The 2019 Campeonato Nacional, known as Campeonato AFP PlanVital 2019 for sponsorship reasons, was the 89th season of top-flight football in Chile. The season started on 15 February 2019. Universidad Católica were the defending champions, having won the previous tournament.

Due to the 2019 Chilean protests, the competition was suspended since mid-October with six matchdays still left. After a failed attempt to resume normal activity that saw only one match fully played, on 29 November 2019, ANFP's Council of Presidents voted to conclude the season. Thus Universidad Católica, who were leading the competition at the time of the suspension, won their fourteenth title. No teams were relegated to the Primera B this season.

Teams

Sixteen teams took part in the league in this season: the top fourteen teams from the previous season, plus Coquimbo Unido and Cobresal, who were promoted from the Primera B. Both promoted teams replaced Deportes Temuco and San Luis, who were relegated at the end of the last season.

Stadia and locations

2019 Campeonato Nacional Primera División is located in Chile
Locations of the 2019 Chilean Primera División teams.
TeamCityStadiumCapacity
Audax ItalianoSantiago (La Florida)Bicentenario de La Florida12,000
CobresalEl SalvadorEl Cobre12,000
Colo-ColoSantiago (Macul)Monumental David Arellano47,347
Coquimbo UnidoCoquimboFrancisco Sánchez Rumoroso18,750
Curicó UnidoCuricóLa Granja8,278
Deportes AntofagastaAntofagastaCalvo y Bascuñán21,178
Deportes IquiqueIquiqueCavancha5,500
EvertonViña del MarSausalito22,360
HuachipatoTalcahuanoHuachipato-CAP Acero10,500
O'HigginsRancaguaEl Teniente13,849
PalestinoSantiago (La Cisterna)Municipal de La Cisterna8,000
Unión EspañolaSantiago (Independencia)Santa Laura-Universidad SEK19,000
Unión La CaleraLa CaleraNicolás Chahuán Nazar9,200
Universidad CatólicaSantiago (Las Condes)San Carlos de Apoquindo14,118
Universidad de ChileSantiago (Ñuñoa)Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos48,665
Universidad de ConcepciónConcepciónAlcaldesa Ester Roa Rebolledo30,448

Personnel and kits

TeamHead coachKit manufacturerSponsors
Audax ItalianoChile Juan José RiberaMacronTraverso
CobresalChile Gustavo HuertaKS7PF
Colo-ColoChile Mario SalasUmbroMG Motor
Coquimbo UnidoArgentina Patricio GraffCAFUPF
Curicó UnidoChile Hugo VilchesOneFitMultihogar
Deportes AntofagastaArgentina Juan Manuel AzconzábalCAFUMinera Escondida
Deportes IquiqueChile Jaime VeraReteUNAP
EvertonArgentina Javier TorrentePirmaMarathonbet
HuachipatoParaguay Gustavo FlorentínOneFitPF
O'HigginsChile Marco Antonio FigueroaAdidasSun Monticello
PalestinoChile Ivo BasayCapelli SportBank of Palestine
Unión EspañolaChile Ronald FuentesKappaUniversidad SEK
Unión La CaleraArgentina Walter CoyetteLyonPF
Universidad CatólicaArgentina Gustavo QuinterosUnder ArmourDirecTV
Universidad de ChileChile Hernán Caputto (caretaker)AdidasPetrobras
Universidad de ConcepciónChile Francisco BozánKS7Algoritmos

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Colo-ColoChile Héctor TapiaEnd of contract2 December 2018Pre-seasonChile Mario Salas18 December 2018
Deportes IquiqueChile Luis Musrri3 December 2018Argentina Pablo Sánchez4 December 2018
EvertonArgentina Javier Torrente4 December 2018Uruguay Gustavo Díaz13 December 2018
Universidad CatólicaSpain Beñat San JoséResigned10 December 2018Argentina Gustavo Quinteros21 December 2018
Curicó UnidoChile Jaime VeraSigned by OFI Crete25 January 2019Argentina Dalcio Giovagnoli28 January 2019
Universidad de ChileArgentina Frank KudelkaResigned13 March 201910thUruguay Alfredo Arias14 March 2019
Deportes AntofagastaArgentina Gerardo AmeliSacked18 May 201914thArgentina Walter Fiori (caretaker)18 May 2019
Argentina Walter FioriEnd of caretaker spell27 May 201916thArgentina Juan Manuel Azconzábal27 May 2019
HuachipatoArgentina Nicolás LarcamónMutual consent9 July 20199thParaguay Gustavo Florentín11 July 2019
Deportes IquiqueArgentina Pablo Sánchez29 July 201912thChile Jaime Vera30 July 2019
Universidad de ChileUruguay Alfredo AriasSacked4 August 201915thChile Hernán Caputto (caretaker)5 August 2019
Unión EspañolaChile Fernando Díaz23 August 20198thChile Ronald Fuentes24 August 2019
Unión La CaleraArgentina Francisco Meneghini16 September 20197thArgentina Walter Coyette17 September 2019
EvertonUruguay Gustavo Díaz17 September 201913thArgentina Javier Torrente18 September 2019
Curicó UnidoArgentina Dalcio Giovagnoli7 October 201912thChile Hugo Vilches10 October 2019

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Universidad Católica (C)2416534414+3053Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2Colo-Colo2411763730+740
3Palestino2410864231+1138Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
4Unión La Calera2591062923+637Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
5Coquimbo Unido2481062927+234
6Huachipato249783130+134
7Audax Italiano24104103535034
8O'Higgins24104103435−134
9Unión Española25104113235−334
10Cobresal25104113139−834
11Everton247892124−329
12Deportes Antofagasta2476113435−127
13Curicó Unido2468103643−726
14Deportes Iquique2567122440−1625
15Universidad de Chile2441283238−624
16Universidad de Concepción2458112335−1223

Results

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Audax Italiano——2–42–03–10–33–1—0–12–22–33–21–10–23–1—
Cobresal1–2—0–04–1—2–20–12–11–12–13–23–21–00–2—1–0
Colo-Colo3–00–2——0–11–02–00–02–23–22–11–0—2–33–21–0
Coquimbo Unido1–0—2–0—2–11–11–14–0——2–22–01–11–22–22–2
Curicó Unido2–23–13–40–0——1–22–24–22–11–1——1–4—4–2
Deportes Antofagasta1–02–0—0–11–1——1–10–13–10–11–21–11–23–1—
Deportes Iquique1–30–1—0–10–02–0—0–0—1–33–33–21–0—2–42–2
Everton0–22–1—0–22–11–02–0—0–0——1–01–21–21–11–0
Huachipato2–03–11–10–02–04–31–1——2–10–2—1–20–1—1–0
O'Higgins—2–01–02–0—3–64–12–10–3——0–23–11–01–01–2
Palestino1–23–02–22–04–2——1–03–11–1——1–11–21–14–1
Unión Española0–21–31–33–12–1—4–00–42–10–11–0—1–1—1–11–0
Unión La Calera—2–11–1—2–02–30–00–02–12–02–01–2—1–00–03–1
Universidad Católica—5–0—1–10–05–10–11–0—0–0—0–01–0—4–03–1
Universidad de Chile1–11–11–11–13–31–02–1—3–0—2–31–21–11–1—
Universidad de Concepción1–0—3–1—1–21–11–00–01–11–10–01–1—0–32–1—

Top goalscorers

RankNameClubGoals
1Argentina Lucas PasseriniPalestino14
2Argentina Tobías FigueroaDeportes Antofagasta11
Chile Ignacio JeraldinoAudax Italiano
4Chile Matías DonosoDeportes Iquique10
Chile Roberto GutiérrezPalestino
6Chile José Pedro FuenzalidaUniversidad Católica9
7Chile Carlos MuñozCobresal8
Argentina Mauro QuirogaCuricó Unido
Chile Sebastián VarasUnión Española
10Argentina Leandro BenegasUniversidad de Chile7
Chile Iván LedezmaAudax Italiano
Argentina Juan Sánchez SoteloHuachipato

Source:

Attendances

#ClubTotal attendanceAverage attendance
1Universidad de Chile440,47618,353
2Colo-Colo434,03818,085
3Universidad Católica256,52410,689
4Coquimbo Unido155,0886,462
5Unión Española141,4985,660
6Deportes Iquique130,5485,440
7Everton126,1945,258
8O'Higgins123,1395,131
9Universidad de Concepción122,1265,089
10Deportes Antofagasta122,0695,086
11Curicó Unido117,1594,882
12Unión La Calera116,1134,838
13Palestino107,5184,480
14Audax Italiano104,2474,344
15Huachipato96,9744,041
16Cobresal95,4633,819

External links

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