| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 January – 2 July 2012 |
| Champions | Universidad de Chile 15th title |
| 2012 Copa Sudamericana | O'Higgins Deportes Iquique |
| Matches | 167 |
| Goals | 475 (2.84 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Enzo Gutiérrez Sebastián Ubilla Emanuel Herrera (11 goals) |
| Biggest away win | Audax Italiano 0-6Universidad de Chile (10 March) |
| Highest attendance | 44,198 Universidad de Chile 2–1O'Higgins (2 July) |
| Total attendance | 5,253 |
| Average attendance | 877,334 |
2012–C → | |
The2012 Campeonato Nacional Apertura Petrobras was theChilean football top tier’s 90th season.Universidad de Chile was the tournament's champion, after beatingO'Higgins on penalties, in the finals.
| 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.
In the quarterfinals, the 1 seed play the 8 seed, the 2 seed play the 7 seed, the 3 seed play the 6 seed, and the 4 seed play the 5 seed.
| May 27, 2012 | Cobreloa | 0 – 2 | Universidad de Chile | Estadio Municipal,Calama |
| 16:30UTC−04:00 | Aránguiz Rodríguez | Attendance: 7,928 Referee: Claudio Puga |
| June 11, 2012 | Universidad de Chile | 2 – 1 | Cobreloa | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos,Santiago |
| 01:00 | Henríquez Cereceda | Abarca Flores |
| May 24, 2012 | Unión La Calera | 0 – 1 | O'Higgins | Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán,La Calera |
| 19:00UTC−04:00 | Report | Fernández | Attendance: 2.790 Referee: Jorge Osorio |
| May 27, 2012 | O'Higgins | 3 – 2 | Unión La Calera | Estadio El Teniente,Rancagua |
| 18:30UTC−04:00 | Gutiérrez | Valencia Bahamondes | Referee: Eduardo Gamboa |
| May 23, 2012 | Colo-Colo | 3 - 3 | Iquique | Estadio Monumental David Arellano,Santiago |
| 15:30UTC−04:00 | Paredes Olivi | Report | Diaz Bogado Rieloff | Attendance: 8,988 Referee: Claudio Puga |
| May 26, 2012 | Iquique | 1 - 2 | Colo-Colo | Estadio Tierra de Campeones,Iquique |
| 16:00UTC−04:00 | Sarabia | Report | Muñoz Olivi | Attendance: 8.627 Referee: Enrique Osses |
| May 23, 2012 | Unión Española | 3 – 0 | Universidad Católica | Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK,Santiago |
| 20:00UTC−04:00 | Jaime Cordero Herrera | Report | Attendance: 5.345 Referee: Eduardo Gamboa |
| May 26, 2012 | Universidad Católica | 1 - 1 | Unión Española | Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo,Santiago |
| 12:30UTC−04:00 | Campos Toro | Report | Vecchio | Referee: Eduardo Gamboa |
In the semifinals, the highest seed play the lowest seed, and the second-highest seed play the second-lowest seed.
| 17 June 2012 | Colo-Colo | 2 – 0 | Universidad de Chile | Estadio Monumental David Arellano |
| 20:30 | Paredes Rabello Ormeño | Referee: Eduardo Gamboa |
| 24 June 2012 | Universidad de Chile | 4 – 0 | Colo-Colo | Estadio Nacional |
| 20:30 | Henríquez Fernándes | Olivi Fierro |
Universidad de Chile won 4–2 on aggregate.
| 16 June 2012 | Unión Española | 1 – 0 | O'Higgins | Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK |
| 21:00 | Vecchio | Referee: Jorge Osorio |
| 23 June 2012 | O'Higgins | 2 – 1 | Unión Española | Estadio El Teniente |
| 16:00 | Figueroa Rojas | Referee: Patricio Polic |
2–2 on aggregate. O'Higgins won on away goals rule.
| O'Higgins | 2 – 1 | Universidad de Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Rojas López | Marino |
| Universidad de Chile | 2 – 1 | O'Higgins |
|---|---|---|
| Aránguiz Marino | Fernández | |
| Penalties | ||
| Aránguiz Díaz Ruidíaz | 2-0 | |
3–3 on aggregate. Universidad de Chile won on penalties.
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Unión Española | 11 | |
| Santiago Wanderers | 11 | |
| O'Higgins | 11 |