2011 Chilean Primera División season

Campeonato Nacional Petrobras
Season 2011
Champions Apertura: Universidad de Chile
Clausura: Universidad de Chile
Relegated Santiago Morning
Ñublense
2012 Copa Libertadores Universidad de Chile
Universidad Católica
Unión Española
2011 Copa Sudamericana Universidad Católica
Universidad de Chile
2012 Copa Sudamericana Cobreloa
Matches played 338
Top goalscorer A: Matías Urbano (12 goals)
C: Sebastián Pinto (13 goals)
Biggest home win Audax Italiano 5–0 Santiago Morning
(August 28)
Santiago Morning 5-0 Cobresal
(October 29)
Biggest away win Unión San Felipe 0–5 Ñublense
(March 19)
Highest scoring Cobresal 4–3 U. de Concepcion
(April 10)
Unión Española 4–3 La Serena
(April 30)
Universidad Católica 5–2 Cobresal
(April 24)
Cobreloa 3-4 Audax Italiano
(September 11)
Highest attendance 44,870
Universidad de Chile v Cobreloa
Lowest attendance 441
Santiago Morning v Huachipato
Total attendance 1,849,380
Average attendance 5,472
← 2010
2012

The 2011 Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno season (known as the 2011 Campeonato Nacional Petrobras for sponsorship reasons) was the 80th season of top-flight football in Chile. Universidad Católica was the defending champion. Universidad de Chile won both the Apertura and the Clausura Championships

Format changes

For the 2011, the ANFP's Council of Club Presidents approved the return to the Apertura and Clausura format, with playoffs.[1]

Teams

Eighteen teams will be competing in the Primera División for the 2011 season, sixteen of whom are returning from the 2010 season. Everton and San Luis were relegated last season after finishing 17th and 18th overall, respectively. There were replaced by Iquique and Unión La Calera, the 2010 Primera B winner and runner-up, respectively.

Team City Stadium Current manager
Audax Italiano Santiago Municipal de La Florida Labruna, OmarOmar Labruna
Cobreloa Calama Municipal de Calama Acosta, NelsonNelson Acosta
Cobresal El Salvador El Cobre Musrri, LuisLuis Musrri
Colo-Colo Santiago Monumental David Arellano Basay, IvoIvo Basay
Huachipato Talcahuano CAP Pellicer, JorgeJorge Pellicer
Iquique Iquique Tierra de Campeones Vergara, FernandoFernando Vergara
La Serena La Serena La Portada Ponce, MiguelMiguel Ponce
Ñublense Chillán Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas Rojas, CarlosCarlos Rojas
O'Higgins Rancagua El Teniente Cantillana, JoséJosé Cantillana
Palestino Santiago Municipal de La Cisterna Benítez, GustavoGustavo Benítez
Santiago Morning Santiago Municipal de La Pintana Godoy, HernánHernán Godoy
Santiago Wanderers Valparaíso Regional Chiledeportes Robles, HéctorHéctor Robles
Unión Española Santiago Santa Laura Sierra, José LuisJosé Luis Sierra
Unión La Calera La Calera Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Astorga, EmilianoEmiliano Astorga
Unión San Felipe San Felipe Municipal de San Felipe Marchesini, Víctor HugoVíctor Hugo Marchesini
Universidad Católica Santiago San Carlos de Apoquindo Lepe, MarioMario Lepe
Universidad de Chile Santiago Nacional Sampaoli, JorgeJorge Sampaoli
Universidad de Concepción Concepción Municipal de Concepción Castañeda, Víctor HugoVíctor Hugo Castañeda

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing head coach Manner of
departure
Date of
vacancy
Incoming head coach Date of
appointment
Position
in table
Pre-season changes
Cobreloa Mario Soto Resigned December 8, 2010[2] Nelson Acosta December 11, 2010[3] N/A
Universidad de Chile Gerardo Pelusso End of Contract December 12, 2010[4] Jorge Sampaoli December 15, 2010[5] N/A
La Serena Víctor Hugo Castañeda End of Contract December 15, 2010[6] Fernando Vergara December 24, 2010[7] N/A
Apertura changes
Colo-Colo Diego Cagna Resigned February 13, 2011[8] Américo Gallego February 21, 2011[9] 18th
Iquique José Cantillana Sacked February 22, 2011[10] Jorge Pellicer February 26, 2011[11] 17th
Universidad de Concepción Jaime Vera Resigned February 27, 2011 Mauricio Riffo February 28, 2011 11th
Universidad de Concepción Mauricio Riffo Resigned April 29, 2011 Víctor Hugo Castañeda April 29, 2011 15th
Ñublense Luis Marcoleta Sacked May 2, 2011 Jorge Garcés May 3, 2011 18th
Pre-clausura changes
La Serena Fernando Vergara Resigned May 29, 2011 Miguel Ponce June 6, 2011 N/A
Universidad Católica Juan Antonio Pizzi Resigned June 23, 2011 Mario Lepe June 26, 2011 N/A
Clausura changes
Unión San Felipe Nelson Cossio Resigned August 1, 2011 Víctor Hugo Marchesini August 27, 2011 17th
Santiago Wanderers Juan Manuel Llop Sacked August 3, 2011 Héctor Robles August 3, 2011 11th
Iquique Jorge Pellicer Resigned August 13, 2011[12] Fernando Vergara August 17, 2011 18th
Colo-Colo Américo Gallego Sacked August 18, 2011[13] Ivo Basay August 30, 2011 12th
O'Higgins Ivo Basay Resigned August 23, 2011 José Cantillana[14] September 20, 2011 5th
Huachipato Arturo Salah Resigned September 1, 2011 Jorge Pellicer September 12, 2011 7th
Santiago Morning Fernando Díaz Resigned September 4, 2011 Hernán Godoy September 6, 2011[15] 18th
Ñublense Jorge Garcés Resigned September 12, 2011 18th

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura began on January 28 and ended on June 12.[1]

Classification stage

The Classification Stage began on January 28 and ended on May 22.

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Universidad Católica 17 11 5 1 34 18 +16 38 Playoffs & 2011 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2 Universidad de Chile 17 10 5 2 39 20 +19 35 Playoffs
3 Unión Española 17 9 5 3 33 18 +15 32
4 Palestino 17 9 3 5 26 20 +6 30
5 O'Higgins 17 8 3 6 29 26 +3 27
6 Unión La Calera 17 7 4 6 18 18 0 25
7 Unión San Felipe 17 7 3 7 24 21 +3 24
8 Colo-Colo 17 7 3 7 28 26 +2 241
9 Huachipato 17 6 4 7 24 27 3 22
10 La Serena 17 5 6 6 28 28 0 21
11 Audax Italiano 17 6 3 8 24 28 4 21
12 Iquique 17 5 6 6 18 22 4 212 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage 3
13 Universidad de Concepción 17 6 2 9 24 26 2 20
14 Santiago Wanderers 17 5 4 8 23 31 8 19
15 Cobreloa 17 4 6 7 16 22 6 18
16 Santiago Morning 17 3 7 7 22 30 8 16
17 Cobresal 17 5 1 11 26 41 15 161
18 Ñublense 17 4 2 11 17 31 14 14

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) Colo-Colo lost 1 point due to not presenting papers supporting the signature of the player Joan Muñoz during the game against Cobresal. Additionally, Cobresal were awarded with 2 points and an overall victory of 3–0.
2) Deportes Iquique lost 3 points due to not presenting papers supporting the signature of the goalkeeper coach Luis Acao Villarroel during the game against Universidad Católica.
3) Deportes Iquique already qualified for the 2011 Copa Sudamericana by winning the 2010 Copa Chile.

Results

Home \ Away[1] AUD CLA CSLCOLIQUSERHUAÑUBO'HIPALSAMSAWUNIULCUSFUCAUCHUCO
Audax Italiano 10 32 21 13 13 40 12 21
Cobreloa 10 00 33 23 10 01 11 14
Cobresal 32 12 21 14 31 22 25 43
Colo-Colo 11 03 11 41 12 51 20 11 15
Iquique 20 11 21 41 10 11 02 22 13
La Serena 23 21 00 12 23 00 31 22 11
Huachipato 11 11 31 04 31 21 31 13 10
Ñublense 00 21 23 23 23 11 20 05 10
O'Higgins 33 01 12 11 00 20 23 11
Palestino 03 10 10 10 12 11 12 32
Santiago Morning 22 11 01 31 11 24 04 11 11
Santiago Wanderers 20 30 21 11 41 11 12 21
Unión Española 02 30 12 30 43 42 21 31 11
Unión La Calera 31 20 00 20 10 21 02 20
Unión San Felipe 20 01 21 31 23 31 11 12 13
Universidad Católica 31 20 52 21 20 21 11 00 22
Universidad de Chile 21 21 31 00 12 41 21 02
Universidad de Concepción 10 01 00 10 01 21 12 15

Source: Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoff stage

For all ties, the lower-seeded team play the first leg at home.

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                         
1  Universidad Católica 4 1 5  
8  Colo-Colo 2 1 3  
  1  Universidad Católica 1 1 2  
  6  Unión La Calera 2 0 2  
3  Unión Española 0 0 0
6  Unión La Calera 1 0 1  
  1  Universidad Católica 2 1 3
  2  Universidad de Chile 0 4 4
4  Palestino 1 0 1  
5  O'Higgins 1 3 4  
  5  O'Higgins 0 1 1
  2  Universidad de Chile 1 7 8  
2  Universidad de Chile 2 1 3
7  Unión San Felipe 1 1 2  

Updated as of games played on May 29, 2011.

Quarterfinals

In the quarterfinals, the 1 seed play the 8 seed, the 2 seed play the 7 seed, the 3 seed play the 6 seed, and the 4 seed play the 5 seed.

Quarterfinals A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Universidad Católica 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4 Advanced to the Semifinals
2 Colo-Colo 2 0 1 1 3 5 2 1

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd classification phase position.

May 26, 2011
20:00 UTC−04:00
Colo-Colo 2–4 Universidad Católica
Paredes  5', 13' Report Mirosevic  34' (pen.)
Gutiérrez  61'
Pratto  88', 90'
Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago
Attendance: 25.285
Referee: Claudio Puga

May 29, 2011
16:00 UTC−04:00
Universidad Católica 1–1 Colo-Colo
Silva  77' Report Rubio  71'
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago
Attendance: 15.603
Referee: Enrique Osses
Quarterfinals B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Universidad de Chile 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Advanced to the Semifinals
2 Unión San Felipe 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 1

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd classification phase position.


Quarterfinals C
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Unión La Calera 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 Advanced to the Semifinals
2 Unión Española 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd classification phase position.

May 26, 2011
16:00 UTC−04:00
Unión La Calera 1–0 Unión Española
Carreño  68' Report
Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán, La Calera
Attendance: 2.459
Referee: Enrique Osses

Quarterfinals D
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 O'Higgins 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 Advanced to the Semifinals
2 Palestino 2 0 1 1 1 4 3 1

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd classification phase position.

May 25, 2011
20:00 UTC−04:00
O'Higgins 1–1 Palestino
Riquelme  33' (o.g.) Report Oyarzún  90+2'
Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
Attendance: 6.006
Referee: Patricio Polic

May 28, 2011
15:30 UTC−04:00
Palestino 0–3 O'Higgins
Report Suárez  45+2' (pen.)
González  62'
Gutiérrez  76'
Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna, Santiago
Attendance: 3.000
Referee: Eduardo Ponce

Semifinals

In the semifinals, the highest seed play the lowest seed, and the second-highest seed play the second-lowest seed.

Semifinals A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Universidad Católica 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Advanced to the Final
2 Unión La Calera 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd classification phase position.

June 2, 2011
16:00 UTC−04:00
Unión La Calera 2–1 Universidad Católica
Bahamondes  25'
Barriga  27'
Report Mirosevic  35'
Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán, La Calera
Attendance: 2.663
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa

Semifinals B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Universidad de Chile 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 6 Advanced to the Final
2 O'Higgins 2 0 0 2 1 8 7 0

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd classification phase position.

June 1, 2011
18:00 UTC−04:00
O'Higgins 0–1 Universidad de Chile
Report Rivarola  67'
Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
Attendance: 11.184
Referee: Claudio Puga

June 4, 2011
17:00 UTC−04:00
Universidad de Chile 7–1 O'Higgins
E. Vargas  9'
Aránguiz  13'
Canales  24', 85'
Acevedo  33'
Díaz  67'
Rivarola  81'
Report Gutiérrez  8'
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago
Attendance: 24.863
Referee: Patricio Polic

Final

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Universidad de Chile 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Universidad Católica 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 3 Copa Sudamericana Playoff

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd classification phase position.


June 12, 2011
17:00 UTC−04:00
Universidad Católica 1–4 Universidad de Chile
Pratto  23' Report Canales  16' (pen.), 51' (pen.), 55'
Eluchans  25' (o.g.)
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago
Attendance: 39.685
Referee: Enrique Osses

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Player nationality Club Goals
1 Matías Urbano  Argentine Unión San Felipe 11
2 Nicolás Canales  Chilean Palestino 8
Sebastián Jaime  Argentine Unión Española 8
Carlos Muñoz  Chilean Santiago Wanderers 8
Edson Puch  Chilean Universidad de Chile 8
Eduardo Vargas  Chilean Universidad de Chile 8
7 Ever Cantero  Paraguayan Santiago Morning 7
Martín Ligüera  Uruguayan Unión Española 7
Ezequiel Miralles  Argentine Colo-Colo 7
Manuel Villalobos  Chilean Huachipato 7

Copa Sudamericana playoff

Universidad de Chile, The finalist of Torneo Apertura 2011, played a two-legged tie against Concepción, the 2010 Copa Chile Bicentenario runner-up, for the Chile 3 berth in the 2011 Copa Sudamericana.

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Universidad de Chile 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 2011 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2 Concepción 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 1

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd penalty shoot-out.

July 27, 2011
19:00 UTC−04:00
Concepción 2–2 Universidad de Chile
Herrera  52', 59' Report G. Vargas  74'
Castro  83'
Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Julio Bascuñán

August 3, 2011
19:00 UTC−04:00
Universidad de Chile 2–0 Concepción
Canales  56'
Rivarola  90+1'
Report
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura is scheduled to begin on July 29 and end on December 17.[1]

Classification stage

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Universidad de Chile 17 11 6 0 39 15 +24 39 Playoffs & 2012 Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 1
2 Cobreloa 17 9 4 4 27 17 +10 31 Playoffs & 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage 1
3 Colo-Colo 17 9 3 5 27 28 1 30 Playoffs
4 Audax Italiano 17 8 5 4 29 23 +6 29
5 Universidad Católica 17 8 4 5 29 18 +11 28 Playoffs & 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage 2
6 La Serena 17 8 4 5 26 23 +3 28 Playoffs
7 Unión La Calera 17 7 3 7 20 18 +2 24
8 Unión Española 17 6 5 6 31 23 +8 23
9 Cobresal 17 6 5 6 22 29 7 23
10 Santiago Wanderers 17 5 5 7 19 22 3 20
11 Iquique 17 5 5 7 30 41 11 20
12 Santiago Morning 17 6 1 10 29 34 5 19
13 Ñublense 17 6 1 10 22 32 10 19
14 Universidad de Concepción 17 4 7 6 20 21 1 19
15 Palestino 17 4 7 6 19 24 5 19
16 O'Higgins 17 4 5 8 23 26 3 17
17 Huachipato 17 4 5 8 25 30 5 17
18 Unión San Felipe 17 2 7 8 16 29 13 13

Updated to games played on 28 November 2011.
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. Since Universidad de Chile won the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, they qualified for the 2012 Copa Sudamericana as the defending champions. Therefore, Cobreloa took their place and also qualified for the 2012 Copa Sudamericana.
2. Universidad Católica qualified for the 2012 Copa Sudamericana after winning the 2011 Copa Chile.
(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.

Results

Home \ Away[1] AUD CLA CSLCOLIQUSERHUAÑUBO'HIPALSAMSAWUNIULCUSFUCAUCHUCO
Audax Italiano 30 21 11 20 50 21 00 11 21
Cobreloa 34 01 10 20 21 10 00 20 11
Cobresal 32 03 02 33 21 10 32 22 22
Colo-Colo 30 21 31 31 31 32 22 22
Iquique 24 11 11 32 32 13 42 15
La Serena 21 40 10 31 32 00 21 20
Huachipato 10 12 01 13 21 10 22 11
Ñublense 02 12 24 31 13 20 14 21
O'Higgins 01 22 20 11 44 11 21 30 30
Palestino 00 02 21 11 22 24 11 10 11
Santiago Morning 50 41 13 30 11 32 02 03
Santiago Wanderers 20 22 02 21 01 10 11 20 11
Unión Española 52 31 31 00 10 30 12 01
Unión La Calera 01 01 30 12 10 32 20 10 20
Unión San Felipe 22 11 11 21 12 02 11 03
Universidad Católica 40 41 41 20 21 40 01 21
Universidad de Chile 31 31 22 30 53 30 32 00 20
Universidad de Concepción 00 30 31 11 00 22 22 00 21

Updated to games played on 28 November 2011.
Source: Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoff stage

For all ties, the lower-seeded team play the first leg at home.

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                         
1  Universidad de Chile 1 3 4  
8  Unión Española 0 0 0  
  1  Universidad de Chile 2 1 3  
  5  Universidad Católica 1 2 3  
4  Audax Italiano 1 0 1
5  Universidad Católica 3 1 4  
  1  Universidad de Chile 0 3 3
  2  Cobreloa 0 0 0
3  Colo-Colo 6 3 9  
6  La Serena 2 1 3  
  3  Colo-Colo 2 2 4
  2  Cobreloa 3 1 4  
2  Cobreloa 1 4 5
7  Unión La Calera 0 3 3  

Updated as of games played on December 22, 2011.

Quarterfinals

In the quarterfinals, the 1 seed play the 8 seed, the 2 seed play the 7 seed, the 3 seed play the 6 seed, and the 4 seed play the 5 seed.

Quarterfinals A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Universidad de Chile 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Advanced to the Semifinals
2 Unión Española 2 0 0 2 0 4 4 0

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd classification phase position.


Quarterfinals B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Universidad Católica 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Advanced to the Semifinals
2 Audax Italiano 2 0 0 2 1 4 3 0

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd classification phase position.

December 3, 2011
19:00 UTC−03:00
Universidad Católica 3–1 Audax Italiano
Martínez  27'
Mirosevic  40'
Calandria  90+2'
Report Silva  65'
Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago
Attendance: 9.817
Referee: Jorge Osorio

Quarterfinals C
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Cobreloa 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 6 Advanced to the Semifinals
2 Unión La Calera 2 0 0 2 3 5 2 0

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd classification phase position.

December 4, 2011
16:00 UTC−03:00
Unión La Calera 0–1 Cobreloa
Report Cortés  30'
Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán, La Calera
Attendance: 3.755
Referee: Claudio Fuenzalida

December 11, 2011
16:00 UTC−03:00
Cobreloa 4–3 Unión La Calera
Vera  14'
Elizondo  80', 90+3'
Barrios  90'
Report Rodríguez  17'
Simón  26'
Suárez  57' (o.g.)
Estadio Municipal de Calama, Calama
Attendance: 3.845
Referee: Claudio Puga
Quarterfinals D
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Colo-Colo 2 2 0 0 9 3 +6 6 Advanced to the Semifinals
2 La Serena 2 0 0 2 3 9 6 0

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd classification phase position.

December 3, 2011
16:30 UTC−03:00
La Serena 2–6 Colo-Colo
García  2'
Pezzarossi  25'
Report Paredes  11', 57'
Wílchez  18', 27'
Gutiérrez  72'
Muñoz  90'
Estadio La Portada, La Serena
Attendance: 8.355
Referee: Manuel Acosta

December 10, 2011
18:15 UTC−03:00
Colo-Colo 3–1 La Serena
Gutiérrez  26', 76'
Muñoz  90'
Report Pezzarossi  36'
Estadio Monumental, Santiago
Attendance: 24.209
Referee: Carlos Ulloa

Semifinals

In the semifinals, the highest seed play the lowest seed, and the second-highest seed play the second-lowest seed.

Semifinals A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Universidad de Chile 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 Advanced to the Final
2 Universidad Católica 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd classification phase position.


Semifinals B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Cobreloa 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3 Advanced to the Final
2 Colo-Colo 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd classification phase position.

December 17, 2011
19:00 UTC−03:00
Colo-Colo 2–3 Cobreloa
Fuenzalida  18'
Paredes  88'
Report Elizondo  21'
Rocco  60'
Trecco  90+3'
Estadio Monumental, Santiago
Attendance: 36.623
Referee: Jorge Osorio

December 20, 2011
18:00 UTC−03:00
Cobreloa 1–2 Colo-Colo
Barrios  80' Report Muñoz  14'
Paredes  24'
Estadio Municipal de Calama, Calama
Attendance: 9.837
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa

Final

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Universidad de Chile 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Cobreloa 2 0 1 1 0 3 3 1

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd classification phase position.

December 26, 2011
16:00 UTC−03:00
Cobreloa 0–0 Universidad de Chile
Report
Estadio Municipal de Calama, Calama
Attendance: 10,268
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa

December 29, 2011
20:00 UTC−03:00
Universidad de Chile 3–0 Cobreloa
Canales  24'
Vargas  28'
Rodríguez  35'
Report
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago
Attendance: 44,870
Referee: Enrique Osses

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Player nationality Club Goals
1 Esteban Paredes  Chilean Colo-Colo 14
2 Sebastián Pinto  Chilean O'Higgins 13
3 Facundo Pereyra  Argentine Audax Italiano 11
4 Nicolás Canales  Chilean Palestino 9
Miguel Angel Cuellar  Paraguayan Cobresal 9
Diego Barrios  Paraguayan Cobreloa 9
6 Francisco Castro  Chilean Universidad de Chile 8
Leonardo Monje  Chilean Unión Española 8
Cristian Bogado  Paraguayan Iquique 8
Lucas Simón  Argentine Unión La Calera 8

Aggregate table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Universidad de Chile 34 21 11 2 78 35 +43 74 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage 1
2 Universidad Católica 34 19 9 6 63 36 +27 66
3 Unión Española 34 15 10 9 64 41 +23 55 2012 Copa Libertadores First Stage 1
4 Colo-Colo 34 16 6 12 55 54 +1 54
5 Audax Italiano 34 14 8 12 53 51 +2 50
6 Unión La Calera 34 14 7 13 38 36 +2 49
7 Cobreloa 34 13 10 11 43 39 +4 49
8 La Serena 34 13 10 11 54 51 +3 49
9 Palestino 34 13 10 11 45 44 +1 49
10 O'Higgins 34 12 8 14 52 52 0 44
11 Iquique 34 10 11 13 48 63 15 41
12 Cobresal 34 11 6 17 48 70 22 39
13 Universidad de Concepción 34 10 9 15 44 47 3 39
14 Huachipato 34 10 9 15 49 57 8 39
15 Santiago Wanderers 34 10 9 15 42 53 11 39 Relegation/Promotion Playoffs
16 Unión San Felipe 34 9 10 15 40 50 10 37
17 Santiago Morning 34 9 8 17 51 55 4 35 Relegated to the Primera División B
18 Ñublense 34 10 3 21 39 63 24 33

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 Universidad de Chile is qualified for the second stage of the 2012 Copa Libertadores as the Torneo Apertura. Since they later also won the Torneo Clausura, Universidad Católica also qualified for the second stage as the best-placed non-champion, and Unión Española qualified for the first stage as the second best-placed non-champion.

Relegation/promotion playoffs

Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team #1 Points Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg GD Pen.
Santiago Wanderers 4:1 Naval 1–0 2–2
Unión San Felipe 3:3 Everton 0–1 2–0 +1:1

Attendance

These are the attendance records of each of the teams.

Team Apertura
Classification[16]
Apertura
w/ Playoffs[17]
As of
October[18]
Total[19]
Universidad de Chile 15,748 18,066 14,980 16,919
Colo Colo 11,620 13,138 13,453 16,460
Universidad Católica 7,643 11,206 9,304 9,082
Santiago Wanderers 5,874 DNQ 4,933 5,475
Iquique 6,155 DNQ 5,178 5,324
Cobreloa 4,964 DNQ 4,722 4,952
O'Higgins 5,483 6,099 5,242 4,934
Ñublense 4,364 DNQ 4,203 4,387
Audax Italiano 3,160 DNQ 3,386 3,776
Huachipato 3,482 DNQ 3,528 3,473
Universidad de Concepción 3,953 DNQ 3,417 3,465
La Serena 2,734 DNQ 2,918 3,366
Unión La Calera 3,557 3,357 2,948 3,023
Unión San Felipe 2,521 2,906 2,317 3,014
Unión Española 2,644 2,863 2,745 3,010
Palestino 1,987 2,210 2,146 2,146
Cobresal 1,133 DNQ 1,315 1,350
Santiago Morning 1,176 DNQ 1,136 1,128

DNQ: Did Not Qualify

References

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  2. Arellano, Francisco (December 8, 2010). "Nelson Acosta prioridad en Cobreloa" [Nelson Acosta a priority at Cobreloa] (in Spanish). Red Gol. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
  3. Videla, Nicolás (December 11, 2010). "Confirmado: Nelson Acosta vuelve Cobreloa después de cinco años" [Confirmed: Nelson Acosta returns to Cobreloa after five years] (in Spanish). Red Gol. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
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  14. "O´Higgins oficializó la llegada del técnico José Cantillana" [O'Higgins formalized the arrival of coach Jose Cantillana] (in Spanish). cooperativa.cl. September 20, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  15. "Hernán Godoy será el nuevo técnico de Santiago Morning" [Hernan Godoy will be the new coach Santiago Morning] (in Spanish). cooperativa.cl. September 6, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
  16. Parker, Matías (May 25, 2011). "Hinchas azules fueron los más fieles en la fase regular del Apertura" [Blue supporters were the most loyal in the regular phase of Apertura] (in Spanish). La Tercera.
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