2023 Chilean Primera División

The 2023 Chilean Primera División, known as Campeonato Betsson 2023 for sponsorship purposes until 15 October 2023,[1][2] is the 93rd season of the Chilean Primera División, Chile's top-flight football league. The season began on 20 January and is scheduled to end on 10 December 2023.[3]

Campeonato Nacional
Season2023
Dates20 January – 10 December 2023
Matches played206
Goals scored557 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorerFernando Zampedri (16 goals)
Biggest home winColo-Colo 6–0 Cobresal
(23 September)
Biggest away winPalestino 1–5 Cobresal
(14 April)
Highest scoringDep. Copiapó 2–5 Colo-Colo
(22 January)
U. Católica 5–2 Palestino
(25 February)
Ñublense 2–5 Audax Italiano
(24 April)
U. de Chile 2–5 O'Higgins
(7 August)
Dep. Copiapó 4–3 Unión Española
(26 August)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 8 October 2023.

Colo-Colo are the defending champions.

Teams
Locations of the 2023 Chilean Primera División teams.
Locations of the 2023 Chilean Primera División teams – Santiago.

16 teams take part in the league in this season: the top 14 teams from the 2022 tournament, plus the 2022 Primera B champions Magallanes and the winners of the promotion play-off Deportes Copiapó. The promoted teams replaced Deportes La Serena and Deportes Antofagasta, who were relegated to Primera B at the end of the 2022 season.[4][5]

Stadia and locations
Team City Stadium Capacity
Audax ItalianoSantiago (La Florida)Bicentenario de La Florida12,000
CobresalEl SalvadorEl Cobre12,000
Colo-ColoSantiago (Macul)Monumental David Arellano47,347
Coquimbo UnidoCoquimboFrancisco Sánchez Rumoroso18,750
Curicó UnidoCuricóLa Granja8,278
Deportes CopiapóCopiapóLuis Valenzuela Hermosilla8,000
EvertonViña del MarSausalito22,360
HuachipatoTalcahuanoHuachipato-CAP Acero10,500
MagallanesSantiago (San Bernardo)Luis Navarro Avilés3,500
ÑublenseChillánNelson Oyarzún Arenas12,000
O'HigginsRancaguaEl Teniente13,849
PalestinoSantiago (La Cisterna)Municipal de La Cisterna8,000
Unión EspañolaSantiago (Independencia)Santa Laura-Universidad SEK19,000
Unión La CaleraLa CaleraNicolás Chahuán Nazar9,200
Universidad CatólicaSantiago (Las Condes)San Carlos de Apoquindo[lower-roman 1]14,118
Universidad de ChileSantiago (Ñuñoa)Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos[lower-roman 2]48,665
Notes
  1. Universidad Católica play their home matches at Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK in Santiago since Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo is closed for remodeling works.[6]
  2. Universidad de Chile play their home matches at Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK in Santiago since Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos is closed for remodeling works for the 2023 Pan American Games.[6]

Personnel and kits
Team Head coach Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Audax Italiano Chile Francisco Arrué Macron Traverso
Cobresal Chile Gustavo Huerta KS7 CSI, Pullman Bus
Colo-Colo Bolivia Gustavo Quinteros Adidas Coolbet
Coquimbo Unido Chile Fernando Díaz Siker Betway
Curicó Unido Chile Miguel Riffo (caretaker) OneFit Multihogar
Deportes Copiapó Chile Ivo Basay Claus-7 Kinross
Everton Argentina Francisco Meneghini Charly Claro, Betway, MallMarina
Huachipato Argentina Gustavo Álvarez KS7 Novibet
Magallanes Chile Mario Salas Siker Novibet
Ñublense Argentina Hernán Caputto OneFit Betway, IANSA, Copelec
O'Higgins Argentina Juan Manuel Azconzábal Joma LatamWin
Palestino Argentina Pablo Sánchez Capelli Sport Bank of Palestine
Unión Española Chile Ronald Fuentes Kappa Universidad SEK, Starken, SsangYong
Unión La Calera Argentina Martín Cicotello Siker Betway
Universidad Católica Chile Nicolás Núñez Under Armour BICE
Universidad de Chile Argentina Mauricio Pellegrino Adidas Betano

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Unión La Calera Argentina Federico Vilar Mutual agreement 6 November 2022[7] Pre-season Argentina Gerardo Ameli 26 November 2022[8]
Palestino Argentina Gustavo Costas Signed by Bolivia 7 November 2022[9] Argentina Pablo Sánchez 24 October 2022[10]
Universidad de Chile Chile Sebastián Miranda Demoted to the youth setup 7 November 2022[11] Argentina Mauricio Pellegrino 29 November 2022[12]
O'Higgins Argentina Mariano Soso Mutual agreement 7 November 2022[13] Argentina Pablo de Muner 25 November 2022[14]
Audax Italiano Chile Juan José Ribera End of contract 9 November 2022[15] Argentina Manuel Fernández 14 November 2022[16]
Huachipato Chile Mario Salas Mutual agreement 10 November 2022[17] Argentina Gustavo Álvarez 15 November 2022[18]
Unión Española Chile Gustavo Canales Sacked 21 November 2022[19] Chile Ronald Fuentes 22 November 2022[20]
Audax Italiano Argentina Manuel Fernández 17 April 2023[21] 15th Chile José Calderón[lower-roman 1] 17 April 2023[21]
Chile José Calderón End of caretaker spell 26 April 2023 13th Argentina Luca Marcogiuseppe 26 April 2023[22]
Unión La Calera Argentina Gerardo Ameli Sacked 11 May 2023[23] 11th Chile Carlos Galdames[lower-roman 1] 11 May 2023[23]
Magallanes Chile Nicolás Núñez Resigned 13 May 2023[24] 16th Chile Braulio Leal[lower-roman 1] 15 May 2023[25]
Unión La Calera Chile Carlos Galdames End of caretaker spell 17 May 2023 13th Argentina Martín Cicotello 17 May 2023[26]
Curicó Unido Chile Damián Muñoz Sacked 22 May 2023[27] 14th Chile Juan José Ribera 14 June 2023[28]
Magallanes Chile Braulio Leal End of caretaker spell 26 May 2023 16th Chile Mario Salas 26 May 2023[29]
Universidad Católica Argentina Ariel Holan Sacked 17 July 2023[30] 8th Chile Rodrigo Valenzuela[lower-roman 1] 18 July 2023[31]
Chile Rodrigo Valenzuela End of caretaker spell 24 July 2023 7th Chile Nicolás Núñez 24 July 2023[32]
O'Higgins Argentina Pablo de Muner Resigned 28 July 2023[33] 13th Argentina Juan Manuel Azconzábal 3 August 2023[34]
Deportes Copiapó Argentina Héctor Almandoz Mutual agreement 1 August 2023[35] 16th Chile Ivo Basay 1 August 2023[36]
Audax Italiano Argentina Luca Marcogiuseppe Resigned 4 September 2023[37] 13th Chile Francisco Arrué 15 September 2023[38]
Ñublense Chile Jaime García Mutual agreement 4 September 2023[39] 12th Argentina Hernán Caputto 15 September 2023[40]
Curicó Unido Chile Juan José Ribera Resigned 23 September 2023[41] 16th Chile Miguel Riffo[lower-roman 1] 25 September 2023[42]
Notes
  1. Caretaker manager.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cobresal (X) 26 15 7 4 49 31 +18 52 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Huachipato (X) 26 15 4 7 43 28 +15 49
3 Colo-Colo 25 11 9 5 39 26 +13 42 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
4 Palestino 26 12 6 8 40 37 +3 42 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
5 Everton 25 11 5 9 37 33 +4 38
6 Coquimbo Unido 26 11 5 10 36 37 −1 38
7 Universidad Católica 26 10 7 9 41 37 +4 37
8 Unión La Calera 26 8 11 7 36 35 +1 35
9 Universidad de Chile 25 9 7 9 29 32 −3 34
10 Ñublense 26 9 6 11 30 33 −3 33
11 Unión Española 26 8 8 10 34 29 +5 32
12 Audax Italiano 26 9 5 12 32 35 −3 32
13 O'Higgins 26 8 6 12 32 35 −3 30
14 Deportes Copiapó 26 7 8 11 27 41 −14 29
15 Magallanes 25 6 4 15 26 40 −14 22 Relegation to Primera B
16 Curicó Unido 26 6 4 16 26 48 −22 22
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2023. Source: ANFP, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game (only if needed to decide championship between two teams), 3) Goal difference, 4) Matches won, 5) Goals for, 6) Away goals for, 7) Red cards, 8) Yellow cards, 9) Drawing of lots.
(X) Assured of Copa Sudamericana, but may still qualify for Copa Libertadores

Results
Home \ Away AUD CSL CC COQ CUR CDC EVE HUA MAG ÑUB OHI PAL UE ULC UC UCH
Audax Italiano — 1–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–3 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–2
Cobresal — 3–1 3–2 2–0 1–0 3–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–2
Colo-Colo 2–1 6–0 — 2–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 0–0
Coquimbo Unido 3–1 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 2–2 — 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–1
Curicó Unido 2–1 1–2 1–0 — 1–2 2–3 1–3 0–3 1–3 0–1 0–1 0–3 2–0 1–3
Deportes Copiapó 1–0 0–3 2–5 1–0 1–1 — 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–3 4–3 0–0 1–4 3–1
Everton 3–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–1 — 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–3 1–2
Huachipato 2–1 0–1 2–2 3–0 1–0 3–0 — 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–3 1–2
Magallanes 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–4 — 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1
Ñublense 2–5 1–2 0–0 1–3 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–2 — 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–1
O'Higgins 2–1 5–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 — 1–1 0–1 0–3 0–1
Palestino 1–1 1–5 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–2 1–2 0–1 — 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–0
Unión Española 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 — 3–2 2–2 3–0
Unión La Calera 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 3–2 1–1 3–2 2–4 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–3 — 2–1
Universidad Católica 0–2 3–3 0–0 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 5–2 2–2 1–1 — a
Universidad de Chile 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 2–1 2–5 0–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2023. Source: ANFP, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. Match awarded 3–0 to Cobresal due to Coquimbo Unido fielding an ineligible player. It had originally ended with a 2–1 win for Coquimbo Unido.[43]

Top scorers
As of 8 October 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Argentina Fernando Zampedri Universidad Católica 16
2 Chile Patricio Rubio Ñublense 14
3 Argentina Leandro Garate Unión Española 13
Argentina Rodrigo Holgado Coquimbo Unido
5 Chile Alexander Aravena Universidad Católica 11
6 Paraguay Cris Martínez Huachipato 10
Argentina Sebastián Sáez Everton
Argentina Gonzalo Sosa Audax Italiano
9 Argentina Gastón Lezcano Cobresal 9
Uruguay Rodrigo Piñeiro Unión Española
Panama Cecilio Waterman Cobresal

Source: Soccerway

See also

References
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  2. "No va más: Betsson termina el contrato con la ANFP" [It's no more: Betsson ends the contract with the ANFP] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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  4. "Deportes La Serena desciende a Primera B y Antofagasta queda pendiendo de un milagro del Tribunal" [Deportes La Serena is relegated to Primera B and Antofagasta is pending on a miracle from the Court] (in Spanish). D13. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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  17. "Otro caído: Huachipato confirma la salida de Mario Salas" [Another one down: Huachipato confirm the departure of Mario Salas] (in Spanish). RedGol. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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