The 2018 Campeonato Nacional, known as Campeonato Nacional Scotiabank 2018 for sponsorship purposes, was the 88th season of top-flight football in

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...

. The season started on 2 February and ended on 2 December.

Colo-Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has pla ...

were the defending champions, having won the 2017 Transición tournament. Universidad Católica won their thirteenth title on the last day of the season following a 2–1 win at

Deportes Temuco Deportes Temuco is a Chilean football club based in Temuco, Araucanía Region. It currently plays in the Chilean Primera División B, holding home games at the new '' Estadio Municipal Germán Becker''. The club was founded on February 22, 19 ...

, who were relegated to the second tier with this defeat.

Format changes

For the 2018 season, the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP) approved a change of format from the Apertura-Clausura system that had been used in previous seasons, to a single tournament during the calendar year. The 16 teams played each other twice (once at home and once away) for a total of 30 matches. Qualification for the

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and

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was awarded to the top seven teams at the end of the season, as well as the

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champions, while the bottom two teams were automatically relegated.

Teams

Stadia and locations

a: Audax Italiano played their home matches against Deportes Temuco and Everton at

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and

Estadio El Teniente Estadio El Teniente, also known as Estadio El Teniente-Codelco for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Rancagua, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium can fit 14,087 people and was built in 1945 wi ...

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due to pitch renovation works at

Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida Estadio Bicentenario Municipal de La Florida is a multi-purpose stadium, located in La Florida, in eastern Santiago, Chile. It is the home stadium of Chilean football team Audax Italiano. The stadium was built in 1986 and rebuilt in 2008. The sta ...

.
b: Deportes Iquique played their home matches against Universidad de Chile, Universidad Católica, and Colo-Colo at Estadio Zorros del Desierto in Calama.
c: San Luis played their home matches against Deportes Temuco, O'Higgins, and Unión Española at

Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander (), formerly known as ''Estadio Regional Chiledeportes'' and ''Estadio Municipal de Valparaíso'', is a multi-purpose stadium in Valparaíso, Chile. It is commonly known as Estadio Playa Ancha, due to the suburb whe ...

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due to pitch renovation works at Estadio Municipal Lucio Fariña Fernández.
d: Unión La Calera temporarily play their home matches at

Estadio Municipal Lucio Fariña Fernández Estadio Municipal Lucio Fariña Fernández is a multi-use stadium in Quillota, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unquali ...

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due to remodeling works at

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán is a multi-use stadium in La Calera, Valparaíso Region, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home ground of Unión La Calera of the Chilean Primera División. The stadium was o ...

. They played their home matches against Colo-Colo, Palestino, and Universidad Católica at Estadio Sausalito in

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due to pitch renovation works at Estadio Municipal Lucio Fariña Fernández.

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

Standings

Results

Top goalscorers

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References

External links

ANFP
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2018 in Chilean sport Primera División de Chile seasons 2018 in Chilean football