1997 Torneo Apertura (Chile)

The 1997 Campeonato Nacional Apertura Copa Banco del Estado was the 65th Chilean League top flight tournament, and its champion was Universidad Católica which won its seventh title after defeating Colo-Colo in the championship playoffs final.[1]

Campeonato Nacional Apertura Copa Banco del Estado
Dates15 February – 10 July 1997
ChampionsUniversidad Católica (7th title)
1998 Copa LibertadoresUniversidad Católica
1997 Copa CONMEBOLUniversidad de Chile (Apertura 3rd place)
Matches played122
Goals scored362 (2.97 per match)
Top goalscorerDavid Bisconti (15)
Biggest home winUniversidad Católica 7–2 Deportes Concepción
(12 April)
Highest attendance44,798 Universidad de Chile 1–1 Colo-Colo
(20 April)
Total attendance912,824
Average attendance7,482
1996
1997-C

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Universidad Católica1511403613+2337Qualified for the Championship play-off
2Colo-Colo1511402712+1537
3Universidad de Chile158613114+1730
4Deportes Temuco157172618+822
5Cobreloa156452622+422
6Deportes Concepción156452126−522
7Huachipato155552017+320
8Coquimbo Unido156272826+220
9Santiago Wanderers154832424020
10Deportes La Serena155372325−218
11Provincial Osorno153841618−217
12Palestino154471224−1216
13Audax Italiano153662124−315
14Unión Española1541101535−2013
15Deportes Puerto Montt152491829−1110
16Deportes Antofagasta1522111431−178
Source: [citation needed]


 Primera División de Chile
1997 Apertura champion 

Universidad Católica
7th title

Results

Home \ AwayDANAUDCLOCOLDCOCOQHUADLSPOSPALDPMDTEUCAUCHUESSWA
Antofagasta3–20–10–11–21–01–31–3
Audax4–31–21–11–12–22–22–3
Cobreloa2–12–21–24–31–13–10–11–1
Colo-Colo1–02–11–02–01–14–1
Concepción2–13–11–20–01–02–13–3
Coquimbo2–00–13–02–41–17–32–11–3
Huachipato1–11–21–11–13–03–01–40–1
La Serena1–01–13–14–12–32–13–0
Osorno1–10–12–32–12–11–11–11–1
Palestino1–12–10–03–12–10–31–01–1
P. Montt0–11–21–31–11–01–42–3
Temuco2–10–16–10–12–00–11–14–0
U. Católica2–17–22–12–03–01–04–0
U. Chile4–11–15–01–11–11–02–14–04–2
U. Española4–00–40–41–31–02–01–11–2
S. Wanderers2–21–11–11–02–20–12–2
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship play-off

Colo-Colo1 – 0Universidad Católica
Basay 87'

Universidad Católica3 – 0Colo-Colo
Acosta 2'
Bisconti 23'
Lunari 78'
Attendance: 38,750
Referee: M. Peña

Top-scorers

PosNameTeamGoals
1 David BiscontiUniversidad Católica15
2 Walter OttaDeportes Puerto Montt11
3 Alberto AcostaUniversidad Católica10
4 Sergio GioinoProvincial Osorno9
Rodrigo BarreraUniversidad de Chile9

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