2024 Primera B de Chile

Primera B de Chile
Season2024
Dates23 February – 7 December 2024
ChampionsDeportes La Serena (4th title)
PromotedDeportes La Serena
Deportes Limache
RelegatedBarnechea
Matches played248
Goals scored624 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorerLionel Altamirano (22 goals)
Biggest home winSantiago Wanderers 6–0 San Luis
(5 June)
Barnechea 6–0 Dep. Limache
(19 October)
Biggest away winSan Luis 0–6 Barnechea
(19 August)
Highest scoringMagallanes 7–1 San Luis
(19 October)
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The 2024 Primera B de Chile, also known as Campeonato Ascenso Clínicas ACHS Salud 2024 due to sponsorship by the Chilean Safety Association (ACHS),[1] was the 70th season of the Primera B de Chile, Chile's second-tier football league. The fixture for the season was announced on 24 January 2024, with the competition beginning on 23 February and ending on 7 December 2024.[2]

Deportes La Serena won their fourth Primera B de Chile title in this season, securing both the championship and promotion to the Chilean Primera División with three matchdays to go in the regular season after a 1–0 win against Deportes Recoleta and a 3–2 loss for Barnechea against Deportes Antofagasta on 29 September.[3] The other promoted side was Deportes Limache, who won the promotion play-offs after defeating Rangers on penalty kicks in the finals.[4]

Format

The competition was run under the same format used in the most recent seasons, in which the 16 participating teams played each other in a double round-robin tournament (once at home and once away) for a total of 30 matches, with the top team at the end of the 30 rounds winning the championship as well as promotion to the Campeonato Nacional for the following season. The next seven best-placed teams at the end of the regular season took part in a play-off tournament (known as Liguilla) to decide the second promoted team, with the league runners-up receiving a bye to the semi-finals. The playoffs winning team was the second and last promoted team to the top flight for the following season. The bottom-placed team at the end of the regular season was relegated to the Segunda División Profesional.[5]

Teams

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Locations of the 2024 Primera B de Chile teams
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Locations of the 2024 Primera B de Chile teams in Santiago.

The tournament was played by 16 teams, 13 of them returning from the previous season, two relegated from the 2023 Campeonato Nacional (Magallanes and Curicó Unido), and the 2023 Segunda División Profesional champions Deportes Limache. These teams replaced Cobreloa and Deportes Iquique, who were promoted to the 2024 Campeonato Nacional, as well as Deportes Puerto Montt, relegated to Segunda División for this season.[6]

Stadia and locations

Club City Stadium Capacity
Barnechea Santiago (Lo Barnechea) Municipal de Lo Barnechea 3,000
Curicó Unido Curicó La Granja 8,278
Deportes Antofagasta Antofagasta Calvo y Bascuñán 21,178
Deportes La Serena La Serena La Portada 18,243
Deportes Limache Limache Nicolás Chahuán Nazar[i] 9,200
Deportes Recoleta Santiago (Recoleta) Leonel Sánchez Lineros 1,000
Deportes Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Joaquín Muñoz García 5,000
Deportes Temuco Temuco Germán Becker 18,413
Magallanes Santiago (San Bernardo) Luis Navarro Avilés 3,500
Rangers Talca Fiscal de Talca 8,200
San Luis Quillota Lucio Fariña Fernández 7,680
San Marcos de Arica Arica Carlos Dittborn 9,746
Santiago Morning Santiago (La Pintana) Municipal de La Pintana 6,000
Santiago Wanderers Valparaíso Elías Figueroa Brander 20,575
Unión San Felipe San Felipe Municipal de San Felipe 12,000
Universidad de Concepción Concepción Alcaldesa Ester Roa Rebolledo 30,448
Notes
  1. ^ Deportes Limache played their home matches at Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar in La Calera since their regular stadium Estadio Gustavo Ocaranza in Limache does not meet ANFP requirements.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Deportes La Serena (C, P) 30 21 7 2 42 15 +27 70 Promotion to Primera División
2 Magallanes 30 15 7 8 46 29 +17 52 Advance to Promotion play-off semi-finals
3 Rangers 30 14 8 8 42 34 +8 50 Advance to Promotion play-off quarter-finals
4 Deportes Antofagasta 30 11 10 9 43 36 +7 43
5 Deportes Recoleta 30 11 7 12 38 35 +3 40
6 Santiago Morning 30 11 7 12 35 35 0 40
7 Deportes Limache 30 11 7 12 42 43 −1 40
8 Deportes Santa Cruz 30 11 7 12 43 47 −4 40
9 Universidad de Concepción 30 11 7 12 33 39 −6 40
10 Santiago Wanderers 30 9 11 10 45 39 +6 38
11 San Marcos de Arica 30 9 8 13 32 35 −3 35
12 Deportes Temuco 30 9 6 15 30 37 −7 33
13 San Luis 30 7 7 16 29 56 −27 28
14 Unión San Felipe 30 6 8 16 27 47 −20 26
15 Curicó Unido[a] 30 9 7 14 29 41 −12 25
16 Barnechea[b] (R) 30 14 8 8 51 39 +12 5 Relegation to Segunda División Profesional
Source: ANFP, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Matches won, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Red cards, 7) Yellow cards, 8) Drawing of lots, 9) Play-off game (only if needed to decide championship).
If needed to decide championship between two teams: 2) Play-off game.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Curicó Unido were deducted three points as punishment for delayed payments in February 2024 and a further six points for incomplete payments of wages.[7][8]
  2. ^ Barnechea were deducted 45 points as punishment for not showing up to their matches against Deportes Recoleta, Rangers, and Deportes La Serena due to the withdrawal of their Clubs License.[9]

Results

Home \ Away BAR CUR ANT DLS LIM REC DSC TEM MAG RAN SLQ SMA SM SW USF UDC
Barnechea — 4–1 0–0 0–3[a] 6–0 0–3[b] 4–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–3 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–0
Curicó Unido 0–1 — 0–2 1–2 0–3 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 2–3
Deportes Antofagasta 3–2 1–1 — 0–1 1–2 3–0 3–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 4–1 3–0
Deportes La Serena 0–0 1–0 2–1 — 2–0 1–0 2–1 4–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 1–0
Deportes Limache 2–2 2–0 1–3 1–0 — 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–2 0–1
Deportes Recoleta 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–0 0–3 — 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–0 5–0
Deportes Santa Cruz 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 — 3–1 3–1 2–4 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–2 3–0
Deportes Temuco 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–3 2–3 1–1 — 1–0 0–1 0–3 0–0 0–1 2–0 4–0 1–0
Magallanes 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 4–1 3–1 — 0–1 7–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–0
Rangers 3–0[c] 2–3 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–3 — 2–4 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–2
San Luis 0–6 0–2 2–2 0–1 0–5 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 — 1–1 1–3 0–0 3–1 2–0
San Marcos de Arica 1–4 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 3–4 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 — 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–1
Santiago Morning 3–1 0–1 0–1 2–4 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–1 4–0 0–1 — 1–1 0–1 2–1
Santiago Wanderers 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–3 4–0 6–0 2–0 2–2 — 3–0 0–3[d]
Unión San Felipe 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–0 2–3 0–1 1–1 2–3 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–2 2–2 1–2 — 1–0
Universidad de Concepción 2–2 2–0 2–2 0–1 2–0 0–2 4–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 2–1 —
Source: ANFP, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ Match awarded 0–3 to Deportes La Serena due to the withdrawal of Barnechea's Clubs License.[9]
  2. ^ Match awarded 0–3 to Deportes Recoleta due to the withdrawal of Barnechea's Clubs License.[9]
  3. ^ Match awarded 3–0 to Rangers due to the withdrawal of Barnechea's Clubs License.[9]
  4. ^ Match suspended and awarded 0–3 to Universidad de Concepción after Santiago Wanderers failed to provide security guards.[10]

Promotion play-off

The teams placed from second to eighth place in the regular season played a double-legged knockout competition with the regular season runner-up getting a bye to the semi-finals. The winning side claimed the last promotion spot to Primera División for the next season.

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
7 Deportes Limache (p) 1 1 2 (4)
2 Magallanes 1 1 2 (3)
7 Deportes Limache 2 4 6
4 Deportes Antofagasta 1 0 1
7 Deportes Limache (p) 3 1 4 (4)
3 Rangers 1 3 4 (3)
6 Santiago Morning 1 1 2
5 Deportes Recoleta 1 2 3
5 Deportes Recoleta 0 0 0
3 Rangers 1 0 1
8 Deportes Santa Cruz 1 2 3
3 Rangers 2 2 4

Quarter-finals

Deportes Santa Cruz1–2Rangers
  • Pinto 7'
 Report
Attendance: 2,528
Referee: Miguel Araos
Rangers2–2Deportes Santa Cruz
 Report
Referee: José Cabero

Rangers won 4–3 on aggregate.

Deportes Limache2–1Deportes Antofagasta
 Report
Referee: Rodrigo Carvajal
Deportes Antofagasta0–4Deportes Limache
Report
Referee: Felipe González

Deportes Limache won 6–1 on aggregate.

Santiago Morning1–1Deportes Recoleta
 Report
Referee: Fernando Véjar
Deportes Recoleta2–1Santiago Morning
 Report
  • Díaz 32'
Referee: Juan Lara

Deportes Recoleta won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Deportes Limache1–1Magallanes
 Report
  • Vicuña 61'
Referee: Fernando Véjar
Magallanes1–1Deportes Limache
  • Vicuña 8'
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
Referee: Felipe González

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Deportes Limache won on penalties.

Deportes Recoleta0–1Rangers
Report
Referee: Cristian Garay
Rangers0–0Deportes Recoleta
Report
Referee: Piero Maza

Rangers won 1–0 on aggregate.

Finals

Deportes Limache3–1Rangers
 Report
Attendance: 3,997
Referee: Cristian Garay
Rangers3–1 (a.e.t.)Deportes Limache
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
Referee: José Cabero

Tied 4–4 on aggregate, Deportes Limache won on penalties and promoted to the Chilean Primera División.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Argentina Lionel Altamirano Deportes La Serena 22
2 Chile Gonzalo Tapia Barnechea 21
3 Argentina Joaquín Larrivey Magallanes 19
4 Argentina Nelson Da Silva Deportes Limache 15
5 Argentina Juan Ignacio Duma Santiago Wanderers 11
Chile Harol Salgado Barnechea
7 Paraguay Mauro Caballero San Luis 10
Argentina Juan Sánchez Sotelo Universidad de Concepción
9 Uruguay Diego González Deportes Santa Cruz 9
Argentina Mauro Quiroga Deportes Antofagasta

Source: Soccerway

See also

References

  1. ^ "A horas del arranque: ANFP cierra el naming right del Torneo de la Primera B por los próximos tres años" [Within hours of the start: ANFP closes the naming rights of the Primera B Tournament for the next three years] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Así será el fixture del Campeonato de Primera B 2024 en Chile: fechas y partidos" [This is how the 2024 Primera B Championship's fixture will be in Chile: dates and matches] (in Spanish). Diario As. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Fiesta en La Portada: Deportes La Serena vence a Recoleta, grita campeón y logra su ascenso a Primera División" [Party at La Portada: Deportes La Serena beat Recoleta, shout champion, and clinch their promotion to Primera División] (in Spanish). ADN Radio. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Limache y un ascenso histórico a la Primera División en una final inolvidable con Rangers" [Limache and a historical promotion to Primera División in an unforgettable final against Rangers] (in Spanish). Al Aire Libre. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  5. ^ "¿Cómo vienen las Bases del Torneo de la Primera B 2024?" [How are the 2024 Primera B Tournament Regulations coming?] (in Spanish). Gigante Deportivo. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Ya está todo definido: Estos serán los equipos que conformarán la Primera B en 2024" [Everything is now set: These will be the teams that will make up the Primera B in 2024] (in Spanish). En Cancha. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Duro golpe: equipo de Primera B sufre resta de puntos y queda al borde del descenso" [Hard blow: Primera B team suffer point deduction and are left on the brink of relegation] (in Spanish). En Cancha. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  8. ^ "ANFP ratifica castigo y nueva resta de puntos a Curicó Unido: 'torteros' se desploman en Primera B" [ANFP confirm punishment and new point deduction for Curicó Unido: torteros plummet in Primera B] (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d "La Segunda Sala del Tribunal de Disciplina le pone la lápida a Barnechea" [The Second Chamber of the Disciplinary Court puts the tombstone on Barnechea] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Pérdida de puntos y multa: Santiago Wanderers recibió dura sanción por el duelo suspendido ante la U. de Concepción" [Point deduction and fine: Santiago Wanderers received a harsh punishment for the suspended duel against U. de Concepción] (in Spanish). ADN Radio. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.