2008 Torneo Apertura (Chile) Explained

Competition:Campeonato Nacional Apertura Copa Banco Estado
Dates:25 January – 3 June 2008
Season:2008
Winners:Everton
4th title
Continentalcup1:2009 Copa Libertadores
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Everton
Continentalcup2:2008 Copa Sudamericana
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Ñublense
Universidad Católica
League Topscorer:Lucas Barrios
(19 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Universidad Católica 8–2 Santiago Morning
(27 January)
Attendance:1,017,445
Average Attendance:4,963
Matches:205
Total Goals:613
Prevseason:2007–C
Nextseason:2008–C

The 2008 Campeonato Nacional Apertura Copa Banco Estado was the 83rd Chilean League top flight, in which Everton won its 4th league title after beating Colo-Colo in the finals. 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.

First stage

Results

 ANTAUDCLOCSACOLDCOEVEHUALSEMELÑUBOHIOSOPALRANSMOUCAUCHUCOUES
Antofagasta1–10–12–11–00–11–11–22–13–3
Audax3–02–14–13–23–20–02–12–03–13–1
Cobreloa0–02–21–01–23–23–40–13–11–3
Cobresal1–03–24–14–04–20–02–02–42–03–0
Colo-Colo2–10–03–12–24–31–41–10–11–0
Concepción2–02–23–20–01–32–42–12–12–01–1
Everton2–02–14–20–01–11–33–10–23–1
Huachipato3–11–42–23–21–20–10–23–13–22–1
La Serena1–12–21–02–12–11–05–11–12–42–3
Melipilla0–11–23–40–12–42–30–33–11–2
Ñublense3–22–11–02–02–12–03–10–03–1
O'Higgins0–03–01–04–11–14–10–22–13–1
Osorno1–31–20–31–32–13–11–02–11–3
Palestino1–11–01–21–20–22–13–00–21–12–3
Rangers1–02–02–22–20–00–10–01–42–21–0
S. Morning2–21–31–42–21–02–32–11–13–2
U. Católica4–02–12–01–22–02–08–22–02–01–2
U. de Chile2–01–01–02–13–14–11–01–11–22–0
U. Concepción3–13–12–02–10–02–31–21–11–0
U. Española1–01–00–11–52–30–01–12–00–1

Table

Group standings

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Playoff stage

The clubs were seeded by their first phase standings.

Finals

Everton qualified to the 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.

Top-five goalscorers

width=30PScorerTeamGoals
1 Lucas BarriosColo-Colo19
2 Esteban ParedesSantiago Morning15
3 Manuel VillalobosUniversidad de Chile13
Ezequiel MirallesEverton13
5 Gabriel VargasUniversidad de Concepción12

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