2006–07 in Venezuelan football

The following article presents a summary of the 2006-07 football season in Venezuela.

Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament)

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Pos Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 Caracas F.C. 36 18 10 6 2 27 12 +15
2 U.A. Maracaibo 36 18 10 6 2 28 17 +11
3 Mineros de Guayana 27 18 7 6 5 27 24 +3
4 Deportivo Táchira F.C. 25 18 6 7 5 22 19 +3
5 Zamora F.C. 23 18 5 8 5 24 22 +2
6 Portuguesa F.C. 23 18 5 8 5 23 23 0
7 Carabobo F.C. 21 18 4 9 5 17 22 -5
8 Aragua F.C. 19 18 4 7 7 21 24 -3
9 Trujillanos F.C. 14 18 3 5 10 21 31 -10
10 Monagas S.C. 11 18 1 8 9 14 30 -16

Top scorers

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Pos Player Team Goals
1   Robinson Rentería (COL) Trujillanos F.C. 11
2   Wilson Carpintero (COL) Caracas F.C. 9
  Juan Enrique García (VEN) Mineros de Guayana
4   Brian Fuentes (ARG) Zamora F.C. 7
5   Pedro Lucena (VEN) Portuguesa F.C. 6

Torneo Clausura ("Closing" Tournament)

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Pos Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 U.A. Maracaibo 32 18 9 5 4 28 19 +9
2 Caracas F.C. 32 18 8 8 2 25 16 +9
3 Mineros de Guayana 27 18 7 6 5 26 24 +2
4 Zamora F.C. 26 18 7 5 6 24 16 +8
5 Carabobo F.C. 25 18 6 7 5 17 15 +2
6 Monagas S.C. 21 18 5 6 7 13 21 -8
7 Aragua F.C. 20 18 4 8 6 19 22 -3
8 Deportivo Táchira F.C. 19 18 3 10 5 22 25 -3
9 Portuguesa F.C. 19 18 5 4 9 19 26 -7
10 Trujillanos F.C. 17 18 4 5 9 20 27 -7

Top scorers

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Pos Player Team Goals
1   Alex Sinisterra (COL) Zamora F.C. 11
2   Robinson Rentería (COL) Trujillanos F.C. 8
3   Daniel Arismendi (VEN) U.A. Maracaibo 6
  Leonardo Rocha (BRA) Portuguesa F.C.
  Iván Velásquez (COL) Caracas F.C.
  Daniel Delfino (ARG) Carabobo F.C.

"Championship" playoff

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Caracas F.C. and U.A. Maracaibo ended with one championship each at the end of the Apertura and Clausura. Tournament rules establish that a playoff game is required.

U.A. Maracaibo0 – 1Caracas F.C.
Ronald Vargas   64'

Caracas F.C.0 – 0U.A. Maracaibo
Attendance: 12 000
Referee: Luis Márquez
Primera División Venezolana 2006-07 Winners

Caracas F.C.
9th Title

Aggregate Table

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Pos Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff Notes
1. Caracas F.C. 68 36 18 14 4 52 28 +24
2. U.A. Maracaibo 68 36 19 11 6 56 36 +20
3. Mineros de Guayana 54 36 14 12 10 53 48 +5
4. Zamora F.C. 49 36 12 13 11 48 40 +8
5. Carabobo F.C. 46 36 10 16 10 34 37 -3
6. Deportivo Táchira F.C. 44 36 9 17 10 44 44 0
7. Portuguesa F.C. 42 36 10 12 14 42 49 -7
8. Aragua F.C. 39 36 8 15 13 40 46 -6
9. Monagas S.C. 32 36 6 14 16 27 51 -24
10. Trujillanos F.C. 31 36 7 10 19 41 58 -17

Venezuela national team

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This section will cover Venezuela's games from August 16, 2006 until the end of the Copa América 2007.

Date Venue Opponents Score Comp Venezuela scorers Match Report(s)
August 16, 2006 Estadio Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Maracay, Venezuela
  Honduras 0 - 0 F N/A
September 2, 2006 St. Jakob-Park
Basel, Switzerland
   Switzerland 1 - 0 F N/A
September 6, 2006 St. Jakob-Park
Basel, Switzerland
  Austria 0 - 1 F F. de Ornelas   9' N/A
September 27, 2006 Estadio José Pachencho Romero
Maracaibo, Venezuela
  Uruguay 1 - 0 F D. Arismendi   81' N/A
October 18, 2006 Centenario Stadium
Montevideo, Uruguay
  Uruguay 4 - 0 F CONMEBOL
November 15, 2006 Estadio Brígido Iriarte
Caracas, Venezuela
  Guatemala 2 - 1 F J. Villafraz   3'
J. M. Rey   52'
N/A
January 14, 2007 Estadio José Pachencho Romero
Maracaibo, Venezuela
  Sweden 2 - 0 F A. Guerra   17'
D. Arismendi   90'
N/A
February 7, 2007 Estadio José Pachencho Romero
Maracaibo, Venezuela
  Chile 0 - 1 F - CONMEBOL
February 28, 2007 Balboa Stadium
San Diego, California, United States
  Mexico 3 - 0 F - N/A
March 24, 2007 Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida
Mérida, Venezuela
  Cuba 3 - 1 F J. Arango   10'
J. Torrealba   35'
C. Gonzáles   64'
N/A
March 28, 2007 Estadio José Pachencho Romero
Maracaibo, Venezuela
  New Zealand 5 - 0 F R. D. Páez   8'
F. de Ornelas   31'   49'
Miku   85'
N. Rickey   90' (o.g.)
N/A
May 26, 2007 Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida
Mérida, Venezuela
  Honduras 2 - 1 F L. Vielma   18'
D. Arismendi   38'
CONMEBOL
June 1, 2007 Estadio José Pachencho Romero
Maracaibo, Venezuela
  Canada 2 - 2 F A. Cichero   22'
G. Maldonado   24'
CONMEBOL
June 20, 2007 Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
San Cristóbal, Venezuela
  Basque Country 3 - 4 F J. Torrealba   27'
J. Arango   80' (pk)   86'
CONMEBOL
June 26, 2007 Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
San Cristóbal, Venezuela
  Bolivia 2 - 2 CA07 G. Maldonado   20'
R. D. Páez   55'
CONMEBOL
June 30, 2007 Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
San Cristóbal, Venezuela
  Peru 2 - 0 CA07 A. Cichero   49'
D. Arismendi   79'
CONMEBOL
July 3, 2007 Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida
Mérida, Venezuela
  Uruguay 0 - 0 CA07 - CONMEBOL
July 7, 2007 Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
San Cristóbal, Venezuela
  Uruguay 1 - 4 CA07 J. Arango   41' CONMEBOL

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