2022 Chilean Primera División

The 2022 Chilean Primera División, known as Campeonato PlanVital 2022 for sponsorship purposes,[1] is the 92nd season of the Chilean Primera División, Chile's top-flight football league. The season began on 4 February 2022 and is scheduled to end on 6 November 2022.[2][3]

Campeonato Nacional
Season2022
Dates4 February – 6 November 2022
Matches played88
Goals scored209 (2.38 per match)
Top goalscorerJoe Abrigo
Lautaro Palacios
(8 goals each)
Biggest home winCuricó Unido 5–0 O'Higgins
(13 March)
Biggest away winPalestino 0–5 Colo-Colo
(20 March)
Highest scoringUnión La Calera 2–4 U. de Chile
(6 February)
← 2021
2023 →
All statistics correct as of 30 April 2022.

Universidad Católica are the defending champions.

Teams

16 teams take part in the league in this season, down by one from the previous season: the top 14 teams from the 2021 tournament, plus the 2021 Primera B champions Coquimbo Unido and the winners of the promotion/relegation play-off Huachipato. The promoted teams replaced Santiago Wanderers, who were relegated to Primera B at the end of the 2021 season, and Deportes Melipilla, who were deducted six points from their 2021 campaign on 13 January 2022 and were also relegated.[4]

Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2022 Chilean Primera División teams.
Team City Stadium Capacity
Audax ItalianoSantiago (La Florida)Bicentenario de La Florida[lower-roman 1]12,000
CobresalEl SalvadorEl Cobre12,000
Colo-ColoSantiago (Macul)Monumental David Arellano47,347
Coquimbo UnidoCoquimboFrancisco Sánchez Rumoroso18,750
Curicó UnidoCuricóLa Granja8,278
Deportes AntofagastaAntofagastaCalvo y Bascuñán21,178
Deportes La SerenaLa SerenaLa Portada18,243
EvertonViña del MarSausalito22,360
HuachipatoTalcahuanoHuachipato-CAP Acero10,500
ÑublenseChillánNelson Oyarzún Arenas12,000
O'HigginsRancaguaEl Teniente13,849
PalestinoSantiago (La Cisterna)Municipal de La Cisterna8,000
Unión EspañolaSantiago (Independencia)Santa Laura-Universidad SEK19,000
Unión La CaleraLa CaleraNicolás Chahuán Nazar9,200
Universidad CatólicaSantiago (Las Condes)San Carlos de Apoquindo14,118
Universidad de ChileSantiago (Ñuñoa)Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos[lower-roman 2]48,665
Notes
  1. Audax Italiano will play their home matches at Estadio El Teniente in Rancagua since Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida is being used as a vaccination center for COVID-19.[5]
  2. Universidad de Chile will play their home matches at Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK in Santiago since Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos is closed for remodeling works for the 2023 Pan American Games.

Personnel and kits
Team Head coach Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Audax Italiano Juan José Ribera Macron Traverso
Cobresal Gustavo Huerta KS7 CSI
Colo-Colo Gustavo Quinteros Adidas Pilsen del Sur
Coquimbo Unido Patricio Graff Siker Betway
Curicó Unido Damián Muñoz OneFit Multihogar
Deportes Antofagasta Diego Reveco (caretaker) Claus-7 Minera Escondida
Deportes La Serena Óscar Correa (caretaker) Macron Betano
Everton Francisco Meneghini Charly Claro
Huachipato Mario Salas OneFit PF
Ñublense Jaime García OneFit Betway
O'Higgins Mariano Soso Adidas Autismo Rancagua
Palestino Gustavo Costas Capelli Sport Bank of Palestine
Unión Española César Bravo Kappa Universidad SEK
Unión La Calera Carlos Galdames (caretaker) Siker Betway
Universidad Católica Ariel Holan Under Armour BICE
Universidad de Chile Sebastián Miranda (caretaker) Adidas Betano

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Deportes Antofagasta Diego Reveco End of caretaker spell 4 December 2021 Pre-season Juan Tolisano 21 December 2021[6]
Palestino Patricio Graff End of contract 5 December 2021[7] Gustavo Costas 20 December 2021[8]
Unión La Calera Francisco Meneghini 5 December 2021[9] Martín Anselmi 17 December 2021[10]
Universidad de Chile Cristián Romero End of caretaker spell 5 December 2021[11] Santiago Escobar 9 December 2021[12]
Audax Italiano Pablo Sánchez Resigned 6 December 2021[13] Ronald Fuentes 16 December 2021[14]
Everton Roberto Sensini Mutual agreement 6 December 2021[15] Francisco Meneghini 17 December 2021[16]
O'Higgins Miguel Ramírez End of contract 6 December 2021[17] Mariano Soso 10 December 2021[18]
Coquimbo Unido Héctor Tapia Resigned 4 January 2022[19] Patricio Graff 6 January 2022[20]
Audax Italiano Ronald Fuentes Sacked 21 March 2022[21] 13th Juan José Ribera 22 March 2022[22]
Deportes La Serena Ivo Basay 16 April 2022[23] 13th Óscar Correa[lower-roman 1] 18 April 2022[24]
Deportes Antofagasta Juan Tolisano 18 April 2022[25] 16th Diego Reveco[lower-roman 1] 18 April 2022[25]
Universidad Católica Cristian Paulucci Mutual agreement 18 April 2022[26] 9th Rodrigo Valenzuela[lower-roman 1] 19 April 2022[27]
Unión La Calera Martín Anselmi 25 April 2022[28] 15th Carlos Galdames[lower-roman 1] 25 April 2022[29]
Universidad Católica Rodrigo Valenzuela End of caretaker spell 30 April 2022 10th Ariel Holan 30 April 2022[30]
Universidad de Chile Santiago Escobar Mutual agreement 30 April 2022[31] 13th Sebastián Miranda[lower-roman 1] 30 April 2022[31]
Notes
  1. Caretaker manager.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Colo-Colo 11 6 3 2 22 8 +14 21 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Unión Española 11 6 3 2 13 10 +3 21
3 Curicó Unido 11 5 4 2 19 7 +12 19 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
4 Ñublense 11 5 4 2 14 10 +4 19 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
5 O'Higgins 11 5 3 3 12 12 0 18
6 Cobresal 11 5 2 4 17 14 +3 17
7 Huachipato 11 5 2 4 9 11 −2 17
8 Everton 11 3 5 3 10 9 +1 14
9 Audax Italiano 11 3 4 4 12 13 −1 13
10 Universidad Católica 11 4 1 6 13 17 −4 13
11 Palestino 11 2 7 2 9 14 −5 13
12 Coquimbo Unido 11 3 3 5 15 18 −3 12
13 Universidad de Chile 11 3 2 6 13 17 −4 11
14 Deportes Antofagasta 11 2 4 5 10 12 −2 10
15 Deportes La Serena 11 2 3 6 15 23 −8 9 Relegation to Primera B
16 Unión La Calera 11 1 6 4 6 14 −8 9
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: ANFP, Soccerway
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.

Results
Home \ Away AUD CSL CC COQ CUR ANT DLS EVE HUA ÑUB OHI PAL UE ULC UC UCH
Audax Italiano — 1–1 0–3 1–2 3–1 0–1 2–0
Cobresal 0–1 — 2–1 2–3 1–1 3–1
Colo-Colo 1–1 2–1 — 2–0 4–0 a 4–1
Coquimbo Unido — 3–2 0–1 2–2 3–2 2–3 1–0
Curicó Unido — 2–0 4–0 5–0 0–0 0–1
Deportes Antofagasta 0–1 0–1 — 2–2 0–0 1–0 0–0
Deportes La Serena 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 — 1–3 1–2
Everton 0–0 2–0 1–1 — 0–1 0–0
Huachipato 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–3 — 1–0
Ñublense 1–1 3–1 2–1 — 0–0 3–2
O'Higgins 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 — 2–1
Palestino 0–5 1–1 1–0 — 0–0 3–2
Unión Española 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 —
Unión La Calera 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 — 2–4
Universidad Católica 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–1 — 2–1
Universidad de Chile a 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 a —
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: ANFP, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
As of 30 April 2022
Rank Name Club Goals
1 Joe Abrigo Coquimbo Unido 8
Lautaro Palacios Audax Italiano
3 Gastón Lezcano Cobresal 7
Fernando Zampedri Universidad Católica
5 Lucas Di Yorio Everton 6
Cristian Palacios Universidad de Chile
7 Diego Coelho Curicó Unido 5
8 Alexander Aravena Ñublense 4
Gabriel Costa Colo-Colo
Juan Martín Lucero Colo-Colo
Rodrigo Piñeiro Unión Española
Leonardo Valencia Deportes La Serena
Pablo Solari Colo-Colo

Source: Soccerway

See also

References
  1. "AFP PlanVital, el nuevo socio comercial de la Primera División del fútbol chileno" [AFP PlanVital, the new commercial partner of the First Division of Chilean football] (in Spanish). ANFP. 15 February 2019.
  2. "Anfp decide retrasar fecha de inicio del campeonato nacional 2022 a petición de los clubes" [ANFP decides to delay the start date of the 2022 Campeonato Nacional at the request of the clubs] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  3. "Ya hay fechas: ANFP entregó el fixture oficial del Campeonato Nacional 2022" [There are already dates: ANFP delivered the official fixture of the 2022 Campeonato Nacional] (in Spanish). Encancha.cl. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. "Tribunal de Disciplina de la ANFP revierte expulsión de Melipilla, pero condena su descenso por resta de puntos y salva a Huachipato y Curicó" [ANFP Court of Discipline reverses Melipilla's expulsion, but sentences their relegation on points deduction and saves Huachipato and Curicó] (in Spanish). RedGol. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. "La Florida convierte el Bicentenario en centro de vacunación y aparta a Audax" [La Florida turns the Bicentenario into a vaccination center and sets Audax aside] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  6. "Deportes Antofagasta anunció al venezolano Juan Domingo Tolisano como nuevo director técnico" [Deportes Antofagasta announced the Venezuelan Juan Domingo Tolisano as new manager] (in Spanish). AlAireLibre.cl. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  7. "No va más: Palestino decide que Patricio Graff salga de la banca y ya busca nuevo estratega para el 2022" [He is no more: Palestino decide that Patricio Graff leaves the bench and are already looking for a new strategist for 2022] (in Spanish). RedGol. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  8. "¡Palestino da el gran golpe del mercado! Confirma como su nuevo entrenador al laureado Gustavo Costas" [Palestino deal the market's big blow! They confirm the laureate Gustavo Costas as their new manager] (in Spanish). RedGol. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  9. "Unión La Calera también se quedó sin técnico: "Paqui" Meneghini decidió no continuar en el club" [Unión La Calera were also left without a manager: "Paqui" Meneghini decided not to continue in the club] (in Spanish). Encancha.cl. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  10. "Unión La Calera repite la fórmula y contrata a un desconocido e inexperto entrenador" [Unión La Calera repeat the formula and hire an unknown and inexperienced manager] (in Spanish). RedGol. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  11. "Universidad de Chile ya tiene una lista para decidir al técnico que reemplazará al interino Cristián Romero" [Universidad de Chile already have a list to decide the manager who will replace interim Cristián Romero] (in Spanish). ADN Radio. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  12. "La U ya tiene técnico: Santiago Escobar firma por los próximos 12 meses" [The U already have a manager: Santiago Escobar signs for the next 12 months] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  13. "Pablo Sánchez dejó de ser DT de Audax Italiano: Mis objetivos no coinciden con el proyecto del club" [Pablo Sánchez ceased to be the manager of Audax Italiano: My goals do not coincide with the club's project] (in Spanish). AlAireLibre.cl. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  14. "Audax Italiano anuncia a Ronald Fuentes como su nuevo técnico" [Audax Italiano announce Ronald Fuentes as their new manager] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  15. "Roberto Sensini no llegó a acuerdo con Everton y dejará de ser el técnico de los "Ruleteros"" [Roberto Sensini did not reach an agreement with Everton and will cease to be the Ruleteros’s manager] (in Spanish). Encancha.cl. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  16. "Oficial: Francisco Meneghini es anunciado como nuevo entrenador de Everton" [Official: Francisco Meneghini is announced as new manager of Everton] (in Spanish). RedGol. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  17. "O'Higgins no renueva a Miguel Ramírez" [O'Higgins do not renew Miguel Ramírez] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  18. "O'Higgins tiene nuevo entrenador: el club oficializa la llegada del argentino Mariano Soso" [O'Higgins have a new manager: the club makes official the arrival of Argentine Mariano Soso] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  19. "Inesperado: Tito Tapia deja la banca de Coquimbo Unido para cuidar a su familia contagiada por Covid-19" [Unexpected: Tito Tapia leaves Coquimbo Unido's bench to take care of his family infected by COVID-19] (in Spanish). RedGol. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  20. "Segundo ciclo: Coquimbo Unido anuncia el regreso de Patricio Graff como entrenador" [Second cycle: Coquimbo Unido announce the return of Patricio Graff as manager] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  21. "Cae el primer técnico del torneo: Audax Italiano oficializa la salida de Ronald Fuentes" [The tournament's first manager is down: Audax Italiano make Ronald Fuentes's departure official] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  22. "Audax Italiano oficializó a un viejo conocido como nuevo entrenador del primer equipo" [Audax Italiano made an old acquaintance official as the new manager of the first team] (in Spanish). Encancha.cl. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  23. "La Serena se queda sin técnico: despide a Ivo Basay" [La Serena are left without a manager: Ivo Basay is sacked] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 16 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  24. "Óscar Correa asumió como DT interino de Deportes La Serena" [Óscar Correa took over as caretaker manager of Deportes La Serena] (in Spanish). TNT Sports. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  25. "Deportes Antofagasta se queda sin DT: los Pumas anuncian la salida de Juan Domingo Tolisano" [Deportes Antofagasta are left without a manager: the Pumas announce the departure of Juan Domingo Tolisano] (in Spanish). Radio Agricultura. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  26. "Bombazo: La UC anuncia la salida de su técnico Cristián Paulucci a una semana del clásico con Colo Colo" [Blast: UC announce the departure of their manager Cristian Paulucci within a week of the clásico against Colo-Colo] (in Spanish). Emol. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  27. "Rodrigo Valenzuela asumirá como DT interino en Universidad Católica" [Rodrigo Valenzuela will take over as caretaker manager at Universidad Católica] (in Spanish). AlAireLibre.cl. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  28. "Los malos resultados le costaron caro: Se confirmó el quinto DT despedido del Campeonato Nacional" [The poor results cost him dearly: The Campeonato Nacional’s fifth fired manager was confirmed] (in Spanish). Encancha.cl. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  29. "U. La Calera enfrenta esta noche al mítico Santos de Brasil por Copa Sudamericana" [U. La Calera take on the mythical Santos from Brazil for the Copa Sudamericana tonight] (in Spanish). El Observador. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  30. "De regreso a la precordillera: La UC oficializó a Ariel Holan como su nuevo entrenador" [Back to the foothills: UC made Ariel Holan official as their new manager] (in Spanish). Encancha.cl. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  31. "Oficial: Santiago Escobar dejó de ser el entrenador de la U y será reemplazado por Sebastián Miranda" [Official: Santiago Escobar ceased to be the U’s manager and will be replaced by Sebastián Miranda] (in Spanish). Encancha.cl. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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