1980 Primera División de Chile explained

Competition:Campeonato Nacional 1980
Dates:18 April 1980 – 7 December 1980
Winners:Cobreloa (1st title)
Relegated:Green Cross Temuco
Santiago Wanderers
Lota Schwager
Coquimbo Unido
Aviación (Promotion Lig.)
Matches:306
Total Goals:783
Continentalcup1:1981 Copa Libertadores
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Cobreloa
Universidad de Chile (Liguilla winners)
League Topscorer:Carlos Caszely
(26 goals)
Highest Attendance:76,556
Attendance:2,317,257
Average Attendance:7,598
Prevseason:1979
Nextseason:1981

The 1980 Campeonato Nacional was Chilean football top tier's 48th season. Cobreloa was the tournament's champion, winning its first ever title, and became the first team from Northern Chile to become national champions.[1]

Topscorers

NameTeamGoals
Carlos CaszelyColo-Colo26
Víctor EstayUnión Española19
Leonardo ZamoraEverton18
Miguel Ángel NeiraO'Higgins16

Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores

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Liguilla Play-off match

Universidad de Chile qualified to 1981 Copa Libertadores

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cobreloa: La historia del cuadro de provincia más exitoso de Chile . . 30 April 2015 . 1 September 2018.