Venezuelan Primera División

Liga FUTVE
Founded 1957
Country Venezuela
Confederation CONMEBOL
Number of teams 18
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to Segunda División
Domestic cup(s) Copa Venezuela
International cup(s) Copa Libertadores
Copa Sudamericana
Current champions Monagas
(2017)
Most championships Caracas (11 titles)
Website FVF's website
2018 season

The Primera División (pronounced [pɾiˈmeɾa ðiβiˈsjon]; English: First Division), or Liga Venezolana (locally [ˈliɣa βenesoˈlana]; English: Venezuelan League) is the top-flight professional football league of Venezuela. It was created in 1921 and turned professional in 1957. It's organized by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol.

Format

The 18 teams play two single-round tournaments each year: the Apertura (February to June), and the Clausura (August to December). The league table is kept like a normal European league table, one point for ties, three points for wins.

The absolute champion is decided between the Apertura and Clausura champions. If the same team is the champions of both tournaments that team is the absolute champion.

International qualification

  • The winner of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments qualify to the group phase of the Copa Libertadores, (The absolute champion qualifies as Venezuela 1 and the runner up as Venezuela 2).
  • The team with the most points in the entire season (Apertura + Clausura) qualifies to the preliminary round of the Copa Libertadores as Venezuela 3.
  • The second and third team with the most points in the entire season qualifies to the Copa Sudamericana as Venezuela 1 and Venezuela 2.
  • If a team won both tournaments that team qualify to the Copa Libertadores as Venezuela 1, then the first and second team with the most points in the entire season qualify to the Copa Libertadores as Venezuela 2 and Venezuela 3 and the fourth and fifth team with the most points in the entire season qualify to the Copa Sudamericana as Venezuela 1 and Venezuela 2.
  • If the winner of the Copa Venezuela does not qualify to the Copa Libertadores through the aforementioned manners or through the point total in the entire season, they take the Venezuela 2 spot in the Copa Sudamericana.

Relegation

2018 teams

Team City Stadium Capacity
Academia Puerto CabelloPuerto CabelloLa Bombonerita7,500
AraguaMaracayOlímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez14,000
Atlético VenezuelaCaracasBrígido Iriarte10,000
CaraboboValenciaMisael Delgado10,400
CaracasCaracasOlímpico de la UCV23,940
Deportivo AnzoáteguiPuerto La CruzJosé Antonio Anzoátegui37,485
Deportivo La GuairaCaracasOlímpico de la UCV23,940
Deportivo LaraCabudareMetropolitano de Cabudare47,913
Deportivo TáchiraSan CristóbalPolideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo38,755
Estudiantes de CaracasCaracasBrígido Iriarte10,000
Estudiantes de MéridaMéridaMetropolitano de Mérida42,200
MetropolitanosCaracasBrígido Iriarte10,000
MinerosCiudad GuayanaPolideportivo Cachamay41,600
MonagasMaturínMonumental de Maturín51,796
PortuguesaAcariguaGeneral José Antonio Páez18,000
TrujillanosValeraJosé Alberto Pérez25,000
ZamoraBarinasAgustín Tovar29,800
ZuliaMaracaiboJosé "Pachencho" Romero40,800

List of Champions

The Primera División turned professional on 21 February 1957.[1]

SeasonChampionRunner-upThird PlaceTopscorer(s)
1957Universidad CentralLa SalleBanco ObreroBrazil Tonho (Universidad Central, 12 goals)
1958PortuguésEspañolEstudiantesVenezuela René Irazque (Portugués, 6 goals)
1959EspañolPortuguésDanubioSpain Abel Benítez (Español, 15 goals)
1960PortuguésEspañolDeportivo ItaliaSpain José Luis Iglesias (Portugués, 9 goals)
1961Deportivo ItaliaBanco Agrícola y PecuarioBanco Francés-ItalianoVenezuela Antonio Ravelo (Banco Agrícola y Pecuario, 11 goals)
1962PortuguésUniversidad CentralDos CaminosBrazil Jaime da Silva (Universidad Central, 16)
1963Deportivo ItaliaPortuguésTiquire FloresBrazil Nino (Portugués, 15 goals)
1964GaliciaTiquire FloresCanariasBrazil Helio Rodrigues (Tiquire Flores, 12 goals)
1965LaraDeportivo ItaliaTiquire FloresArgentina Mario Mateo (Lara, 16 goals)
1966Deportivo ItaliaPortuguésGaliciaBrazil Ratto (Portugués, 20 goals)
1967PortuguésGaliciaLaraBrazil Joao Ramos (Portugués, 28 goals)
1968CanariasDeportivo ItaliaPortuguésBrazil Raimundinho (Portugués, 21 goals)
1969GaliciaValenciaDeportivo ItaliaBrazil Eustaquio Batista (Deportivo Italia, 19 goals)
Brazil Lelo (Valencia, 19 goals)
1970GaliciaDeportivo ItaliaValenciaUruguay Roland Langon (Galicia, 13 goals)
1971ValenciaDeportivo ItaliaTiquire AraguaBrazil Agostinho Sabara (Tiquire Aragua, 20 goals)
1972Deportivo ItaliaGaliciaAnzoáteguiVenezuela Francisco Rodriguez (Anzoátegui, 18 goals)
1973PortuguesaValenciaEstudiantesUruguay Jose Chiazzaro (Estudiantes, 14 goals)
1974GaliciaPortuguesaEstudiantesUruguay Jose Chiazzaro (Estudiantes, 15 goals)
Uruguay Sergio Hugo Castillo (Anzoátegui Fútbol Club, 15 goals)
1975PortuguesaEstudiantesGaliciaParaguay Pedro Pascual Peralta (Portuguesa, 20 goals)
1976PortuguesaEstudiantesPortuguésParaguay Pedro Pascual Peralta (Portuguesa, 25 goals)
1977PortuguesaEstudiantesValenciaBrazil Jairzinho (Portuguesa, 20 goals)
Brazil Juan Cesar Silva (Portuguesa, 20 goals)
1978PortuguesaGaliciaEstudiantesBrazil Andrade (ULA Mérida, 23 goals)
1979Deportivo TáchiraGaliciaUniversidad de Los AndesUruguay Omar Ferrari (Deportivo Táchira, 15 goals)
1980EstudiantesPortuguesaValenciaBrazil Wilfrido Campos (Portuguesa, 12 goals)
1981Deportivo TáchiraEstudiantesValenciaColombia Rafael Angulo (Deportivo Táchira, 14 goals)
1982San CristóbalDeportivo TáchiraUniversidad de Los AndesUruguay German Montero (Estudiantes, 21 goals)
1983Universidad de Los AndesPortuguesaDeportivo ItaliaVenezuela Johnny Castellanos (Atlético Zamora, 13 goals)
1984Deportivo TáchiraDeportivo ItaliaZamoraBrazil Sergio Meckler (Zamora, 15 goals)
1985EstudiantesDeportivo TáchiraNacional CaraboboBrazil Sergio Meckler (Deportivo Táchira, 17 goals)
1986Deportivo TáchiraEstudiantesMarítimoVenezuela Wilton Arreaza (Caracas, 8 goals)
1986–87MarítimoUnión Atlético TáchiraEstudiantesVenezuela Johnny Castellanos (Portuguesa, 16 goals)
1987–88MarítimoUnión Atlético TáchiraCaracasArgentina Miguel González (Unión Atlético Táchira, 22 goals)
1988–89MinerosPepeganga MargaritaMarítimoVenezuela Johnny Castellanos (Mineros, 24 goals)
1989–90MarítimoUnión Atlético TáchiraMinervénVenezuela Herbert Márquez (Marítimo, 19 goals)
1990–91Universidad de Los AndesMarítimoZamoraVenezuela Alexander Bottini (Monagas, 15 goals)
1991–92CaracasMinervénMarítimoGermany Andreas Vogler (Caracas, 25 goals)
1992–93MarítimoMinervénCaracasVenezuela Herbert Márquez (Marítimo, 21 goals)
1993–94CaracasTrujillanosMinervénColombia Rodrigo Soto (Trujillanos, 20 goals)
1994–95CaracasMinervénTrujillanosBrazil Rogeiro da Silva (Mineros, 30 goals)
1995–96MinervénMinerosCaracasVenezuela Jose Luis Dolgetta (Caracas, 24 goals)
1996–97CaracasAtlético ZuliaUnión Atlético TáchiraVenezuela Rafael Castellín (Caracas, 19 goals)
1997–98Atlético ZuliaEstudiantesDeportivo ChacaoVenezuela Jose Luis Dolgetta (Estudiantes/Carabobo, 22 goals)
1998–99Deportivo ItalchacaoUnión Atlético TáchiraEstudiantesColombia Gustavo Fonseca (Internacional Lara, 24 goals)
1999–00Deportivo TáchiraDeportivo ItalchacaoEstudiantesVenezuela Juan Enrique García (Caracas, 24 goals)
2000–01CaracasTrujillanosDeportivo ItalchacaoArgentina Martín Brignani (Estudiantes, 12 goals)
2001–02Nacional TáchiraEstudiantesMonagasVenezuela Juan Enrique García (Nacional Táchira, 34 goals)
2002–03CaracasMaracaiboDeportivo ItalchacaoVenezuela Juan Enrique García (Monagas/Mineros, 19 goals)
2003–04CaracasDeportivo TáchiraMinerosVenezuela Juan Enrique García (Mineros, 18 goals)
2004–05MaracaiboCaracasDeportivo TáchiraArgentina Daniel Delfino (Carabobo, 19 goals)
2005–06CaracasMaracaiboDeportivo TáchiraVenezuela Juan Enrique García (Deportivo Táchira, 21 goals)
2006–07CaracasMaracaiboMinerosColombia Robinson Rentería (Trujillanos, 19 goals)
2007–08Deportivo TáchiraCaracasDeportivo AnzoáteguiVenezuela Alexander Rondon (Deportivo Anzoátegui, 19 goals)
2008–09CaracasDeportivo ItaliaDeportivo TáchiraVenezuela Daniel Arismendi (Maracaibo/Deportivo Táchira, 17 goals)
Venezuela Heatklif Castillo (Aragua, 17 goals)
2009–10CaracasDeportivo TáchiraDeportivo ItaliaColombia Norman Cabrera (Atlético El Vigía, 20 goals)
2010–11Deportivo TáchiraZamoraCaracasVenezuela Daniel Arismendi (Deportivo Anzoátegui, 20 goals)
2011–12Deportivo LaraCaracasDeportivo AnzoáteguiVenezuela Rafael Castellín (Deportivo Lara, 21 goals)
2012–13ZamoraDeportivo AnzoáteguiCaracasPanama Gabriel Torres (Zamora, 19 goals)
2013–14ZamoraMinerosDeportivo TáchiraVenezuela Juan Falcón (Zamora, 19 goals)
2014–15Deportivo TáchiraTrujillanosCaracasPanama Edwin Aguilar (Deportivo Anzoategui, 23 goals)
2015ZamoraLa GuairaMinerosVenezuela Manuel Arteaga (Zulia, 17 goals)
2016ZamoraZuliaCaraboboPanama Gabriel Torres (Zamora, 22 goals)
2017MonagasDeportivo LaraCaraboboVenezuela Anthony Blondell (Monagas, 24 goals)

Titles by club

Club Winners Runners-Up Winning years Runners-Up years
Caracas1131991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–102004–05, 2007–08, 2011–12
Deportivo Táchira881979, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1999–00, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2014–151982, 1985, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2009–10
Deportivo Italia571961, 1963, 1966, 1972, 1998–991965, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1984, 1999–00, 2008–09
Portuguesa531973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 19781974, 1980, 1983
Galicia451964, 1969, 1970, 19741967, 1972, 1978, 1979
Portugués421958, 1960, 1962, 19671959, 1963
Marítimo411986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–931990–91
Zamora412012–13, 2013–14, 2015, 20162010–11
Estudiantes261980, 19851975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1986, 1997–98, 2001–02
U. de Los Andes201983, 1990–91—
Maracaibo132004–052002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07
Minervén131995–961991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95
Español1219591958, 1960
Mineros121988–891995–96, 2013–14
Valencia1219711969, 1973
Atlético Zulia111997–981996–97
Deportivo Lara112011–122017
Universidad Central1119571962
Canarias101968—
Lara101965—
Monagas102017—
Nacional Táchira102001–02—
San Cristóbal101982—

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Se cumplen 54 años del primer partido de fútbol profesional en Venezuela" (in Spanish). avn.info.ve. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
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