1998 Copa Apertura

1998 Copa Apertura
Tournament details
CountryChile
Teams16
Defending championsColo-Colo
Final positions
ChampionsUniversidad de Chile
Runners-upAudax Italiano
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Alejandro Carrasco (5 goals)

The 1998 Copa Apertura was the 27th edition of the Chilean Cup tournament. The competition started on February 14, 1998, and concluded on April 1, 1998. Only first level teams took part in the tournament. Universidad de Chile won the competition for their second time, beating Audax Italiano on the finals.

Calendar

Round Date
Group Round 14 February 1998
8 March 1998
Semi-finals 14–21 March 1998
Finals 28 March 1998
1 April 1998

Group Round

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that progressed to the Semifinals

Group 1

  CLOA COQU DLSE DIQU
Cobreloa 5–0 1–1 4–1
Coquimbo U. 4–1 1–2 2–0
D. La Serena 3–2 0–1 2–0
D. Iquique 2–2 2–0 2–1
Rank Team Points
1 Deportes La Serena 10
2 Coquimbo Unido 9
3 Cobreloa 8
4 Deportes Iquique 7

Group 2

  UCHI COLO RANG SWAN
U. de Chile 1–0 2–1 2–0
Colo-Colo 1–0 0–1 1–0
Rangers 0–3 1–0 3–0
S. Wanderers 1–1 3–1 2–2
Rank Team Points
1 Universidad de Chile 13
2 Rangers 10
3 Colo-Colo 6
4 Santiago Wanderers 5

Group 3

  AUDI PALE DCON UCAT
Audax I. 4–0 2–1 2–0
Palestino 2–4 1–0 1–4
D. Concepción 1–0 2–2 1–0
U. Católica 1–1 2–2 5–3
Rank Team Points
1 Audax Italiano 13
2 Universidad Católica 8
3 Deportes Concepción 7
4 Palestino 5

Group 4

  DTEM DPMO POSO HUAC
D. Temuco 0–3 1–0 1–1
D. Puerto Montt 1–1 1–0 0–1
P. Osorno 1–3 1–2 2–1
Huachipato 1–2 3–2 0–1
Rank Team Points
1 Deportes Temuco 11
2 Deportes Puerto Montt 10
3 Huachipato 7
4 Provincial Osorno 6

Semifinals

Deportes La Serena0 – 3Universidad de Chile
26', 33' Maestri
48' Barrera
Attendance: 13,182
Referee: M. Peña
Deportes Temuco0 – 0Audax Italiano
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: M. Sánchez
Audax Italiano2 – 0Deportes Temuco
Guirland 1', 83' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: E. Gamboa
Universidad de Chile2 – 2Deportes La Serena
Mafla 34'
Maestri 40'		 18' Ceballos
19' Flores
Attendance: 17,587
Referee: R. Selman

Finals

First leg

Universidad de Chile1–1Audax Italiano
Valencia 10' 44' Carrasco
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: G. Aros

Second leg

Audax Italiano0–2Universidad de Chile
4' Valencia
7' Mafla
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: C. Lemus
Copa Chile
1998 Champion

U. de Chile
Second Title

Top goalscorer

See also

References

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