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{{Short description|Chilean football season}}
{{Infobox football league season
  | competition      = [[Primera División de Chile|Primera División]]
  | season           = 1997
  | winners          = [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]] (Apertura), [[Colo-Colo]] (Clausura)
  | relegated        = [[Unión Española]]<br>[[Deportes Antofagasta]]
  | continentalcup1  = [[Copa Libertadores 1997|Copa Libertadores]]
  | continentalcup1 qualifiers = Quarterfinals:<br>[[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]]<br>Semifinals:<br>[[Colo-Colo]]
  | continentalcup2  = [[1997 Supercopa Sudamericana|Supercopa Sudamericana]]
  | continentalcup2 qualifiers = Semifinals:<br>[[Colo-Colo]]
  | continentalcup3  = [[Copa CONMEBOL 1997|Copa CONMEBOL]]
  | continentalcup3 qualifiers = First Round:<br>[[C.F. Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]]
  | league topscorer = Apertura:<br>{{flagicon|ARG}} [[David Bisconti]] (15)<br>Clausura:<br> {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Richard Báez]] (10)
  | prevseason = [[Primera División Chilena 1996|1996]]
  | nextseason = [[Primera División Chilena 1998|1998]]
}}
The '''[[1997 in football (soccer)|1997 tournament]]''' of the '''[[Primera División de Chile]]''' was based in the typical [[Apertura and Clausura|Apertura-Clausura]] scheme used in many football leagues in Latin-America, similar to the [[Primera División Argentina|Argentinian First Division]]. For the first time, this format, with two champions, was used. This tournament format was dropped for the next season (1998), but came back, from 2002 to 2017.

Both champions qualified for the [[1998 Copa Libertadores|Copa Libertadores]], while the two teams with fewest points overall relegated. The season started on 16 February 1997 and ended on 21 December 1997.

==Overall table==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|ptsfirst=y

|team1=COL|name_COL=[[Colo-Colo]]
|team2=UCA|name_UCA=[[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]]
|team3=UCH|name_UCH=[[C.F. Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]]
|team4=CLO|name_CLO=[[Cobreloa]]
|team5=AUD|name_AUD=[[Audax Italiano]]
|team6=COQ|name_COQ=[[Coquimbo Unido]]
|team7=POS|name_POS=[[Provincial Osorno]]
|team8=DLS|name_DLS=[[Deportes La Serena]]
|team9=DTE|name_DTE=[[Deportes Temuco]]
|team10=HUA|name_HUA=[[Club Deportivo Huachipato|Huachipato]]
|team11=PAL|name_PAL=[[Club Deportivo Palestino|Palestino]]
|team12=DCO|name_DCO=[[Deportes Concepción (Chile)|Deportes Concepción]]
|team13=DPM|name_DPM=[[Deportes Puerto Montt]]
|team14=SWA|name_SWA=[[Santiago Wanderers]]
|team15=UES|name_UES=[[Unión Española]]
|team16=DAN|name_DAN=[[Deportes Antofagasta]]
|win_COL=22|draw_COL=6|loss_COL=2|gf_COL=60|ga_COL=31
|win_UCA=20|draw_UCA=7|loss_UCA=3|gf_UCA=61|ga_UCA=28
|win_UCH=15|draw_UCH=11|loss_UCH=4|gf_UCH=67|ga_UCH=31
|win_CLO=13|draw_CLO=8|loss_CLO=9|gf_CLO=54|ga_CLO=39
|win_AUD=12|draw_AUD=8|loss_AUD=10|gf_AUD=51|ga_AUD=40
|win_COQ=11|draw_COQ=8|loss_COQ=11|gf_COQ=43|ga_COQ=39
|win_POS=8|draw_POS=14|loss_POS=8|gf_POS=35|ga_POS=33
|win_DLS=10|draw_DLS=7|loss_DLS=13|gf_DLS=44|ga_DLS=45
|win_DTE=11|draw_DTE=4|loss_DTE=15|gf_DTE=44|ga_DTE=49
|win_HUA=9|draw_HUA=9|loss_HUA=12|gf_HUA=33|ga_HUA=39
|win_PAL=9|draw_PAL=6|loss_PAL=15|gf_PAL=25|ga_PAL=45
|win_DCO=8|draw_DCO=9|loss_DCO=13|gf_DCO=36|ga_DCO=58
|win_DPM=8|draw_DPM=8|loss_DPM=14|gf_DPM=39|ga_DPM=49
|win_SWA=6|draw_SWA=13|loss_SWA=11|gf_SWA=37|ga_SWA=50
|win_UES=8|draw_UES=4|loss_UES=18|gf_UES=37|ga_UES=62
|win_DAN=7|draw_DAN=4|loss_DAN=19|gf_DAN=29|ga_DAN=58

|col_Q=gold|text_Q=Qualified for the [[1998 Copa Libertadores]]
|result1=Q|result2=Q
|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R=Relegated to [[Primera B (Chile)|Segunda División Chilena]]
|result15=R|result16=R
|update=complete|source=
}}
==Torneo de Apertura==
{{main|1997 Torneo Apertura (Chile)}}
===Table===
{{:1997 Torneo Apertura (Chile)}}
===Championship play-off===
{{football box
|date=July 8, 1997
|team1=[[Colo-Colo]]
|score= 1 – 0
|report=
|team2=[[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]]
|goals1=[[Ivo Basay|Basay]] {{goal|87}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Estadio Monumental David Arellano]], [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]]
|attendance=22,022
|referee=[[Mario Sanchez Yanten|M. Sanchez]]}}
----
{{football box
|date=July 10, 1997
|team1=[[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]]
|score= 3 – 0
|report=
|team2=[[Colo-Colo]]
|goals1= [[Alberto Acosta|Acosta]] {{goal|2}}<br />[[David Bisconti|Bisconti]] {{goal|23}} <br />[[Ricardo Lunari|Lunari]] {{goal|78}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Estadio Nacional de Chile|Estadio Nacional]], [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]]
|attendance=38,750
|referee=M. Peña}}

===Topscorers===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
|-
!width="30"|Pos
!width="205"|Name
!width="205"|Team
!width="50"|Goals
|-
||1||{{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[David Bisconti]]'''||'''[[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]]'''||'''15'''
|-bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
||2||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Walter Otta]]||[[Deportes Puerto Montt]]||'''11'''
|-
||3||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Alberto Acosta]]||[[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]]||'''10'''
|-bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
||4||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Sergio Gioino]]||[[Provincial Osorno]]||'''9'''
|-
|| ||{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Rodrigo Barrera]]||[[C.F. Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]]||'''9'''
|}

==Torneo de Clausura==
{{main|1997 Torneo Clausura (Chile)}}
===Table===
{{:1997 Torneo Clausura (Chile)}}
===Topscorers===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
|-
!width="30"|Pos
!width="205"|Name
!width="205"|Team
!width="50"|Goals
|-
||1||{{flagicon|PAR}} '''[[Richard Báez]]'''||'''[[C.F. Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]]'''||'''10'''
|-bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
|| ||{{flagicon|CHI}} '''Rubén Vallejos'''||'''[[Deportes Puerto Montt]]'''||'''10'''
|-
||3||{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Hugo Brizuela]]||[[Audax Italiano]]||'''9'''
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chile97.html RSSSF Page]

{{Chilean Primera División}}

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