Primera División Chilena 2009
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The 2009 Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno season is the 78th season of top-flight football in Chile
. The season is composed of two championship: the Torneo Apertura & Torneo Clasura.
, except for the advancement to the Playoff Stages. Groups will no longer be used to determine who advance to the next stage. Instead, the top-eight teams in Classification Stage will advance.
. The Chile 2 spot will be contested between the second-best team in the first stage and the 2008-09 Copa Chile winner. The winner of the single match will qualify to the 2009 Copa Sudamericana
.
, Osorno
, Melipilla
, and Deportes Concepción
were relegated last season to the Primera B. They were replaced by Municipal Iquique
and Curicó Unido.
Universidad de Chile qualified to the 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.
against the 2008 Copa Chile/2009 Verano
champion (Universidad de Concepción
) for the Chile 2 spot in the 2009 Copa Sudamericana
. The match ended with a victory for Universidad de Chile 3 goals to 1.
Universidad de Chile classifies to the Chile 2 berth for the 2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage.
Colo-Colo qualified to the 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.
Updated as of games played on December 9, 2009.
Source:
for the next season. The teams that finish 15th and 16th will play a relegation/promotion playoff against two teams from the 2009 Primera B season.
was pitted against the San Marcos de Arica, the 2nd best team in the 2009 Primera B General Table. Curicó Unido, by finishing 16th in the relegation table, played against San Luis
, the loser of the 2009 Primera B championship playoff. The team who obtains the most point after two legs will stay or be promoted to the Primera División. Should there be a tie on points, it will be settled as follows: 1) overall goal difference; 2) most away goal
; 3) extra time of two 15-minute halves; 4) penalty shootout according to the Laws of the Game. The Primera División (Team #1) played the second leg at home.
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Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. The season is composed of two championship: the Torneo Apertura & Torneo Clasura.
Format changes
The format for 2009 remains largely the same as 2008Primera División Chilena 2008
The 2008 Primera División de Chile is the 77th season of top-flight football in Chile, and the 7th under its current format.-Torneo Apertura:The Torneo Apertura "Copa BancoEstado" opened the 2008 season on January 25. The 20 teams were organized into four groups, but played each other in a single...
, except for the advancement to the Playoff Stages. Groups will no longer be used to determine who advance to the next stage. Instead, the top-eight teams in Classification Stage will advance.
International qualification changes
Qualification to the Copa Libertadores remains the same, as well as qualification to the Chile 1 spot in the Copa SudamericanaCopa Sudamericana
The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
. The Chile 2 spot will be contested between the second-best team in the first stage and the 2008-09 Copa Chile winner. The winner of the single match will qualify to the 2009 Copa Sudamericana
2009 Copa Sudamericana
The 2009 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes is the 8th edition of the CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. Internacional were the defending champions, having won the trophy the previous season...
.
Team information
The number of teams were reduced starting with this season from 20 to 18. AntofagastaClub de Deportes Antofagasta
Deportes Antofagasta, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Antofagasta. The club plays in the second level of the Chilean football league system...
, Osorno
Provincial Osorno
Provincial Osorno is a football club based in Osorno, Los Lagos Region, Chile. They currently play in the Tercera División, the third tier of the Chilean football system...
, Melipilla
Deportes Melipilla
Deportes Melipilla is a Chilean football club, based on Melipilla, a comune in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. It was founded on January, 24 1992 as a successor of Club Deportivo Soinca Bata...
, and Deportes Concepción
Club de Deportes Concepción
Club Deportes Concepción, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Concepción.The club was founded on February 29, 1966 by the orgia of several amateur clubs such as Galvarino, Liverpool, Juvenil Unido, Santa Fe and Club Lord Cochrane. The club is one of the most popular in the VIII region...
were relegated last season to the Primera B. They were replaced by Municipal Iquique
Municipal Iquique
Club Deportes Iquique is a Chilean Football club, their home town is Iquique in the Tarapacá Región, in Chile. They currently play in the top level of the Chilean football league....
and Curicó Unido.
| Team | Current manager | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audax Italiano |  Pablo MariniPablo Marini Pablo Marini, is a Argentinaian football manager and was the current manager of Mexican club Pachuca. He joined Pachuca as manager in August 2010 to replace Guillermo Rivarola and had previously been the manager of Newells Old Boy's.... |
Santiago Santiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level... |
Municipal de La Florida Estadio Municipal de La Florida Estadio Bicentenario Municipal de La Florida is a multi-purpose stadium, located in La Florida, one of the southern areas of Santiago, Chile. It is used mostly for football matches, because it is the home stadium of the Chilean football team Audax Club Sportivo Italiano. The stadium was built in... |
| Cobreloa Cobreloa Club de Deportes Cobreloa is a Chilean football club from the Atacama Desert mining city of Calama which has established itself as one of the country's most competitive clubs. The club was founded on January 7, 1977 and play in the Chilean top flight, the Primera División, where they have played... |
 Raúl Toro |
Calama Calama, Chile Calama is a city and commune in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. It is the capital of El Loa Province, part of the Antofagasta Region. Calama is one of the driest cities in the world with average annual precipitation of just . The River Loa, Chile's longest, flows through the city... |
Municipal de Calama Estadio Municipal de Calama Estadio Municipal de Calama is a multi-use stadium in Calama, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Cobreloa. The stadium holds 13,000 people and was built in 1952.... |
| Cobresal Club Deportes Cobresal Club de Deportes Cobresal is a Chilean football club, based in El Salvador, Atacama Region which is a mining region. The club was founded May 5, 1979 and plays in the first division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are played at the Estadio El Cobre stadium, which has a capacity of... |
José Cantillana |
El Salvador El Salvador, Chile El Salvador is a mining town in the commune of Diego de Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama Region, Chile. Located at an elevation of more than 2,300 meters in the foothills of the Andes and in the middle of the Atacama Desert, it has a population of approximately 7,000 inhabitants... |
El Cobre Estadio El Cobre Estadio El Cobre is a multi-use stadium in El Salvador, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Club Deportes Cobresal. The stadium holds 20,752 people, which is more than twice the population of El Salvador, and was built in 1980.... |
| Colo-Colo Colo-Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo... |
Hugo Tocalli Hugo Tocalli Hugo Daniel Tocalli is a former Argentine football goalkeeper and coach. He played over 400 games in Argentine football and went on to coach a number of clubs and the Argentina U-20 side.-Playing career:... |
Santiago Santiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level... |
Monumental Estadio Monumental David Arellano Estadio Monumental is a football stadium in Santiago, Chile. Completed in 1989, the stadium has a current spectator capacity of 45,000. Originally, the stadium could hold up to 65,000 spectators but that was dramatically reduced for security reasons... |
| Curicó Unido | Luis Marcoleta |
Curicó Curicó Curicó , meaning "Black Waters" in Mapudungun , is the capital city of the Curicó Province, part of the Maule Region in Chile's central valley.... |
La Granja Estadio La Granja The Estadio La Granja is a sports venue which is located in Curicó, Maule Region, Chile. The stadium holds 8,000 people and is part of a large sporting complex which also features tennis courts, swimming pools, a gymnasium, a velodrome and some other sport fields... |
| Everton |  / Nelson AcostaNelson Acosta Nelson Bonifacio Acosta López, nicknamed Pelado Acosta and "El Ratón" , is a former Uruguayan football player. He became a nationalized Chilean in 1984 and is currently a football coach.He managed the national team of Chile from 1996 to 2001, leading them to the 1998 FIFA World Cup... |
Viña del Mar Viña del Mar Viña del Mar , is a city and commune on central Chile's Pacific coast. Its long stretches of white sandy beaches are a major attraction for national and international tourists. The city is Chile's main tourist attraction. Known as "La Ciudad Jardín" , Viña del Mar is a Chilean Municipality located... |
Sausalito Estadio Sausalito Estadio Sausalito is a multi-purpose stadium in Viña del Mar, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of CD Everton. The stadium holds 18,037 people and was built in 1929... |
| Huachipato Club Deportivo Huachipato Club Deportivo Huachipato, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Talcahuano. The club was founded June 7, 1947 and plays in the top level of the Chilean football league system, the Primera División. Their home games are played at the Estadio CAP, which has a capacity of 10,500... |
Pedro García Pedro García Barros Pedro García Barros is a retired Chilean football midfielder, who made his debut for the Chile national football team on 1967-09-19. After his professional career he became a football coach, guiding several teams, including the national squad at the 2001 Copa América... |
Talcahuano Talcahuano Talcahuano is a port city and commune in the Biobío Region of Chile. It is part of the Greater Concepción conurbation. Talcahuano is located in the south of the Central Zone of Chile.-Geography:... |
CAP Estadio CAP Estadio CAP , is a soccer stadium in Talcahuano, Chile. It is the home field of the Huachipato soccer team. Since 2010, Naval also plays its home matches there. Opened in 2009, it replaced the old Estadio Las Higueras, which was demolished in 2008. The stadium capacity is 10,500 people .- External... |
| La Serena | Víctor Hugo Castañeda Víctor Hugo Castañeda Víctor Hugo Castañeda is Chilean football manager.-Player:Castañeda played for Palestino most of his career.Arrives to Universidad de Chile in 1992, and obtained 2 National Titles .... |
La Serena | La Portada Estadio La Portada Estadio La Portada is a multi-use stadium in La Serena, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Club de Deportes La Serena. The stadium holds 14,000 people and was built in 1952.... |
| Municipal Iquique Municipal Iquique Club Deportes Iquique is a Chilean Football club, their home town is Iquique in the Tarapacá Región, in Chile. They currently play in the top level of the Chilean football league.... |
Gustavo Huerta |
Iquique Iquique Iquique is a port city and commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Pacific coast, west of the Atacama Desert and the Pampa del Tamarugal. It had a population of 216,419 as of the 2002 census... |
Tierra de Campeones Estadio Tierra de Campeones Estadio Tierra de Campeones is an athletic stadium in Iquique, Chile. It is the home stadium of Municipal Iquique. The stadium holds 9,500 spectators and was built in 1993.-External links:*... |
| Ñublense Ñublense Deportivo Ñublense S.D.A.P is a professional football team based in Chillán, Ñuble Province. The club was formed in 1916 under the name of Liceo Fútbol Club... |
Ricardo Toro |
Chillán Chillán Chillán is a city in the Biobío Region of Chile located about south of the country's capital, Santiago, near the geographical center of the country. It is the capital of Ñuble Province and, with a population of approximately 170,000 people , the most populated urban center of this province... |
Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas Estadio Municipal de Chillán Nelson Oyarzún Arenas is a stadium located in Chillán, Chile and owned by the Chillán municipality. It is home to Ñublense football club. It is named after Nelson Oyarzún Arenas, a Ñublense coach... |
| O'Higgins Club Deportivo O'Higgins Club Deportivo O'Higgins, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Rancagua. The club was founded on April 7, 1955 following the merger of the clubs America and O'Higgins Braden, and plays in the first division of the Chilean football league. The club was previously called PARHS FC... |
Gerardo Silva |
Rancagua Rancagua Rancagua is a city and commune in central Chile, part of the Rancagua conurbation. It is the capital of the Cachapoal Province and of the O'Higgins Region, located south of the national capital of Santiago. It had a 2002 population of 214,344... |
El Teniente Estadio El Teniente Estadio El Teniente is a multi-purpose stadium in Rancagua, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 14,450 people and was built in 1945 with the name Braden Copper Company Stadium . The stadium hosted several matches of World Cup Soccer in 1962... |
| Palestino Club Deportivo Palestino Club Deportivo Palestino, is a professional football club based in the city of Santiago, Chile. The club was founded in 1920 and plays in the Primera División de Chile... |
Jorge Aravena Jorge Aravena Jorge Aravena is Peruvian-Venezuelan telenovela actor. He has starred in Girasoles Para Lucia, La Revancha, Secreto de Amor, Mi Vida Eres Tu and Querida Enemiga.-Telenovelas:*2011: La que no podia amar ..... |
Santiago Santiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level... |
Municipal de La Cisterna Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna is a multi-use stadium in Santiago, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches for Club Deportivo Palestino. The stadium holds 12,000 people and was built in 1988.... |
| Rangers | Oscar del Solar Oscar del Solar Oscar Jorge Del Solar Villarroel is a Chilean football manager who works as the head coach of Deportes ConcepciónDel Solar has coached a number of Chilean teams, including Deportes Concepción, Audax Italiano and Rangers de Talca... |
Talca Talca Talca is a city and commune in Chile located about south of Santiago, and is the capital of both Talca Province and Maule Region . As of the 2002 census, the city had a population of 193,755.... |
Fiscal de Talca |
| Santiago Morning | Juan Antonio Pizzi Juan Antonio Pizzi Juan Antonio Pizzi Torroja is a retired Argentine-born Spanish professional footballer who played as a striker, and a current coach.... |
Santiago Santiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level... |
Municipal de La Pintana Estadio Municipal de La Pintana Estadio Municipal de La Pintana is a multi-use stadium in La Pintana, Santiago, Chile. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Santiago Morning & Municipal La Pintana.The stadium holds 6,000 people.... |
| Unión Española Unión Española Club Unión Española S.A.D.P is a professional Chilean football based in Independencia, Santiago de Chile. Founded by a Spanish immigrants on 18 May 1897, Unión Española have participated in the top-tier of Chilean football for all of their existence but two seasons in the late '90s .Unión Española... |
Rubén Israel Rubén Israel Rubén Israel is a Uruguayan footballer and coach. He currently coaches the El Salvador national football team.-Club Libertad:... |
Santiago Santiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level... |
Santa Laura Estadio Santa Laura Estadio Santa Laura is a football stadium in Independencia, Santiago, Chile. It is the home stadium of Unión Española. The stadium holds 22,000 people and was built in 1922. It is a multi - use stadium , also used for concerts. It is rarely sold out for soccer matches and attendance is rarely... |
| Universidad Católica Club Deportivo Universidad Católica Club Deportivo Universidad Católica is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile, which plays in the Primera División.Universidad Católica is one of the most successful and popular football clubs in Chile and considered one of the three "big teams"... |
Marco Antonio Figueroa Marco Antonio Figueroa Marco Antonio Figueroa Montero is a Chilean football manager and former striker who played for several clubs in Latin America, including Cobreloa, Monarcas Morelia and Club América. During his playing career he was known as "el Fantasma" or "the Phantom." He is remembered among fans of Morelia... |
Santiago Santiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level... |
San Carlos de Apoquindo Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo is a multi-purpose stadium, in Santiago, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Club Deportivo Universidad Católica... |
| Universidad de Chile | José Basualdo José Basualdo José Horacio Basualdo is a retired Argentinian football midfielder.-Career:Pepe Basualdo won several Argentine and international titles with both Vélez Sársfield and Boca Juniors.-International career:... |
Santiago Santiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level... |
Nacional Estadio Nacional de Chile The Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos is the national stadium of Chile, and is located in the Ñuñoa district of Santiago). It is the largest stadium in Chile with an official capacity of 47,000, and is part of a 62 ha sporting complex which also features tennis courts, an aquatics center, a... |
| Universidad de Concepción Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción Futbol, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Concepción. The club was founded August 8, 1994 and plays in the top level of the Chilean football league... |
Jorge Pellicer Jorge Pellicer Jorge Pellicer is a Chilean football manager who coached Universidad Católica, winning the 2005 Clausura title. He is currently the coach of Universidad de Concepción- Career :* 2004-2006: Universidad Católica* 2007-2008: UA Maracaibo... |
Concepción Concepción, Chile Concepción is a city in Chile, capital of Concepción Province and of the Biobío Region or Region VIII. Greater Concepción is the second-largest conurbation in the country, with 889,725 inhabitants... |
Municipal de Concepción Estadio Municipal de Concepción Estadio Municipal de Concepcion is a multi-purpose stadium in Concepción, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium was built in 1962 and has a capacity of 35,000 people.... |
Torneo Apertura
The Torneo Apertura, officially the Campeonato Nacional de Apertura de Primera División de Fútbol Profesional (Apertura National Championship of the First Division of Professional Football), is the first tournament of the season. It began on January 31 and ended on June 28.Standings
Results
Playoff Stage
Updated as of games played on July 7, 2009.| Primera Division 2009 Apertura Champion |
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| Universidad de Chile 13th Title |
Universidad de Chile qualified to the 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.
Top-ten goalscorers
| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esteban Paredes Esteban Paredes Esteban Efraín Paredes Quintanilla is an Chilean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Colo-Colo.-Santiago Morning:Paredes started his career at Santiago Morning, in where debuted as professional in the year 2000... |
Santiago Morning | 17 |
| 2 | Gustavo Canales Gustavo Canales Gustavo Javier Canales is an Argentine-born Chilean footballer that currently plays for Universidad de Chile as striker.-Early years:Canales previously played for Deportes La Serena in the Primera Division de Chile.-Unión Española:... |
Unión Española Unión Española Club Unión Española S.A.D.P is a professional Chilean football based in Independencia, Santiago de Chile. Founded by a Spanish immigrants on 18 May 1897, Unión Española have participated in the top-tier of Chilean football for all of their existence but two seasons in the late '90s .Unión Española... |
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| Rubén Gigena Rubén Darío Gigena Rubén Darío Gigena is an Argentine football striker currently playing for Santiago Wanderers in Chile.-Career:... |
Audax Italiano Audax Club Sportivo Italiano Audax Italiano La Florida is a Chilean football club based in La Florida. Founded in 1910, it plays in the Chilean Primera División and has spent most of their history in the top tier of Chilean football. Audax has been national champions four times, being the sixth chilean team with more title... |
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| 4 | Lucas Barrios Lucas Barrios Lucas Ramón Barrios Cáceres is an Argentine-born Paraguayan footballer. He currently plays as a striker for Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga. Barrios is known for his effectiveness in the target area... |
Colo-Colo Colo-Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo... |
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| Juan Manuel Olivera Juan Manuel Olivera Juan Manuel Olivera López is a Uruguayan football player who's currently playing for Al Wasl FC in Dubai.-Career:Olivera had a brief stint in Mexico with Cruz Azul during 2005.... |
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| 6 | Mario Aravena Mario Aravena Mario Antonio Aravena Bonilla is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for the Chilean Primera División side Universidad de Concepción as an Attacking midfielder.-External links:*... |
Unión Española Unión Española Club Unión Española S.A.D.P is a professional Chilean football based in Independencia, Santiago de Chile. Founded by a Spanish immigrants on 18 May 1897, Unión Española have participated in the top-tier of Chilean football for all of their existence but two seasons in the late '90s .Unión Española... |
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| 7 | Milovan Mirosevic Milovan Mirosevic Milovan Petar Mirošević Albornoz is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for the Chilean Primera División side Universidad Católica as an Attacking midfielder.-Club carrer:... |
Universidad Católica Club Deportivo Universidad Católica Club Deportivo Universidad Católica is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile, which plays in the Primera División.Universidad Católica is one of the most successful and popular football clubs in Chile and considered one of the three "big teams"... |
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| Leonardo Monje Leonardo Monje Leonardo Esteban Monje Valenzuela , commonly known as Leo Monje or sometimes La Pulga Atomica, is a Chilean footballer who plays as striker for Unión Española in Chile's Primera División.-Career:... |
Huachipato Club Deportivo Huachipato Club Deportivo Huachipato, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Talcahuano. The club was founded June 7, 1947 and plays in the top level of the Chilean football league system, the Primera División. Their home games are played at the Estadio CAP, which has a capacity of 10,500... |
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| Diego Rivarola Diego Rivarola Diego Gabriel Rivarola Popón is an Argentinian football player . He plays as striker, and plays currently in Universidad de Chile.-Club career:... |
Santiago Morning | 9 | |
| Samuel Teuber Samuel Teuber José Samuel Teuber Coser , is a Chilean footballer. Teuber is currently playing as a forward for Club Deportivo O'Higgins.- External links :* at*... |
O'Higgins Club Deportivo O'Higgins Club Deportivo O'Higgins, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Rancagua. The club was founded on April 7, 1955 following the merger of the clubs America and O'Higgins Braden, and plays in the first division of the Chilean football league. The club was previously called PARHS FC... |
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| Gabriel Vargas Gabriel Vargas Venegas Gabriel Bernal Vargas was a Mexican painter, artist and cartoonist, whose comic strip La Familia Burrón was created in 1937. This cartoon has been described as one of the most important in Mexican popular culture... |
Universidad de Concepción Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción Futbol, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Concepción. The club was founded August 8, 1994 and plays in the top level of the Chilean football league... |
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Copa Sudamericana playoff
The second-best team of the Classification Stage (Universidad de Chile) played a match at Bicentenario Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso in the city of CoquimboCoquimbo
Coquimbo is a port city, commune and capital of the Elqui Province, located on the Pan-American Highway, in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. Coquimbo lies in a valley south of La Serena, with which it forms Greater La Serena with more than 400,000 inhabitants. The commune spans an area around the...
against the 2008 Copa Chile/2009 Verano
Copa Chile 2008
The Copa Chile 2008 was the 31st season of the competition. It began on July 6, 2008, and ended on February 17, 2009. The winner of Copa Chile 2008 is eligible to play a berth in the Copa Sudamericana 2009...
champion (Universidad de Concepción
Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción
Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción Futbol, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Concepción. The club was founded August 8, 1994 and plays in the top level of the Chilean football league...
) for the Chile 2 spot in the 2009 Copa Sudamericana
2009 Copa Sudamericana
The 2009 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes is the 8th edition of the CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. Internacional were the defending champions, having won the trophy the previous season...
. The match ended with a victory for Universidad de Chile 3 goals to 1.
Universidad de Chile classifies to the Chile 2 berth for the 2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage.
Torneo Clausura
The Torneo Clasura, officially the Campeonato Nacional de Clausura de Primera División de Fútbol Profesional (Clausura National Championship of the First Division of Professional Football), is the second tournament of the season. It began on July 12 and is scheduled to end on December 16.Standings
Results
Playoff Stage
| Primera Division 2009 Clausura Champion |
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| Colo-Colo Colo-Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo... 29th Title |
Colo-Colo qualified to the 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.
Top-ten goalscorers
| Pos | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diego Rivarola Diego Rivarola Diego Gabriel Rivarola Popón is an Argentinian football player . He plays as striker, and plays currently in Universidad de Chile.-Club career:... |
Santiago Morning | 13 |
| 2 | Rodrigo Toloza Rodrigo Toloza Rodrigo Alejandro Toloza Vilches is a Chilean Midfielder, who plays for Universidad Católica in Chile.-Club career:He arrived at the club from CD Palestino where he appeared in more than 100 matches scoring 27 goals. Toloza has played for the Chile national football team in the sub 17, sub 23 and... |
Universidad Católica Club Deportivo Universidad Católica Club Deportivo Universidad Católica is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile, which plays in the Primera División.Universidad Católica is one of the most successful and popular football clubs in Chile and considered one of the three "big teams"... |
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| 3 | Ezequiel Miralles Ezequiel Miralles Ezequiel Nicolás Miralles Sabugo is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Grêmio.-Early career:... |
Colo-Colo Colo-Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo... |
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| 4 | Cristian Canio Cristián Canío Cristián Eduardo Canío Manosalva is a Chilean footballer. He plays as an offensive midfielder or striker and his current team is Audax Italiano.-Titles:-External links:... |
Audax Italiano | 10 |
| Javier Elizondo Javier Elizondo Javier Elizondo is a Argentine footballer currently playing for Huachipato of the Primera Division Chilena.... |
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Updated as of games played on December 9, 2009.
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Relegation
Relegation for this season will be determined by an aggregate table of the Classification Stages of both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. The teams that finish 17th and 18th will be automatically relegated to the Primera BPrimera B (Chile)
Primera División B del Fútbol Profesional Chileno is the second level of Chilean football in the Chilean football league system, and is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional....
for the next season. The teams that finish 15th and 16th will play a relegation/promotion playoff against two teams from the 2009 Primera B season.
Relegation/promotion playoff
By finishing 15th in the relegation table, PalestinoClub Deportivo Palestino
Club Deportivo Palestino, is a professional football club based in the city of Santiago, Chile. The club was founded in 1920 and plays in the Primera División de Chile...
was pitted against the San Marcos de Arica, the 2nd best team in the 2009 Primera B General Table. Curicó Unido, by finishing 16th in the relegation table, played against San Luis
San Luis Quillota
San Luis are a Chilean Football club, their home town is Quillota in Chile. They currently play in 2nd division of Chilean football Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera B and their historic rivals are Unión La Calera.-History:...
, the loser of the 2009 Primera B championship playoff. The team who obtains the most point after two legs will stay or be promoted to the Primera División. Should there be a tie on points, it will be settled as follows: 1) overall goal difference; 2) most away goal
Away goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...
; 3) extra time of two 15-minute halves; 4) penalty shootout according to the Laws of the Game. The Primera División (Team #1) played the second leg at home.
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