The 2010 Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno season (known as the 2010 Campeonato Nacional Petrobras for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th 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 east a ...

. Originally comprising two

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, the 2010 season was the first single-stage season since 2001. This was due to the devastating 8.8 magnitude

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on February 27, 2010. Universidad Católica won their tenth title.

Format changes

Due to

's qualification to the

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, the format for the season had seen a minor modification in the Apertura, which would not have the playoff stage. The Clausura remained unchanged. In the wake of the 8.8 magnitude

that struck the country on February 27, the format was further changed to a double round-robin format by the ANFP, because many teams could not fulfill their Apertura fixtures in time as a result of the earthquake damage. After the Round 1 (the first 17 dates), the team with the most points qualified to the

2010 Copa Sudamericana The 2010 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes (officially the 2010 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons) was the 9th edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. The winner qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores, ...

and the

2011 Copa Libertadores The 2011 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2011 Copa Santander Libertadores de América for sponsorship reasons) was the 52nd edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournamen ...

. The next best-placed team played a playoff against

Municipal Iquique Club de Deportes Iquique S.A.D.P. is a Chilean football club based in Iquique that is a current member of the Primera B. Founded in 1978, the club's home stadium is the Estadio Tierra de Campeones, which has a 13,171 capacity. Iquique has spent ...

for the last berth in the

. The season champion (the team with the most points after all 34 dates) also earned a berth to the

. The ''Chile 3'' berth for that competition have gone to the winner of a Liguilla of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th best-placed teams at the end of the season.

Teams

Standings

Results

Relegation/promotion playoffs

Internationals qualification

Round 1 standings

The team that occupies first-place after the first 17 matches of the season automatically qualified for the group stage of the

and the

. The second-placed team advanced to a playoff and face-off the 2009 Copa Chile runner-up

for a spot in the 2010 Copa Sudamericana.

Pre-Copa Sudamericana Playoff

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.

, The second best-placed team after Round 1, will play a two-legged tie against

, the 2009 Copa Chile runner-up, for the ''Chile 3'' berth in the

Pre-Copa Libertadores Liguilla

, Audax Italiano,

Unión Española Club Unión Española S.A.D.P. is a professional football club based in the Independencia neighborhood, commune of Santiago, Chile. They currently participate in the Primera División de Chile. It has a branch of women's football, and competes ...

and

Huachipato Club Deportivo Huachipato is a Chilean football club based in Talcahuano that is a current member of the Chilean Primera División. The club was founded 7 June 1947 and plays its home games at the Estadio CAP, which has a capacity of 10,500 p ...

qualified for the Copa Libertadores Liguilla. The winner of the Liguilla will qualify to the

as ''Chile 3''. The format for the Liguilla was a single elimination tournament, with two legs in each round. The team that finished 2nd in the final league standings played the team that finished 5th, and the team that finished 3rd played the team that finished 4th. The team that finished higher in the standings played the second leg at home. Ties were settled by points (3 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss). If there was a tie in point at the end of regulation of the second leg, the team with the best goal difference advances/wins. If a tie remains, the away goals rule is applied, followed by two 15-minute extra-time, and a penalty shootout if necessary.

First round

=Tie 1

=Tie 2

Finals

Top goalscorers

Source:

References

External links

ANFP

Season regulations

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