| Season | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 January – 12 June 2011 |
| Champions | Universidad de Chile 14th title |
| Copa Sudamericana | Universidad Católica Universidad de Chile Deportes Iquique |
| Matches | 167 |
| Goals | 493 (2.95 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Matías Urbano (12 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Universidad de Chile 7–1O'Higgins (4 June 2011) |
| Biggest away win | Ñublense 0–5Unión Española (21 April 2011) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches Universidad Católica |
| Longest unbeaten run | 16 matches Universidad Católica |
| Longest winless run | 8 matches Santiago Morning |
| Longest losing run | 4 matches Colo-Colo |
| Highest attendance | 39,685 Universidad Católica 1–4Universidad de Chile |
| Total attendance | 920,374 |
| Average attendance | 5,510 |
←2010 2011–C → | |
The2011 Torneo Apertura orLXXXVIII Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de la Primera División de Chile was the 88th season ofChilean Primera División.
The season started on Friday 28 January with Católica's 2–0 inaugural match win overDeportes Iquique,[1] and concluded on Sunday 12 June in the tournament final won byUniversidad de Chile over the same Universidad Católica which didn't repeat its title from previous season.[2]
A total of 18 teams contested the league, including 16 sides from2010 season, and two promoted from thePrimera B that replaced to the relegatedEverton (17th) andSan Luis de Quillota (18th) after finishing in the aggregate's table bottom.
Deportes Iquique reached the promotion to Primera División after winning the2010 Primera B de Chile, so thatThe Dragons recovered their category lost in 2009, closing a brief absence of one season.[3] However, with Iquique's2010 Copa Chile Bicentenario title they were automatically qualified to the2011 Copa Sudamericana second stage.[4] The second promoted team wasUnión La Calera as Primera B runner-up, so they returned to the top division after a 25-years absence.[5]
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Matchday | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobreloa | Mario Soto | Mutual consent | 9 December 2010[6] | Pre-season | Nelson Acosta | 13 December 2010[7] |
| Unión San Felipe | Ivo Basay | End of contract | 11 December 2010[8] | Nelson Cossio | 20 December 2010[9] | |
| O'Higgins | Marco Antonio Figueroa | Sacked | 11 December 2010[10] | Ivo Basay | 14 December 2010[11] | |
| Universidad de Chile | Gerardo Pelusso | End of contract | 12 December 2010[12] | Jorge Sampaoli | 15 December 2010[13] | |
| Santiago Wanderers | Jorge Garcés | Sacked | 13 December 2010[14] | Juan Manuel Llop | 27 December 2010[15] | |
| Deportes La Serena | Víctor Hugo Castañeda | End of contract | 15 December 2010[16] | Fernando Vergara | 24 December 2010[17] | |
| Universidad de Concepción | Yuri Fernández | End of caretaking | 27 December 2010[18] | Jaime Vera | 27 December 2010[18] | |
| Colo-Colo | Diego Cagna | Sacked | 13 January 2011[19] | 2nd | Luis Pérez | 13 January 2013[20] |
| Deportes Iquique | José Cantillana | 21 February 2011[21] | 5th | Jorge Pellicer | 26 February 2011[22] | |
| Colo-Colo | Luis Pérez | End of caretaking | 22 February 2011[23] | 5th | Américo Gallego | 22 February 2011[24] |
| Ñublense | Luis Marcoleta | Resign | 2 May 2011[25] | 14th | Jorge Garcés | 3 May 2011[26] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad Católica | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 38 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 2 | Universidad de Chile | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 35 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana playoffs |
| 3 | Unión Española | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 32 | Playoffs |
| 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 | 24[a] | |
| 9 | Huachipato | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 22 | |
| 10 | Deportes La Serena | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 21 | |
| 11 | Audax Italiano | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 21 | |
| 12 | Deportes Iquique | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 21[b] | 2011 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
| 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 | 16[a] | |
| 18 | Ñublense | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 14 |
| Home \ Away | AUD | COB | CSL | CC | IQU | SER | HUA | ÑUB | OHI | PAL | SM | SW | UE | ULC | USF | UC | UCH | UDC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audax Italiano | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| Cobreloa | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | ||||||||||
| Cobresal | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 4–3 | ||||||||||
| Colo-Colo | 0–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | |||||||||||
| Deportes Iquique | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | ||||||||||
| Deportes La Serena | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| Huachipato | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |||||||||
| Ñublense | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–0 | |||||||||
| O'Higgins | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| Palestino | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | ||||||||||
| Santiago Morning | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| Santiago Wanderers | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |||||||||||
| Unión Española | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
| Unión La Calera | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| Unión San Felipe | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |||||||||
| Universidad Católica | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |||||||||
| Universidad de Chile | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |||||||||||
| Universidad de Concepción | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Universidad de Chile | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Unión San Felipe | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Universidad de Chile | 1 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | O'Higgins | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Palestino | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | O'Higgins | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 26 May 2011 | Colo-Colo | 2–4 | Universidad Católica | Estadio Monumental David Arellano,Santiago |
| 20:00UTC−04:00 | Paredes | Report | Mirosevic Gutiérrez Pratto | Attendance: 25,285 Referee: Claudio Puga |
| 29 May 2011 | Universidad Católica | 1–1 | Colo-Colo | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos,Santiago |
| 16:00UTC−04:00 | Silva | Report | Rubio | Attendance: 15,603 Referee:Enrique Osses |
| May 25, 2011 | Unión San Felipe | 1–2 | Universidad de Chile | Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK,Santiago |
| 18:00UTC−04:00 | Urbano | Report | Canales Acevedo | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Julio Bascuñán |
| May 28, 2011 | Universidad de Chile | 1–1 | Unión San Felipe | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos,Santiago |
| 18:00UTC−04:00 | Vargas | Report | Trecco | Attendance: 15,322 Referee: Eduardo Gamboa |
| 26 May 2011 | Unión La Calera | 1–0 | Unión Española | Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar,La Calera |
| 16:00UTC−04:00 | Carreño | Report | Attendance: 2,459 Referee:Enrique Osses |
| 29 May 2011 | Unión Española | 0–0 | Unión La Calera | Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK,Santiago |
| 18:00UTC−04:00 | Report | Attendance: 4,842 Referee: Claudio Puga |
| 25 May 2011 | O'Higgins | 1–1 | Palestino | Estadio El Teniente,Rancagua |
| 20:00UTC−04:00 | Riquelme | Report | Oyarzún | Attendance: 6,006 Referee: Patricio Polic |
| 28 May 2011 | Palestino | 0–3 | O'Higgins | Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna,Santiago |
| 15:30UTC−04:00 | Report | Suárez González Gutiérrez | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Eduardo Ponce |
| 2 June 2011 | Unión La Calera | 2–1 | Universidad Católica | Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar,La Calera |
| 16:00UTC−04:00 | Bahamondes Barriga | Report | Mirošević | Attendance: 2,663 Referee: Eduardo Gamboa |
| 5 June 2011 | Universidad Católica | 1–0 | Unión La Calera | Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo,Santiago |
| 17:00UTC−04:00 | Andía | Report | Attendance: 13,200 Referee: Claudio Puga |
| 1 June 2011 | O'Higgins | 0–1 | Universidad de Chile | Estadio El Teniente,Rancagua |
| 18:00UTC−04:00 | Report | Rivarola | Attendance: 11,184 Referee: Claudio Puga |
| 4 June 2011 | Universidad de Chile | 7–1 | O'Higgins | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos,Santiago |
| 17:00UTC−04:00 | Vargas Aránguiz Canales Acevedo Díaz Rivarola | Report | Gutiérrez | Attendance: 24,863 Referee: Patricio Polic |
| Universidad Católica | 1–4 | Universidad de Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Pratto | Report | Canales Eluchans |
| Apertura 2011 Champions: |
|---|
| Universidad de Chile 14th title |
Universidad de Chile (regular season second-placed team) played a two-legged tie againstDeportes Concepción (2010 Copa Chile Bicentenario runner-up) for the2011 Copa Sudamericana preliminary stages qualification asChile 3 berth.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 2 | Deportes Concepción | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| 27 July 2011 | Deportes Concepción | 2–2 | Universidad de Chile | Estadio Municipal de Concepción,Concepción |
| 19:00UTC−04:00 | Herrera | Report | Vargas Castro | Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Julio Bascuñán |
| 3 August 2011 | Universidad de Chile | 2–0 | Deportes Concepción | Estadio Nacional,Santiago |
| 19:00UTC−04:00 | Canales Rivarola | Report | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Eduardo Gamboa |
