2012 Chilean Primera División season
| Season | 2012 |
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| Champions | Apertura: Universidad de Chile Clausura: Huachipato |
| 2013 Copa Libertadores |
Universidad de Chile Huachipato Iquique |
| 2012 Copa Sudamericana |
O'Higgins Iquique |
| 2013 Copa Sudamericana | Colo-Colo |
| Top goalscorer | A: |
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The 2012 Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno season (known as the 2012 Campeonato Nacional Petrobras for sponsorship reasons) is the 81st season of top-flight football in Chile. Universidad de Chile is the defending champion. Universidad de Chile won both the Apertura and the Clausura Championships
For the 2012, the ANFP's Council of Club Presidents approved the return to the Apertura and Clausura format, with playoffs.
Eighteen teams will be competing in the Primera División for the 2012 season, sixteen of whom are returning from the 2011 season. Santiago Morning and Ñublense were relegated last season after finishing 17th and 18th overall, respectively. There were replaced by Antofagasta and Rangers, the 2011 Primera B winner and runner-up, respectively.
The Torneo Apertura began in January and will end in July 2.
The Classification Stage began in January and ended in July.
Source: Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th away goals; 6th red cards; 7th yellow cards; 8th draw.
1) O'Higgins and Deportes Iquique qualified for the 2012 Copa Sudamericana as the top two teams not playing in the 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.
Updated to games played on 20 May 2012.
Source: Soccerway.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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