2008 Torneo Apertura (Chile)

The Torneo Apertura "Copa BancoEstado" opened the 2008 season on January 25. The 20 teams were organized into four groups, but played each other in a single round-robin format. The top-two teams from each group advanced to a single elimination play-off, but the best 3rd-place team had to worst 2nd-place team in an advancement play-off match. The winner of the tournament will be crowned the Apertura champion, and will earn a spot in the 2009 Copa Libertadores Group Stage. The champion and runner-up with earn spots in the 2008 Copa Sudamericana.

First phase

Updated to games played on May 4, 2008.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. Deportes Concepción were docked nine points for using ineligible players in Round 2.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Group standings

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Updated to games played on May 4, 2008.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. Deportes Concepción were docked six points for using ineligible players in Round 2.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Play-off match

Playoff Stage

The clubs were seeded by their first phase standings.

Primera Division 2008 Apertura Champion
Everton 4th Title

Everton qualified to the 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.

Top-five goalscorers

P	Scorer	Team	Goals
1	Lucas Barrios	Colo-Colo	19
2	Esteban Paredes	Santiago Morning	15
3	Manuel Villalobos	Universidad de Chile	13
	Ezequiel Miralles	Everton	13
5	Gabriel Vargas	Universidad de Concepción	12

External links

• RSSSF Chile 2008

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