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2017 Venezuelan Primera División season

The 2017 Primera División season was the 36th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league. Zamora were the defending champions, but did not qualify to the Serie Final, after being eliminated by Monagas in the quarter-finals of the Torneo Apertura and by Deportivo Lara in the quarter-finals of the Torneo Clausura.

Venezuelan Primera División
Season2017
ChampionsMonagas (1st title)
RelegatedDeportivo JBL
Atlético Socopó
Copa LibertadoresMonagas
Deportivo Lara
Carabobo
Deportivo Táchira
Copa SudamericanaMineros
Caracas
Estudiantes de Mérida
Zamora
Matches played336
Goals scored810 (2.41 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Edder Farías
(13 goals)
Clausura:
Anthony Blondell
(13 goals)
Season:
Anthony Blondell
(24 goals)
Biggest home winDeportivo Lara 6–0 Portuguesa
27 February 2017
Biggest away winMetropolitanos 0–5 Carabobo
21 May 2017
Highest scoringMineros 4–4 Anzoátegui
16 April 2017
Deportivo Lara 6–2 Zamora
11 November 2017
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Monagas were the champions, defeating Deportivo Lara in the Serie Final, 2–1 on aggregate.

Teams edit

Stadia and locations edit

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Locations of the 2017 Primera División teams
Relegated to 2017 Segunda División
17 Ureña
18 Llaneros
19 Petare
20 Estudiantes de Caracas
Promoted to 2017 Primera División
1 Metropolitanos
2 Atlético Socopó
Team City Stadium Capacity
Aragua Maracay Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez 14,000
Atlético Socopó Socopó Rogelio Matos 7,500
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 JBL Maracaibo José "Pachencho" Romero 40,800
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 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
Trujillanosa Valera José Alberto Pérez 25,000
Zamora Barinas Agustín Tovar 29,800
Zulia Maracaibo José "Pachencho" Romero 40,800

a Trujillanos played the matchday 11 of the Torneo Clausura (against Deportivo Lara) at the Estadio José Pachencho Romero in Maracaibo, after the Estadio José Alberto Pérez in Valera was suspended due to crowd disturbances in the Copa Venezuela round of 16 second leg against Zulia.[1]

Personnel and kits edit

Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsor
Aragua   José Manuel Rey   New Arrival Gobierno Bolivariano de Aragua
Atlético Socopó   Fernando Capobianco   Kiukak Servical
Atlético Venezuela   Alex Pallarés   Adidas FERRYJET
Carabobo   Wilson Gutiérrez   Adidas None
Caracas   Noel Sanvicente   Adidas Maltín Polar
Deportivo Anzoátegui   Charles López   Academia Sport Wear Gobierno Bolivariano de Anzoátegui
Deportivo JBL   Frank Flores   JBL Sports SHIMGE
Deportivo La Guaira   Pedro Depablos   Adidas Traki
Deportivo Lara   Leonardo González   Adidas Brijot
Deportivo Táchira   Francesco Stifano   Adidas SIMMONDS EQUIPMENTS
Estudiantes de Mérida   José Nabor Gavidia   Puma Arand Supplies
Metropolitanos   Daniel de Oliveira   Joma Seguros Venezuela
Mineros   Juan Tolisano   Sport Jugados Gobernación de Bolívar
Monagas   Jhonny Ferreira   Adidas Banplus
Portuguesa   Carlos Moreno   Mundo Creativo Alivenza
Trujillanos   Horacio Matuszyczk   Kiukak SUCASA
Zamora   Alí Cañas   Uhlsport PDVSA
Zulia   Carlos Maldonado   Uhlsport PDVSA

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Portuguesa   Horacio Matuszyczk Sacked 22 February[2] 16th   Carlos Moreno 24 February[3]
Trujillanos   Darío Martínez Sacked 21 February[4] 17th   Cristian Ferlauto 21 February[5]
Atlético Socopó   Giovanny Pérez Sacked 26 March[6] 17th   Alberto Valencia 6 April[7]
Estudiantes de Mérida   Juan Cruz Real Resigned 3 April[8] 15th   José Nabor Gavidia 4 April[9]
Deportivo JBL   Frank Flores Mutual consent 7 April[10] 17th   José Cortina Henríquez 12 April[11]
Atlético Venezuela   Ignacio González Mutual consent 29 May[12] 11th   Alex Pallarés 30 May[13]
Deportivo Anzoátegui   Nicolás Larcamón Signed by Deportes Antofagasta 12 June 4th, QF   Charles López 8 July
Zamora   Francesco Stifano Resigned 15 June[14] 3rd, QF   Luis Vera 20 June[15]
Torneo Clausura
Deportivo La Guaira   Eduardo Saragó Mutual consent 7 July[16] Pre-season   Pedro Depablos 8 July[17]
Deportivo JBL   José Cortina Henríquez Sacked 13 July Pre-season   Juan Escobar 13 July[18]
Zulia   Daniel Farías Signed by The Strongest 15 August[19] 15th   Miguelángel Acosta 15 August[19]
Zulia   Miguelángel Acosta End of caretaker spell 18 August[20] 13th   Carlos Maldonado 18 August[20]
Zamora   Luis Vera Sacked 22 August[21] 18th   Alí Cañas 23 August[22]
Deportivo JBL   Juan Escobar Sacked 28 August[23] 12th   Frank Flores 28 August[23]
Trujillanos   Cristian Ferlauto Mutual consent 11 September[24] 17th   Horacio Matuszyczk 11 September[25]
Atlético Socopó   Alberto Valencia Sacked 18 September[26] 16th   Fernando Capobianco 18 September[27]
Deportivo Táchira   Santiago Escobar Mutual consent 11 October[28] 9th   Francesco Stifano 11 October[29]
Metropolitanos   Rafael Santana Mutual consent 3 November[30] 9th   Daniel de Oliveira 4 November[31]
Carabobo   Julio César Baldivieso Sacked 3 December[32] 3rd, SF   Wilson Gutiérrez 14 December[33]
Aragua   Antonio Franco Sacked 11 December[34] 17th   José Manuel Rey 12 December[35]

Torneo Apertura edit

The Torneo Apertura was the first tournament of the season. The regular season started on 28 January and finished on 21 May 2017.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Táchira 17 10 6 1 30 15 +15 36 Advance to knockout stage
2 Carabobo 17 10 5 2 36 12 +24 35
3 Zamora 17 8 6 3 26 14 +12 30
4 Deportivo Anzoátegui 17 7 7 3 23 13 +10 28
5 Caracas 17 7 7 3 27 19 +8 28
6 Monagas 17 6 8 3 27 19 +8 26
7 Aragua 17 6 7 4 22 18 +4 25
8 Deportivo La Guaira 17 6 5 6 23 17 +6 23
9 Zulia 17 7 2 8 28 35 −7 23
10 Mineros 17 6 4 7 30 36 −6 22
11 Atlético Venezuela 17 6 3 8 22 27 −5 21
12 Deportivo Lara 17 5 4 8 22 24 −2 19
13 Trujillanos 17 4 7 6 17 21 −4 19
14 Estudiantes de Mérida 17 4 6 7 16 21 −5 18
15 Portuguesa 17 2 10 5 13 27 −14 16
16 Metropolitanos 17 4 3 10 14 32 −18 15
17 Deportivo JBL 17 4 2 11 17 31 −14 14
18 Atlético Socopó 17 3 4 10 15 27 −12 13
Source: Soccerway, FVF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head match; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored.

Results edit

Home \ Away ARA SOC AVE CBO CAR ANZ JBL DLG LAR TAC ESM MET MIN MON POR TRU ZAM ZUL
Aragua — 1–1 — — 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 — — — — 0–0 1–1 — — 5–0
Atlético Socopó — — 1–2 — — 1–1 2–2 — — 1–2 0–2 3–2 — 0–2 — — — 2–1
Atlético Venezuela 1–0 — — — — 1–3 2–1 — — 1–2 — 0–0 3–0[a] 1–1 — 1–2 — —
Carabobo 3–0 3–1 1–0 — 1–2 — — — 2–1 — — — 4–0 — 0–0 — 0–0 —
Caracas — 0–0 3–1 — — 2–2 4–1 1–0 — — — — 1–1 — — 4–0 1–1 —
Deportivo Anzoátegui — — — 0–0 — — — 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 0–1 — — 0–0 — 2–0 1–2
Deportivo JBL — — — 0–4 — 0–1 — 1–0 — 1–2 1–1 2–1 — 2–1 — — — 1–3
Deportivo La Guaira — 4–1 2–1 0–1 — — — — 0–0 — 1–0 4–0 3–1 — 1–1 — 0–0 —
Deportivo Lara — 1–0 2–3 — 1–3 0–2 1–0 — — — — 2–0 — — 6–0 1–1 1–0 —
Deportivo Táchira 2–1 — — 1–0 2–0 — — 2–2 4–1 — — — 2–4 — 1–1 — 0–0 —
Estudiantes de Mérida 1–1 — 1–1 2–3 1–2 — — — 2–1 1–4 — — 2–0 0–0 — 0–0 — —
Metropolitanos 0–2 — — 0–5 1–1 — — — — 0–1 3–1 — — — 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–0
Mineros 3–3 1–0 — — — 4–4 2–0 — 2–1 — — 2–1 — — 0–3[b] 4–1 — —
Monagas — — — 3–3 1–1 1–0 — 1–1 2–0 1–1 — 4–1 4–3 — — — — 3–4
Portuguesa — 1–0 1–3 — 1–1 — 0–3 — — — 0–0 — — 0–2 — 0–0 — 1–1
Trujillanos 0–1 1–2 — 1–1 — 0–2 4–1 2–1 — 0–0 — — — 0–0 — — — 3–0
Zamora 3–1 1–0 4–0 — — — 2–1 — — — 1–0 — 1–1 2–1 6–1 2–2 — —
Zulia — — 3–1 1–5 3–0 — — 1–3 2–2 0–3[c] 1–2 — 3–2 — — — 3–0 —
Source: Asociación FUTVE
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ Match awarded 3–0 to Atlético Venezuela due to Mineros fielding the ineligible player Ángelo Peña. The original result was a 2–1 win for Atlético Venezuela.[36]
  2. ^ Match awarded 3–0 to Portuguesa due to Mineros fielding the ineligible player Ángelo Peña. The original result was a 1–0 win for Mineros.[36]
  3. ^ Match awarded 3–0 to Deportivo Táchira due to Zulia fielding four foreign players at the same time. The original result was a 2–0 win for Zulia.[37]

Knockout stage edit

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
4 Deportivo Anzoátegui 0 0 0
5 Caracas 1 0 1
5 Caracas (p) 2 1 3 (4)
8 Deportivo La Guaira 1 2 3 (3)
1 Deportivo Táchira 2 2 4
8 Deportivo La Guaira 3 2 5
5 Caracas 0 2 2
6 Monagas (a) 1 1 2
2 Carabobo 0 2 2
7 Aragua 1 0 1
2 Carabobo 0 1 1
6 Monagas (a) 0 1 1
3 Zamora 1 1 2
6 Monagas 3 3 6

Quarter-finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo La Guaira 5–4 Deportivo Táchira 3–2 2–2
Caracas 1–0 Deportivo Anzoátegui 1–0 0–0
Aragua 1–2 Carabobo 1–0 0–2
Monagas 6–2 Zamora 3–1 3–1
First leg edit
26 May 2017 Caracas 1–0 Deportivo Anzoátegui Caracas
15:00 E. Hernández   48' Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 2,708
Referee: Ángel Arteaga
27 May 2017 Deportivo La Guaira 3–2 Deportivo Táchira Caracas
17:00 Aguilar   14'
D. González   66'
Azócar   78'		 Report Ramírez   39'
Benítez   72'		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 3,847
Referee: Orlando Bracamonte
29 May 2017 Monagas 3–1 Zamora Maturín
19:00 L. González   10'
Blondell   58', 69'		 Report Luis Vargas   37' Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 6,137
Referee: Juan Soto
4 June 2017 Aragua 1–0 Carabobo Acarigua
15:30 O. García   29' Report Stadium: José Antonio Páez
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 28 May 2017 at Estadio Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez in Maracay, was suspended due to crowd disturbance.
Second leg edit
10 June 2017 Zamora1–3
(2–6 agg.)		 Monagas Barinas
19:00 Clarke   6' (pen.) Report L. González   71' (pen.)
Febles   79'
Blondell   83'		 Stadium: Agustín Tovar
Attendance: 2,962
Referee: Marlón Escalante
11 June 2017 Deportivo Táchira2–2
(4–5 agg.)		 Deportivo La Guaira San Cristóbal
17:00 J. R. Reyes   10'
J. González   64'		 Report Valoyes   26'
Meleán   82'		 Stadium: Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Attendance: 9,650
Referee: Edixon España
11 June 2017 Carabobo 2–0
(2–1 agg.)		AraguaValencia
19:30 Cova   15'
Tobar   38' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Misael Delgado
Attendance: 2,743
Referee: Eduardo Mármol
12 June 2017 Deportivo Anzoátegui0–0
(0–1 agg.)		 Caracas Puerto La Cruz
15:30 Report Stadium: José Antonio Anzoátegui
Attendance: 2,875
Referee: Randy Lugo

Semi-finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo La Guaira 3–3 (3–4 p) Caracas 1–2 2–1
Monagas 1–1 (a) Carabobo 0–0 1–1
First leg edit
17 June 2017 Deportivo La Guaira 1–2 Caracas Caracas
17:30 D. González   8' Report Farías   32' (pen.)
Castro   71'		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 7,246
Referee: José Argote
17 June 2017 Monagas 0–0 Carabobo Maturín
20:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 16,357
Referee: Kevin Sánchez
Second leg edit
21 June 2017 Caracas 1–2
(3–3 agg.)
(4–3 p)		Deportivo La GuairaCaracas
17:00 Farías   82' Report D. González   21'
Valoyes   50' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 3,211
Referee: José Luis Hoyo
Penalties
Castro  
Arrieta  
E. Pernía  
Rosa  
Farías  		   Aguilar
  La Mantía
  Cásseres
  Azócar
  Tucker
21 June 2017 Carabobo1–1
(1–1 agg.)		Monagas (a)Valencia
19:30 Bandillo   42' Report Febles   3' Stadium: Misael Delgado
Attendance: 11,440
Referee: Anderson Tovar

Final edit

Monagas1–0Caracas
Barberi   47' Report
Attendance: 31,235
Referee: Ángel Arteaga
Caracas2–1Monagas
R. Hernández   35'
Farías   57'		 Report Blondell   51'
Attendance: 19,405
Referee: Alexis Herrera

2–2 on aggregate. Monagas won on away goals.

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Edder Farías Caracas 13
2   Víctor Aquino Deportivo Táchira 11
3   Anthony Blondell Monagas 10
4   Juan García Reyes Aragua 9
  Aquiles Ocanto Carabobo
  Jesús Hernández Deportivo Lara
  Luis González Monagas
8   Richard Blanco Mineros 8
  Zamir Valoyes Deportivo La Guaira
  Tommy Tobar Carabobo

Top assists edit

Rank Player Club Assists
1   Yohandry Orozco Zulia 10
2   Aquiles Ocanto Carabobo 7
3   Evelio Hernández Caracas 6
  Zamir Valoyes Deportivo La Guaira
5   Víctor Aquino Deportivo Táchira 5
  Eduard Bello Carabobo
  Richard Blanco Mineros
  Pedro Ramírez Deportivo Táchira

Awards edit

Team of the Tournament edit

The Asociación FUTVE chose the team of the Torneo Apertura. [38]

Position Player Club
GK   Beycker Velásquez Deportivo Anzoátegui
RB   Samuel Barberi Monagas
CB   Lucas Trejo Monagas
CB   Rubert Quijada Caracas
LB   Óscar González Monagas
DM   Ricardo Martins Deportivo Anzoátegui
RM   Luis González Monagas
LM   Yohandry Orozco Zulia
RW   Anthony Blondell Monagas
LW   Aquiles Ocanto Carabobo
CF   Edder Farías Caracas
Coach   Jhonny Ferreira Monagas

Player of the Tournament edit

The best player of Torneo Apertura was Monagas winger Anthony Blondell, chosen by the Asociación FUTVE. [39]

Torneo Clausura edit

The Torneo Clausura was the second tournament of the season. The regular season started on 15 July and finished on 29 October 2017.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Lara 17 10 6 1 25 11 +14 36 Advance to knockout stage
2 Mineros 17 10 4 3 28 12 +16 34
3 Carabobo 17 9 4 4 28 13 +15 31
4 Estudiantes de Mérida 17 7 7 3 21 18 +3 28
5 Monagas 17 8 3 6 23 20 +3 27
6 Caracas 17 8 1 8 20 20 0 25
7 Deportivo La Guaira 17 7 3 7 24 22 +2 24
8 Zamora 17 6 6 5 21 21 0 24
9 Metropolitanos 17 5 8 4 16 15 +1 23
10 Deportivo Táchira 17 6 5 6 18 18 0 23
11 Portuguesa 17 6 4 7 22 19 +3 22
12 Zulia 17 6 3 8 19 21 −2 21
13 Deportivo JBL 17 6 3 8 17 23 −6 21
14 Trujillanos 17 6 3 8 16 24 −8 21
15 Atlético Venezuela 17 3 6 8 17 25 −8 15
16 Atlético Socopó 17 3 5 9 13 25 −12 14
17 Aragua 17 3 5 9 12 24 −12 14
18 Deportivo Anzoátegui[a] 17 2 8 7 12 22 −10 11
Source: Soccerway, FVF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head match; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Deportivo Anzoátegui were deducted 3 points.[40]

Results edit

Home \ Away ARA SOC AVE CBO CAR ANZ JBL DLG LAR TAC ESM MET MIN MON POR TRU ZAM ZUL
Aragua — — 1–2 0–1 — — — — — 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 — — 0–1 1–1 —
Atlético Socopó 2–2 — — 0–1 2–1 — — 2–1 0–2 — — — 0–0 — 1–2 1–2 1–4 —
Atlético Venezuela — 0–1 — 1–3 0–1 — — 4–2 0–2 — 1–1 — — — 1–2 — 1–1 3–1
Carabobo — — — — — 2–0 3–0 1–1 — 0–1 0–0 1–1 — 4–1 — 5–1 — 1–0
Caracas 3–0 — — 2–0 — — — — 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 — 2–0 2–1 — — 2–1
Deportivo Anzoátegui 0–0 0–0 1–1 — 0–2 — 0–1 — 2–2 — — — 1–1 1–1 — 2–1 — —
Deportivo JBL 1–0 1–1 0–0 — 2–0 — — — 0–0 — — — 0–3 — 3–1 0–1 3–1 —
Deportivo La Guaira 1–1 — — — 2–0 2–0 2–1 — — 2–1 — — — 0–0 — 3–0 — 1–2
Deportivo Lara 2–0 — — 0–3 — — — 1–0 — 3–0 3–3 — 0–0 2–0 — — — 2–1
Deportivo Táchira — 0–0 2–0 — — 3–2 4–1 — — — 0–0 1–1 — 1–2 — 2–1 — 0–1
Estudiantes de Mérida — 1–0 — — — 1–0 2–0 1–3 — — — 2–0 — — 0–0 — 0–0 3–1
Metropolitanos — 2–1 1–1 — — 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 — — — 2–1 0–2 — — — —
Mineros — — 3–0 3–2 2–1 — — 1–2 — 0–0 4–1 — — 1–0 — — 3–0 2–1
Monagas 1–0 3–1 2–1 — — — 2–1 — — — 3–1 — — — 4–1 1–1 0–1 —
Portuguesa 4–1 — — 0–0 — 3–0 — 3–0 1–2 0–1 — 0–0 1–2 — — — 2–0 —
Trujillanos — — 1–1 — 3–2 — — — 0–1 — 0–1 1–1 0–2 — 1–0 — 0–2 —
Zamora — — — 2–1 0–1 2–2 — 2–1 1–1 3–1 — 0–2 — — — — — 1–1
Zulia 2–0 3–0 — — — 0–1 2–1 — — — — 0–0 — 2–1 1–1 0–2 — —
Source: Asociación FUTVE
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout stage edit

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
1 Deportivo Lara 1 6 7
8 Zamora 1 2 3
1 Deportivo Lara 0 3 3
5 Monagas 1 0 1
4 Estudiantes de Mérida 1 0 1
5 Monagas 1 1 2
1 Deportivo Lara (p) 0 1 1 (4)
2 Mineros 1 0 1 (3)
2 Mineros 1 2 3
7 Deportivo La Guaira 1 1 2
2 Mineros 0 1 1
3 Carabobo 0 0 0
3 Carabobo 1 2 3
6 Caracas 0 0 0

Quarter-finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zamora 3–7 Deportivo Lara 1–1 2–6
Monagas 2–1 Estudiantes de Mérida 1–1 1–0
Deportivo La Guaira 2–3 Mineros 1–1 1–2
Caracas 0–3 Carabobo 0–1 0–2
First leg edit
4 November 2017 Deportivo La Guaira 1–1 Mineros Caracas
15:00 C. González   33' Report M. Granados   10' (o.g.) Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 3,524
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela
5 November 2017 Caracas 0–1 Carabobo Caracas
15:30 Report Bello   90+2' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 3,450
Referee: José Argote
5 November 2017 Monagas 1–1 Estudiantes de Mérida Maturín
17:45 Blondell   27' Report J. Gómez   64' Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 4,378
Referee: Juan Soto
5 November 2017 Zamora 1–1 Deportivo Lara Barinas
20:00 I. González   33' Report L. Gómez   56' Stadium: Agustín Tovar
Attendance: 3,238
Referee: Marlón Escalante
Second leg edit
11 November 2017 Deportivo Lara 6–2
(7–3 agg.)		ZamoraCabudare
15:30 Caraballo   32', 50'
Sierra   48', 82'
L. Gómez   70', 90+2'		 Report M. González   34'
S. Fernández   76'		 Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Attendance: 5,399
Referee: Ramón Ortega
11 November 2017 Estudiantes de Mérida0–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Monagas Mérida
17:45 Report Trejo   90' Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Attendance: 15,560
Referee: Anderson Tovar
12 November 2017 Mineros 2–1
(3–2 agg.)		Deportivo La GuairaCiudad Guayana
17:00 R. Blanco   9'
Castillo   89'		 Report Arteaga   78' Stadium: Polideportivo Cachamay
Attendance: 6,824
Referee: Francisco López
12 November 2017 Carabobo 2–0
(3–0 agg.)		CaracasValencia
19:15 Núñez   37'
Tobar   53'		 Report Stadium: Misael Delgado
Attendance: 5,958
Referee: José Luis Hoyo

Semi-finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Monagas 1–3 Deportivo Lara 1–0 0–3
Carabobo 0–1 Mineros 0–0 0–1
First leg edit
18 November 2017 Monagas 1–0 Deportivo Lara Maturín
19:00 Blondell   45+1' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 7,872
Referee: José Argote
19 November 2017 Carabobo 0–0 Mineros Valencia
19:00 Report Stadium: Misael Delgado
Attendance: 9,701
Referee: Eduardo Mármol
Second leg edit
25 November 2017 Mineros 1–0
(1–0 agg.)		CaraboboCiudad Guayana
17:00 N. Hernández   25' Report Stadium: Polideportivo Cachamay
Attendance: 14,661
Referee: Ángel Arteaga
26 November 2017 Deportivo Lara 3–0
(3–1 agg.)		MonagasCabudare
15:00 L. Gómez   39', 48'
J. González   90+5'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Attendance: 15,847
Referee: Juan Soto

Final edit

Mineros1–0Deportivo Lara
N. Hernández   68' Report
Attendance: 24,786
Referee: Orlando Bracamonte
Deportivo Lara1–0Mineros
J. González   18' Report
Penalties
Sierra  
J. González  
L. Gómez  
Manzano  
Di Giorgi  
H. Pernía  		 4–3   R. Blanco
  Escobar
  Pol
  Faría
  C. Ortiz
  Castillo
Attendance: 29,184
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela

1–1 on aggregate. Deportivo Lara won 4–3 on penalties.

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Anthony Blondell Monagas 13
2   Tommy Tobar Carabobo 12
3   Lucas Gómez Deportivo Lara 10
4   Carlos Espinoza Estudiantes de Mérida 9
  Gustavo Britos Metropolitanos
6   Jesús González Deportivo Lara 8
  Tulio Etchemaite Portuguesa
8   Manuel Arteaga Deportivo La Guaira 7
  Víctor Aquino Deportivo Táchira
  Fernando Aristeguieta Caracas

Awards edit

Team of the Tournament edit

The Asociación FUTVE chose the team of the Torneo Clausura. [41]

Position Player Club
GK   Carlos Salazar Deportivo Lara
RB   Ángel Faría Mineros
CB   Anthonys Matos Mineros
CB   Henri Pernía Deportivo Lara
LB   Daniel Carrillo Deportivo Lara
CM   Jesús Gómez Estudiantes de Mérida
CM   Carlos Sierra Deportivo Lara
RM   José Caraballo Deportivo Lara
LM   Brayan Hurtado Mineros
CF   Anthony Blondell Monagas
CF   Tommy Tobar Carabobo
Coach   Leonardo González Deportivo Lara

Player of the Tournament edit

The best player of Torneo Clausura was Deportivo Lara goalkeeper Carlos Salazar, chosen by the Asociación FUTVE. [42]

Serie Final edit

The Serie Final is held between the champions of the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura to determine the champions of the season. The draw to determine the order of the legs was held on 4 December 2017.[43]

First leg edit

Monagas0–1Deportivo Lara
Report J. González   35'
Attendance: 23,177
Referee: Alexis Herrera
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Monagas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deportivo Lara
GK 22   Alain Baroja
DF 6   Samuel Barberi
DF 25   Joaquín Lencinas
DF 3   Lucas Trejo (c)
DF 19   Óscar González
MF 8   Javier García
MF 7   Ángel Lezama   77'
MF 21   Vicente Rodríguez   61'
FW 20   Luis Guerra   82'
FW 17   Anthony Blondell   63'
FW 16   Christian Flores
Substitutes:
GK 1   Ángel Hernández
MF 5   Óscar Guillén
MF 23   Agnel Flores
MF 30   Ismael Romero   82'
FW 9   Juan Zárate   77'
FW 18   César Martínez   61'
FW 24   Yohanner García
Manager:
  Jhonny Ferreira
GK 1   Carlos Salazar   78'
DF 2   Leminger Bolívar
DF 26   Giacomo Di Giorgi   27'
DF 4   Leonardo Aponte
DF 27   Daniel Carrillo
MF 15   Ricardo Andreutti (c)
MF 5   Bernaldo Manzano   13'
MF 29   Manuel Godoy
MF 17   Ely Valderrey
FW 9   Lucas Gómez
FW 18   Jesús González   76'
Substitutes:
GK 12   Jesús Padrón
MF 11   Oswaldo Chaurant   27'
MF 14   Carlos Sierra   13'
FW 8   José Reyes
FW 20   José Michelena
FW 23   José Caraballo   76'
FW 76   Freddy Vargas
Manager:
  Leonardo González

Assistant referees:
Jorge Urrego
Jairo Molina
Fourth official:
Adrián Cabello

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Second leg edit

Deportivo Lara0–2Monagas
Report Blondell   36'
Ag. Flores   80'
Attendance: 31,028
Referee: José Argote

Monagas won 2–1 on aggregate.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deportivo Lara
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Monagas
GK 1   Carlos Salazar
DF 2   Leminger Bolívar   83'
DF 4   Leonardo Aponte
DF 13   Henri Pernía (c)
DF 27   Daniel Carrillo   65'
MF 28   Jesús Bueno
MF 23   José Caraballo   45'
MF 14   Carlos Sierra
MF 8   José Reyes   70'
FW 18   Jesús González
FW 9   Lucas Gómez
Substitutes:
GK 12   Jesús Padrón
MF 11   Oswaldo Chaurant   65'
MF 15   Ricardo Andreutti
FW 17   Ely Valderrey   70'
FW 20   José Michelena   83'
FW 29   Manuel Godoy
FW 76   Freddy Vargas
Manager:
  Leonardo González
GK 22   Alain Baroja
DF 15   Edwar Bracho   50'   61'
DF 25   Joaquín Lencinas
DF 3   Lucas Trejo (c)
DF 19   Óscar González   74'
MF 8   Javier García
MF 14   Dáger Palacios   6'   89'
MF 16   Christian Flores
FW 20   Luis Guerra   76'
FW 27   Anthony Blondell   26'
FW 24   Yohanner García   65'
Substitutes:
GK 1   Ángel Hernández
DF 6   Samuel Barberi
MF 7   Ángel Lezama
MF 21   Vicente Rodríguez   89'
MF 23   Agnel Flores   76'
MF 30   Ismael Romero   61'
FW 18   César Martínez
Manager:
  Jhonny Ferreira

Assistant referees:
Carlos López
Luis Sánchez
Fourth official:
Yersinia Correa

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is used to determine the winner.
  • Penalty shoot-out if the tie persists.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.


Primera División
2017 Champions
Monagas
1st title

Aggregate table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Carabobo 34 19 9 6 64 25 +39 66 Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage
2 Deportivo Táchira 34 16 11 7 48 33 +15 59 Qualification to Copa Libertadores first stage
3 Mineros 34 16 8 10 58 48 +10 56 Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage[a]
4 Deportivo Lara 34 15 10 9 47 35 +12 55 Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage
5 Zamora 34 14 12 8 47 36 +11 54 Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage[b]
6 Monagas (C) 34 14 11 9 50 39 +11 53 Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage
7 Caracas 34 15 8 11 48 39 +9 53 Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage[c]
8 Deportivo La Guaira 34 13 8 13 47 39 +8 47
9 Estudiantes de Mérida 34 11 13 10 37 39 −2 46 Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage[d]
10 Zulia 34 13 5 16 47 56 −9 44
11 Trujillanos 34 10 10 14 33 45 −12 40
12 Deportivo Anzoátegui[e] 34 9 15 10 35 35 0 39
13 Aragua 34 9 12 13 34 42 −8 39
14 Portuguesa 34 8 14 12 35 49 −14 38
15 Metropolitanos 34 9 11 14 30 47 −17 38
16 Atlético Venezuela 34 9 9 16 39 52 −13 36
17 Deportivo JBL (R) 34 10 5 19 35 54 −19 35 Relegation to Segunda División
18 Atlético Socopó (R) 34 6 9 19 28 52 −24 27
Source: FVF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Mineros qualified for the Copa Sudamericana first stage as 2017 Copa Venezuela champions.
  2. ^ Zamora qualified for the Copa Sudamericana first stage as aggregate table best team not yet qualified for South American competition.
  3. ^ Caracas qualified for the Copa Sudamericana first stage as Apertura runners-up.
  4. ^ Estudiantes de Mérida qualified for the Copa Sudamericana first stage as Clausura classification table best team not yet qualified for South American competition, since Clausura runners-up Mineros qualified for a higher berth.
  5. ^ Deportivo Anzoátegui were deducted 3 points.[40]

Awards edit

Torneo Apertura edit

Player of the Matchday edit

Day Player Club Reference
12   Jairo Otero Atlético Venezuela [44]
13   Aquiles Ocanto Carabobo [45]
14   Darwin González Deportivo La Guaira [46]
15   Jesús Vargas Estudiantes de Mérida [47]
16   Argenis Gómez Mineros [48]
17   Ricardo Martins Deportivo Anzoátegui [49]

Monthly awards edit

Month Player of the Month Reference
Player Club
April   Aquiles Ocanto Carabobo [50]

Torneo Clausura edit

Player of the Matchday edit

Day Player Club Reference
1   Luz Rodríguez Estudiantes de Mérida [51]
2   Tommy Tobar Carabobo [52]
3   Manuel Arteaga Deportivo La Guaira [53]
4   Anthony Blondell Monagas [54]
6   Gustavo Britos Metropolitanos [55]
7   Brayan Hurtado Mineros [56]
8   Carlos Espinoza Estudiantes de Mérida [57]
9   Richard Blanco Mineros [58]
10   Christian Novoa Carabobo [59]
11   Jhoan Mina Atlético Socopó [60]
14   Anthony Uribe Zamora [61]
15   Tommy Tobar Carabobo [62]
16   Jesús González Deportivo Lara [63]
QF1   Eduard Bello Carabobo [64]
QF2   Jeysen Núñez Carabobo [65]
SF1   Anthony Blondell Monagas [66]
SF2   Lucas Gómez Deportivo Lara [67]

Annual awards edit

Player of the Year edit

The best player of the 2017 season was Monagas forward Anthony Blondell, chosen by the Asociación FUTVE.[68]

Team of the Year edit

The Asociación FUTVE chose the team of the season. [69]

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External links edit

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