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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 and from the season 2007-08 the league will consist of 18 clubs.
Format
The 20 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 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.
Relegation
2013/14 teams
Locations of the 2011–12 Primera División teams
List of Champions
The Primer 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) |
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 |
3 |
1 |
2012–13, 2013–14, 2015 |
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 |
| Universidad Central |
1 |
1 |
1957 |
1962 |
| Canarias |
1 |
0 |
1968 |
— |
| Deportivo Lara |
1 |
0 |
2011–12 |
— |
| Lara |
1 |
0 |
1965 |
— |
| Nacional Táchira |
1 |
0 |
2001–02 |
— |
| San Cristóbal |
1 |
0 |
1982 |
— |
See also
References
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External links
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2015 season
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