Primera B de Chile

Football league

Campeonato Primera BFounded| 1952

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Country| Chile
Confederation| CONMEBOL
Number of clubs| 16
Level on pyramid| 2
Promotion to| Primera División
Relegation to| Segunda División
Domestic cup(s)| Copa Chile
Current champions| Deportes La Serena (4th title)
(2024)
Most championships| Deportes Temuco (5 titles)
Broadcaster(s)| TNT Sports
Website| Official webpage
Current: 2025 Primera B de Chile

Campeonato Primera B (English: Chilean First B Division) is the second tier in the Chilean football league system, and is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. It was established in 1952 as Segunda División, and later renamed in 1996 to the current name. Since 1954, automatic promotion to and relegation from Campeonato Nacional has been granted, although Palestino and Rangers were promoted to the top flight in the first season.

## Current teams

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These are the teams participating in the Chilean Primera B as of the 2025 season:

Club  | City  | Stadium  | Capacity

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Cobreloa | Calama | Zorros Del Desierto | 13,000
Curicó Unido | Curicó | La Granja | 8,000
Deportes Antofagasta | Antofagasta | Regional de Antofagasta | 21,178
Deportes Concepción | Concepción | Ester Roa Rebolledo | 30,448
Deportes Copiapó | Copiapó | Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla | 8,000
Deportes Recoleta | Recoleta | Municipal Leonel Sánchez Lineros  | 1,000
Deportes Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | Joaquín Muñoz García | 5,000
Deportes Temuco | Temuco | Municipal Germán Becker | 18,413
Magallanes | San Bernardo | Municipal Luis Navarro Avilés | 3,500
Rangers | Talca | Fiscal de Talca | 16,070
San Luis | Quillota | Municipal Lucio Fariña Fernández | 7,680
San Marcos de Arica | Arica | Carlos Dittborn | 10,000
Santiago Morning | 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 | Ester Roa | 30,448

## Segunda División/Primera B Champions

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* For the period 1935–1942, see Serie B Profesional
* For the period 1943–1951, see División de Honor Amateur

Ed.  | Season  | Champion  | Runner-up

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Segunda División

| 1952 | Palestino | Rangers

| 1953 | Thomas Bata | América

| 1954 | O'Higgins Braden | América

| 1955 | San Luis | Unión La Calera

| 1956 | Universidad Católica | Deportes La Serena

| 1957 | Deportes La Serena | Santiago Morning

| 1958 | San Luis | Santiago Morning

| 1959 | Santiago Morning | Green Cross

| 1960 | Green Cross | Deportes La Serena

| 1961 | Unión La Calera | Unión San Felipe

| 1962 | Coquimbo Unido | San Antonio Unido

| 1963 | Green Cross | Trasandino

| 1964 | O'Higgins | Lister Rossel

| 1965 | Ferrobadminton | Huachipato

| 1966 | Huachipato | Coquimbo Unido

| 1967 | Deportes Concepción | Lota Schwager

| 1968 | Antofagasta Portuario | San Luis

| 1969 | Lota Schwager | Ñublense

| 1970 | Unión San Felipe | Iberia

| 1971 | Naval | Ñublense

| 1972 | Palestino | Ferroviarios

| 1973 | Deportes Aviación | Ñublense

| 1974 | Santiago Morning | Everton

| 1975 | Universidad Católica | Ovalle

| 1976 | Ñublense | O'Higgins

| 1977 | Coquimbo Unido | Rangers

| 1978 | Santiago Wanderers | Naval

| 1979 | Deportes Iquique | Magallanes

| 1980 | San Luis | Ñublense

| 1981 | San Marcos de Arica | Santiago Morning

| 1982 | Fernández Vial | Everton

| 1983 | Cobresal | San Luis

| 1984 | Unión La Calera | Deportes Concepción

| 1985 | Trasandino | Fernández Vial

| 1986 | Lota Schwager | O'Higgins

| 1987 | Deportes La Serena | Deportes Valdivia

| 1988 | Rangers | Unión San Felipe

| 1989 | Universidad de Chile | Palestino

| 1990 | Provincial Osorno | Coquimbo Unido

| 1991 | Deportes Temuco | Huachipato

| 1992 | Provincial Osorno | Deportes Iquique

| 1993 | Rangers | Cobresal

| 1994 | Deportes Concepción | Huachipato

| 1995 | Santiago Wanderers | Audax Italiano
Primera B

| 1996 | Deportes La Serena | Deportes Puerto Montt

| 1997 | Apertura | Rangers | Everton
Clausura | Deportes Iquique | Everton

| 1999 | Cobresal | O'Higgins

| 1999 | Unión Española | Santiago Wanderers

| 2000 | Unión San Felipe | Rangers

| 2001 | Deportes Temuco | Cobresal

| 2002 | Deportes Puerto Montt | Universidad de Concepción

| 2003 | Everton | La Serena

| 2004 | Deportes Melipilla | Deportes Concepción

| 2005 | Santiago Morning | Deportes Antofagasta

| 2006 | Deportes Melipilla | Ñublense

| 2007 | Provincial Osorno | Rangers

| 2008 | Curicó Unido | Municipal Iquique

| 2009 | Unión San Felipe | Santiago Wanderers

| 2010 | Municipal Iquique | Unión La Calera

| 2011 | Deportes Antofagasta | Rangers

| 2012 | San Marcos de Arica | Ñublense

| 2013 | Universidad de Concepción | Curicó Unido

| 2013–14 | San Marcos de Arica | Barnechea

| 2014–15 | San Luis | Unión San Felipe

| 2015–16 | Deportes Temuco | Curicó Unido

| 2016–17 | Curicó Unido | San Marcos de Arica

| 2017 | Unión La Calera | Deportes Copiapó

| 2018 | Coquimbo Unido | Cobreloa

| 2019 | Santiago Wanderers | Deportes La Serena

| 2020 | Ñublense | Unión San Felipe

| 2021 | Coquimbo Unido | Deportes Copiapó

| 2022 | Magallanes | Cobreloa

| 2023 | Cobreloa | Deportes Iquique

| 2024 | Deportes La Serena | Magallanes

## Titles by club

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Club  | Titles  | Runners-up  | Seasons won  | Seasons runner-up

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Deportes La Serena | 4  | 4  | 1957, 1987, 1996, 2024  | 1956, 1960, 2003, 2019
Coquimbo Unido | 4  | 2  | 1962, 1977, 2018, 2021  | 1966, 1990
San Luis | 4  | 2  | 1955, 1958, 1980, 2014–15  | 1968, 1983
Rangers | 3  | 5  | 1988, 1993, 1997 Apertura  | 1952, 1977, 2000, 2007, 2011
Unión San Felipe | 3  | 4  | 1970, 2000, 2009  | 1961, 1988, 2014–15, 2020
Deportes Iquique | 3  | 3  | 1979, 1997 Clausura, 2010  | 1992, 2008, 2023
Santiago Morning | 3  | 3  | 1959, 1974, 2005  | 1957, 1958, 1981
Santiago Wanderers | 3  | 2  | 1978, 1995, 2019  | 1999, 2009
Unión La Calera | 3  | 2  | 1961, 1984, 2017  | 1955, 2010
Deportes Temuco | 3  | 1  | 1991, 2001, 2015–16  | 1959
San Marcos de Arica | 3  | 1  | 1981, 2012, 2013–14  | 2016–17
Provincial Osorno | 3  | —  | 1990, 1992, 2007  | —
Ñublense | 2  | 6  | 1976, 2020  | 1969, 1971, 1973, 1980, 2006, 2012
Cobresal | 2  | 2  | 1983, 1998  | 1993, 2001
Curicó Unido | 2  | 2  | 2008, 2016–17  | 2013, 2015–16
Deportes Concepción | 2  | 2  | 1967, 1994  | 1984, 2004
Deportes Antofagasta | 2  | 1  | 1968, 2011  | 2005
Green Cross | 2  | 1  | 1960, 1963  | 1959
Lota Schwager | 2  | 1  | 1969, 1986  | 1967
Palestino | 2  | 1  | 1952, 1972  | 1989
Deportes Melipilla | 2  | —  | 2004, 2006  | —
Universidad Católica | 2  | —  | 1956, 1975  | —
Everton | 1  | 4  | 2003  | 1974, 1982, 1997 Apertura, 1997 Clausura
Huachipato | 1  | 3  | 1966  | 1965, 1991, 1994
O'Higgins | 1  | 3  | 1964  | 1976, 1986, 1998
Cobreloa | 1  | 2  | 2023  | 2018, 2022
Magallanes | 1  | 2  | 2022  | 1979, 2024
Deportes Puerto Montt | 1  | 1  | 2016–17  | 1996
Fernández Vial | 1  | 1  | 1982  | 1985
Naval | 1  | 1  | 1971  | 1978
Trasandino | 1  | 1  | 1985  | 1963
Universidad de Concepción | 1  | 1  | 2013  | 2002
Deportes Aviación | 1  | —  | 1973  | —
Ferrobadminton | 1  | —  | 1965  | —
Thomas Bata | 1  | —  | 1953  | —
Unión Española | 1  | —  | 1999  | —
Universidad de Chile | 1  | —  | 1989  | —

## References

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* Second Division - RSSSF

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Football in Chile

Federación de Fútbol de Chile

National teams|

* Men's
* Olympic (U-23)
* U-20
* U-17
* Women's
* Women's U-20
* Women's U-17

League system|

| Current|

* Primera División
* Primera B
* Segunda División
* Tercera División
* Tercera B

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Defunct|

* División de Honor Amateur
* Serie B Profesional

Domestic Cups|

| Current|

* Copa Chile
* Supercopa de Chile

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Defunct|

* Campeonato de Campeones de Chile
* Campeonato de Apertura
* Torneo de Consuelo del Campeonato de Apertura
* Copa Apertura Segunda División
* Campeonato Relámpago de la Sección Profesional
* Campeonato Nacional de Football
* Copa Ernesto Alvear
* Copa República
* Copa Invierno

Women's|

| Current|

* Primera Division
* Primera B

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* ANFP
* ANFA
* AFS
* List of clubs
* List of venues
* Footballer of the Year

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Primera B de Chile

Tournaments|

| As Serie B|

* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1940
* 1941

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As División de Honor Amateur|

* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950

As Segunda División|

* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995

As Primera B|

* 1996
* 1997–A
* 1997–C
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009–A
* 2009–C
* 2010
* 2011–A
* 2011–C
* 2012–A
* 2012–C
* 2013–T
* 2013–A
* 2014–C
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–T
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

* (A): Apertura, (C): Clausura, (T): Transición

Seasons|

* 1997
* 2009
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013–14

* It covers the Apertura and Clausura tournaments (short tournament) inside a single-year season

Clubs|

| 2025|

* Antofagasta
* Cobreloa
* Copiapó
* Curicó Unido
* Deportes Concepción
* Magallanes
* Rangers
* Recoleta
* San Luis
* San Marcos de Arica
* Santa Cruz
* Santiago Morning
* Santiago Wanderers
* Temuco
* Unión San Felipe
* Universidad de Concepción

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Former teams|

* Alianza de Curicó
* América de Rancagua
* Audax Italiano
* Barnechea
* Cobresal
* Colchagua
* Coquimbo Unido
* Deportes Aviación
* Deportes La Serena
* Deportes Laja
* Deportes Limache
* Deportes Linares
* Deportes Lozapenco
* Deportes Melipilla
* Deportes Ovalle
* Deportes Victoria
* Everton
* Fernández Vial
* Ferrobádminton
* Ferroviarios
* General Velásquez
* Green Cross
* Huachipato
* Iberia
* Independiente de Cauquenes
* Instituto O'Higgins
* Iquique
* Iván Mayo
* La Cruz Football Club
* Lota Schwager
* Luis Cruz Martínez
* Maestranza Central
* Malleco Unido
* Municipal de Santiago
* Naval
* Ñublense
* O'Higgins
* O'Higgins Braden
* Palestino
* Provincial Osorno
* Puerto Montt
* Quintero Unido
* Regional Atacama
* San Antonio Unido
* San Bernardo Central
* Santiago National
* Soinca Bata
* Super Lo Miranda
* Thomas Bata
* Trasandino
* Unión Española
* Unión La Calera
* Unión Temuco
* Universidad Católica
* Universidad de Chile
* Universidad Técnica del Estado
* Valdivia
* Valparaíso Ferroviarios

Venues|

* Carlos Dittborn
* Calvo y Bascuñán
* Elías Figueroa Brander
* Ester Roa
* Fiscal de Talca
* Germán Becker
* Gustavo Ocaranza
* Joaquín Muñoz García
* La Granja
* La Portada
* Leonel Sánchez Lineros
* Lucio Fariña Fernández
* Luis Navarro Avilés
* Municipal de La Pintana
* Municipal de Lo Barnechea
* Municipal de San Felipe

ANFP

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Second level football leagues of South America (CONMEBOL)

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

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