Primera División Chilena 1996
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In the 1996 season
of the Primera División de Chile the championship winner qualified for the Copa Libertadores, while the two teams with least points overall relegated. The number two, three, four and five competed for one remaining spot in 1997 Copa Libertadores.
1996 in football (soccer)
The following are the football events of the year 1996 throughout the world.-Events:*Copa Libertadores 1996: Won by River Plate after defeating América de Cali on an aggregate score of 2-1....
of the Primera División de Chile the championship winner qualified for the Copa Libertadores, while the two teams with least points overall relegated. The number two, three, four and five competed for one remaining spot in 1997 Copa Libertadores.
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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... |
63 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 62 | 24 | |
| 2 | 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"... |
59 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 70 | 40 | |
| 3 | 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... |
51 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 44 | |
| 4 | 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... |
51 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 38 | |
| 5 | Universidad de Chile Universidad de Chile (football club) Club Universidad de Chile is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile, which plays in the Primera División.The club was founded on May 24, 1927, as Club Deportivo Universitario. Universidad de Chile is the second most successful and popular football clubs in Chile, having won the... |
47 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 42 | |
| 6 | Provincial 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... |
43 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 40 | |
| 7 | CD Antofagasta Club 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... |
43 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 46 | |
| 8 | 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... |
40 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 47 | –4 |
| 9 | Coquimbo Unido Coquimbo Unido Coquimbo Unido, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Coquimbo. The club was founded August 15, 1957 and plays in the second division of the Chilean football league... |
40 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 46 | 53 | –8 |
| 10 | 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... |
39 | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 44 | 53 | –9 |
| 11 | Santiago Wanderers Club de Deportes Santiago Wanderers Club de Deportes Santiago Wanderers S.A.D.P., is a Chilean football club based in the city of Valparaíso. Founded on 15 August 1892, Wanderers is Chile's oldest football club... |
37 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 57 | –8 |
| 12 | 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... |
35 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 46 | –4 |
| 13 | 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... |
33 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 53 | –13 |
| 14 | Deportes Temuco | 28 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 35 | 55 | –20 |
| 15 | Regional Atacama | 27 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 70 | –32 |
| 16 | CD 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... |
22 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 41 | 61 | –20 |
| Champions and qualified for the 1997 Copa Libertadores | |
| Qualified for the Liguilla Copa Libertadores | |
| Teams forced to play promotion/relegation play-offs | |
| Teams relegated to Secunda División Chilena |
Topscorers
| Pos | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mario VénerMario Véner Mario Véner is a former Argentine Naturalized Chilean footballer who played for clubs in Chile, Italy and Spain,... |
Santiago Wanderers Club de Deportes Santiago Wanderers Club de Deportes Santiago Wanderers S.A.D.P., is a Chilean football club based in the city of Valparaíso. Founded on 15 August 1892, Wanderers is Chile's oldest football club... |
30 |
| 2 | Sebastian Rozental Sebastián Rozental Sebastián Rozental Igualt is a retired Chilean-Israeli professional football player.On the club level, Rozental has played for Universidad Católica , Colo-Colo , and Unión Española in his native Chile, Rangers in Scotland, where he became the first player from South America to play for the... |
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"... |
24 |
| 3 | Ivo Basay Ivo Basay Ivo Alexis Basay Hatibovic is a retired football striker from Chile, who played professional football for seventeen years... |
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... |
18 |
| 4 |  Sergio Vásquez |
CD Antofagasta Club 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... |
16 |
| Pedro González Pedro González Vera Pedro Alejandro González Vera is a Chilean football player nicknamed "Heidi". With 212 goals, he is the second highest scorer in the history of Chilean football after Francisco "Chamaco" Valdés, who has 215 official goals.... |
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... |
16 | |
| 6 | Jaime Riveros Jaime Riveros Jaime Eduardo Riveros Valenzuela is a Chilean footballer, who currently is Palestino. Riveros has many nicknames which are "la Liebre", "la Zurdita", "el Mono", and "el 10." He has played for seven different clubs and has been called up to the national team. He made his national team debut on... |
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... |
14 |
| 7 |  Hugo Brizuela |
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... |
13 |
| Fernando Vergara Fernando Vergara Luis Fernando Vergara Meyland is a retired Chilean football forward, who was nicknamed El Zamorano de los Pobres during his 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... |
13 | |
| Marcelo Corrales Marcelo Corrales Marcelo Enrique Corrales García is a Chilean international footballer who currently plays professionally as a striker for Coquimbo Unido.-Professional career:... |
Provincial 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... |
13 | |
| 10 | Juan Enrique Carreño |
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... |
12 |
| 11 | Daniel Fascioli |
CD Antofagasta Club 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... |
11 |
| Mauricio Illesca |
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... |
11 | |
| Luis Castillo |
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... |
11 | |
 Pedro Enrique González |
Provincial 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... |
11 |
Title
| Primera División Chilena 1996 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... 20th title |