The 2018 Primera B de Chile, known as the 2018 Campeonato Loto for sponsorship purposes, was the 65th season of Chile's second-tier football league. The competition began on 2 February 2018 and ended on 1 December 2018. Coquimbo Unido were the champions.
Format
The tournament was played by 16 teams which played each other twice (once at home and once away), for a total of 30 matches. The team that finished in first place at the end of the round-robin tournament earned promotion to the Campeonato Nacional for the 2019 season. Meanwhile, the teams finishing from second to sixth place played in a playoff tournament for the second promotion berth, with the season runners-up having a bye to the final. The team finishing in bottom place at the end of the season was relegated to the Segunda División Profesional.
Teams
Stadia and locations
ClubCityStadiumCapacityBarnecheaSantiago (Lo Barnechea)Municipal de Lo Barnechea3,000CobreloaCalamaZorros del Desierto12,346 CobresalEl SalvadorEl Cobre12,000 Coquimbo UnidoCoquimboMunicipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso18,750Deportes CopiapóCopiapóLuis Valenzuela Hermosilla8,000Deportes La SerenaLa SerenaLa Portada18,243Deportes MelipillaMelipillaMunicipal Roberto Bravo Santibáñez6,000Deportes Puerto MonttPuerto MonttChinquihue10,000Deportes ValdiviaValdiviaParque Municipal5,397MagallanesSantiago (San Bernardo)Municipal de San Bernardo3,500ÑublenseChillánMunicipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas12,000RangersTalcaFiscal de Talca8,200San Marcos de Arica AricaCarlos Dittborn9,746Santiago MorningSantiago (La Pintana)Municipal de La Pintana6,000Santiago Wanderers ValparaísoElías Figueroa Brander20,575Unión San FelipeSan FelipeMunicipal de San Felipe12,000
Standings
Results
Promotion playoff
Quarterfinals
Santiago Wanderers won 6–1 on aggregate.
Cobresal won 4–3 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Cobresal won 4–3 on aggregate.
Finals
Cobresal won 4–3 on aggregate and earned promotion to the Primera División.
Top goalscorers
Rank Name Club Goals 1 Rodrigo HolgadoCoquimbo Unido 18 2 Lucas SimónCobreloa 17 3 Gustavo LanaroDeportes Valdivia 13 4 Ever CanteroCobresal 12 Enzo GutiérrezSantiago Wanderers Miguel OrellanaBarnechea 7 Reiner CastroSantiago Wanderers 10 Germán EstigarribiaDeportes Copiapó Gonzalo SosaMagallanes 10 Óscar OrtegaSantiago Morning 8 Steffan PinoDeportes Melipilla Mathias PintoDeportes Melipilla
Source: Soccerway
See also 2018 Chilean Primera División
References
External links Primera B on ANFP's website