2008 Torneo Apertura (Chile)

Campeonato Nacional Apertura Copa Banco Estado

Season	2008
Dates	25 January – 3 June 2008
Champions	Everton 4th title
2009 Copa Libertadores	Everton
2008 Copa Sudamericana	Ñublense Universidad Católica
Matches played	205
Goals scored	613 (2.99 per match)
Top goalscorer	Lucas Barrios (19 goals)
Biggest home win	Universidad Católica 8–2 Santiago Morning (27 January)
Total attendance	1,017,445
Average attendance	4,963
← 2007–C 2008–C →

The 2008 Campeonato Nacional Apertura Copa Banco Estado was the 83rd Chilean League top flight, in which Everton won its 4th league title after beating Colo-Colo in the finals. The 20 teams were organized into four groups, but played each other in a single round-robin format. The top-two teams from each group advanced to a single elimination play-off, but the best 3rd-place team had to worst 2nd-place team in an advancement play-off match.

First stage

Results

	ANT	AUD	CLO	CSA	COL	DCO	EVE	HUA	LSE	MEL	ÑUB	OHI	OSO	PAL	RAN	SMO	UCA	UCH	UCO	UES
Antofagasta			1–1	0–1		2–1			1–0		0–1		1–1			1–2		2–1	3–3
Audax	3–0		2–1	4–1	3–2	3–2			0–0					2–1		2–0	3–1		3–1
Cobreloa								0–0	2–2		1–0	1–2		3–2		3–4	0–1	3–1	1–3
Cobresal			1–0		3–2	4–1	4–0			4–2		0–0	2–0	2–4	2–0					3–0
Colo-Colo	2–1		0–0				3–1	2–2		4–3	1–4	1–1					0–1		1–0
Concepción			2–0		2–2		3–2				0–0			1–3	2–4	2–1	2–1		2–0	1–1
Everton	2–0	2–1	4–2					0–0			1–1	1–3			3–1		0–2	3–1
Huachipato	3–1	1–4		2–2		3–2					1–2	0–1	0–2				3–1	3–2		2–1
La Serena				1–1	2–2		1–0	2–1					2–1		1–0	5–1	1–1		2–4	2–3
Melipilla	0–1		1–2			3–4	0–1	2–4	2–3									0–3	3–1	1–2
Ñublense		3–2		2–1					1–0	2–0		2–1	2–0			3–1		0–0	3–1
O'Higgins	0–0	3–0				1–0			4–1	1–1			4–1	0–2	2–1			3–1
Osorno		1–3	1–2		0–3	1–3	2–1			3–1				1–0	2–1				1–3
Palestino	1–1				1–0		1–2	1–2	0–2	2–1	3–0				0–2		1–1			2–3
Rangers	1–0	2–0	2–2		2–2			0–0		0–1	0–0					1–4	2–2			1–0
S. Morning				2–2	1–3		1–4	2–2		1–0		2–3	2–1	1–1					3–2
U. Católica	4–0			2–1						2–0	1–2	2–0	2–0			8–2		2–0	2–0	1–2
U. de Chile		2–0		1–0	1–0	2–1			3–1				4–1	1–0	1–1	1–2				2–0
U. Concepción				3–1			3–1	2–0	2–1			0–0		2–3	1–2			1–1		1–0
U. Española	1–0	1–0	0–1		1–5		2–3				0–0	1–1	2–0			0–1

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ñublense	19	12	5	2	28	14	+14	41	2008 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2	Universidad Católica	19	11	3	5	37	19	+18	36	2008 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary
3	O'Higgins	19	10	6	3	30	17	+13	36
4	Audax Italiano	19	11	1	7	35	25	+10	34
5	Everton	19	10	2	7	34	30	+4	32
6	Cobresal	19	9	4	6	35	26	+9	31
7	Universidad de Chile	19	9	3	7	28	23	+5	30
8	Santiago Morning	19	9	3	7	35	42	−7	30
9	Colo-Colo	19	7	6	6	35	29	+6	27
10	Huachipato	19	7	6	6	29	29	0	27
11	Deportes La Serena	19	7	5	7	29	29	0	26
12	Palestino	19	7	3	9	28	27	+1	24
13	Unión Española	19	7	3	9	20	27	−7	24
14	Rangers	19	6	6	7	23	25	−2	24
15	Cobreloa	19	6	5	8	25	29	−4	23
16	Universidad de Concepción	19	6	3	10	27	33	−6	21
17	Deportes Antofagasta	19	4	5	10	16	29	−13	17
18	Provincial Osorno	19	5	1	13	19	38	−19	16
19	Deportes Concepción	19	7	3	9	33	37	−4	15 [lower-alpha 1]
20	Deportes Melipilla	19	3	1	15	22	40	−18	10

Updated to match(es) played on May 4, 2008. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Deportes Concepción were docked nine points for using ineligible players in Round 2.

Group standings

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Audax Italiano	19	11	1	7	35	25	+10	34	Playoffs
2	Everton	19	10	2	7	34	30	+4	32
3	Cobresal	19	9	4	6	29	29	0	31	Play-off Match
4	Huachipato	19	7	6	6	29	29	0	27
5	Unión Española	19	7	3	9	20	27	−7	24

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	O'Higgins	19	10	6	3	30	17	+13	36	Playoffs
2	Universidad de Chile	19	9	3	7	28	23	+5	30
3	Santiago Morning	19	9	3	7	36	44	−8	30
4	Deportes La Serena	19	7	5	7	29	29	0	26
5	Palestino	19	7	3	9	28	27	+1	24

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Colo-Colo	19	7	6	6	35	29	+6	27	Playoffs
2	Cobreloa	19	6	5	8	25	29	−4	23	Play-off Match
3	Deportes Antofagasta	19	4	5	10	16	29	−13	17
4	Provincial Osorno	19	5	1	13	19	28	−9	16
5	Deportes Melipilla	19	3	1	15	22	40	−18	10

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ñublense	19	12	5	2	29	13	+16	41	Playoffs
2	Universidad Católica	19	11	3	5	37	19	+18	36
3	Rangers	19	6	6	7	23	25	−2	24
4	Universidad de Concepción	19	6	3	10	28	32	−4	21
5	Deportes Concepción	19	7	3	9	35	38	−3	18 [lower-alpha 1]

Updated to match(es) played on May 4, 2008. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Deportes Concepción were docked six points for using ineligible players in Round 2.

Play-off match

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cobresal	2–2 (2–4 p)	Cobreloa

Playoff stage

The clubs were seeded by their first phase standings.

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	5	Everton (a)	0	4	4
	4	Audax Italiano	3	1	4
								5	Everton	3	1	4
								6	Universidad de Chile	1	1	2
	6	Universidad de Chile	4	2	6
	3	O'Higgins	2	1	3
															5	Everton	0	3	3
															7	Colo-Colo	2	0	2
	2	Universidad Católica	1	1	2
	7	Colo-Colo	3	1	4
								7	Colo-Colo (a)	0	2	2
								1	Ñublense	1	1	2
	8	Cobreloa	2	1	3
	1	Ñublense	2	2	4

Finals

28 May 2008

20:10 (UTC-4)

Colo-Colo	2 – 0	Everton
Barrios 85' Fierro 90+2'

Monumental David Arellano, Santiago

Attendance: 31,482

Referee: P. Pozo

3 June 2008

18:10 (UTC-4)

Everton	3 – 0	Colo-Colo
Miralles 49', 77' Riveros 70'

Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar

Attendance: 19,000

Referee: R. Selman

Campeonato Nacional 2008 Apertura champion
Everton 4th title

Everton qualified to the 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.

Top-five goalscorers

P	Scorer	Team	Goals
1	Lucas Barrios	Colo-Colo	19
2	Esteban Paredes	Santiago Morning	15
3	Manuel Villalobos	Universidad de Chile	13
	Ezequiel Miralles	Everton	13
5	Gabriel Vargas	Universidad de Concepción	12

External links

• RSSSF Chile 2008