2007 Torneo Clausura (Chile)

Campeonato Nacional Clausura Copa Banco Estado
Season2007
Dates21 July – 23 December 2007
ChampionsColo-Colo
27th title
RelegatedCoquimbo Unido
Lota Schwager
Santiago Wanderers
Deportes Puerto Montt (Rel. Liguilla)
2008 Copa LibertadoresUniversidad Católica (Agg. Table)
Audax Italiano (Clau. Table)
Matches played225
Goals scored656 (2.92 per match)
Top goalscorerCarlos Villanueva
(20 goals)
Biggest home winAudax I. 7–1 S. Wanderers
(7 October 2007)
Highest attendance40,000
Colo-Colo 3–0 U. de Concepción
(23 December 2007)
Total attendance1,252,404
Average attendance5,566

The 2007 Campeonato Nacional Apertura Copa Banco Estado was the 82nd Chilean League top flight tournament, in which Colo-Colo won its 27th league title.

First stage

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Colo-Colo 20 11 6 3 40 21 +19 39 Playoffs
2 Cobresal 20 8 8 4 31 23 +8 32
3 Palestino 20 6 6 8 27 23 +4 24
4 Deportes La Serena 20 6 4 10 25 33 −8 22
5 Santiago Wanderers 20 4 5 11 15 43 −28 17
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Universidad de Concepción 20 9 8 3 30 19 +11 35 Playoffs
2 Universidad Católica 20 10 4 6 33 21 +12 34
3 Deportes Melipilla 20 7 6 7 32 34 −2 27
4 Deportes Concepción 20 7 4 9 30 41 −11 25
5 Unión Española 20 4 5 11 26 36 −10 17
Source: [citation needed]

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Audax Italiano 20 14 5 1 47 20 +27 47 Playoffs and 2008 Copa Libertadores First Stage[a]
2 Universidad de Chile 20 13 6 1 42 21 +21 45 Playoffs
3 Cobreloa 20 8 7 5 35 29 +6 31 Play-off Match
4 Deportes Puerto Montt 20 5 6 9 18 22 −4 21
5 Everton 20 3 4 13 20 36 −16 13
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Audax Italiano qualified to the 2008 Copa Libertadores as the team with the most points in the Clausura classification phase.

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 O'Higgins 20 9 7 4 28 23 +5 34 Playoffs
2 Ñublense 20 7 5 8 32 38 −6 26 Play-off Match
3 Deportes Antofagasta 20 6 7 7 22 21 +1 25
4 Huachipato 20 7 4 9 30 36 −6 25
5 Lota Schwager 20 4 7 9 22 28 −6 19
6 Coquimbo Unido 20 4 1 15 18 37 −19 13
Updated to match(es) played on November 25, 2007. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Playoff match

A playoff round was contested because there was a third-placed team who had more points than a second placed team. In a playoff round the third-placed team would have the home field advantage.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cobreloa 3–1 Ñublense

Playoff stage

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
5 Universidad Católica 5 0 5
4 Universidad de Concepción (a) 3 2 5
4 Universidad de Concepción 2 3 5
1 Audax Italiano 3 1 4
8 Cobreloa 2 0 2
1 Audax Italiano 2 1 3
4 Universidad de Concepción 0 0 0
3 Colo-Colo 1 3 4
6 O'Higgins 0 1 1
3 Colo-Colo 5 1 6
3 Colo-Colo 2 1 3
2 Universidad de Chile 0 0 0
7 Cobresal 2 1 3
2 Universidad de Chile 4 2 6

Top goalscorers

Pos Player Team Goals
1 Chile Carlos Villanueva Audax Italiano 20
2 Chile Pedro Morales Universidad de Chile 13
Chile Manuel Villalobos Ñublense 13
4 Chile Cristián Canío Cobreloa 12
Chile Gabriel Vargas Cobresal 12
6 Argentina Esteban Fuertes Universidad Católica 11

Relegation

Relegation table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
17 Everton 40 9 12 19 44 63 −19 39
18 Deportes Puerto Montt 40 9 8 23 37 62 −25 35 Plays Relegation/promotion Liguilla
19 Lota Schwager 40 6 13 21 50 80 −30 31 Relegated to Primera B
20 Santiago Wanderers 40 8 9 23 39 76 −37 30[a]
21 Coquimbo Unido 40 8 3 29 36 77 −41 27
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 3 points deducted due to financial issues

Relegation/promotion playoffs

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Santiago Morning 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 7 Promoted to Primera División
2 Deportes Puerto Montt 4 2 0 2 9 9 0 6 To Primera B
3 Deportes Copiapó 4 1 1 2 6 7 −1 4
Source: [citation needed]

Notes and references