Second Division. Campeonato Oficial Final Table:1.PALESTINO 39 20 11 8 61-45 51 (Santiago) - Champions
2.Ferroviarios 39 18 12 9 78-53 48 (Santiago)
3.Ñublense 39 16 14 9 49-40 46 (Chillán) 4.Santiago Morning 39 13 16 10 65-55 42 (Santiago)
5.Ovalle 39 16 9 14 52-45 41 (Ovalle)
6.San Antonio Unido 39 12 15 12 57-51 39 (San Antonio)
7.Audax Italiano 39 8 22 9 50-45 38 (Santiago)
8.Aviación 39 12 14 13 57-58 38 (Santiago)
9.Colchagua 39 12 13 14 53-58 37 (San Fernando)
10.Lister Rossel 39 11 13 15 62-66 35 (Linares)
11.Coquimbo Unido 39 9 17 13 45-57 35 (Coquimbo)
12.Independiente 39 9 15 15 44-57 33 (Cauquenes) 13.San Luis 39 12 9 18 50-71 33 (Quillota) 14.Iberia 39 8 14 17 37-59 30 (Los Angeles)
Chile
One last South American stop: Chile. The local powerhouse Colo-Colo from the capital Santiago de Chile won yet another title in 1972. Should this trivia be mentioned at all?
Why not? This squad was the first Chilean team I saw. Thrilled by the expansion of my football geography, I searched further and eventually learned that the club is named after famous Indian chief. So rebellion and resistance were part and parcel of the attractiveness of the club. Correspondingly, the most popular Chilean club. And again correspondingly, the most successful Chilean club – which is the point where resistance ends and shrewed business begins… In 1972 Colo-Colo were international mediocrity, but wait for later years. At the moment – go back to earlier postings and take one more look at 1974 scandals.
Here is Carlos Caszelly, one of the best ever Chilean players and committed leftist. Two years before General Pinochet ended the supposed socialist paradise for Caszelly. Two year before football made the most weird truce of political enemies – Pinochet agreeing to tolerate the Left Winger, because he is great right winger for Chile; and Caszelly agreeing to remain Left Winger playing for Right Winger dictator in the name of the same country.