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| Season | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 February – December 2026 |
| Matches | 142 |
| Goals | 396 (2.79 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Diego Arias (15 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Dep. Iquique 5–0 Unión San Felipe (21 February) Dep. Temuco 5–0 Unión San Felipe (23 May) |
| Biggest away win | Dep. Recoleta 1–5 Dep. Temuco (27 March) |
| Highest scoring | Magallanes 4–3 Dep. Iquique (31 May) Dep. Temuco 3–4 Magallanes (8 August) |
← 2025 2027 →
All statistics correct as of 8 August 2026. | |
The 2026 Primera B de Chile, officially known as Liga de Ascenso Caixun 2026 for sponsorship reasons, is the 72nd season of the second-tier football league of Chile. The season, which is the second edition under the Liga de Ascenso branding, began on 20 February 2026.[1][2]
Format
[edit]For the 2026 season, the competition kept the format used in its most recent editions, featuring a regular stage and a promotion play-off tournament (Liguilla). In the regular stage, the 16 teams play a double round-robin tournament facing each other twice (once at home and once away). The team finishing first at the end of the 30 rounds will be crowned champion and will also promote to the 2027 Liga de Primera, while the next best seven teams will qualify for the promotion play-offs, where they will compete in a knockout stage to determine the second promoted team. The regular season's runner-up will receive a bye to the semi-finals, while the remaining six teams will enter the play-offs in the first round. The team finishing last in the regular stage will be relegated to the Segunda División Profesional for the 2027 season.[2][3]
Teams
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Sixteen teams take part in the competition, thirteen of them returning from the previous season. Universidad de Concepción and Deportes Concepción were promoted to the top flight at the end of the 2025 season, being replaced in the second-tier competition by Unión Española and Deportes Iquique, both relegated from the 2025 Liga de Primera. The former team was relegated to the second tier for the first time since 1998, whilst the latter one returned to the Liga de Ascenso after two years.[4][5]
The 2025 Segunda División Profesional champions Deportes Puerto Montt were promoted to the Liga de Ascenso for this season, returning after a two-year absence.[6] They replaced Santiago Morning, who were relegated to the third tier for the first time after finishing last in the 2025 season.[2]
Stadiums and locations
[edit]| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobreloa | Calama | Zorros del Desierto | 12,102 |
| Curicó Unido | Curicó | La Granja | 12,000 |
| Deportes Antofagasta | Antofagasta | Calvo y Bascuñán | 21,178 |
| Deportes Copiapó | Copiapó | Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla | 8,600 |
| Deportes Iquique | Iquique | Tierra de Campeones | 14,430 |
| Deportes Puerto Montt | Puerto Montt | Regional de Chinquihue | 10,000 |
| Deportes Recoleta | Santiago (Recoleta) | Municipal Leonel Sánchez Lineros | 2,000 |
| Deportes Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | Joaquín Muñoz García | 4,500 |
| Deportes Temuco | Temuco | Municipal Germán Becker | 18,000 |
| Magallanes | Santiago (San Bernardo) | Municipal Luis Navarro Avilés | 3,516 |
| Rangers | Talca | Fiscal de Talca | 16,070 |
| San Luis | Quillota | Municipal Lucio Fariña Fernández | 7,700 |
| San Marcos de Arica | Arica | Carlos Dittborn | 10,000 |
| Santiago Wanderers | Valparaíso | Elías Figueroa Brander | 25,500 |
| Unión Española | Santiago (Independencia) | Santa Laura-Universidad SEK | 19,887 |
| Unión San Felipe | San Felipe | Municipal de San Felipe | 10,000 |
Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cobreloa | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 34 | Promotion to Liga de Primera |
| 2 | Santiago Wanderers | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 33 | Advance to Promotion play-off semi-finals |
| 3 | San Marcos de Arica | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 30 | Advance to Promotion play-off quarter-finals |
| 4 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 30 | |
| 5 | Deportes Antofagasta | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 29 | |
| 6 | Magallanes | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 28 | |
| 7 | San Luis | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 27 | |
| 8 | Deportes Copiapó | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 26 | |
| 9 | Unión Española | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 25 | |
| 10 | Deportes Temuco | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 23 | |
| 11 | Deportes Recoleta | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 23 | |
| 12 | Curicó Unido | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 19 | |
| 13 | Deportes Iquique | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 18 | |
| 14 | Unión San Felipe | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 34 | −20 | 17 | |
| 15 | Deportes Santa Cruz | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 13 | |
| 16 | Rangers | 17 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 5 | Relegation to Segunda División Profesional |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Matches won, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Red cards, 7) Yellow cards, 8) Drawing of lots, 9) Play-off game (only if needed to decide championship).
If needed to decide championship between two teams: 2) Play-off game.
Results
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- As of 8 August 2026
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Diego Arias |
Deportes Santa Cruz | 15 |
| 2 |  Gustavo Gotti |
Cobreloa | 12 |
| 3 |  Marcos Camarda |
Santiago Wanderers | 10 |
| Camilo Melivilú |
San Marcos de Arica | ||
| 5 |  Brayan Hurtado |
Deportes Antofagasta | 8 |
| Josepablo Monreal |
Deportes Antofagasta | ||
| Andrés Vilches |
Unión Española | ||
| 8 | Leandro Benegas |
Curicó Unido | 7 |
| Leandro Navarro |
Santiago Wanderers | ||
| 10 | Diego Buonanotte |
Deportes Temuco | 6 |
| Álvaro Delgado |
Cobreloa | ||
| Manuel López |
Deportes Copiapó |
Source: Soccerway[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "La nueva cara del fútbol chileno" [The new face of Chilean football] (in Spanish). TNT Sports. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 Bernucci, Carla (27 January 2026). "Fixture Primera B 2026: cuándo empieza la Liga de Ascenso, calendario, fechas, equipos y formato" [2026 Primera B fixture: when does the Liga de Ascenso start, schedule, dates, teams and format] (in Spanish). Al Aire Libre. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ↑ "Bases de Campeonato Primera B Temporada 2026" [Primera B Championship Regulations – 2026 Season] (in Spanish). ANFP. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ↑ "Tras 28 años de su último descenso: Unión Española perdió duelo clave ante O'Higgins y condenó su caída a la Liga de Ascenso 2026" [After 28 years since their last relegation: Unión Española lost a key match against O'Higgins and sealed their fall to the 2026 Liga de Ascenso] (in Spanish). Onefootball. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ↑ Bastidas, Juan Miguel (6 December 2025). "Everton se salva en la última jornada y Deportes Iquique desciende sin obrar el milagro" [Everton avoid relegation on the final day and Deportes Iquique are relegated without pulling off a miracle] (in Spanish). TNT Sports. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ↑ "Deportes Puerto Montt se coronó campeón de la Segunda División y logró el ascenso a Primera B" [Deportes Puerto Montt crowned themselves Segunda División champions and achieved promotion to Primera B] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 8 November 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ↑ "Liga de Ascenso standings, Chile". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 March 2026.