2018 Venezuelan Primera División season

Liga FUTVE
Season 2018
Copa Libertadores Zamora
Matches played 291
Goals scored 669 (2.3 per match)
Top goalscorer Apertura:
Tommy Tobar
(12 goals)
Clausura:
Gustavo Ascona
(9 goals)
Biggest home win Monagas 5–0 Atlético Venezuela
28 July 2018

Zulia 5–0 Metropolitanos
23 September 2018
Biggest away win Atlético Venezuela 0–4 Aragua
24 February 2018

Anzoátegui 0–4 Metropolitanos
4 August 2018
Highest scoring Deportivo Lara 3–3 Zulia
11 February 2018

Mineros 3–3 Carabobo
23 April 2018

Zulia 2–4 Aragua
13 May 2018

Est. Mérida 4–2 Est. Caracas
18 May 2018
2017
2019
All statistics correct as of 11 October 2018.

The 2018 Primera División season, officially Liga de Fútbol Profesional Venezolano or Liga FUTVE, is the 37th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league. Monagas are the defending champions.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Relegated to 2018 Segunda División
17 Deportivo JBL
18 Atlético Socopó
Promoted to 2018 Primera División
1 Estudiantes de Caracas
3 Academia Puerto Cabello

Gran Valencia reached the final of the Segunda División and earned promotion to the Primera División, but the team was suspended "temporarily" by the Honorary Council of the FVF after forfeiting the second leg of the final.[1] On 15 January, Academia Puerto Cabello was announced as the replacement.[2]

Team Manager City Stadium Capacity
Academia Puerto CabelloVenezuela Pedro DepablosPuerto CabelloLa Bombonerita7,500
AraguaColombia Héctor EstradaMaracayOlímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez14,000
Atlético VenezuelaVenezuela Antonio FrancoCaracasBrígido Iriartec10,000
CaraboboVenezuela Gustavo CaraballoValenciaMisael Delgadod10,400
CaracasVenezuela Noel SanvicenteCaracasOlímpico de la UCVa23,940
Deportivo AnzoáteguiVenezuela Jobanny RiveroPuerto La CruzJosé Antonio Anzoátegui37,485
Deportivo La GuairaVenezuela Daniel FaríasCaracasOlímpico de la UCVa23,940
Deportivo LaraVenezuela Leonardo GonzálezCabudareMetropolitano de Cabudare47,913
Deportivo TáchiraSpain Alex PallarésSan CristóbalPolideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo38,755
Estudiantes de CaracasVenezuela José María MorrCaracasBrígido Iriartec10,000
Estudiantes de MéridaArgentina Martín BrignaniMéridaMetropolitano de Méridab42,200
MetropolitanosVenezuela Jhon GiraldoCaracasOlímpico de la UCVc10,000
MinerosVenezuela Juan TolisanoCiudad GuayanaPolideportivo Cachamay41,600
MonagasVenezuela José Manuel ReyMaturínMonumental de Maturín51,796
PortuguesaVenezuela Raymond PáezAcariguaGeneral José Antonio Páez18,000
TrujillanosArgentina Horacio MatuszyczkValeraJosé Alberto Pérez25,000
ZamoraVenezuela Alí CañasBarinasAgustín Tovar29,800
ZuliaVenezuela Francesco StifanoMaracaiboJosé "Pachencho" Romero40,800

a: Caracas and Deportivo La Guaira played outside of the Estadio Olímpico in Caracas until September due to mainteinance works at the stadium. Caracas played its matches at Cocodrilos Sports Park and La Guaira at the Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui in Puerto La Cruz (Torneo Apertura) and the Universidad Santa María campus in Caracas (Torneo Clausura).
b: In the Torneo Apertura, Estudiantes de Mérida played Matchday 3 (against Aragua) at the Estadio General José Antonio Páez in Acarigua and Matchday 5 (against Mineros) at the Estadio Rafael Calles Pinto in Guanare, as the Estadio Metropolitano in Mérida was suspended.
c: Atlético Venezuela, Estudiantes de Caracas and Metropolitanos played at Brígido Iriarte Stadium in Caracas until 11 March as the stadium was suspended. Atlético Venezuela is playing at the Estadio Giuseppe Antonelli in Maracay and Estudiantes de Caracas and Metropolitanos are playing at the Universidad Santa María campus in Caracas. Metropolitanos will play at the Estadio Olímpico in Caracas once the works are finished.[3]
d: In the Torneo Clausura, Carabobo will play outside of the Estadio Misael Delgado in Valencia due to mainteinance works at the stadium. Carabobo will play at the Estadio Metropolitano in Cabudare.[3]

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Deportivo Anzoátegui Venezuela Charles López Pre-season Venezuela Francisco Velásquez 24 January
Deportivo Anzoátegui Venezuela Francisco Velásquez Sacked 3 March[4] 18th Venezuela Lisandro Altieri 6 March[4]
Atlético Venezuela Spain Alex Pallarés Mutual consent 20 March[5] 12th Venezuela Antonio Franco 25 March[6]
Deportivo La Guaira Venezuela Pedro Depablos Sacked 19 April[7] 5th Venezuela Daniel Farías 23 April[8]
Metropolitanos Venezuela Daniel de Oliveira Mutual consent 30 April[9] 17th Venezuela Manuel Di Maio (caretaker) 2 May[10]
Deportivo Táchira Venezuela Francesco Stifano 22 May[11] 10th Spain Alex Pallarés 23 May[12]
Academia Puerto Cabello Venezuela Jeremy Nowak 29 May[13] 14th Venezuela Pedro Depablos 1 June[14]
Monagas Venezuela Jhonny Ferreira Resigned 5 June[15] 15th Venezuela José Manuel Rey 25 June[16]
Deportivo Anzoátegui Venezuela Lisandro Altieri Replaced 7 June 18th Venezuela José González 7 June[17]
Metropolitanos Venezuela Manuel Di Maio End of caretaker spell 12 June 17th Venezuela Jhon Giraldo 12 June[18]
Zulia Venezuela Carlos Maldonado Mutual consent 13 June[19] 13th Venezuela Francesco Stifano 17 June[20]
Torneo Clausura
Estudiantes de Mérida Venezuela José Nabor Gavidia Sacked 18 June[21] Pre-tournament Argentina Martín Brignani 19 June[22]
Aragua Venezuela José Manuel Rey Signed by Monagas 25 June[16] Colombia Héctor Estrada 29 June[23]
Portuguesa Argentina Carlos Horacio Moreno Resigned 2 August[24] 17th Venezuela Raúl Vargas (caretaker) 2 August[25]
Deportivo Anzoátegui Venezuela José González Mutual consent 27 August[26] 16th Venezuela Richard Arrieta (caretaker) 27 August[26]
Estudiantes de Caracas Venezuela José Fasciana 29 August[27] 14th Venezuela José María Morr 30 August[28]
Deportivo Anzoátegui Venezuela Richard Arrieta End of caretaker spell 4 September 16th Venezuela Jobanny Rivero 4 September[29]
Carabobo Colombia Wilson Gutiérrez Resigned 6 September[30] 15th Venezuela Gustavo Caraballo 7 September[31]
Portuguesa Venezuela Raúl Vargas Replaced 7 September[32] 18th Venezuela Raymond Páez 7 September[33]

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura is the first tournament of the season. The regular season started on 28 January and ended on 19 May.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Carabobo 17 10 6 1 31 16 +15 36 Advance to knockout stage
2 Zamora 17 9 4 4 21 15 +6 31
3 Caracas 17 9 3 5 22 13 +9 30
4 Mineros 17 8 6 3 21 14 +7 30
5 Deportivo La Guaira 17 8 4 5 20 16 +4 28
6 Deportivo Lara 17 7 6 4 21 15 +6 27
7 Estudiantes de Mérida 17 7 6 4 24 20 +4 27
8 Aragua 17 6 6 5 22 16 +6 24
9 Portuguesa 17 6 5 6 14 22 8 23
10 Deportivo Táchira 17 5 7 5 20 19 +1 22
11 Atlético Venezuela 17 6 4 7 21 21 0 22
12 Trujillanos 17 5 6 6 15 19 4 21
13 Zulia 17 3 8 6 24 26 2 17
14 Academia Puerto Cabello 17 4 5 8 8 14 6 17
15 Monagas 17 3 7 7 18 19 1 16
16 Estudiantes de Caracas 17 3 4 10 12 29 17 13
17 Deportivo Anzoátegui 17 1 9 7 15 25 10 12
18 Metropolitanos 17 2 6 9 13 23 10 12
Source: Liga FUTVE, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away APC ARA AVE CBO CAR ANZ DLG LAR TAC ESC ESM MET MIN MON POR TRU ZAM ZUL
Academia Puerto Cabello 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–0
Aragua 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 3–2
Atlético Venezuela 1–0 0–4 2–1 0–1 3–1 4–0 1–0 1–2 1–1
Carabobo 3–2 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 4–0 3–2
Caracas 2–0 0–2 4–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 3–1
Deportivo Anzoátegui 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1
Deportivo La Guaira 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–2
Deportivo Lara 1–0 3–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–0 3–3
Deportivo Táchira 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–3 2–2 0–0 3–1 2–0 1–1
Estudiantes de Caracas 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–2
Estudiantes de Mérida 1–1 2–1 2–1 4–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–0
Metropolitanos 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 0–2 0–0 1–1
Mineros 0–1 2–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1
Monagas 2–2 1–2 2–2 4–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–2
Portuguesa 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 0–3
Trujillanos 0–0 2–2 0–3 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–0 3–1 2–0
Zamora 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 3–0
Zulia 2–4 1–1 0–1 4–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 2–0
Source: Liga FUTVE, Soccerway
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout stage

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                         
2 Zamora 3 3 6  
7 Estudiantes de Mérida 1 1 2  
  2 Zamora 1 3 4  
  3 Caracas 0 2 2  
3 Caracas 3 2 5
6 Deportivo Lara 1 0 1  
  2 Zamora 1 1 2
  4 Mineros 1 0 1
1 Carabobo 0 2 2  
8 Aragua 0 0 0  
  1 Carabobo 1 2 3
  4 Mineros 1 3 4  
4 Mineros 0 2 2
5 Deportivo La Guaira 0 0 0  

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aragua 0–2 Carabobo 0–0 0–2
Estudiantes de Mérida 2–6 Zamora 1–3 1–3
Deportivo Lara 1–5 Caracas 1–3 0–2
Deportivo La Guaira 0–2 Mineros 0–0 0–2
First leg
Second leg

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mineros 4–3 Carabobo 1–1 3–2
Caracas 2–4 Zamora 0–1 2–3
First leg
Second leg

Final

Mineros 1–1 Zamora
  • Gómez  71'
Report
Referee: Alexis Herrera

Zamora 1–0 Mineros
  • Gallardo  73'
Report

Zamora won 2–1 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Colombia Tommy Tobar Carabobo 12
2 Venezuela Edwuin Pernía Caracas 11
3 Venezuela Fernando Aristeguieta Caracas 8
Venezuela Manuel Arteaga Deportivo La Guaira
5 Venezuela Jhonder Cádiz Monagas 7
Venezuela Richard Blanco Mineros
Argentina Cristian Alessandrini Atlético Venezuela
Venezuela Anthony Uribe Zamora
Venezuela Maurice Cova Carabobo
Venezuela Danny Pérez Zamora

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura is the second tournament of the season. The regular season started on 21 July.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Monagas (A) 14 9 3 2 23 9 +14 30 Advance to knockout stage
2 Deportivo Táchira 14 7 4 3 20 10 +10 25
3 Deportivo Lara 14 6 7 1 17 8 +9 25
4 Deportivo La Guaira 13 7 4 2 23 20 +3 25
5 Estudiantes de Mérida 14 6 6 2 22 15 +7 24
6 Zamora 14 7 2 5 21 16 +5 23
7 Trujillanos 14 6 5 3 18 15 +3 23
8 Mineros 14 5 7 2 19 13 +6 22
9 Zulia 14 5 4 5 20 15 +5 19
10 Caracas 13 5 3 5 14 14 0 18
11 Academia Puerto Cabello 14 3 7 4 18 19 1 16
12 Atlético Venezuela 14 3 6 5 14 21 7 15
13 Deportivo Anzoátegui 14 4 3 7 13 21 8 15
14 Aragua 14 3 4 7 7 13 6 13
15 Estudiantes de Caracas 14 3 4 7 13 20 7 13
16 Metropolitanos (E) 14 3 3 8 11 22 11 12
17 Carabobo (E) 14 2 5 7 10 17 7 11
18 Portuguesa (E) 14 1 3 10 12 27 15 6
Updated to match(es) played on 11 October 2018. Source: Liga FUTVE, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated.

Results

Home \ Away APC ARA AVE CBO CAR ANZ DLG LAR TAC ESC ESM MET MIN MON POR TRU ZAM ZUL
Academia Puerto Cabello 0–2 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–1
Aragua 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–3 0–1 1–0
Atlético Venezuela 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 0–2
Carabobo 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–2
Caracas 2–0 0–3 0–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 0–0 2–0
Deportivo Anzoátegui 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–4 3–1 0–2
Deportivo La Guaira 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–1
Deportivo Lara 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–0
Deportivo Táchira 3–1 3–1 2–3 0–1 3–0 1–1
Estudiantes de Caracas 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 0–1 1–1
Estudiantes de Mérida 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1
Metropolitanos 0–2 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0
Mineros 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–2
Monagas 2–1 5–0 3–0 2–0 2–3 1–1 1–0
Portuguesa 1–3 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–1
Trujillanos 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0
Zamora 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 2–1
Zulia 3–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 5–0 0–1 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 11 October 2018. Source: Liga FUTVE, Soccerway
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of 7 October 2018[34]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Argentina Gustavo Ascona Trujillanos 9
2 Venezuela Darwin González Deportivo La Guaira 8
3 Venezuela Rubén Rojas Monagas 7
Venezuela Luis Castillo Estudiantes de Mérida
5 Venezuela Junior Paredes Zulia 6
Argentina Enzo Maidana Academia Puerto Cabello
Venezuela Edder Farías Atlético Venezuela
Venezuela Emilio Rentería Academia Puerto Cabello
9 Venezuela Anthony Uribe Zamora 5
Colombia Jesús Arrieta Caracas
Paraguay Víctor Aquino Deportivo Táchira
Venezuela Jesús Hernández Deportivo Lara

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zamora (Q) 31 16 6 9 42 31 +11 54 Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Deportivo La Guaira 30 15 8 7 43 36 +7 53 Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage
3 Deportivo Lara 31 13 13 5 38 23 +15 52 Qualification to Copa Libertadores first stage
4 Mineros (X) 31 13 13 5 40 27 +13 52 Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage
5 Estudiantes de Mérida 31 13 12 6 46 35 +11 51
6 Caracas 30 14 6 10 36 27 +9 48
7 Deportivo Táchira 31 12 11 8 40 29 +11 47
8 Carabobo 31 12 11 8 41 33 +8 47
9 Monagas 31 12 10 9 41 28 +13 46
10 Trujillanos 31 11 11 9 33 34 1 44
11 Aragua 31 9 10 12 29 29 0 37
12 Atlético Venezuela 31 9 10 12 35 42 7 37
13 Zulia 31 8 12 11 44 41 +3 36
14 Academia Puerto Cabello 31 7 12 12 26 33 7 33
15 Portuguesa 31 7 8 16 26 49 23 29
16 Deportivo Anzoátegui 31 5 12 14 28 46 18 27
17 Estudiantes de Caracas 31 6 8 17 25 49 24 26 Relegation to Segunda División
18 Metropolitanos 31 5 9 17 24 45 21 24
Updated to match(es) played on 11 October 2018. Source: FVF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Copa Sudamericana, but may still qualify for Copa Libertadores.

References

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