2012 Torneo Apertura (Chile)
# 2012 Torneo Apertura (Chile)

The 2012 Campeonato Nacional Apertura Petrobras was the Chilean football top tier’s 90th season. Universidad de Chile was the tournament's champion, after beating O'Higgins on penalties, in the finals.

## Regular season

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 14 | +30 | 40 | Playoffs |
| 2 | O'Higgins | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 35 | Playoffs & 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 3 | Deportes Iquique | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 35 | Playoffs & 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 4 | Universidad Católica | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 30 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Unión Española | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 27 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Colo-Colo | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 26 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Unión La Calera | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 24 | Playoffs |
| 8 | Cobreloa | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 23 | Playoffs |
| 9 | Huachipato | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 23 | |
| 10 | Universidad de Concepción | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 21 | |
| 11 | Santiago Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 20 | |
| 12 | Audax Italiano | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 20 | |
| 13 | Deportes La Serena | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 19 | |
| 14 | Rangers | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 18 | |
| 15 | Palestino | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 18 | |
| 16 | Deportes Antofagasta | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 17 | |
| 17 | Cobresal | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 40 | −23 | 13 | |
| 18 | Unión San Felipe | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 13 | |

* ↑ O'Higgins and Deportes Iquique qualified for the 2012 Copa Sudamericana as the top two teams not playing in the 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.

### Results

| Home \ Away | ANT | AUD | CLA | CSL | COL | IQU | SER | HUA | O'HI | PAL | RAN | SAW | UNI | ULC | USF | UCA | UCH | UCO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Deportes Antofagasta | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | | | | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | | | 2–1 |
| Audax Italiano | | | 1–1 | | 1–3 | | | 2–2 | | 1–2 | 3–0 | | 0–2 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–6 | |
| Cobreloa | | | | | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | | 1–2 | 1–0 | | | | |
| Cobresal | | 3–1 | 0–1 | | 2–2 | 0–4 | | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | | | 1–4 | 1–1 | | | |
| Colo-Colo | 1–0 | | | | | 0–0 | 0–2 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | | | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–2 |
| Deportes Iquique | | 1–2 | | | | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 3–3 | 4–1 | | | 2–0 |
| Deportes La Serena | 4–1 | 2–4 | | 1–1 | | | | | 2–2 | | | 3–1 | | | 2–1 | | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| Huachipato | 2–0 | | | | 0–3 | | 1–1 | | 2–1 | | | 2–1 | | 1–2 | | 2–2 | | |
| O'Higgins | 1–0 | 3–1 | | | | | | | | 5–0 | 2–2 | | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| Palestino | 0–0 | | | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | | | 2–1 | 1–3 | | | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
| Rangers | | | 0–3 | | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | | 2–3 | | 2–0 | | | | 1–2 |
| Santiago Wanderers | | 4–2 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 0–0 | | | | 0–1 | | | | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | | |
| Unión Española | | | | 6–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | | | | | 2–2 | | 4–1 |
| Unión La Calera | 0–0 | 1–1 | | | | | 3–0 | | | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Unión San Felipe | | | 0–3 | | | | | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 3–1 | 0–0 | | | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Universidad Católica | 1–0 | | 5–1 | 5–0 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | | | | 2–0 | | | | 1–1 | | 2–1 | |
| Universidad de Chile | 4–0 | | 4–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | | 4–0 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | | | | | |
| Universidad de Concepción | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | | | | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | | 2–5 | | | | 1–1 | 2–0 | |

### Playoff stage

For all ties, the lower-seeded team play the first leg at home.

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cobreloa | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cobreloa | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Universidad de Chile | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Colo-Colo | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Deportes Iquique | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | Colo-Colo | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| 6 | Colo-Colo | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Colo-Colo | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | Universidad de Chile | 1 | 2 | 3 (2) |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | O'Higgins | 2 | 1 | 3 (0) |
| 4 | Universidad Católica | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | O'Higgins | 2 | 1 | 3 (0) |
| 5 | Unión Española | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Unión Española | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Unión Española | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | O'Higgins | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 2 | O'Higgins | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | O'Higgins | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 7 | Unión La Calera | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

Updated as of games played on July 2, 2012. Universidad de Chile wins final by PK 2-0.

**Quarterfinals**

In the quarterfinals, the 1 seed play the 8 seed, the 2 seed play the 7 seed, the 3 seed play the 6 seed, and the 4 seed play the 5 seed.

**Semifinals**

In the semifinals, the highest seed play the lowest seed, and the second-highest seed play the second-lowest seed.

Universidad de Chile won 4–2 on aggregate.

2–2 on aggregate. O'Higgins won on away goals rule.

**Finals**

3–3 on aggregate. Universidad de Chile won on penalties.

### Top goalscorers

| Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - |
| Emanuel Herrera | Unión Española | 11 |
| Sebastián Ubilla | Santiago Wanderers | 11 |
| Enzo Gutiérrez | O'Higgins | 11 |
