All statistics correct as of 17 May 2026 (1 of 2 matches finished).
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 in Chile. The season, which is the second edition under the Liga de Ascenso branding, began on 20 February 2026.[1][2]
Format
For the 2026 season, the competition kept the format used in its most recent editions, comprising a regular season and a promotion play-off tournament (Liguilla). The regular season will be a double round-robin tournament consisting of 30 matchdays, where each team plays all other teams twice (once at home and once away). The team finishing first at the end of the regular season will be crowned champion and will be directly promoted to the 2027 Liga de Primera, while the teams finishing from 2nd to 8th place will qualify for the promotion play-offs, where they will compete in home-and-away knockout rounds 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 in the first round. The team finishing bottom of the table at the end of the regular season will be relegated to the Segunda División Profesional for the 2027 season.[2][3]
Locations of the 2026 Liga de Ascenso teams in Santiago.
Sixteen teams contest the competition, thirteen of them returning from the previous season. Following the conclusion of the 2025 season, Universidad de Concepción and Deportes Concepción were promoted to the top flight, being replaced in the second tier competition by Unión Española (relegated to the second tier for the first time since 1999) and Deportes Iquique (returning after two years), who were relegated from the 2025 Liga de Primera.[4][5]
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2026 (1 of 2 matches finished). Source: Campeonato Chileno, Soccerway 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.
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2026 (1 of 2 matches finished). Source: Campeonato Chileno, Soccerway Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
