Chile. Second Division – divided into 2 groups of 12 teams each. After the regular season the top 6 teams in each went to promotion tournament carrying their points records from the first phase. The winner was directly promoted and the second best in each group went to the last promotion/relegation tournament with one of the weakest teams from First Division – the winner was going to play top league football next year. The bottom 6 teams in the first phase played in the relegation tournament, also carrying their points and the last finisher was relegated. Relatively simple formula. Since all teams carried their points from the first stage to the second only the final group positions will be given here.
North Zone.
Relegation playoffs:
Hard to believe, but well known Audax Italiano was last and relegated further down – they finished with a total of 40 points. Actually, the team played well at the final stage, but could not compensate the handicap from the first stage. Techically, 12th at the end.
Union La Calera survived even with very weak last stage – 5th with 42 points. 11th.
Regional Atacama – 4th with 42 points. 10th.
Deportes Ovalle – 3rd and 9th with 43 points.
Cobreandino – 2nd and 8th with 43 points.
Deportes Antofagasta – 1st and 7th with 55 points.
Promotion playoffs.
Magallanes – 6th with 43 points.
San Luis de Quillota – 5th with 49 points.
Santiago Wanderers – 4th with 51 points.
Coquimbo Unido – 3rd with 55 points.
Deportes Arica – 2nd with 56 points and going to the final promotion/relegation tournament. They had very strong finish, for in the first phase they ended 4th with 35 points – but missed to place by a point.
Union San Felipe finished 1st with 57 points. They won the North Zone and were directly promoted to the top league. Well done!
South Zone.
Relegation playoffs:
Malleco Unido finished last with 33 points and was relegated – 6th and 12th.
Deportes Colchagua – 5th and 11th with 40 points.
Nublense – 4th and 10th with 41 points.
General Velasquaz – 3rd and 9th with 42 points.
Deportes Linares – 2nd and 8th with 43 points.
Deportes Puerto Montt – 1st and 7th with 50 points.
Promotion playoffs:
Curico Unido – 6th with 48 points.
Provincial Osorno – 5th with 48 points.
Iberia Biobio – 4th with 51 points.
Lota Schwager – 3rd with 55 points.
Deportes Temuco -2nd with 57 points and going to the last promotion/relegation tournament.
Rangers – champions with 68 points and promoted to First Division. Leading from start to finish, apparently supreme at the last stage, where they practically had no rival.
The Promotion/relegation final:
Deportes Temuco and Deportes Arica met O’Higgins from the top league and could prevail – they tied the match between themselves and promptly lost against O’Higgins. Thus, O’Higgins kept its place among the best.
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