| Dates | 11 July 1981 – 24 January 1982 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Colo-Colo (13th title) |
| Relegated | Ñublense Everton Deportes Concepción San Luis |
| 1982 Copa Libertadores | Colo-Colo Cobreloa (Liguilla winners) |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 661 (2.75 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Carlos Caszely Luis Marcoleta Víctor Cabrera (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Naval 8–1Ñublense (2 January 1982) |
| Highest attendance | 74,570Universidad de Chile 0–2Colo-Colo (13 December) |
| Total attendance | 1,991,278 |
| Average attendance | 8,567 |
←1980 1982 → | |
The1981 Campeonato Nacional was Chilean league top tier's 49th season.Colo-Colo was the tournament's champion, winning its thirteenth title.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colo-Colo | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 63 | 22 | +41 | 48[a] | Champions; Qualified to1982 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Cobreloa | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 21 | +32 | 46 | Qualified to Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores |
| 3 | Universidad de Chile | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 40 | |
| 4 | Unión Española | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 35[b] | |
| 5 | Naval | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 33 | |
| 6 | Magallanes | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 32 | |
| 7 | Audax Italiano | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 31[b] | |
| 8 | Universidad Católica | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 30 | |
| 9 | Deportes La Serena | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 29 | |
| 10 | O'Higgins | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 27 | |
| 11 | Palestino | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 26 | To Promotion/relegation Liguilla |
| 12 | Deportes Iquique | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 26 | |
| 13 | San Luis | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 25 | Relegated toSegunda División |
| 14 | Deportes Concepción | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 24 | |
| 15 | Everton | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 23[b] | |
| 16 | Ñublense | 30 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 70 | −53 | 10 |
| Campeonato Nacional 1981 champions |
|---|
| Colo-Colo 13th title |
| Home \ Away | AUD | CLO | COL | DCO | EVE | DIQ | DLS | MAG | NAV | ÑUB | OHI | PAL | SLU | UCA | UCH | UES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audax | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | |
| Cobreloa | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Colo-Colo | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Concepción | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | |
| Everton | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Iquique | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |
| La Serena | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | |
| Magallanes | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Naval | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 8–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Ñublense | 2–5 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| O'Higgins | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 5–3 | 6–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | |
| Palestino | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | |
| San Luis | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | |
| U. Católica | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| U. de Chile | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| U. Española | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Colo-Colo | 20 | |
| Magallanes | 20 | |
| San Luis | 20 |
| 27 January 1982 | Unión Española | 3 – 3 | Cobreloa | Estadio Nacional,Santiago |
| L. Rojas Donoso Pinto | Attendance: 20,095 Referee: J. Silvagno |
| 27 January 1982 | Universidad de Chile | 1 – 0 | Naval | Estadio Nacional,Santiago |
| Pellegrini | Attendance: 20,095 Referee: S. Vásquez |
| 30 January 1982 | Unión Española | 0 – 1 | Naval | Estadio Nacional,Santiago |
| Attendance: 27,676 Referee: M. Lira |
| 30 January 1982 | Universidad de Chile | 1 – 2 | Cobreloa | Estadio Nacional,Santiago |
| Gamboa | Attendance: 27,676 Referee: G. Castro |
| 3 February 1982 | Cobreloa | 2 – 1 | Naval | Estadio Nacional,Santiago |
| Own-goal Alarcón | Attendance: 17,243 Referee: V. Ojeda |
| 3 February 1982 | Universidad de Chile | 2 – 1 | Unión Española | Estadio Nacional,Santiago |
| Mondaca Hoffens | Attendance: 17,243 Referee: G. Budge |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cobreloa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | Qualified to1982 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Universidad de Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Naval | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Unión Española | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestino | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| 2 | Deportes Iquique | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Deportes Antofagasta | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | Coquimbo Unido | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |