2008 Torneo Apertura (Chile)
The Torneo Apertura "Copa BancoEstado" opened the 2008 season on January 25. The 20 teams were organized into four groups, but played each other in a single round-robin format. The top-two teams from each group advanced to a single elimination play-off, but the best 3rd-place team had to worst 2nd-place team in an advancement play-off match. The winner of the tournament will be crowned the Apertura champion, and will earn a spot in the 2009 Copa Libertadores Group Stage. The champion and runner-up with earn spots in the 2008 Copa Sudamericana.
First phase
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Group standings
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Play-off match
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Cobresal | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Cobreloa |
Playoff Stage
The clubs were seeded by their first phase standings.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Everton (a) | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Audax Italiano | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Universidad de Chile | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Universidad de Chile | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | O'Higgins | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Everton | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Colo-Colo | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Colo-Colo | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Colo-Colo(a) | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ñublense | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Cobreloa | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ñublense | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Primera Division 2008 Apertura Champion |
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| Everton 4th Title |
Everton qualified to the 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.
Top-five goalscorers
| P | Scorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lucas Barrios
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Colo-Colo | 19 |
| 2 |  Esteban Paredes
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Santiago Morning | 15 |
| 3 | Manuel Villalobos
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Universidad de Chile | 13 |
| Ezequiel Miralles
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Everton | 13 | |
| 5 | Gabriel Vargas
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Universidad de Concepción | 12 |