2018 Primera B de Chile


The 2018 Primera B de Chile, known as the 2018 Campeonato Loto for sponsorship purposes, was the 65th season of Chile's second-tier football league. The competition began on 2 February 2018 and ended on 1 December 2018. Coquimbo Unido were the champions.

Format

The tournament was played by 16 teams which played each other twice, for a total of 30 matches. The team that finished in first place at the end of the round-robin tournament earned promotion to the Campeonato Nacional for the 2019 season. Meanwhile, the teams finishing from second to sixth place played in a playoff tournament for the second promotion berth, with the season runners-up having a bye to the final. The team finishing in bottom place at the end of the season was relegated to the Segunda División Profesional.

Teams

Stadia and locations

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
BarnecheaSantiago Municipal de Lo Barnechea3,000
CobreloaCalamaZorros del Desierto12,346
CobresalEl SalvadorEl Cobre12,000
Coquimbo UnidoCoquimboMunicipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso18,750
Deportes CopiapóCopiapóLuis Valenzuela Hermosilla8,000
Deportes La SerenaLa SerenaLa Portada18,243
Deportes MelipillaMelipillaMunicipal Roberto Bravo Santibáñez6,000
Deportes Puerto MonttPuerto MonttChinquihue10,000
Deportes ValdiviaValdiviaParque Municipal5,397
MagallanesSantiago Municipal de San Bernardo3,500
ÑublenseChillánMunicipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas12,000
RangersTalcaFiscal de Talca8,200
San Marcos de AricaAricaCarlos Dittborn9,746
Santiago MorningSantiago Municipal de La Pintana6,000
Santiago WanderersValparaísoElías Figueroa Brander20,575
Unión San FelipeSan FelipeMunicipal de San Felipe12,000

Standings

Results

Promotion playoff

Quarterfinals

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Santiago Wanderers won 6–1 on aggregate.
Cobresal won 4–3 on aggregate.

Semifinals

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Cobresal won 4–3 on aggregate.

Finals

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Cobresal won 4–3 on aggregate and earned promotion to the Primera División.

Top goalscorers

RankNameClubGoals
1 Rodrigo HolgadoCoquimbo Unido18
2 Lucas SimónCobreloa17
3 Gustavo LanaroDeportes Valdivia13
4 Ever CanteroCobresal12
4 Enzo GutiérrezSantiago Wanderers12
4 Miguel OrellanaBarnechea12
7 Reiner CastroSantiago Wanderers10
7 Germán EstigarribiaDeportes Copiapó10
7 Gonzalo SosaMagallanes10
10 Óscar OrtegaSantiago Morning8
10 Stefan PinoDeportes Melipilla8
10 Mathias PintoDeportes Melipilla8

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