| Dates | 10 April 1971 – 22 December 1971 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Unión San Felipe (1st title) |
| Relegated | Audax Italiano |
| 1972 Copa Libertadores | Unión San Felipe Universidad de Chile |
| Matches | 307 |
| Goals | 853 (2.78 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Eladio Zárate (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Magallanes 6–0Antofagasta Portuario (18 April) |
| Highest attendance | 67,456Universidad de Chile 0–0Colo-Colo (26 September) |
| Total attendance | 3,112,958 |
| Average attendance | 10,140 |
←1970 1972 → | |
The1971 Campeonato Nacional wasPrimera División de Chile’s 39th season since its foundation in 1933.Unión San Felipe was the tournament's champion, winning its first ever league title at top-level. By doing this, San Felipe became the only Chilean team to win the second division one year, and the first division tournament the next year.[1][2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unión San Felipe | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 46 | Champions & Qualified to the1972 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Universidad de Chile | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 73 | 42 | +31 | 44 | Qualified to the1972 Copa Libertadores |
| 3 | Unión Española | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 42 | |
| 4 | Colo-Colo | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 41 | |
| 5 | Deportes Concepción | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 37 | |
| 6 | Unión La Calera | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 36 | |
| 7 | Santiago Wanderers | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 34 | |
| 8 | Deportes La Serena | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 34 | |
| 9 | Rangers | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 32 | |
| 10 | Antofagasta Portuario | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 32 | |
| 11 | O'Higgins | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 32 | |
| 12 | Huachipato | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 31 | |
| 13 | Universidad Católica | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 30 | |
| 14 | Magallanes | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 30 | |
| 15 | Green Cross Temuco | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 30 | |
| 16 | Everton | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 29 | |
| 17 | Lota Schwager | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 26 | Qualified for the Relegation Play-off |
| 18 | Audax Italiano | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 26 |
| 1971 Campeonato Nacional champions |
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| Unión San Felipe 1st title |
| Home \ Away | DAN | AUD | COL | DCO | EVE | GCT | HUA | DLS | LSC | MAG | OHI | RAN | USF | ULC | UCA | UCH | UES | SWA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antofagasta | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| Audax | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–6 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Colo-Colo | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Concepción | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Everton | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |
| Green Cross T. | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Huachipato | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| La Serena | 1–4 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | |
| Lota S. | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Magallanes | 6–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
| O'Higgins | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Rangers | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| San Felipe | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| La Calera | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| U. Católica | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | |
| U. de Chile | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 7–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 5–4 | 4–0 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | |
| U. Española | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| S. Wanderers | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Lota Schwager | 2–1 | Audax Italiano |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lota Schwager | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 | |
| 2 | Audax Italiano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | Relegated to1972 Segunda División |
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 25 | |
| 2 | Magallanes | 24 | |
| 3 | Unión Española | 21 | |
| 4 | Colo-Colo | 17 | |
| 5 | Unión San Felipe | 15 |