Primera División Chilena 2008
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The 2008 Primera División de Chile is the 77th season of top-flight football in Chile
, and the 7th under its current format.
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Group 3
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Group 4
Everton qualified to the 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.
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Group 2
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Group 3
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Group 4
Colo-Colo qualified to the 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.
In the case of Rangers, Osorno
, and Santiago Morning, the following formula was used since they were not in the Primera División in the 2007 season:
In both formulas, Pd is the relegation average; P2007 is the total points earned in the 2007 season; PAp-2008 is the points earned in this season's Apertura tournament; PCl-2008 is the points earned in this season's Clausura tournament.
) and the winner of the Segunda División Apertura/Clausura play-off (Coquimbo Unido
). The winners will play in the Primera División the next season.
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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...
, 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 round-robin format. The top-two teams from each group advanced to a single elimination play-off, but the best 3rd-place team had to worst 2nd-place team in an advancement play-off match. The winner of the tournament will be crowned the Apertura champion, and will earn a spot in the 2009 Copa Libertadores Group Stage. The champion and runner-up with earn spots in the 2008 Copa Sudamericana.First phase
Group standings
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Group 2
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Group 3
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Group 4
Play-off match
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The clubs were seeded by their first phase standings.| Primera Division 2008 Apertura Champion |
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| Everton 4th Title |
Everton qualified to the 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.
Top-five goalscorers
| P | Scorer | Team | Goals |
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| 1 |  Lucas BarriosLucas 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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| 2 |  Esteban ParedesEsteban 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 Club de Deportes Santiago Morning Club de Deportes Santiago Morning is a Chilean professional football club based in Recoleta, Santiago. They compete in the Chilean Primera División since 1933, when the league was founded. Santiago Morning was one of the founding teams of the league... |
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| 3 | Manuel Villalobos Manuel Villalobos Manuel Arturo Villalobos Salvos is a Chilean footballer, who currently is on Huachipato. Villalobos has many different nicknames... |
Universidad de Chile | 13 |
| Ezequiel Miralles Ezequiel Miralles Ezequiel Nicolás Miralles Sabugo is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Grêmio.-Early career:... |
Everton Corporación Deportiva Everton de Viña del Mar Everton de Viña del Mar is a Chilean football club based in the city of Viña del Mar.The club was founded June 24, 1909 after a group of Anglo-Chilean teenagers formed a football club and named it after the English team Everton that had just made a pioneering visit to South America.The club are... |
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| 5 | Gabriel Vargas Gabriel Vargas 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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Torneo Clausura
The Torneo Clausura "Copa BancoEstado" began on June 21. The format is the same as the Apertura tournament, but the field was reduced from 20 teams to 19 since Deportes Concepción withdrew before the start of the tournament due to financial problems. The best-placed team in the first stage earned a spot in the First Stage of the 2009 Copa Libertadores. The tournament champion will earn a spot in the 2009 Copa Libertadores Group Stage. Relegation will be determined at the end of this tournament.First phase
Group standings
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Group 2
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Group 3
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Group 4
Play-off match
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The clubs were seeded by their first phase standings.| Primera Division 2008 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... 28th Title |
Colo-Colo qualified to the 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.
Top-five goalscorers
| P | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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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| 2 | Gastón Cellerino Gastón Cellerino Gastón Andrés Javier Cellerino is an Argentine footballer who plays for Racing Club, on loan from Livorno.-Career:Cellerino was born in Viedma, Río Negro Province. He started playing youth football in the infant divisions of Boca Juniors... |
Rangers | 16 |
 Nestor BareiroNestor Bareiro Néstor Fabián Bareiro Leguizamón is a Paraguayan footballer forward who plays for Olimpo in the Argentine Primera División.- Career :... |
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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| 4 | Julio Gutiérrez Julio Gutiérrez Julio Gutiérrez is a Chilean football striker. He currently plays for Mineros de Guayana in the Venezuelan Primera División. He also spent much time playing in Italy from 2000 to 2005.... |
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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| 5 | 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:... |
La Serena Club de Deportes La Serena Club de Deportes La Serena S.A.D.P., is a Chilean football club based in the city of La Serena, Coquimbo Region. The club was founded December 9, 1955 and plays in the first division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are played at the La Portada stadium, which has a capacity of... |
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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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| Gustavo Savoia Gustavo Savoia Gustavo Humberto Savoia is an Argentine striker who currently plays for Deportes Concepción in the Chilean Primera División B.-External links:* at Terra.cl * *... |
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... |
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Aggregate table
The aggregate table is only a sum of the two first-stages from the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. The bottom-two teams are relegated from the results of this table.Relegation table
The next two teams to be relegated were determined through a special aggregate table for the 2007 & 2008 season. The teams' performances were put under a specific formula (shown below) and then ranked. The two worst teams who have not been relegated by this season's aggregate table were relegated.In the case of Rangers, 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...
, and Santiago Morning, the following formula was used since they were not in the Primera División in the 2007 season:
In both formulas, Pd is the relegation average; P2007 is the total points earned in the 2007 season; PAp-2008 is the points earned in this season's Apertura tournament; PCl-2008 is the points earned in this season's Clausura tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pdesc | P2007 | PAp 2008 | PCl 2008 |
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| 1 | 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"... |
70,37 | 30,40 | 21,60 | 18,37 |
| 2 | 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... |
70,18 | 34,58 | 20,40 | 15,20 |
| 3 | 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... |
69,78 | 32,68 | 16,20 | 20,90 |
| 4 | Universidad de Chile | 68,67 | 26,60 | 18,00 | 24,07 |
| 5 | 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... |
62,51 | 23,18 | 21,60 | 17,73 |
| 6 | 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... |
58,00 | 24,70 | 16,20 | 16,10 |
| 7 | Santiago Morning | 57,44 | 0,00 | 30,00 | 27,44 |
| 8 | 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... |
57,41 | 22,04 | 24,60 | 10,77 |
| 9 | 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... |
56,22 | 24,32 | 18,60 | 13,30 |
| 10 | 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... |
55,98 | 25,08 | 13,80 | 16,10 |
| 11 | Rangers | 55,67 | 0,00 | 24,00 | 31,67 |
| 12 | 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... |
53,92 | 18,62 | 14,40 | 19,90 |
| 13 | Everton | 51,75 | 14,82 | 19,20 | 17,73 |
| 14 | Deportes La Serena | 50,94 | 18,24 | 15,60 | 17,10 |
| 15 | 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... |
47,33 | 17,10 | 14,40 | 15,83 |
| 16 | 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... |
45,66 | 19,76 | 12,60 | 13,30 |
| 17 | Deportes Antofagasta | 42,63 | 17,86 | 10,20 | 14,57 |
| 18 | Deportes 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... |
33,87 | 20,90 | 6,00 | 6,97 |
| 19 | 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... |
26,56 | 0,00 | 16,00 | 10,56 |
| Relegated by the Relegation Table | |
| Already relegated by the Aggregate Table |
Relegation/promotion play-off
The 15th & 16th place team in the aggregate table have to play two promotion/relegation matches the Segunda División runner-up (Puerto MonttClub de Deportes Puerto Montt
Club de Deportes Puerto Montt is a Chilean football club based in the city of Puerto Montt, Los Lagos Region. The club was founded May 6, 1983 and plays at the second level of chilean football, the Primera B...
) and the winner of the Segunda División Apertura/Clausura play-off (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...
). The winners will play in the Primera División the next season.
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See also
- Chilean Primera División
- 2008 in Chilean football