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The 2023 Campeonato Nacional de la Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno, known as Campeonato Betsson 2023 for sponsorship purposes until 15 October 2023,[1][2] was the 93rd season of the Campeonato Nacional, Chile's top-flight football league. The season began on 20 January and ended on 9 December 2023.[3]

Season2023
Dates20 January – 9 December 2023
ChampionsHuachipato (3rd title)
RelegatedMagallanes
Curicó Unido
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Campeonato Nacional
Season2023
Dates20 January – 9 December 2023
ChampionsHuachipato (3rd title)
RelegatedMagallanes
Curicó Unido
Copa LibertadoresHuachipato
Cobresal
Colo-Colo
Palestino
Copa SudamericanaCoquimbo Unido
Everton
Universidad Católica
Unión La Calera
Matches240
Goals654 (2.73 per match)
Top goalscorerFernando Zampedri (17 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)
Cobresal 3–4 Audax Italiano
(11 November)
Curicó Unido 3–4 Magallanes
(26 November)
Cobresal 4–3 U. de Chile
(3 December)
Total attendance1,362,187
Average attendance5,676
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Huachipato were the champions, clinching their third league title on the final round of the season with a 2–0 win over Audax Italiano and a 1–0 defeat for Cobresal at the hands of Unión Española on 8 December 2023, regaining the title after 11 years and being the first team from outside Santiago to win the title since 2015.[4] Colo-Colo were the defending champions.

Teams

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

16 teams took 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.[5][6]

Stadia and locations

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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[i]14,118
Universidad de ChileSantiago (Ñuñoa)Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos[ii]48,665
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Notes
  1. [i]
    Universidad Católica played their home matches at Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK in Santiago since Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo was closed for remodeling works.[7]
  2. [ii]
    Universidad de Chile played their home matches at Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK in Santiago since Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos was closed for remodeling works for the 2023 Pan American Games.[7]

Personnel and kits

More information Team, Manager ...
Team Manager 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
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Managerial changes

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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[8] Pre-season Argentina Gerardo Ameli 26 November 2022[9]
Palestino Argentina Gustavo Costas Signed by Bolivia 7 November 2022[10] Argentina Pablo Sánchez 24 October 2022[11]
Universidad de Chile Chile Sebastián Miranda Demoted to the youth setup 7 November 2022[12] Argentina Mauricio Pellegrino 29 November 2022[13]
O'Higgins Argentina Mariano Soso Mutual agreement 7 November 2022[14] Argentina Pablo de Muner 25 November 2022[15]
Audax Italiano Chile Juan José Ribera End of contract 9 November 2022[16] Argentina Manuel Fernández 14 November 2022[17]
Huachipato Chile Mario Salas Mutual agreement 10 November 2022[18] Argentina Gustavo Álvarez 15 November 2022[19]
Unión Española Chile Gustavo Canales Sacked 21 November 2022[20] Chile Ronald Fuentes 22 November 2022[21]
Audax Italiano Argentina Manuel Fernández 17 April 2023[22] 15th Chile José Calderón[i] 17 April 2023[22]
Chile José Calderón End of caretaker spell 26 April 2023 13th Argentina Luca Marcogiuseppe 26 April 2023[23]
Unión La Calera Argentina Gerardo Ameli Sacked 11 May 2023[24] 11th Chile Carlos Galdames[i] 11 May 2023[24]
Magallanes Chile Nicolás Núñez Resigned 13 May 2023[25] 16th Chile Braulio Leal[i] 15 May 2023[26]
Unión La Calera Chile Carlos Galdames End of caretaker spell 17 May 2023 13th Argentina Martín Cicotello 17 May 2023[27]
Curicó Unido Chile Damián Muñoz Sacked 22 May 2023[28] 14th Chile Juan José Ribera 14 June 2023[29]
Magallanes Chile Braulio Leal End of caretaker spell 26 May 2023 16th Chile Mario Salas 26 May 2023[30]
Universidad Católica Argentina Ariel Holan Sacked 17 July 2023[31] 8th Chile Rodrigo Valenzuela[i] 18 July 2023[32]
Chile Rodrigo Valenzuela End of caretaker spell 24 July 2023 7th Chile Nicolás Núñez 24 July 2023[33]
O'Higgins Argentina Pablo de Muner Resigned 28 July 2023[34] 13th Argentina Juan Manuel Azconzábal 3 August 2023[35]
Deportes Copiapó Argentina Héctor Almandoz Mutual agreement 1 August 2023[36] 16th Chile Ivo Basay 1 August 2023[37]
Audax Italiano Argentina Luca Marcogiuseppe Resigned 4 September 2023[38] 13th Chile Francisco Arrué 15 September 2023[39]
Ñublense Chile Jaime García Mutual agreement 4 September 2023[40] 12th Argentina Hernán Caputto 15 September 2023[41]
Curicó Unido Chile Juan José Ribera Resigned 23 September 2023[42] 16th Chile Miguel Riffo[i] 25 September 2023[43]
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Notes
  1. [i]
    Caretaker manager.

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Huachipato (C) 30 17 6 7 48 30 +18 57 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Cobresal 30 16 8 6 56 39 +17 56
3 Colo-Colo[a] 30 15 9 6 45 29 +16 51 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage[b]
4 Palestino 30 14 7 9 46 40 +6 49
5 Coquimbo Unido 30 14 5 11 43 42 +1 47 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
6 Everton 30 13 6 11 42 39 +3 45
7 Universidad Católica 30 11 9 10 48 43 +5 42
8 Unión La Calera 30 10 11 9 42 41 +1 41
9 Universidad de Chile 30 11 7 12 40 42 −2 40
10 Unión Española 30 10 9 11 40 36 +4 39
11 O'Higgins 30 9 8 13 37 39 −2 35
12 Ñublense 30 9 8 13 33 39 −6 35
13 Audax Italiano 30 10 5 15 36 43 −7 35
14 Deportes Copiapó 30 8 10 12 32 45 −13 34
15 Magallanes (R) 30 8 5 17 36 49 −13 29 Relegation to Primera B
16 Curicó Unido (R) 30 6 5 19 30 58 −28 23
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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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Colo-Colo were deducted three points as punishment for failing to submit evidence of salary payments to the coaching staff in December 2023.[44]
  2. [b]
    Since the 2023 Copa Chile champions Colo-Colo qualified for the Copa Libertadores on league performance and the runners-up Magallanes were relegated, the berth allocated to the Copa Chile champions was transferred to the league's fourth-placed team.

Results

More information Home \ Away, AUD ...
Home \ Away AUD CSL CC COQ CUR CDC EVE HUA MAG ÑUB OHI PAL UE ULC UC UCH
Audax Italiano — 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–2 0–3 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–2
Cobresal 3–4 — 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 4–3
Colo-Colo 2–1 6–0 — 2–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–0
Coquimbo Unido 3–1 0–3[a] 2–2 — 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 2–1
Curicó Unido 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 — 1–2 2–3 1–3 3–4 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 — 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–3 4–3 0–0 1–4 3–1
Everton 3–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 — 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–3 1–2
Huachipato 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 3–0 1–0 3–0 — 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–2
Magallanes 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–3 1–2 0–2 1–4 1–1 — 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 0–1 3–2 — 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–1
O'Higgins 2–1 0–0 5–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 — 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–3 0–1
Palestino 1–1 1–5 1–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 3–2 1–2 0–1 — 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–0
Unión Española 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 3–3 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 4–0 — 0–3 2–1
Universidad Católica 0–2 3–3 0–0 2–1 3–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 5–2 2–2 1–1 — 1–3
Universidad de Chile 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–3 2–1 3–1 2–5 0–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 —
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Source: ANFP, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. [a]
    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.[45]

Top scorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Argentina Fernando Zampedri Universidad Católica 17
2 Argentina Rodrigo Holgado Coquimbo Unido 16
3 Chile Patricio Rubio Ñublense 15
4 Argentina Leandro Garate Unión Española 14
5 Chile Alexander Aravena Universidad Católica 13
6 Paraguay Cris Martínez Huachipato 12
Argentina Sebastián Sáez Everton
8 Uruguay Rodrigo Piñeiro Unión Española 11
9 Chile Misael Dávila Palestino 10
Argentina Leandro Fernández Universidad de Chile
Argentina Gastón Lezcano Cobresal
Argentina Gonzalo Sosa Audax Italiano
Panama Cecilio Waterman Cobresal
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Source: Soccerway

Attendances

Source:[46]

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No.ClubAverage
1Colo-Colo34,400
2Universidad de Chile12,140
3Universidad Católica6,684
4Coquimbo Unido6,717
5O'Higgins6,361
6Everton6,441
7Curicó Unido4,083
8Huachipato4,320
9Ñublense5,354
10Unión Española3,766
11Deportes Copiapó4,822
12Audax Italiano3,228
13Magallanes2,625
14Unión La Calera2,622
15Palestino2,079
16Cobresal1,083
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