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Football league season
Campeonato Nacional Petrobras
Season2012
ChampionsApertura: Universidad de Chile
Clausura: Huachipato
RelegatedUniversidad de Concepción
Unión San Felipe
Deportes La Serena
2013 Copa LibertadoresUniversidad de Chile
Huachipato
Iquique
2012 Copa SudamericanaO'Higgins
Iquique
2013 Copa SudamericanaColo-Colo
Top goalscorerA: Emanuel Herrera,
Sebastián Ubilla and
Enzo Gutiérrez
(11 goals each)
C: Sebastián Sáez (13 goals)
← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno season (known as the 2012 Campeonato Nacional Petrobras for sponsorship reasons) was the 81st season of top-flight football in Chile. Universidad de Chile is the defending champion. Universidad de Chile won both the Apertura and the Clausura Championships

Format changes

For the 2012, the ANFP's Council of Club Presidents approved the return to the Apertura and Clausura format, with playoffs.

Teams

Eighteen teams competed in the Primera División for the 2012 season, sixteen of whom returned from the 2011 season. Santiago Morning and Ñublense were relegated last season after finishing 17th and 18th overall, respectively. There were replaced by Antofagasta and Rangers, the 2011 Primera B winner and runner-up, respectively. In 2012, the Santiago Wanderers celebrated their 120th season since the teams founding in 1892.

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Unión Española
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Team City Stadium Current manager
Antofagasta Antofagasta Regional de Antofagasta Gustavo Huerta
Audax Italiano Santiago Municipal de La Florida Omar Labruna
Cobreloa Calama Municipal de Calama Nelson Acosta
Cobresal El Salvador El Cobre Luis Musrri
Colo-Colo Santiago Monumental David Arellano Luis Pérez Muñoz
Huachipato Talcahuano CAP Jorge Pellicer
Iquique Iquique Tierra de Campeones Fernando Vergara
La Serena La Serena La Portada Miguel Ponce
O'Higgins See also: 2012 O'Higgins F.C. season Rancagua El Teniente Eduardo Berizzo
Palestino Santiago Municipal de La Cisterna Gustavo Benítez
Rangers Talca Fiscal de Talca Gabriel Perrone
Santiago Wanderers See also: 2012 Santiago Wanderers season Valparaíso Regional Chiledeportes Héctor Robles
Unión Española Santiago Santa Laura José Luis Sierra
Unión La Calera La Calera Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Emiliano Astorga
Unión San Felipe San Felipe Municipal de San Felipe Nelson Cossio
Universidad Católica Santiago San Carlos de Apoquindo Mario Lepe
Universidad de Chile Santiago Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Jorge Sampaoli
Universidad de Concepción Concepción Municipal de Concepción Víctor Hugo Castañeda

Torneo Apertura

Main article: 2012 Torneo Apertura (Chile)

The Torneo Apertura began in January and will ended on July 2.

Classification stage

The Classification Stage began in January and ended in July.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Universidad de Chile 17 13 1 3 44 14 +30 40 Playoffs
2 O'Higgins 17 11 2 4 31 15 +16 35 Playoffs & 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
3 Deportes Iquique 17 10 5 2 30 14 +16 35
4 Universidad Católica 17 8 6 3 31 17 +14 30 Playoffs
5 Unión Española 17 8 3 6 38 28 +10 27
6 Colo-Colo 17 7 5 5 22 21 +1 26
7 Unión La Calera 17 6 6 5 21 18 +3 24
8 Cobreloa 17 7 2 8 23 25 −2 23
9 Huachipato 17 6 5 6 25 28 −3 23
10 Universidad de Concepción 17 5 6 6 23 27 −4 21
11 Santiago Wanderers 17 6 2 9 28 30 −2 20
12 Audax Italiano 17 5 5 7 24 32 −8 20
13 Deportes La Serena 17 5 4 8 24 33 −9 19
14 Rangers 17 5 3 9 17 25 −8 18
15 Palestino 17 5 3 9 14 26 −12 18
16 Deportes Antofagasta 17 4 5 8 10 20 −10 17
17 Cobresal 17 3 4 10 17 40 −23 13
18 Unión San Felipe 17 2 7 8 12 21 −9 13
Source: Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th away goals; 6th red cards; 7th yellow cards; 8th draw.
Notes:
  1. O'Higgins and Deportes Iquique qualified for the 2012 Copa Sudamericana as the top two teams not playing in the 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.

Results

Home \ Away ANT AUD CLA CSL COL IQU SER HUA O'HI PAL RAN SAW UNI ULC USF UCA UCH UCO
Deportes Antofagasta 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1
Audax Italiano 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–2 3–0 0–2 0–0 2–0 0–6
Cobreloa 0–2 0–1 2–2 4–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–0
Cobresal 3–1 0–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–4 1–1
Colo-Colo 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–2
Deportes Iquique 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–3 4–1 2–0
Deportes La Serena 4–1 2–4 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 1–3 1–0
Huachipato 2–0 0–3 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–2
O'Higgins 1–0 3–1 5–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0
Palestino 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–3 1–2 1–3
Rangers 0–3 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–3 2–0 1–2
Santiago Wanderers 4–2 1–3 5–2 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–1
Unión Española 6–1 4–2 1–2 5–2 1–3 0–2 2–1 2–2 4–1
Unión La Calera 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1
Unión San Felipe 0–3 1–2 1–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 0–1 2–2
Universidad Católica 1–0 5–1 5–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–1
Universidad de Chile 4–0 4–1 3–1 5–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 3–2
Universidad de Concepción 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–5 1–1 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2012. Source: Soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoff stage

For all ties, the lower-seeded team play the first leg at home.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Universidad de Chile 2 2 4
8 Cobreloa 0 1 1
1 Universidad de Chile 0 4 4
6 Colo-Colo 2 0 2
3 Deportes Iquique 3 1 4
6 Colo-Colo 3 2 5
1 Universidad de Chile 1 2 3 (2)
2 O'Higgins 2 1 3 (0)
4 Universidad Católica 0 1 1
5 Unión Española 3 1 4
5 Unión Española 1 1 2
2 O'Higgins 0 2 2
2 O'Higgins 1 3 4
7 Unión La Calera 0 2 2

Updated as of games played on July 2, 2012.
Universidad de Chile wins final by PK 2-0.

Top goalscorers

Player Club Goals
Argentina Emanuel Herrera Unión Española 11
Chile Sebastián Ubilla Santiago Wanderers 11
Argentina Enzo Gutiérrez O'Higgins 11

Torneo Clausura

Main article: 2012 Torneo Clausura (Chile)

The Torneo Clausura began in July and will end in December.

Classification stage

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Colo-Colo 17 9 6 2 32 14 +18 33 Playoffs and 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2 Universidad de Chile 17 9 6 2 32 20 +12 33 Playoffs
3 Palestino 17 9 3 5 22 18 +4 30
4 Deportes Iquique 17 9 3 5 24 27 −3 30
5 Rangers 17 8 6 3 27 19 +8 30
6 Huachipato 17 7 4 6 23 21 +2 25
7 Unión Española 17 7 3 7 28 27 +1 24
8 Audax Italiano 17 6 5 6 29 26 +3 23
9 Universidad Católica 17 6 5 6 24 23 +1 23
10 Cobresal 17 5 7 5 22 24 −2 22
11 Unión San Felipe 17 6 3 8 19 21 −2 21
12 Cobreloa 17 6 2 9 23 24 −1 20
13 Deportes Antofagasta 17 6 2 9 26 29 −3 20
14 O'Higgins 17 5 5 7 22 27 −5 20
15 Santiago Wanderers 17 4 7 6 27 28 −1 19
16 Universidad de Concepción 17 3 6 8 17 28 −11 15
17 Unión La Calera 17 2 9 6 11 18 −7 15
18 Deportes La Serena 17 2 6 9 20 33 −13 12
Source: Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th away goals; 6th red cards; 7th yellow cards; 8th draw.
Notes:
  1. Colo-Colo qualified for the 2013 Copa Sudamericana as the top team not playing in the 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.

Results

Home \ Away ANT AUD CLA CSL COL IQU SER HUA O'HI PAL RAN SAW UNI ULC USF UCA UCH UCO
Deportes Antofagasta 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–3 0–1 2–1 2–2 2–4
Audax Italiano 1–2 1–1 0–1 3–2 5–1 4–1 2–1 2–2
Cobreloa 3–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 2–4 2–1 4–3 0–1 3–1
Cobresal 3–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–1
Colo-Colo 5–1 3–1 1–2 3–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 1–0
Deportes Iquique 2–1 1–1 3–2 0–1 2–1 2–4 3–2 0–0
Deportes La Serena 0–0 1–1 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–3
Huachipato 1–1 0–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–3 2–0
O'Higgins 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–4 1–1 1–3 4–1
Palestino 0–0 2–1 0–3 2–1 4–1 1–0 1–2 1–0
Rangers 2–2 1–0 2–0 5–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–2
Santiago Wanderers 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 3–1
Unión Española 2–1 3–3 2–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 3–1 5–2
Unión La Calera 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 2–2 1–3
Unión San Felipe 2–1 1–3 0–0 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–1
Universidad Católica 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–2
Universidad de Chile 2–1 5–2 1–1 3–2 0–0 2–0 0–0 3–1
Universidad de Concepción 0–2 1–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 22 September 2012. Source: Soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoff stage

For all ties, the lower-seeded team play the first leg at home.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Colo-Colo 2 4 6
8 Audax Italiano 0 5 5
1 Colo-Colo 1 0 1
7 Unión Española 3 2 5
2 Universidad de Chile 0 1 1
7 Unión Española 0 4 4
7 Unión Española 3 1 4 (2)
6 Huachipato 1 3 4 (3)
3 Palestino 1 1 2
6 Huachipato 1 2 3
6 Huachipato 1 1 2
5 Rangers 0 1 1
4 Deportes Iquique 0 0 0
5 Rangers 1 1 2

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Universidad de Chile 34 22 7 5 76 34 +42 73 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Iquique 34 19 8 7 54 41 +13 65 2013 Copa Libertadores First Stage
3 Colo-Colo 34 16 11 7 54 35 +19 59
4 O'Higgins 34 16 7 11 53 42 +11 55
5 Universidad Católica 34 14 11 9 55 40 +15 53
6 Unión Española 34 15 6 13 66 56 +10 51
7 Palestino 34 14 6 14 36 44 −8 48
8 Rangers 34 13 9 12 44 44 0 48
9 Huachipato 34 13 9 12 48 49 −1 48 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
10 Cobreloa 34 13 4 17 46 49 −3 43
11 Audax Italiano 34 11 10 13 53 58 −5 43
12 Santiago Wanderers 34 10 9 15 55 58 −3 39
13 Unión La Calera 34 8 15 11 32 36 −4 39
14 Antofagasta 34 10 7 17 36 49 −13 37
15 Universidad de Concepción 34 8 12 14 40 55 −15 36 Relegation/Promotion Playoffs
16 Cobresal 34 8 11 15 39 64 −25 35
17 Unión San Felipe 34 8 10 16 31 42 −11 34 Relegated to the Primera División B
18 La Serena 34 7 10 17 44 66 −22 31
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ Universidad de Chile and Huachipato are qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores as the Apertura and Clausura champions respectively.

Relegation/promotion playoffs

Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team #1 Points Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg GD Pen.
Universidad de Concepción 0:6 Everton 0–1 1–3 — —
Cobresal 3:3 Barnechea 1–3 3–0 +1:–1 —
1st Leg
Everton1–0Universidad de Concepción
Rojas 10' Report
Estadio Sausalito, Viña del MarAttendance: 8,997Referee: Enrique Osses 2nd Leg
Universidad de Concepción1–3Everton
Ramos 62' Report Muñoz 44', 64'
Suazo 78'
Estadio Collao, ConcepciónAttendance: 6,000Referee: Julio Bascuñán

Everton won 4–3 on aggregate and is promoted to Primera División. Universidad de Concepción is relegated to Primera B.

1st Leg
Barnechea3–1Cobresal
Caroca 6'
Ibáñez 58', 90+2'		 Report Vuletich 55'
Estadio Santa Laura, SantiagoAttendance: 2,139Referee: Roberto Tobar 2nd Leg
Cobresal3–0Barnechea
Martínez 37'
Cuéllar 54', 65'		 Report
Estadio El Cobre, El SalvadorAttendance: 1,507Referee: Claudio Puga

Cobresal won 4–3 on aggregate and remains in Primera División. Barnechea remains in Primera B.

References

  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.

External links

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