2017 Venezuelan Primera División season

The 2017 Primera División season was the 36th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league. Zamora were the defending champions, but did not qualify to the Serie Final, after being eliminated by Monagas in the quarter-finals of the Torneo Apertura and by Deportivo Lara in the quarter-finals of the Torneo Clausura.

Venezuelan Primera División
Season2017
ChampionsMonagas (1st title)
RelegatedDeportivo JBL
Atlético Socopó
Copa LibertadoresMonagas
Deportivo Lara
Carabobo
Deportivo Táchira
Copa SudamericanaMineros
Caracas
Estudiantes de Mérida
Zamora
Matches played336
Goals scored810 (2.41 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Edder Farías
(13 goals)
Clausura:
Anthony Blondell
(13 goals)
Season:
Anthony Blondell
(24 goals)
Biggest home winDeportivo Lara 6–0 Portuguesa
27 February 2017
Biggest away winMetropolitanos 0–5 Carabobo
21 May 2017
Highest scoringMineros 4–4 Anzoátegui
16 April 2017
Deportivo Lara 6–2 Zamora
11 November 2017
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Monagas were the champions, defeating Deportivo Lara in the Serie Final, 2–1 on aggregate.

Teams

Stadia and locations
Carabobo
Caracas
Deportivo Anzoátegui
Deportivo Táchira
Est. Mérida
Monagas
Trujillanos
Atlético Socopó
Zamora
Zulia
Caracas teams:
Caracas
Deportivo La Guaira
Atlético Venezuela
Metropolitanos
Locations of the 2017 Primera División teams
Relegated to 2017 Segunda División
17 Ureña
18 Llaneros
19 Petare
20 Estudiantes de Caracas
Promoted to 2017 Primera División
1 Metropolitanos
2 Atlético Socopó
Team City Stadium Capacity
AraguaMaracayOlímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez14,000
Atlético SocopóSocopóRogelio Matos7,500
Atlético VenezuelaCaracasBrígido Iriarte10,000
CaraboboValenciaMisael Delgado10,400
CaracasCaracasOlímpico de la UCV23,940
Deportivo AnzoáteguiPuerto La CruzJosé Antonio Anzoátegui37,485
Deportivo JBLMaracaiboJosé "Pachencho" Romero40,800
Deportivo La GuairaCaracasOlímpico de la UCV23,940
Deportivo LaraCabudareMetropolitano de Cabudare47,913
Deportivo TáchiraSan CristóbalPolideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo38,755
Estudiantes de MéridaMéridaMetropolitano de Mérida42,200
MetropolitanosCaracasBrígido Iriarte10,000
MinerosCiudad GuayanaPolideportivo Cachamay41,600
MonagasMaturínMonumental de Maturín51,796
PortuguesaAcariguaGeneral José Antonio Páez18,000
TrujillanosaValeraJosé Alberto Pérez25,000
ZamoraBarinasAgustín Tovar29,800
ZuliaMaracaiboJosé "Pachencho" Romero40,800

a Trujillanos played the matchday 11 of the Torneo Clausura (against Deportivo Lara) at the Estadio José Pachencho Romero in Maracaibo, after the Estadio José Alberto Pérez in Valera was suspended due to crowd disturbances in the Copa Venezuela round of 16 second leg against Zulia.[1]

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsor
Aragua José Manuel Rey New ArrivalGobierno Bolivariano de Aragua
Atlético Socopó Fernando Capobianco KiukakServical
Atlético Venezuela Alex Pallarés AdidasFERRYJET
Carabobo Wilson Gutiérrez AdidasNone
Caracas Noel Sanvicente AdidasMaltín Polar
Deportivo Anzoátegui Charles López Academia Sport WearGobierno Bolivariano de Anzoátegui
Deportivo JBL Frank Flores JBL SportsSHIMGE
Deportivo La Guaira Pedro Depablos AdidasTraki
Deportivo Lara Leonardo González AdidasBrijot
Deportivo Táchira Francesco Stifano AdidasSIMMONDS EQUIPMENTS
Estudiantes de Mérida José Nabor Gavidia PumaArand Supplies
Metropolitanos Daniel de Oliveira JomaSeguros Venezuela
Mineros Juan Tolisano Sport JugadosGobernación de Bolívar
Monagas Jhonny Ferreira AdidasBanplus
Portuguesa Carlos Moreno Mundo CreativoAlivenza
Trujillanos Horacio Matuszyczk KiukakSUCASA
Zamora Alí Cañas UhlsportPDVSA
Zulia Carlos Maldonado UhlsportPDVSA

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Portuguesa Horacio Matuszyczk Sacked 22 February[2] 16th Carlos Moreno 24 February[3]
Trujillanos Darío Martínez Sacked 21 February[4] 17th Cristian Ferlauto 21 February[5]
Atlético Socopó Giovanny Pérez Sacked 26 March[6] 17th Alberto Valencia 6 April[7]
Estudiantes de Mérida Juan Cruz Real Resigned 3 April[8] 15th José Nabor Gavidia 4 April[9]
Deportivo JBL Frank Flores Mutual consent 7 April[10] 17th José Cortina Henríquez 12 April[11]
Atlético Venezuela Ignacio González Mutual consent 29 May[12] 11th Alex Pallarés 30 May[13]
Deportivo Anzoátegui Nicolás Larcamón Signed by Deportes Antofagasta 12 June 4th, QF Charles López 8 July
Zamora Francesco Stifano Resigned 15 June[14] 3rd, QF Luis Vera 20 June[15]
Torneo Clausura
Deportivo La Guaira Eduardo Saragó Mutual consent 7 July[16] Pre-season Pedro Depablos 8 July[17]
Deportivo JBL José Cortina Henríquez Sacked 13 July Pre-season Juan Escobar 13 July[18]
Zulia Daniel Farías Signed by The Strongest 15 August[19] 15th Miguelángel Acosta 15 August[19]
Zulia Miguelángel Acosta End of caretaker spell 18 August[20] 13th Carlos Maldonado 18 August[20]
Zamora Luis Vera Sacked 22 August[21] 18th Alí Cañas 23 August[22]
Deportivo JBL Juan Escobar Sacked 28 August[23] 12th Frank Flores 28 August[23]
Trujillanos Cristian Ferlauto Mutual consent 11 September[24] 17th Horacio Matuszyczk 11 September[25]
Atlético Socopó Alberto Valencia Sacked 18 September[26] 16th Fernando Capobianco 18 September[27]
Deportivo Táchira Santiago Escobar Mutual consent 11 October[28] 9th Francesco Stifano 11 October[29]
Metropolitanos Rafael Santana Mutual consent 3 November[30] 9th Daniel de Oliveira 4 November[31]
Carabobo Julio César Baldivieso Sacked 3 December[32] 3rd, SF Wilson Gutiérrez 14 December[33]
Aragua Antonio Franco Sacked 11 December[34] 17th José Manuel Rey 12 December[35]

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura was the first tournament of the season. The regular season started on 28 January and finished on 21 May 2017.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Táchira 17 10 6 1 30 15 +15 36 Advance to knockout stage
2 Carabobo 17 10 5 2 36 12 +24 35
3 Zamora 17 8 6 3 26 14 +12 30
4 Deportivo Anzoátegui 17 7 7 3 23 13 +10 28
5 Caracas 17 7 7 3 27 19 +8 28
6 Monagas 17 6 8 3 27 19 +8 26
7 Aragua 17 6 7 4 22 18 +4 25
8 Deportivo La Guaira 17 6 5 6 23 17 +6 23
9 Zulia 17 7 2 8 28 35 −7 23
10 Mineros 17 6 4 7 30 36 −6 22
11 Atlético Venezuela 17 6 3 8 22 27 −5 21
12 Deportivo Lara 17 5 4 8 22 24 −2 19
13 Trujillanos 17 4 7 6 17 21 −4 19
14 Estudiantes de Mérida 17 4 6 7 16 21 −5 18
15 Portuguesa 17 2 10 5 13 27 −14 16
16 Metropolitanos 17 4 3 10 14 32 −18 15
17 Deportivo JBL 17 4 2 11 17 31 −14 14
18 Atlético Socopó 17 3 4 10 15 27 −12 13
Source: Soccerway, FVF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head match; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away ARA SOC AVE CBO CAR ANZ JBL DLG LAR TAC ESM MET MIN MON POR TRU ZAM ZUL
Aragua — 1–1 — — 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 — — — — 0–0 1–1 — — 5–0
Atlético Socopó — — 1–2 — — 1–1 2–2 — — 1–2 0–2 3–2 — 0–2 — — — 2–1
Atlético Venezuela 1–0 — — — — 1–3 2–1 — — 1–2 — 0–0 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 — 1–2 — —
Carabobo 3–0 3–1 1–0 — 1–2 — — — 2–1 — — — 4–0 — 0–0 — 0–0 —
Caracas — 0–0 3–1 — — 2–2 4–1 1–0 — — — — 1–1 — — 4–0 1–1 —
Deportivo Anzoátegui — — — 0–0 — — — 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 0–1 — — 0–0 — 2–0 1–2
Deportivo JBL — — — 0–4 — 0–1 — 1–0 — 1–2 1–1 2–1 — 2–1 — — — 1–3
Deportivo La Guaira — 4–1 2–1 0–1 — — — — 0–0 — 1–0 4–0 3–1 — 1–1 — 0–0 —
Deportivo Lara — 1–0 2–3 — 1–3 0–2 1–0 — — — — 2–0 — — 6–0 1–1 1–0 —
Deportivo Táchira 2–1 — — 1–0 2–0 — — 2–2 4–1 — — — 2–4 — 1–1 — 0–0 —
Estudiantes de Mérida 1–1 — 1–1 2–3 1–2 — — — 2–1 1–4 — — 2–0 0–0 — 0–0 — —
Metropolitanos 0–2 — — 0–5 1–1 — — — — 0–1 3–1 — — — 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–0
Mineros 3–3 1–0 — — — 4–4 2–0 — 2–1 — — 2–1 — — 0–3[lower-alpha 2] 4–1 — —
Monagas — — — 3–3 1–1 1–0 — 1–1 2–0 1–1 — 4–1 4–3 — — — — 3–4
Portuguesa — 1–0 1–3 — 1–1 — 0–3 — — — 0–0 — — 0–2 — 0–0 — 1–1
Trujillanos 0–1 1–2 — 1–1 — 0–2 4–1 2–1 — 0–0 — — — 0–0 — — — 3–0
Zamora 3–1 1–0 4–0 — — — 2–1 — — — 1–0 — 1–1 2–1 6–1 2–2 — —
Zulia — — 3–1 1–5 3–0 — — 1–3 2–2 0–3[lower-alpha 3] 1–2 — 3–2 — — — 3–0 —
Source: Asociación FUTVE
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. Match awarded 3–0 to Atlético Venezuela due to Mineros fielding the ineligible player Ángelo Peña. The original result was a 2–1 win for Atlético Venezuela.[36]
  2. Match awarded 3–0 to Portuguesa due to Mineros fielding the ineligible player Ángelo Peña. The original result was a 1–0 win for Mineros.[36]
  3. Match awarded 3–0 to Deportivo Táchira due to Zulia fielding four foreign players at the same time. The original result was a 2–0 win for Zulia.[37]

Knockout stage
  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                         
4 Deportivo Anzoátegui 0 0 0  
5 Caracas 1 0 1  
  5 Caracas (p) 2 1 3 (4)  
  8 Deportivo La Guaira 1 2 3 (3)  
1 Deportivo Táchira 2 2 4
8 Deportivo La Guaira 3 2 5  
  5 Caracas 0 2 2
  6 Monagas (a) 1 1 2
2 Carabobo 0 2 2  
7 Aragua 1 0 1  
  2 Carabobo 0 1 1
  6 Monagas (a) 0 1 1  
3 Zamora 1 1 2
6 Monagas 3 3 6  

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo La Guaira 5–4 Deportivo Táchira 3–2 2–2
Caracas 1–0 Deportivo Anzoátegui 1–0 0–0
Aragua 1–2 Carabobo 1–0 0–2
Monagas 6–2 Zamora 3–1 3–1
First leg
26 May 2017 Caracas1–0Deportivo AnzoáteguiCaracas
15:00 E. Hernández  48' Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 2,708
Referee: Ángel Arteaga
27 May 2017 Deportivo La Guaira3–2Deportivo TáchiraCaracas
17:00 Aguilar  14'
D. González  66'
Azócar  78'		 Report Ramírez  39'
Benítez  72'		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 3,847
Referee: Orlando Bracamonte
29 May 2017 Monagas3–1ZamoraMaturín
19:00 L. González  10'
Blondell  58', 69'		 Report Luis Vargas  37' Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 6,137
Referee: Juan Soto
4 June 2017 Aragua1–0CaraboboAcarigua
15:30 O. García  29' Report Stadium: José Antonio Páez
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 28 May 2017 at Estadio Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez in Maracay, was suspended due to crowd disturbance.
Second leg
10 June 2017 Zamora1–3
(2–6 agg.)		MonagasBarinas
19:00 Clarke  6' (pen.) Report L. González  71' (pen.)
Febles  79'
Blondell  83'		 Stadium: Agustín Tovar
Attendance: 2,962
Referee: Marlón Escalante
11 June 2017 Deportivo Táchira2–2
(4–5 agg.)		Deportivo La GuairaSan Cristóbal
17:00 J. R. Reyes  10'
J. González  64'		 Report Valoyes  26'
Meleán  82'		 Stadium: Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Attendance: 9,650
Referee: Edixon España
11 June 2017 Carabobo2–0
(2–1 agg.)		AraguaValencia
19:30 Cova  15'
Tobar  38' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Misael Delgado
Attendance: 2,743
Referee: Eduardo Mármol
12 June 2017 Deportivo Anzoátegui0–0
(0–1 agg.)		CaracasPuerto La Cruz
15:30 Report Stadium: José Antonio Anzoátegui
Attendance: 2,875
Referee: Randy Lugo

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo La Guaira 3–3 (3–4 p) Caracas 1–2 2–1
Monagas 1–1 (a) Carabobo 0–0 1–1
First leg
17 June 2017 Deportivo La Guaira1–2CaracasCaracas
17:30 D. González  8' Report Farías  32' (pen.)
Castro  71'		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 7,246
Referee: José Argote
17 June 2017 Monagas0–0CaraboboMaturín
20:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 16,357
Referee: Kevin Sánchez
Second leg
21 June 2017 Caracas1–2
(3–3 agg.)
(4–3 p)		Deportivo La GuairaCaracas
17:00 Farías  82' Report D. González  21'
Valoyes  50' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 3,211
Referee: José Luis Hoyo
Penalties
Castro
Arrieta
E. Pernía
Rosa
Farías 		Aguilar
La Mantía
Cásseres
Azócar
Tucker
21 June 2017 Carabobo1–1
(1–1 agg.)		Monagas (a)Valencia
19:30 Bandillo  42' Report Febles  3' Stadium: Misael Delgado
Attendance: 11,440
Referee: Anderson Tovar

Final
Monagas1–0Caracas
Barberi  47' Report
Attendance: 31,235
Referee: Ángel Arteaga
Caracas2–1Monagas
R. Hernández  35'
Farías  57'		 Report Blondell  51'
Attendance: 19,405
Referee: Alexis Herrera

2–2 on aggregate. Monagas won on away goals.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Edder Farías Caracas 13
2 Víctor Aquino Deportivo Táchira 11
3 Anthony Blondell Monagas 10
4 Juan García Reyes Aragua 9
Aquiles Ocanto Carabobo
Jesús Hernández Deportivo Lara
Luis González Monagas
8 Richard Blanco Mineros 8
Zamir Valoyes Deportivo La Guaira
Tommy Tobar Carabobo

Top assists
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Yohandry Orozco Zulia 10
2 Aquiles Ocanto Carabobo 7
3 Evelio Hernández Caracas 6
Zamir Valoyes Deportivo La Guaira
5 Víctor Aquino Deportivo Táchira 5
Eduard Bello Carabobo
Richard Blanco Mineros
Pedro Ramírez Deportivo Táchira

Awards

Team of the Tournament

The Asociación FUTVE chose the team of the Torneo Apertura. [38]

Position PlayerClub
GKBeycker VelásquezDeportivo Anzoátegui
RBSamuel BarberiMonagas
CBLucas TrejoMonagas
CBRubert QuijadaCaracas
LBÓscar GonzálezMonagas
DMRicardo MartinsDeportivo Anzoátegui
RMLuis GonzálezMonagas
LMYohandry OrozcoZulia
RWAnthony BlondellMonagas
LWAquiles OcantoCarabobo
CFEdder FaríasCaracas
CoachJhonny FerreiraMonagas

Velásquez
Barberi
Ó. González
Martins

Player of the Tournament

The best player of Torneo Apertura was Monagas winger Anthony Blondell, chosen by the Asociación FUTVE. [39]

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura was the second tournament of the season. The regular season started on 15 July and finished on 29 October 2017.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Lara 17 10 6 1 25 11 +14 36 Advance to knockout stage
2 Mineros 17 10 4 3 28 12 +16 34
3 Carabobo 17 9 4 4 28 13 +15 31
4 Estudiantes de Mérida 17 7 7 3 21 18 +3 28
5 Monagas 17 8 3 6 23 20 +3 27
6 Caracas 17 8 1 8 20 20 0 25
7 Deportivo La Guaira 17 7 3 7 24 22 +2 24
8 Zamora 17 6 6 5 21 21 0 24
9 Metropolitanos 17 5 8 4 16 15 +1 23
10 Deportivo Táchira 17 6 5 6 18 18 0 23
11 Portuguesa 17 6 4 7 22 19 +3 22
12 Zulia 17 6 3 8 19 21 −2 21
13 Deportivo JBL 17 6 3 8 17 23 −6 21
14 Trujillanos 17 6 3 8 16 24 −8 21
15 Atlético Venezuela 17 3 6 8 17 25 −8 15
16 Atlético Socopó 17 3 5 9 13 25 −12 14
17 Aragua 17 3 5 9 12 24 −12 14
18 Deportivo Anzoátegui[lower-alpha 1] 17 2 8 7 12 22 −10 11
Source: Soccerway, FVF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head match; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Deportivo Anzoátegui were deducted 3 points.[40]

Results
Home \ Away ARA SOC AVE CBO CAR ANZ JBL DLG LAR TAC ESM MET MIN MON POR TRU ZAM ZUL
Aragua — — 1–2 0–1 — — — — — 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 — — 0–1 1–1 —
Atlético Socopó 2–2 — — 0–1 2–1 — — 2–1 0–2 — — — 0–0 — 1–2 1–2 1–4 —
Atlético Venezuela — 0–1 — 1–3 0–1 — — 4–2 0–2 — 1–1 — — — 1–2 — 1–1 3–1
Carabobo — — — — — 2–0 3–0 1–1 — 0–1 0–0 1–1 — 4–1 — 5–1 — 1–0
Caracas 3–0 — — 2–0 — — — — 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 — 2–0 2–1 — — 2–1
Deportivo Anzoátegui 0–0 0–0 1–1 — 0–2 — 0–1 — 2–2 — — — 1–1 1–1 — 2–1 — —
Deportivo JBL 1–0 1–1 0–0 — 2–0 — — — 0–0 — — — 0–3 — 3–1 0–1 3–1 —
Deportivo La Guaira 1–1 — — — 2–0 2–0 2–1 — — 2–1 — — — 0–0 — 3–0 — 1–2
Deportivo Lara 2–0 — — 0–3 — — — 1–0 — 3–0 3–3 — 0–0 2–0 — — — 2–1
Deportivo Táchira — 0–0 2–0 — — 3–2 4–1 — — — 0–0 1–1 — 1–2 — 2–1 — 0–1
Estudiantes de Mérida — 1–0 — — — 1–0 2–0 1–3 — — — 2–0 — — 0–0 — 0–0 3–1
Metropolitanos — 2–1 1–1 — — 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 — — — 2–1 0–2 — — — —
Mineros — — 3–0 3–2 2–1 — — 1–2 — 0–0 4–1 — — 1–0 — — 3–0 2–1
Monagas 1–0 3–1 2–1 — — — 2–1 — — — 3–1 — — — 4–1 1–1 0–1 —
Portuguesa 4–1 — — 0–0 — 3–0 — 3–0 1–2 0–1 — 0–0 1–2 — — — 2–0 —
Trujillanos — — 1–1 — 3–2 — — — 0–1 — 0–1 1–1 0–2 — 1–0 — 0–2 —
Zamora — — — 2–1 0–1 2–2 — 2–1 1–1 3–1 — 0–2 — — — — — 1–1
Zulia 2–0 3–0 — — — 0–1 2–1 — — — — 0–0 — 2–1 1–1 0–2 — —
Source: Asociación FUTVE
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout stage
  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                         
1 Deportivo Lara 1 6 7  
8 Zamora 1 2 3  
  1 Deportivo Lara 0 3 3  
  5 Monagas 1 0 1  
4 Estudiantes de Mérida 1 0 1
5 Monagas 1 1 2  
  1 Deportivo Lara (p) 0 1 1 (4)
  2 Mineros 1 0 1 (3)
2 Mineros 1 2 3  
7 Deportivo La Guaira 1 1 2  
  2 Mineros 0 1 1
  3 Carabobo 0 0 0  
3 Carabobo 1 2 3
6 Caracas 0 0 0  

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zamora 3–7 Deportivo Lara 1–1 2–6
Monagas 2–1 Estudiantes de Mérida 1–1 1–0
Deportivo La Guaira 2–3 Mineros 1–1 1–2
Caracas 0–3 Carabobo 0–1 0–2
First leg
4 November 2017 Deportivo La Guaira1–1MinerosCaracas
15:00 C. González  33' Report M. Granados  10' (o.g.) Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 3,524
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela
5 November 2017 Caracas0–1CaraboboCaracas
15:30 Report Bello  90+2' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 3,450
Referee: José Argote
5 November 2017 Monagas1–1Estudiantes de MéridaMaturín
17:45 Blondell  27' Report J. Gómez  64' Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 4,378
Referee: Juan Soto
5 November 2017 Zamora1–1Deportivo LaraBarinas
20:00 I. González  33' Report L. Gómez  56' Stadium: Agustín Tovar
Attendance: 3,238
Referee: Marlón Escalante
Second leg
11 November 2017 Deportivo Lara6–2
(7–3 agg.)		ZamoraCabudare
15:30 Caraballo  32', 50'
Sierra  48', 82'
L. Gómez  70', 90+2'		 Report M. González  34'
S. Fernández  76'		 Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Attendance: 5,399
Referee: Ramón Ortega
11 November 2017 Estudiantes de Mérida0–1
(1–2 agg.)		MonagasMérida
17:45 Report Trejo  90' Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Attendance: 15,560
Referee: Anderson Tovar
12 November 2017 Mineros2–1
(3–2 agg.)		Deportivo La GuairaCiudad Guayana
17:00 R. Blanco  9'
Castillo  89'		 Report Arteaga  78' Stadium: Polideportivo Cachamay
Attendance: 6,824
Referee: Francisco López
12 November 2017 Carabobo2–0
(3–0 agg.)		CaracasValencia
19:15 Núñez  37'
Tobar  53'		 Report Stadium: Misael Delgado
Attendance: 5,958
Referee: José Luis Hoyo

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Monagas 1–3 Deportivo Lara 1–0 0–3
Carabobo 0–1 Mineros 0–0 0–1
First leg
18 November 2017 Monagas1–0Deportivo LaraMaturín
19:00 Blondell  45+1' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 7,872
Referee: José Argote
19 November 2017 Carabobo0–0MinerosValencia
19:00 Report Stadium: Misael Delgado
Attendance: 9,701
Referee: Eduardo Mármol
Second leg
25 November 2017 Mineros1–0
(1–0 agg.)		CaraboboCiudad Guayana
17:00 N. Hernández  25' Report Stadium: Polideportivo Cachamay
Attendance: 14,661
Referee: Ángel Arteaga
26 November 2017 Deportivo Lara3–0
(3–1 agg.)		MonagasCabudare
15:00 L. Gómez  39', 48'
J. González  90+5'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Attendance: 15,847
Referee: Juan Soto

Final
Mineros1–0Deportivo Lara
N. Hernández  68' Report
Attendance: 24,786
Referee: Orlando Bracamonte
Deportivo Lara1–0Mineros
J. González  18' Report
Penalties
Sierra
J. González
L. Gómez
Manzano
Di Giorgi
H. Pernía 		4–3 R. Blanco
Escobar
Pol
Faría
C. Ortiz
Castillo
Attendance: 29,184
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela

1–1 on aggregate. Deportivo Lara won 4–3 on penalties.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Anthony Blondell Monagas 13
2 Tommy Tobar Carabobo 12
3 Lucas Gómez Deportivo Lara 10
4 Carlos Espinoza Estudiantes de Mérida 9
Gustavo Britos Metropolitanos
6 Jesús González Deportivo Lara 8
Tulio Etchemaite Portuguesa
8 Manuel Arteaga Deportivo La Guaira 7
Víctor Aquino Deportivo Táchira
Fernando Aristeguieta Caracas

Awards

Team of the Tournament

The Asociación FUTVE chose the team of the Torneo Clausura. [41]

Position PlayerClub
GKCarlos SalazarDeportivo Lara
RBÁngel FaríaMineros
CBAnthonys MatosMineros
CBHenri PerníaDeportivo Lara
LBDaniel CarrilloDeportivo Lara
CMJesús GómezEstudiantes de Mérida
CMCarlos SierraDeportivo Lara
RMJosé CaraballoDeportivo Lara
LMBrayan HurtadoMineros
CFAnthony BlondellMonagas
CFTommy TobarCarabobo
CoachLeonardo GonzálezDeportivo Lara

Salazar
Faría
Matos
H. Pernía
Carrillo
Sierra

Player of the Tournament

The best player of Torneo Clausura was Deportivo Lara goalkeeper Carlos Salazar, chosen by the Asociación FUTVE. [42]

Serie Final

The Serie Final is held between the champions of the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura to determine the champions of the season. The draw to determine the order of the legs was held on 4 December 2017.[43]

First leg
Monagas0–1Deportivo Lara
Report J. González  35'
Attendance: 23,177
Referee: Alexis Herrera
Monagas
Deportivo Lara
GK22 Alain Baroja
DF6 Samuel Barberi
DF25 Joaquín Lencinas
DF3 Lucas Trejo (c)
DF19 Óscar González
MF8 Javier García
MF7 Ángel Lezama 77'
MF21 Vicente Rodríguez 61'
FW20 Luis Guerra 82'
FW17 Anthony Blondell 63'
FW16 Christian Flores
Substitutes:
GK1 Ángel Hernández
MF5 Óscar Guillén
MF23 Agnel Flores
MF30 Ismael Romero 82'
FW9 Juan Zárate 77'
FW18 César Martínez 61'
FW24 Yohanner García
Manager:
Jhonny Ferreira
GK1 Carlos Salazar 78'
DF2 Leminger Bolívar
DF26 Giacomo Di Giorgi 27'
DF4 Leonardo Aponte
DF27 Daniel Carrillo
MF15 Ricardo Andreutti (c)
MF5 Bernaldo Manzano 13'
MF29 Manuel Godoy
MF17 Ely Valderrey
FW9 Lucas Gómez
FW18 Jesús González 76'
Substitutes:
GK12 Jesús Padrón
MF11 Oswaldo Chaurant 27'
MF14 Carlos Sierra 13'
FW8 José Reyes
FW20 José Michelena
FW23 José Caraballo 76'
FW76 Freddy Vargas
Manager:
Leonardo González

Assistant referees:
Jorge Urrego
Jairo Molina
Fourth official:
Adrián Cabello

Match rules

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

Second leg
Deportivo Lara0–2Monagas
Report Blondell  36'
Ag. Flores  80'
Attendance: 31,028
Referee: José Argote

Monagas won 2–1 on aggregate.

Deportivo Lara
Monagas
GK1 Carlos Salazar
DF2 Leminger Bolívar 83'
DF4 Leonardo Aponte
DF13 Henri Pernía (c)
DF27 Daniel Carrillo 65'
MF28 Jesús Bueno
MF23 José Caraballo 45'
MF14 Carlos Sierra
MF8 José Reyes 70'
FW18 Jesús González
FW9 Lucas Gómez
Substitutes:
GK12 Jesús Padrón
MF11 Oswaldo Chaurant 65'
MF15 Ricardo Andreutti
FW17 Ely Valderrey 70'
FW20 José Michelena 83'
FW29 Manuel Godoy
FW76 Freddy Vargas
Manager:
Leonardo González
GK22 Alain Baroja
DF15 Edwar Bracho 50' 61'
DF25 Joaquín Lencinas
DF3 Lucas Trejo (c)
DF19 Óscar González 74'
MF8 Javier García
MF14 Dáger Palacios 6' 89'
MF16 Christian Flores
FW20 Luis Guerra 76'
FW27 Anthony Blondell 26'
FW24 Yohanner García 65'
Substitutes:
GK1 Ángel Hernández
DF6 Samuel Barberi
MF7 Ángel Lezama
MF21 Vicente Rodríguez 89'
MF23 Agnel Flores 76'
MF30 Ismael Romero 61'
FW18 César Martínez
Manager:
Jhonny Ferreira

Assistant referees:
Carlos López
Luis Sánchez
Fourth official:
Yersinia Correa

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


Primera División
2017 Champions
Monagas
1st title

Aggregate table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Carabobo 34 19 9 6 64 25 +39 66 Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage
2 Deportivo Táchira 34 16 11 7 48 33 +15 59 Qualification to Copa Libertadores first stage
3 Mineros 34 16 8 10 58 48 +10 56 Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage[lower-alpha 1]
4 Deportivo Lara 34 15 10 9 47 35 +12 55 Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage
5 Zamora 34 14 12 8 47 36 +11 54 Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage[lower-alpha 2]
6 Monagas (C) 34 14 11 9 50 39 +11 53 Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage
7 Caracas 34 15 8 11 48 39 +9 53 Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage[lower-alpha 3]
8 Deportivo La Guaira 34 13 8 13 47 39 +8 47
9 Estudiantes de Mérida 34 11 13 10 37 39 −2 46 Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage[lower-alpha 4]
10 Zulia 34 13 5 16 47 56 −9 44
11 Trujillanos 34 10 10 14 33 45 −12 40
12 Deportivo Anzoátegui[lower-alpha 5] 34 9 15 10 35 35 0 39
13 Aragua 34 9 12 13 34 42 −8 39
14 Portuguesa 34 8 14 12 35 49 −14 38
15 Metropolitanos 34 9 11 14 30 47 −17 38
16 Atlético Venezuela 34 9 9 16 39 52 −13 36
17 Deportivo JBL (R) 34 10 5 19 35 54 −19 35 Relegation to Segunda División
18 Atlético Socopó (R) 34 6 9 19 28 52 −24 27
Source: FVF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Mineros qualified for the Copa Sudamericana first stage as 2017 Copa Venezuela champions.
  2. Zamora qualified for the Copa Sudamericana first stage as aggregate table best team not yet qualified for South American competition.
  3. Caracas qualified for the Copa Sudamericana first stage as Apertura runners-up.
  4. Estudiantes de Mérida qualified for the Copa Sudamericana first stage as Clausura classification table best team not yet qualified for South American competition, since Clausura runners-up Mineros qualified for a higher berth.
  5. Deportivo Anzoátegui were deducted 3 points.[40]

Awards

Torneo Apertura

Player of the Matchday
Day Player Club Reference
12 Jairo Otero Atlético Venezuela [44]
13 Aquiles Ocanto Carabobo [45]
14 Darwin González Deportivo La Guaira [46]
15 Jesús Vargas Estudiantes de Mérida [47]
16 Argenis Gómez Mineros [48]
17 Ricardo Martins Deportivo Anzoátegui [49]

Monthly awards
Month Player of the Month Reference
Player Club
April Aquiles Ocanto Carabobo [50]

Torneo Clausura

Player of the Matchday
Day Player Club Reference
1 Luz Rodríguez Estudiantes de Mérida [51]
2 Tommy Tobar Carabobo [52]
3 Manuel Arteaga Deportivo La Guaira [53]
4 Anthony Blondell Monagas [54]
6 Gustavo Britos Metropolitanos [55]
7 Brayan Hurtado Mineros [56]
8 Carlos Espinoza Estudiantes de Mérida [57]
9 Richard Blanco Mineros [58]
10 Christian Novoa Carabobo [59]
11 Jhoan Mina Atlético Socopó [60]
14 Anthony Uribe Zamora [61]
15 Tommy Tobar Carabobo [62]
16 Jesús González Deportivo Lara [63]
QF1 Eduard Bello Carabobo [64]
QF2 Jeysen Núñez Carabobo [65]
SF1 Anthony Blondell Monagas [66]
SF2 Lucas Gómez Deportivo Lara [67]

Annual awards

Player of the Year

The best player of the 2017 season was Monagas forward Anthony Blondell, chosen by the Asociación FUTVE.[68]

Team of the Year

The Asociación FUTVE chose the team of the season. [69]

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