2023 Primera B de Chile
| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 February – 10 December 2023 |
| Champions | Cobreloa (1st title) |
| Promoted | Cobreloa Deportes Iquique |
| Relegated | Deportes Puerto Montt |
| Matches played | 252 |
| Goals scored | 649 (2.58 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Rodrigo Contreras (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Antofagasta 6–0 Dep. Temuco (29 April) |
| Biggest away win | Santa Cruz 0–3 La Serena (27 February) Cobreloa 1–4 Antofagasta (2 April) Puerto Montt 1–4 Antofagasta (21 May) Rangers 1–4 Dep. Iquique (21 May) Santiago Morning 0–3 La Serena (29 May) La Serena 0–3 Santa Cruz (17 July) Santiago Morning 0–3 Dep. Iquique (27 August) Puerto Montt 0–3 Barnechea (9 October) |
| Highest scoring | Barnechea 4–3 La Serena (10 September) San Marcos 4–3 Antofagasta (9 October) |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 Primera B de Chile, known as Campeonato Ascenso Betsson 2023 for sponsorship purposes until 15 October 2023,[1] was the 69th season of the Primera B de Chile, Chile's second-tier football league. The fixture for the season was announced on 11 January 2023, with the competition starting on 10 February and ending on 10 December 2023.[2]
Cobreloa won their first Primera B championship in this tournament, securing both the title as well as promotion to the Chilean Primera División with a 2–1 victory over Rangers on the final round of the regular season on 15 October.[3] Deportes Iquique were the other promoted team, defeating Santiago Wanderers in the promotion play-off finals to claim the remaining promotion spot.[4]
Format
[edit]The 16 participating teams played each other in a double round-robin tournament (once at home and once away) for a total of 30 matches, with the top team at the end of the 30 rounds winning the championship as well as promotion to the Campeonato Nacional for the following season. The play-off tournament to decide the second promoted team (Liguilla) was expanded from five to seven teams, which were the ones placing from second to eighth place, and the league runners-up received a bye to the semi-finals. The playoffs winning team was the second and last promoted team to the top flight for the following season. The bottom-placed team at the end of the regular season was relegated to the Segunda División Profesional.[5]
Teams
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The tournament was played by 16 teams, 13 returning from the previous season, two relegated from the 2022 Campeonato Nacional (Deportes La Serena and Deportes Antofagasta), and the 2022 Segunda División Profesional champions San Marcos de Arica. These teams replaced Magallanes and Deportes Copiapó, who were promoted to the 2023 Campeonato Nacional, as well as Fernández Vial and Deportes Melipilla, both relegated to Segunda División for this season.
Stadia and locations
[edit]| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnechea | Santiago (Lo Barnechea) | Municipal de Lo Barnechea | 3,000 |
| Cobreloa | Calama | Zorros del Desierto | 12,346 |
| Deportes Antofagasta | Antofagasta | Calvo y Bascuñán | 21,178 |
| Deportes Iquique | Iquique | Tierra de Campeones | 13,171 |
| Deportes La Serena | La Serena | La Portada | 18,243 |
| Deportes Puerto Montt | Puerto Montt | Chinquihue | 10,000 |
| Deportes Recoleta | Santiago (Recoleta) | Leonel Sánchez Lineros | 1,000 |
| Deportes Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | Joaquín Muñoz García | 5,000 |
| Deportes Temuco | Temuco | Germán Becker | 18,413 |
| Rangers | Talca | Fiscal de Talca | 8,200 |
| San Luis | Quillota | Lucio Fariña Fernández | 7,680 |
| San Marcos de Arica | Arica | Carlos Dittborn | 9,746 |
| Santiago Morning | Santiago (La Pintana) | Municipal de La Pintana | 6,000 |
| Santiago Wanderers | Valparaíso | Elías Figueroa Brander | 20,575 |
| Unión San Felipe | San Felipe | Municipal de San Felipe | 12,000 |
| Universidad de Concepción | Concepción | Alcaldesa Ester Roa Rebolledo | 30,448 |
Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cobreloa (C, P) | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 54 | Promotion to Primera División |
| 2 | Deportes Iquique (P) | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 52 | Advance to Promotion play-off semi-finals |
| 3 | Santiago Wanderers | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 51 | Advance to Promotion play-off quarter-finals |
| 4 | Deportes Temuco | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 48 | |
| 5 | Deportes Antofagasta | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 46 | |
| 6 | San Luis | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 44 | |
| 7 | Deportes La Serena | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 44 | |
| 8 | Unión San Felipe | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 41 | |
| 9 | Barnechea | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 41 | |
| 10 | San Marcos de Arica | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 40 | |
| 11 | Rangers | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 36 | |
| 12 | Santiago Morning | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 34 | |
| 13 | Deportes Santa Cruz | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 34 | |
| 14 | Universidad de Concepción | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 34 | |
| 15 | Deportes Recoleta | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 30 | |
| 16 | Deportes Puerto Montt (R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 30 | Relegation to Segunda División Profesional |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Matches won, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Red cards, 7) Yellow cards, 8) Drawing of lots, 9) Play-off game (only if needed to decide championship).
If needed to decide championship between two teams: 2) Play-off game.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
[edit]Promotion play-off
[edit]The teams placed from 2nd to 8th place in the regular season played a double-legged knockout competition with the regular season runner-up getting a bye to the semi-finals. The winning side claimed the last promotion spot to the Campeonato Nacional for the next season.
Bracket
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Deportes Antofagasta | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Deportes Iquique | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | San Luis | 1 | 1 | 2 (5) | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Deportes Antofagasta (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (6) | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Santiago Wanderers | 1 | 3 | 4 (2) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Deportes Iquique (p) | 1 | 3 | 4 (3) | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Deportes La Serena | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Deportes Temuco (p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Deportes Temuco | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Santiago Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Unión San Felipe | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Santiago Wanderers | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
[edit]| Unión San Felipe | 2–1 | Santiago Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Santiago Wanderers | 2–0 | Unión San Felipe |
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| Report |
Santiago Wanderers won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Deportes La Serena | 1–0 | Deportes Temuco |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Deportes Temuco | 1–0 | Deportes La Serena |
|---|---|---|
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| Penalties | ||
| 3–1 |
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Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Deportes Temuco won on penalties.
| San Luis | 1–1 | Deportes Antofagasta |
|---|---|---|
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Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Deportes Antofagasta won on penalties.
Semi-finals
[edit]| Deportes Antofagasta | 2–2 | Deportes Iquique |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
| Deportes Iquique | 3–0 | Deportes Antofagasta |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Deportes Iquique won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Deportes Temuco | 2–3 | Santiago Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Santiago Wanderers won 4–2 on aggregate.
Finals
[edit]| Santiago Wanderers | 1–1 | Deportes Iquique |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Tied 4–4 on aggregate, Deportes Iquique won on penalties and promoted to the Chilean Primera División.
Top scorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rodrigo Contreras
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Deportes Antofagasta | 17 |
| 2 | Juan Sánchez Sotelo
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Deportes La Serena | 16 |
 Humberto Suazo
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San Luis | ||
| 4 | Lionel Altamirano
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Rangers | 15 |
 Luis Guerra
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Deportes Antofagasta | ||
| Álvaro Ramos
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Deportes Iquique | ||
| 7 | Mario Briceño
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Unión San Felipe | 13 |
| 8 |  Luis Acevedo
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Deportes Temuco | 12 |
| Ignacio Herrera
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Barnechea | ||
| 10 | Roberto Riveros
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Deportes Recoleta | 11 |
Source: Soccerway
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "No va más: Betsson termina el contrato con la ANFP" [It's no more: Betsson ends the contract with the ANFP] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Primera B: ANFP reveló el fixture del torneo de Ascenso 2023" [Primera B: ANFP revealed the fixture for the 2023 Promotion tournament] (in Spanish). Encancha.cl. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Emocionante final de la Primera B: Cobreloa se corona campeón en el último minuto y vuelve a Primera División tras ocho años" [Exciting Primera B finale: Cobreloa are crowned champions in the last minute and return to Primera División after eight years] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Final de infarto: Deportes Iquique se hace grande y sella su regreso a la Primera División" [Heart-stopping final: Deportes Iquique make themselves big and seal their return to Primera División] (in Spanish). En Cancha. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Primera fecha de infarto: ANFP reveló el calendario completo para la Primera B 2023" [Heart-stopping first matchday: ANFP revealed the full calendar for the 2023 Primera B] (in Spanish). ADN Radio. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Se revuelve la Primera B: Deportes Iquique gana en el tribunal y se queda con los puntos del partido ante La Serena" [The Primera B is stirred up: Deportes Iquique win at the court and take the points from the match against La Serena] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.