2002 Primera División of Chile
# 2002 Primera División of Chile

The 2002 Primera División season was the 71st season of top-flight football in Chile. It was the second season in which the Apertura and Clausura format was used, and the first since 1997.

## Torneo Apertura

### Classification stage

Group A :

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Santiago Wanderers | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 25 | Advanced to the Playoffs |
| 2 | Huachipato | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 16 | Advanced to the Playoffs |
| 3 | Santiago Morning | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 15 | Advanced to the Playoffs |
| 4 | Cobresal | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 12 | |

Group B :

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Universidad Católica | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 29 | Advanced to the Playoffs |
| 2 | Palestino | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 26 | Advanced to the Playoffs |
| 3 | Deportes Temuco | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 23 | Advanced to the Playoffs |
| 4 | Audax Italiano | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 21 | |

Group C :

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 25 | Advanced to the Playoffs |
| 2 | Rangers | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 24 | Advanced to the Playoffs |
| 3 | Cobreloa | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 19 | Advanced to the Playoffs |
| 4 | Deportes Concepción | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 14 | |

Group D :

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Colo-Colo | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 30 | Advanced to the Playoffs |
| 2 | Unión San Felipe | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 18 | Advanced to the Playoffs |
| 3 | Coquimbo Unido | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 18 | Advanced to the Playoffs |
| 4 | Unión Española | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 14 | |

### Playoff stage

**Finals**

* Campeonato Nacional 2002 Apertura champions
* Universidad Católica 8th title

### Top goalscorers

| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sebastián González | Colo-Colo | 18 |
| 2 | Arturo Norambuena | Universidad Católica | 14 |
| 2 | Luis Ignacio Quinteros | Colo-Colo | 14 |
| 4 | Luis Rueda | Universidad de Chile | 12 |
| 4 | Juan Quiroga | Deportes Temuco | 12 |

## Liguilla Pre-Copa Sudamericana

### First Round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Audax Italiano | 0–1 | Santiago Morning |
| Cobreloa | 3–0 | Cobresal |
| Unión San Felipe | 5–0 | Temuco |
| Universidad Católica | 4–2 (aet) | Unión Española |
| Colo-Colo | 1–2 | Coquimbo Unido |
| Santiago Wanderers | 2–1 | Palestino |
| Concepción | 2–2 (5–4 pso) | Universidad de Chile |
| Rangers | 3–2 | Huachipato |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Coquimbo Unido | 2–0 | Santiago Morning |
| Concepción | 0–1 | Santiago Wanderers |
| Cobreloa | 3–0 (aet) | Rangers |
| Universidad Católica | 1–0 | Unión San Felipe |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Coquimbo Unido | 1–4 (aet) | Santiago Wanderers |
| Universidad Católica | 2–3 | Cobreloa |

## Torneo Clausura

### Classification stage

Group A :

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Colo-Colo | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 23 | Advanced to the Playoffs |
| 2 | Huachipato | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 20 | Advanced to the Playoffs |
| 3 | Deportes Concepción | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 14 | Advanced to the Playoffs |
| 4 | Deportes Temuco | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 32 | −19 | 8 | |

Group B :

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cobreloa | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 34 | Advanced to the Playoffs |
| 2 | Cobresal | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 27 | Advanced to the Playoffs |
| 3 | Universidad Católica | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 26 | Advanced to the Playoffs |
| 4 | Audax Italiano | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 18 | |

Group C :

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Coquimbo Unido | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 17 | Advanced to the Playoffs |
| 2 | Palestino | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 12 | Advanced to the Playoffs |
| 3 | Rangers | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 | −15 | 11 | Advanced to the Playoffs |
| 4 | Santiago Morning | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 10 | |

Group D :

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 30 | Advanced to the Playoffs |
| 2 | Santiago Wanderers | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 25 | Advanced to the Playoffs |
| 3 | Unión Española | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 24 | Advanced to the Playoffs |
| 4 | Unión San Felipe | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 21 | |

### Playoff stage

**Finals**

* Primera Division 2002 Clausura champion
* Colo-Colo 23rd title

### Top goalscorers

| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Manuel Neira | Colo-Colo | 14 |
| 2 | Sergio Gioino | Huachipato | 13 |
| 3 | Silvio Fernández | Santiago Wanderers | 12 |

## Relegation

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Universidad Católica | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 55 | |
| 2 | Universidad de Chile | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 55 | |
| 3 | Cobreloa | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 53 | |
| 4 | Colo-Colo | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 53 | |
| 5 | Santiago Wanderers | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 50 | |
| 6 | Unión San Felipe | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 39 | |
| 7 | Audax Italiano | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 39 | |
| 8 | Cobresal | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 39 | |
| 9 | Palestino | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 38 | |
| 10 | Unión Española | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 38 | |
| 11 | Huachipato | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 36 | |
| 12 | Rangers | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 35 | |
| 13 | Coquimbo Unido | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 35 | |
| 14 | Temuco | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 59 | −13 | 31 | |
| 15 | Concepción | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 28 | Relegated to the Primera División B |
| 16 | Santiago Morning | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 25 | Relegated to the Primera División B |
