Country Chile Relegation to Segunda División Number of teams 15 Promotion to Chilean Primera División Domestic cup Copa Chile | Level on pyramid 2 TV partners CDF Date founded 1952 Confederation CONMEBOL | |
Current champions Deportes Temuco (5th title) Most championships Deportes Temuco (5 titles) Current champion Deportes Temuco (5th title) Teams CD Cobreloa, Curicó Unido, Everton de Viña del Mar, Ñublense, Santiago Morning |
Primera B de Chile (English: Chilean First B Division) is the second tier in the Chilean football league system, and is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. It was established in 1952 as Segunda División, and later renamed in 1996 to the current name. Since 1954, automatic promotion to and relegation from Campeonato Nacional has been granted, although Palestino and Rangers were promoted to the top flight in the first season.
Current teams
These are the teams participating in the Chilean Primera B as of 2016-17:
References
Primera B de Chile Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA