Liga de Primera Mercado Libre 2026
FIFA Region
CONMEBOL
Season
2026
Location
Chile
Abbreviation
CHI1
Summary
The Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno (CHI1) (aka Liga de Primera Mercado Libre 2026) is the top level of league style football competition in Chile. At the end of the 2026 CHI1 Regular season, the CHI1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2027 Copa Libertadores - Group Stage:
- 1st and 2nd place 2026 CHI1 teams
- 2027 Copa Libertadores - 2nd Stage:
- 3rd place 2026 CHI1 team
- 2027 Copa Sudamericana - 1st Stage:
- 4th, 5th, and 6th place 2026 CHI1 teams
The winner of the 2026 Copa Chile, typically a CHI1 team, also receives a berth in the 2027 Copa Libertadores - 2nd Stage. If the winner has already qualified, the berth goes to the runners-up.
Leagues Pyramid - Chile
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| CHI1 | Liga de Primera Mercado Libre 2026 | 16 |
| CHI2 | Campeonato Primera B | 16 |
| CHI3 | Segunda División Profesional de Chile | 14 |
| CHI4 | Tercera División de Chile | 16 |
| CHI5 | Tercera División B de Chile | 36 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 30 Jan 2026 - 6 Dec 2026 | 16: CHI1 (14), CHI2 (2) | ||
Season Format
During the 2026 CHI1 Regular season, each CHI1 team plays each other 15 CHI1 teams twice for a total of 30 league matches per team. 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 2026 season, the 15th and 16th place CHI1 teams will relegated to the CHI2.
More Info...
| 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 | CSD Colo-Colo | 19 | 15 -1-3 | 46 | - | 40 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 7 -1-2 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 8 -0-1 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
| 2 | Club Univ de Chile | 19 | 10 -6-3 | 36 | - | 26 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 -3-0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 4 -3-3 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 3 | CD Univ Católica | 18 | 9 -3-6 | 30 | - | 40 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| 4 | CD Palestino | 19 | 9 -3-7 | 30 | - | 31 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 6 -3-1 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 -0-6 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -9 |
| 5 | Ñublense | 18 | 7 -8-3 | 29 | - | 24 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 4 -4-2 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 3 -4-1 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | CD Everton | 19 | 7 -6-6 | 27 | - | 28 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 3 -4-3 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 7 | CD Concepcíon | 19 | 8 -2-9 | 26 | - | 22 | 23 | -1 | 10 | 5 -2-3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 3 -0-6 | 9 | 7 | 12 | -5 |
| 8 | Coquimbo Unido | 17 | 7 -4-6 | 25 | - | 24 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | 13 | 14 | -1 |
| 9 | CD Limache | 18 | 7 -3-8 | 24 | - | 35 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 5 -0-3 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 -3-5 | 9 | 17 | 20 | -3 |
| 10 | O'Higgins FC | 19 | 7 -3-9 | 24 | - | 24 | 30 | -6 | 9 | 4 -0-5 | 12 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 12 | 15 | 18 | -3 |
| 11 | CD Huachipato | 19 | 7 -3-9 | 24 | - | 28 | 36 | -8 | 9 | 5 -1-3 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 2 -2-6 | 8 | 8 | 17 | -9 |
| 12 | CD La Serena | 19 | 5 -8-6 | 23 | - | 28 | 31 | -3 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 2 -5-3 | 11 | 14 | 20 | -6 |
| 13 | Audax Italiano | 19 | 5 -6-8 | 21 | - | 23 | 26 | -3 | 10 | 4 -3-3 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 1 -3-5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -8 |
| 14 | CD Univ de Concepcíon | 18 | 5 -4-9 | 19 | - | 13 | 30 | -17 | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 9 | 1 -3-5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -14 |
| 15 | CD Cobresal | 19 | 5 -2-12 | 17 | - | 26 | 36 | -10 | 9 | 4 -0-5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 10 | 1 -2-7 | 5 | 13 | 22 | -9 |
| 16 | CD Unión La Calera | 19 | 3 -4-12 | 13 | - | 17 | 37 | -20 | 10 | 2 -3-5 | 9 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 9 | 1 -1-7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | -17 |
2027 Copa Libertadores 2027 Copa Sudamericana Relegated to CHI2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Fri - 21 Aug 2026
 | CD Unión La Calera | Estadio Municipal de La Florida |
Sat - 22 Aug 2026
 | CD Limache | Estadio CAP |
 | Ñublense | Claro Arena |
Sun - 23 Aug 2026
 | Coquimbo Unido | Estadio Municipal de Concepcíon |
 | CD Cobresal | Estadio La Portada |
 | CSD Colo-Colo | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos |
 | CD Palestino | Estadio Parque El Teniente |
Mon - 24 Aug 2026
 | CD Univ de Concepcíon | Estadio Sausalito |
Wed - 26 Aug 2026
| CD Univ Católica | Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso |
Fri - 28 Aug 2026
| CD Palestino | Estadio El Cobre |
Sat - 29 Aug 2026
| CD Everton | Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán |
| CD Concepcíon | Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas |
Sun - 30 Aug 2026
| Club Univ de Chile | Estadio Municipal de Concepcíon |
| Audax Italiano | Estadio Monumental David Arrellano |
| CD Huachipato | Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso |
Mon - 31 Aug 2026
| CD La Serena | Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán |
| O'Higgins FC | Claro Arena |
Fri - 4 Sep 2026
| Audax Italiano | Estadio Municipal de Concepcíon |
Sat - 5 Sep 2026
| CD Univ Católica | Estadio Sausalito |
| Coquimbo Unido | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos |
Results
Mon - 17 Aug 2026
| 51 | CD Huachipato | Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna |
Sun - 16 Aug 2026
| 22 | O'Higgins FC | Estadio Monumental David Arrellano |
| 02 | CD Concepcíon | Estadio El Cobre |
| 21 | CD Unión La Calera | Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas |
Sat - 15 Aug 2026
| 11 | Audax Italiano | Estadio Sausalito |
| 13 | Club Univ de Chile | Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán |
Fri - 14 Aug 2026
| 02 | CD La Serena | Estadio Municipal de Concepcíon |
Mon - 10 Aug 2026
| 22 | Ñublense | Estadio Municipal de La Florida |
Sun - 9 Aug 2026
| 21 | CD Palestino | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos |
| 12 | CSD Colo-Colo | Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán |
| 13 | CD Limache | Estadio Parque El Teniente |
| 10 | CD Univ de Concepcíon | Estadio Municipal de Concepcíon |
Sat - 8 Aug 2026
| 11 | CD La Serena | Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso |
| 14 | CD Everton | Estadio CAP |
Fri - 7 Aug 2026
| 20 | CD Cobresal | Claro Arena |
Sun - 2 Aug 2026
| 20 | CD Huachipato | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos |
| 12 | O'Higgins FC | Estadio La Portada |
| 30 | CD Univ Católica | Estadio Municipal de Concepcíon |
Sat - 1 Aug 2026
| PSPD | Ñublense | Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán |
| 21 | Coquimbo Unido | Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna |