2008 Torneo Apertura (Chile)
# 2008 Torneo Apertura (Chile)

The 2008 Campeonato Nacional Apertura Copa Banco Estado was the 83rd Chilean League top flight, in which Everton won its 4th league title after beating Colo-Colo in the finals. 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.

## First stage

### Results

| | ANT | AUD | CLO | CSA | COL | DCO | EVE | HUA | LSE | MEL | ÑUB | OHI | OSO | PAL | RAN | SMO | UCA | UCH | UCO | UES |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Antofagasta | | | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | | | 1–0 | | 0–1 | | 1–1 | | | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–3 | |
| Audax | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | | | 0–0 | | | | | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | | 3–1 | |
| Cobreloa | | | | | | | | 0–0 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 3–2 | | 3–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | |
| Cobresal | | | 1–0 | | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | | | 4–2 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | | | | | 3–0 |
| Colo-Colo | 2–1 | | 0–0 | | | | 3–1 | 2–2 | | 4–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | | | | | 0–1 | | 1–0 | |
| Concepción | | | 2–0 | | 2–2 | | 3–2 | | | | 0–0 | | | 1–3 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Everton | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | | | | | 0–0 | | | 1–1 | 1–3 | | | 3–1 | | 0–2 | 3–1 | | |
| Huachipato | 3–1 | 1–4 | | 2–2 | | 3–2 | | | | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | | | | 3–1 | 3–2 | | 2–1 |
| La Serena | | | | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | | | | | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | | 2–4 | 2–3 |
| Melipilla | 0–1 | | 1–2 | | | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | | | | | | | | | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Ñublense | | 3–2 | | 2–1 | | | | | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | | | 3–1 | | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| O'Higgins | 0–0 | 3–0 | | | | 1–0 | | | 4–1 | 1–1 | | | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | | | 3–1 | | |
| Osorno | | 1–3 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | | | 3–1 | | | | 1–0 | 2–1 | | | | 1–3 | |
| Palestino | 1–1 | | | | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | | | 0–2 | | 1–1 | | | 2–3 |
| Rangers | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | | 2–2 | | | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | | | | | 1–4 | 2–2 | | | 1–0 |
| S. Morning | | | | 2–2 | 1–3 | | 1–4 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | | | | 3–2 | |
| U. Católica | 4–0 | | | 2–1 | | | | | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | | 8–2 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| U. de Chile | | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | | 3–1 | | | | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | | | 2–0 |
| U. Concepción | | | | 3–1 | | | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | | 0–0 | | 2–3 | 1–2 | | | 1–1 | | 1–0 |
| U. Española | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–5 | | 2–3 | | | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | | 0–1 | | | | |

### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ñublense | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 41 | 2008 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 36 | 2008 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary |
| 3 | O'Higgins | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 36 | |
| 4 | Audax Italiano | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 34 | |
| 5 | Everton | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 32 | |
| 6 | Cobresal | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 31 | |
| 7 | Universidad de Chile | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 30 | |
| 8 | Santiago Morning | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 30 | |
| 9 | Colo-Colo | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 27 | |
| 10 | Huachipato | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 27 | |
| 11 | Deportes La Serena | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 26 | |
| 12 | Palestino | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 24 | |
| 13 | Unión Española | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 24 | |
| 14 | Rangers | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 24 | |
| 15 | Cobreloa | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 23 | |
| 16 | Universidad de Concepción | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 21 | |
| 17 | Deportes Antofagasta | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 17 | |
| 18 | Provincial Osorno | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 38 | −19 | 16 | |
| 19 | Deportes Concepción | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 15 | |
| 20 | Deportes Melipilla | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 10 | |

* ↑ Deportes Concepción were docked nine points for using ineligible players in Round 2.

## Group standings

### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Audax Italiano | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 34 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Everton | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 32 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Cobresal | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 31 | Play-off Match |
| 4 | Huachipato | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 27 | |
| 5 | Unión Española | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 24 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | O'Higgins | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 36 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Universidad de Chile | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 30 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Santiago Morning | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 30 | |
| 4 | Deportes La Serena | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 26 | |
| 5 | Palestino | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 24 | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Colo-Colo | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 27 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Cobreloa | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 23 | Play-off Match |
| 3 | Deportes Antofagasta | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 17 | |
| 4 | Provincial Osorno | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 16 | |
| 5 | Deportes Melipilla | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 10 | |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ñublense | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 41 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 36 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Rangers | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 24 | |
| 4 | Universidad de Concepción | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 21 | |
| 5 | Deportes Concepción | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 18 | |

* ↑ Deportes Concepción were docked six points for using ineligible players in Round 2.

## Play-off match

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Cobresal | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Cobreloa |

## Playoff stage

The clubs were seeded by their first phase standings.

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Everton (a) | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Audax Italiano | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Audax Italiano | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Universidad de Chile | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 6 | Universidad de Chile | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | Universidad de Chile | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | O'Higgins | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | O'Higgins | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | Everton | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Colo-Colo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Colo-Colo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Colo-Colo | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Colo-Colo | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | Colo-Colo(a) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Ñublense | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 8 | Cobreloa | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Ñublense | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 1 | Ñublense | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Finals

* Campeonato Nacional 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 |
| 3 | Ezequiel Miralles | Everton | 13 |
| 5 | Gabriel Vargas | Universidad de Concepción | 12 |
