1996 Primera División of Chile

The 1996 Campeonato Nacional, known as Campeonato Nacional Copa Banco del Estado 1996 for sponsorship purposes, was the 64th season of top-flight football in Chile. Colo-Colo won their 20th title following a 1–1 home draw against Audax Italiano on 11 November. Universidad Católica also qualified for the next Copa Libertadores as Liguilla winners.

Campeonato Nacional Copa Banco del Estado
Dates16 March – 24 November 1996
ChampionsColo-Colo (20th title)
RelegatedRegional Atacama
O'Higgins
1997 Copa LibertadoresColo-Colo
Universidad Católica (Liguilla winners)
1996 Copa CONMEBOLCobreloa (Play-off winners)
Matches played240
Goals scored769 (3.2 per match)
Top goalscorerMario Véner (30)
Biggest home winUnión Española 7–0 Regional Atacama
(27 August)
Highest attendance58,051 Colo-Colo 1–1 Audax Italiano
(11 November)
Total attendance1,698,008
Average attendance7,075
1995
1997-A

Final table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Colo-Colo3019656224+3863Champions and qualified for the 1997 Copa Libertadores
2Universidad Católica3017857040+3059Qualified for the Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores
3Cobreloa3015695844+1451
4Audax Italiano3014975138+1351
5Universidad de Chile3013894942+747
6Provincial Osorno30111095440+1443
7Deportes Antofagasta30127114746+143
8Unión Española30117124347−440
9Coquimbo Unido30124144653−740
10Deportes Concepción3081574453−939
11Santiago Wanderers30107134957−837
12Huachipato30811114246−435
13Palestino3089134053−1333Promotion/relegation play-offs
14Deportes Temuco3084183555−2028
15Regional Atacama3076173870−3227Relegated to Segunda División
16O'Higgins3057184161−2022
Source: [citation needed]


 Primera División de Chile
1996 champion 
Colo-Colo
20th title

Results

Home \ AwayDANRATAUDCLOCOLDCOCOQHUAOHIPOSPALDTEUCAUCHUESSWA
Antofagasta1–00–20–04–23–02–30–01–01–21–12–11–02–22–06–0
Atacama1–12–33–10–02–04–11–03–10–12–21–20–22–22–00–5
Audax1–22–12–01–32–25–10–03–22–00–11–10–01–22–11–1
Cobreloa1–25–13–03–04–31–06–23–11–15–13–04–40–05–02–1
Colo-Colo2–14–11–10–17–13–01–01–01–04–20–03–10–12–03–0
Concepción2–15–12–01–11–10–04–21–10–53–03–20–01–10–00–0
Coquimbo3–12–21–33–00–12–11–13–02–12–10–14–32–52–12–1
Huachipato1–15–01–11–21–02–21–02–11–13–20–13–32–30–12–2
O'Higgins2–12–20–21–20–52–22–14–01–11–15–11–14–12–31–2
Osorno1–13–22–24–00–21–11–21–14–12–22–21–12–03–06–1
Palestino1–21–22–41–01–11–13–10–41–14–02–01–30–32–22–1
Temuco3–02–10–21–20–11–22–20–14–20–20–10–11–21–13–1
U. Católica5–12–03–23–03–36–02–14–22–04–31–05–20–33–11–1
U. Chile1–24–10–01–10–22–31–01–34–21–01–00–12–51–11–2
U. Española6–47–01–23–00–51–13–21–13–12–11–22–01–00–01–0
S. Wanderers3–14–13–44–20–02–21–32–01–02–32–24–20–22–41–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

PosNameTeamGoals
1 Mario VénerSantiago Wanderers30
2 Sebastian RozentalUniversidad Católica24
3 Ivo BasayColo-Colo18
4 Sergio VásquezDeportes Antofagasta16
Pedro González V.Cobreloa16
6 Jaime RiverosCobreloa14
7 Hugo BrizuelaAudax Italiano13
Fernando VergaraColo-Colo13
Marcelo CorralesProvincial Osorno13
10 Juan CarreñoDeportes Concepción12

Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores

Semifinals

30 November 1996 Audax Italiano 3 – 1 Cobreloa Estadio Municipal de La Florida
Brizuela 2'
Illesca 51'
Delgado 82'
44' CornejoAttendance: 2,853
Referee: C. Robles
4 December 1996 Cobreloa 3 – 1
(8–7 p)
Audax Italiano Estadio Municipal de Calama
Tapia 56'
Silva 60'
M. Rojas 68'
76' BrizuelaAttendance: 2,178
Referee: E. Gamboa
5 December 1996 Universidad Católica 5 – 2 Universidad de Chile Estadio Nacional
Rozental 24' (pen.)
A. González 36', 43', 61', 87' (pen.)
17', 53' V. CastañedaAttendance: 16,378
Referee: M. Sánchez

Finals

8 December 1996 Cobreloa 3 – 2 Universidad Católica Estadio Municipal de Calama
Guerrero 29'
Riveros 57', 87'
8', 73' LunariAttendance: 7,275
Referee: E. Gamboa

Universidad Católica qualified for the 1997 Copa Libertadores

Copa CONMEBOL 1996 play-off

Goal difference didn't count; in case of equal points, extra time was played.

24 August 1996 Cobresal 2 – 0 Cobreloa Estadio El Cobre
Troncoso 24' (pen.)
Jorquera 56'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: G. Aros
31 August 1996 Cobreloa 7 – 1 (a.e.t.) Cobresal Estadio Municipal de Calama
P. González 11', 17', 27', 45'
Sandoval 20' (o.g.)
Riveros 55' (pen.)
Vásquez 119'
90' GarridoAttendance: 1,435
Referee: M. Peña

Cobreloa qualified for the 1996 Copa CONMEBOL

Promotion/relegation play-offs

1 December 1996 Cobresal 3 – 1 Deportes Temuco Estadio El Cobre
Rivera 57'
Salgado 20'
Garrido 73'
Alvarez 79'Attendance: 4,110
Referee: Salvador Imperatore
1 December 1996 Deportes Iquique 1 – 0 Palestino Estadio Tierra de Campeones
Donoso 17'Attendance: 7,152
Referee: Enrique Marín

8 December 1996 Deportes Temuco[1] 2 – 0 Cobresal Estadio Germán Becker
Castillo 27'
Poirrier 30'
Attendance: 13,089
Referee: Mariano Peña
8 December 1996 Palestino 5 – 1 Deportes Iquique Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna
Castillo 8', 14'
Lizana 52'
Córdova 73', 90'
Donoso 88'Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Iván Guerrero

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