 seed play the 8 seed, the 2 seed play the 7 seed, the 3 seed play the 6 seed, and the 4 seed play the 5 seed.

26 May 2011Colo-Colo2–4Universidad CatólicaEstadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago
20:00 UTC−04:00Paredes 5', 13'Mirosevic 34' (pen.) Gutiérrez 61' Pratto 88', 90'Attendance: 25,285 Referee: Claudio Puga
29 May 2011Universidad Católica1–1Colo-ColoEstadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago
16:00 UTC−04:00Silva 77'Rubio 71'Attendance: 15,603 Referee: Enrique Osses
May 25, 2011Unión San Felipe1–2Universidad de ChileEstadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK, Santiago
18:00 UTC−04:00Urbano 26'Canales 48' (pen.) Acevedo 58'Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Julio Bascuñán
May 28, 2011Universidad de Chile1–1Unión San FelipeEstadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago
18:00 UTC−04:00Vargas 6'Trecco 64'Attendance: 15,322 Referee: Eduardo Gamboa
26 May 2011Unión La Calera1–0Unión EspañolaEstadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera
16:00 UTC−04:00Carreño 68'Attendance: 2,459 Referee: Enrique Osses
29 May 2011Unión Española0–0Unión La CaleraEstadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK, Santiago
18:00 UTC−04:00Attendance: 4,842 Referee: Claudio Puga
25 May 2011O'Higgins1–1PalestinoEstadio El Teniente, Rancagua
20:00 UTC−04:00Riquelme 33' (o.g.)Oyarzún 90+2'Attendance: 6,006 Referee: Patricio Polic
28 May 2011Palestino0–3O'HigginsEstadio Municipal de La Cisterna, Santiago
15:30 UTC−04:00Suárez 45+2' (pen.) González 62' Gutiérrez 76'Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Eduardo Ponce

Semifinals

In the semifinals, the highest seed play the lowest seed, and the second-highest seed play the second-lowest seed.

2 June 2011Unión La Calera2–1Universidad CatólicaEstadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera
16:00 UTC−04:00Bahamondes 25' Barriga 27'Mirošević 35'Attendance: 2,663 Referee: Eduardo Gamboa
5 June 2011Universidad Católica1–0Unión La CaleraEstadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago
17:00 UTC−04:00Andía 46'Attendance: 13,200 Referee: Claudio Puga
1 June 2011O'Higgins0–1Universidad de ChileEstadio El Teniente, Rancagua
18:00 UTC−04:00Rivarola 67'Attendance: 11,184 Referee: Claudio Puga
4 June 2011Universidad de Chile7–1O'HigginsEstadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago
17:00 UTC−04:00Vargas 9' Aránguiz 13' Canales 24', 85' Acevedo 33' Díaz 67' Rivarola 81'Gutiérrez 8'Attendance: 24,863 Referee: Patricio Polic

Finals

Universidad de Chile0–2Universidad Católica
Costa 58' Mirosevic 90'
Universidad Católica1–4Universidad de Chile
Pratto 23'Canales 16' (pen.), 51' (pen.), 55' Eluchans 25' (o.g.)
Apertura 2011 Champions:
14th title

Top goalscorers

As of 12 June 2011.

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Argentina Matías UrbanoUnión San Felipe12
2Chile Gustavo CanalesUniversidad de Chile11
3Chile Eduardo VargasUniversidad de Chile10
4Chile Edson PuchUniversidad de Chile9
5Chile Nicolás CanalesPalestino8
Chile Carlos MuñozSantiago Wanderers8
Argentina Sebastián JaimeUnión Española8

Copa Sudamericana playoff

Universidad de Chile (regular season second-placed team) played a two-legged tie against Deportes Concepción (2010 Copa Chile Bicentenario runner-up) for the 2011 Copa Sudamericana preliminary stages qualification as Chile 3 berth.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Universidad de Chile211042+242011 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2Deportes Concepción201124−21
27 July 2011Deportes Concepción2–2Universidad de ChileEstadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción
19:00 UTC−04:00Herrera 52', 59'Vargas 74' Castro 83'Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Julio Bascuñán
3 August 2011Universidad de Chile2–0Deportes ConcepciónEstadio Nacional, Santiago
19:00 UTC−04:00Canales 56' Rivarola 90+1'Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Eduardo Gamboa

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura is scheduled to begin on July 29 and end on December 17.

Classification stage

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Universidad de Chile1711603915+2439Playoffs & 2012 Copa Sudamericana Round of 16
2Cobreloa179442717+1031Playoffs & 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
3Colo-Colo179352728−130Playoffs
4Audax Italiano178542923+629
5Universidad Católica178452918+1128Playoffs & 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
6La Serena178452623+328Playoffs
7Unión La Calera177372018+224
8Unión Española176563123+823
9Cobresal176562229−723
10Santiago Wanderers175571922−320
11Iquique175573041−1120
12Santiago Morning1761102934−519
13Ñublense1761102232−1019
14Universidad de Concepción174762021−119
15Palestino174761924−519
16O'Higgins174582326−317
17Huachipato174582530−517
18Unión San Felipe172781629−1313

Results

Home \ AwayAUDCLACSLCOLIQUSERHUAÑUBO'HIPALSAMSAWUNIULCUSFUCAUCHUCO
Audax Italiano3–02–11–12–05–02–10–01–12–1
Cobreloa3–40–11–02–02–11–00–02–01–1
Cobresal3–20–30–23–32–11–03–22–22–2
Colo-Colo3–02–13–13–13–13–22–22–2
Iquique2–41–11–13–23–21–34–21–5
La Serena2–14–01–03–13–20–02–12–0
Huachipato1–01–20–11–32–11–02–21–1
Ñublense0–21–22–43–11–32–01–42–1
O'Higgins0–12–22–01–14–41–12–13–03–0
Palestino0–00–22–11–12–22–41–11–01–1
Santiago Morning5–04–11–33–01–13–20–20–3
Santiago Wanderers2–02–20–22–10–11–01–12–01–1
Unión Española5–23–13–10–01–03–01–20–1
Unión La Calera0–10–13–01–21–03–22–01–02–0
Unión San Felipe2–21–11–12–11–20–21–10–3
Universidad Católica4–04–14–12–02–14–00–12–1
Universidad de Chile3–13–12–23–05–33–03–20–02–0
Universidad de Concepción0–03–03–11–10–02–22–20–02–1

Playoff stage

For all ties, the lower-seeded team play the first leg at home.

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
1Universidad de Chile134
8Unión Española000
1Universidad de Chile213
5Universidad Católica123
4Audax Italiano101
5Universidad Católica314
1Universidad de Chile033
2Cobreloa000
3Colo-Colo639
6La Serena213
3Colo-Colo224
2Cobreloa314
2Cobreloa145
7Unión La Calera033

Updated as of games played on December 22, 2011.

Quarterfinals

In the quarterfinals, the 1 seed play the 8 seed, the 2 seed play the 7 seed, the 3 seed play the 6 seed, and the 4 seed play the 5 seed.

Quarterfinals A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Universidad de Chile220040+46Advanced to the Semifinals
2Unión Española200204−40
Unión Española0–1Universidad de Chile
G. Vargas 90+2'
Universidad de Chile3–0Unión Española
G. Vargas 31', 42' Rivarola 75'

Quarterfinals B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Universidad Católica220041+36Advanced to the Semifinals
2Audax Italiano200214−30
Universidad Católica3–1Audax Italiano
Martínez 27' Mirosevic 40' Calandria 90+2'Silva 65'
Audax Italiano0–1Universidad Católica
Pizarro 5'

Quarterfinals C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Cobreloa220053+26Advanced to the Semifinals
2Unión La Calera200235−20
Unión La Calera0–1Cobreloa
Cortés 30'
Cobreloa4–3Unión La Calera
Vera 14' Elizondo 80', 90+3' Barrios 90'Rodríguez 17' Simón 26' Suárez 57' (o.g.)

Quarterfinals D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Colo-Colo220093+66Advanced to the Semifinals
2La Serena200239−60
La Serena2–6Colo-Colo
García 2' Pezzarossi 25'Paredes 11', 57' Wílchez 18', 27' Gutiérrez 72' Muñoz 90'
Colo-Colo3–1La Serena
Gutiérrez 26', 76' Muñoz 90'Pezzarossi 36'

Semifinals

In the semifinals, the highest seed play the lowest seed, and the second-highest seed play the second-lowest seed.

Semifinals A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Universidad de Chile21013303Advanced to the Final
2Universidad Católica21013303
Universidad Católica1–2Universidad de Chile
Harbottle 20'Aránguiz 41' Mena 71'
Universidad de Chile1–2Universidad Católica
O. González 59'Harbottle 42' Villanueva 90'

Semifinals B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Cobreloa21014403Advanced to the Final
2Colo-Colo21014403
Colo-Colo2–3Cobreloa
Fuenzalida 18' Paredes 88'Elizondo 21' Rocco 60' Trecco 90+3'
Cobreloa1–2Colo-Colo
Barrios 80'Muñoz 14' Paredes 24'

Finals

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Universidad de Chile211030+342012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2Cobreloa201103−31
Cobreloa0–0Universidad de Chile
Universidad de Chile3–0Cobreloa
Canales 24' Vargas 28' Rodríguez 35'

Top goalscorers

RankNamePlayer nationalityClubGoals
1Esteban ParedesChileanColo-Colo14
2Sebastián PintoChileanO'Higgins13
3Facundo PereyraArgentineAudax Italiano11
4Nicolás CanalesChileanPalestino9
Miguel Angel CuellarParaguayanCobresal9
Diego BarriosParaguayanCobreloa9
6Francisco CastroChileanUniversidad de Chile8
Leonardo MonjeChileanUnión Española8
Cristian BogadoParaguayanIquique8
Lucas SimónArgentineUnión La Calera8

Aggregate table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Universidad de Chile34211127835+43742012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2Universidad Católica3419966336+2766
3Unión Española34151096441+23552012 Copa Libertadores First Stage
4Colo-Colo34166125554+154
5Audax Italiano34148125351+250
6Unión La Calera34147133836+249
7Cobreloa341310114339+449
8La Serena341310115451+349
9Palestino341310114544+149
10O'Higgins34128145252044
11Iquique341011134863−1541
12Cobresal34116174870−2239
13Universidad de Concepción34109154447−339
14Huachipato34109154957−839
15Santiago Wanderers34109154253−1139Relegation/Promotion Playoffs
16Unión San Felipe34910154050−1037
17Santiago Morning3498175155−435Relegated to the Primera División B
18Ñublense34103213963−2433

Relegation/promotion playoffs

TeamsScoresTie-breakers
Team #1PointsTeam #21st leg2nd legGDPen.
Santiago Wanderers4:1Naval1–02–2——
Unión San Felipe3:3Everton0–12–0+1:–1—

Attendance

These are the attendance records of each of the teams.

TeamApertura ClassificationApertura w/ PlayoffsAs of OctoberTotal
Universidad de Chile15,74818,06614,98016,919
Colo Colo11,62013,13813,45316,460
Universidad Católica7,64311,2069,3049,082
Santiago Wanderers5,874DNQ4,9335,475
Iquique6,155DNQ5,1785,324
Cobreloa4,964DNQ4,7224,952
O'Higgins5,4836,0995,2424,934
Ñublense4,364DNQ4,2034,387
Audax Italiano3,160DNQ3,3863,776
Huachipato3,482DNQ3,5283,473
Universidad de Concepción3,953DNQ3,4173,465
La Serena2,734DNQ2,9183,366
Unión La Calera3,5573,3572,9483,023
Unión San Felipe2,5212,9062,3173,014
Unión Española2,6442,8632,7453,010
Palestino1,9872,2102,1462,146
Cobresal1,133DNQ1,3151,350
Santiago Morning1,176DNQ1,1361,128

DNQ: Did not qualify

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