2014 Torneo Apertura (Chile)
# 2014 Torneo Apertura (Chile)

The 2014 Campeonato Nacional Apertura Scotiabank was the 95th season of Chilean League top flight soccer. The tournament's champions were Universidad de Chile, who won their seventeenth League title.

## Teams

### Stadia and locations

| Team | City | Stadium |
| - | - | - |
| Antofagasta | Antofagasta | Regional de Antofagasta |
| Audax Italiano | Santiago | Municipal de La Florida |
| Barnechea | Santiago | San Carlos de Apoquindo |
| Cobreloa | Calama | Municipal de Calama |
| Cobresal | El Salvador | El Cobre |
| Colo-Colo | Santiago | Monumental |
| Huachipato | Talcahuano | CAP |
| Iquique | Iquique | Tierra de Campeones |
| Ñublense | Chillán | Estadio Nelson Oyarzún |
| O'Higgins | Rancagua | El Teniente |
| Palestino | Santiago | Municipal de La Cisterna |
| San Marcos | Arica | Carlos Dittborn |
| Santiago Wanderers | Valparaíso | Estadio Elías Figueroa |
| Unión Española | Santiago | Santa Laura |
| Unión La Calera | La Calera | Municipal Nicolás Chahuán |
| Universidad Católica | Santiago | San Carlos de Apoquindo |
| Universidad de Chile | Santiago | Estadio Nacional |
| Universidad de Concepción | Concepción | Estadio Municipal de Concepción |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Antofagasta | José Cantillana | Cristián Rojas | Training | Minera Escondida |
| Audax Italiano | Jorge Pellicer | Rafael Olarra | Dalponte | Ideal |
| Barnechea | Francisco Bozán | Jorge Manduca | Mitre | MTS |
| Cobreloa | Marco Antonio Figueroa | Diego Silva | Lotto | Finning |
| Cobresal | Dalcio Giovagnoli | Johan Fuentes | Lotto | PF |
| Colo-Colo | Héctor Tapia | Esteban Paredes | Under Armour | DirecTV |
| Huachipato | Hugo Vilches | Claudio Muñoz | Mitre | Campeón del Sur |
| Iquique | Nelson Acosta | Rodrigo Naranjo | Lotto | ZOFRI |
| Ñublense | Fernando Díaz | Mathías Riquero | Cafu | PF |
| O'Higgins | Pablo Sánchez | Braulio Leal | New Balance | VTR |
| Palestino | Pablo Guede | Leonardo Valencia | Training | Bank of Palestine |
| San Marcos | Fernando Vergara | Pedro Carrizo | Dalponte | Terminal Puerto Arica |
| Santiago Wanderers | Emiliano Astorga | Jorge Ormeño | Mitre | Terminal Pacifico Sur Valparaiso |
| Unión Española | José Luis Sierra | Gonzalo Villagra | Joma | Universidad SEK |
| Unión La Calera | Ariel Pereyra | Mario Berríos | Training | PF |
| Universidad Católica | Mario Salas | Cristian Álvarez | Umbro | DirecTV |
| Universidad de Chile | Martín Lasarte | José Rojas | Adidas | Claro |
| Universidad de Concepción | Ronald Fuentes | Gabriel Vargas | Dalponte | PF |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 13 | +24 | 44 | Champions & 2015 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Santiago Wanderers | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 43 | Pre-Libertadores Liguilla |
| 3 | Colo-Colo | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 11 | +23 | 41 | |
| 4 | Palestino | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 31 | Pre-Libertadores Liguilla |
| 5 | Huachipato | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 26 | Pre-Libertadores Liguilla |
| 6 | Unión Española | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 25 | Pre-Libertadores Liguilla |
| 7 | Audax Italiano | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 23 | |
| 8 | O'Higgins | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 23 | |
| 9 | Unión La Calera | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 22 | |
| 10 | Barnechea | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 20 | |
| 11 | Ñublense | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 19 | |
| 12 | Universidad de Concepción | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 18 | |
| 13 | San Marcos | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 18 | |
| 14 | Universidad Católica | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 17 | |
| 15 | Cobresal | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 17 | |
| 16 | Iquique | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 16 | |
| 17 | Antofagasta | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 16 | |
| 18 | Cobreloa | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 11 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ANT | AUD | COB | CSL | CC | BAR | IQUI | HUA | ÑUB | OHI | PAL | SMA | SW | UE | ULC | UC | UCH | UDC |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Antofagasta | | 0–0 | 2–1 | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | | 0–2 | | | | 0–3 | |
| Audax Italiano | | | | 2–2 | | 3–1 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | | | 3–0 | | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 2–3 | 4–1 |
| Cobreloa | | 0–1 | | | | 1–2 | 3–3 | | 4–2 | | | | 1–2 | | 1–1 | | 0–4 | 0–2 |
| Cobresal | 1–1 | | 2–1 | | 0–1 | | | 2–2 | | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 1–3 | | 0–1 | | |
| Colo-Colo | 4–0 | 2–1 | | | | | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 2–3 | | | | 2–0 | | | 2–0 | |
| Barnechea | | | | | 0–3 | | | 3–0 | | 1–2 | | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | | |
| Iquique | | | | 2–2 | | 1–0 | | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | | | | | | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Huachipato | | 1–2 | 2–0 | | 1–3 | | 5–0 | | 3–0 | | 2–0 | | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | | | |
| Ñublense | | | | 2–3 | | 0–1 | | | | 1–1 | | 2–1 | | 3–1 | | 2–1 | | 2–1 |
| O'Higgins | | 1–1 | 4–1 | | | | | 3–0 | | | 0–1 | 3–1 | | 1–3 | | | 1–3 | 2–2 |
| Palestino | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 1–3 | 2–0 | | | 2–2 | | | | 0–1 | | 3–2 | 2–1 | | |
| San Marcos | 1–0 | | 0–1 | | 1–1 | | | | | | 1–0 | | | 2–1 | 2–1 | | | 0–0 |
| Santiago Wanderers | | 2–2 | | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | | 1–0 | | | | |
| Unión Española | 1–0 | | 2–1 | | | | 2–5 | | | | 2–5 | | | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Unión La Calera | 3–1 | | | 2–1 | 0–2 | | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 1–2 | | | | | | 1–0 | | |
| Universidad Católica | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | | 1–2 | | | 0–3 | | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | | | | | 2–2 |
| Universidad de Chile | | | | 3–1 | | 1–1 | | 2–1 | | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 1–0 |
| Universidad de Concepción | | | | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | | 0–1 | | | 0–1 | | 1–3 | | 1–1 | | | |

## Pre-Copa Libertadores Liguilla

Following the conclusion of the regular season, the teams placed 2nd to 5th qualify for the Liguilla in order to determine qualifying spots for the following international tournaments:

* Winner qualifies for 2015 Copa Libertadores first stage (Chile 3).
* Runner-up qualifies for 2015 Copa Sudamericana first stage (Chile 4).

Colo-Colo, placed 3rd, was ineligible to compete due to having already qualified for Copa Libertadores as champions of the previous tournament.

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Santiago Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Unión Española | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| 6 | Unión Española | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Santiago Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | 4 | Palestino | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Palestino | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | Palestino | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | Huachipato | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |

### Semifinals

Santiago Wanderers won 6–5 on aggregate.

Palestino won 6–1 on aggregate.

### Final

Palestino won 9–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2015 Copa Libertadores. Santiago Wanderers, as runners-up, qualified for the 2015 Copa Sudamericana.

