2016–17 Chilean Primera División

Campeonato Nacional
Season2016–17
Champions2016 Apertura: Universidad Católica (12th title)
2017 Clausura: Universidad de Chile (18th title)
RelegatedCobresal
2017 Copa LibertadoresUniversidad Católica
Deportes Iquique
Colo-Colo (cup winners)
Unión Española
2017 Copa SudamericanaO'Higgins
Palestino
Universidad de Chile
Everton (cup runners-up)
2018 Copa LibertadoresUniversidad de Chile
Matches played240
Goals scored676 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorer2016 Apertura: Nicolás Castillo (13 goals)
2017 Clausura: Felipe Mora (13 goals)
2017

The 2016–17 Campeonato Nacional season was the 86th season of top-flight football in Chile. Universidad Católica were the defending champions.

Format changes

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Same as last season: Apertura and Clausura format, without playoffs.[1]

Teams

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Stadia and locations

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Team City Stadium
Audax Italiano Santiago Bicentenario de La Florida
Cobresal El Salvador El Cobre
Colo-Colo Santiago Monumental David Arellano
Deportes Antofagasta Antofagasta Calvo y Bascuñán
Deportes Iquique Iquique Cavancha
Deportes Temuco Temuco Germán Becker
Everton Viña del Mar Sausalito
Huachipato Talcahuano CAP
O'Higgins Rancagua El Teniente
Palestino Santiago Municipal de La Cisterna
San Luis Quillota Lucio Fariña Fernández
Santiago Wanderers Valparaíso Elías Figueroa Brander
Unión Española Santiago Santa Laura-Universidad SEK
Universidad Católica Santiago San Carlos de Apoquindo
Universidad de Chile Santiago Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Universidad de Concepción Concepción Alcaldesa Ester Roa Rebolledo

Personnel and kits

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Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Audax Italiano Chile Hugo Vilches Chile Nicolás Peric Macron Traverso
Cobresal Argentina Dalcio Giovagnoli Chile Patricio Jerez Lotto PF
Colo-Colo Argentina Pablo Guede Chile Gonzalo Fierro Under Armour DirecTV
Deportes Antofagasta Chile Fernando Vergara Chile Cristián Rojas Cafu Minera Escondida
Deportes Iquique Chile Jaime Vera Chile Rodrigo Naranjo Rete UNAP
Deportes Temuco Chile Luis Landeros Chile Luis Marín Joma Rosen
Everton Argentina Pablo Sánchez Chile Marcos Velásquez Pirma Viña del Mar-Fox Sports-Claro
Huachipato Chile Miguel Ponce Argentina Omar Merlo Mitre
O'Higgins Argentina Cristián Arán Chile Albert Acevedo New Balance VTR
Palestino Chile Nicolás Córdova Argentina Agustín Farías Training Bank of Palestine
San Luis Chile Miguel Ramírez Chile Daniel Vicencio Luanvi PF
Santiago Wanderers Uruguay Eduardo Espinel Chile Gabriel Castellón Macron Terminal Pacifico Sur Valparaiso
Unión Española Argentina Martín Palermo Chile Jorge Ampuero Kappa Universidad SEK
Universidad Católica Chile Mario Salas Chile Cristian Álvarez Umbro DirecTV
Universidad de Chile Chile Víctor Hugo Castañeda Chile Johnny Herrera Adidas Claro
Universidad de Concepción Chile Ronald Fuentes Argentina Cristián Muñoz KS7 Universidad de Concepción

Torneo Apertura

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Universidad Católica (C) 15 9 4 2 37 18 +19 31 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Deportes Iquique 15 8 4 3 28 22 +6 28
3 Unión Española 15 8 3 4 27 20 +7 27 Runners-up playoff
4 O'Higgins 15 7 5 3 23 15 +8 26
5 Colo-Colo 15 6 5 4 26 20 +6 23 2017 Copa Libertadores second stage[a]
6 Palestino 15 6 3 6 25 19 +6 21 2017 Copa Sudamericana first stage
7 Universidad de Chile 15 5 6 4 23 22 +1 21
8 San Luis 15 6 3 6 21 22 −1 21
9 Deportes Antofagasta 15 5 4 6 17 22 −5 19
10 Huachipato 15 4 6 5 24 24 0 18
11 Santiago Wanderers 15 5 3 7 13 20 −7 18
12 Deportes Temuco 15 5 1 9 15 21 −6 16
13 Cobresal 15 4 4 7 14 21 −7 16
14 Everton 15 3 6 6 22 28 −6 15 2017 Copa Sudamericana first stage[b]
15 Audax Italiano 15 4 3 8 17 28 −11 15
16 Universidad de Concepción 15 4 2 9 15 25 −10 14
Updated to match(es) played on 10 December 2016. Source: ANFP, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Colo-Colo qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores as Copa Chile champions.
  2. ^ Everton qualified for the 2017 Copa Sudamericana as Copa Chile runners-up.

Results

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Home \ Away AUD CSL CC ANT DIQ TEM EVE HUA OHI PAL SL SW UE UC UCH UDC
Audax Italiano 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–3 2–1 1–2 3–1
Cobresal 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0
Colo-Colo 3–0 0–2 0–2 4–2 3–3 1–1 1–2 2–0
Deportes Antofagasta 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–2 3–0 1–0 1–5
Deportes Iquique 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 3–0 2–6 0–2
Deportes Temuco 1–2 1–3 2–0 2–3 1–2 0–2 0–3 1–0
Everton 2–1 0–3 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–2
Huachipato 3–1 4–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–2
O'Higgins 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 3–2 4–0 1–1
Palestino 1–2 5–1 2–0 2–1 3–4 0–0 2–0
San Luis 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–4 2–0
Santiago Wanderers 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–0 2–0
Unión Española 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 3–4 2–3 3–0
Universidad Católica 4–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–0
Universidad de Chile 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–0 1–0 0–3 3–1
Universidad de Concepción 3–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 10 December 2016. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Runners-up playoff

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The runners-up playoff was played between:[2]

The winner qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores second stage, while the loser qualified for the 2017 Copa Sudamericana first stage.

Unión Española1–1O'Higgins
Churín 40' Report Muñoz 70'
Penalties
Churín soccer ball with check mark
Larenas soccer ball with check mark
Aranguiz soccer ball with red X
Pinares soccer ball with check mark
Salom soccer ball with check mark
4–2 soccer ball with red X Opazo
soccer ball with check mark Barriga
soccer ball with check mark Muñoz
soccer ball with red X Insaurralde
Attendance: 6,153
Referee: Patricio Polic

Top goalscorers

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Rank Name Club Goals
1 Chile Nicolás Castillo Universidad Católica 13
2 Argentina Leandro Benegas Palestino 10
Argentina Diego Churín Unión Española 10
Chile Esteban Paredes Colo-Colo 10
5 Argentina Diego Buonanotte Universidad Católica 8
Argentina Cristian Insaurralde O'Higgins 8
State of Palestine Carlos Salom Unión Española 8

Source: Soccerway

Torneo Clausura

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Universidad de Chile (C) 15 9 3 3 24 11 +13 30 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Colo-Colo 15 8 5 2 29 13 +16 29 Runners-up playoff
3 Universidad de Concepción 15 6 6 3 16 13 +3 24
4 Universidad Católica 15 7 2 6 25 23 +2 23
5 Unión Española 15 6 4 5 25 21 +4 22
6 Deportes Iquique 15 5 7 3 23 20 +3 22
7 Audax Italiano 15 6 4 5 23 23 0 22
8 O'Higgins 15 6 4 5 20 20 0 22
9 Deportes Temuco 15 6 4 5 17 17 0 22
10 Everton 15 5 6 4 19 14 +5 21
11 Deportes Antofagasta 15 4 6 5 21 18 +3 18
12 San Luis 15 5 3 7 19 25 −6 18
13 Huachipato 15 5 3 7 17 25 −8 18
14 Palestino 15 3 5 7 16 25 −9 14
15 Santiago Wanderers 15 3 4 8 19 24 −5 13
16 Cobresal 15 2 2 11 16 37 −21 8
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2017. Source: ANFP, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away AUD CSL CC ANT DIQ TEM EVE HUA OHI PAL SL SW UE UC UCH UDC
Audax Italiano 2–0 3–2 2–1 3–0 5–2 0–3 0–3
Cobresal 1–3 3–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 1–2 1–2
Colo-Colo 4–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 3–0
Deportes Antofagasta 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 5–0
Deportes Iquique 2–2 3–1 3–2 2–4 0–0 1–2 2–2 2–0
Deportes Temuco 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 1–0
Everton 2–2 2–3 0–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 2–0
Huachipato 0–0 0–2 3–2 3–2 1–4 2–1 2–1 0–0
O'Higgins 4–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–3 1–1
Palestino 0–2 3–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–3 1–2
San Luis 1–0 1–0 0–5 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–2
Santiago Wanderers 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 5–2 0–3 3–0
Unión Española 1–1 3–0 0–3 5–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–0
Universidad Católica 4–1 2–0 2–1 5–2 1–0 2–3 3–1
Universidad de Chile 4–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–1
Universidad de Concepción 4–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2017. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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Rank Name Club Goals
1 Chile Felipe Mora Universidad de Chile 13
2 Chile Esteban Paredes Colo-Colo 11
3 Argentina Cristian Insaurralde O'Higgins 7
Paraguay Cris Martínez Deportes Temuco 7
Chile Álvaro Ramos Deportes Iquique 7
Argentina Marcos Riquelme Audax Italiano 7

Source: Soccerway

Aggregate table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Universidad Católica (C) 30 16 6 8 62 41 +21 54 2017 Supercopa de Chile
2 Colo-Colo 30 14 10 6 55 33 +22 52
3 Universidad de Chile (C) 30 14 9 7 47 33 +14 51
4 Deportes Iquique 30 13 11 6 51 42 +9 50
5 Unión Española 30 14 7 9 52 41 +11 49
6 O'Higgins 30 13 9 8 43 35 +8 48
7 San Luis 30 11 6 13 40 47 −7 39
8 Deportes Temuco 30 11 5 14 32 38 −6 38
9 Universidad de Concepción 30 10 8 12 31 38 −7 38
10 Deportes Antofagasta 30 9 10 11 38 40 −2 37
11 Audax Italiano 30 10 7 13 40 51 −11 37
12 Everton 30 8 12 10 41 42 −1 36
13 Huachipato 30 9 9 12 41 49 −8 36
14 Palestino 30 9 8 13 41 44 −3 35
15 Santiago Wanderers 30 8 7 15 32 44 −12 31
16 Cobresal (R) 30 6 6 18 30 58 −28 24 Relegation to Primera B
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2017. Source: ANFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References

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  1. ^ "Consejo de clubes aprobó torneos para el 2011" [Council of clubs approved the tournaments for 2011] (in Spanish). ANFP. December 9, 2011. Archived from the original on 2010-12-12. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  2. ^ "Unión Española y O'Higgins decidirán al "Chile 4" en el Estadio Nacional" [Unión Española and O'Higgins will decide the "Chile 4" berth at the Estadio Nacional]. ANFP (in Spanish). 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
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