The 2008 Copa Chile was the 29th edition of the tournament. It began on July 6, 2008, and ended on February 17, 2009. The winner of Copa Chile 2008 is eligible to play a berth in the Copa Sudamericana 2009. In the final Universidad de Concepción defeated the third division team Deportes Ovalle 2–1, thereby claiming their first title.

2008–09 Copa Chile
Tournament details
CountryChile
Teams55
Defending championsUniversidad de Chile
Final positions
ChampionsUniversidad de Concepción
Runner-upDeportes Ovalle
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Lucas Barrios,
Gamadiel García,
Manuel Neira (4 goals)
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Calendar

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Round Date
Preliminary Round 6–27 July 2008
First Round 13 August
18 September 2008
Second Round 25 September
11 October 2008
Third Round 16–30 October 2008
Quarterfinals 3–5 February 2009
Semifinals 11 February 2009
Final 17 February 2009

Preliminary round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Selección Punta Arenas 2–7 Magallanes 1–2 1–5
Deportivo Lo Barnechea 4–6 Provincial Talagante 1–3 3–3
Deportes Tocopilla 3–3 (5-4p) Municipal Mejillones 2–1 1–2
Unión Temuco 5–2 Deportes Temuco 3–0 2–2
Naval 0–2 Deportes Valdivia 0–2 0–0
Unión Bellavista 6–10 Deportivo Ormazábal 4–4 2–6
Ferroviarios 3–3 (a) Deportes Ovalle 3–3 0–0
Trasandino 0–3 Linares Unido 0–1 0–2
Malleco Unido 3–1 Iberia 1–1 2–0
Cabildo AGC 4–5 Unión Quilpué 1–2 3–3
Deportes Santa Cruz 4–4 (a) Deportes Colchagua 3–0 1–4
Selección Coyhaique 6–5 Selección Puerto Aysén 4–1 2–4

First round

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Home team Score Away team
Unión Temuco 2–4 Fernández Vial
Malleco Unido 1–1 (2-4p) Lota Schwager
Deportivo Ormazábal 2–1 San Marcos de Arica
Unión Quilpué 0–2 San Luis
Provincial Talagante 1–1 (6-5p) Unión San Felipe*
Linares Unido 1–1 (5-6p) Curicó Unido
Deportes Tocopilla 1–1 (7-6p) Municipal Iquique
Deportes Ovalle 3–1 Coquimbo Unido
Deportes Santa Cruz 1–3 Unión La Calera
Deportes Valdivia 1–0 Deportes Puerto Montt
Magallanes 1–0 Deportes Copiapó
Selección Coyhaique 0–6 Santiago Wanderers

* Qualified as "Best Loser"

Second round

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Home team Score Away team
Fernández Vial 2–4 Colo-Colo
Unión La Calera 1–1 (4-3p) Everton
Deportes Tocopilla 1–3 Cobreloa
Deportivo Ormazábal 0–1 Deportes Antofagasta
Santiago Wanderers 1–0 Universidad de Chile
Magallanes 0–2 Cobresal
Lota Schwager 0–0 (3-4p) Universidad de Concepción
San Luis 0–2 Unión Española
Deportes Ovalle 0–0 (5-4p) Deportes La Serena
Provincial Talagante 0–1 Deportes Melipilla
Deportes Valdivia 0–6 Provincial Osorno
Unión San Felipe 2–2 (4-5p) Rangers
Curicó Unido 1–2 O'Higgins
Audax Italiano 3–0 Universidad Católica
Palestino 0–1 Santiago Morning
Ñublense 1–1 (3-5p) Huachipato

Third round

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Home team Score Away team
Unión Española 4–3 Santiago Morning
Santiago Wanderers 2–2 (4-3p) Audax Italiano
Huachipato 2–1 O'Higgins
Deportes Melipilla 2–1 Rangers
Cobreloa 0–0 (5-4p) Deportes Antofagasta
Provincial Osorno 1–1 (1-4p) Universidad de Concepción
Deportes Ovalle 1–1 (4-3p) Cobresal
Union La Calera 3–3 (4-5p) Colo-Colo

Quarterfinals

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Home team Score Away team
Cobreloa 0–3 Universidad de Concepción
Deportes Ovalle 2–2 (4-1p) Colo-Colo
Santiago Wanderers 0–0 (2-4p) Huachipato
Deportes Melipilla 0–1 Unión Española

Semifinals

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Deportes Ovalle2 – 2Huachipato
Canales   40'
Canales   52'
Llanos   58'
García   87'
Penalties
Sanchez  
Saez  
Cadiz  
3–0   Currimilla
  Zelaye
  García
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Claudio Fuenzalida

Unión Española1 – 2Universidad de Concepción
Sierra   3' Laffatigue   10'
Vargas   13'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Claudio Puga

Final

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Deportes Ovalle1 – 2Universidad de Concepción
G. Soto   5' Vargas   10'
Solís   51'
Attendance: 17,073
Referee: Jorge Osorio
Copa Chile
2008 Champion
 
U. de Concepción
First Title

Top goalscorers

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Goalscorers Goals Team
  Lucas Barrios
4
Colo-Colo
  Gamadiel García
4
Huachipato
  Manuel Neira
4
Unión Española
  Carlos Espinosa
3
Deportes Melipilla
  Joel Soto
3
Santiago Wanderers
  Esteban Paredes
3
Santiago Morning
  Julio César Laffatigue
3
Universidad de Concepción

See also

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References

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