1976 Primera División de Chile

Campeonato Nacional 1976
Dates	4 April 1976 – 27 November 1976
Champions	Everton (3rd title)
Relegated	Deportes La Serena Naval Rangers (Promotion Lig.)
1977 Copa Libertadores	Everton Universidad de Chile
Matches played	308
Goals scored	968 (3.14 per match)
Top goalscorer	Oscar Fabbiani (23 goals)
Biggest home win	Regional Antofagasta 7–1 Rangers (4 April) Deportes Concepción 7–1 Santiago Morning (8 August)
Highest attendance	69,526 Colo-Colo 2–1 Universidad de Chile (4 July)
Total attendance	2,120,784
Average attendance	6,931
← 1975 1977 →

The 1976 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Profesional was Chilean top tier's 44th season. Everton was the tournament's champion, winning its third title.^[1]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Unión Española	34	21	11	2	69	28	+41	53	Qualified to Championship play-off
2	Everton	34	22	9	3	77	44	+33	53	Qualified to Championship play-off
3	Universidad de Chile	34	17	11	6	70	41	+29	45	Qualified to Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
4	Colo-Colo	34	16	12	6	57	36	+21	44
5	Palestino	34	16	10	8	67	53	+14	42
6	Green Cross Temuco	34	16	9	9	57	38	+19	41
7	Universidad Católica	34	14	10	10	48	39	+9	38
8	Santiago Wanderers	34	11	11	12	53	61	−8	33
9	Deportes Concepción	34	12	7	15	61	59	+2	31
10	Deportes Ovalle	34	9	12	13	46	48	−2	30
11	Regional Antofagasta	34	12	6	16	51	70	−19	30
12	Aviación	34	9	10	15	49	70	−21	28
13	Lota Schwager	34	7	13	14	48	62	−14	27
14	Santiago Morning	34	10	7	17	41	57	−16	27
15	Huachipato	34	10	6	18	49	64	−15	26	Qualified to promotion/relegation Liguilla
16	Rangers	34	7	11	16	41	62	−21	25	Qualified to promotion/relegation Liguilla
17	Naval	34	7	8	19	39	56	−17	22	Relegated to Segunda División
18	Deportes La Serena	34	6	5	23	41	76	−35	17	Relegated to Segunda División

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Scores

Home \ Away	ANT	AVI	COL	DCO	EVE	GCT	HUA	LSE	LOT	NAV	DOV	PAL	RAN	SMO	UCA	UCH	UES	SWA
Antofagasta		1–2	1–3	2–2	2–3	1–1	1–0	1–0	2–3	2–1	3–2	1–2	7–1	2–1	1–1	1–0	1–0	2–1
Aviación	3–3		1–1	1–2	1–2	1–1	0–3	3–1	2–0	2–2	0–1	3–1	2–1	0–3	0–0	3–7	1–1	1–3
Colo-Colo	1–0	3–1		2–1	2–0	1–1	4–1	5–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	4–1	4–2	0–1	2–1	0–0	2–2
Concepción	5–0	4–3	0–1		3–2	1–3	0–3	2–2	1–1	3–2	3–2	0–1	0–1	7–1	2–1	1–3	0–1	3–1
Everton	4–3	2–2	2–3	3–3		2–2	3–0	3–1	2–1	3–1	1–0	3–2	2–1	5–1	3–1	2–1	3–0	3–1
Green Cross T.	4–0	2–0	2–1	2–1	1–1		4–1	1–0	6–2	1–0	4–1	1–1	1–0	1–0	0–1	2–2	1–4	5–2
Huachipato	4–2	2–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–2		1–0	2–2	1–0	2–1	3–1	0–2	0–1	3–2	2–3	1–2	1–5
La Serena	0–2	2–4	1–2	2–2	1–4	0–1	1–2		5–3	5–0	2–1	1–1	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–4	1–3	1–2
Lota S.	1–1	1–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–0	0–0	2–0		2–1	1–2	0–0	4–1	2–3	2–2	0–0	0–1	2–2
Naval	5–1	2–2	1–0	1–2	0–1	1–0	2–1	4–0	2–2		1–1	2–0	1–1	0–1	0–1	0–1	0–4	1–2
Ovalle	2–0	0–0	3–1	2–1	2–3	0–0	3–1	1–1	0–1	5–2		1–3	0–0	2–1	2–2	0–0	0–2	4–0
Palestino	7–2	3–0	1–1	2–1	2–3	1–0	2–0	4–3	2–2	3–1	5–2		2–1	0–0	4–2	2–0	0–6	1–2
Rangers	2–2	1–2	0–0	1–1	0–2	1–3	3–2	3–4	2–1	0–0	0–0	2–2		2–1	1–0	0–0	2–3	2–0
S. Morning	1–2	1–0	1–2	1–0	1–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	0–3	1–0		1–2	1–2	0–2	2–2
U. Católica	1–0	2–1	1–0	0–1	1–1	3–2	1–1	4–1	3–1	0–1	3–2	1–1	3–1	3–0		3–4	0–1	2–0
U. de Chile	2–1	6–0	0–1	4–2	1–1	2–1	3–1	1–0	6–1	2–1	1–1	2–2	6–3	0–2	0–0		0–0	2–2
U. Española	5–0	3–2	1–0	3–3	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	2–1	2–1	1–0	4–1	2–2	1–1	0–0	2–2		5–0
S. Wanderers	0–1	1–1	1–1	1–0	1–1	2–1	0–3	3–0	2–1	2–0	0–0	2–4	2–2	2–2	2–1	1–2	2–2

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship play-off

25 November 1976

Unión Española	0 – 0	Everton

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Attendance: 68,515

Referee: R. Hormazábal

27 November 1976

Unión Española	1 – 3	Everton
Miranda 86' (pen.)		45' Ahumada 58' Salinas 90' Ceballos

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Attendance: 44,229

Referee: G. Castro

Campeonato Nacional 1976 champions
Everton 3rd title

Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores

1 December 1976	Universidad de Chile	4 – 2	Palestino	Estadio Nacional, Santiago
	Barrera 14' Socías 63' Pinto 65' Ghiso 88'		8' Fabbiani 28' Zamora	Attendance: 39,957 Referee: L. Cantillana

1 December 1976	Colo-Colo	0 – 2	Unión Española	Estadio Nacional, Santiago
			36' Herrera 41' (pen.) Miranda	Attendance: 39,957 Referee: N. Mondría

4 December 1976	Palestino	3 – 2	Unión Española	Estadio Nacional, Santiago
	Own-goal 8' Zamora 68' Cavalleri 88'		10' Miranda 50' Pizarro	Attendance: 30,822 Referee: J. Carvajal

4 December 1976	Colo-Colo	2 – 2	Universidad de Chile	Estadio Nacional, Santiago
	Orellana 60' (pen.) Crisosto 70'		9' Bigorra 89' Pinto	Attendance: 30,822 Referee: G. Castro

7 December 1976	Colo-Colo	1 – 3	Palestino	Estadio Nacional, Santiago
	Caballero 52'		35', 73' Silva 45' (pen.) Fabbiani	Attendance: 32,818 Referee: P. Andrade

7 December 1976	Universidad de Chile	2 – 2	Unión Española	Estadio Nacional, Santiago
	Ghiso 80' Soto 86'		63' Quiroz 70' Pizarro	Attendance: 32,818 Referee: J. Silvagno

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Universidad de Chile	3	1	2	0	8	6	+2	4	Qualified to Liguilla play-off match
2	Palestino	3	2	0	1	8	7	+1	4	Qualified to Liguilla play-off match
3	Unión Española	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	3
4	Colo-Colo	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Play-off match

10 December 1976	Universidad de Chile	2 – 2	Palestino	Estadio Nacional, Santiago
	Ghiso 6' Socías 48'		18' Zamora 43' Messen	Attendance: 32,713 Referee: S. Vásquez