2007 Torneo Apertura (Chile)

Apertura Tournament

Season	2007
Champions	Colo-Colo 26th title
2008 Copa Libertadores	Colo-Colo
Copa Sudamericana	Colo-Colo Audax Italiano
Matches played	200
Goals scored	617 (3.09 per match)
Top goalscorer	Humberto Suazo (18 goals)
Biggest home win	Cobreloa 7–1 Antofagasta (27 January 2007)
Biggest away win	Puerto Montt 2–5 Unión Española (25 March 2006)
Longest winning run	8 matches Colo-Colo
Longest unbeaten run	16 matches Colo-Colo
Longest winless run	10 matches Lota Schwager
Longest losing run	6 matches Santiago Wanderers
Highest attendance	57,000 Colo-Colo 1–0 Palestino
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The 2007 Torneo Apertura was the first tournament in the 2006 season of the Chilean Primera División. The tournament also was known as Copa Banco Estado for sponsorship reasons.

The defending champions is Colo-Colo that won their 25th Primera División title the last season, after defeat Audax Italiano in the playoffs finals.

Teams

Stadia

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity	2006 season
Antofagasta	Antofagasta	Regional de Antofagasta	33,010	11th in Regular Phase
Audax Italiano	Santiago	Municipal de La Florida	10,000	Clausura runners-up
Cobreloa	Calama	Municipal de Calama	13,000	1st in Regular Phase
Cobresal	El Salvador	Estadio El Cobre	15,000	15th in Regular Phase
Colo-Colo	Santiago	Estadio Monumental	47,017	Clausura winners
Coquimbo Unido	Coquimbo	Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso	10,000	5th in Regular Phase
Deportes Concepción	Concepción	Municipal de Concepción	29,000	Withdraw
Deportes La Serena	La Serena	La Portada	14,000	16th in Regular Phase
Deportes Melipilla	Melipilla	Municipal Roberto Bravo Santibáñez	12,400	Primera B Winners
Everton	Viña del Mar	Sausalito	19,074	12th in Regular Phase
Huachipato	Talcahuano	Estadio Las Higueras	10,500	4th in Regular Phase
Lota Schwager	Coronel	Federico Schwager	12,400	Primera B Liguilla winner
Ñublense	Chillán	Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas	12,400	Primera B runners-up
Palestino	Santiago	La Cisterna	12,000	13th in Regular Phase
Puerto Montt	Santiago	Regional de Chinquihue	8,000	3rd in Regular Phase
O'Higgins	Melipilla	El Teniente	14,500	2nd in Regular Phase
Santiago Wanderers	Valparaíso	Regional Chiledeportes	18,500	7th in Regular Phase
Unión Española	Santiago	Santa Laura	18,500	17th in Regular Phase
Universidad Católica	Santiago	San Carlos de Apoquindo	12,000	4th in Regular Phase
Universidad de Chile	Santiago	Estadio Nacional	66,000	10th in Regular Phase
Universidad de Concepción	Concepción	Municipal de Concepción	29,000	8th in Regular Phase

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Colo-Colo	20	14	5	1	47	16	+31	47	Copa Libertadores First Stage
2	Universidad Católica	20	14	4	2	36	14	+22	46	Copa Sudamericana Preliminary Stage
3	Audax Italiano	20	13	5	2	39	20	+19	44
4	Huachipato	20	12	4	4	35	21	+14	40
5	Cobreloa	20	10	5	5	44	23	+21	35
6	Cobresal	20	9	5	6	31	21	+10	32
7	Ñublense	20	8	8	4	31	31	0	32
8	Unión Española	20	8	4	8	29	25	+4	28
9	Melipilla	20	8	4	8	35	34	+1	28
10	O'Higgins	20	8	3	9	30	38	−8	27
11	La Serena	20	7	5	8	31	30	+1	26
12	Everton	20	6	8	6	24	27	−3	26
13	Universidad de Chile	20	6	7	7	20	21	−1	25
14	Concepción	20	6	5	9	20	34	−14	23
15	Palestino	19	5	8	6	27	30	−3	23
16	Antofagasta	20	5	7	8	24	34	−10	22
17	Universidad de Concepción	20	4	5	11	25	33	−8	17
18	Puerto Montt	20	4	2	14	19	40	−21	14
19	Coquimbo Unido	20	4	2	14	18	40	−22	14
20	Santiago Wanderers	20	4	4	12	24	33	−9	16
21	Lota Schwager	20	2	6	12	28	52	−24	12

Source: Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th away goals; 6th red cards; 7th yellow cards; 8th draw.
1) That teams qualified via "Repechaje".

Top goalscorers

As of 12 June 2011.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Humberto Suazo	Colo-Colo	18
2	José Luis Díaz	Cobreloa	16
3	Lucas Barrios	Cobreloa	14
4
	Luis Núñez	Universidad Católica	11
	César Díaz	Cobresal	11
5	Esteban Fuertes	Universidad Católica	10
	Julio Gutiérrez	Unión Española	10

External links

• RSSSF Chile 2007