1978 Primera División de Chile

The 1978 Campeonato Nacional was Chilean first tier's 46th season. Palestino was the tournament's champion, winning its second title.[1][2]

Campeonato Nacional 1978
Dates4 March 1978 – 26 November 1978
ChampionsPalestino (2nd title)
RelegatedHuachipato
Rangers
1979 Copa LibertadoresPalestino
O'Higgins
Matches played306
Goals scored846 (2.76 per match)
Top goalscorerOscar Fabbiani
(35 goals)
Biggest home winPalestino 7–0 Huachipato
(9 July)
Highest attendance57,153 Colo-Colo 1–0 Unión Española
(21 May)
Total attendance1,861,967
Average attendance6,085
← 1977
1979 →

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Palestino 34 23 7 4 73 32 +41 53 Champions & qualified to 1979 Copa Libertadores
2 Cobreloa 34 22 5 7 69 37 +32 49 Qualified to Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores
3 O'Higgins 34 17 8 9 64 39 +25 42
4 Unión Española 34 17 7 10 52 41 +11 41
5 Everton 34 14 12 8 55 40 +15 40
6 Colo-Colo 34 15 7 12 62 55 +7 37
7 Universidad de Chile 34 11 14 9 41 33 +8 36
8 Aviación 34 12 10 12 51 51 0 34
9 Universidad Católica 34 11 11 12 43 37 +6 33
10 Deportes Concepción 34 12 9 13 44 47 −3 33
11 Lota Schwager 34 9 15 10 33 42 −9 33
12 Audax Italiano 34 10 12 12 36 39 −3 32
13 Green Cross Temuco 34 10 12 12 52 57 −5 32
14 Santiago Morning 34 10 12 12 43 49 −6 32
15 Ñublense 34 10 10 14 34 49 −15 30 To Promotion/relegation Playoffs
16 Coquimbo Unido 34 8 8 18 38 56 −18 24
17 Huachipato 34 5 7 22 26 55 −29 17 Relegated to Segunda División
18 Rangers 34 5 4 25 27 84 −57 14
Source:
 Campeonato Nacional
1978 Champions 
Palestino
2nd title

Results
Home \ Away AUD AVI CLO COL DCO COQ EVE GCT HUA LOT ÑUB OHI PAL RAN SMO UCA UCH UES
Audax 0–1 0–1 2–4 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–0
Aviación 1–0 1–2 1–2 4–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 2–3 3–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–2
Cobreloa 2–1 3–0 4–2 2–0 4–2 2–1 4–2 3–1 3–0 1–2 0–0 3–2 5–0 2–0 1–0 4–1 2–3
Colo-Colo 0–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–3 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 6–2 3–4 1–3 3–0 1–3 0–0 3–2 1–0
Concepción 0–0 2–1 5–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–3 5–1 0–2 1–1 1–3
Coquimbo 3–2 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–2 1–2 4–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–4 0–1 0–0 0–1
Everton 4–0 3–3 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–3 3–1 5–0 1–1 0–0 5–2
Green Cross T. 2–2 3–1 0–1 3–2 2–0 3–1 2–4 0–0 0–0 6–3 2–2 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–1
Huachipato 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–2 4–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–3
Lota S. 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–0[lower-alpha 1] 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–1
Ñublense 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–3 0–2 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–2
O'Higgins 0–1 2–4 2–1 4–2 2–1 4–0 2–0 4–0 3–0 1–1 4–0 1–0[lower-alpha 2] 5–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 3–0
Palestino 2–0 3–1 3–2 2–0 4–2 1–2 4–1 1–0 7–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 6–0 3–2 0–0 1–1 1–0
Rangers 1–5 0–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–3 1–5 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–3 0–1 0–1 2–5
S. Morning 2–2 1–2 0–0 2–5 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 4–1 1–3 1–1 0–0 1–4 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–3
U. Católica 2–0 4–2 0–5 1–2 3–1 1–0 2–2 2–3 2–0 3–0 2–3 2–1 2–3 6–0 1–1 1–1 2–3
U. de Chile 0–0 2–3 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 4–0 2–0 3–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–1
U. Española 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 3–1 2–0 5–2 1–0 1–3 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–0
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Game was awarded to Lota Schwager, but just a 1-0 win, as a result of Rangers fielding an amateur squad. The match originally ended 14-1.
  2. Game was awarded to O'Higgins' 1-0 win as a result of Palestino fielding an ineligible player. The match originally ended 0-1.

Topscorer
Name Team Goals
Oscar FabbianiPalestino35

Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores
3 December 1978 Everton 1 – 0 O'Higgins Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Benzi  10' Attendance: 16,724
Referee: J. Silvagno
3 December 1978 Unión Española 2 – 1 Cobreloa Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Véliz  20'
R. González  90'		  70' Concha Attendance: 16,724
Referee: R. Hormazábal
7 December 1978 O'Higgins 2 – 1 Cobreloa Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Guajardo  29'
Droguett  46'		  35' (pen.) Yávar Attendance: 12,402
Referee: G. Castro
7 December 1978 Unión Española 2 – 0 Everton Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Palacios  26'
Las Heras  90'		 Attendance: 12,402
Referee: M. Lira
10 December 1978 Everton 1 – 1 Cobreloa Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Ahumada  56'  46' Own-goal Attendance: 14,999
Referee: A. Martínez
10 December 1978 Unión Española 0 – 1 O'Higgins Estadio Nacional, Santiago
 79' Vargas Attendance: 14,999
Referee: N. Mondría
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Unión Española 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 4 Qualified to Liguilla Play-off match
2 O'Higgins 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 4
3 Everton 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 3
4 Cobreloa 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source:

Liguilla Play-off match
12 December 1978 Unión Española 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) O'Higgins Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Escobar  68'
Miranda  98'		  24' Serrano
 119' Vargas		 Attendance: 20,542
Referee: Mario Lira

O'Higgins qualified to 1979 Copa Libertadores due to its better League position

Promotion/relegation Liguilla
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Coquimbo Unido 3 2 1 0 9 6 +3 5
2 Ñublense 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 4
3 Deportes Ovalle 3 0 2 1 6 8 −2 2
4 Magallanes 3 0 1 2 5 8 −3 1
Source: rsssf.com

* There was no promotion or relegation.

References
  1. "El homenaje de Palestino al plantel campeón de 1978". Canal del Fútbol. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. "El homenaje de Palestino a los campeones 1978 en su nueva camiseta". Canal del Fútbol. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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