1996 Primera División of Chile
| Season | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Colo-Colo (20th title) |
| Relegated | Regional Atacama O'Higgins |
| Copa Libertadores | First Round: Universidad Católica Semifinals: Universidad de Chile |
| Supercopa Sudamericana | Semifinals: Colo-Colo |
| Copa CONMEBOL | First Round: Cobreloa |
| Top goalscorer | Mario Véner (30) |
← 1995 1997 → | |
In the 1996 season of the Primera División de Chile the championship winner qualified for the Copa Libertadores, while the two teams with least points overall relegated. The number two, three, four and five competed for one remaining spot in 1997 Copa Libertadores.
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colo-Colo | 63 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 62 | 24 | +38 |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 59 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 70 | 40 | +30 |
| 3 | Cobreloa | 51 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 44 | +14 |
| 4 | Audax Italiano | 51 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 38 | +13 |
| 5 | Universidad de Chile | 47 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 42 | +7 |
| 6 | Provincial Osorno | 43 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 40 | +14 |
| 7 | Deportes Antofagasta | 43 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 46 | +1 |
| 8 | Unión Española | 40 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 47 | –4 |
| 9 | Coquimbo Unido | 40 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 46 | 53 | –8 |
| 10 | Deportes Concepción | 39 | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 44 | 53 | –9 |
| 11 | Santiago Wanderers | 37 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 57 | –8 |
| 12 | Huachipato | 35 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 46 | –4 |
| 13 | Palestino | 33 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 53 | –13 |
| 14 | Deportes Temuco | 28 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 35 | 55 | –20 |
| 15 | Regional Atacama | 27 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 70 | –32 |
| 16 | O'Higgins | 22 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 41 | 61 | –20 |
| Champions and qualified for the 1997 Copa Libertadores | |
| Qualified for the Liguilla Copa Libertadores | |
| Teams forced to play promotion/relegation play-offs | |
| Teams relegated to Segunda División Chilena |
Topscorers
| Pos | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mario Véner |
Santiago Wanderers | 30 |
| 2 | Sebastian Rozental |
Universidad Católica | 24 |
| 3 | Ivo Basay |
Colo-Colo | 18 |
| 4 |  Sergio Vásquez |
CD Antofagasta | 16 |
| Pedro González |
Cobreloa | 16 | |
| 6 | Jaime Riveros |
Cobreloa | 14 |
| 7 |  Hugo Brizuela |
Audax Italiano | 13 |
| Fernando Vergara |
Colo-Colo | 13 | |
| Marcelo Corrales |
Provincial Osorno | 13 | |
| 10 | Juan Enrique Carreño |
Deportes Concepción | 12 |
| 11 | Daniel Fascioli |
CD Antofagasta | 11 |
| Mauricio Illesca |
Audax Italiano | 11 | |
| Luis Castillo |
Huachipato | 11 | |
 Pedro Enrique González |
Provincial Osorno | 11 |
Title
| Primera División Chilena 1996 Champion |
|---|
| Colo-Colo 20th title |
Liguilla Copa Libertadores
Semifinals
Final
Promotion/Relegation play-offs
Notes
- ^ Audax Italiano won on penalties (8-7).
- ^ Universidad Católica won on penalties (4-2) and qualified for the Copa Libertadores 1997.
- ^ Temuco and Palestino remained in the Primera División de Chile