The 2009
Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno season was the 78th 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 ...
. The season was composed of two championships: the
Torneo Apertura &
Torneo Clasura.
Format changes
The format for 2009 remains largely the same as
2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
, 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
Copa Libertadores
The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América (), is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in South American club football. The tournam ...
remains the same, as well as qualification to the Chile 1 spot in the
Copa Sudamericana
The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, also known as Copa Sudamericana (; ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL, the governing body of football in South America, since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club com ...
. 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
2009 Copa Sudamericana
The 2009 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes (officially the 2009 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons) is the 8th edition of the CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. Internacional were the defending champions, having ...
.
Team information
The number of teams were reduced starting with this season from 20 to 18.
Antofagasta
Antofagasta () is a port city in northern Chile, about north of Santiago. It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and Antofagasta Region. According to the 2015 census, the city has a population of 402,669.
Once claimed by Bolivia follo ...
,
Osorno,
Melipilla
Melipilla (Mapudungun for "four Pillans") is a Chilean Communes of Chile, commune and Capital (political), capital List of cities in Chile, city of the Melipilla Province, province of the same name. It is part of the Santiago Metropolitan Region ...
, and
Deportes Concepción were relegated last season to the Primera B. They were replaced by
Municipal Iquique
Club de Deportes Iquique S.A.D.P. is a Chilean professional football club based in Iquique, currently playing in the Chilean Primera División. Founded in 1978, the club's home stadium is the Estadio Tierra de Campeones, which has a 13,171 capaci ...
and
Curicó Unido
Curicó Unido is a football club based in Curicó, Maule Region, Chile. They currently play in the Primera B de Chile, the second level of the Chilean football system. They are currently managed by Héctor Almandoz.
History
Curicó Unido was f ...
.
Torneo Apertura
The Torneo Apertura, officially the Campeonato Nacional de Apertura de Primera División de Fútbol Profesional (), was the first tournament of the season. It began on January 31 and ended on June 28.
Classification stage
Standings
Results
Playoff stage
Top goalscorers
Copa Sudamericana playoff
Torneo Clausura
The Torneo Clasura, officially the Campeonato Nacional de Clausura de Primera División de Fútbol Profesional (), was the second tournament of the season. It began on July 12 and was ended on December 16.
Classification Stage
Standings
Results
Playoff stage
Top goalscorers
Relegation
See also
*
2009 in Chilean football
*
2009 Copa Chile
The 2009 Copa Chile was the 30th edition of the competition. The competition started on May 10, 2009 with the preliminary round and concluded on November 15, 2009 with the Final. The winner qualifies for the 2010 Copa Sudamericana.
Schedule
Tea ...
*
List of 2009 Primera División de Chile transfers
References
External links
ANFP
Season regulations
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Primera División de Chile seasons
Chile
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