2016 Torneo Apertura (Chile)

The 2016 Campeonato Nacional Apertura Scotiabank was the 99th Chilean League top flight, in which Universidad Católica won its 12th league title, their second in a row.

Campeonato Nacional Apertura Scotiabank

Season	2016–17
Dates	29 July – 10 December 2016
Champions	Universidad Católica (12th title)
2017 Copa Libertadores	Deportes Iquique Unión Española (playoff winners) Colo-Colo (Cup champions)
2017 Copa Sudamericana	Palestino Universidad de Chile O'Higgins (playoff losers) Everton (Cup runners-up)
Matches played	120
Goals scored	347 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorer	Nicolás Castillo (13 goals)
Biggest home win	Palestino 5–1 D. Antofagasta (15 October)
Biggest away win	D. Iquique 2–6 U. Católica (4 December)
Highest attendance	44,789 U. de Chile 2–2 D. Iquique (5 November)
Total attendance	853,851
Average attendance	7,115
← 2016–C 2017–C →

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Universidad Católica (C)	15	9	4	2	37	18	+19	31	2017 Copa Libertadores group stage
2	Deportes Iquique	15	8	4	3	28	22	+6	28
3	Unión Española	15	8	3	4	27	20	+7	27	Pre-Libertadores playoff
4	O'Higgins	15	7	5	3	23	15	+8	26
5	Colo-Colo	15	6	5	4	26	20	+6	23	2017 Copa Libertadores second stage
6	Palestino	15	6	3	6	25	19	+6	21	2017 Copa Sudamericana first stage
7	Universidad de Chile	15	5	6	4	23	22	+1	21
8	San Luis	15	6	3	6	21	22	−1	21
9	Deportes Antofagasta	15	5	4	6	17	22	−5	19
10	Huachipato	15	4	6	5	24	24	0	18
11	Santiago Wanderers	15	5	3	7	13	20	−7	18
12	Deportes Temuco	15	5	1	9	15	21	−6	16
13	Cobresal	15	4	4	7	14	21	−7	16
14	Everton	15	3	6	6	22	28	−6	15	2017 Copa Sudamericana first stage
15	Audax Italiano	15	4	3	8	17	28	−11	15
16	Universidad de Concepción	15	4	2	9	15	25	−10	14

Updated to match(es) played on 10 December 2016. Source: ANFP, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

Results

Home \ Away	AUD	CSL	CC	ANT	DIQ	TEM	EVE	HUA	OHI	PAL	SL	SW	UE	UC	UCH	UDC
Audax Italiano			0–2	1–0	1–2	1–1	0–3			2–1	1–2		3–1
Cobresal	1–1				1–2				2–1	0–2		1–1	0–2		2–0	2–0
Colo-Colo		3–0			0–2	0–2	4–2				3–3	1–1	1–2		2–0
Deportes Antofagasta		0–0	2–2		0–0	0–2		3–0			1–0			1–5
Deportes Iquique							3–1		1–1	2–2	3–1	3–0		2–6		0–2
Deportes Temuco		1–2			1–3						2–0	2–3	1–2	0–2	0–3	1–0
Everton		2–1		0–3		1–2			2–2	1–2	1–1		1–1		2–2
Huachipato	3–1	4–1	2–2		1–2	1–0	2–2						2–2
O'Higgins	1–2		1–0	3–1		1–0		2–0		3–2		4–0		1–1
Palestino			1–2	5–1		2–0		2–1			3–4	0–0	2–0
San Luis		1–0						1–1	0–1			2–1		2–0	2–4	2–0
Santiago Wanderers	2–0			0–1			0–1	0–2					0–2		1–0	2–0
Unión Española				2–1	3–1				1–1		1–0			3–4	2–3	3–0
Universidad Católica	4–1	1–1	2–2				3–1	2–1		1–1		1–2				2–0
Universidad de Chile	2–2			1–1	2–2			2–2	0–0	1–0				0–3		3–1
Universidad de Concepción	3–1		0–2	1–2			2–2	2–2	3–1	1–0

Updated to match(es) played on 10 December 2016. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Title

Campeonato Nacional 2016 Apertura champions
Universidad Católica 12th title

Pre-Copa Libertadores playoff

The pre-Copa Libertadores playoff was played between:

• O'Higgins (2016 Clausura third place)
• Unión Española (2016 Apertura third place)

The winner qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores second stage, while the loser qualified for the 2017 Copa Sudamericana first stage.

Unión Española v O'Higgins

17 December 2016 (2016-12-17)	Unión Española	1–1 (4–2 p)	O'Higgins	Estadio Nacional, Santiago
19:00	Churín 40'	Report	Muñoz 70'	Attendance: 6,153 Referee: Patricio Polic
	Penalties
	Churín Larenas Aranguiz Pinares Salom		Opazo Barriga Muñoz Insaurralde

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Club	Goals
1	Nicolás Castillo	Universidad Católica	13
2	Leandro Benegas	Palestino	10
	Diego Churín	Unión Española	10
	Esteban Paredes	Colo-Colo	10
5	Diego Buonanotte	Universidad Católica	8
	Cristian Insaurralde	O'Higgins	8
	Carlos Salom	Unión Española	8

Source: Soccerway

External links

• ANFP (in Spanish)