The 2009 Campeonato Nacional de Apertura Copa Banco Estado was the 85th season of top-tier football in Chile. The tournament champion was

Universidad de Chile The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.

, so that earned their 13th league title after a five-year winless, after winning over

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on points, in the finals, that allowed the automatically qualification of the university team to the 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage. After the relegations of

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and Deportes Concepción (because administration problems), the number of teams that contested the tournament was reduced from 20 to 18, following the promotion of

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, which made their first top-flight appearance in 35 years. It began on 31 January during a 2–2 draw between

and

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at the

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, and ended on 28 June.

Format changes

The format for 2009 remains largely the same as

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, except for the advancement to the Playoff Stages. Groups will no longer be used to determine who advance to the next stage. Instead, the top-eight teams in Classification Stage will advance.

International qualification changes

Qualification to the

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remains the same, as well as qualification to the Chile 1 spot in the

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. The Chile 2 spot will be contested between the second-best team in the first stage and the 2008-09 Copa Chile winner. The winner of the single match will qualify to the

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Team information

The number of teams were reduced starting with this season from 20 to 18.

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, and Deportes Concepción were relegated last season to the Primera B. They were replaced by

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and

Regular season

Standings

Results

Playoff stage

Updated as of games played on July 7, 2009. Universidad de Chile qualified to the 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.

Top goalscorers

Copa Sudamericana playoff

The second-best team of the Classification Stage (

) played a match at

Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Estadio Bicentenario Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso is a multi-purpose stadium in Coquimbo, Chile. Currently, it is mostly used for football matches. It is the home stadium of Coquimbo Unido. The former stadium was inaugurated on July 1, 1970 and ho ...

in the city of

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against the

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champions, (

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) for the Chile 2 spot in the

. ''

classified to the Chile 2 berth for the 2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage.''

References

External links

ANFP

2009 Torneo Apertura at Soccerway

Season regulations

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