2019 Venezuelan Primera División season

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.

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 →

Teams

Stadia and locations
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 Carlos MaldonadoPuerto CabelloLa Bombonerita7,500
Aragua Enrique GarcíaMaracayOlímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez14,000
Atlético Venezuela Henry MeléndezCaracasBrígido Iriartea10,000
CaraboboVacantValenciaMisael Delgadob10,400
Caracas Noel SanvicenteCaracasOlímpico de la UCV23,940
Deportivo Anzoátegui Juvencio BetancourtPuerto La CruzJosé Antonio Anzoátegui37,485
Deportivo La Guaira Daniel FaríasCaracasOlímpico de la UCV23,940
Deportivo Lara Leonardo GonzálezCabudareMetropolitano de Cabudare47,913
Deportivo Táchira Juan TolisanoSan CristóbalPolideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo38,755
Estudiantes de Caracas Edson RodríguezMaracayOlímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez14,000
Estudiantes de Mérida Martín BrignaniMéridaMetropolitano de Mérida
Guillermo Soto Rosa		42,200
14,000
LALA Delvalle RojasCiudad GuayanaPolideportivo Cachamay41,600
Llaneros Edwin QuilaguryGuanareRafael Calles Pinto13,000
Metropolitanos José María MorrCaracasOlímpico de la UCV23,940
Mineros Richard PáezCiudad GuayanaPolideportivo Cachamay41,600
Monagas May Montoya (caretaker)MaturínMonumental de Maturín51,796
Portuguesa José ParadaAcariguaGeneral José Antonio Páez18,000
Trujillanos Martín CarrilloValeraJosé Alberto Pérez25,000
Zamora Rubén Benítez (caretaker)BarinasAgustín Tovar29,800
Zulia Alexander RondónMaracaiboJosé "Pachencho" Romero40,800

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

Torneo Apertura

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

Standings
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[lower-alpha 1] 19 10 6 3 34 15 +19 35
3 Mineros 19 10 4 5 35 23 +12 34
4 Estudiantes de Mérida 19 7 9 3 24 12 +12 30
5 Aragua[lower-alpha 2] 19 9 6 4 20 16 +4 30
6 Zamora 19 8 5 6 27 24 +3 29
7 Zulia[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 3] 19 3 5 11 27 46 −19 11
19 Trujillanos 19 3 2 14 17 41 −24 11
20 Deportivo Anzoátegui[lower-alpha 4] 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. 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.[34]
  2. Aragua were deducted three points for failing to pay an outstanding debt with former player Jarol Herrera.[33]
  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.[33]

Results
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 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[lower-alpha 1] — — — 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[lower-alpha 2] 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 — — — 0–2 — 0–0 1–1 — — —
Source: Liga FUTVE
Colours: 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".[34]

Knockout stage
  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                         
3 Mineros (a) 1 1 2  
6 Zamora 2 0 2  
  3 Mineros (p) 0 0 0 (4)  
  7 Zulia 0 0 0 (3)  
2 Caracas 2 1 3
7 Zulia 3 2 5  
  3 Mineros 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
Team 1 Agg. 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 2–1 0–1
Aragua 2–3 Estudiantes de Mérida 1–2 1–1
First leg
24 May 2019 Zamora2–1MinerosBarinas
18:00
Report
Stadium: Agustín Tovar
Attendance: 3,514
Referee: Juan Soto
25 May 2019 Zulia3–2CaracasMaracaibo
16:00
  • Paz  57'
  • Moya  81'
  • Zambrano  86'
 Report
  • Canelón  23', 38'
 Stadium: José Pachencho Romero
Attendance: 2,215
Referee: Marlon Escalante
26 May 2019 Aragua1–2Estudiantes de MéridaMaracay
16:00
  • Pérez  90+2'
 Report
Stadium: Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Attendance: 6,515
Referee: Ángel Arteaga
27 May 2019 Atlético Venezuela2–2CaraboboMaracay
16:00
Report
Stadium: Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Attendance: 996
Referee: José Argote
Second leg
31 May 2019 Carabobo1–0
(3–2 agg.)		Atlético VenezuelaCabudare
16:00
Report Stadium: Metropolitano
Attendance: 107
Referee: José Argote
1 June 2019 Mineros (a)1–0
(2–2 agg.)		ZamoraCiudad Guayana
16:00
Report Stadium: Polideportivo Cachamay
Attendance: 813
Referee: Orlando Bracamonte
2 June 2019 Estudiantes de Mérida1–1
(3–2 agg.)		AraguaMérida
17:00
  • Rodríguez  77'
 Report
Stadium: Metropolitano
Attendance: 16,172
Referee: Juan Soto
3 June 2019 Caracas1–2
(3–5 agg.)		ZuliaCaracas
16:00
  • Arrieta  59'
 Report
Stadium: Olímpico de la UCV
Attendance: 1,592
Referee: Ángel Arteaga

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Estudiantes de Mérida 2–2 (a) Carabobo 0–1 2–1
Zulia 0–0 (3–4 p) Mineros 0–0 0–0
First leg
9 June 2019 Zulia0–0MinerosMaracaibo
16:30 Report Stadium: José Pachencho Romero
Attendance: 10,373
Referee: Emikar Caldera
9 June 2019 Estudiantes de Mérida0–1CaraboboMérida
19:00 Report
Stadium: Metropolitano
Attendance: 17,806
Referee: Ramón Ortega
Second leg
16 June 2019 Carabobo1–2
(2–2 agg.)		Estudiantes de Mérida (a)Cabudare
17:00
  • González  82'
 Report
  • Gómez  24'
  • Del Castillo  77'
 Stadium: Metropolitano
Attendance: 646
Referee: Orlando Bracamonte
16 June 2019 Mineros0–0
(0–0 agg.)
(4–3 p)		ZuliaCiudad Guayana
19:30 Report Stadium: Polideportivo Cachamay
Attendance: 1,112
Referee: Juan Soto
Penalties

Final
Estudiantes de Mérida0–0Mineros
Report
Attendance: 37,870
Referee: Ángel Arteaga
Mineros0–0Estudiantes 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
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Edder Farías Atlético Venezuela 18
2 Richard Blanco Mineros 11
Aquiles Ocanto Carabobo
4 Armando Maita LALA 10
5 Luis Annese Llaneros 9
Luis Carlos Cabezas Deportivo La Guaira
Brayan Moya Zulia
8 Richard Celis Caracas 8
9 Armando Araque Estudiantes de Caracas 7
José Balza Deportivo La Guaira
José Rivas Trujillanos

Source: Liga FUTVE

Torneo Clausura

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

Standings
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 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[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 2]
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
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[lower-alpha 1] 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 — 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[lower-alpha 2] — 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
Colours: 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
  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
Team 1 Agg. 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
15 November 2019 Trujillanos1–1Deportivo La GuairaValera
16:00
  • Aponte  65'
 Report
  • Silva  20'
 Stadium: José Alberto Pérez
Attendance: 3,890
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela
16 November 2019 Metropolitanos2–0Deportivo TáchiraCaracas
16:00
  • Bustillo  6'
  • Acevedo  26'
 Report Stadium: Olímpico de la UCV
Attendance: 1,033
Referee: Ángel Arteaga
17 November 2019 Deportivo Lara2–0LlanerosCabudare
16:00
  • Castillo  29', 74'
 Report Stadium: Metropolitano
Attendance: 1,431
Referee: Yarcinia Correa
18 November 2019 Aragua3–1CaracasMaracay
16:00
Report
  • Colmenarez  65'
 Stadium: Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Emikar Caldera
Second leg
19 November 2019 Deportivo La Guaira2–0
(3–1 agg.)		TrujillanosCaracas
16:00
Report Stadium: Olímpico de la UCV
Attendance: 1,739
Referee: José Argote
20 November 2019 Deportivo Táchira4–0
(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 LaraBarinas
16:00
  • Riascos  27' (pen.)
 Report
  • Britos  18'
  • Castellanos  51'
  • Caraballo  56'
  • Castillo  72'
  • Arrieche  85'
 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
Team 1 Agg. 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
24 November 2019 Deportivo La Guaira1–0Deportivo TáchiraCaracas
11:00
Report Stadium: Olímpico de la UCV
Attendance: 3,871
Referee: Alexis Herrera
25 November 2019 Deportivo Lara0–1CaracasCabudare
16:00 Report
  • Villanueva  7'
 Stadium: Metropolitano
Attendance: 1,783
Referee: José Argote
Second leg
27 November 2019 Deportivo Táchira3–0
(3–1 agg.)		Deportivo La GuairaSan Cristóbal
16:00
Report Stadium: Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Attendance: 6,621
Referee: José Argote
28 November 2019 Caracas2–0
(3–0 agg.)		Deportivo LaraCaracas
15:30
Report Stadium: Olímpico de la UCV
Attendance: 1,513
Referee: Ángel Arteaga

Final
Caracas1–1Deportivo Táchira
  • Arrieta  11'
 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
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Lucas Gómez Deportivo Táchira 10
2 Manuel Arteaga Zamora 9
3 Gustavo Ascona Academia Puerto Cabello 8
Ronny Maza Trujillanos
Esli García Deportivo Táchira
Edanyilber Navas Aragua
Víctor Aquino Deportivo La Guaira
Jesús Arrieta Caracas
9 Richard Blanco Mineros 7
Frank Feltscher Zulia
Luis Castillo Estudiantes de Mérida
Grenddy Perozo Carabobo

Source: Liga FUTVE

Serie Final

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
Estudiantes de Mérida1–1Caracas
Rivas  66' Report Espinoza  51'
Attendance: 13,800
Referee: Orlando Bracamonte
Estudiantes de Mérida
Caracas
GK1 Alejandro Araque
RB20 José Manríquez
CB6 Oscar Sainz
CB5 William Díaz 29'
LB3 Daniel Linarez
RM7 Jesús Meza (c) 79'
CM13 Ayrton Páez 56'
CM15 Cristian Rivas 13'  49'
LM17 Christian Flores
CF16 Luis Castillo
CF29 Edson Rivas 76'
Substitutes:
GK12 Aldair Peña
DF2 Omar Labrador
DF23 Galileo Del Castillo
DF24 Ronaldo Rivas 56'
MF8 Yorwin Lobo
FW9 Luz Rodríguez 76'
FW11 Andris Herrera 79'
Manager:
Martín Brignani
GK1 Alain Baroja
RB30 Luis Casiani 77' 79'
CB3 Rosmel Villanueva
CB6 Rubert Quijada (c)
LB25 Juan Muriel
RM10 Daniel Saggiomo
CM15 Ricardo Andreutti 72'
CM18 Anderson Contreras 28'  58'
LM21 Leonardo Flores
CF8 Richard Celis
CF9 Carlos Espinoza 82'
Substitutes:
GK12 Cristhian Flores
DF4 Arquímedes Hernández 79'
MF22 Jorge Echeverría
MF26 Edgar Silva 82'
MF28 Luis González
MF33 Diego Castillo 72'
FW32 Enmanuel Moreno
Manager:
Noel Sanvicente

Match rules

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

Second leg
Caracas1–1Estudiantes de Mérida
  • Arrieta  86'
 Report
Penalties
 4–3
  • Flores
  • Manríquez
  • Linarez
  • Díaz
  • Araque
Referee: Alexis Herrera

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

Caracas
Estudiantes de Mérida
GK1 Alain Baroja
RB3 Rosmel Villanueva
CB25 Juan Muriel 75'
CB6 Rubert Quijada (c)
LB2 Eduardo Fereira 75'
RM33 Diego Castillo 46'
CM21 Leonardo Flores
CM10 Daniel Saggiomo
LM11 Robert Hernández
CF24 Jesús Arrieta
CF8 Richard Celis
Substitutes:
GK12 Cristhian Flores
DF4 Arquímedes Hernández
DF30 Luis Casiani 75'
MF15 Ricardo Andreutti
MF22 Jorge Echeverría 75'
MF26 Edgar Silva
FW9 Carlos Espinoza 46'
Manager:
Noel Sanvicente
GK1 Alejandro Araque
RB20 José Manríquez
CB23 Galileo Del Castillo
CB6 Oscar Sainz
LB3 Daniel Linarez 56'
RM13 Ayrton Páez 61'
CM7 Jesús Meza (c) 83'
CM24 Ronaldo Rivas
LM17 Christian Flores 61'
CF25 Adrián Valero
CF16 Luis Castillo 71'
Substitutes:
GK12 Aldair Peña
DF4 Jesús Álvarez
DF5 William Díaz 71'
MF8 Yorwin Lobo 83'
FW9 Luz Rodríguez
FW11 Andris Herrera 61'
FW21 Wílson Mena
Manager:
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
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[lower-alpha 1] (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 37 16 11 10 55 41 +14 59 Qualification for the Copa Sudamericana first stage[lower-alpha 2]
5 Aragua[lower-alpha 3] 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[lower-alpha 4] 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[lower-alpha 5]
10 Deportivo Lara 37 13 12 12 45 37 +8 51
11 Zulia[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 6] 37 12 8 17 54 72 −18 41 Qualification for the Copa Sudamericana first stage[lower-alpha 7]
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[lower-alpha 8] (R) 19 4 2 13 20 35 −15 8 Withdrew from league[lower-alpha 9]
Source: Liga FUTVE
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 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.[34]
  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.[33]
  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.[33]
  9. Deportivo Anzoátegui withdrew from the league before the start of the Torneo Clausura due to outstanding debts.[38]

References
  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.
  6. "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. "Jesús Valiente toma las riendas de Trujillanos". meridiano.com.ve (in Spanish). 23 March 2019.
  16. "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. "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. "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. "La FIFA sancionó con descuento de puntos a los clubes venezolanos: Anzoátegui y Aragua" (in Spanish). FVF. 22 April 2019.
  34. "Caracas y Zulia fueron multados por la FVF". meridiano.com.ve (in Spanish). 15 April 2019.
  35. "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. "Estudiantes de Mérida sancionado por deuda con Andrés Angulo Quiñónez" (in Spanish). balonazos.com. 19 July 2019.
  38. "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.
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