The 2024 Primera B de Chile, also known as Campeonato Ascenso Clínicas ACHS Salud 2024 due to sponsorship by the Chilean Safety Association (ACHS),[1] is the 70th season of the Primera B de Chile, Chile's second-tier football league. The fixture for the season was announced on 24 January 2024, with the competition beginning on 23 February 2024.[2]
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 February – December 2024 |
| Matches played | 77 |
| Goals scored | 209 (2.71 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Joaquín Larrivey (7 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Santiago Morning 4–0 San Luis (1 March) Rangers 4–0 Antofagasta (3 March) |
| Biggest away win | San Luis 0–5 Dep. Limache (15 March) |
| Highest scoring | San Marcos 3–4 Santa Cruz (31 March) |
← 2023 2025 →
All statistics correct as of 29 April 2024. | |
Format edit
The competition is run under the same format used in the most recent seasons, in which the 16 participating teams will play 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 next seven best-placed teams at the end of the regular season will take part in a play-off tournament to decide the second promoted team (Liguilla), with the league runners-up receiving a bye to the semi-finals. The playoffs winning team will be 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 will be relegated to the Segunda División Profesional.[3]
Teams edit
The tournament is played by 16 teams, 13 of them returning from the previous season, two relegated from the 2023 Campeonato Nacional (Magallanes and Curicó Unido), and the 2023 Segunda División Profesional champions Deportes Limache. These teams replaced Cobreloa and Deportes Iquique, who were promoted to the 2024 Campeonato Nacional, as well as Deportes Puerto Montt, relegated to Segunda División for this season.[4]
Stadia and locations edit
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnechea | Santiago (Lo Barnechea) | Municipal de Lo Barnechea | 3,000 |
| Curicó Unido | Curicó | La Granja | 8,278 |
| Deportes Antofagasta | Antofagasta | Calvo y Bascuñán | 21,178 |
| Deportes La Serena | La Serena | La Portada | 18,243 |
| Deportes Limache | Limache | Gustavo Ocaranza | 3,000 |
| 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 |
| Magallanes | Santiago (San Bernardo) | Luis Navarro Avilés | 3,500 |
| 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 | Rangers | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 22 | Promotion to Primera División |
| 2 | Deportes La Serena | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 22 | Advance to Promotion play-off semi-finals |
| 3 | Deportes Limache | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 19 | Advance to Promotion play-off quarter-finals |
| 4 | Barnechea | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 18 | |
| 5 | Deportes Antofagasta | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 16 | |
| 6 | Magallanes | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 16 | |
| 7 | Deportes Santa Cruz | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 16 | |
| 8 | Deportes Recoleta | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 15 | |
| 9 | Santiago Morning | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 13 | |
| 10 | San Luis | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 13 | |
| 11 | San Marcos de Arica | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 12 | |
| 12 | Santiago Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 11 | |
| 13 | Deportes Temuco | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 10 | |
| 14 | Universidad de Concepción | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 9 | |
| 15 | Curicó Unido | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 8 | |
| 16 | Unión San Felipe | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 3 | 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.
Results edit
Top scorers edit
- As of 29 April 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Joaquín Larrivey
|
Magallanes | 7 |
| 2 | Nelson Da Silva
|
Deportes Limache | 6 |
| 3 | Lionel Altamirano
|
Deportes La Serena | 5 |
 Mauro Caballero
|
San Luis | ||
 Humberto Suazo
|
San Luis | ||
| Gonzalo Tapia
|
Barnechea | ||
| 7 | Facundo Juárez
|
Deportes Limache | 4 |
| Richard Paredes
|
Santiago Morning | ||
| Harol Salgado
|
Barnechea |
Source: Soccerway
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "A horas del arranque: ANFP cierra el naming right del Torneo de la Primera B por los próximos tres años" [Within hours of the start: ANFP closes the naming rights of the Primera B Tournament for the next three years] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Así será el fixture del Campeonato de Primera B 2024 en Chile: fechas y partidos" [This is how the 2024 Primera B Championship's fixture will be in Chile: dates and matches] (in Spanish). Diario As. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "¿Cómo vienen las Bases del Torneo de la Primera B 2024?" [How are the 2024 Primera B Tournament Regulations coming?] (in Spanish). Gigante Deportivo. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Ya está todo definido: Estos serán los equipos que conformarán la Primera B en 2024" [Everything is now set: These will be the teams that will make up the Primera B in 2024] (in Spanish). En Cancha. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2024.