2023 Segunda División Profesional de Chile

Segunda División Profesional de Chile
The Guillermo Guzmán Díaz Municipal Stadium in Rengo hosted Segunda División Profesional matches for the first time, as Deportes Rengo made its debut in the professional divisions.
Season2023
Dates24 February – 15 October 2023
ChampionsDeportes Limache (1st title)
PromotedDeportes Limache
RelegatedIberia
Deportes Valdivia
Matches182
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2024

The 2023 Segunda División Profesional de Chile was the 13th season of Chile's third-tier professional football league. It was organized by the ANFP.

Overview

Deportes Limache won the championship and earned promotion to the Primera B.[1][2][3]

The season marked the return of Deportes Melipilla and Arturo Fernández Vial after relegation from the 2022 Primera B. It also featured Deportes Linares (promoted as champions of the 2022 Tercera División A), the return of Provincial Osorno to the professional leagues, and the professional debut of Deportes Rengo. In 2023 the league expanded to 14 teams.

Competition format

The regular season was played in a double round-robin format (26 matchdays). Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

The champion was the team finishing first in the league table and was promoted to Primera B. The bottom two teams were relegated to the Tercera División A.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qual.
1 Deportes Limache 26 18 7 1 45 18 +27 61 Champions
2 Deportes Melipilla 26 14 5 7 41 28 +13 47
3 Arturo Fernández Vial 26 10 10 6 26 19 +7 40
4 San Antonio Unido 26 10 10 6 32 32 0 40
5 Lautaro de Buin 26 10 7 9 34 33 +1 37
6 Provincial Osorno 26 9 7 10 27 28 −1 34
7 Trasandino 26 8 10 8 32 35 −3 34
8 Deportes Concepción 26 9 4 13 31 36 −5 31
9 General Velásquez 26 7 8 11 20 27 −7 29
10 Deportes Rengo 26 6 8 12 32 35 −3 26
11 Real San Joaquín[a] 26 9 5 12 25 35 −10 26
12 Deportes Linares 26 6 7 13 27 37 −10 25
13 Iberia[b] 26 9 5 12 37 35 +2 22 Relegated
14 Deportes Valdivia[c] 26 8 5 13 25 36 −11 20
Source: [4]
Notes:
  1. ^ Real San Joaquín were deducted 6 points.
  2. ^ Iberia were deducted 10 points.
  3. ^ Deportes Valdivia were deducted 9 points.

See also

References

  1. ^ Zavala, Jaime (8 September 2023). "¡Histórico! Deportes Limache se corona campeón de la Segunda División y asciende a la Primera B". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  2. ^ Ortega, Claudio (8 September 2023). "Limache conquista el título de Segunda División y jugará por primera vez en la B". EMOL (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  3. ^ "El primer campeón en Chile de 2023: Deportes Limache a cuatro fechas del final y con DT emblemático". AS Chile (in Spanish). 8 September 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Segunda División Profesional de Chile 2023 standings". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2026.