2009_Torneo_Apertura_(Chile)

2009 Torneo Apertura (Chile)

2009 Torneo Apertura (Chile)

Football league season


The 2009 Campeonato Nacional de Apertura Copa Banco Estado was the 85th season of top-tier football in Chile. The tournament champion was Universidad de Chile, so that earned their 13th league title after a five-year winless, after winning over Unión Española on points, in the finals, that allowed the automatically qualification of the university team to the 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.

Quick Facts Season, Dates ...

After the relegations of Deportes Melipilla, Provincial Osorno and Deportes Concepción (because administration problems), the number of teams that contested the tournament was reduced from 20 to 18, following the promotion of Curicó Unido, which made their first top-flight appearance in 35 years.

It began on 31 January during a 2–2 draw between Curicó Unido and Colo-Colo at the Estadio Fiscal de Talca, and ended on 28 June.

Format changes

The format for 2009 remains largely the same as 2008, 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 Sudamericana. 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.

Team information

The number of teams were reduced starting with this season from 20 to 18. Deportes Antofagasta, Provincial Osorno, Deportes Melipilla, and Deportes Concepción were relegated last season to the Primera B. They were replaced by Municipal Iquique and Curicó Unido.

Regular season

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Updated to match(es) played on May 21, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th away goals

Results

More information Home \ Away, AUD ...
Updated to match(es) played on May 21, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoff stage

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Unión Española 1 6 7
8 O'Higgins 1 1 2
1 Unión Española 0 0 0 (4)
5 Universidad Católica 0 0 0 (2)
4 Santiago Morning 0 1 1
5 Universidad Católica 4 4 8
1 Unión Española 1 0 1
2 Universidad de Chile 1 1 2
3 Everton 2 2 4
6 Municipal Iquique 2 1 3
3 Everton 1 1 2
2 Universidad de Chile 0 3 3
2 Universidad de Chile 4 2 6
7 Audax Italiano 1 4 5

Updated as of games played on July 7, 2009.

More information Primera Division ...

Universidad de Chile qualified to the 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.

Top goalscorers

Copa Sudamericana playoff

The second-best team of the Classification Stage (Universidad de Chile) played a match at Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso in the city of Coquimbo against the 2008 Copa Chile champions, (Universidad de Concepción) for the Chile 2 spot in the 2009 Copa Sudamericana.

More information Universidad de Concepción, 1–3 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Claudio Puga

Universidad de Chile classified to the Chile 2 berth for the 2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage.

See also


References


    Share this article:

    This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 2009_Torneo_Apertura_(Chile), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.