2009 Primera División of Chile explained

Competition:Primera División
Season:2009
Winners:Apertura: Universidad de Chile
Clausura: Colo-Colo
Relegated:Curicó Unido
Rangers
Municipal Iquique
Matches:334
Total Goals:971
Continentalcup1:Copa Libertadores
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Universidad de Chile
Colo-Colo
Universidad Católica
Continentalcup2:Copa Sudamericana
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Unión Española
Universidad de Chile
League Topscorer:Apertura: Esteban Paredes (17 goals)
Clausura: Diego Rivarola (13 goals)
Season: Esteban Paredes (25 goals)
Prevseason:2008
Nextseason:2010

The 2009 Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno season was the 78th season of top-flight football in Chile. The season was composed of two championships: the Torneo Apertura & Torneo Clasura.

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. Antofagasta, Osorno, Melipilla, and Deportes Concepción were relegated last season to the Primera B. They were replaced by Municipal Iquique and Curicó Unido.

TeamCurrent managerCityStadium
Municipal de La Florida
Municipal de Calama
El Cobre
Monumental
La Granja
Sausalito
CAP
La Portada
Tierra de Campeones
Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas
El Teniente
Municipal de La Cisterna
Fiscal de Talca
Municipal de La Pintana
Santa Laura
San Carlos de Apoquindo
Nacional
Municipal de Concepción

Torneo Apertura

See main article: 2009 Torneo Apertura (Chile). The Torneo Apertura, officially the Campeonato Nacional de Apertura de Primera División de Fútbol Profesional (English: Apertura National Championship of the First Division of Professional Football), was the first tournament of the season. It began on January 31 and ended on June 28.

Classification stage

Results

Copa Sudamericana playoff

Torneo Clausura

See main article: 2009 Torneo Clausura (Chile). The Torneo Clasura, officially the Campeonato Nacional de Clausura de Primera División de Fútbol Profesional (English: Clausura National Championship of the First Division of Professional Football), was the second tournament of the season. It began on July 12 and was ended on December 16.

Classification Stage

Results

Top goalscorers

See also

External links