1972 Primera División de Chile

{{Infobox football league season

|competition=Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol

|dates=18 March 1972 – 21 December 1972

|winners=Colo-Colo (11th title)

|relegated=Everton

|matches=306

|total goals=875

|continentalcup1=1973 Copa Libertadores

|continentalcup1 qualifiers=Colo-Colo
Unión Española

|league topscorer=Fernando Espinoza
(25 goals)

|biggest home win= {{nowrap|Colo-Colo 8–0 Rangers
(11 November)}}

|biggest away win=

|highest attendance=73,636 {{nowrap|Universidad de Chile 3–0 Colo-Colo
(18 November)}}

|lowest attendance=

|attendance=3,617,223

|average attendance=11,821

|prevseason=1971

|nextseason=1973

}}

The 1972 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, was the 40st season of top-flight football in Chile. Colo-Colo won their eleventh title following a 1–1 draw against Huachipato in the championship 33rd matchday on December 16, 1972, also qualifying to the 1973 Copa Libertadores.{{cite web |url =https://chile.as.com/chile/2017/12/04/futbol/1512347966_068678.html |title = El día que Colo Colo se coronó ante Huachipato en Collao | publisher = As.com | access-date = 21 February 2018}}

League table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|show_limit=5

|res_col_header=QR

|winpoints=2

|team1=COL|name_COL=Colo-Colo

|team2=UES|name_UES=Unión Española

|team3=UCH|name_UCH=Universidad de Chile

|team4=CON|name_CON=Deportes Concepción

|team5=GCT|name_GCT=Green Cross Temuco

|team6=DLS|name_DLS=Deportes La Serena

|team7=UCA|name_UCA=Universidad Católica

|team8=MAG|name_MAG=Magallanes

|team9=HUA|name_HUA=Huachipato

|team10=NAV|name_NAV=Naval

|team11=LOT|name_LOT=Lota Schwager

|team12=OHI|name_OHI=O'Higgins

|team13=ULC|name_ULC=Unión La Calera

|team14=SWA|name_SWA=Santiago Wanderers

|team15=ANT|name_ANT=Antofagasta Portuario

|team16=RAN|name_RAN=Rangers

|team17=USF|name_USF=Unión San Felipe

|team18=EVE|name_EVE=Everton

|win_COL=23|draw_COL=6|loss_COL=5|gf_COL=90|ga_COL=37|status_COL=C

|win_UES=20|draw_UES=9|loss_UES=5|gf_UES=48|ga_UES=20

|win_UCH=19|draw_UCH=8|loss_UCH=7|gf_UCH=72|ga_UCH=38

|win_CON=16|draw_CON=11|loss_CON=7|gf_CON=48|ga_CON=31

|win_GCT=15|draw_GCT=13|loss_GCT=6|gf_GCT=55|ga_GCT=43

|win_DLS=14|draw_DLS=11|loss_DLS=9|gf_DLS=52|ga_DLS=41

|win_UCA=14|draw_UCA=11|loss_UCA=9|gf_UCA=42|ga_UCA=41

|win_MAG=13|draw_MAG=11|loss_MAG=10|gf_MAG=62|ga_MAG=54

|win_HUA=13|draw_HUA=11|loss_HUA=10|gf_HUA=40|ga_HUA=32

|win_NAV=12|draw_NAV=7|loss_NAV=15|gf_NAV=45|ga_NAV=52

|win_LOT=9|draw_LOT=12|loss_LOT=13|gf_LOT=40|ga_LOT=52

|win_OHI=8|draw_OHI=10|loss_OHI=16|gf_OHI=45|ga_OHI=54

|win_ULC=8|draw_ULC=8|loss_ULC=18|gf_ULC=45|ga_ULC=62

|win_SWA=8|draw_SWA=8|loss_SWA=18|gf_SWA=36|ga_SWA=59

|win_ANT=10|draw_ANT=4|loss_ANT=20|gf_ANT=42|ga_ANT=66

|win_RAN=8|draw_RAN=8|loss_RAN=18|gf_RAN=32|ga_RAN=62

|win_USF=9|draw_USF=5|loss_USF=20|gf_USF=44|ga_USF=64

|win_EVE=7|draw_EVE=7|loss_EVE=20|gf_EVE=36|ga_EVE=66

|col_CQCL=green1|text_CQCL=Qualified to the 1973 Copa Libertadores

|result1=CQCL

|col_QCL=green2|text_QCL=Qualified to the 1973 Copa Libertadores

|result2=QCL

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated to 1973 Segunda División de Chile

|result18=R

|update=complete|source=

}}

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=ANT|team2=COL|team3=CON|team4=EVE|team5=GCT

|team6=HUA|team7=DLS|team8=LOT|team9=MAG|team10=NAV

|team11=OHI|team12=RAN|team13=USF|team14=ULC|team15=UCA

|team16=UCH|team17=UES|team18=SWA

|name_ANT=Antofagasta

|match_ANT_COL=0–2

|match_ANT_CON=2–1

|match_ANT_EVE=2–3

|match_ANT_GCT=1–1

|match_ANT_HUA=0–2

|match_ANT_DLS=2–1

|match_ANT_LOT=0–0

|match_ANT_MAG=2–1

|match_ANT_NAV=2–1

|match_ANT_OHI=1–0

|match_ANT_RAN=1–2

|match_ANT_USF=1–2

|match_ANT_ULC=0–1

|match_ANT_UCA=0–1

|match_ANT_UCH=2–1

|match_ANT_UES=0–1

|match_ANT_SWA=4–1

|name_COL=Colo-Colo

|match_COL_ANT=4–3

|match_COL_CON=0–1

|match_COL_EVE=6–0

|match_COL_GCT=3–0

|match_COL_HUA=4–2

|match_COL_DLS=3–3

|match_COL_LOT=4–1

|match_COL_MAG=5–0

|match_COL_NAV=4–2

|match_COL_OHI=3–0

|match_COL_RAN=8–0

|match_COL_USF=3–1

|match_COL_ULC=3–1

|match_COL_UCA=3–2

|match_COL_UCH=3–1

|match_COL_UES=0–0

|match_COL_SWA=2–3

|name_CON=Concepción

|match_CON_ANT=1–0

|match_CON_COL=1–1

|match_CON_EVE=3–0

|match_CON_GCT=2–0

|match_CON_HUA=1–0

|match_CON_DLS=4–1

|match_CON_LOT=0–0

|match_CON_MAG=1–1

|match_CON_NAV=0–0

|match_CON_OHI=3–1

|match_CON_RAN=1–0

|match_CON_USF=0–1

|match_CON_ULC=4–1

|match_CON_UCA=1–1

|match_CON_UCH=1–1

|match_CON_UES=1–2

|match_CON_SWA=1–1

|name_EVE=Everton

|match_EVE_ANT=2–1

|match_EVE_COL=0–1

|match_EVE_CON=1–3

|match_EVE_GCT=2–2

|match_EVE_HUA=2–3

|match_EVE_DLS=1–2

|match_EVE_LOT=0–1

|match_EVE_MAG=0–2

|match_EVE_NAV=0–2

|match_EVE_OHI=3–1

|match_EVE_RAN=1–1

|match_EVE_USF=2–3

|match_EVE_ULC=1–0

|match_EVE_UCA=1–1

|match_EVE_UCH=1–2

|match_EVE_UES=2–1

|match_EVE_SWA=1–1

|name_GCT=Green Cross T.

|match_GCT_ANT=1–0

|match_GCT_COL=1–4

|match_GCT_CON=2–0

|match_GCT_EVE=3–0

|match_GCT_HUA=0–0

|match_GCT_DLS=3–1

|match_GCT_LOT=2–1

|match_GCT_MAG=3–3

|match_GCT_NAV=2–2

|match_GCT_OHI=1–1

|match_GCT_RAN=1–1

|match_GCT_USF=1–0

|match_GCT_ULC=3–1

|match_GCT_UCA=1–0

|match_GCT_UCH=1–0

|match_GCT_UES=0–0

|match_GCT_SWA=2–0

|name_HUA=Huachipato

|match_HUA_ANT=4–0

|match_HUA_COL=1–1

|match_HUA_CON=3–0

|match_HUA_EVE=3–2

|match_HUA_GCT=1–2

|match_HUA_DLS=0–0

|match_HUA_LOT=0–2

|match_HUA_MAG=2–0

|match_HUA_NAV=1–1

|match_HUA_OHI=3–1

|match_HUA_RAN=2–1

|match_HUA_USF=2–0

|match_HUA_ULC=1–1

|match_HUA_UCA=2–0

|match_HUA_UCH=1–1

|match_HUA_UES=1–0

|match_HUA_SWA=1–0

|name_DLS=La Serena

|match_DLS_ANT=5–1

|match_DLS_COL=1–1

|match_DLS_CON=0–0

|match_DLS_EVE=1–0

|match_DLS_GCT=3–3

|match_DLS_HUA=2–0

|match_DLS_LOT=0–0

|match_DLS_MAG=1–2

|match_DLS_NAV=2–1

|match_DLS_OHI=2–2

|match_DLS_RAN=2–0

|match_DLS_USF=4–1

|match_DLS_ULC=1–0

|match_DLS_UCA=0–0

|match_DLS_UCH=3–1

|match_DLS_UES=1–1

|match_DLS_SWA=5–0

|name_LOT=Lota S.

|match_LOT_ANT=1–1

|match_LOT_COL=2–1

|match_LOT_CON=3–3

|match_LOT_EVE=3–1

|match_LOT_GCT=1–1

|match_LOT_HUA=0–0

|match_LOT_DLS=1–3

|match_LOT_MAG=0–3

|match_LOT_NAV=2–0

|match_LOT_OHI=2–0

|match_LOT_RAN=2–0

|match_LOT_USF=3–1

|match_LOT_ULC=2–2

|match_LOT_UCA=0–0

|match_LOT_UCH=0–0

|match_LOT_UES=0–1

|match_LOT_SWA=1–2

|name_MAG=Magallanes

|match_MAG_ANT=5–3

|match_MAG_COL=1–5

|match_MAG_CON=3–3

|match_MAG_EVE=1–2

|match_MAG_GCT=2–1

|match_MAG_HUA=1–1

|match_MAG_DLS=3–0

|match_MAG_LOT=2–2

|match_MAG_NAV=2–3

|match_MAG_OHI=1–0

|match_MAG_RAN=0–1

|match_MAG_USF=4–2

|match_MAG_ULC=5–1

|match_MAG_UCA=2–1

|match_MAG_UCH=1–3

|match_MAG_UES=1–1

|match_MAG_SWA=1–1

|name_NAV=Naval

|match_NAV_ANT=2–1

|match_NAV_COL=0–2

|match_NAV_CON=1–2

|match_NAV_EVE=1–0

|match_NAV_GCT=3–2

|match_NAV_HUA=1–1

|match_NAV_DLS=0–0

|match_NAV_LOT=1–0

|match_NAV_MAG=0–2

|match_NAV_OHI=1–4

|match_NAV_RAN=1–0

|match_NAV_USF=3–0

|match_NAV_ULC=3–1

|match_NAV_UCA=3–2

|match_NAV_UCH=0–1

|match_NAV_UES=0–1

|match_NAV_SWA=1–2

|name_OHI=O'Higgins

|match_OHI_ANT=1–2

|match_OHI_COL=0–1

|match_OHI_CON=0–1

|match_OHI_EVE=1–1

|match_OHI_GCT=1–1

|match_OHI_HUA=2–1

|match_OHI_DLS=0–1

|match_OHI_LOT=3–2

|match_OHI_MAG=2–2

|match_OHI_NAV=2–4

|match_OHI_RAN=7–2

|match_OHI_USF=2–1

|match_OHI_ULC=2–2

|match_OHI_UCA=0–1

|match_OHI_UCH=3–1

|match_OHI_UES=0–0

|match_OHI_SWA=3–2

|name_RAN=Rangers

|match_RAN_ANT=1–3

|match_RAN_COL=1–3

|match_RAN_CON=0–1

|match_RAN_EVE=1–1

|match_RAN_GCT=1–4

|match_RAN_HUA=1–2

|match_RAN_DLS=1–0

|match_RAN_LOT=1–1

|match_RAN_MAG=1–1

|match_RAN_NAV=0–2

|match_RAN_OHI=0–0

|match_RAN_USF=3–0

|match_RAN_ULC=0–1

|match_RAN_UCA=1–1

|match_RAN_UCH=2–1

|match_RAN_UES=1–1

|match_RAN_SWA=2–0

|name_USF=San Felipe

|match_USF_ANT=3–1

|match_USF_COL=1–3

|match_USF_CON=1–0

|match_USF_EVE=3–1

|match_USF_GCT=2–3

|match_USF_HUA=2–0

|match_USF_DLS=0–1

|match_USF_LOT=5–3

|match_USF_MAG=0–1

|match_USF_NAV=1–1

|match_USF_OHI=3–0

|match_USF_RAN=3–4

|match_USF_ULC=0–2

|match_USF_UCA=1–2

|match_USF_UCH=0–0

|match_USF_UES=0–2

|match_USF_SWA=1–1

|name_ULC=La Calera

|match_ULC_ANT=2–2

|match_ULC_COL=0–1

|match_ULC_CON=2–3

|match_ULC_EVE=1–2

|match_ULC_GCT=1–1

|match_ULC_HUA=1–1

|match_ULC_DLS=3–0

|match_ULC_LOT=1–2

|match_ULC_MAG=3–2

|match_ULC_NAV=4–1

|match_ULC_OHI=0–1

|match_ULC_RAN=0–1

|match_ULC_USF=4–2

|match_ULC_UCA=1–2

|match_ULC_UCH=0–2

|match_ULC_UES=0–2

|match_ULC_SWA=2–2

|name_UCA=U. Católica

|match_UCA_ANT=1–2

|match_UCA_COL=2–1

|match_UCA_CON=0–0

|match_UCA_EVE=4–1

|match_UCA_GCT=0–5

|match_UCA_HUA=1–0

|match_UCA_DLS=2–1

|match_UCA_LOT=1–1

|match_UCA_MAG=0–0

|match_UCA_NAV=0–0

|match_UCA_OHI=3–2

|match_UCA_RAN=4–0

|match_UCA_USF=1–1

|match_UCA_ULC=3–3

|match_UCA_UCH=0–3

|match_UCA_UES=1–0

|match_UCA_SWA=2–0

|name_UCH=U. de Chile

|match_UCH_ANT=6–2

|match_UCH_COL=3–0

|match_UCH_CON=2–2

|match_UCH_EVE=4–2

|match_UCH_GCT=5–0

|match_UCH_HUA=1–0

|match_UCH_DLS=2–2

|match_UCH_LOT=5–2

|match_UCH_MAG=2–2

|match_UCH_NAV=3–2

|match_UCH_OHI=2–2

|match_UCH_RAN=3–1

|match_UCH_USF=2–1

|match_UCH_ULC=4–0

|match_UCH_UCA=4–0

|match_UCH_UES=0–2

|match_UCH_SWA=3–0

|name_UES=U. Española

|match_UES_ANT=3–1

|match_UES_COL=2–2

|match_UES_CON=1–0

|match_UES_EVE=2–0

|match_UES_GCT=1–1

|match_UES_HUA=1–0

|match_UES_DLS=2–0

|match_UES_LOT=6–2

|match_UES_MAG=2–1

|match_UES_NAV=2–0

|match_UES_OHI=1–1

|match_UES_RAN=2–1

|match_UES_USF=2–0

|match_UES_ULC=3–1

|match_UES_UCA=0–1

|match_UES_UCH=0–1

|match_UES_SWA=1–0

|name_SWA=S. Wanderers

|match_SWA_ANT=3–0

|match_SWA_COL=1–3

|match_SWA_CON=0–3

|match_SWA_EVE=0–0

|match_SWA_GCT=0–1

|match_SWA_HUA=0–0

|match_SWA_DLS=1–3

|match_SWA_LOT=2–0

|match_SWA_MAG=4–1

|match_SWA_NAV=4–2

|match_SWA_OHI=3–0

|match_SWA_RAN=2–0

|match_SWA_USF=2–2

|match_SWA_ULC=0–2

|match_SWA_UCA=1–2

|match_SWA_UCH=0–2

|match_SWA_UES=0–2

|update=complete|source=

}}

Top goalscorers

class="wikitable"
Rank

! Name

! Club

! Goals

align=center | 1

|{{flagicon|CHI}} Fernando Espinoza

|Magallanes

|align=center| 25

align=center | 2

|{{flagicon|CHI}} Francisco Valdés

|Colo-Colo

|align=center| 23

align=center | 3

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Carlos Sarnari

|Universidad de Chile

|align=center| 19

align=center | 4

|{{flagicon|CHI}} Rogelio Farías

|Unión Española

|align=center| 15

align=center | 5

|{{flagicon|CHI}} Carlos Caszely

|Colo-Colo

|align=center| 14

References

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