1999 Campeonato Nacional Primera División
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The 1999 Campeonato Nacional was Chilean first tier's 67th season which Universidad de Chile reached its tenth professional title.[1] The relegated teams were Rangers, Deportes La Serena, Deportes Iquique and Cobresal. The tournament was played in two stages, the 8 first places qualified to the Championship Stage, where they carry over their points from the previous stage, but divided by four. For the Relegation Stage the complete points were carried over.
Dates27 February – 16 December 1999
ChampionsUniversidad de Chile (10th title)
RelegatedRangers
Deportes La Serena
Deportes Iquique (relegation play-off)
Cobresal (relegation play-off)
Deportes La Serena
Deportes Iquique (relegation play-off)
Cobresal (relegation play-off)
2000 Copa LibertadoresUniversidad de Chile
Universidad Católica (2nd place)
Cobreloa (3rd place)
Universidad Católica (2nd place)
Cobreloa (3rd place)
| Dates | 27 February – 16 December 1999 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Universidad de Chile (10th title) |
| Relegated | Rangers Deportes La Serena Deportes Iquique (relegation play-off) Cobresal (relegation play-off) |
| 2000 Copa Libertadores | Universidad de Chile Universidad Católica (2nd place) Cobreloa (3rd place) |
| Matches | 352 |
| Goals | 1,126 (3.2 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mario Núñez (34) |
| Total attendance | 2,209,345 |
| Average attendance | 6,276 |
← 1998 2000 → | |
First stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 75 | Qualified to Championship Stage |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 64 | |
| 3 | Cobreloa | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 62 | 29 | +33 | 56 | |
| 4 | Colo-Colo | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 49 | |
| 5 | Audax Italiano | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 41 | |
| 6 | Huachipato | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 41 | |
| 7 | Palestino | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 39 | |
| 8 | Santiago Morning | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 38 | |
| 9 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 38 | Qualified to Relegation Stage |
| 10 | O'Higgins | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 38 | |
| 11 | Deportes Concepción | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 35 | |
| 12 | Cobresal | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 35 | |
| 13 | Deportes Iquique | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 32 | |
| 14 | Coquimbo Unido | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 70 | −26 | 28 | |
| 15 | Rangers | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 24 | |
| 16 | Deportes La Serena | 30 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 59 | −29 | 24 |
Relegation stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | O'Higgins | 44 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 77 | 86 | −9 | 62 | |
| 10 | Deportes Concepción | 44 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 60 | |
| 11 | Coquimbo Unido | 44 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 77 | 84 | −7 | 59 | |
| 12 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 44 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 71 | 84 | −13 | 54 | |
| 13 | Cobresal | 44 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 74 | −10 | 53 | Plays promotion/relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Deportes Iquique | 44 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 65 | 72 | −7 | 51 | |
| 15 | Rangers | 44 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 52 | 78 | −26 | 38 | Relegated to Primera B |
| 16 | Deportes La Serena | 44 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 53 | 97 | −44 | 33 |
Championship stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 90 | 43 | +47 | 19 | 47 | Champions & qualified to 2000 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 102 | 50 | +52 | 16 | 44 | Qualified to 2000 Copa Libertadores |
| 3 | Cobreloa | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 94 | 49 | +45 | 14 | 40 | |
| 4 | Colo-Colo | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 12 | 30 | |
| 5 | Santiago Morning | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 65 | 66 | −1 | 10 | 25 | |
| 6 | Palestino | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 73 | 88 | −15 | 10 | 25 | |
| 7 | Audax Italiano | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 10 | 23 | |
| 8 | Huachipato | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 62 | 79 | −17 | 10 | 20 |
Topscorers
| Pos | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O'Higgins | 34 | |
| 2 | Universidad de Chile | 28 | |
| 3 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 25 | |
| 4 | Audax Italiano | 23 | |
| O'Higgins | 23 | ||
| 6 | Huachipato | 22 | |
| Universidad Católica | 22 |
Promotion/relegation play-offs
| 19 December 1999 | Provincial Osorno | 4 – 3 | Cobresal | Estadio Parque Schott |
| Muñoz Olea Soto |
Retamal Nuñez |
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa |
| 19 December 1999 | Everton | 1 – 0 | Deportes Iquique | Estadio Sausalito |
| Riep |
Referee: Mario Sánchez |
| 22 December 1999 | Cobresal | 2 – 3 | Provincial Osorno[2] | Estadio El Cobre |
| Cisternas Nuñez |
Olea Díaz Muñoz |
Referee: Rubén Selman |
| 22 December 1999 | Deportes Iquique | 0 – 1 | Everton[2] | Estadio Tierra de Campeones |
| Pereyra |
Referee: Mario Sánchez |