Campeonato Nacional (Chile)
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| Country | Chile |
|---|---|
| Confederation | CONMEBOL |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Primera B |
| Domestic cup(s) | Copa Chile |
| International cup(s) |
Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana |
| Current champions |
Universidad Católica (2015–16 Clausura) |
| Most championships | Colo-Colo (30 titles) |
| TV partners |
CDF La Red |
| Website | http://www.anfp.cl |
 2015–16 season | |
The Campeonato Nacional is the top tier league of the Chilean football league system. It is organized by the ANFP. In 2015, the league became known as the Campeonato Scotiabank for sponsorship reasons.
Format
As of the 2015–16 season, 16 teams compete in the league, which is split into Apertura and Clausura tournaments.[1]
Relegation and promotion
Currently, the two teams with the worst scores in the complete season (including Apertura and Clausura, but excluding the play-off stage), are relegated to Primera B, and replaced by the Champions and Runners-up of this Division. There is also a Relegation Playoff Tournament, played in a home-and-away basis by the teams that finish 15º and 16° in the First Division against the teams that finish 3° and 4° in the Primera B.
Qualification for international competitions
The champions of the Apertura and Clausura of each season are immediately qualified to Copa Libertadores for the next year. The third Chilean spot in that tournament is used by the team with the highest score in the Clausura regular phase (that is, excluding the play-offs).
History
Professionalism
In 1933, eight big clubs at that time, namely, Unión Española, Badminton, Colo-Colo, Audax Italiano, Green Cross, Morning Star, Magallanes and Santiago National, founded the Liga Profesional de Football de Santiago (LPF) on May 31, 1933. The newly formed body was recognized by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile on June 2, 1933.
The first edition of professional competition was contested by the eight founding teams and was won by Magallanes after defeating Colo-Colo in a decisive match. In the following year, according to the disposition of Federación de Fútbol de Chile, Liga Profesional returned to integrate with the AFS. As part of the negotiations for reunification, four teams from AFS, namely, Ferroviarios, Carlos Walker, Deportivo Alemán, and Santiago F.C., would join the 1934 professional competition. Moreover, it was also decided that the last six teams in the 1934 competition would be eliminated to form the new second division in 1935. The title of the expanded 1934 edition was again clinched by Magallanes, which won 10 out of the 11 matches that year.[2]
Current teams
There are currently 16 teams playing the Primera División for the 2015–16 season
| Name | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antofagasta | Antofagasta | Bicentenario Calvo y Bascuñán | 21,178 |
| Audax Italiano | Santiago (La Florida) | Bicentenario de La Florida | 12,000 |
| Cobresal | El Salvador | El Cobre | 15,000 |
| Colo-Colo | Santiago (Macul) | Monumental David Arellano | 47,000 |
| Huachipato | Talcahuano | CAP | 10,500 |
| Iquique | Iquique | Tierra de Campeones | 9,500 |
| O'Higgins | Rancagua | El Teniente | 14,450 |
| Palestino | Santiago (La Cisterna) | Municipal de La Cisterna | 12,000 |
| San Luis de Quillota | Quillota | Bicentenario Lucio Fariña | 7,703 |
| San Marcos de Arica | Arica | Carlos Dittborn | 14,373 |
| Santiago Wanderers | Valparaíso | Elías Figueroa | 18,500 |
| Unión Española | Santiago (Independencia) | Santa Laura Universidad-SEK | 22,000 |
| Unión La Calera | La Calera | Municipal Nicolás Chahuán | 10,000 |
| Universidad Católica | Santiago (Las Condes) | San Carlos de Apoquindo | 20,000 |
| Universidad de Chile | Santiago (Ñuñoa) | Nacional | 48,665 |
| Universidad de Concepción | Concepción | Municipal de Concepción | 29,000 |
List of seasons
Source (not for goalscorers): rsssf.com[4]
Titles by club
Source:[5]
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years | Runners-up years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colo-Colo | 31 | 19 | 1937, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1947, 1953, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997 Clausura, 1998, 2002 Clausura, 2006 Apertura, 2006 Clausura, 2007 Apertura, 2007 Clausura, 2008 Clausura, 2009 Clausura, 2014 Clausura, 2015 Apertura | 1933, 1943, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1966, 1973, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997 Apertura, 2003 Apertura, 2003 Clausura, 2008 Apertura, 2010, 2015 Clausura, 2016 Clausura |
| Universidad de Chile | 17 | 8 | 1940, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2004 Apertura, 2009 Apertura, 2011 Apertura, 2011 Clausura, 2012 Apertura, 2014 Apertura | 1957, 1961, 1963, 1971, 1980, 1998, 2005 Clausura, 2006 Apertura |
| Universidad Católica | 11 | 21 | 1949, 1954, 1961, 1966, 1984, 1987, 1997 Apertura, 2002 Apertura, 2005 Clausura, 2010, 2016 Clausura | 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Clausura, 1999, 2001, 2002 Clausura, 2007 Apertura, 2009 Clausura, 2011 Apertura, 2013 Transición, 2013 Apertura, 2014 Clausura, 2015 Apertura |
| Cobreloa | 8 | 8 | 1980, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 2003 Apertura, 2003 Clausura, 2004 Clausura | 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1993, 2000, 2004 Apertura, 2011 Clausura |
| Unión Española | 7 | 9 | 1943, 1951, 1973, 1975, 1977, 2005 Apertura, 2013 Transición | 1945, 1948, 1950, 1970, 1972, 1976, 2004 Clausura, 2009 Apertura, 2012 Clausura |
| Audax Italiano | 4 | 8 | 1936, 1946, 1948, 1957 | 1934, 1935, 1938, 1940, 1944, 1947, 1951, 2006 Clausura |
| Magallanes | 4 | 4 | 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938 | 1936, 1937, 1942, 1946 |
| Everton | 4 | 2 | 1950, 1952, 1976, 2008 Apertura | 1977, 1985 |
| Santiago Wanderers | 3 | 4 | 1958, 1968, 2001 | 1949, 1956, 1960, 2014 Apertura |
| Palestino | 2 | 4 | 1955, 1978 | 1953, 1974, 1986, 2008 Clausura |
| Huachipato | 2 | 0 | 1974, 2012 Clausura | — |
| Santiago Morning | 1 | 2 | 1942 | 1939, 1941 |
| Cobresal | 1 | 2 | 2015 Clausura | 1984, 1988 |
| O'Higgins | 1 | 1 | 2013 Apertura | 2012 Apertura |
| Green Cross | 1 | 0 | 1945 | — |
| Unión San Felipe | 1 | 0 | 1971 | — |
References
- ↑ "Primera División". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ↑ Chilean League 1934
- ↑ Andrés, Juan Pablo (December 11, 2009). "Chile – List of Topscorers". RSSSF.
- ↑ Juan Pablo Andrés and Eric Boesenberg (11 December 2014). "Chile – List of Champions and Runners Up". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ Juan Pablo Andrés and Eric Boesenberg (23 December 2015). "Chile - List of Champions and Runners Up". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
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