Primera División Chilena 2007

Apertura

This article contains the details of the Apertura 2007 Chilean Football Tournament. This is a .

The winner of the Tournament will play the 2008 edition of Copa Libertadores de América and additionally, the four teams that will face each other in the Copa Sudamericana Qualification Tournament.

The tournament is based in the typical Apertura-Clausura scheme used in many football leagues in Latin-America, similar to the Argentinian First Division Football Tournament. Chile typically uses the Mexican format, but due to Copa América 2007 tournament occurring this year, and only for the Apertura will be used the argentinian format.

The tournament comprises 21 teams from the . It was supposed to include only 20 teams, but a dispute between the ANFP (Chilean Professional Football Association) and the club Deportes Concepción, who didn't play in the First Division Tournament in 2006 due to a not-paying-salary restriction and was supposed to play in the in 2007. Deportes Concepción finally won the dispute and was able to play in the First Division. Thus, the format will be 21 matchdays with 1 team not playing on each matchday (and just once) during the tournament.

Table

Clausura

The Clausura is Chilean football's "closing" tournament to determine the champion. The first fixtures took place on Saturday, July 21, 2007. Colo-Colo is the defending champions after winning the previous tournament. Different than the Apertura 2007, the twenty-one first division teams are divided into three groups of five and one group of six with the top two teams of each group making the playoffs. Normally only twenty teams compete in first division, but a dispute between the ANFP(Chilean Professional Football Association) and the club Deportes Concepción prior to the apertura tournament led to the team's inclusion in . Deportes Concepción did not play in the First Division Tournament in 2006 due to a not-paying-salary restriction and was supposed to play in the in 2007. The format will be 21 matchdays with a different team receiving a bye each matchday.

Group stage

"Updated: December 14, 2007"

Group 1

Group 4

Knockout round

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RD3=Final
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RD2-score2-2=1
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RD3-score1-3=0
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RD3-score2-2=3
RD3-score2-3=4

Top scorers

Qualification Tournament for Copa Sudamericana 2007

The Qualification Tournament for Copa Sudamericana decides the two Chilean teams that will represent Chile in Copa Sudamericana 2007. It is played with one-only-match system with the home advantage for the best placed team in the Torneo de Apertura de Chile 2007. In case of draw, the team with the home advantage goes to Copa Sudamericana 2007.

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date = Jul 17, 2007

team1 = ₂ Universidad Católica
score = 0 - 3
report=
team2 = Audax Italiano ₃
goals1 =
goals2 = Villanueva goal|12
Medina goal|32
Orellana goal|63
stadium = San Carlos de Apoquindo, Las Condes, SantiagoAttendance:
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date = Jul 19, 2007

team1 = ₁ Colo-Colo
score = 2 - 1
report=
team2 = Huachipato ₄
goals1 = Hernandez goal|10
Aceval goal|87
goals2 = González goal|8
stadium = Monumental, Macul, SantiagoAttendance:
Referee: