2014 Torneo Apertura (Chile)

Campeonato Nacional Clausura Scotiabank
Season	2014–15
Dates	19 July – 21 December 2014
Champions	Universidad de Chile ; (17th title)
2015 Copa Libertadores	Universidad de Chile; Palestino (Liguilla winners)
2015 Copa Sudamericana	S. Wanderers (Liguilla runners-up)
Matches played	153
Goals scored	425 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorer	Esteban Paredes(12 goals)
Biggest home win	Huachipato 5–0 D. Iquique; (6 December)
Highest attendance	44,905 U. de Chile 1–0 U. La Calera ; (6 December)
Total attendance	887,025
Average attendance	5,798
	← 2014–C 2015–C →

The 2014 Campeonato Nacional Apertura Scotiabank was the 95th season of Chilean League top flight soccer. The tournament's champions were Universidad de Chile, who won their seventeenth League title.^[1]

Teams[]

Stadia and locations[]

Antofagasta

A.Italiano

Barnechea

Cobreloa

Cobresal

Colo-Colo

Huachipato

Iquique

U. de Chile

Locations of the 2015 Chile Primera División teams.

Team	City	Stadium
Antofagasta	Antofagasta	Regional de Antofagasta
Audax Italiano	Santiago	Municipal de La Florida
Barnechea	Santiago	San Carlos de Apoquindo
Cobreloa	Calama	Municipal de Calama
Cobresal	El Salvador	El Cobre
Colo-Colo	Santiago	Monumental
Huachipato	Talcahuano	CAP
Iquique	Iquique	Tierra de Campeones
Ñublense	Chillán	Estadio Nelson Oyarzún
O'Higgins	Rancagua	El Teniente
Palestino	Santiago	Municipal de La Cisterna
San Marcos	Arica	Carlos Dittborn
Santiago Wanderers	Valparaíso	Estadio Elías Figueroa
Unión Española	Santiago	Santa Laura
Unión La Calera	La Calera	Municipal Nicolás Chahuán
Universidad Católica	Santiago	San Carlos de Apoquindo
Universidad de Chile	Santiago	Estadio Nacional
Universidad de Concepción	Concepción	Estadio Municipal de Concepción

Personnel and kits[]

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Sponsors
Antofagasta	José Cantillana	Cristián Rojas	Training	Minera Escondida
Audax Italiano	Jorge Pellicer	Rafael Olarra	Dalponte	Ideal
Barnechea	Francisco Bozán	Jorge Manduca	Mitre	MTS
Cobreloa	Marco Antonio Figueroa	Diego Silva	Lotto	Finning
Cobresal	Dalcio Giovagnoli	Johan Fuentes	Lotto	PF
Colo-Colo	Héctor Tapia	Esteban Paredes	Under Armour	DirecTV
Huachipato	Hugo Vilches	Claudio Muñoz	Mitre	Campeón del Sur
Iquique	Nelson Acosta	Rodrigo Naranjo	Lotto	ZOFRI
Ñublense	Fernando Díaz	Mathías Riquero	Cafu	PF
O'Higgins	Pablo Sánchez	Braulio Leal	New Balance	VTR
Palestino	Pablo Guede	Leonardo Valencia	Training	Bank of Palestine
San Marcos	Fernando Vergara	Pedro Carrizo	Dalponte	Terminal Puerto Arica
Santiago Wanderers	Emiliano Astorga	Jorge Ormeño	Mitre	Terminal Pacifico Sur Valparaiso
Unión Española	José Luis Sierra	Gonzalo Villagra	Joma	Universidad SEK
Unión La Calera	Ariel Pereyra	Mario Berríos	Training	PF
Universidad Católica	Mario Salas	Cristian Álvarez	Umbro	DirecTV
Universidad de Chile	Martín Lasarte	José Rojas	Adidas	Claro
Universidad de Concepción	Ronald Fuentes	Gabriel Vargas	Dalponte	PF

Standings[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Universidad de Chile	17	14	2	1	37	13	+24	44	Champions & 2015 Copa Libertadores group stage
2	Santiago Wanderers	17	14	1	2	31	14	+17	43	Pre-Libertadores Liguilla
3	Colo-Colo	17	13	2	2	34	11	+23	41
4	Palestino	17	10	1	6	28	21	+7	31	Pre-Libertadores Liguilla
5	Huachipato	17	8	2	7	30	25	+5	26
6	Unión Española	17	8	1	8	22	24	−2	25
7	Audax Italiano	17	6	5	6	26	21	+5	23
8	O'Higgins	17	6	5	6	27	25	+2	23
9	Unión La Calera	17	6	4	7	25	22	+3	22
10	Barnechea	17	6	2	9	16	26	−10	20
11	Ñublense	17	5	4	8	21	29	−8	19
12	Universidad de Concepción	17	4	6	7	18	23	−5	18
13	San Marcos	17	5	3	9	12	21	−9	18
14	Universidad Católica	17	5	2	10	20	25	−5	17
15	Cobresal	17	4	5	8	24	30	−6	17
16	Iquique	17	3	7	7	22	31	−9	16
17	Antofagasta	17	4	4	9	13	25	−12	16
18	Cobreloa	17	3	2	12	19	39	−20	11

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Results[]

Home \ Away	ANT	AUD	COB	CSL	CC	BAR	IQUI	HUA	ÑUB	OHI	PAL	SMA	SW	UE	ULC	UC	UCH	UDC
Antofagasta		0–0	2–1			1–1	1–0	2–2	2–0	2–1			0–2				0–3
Audax Italiano				2–2		3–1	2–1		0–1			3–0		0–1	2–2		2–3	4–1
Cobreloa		0–1				1–2	3–3		4–2				1–2		1–1		0–4	0–2
Cobresal	1–1		2–1		0–1			2–2		3–1	0–1	0–0		1–3		0–1
Colo-Colo	4–0	2–1					2–0		0–0	2–3				2–0			2–0
Barnechea					0–3			3–0		1–2		1–0		1–0	0–3	1–0
Iquique				2–2		1–0			1–1	0–0	2–4						2–2	1–1
Huachipato		1–2	2–0		1–3		5–0		3–0		2–0		4–0	1–3	0–4
Ñublense				2–3		0–1				1–1		2–1		3–1		2–1		2–1
O'Higgins		1–1	4–1					3–0			0–1	3–1		1–3			1–3	2–2
Palestino	3–1	1–0	1–2		1–3	2–0			2–2				0–1		3–2	2–1
San Marcos	1–0		0–1		1–1						1–0			2–1	2–1			0–0
Santiago Wanderers		2–2		4–1	2–0	3–0	2–0		2–1	1–0		2–1		1–0
Unión Española	1–0		2–1				2–5				2–5				2–0	1–0	0–1	0–0
Unión La Calera	3–1			2–1	0–2		1–1		3–2	1–2						1–0
Universidad Católica	1–0	2–1	5–1		1–2			0–3		2–2		2–0	0–1					2–2
Universidad de Chile				3–1		1–1		2–1			2–1	2–0	3–2		1–0	3–0		1–0
Universidad de Concepción				3–2	0–1	3–2		0–1			0–1		1–3		1–1

Updated to match(es) played on November 2014. Source: Soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Pre-Copa Libertadores Liguilla[]

Following the conclusion of the regular season, the teams placed 2nd to 5th qualify for the Liguilla in order to determine qualifying spots for the following international tournaments:

Winner qualifies for 2015 Copa Libertadores first stage (Chile 3).
Runner-up qualifies for 2015 Copa Sudamericana first stage (Chile 4).

Colo-Colo, placed 3rd, was ineligible to compete due to having already qualified for Copa Libertadores as champions of the previous tournament.

Semifinals					Final

2	Santiago Wanderers	4	2	6
6	Unión Española	2	3	5
					2	Santiago Wanderers	1	1	2
					4	Palestino	3	6	9
4	Palestino	3	3	6
5	Huachipato	1	0	1

Semifinals[]

10 December 2014 (2014-12-10) 1st Leg	Unión Española	2–4	Santiago Wanderers	showEstadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK, Santiago
19:00	Salom 4', 78' 78'	Report	Fernández 24' Gutiérrez 51' Medel 60' Luna 81'	Attendance: 3,304 Referee: Carlos Ulloa

14 December 2014 (2014-12-14) 2nd Leg	Santiago Wanderers	2–3	Unión Española	showEstadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso
18:30	Gutiérrez 45+2' Luna 51' (pen.)	Report	Currimilla 16' Barriga 82' (o.g.) Salom 90+2'	Attendance: 11,023 Referee: Julio Bascuñán

Santiago Wanderers won 6–5 on aggregate.

10 December 2014 (2014-12-10) 1st Leg	Huachipato	1–3	Palestino	showEstadio CAP, Talcahuano
21:15	Vilches 46'	Report	Silva 16' Ramos 45+2' (pen.) Valencia 90+2'	Attendance: 3,728 Referee: Roberto Tobar

14 December 2014 (2014-12-14) 2nd Leg	Palestino	3–0	Huachipato	showEstadio Municipal de La Cisterna, Santiago
16:00	Márquez 20' Lanaro 52', 67'	Report		Attendance: 2,343 Referee: Claudio Puga

Palestino won 6–1 on aggregate.

Final[]

17 December 2014 (2014-12-17) 1st Leg	Palestino	3–1	Santiago Wanderers	showEstadio Municipal de La Cisterna, Santiago
16:30	Valencia 16', 68' Valenzuela 33'	Report	Prieto 87'	Attendance: 1,575 Referee: Jorge Osorio

21 December 2014 (2014-12-21) 2nd Leg	Santiago Wanderers	1–6	Palestino	showEstadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso
18:30	Fernández 24' Luna 26'	Report	Contreras 4' Riquelme 6' Silva 29' Ramos 44' Lanaro 48' Valencia 57', 70'	Attendance: 9,436 Referee: Carlos Ulloa

Palestino won 9–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2015 Copa Libertadores. Santiago Wanderers, as runners-up, qualified for the 2016 Copa Sudamericana.

References[]

^ "Universidad de Chile se proclamó campeón tras derrotar a Unión La Calera". Radio Cooperativa. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

External links[]

2014 Torneo Apertura at Soccerway

[1] "Universidad de Chile se proclamó campeón tras derrotar a Unión La Calera". Radio Cooperativa. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

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