2018 Primera B de Chile explained

Competition:Primera B de Chile
Season:2018
Dates:2 February – 1 December 2018
Winners:Coquimbo Unido (3rd title)
Promoted:Coquimbo Unido
Cobresal
Relegated:San Marcos de Arica
League Topscorer:Rodrigo Holgado
(18 goals)
Matches:248
Total Goals:620
Biggest Home Win:Cobreloa 6–0 Melipilla
(12 August)
Biggest Away Win:
(11 November)
Highest Scoring:San Marcos 2–5 Copiapó
(17 February)
Copiapó 4–3 S. Wanderers
(18 March)
U. San Felipe 4–3 Coquimbo Unido
(6 October)
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019

The 2018 Primera B de Chile, known as the 2018 Campeonato Loto for sponsorship purposes, was the 65th season of Chile's second-tier football league. The competition began on 2 February 2018 and ended on 1 December 2018.[1] Coquimbo Unido were the champions.

Format

The tournament was played by 16 teams which played each other twice (once at home and once away), for a total of 30 matches. The team that finished in first place at the end of the round-robin tournament earned promotion to the Campeonato Nacional for the 2019 season. Meanwhile, the teams finishing from second to sixth place played in a playoff tournament for the second promotion berth, with the season runners-up having a bye to the final. The team finishing in bottom place at the end of the season was relegated to the Segunda División Profesional.[2]

Teams

Stadia and locations

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
BarnecheaSantiago (Lo Barnechea)Municipal de Lo Barnechea3,000
CobreloaCalamaZorros del Desierto12,346
CobresalEl SalvadorEl Cobre12,000
Coquimbo UnidoCoquimboMunicipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso18,750
Deportes CopiapóCopiapóLuis Valenzuela Hermosilla8,000
Deportes La SerenaLa SerenaLa Portada18,243
Deportes MelipillaMelipillaMunicipal Roberto Bravo Santibáñez6,000
Deportes Puerto MonttPuerto MonttChinquihue10,000
Deportes ValdiviaValdiviaParque Municipal5,397
MagallanesSantiago (San Bernardo)Municipal de San Bernardo3,500
ÑublenseChillánMunicipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas12,000
RangersTalcaFiscal de Talca8,200
AricaCarlos Dittborn9,746
Santiago MorningSantiago (La Pintana)Municipal de La Pintana6,000
ValparaísoElías Figueroa Brander20,575
Unión San FelipeSan FelipeMunicipal de San Felipe12,000

Promotion playoff

Quarterfinals

----Santiago Wanderers won 6–1 on aggregate.Cobresal won 4–3 on aggregate.

Semifinals

----Cobresal won 4–3 on aggregate.

Finals

----Cobresal won 4–3 on aggregate and earned promotion to the Primera División.

Top goalscorers

RankNameClubGoals
align=center 1 Rodrigo HolgadoCoquimbo Unido18
align=center 2 Lucas SimónCobreloa17
align=center 3 Gustavo LanaroDeportes Valdivia13
4 Ever CanteroCobresal12
Enzo GutiérrezSantiago Wanderers
Miguel OrellanaBarnechea
7 Reiner CastroSantiago Wanderers10
Germán EstigarribiaDeportes Copiapó
Gonzalo SosaMagallanes
10 Óscar OrtegaSantiago Morning8
Stefan PinoDeportes Melipilla
Mathias PintoDeportes Melipilla

Source: Soccerway

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Así se jugarán los Campeonatos de Primera División y Primera B 2018. al airelibre.cl. es. 2 February 2018. 9 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Bases Campeonato Nacional de Primera B Temporada 2018. ANFP. es. 9 May 2018.