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{{Infobox football league season
|competition = [[Primera División de Chile|Primera División]]
|season = 2008
|winners = Apertura: [[Everton de Viña del Mar|Everton]] (4th title)<br>Clausura: [[Colo-Colo]] (28th title)
|relegated = [[Club de Deportes Antofagasta|Antofagasta]]<br>[[Deportes Concepción (Chile)|Concepción]]<br>[[Deportes Melipilla|Melipilla]]<br>[[Provincial Osorno]]
|continentalcup1 = [[2009 Copa Libertadores|Copa Libertadores]]
|continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[Everton de Viña del Mar|Everton]]<br>[[Colo-Colo]]<br>[[C.F. Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]]
|continentalcup2 = [[2008 Copa Sudamericana|Copa Sudamericana]]
|continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[Ñublense]]<br>[[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]]
|league topscorer = Apertura: [[Lucas Barrios]] (19 goals)<br>Clausura: Lucas Barrios (18 goals)<br>Season: Lucas Barrios (37 goals)
|biggest home win =
|biggest away win =
|highest scoring =
|total goals =
|average goals =
|longest wins =
|longest unbeaten =
|longest losses =
|highest attendance =
|lowest attendance =
|average attendance =
|prevseason = [[2007 Primera División of Chile|2007]]
|nextseason = [[2009 Primera División of Chile|2009]]
}}

The '''2008 [[Primera División de Chile]]''' is the 77th season of top-flight football in [[Chile]], and the 7th under its current format.
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== Torneo Apertura ==
{{main|2008 Torneo Apertura (Chile)}}
The '''Torneo Apertura "Copa BancoEstado"''' opened the 2008 season on January 25. The 20 teams were organized into four groups, but played each other in a single round-robin format. The top-two teams from each group advanced to a single elimination play-off, but the best 3rd-place team had to worst 2nd-place team in an advancement play-off match. The winner of the tournament will be crowned the Apertura champion, and will earn a spot in the [[2009 Copa Libertadores]] Group Stage. The champion and runner-up with earn spots in the [[2008 Copa Sudamericana]].
=== First phase ===
{{:2008 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|transcludesection=First phase}}
=== Group standings ===
{{:2008 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|transcludesection=Group 1|title=Group 1}}
{{:2008 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|transcludesection=Group 2|title=Group 2}}
{{:2008 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|transcludesection=Group 3|title=Group 3}}
{{:2008 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|transcludesection=Group 4|title=Group 4}}
=== Play-off match ===
{{trim|{{#section-h:2008 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|Play-off match}}}}
=== Playoff stage ===
{{trim|{{#section-h:2008 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|Playoff stage}}}}
=== Finals ===
{{trim|{{#section-h:2008 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|Finals}}}}
=== Top-five goalscorers ===
{{trim|{{#section-h:2008 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|Top-five goalscorers}}}}

== Torneo Clausura ==
{{main|2008 Torneo Clausura (Chile)}}
The '''Torneo Clausura "Copa BancoEstado"''' began on June 21. The format is the same as the Apertura tournament, but the field was reduced from 20 teams to 19 since Deportes Concepción withdrew before the start of the tournament due to financial problems. The best-placed team in the first stage earned a spot in the First Stage of the [[2009 Copa Libertadores]]. The tournament champion will earn a spot in the [[2009 Copa Libertadores]] Group Stage. Relegation will be determined at the end of this tournament.

=== First phase ===
{{:2008 Torneo Clausura (Chile)|transcludesection=First phase}}
=== Group standings ===
{{:2008 Torneo Clausura (Chile)|transcludesection=Group 1|title=Group 1}}
{{:2008 Torneo Clausura (Chile)|transcludesection=Group 2|title=Group 2}}
{{:2008 Torneo Clausura (Chile)|transcludesection=Group 3|title=Group 3}}
{{:2008 Torneo Clausura (Chile)|transcludesection=Group 4|title=Group 4}}
=== Play-off match ===
{{trim|{{#section-h:2008 Torneo Clausura (Chile)|Play-off match}}}}
=== Knock-out round ===
{{trim|{{#section-h:2008 Torneo Clausura (Chile)|Knock-out round}}}}
=== Top-five goalscorers ===
{{trim|{{#section-h:2008 Torneo Clausura (Chile)|Top goalscorers}}}}

== Relegation ==
Four teams were relegated this year to reduce the field for next season to 18 teams.

=== Aggregate table ===
The aggregate table is only a sum of the two first-stages from the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. The bottom-two teams are relegated from the results of this table.
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Aggregate table
|res_col_header=QR

|team1=UCH|name_UCH=[[Club Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]]
|team2=UCA|name_UCA=[[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]]
|team3=OHI|name_OHI=[[O'Higgins F.C.|O'Higgins]]
|team4=EVE|name_EVE=[[Everton de Viña del Mar|Everton]]
|team5=COL|name_COL=[[Colo-Colo]]
|team6=AUD|name_AUD=[[Audax Italiano]]
|team7=ÑUB|name_ÑUB=[[Ñublense]]
|team8=PAL|name_PAL=[[C.D. Palestino|Palestino]]
|team9=SAM|name_SAM=[[Santiago Morning]]
|team10=HUA|name_HUA=[[C.D. Huachipato|Huachipato]]
|team11=RAN|name_RAN=[[C.S.D. Rangers|Rangers]]
|team12=SER|name_SER=[[Deportes La Serena|La Serena]]
|team13=CSL|name_CSL=[[Cobresal]]
|team14=CLA|name_CLA=[[Cobreloa]]
|team15=UES|name_UES=[[Unión Española]]
|team16=UCO|name_UCO=[[C.D. Universidad de Concepción|Universidad de Concepción]]
|team17=ANT|name_ANT=[[Deportes Antofagasta|Antofagasta]]
|team18=OSO|name_OSO=[[Provincial Osorno]]
|team19=MEL|name_MEL=[[Deportes Melipilla|Melipilla]]
|team20=CON|name_CON=[[Deportes Concepción (Chile)|Concepción]]
|win_UCH=21|draw_UCH=5|loss_UCH=11|gf_UCH=67|ga_UCH=44
|win_UCA=20|draw_UCA=5|loss_UCA=12|gf_UCA=74|ga_UCA=52
|win_OHI=18|draw_OHI=10|loss_OHI=9|gf_OHI=69|ga_OHI=52
|win_EVE=19|draw_EVE=3|loss_EVE=15|gf_EVE=62|ga_EVE=55
|win_COL=17|draw_COL=9|loss_COL=11|gf_COL=67|ga_COL=48
|win_AUD=17|draw_AUD=7|loss_AUD=13|gf_AUD=60|ga_AUD=50
|win_ÑUB=15|draw_ÑUB=13|loss_ÑUB=9|gf_ÑUB=49|ga_ÑUB=43
|win_PAL=17|draw_PAL=6|loss_PAL=14|gf_PAL=57|ga_PAL=49
|win_SAM=16|draw_SAM=8|loss_SAM=13|gf_SAM=65|ga_SAM=74
|win_HUA=15|draw_HUA=9|loss_HUA=13|gf_HUA=62|ga_HUA=54
|win_RAN=15|draw_RAN=9|loss_RAN=13|gf_RAN=48|ga_RAN=50
|win_SER=14|draw_SER=11|loss_SER=12|gf_SER=66|ga_SER=63
|win_CSL=14|draw_CSL=10|loss_CSL=13|gf_CSL=59|ga_CSL=52
|win_CLA=14|draw_CLA=8|loss_CLA=15|gf_CLA=59|ga_CLA=61
|win_UES=14|draw_UES=7|loss_UES=16|gf_UES=48|ga_UES=59
|win_UCO=11|draw_UCO=9|loss_UCO=17|gf_UCO=59|ga_UCO=65
|win_ANT=11|draw_ANT=7|loss_ANT=19|gf_ANT=36|ga_ANT=56
|win_OSO=8|draw_OSO=2|loss_OSO=27|gf_OSO=38|ga_OSO=77
|win_MEL=6|draw_MEL=3|loss_MEL=28|gf_MEL=41|ga_MEL=78
|win_CON=7|draw_CON=3|loss_CON=9|gf_CON=33|ga_CON=37|adjust_points_CON=-6

|hth_CON=Deportes Concepción withdrew from the Clausura tournament.

|col_QRP=#FFE8E8|text_QRP=[[#Relegation/promotion play-off|Relegation/Promotion Playoff]]
|result15=QRP|result16=QRP
|col_RRT=#FFCCCC|text_RRT=Relegated to the [[Primera B (Chile)|Primera B]] by the [[#Relegation table|Relegation Table]]
|result17=RRT|result18=RRT
|col_RAT=#FF8888|text_RAT=Relegated to the [[Primera B (Chile)|Primera B]] by the Aggregate Table
|result19=RAT|result20=RAT
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=November 9, 2008
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chile08.html RSSSF]
}}</onlyinclude>

=== Relegation table ===
The next two teams to be relegated were determined through a special aggregate table for the 2007 & 2008 season. The teams' performances were put under a specific formula (shown below) and then ranked. The two worst teams who have not been relegated by this season's aggregate table were relegated.

<div style="text-align: center;"><math>P_d = 0.4 \cdot \;P_{2007} \cdot \;{\frac{19}{20}} + 0.6 \cdot \left( \;P_{Ap-2008} + \;P_{Cl-2008} \cdot \;{\frac{19}{18}} \right) ,</math></div>

In the case of [[Club Social de Deportes Rangers|Rangers]], [[Provincial Osorno]], and [[Santiago Morning]], the following formula was used since they were not in the Primera División in the 2007 season:

<div style="text-align: center;"><math>P_d = P_{Ap-2008}+P_{Cl-2008}\cdot \;{\frac{19}{18}} .</math></div>

In both formulas, P<sub>d</sub> is the relegation average; P<sub>2007</sub> is the total points earned in the 2007 season; P<sub>Ap-2008</sub> is the points earned in this season's Apertura tournament; P<sub>Cl-2008</sub> is the points earned in this season's Clausura tournament.

{{col-start}}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-  
!width=28| Pos
!width=165| Team 
! P<sub>desc</sub>
! P<sub>2007</sub>
! P<sub>Ap 2008</sub>
! P<sub>Cl 2008</sub>
|-
| 1 || align=left |  [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]]
||'''70,37'''||30,40||21,60||18,37
|- 
| 2 || align=left | [[Audax Club Sportivo Italiano|Audax Italiano]]
||'''70,18'''||34,58||20,40||15,20
|-
| 3 || align=left | [[Colo-Colo]]
||'''69,78'''||32,68||16,20||20,90
|- 
| 4 || align=left | [[C.F. Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]]
||'''68,67'''||26,60||18,00||24,07
|-
| 5 || align=left | [[Club Deportivo O'Higgins|O'Higgins]]
||'''62,51'''||23,18||21,60||17,73
|- 
| 6 || align=left | [[Club Deportivo Huachipato|Huachipato]]
||'''58,00'''||24,70||16,20||16,10
|- 
| 7 || align=left | [[Santiago Morning]]
||'''57,44'''||0,00||30,00||27,44
|- 
| 8 || align=left | [[Ñublense]]
||'''57,41'''||22,04||24,60||10,77
|- 
| 9 || align=left | [[Club Deportes Cobresal|Cobresal]]
||'''56,22'''||24,32||18,60||13,30
|- 
| 10 || align=left | [[Cobreloa]]
||'''55,98'''||25,08||13,80||16,10
|-
| 11 || align=left | [[Club Social de Deportes Rangers|Rangers]]
||'''55,67'''||0,00||24,00||31,67
|-
| 12 || align=left | [[Club Deportivo Palestino|Palestino]]
||'''53,92'''||18,62||14,40||19,90
|-
| 13 || align=left | [[Everton de Viña del Mar|Everton]]
||'''51,75'''||14,82||19,20||17,73
|- 
| 14 || align=left | [[Deportes La Serena|La Serena]]
||'''50,94'''||18,24||15,60||17,10
|- 
| 15 || align=left | [[Unión Española]]
||'''47,33'''||17,10||14,40||15,83
|-
| 16 || align=left | [[Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción|Universidad de Concepción]]
||'''45,66'''||19,76||12,60||13,30
|-  style="background: #FFCCCC;"
| 17 || align=left | [[Deportes Antofagasta|Antofagasta]]
||'''42,63'''||17,86||10,20||14,57
|- style="background: #FF8888;" 
| 18 || align=left | [[Deportes Melipilla|Melipilla]]
||'''33,87'''||20,90||6,00||6,97
|- style="background: #FFCCCC;"
| 19 || align=left | [[Provincial Osorno]]
||'''26,56'''||0,00||16,00||10,56
|}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|bgcolor=#FFCCCC style="width: 20px;"|
||Relegated by the Relegation Table
|-
|bgcolor=#FF8888 style="width: 20px;"|
||Already relegated by the [[#Aggregate table|Aggregate Table]]
|}
{{col-end}}

=== Relegation/promotion play-off ===
The 15th & 16th place team in the aggregate table have to play two promotion/relegation matches the Segunda División runner-up ([[Club de Deportes Puerto Montt|Puerto Montt]]) and the winner of the Segunda División Apertura/Clausura play-off ([[Coquimbo Unido]]). The winners will play in the Primera División the next season.

{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Coquimbo Unido]]||1–5|'''[[Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción|Universidad de Concepción]]'''||0–2|1–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Club de Deportes Puerto Montt|Puerto Montt]]||4–5|'''[[Unión Española]]'''||1–2|3–3}}
{{end}}

== See also ==
* [[Chilean Primera División]]
* [[List of 2008 Primera División de Chile transfers]]

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