1997 Torneo Apertura (Chile)

Campeonato Nacional Apertura Copa Banco del Estado

Dates	15 February – 10 July 1997
Champions	Universidad Católica (7th title)
1998 Copa Libertadores	Universidad Católica
1997 Copa CONMEBOL	Universidad de Chile (Apertura 3rd place)
Matches played	122
Goals scored	362 (2.97 per match)
Top goalscorer	David Bisconti (15)
Biggest home win	Universidad Católica 7–2 Deportes Concepción (12 April)
Highest attendance	44,798 Universidad de Chile 1–1 Colo-Colo (20 April)
Total attendance	912,824
Average attendance	7,482
← 1996 1997-C →

The 1997 Campeonato Nacional Apertura Copa Banco del Estado was the 65th Chilean League top flight tournament, and its champion was Universidad Católica which won its seventh title after defeating Colo-Colo in the championship playoffs final.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Universidad Católica	15	11	4	0	36	13	+23	37	Qualified for the Championship play-off
2	Colo-Colo	15	11	4	0	27	12	+15	37
3	Universidad de Chile	15	8	6	1	31	14	+17	30
4	Deportes Temuco	15	7	1	7	26	18	+8	22
5	Cobreloa	15	6	4	5	26	22	+4	22
6	Deportes Concepción	15	6	4	5	21	26	−5	22
7	Huachipato	15	5	5	5	20	17	+3	20
8	Coquimbo Unido	15	6	2	7	28	26	+2	20
9	Santiago Wanderers	15	4	8	3	24	24	0	20
10	Deportes La Serena	15	5	3	7	23	25	−2	18
11	Provincial Osorno	15	3	8	4	16	18	−2	17
12	Palestino	15	4	4	7	12	24	−12	16
13	Audax Italiano	15	3	6	6	21	24	−3	15
14	Unión Española	15	4	1	10	15	35	−20	13
15	Deportes Puerto Montt	15	2	4	9	18	29	−11	10
16	Deportes Antofagasta	15	2	2	11	14	31	−17	8

Source:

Primera División de Chile 1997 Apertura champion
Universidad Católica 7th title

Results

Home \ Away	DAN	AUD	CLO	COL	DCO	COQ	HUA	DLS	POS	PAL	DPM	DTE	UCA	UCH	UES	SWA
Antofagasta			3–2	0–1	0–1		1–2		1–0			1–3				1–3
Audax	4–3					1–2		1–1		1–1			2–2	2–2	2–3
Cobreloa		2–1		2–2			1–2	4–3	1–1			3–1	0–1	1–1
Colo-Colo		1–0				2–1		1–0		2–0			1–1		4–1
Concepción		2–1	3–1	1–2			0–0		1–0			2–1				3–3
Coquimbo	2–0		0–1		3–0		2–4		1–1		7–3	2–1				1–3
Huachipato	1–1			1–2				1–1	1–1	3–0		3–0	1–4	0–1
La Serena	1–0				1–1	3–1				4–1				2–3	2–1	3–0
Osorno	1–1	0–1		2–3	2–1			2–1			1–1		1–1			1–1
Palestino	1–1		2–1		0–0	3–1			2–1		0–3				1–0	1–1
P. Montt		0–1	1–2	1–3			1–1	1–0				1–4	2–3
Temuco		2–1		0–1				6–1	0–1		2–0		0–1	1–1	4–0
U. Católica	2–1				7–2	2–1		2–0		3–0				1–0	4–0
U. Chile	4–1			1–1	5–0	1–1			1–1	1–0	2–1				4–0	4–2
U. Española	4–0		0–4		0–4	1–3	1–0		2–0	1–1						1–2
S. Wanderers		2–2	1–1	1–1			1–0				2–2	0–1	2–2

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship play-off

July 9, 1997

20:10 (UTC-4)

Colo-Colo	1 – 0	Universidad Católica
Basay 87'

Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago

Attendance: 22,022

Referee: M. Sanchez

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July 13, 1997

17:10 (UTC-4)

Universidad Católica	3 – 0	Colo-Colo
Acosta 2' Bisconti 23' Lunari 78'

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Attendance: 38,750

Referee: M. Peña

Top-scorers

Pos	Name	Team	Goals
1	David Bisconti	Universidad Católica	15
2	Walter Otta	Deportes Puerto Montt	11
3	Alberto Acosta	Universidad Católica	10
4	Sergio Gioino	Provincial Osorno	9
	Rodrigo Barrera	Universidad de Chile	9

Sources

• RSSSF Chile 1997
• Diario La Tercera Santiago, Chile July 1997