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The Copa Chile (Chile Cup) is an annual cup competition for Chilean football teams. Due to time constraints and club pressure, the trophy was cancelled in 2000, but returned in 2008. Its precursor was the Campeonato de Apertura (Opening Championship), played from 1933 to 1950.
The cup is now open to every member club of the Chilean football league system, from professional teams; (Primera División and Primera B), down to teams from the ANFA; Tercera A and Tercera B, as well as Regional Amateur champions teams from around the country. And since the season 2009, the winners obtains a direct Copa Sudamericana spot for the next season.
In the history of the tournament, the Primera División teams have dominated the competition; but, because this is contested in a knockout tournament format, the opportunity for lower level teams upsetting a top level squad is a real possibility. That was the case in the seasons 1960, 1962, 2009 & 2010, when the winners were clubs from the second level: Deportes La Serena, Luis Cruz de Curicó, Unión San Felipe and Municipal Iquique. A major upset almost occurred in the 2008 competition, when Deportes Ovalle (from the third level league) became finalist, losing 1-2 to Universidad de Concepción at the final, in a very close match.
In some seasons the tournament only included first level teams, that was the case the seasons: 1979 to 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989-Invierno, 1990, 1998 and 2000.
Only two clubs have become double champions (league and cup winners the same season); Colo-Colo in 1981, 1989, 1990 & 1996, and Universidad de Chile in 2000.
Finals[]
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | Trophy |
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1958 | Colo-Colo | Universidad Católica | 2:2[1] | Copa Chile |
1959 | Santiago Wanderers | Deportes La Serena | 5:1 | Copa Chile |
1960 | Deportes La Serena | Santiago Wanderers | 4:1 | Copa Preparación |
1961 | Santiago Wanderers | Universidad Católica | 2:0, 1:2 | Copa Chile Green Cross |
1962 | Luis Cruz Martínez | Universidad Católica | 2:1 | Copa Preparación |
1974 | Colo-Colo | Santiago Wanderers | 3:0 | Copa Chile |
1975 | Palestino | Lota Schwager | 4:0 | Copa Chile |
1977 | Palestino | Unión Española | 3:3, 1:0 | Copa Chile |
1979 | Universidad de Chile | Colo-Colo | 2:1 | Copa Polla Gol |
1980 | Deportes Iquique | Colo-Colo | 2:1 | Copa Polla Gol |
1981 | Colo-Colo | Audax Italiano | 5:1 | Copa Polla Gol |
1982 | Colo-Colo | Universidad Católica | [2] | Copa Polla Gol |
1983 | Universidad Católica | O'Higgins | [3] | Copa Polla Gol |
1983 | Universidad Católica | Naval | 1:0 | Copa República |
1984 | Everton | Universidad Católica | 3:0 | Copa Polla Gol |
1985 | Colo-Colo | Palestino | 1:0 | Copa Polla Gol |
1986 | Cobreloa | Fernández Vial | 0:1, 2:0, 3:0 | Copa Polla Gol |
1987 | Cobresal | Colo-Colo | 2:0 | Copa Apertura |
1988 | Colo-Colo | Unión Española | 1:0 | Copa Digeder |
1989 | Colo-Colo | Universidad Católica | 2:2, 1:0 | Copa Coca Cola Digeder |
1989 | Unión Española | Huachipato | 2:0 | Copa Invierno |
1990 | Colo-Colo | Universidad Católica | 3:2 | Copa Apertura |
1991 | Universidad Católica | Cobreloa | 1:0 | Copa Chile Digeder |
1992 | Unión Española | Colo-Colo | 3:1 | Copa Chile |
1993 | Unión Española | Cobreloa | 3:1 | Copa Chile |
1994 | Colo-Colo | O'Higgins | 1-1 4-2 ( pen.) | Copa Chile |
1995 | Universidad Católica | Cobreloa | 4:2 | Copa Chile |
1996 | Colo-Colo | Rangers | 1:1, 1:0 | Copa Chile |
1998 | Universidad de Chile | Audax Italiano | 1:1, 2:0 | Copa Apertura |
2000 | Universidad de Chile | Santiago Morning | 2:1 (a.e.t.) | Copa Apertura |
2008 | Universidad de Concepción | Deportes Ovalle | 2:1 | Copa Chile |
2009 | Unión San Felipe | Municipal Iquique | 3:0 | Copa Chile |
2010 | Municipal Iquique | Deportes Concepción | 1-1 4-3 ( pen.) | Copa Chile Bicentenario |
Torneo Apertura Segunda Division[]
Competition for Chilean football teams of Second division.
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1969 | Naval | Ferroviarios | 0:3, 3:0 |
1970 | San Antonio Unido | Coquimbo Unido | 4:0, 1:2 |
1971 | Ñublense | Deportes Ovalle | - |
1979 | Huachipato | Deportes Ovalle | 1:0 |
1980 | San Luis | Rangers | 2:1 |
1981 | Deportes Arica | Santiago Morning | 2:0 |
1982 | Everton | Deportes Colchagua | 2:0 |
1983 | Huachipato | San Luis | - |
1984 | Iberia | Curicó Unido | 2:1, 3:0 |
1986 | O'Higgins | Santiago Wanderers | - |
1987 | Deportes Temuco | Deportes La Serena | - |
1990 | Deportes Antofagasta | Deportes Puerto Montt | 2:1 |
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