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Football league season

Campeonato Nacional Clausura Copa Banco Estado

Season	2008
Dates	21 June – 20 December 2008
Champions	Colo-Colo 28th title
Relegated	Provincial Osorno Deportes Melipilla Deportes Antofagasta
2009 Copa Libertadores	Colo-Colo Univ. de Chile (Clau. Table)
Matches played	186
Goals scored	605 (3.25 per match)
Top goalscorer	Lucas Barrios (19 goals)
Biggest home win	Dep. La Serena 6–2 Cobreloa (19 July)
Total attendance	1,233,447
Average attendance	6,631
← 2008–A 2009–A →

The 2008 Campeonato Nacional Clausura Copa Banco Estado was the 84th Chilean League top flight, in which Colo-Colo won its 28th league title after beating Palestino in the finals. The format is the same as the Apertura tournament, but the field was reduced from 20 teams to 19 since Deportes Concepción withdrew before the start of the tournament due to financial problems.

First stage

Results

	ANT	AUD	CLO	CSA	COL	EVE	HUA	LSE	MEL	ÑUB	OHI	OSO	PAL	RAN	SMO	UES	UCA	UCH	UCO
Antofagasta		3–0			1–0	0–1	0–2		4–2		1–2		0–3	2–1		1–1	2–3
Audax						2–1	0–3		2–2	1–1	1–0	1–2		3–0		0–0		0–1
Cobreloa	1–2	2–1		1–1	4–3	2–0			2–0			4–0		3–0		1–1
Cobresal	0–0	1–2					2–2	1–1		1–0					4–1		3–1	1–2	1–3
Colo-Colo		1–1		1–1				3–0				4–1	0–0	2–3	2–1	2–1		2–0
Everton				2–0	3–1			5–5	2–1			3–1	0–1		0–1	2–0			2–1
Huachipato			1–2		0–2	2–1		4–1	2–1				1–2	1–2	1–1				1–1
La Serena	2–0	1–1	6–2						1–0	3–3	1–3		3–0					2–2	2–1
Melipilla				1–2	0–2					1–1	2–1	3–1	0–2	0–1	1–5		3–5
Ñublense	2–0		1–1		1–2	1–0	0–1						2–1	2–2		0–3	0–2
O'Higgins			1–0	3–0	0–3	4–3	3–2			2–2					4–1	5–3	1–1		3–3
Osorno	0–1			0–3			3–1	1–2		4–1	1–1				0–1	1–2	2–4	1–2
Palestino		1–0	3–4	3–1							2–3	1–0			1–1			0–3	3–1
Rangers				2–1		2–0		2–1			3–1	1–0	1–1					1–0	2–3
S. Morning	2–1	3–5	3–1					3–2		2–2				1–1		1–2	1–0	0–3
U. Española				1–1			3–2	2–3	1–0				1–3	2–1			1–4	1–4	3–1
U. Católica		2–4	4–3		1–0	0–1	0–4	1–1					1–2	2–0
U. de Chile	3–0		3–1			1–2	1–3		4–1	2–1	5–3						2–1		1–1
U. Concepción	3–1	1–1	2–0		1–2				0–1	1–1		4–1			2–2		3–5

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Universidad de Chile	18	12	2	4	39	21	+18	38	2009 Copa Libertadores First Stage
2	Colo-Colo	18	10	3	5	32	19	+13	33
3	Palestino	18	10	3	5	29	22	+7	33
4	Rangers	18	9	3	6	25	25	0	30
5	Universidad Católica	18	9	2	7	37	33	+4	29
6	Everton	18	9	1	8	28	25	+3	28
7	O'Higgins	18	8	4	6	39	35	+4	28
8	Huachipato	18	8	3	7	33	25	+8	27
9	Cobreloa	18	8	3	7	34	32	+2	27
10	Deportes La Serena	18	7	6	5	37	34	+3	27
11	Santiago Morning	18	7	5	6	30	32	−2	26
12	Unión Española	18	7	4	7	27	31	−4	25
13	Audax Italiano	18	6	6	6	25	25	0	24
14	Deportes Antofagasta	18	7	2	9	20	27	−7	23
15	Universidad de Concepción	18	5	6	7	32	32	0	21
16	Cobresal	18	5	6	7	24	26	−2	21
17	Ñublense	18	3	8	7	21	29	−8	17
18	Deportes Melipilla	18	3	2	13	19	38	−19	11
19	Provincial Osorno	18	3	1	14	20	40	−20	10

Updated to match(es) played on November 9, 2008. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group standings

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Universidad de Chile	18	12	2	4	39	21	+18	38	Playoffs
2	Colo-Colo	18	10	3	5	32	19	+13	33
3	Unión Española	18	7	4	7	28	32	−4	25
4	Ñublense	18	3	8	7	21	29	−8	17

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Rangers	18	9	3	6	25	25	0	30	Playoffs
2	Universidad Católica	18	9	2	7	37	33	+4	29
3	Everton	18	9	1	8	28	25	+3	28	Play-off Match
4	Deportes La Serena	18	7	6	5	37	34	+3	27
5	Provincial Osorno	18	3	1	14	18	38	−20	10

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Palestino	18	10	3	5	29	22	+7	33	Playoffs
2	O'Higgins	18	8	4	6	39	35	+4	28
3	Santiago Morning	18	7	5	6	30	32	−2	26
4	Universidad de Concepción	18	5	6	7	32	32	0	21
5	Deportes Melipilla	18	3	2	13	19	38	−19	11

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Huachipato	18	8	3	7	34	32	+2	27	Playoffs
2	Cobreloa	18	8	3	7	34	32	+2	27	Play-off Match
3	Audax Italiano	18	6	6	6	25	25	0	24
4	Deportes Antofagasta	18	7	2	9	20	27	−7	23
5	Cobresal	18	5	6	7	24	26	−2	21

Updated to match(es) played on November 9, 2008. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Play-off match

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Everton	0–3	Cobreloa

Knock-out round

The clubs were seeded by their first phase standings.

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	8	Cobreloa	3	2	5
	1	Universidad de Chile	0	3	3
								8	Cobreloa	3	2	5
								2	Colo-Colo	3	2	5
	7	Huachipato	1	2	3
	2	Colo-Colo	1	4	5
															2	Colo-Colo	1	3	4
															3	Palestino	1	1	2
	6	O'Higgins	2	1	3
	3	Palestino	2	2	4
								3	Palestino	0	2	2
								4	Rangers	0	2	2
	5	Universidad Católica	3	1	4
	4	Rangers	3	1	4

Primera Division 2008 Clausura champions
Colo-Colo 28th title

Colo-Colo qualified to the 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.

Top goalscorers

P	Player	Team	Goals
1	Lucas Barrios	Colo-Colo	18
2	Gastón Cellerino	Rangers	16
	Nestor Bareiro	O'Higgins	16
4	Julio Gutiérrez	Universidad Católica	12
5	Gustavo Canales	Deportes La Serena	10
	Leonardo Monje	Huachipato	10
	Gustavo Savoia	Cobreloa	10

Relegation

Main article: 2008 Primera División of Chile § Relegation

Pos	Team	Pts
15	Unión Española	47.33
16	Universidad de Concepción	45.66
17	Deportes Antofagasta	42.63
18	Deportes Melipilla	33.87
19	Provincial Osorno	26.56

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Note: Points were computed using 38% of 2007 points plus 60% of 2008 points.

Relegation/promotion playoffs

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Coquimbo Unido	1–5	Universidad de Concepción	0–2	1–3
Deportes Puerto Montt	4–5	Unión Española	1–2	3–3

Unión Española & Universidad de Concepción remained at the Primera División.

External links

• RSSSF Chile 2008