2010 Primera Division of Chile
Introduction The '''2010 Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno season''' (known as the '''2010 Campeonato Nacional Petrobras''' for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th season of top-flight football in Chile. Originally comprising two tournaments, the 2010 season was the first single-stage season since 2001.This was due to the devastating 8.8 magnitude earthquake on February 27, 2010.Universidad Católica won their tenth title.
Format changes Due to Chile's qualification to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the format for the season had seen a minor modification in the Apertura, which would not have the playoff stage. The Clausura remained unchanged. In the wake of the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the country on February 27, the format was further changed to a double round-robin format by the ANFP, because many teams could not fulfill their Apertura fixtures in time as a result of the earthquake damage. After the Round 1 (the first 17 dates), the team with the most points qualified to the 2010 Copa Sudamericana and the 2011 Copa Libertadores. The next best-placed team played a playoff against Municipal Iquique for the last berth in the 2010 Copa Sudamericana. The season champion (the team with the most points after all 34 dates) also earned a berth to the 2011 Copa Libertadores. The ''Chile 3'' berth for that competition have gone to the winner of a Liguilla of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th best-placed teams at the end of the season.
Teams  Team City Stadium ManagerAudax Italiano  Santiago  Municipal de La Florida  Cobreloa  Calama  Municipal de Calama  Cobresal  El Salvador  El Cobre  Colo-Colo  Santiago  Monumental David Arellano  Everton  Viña del Mar  Sausalito  Huachipato  Talcahuano  CAP  Deportes La Serena  La Serena  La Portada  Ñublense  Chillán  Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas  O'Higgins  Rancagua  El Teniente  Palestino  Santiago  Municipal de La Cisterna  San Luis  Quillota  Municipal Lucio Fariña Fernández  Santiago Morning  Santiago  Municipal de La Pintana  Santiago Wanderers  Valparaíso  Regional Chiledeportes  Unión Española  Santiago  Santa Laura  Unión San Felipe  San Felipe  Municipal de San Felipe  Universidad Católica  Santiago  San Carlos de Apoquindo  Universidad de Chile  Santiago  Nacional  Universidad de Concepción  Concepción  Municipal de Concepción
Standings
Results ===Relegation/promotion playoffs===TeamsScoresTie-breakersTeam #1Team #21st leg2nd leg'''Santiago Morning'''3:3Antofagasta 1–23–1 (aet) +1:–1—'''Universidad de Concepción'''6:0Curicó Unido2–03–2——
Internationals qualification ===Round 1 standings===The team that occupies first-place after the first 17 matches of the season automatically qualified for the group stage of the 2011 Copa Libertadores and the 2010 Copa Sudamericana. The second-placed team advanced to a playoff and face-off the 2009 Copa Chile runner-up Municipal Iquique for a spot in the 2010 Copa Sudamericana.===Pre-Copa Sudamericana Playoff===Universidad de Chile, The second best-placed team after Round 1, will play a two-legged tie against Municipal Iquique, the 2009 Copa Chile runner-up, for the ''Chile 3'' berth in the 2010 Copa Sudamericana.===Pre-Copa Libertadores Liguilla===Universidad de Chile, Audax Italiano, Unión Española and Huachipato qualified for the Copa Libertadores Liguilla. The winner of the Liguilla will qualify to the 2011 Copa Libertadores as ''Chile 3''.The format for the Liguilla was a single elimination tournament, with two legs in each round. The team that finished 2nd in the final league standings played the team that finished 5th, and the team that finished 3rd played the team that finished 4th. The team that finished higher in the standings played the second leg at home. Ties were settled by points (3 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss). If there was a tie in point at the end of regulation of the second leg, the team with the best goal difference advances/wins. If a tie remains, the away goals rule is applied, followed by two 15-minute extra-time, and a penalty shootout if necessary.====First round=========Tie 1==========Tie 2=========Finals====
Top goalscorers   Player Player nationality Club Goals1 Milovan Mirosevic  Universidad Católica 192 Mauro Olivi  Audax Italiano 183 Carlos Muñoz  Santiago Wanderers 174 Juan Manuel Olivera  Universidad de Chile 16 Diego Rivarola  Universidad de Chile 166 Roberto Gutiérrez  Universidad Católica 14 Ezequiel Miralles  Colo-Colo 14 Gabriel Rodríguez  Ñublense 14Source:
References
External links * ANFP ** Season regulations * 2010 season on RSSSF