2003 Torneo Apertura (Chile)

Torneo Apertura

Season	2003
Champions	Cobreloa 6th title
2004 Copa Sudamericana	Cobreloa
Matches played	146
Goals scored	489 (3.35 per match)
Top goalscorer	Salvador Cabañas (18 goals)
Biggest home win	Universidad de Concepción 8–2 Palestino (20 April)
Biggest away win	Palestino 1–5 Audax Italiano (15 March)
Highest attendance	40,000 Colo-Colo 0–0 Cobreloa (21 December)
← 2002–C 2003–C →

The 2003 Torneo Apertura was the season first tournament which Cobreloa won its sixth league title after eight years.^[1]

Qualifications

Group Standings

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cobreloa	15	10	1	4	26	16	+10	31
2	Huachipato	15	6	3	6	22	22	0	21
3	Unión Española	15	5	3	7	24	32	−8	18
4	Palestino	15	5	2	8	18	28	−10	17

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Puerto Montt	15	7	4	4	26	22	+4	25
2	Universidad de Chile	15	4	8	3	30	24	+6	20
3	Unión San Felipe	15	3	4	8	13	26	−13	13
4	Coquimbo Unido	15	2	2	11	12	30	−18	8

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Audax Italiano	15	8	2	5	37	30	+7	26
2	Cobresal	15	6	3	6	27	19	+8	21
3	Rangers	15	3	11	1	28	26	+2	20
4	Santiago Wanderers	13	5	4	4	24	23	+1	19

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Universidad de Concepción	15	7	3	5	29	21	+8	24
2	Universidad Católica	15	6	6	3	27	20	+7	24
3	Colo-Colo	14	6	4	4	28	23	+5	22
4	Deportes Temuco	15	5	3	7	24	33	−9	18

	Qualify to the Playoffs
	Qualify to the Repechaje

Aggregate table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Cobreloa	15	10	1	4	26	16	+10	31	Playoffs
2	Audax Italiano	15	8	2	5	37	30	+7	26
3	Puerto Montt	15	7	4	4	26	22	+4	25
4	Universidad de Concepción	15	7	3	5	29	21	+8	24
5	Universidad Católica	15	6	6	3	27	20	+7	24
6	Colo-Colo	14	6	4	4	28	23	+5	22
7	Cobresal	15	6	3	6	27	19	+8	21
8	Huachipato	15	6	3	6	22	22	0	21
9	Universidad de Chile	15	4	8	3	30	24	+6	20
10	Rangers	15	3	11	1	28	26	+2	20
11	Santiago Wanderers	13	5	4	4	24	23	+1	19	Repechaje
12	Unión Española	15	5	3	7	24	32	−8	18	Playoffs
13	Palestino	15	5	2	8	18	28	−10	17
14	Deportes Temuco	15	5	3	7	24	33	−9	18
15	Unión San Felipe	15	3	4	8	13	26	−13	13	Playoffs
16	Coquimbo Unido	15	2	2	11	12	30	−18	8

Repechaje

Santiago Wanderers qualify to playoffs as best placed team despite having drawn with Unión San Felipe.

Match	Home	Visitor	Result
1	Unión San Felipe	Santiago Wanderers	2–2

Playoffs

First Round

Colo-Colo and Huachipato qualified as best losers.

Match	Home	Visitor	1st Leg	2nd Leg	Aggregate
1	Cobresal	Colo-Colo	3–0	1–2	4–2
2	Cobreloa	Unión Española	3–3	3–2	6–5
3	Universidad de Concepción	Universidad de Chile	0–0	4–3	4–3
4	Universidad Católica	Huachipato	2–1	1–1	3–2
5	Puerto Montt	Rangers	1–2	3–0	4–2
6	Santiago Wanderers	Audax Italiano	0–0	3–0	3–0

Knockout Stage

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Cobreloa	3	4	7
	11	Wanderers	1	2	3
								1	Cobreloa	1	2	3
								8	Huachipato	2	0	2
	3	Puerto Montt	0	2	2
	8	Huachipato	2	3	5
															1	Cobreloa	0	0	0
														6	Colo-Colo	0	0	0
	4	U. de Concepción	1	7	8
	7	Cobresal	2	1	3
								4	U. de Concepción	0	2	2
								6	Colo-Colo	3	3	6
	5	Universidad Católica	3	0	3
	6	Colo-Colo	2	1	3

2003 Apertura winners:
Cobreloa 6th Title

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Salvador Cabañas	Audax Italiano	18
2	Juan Quiroga	Cobresal	12
3	José Luis Díaz	Cobreloa	11
	Patricio Galaz	Cobreloa
	Marcelo Corrales	Puerto Montt
	Joel Soto	Santiago Wanderers
4	Elton Troncoso	Deportes Temuco	10
	Mauricio Pinilla	Universidad de Chile
	Gustavo Biscayzacú	Unión Española

References

1. "Cobreloa Campeón 2003". Retrieved 11 September 2015.

External links

• RSSSF Chile 2003