1996 Campeonato Nacional Primera División
Football league season
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The 1996 Campeonato Nacional, known as Campeonato Nacional Copa Banco del Estado 1996 for sponsorship purposes, was the 64th season of top-flight football in Chile. Colo-Colo won their 20th title following a 1–1 home draw against Audax Italiano on 11 November. Universidad Católica also qualified for the next Copa Libertadores as Liguilla winners.
Dates16 March – 24 November 1996
ChampionsColo-Colo (20th title)
RelegatedRegional Atacama
O'Higgins
O'Higgins
1997 Copa LibertadoresColo-Colo
Universidad Católica (Liguilla winners)
Universidad Católica (Liguilla winners)
| Dates | 16 March – 24 November 1996 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Colo-Colo (20th title) |
| Relegated | Regional Atacama O'Higgins |
| 1997 Copa Libertadores | Colo-Colo Universidad Católica (Liguilla winners) |
| 1996 Copa CONMEBOL | Cobreloa (Play-off winners) |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 769 (3.2 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mario Véner (30) |
| Biggest home win | Unión Española 7–0 Regional Atacama (27 August) |
| Highest attendance | 58,051 Colo-Colo 1–1 Audax Italiano (11 November) |
| Total attendance | 1,698,008 |
| Average attendance | 7,075 |
← 1995 1997-A → | |
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colo-Colo | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 62 | 24 | +38 | 63 | Champions and qualified for the 1997 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 59 | Qualified for the Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores |
| 3 | Cobreloa | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 51 | |
| 4 | Audax Italiano | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 51 | |
| 5 | Universidad de Chile | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 47 | |
| 6 | Provincial Osorno | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 43 | |
| 7 | Deportes Antofagasta | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 43 | |
| 8 | Unión Española | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 40 | |
| 9 | Coquimbo Unido | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 40 | |
| 10 | Deportes Concepción | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 39 | |
| 11 | Santiago Wanderers | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 37 | |
| 12 | Huachipato | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 35 | |
| 13 | Palestino | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 33 | Promotion/relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Deportes Temuco | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 28 | |
| 15 | Regional Atacama | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 70 | −32 | 27 | Relegated to Segunda División |
| 16 | O'Higgins | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 22 |
| Primera División de Chile 1996 champion |
|---|
| 20th title |
Results
Top goalscorers
Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores
Semifinals
| 30 November 1996 | Audax Italiano | 3 – 1 | Cobreloa | Estadio Municipal de La Florida |
| Brizuela Illesca Delgado |
Attendance: 2,853 Referee: C. Robles |
| 1 December 1996 | Universidad de Chile | 1 – 2 | Universidad Católica | Estadio Nacional |
| C. Castañeda |
Attendance: 24,765 Referee: G. Aros |
| 4 December 1996 | Cobreloa | 3 – 1 (8–7 p) | Audax Italiano | Estadio Municipal de Calama |
| Tapia Silva M. Rojas |
Attendance: 2,178 Referee: E. Gamboa |
| 5 December 1996 | Universidad Católica | 5 – 2 | Universidad de Chile | Estadio Nacional |
| Rozental A. González |
Attendance: 16,378 Referee: M. Sánchez |
Finals
| 8 December 1996 | Cobreloa | 3 – 2 | Universidad Católica | Estadio Municipal de Calama |
| Guerrero Riveros |
Attendance: 7,275 Referee: E. Gamboa |
| 18 December 1996 | Universidad Católica | 3 – 2 (4 – 2 p) | Cobreloa | Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo |
| Lunari Rozental |
Attendance: 18,031 Referee: E. Marín | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Lepe Rozental Lunari Catê R. Gómez |
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Universidad Católica qualified for the 1997 Copa Libertadores
Copa CONMEBOL 1996 play-off
Goal difference didn't count; in case of equal points, extra time was played.
| 24 August 1996 | Cobresal | 2 – 0 | Cobreloa | Estadio El Cobre |
| Troncoso Jorquera |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: G. Aros |
| 31 August 1996 | Cobreloa | 7 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Cobresal | Estadio Municipal de Calama |
| P. González Sandoval Riveros Vásquez |
Attendance: 1,435 Referee: M. Peña |
Cobreloa qualified for the 1996 Copa CONMEBOL
Promotion/relegation play-offs
| 1 December 1996 | Cobresal | 3 – 1 | Deportes Temuco | Estadio El Cobre |
| Rivera Salgado Garrido |
Alvarez |
Attendance: 4,110 Referee: Salvador Imperatore |
| 1 December 1996 | Deportes Iquique | 1 – 0 | Palestino | Estadio Tierra de Campeones |
| Donoso |
Attendance: 7,152 Referee: Enrique Marín |
| 8 December 1996 | Deportes Temuco[2] | 2 – 0 | Cobresal | Estadio Germán Becker |
| Castillo Poirrier |
Attendance: 13,089 Referee: Mariano Peña |
| 8 December 1996 | Palestino | 5 – 1 | Deportes Iquique | Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna |
| Castillo Lizana Córdova |
Donoso |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Iván Guerrero |