The 2019 Campeonato Nacional, known as Campeonato AFP PlanVital 2019 for sponsorship reasons, was the 89th season of top-flight football in Chile. The season started on 15 February 2019. Universidad Católica were the defending champions, having won the previous tournament.
Due to the 2019 Chilean protests, the competition was suspended since mid-October with six matchdays still left. After a failed attempt to resume normal activity that saw only one match fully played, on 29 November 2019, ANFP's Council of Presidents voted to conclude the season. Thus Universidad Católica, who were leading the competition at the time of the suspension, won their fourteenth title. No teams were relegated to the Primera B this season.
Teams
Sixteen teams took part in the league in this season: the top fourteen teams from the previous season, plus Coquimbo Unido and Cobresal, who were promoted from the Primera B. Both promoted teams replaced Deportes Temuco and San Luis, who were relegated at the end of the last season.
Stadia and locations
Team City Stadium CapacityAudax Italiano Santiago (La Florida) Bicentenario de La Florida 12,000Cobresal El Salvador El Cobre 12,000Colo-Colo Santiago (Macul) Monumental David Arellano 47,347Coquimbo Unido Coquimbo Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso 18,750Curicó Unido Curicó La Granja 8,278Deportes Antofagasta Antofagasta Calvo y Bascuñán 21,178Deportes Iquique Iquique Cavancha 5,500Everton Viña del Mar Sausalito 22,360Huachipato Talcahuano Huachipato-CAP Acero 10,500O'Higgins Rancagua El Teniente 13,849Palestino Santiago (La Cisterna) Municipal de La Cisterna 8,000Unión Española Santiago (Independencia) Santa Laura-Universidad SEK 19,000Unión La Calera La Calera Nicolás Chahuán Nazar 9,200Universidad Católica Santiago (Las Condes) San Carlos de Apoquindo 14,118Universidad de Chile Santiago (Ñuñoa) Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos 48,665Universidad de Concepción Concepción Alcaldesa Ester Roa Rebolledo 30,448
Personnel and kits Team Head coach Kit manufacturer Sponsors Audax Italiano Juan José Ribera Macron Traverso Cobresal Gustavo Huerta KS7 PF Colo-Colo Mario Salas Umbro MG Motor Coquimbo Unido Patricio Graff CAFU PF Curicó Unido Hugo Vilches OneFit Multihogar Deportes Antofagasta Juan Manuel Azconzábal CAFU Minera Escondida Deportes Iquique Jaime Vera Rete UNAP Everton Javier Torrente Pirma Marathonbet Huachipato Gustavo Florentín OneFit PF O'Higgins Marco Antonio Figueroa Adidas Sun Monticello Palestino Ivo Basay Capelli Sport Bank of Palestine Unión Española Ronald Fuentes Kappa Universidad SEK Unión La Calera Walter Coyette Lyon PF Universidad Católica Gustavo Quinteros Under Armour DirecTV Universidad de Chile Hernán Caputto (caretaker) Adidas Petrobras Universidad de Concepción Francisco Bozán KS7 Algoritmos
Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentColo-Colo Héctor TapiaEnd of contract2 December 2018Pre-season Mario Salas18 December 2018Deportes Iquique Luis Musrri3 December 2018 Pablo Sánchez4 December 2018Everton Javier Torrente4 December 2018 Gustavo Díaz13 December 2018Universidad Católica Beñat San JoséResigned10 December 2018 Gustavo Quinteros21 December 2018Curicó Unido Jaime VeraSigned by OFI Crete25 January 2019 Dalcio Giovagnoli28 January 2019Universidad de Chile Frank KudelkaResigned13 March 201910th Alfredo Arias14 March 2019Deportes Antofagasta Gerardo AmeliSacked18 May 201914th Walter Fiori (caretaker)18 May 2019 Walter FioriEnd of caretaker spell27 May 201916th Juan Manuel Azconzábal27 May 2019Huachipato Nicolás LarcamónMutual consent9 July 20199th Gustavo Florentín11 July 2019Deportes Iquique Pablo Sánchez29 July 201912th Jaime Vera30 July 2019Universidad de Chile Alfredo AriasSacked4 August 201915th Hernán Caputto (caretaker)5 August 2019Unión Española Fernando Díaz23 August 20198th Ronald Fuentes24 August 2019Unión La Calera Francisco Meneghini16 September 20197th Walter Coyette17 September 2019Everton Gustavo Díaz17 September 201913th Javier Torrente18 September 2019Curicó Unido Dalcio Giovagnoli7 October 201912th Hugo Vilches10 October 2019
Standings
Results
Top goalscorers {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! Rank ! Name ! Club ! Goals |- | align=center | 1 | Lucas Passerini |Palestino | align=center | 14 |- | rowspan=2 align=center | 2 | Tobías Figueroa |Deportes Antofagasta | rowspan=2 align=center | 11 |- | Ignacio Jeraldino |Audax Italiano |- | rowspan=2 align=center | 4 | Matías Donoso |Deportes Iquique | rowspan=2 align=center | 10 |- | Roberto Gutiérrez |Palestino |- | align=center | 6 | José Pedro Fuenzalida |Universidad Católica | align=center | 9 |- | rowspan=3 align=center | 7 | Carlos Muñoz |Cobresal | rowspan=3 align=center | 8 |- | Mauro Quiroga |Curicó Unido |- | Sebastián Varas |Unión Española |- | rowspan=3 align=center | 10 | Leandro Benegas |Universidad de Chile | rowspan=3 align=center | 7 |- | Iván Ledezma |Audax Italiano |- | Juan Sánchez Sotelo |Huachipato
Source: Soccerway
Attendances
References
External links ANFP