Summary
The Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno (CHI1), or Campeonato Nacional Scotiabank, is the top level of league style football competition in Chile. At the end of the 2020 CHI1 Regular season, the CHI1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2021 Copa Libertadores - Group Stage:
- 1st and 2nd place 2020 CHI1 teams
- 2021 Copa Libertadores - 2nd Stage:
- 3rd place 2020 CHI1 team
- 2021 Copa Sudamericana - 1st Stage:
- the 4th-7th place 2020 CHI1 teams
The winner of the 2020 Copa Chile, typically a CHI1 team, also receives a berth in the 2021 Copa Libertadores - 2nd Stage.
Leagues Pyramid - Chile
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| CHI1 | Campeonato AFP PlanVital 2020 | 18 |
| CHI2 | Campeonato Primera B | 16 |
| CHI3 | Segunda División Profesional de Chile | 11 |
| CHI4 | Tercera División de Chile | 15 |
| CHI5 | Tercera División B de Chile | 18 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 24 Jan 2020 - 15 Feb 2021 | 18: CHI1 (16 minimum), CHI2 (2 maximum) | ||
Season Format
During the 2020 CHI1 Regular season, each CHI1 team plays each other 17 CHI1 teams twice for a total of 34 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) a playoff match (only if deciding the champion), (2) goal difference, (3) matches won, (4) total goals scored, (5) away goals scored, (6) red cards, (7) yellow cards, then (8) a drawing.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2020 season, the 18th place CHI1 team in the 2020 CHI1 Relegation Table is relegated to the CHI2, and the 17th place team enters into a Promotion/Relegation Playoff with the 2nd place CHI2 team. Teams that played in the 2019 and 2020 CHI1 had their Pts/Match weighted 60% for 2019 and 40% for 2020. Teams that only played in 2020 CHI1 did not have their matches weighted.
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Relegation Playoff
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
 | 10 | CD Univ de Concepcíon | Estadio Fiscal de Talca |
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | CD Univ Católica | 34 | 18 -11-5 | 65 | - | 65 | 35 | 30 | 17 | 9 -6-2 | 33 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 9 -5-3 | 32 | 30 | 19 | 11 |
| 2 | CD Unión La Calera | 34 | 17 -6-11 | 57 | - | 59 | 41 | 18 | 17 | 9 -4-4 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 8 -2-7 | 26 | 29 | 24 | 5 |
| 3 | Club Univ de Chile | 34 | 13 -13-8 | 52 | - | 49 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 8 -8-1 | 32 | 33 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 5 -5-7 | 20 | 16 | 20 | -4 |
| 4 | Club Unión Española | 34 | 14 -10-10 | 52 | - | 55 | 53 | 2 | 17 | 7 -6-4 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 7 -4-6 | 25 | 28 | 30 | -2 |
| 5 | CD Palestino | 34 | 14 -9-11 | 51 | - | 49 | 45 | 4 | 17 | 9 -5-3 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 17 | 5 -4-8 | 19 | 18 | 22 | -4 |
| 6 | Deportes Antofagasta | 34 | 12 -12-10 | 48 | - | 43 | 42 | 1 | 17 | 8 -7-2 | 31 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 4 -5-8 | 17 | 17 | 25 | -8 |
| 7 | CD Cobresal | 34 | 13 -8-13 | 47 | - | 45 | 40 | 5 | 17 | 9 -4-4 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 4 -4-9 | 16 | 16 | 24 | -8 |
| 8 | CD Huachipato | 34 | 13 -7-14 | 46 | - | 43 | 44 | -1 | 17 | 10 -5-2 | 35 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 3 -2-12 | 11 | 15 | 29 | -14 |
| 9 | CD Curicóo Unido | 34 | 13 -7-14 | 46 | - | 40 | 52 | -12 | 17 | 9 -2-6 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 17 | 4 -5-8 | 17 | 17 | 30 | -13 |
| 10 | O'Higgins FC | 34 | 12 -9-13 | 45 | - | 40 | 39 | 1 | 17 | 4 -6-7 | 18 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 17 | 8 -3-6 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 7 |
| 11 | Santiago Wanderers | 34 | 12 -8-14 | 44 | - | 42 | 53 | -11 | 17 | 9 -4-4 | 31 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 3 -4-10 | 13 | 17 | 33 | -16 |
| 12 | CD Everton | 34 | 10 -13-11 | 43 | - | 37 | 41 | -4 | 17 | 7 -6-4 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 3 -7-7 | 16 | 16 | 25 | -9 |
| 13 | Audax Italiano | 34 | 10 -11-13 | 41 | - | 47 | 50 | -3 | 17 | 7 -6-4 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 3 -5-9 | 14 | 20 | 30 | -10 |
| 14 | CD Univ de Concepcíon | 34 | 9 -14-11 | 41 | - | 38 | 46 | -8 | 17 | 5 -5-7 | 20 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 17 | 4 -9-4 | 21 | 18 | 22 | -4 |
| 15 | CD La Serena | 34 | 10 -9-15 | 39 | - | 34 | 41 | -7 | 17 | 6 -3-8 | 21 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 17 | 4 -6-7 | 18 | 17 | 22 | -5 |
| 16 | CSD Colo-Colo | 34 | 9 -12-13 | 39 | - | 33 | 43 | -10 | 17 | 6 -3-8 | 21 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 17 | 3 -9-5 | 18 | 16 | 21 | -5 |
| 17 | CD Iquique | 34 | 9 -11-14 | 38 | - | 38 | 46 | -8 | 17 | 6 -5-6 | 23 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 17 | 3 -6-8 | 15 | 20 | 26 | -6 |
| 18 | Coquimbo Unido | 34 | 9 -8-17 | 35 | - | 33 | 46 | -13 | 17 | 5 -4-8 | 19 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 17 | 4 -4-9 | 16 | 18 | 25 | -7 |
Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 41 | Club Unión Española | Estadio El Cobre |
 | 11 | CSD Colo-Colo | Estadio Parque El Teniente |
 | 22 | Coquimbo Unido | Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna |
 | 02 | Audax Italiano | Estadio La Portada |
 | 20 | Santiago Wanderers | Estadio Tierra de Campeones |
 | 10 | CD Huachipato | Estadio Sausalito |
| 12 | CD Univ Católica | Estadio Municipal de Concepcíon |
 | 31 | Deportes Antofagasta | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos |
 | 23 | CD Curicóo Unido | Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán |
| 10 | CD Palestino | Estadio CAP |
| 11 | CD Univ de Concepcíon | Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander |
| 00 | CD Cobresal | Estadio Monumental David Arrellano |
| 30 | CD Everton | Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso |
| 11 | CD Iquique | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos |
| 00 | CD Unión La Calera | Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo |
| 10 | O'Higgins FC | Estadio Regional de Antofagasta |
| 00 | Club Univ de Chile | Estadio La Granja |
| 11 | CD La Serena | Estadio Santa Laura |
| 21 | CD Huachipato | Estadio El Cobre |
| 21 | Coquimbo Unido | Estadio Municipal de Concepcíon |