2019 Venezuelan Primera División season

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Liga FUTVE
Season2019
Dates26 January – 15 December 2019
ChampionsCaracas (12th title)
RelegatedEstudiantes de Caracas
Deportivo Anzoátegui
Copa LibertadoresCaracas
Estudiantes de Mérida
Deportivo Táchira
Carabobo
Copa SudamericanaZamora (cup winners)
Mineros
Llaneros
Aragua
Matches played388
Goals scored991 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Edder Farías
(18 goals)
Clausura:
Lucas Gómez
(10 goals)
Biggest home winLa Guaira 6–0 Trujillanos
28 April 2019
Mineros 6–0 Portuguesa
19 May 2019
Deportivo Táchira 6–0 LALA
25 September 2019
Biggest away winEst. Caracas 0–6 Est. Mérida
12 October 2019
Highest scoringLa Guaira 5–2 Llaneros
24 March 2019
Pto. Cabello 4–3 Est. Caracas
31 March 2019
Metropolitanos 4–3 Trujillanos
14 August 2019
Zamora 6–1 Est. Caracas
9 September 2019
Est. Caracas 2–5 Zulia
28 September 2019
← 2018
2020 →

The 2019 Primera División season, officially Liga de Fútbol Profesional Venezolano or Liga FUTVE, was the 38th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league. Zamora were the defending champions, but in the Torneo Apertura they were knocked out by Mineros in the quarter-finals and in the Torneo Clausura they failed to advance to the knockout stage. The champions were Caracas, who won the Torneo Clausura by defeating Deportivo Táchira in the final and then went on to beat Apertura winners Estudiantes de Mérida in the Serie Final on penalties to claim their twelfth league title.

Teams[edit]

Stadia and locations[edit]

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Locations of the 2019 Primera División teams
Relegated to 2019 Segunda División
None (league expanded)
Promoted to 2019 Primera División
1 Llaneros
2 LALA
Team Manager City Stadium Capacity
Academia Puerto Cabello Venezuela Carlos Maldonado Puerto Cabello La Bombonerita 7,500
Aragua Venezuela Enrique García Maracay Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez 14,000
Atlético Venezuela Venezuela Henry Meléndez Caracas Brígido Iriartea 10,000
Carabobo Vacant Valencia Misael Delgadob 10,400
Caracas Venezuela Noel Sanvicente Caracas Olímpico de la UCV 23,940
Deportivo Anzoátegui Venezuela Juvencio Betancourt Puerto La Cruz José Antonio Anzoátegui 37,485
Deportivo La Guaira Venezuela Daniel Farías Caracas Olímpico de la UCV 23,940
Deportivo Lara Venezuela Leonardo González Cabudare Metropolitano de Cabudare 47,913
Deportivo Táchira Venezuela Juan Tolisano San Cristóbal Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo 38,755
Estudiantes de Caracas Venezuela Edson Rodríguez Maracay Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez 14,000
Estudiantes de Mérida Argentina Martín Brignani Mérida Metropolitano de Mérida
Guillermo Soto Rosa		 42,200
14,000
LALA Venezuela Del Valle Rojas Ciudad Guayana Polideportivo Cachamay 41,600
Llaneros Venezuela Edwin Quilagury Guanare Rafael Calles Pinto 13,000
Metropolitanos Venezuela José María Morr Caracas Olímpico de la UCV 23,940
Mineros Venezuela Richard Páez Ciudad Guayana Polideportivo Cachamay 41,600
Monagas Venezuela May Montoya (caretaker) Maturín Monumental de Maturín 51,796
Portuguesa Venezuela José Parada Acarigua General José Antonio Páez 18,000
Trujillanos Venezuela Martín Carrillo Valera José Alberto Pérez 25,000
Zamora Uruguay Rubén Benítez (caretaker) Barinas Agustín Tovar 29,800
Zulia Venezuela Alexander Rondón Maracaibo José "Pachencho" Romero 40,800

a: Atlético Venezuela are playing outside the Brígido Iriarte Stadium in Caracas as the stadium was suspended. Atlético Venezuela played at the Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui in Puerto La Cruz in the Torneo Apertura, while in the Torneo Clausura they are hosting their home matches at the Estadio Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez in Maracay.
b: Carabobo are playing outside of the Estadio Misael Delgado in Valencia due to mainteinance works at the stadium. Carabobo are playing their home matches at the Estadio Rafael Calles Pinto in Guanare.

Managerial changes[edit]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Metropolitanos Venezuela Jhon Giraldo Sacked Pre-season Venezuela José María Morr 18 December 2018[1]
Atlético Venezuela Venezuela Tony Franco 2 November 2018[2] Colombia Jaime de la Pava 20 December 2018[3]
Estudiantes de Caracas Venezuela José María Morr Mutual agreement 28 November 2018[4] Venezuela Daniel de Oliveira 12 December 2018[5]
Portuguesa Venezuela Raymond Páez Sacked 9 December 2018 Venezuela Jobanny Rivero 9 December 2018[6]
Deportivo Anzoátegui Venezuela Jobanny Rivero Signed by Portuguesa 9 December 2018[6] Venezuela Yoimer Segovia 9 January[7]
Llaneros Venezuela Edwin Quilagury Mutual agreement 18 December 2018[8] Venezuela Julio Quintero 5 January[9]
Venezuela Julio Quintero Resigned 22 January Venezuela Javier Yépez 22 January
Academia Puerto Cabello Venezuela Pedro Depablos Sacked 20 February[10] 18th Venezuela Carlos Maldonado 20 February[11]
Deportivo Táchira Venezuela Giovanny Pérez 7 March[12] 14th Venezuela Juan Tolisano 7 March[13]
Llaneros Venezuela Javier Yépez Resigned 19 March 17th Venezuela Ramón Argüello (caretaker) 19 March[14]
Trujillanos Venezuela José Nabor Gavidia Mutual agreement 22 March[15] 20th Venezuela Jesús Valiente 23 March[15]
Deportivo Anzoátegui Venezuela Yoimer Segovia Sacked 27 March[16] 20th Venezuela Juvencio Betancourt 27 March[16]
Portuguesa Venezuela Jobanny Rivero 9 April[17] 16th Venezuela José Parada 10 April[18]
Monagas Venezuela José Manuel Rey 21 May[19] 13th Argentina Silvio Rudman 17 June[20]
Llaneros Venezuela Ramón Argüello End of caretaker spell 18 May 18th Venezuela Edwin Quilagury 11 July[21]
Trujillanos Venezuela Jesús Valiente Replaced 16 June 19th Venezuela Martín Carrillo 16 June[22]
Torneo Clausura
Mineros Argentina Horacio Matuszyczk Resigned 16 August[23] 7th Venezuela Laydeker Navas (caretaker) 16 August
Zulia Venezuela Francesco Stifano Mutual agreement 14 September[24] 12th Colombia Alex García King (caretaker) 14 September[24]
Estudiantes de Caracas Venezuela Daniel de Oliveira 16 September[25] 19th Venezuela Edson Rodríguez 17 September[26]
Zulia Colombia Alex García King End of caretaker spell 18 September 9th Venezuela Alexander Rondón 18 September[27]
Atlético Venezuela Colombia Jaime de la Pava Sacked 19 September[28] 16th Venezuela Henry Meléndez 20 September[28]
Zamora Venezuela Alí Cañas 3 October[29] 15th Uruguay Rubén Benítez (caretaker) 3 October
Monagas Argentina Silvio Rudman Mutual agreement 13 October[30] 16th Venezuela May Montoya (caretaker) 14 October
Carabobo Venezuela Jhonny Ferreira 11 December[31] 13th
Mineros Venezuela Laydeker Navas End of caretaker spell 14 December 9th Venezuela Richard Páez 14 December[32]

Torneo Apertura[edit]

The Torneo Apertura is the first tournament of the season. The regular season started on 26 January and ended on 19 May.

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Carabobo 19 13 4 2 31 14 +17 43 Advance to the knockout stage
2 Caracas[a] 19 10 6 3 34 15 +19 35
3 Mineros de Guayana 19 10 4 5 35 23 +12 34
4 Estudiantes de Mérida 19 7 9 3 24 12 +12 30
5 Aragua[b] 19 9 6 4 20 16 +4 30
6 Zamora 19 8 5 6 27 24 +3 29
7 Zulia[a] 19 7 8 4 17 21 −4 28
8 Atlético Venezuela 19 6 9 4 25 21 +4 27
9 Deportivo Táchira 19 8 3 8 28 25 +3 27
10 Deportivo La Guaira 19 7 5 7 36 25 +11 26
11 Academia Puerto Cabello 19 6 8 5 32 28 +4 26
12 Metropolitanos 19 7 5 7 21 18 +3 26
13 Monagas 19 7 5 7 26 27 −1 26
14 Deportivo Lara 19 6 6 7 23 21 +2 24
15 LALA 19 5 7 7 22 33 −11 22
16 Estudiantes de Caracas 19 5 4 10 25 36 −11 19
17 Portuguesa 19 3 9 7 21 30 −9 18
18 Llaneros[c] 19 3 5 11 27 46 −19 11
19 Trujillanos 19 3 2 14 17 41 −24 11
20 Deportivo Anzoátegui[d] 19 4 2 13 20 35 −15 8
Source: Liga FUTVE, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Zulia and Caracas were deducted one point by the Council of Honour of the FVF due to the events that occurred during the match played by both teams on March 10.[33]
  2. ^ Aragua were deducted three points for failing to pay an outstanding debt with former player Jarol Herrera.[34]
  3. ^ Llaneros were deducted three points for failing to pay an outstanding debt with player Leonardo Ossa.[35]
  4. ^ Deportivo Anzoátegui were deducted six points for failing to pay an outstanding debt with former player Edwin Aguilar.[34]

Results[edit]

Home \ Away APC ARA AVE CBO CAR ANZ DLG LAR TAC ESC ESM LAL LLA MET MIN MON POR TRU ZAM ZUL
Academia Puerto Cabello — — — — 1–0 1–3 3–3 2–0 2–2 4–3 — — — 1–1 — 4–0 2–0 1–1 — —
Aragua 2–1 — 0–3 0–0 — — — — — — 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 — — — 0–2 0–0
Atlético Venezuela 0–0 — — — — — 0–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 — — — 1–1 — 1–1 — — 0–0
Carabobo 1–1 — 1–0 — — — 3–1 2–1 2–1 — 0–0 — — — 1–1 — 2–1 — — 3–1
Caracas — 1–1 2–2 0–2 — — — — — — 1–0 2–2 5–0 1–0 4–2 — — 1–0 3–0 —
Deportivo Anzoátegui — 3–1 2–1 0–1 0–3 — — — — — — 0–0 2–3 0–1 — 3–2 — 1–3 0–0 —
Deportivo La Guaira — 0–0 — — 1–4 1–0 — — — 3–0 — — 5–2 — — 2–3 2–0 6–0 4–0 —
Deportivo Lara — 1–2 — — 0–1 3–0 1–1 — — 1–1 — — — — — 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 —
Deportivo Táchira — 1–2 — — 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 — 3–2 — — — — — 0–0 3–1 2–1 — —
Estudiantes de Caracas — 1–2 — 0–1 0–3 4–2 — — — — — 0–0 3–2 — — 2–2 — 1–2 1–0 —
Estudiantes de Mérida 1–1 — — — — 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 4–0 — — — 3–0 — 1–0 1–1 — — 4–0
LALA 3–1 — 2–3 1–2 — — 2–1 2–3 1–0 — 1–1 — — — 0–5 — — — — 3–3
Llaneros 3–2 — 2–2 1–2 — — — 2–3 1–3 — 0–0 1–2 — — 3–3 — — — — 0–1
Metropolitanos — — 0–1 2–1 — — 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–2 — 4–0 2–2 — — — 0–3 — 2–1 —
Mineros de Guayana 1–2 — — — — 3–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 — — 1–0 — — 6–0 — — 1–1
Monagas — 0–1 2–1 2–4 1–1 — — — — — — 3–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 — — 2–1 2–0 —
Portuguesa — 1–1 — — 1–1 2–1 — — — 1–2 — 0–0 2–2 — — 3–1 — 2–2 0–1 —
Trujillanos — 2–1 1–3 0–3 — — — — — — 0–1 1–2 1–3 0–2 0–3[a] — — — 0–3 1–2
Zamora 2–2 — 3–3 1–0 — — — — 2–2 — 1–0 1–1 3–0 — 3–0 — — — — 4–1
Zulia 2–1 — — — A[b] 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 — — — 0–2 — 0–0 1–1 — — —
Source: Liga FUTVE
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ Match awarded 3–0 to Mineros due to a lack of security personnel at the stadium, which caused the match to be cancelled.[36]
  2. ^ The Zulia vs. Caracas match originally ended 0–0, however the Council of Honour of the FVF decided to annull this result following the events that occurred during the match. As a result, both teams had one point deducted and the match was officially registered as "played without assignment of points".[33]

Knockout stage[edit]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
3 Mineros de Guayana (a) 1 1 2
6 Zamora 2 0 2
3 Mineros de Guayana (p) 0 0 0 (4)
7 Zulia 0 0 0 (3)
2 Caracas 2 1 3
7 Zulia 3 2 5
3 Mineros de Guayana 0 0 0 (0)
4 Estudiantes de Mérida (p) 0 0 0 (2)
1 Carabobo 2 1 3
8 Atlético Venezuela 2 0 2
1 Carabobo 1 1 2
4 Estudiantes de Mérida (a) 0 2 2
4 Estudiantes de Mérida 2 1 3
5 Aragua 1 1 2

Quarter-finals[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Venezuela 2–3 Carabobo 2–2 0–1
Zulia 5–3 Caracas 3–2 2–1
Zamora 2–2 (a) Mineros de Guayana 2–1 0–1
Aragua 2–3 Estudiantes de Mérida 1–2 1–1
First leg[edit]
24 May 2019 Zamora 2–1 Mineros de Guayana Barinas
18:00
Report
Stadium: Agustín Tovar
Attendance: 3,514
Referee: Juan Soto
25 May 2019 Zulia 3–2 Caracas Maracaibo
16:00
Report
Stadium: José Pachencho Romero
Attendance: 2,215
Referee: Marlon Escalante
26 May 2019 Aragua 1–2 Estudiantes de Mérida Maracay
16:00
Report
Stadium: Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Attendance: 6,515
Referee: Ángel Arteaga
27 May 2019 Atlético Venezuela 2–2 Carabobo Maracay
16:00
Report
Stadium: Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Attendance: 996
Referee: José Argote
Second leg[edit]
31 May 2019 Carabobo 1–0
(3–2 agg.)		Atlético VenezuelaCabudare
16:00
Report Stadium: Metropolitano
Attendance: 107
Referee: José Argote
1 June 2019 Mineros de Guayana (a)1–0
(2–2 agg.)		ZamoraCiudad Guayana
16:00
Report Stadium: Polideportivo Cachamay
Attendance: 813
Referee: Orlando Bracamonte
2 June 2019 Estudiantes de Mérida 1–1
(3–2 agg.)		AraguaMérida
17:00
Report
Stadium: Metropolitano
Attendance: 16,172
Referee: Juan Soto
3 June 2019 Caracas1–2
(3–5 agg.)		 Zulia Caracas
16:00
Report
Stadium: Olímpico de la UCV
Attendance: 1,592
Referee: Ángel Arteaga

Semi-finals[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Estudiantes de Mérida 2–2 (a) Carabobo 0–1 2–1
Zulia 0–0 (3–4 p) Mineros de Guayana 0–0 0–0
First leg[edit]
9 June 2019 Zulia 0–0 Mineros de Guayana Maracaibo
16:30 Report Stadium: José Pachencho Romero
Attendance: 10,373
Referee: Emikar Caldera
9 June 2019 Estudiantes de Mérida 0–1 Carabobo Mérida
19:00 Report
Stadium: Metropolitano
Attendance: 17,806
Referee: Ramón Ortega
Second leg[edit]
16 June 2019 Carabobo1–2
(2–2 agg.)		Estudiantes de Mérida (a)Cabudare
17:00
Report
Stadium: Metropolitano
Attendance: 646
Referee: Orlando Bracamonte
16 June 2019 Mineros de Guayana 0–0
(0–0 agg.)
(4–3 p)		ZuliaCiudad Guayana
19:30 Report Stadium: Polideportivo Cachamay
Attendance: 1,112
Referee: Juan Soto
Penalties

Final[edit]

Estudiantes de Mérida0–0Mineros de Guayana
Report
Attendance: 37,870
Referee: Ángel Arteaga
Mineros de Guayana0–0Estudiantes de Mérida
Report
Penalties
 0–2
Attendance: 32,588
Referee: José Argote

Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Estudiantes de Mérida won on penalties.

Top goalscorers[edit]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Venezuela Edder Farías Atlético Venezuela 18
2 Venezuela Richard Blanco Mineros 11
Venezuela Aquiles Ocanto Carabobo
4 Venezuela Armando Maita LALA 10
5 Venezuela Luis Annese Llaneros 9
Colombia Luis Carlos Cabezas Deportivo La Guaira
Honduras Brayan Moya Zulia
8 Venezuela Richard Celis Caracas 8
9 Venezuela Armando Araque Estudiantes de Caracas 7
Venezuela José Balza Deportivo La Guaira
Venezuela José Rivas Trujillanos

Source: Liga FUTVE

Torneo Clausura[edit]

The Torneo Clausura is the second tournament of the season. The regular season started on 26 July and ended on 10 November.

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Táchira 18 12 3 3 32 14 +18 39 Advance to the knockout stage
2 Caracas 18 8 6 4 22 15 +7 30
3 Llaneros 18 9 3 6 27 26 +1 30
4 Deportivo La Guaira 18 7 7 4 22 13 +9 28
5 Trujillanos 18 8 4 6 28 25 +3 28
6 Deportivo Lara 18 7 6 5 22 16 +6 27
7 Aragua 18 7 6 5 19 14 +5 27
8 Metropolitanos 18 7 6 5 23 20 +3 27
9 Mineros de Guayana 18 6 7 5 20 18 +2 25
10 Academia Puerto Cabello 18 5 8 5 29 27 +2 23
11 Portuguesa 18 6 5 7 13 17 −4 23
12 Zamora 18 5 7 6 24 18 +6 22
13 Carabobo 18 6 4 8 27 27 0 22
14 Zulia 18 6 4 8 27 32 −5 22
15 Estudiantes de Mérida[a] 18 7 3 8 27 21 +6 21
16 Estudiantes de Caracas 18 4 5 9 17 36 −19 17
17 LALA 18 4 5 9 9 28 −19 17
18 Monagas 18 2 9 7 21 30 −9 15
19 Atlético Venezuela 18 3 6 9 12 24 −12 15
20 Deportivo Anzoátegui 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew from league[b]
Source: Liga FUTVE, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Estudiantes de Mérida were deducted three points for failing to pay an outstanding debt with former player Andrés Angulo.[37]
  2. ^ Deportivo Anzoátegui withdrew from the league due to outstanding debts.[38]

Results[edit]

Home \ Away APC ARA AVE CBO CAR ANZ DLG LAR TAC ESC ESM LAL LLA MET MIN MON POR TRU ZAM ZUL
Academia Puerto Cabello — 1–2 2–1 2–1 — — — — — — 1–1 0–1 4–0 — 1–1 — — — 2–2 3–3
Aragua — — — — 1–0 — 0–0 2–2 1–2 3–0 — — — — — 1–1 1–0 0–1 — —
Atlético Venezuela — 1–1 — 2–1 0–2 — — — — — — 1–1 1–4 0–0 — 2–1 — 1–2 0–2 —
Carabobo — 2–1 — — 0–2 — — — — 1–3 — 0–0 3–1 1–1 — 5–1 — 2–3 2–2 —
Caracas 4–1 — — — — — 1–2 0–3[a] 0–0 2–2 — — — — — 1–0 3–1 — — 1–2
Deportivo Anzoátegui — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Deportivo La Guaira 2–2 — 1–1 2–0 — — — 3–1 0–1 — 2–0 4–0 — 0–1 1–1 — — — — 0–0
Deportivo Lara 1–1 — 0–1 1–3 — — — — 1–0 — 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 — — — — 3–0
Deportivo Táchira 2–1 — 2–0 2–2 — — — — — — 1–0 6–0 4–1 1–0 3–2 — — — 1–1 2–0
Estudiantes de Caracas 1–1 — 1–1 — — — 0–1 0–0 0–1 — 0–6 — — 0–2 1–0 — 0–1 — — 2–5
Estudiantes de Mérida — 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 — — — — — — 2–0 3–0 — 1–0 — — 1–2 0–0 —
LALA — 0–1 — — 0–1 — — — — 2–2 — — 0–4 1–0 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 —
Llaneros — 1–0 — — 1–1 — 1–0 — — 3–1 — — — 2–2 — 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 —
Metropolitanos 2–3 1–1 — — 1–1 — — — — — 2–1 — — — 2–1 2–1 — 4–3 — 3–0
Mineros de Guayana — 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 — — — — — — 1–0 1–1 — — 2–2 — 1–0 3–0 —
Monagas 1–1 — — — — — 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 — — — — — 0–2 — — 2–2
Portuguesa 0–3[b] — 0–0 0–1 — — 1–0 1–0 0–2 — 2–1 — — 0–0 1–1 — — — — 0–0
Trujillanos 2–0 — — — 0–0 — 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–2 — — — — — 3–2 1–1 — — —
Zamora — 0–0 — — 0–1 — 0–1 1–1 — 6–1 — — — 3–0 — 1–1 3–1 3–1 — —
Zulia — 0–2 2–0 1–2 — — — — — — 2–4 0–1 2–4 — 4–1 — — 3–2 1–0 —
Source: Liga FUTVE
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ Match awarded 3–0 to Deportivo Lara due to crowd disturbances.[39]
  2. ^ Match awarded 3–0 to Academia Puerto Cabello due to Portuguesa fielding the ineligible player Néstor Cova. The match originally ended 0–0.

Knockout stage[edit]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
1 Deportivo Táchira 0 4 4
8 Metropolitanos 2 0 2
1 Deportivo Táchira 0 3 3
4 Deportivo La Guaira 1 0 1
4 Deportivo La Guaira 1 2 3
5 Trujillanos 1 0 1
1 Deportivo Táchira 1 2 3
2 Caracas (a) 1 2 3
2 Caracas (a) 1 2 3
7 Aragua 3 0 3
2 Caracas 1 2 3
6 Deportivo Lara 0 0 0
3 Llaneros 0 1 1
6 Deportivo Lara 2 5 7

Quarter-finals[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Metropolitanos 2–4 Deportivo Táchira 2–0 0–4
Aragua 3–3 (a) Caracas 3–1 0–2
Deportivo Lara 7–1 Llaneros 2–0 5–1
Trujillanos 1–3 Deportivo La Guaira 1–1 0–2
First leg[edit]
15 November 2019 Trujillanos 1–1 Deportivo La Guaira Valera
16:00
Report
Stadium: José Alberto Pérez
Attendance: 3,890
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela
16 November 2019 Metropolitanos 2–0 Deportivo Táchira Caracas
16:00
Report Stadium: Olímpico de la UCV
Attendance: 1,033
Referee: Ángel Arteaga
17 November 2019 Deportivo Lara 2–0 Llaneros Cabudare
16:00
Report Stadium: Metropolitano
Attendance: 1,431
Referee: Yarcinia Correa
18 November 2019 Aragua 3–1 Caracas Maracay
16:00
Report
Stadium: Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Emikar Caldera
Second leg[edit]
19 November 2019 Deportivo La Guaira 2–0
(3–1 agg.)		TrujillanosCaracas
16:00
Report Stadium: Olímpico de la UCV
Attendance: 1,739
Referee: José Argote
20 November 2019 Deportivo Táchira 4–0
(4–2 agg.)		MetropolitanosSan Cristóbal
16:00
Report Stadium: Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Attendance: 4,161
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela
21 November 2019 Llaneros1–5
(1–7 agg.)		 Deportivo Lara Barinas
16:00
Report
Stadium: Agustín Tovar
Attendance: 1,054
Referee: Ángel Arteaga
22 November 2019 Caracas (a)2–0
(3–3 agg.)		AraguaCaracas
16:00
Report Stadium: Olímpico de la UCV
Attendance: 1,292
Referee: Alexis Herrera

Semi-finals[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo La Guaira 1–3 Deportivo Táchira 1–0 0–3
Deportivo Lara 0–3 Caracas 0–1 0–2
First leg[edit]
24 November 2019 Deportivo La Guaira 1–0 Deportivo Táchira Caracas
11:00
Report Stadium: Olímpico de la UCV
Attendance: 3,871
Referee: Alexis Herrera
25 November 2019 Deportivo Lara 0–1 Caracas Cabudare
16:00 Report
Stadium: Metropolitano
Attendance: 1,783
Referee: José Argote
Second leg[edit]
27 November 2019 Deportivo Táchira 3–0
(3–1 agg.)		Deportivo La GuairaSan Cristóbal
16:00
Report Stadium: Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Attendance: 6,621
Referee: José Argote
28 November 2019 Caracas 2–0
(3–0 agg.)		Deportivo LaraCaracas
15:30
Report Stadium: Olímpico de la UCV
Attendance: 1,513
Referee: Ángel Arteaga

Final[edit]

Caracas1–1Deportivo Táchira
 Report
Attendance: 10,488
Referee: José Argote
Deportivo Táchira2–2Caracas
 Report
Attendance: 36,890
Referee: Ángel Arteaga

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Caracas won on away goals.

Top goalscorers[edit]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Argentina Lucas Gómez Deportivo Táchira 10
2 Venezuela Manuel Arteaga Zamora 9
3 Argentina Gustavo Ascona Academia Puerto Cabello 8
Venezuela Ronny Maza Trujillanos
Venezuela Esli García Deportivo Táchira
Venezuela Edanyilber Navas Aragua
Paraguay Víctor Aquino Deportivo La Guaira
Colombia Jesús Arrieta Caracas
9 Venezuela Richard Blanco Mineros 7
Venezuela Frank Feltscher Zulia
Venezuela Luis Castillo Estudiantes de Mérida
Venezuela Grenddy Perozo Carabobo

Source: Liga FUTVE

Serie Final[edit]

The Serie Final was held between the champions of the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura to decide the champions of the season. The team out of both finalists with the best placement in the aggregate table hosted the second leg.

First leg[edit]

Estudiantes de Mérida1–1Caracas
Rivas 66' Report Espinoza 51'
Attendance: 13,800
Referee: Orlando Bracamonte
Estudiantes de Mérida
Caracas
GK 1 Venezuela Alejandro Araque
RB 20 Venezuela José Manríquez
CB 6 Argentina Oscar Sainz
CB 5 Venezuela William Díaz Yellow card 29'
LB 3 Venezuela Daniel Linarez
RM 7 Venezuela Jesús Meza (c) downward-facing red arrow 79'
CM 13 Venezuela Ayrton Páez downward-facing red arrow 56'
CM 15 Venezuela Cristian Rivas Yellow card 13' Yellow-red card 49'
LM 17 Venezuela Christian Flores
CF 16 Venezuela Luis Castillo
CF 29 Venezuela Edson Rivas downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Venezuela Aldair Peña
DF 2 Venezuela Omar Labrador
DF 23 Venezuela Galileo Del Castillo
DF 24 Venezuela Ronaldo Rivas upward-facing green arrow 56'
MF 8 Venezuela Yorwin Lobo
FW 9 Mexico Luz Rodríguez upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 11 Venezuela Andris Herrera upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Argentina Martín Brignani
GK 1 Venezuela Alain Baroja
RB 30 Venezuela Luis Casiani Yellow card 77' downward-facing red arrow 79'
CB 3 Venezuela Rosmel Villanueva
CB 6 Venezuela Rubert Quijada (c)
LB 25 Colombia Juan Muriel
RM 10 Venezuela Daniel Saggiomo
CM 15 Venezuela Ricardo Andreutti downward-facing red arrow 72'
CM 18 Venezuela Anderson Contreras Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 58'
LM 21 Venezuela Leonardo Flores
CF 8 Venezuela Richard Celis
CF 9 Venezuela Carlos Espinoza downward-facing red arrow 82'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Venezuela Cristhian Flores
DF 4 Venezuela Arquímedes Hernández upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 22 Venezuela Jorge Echeverría
MF 26 Venezuela Edgar Silva upward-facing green arrow 82'
MF 28 Venezuela Luis González
MF 33 Venezuela Diego Castillo upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 32 Venezuela Enmanuel Moreno
Manager:
Venezuela Noel Sanvicente

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Second leg[edit]

Caracas1–1Estudiantes de Mérida
 Report
Penalties
 4–3
Referee: Alexis Herrera

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Caracas won on penalties.

Caracas
Estudiantes de Mérida
GK 1 Venezuela Alain Baroja
RB 3 Venezuela Rosmel Villanueva
CB 25 Colombia Juan Muriel downward-facing red arrow 75'
CB 6 Venezuela Rubert Quijada (c)
LB 2 Venezuela Eduardo Fereira downward-facing red arrow 75'
RM 33 Venezuela Diego Castillo downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 21 Venezuela Leonardo Flores
CM 10 Venezuela Daniel Saggiomo
LM 11 Venezuela Robert Hernández
CF 24 Colombia Jesús Arrieta
CF 8 Venezuela Richard Celis
Substitutes:
GK 12 Venezuela Cristhian Flores
DF 4 Venezuela Arquímedes Hernández
DF 30 Venezuela Luis Casiani upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 15 Venezuela Ricardo Andreutti
MF 22 Venezuela Jorge Echeverría upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 26 Venezuela Edgar Silva
FW 9 Venezuela Carlos Espinoza upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Venezuela Noel Sanvicente
GK 1 Venezuela Alejandro Araque
RB 20 Venezuela José Manríquez
CB 23 Venezuela Galileo Del Castillo
CB 6 Argentina Oscar Sainz
LB 3 Venezuela Daniel Linarez Yellow card 56'
RM 13 Venezuela Ayrton Páez downward-facing red arrow 61'
CM 7 Venezuela Jesús Meza (c) downward-facing red arrow 83'
CM 24 Venezuela Ronaldo Rivas
LM 17 Venezuela Christian Flores Yellow card 61'
CF 25 Venezuela Adrián Valero
CF 16 Venezuela Luis Castillo downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Venezuela Aldair Peña
DF 4 Venezuela Jesús Álvarez
DF 5 Venezuela William Díaz upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 8 Venezuela Yorwin Lobo upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 9 Mexico Luz Rodríguez
FW 11 Venezuela Andris Herrera upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 21 Colombia Wílson Mena
Manager:
Argentina Martín Brignani

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is used to determine the winner.
  • Penalty shoot-out if the tie persists (no extra time is played).
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Aggregate table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Deportivo Táchira 37 20 6 11 60 39 +21 66 Qualification for the Copa Libertadores second stage
2 Caracas[a] (C) 37 18 12 7 56 30 +26 65 Qualification for the Copa Libertadores group stage
3 Carabobo 37 19 8 10 58 41 +17 65 Qualification for the Copa Libertadores first stage
4 Mineros de Guayana 37 16 11 10 55 41 +14 59 Qualification for the Copa Sudamericana first stage[b]
5 Aragua[c] 37 16 12 9 39 30 +9 57 Qualification for the Copa Sudamericana first stage
6 Deportivo La Guaira 37 14 12 11 58 38 +20 54
7 Metropolitanos 37 14 11 12 44 38 +6 53
8 Estudiantes de Mérida[d] 37 14 12 11 51 33 +18 51 Qualification for the Copa Libertadores group stage
9 Zamora 37 13 12 12 51 42 +9 51 Qualification for the Copa Sudamericana first stage[e]
10 Deportivo Lara 37 13 12 12 45 37 +8 51
11 Zulia[a] 37 13 12 12 44 53 −9 50
12 Academia Puerto Cabello 37 11 16 10 61 55 +6 49
13 Atlético Venezuela 37 9 15 13 37 45 −8 42
14 Monagas 37 9 14 14 47 57 −10 41
15 Portuguesa 37 9 14 14 34 47 −13 41
16 Llaneros[f] 37 12 8 17 54 72 −18 41 Qualification for the Copa Sudamericana first stage[g]
17 Trujillanos 37 11 6 20 45 66 −21 39
18 LALA 37 9 12 16 31 61 −30 39
19 Estudiantes de Caracas (R) 37 9 9 19 42 72 −30 36 Relegation to the Segunda División
20 Deportivo Anzoátegui[h] (R) 19 4 2 13 20 35 −15 8 Withdrew from league[i]
Source: Liga FUTVE
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Zulia and Caracas were deducted one point by the Council of Honour of the FVF due to the events that occurred during the match played by both teams on March 10.[33]
  2. ^ Mineros qualified for the Copa Sudamericana first stage as Torneo Apertura runners-up.
  3. ^ Aragua were deducted three points for failing to pay an outstanding debt with former player Jarol Herrera.[34]
  4. ^ Estudiantes de Mérida were deducted three points for failing to pay an outstanding debt with former player Andrés Angulo.[37]
  5. ^ Zamora qualified for the Copa Sudamericana first stage by winning the 2019 Copa Venezuela.
  6. ^ Llaneros were deducted three points for failing to pay an outstanding debt with player Leonardo Ossa.[35]
  7. ^ Llaneros qualified for the Copa Sudamericana first stage as the Torneo Clausura classification table best team not yet qualified.
  8. ^ Deportivo Anzoátegui were deducted six points for failing to pay an outstanding debt with former player Edwin Aguilar.[34]
  9. ^ Deportivo Anzoátegui withdrew from the league before the start of the Torneo Clausura due to outstanding debts.[38]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "José María Morr asumió la dirección técnica del Metropolitanos FC". balonazos.com (in Spanish). 19 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Antonio Franco terminó su etapa con el Atlético Venezuela". atleticovenezuelacf.com (in Spanish). 2 November 2018.
  3. ^ "El primer equipo arrancó su preparación del 2019". atleticovenezuelacf.com (in Spanish). 4 January 2019.
  4. ^ "EstudiantesCSC". twitter.com (in Spanish). 28 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Estudiantes de Caracas inició la pretemporada bajo las órdenes de Dani De Oliveira". estudiantesdecaracas.com (in Spanish). 13 December 2018. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Jobanny Rivero será el nuevo Director Técnico del Portuguesa FC". balonazos.com (in Spanish). 9 December 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Deportivo Anzoátegui". twitter.com (in Spanish). 9 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Llaneros de Guanare". twitter.com (in Spanish). 18 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Julio Quintero será el nuevo Director Técnico de Llaneros EF". balonazos.com (in Spanish). 5 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Pedro Depablos no seguirá al mando de Academia". meridiano.com.ve (in Spanish). 20 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Carlos Maldonado y Gustavo Caraballo llegaron triunfando en Academia". meridiano.com.ve (in Spanish). 25 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Táchira anunció la salida de Giovanny Pérez". lavinotinto.com (in Spanish). 7 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Juan Domingo Tolisano asume el banquillo del Deportivo Táchira". el-nacional.com (in Spanish). 7 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Llaneros de Guanare". twitter.com (in Spanish). 19 March 2019.
  15. ^ a b "Jesús Valiente toma las riendas de Trujillanos". meridiano.com.ve (in Spanish). 23 March 2019.
  16. ^ a b "Juvencio Betancourt llevará el banquillo del Anzoátegui". meridiano.com.ve (in Spanish). 27 March 2019.
  17. ^ "A los 80 días el entrenador Jobanny Rivero dejó de ser el DT del Portuguesa". balonazos.com (in Spanish). 9 April 2019.
  18. ^ "Portuguesa FC designó a José "Cheo" Parada como nuevo Director Técnico". balonazos.com (in Spanish). 10 April 2019.
  19. ^ "Monagas anunció la salida de José Manuel Rey". meridiano.com.ve (in Spanish). 21 May 2019.
  20. ^ "Llegó el nuevo entrenador del Monagas SC el argentino Silvio Rudman". balonazos.com (in Spanish). 17 June 2019.
  21. ^ "Llaneros de Guanare". twitter.com (in Spanish). 11 July 2019.
  22. ^ "Martín Carrillo tendrá su primera oportunidad como DT en Trujillanos FC". balonazos.com (in Spanish). 16 June 2019.
  23. ^ "Matuszyczk otra víctima de la "trituradora" negriazul". correodelcaroni.com (in Spanish). 16 August 2019.
  24. ^ a b "Stifano deja de ser el DT del Zulia FC". meridiano.com.ve (in Spanish). 14 September 2019.
  25. ^ "Oliveira es cesado como técnico de Estudiantes de Caracas". meridiano.com.ve (in Spanish). 16 September 2019.
  26. ^ "Estudiantes de Caracas tiene nuevo director técnico". solovenex.com (in Spanish). 17 September 2019.
  27. ^ "Alexander Rondón asumió las riendas del Zulia". liderendeportes.com (in Spanish). 18 September 2019.
  28. ^ a b "Atlético Venezuela confirmó la salida del técnico colombiano Jaime de la Pava". balonazos.com (in Spanish). 19 September 2019.
  29. ^ "Alí Cañas no continuará más en Zamora FC al ser desvinculado del club". balonazos.com (in Spanish). 4 October 2019.
  30. ^ "El argentino Silvio Rudman se despide de la dirección técnica del Monagas SC". balonazos.com (in Spanish). 13 October 2019.
  31. ^ "Carabobo Fútbol Club". twitter.com (in Spanish). 11 July 2019.
  32. ^ "Richard Páez firmó su contrato con Mineros de Guayana para el 2020". balonazos.com (in Spanish). 14 December 2019.
  33. ^ a b c "Caracas y Zulia fueron multados por la FVF". meridiano.com.ve (in Spanish). 15 April 2019.
  34. ^ a b c d "La FIFA sancionó con descuento de puntos a los clubes venezolanos: Anzoátegui y Aragua" (in Spanish). FVF. 22 April 2019.
  35. ^ a b "Comisión Disciplinaria de FIFA ordenó deducción de 3 puntos a Llaneros de Guanare" (in Spanish). FVF. 25 May 2019.
  36. ^ "Suspendieron partido entre Trujillanos y Mineros por falta de seguridad". el-nacional.com (in Spanish). 20 March 2019.
  37. ^ a b "Estudiantes de Mérida sancionado por deuda con Andrés Angulo Quiñónez" (in Spanish). balonazos.com. 19 July 2019.
  38. ^ a b "Dvo Anzoátegui anuncia que no jugará el Torneo Clausura 2019". balonazos.com (in Spanish). 23 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  39. ^ "Consejo de Honor aplica fuerte sanción al Caracas FC". meridiano.com.ve (in Spanish). 31 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

External links[edit]

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