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

2017 Campeonato Nacional Primera División is located in Chile
Locations of the 2017 Chilean Primera División teams.
TeamCityStadium
Audax ItalianoSantiagoBicentenario de La Florida
Colo-ColoSantiagoMonumental David Arellano
Curicó UnidoCuricóLa Granja
Deportes AntofagastaAntofagastaCalvo y Bascuñán
Deportes IquiqueIquiqueCavancha
Deportes TemucoTemucoGermán Becker
EvertonViña del MarSausalito
HuachipatoTalcahuanoCAP
O'HigginsRancaguaEl Teniente
PalestinoSantiagoMunicipal de La Cisterna
San LuisQuillotaLucio Fariña Fernández
Santiago WanderersValparaísoElías Figueroa Brander
Unión EspañolaSantiagoSanta Laura-Universidad SEK
Universidad CatólicaSantiagoSan Carlos de Apoquindo
Universidad de ChileSantiagoNacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Universidad de ConcepciónConcepciónAlcaldesa Ester Roa Rebolledo

Personnel and kits

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerSponsors
Audax ItalianoChile Hugo VilchesChile Nicolás PericMacronTraverso
Colo-ColoArgentina Pablo GuedeChile Esteban ParedesUnder ArmourDirecTV
Curicó UnidoChile Luis MarcoletaArgentina Martín CortésOnefitMultihogar
Deportes AntofagastaArgentina Nicolás LarcamónChile Gonzalo VillagraCafuMinera Escondida
Deportes IquiqueChile Erick Guerrero (caretaker)Chile Rodrigo NaranjoReteUNAP
Deportes TemucoArgentina Dalcio GiovagnoliChile Cristián CaníoJomaRosen
EvertonArgentina Pablo SánchezChile Marcos VelásquezPirmaViña del Mar-Fox Sports-Claro
HuachipatoArgentina César VigevaniArgentina Omar MerloMitrePF
O'HigginsArgentina Gabriel MilitoChile Albert AcevedoNew BalanceVTR
PalestinoArgentina Germán CavalieriChile Roberto CerecedaTrainingBank of Palestine
San LuisChile Miguel RamírezChile Daniel VicencioLuanviPF
Santiago WanderersChile Nicolás CórdovaChile Gabriel CastellónMacronTerminal Pacifico Sur Valparaiso
Unión EspañolaArgentina Martín PalermoChile Jorge AmpueroKappaUniversidad SEK
Universidad CatólicaChile Mario SalasChile Cristian ÁlvarezUmbroDirecTV
Universidad de ChileArgentina Ángel Guillermo HoyosChile Johnny HerreraAdidasChevrolet
Universidad de ConcepciónChile Francisco BozánArgentina Alejandro CamargoKS7Universidad de Concepción

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
O'HigginsArgentina Cristián AránResigned31 July16thArgentina Gabriel Milito9 August
Deportes IquiqueChile Jaime Vera21 October15thChile Erick Guerrero23 October

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Colo-Colo (C)1510323313+2033Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage
2Unión Española159421812+631Qualification to Runners-up playoff
3Universidad de Chile159332118+330Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage
4Everton157532419+526Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage
5Audax Italiano157442419+525
6Deportes Temuco155731512+322
7Deportes Antofagasta155641413+121
8Curicó Unido155371114−318
9San Luis155371520−518
10Universidad de Concepción153841615+117Qualification to Runners-up playoff
11Universidad Católica154471719−216
12Huachipato155191117−616
13Santiago Wanderers152941617−115Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage
14O'Higgins154381524−915
15Palestino153481824−613
16Deportes Iquique152310820−129

Results

Home \ AwayAUDCCCURANTDIQTEMEVEHUAOHIPALSLSWUEUCUCHUDC
Audax Italiano0–32–01–32–13–02–10–22–2
Colo-Colo3–20–03–02–05–24–11–2
Curicó Unido0–11–11–01–01–01–10–10–1
Deportes Antofagasta1–10–01–02–12–20–02–40–2
Deportes Iquique1–10–10–10–10–12–10–4
Deportes Temuco1–01–00–10–02–01–11–01–1
Everton2–31–11–01–13–14–02–1
Huachipato2–10–31–01–21–00–13–1
O'Higgins1–21–30–21–02–10–30–23–1
Palestino1–12–11–02–20–11–30–04–0
San Luis1–11–32–02–10–22–00–0
Santiago Wanderers1–30–01–13–30–01–10–1
Unión Española4–21–12–01–01–00–01–0
Universidad Católica0–11–02–01–14–10–20–0
Universidad de Chile0–31–02–12–23–22–22–11–0
Universidad de Concepción1–10–10–01–02–21–12–21–3

Top goalscorers

RankNameClubGoals
1Chile Bryan CarrascoAudax Italiano10
2Chile Hugo DroguettUniversidad de Concepción8
Chile Roberto GutiérrezPalestino8
4Argentina Juan CuevasEverton7
Chile Jean Paul PinedaSantiago Wanderers7
Chile Mauricio PinillaUniversidad de Chile7
Chile Patricio RubioEverton7
8Paraguay Cris MartínezDeportes Temuco6
Chile Esteban ParedesColo-Colo6
Chile Jaime ValdésColo-Colo6

Source:

Runners-up play-off

The runners-up playoff was played between:

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.

13 December 2017Universidad de Concepción1–0Unión EspañolaEstadio Ester Roa, Concepción
20:00 UTC–3Gallucci 16' (o.g.)Attendance: 3,063 Referee: Jorge Osorio
20 December 2017Unión Española1–2Universidad de ConcepciónEstadio Santa Laura, Santiago
20:00 UTC–3Berríos 22' (o.g.)Meneses 4' Droguett 71'Attendance: 3,858 Referee: Roberto Tobar

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

PosTeam2016–17 Pts2017 PtsTotal PtsTotal PldAvgRelegation
1Colo-Colo523385451.889
2Universidad de Chile513081451.8
3Unión Española493180451.778
4Universidad Católica541670451.556
5O'Higgins481563451.4
6Everton362662451.378
7Audax Italiano372562451.378
8Deportes Temuco382260451.333
9Deportes Iquique50959451.311
10Deportes Antofagasta372158451.289
11San Luis391857451.267
12Universidad de Concepción381755451.222
13Curicó Unido1818151.2
14Huachipato361652451.156
15Palestino351348451.067
16Santiago Wanderers (R)311546451.022Qualification 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.

SemifinalFinal
Santiago Wanderers
Bye
Santiago Wanderers101 (4)
Unión La Calera (p)011 (5)
Unión La Calera022
San Marcos de Arica101

Semifinals

24 November 2017(2017-11-24)San Marcos de Arica1–0Unión La CaleraEstadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica
22:00Olivera 71'Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Christian Rojas
5 December 2017(2017-12-05)Unión La Calera2–0San Marcos de AricaEstadio Lucio Fariña, Quillota
20:00Abán 7' Morales 76'Attendance: 5,124 Referee: Eduardo Gamboa

Finals

14 December 2017(2017-12-14)Unión La Calera0–1Santiago WanderersEstadio Lucio Fariña, Quillota
19:00Gutiérrez 25'Attendance: 3,622 Referee: Eduardo Gamboa
21 December 2017(2017-12-21)Santiago Wanderers0–1 (4–5 p)Unión La CaleraEstadio Elías Figueroa, Valparaíso
19:00Viotti 90+3'Attendance: 13,484 Referee: Jorge Osorio
Penalties
Pineda Cerezo Medel Valenzuela Saldías Castellón PavezRosales Abán Morales Viotti Orellana Vásquez Fierro

Attendances

Source:

No.ClubAverage
1Universidad de Chile32,955
2Colo-Colo30,468
3Santiago Wanderers8,907
4Universidad Católica7,512
5Deportes Temuco7,385
6Everton6,330
7O'Higgins5,779
8Unión Española5,740
9Deportes Antofagasta4,145
10Curicó Unido3,268
11San Luis3,150
12Palestino3,030
13Audax Italiano2,612
14Deportes Iquique1,923
15Huachipato1,659
16Universidad de Concepción1,298

External links

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