Chilean Primera División facts for kids
| Founded | 31 May 1933 |
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| Country | Chile |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Primera B |
| Domestic cup(s) | Copa Chile |
| International cup(s) | Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana |
| Current champions | Huachipato (3rd title) (2023) |
| Most championships | Colo-Colo (33 titles) |
| Most appearances | Adolfo Nef (624) |
| Top goalscorer | Esteban Paredes (221) |
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The Chilean Primera División (English: First Division of Chile) is a professional football league, being the highest division of Chilean football league system. It is organized by the ANFP. The league was previously known as the Campeonato AFP PlanVital for sponsorship reasons. In 2023, the ANFP signed a partnership with Betsson Group to become the official naming sponsor of the competition, which became known as Campeonato Betsson.
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Format
As of the 2018 season, 16 teams compete in the league, playing against each other twice, once at home and once away.
Relegation and promotion
Currently, the two teams with the worst scores in the season, are relegated to Primera B, and replaced by the champions and the playoff winners of this division.
Qualification for international competitions
The league champions qualify for the following year's Copa Libertadores, as well as the runners-up and the third-placed team. The teams placing fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh qualify for the following year's Copa Sudamericana.
History
Professionalism
In 1933, eight big clubs at that time, namely, Unión Española, Badminton, Colo-Colo, Audax Italiano, Green Cross, Morning Star, Magallanes and Santiago National F.C., founded the Liga Profesional de Football de Santiago (LPF) on May 31, 1933. The newly formed body was recognized by the Football Federation of Chile on June 2, 1933.
The first edition of professional competition was contested by the eight founding teams and was won by Magallanes after defeating Colo-Colo in a decisive match. In the following year, according to the disposition of Federación de Fútbol de Chile, Liga Profesional returned to integrate with the AFS. As part of the negotiations for reunification, four teams from AFS, namely, Club Deportivo Ferroviarios, Carlos Walker, Deportivo Alemán, and Santiago F.C., would join the 1934 professional competition. Moreover, it was also decided that the last six teams in the 1934 competition would be eliminated to form the new second division in 1935. The title of the expanded 1934 edition was again clinched by Magallanes, which won 10 out of the 11 matches that year.
Current teams
There are 16 teams playing in the Primera División, as of the 2024 season.
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Audax Italiano | Santiago | Bicentenario de La Florida | 12,000 |
| Cobreloa | Calama | Zorros del Desierto | 12,346 |
| Cobresal | El Salvador | El Cobre | 12,000 |
| Colo-Colo | Santiago | Monumental David Arellano | 47,347 |
| Coquimbo Unido | Coquimbo | Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso | 18,750 |
| Deportes Copiapó | Copiapó | Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla | 8,000 |
| Deportes Iquique | Iquique | Tierra de Campeones | 13,171 |
| Everton | Viña del Mar | Sausalito | 22,360 |
| Huachipato | Talcahuano | CAP | 10,500 |
| Ñublense | Chillán | Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas | 12,000 |
| O'Higgins | Rancagua | El Teniente | 13,849 |
| Palestino | Santiago | Municipal de La Cisterna | 8,000 |
| Unión Española | Santiago | Santa Laura-Universidad SEK | 19,000 |
| Unión La Calera | La Calera | Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar | 9,200 |
| Universidad Católica | Santiago | San Carlos de Apoquindo | 20,000 |
| Universidad de Chile | Santiago | Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos | 48,665 |
List of seasons
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1933 | Magallanes (1) | Colo-Colo |  Luis Carvallo (Colo-Colo; 9 goals) |
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1934 | Magallanes (2) | Audax Italiano | Carlos Giudice (Audax Italiano; 19 goals) |
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1935 | Magallanes (3) | Audax Italiano | Aurelio Domínguez (Colo-Colo; 12 goals) Guillermo Ogaz (Magallanes; 12 goals) |
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1936 | Audax Italiano (1) | Magallanes |  Hernán Bolaños (Audax Italiano; 14 goals) |
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1937 | Colo-Colo (1) | Magallanes | Hernán Bolaños (Audax Italiano; 16 goals) |
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1938 | Magallanes (4) | Audax Italiano | Gustavo Pizarro (Bádminton; 17 goals) |
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1939 | Colo-Colo (2) | Santiago Morning | Alfonso Domínguez (Colo-Colo; 32 goals) |
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1940 | Universidad de Chile (1) | Audax Italiano | Victor Alonso (Universidad de Chile; 20 goals) Pedro Valenzuela (Magallanes; 20 goals) |
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1941 | Colo-Colo (3) | Santiago Morning |  José Profetta (Santiago National F.C.; 19 goals) |
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1942 | Santiago Morning (1) | Magallanes | Domingo Romo (Santiago Morning; 16 goals) |
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1943 | Unión Española (1) | Colo-Colo | Luis Machuca (Unión Española; 17 goals) Victor Mancilla Universidad Católica (17 goals) |
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1944 | Colo-Colo (4) | Audax Italiano | Juan Alcantara (Audax Italiano; 19 goals) Alfonso Domínguez (Colo-Colo; 19 goals) |
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1945 | Green Cross (1) | Unión Española |  Ubaldo Cruche (Universidad de Chile; 17 goals) Hugo Giorgi (Audax Italiano; 17 goals) Juan Zárate (Green Cross; 17 goals) |
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1946 | Audax Italiano (2) | Magallanes | Ubaldo Cruche (Universidad de Chile; 25 goals) |
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1947 | Colo-Colo (5) | Audax Italiano | Apolonides Vera (Santiago National F.C.; 17 goals) |
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1948 | Audax Italiano (3) | Unión Española | Juan Zárate (Audax Italiano; 22 goals) |
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1949 | Universidad Católica (1) | Santiago Wanderers | Mario Lorca (Unión Española; 20 goals) |
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1950 | Everton (1) | Unión Española | Félix Díaz (Green Cross; 21 goals) |
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1951 | Unión Española (2) | Audax Italiano | Rubén Aguilera (Santiago Morning; 21 goals) Carlos Tello (Audax Italiano; 21 goals) |
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1952 | Everton (2) | Colo-Colo | René Meléndez (Everton; 30 goals) |
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1953 | Colo-Colo (6) | Palestino | Jorge Robledo (Colo-Colo; 26 goals) |
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1954 | Universidad Católica (2) | Colo-Colo | Jorge Robledo (Colo-Colo; 25 goals) |
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1955 | Palestino (1) | Colo-Colo | Nicolás Moreno (Green Cross; 27 goals) |
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1956 | Colo-Colo (7) | Santiago Wanderers | Guillermo Villarroel (O'Higgins; 19 goals) |
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1957 | Audax Italiano (4) | Universidad de Chile | Gustavo Albella (Green Cross; 27 goals) |
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1958 | Santiago Wanderers (1) | Colo-Colo | Gustavo Albella (Green Cross; 23 goals) Carlos Verdejo (La Serena; 23 goals) |
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1959 | Universidad de Chile (2) | Colo-Colo | José Benito Rios (O'Higgins; 22 goals) |
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1960 | Colo-Colo (8) | Santiago Wanderers | Juan Falcon (Palestino; 21 goals) |
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1961 | Universidad Católica (3) | Universidad de Chile | Carlos Campos (Universidad de Chile; 24 goals) Honorino Landa (Unión Española; 24 goals) |
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1962 | Universidad de Chile (3) | Universidad Católica | Carlos Campos (Universidad de Chile; 34 goals) |
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1963 | Colo-Colo (9) | Universidad de Chile | Luis Hernán Álvarez (Colo-Colo; 37 goals) |
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1964 | Universidad de Chile (4) | Universidad Católica | Daniel Escudero (Everton; 25 goals) |
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1965 | Universidad de Chile (5) | Universidad Católica | Héctor Scandolli (Rangers; 25 goals) |
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1966 | Universidad Católica (4) | Colo-Colo | Carlos Campos (Universidad de Chile; 21 goals) Felipe Bracamonte (Unión San Felipe; 21 goals) |
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1967 | Universidad de Chile (6) | Universidad Católica |  Eladio Zárate (Unión Española; 28 goals) |
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1968 | Santiago Wanderers (2) | Universidad Católica | Carlos Reinoso (Audax Italiano; 21 goals) |
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1969 | Universidad de Chile (7) | Rangers | Eladio Zárate (Unión Española; 22 goals) |
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1970 | Colo-Colo (10) | Unión Española | Osvaldo Castro (Deportes Concepción; 36 goals) |
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1971 | Unión San Felipe (1) | Universidad de Chile | Eladio Zárate (Universidad de Chile; 25 goals) |
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1972 | Colo-Colo (11) | Unión Española | Fernando Espinoza (Magallanes; 25 goals) |
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1973 | Unión Española (3) | Colo-Colo | Guillermo Yávar (Unión Española; 21 goals) |
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1974 | Huachipato (1) | Palestino | Julio Crisosto (Colo-Colo; 28 goals) |
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1975 | Unión Española (4) | Deportes Concepción | Victor Pizarro (Santiago Morning; 27 goals) |
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1976 | Everton (3) | Unión Española | Óscar Fabbiani (Palestino; 23 goals) |
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1977 | Unión Española (5) | Everton | Óscar Fabbiani (Palestino; 34 goals) |
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1978 | Palestino (2) | Cobreloa | Óscar Fabbiani (Palestino; 35 goals) |
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1979 | Colo-Colo (12) | Cobreloa | Carlos Caszely (Colo-Colo; 20 goals) |
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1980 | Cobreloa (1) | Universidad de Chile | Carlos Caszely (Colo-Colo; 26 goals) |
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1981 | Colo-Colo (13) | Cobreloa | Victor Cabrera (San Luis; 20 goals) Carlos Caszely (Colo-Colo; 20 goals) Luis Marcoleta (Magallanes; 20 goals) |
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1982 | Cobreloa (2) | Colo-Colo | Jorge Luis Siviero (Cobreloa; 18 goals) |
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1983 | Colo-Colo (14) | Cobreloa | Washington Olivera (Cobreloa; 29 goals) |
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1984 | Universidad Católica (5) | Cobresal | Victor Cabrera (C.D. Regional Atacama; 18 goals) |
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1985 | Cobreloa (3) | Everton | Ivo Basay (Magallanes; 19 goals) |
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1986 | Colo-Colo (15) | Palestino | Sergio Salgado (C.D. Cobresal; 18 goals) |
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1987 | Universidad Católica (6) | Colo-Colo | Osvaldo Hurtado (Universidad Católica; 21 goals) |
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1988 | Cobreloa (4) | Cobresal | Gustavo De Luca (Deportes La Serena; 18 goals) Juan José Oré (Deportes Iquique; 18 goals) |
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1989 | Colo-Colo (16) | Universidad Católica | Rubén Martínez (C.D. Cobresal; 25 goals) |
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1990 | Colo-Colo (17) | Universidad Católica | Rubén Martínez (Colo-Colo; 22 goals) |
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1991 | Colo-Colo (18) | Coquimbo Unido | Rubén Martínez (Colo-Colo; 23 goals) |
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1992 | Cobreloa (5) | Colo-Colo | Aníbal González (Colo-Colo; 24 goals) |
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1993 | Colo-Colo (19) | Cobreloa | Marco Antonio Figueroa (C.D. Cobreloa; 18 goals) |
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1994 | Universidad de Chile (8) | Universidad Católica | Alberto Acosta (Universidad Católica; 33 goals) |
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1995 | Universidad de Chile (9) | Universidad Católica | Gabriel Caballero (C.D. Antofagasta; 18 goals) Aníbal González (Palestino; 18 goals) |
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1996 | Colo-Colo (20) | Universidad Católica | Mario Véner (Santiago Wanderers; 30 goals) |
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1997 | Apertura | Universidad Católica (7) | Colo-Colo | David Bisconti (Universidad Católica; 15 goals) |
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Clausura | Colo-Colo (21) | Universidad Católica | Richart Báez (Universidad de Chile; 10 goals) Rubén Vallejos (Deportes Puerto Montt; 10 goals) |
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1998 | Colo-Colo (22) | Universidad de Chile | Pedro González (Universidad de Chile; 23 goals) |
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1999 | Universidad de Chile (10) | Universidad Católica | Mario Núñez (O'Higgins; 34 goals) |
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2000 | Universidad de Chile (11) | Cobreloa | Pedro González (Universidad de Chile; 26 goals) |
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2001 | Santiago Wanderers (3) | Universidad Católica | Héctor Tapia (Colo-Colo; 24 goals) |
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2002 | Apertura | Universidad Católica (8) | Rangers | Sebastián González (Colo-Colo; 18 goals) |
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Clausura | Colo-Colo (23) | Universidad Católica | Manuel Neira (Colo-Colo; 14 goals) |
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2003 | Apertura | Cobreloa (6) | Colo-Colo | Salvador Cabañas (Audax Italiano; 18 goals) |
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Clausura | Cobreloa (7) | Colo-Colo | Gustavo Biscayzacú (Unión Española; 21 goals) |
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2004 | Apertura | Universidad de Chile (12) | Cobreloa | Patricio Galaz (C.D. Cobreloa; 23 goals) |
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Clausura | Cobreloa (8) | Unión Española | Patricio Galaz (Cobreloa; 19 goals) |
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2005 | Apertura | Unión Española (6) | Coquimbo Unido | Joel Estay (Everton; 13 goals) Álvaro Sarabia (Deportes Puerto Montt; 13 goals) Héctor Mancilla (C.D. Huachipato; 13 goals) |
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Clausura | Universidad Católica (9) | Universidad de Chile | Cristián Montecinos (Concepción; 13 goals) Gonzalo Fierro (Colo-Colo; 13 goals) César Díaz (C.D. Cobresal; 13 goals) |
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2006 | Apertura | Colo-Colo (24) | Universidad de Chile | Humberto Suazo (Colo-Colo; 19 goals) |
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Clausura | Colo-Colo (25) | Audax Italiano | Leonardo Monje (Universidad de Concepción; 17 goals) |
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2007 | Apertura | Colo-Colo (26) | Universidad Católica | Humberto Suazo (Colo-Colo; 18 goals) |
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Clausura | Colo-Colo (27) | Universidad de Concepción | Carlos Villanueva (Audax Italiano; 20 goals) |
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2008 | Apertura | Everton (4) | Colo-Colo | Lucas Barrios (Colo-Colo; 19 goals) |
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Clausura | Colo-Colo (28) | Palestino | Lucas Barrios (Colo-Colo; 18 goals) |
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2009 | Apertura | Universidad de Chile (13) | Unión Española | Esteban Paredes (Santiago Morning; 17 goals) |
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Clausura | Colo-Colo (29) | Universidad Católica | Diego Rivarola (Santiago Morning; 13 goals) |
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2010 | Universidad Católica (10) | Colo-Colo | Milovan Mirošević (Universidad Católica; 19 goals) |
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2011 | Apertura | Universidad de Chile (14) | Universidad Católica | Matías Urbano (Unión San Felipe; 12 goals) |
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Clausura | Universidad de Chile (15) | Cobreloa | Esteban Paredes (Colo-Colo; 14 goals) |
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2012 | Apertura | Universidad de Chile (16) | O'Higgins | Enzo Gutiérrez (O'Higgins; 11 goals) |
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Clausura | Huachipato (2) | Unión Española | Sebastián Sáez (Audax Italiano; 13 goals) |
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2013 | Unión Española (7) | Universidad Católica | Javier Elizondo (C.D. Antofagasta; 14 goals) Sebastián Sáez (Audax Italiano; 14 goals) |
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2013–14 | Apertura | O'Higgins (1) | Universidad Católica | Luciano Vázquez (Ñublense; 11 goals) |
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Clausura | Colo-Colo (30) | Universidad Católica | Esteban Paredes (Colo-Colo; 16 goals) |
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2014–15 | Apertura | Universidad de Chile (17) | Santiago Wanderers | Esteban Paredes (Colo-Colo; 12 goals) |
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Clausura | Cobresal (1) | Colo-Colo | Jean Paul Pineda (Unión La Calera; 11 goals) Esteban Paredes (Colo-Colo; 11 goals) |
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2015–16 | Apertura | Colo-Colo (31) | Universidad Católica | Marcos Riquelme (Club Deportivo Palestino; 11 goals) |
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Clausura | Universidad Católica (11) | Colo-Colo | Nicolás Castillo (Universidad Católica; 11 goals) |
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2016–17 | Apertura | Universidad Católica (12) | Deportes Iquique | Nicolás Castillo (Universidad Católica; 13 goals) |
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Clausura | Universidad de Chile (18) | Colo-Colo | Felipe Mora (Universidad de Chile; 13 goals) |
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2017 | Colo-Colo (32) | Unión Española | Bryan Carrasco (Audax Italiano; 10 goals) |
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2018 | Universidad Católica (13) | Universidad de Concepción | Esteban Paredes (Colo-Colo; 19 goals) |
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2019 | Universidad Católica (14) | Colo-Colo | Lucas Passerini (Palestino; 14 goals) |
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2020 | Universidad Católica (15) | Unión La Calera | Fernando Zampedri (Universidad Católica; 20 goals) |
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2021 | Universidad Católica (16) | Colo-Colo | Gonzalo Sosa (Deportes Melipilla; 23 goals) Fernando Zampedri (Universidad Católica; 23 goals) |
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2022 | Colo-Colo (33) | Ñublense | Fernando Zampedri (Universidad Católica; 18 goals) |
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2023 | Huachipato (3) | Cobresal | Fernando Zampedri (Universidad Católica; 17 goals) |
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Source (not for goalscorers): rsssf.com
Titles by club
Source:
| Rank | Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years | Runners-up years |
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| 1 | Colo-Colo | 33 | 22 | 1937, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1947, 1953, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997 Clausura, 1998, 2002 Clausura, 2006 Apertura, 2006 Clausura, 2007 Apertura, 2007 Clausura, 2008 Clausura, 2009 Clausura, 2014 Clausura, 2015 Apertura, 2017 Transición, 2022 | 1933, 1943, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1966, 1973, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997 Apertura, 2003 Apertura, 2003 Clausura, 2008 Apertura, 2010, 2015 Clausura, 2016 Clausura, 2017 Clausura, 2019, 2021 |
| 2 | Universidad de Chile | 18 | 8 | 1940, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2004 Apertura, 2009 Apertura, 2011 Apertura, 2011 Clausura, 2012 Apertura, 2014 Apertura, 2017 Clausura | 1957, 1961, 1963, 1971, 1980, 1998, 2005 Clausura, 2006 Apertura |
| 3 | Universidad Católica | 16 | 21 | 1949, 1954, 1961, 1966, 1984, 1987, 1997 Apertura, 2002 Apertura, 2005 Clausura, 2010, 2016 Clausura, 2016 Apertura, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Clausura, 1999, 2001, 2002 Clausura, 2007 Apertura, 2009 Clausura, 2011 Apertura, 2013 Transición, 2013 Apertura, 2014 Clausura, 2015 Apertura |
| 4 | Cobreloa | 8 | 8 | 1980, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 2003 Apertura, 2003 Clausura, 2004 Clausura | 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1993, 2000, 2004 Apertura, 2011 Clausura |
| 5 | Unión Española | 7 | 10 | 1943, 1951, 1973, 1975, 1977, 2005 Apertura, 2013 Transición | 1945, 1948, 1950, 1970, 1972, 1976, 2004 Clausura, 2009 Apertura, 2012 Clausura, 2017 Transición |
| 6 | Audax Italiano | 4 | 8 | 1936, 1946, 1948, 1957 | 1934, 1935, 1938, 1940, 1944, 1947, 1951, 2006 Clausura |
| Magallanes | 4 | 4 | 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938 | 1936, 1937, 1942, 1946 | |
| Everton | 4 | 2 | 1950, 1952, 1976, 2008 Apertura | 1977, 1985 | |
| 9 | Santiago Wanderers | 3 | 4 | 1958, 1968, 2001 | 1949, 1956, 1960, 2014 Apertura |
| Huachipato | 3 | — | 1974, 2012 Clausura, 2023 | — | |
| 11 | Palestino | 2 | 4 | 1955, 1978 | 1953, 1974, 1986, 2008 Clausura |
| 12 | Cobresal | 1 | 3 | 2015 Clausura | 1984, 1988, 2023 |
| Santiago Morning | 1 | 2 | 1942 | 1939, 1941 | |
| O'Higgins | 1 | 1 | 2013 Apertura | 2012 Apertura | |
| Green Cross | 1 | — | 1945 | — | |
| Unión San Felipe | 1 | — | 1971 | — |
All-time goalscorers
| Rank | Country | Player | Goals | Years |
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Esteban Paredes | 221 | 2000-2022 |
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Francisco Valdés | 215 | 1961-1983 |
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Pedro González | 214 | 1985-2006 |
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Honorino Landa | 193 | 1959-1974 |
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Óscar Fabbiani | 188 | 1974-1987 |
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Marcelo Corrales | 188 | 1990-2007 |
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Carlos Campos | 184 | 1956-1969 |
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Jaime Riveros | 175 | 1990-2011 |
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Atilio Cremaschi | 174 | 1941-1960 |
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Carlos Caszely | 171 | 1967-1986 |
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José Fernández | 171 | 1948-1961 |
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Luis Hernán Álvarez | 168 | 1958-1969 |
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Juan Soto | 166 | 1957-1969 |
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Leonel Sánchez | 161 | 1953-1970 |
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Anibal González | 156 | 1983-2001 |
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Julio Crisosto | 154 | 1969-1983 |
See also
In Spanish: Primera División de Chile para niños
- Primera B de Chile
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