| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Apertura:Universidad de Chile Clausura:Huachipato |
| Relegated | Universidad de Concepción Unión San Felipe Deportes La Serena |
| 2013 Copa Libertadores | Universidad de Chile Huachipato Iquique |
| 2012 Copa Sudamericana | O'Higgins Iquique |
| 2013 Copa Sudamericana | Colo-Colo |
| Top goalscorer | A:Emanuel Herrera, Sebastián Ubilla and Enzo Gutiérrez (11 goals each) C:Sebastián Sáez (13 goals) |
←2011 2013 → | |
The2012Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno season (known as the2012 Campeonato NacionalPetrobras for sponsorship reasons) was the 81st season of top-flight football inChile.Universidad de Chile is the defending champion.Universidad de Chile won both the Apertura and the Clausura Championships
For the 2012, theANFP's Council of Club Presidents approved the return to theApertura and Clausura format, with playoffs.[1]
Eighteen teams competed in the Primera División for the 2012 season, sixteen of whom returned from the2011 season.Santiago Morning andÑublense were relegated last season after finishing 17th and 18th overall, respectively. There were replaced byAntofagasta andRangers, the 2011 Primera B winner and runner-up, respectively. In 2012, theSantiago Wanderers celebrated their120th season since the teams founding in 1892.
TheTorneo Apertura began in January and will ended on July 2.
The Classification Stage began in January and ended in July.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 14 | +30 | 40 | Playoffs |
| 2 | O'Higgins | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 35 | Playoffs &2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage[a] |
| 3 | Deportes Iquique | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 35 | |
| 4 | Universidad Católica | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 30 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Unión Española | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 27 | |
| 6 | Colo-Colo | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 26 | |
| 7 | Unión La Calera | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 24 | |
| 8 | Cobreloa | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 23 | |
| 9 | Huachipato | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 23 | |
| 10 | Universidad de Concepción | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 21 | |
| 11 | Santiago Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 20 | |
| 12 | Audax Italiano | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 20 | |
| 13 | Deportes La Serena | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 19 | |
| 14 | Rangers | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 18 | |
| 15 | Palestino | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 18 | |
| 16 | Deportes Antofagasta | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 17 | |
| 17 | Cobresal | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 40 | −23 | 13 | |
| 18 | Unión San Felipe | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 13 |
| Home \ Away | ANT | AUD | CLA | CSL | COL | IQU | SER | HUA | O'HI | PAL | RAN | SAW | UNI | ULC | USF | UCA | UCH | UCO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportes Antofagasta | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |||||||||
| Audax Italiano | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–6 | |||||||||
| Cobreloa | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| Cobresal | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| Colo-Colo | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |||||||||
| Deportes Iquique | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |||||||||
| Deportes La Serena | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| Huachipato | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |||||||||||
| O'Higgins | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | ||||||||||
| Palestino | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |||||||||
| Rangers | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | ||||||||||
| Santiago Wanderers | 4–2 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| Unión Española | 6–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | |||||||||
| Unión La Calera | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| Unión San Felipe | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | ||||||||||
| Universidad Católica | 1–0 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| Universidad de Chile | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | ||||||||
| Universidad de Concepción | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
For all ties, the lower-seeded team play the first leg at home.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Cobreloa | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Colo-Colo | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Deportes Iquique | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Colo-Colo | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 1 | 2 | 3 (2) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | O'Higgins | 2 | 1 | 3 (0) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Universidad Católica | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Unión Española | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Unión Española | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | O'Higgins | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | O'Higgins | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Unión La Calera | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Updated as of games played on July 2, 2012.
Universidad de Chile wins final by PK 2-0.
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Unión Española | 11 | |
| Santiago Wanderers | 11 | |
| O'Higgins | 11 |
TheTorneo Clausura began in July and will end in December.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colo-Colo | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 33 | Playoffs and2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage[a] |
| 2 | Universidad de Chile | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 33 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Palestino | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 30 | |
| 4 | Deportes Iquique | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 30 | |
| 5 | Rangers | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 30 | |
| 6 | Huachipato | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 25 | |
| 7 | Unión Española | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 24 | |
| 8 | Audax Italiano | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 23 | |
| 9 | Universidad Católica | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 23 | |
| 10 | Cobresal | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 22 | |
| 11 | Unión San Felipe | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 21 | |
| 12 | Cobreloa | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 20 | |
| 13 | Deportes Antofagasta | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 20 | |
| 14 | O'Higgins | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 20 | |
| 15 | Santiago Wanderers | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 19 | |
| 16 | Universidad de Concepción | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 15 | |
| 17 | Unión La Calera | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 15 | |
| 18 | Deportes La Serena | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 12 |
| Home \ Away | ANT | AUD | CLA | CSL | COL | IQU | SER | HUA | O'HI | PAL | RAN | SAW | UNI | ULC | USF | UCA | UCH | UCO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportes Antofagasta | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | ||||||||||
| Audax Italiano | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | ||||||||||
| Cobreloa | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |||||||||
| Cobresal | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| Colo-Colo | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| Deportes Iquique | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
| Deportes La Serena | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |||||||||
| Huachipato | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | ||||||||
| O'Higgins | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | |||||||||
| Palestino | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| Rangers | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |||||||||
| Santiago Wanderers | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |||||||||
| Unión Española | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | ||||||||||
| Unión La Calera | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | ||||||||||
| Unión San Felipe | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Universidad Católica | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |||||||||
| Universidad de Chile | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | ||||||||||
| Universidad de Concepción | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
For all ties, the lower-seeded team play the first leg at home.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Colo-Colo | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Audax Italiano | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Colo-Colo | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Unión Española | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Universidad de Chile | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Unión Española | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Unión Española | 3 | 1 | 4 (2) | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Huachipato | 1 | 3 | 4 (3) | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Palestino | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Huachipato | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Huachipato | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Rangers | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Deportes Iquique | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Rangers | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 76 | 34 | +42 | 73 | 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[a] |
| 2 | Iquique | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 65 | 2013 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 3 | Colo-Colo | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 59 | |
| 4 | O'Higgins | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 55 | |
| 5 | Universidad Católica | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 53 | |
| 6 | Unión Española | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 66 | 56 | +10 | 51 | |
| 7 | Palestino | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 48 | |
| 8 | Rangers | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 48 | |
| 9 | Huachipato | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 48 | 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[a] |
| 10 | Cobreloa | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 43 | |
| 11 | Audax Italiano | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 43 | |
| 12 | Santiago Wanderers | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 39 | |
| 13 | Unión La Calera | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 39 | |
| 14 | Antofagasta | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 37 | |
| 15 | Universidad de Concepción | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 36 | Relegation/Promotion Playoffs |
| 16 | Cobresal | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 64 | −25 | 35 | |
| 17 | Unión San Felipe | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 34 | Relegated to thePrimera División B |
| 18 | La Serena | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 31 |
| Teams | Scores | Tie-breakers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #1 | Points | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | GD | Pen. | |
| Universidad de Concepción | 0:6 | Everton | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | — | |
| Cobresal | 3:3 | Barnechea | 1–3 | 3–0 | +1:–1 | — | |
| Everton | 1–0 | Universidad de Concepción |
|---|---|---|
| Rojas | Report |
Everton won 4–1 on aggregate and is promoted to Primera División. Universidad de Concepción is relegated to Primera B.
Cobresal won 4–3 on aggregate and remains in Primera División. Barnechea remains in Primera B.