2019 Chilean Primera División

The 2019 Campeonato Nacional, known as Campeonato AFP PlanVital 2019 for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 89th season of top-flight football in Chile. The season started on 15 February 2019.[2] Universidad Católica were the defending champions, having won the previous tournament.

Campeonato Nacional
Season2019
Dates15 February – 29 November 2019
ChampionsUniversidad Católica (14th title)
Copa LibertadoresUniversidad Católica
Colo-Colo
Palestino
Copa SudamericanaUnión La Calera
Coquimbo Unido
Huachipato
Audax Italiano
Matches played194
Goals scored514 (2.65 per match)
Top goalscorerLucas Passerini
(13 goals)
Biggest home winU. Católica 5–0 Cobresal
(6 October)
Biggest away winUnión Española 0–4 Everton
(21 April)
Highest scoringO'Higgins 3–6 Antofagasta
(28 July)
Highest attendance43,646
U. de Chile 2–1 Dep. Iquique
(17 October)
Total attendance1,344,615
Average attendance6,967
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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,[3] 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.[4][5] 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
Locations of the 2019 Chilean Primera División teams.
Team City Stadium Capacity
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
Team Head coach Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Audax Italiano Juan José Ribera Macron Traverso
Cobresal Gustavo Huerta KS7 PF
Colo-Colo Mario Salas Umbro MG Motor
Coquimbo Unido Patricio Graff CAFU PF
Curicó Unido Hugo Vilches OneFit Multihogar
Deportes Antofagasta Juan Manuel Azconzábal CAFU Minera Escondida
Deportes Iquique Jaime Vera Rete UNAP
Everton Javier Torrente Pirma Marathonbet
Huachipato Gustavo Florentín OneFit PF
O'Higgins Marco Antonio Figueroa Adidas Sun Monticello
Palestino Ivo Basay Capelli Sport Bank of Palestine
Unión Española Ronald Fuentes Kappa Universidad SEK
Unión La Calera Walter Coyette Lyon PF
Universidad Católica Gustavo Quinteros Under Armour DirecTV
Universidad de Chile Hernán Caputto (caretaker) Adidas Petrobras
Universidad de Concepción Francisco Bozán KS7 Algoritmos

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Colo-Colo Héctor Tapia End of contract 2 December 2018[6] Pre-season Mario Salas 18 December 2018[7]
Deportes Iquique Luis Musrri 3 December 2018[8] Pablo Sánchez 4 December 2018[9]
Everton Javier Torrente 4 December 2018[10] Gustavo Díaz 13 December 2018[11]
Universidad Católica Beñat San José Resigned 10 December 2018[12] Gustavo Quinteros 21 December 2018[13]
Curicó Unido Jaime Vera Signed by OFI Crete 25 January 2019[14] Dalcio Giovagnoli 28 January 2019[15]
Universidad de Chile Frank Kudelka Resigned 13 March 2019[16] 10th Alfredo Arias 14 March 2019[17]
Deportes Antofagasta Gerardo Ameli Sacked 18 May 2019[18] 14th Walter Fiori (caretaker) 18 May 2019[19]
Walter Fiori End of caretaker spell 27 May 2019 16th Juan Manuel Azconzábal 27 May 2019[20]
Huachipato Nicolás Larcamón Mutual consent 9 July 2019[21] 9th Gustavo Florentín 11 July 2019[22]
Deportes Iquique Pablo Sánchez 29 July 2019[23] 12th Jaime Vera 30 July 2019[24]
Universidad de Chile Alfredo Arias Sacked 4 August 2019[25] 15th Hernán Caputto (caretaker) 5 August 2019[25]
Unión Española Fernando Díaz 23 August 2019[26] 8th Ronald Fuentes 24 August 2019[27]
Unión La Calera Francisco Meneghini 16 September 2019[28] 7th Walter Coyette 17 September 2019[29]
Everton Gustavo Díaz 17 September 2019[30] 13th Javier Torrente 18 September 2019[31]
Curicó Unido Dalcio Giovagnoli 7 October 2019[32] 12th Hugo Vilches 10 October 2019[33]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Universidad Católica (C) 24 16 5 3 44 14 +30 53 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Colo-Colo 24 11 7 6 37 30 +7 40
3 Palestino 24 10 8 6 42 31 +11 38 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
4 Unión La Calera 25 9 10 6 29 23 +6 37 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
5 Coquimbo Unido 24 8 10 6 29 27 +2 34
6 Huachipato 24 9 7 8 31 30 +1 34
7 Audax Italiano 24 10 4 10 35 35 0 34
8 O'Higgins 24 10 4 10 34 35 −1 34
9 Unión Española 25 10 4 11 32 35 −3 34
10 Cobresal 25 10 4 11 31 39 −8 34
11 Everton 24 7 8 9 21 24 −3 29
12 Deportes Antofagasta 24 7 6 11 34 35 −1 27
13 Curicó Unido 24 6 8 10 36 43 −7 26
14 Deportes Iquique 25 6 7 12 23 40 −17 25
15 Universidad de Chile 24 4 12 8 32 38 −6 24
16 Universidad de Concepción 24 5 8 11 23 35 −12 23
Source: ANFP, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game (only if needed to decide championship between two teams), 3) Goal difference, 4) Matches won, 5) Goals for, 6) Away goals for, 7) Red cards, 8) Yellow cards, 9) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champion.

Results
Home \ Away AUD CSL CC COQ CUR ANT DIQ EVE HUA OHI PAL UE ULC UC UCH UDC
Audax Italiano — — 2–4 2–0 3–1 0–3 3–1 — 0–1 2–2 2–3 3–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 —
Cobresal 1–2 — 0–0 4–1 — 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 3–2 1–0 0–2 — 1–0
Colo-Colo 3–0 0–2 — — 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 3–2 2–1 1–0 — 2–3 3–2 1–0
Coquimbo Unido 1–0 — 2–0 — 2–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 — — 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–2
Curicó Unido 2–2 3–1 3–4 0–0 — — 1–2 2–2 4–2 2–1 1–1 — — 1–4 — 4–2
Deportes Antofagasta 1–0 2–0 — 0–1 1–1 — — 1–1 0–1 3–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 3–1 —
Deportes Iquique 1–3 0–1 — 0–1 0–0 2–0 — 0–0 — 1–3 3–3 3–2 1–0 — 2–4 2–2
Everton 0–2 2–1 — 0–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 — 0–0 — — 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–0
Huachipato 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 4–3 1–1 — — 2–1 0–2 — 1–2 0–1 — 1–0
O'Higgins — 2–0 1–0 2–0 — 3–6 4–1 2–1 0–3 — — 0–2 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–2
Palestino 1–2 3–0 2–2 2–0 4–2 — — 1–0 3–1 1–1 — — 1–1 1–2 1–1 4–1
Unión Española 0–2 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–1 — 4–0 0–4 2–1 0–1 1–0 — 1–1 — 1–1 1–0
Unión La Calera — 2–1 1–1 — 2–0 2–3 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 — 1–0 0–0 3–1
Universidad Católica — 5–0 — 1–1 0–0 5–1 0–1 1–0 — 0–0 — 0–0 1–0 — 4–0 3–1
Universidad de Chile 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–0 2–1 — 3–0 — 2–3 1–2 1–1 1–1 —
Universidad de Concepción 1–0 — 3–1 — 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 — 0–3 2–1 —
Source: ANFP, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
Rank Name Club Goals
1 Lucas Passerini Palestino 14
2 Tobías Figueroa Deportes Antofagasta 11
Ignacio Jeraldino Audax Italiano
4 Matías Donoso Deportes Iquique 10
Roberto Gutiérrez Palestino
6 José Pedro Fuenzalida Universidad Católica 9
7 Carlos Muñoz Cobresal 8
Mauro Quiroga Curicó Unido
Sebastián Varas Unión Española
10 Leandro Benegas Universidad de Chile 7
Iván Ledezma Audax Italiano
Juan Sánchez Sotelo Huachipato

Source: Soccerway

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