2008 Primera División of Chile
| Season | 2008 |
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| Champions | Apertura: Everton (4th title) Clausura: Colo-Colo (28th title) |
| Relegated |
Antofagasta Concepción Melipilla Provincial Osorno |
| Copa Libertadores |
Everton Colo-Colo Universidad de Chile |
| Copa Sudamericana |
Ñublense Universidad Católica |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura: Lucas Barrios (19 goals) Clausura: Lucas Barrios (18 goals) Season: Lucas Barrios (37 goals) |
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The 2008 Primera División de Chile is the 77th season of top-flight football in Chile, and the 7th under its current format.
The Torneo Apertura "Copa BancoEstado" opened the 2008 season on January 25. 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. The winner of the tournament will be crowned the Apertura champion, and will earn a spot in the 2009 Copa Libertadores Group Stage. The champion and runner-up with earn spots in the 2008 Copa Sudamericana.
Updated to games played on May 4, 2008.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. Deportes Concepción were docked nine points for using ineligible players in Round 2.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Updated to games played on May 4, 2008.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. Deportes Concepción were docked six points for using ineligible players in Round 2.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
The clubs were seeded by their first phase standings.
Everton qualified to the 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.
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