1983 Copa Polla Gol

The 1983 Copa Polla Gol was the 13th edition of the Chilean Cup tournament. The competition started on March 6, 1983, and concluded on July 10, 1983. Only first level teams took part in the tournament. Universidad Católica won the competition for their first time, winning the final liguilla. In this edition, and for the first time, the Chilean Cup qualified teams to Copa Libertadores; in this case, the champions Universidad Católica and the runners-up O'Higgins.

1983 Copa Polla Gol

Calendar

Round	Date
Group Round	6 March 1983 29 May 1983
Second Round	5 June 1983 29 June 1983
Final Liguilla	3–10 July 1983

Group Round

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that progressed to the Second Round

North Group

ARI IQU ANT CLO ATA SFE TRA PAL MAG UCA Arica 4–2 2–1 2–1 4–0 3–1 3–0 4–1 2–2 1–4 Iquique 3–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 7–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–3 Antofagasta 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 4–1 1–2 1–1 Cobreloa 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 3–0 2–2 Atacama 2–2 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–4 San Felipe 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 2–4 0–0 1–2 Trasandino 4–0 2–2 3–2 0–2 2–3 2–1 0–2 2–3 2–1 Palestino 2–1 3–2 6–1 1–0 5–0 3–0 1–1 0–2 0–4 Magallanes 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 4–0 1–2 2–1 U. Católica 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 4–3 2–2 1–4 4–2

Rank Team Points 1 Universidad Católica 25 2 Cobreloa 23 (+12) 3 Palestino 23 (+10) 4 Magallanes 21 (+5)* 5 Deportes Arica 21 (+5) 6 Deportes Iquique 18 7 Trasandino 17 8 Regional Atacama 15 9 Deportes Antofagasta 12 10 Unión San Felipe 5

Magallanes qualified for the second round due to its better group head-to-head results (3-1 & 2-2)

South Group

EVE SWA UES AUD UCH COL OHI RAN NAV FVI Everton 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–3 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 S. Wanderers 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–6 3–1 2–3 U. Española 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–3 0–0 5–1 Audax I. 2–4 3–0 2–3 0–3 2–0 2–3 4–2 0–3 0–2 U. de Chile 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 Colo-Colo 4–2 2–0 3–0 2–1 4–1 4–2 2–5 1–2 3–0 O'Higgins 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 0–0 2–2 3–1 Rangers 2–2 0–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 Naval 1–1 0–1 3–3 2–3 4–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 F. Vial 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–3 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–0

Rank Team Points 1 Rangers 25 2 Colo-Colo 24 3 O'Higgins 20 4 Naval 18 (+3) 5 Universidad de Chile 18 (0) 6 Everton 18 (0) 7 Santiago Wanderers 17 8 Unión Española 15 9 Fernández Vial 13 10 Audax Italiano 12

Second round

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that progressed to the Final Liguilla

Group A

UCA PAL COL MAG U. Católica 0–1 1–0 5–0 Palestino 1–3 0–0 0–0 Colo-Colo 1–2 1–1 1–0 Magallanes 2–6 2–4 1–5

Rank Team Points 1 Universidad Católica 10 2 Palestino 7 3 Colo-Colo 6 4 Magallanes 1

Group B

CLO OHI RAN NAV Cobreloa 4–0 5–0 1–1 O'Higgins 1–1 3–3 3–0 Rangers 2–2 2–2 2–3 Naval 0–2 2–2 3–4

Rank Team Points 1 Cobreloa 9 2 O'Higgins 6 3 Rangers 5 4 Naval 4

Final Liguilla

First matchday

3 July 1983

Universidad Católica	1 – 0	O'Higgins
Aravena 28'

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Attendance: 9,747

Referee: M. Lira

3 July 1983

Palestino	4 – 0	Cobreloa
Benzi 19' Castañeda 59' Montenegro 73' Román 83'

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Attendance: 9,747

Referee: V. Ojeda

Second matchday

7 July 1983

Universidad Católica	3 – 1	Cobreloa
Aravena 12', 35', 47'		72' (pen.) Tabilo

Estadio Santa Laura, Santiago

Attendance: 8,571

Referee: S. Vázquez

7 July 1983

Palestino	1 – 2	O'Higgins
Castañeda 39'		18' Geoffroy 70' Gallardo

Estadio Santa Laura, Santiago

Attendance: 8,571

Referee: J. Silvagno

Third matchday

10 July 1983

O'Higgins	2 – 1	Cobreloa
Geoffroy 37' Guajardo 55'		35' Merello

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Attendance: 12,663

Referee: G. Castro

10 July 1983

Universidad Católica	2 – 1	Palestino
Isasi 56' Aravena 85'		82' Fuentes

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Attendance: 12,663

Referee: H. Silva

Top goalscorer

• Jorge Aravena (Universidad Católica) 23 goals

See also

• 1983 Campeonato Nacional
• 1983 Copa República

Sources

• RSSSF