2018 Campeonato Nacional Primera B
Football league season
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The 2018 Primera B de Chile, known as the 2018 Campeonato Loto for sponsorship purposes, was the 65th season of Chile's second-tier football league. The competition began on 2 February 2018 and ended on 1 December 2018.[1] Coquimbo Unido were the champions.
Cobresal
| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 February – 1 December 2018 |
| Champions | Coquimbo Unido (3rd title) |
| Promoted | Coquimbo Unido Cobresal |
| Relegated | San Marcos de Arica |
| Matches | 248 |
| Goals | 620 (2.5 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Rodrigo Holgado (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Cobreloa 6–0 Melipilla (12 August) |
| Biggest away win | Deportes Valdivia 0–4 S. Wanderers (11 November) |
| Highest scoring | San Marcos 2–5 Copiapó (17 February) Copiapó 4–3 S. Wanderers (18 March) U. San Felipe 4–3 Coquimbo Unido (6 October) |
← 2017 2019 → | |
Format
The tournament was played by 16 teams which played each other twice (once at home and once away), for a total of 30 matches. The team that finished in first place at the end of the round-robin tournament earned promotion to the Campeonato Nacional for the 2019 season. Meanwhile, the teams finishing from second to sixth place played in a playoff tournament for the second promotion berth, with the season runners-up having a bye to the final. The team finishing in bottom place at the end of the season was relegated to the Segunda División Profesional.[2]
Teams
Stadia and locations
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnechea | Santiago (Lo Barnechea) | Municipal de Lo Barnechea | 3,000 |
| Cobreloa | Calama | Zorros del Desierto | 12,346 |
| Cobresal | El Salvador | El Cobre | 12,000 |
| Coquimbo Unido | Coquimbo | Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso | 18,750 |
| Deportes Copiapó | Copiapó | Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla | 8,000 |
| Deportes La Serena | La Serena | La Portada | 18,243 |
| Deportes Melipilla | Melipilla | Municipal Roberto Bravo Santibáñez | 6,000 |
| Deportes Puerto Montt | Puerto Montt | Chinquihue | 10,000 |
| Deportes Valdivia | Valdivia | Parque Municipal | 5,397 |
| Magallanes | Santiago (San Bernardo) | Municipal de San Bernardo | 3,500 |
| Ñublense | Chillán | Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas | 12,000 |
| Rangers | Talca | Fiscal de Talca | 8,200 |
| San Marcos de Arica | Arica | Carlos Dittborn | 9,746 |
| Santiago Morning | Santiago (La Pintana) | Municipal de La Pintana | 6,000 |
| Santiago Wanderers | Valparaíso | Elías Figueroa Brander | 20,575 |
| Unión San Felipe | San Felipe | Municipal de San Felipe | 12,000 |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coquimbo Unido (C, P) | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 57 | Promotion to Primera División |
| 2 | Cobreloa | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 52 | Qualification to Promotion playoff finals |
| 3 | Cobresal (P) | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 51 | Qualification to Promotion playoff quarterfinals |
| 4 | Deportes Valdivia | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 47 | |
| 5 | Santiago Wanderers | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 46 | |
| 6 | Santiago Morning | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 45 | |
| 7 | Unión San Felipe | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 42 | |
| 8 | Rangers | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 40 | |
| 9 | Barnechea | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 39 | |
| 10 | Deportes Melipilla | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 39 | |
| 11 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 35 | |
| 12 | Deportes La Serena | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 35 | |
| 13 | Magallanes | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 34 | |
| 14 | Deportes Copiapó | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 34 | |
| 15 | Ñublense | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 33 | |
| 16 | San Marcos de Arica (R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 32 | Relegation to Segunda División Profesional |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Matches won, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Red cards, 7) Yellow cards, 8) Drawing of lots, 9) Playoff game (only if needed to decide championship).
If needed to decide championship between two teams: 2) Playoff game.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Promotion playoff
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Santiago Wanderers | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Cobresal | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Deportes Valdivia | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Santiago Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Cobreloa | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Cobresal | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Santiago Morning | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Cobresal | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Santiago Wanderers | 2–1 | Deportes Valdivia |
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Santiago Wanderers won 6–1 on aggregate.
Cobresal won 4–3 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Cobresal won 4–3 on aggregate.
Finals
Cobresal won 4–3 on aggregate and earned promotion to the Primera División.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rodrigo Holgado |
Coquimbo Unido | 18 |
| 2 | Lucas Simón |
Cobreloa | 17 |
| 3 | Gustavo Lanaro |
Deportes Valdivia | 13 |
| 4 |  Ever Cantero |
Cobresal | 12 |
| Enzo Gutiérrez |
Santiago Wanderers | ||
 Miguel Orellana |
Barnechea | ||
| 7 |  Reiner Castro |
Santiago Wanderers | 10 |
| Germán Estigarribia |
Deportes Copiapó | ||
| Gonzalo Sosa |
Magallanes | ||
| 10 | Óscar Ortega |
Santiago Morning | 8 |
| Steffan Pino |
Deportes Melipilla | ||
| Mathias Pinto |
Deportes Melipilla |
Source: Soccerway