2016 Venezuelan Primera División season

Liga Movistar
Season	2016
Relegated	Ureña Llaneros Petare Estudiantes de Caracas
2017 Copa Libertadores	Zamora Zulia Carabobo
2016 Copa Sudamericana	Deportivo Anzoátegui
2017 Copa Sudamericana	Estudiantes de Caracas (cup runner-up) Deportivo Táchira Caracas Deportivo Anzoátegui
← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Primera División season is the 35th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league.

Teams

Caracas

Deportivo JBL

Ureña

Caracas teams:
Caracas
Petare
Deportivo La Guaira
Atlético Venezuela
Estudiantes (C)

Locations of the 2016 Primera División teams

Team	City	Stadium
Aragua	Maracay	Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Atlético Venezuela	Caracas	Brígido Iriarte
Carabobo	Valencia	Misael Delgado
Caracas	Caracas	Olímpico de la UCV Cocodrilos Sports Park^a
Deportivo Anzoátegui	Puerto La Cruz	José Antonio Anzoátegui
Deportivo JBL	Maracaibo	José "Pachencho" Romero
Deportivo La Guaira	Caracas	Olímpico de la UCV Metropolitano de Barquisimeto^a
Deportivo Lara	Barquisimeto	Metropolitano de Barquisimeto
Deportivo Táchira	San Cristóbal	Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Estudiantes de Caracas	Caracas	Brígido Iriarte
Estudiantes de Mérida	Mérida	Metropolitano de Mérida
Llaneros	Guanare	Rafael Calles Pinto
Mineros	Ciudad Guayana	Polideportivo Cachamay
Monagas	Maturín	Monumental de Maturín
Petare	Caracas	Olímpico de la UCV Cocodrilos Sports Park^a
Portuguesa	Acarigua	General José Antonio Paez
Trujillanos	Valera	José Alberto Pérez
Ureña	Ureña	Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Zamora	Barinas	Agustín Tovar
Zulia	Maracaibo	José "Pachencho" Romero

a: Used for most of the Torneo Clausura as home stadium due to remodeling works at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV.

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura was the first tournament of the season. It began in January 2016 and ended in May 2016.

Standings


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Zamora	19	12	4	3	39	18	+21	40	Quarterfinals
2	Deportivo Táchira	19	11	5	3	27	13	+14	38
3	Deportivo Anzoátegui	19	8	8	3	25	23	+2	32
4	Mineros	19	8	6	5	38	27	+11	30
5	Caracas	19	7	9	3	23	15	+8	30
6	Deportivo La Guaira	19	8	6	5	28	22	+6	30
7	Aragua	19	7	8	4	27	22	+5	29
8	Trujillanos	19	7	8	4	22	17	+5	29
9	Zulia	19	7	7	5	25	21	+4	28
10	Carabobo	19	7	6	6	27	22	+5	27
11	Deportivo Lara	19	7	5	7	25	22	+3	26
12	Deportivo JBL	19	8	2	9	23	20	+3	26
13	Ureña	19	6	5	8	20	25	−5	23
14	Estudiantes de Mérida	19	7	1	11	20	35	−15	22
15	Portuguesa	19	3	10	6	17	21	−4	19
16	Atlético Venezuela	19	4	7	8	22	28	−6	19
17	Monagas	19	4	5	10	15	31	−16	17
18	Llaneros	19	3	7	9	12	25	−13	16
19	Petare	19	3	6	10	11	24	−13	15
20	Estudiantes de Caracas	19	2	7	10	19	34	−15	13

Updated to games played on 7 May 2016.
Source: FVF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home \ Away^[1]	ARA	AVE	CBO	CRC	DAN	JBL	DLG	DLA	DTA	ECA	EME	LLA	MGU	MON	PET	POR	TRU	URE	ZAM	ZUL
Aragua		3–3	2–2			0–2	1–0	2–0	2–0					0–0					2–2
Atlético Venezuela				0–0	0–1		1–2			0–0	2–1		1–1		1–0			1–2	2–2
Carabobo		2–1		1–0	2–0		1–1			3–0	2–1		0–1	4–0		0–0			3–2
Caracas	1–0				1–1					2–0	2–3		2–2		2–1		1–1	2–1		1–0
Deportivo Anzoátegui	2–2					1–0		2–1	1–1			3–1			1–1	1–0	1–1	0–0		2–2
Deportivo JBL		4–1	3–1	2–1			2–1			2–2	1–2		0–1	1–0		0–0			1–2
Deportivo La Guaira				0–0	1–1					2–1	3–1		2–1		3–1		2–0	1–1		3–2
Deportivo Lara		3–0	3–2	1–1		2–1	2–1			4–1			1–3	2–0		1–1			3–1
Deportivo Táchira		2–1	1–1	1–1		1–0	2–1	0–0					1–0	3–0		1–1			1–2
Estudiantes de Caracas	2–3				2–3				0–1		3–2	1–1			2–2	1–0	1–1	1–3		0–2
Estudiantes de Mérida	1–0				1–2			2–1	1–4			1–0			1–0	1–2	0–1	2–1		0–2
Llaneros	1–1	0–3	2–0	0–1		1–0	1–1	1–0	0–2					0–1					0–0
Mineros	1–2				4–1					1–1	0–0	5–2			6–1	1–1	2–3	4–3		2–2
Monagas		2–3		0–4	0–2		1–3			0–0	4–0		1–3		1–0				0–3
Petare	0–1		1–1			1–0		0–0	0–1			1–0				0–3	0–0	2–0		0–0
Portuguesa	2–2	2–1		0–0			1–1					2–2		0–0			0–3	0–2	1–2	1–2
Trujillanos	1–1	0–0	1–1			1–2		1–0	1–0			3–0		1–1						2–1
Ureña	0–2		2–1			2–1		0–0	0–2			0–0		0–2			1–0			1–1
Zamora				1–1	3–0		2–0			2–1	5–0		3–0		1–0		3–1	3–1
Zulia	2–1	1–1	1–0			0–1		3–1	1–3			0–0		2–2					1–0

Updated to games played on 7 May 2016.
Source: Soccerway
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout bracket

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals

1	Zamora (a)	3	0	3
8	Trujillanos	2	1	3
8	Trujillanos	2	1	3	1	Zamora	2	2	4
					1	Zamora	2	2	4
					5	Caracas	0	0	0
4	Deportivo La Guaira	1	0	1	5	Caracas	0	0	0
4	Deportivo La Guaira	1	0	1
5	Caracas	2	1	3
5	Caracas	2	1	3						1	Zamora	1	3	4
										1	Zamora	1	3	4
										3	Deportivo Anzoátegui	1	1	2
3	Deportivo Anzoátegui	1	3	4						3	Deportivo Anzoátegui	1	1	2
3	Deportivo Anzoátegui	1	3	4
6	Mineros	0	1	1
6	Mineros	0	1	1	3	Deportivo Anzoátegui	1	6	7
					3	Deportivo Anzoátegui	1	6	7
					7	Aragua	1	0	1
2	Deportivo Táchira	0	2	2	7	Aragua	1	0	1
2	Deportivo Táchira	0	2	2
7	Aragua	1	2	3

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Club	Goals
1	Gabriel Torres	Zamora	15
2	Johan Arrieche	Mineros	11
3	Richard Blanco	Mineros	8
	Miguel Camargo	Mineros	8
	Juan García	Estudiantes de Caracas	8
	Aquiles Ocanto	Carabobo	8
	Víctor Rentería	Ureña	8
	José Miguel Reyes	Deportivo Táchira	8

Source: Soccerway

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura will be the second tournament of the season. It began in July 2016 and will end in December 2016.

Standings


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Carabobo	19	13	3	3	37	15	+22	42	Quarterfinals
2	Atlético Venezuela	19	10	5	4	29	18	+11	35
3	Monagas	19	10	3	6	33	23	+10	33
4	Caracas	19	8	7	4	36	19	+17	31
5	Deportivo La Guaira	19	8	6	5	29	19	+10	30
6	Deportivo Táchira	19	9	3	7	22	26	−4	30
7	Zulia	19	7	8	4	30	21	+9	29
8	Deportivo Lara	19	9	2	8	21	21	0	29
9	Deportivo Anzoátegui	19	9	2	8	25	25	0	29
10	Estudiantes de Mérida	19	8	4	7	21	25	−4	28
11	Zamora	19	8	3	8	29	20	+9	27
12	Portuguesa	19	5	9	5	23	20	+3	24
13	Aragua	19	6	4	9	21	27	−6	22
14	Mineros	19	4	9	6	23	25	−2	21
15	Deportivo JBL	19	5	5	9	20	19	+1	20
16	Trujillanos	19	4	7	8	23	32	−9	19
17	Llaneros	19	4	6	9	19	33	−14	18
18	Estudiantes de Caracas	19	5	3	11	13	32	−19	18
19	Ureña	19	4	6	9	21	41	−20	18
20	Petare	19	4	5	10	15	29	−14	17

Updated to games played on 23 October 2016.
Source: FVF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home \ Away^[1]	ARA	AVE	CBO	CRC	DAN	JBL	DLG	DLA	DTA	ECA	EME	LLA	MGU	MON	PET	POR	TRU	URE	ZAM	ZUL
Aragua				2–1	0–1					2–2	1–0	4–1	2–4		1–1	0–0	2–0	1–0		2–3
Atlético Venezuela	1–2		1–0			2–1		3–2	3–0			1–0		1–2		2–0	1–1			2–1
Carabobo	4–1					2–0		1–0	3–0			3–1			2–1		1–0	1–1		4–2
Caracas		1–1	3–3			0–2	2–0	0–0	3–0			3–0		4–1		1–1			0–0
Deportivo Anzoátegui		1–0	0–3	1–3			0–1			2–0	1–1		2–0	2–1					2–1
Deportivo JBL	0–0				1–2			0–1	0–1			0–0			3–0		3–0	3–0		0–0
Deportivo La Guaira	1–0	3–3	1–0			1–0		1–2	2–1			2–0		0–2		0–0			1–1
Deportivo Lara	1–0				1–0				0–2		1–0	4–1			0–2		1–2	1–2		1–0
Deportivo Táchira	2–0				2–0					1–0	0–0	2–0			2–0		3–2	2–1		1–1
Estudiantes de Caracas		1–1	1–1	1–0		1–0	0–4	0–1					1–0	0–2					0–1
Estudiantes de Mérida		1–0	0–2	2–5		2–1	2–1			4–1			1–0	0–1					1–0
Llaneros					1–0					4–0	2–0		1–1		2–1	1–1	1–1	2–2		1–1
Mineros		1–2	1–2	1–0		4–2	2–2	3–1	1–1					1–1					1–4
Monagas	2–1		0–3			1–1		1–1	4–0			6–1				2–1	2–1	4–1		0–1
Petare		0–3		0–2	1–3		1–0			0–1	0–0		0–0	2–1					3–2
Portuguesa			2–1		3–2	1–1		1–2	3–1	4–1	2–2		0–0		2–0
Trujillanos				1–5	1–1		2–2			2–3	1–3		0–0		1–1	3–2		2–0	2–0
Ureña		1–1		1–1	1–5		0–6			2–0	1–2		2–2		2–0	0–0			2–7
Zamora	3–0	0–1	0–1			1–2		2–1	3–1			1–0		2–0		0–0				1–2
Zulia				2–2	4–0		1–1			1–0	5–0		1–1		2–2	1–0	1–1	1–2

Updated to games played on 23 October 2016.
Source: Soccerway
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout bracket

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals

2	Atlético Venezuela	3	0	3
7	Deportivo Lara	0	1	1
7	Deportivo Lara	0	1	1	2	Atlético Venezuela	0	2	2
					2	Atlético Venezuela	0	2	2
					6	Deportivo Táchira	3	0	3
3	Monagas	1	1	2	6	Deportivo Táchira	3	0	3
3	Monagas	1	1	2
6	Deportivo Táchira	2	1	3
6	Deportivo Táchira	2	1	3						6	Deportivo Táchira	0	2	2 (6)
										6	Deportivo Táchira	0	2	2 (6)
										8	Zulia (p)	2	0	2 (7)
4	Caracas	2	1	3						8	Zulia (p)	2	0	2 (7)
4	Caracas	2	1	3
5	Deportivo La Guaira	0	0	0
5	Deportivo La Guaira	0	0	0	4	Caracas	0	1	1
					4	Caracas	0	1	1
					8	Zulia	1	2	3
1	Carabobo	0	0	0	8	Zulia	1	2	3
1	Carabobo	0	0	0
8	Zulia	3	0	3

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Club	Goals
1	Edder Farías	Caracas	12
2	Armando Maita	Monagas	10
3	Christian Novoa	Carabobo	9
3	Jefferson Savarino	Zulia	9
4	Richard Blanco	Zamora	8
	Reiner Castro	Caracas	8
	Joel Infante	Atlético Venezuela	8
	Charlis Ortiz	Deportivo Anzoátegui	8
	Luz Rodríguez	Estudiantes de Mérida	8

Source: Soccerway

Serie Final

Zamora v Zulia

4 December 2016

Zamora	v	Zulia

Estadio Agustín Tovar, Barinas

Zulia v Zamora

11 December 2016

Zulia	v	Zamora

Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo

Aggregate table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Carabobo (Q)	38	20	9	9	64	37	+27	69	2017 Copa Libertadores First Stage
2	Deportivo Táchira (Q)	38	20	8	10	49	39	+10	68	2017 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
3	Zamora (Q)	38	20	7	11	68	38	+30	67	2017 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
4	Caracas (Q)	38	15	16	7	59	34	+25	61	2017 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
5	Deportivo Anzoátegui (Q)	38	17	10	11	50	48	+2	61	2016 Copa Sudamericana First Stage and 2017 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
6	Deportivo La Guaira	38	16	12	10	57	41	+16	60
7	Zulia (Q)	38	14	15	9	55	42	+13	57	2017 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
8	Deportivo Lara	38	16	7	15	46	43	+3	55
9	Atlético Venezuela	38	14	12	12	51	46	+5	54
10	Mineros	38	12	15	11	61	52	+9	51
11	Aragua	38	13	12	13	48	49	−1	51
12	Monagas	38	14	8	16	48	54	−6	50
13	Estudiantes de Mérida	38	15	5	18	41	60	−19	50
14	Trujillanos	38	11	15	12	45	49	−4	48
15	Deportivo JBL	38	13	7	18	43	39	+4	46
16	Portuguesa	38	8	19	11	40	41	−1	43
17	Ureña (R)	38	10	11	17	41	66	−25	41	Relegation to Venezuelan Segunda División
18	Llaneros (R)	38	7	13	18	31	58	−27	34
19	Petare (R)	38	7	11	20	26	53	−27	32
20	Estudiantes de Caracas (R)	38	7	10	21	32	66	–34	31	2017 Copa Sudamericana First Stage ¹
20	Estudiantes de Caracas (R)	38	7	10	21	32	66	–34	31	Relegation to Venezuelan Segunda División

Updated to games played on 23 October 2016.
Source: FVF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
¹ Estudiantes de Caracas are qualified for the 2017 Copa Sudamericana as Copa Venezuela runners-up.

External links

Official website of the Venezuelan Football Federation (Spanish)
- Season regulations (Spanish)

Copa Movistar

Current teams	Aragua Atlético Venezuela Carabobo Caracas Deportivo Anzoátegui Deportivo Lara Deportivo Táchira Estudiantes de Caracas Estudiantes de Mérida JBL del Zulia La Guaira Llaneros Mineros Monagas Petare Portuguesa Trujillanos Ureña Zamora Zulia

Seasons	1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015 2016

2016 in South American football (CONMEBOL)

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Domestic leagues	Argentina (2016, 2016–17) Bolivia (2015–16, 2016–17) Brazil Chile (2015–16, 2016–17) Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay (2015–16, 2016) Venezuela

Domestic cups	Argentina (2015–16, 2016–17) Brazil Chile Colombia Venezuela

CONMEBOL competitions	Copa Libertadores (first stage, second stage, final stages, finals) Copa Sudamericana (elimination stages, final stages, finals) Recopa Sudamericana Suruga Bank Championship Copa Libertadores Femenina

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