The 2013
Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno season (known as the 2013 Torneo Transición
Petrobras
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for sponsorship reasons) was the 82nd season of top-flight football in
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
.
Huachipato
Huachipato FC is a Chilean football club based in Talcahuano that currently plays in the Chilean Primera División. Huachipato was founded on 7 June 1947 by workers of the homonymous steel mill in Talcahuano, and it currently plays its home g ...
was the defending champion.
Format changes
Starting in 2013, the
ANFP's Council of Club Presidents approved a change from a season contained entirely within a calendar year to a season that spans two calendar years. To manage this transition, the 2013 season was held with only a single championship instead of the traditional
Apertura and Clausura
The ' () and ' () tournaments is a split Season (sports), season format for Spanish-speaking sports leagues. It is a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American soccer, football sports league, leagues in which the traditional association ...
format. The Apertura and Clausura format returned for the 2013–14 season, but without the playoff rounds conducted in the past.
Teams
Eighteen teams will be competing in the Primera División for the 2013 season, fifteen of whom are returning from the
2012 season.
Universidad de Concepción
Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to:
Places
* Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico
* Universidad (Madrid)
Football clubs
* Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
...
,
Unión San Felipe
Unión San Felipe is a Chilean football club, their hometown is San Felipe in the V Región of Valparaíso. They play in the second level of the Chilean football league, the Primera B.
The club was founded on October 16, 1956 with the merger ...
and
La Serena were relegated last season after finishing 15th, 17th and 18th overall, respectively. They were replaced by
San Marcos,
Ñublense
Club Deportivo Ñublense () is a professional Association football, football team based in Chillán, Ñuble Region, Chile. The club was formed in 1916 under the name of Liceo Fútbol Club. They compete in Chile's Chilean Primera División, Primer ...
and
Everton, the 2012 Primera B winner, runner-up and fourth place, respectively.
Torneo de Transición
The Torneo de Transición began in January and ended in May.
Classification stage
The Classification Stage began in January and ended in May.
Standings
Results
Top goalscorers
Relegation
Relegation/promotion playoffs
References
External links
ANFP2013 Torneo Transición at SoccerwaySeason regulations
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Primera División de Chile tournaments
Primera División de Chile seasons
2013 in South American football leagues
2013 in Chilean football
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