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Football league
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 .
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
Locations of the 2018 Primera División teams
Team
City
Stadium
Capacity
Academia Puerto Cabello
Puerto Cabello
La Bombonerita
7,500
Aragua
Maracay
Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez
14,000
Atlético Venezuela
Caracas
Brígido Iriarte
10,000
Carabobo
Valencia
Misael Delgado
10,400
Caracas
Caracas
Olímpico de la UCV
23,940
Deportivo Anzoátegui
Puerto La Cruz
José Antonio Anzoátegui
37,485
Deportivo La Guaira
Caracas
Olímpico de la UCV
23,940
Deportivo Lara
Cabudare
Metropolitano de Cabudare
47,913
Deportivo Táchira
San Cristóbal
Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
38,755
Estudiantes de Caracas
Caracas
Brígido Iriarte
10,000
Estudiantes de Mérida
Mérida
Metropolitano de Mérida
42,200
Metropolitanos
Caracas
Brígido Iriarte
10,000
Mineros
Ciudad Guayana
Polideportivo Cachamay
41,600
Monagas
Maturín
Monumental de Maturín
51,796
Portuguesa
Acarigua
General José Antonio Páez
18,000
Trujillanos
Valera
José Alberto Pérez
25,000
Zamora
Barinas
Agustín Tovar
29,800
Zulia
Maracaibo
José "Pachencho" Romero
40,800
List of Champions
The Primera División turned professional on 21 February 1957.[ 1]
Season
Champion
Runner-up
Third Place
Topscorer(s)
1957
Universidad Central
La Salle
Banco Obrero
Tonho (Universidad Central , 12 goals)
1958
Portugués
Español
Estudiantes
René Irazque (Portugués , 6 goals)
1959
Español
Portugués
Danubio
Abel Benítez (Español , 15 goals)
1960
Portugués
Español
Deportivo Italia
José Luis Iglesias (Portugués , 9 goals)
1961
Deportivo Italia
Banco Agrícola y Pecuario
Banco Francés-Italiano
Antonio Ravelo (Banco Agrícola y Pecuario , 11 goals)
1962
Portugués
Universidad Central
Dos Caminos
Jaime da Silva (Universidad Central , 16)
1963
Deportivo Italia
Portugués
Tiquire Flores
Nino (Portugués , 15 goals)
1964
Galicia
Tiquire Flores
Canarias
Helio Rodrigues (Tiquire Flores , 12 goals)
1965
Lara
Deportivo Italia
Tiquire Flores
Mario Mateo (Lara , 16 goals)
1966
Deportivo Italia
Portugués
Galicia
Ratto (Portugués , 20 goals)
1967
Portugués
Galicia
Lara
Joao Ramos (Portugués , 28 goals)
1968
Canarias
Deportivo Italia
Portugués
Raimundinho (Portugués , 21 goals)
1969
Galicia
Valencia
Deportivo Italia
Eustaquio Batista (Deportivo Italia , 19 goals) Lelo (Valencia , 19 goals)
1970
Galicia
Deportivo Italia
Valencia
Roland Langon (Galicia , 13 goals)
1971
Valencia
Deportivo Italia
Tiquire Aragua
Agostinho Sabara (Tiquire Aragua , 20 goals)
1972
Deportivo Italia
Galicia
Anzoátegui
Francisco Rodriguez (Anzoátegui , 18 goals)
1973
Portuguesa
Valencia
Estudiantes
Jose Chiazzaro (Estudiantes , 14 goals)
1974
Galicia
Portuguesa
Estudiantes
Jose Chiazzaro (Estudiantes , 15 goals) Sergio Hugo Castillo (Anzoátegui Fútbol Club, 15 goals)
1975
Portuguesa
Estudiantes
Galicia
Pedro Pascual Peralta (Portuguesa , 20 goals)
1976
Portuguesa
Estudiantes
Portugués
Pedro Pascual Peralta (Portuguesa , 25 goals)
1977
Portuguesa
Estudiantes
Valencia
Jairzinho (Portuguesa , 20 goals) Juan Cesar Silva (Portuguesa , 20 goals)
1978
Portuguesa
Galicia
Estudiantes
Andrade (ULA Mérida , 23 goals)
1979
Deportivo Táchira
Galicia
Universidad de Los Andes
Omar Ferrari (Deportivo Táchira , 15 goals)
1980
Estudiantes
Portuguesa
Valencia
Wilfrido Campos (Portuguesa , 12 goals)
1981
Deportivo Táchira
Estudiantes
Valencia
Rafael Angulo (Deportivo Táchira , 14 goals)
1982
San Cristóbal
Deportivo Táchira
Universidad de Los Andes
German Montero (Estudiantes , 21 goals)
1983
Universidad de Los Andes
Portuguesa
Deportivo Italia
Johnny Castellanos (Atlético Zamora , 13 goals)
1984
Deportivo Táchira
Deportivo Italia
Zamora
Sergio Meckler (Zamora , 15 goals)
1985
Estudiantes
Deportivo Táchira
Nacional Carabobo
Sergio Meckler (Deportivo Táchira , 17 goals)
1986
Deportivo Táchira
Estudiantes
Marítimo
Wilton Arreaza (Caracas , 8 goals)
1986–87
Marítimo
Unión Atlético Táchira
Estudiantes
Johnny Castellanos (Portuguesa , 16 goals)
1987–88
Marítimo
Unión Atlético Táchira
Caracas
Miguel González (Unión Atlético Táchira , 22 goals)
1988–89
Mineros
Pepeganga Margarita
Marítimo
Johnny Castellanos (Mineros , 24 goals)
1989–90
Marítimo
Unión Atlético Táchira
Minervén
Herbert Márquez (Marítimo , 19 goals)
1990–91
Universidad de Los Andes
Marítimo
Zamora
Alexander Bottini (Monagas , 15 goals)
1991–92
Caracas
Minervén
Marítimo
Andreas Vogler (Caracas , 25 goals)
1992–93
Marítimo
Minervén
Caracas
Herbert Márquez (Marítimo , 21 goals)
1993–94
Caracas
Trujillanos
Minervén
Rodrigo Soto (Trujillanos , 20 goals)
1994–95
Caracas
Minervén
Trujillanos
Rogeiro da Silva (Mineros , 30 goals)
1995–96
Minervén
Mineros
Caracas
Jose Luis Dolgetta (Caracas , 24 goals)
1996–97
Caracas
Atlético Zulia
Unión Atlético Táchira
Rafael Castellín (Caracas , 19 goals)
1997–98
Atlético Zulia
Estudiantes
Deportivo Chacao
Jose Luis Dolgetta (Estudiantes /Carabobo , 22 goals)
1998–99
Deportivo Italchacao
Unión Atlético Táchira
Estudiantes
Gustavo Fonseca (Internacional Lara, 24 goals)
1999–00
Deportivo Táchira
Deportivo Italchacao
Estudiantes
Juan Enrique García (Caracas , 24 goals)
2000–01
Caracas
Trujillanos
Deportivo Italchacao
Martín Brignani (Estudiantes , 12 goals)
2001–02
Nacional Táchira
Estudiantes
Monagas
Juan Enrique García (Nacional Táchira , 34 goals)
2002–03
Caracas
Maracaibo
Deportivo Italchacao
Juan Enrique García (Monagas /Mineros , 19 goals)
2003–04
Caracas
Deportivo Táchira
Mineros
Juan Enrique García (Mineros , 18 goals)
2004–05
Maracaibo
Caracas
Deportivo Táchira
Daniel Delfino (Carabobo , 19 goals)
2005–06
Caracas
Maracaibo
Deportivo Táchira
Juan Enrique García (Deportivo Táchira , 21 goals)
2006–07
Caracas
Maracaibo
Mineros
Robinson Rentería (Trujillanos , 19 goals)
2007–08
Deportivo Táchira
Caracas
Deportivo Anzoátegui
Alexander Rondon (Deportivo Anzoátegui , 19 goals)
2008–09
Caracas
Deportivo Italia
Deportivo Táchira
Daniel Arismendi (Maracaibo /Deportivo Táchira , 17 goals) Heatklif Castillo (Aragua , 17 goals)
2009–10
Caracas
Deportivo Táchira
Deportivo Italia
Norman Cabrera (Atlético El Vigía , 20 goals)
2010–11
Deportivo Táchira
Zamora
Caracas
Daniel Arismendi (Deportivo Anzoátegui , 20 goals)
2011–12
Deportivo Lara
Caracas
Deportivo Anzoátegui
Rafael Castellín (Deportivo Lara , 21 goals)
2012–13
Zamora
Deportivo Anzoátegui
Caracas
Gabriel Torres (Zamora , 19 goals)
2013–14
Zamora
Mineros
Deportivo Táchira
Juan Falcón (Zamora , 19 goals)
2014–15
Deportivo Táchira
Trujillanos
Caracas
Edwin Aguilar (Deportivo Anzoategui , 23 goals)
2015
Zamora
La Guaira
Mineros
Manuel Arteaga (Zulia , 17 goals)
2016
Zamora
Zulia
Carabobo
Gabriel Torres (Zamora , 22 goals)
2017
Monagas
Deportivo Lara
Carabobo
Anthony Blondell (Monagas , 24 goals)
Titles by club
Club
Winners
Runners-Up
Winning years
Runners-Up years
Caracas
11
3
1991–92 , 1993–94 , 1994–95 , 1996–97 , 2000–01 , 2002–03 , 2003–04 , 2005–06 , 2006–07 , 2008–09 , 2009–10
2004–05 , 2007–08 , 2011–12
Deportivo Táchira
8
8
1979 , 1981 , 1984 , 1986 , 1999–00 , 2007–08 , 2010–11 , 2014–15
1982 , 1985 , 1986–87 , 1987–88 , 1989–90 , 1998–99 , 2003–04 , 2009–10
Deportivo Italia
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
Galicia
4
5
1964 , 1969 , 1970 , 1974
1967 , 1972 , 1978 , 1979
Portugués
4
2
1958 , 1960 , 1962 , 1967
1959 , 1963
Marítimo
4
1
1986–87 , 1987–88 , 1989–90 , 1992–93
1990–91
Zamora
4
1
2012–13 , 2013–14 , 2015 , 2016
2010–11
Estudiantes
2
6
1980 , 1985
1975 , 1976 , 1977 , 1981 , 1986 , 1997–98 , 2001–02
U. de Los Andes
2
0
1983 , 1990–91
—
Maracaibo
1
3
2004–05
2002–03 , 2005–06 , 2006–07
Minervén
1
3
1995–96
1991–92 , 1992–93 , 1994–95
Español
1
2
1959
1958 , 1960
Mineros
1
2
1988–89
1995–96 , 2013–14
Valencia
1
2
1971
1969 , 1973
Atlético Zulia
1
1
1997–98
1996–97
Deportivo Lara
1
1
2011–12
2017
Universidad Central
1
1
1957
1962
Canarias
1
0
1968
—
Lara
1
0
1965
—
Monagas
1
0
2017
—
Nacional Táchira
1
0
2001–02
—
San Cristóbal
1
0
1982
—
See also
References
External links
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