Season 2011 Goals scored 493 (2.95 per match) | Matches played 167 | |
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Champions Universidad de Chile14th title Copa Sudamericana Universidad CatólicaUniversidad de ChileDeportes Iquique Top goalscorer Matías Urbano(12 goals) | ||
The 2011 Torneo Apertura or LXXXVIII Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de la Primera División de Chile was the 88th season of Chilean Primera División.
Contents
- Teams
- Regular season
- Results
- Quarterfinals
- Semifinals
- Finals
- Copa Sudamericana playoff
- Top goalscorers
- References
That was the first tournament of the Primera División de Chile season and their defending champions was Universidad Católica. It was sponsored by Brazilian oil company Petrobras which made its second appearance in the Chilean top level tourmanet since 2010.
The season started on Friday 28 January with Católica’s 2–0 inaugural match win over Deportes Iquique, and concluded on Sunday 12 June in the tournament final won by Universidad de Chile over the same Universidad Católica which didn’t repeat its title from previous season.
Teams
A total of 18 teams contested the league, including 16 sides from 2010 season, and two promoted from the Primera B that replaced to the relegated Everton (17th) and San Luis Quillota (18th) after finishing in the aggregate’s table bottom.
Deportes Iquique reached the promotion to Primera División after winning the 2010 Primera B de Chile, so that The Dragons recovered their category lost in 2009, closing a brief absence of one season. However, with Iquique’s 2010 Copa Chile Bicentenario title they were automatically qualified to the 2011 Copa Sudamericana second stage. The second promoted team was Unión La Calera as Primera B runner-up, so they returned to the top division after a 25-years absence.
Regular season
Source: Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional
Rules for classification: 1. Points; 2. Wins; 3. Goal difference; 4. Goals scored; 5. Away goals; 6. Red cards; 7. Yellow cards; 8. Draw.
1) Colo-Colo lost three points for not present hiring files of midfielder Joan Muñoz during the game against Cobresal, so that Colo-Colo lost for walkover.
2) Deportes Iquique qualified for the 2011 Copa Sudamericana second stage as 2010 Copa Chile Bicentenario winners. They also lost three points for not submitting hiring files of goalkeepers coach Luis Villaroel during tournament's second week-match against Universidad Católica.
Results
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.
Quarterfinals
Universidad Católica vs Colo-Colo
Universidad de Chile vs Unión San Felipe
Unión Española vs Unión La Calera
O'Higgins vs Palestino
Semifinals
Universidad Católica vs Unión La Calera
Universidad de Chile vs O'Higgins
Finals
Universidad de Chile vs Cobreloa
Copa Sudamericana playoff
Universidad de Chile (regular season second-placed team) played a two-legged tie against Deportes Concepción (2010 Copa Chile Bicentenario runner-up) for the 2011 Copa Sudamericana preliminary stages qualification as Chile 3 berth.
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd penalty shoot-out.