Panini Campeonato Nacional 2014/15 (Chile)

In the season 2014/15, the Chilean league was divided in two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura). In the Apertura 2014, Universidad de Chile won the title with 44 points and in the Clausura 2015 Cobresal was the surprising winner with 34 points. Esteban Paredes (Colo-Colo) was the top-scorer in both tournaments (12 and 11 goals) with the same amount of goals of Jean Paul Pineda (Union La Calera) in the Clausura Tournament.

The Panini album of the league was released in 2014 and it covers both tournaments of Primera Division and Primera B. The album opens with the calendar of the season and the first two metallic stickers: the Panini logo and the Panini icon. The clubs of Primera Division are shown in alphabetical order including 17 stickers each: the metallic club badge and 16 players.

Clubs of Primera B are displaced on one page with 7 stickers each: the club badge (metallic) and 6 stickers of players for a total of 18 players (three players per sticker).

The last section of the album is a double page dedicated to the National team of Chile during the World Cup 2014. Here we find 11 stickers of players in action (Medel, Vargas, Vidal, Sanchez) during the tournament in which Chile was eliminated by Brazil at penalties.

The last page of the album is a checklist for the 417 stickers of this collection

Stickers of players with previous experiences in Europe: Jaime Valdes (Fiorentina, Atalanta, Parma), Mark Gonzalez (Liverpool, Betis, CSKA Moscow) and Sixto Peralta (Torino, Cluj)

Album details

Full name: Campeonato Nacional Scotiabank 2014/2015

Publisher: Panini

League: Chile (Primera Division and Primera B)

Tournaments: Apertura 2014 and Clausura 2015

Number of clubs and stickers:

• Primera Division (18 clubs, 17 stickers each)
• Primera B (14 clubs, 7 stickers each)

Other sections:

• Introduction (2 stickers)
• Seleccion Nacional de Chile 2014 (11 stickers)

Total number of stickers: 417

Panini Brasileiro 96

In 1996, the Brazilian championship featured several Brazilian stars. Among them, the future Italian Seria A players Cafu and Edmundo and the World champions Taffarel and Bebeto. The championship 1996 included 24 teams with a regular season of 23 rounds and a knock-out stage with the best 8 teams. In the end, Gremio won the title after a draw in the final against Portuguesa, because of a better position at the end of the regular season (6th place against 8th place).

The Panini sticker collection of the league includes all the 24 teams. At the beginning of the album, there is a special section of three pages with 24 stickers of club mascots. Each club is then displaced over two pages with a total of 15 pages: club badge and 14 players. Club pages are enriched by career details of each player included in the album. The collection does not include the Serie B nor any special sticker (shiny or metallic). 

Mascot stickers have a special section at the beginning of the album

Club badge stickers of Panini Brasileiro 96 are regular not shiny stickers

Stickers of future Italian Seria A stars: Cafu (Roma, Milan), Serginho (Milan), and Emerson (Roma, Juventus, Real Madrid, Milan)

Two young talents of Vasco da Gama in 1996: Juninho Pernambucano and Edmundo

Brasileiro stickers of two World Champions at USA 94: Taffarel (Atletico Mineiro) and Bebeto (Flamengo)

Album details

Full name: Campeonato Brasileiro 96

Publisher: Panini

League: Brazilian (Serie A)

Season: 1996

Number of clubs: 24

Stickers per club: 15

Other sections: Os Mascotes do Brasileirao (24 stickers)

Checklist: click here

Total number of stickers: 384

Panini Football 78 (Belgium)

In the season 1977/1978, Club Brugge won the Belgian league for the third consecutive time, with only one point more than Anderlecht. The best scorer was Harald Nickel (Standard Liège) with 23 goals.

The sticker album of the league is a Panini-style collection of the period. The cover shows the Belgian flag and five action photos on a light blue background. Inside, the album follows the usual alphabetical order for the clubs of First and Second Division. Each club of First Division includes 17 stickers over two pages: the badge, the team photo, the coach, and 14 players. Details of the club and the players are printed on the album.

The Second Division is introduced by the calendar of the season. The 16 clubs have 5 stickers each: the team photo, the badge, and three stickers of players for a total of 12 players. 

The last part of the album is dedicated to 14 unforgettable Red Devils. Here we find 14 stickers of legendary players of the Belgian National Team. Among them the just retired Paul van Himst, 18 goals in 30 matches with Belgium between 1960 and 1974. 

The back cover of the album Football 78

The Internationals Roger Davies (English) and Ademir Perdao (Brazilian), and Eric Gerets (future player of AC Milan and PSV Eindhoven)

Club badge stickers of Football 78

Album details

Full name: Football 78

Publisher: Panini

League: Belgium (First and Second Division)

Season: 1977/1978

Clubs and stickers: 

• First Division (18 clubs, 17 stickers)
• Second Division (16 clubs, 5 stickers)

Other sections:

• Fourteen unforgettable Red Devils (14 stickers)

Checklist: click here

Total number of stickers: 400