2012 Primera División of Chile
{{Infobox football league season
|competition=Campeonato Nacional Petrobras
|season=2012
|winners=Apertura: Universidad de Chile
Clausura: Huachipato
|relegated=Universidad de Concepción
Unión San Felipe
Deportes La Serena
|matches=
|total goals=
|continentalcup1=2013 Copa Libertadores
|continentalcup1 qualifiers = Universidad de Chile
Huachipato
Iquique
|continentalcup2=2012 Copa Sudamericana
|continentalcup2 qualifiers = O'Higgins
Iquique
|continentalcup3=2013 Copa Sudamericana
|continentalcup3 qualifiers = Colo-Colo
|league topscorer=A: Emanuel Herrera,
Sebastián Ubilla and
Enzo Gutiérrez
(11 goals each)
C: Sebastián Sáez (13 goals)
|biggest home win=
|biggest away win=
|highest scoring=
|highest attendance=
|lowest attendance=
|attendance=
|average attendance=
|prevseason=2011
|nextseason=2013
}}
The 2012 Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno season (known as the 2012 Campeonato Nacional Petrobras for sponsorship reasons) was the 81st season of top-flight football in Chile. Universidad de Chile is the defending champion. Universidad de Chile won both the Apertura and the Clausura Championships
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Format changes
For the 2012, the ANFP's Council of Club Presidents approved the return to the Apertura and Clausura format, with playoffs.{{cite web |url=http://www.anfp.cl/detalle_noticia.php?noticia=8846 |title=Consejo de clubes aprobó torneos para el 2011 |language=es |trans-title=Council of clubs approved the tournaments for 2011 |publisher=ANFP |date=December 9, 2011 |access-date=December 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212200559/http://anfp.cl/detalle_noticia.php?noticia=8846 |archive-date=2010-12-12 |url-status=dead }}
Teams
Eighteen teams competed in the Primera División for the 2012 season, sixteen of whom returned from the 2011 season. Santiago Morning and Ñublense were relegated last season after finishing 17th and 18th overall, respectively. There were replaced by Antofagasta and Rangers, the 2011 Primera B winner and runner-up, respectively. In 2012, the Santiago Wanderers celebrated their 120th season since the teams founding in 1892.
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{{Location map~ |Chile |lat=-43.0 |long=-81 |label=Santiago teams:
Audax Italiano
Colo-Colo
Palestino
Unión Española
Universidad Católica
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Torneo Apertura
{{main|2012 Torneo Apertura (Chile)}}
The Torneo Apertura began in January and will ended on July 2.
=Classification stage=
The Classification Stage began in January and ended in July.
==Standings==
{{trim|{{#section-h:2012 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|Standings}}}}
==Results==
{{trim|{{#section-h:2012 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|Results}}}}
=Playoff stage=
{{trim|{{#section-h:2012 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|Playoff stage}}}}
=Top goalscorers=
{{trim|{{#section-h:2012 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|Top goalscorers}}}}
Torneo Clausura
{{main|2012 Torneo Clausura (Chile)}}
The Torneo Clausura began in July and will end in December.
=Classification stage=
==Standings==
{{trim|{{#section-h:2012 Torneo Clausura (Chile)|Standings}}}}
==Results==
{{trim|{{#section-h:2012 Torneo Clausura (Chile)|Results}}}}
=Playoff stage=
{{trim|{{#section-h:2012 Torneo Clausura (Chile)|Playoff stage}}}}
Aggregate table
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
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|team2=IQU|name_IQU=Iquique
|team3=COL|name_COL=Colo-Colo
|team4=O'HI|name_O'HI=O'Higgins
|team5=UCA|name_UCA=Universidad Católica
|team6=UNI|name_UNI=Unión Española
|team7=PAL|name_PAL=Palestino
|team8=RAN|name_RAN=Rangers
|team9=HUA|name_HUA=Huachipato
|team10=CLA|name_CLA=Cobreloa
|team11=AUD|name_AUD=Audax Italiano
|team12=SAW|name_SAW=Santiago Wanderers
|team13=ULC|name_ULC=Unión La Calera
|team14=ANT|name_ANT=Antofagasta
|team15=UCO|name_UCO=Universidad de Concepción
|team16=CSL|name_CSL=Cobresal
|team17=USF|name_USF=Unión San Felipe
|team18=SER|name_SER=La Serena
|win_UCH=22|draw_UCH=7|loss_UCH=5|gf_UCH=76|ga_UCH=34
|win_IQU=19|draw_IQU=8|loss_IQU=7|gf_IQU=54|ga_IQU=41
|win_COL=16|draw_COL=11|loss_COL=7|gf_COL=54|ga_COL=35
|win_O'HI=16|draw_O'HI=7|loss_O'HI=11|gf_O'HI=53|ga_O'HI=42
|win_UCA=14|draw_UCA=11|loss_UCA=9|gf_UCA=55|ga_UCA=40
|win_UNI=15|draw_UNI=6|loss_UNI=13|gf_UNI=66|ga_UNI=56
|win_PAL=14|draw_PAL=6|loss_PAL=14|gf_PAL=36|ga_PAL=44
|win_RAN=13|draw_RAN=9|loss_RAN=12|gf_RAN=44|ga_RAN=44
|win_HUA=13|draw_HUA=9|loss_HUA=12|gf_HUA=48|ga_HUA=49
|win_CLA=13|draw_CLA=4|loss_CLA=17|gf_CLA=46|ga_CLA=49
|win_AUD=11|draw_AUD=10|loss_AUD=13|gf_AUD=53|ga_AUD=58
|win_SAW=10|draw_SAW=9|loss_SAW=15|gf_SAW=55|ga_SAW=58
|win_ULC=8|draw_ULC=15|loss_ULC=11|gf_ULC=32|ga_ULC=36
|win_ANT=10|draw_ANT=7|loss_ANT=17|gf_ANT=36|ga_ANT=49
|win_UCO=8|draw_UCO=12|loss_UCO=14|gf_UCO=40|ga_UCO=55
|win_CSL=8|draw_CSL=11|loss_CSL=15|gf_CSL=39|ga_CSL=64
|win_USF=8|draw_USF=10|loss_USF=16|gf_USF=31|ga_USF=42
|win_SER=7|draw_SER=10|loss_SER=17|gf_SER=44|ga_SER=66
|col_CL2=#ACE1AF|text_CL2=2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
|note_res_CL2=Universidad de Chile and Huachipato are qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores as the Apertura and Clausura champions respectively.
|result1=CL2|result9=CL2
|col_CL1=#D0F0C0|text_CL1=2013 Copa Libertadores First Stage
|result2=CL1
|col_RP=#FFCCCC|text_RP=Relegation/Promotion Playoffs
|result15=RP|result16=RP
|col_R=#FF8888|text_R=Relegated to the Primera División B
|result17=R|result18=R
|update=complete|source=
}}
=Relegation/promotion playoffs=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| colspan=3|Teams
!colspan=2|Scores !colspan=3|Tie-breakers |
|---|
| width="175"|Team #1
!width="50"|{{Tooltip|Points|Points}} !width="175"|Team #2 !width="55"|1st leg !width="55"|2nd leg !width="50"|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} !width="50"|{{Tooltip|Pen.|Penalty shootout}} |
| align=right|Universidad de Concepción
|0:6 |align=left|Everton |0–1 |1–3 |— |— |
| align=right|Cobresal
|3:3 |align=left|Barnechea |1–3 |3–0 | +1:–1 |— |
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2012|11|18|df=y}}
|time = 16:30
|round = 1st Leg
|team1 = Everton
|score = 1–0
|report = http://www.anfp.cl/noticia/15776/
|team2 = Universidad de Concepción
|goals1 = Rojas {{goal|10}}
|stadium = Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar
|attendance = 8,997
|referee = Enrique Osses
}}
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2012|11|25|df=y}}
|time = 15:30
|round = 2nd Leg
|team1 = Universidad de Concepción
|score = 1–3
|report = http://www.anfp.cl/noticia/15847/
|team2 = Everton
|goals1 = Ramos {{goal|62}}
|goals2 = Muñoz {{goal|44||64}}
Suazo {{goal|78}}
|stadium = Estadio Collao, Concepción
|attendance = 6,000
|referee = Julio Bascuñán
}}
Everton won 4–3 on aggregate and is promoted to Primera División. Universidad de Concepción is relegated to Primera B.
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2012|11|18|df=y}}
|time = 19:00
|round = 1st Leg
|team1 = Barnechea
|score = 3–1
|report = http://www.anfp.cl/noticia/15782/
|team2 = Cobresal
|goals1 = Caroca {{goal|6}}
Ibáñez {{goal|58||90+2}}
|goals2 = Vuletich {{goal|55}}
|stadium = Estadio Santa Laura, Santiago
|attendance = 2,139
|referee = Roberto Tobar
}}
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2012|11|24|df=y}}
|time = 15:30
|round = 2nd Leg
|team1 = Cobresal
|score = 3–0
|report = http://www.anfp.cl/noticia/15842/
|team2 = Barnechea
|goals1 = Martínez {{goal|37}}
Cuéllar {{goal|54||65}}
|stadium = Estadio El Cobre, El Salvador
|attendance = 1,507
|referee = Claudio Puga
}}
Cobresal won 4–3 on aggregate and remains in Primera División. Barnechea remains in Primera B.
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.anfp.cl ANFP] {{in lang|es}}
- [https://int.soccerway.com/national/chile/primera-division/2012/apertura/ 2012 Chilean Primera División season at Soccerway]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120417014957/http://www.anfp.cl/documentos/1329494112-Primera-Division-BASES-CAMPEONATO-2012.pdf Season regulations] {{in lang|es}}
{{Chilean Primera División}}
{{2012 in South American Football (CONMEBOL)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2012 Primera Division de Chile season}}