| Dates | 3 March – 9 December 2001 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Santiago Wanderers (3rd title) |
| Relegated | O'Higgins Deportes Puerto Montt |
| 2002 Copa Libertadores | Santiago Wanderers Universidad Católica (2nd place) Cobreloa (Liguilla winners) |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 719 (3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Héctor Tapia (24) |
| Biggest home win | Cobreloa 5–0Santiago Morning (16 September) |
| Biggest away win | O'Higgins 0–5Santiago Wanderers (3 March) |
| Total attendance | 1,449,298 |
| Average attendance | 6,038 |
←2000 2002-A → | |
The2001 Campeonato Nacional was Chilean first tier's 70th season whichSantiago Wanderers reached its third professional title after 33 years.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santiago Wanderers | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 65 | 32 | +33 | 66 | Champions. Qualify to2002 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 60 | Qualify to2002 Copa Libertadores |
| 3 | Universidad de Chile | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 57 | Qualify to Pre-Copa Libertadores Liguilla |
| 4 | Colo-Colo | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 56 | |
| 5 | Cobreloa | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 48 | Qualify to Pre-Copa Libertadores Liguilla |
| 6 | Palestino | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 48 | |
| 7 | Huachipato | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 46 | |
| 8 | Unión San Felipe | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 40 | |
| 9 | Unión Española | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 37 | |
| 10 | Coquimbo Unido | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 35 | |
| 11 | Audax Italiano | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 32 | |
| 12 | Deportes Concepción | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 32 | |
| 13 | Rangers | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 30 | |
| 14 | Santiago Morning | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 67 | −20 | 28 | |
| 15 | O'Higgins | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 39 | 64 | −25 | 25 | Relegation toPrimera B |
| 16 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 66 | −35 | 21 |
| Campeonato Nacional 2001 champions |
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Santiago Wanderers 3rd title |
| Home \ Away | AUD | CLO | COL | DCO | COQ | HUA | OHI | PAL | DPM | RAN | SMO | USF | UCA | UCH | UES | SWA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audax | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–4 | |
| Cobreloa | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Colo-Colo | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | |
| Concepción | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | |
| Coquimbo | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Huachipato | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | |
| O'Higgins | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–5 | |
| Palestino | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| P. Montt | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | |
| Rangers | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| S. Morning | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 3–5 | 1–5 | |
| San Felipe | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| U. Católica | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 6–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | |
| U. Chile | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | |
| U. Española | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| S. Wanderers | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| 11 December 2001 | Huachipato | 3 – 2 | Cobreloa | Estadio Las Higueras |
| Own-goal Ceballos Torrico | Attendance: 4,851 Referee: G. Aros |
| 11 December 2001 | Palestino | 1 – 0 | Universidad de Chile | Estadio Santa Laura |
| Segalla | Attendance: 6,457 Referee: E. Ponce |
| 13 December 2001 | Cobreloa | 3 – 0 | Huachipato | Estadio Municipal de Calama |
| Madrid Pérez Cornejo | Attendance: 2,567 Referee: M. Sánchez |
| 13 December 2001 | Universidad de Chile | 3 – 1 | Palestino | Estadio Santa Laura |
| Barrera Maestri | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: B. Arenas |
| 18 December 2001 | Cobreloa | 4 – 4 | Universidad de Chile | Estadio Municipal de Calama |
| Cornejo Dinamarca Vergara Galaz | Attendance: 5,422 Referee: R. Selman |
| 20 December 2001 | Universidad de Chile | 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Cobreloa | Estadio Nacional |
| Maestri | Attendance: 22,000 Referee: C. Chandía |
Cobreloa qualified for the2001 Copa Libertadores