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Association football league in Venezuela
Football league
The Primera División (pronounced [pɾiˈmeɾa ðiβiˈsjon] First Division ), or Liga Venezolana (locally [ˈliɣa βenesoˈlana] Venezuelan League ) is the top-flight professional football league of Venezuela . It was created in 1921 and turned professional in 1957. It is organized by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol .
Starting in the 2020 season , the 20 teams play in a home-and-away round-robin tournament , with the top eight teams advancing to the semi-final stage.
In the semi-final stage, the eight teams are divided in two groups of four teams each, facing the other teams in their group twice. The two group winners will advance to the Serie Final to decide the league champions.
International qualification [ edit ] The champions and runners-up qualify to the group phase of the Copa Libertadores .
The team with the most points in the entire season 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 [ edit ] The two lowest placed teams in the entire season are automatically relegated to the Segunda División . 2024 teams [ edit ] Locations of the 2024 Primera División teams
Team
City
Stadium
Capacity
Academia Puerto Cabello Puerto Cabello La Bombonerita 7,500
Angostura Ciudad Bolívar Ricardo Tulio Maya 2,500
Carabobo Valencia Misael Delgado 10,400
Caracas Caracas Olímpico de la UCV 23,940
Deportivo La Guaira Caracas Olímpico de la UCV 23,940
Deportivo Táchira San Cristóbal Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo 38,755
Estudiantes de Mérida Mérida Metropolitano de Mérida 42,200
Inter de Barinas Barinas Agustín Tovar 29,800
Metropolitanos Caracas Olímpico de la UCV 23,940
Monagas Maturín Monumental de Maturín 51,796
Portuguesa Acarigua General José Antonio Páez 18,000
Rayo Zuliano Maracaibo José "Pachencho" Romero 40,800
Universidad Central Caracas Olímpico de la UCV 23,940
Zamora Barinas Agustín Tovar 29,800
List of champions [ edit ] List of champions since the first championship held in 1920. The Primera División turned professional on 21 February 1957.[citation needed
Amateur era (1921–1956) [ edit ] Professional era (1957–present) [ edit ]
Ed.
Season
Champion
Runner-up
Third
Top scorer
37
1957 Universidad Central La Salle Banco Obrero Tonho (Universidad Central , 12 goals)
38
1958 Deportivo Portugués Deportivo Español Loyola René Irazque (Portugués , 6 goals)
39
1959 Deportivo Español Deportivo Portugués Danubio
Abel Benítez (Deportivo Español , 15 goals)
40
1960 Deportivo Portugués Deportivo Español Deportivo Italia José Luis Iglesias (Deportivo Portugués , 9 goals)
41
1961 Deportivo Italia Banco Agrícola y Pecuario
Banco Francés e Italiano
Antonio Ravelo (Banco Agrícola y Pecuario, 11 goals)
42
1962 Deportivo Portugués Universidad Central Dos Caminos Jaime da Silva (Universidad Central , 16)
43
1963 Deportivo Italia Deportivo Portugués Tiquire Flores Nino (Deportivo Portugués , 15 goals)
44
1964 Deportivo Galicia Tiquire Flores Unión Deportiva Canarias Helio Rodrigues (Tiquire Flores , 12 goals)
45
1965 Lara Deportivo Italia Tiquire Flores Mario Mateo (Lara , 16 goals)
46
1966 Deportivo Italia Deportivo Portugués Deportivo Galicia Ratto (Deportivo Portugués , 20 goals)
47
1967 Deportivo Portugués Deportivo Galicia Lara Joao Ramos (Deportivo Portugués , 28 goals)
48
1968 Unión Deportiva Canarias Deportivo Italia Deportivo Portugués Raimundinho (Deportivo Portugués , 21 goals)
49
1969 Deportivo Galicia Valencia Deportivo Italia Eustaquio Batista (Deportivo Italia , 19 goals)Lelo (Valencia , 19 goals)
50
1970 Deportivo Galicia Deportivo Italia Valencia Roland Langon (Deportivo Galicia , 13 goals)
51
1971 Valencia Deportivo Italia Tiquire Aragua Agostinho Sabara (Tiquire Aragua , 20 goals)
52
1972 Deportivo Italia Deportivo Galicia Anzoátegui FC
53
1973 Portuguesa Valencia Estudiantes de Mérida Jose Chiazzaro (Estudiantes de Mérida , 14 goals)
54
1974 Deportivo Galicia Portuguesa Estudiantes de Mérida Jose Chiazzaro (Estudiantes de Mérida , 15 goals)
55
1975 Portuguesa Estudiantes de Mérida Deportivo Galicia Pedro Pascual Peralta (Portuguesa , 20 goals)
56
1976 Portuguesa Estudiantes de Mérida Deportivo Portugués Pedro Pascual Peralta (Portuguesa , 25 goals)
57
1977 Portuguesa Estudiantes de Mérida Valencia Jairzinho (Portuguesa , 20 goals)Juan Cesar Silva (Portuguesa , 20 goals)
58
1978 Portuguesa Deportivo Galicia Estudiantes de Mérida Andrade (ULA Mérida , 23 goals)
59
1979 Deportivo Táchira (1) Deportivo Galicia Universidad de Los Andes Omar Ferrari (Deportivo Táchira , 15 goals)
60
1980 Estudiantes de Mérida Portuguesa Valencia Wilfrido Campos (Portuguesa , 12 goals)
61
1981 Deportivo Táchira (2) Estudiantes de Mérida Valencia Rafael Angulo (Deportivo Táchira , 14 goals)
62
1982 San Cristóbal Deportivo Táchira Universidad de Los Andes German Montero (Estudiantes , 21 goals)
63
1983 Universidad de Los Andes Portuguesa Deportivo Italia Johnny Castellanos (Atlético Zamora , 13 goals)
64
1984 Deportivo Táchira (3) Deportivo Italia Atlético Zamora
Sergio Meckler (Zamora , 15 goals)
65
1985 Estudiantes de Mérida Deportivo Táchira Nacional Carabobo
Sergio Meckler (Deportivo Táchira , 17 goals)
66
1986 Unión Atlético Táchira (4) Estudiantes de Mérida Marítimo Wilton Arreaza (Caracas , 8 goals)
67
1986–87 Marítimo Unión Atlético Táchira Estudiantes de Mérida Johnny Castellanos (Portuguesa , 16 goals)
68
1987–88 Marítimo Unión Atlético Táchira Caracas Miguel González (Unión Atlético Táchira , 22 goals)
69
1988–89 Mineros de Guayana Pepeganga Margarita Marítimo Johnny Castellanos (Mineros , 24 goals)
70
1989–90 Marítimo Unión Atlético Táchira Minervén Herbert Márquez (Marítimo , 19 goals)
71
1990–91 Universidad de Los Andes Marítimo Atlético Zamora
Alexander Bottini (Monagas , 15 goals)
72
1991–92 Caracas (1) Minervén Marítimo Andreas Vogler (Caracas , 25 goals)
73
1992–93 Marítimo Minervén Caracas Herbert Márquez (Marítimo , 21 goals)
74
1993–94 Caracas (2) Trujillanos Minervén Rodrigo Soto (Trujillanos , 20 goals)
75
1994–95 Caracas (3) Minervén Trujillanos Rogeiro da Silva (Mineros , 30 goals)
76
1995–96 Minervén Mineros de Guayana Caracas Jose Luis Dolgetta (Caracas , 24 goals)
77
1996–97 Caracas (4) Atlético Zulia Unión Atlético Táchira Rafael Castellín (Caracas , 19 goals)
78
1997–98 Atlético Zulia Estudiantes de Mérida Deportivo Chacao Jose Luis Dolgetta (Estudiantes de Mérida /Carabobo , 22 goals)
79
1998–99 Deportivo Italchacao Unión Atlético Táchira Estudiantes de Mérida Gustavo Fonseca (Internacional Lara, 24 goals)
80
1999–00 Deportivo Táchira (5) Deportivo Italchacao Estudiantes de Mérida Juan Enrique García (Caracas , 24 goals)
81
2000–01 Caracas (5) Trujillanos Deportivo Italchacao Martín Brignani (Estudiantes de Mérida , 12 goals)
82
2001–02 Nacional Táchira Estudiantes de Mérida Monagas Juan Enrique García (Nacional Táchira , 34 goals)
83
2002–03 Caracas (6) Unión Atlético Maracaibo Deportivo Italchacao Juan Enrique García (Monagas /Mineros , 19 goals)
84
2003–04 Caracas (7) Deportivo Táchira Mineros de Guayana Juan Enrique García (Mineros , 18 goals)
85
2004–05 Unión Atlético Maracaibo Caracas Deportivo Táchira Daniel Delfino (Carabobo , 19 goals)
86
2005–06 Caracas (8) Unión Atlético Maracaibo Deportivo Táchira Juan Enrique García (Deportivo Táchira , 21 goals)
87
2006–07 Caracas (9) Unión Atlético Maracaibo Mineros de Guayana Robinson Rentería (Trujillanos , 19 goals)
88
2007–08 Deportivo Táchira (6) Caracas Deportivo Anzoátegui Alexander Rondon (Deportivo Anzoátegui , 19 goals)
89
2008–09 Caracas (10) Deportivo Italia Deportivo Táchira Daniel Arismendi (Maracaibo /Deportivo Táchira , 17 goals) Heatklif Castillo (Aragua , 17 goals)
90
2009–10 Caracas (11) Deportivo Táchira Deportivo Italia Norman Cabrera (Atlético El Vigía , 20 goals)
91
2010–11 Deportivo Táchira (7) Zamora Caracas Daniel Arismendi (Deportivo Anzoátegui , 20 goals)
92
2011–12 Deportivo Lara Caracas Deportivo Anzoátegui Rafael Castellín (Deportivo Lara , 21 goals)
93
2012–13 Zamora Deportivo Anzoátegui Caracas Gabriel Torres (Zamora , 19 goals)
94
2013–14 Zamora Mineros de Guayana Deportivo Táchira Juan Falcón (Zamora , 19 goals)
95
2014–15 Deportivo Táchira (8) Trujillanos Caracas Edwin Aguilar (Deportivo Anzoategui , 23 goals)
96
2015 Zamora Deportivo La Guaira Mineros de Guayana Manuel Arteaga (Zulia , 17 goals)
97
2016 Zamora Zulia Carabobo Gabriel Torres (Zamora , 22 goals)
98
2017 Monagas Deportivo Lara Carabobo Anthony Blondell (Monagas , 24 goals)
99
2018 Zamora Deportivo Lara Caracas Anthony Uribe (Zamora , 16 goals)
100
2019 Caracas (12) Estudiantes de Mérida Deportivo Táchira Edder Farías (Atlético Venezuela , 18 goals)
101
2020 Deportivo La Guaira Deportivo Táchira Deportivo Lara Richard Blanco (Mineros , 8 goals)Edder Farías (Atlético Venezuela , 8 goals)
102
2021 Deportivo Táchira (9) Caracas Monagas Samson Akinyoola (Caracas , 18 goals)
103
2022 Metropolitanos (1) Monagas Carabobo Kevin Viveros (Carabobo , 21 goals)
104
2023 Deportivo Táchira (10) Caracas Portuguesa Luifer Hernández (Academia Puerto Cabello , 18 goals)
Titles by club [ edit ] Clubs in bold compete in Primera División as of the current season . Clubs in italic no longer exist.
Rank
Club
Winners
Runners-Up
Winning years
Runners-Up years
1
Caracas 12
5
1991–92 , 1993–94 , 1994–95 , 1996–97 , 2000–01 , 2002–03 , 2003–04 , 2005–06 , 2006–07 , 2008–09 , 2009–10 , 2019 2004–05 , 2007–08 , 2011–12 , 2021 , 2023
2
Deportivo Táchira 10
9
1979 , 1981 , 1984 , 1986 , 1999–00 , 2007–08 , 2010–11 , 2014–15 , 2021 , 2023 1982 , 1985 , 1986–87 , 1987–88 , 1989–90 , 1998–99 , 2003–04 , 2009–10 , 2020
3
Unión 7
3
1932, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1950
1929, 1930, 1948
4
Dos Caminos 6
7
1936, 1937, 1938, 1942, 1945, 1949
1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1940, 1941, 1944
5
Deportivo Petare 5
7
1961 , 1963 , 1966 , 1972 , 1998–99 1965 , 1968 , 1970 , 1971 , 1984 , 1999–00 , 2008–09
Portuguesa 5
3
1973 , 1975 , 1976 , 1977 , 1978 1974 , 1980 , 1983
7
Centro Atlético 4
7
1922, 1924, 1926, 1930
1921, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1936, 1946
Deportivo Galicia 4
5
1964 , 1969 , 1970 , 1974 1967 , 1972 , 1978 , 1979
Deportivo Portugués 4
3
1958 , 1960 , 1962 , 1967 1959 , 1963 , 1966
Marítimo 4
1
1986–87 , 1987–88 , 1989–90 , 1992–93 1990–91
Zamora 4[note 1]
1
2012–13 , 2013–14 , 2016 , 2018 2010–11
Deportivo Venezuela 4
—
1928, 1929, 1931, 1933
—
13
Loyola 3
5
1925, 1943, 1944
1942, 1945, 1951 , 1952 , 1954
Universidad Central 3
3
1951 , 1953 , 1957 1947, 1949, 1962
15
Estudiantes de Mérida 2
8
1980 , 1985 1975 , 1976 , 1977 , 1981 , 1986 , 1997–98 , 2001–02 , 2019
Deportivo Español 2
3
1946, 1959
1955 , 1958 , 1960
La Salle 2
2
1952 , 1955 1950, 1953
América 2
1
1921, 1923
1922
Universidad de Los Andes 2
—
1983 , 1990–91 —
20
Litoral 1
4
1941
1937, 1938, 1939, 1943
Unión Atlético Maracaibo 1
3
2004–05 2002–03 , 2005–06 , 2006–07
Minervén 1
3
1995–96 1991–92 , 1992–93 , 1994–95
Deportivo Lara 1
2
2011–12 2017 , 2018
Mineros de Guayana 1
2
1988–89 1995–96 , 2013–14
Carabobo 1
2
1971 1969 , 1973
Venzóleo 1
2
1927
1925, 1926
Atlético Zulia 1
1
1997–98 1996–97
Monagas 1
1
2017 2022
Banco Obrero 1
—
1956 —
Deportivo La Guaira 1
—
2020 —
Deportivo Vasco 1
—
1954 —
Lara 1
—
1965 —
Metropolitanos 1
—
2022 —
Nacional Táchira 1
—
2001–02 —
San Cristóbal 1
—
1982 —
Unión Deportiva Canarias 1
—
1968 —
^ Zamora won the Torneo de Adecuación
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