2025 Chilean Primera División

The 2025 Chilean Primera División, known as Campeonato Itaú 2025 for sponsorship purposes,[1] will be the 95th season of the Chilean Primera División, Chile's top-flight football league. The season is expected to start in February and end in December 2025.[2]

Campeonato Itaú
Season2025
DatesFebruary – December 2025
2024
2026

Colo-Colo will be the defending champions.

Teams

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Locations of the 2025 Chilean Primera División teams – Santiago.

16 teams will take part in the league in this season: the top 14 teams from the 2024 tournament, plus the 2024 Primera B champions Deportes La Serena and the winners of the promotion play-offs. La Serena secured promotion to the top tier after two years on 29 September 2024, winning the Primera B tournament with a 1–0 win over Deportes Recoleta.[3] The promoted teams will replace Cobreloa and Deportes Copiapó, who were relegated to Primera B at the end of the 2024 season.

Stadia and locations

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Team City Stadium Capacity
Audax Italiano Santiago (La Florida) Bicentenario de La Florida 12,000
Cobresal El Salvador El Cobre 12,000
Colo-Colo Santiago (Macul) Monumental David Arellano 47,347
Coquimbo Unido Coquimbo Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso 18,750
Deportes Iquique Iquique Tierra de Campeones 13,171
Deportes La Serena La Serena La Portada 18,243
Everton Viña del Mar Sausalito 22,360
Huachipato Talcahuano Huachipato-CAP Acero 10,500
Ñublense Chillán Nelson Oyarzún Arenas 12,000
O'Higgins Rancagua El Teniente 13,849
Palestino Santiago (La Cisterna) Municipal de La Cisterna 8,000
Unión Española Santiago (Independencia) Santa Laura-Universidad SEK 19,000
Unión La Calera La Calera Nicolás Chahuán Nazar 9,200
Universidad Católica Santiago (Las Condes) San Carlos de Apoquindo[i] 20,000
Universidad de Chile Santiago (Ñuñoa) Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos 48,665
Notes
  1. ^ Universidad Católica play their home matches at Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK in Santiago since Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo is closed for remodeling works.[4]

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Kit manufacturer Main shirt sponsors
Audax Italiano   Juan José Ribera Macron Traverso
Cobresal   Gustavo Huerta KS7 Huilco
Colo-Colo   Jorge Almirón Adidas Coolbet
Coquimbo Unido   Esteban González Capelli Sport RojaBet
Deportes Iquique   Miguel Ramírez Rete Collahuasi
Deportes La Serena   Erwin Durán KS7 Tonybet
Everton   Vacant Charly Terrawind
Huachipato   Jaime García Marathon Novibet
Ñublense   Vacant Capelli Sport JugaBet
O'Higgins   Francisco Meneghini Joma LatamWin
Palestino   Lucas Bovaglio Capelli Sport Bank of Palestine
Unión Española   José Luis Sierra Kappa Universidad SEK
Unión La Calera   Walter Lemma Givova GWM, Suzuval
Universidad Católica   Tiago Nunes Puma BICE
Universidad de Chile   Gustavo Álvarez Adidas JugaBet

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
O'Higgins   Víctor Fuentes Return to the youth setup 10 November 2024 Pre-season   Francisco Meneghini 23 November 2024[5]
Huachipato   Igor Oca End of contract 14 November 2024[6]   Jaime García 20 November 2024[7]
Ñublense   Mario Salas 20 November 2024[8]
Everton   Esteban Solari Sacked 26 November 2024[9]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Audax Italiano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Cobresal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Colo-Colo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
4 Coquimbo Unido 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
5 Deportes Iquique 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Deportes La Serena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Everton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Huachipato 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Ñublense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 O'Higgins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Palestino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Unión Española 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Unión La Calera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Universidad Católica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Universidad de Chile 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Primera B
16 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: TBC February 2025. Source: ANFP
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game (only if needed to decide championship between two teams), 3) Goal difference, 4) Matches won, 5) Goals for, 6) Away goals for, 7) Red cards, 8) Yellow cards, 9) Drawing of lots.

References

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  1. ^ "Betsson queda en el pasado: la ANFP cierra al nuevo sponsor del Campeonato Nacional para la temporada 2024" [Betsson is left in the past: ANFP reaches a deal with the new Campeonato Nacional sponsor for the 2024 season] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Calendario del fútbol chileno: ¿cuándo comenzaría el Campeonato Nacional 2025?" [Chilean football's calendar: when would the 2025 Campeonato Nacional start?] (in Spanish). ADN Radio. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Fiesta en La Portada: Deportes La Serena vence a Recoleta, grita campeón y logra su ascenso a Primera División" [Party at La Portada: Deportes La Serena beat Recoleta, shout champion, and clinch their promotion to Primera División] (in Spanish). ADN Radio. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  4. ^ "La U y la UC aseguran la localía en el estadio Santa Laura para la temporada 2023" [The U and UC secure Santa Laura stadium as their home venue for the 2023 season] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  5. ^ "O'Higgins oficializó a Francisco Meneghini como su nuevo técnico" [O'Higgins turned Francisco Meneghini official as their new manager] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Huachipato anunció la salida del entrenador Igor Oca" [Huachipato announced the exit of coach Igor Oca] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Jaime García fue presentado como DT de Huachipato y ya hizo sus primeras promesas: "Lo haremos increíble"" [Jaime García was presented as manager of Huachipato and already made his first promises: "We will do amazing"] (in Spanish). En Cancha. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Pese a clasificar a Copa Libertadores: se acabó el ciclo de Mario Salas en Ñublense" [Despite qualifying for the Copa Libertadores: Mario Salas's cycle at Ñublense ended] (in Spanish). En Cancha. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Everton se queda sin DT: Esteban Solari no continúa en Viña del Mar pese a clasificar a la Copa Sudamericana" [Everton end up without a manager: Esteban Solari does not continue in Viña del Mar despite qualifying for the Copa Sudamericana] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
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