2016 Venezuelan Primera División season

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Liga Movistar
Season2016
ChampionsZamora (3rd title)
RelegatedUreña
Llaneros
Petare
Estudiantes de Caracas
2017 Copa LibertadoresZamora
Zulia
Carabobo
Deportivo Táchira
2016 Copa SudamericanaDeportivo Anzoátegui
2017 Copa SudamericanaEstudiantes de Caracas (cup runner-up)
Atlético Venezuela
Caracas
Deportivo Anzoátegui
Top goalscorerGabriel Torres
(22 goals)
← 2015
2017 →

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

Teams

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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 Parka
Deportivo Anzoátegui Puerto La Cruz José Antonio Anzoátegui
Deportivo JBL Maracaibo José "Pachencho" Romero
Deportivo La Guaira Caracas Olímpico de la UCV
Metropolitano de Cabudarea
Deportivo Lara Cabudare Metropolitano de Cabudare
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 Parka
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
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 match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: FVF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away ARA AVE CBO CRC DAN JBL DLG LAR 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 match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: Soccerway
Legend: 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
1 Zamora 2 2 4
5 Caracas 0 0 0
4 Deportivo La Guaira 1 0 1
5 Caracas 2 1 3
1 Zamora 1 3 4
3 Deportivo Anzoátegui 1 1 2
3 Deportivo Anzoátegui 1 3 4
6 Mineros 0 1 1
3 Deportivo Anzoátegui 1 6 7
7 Aragua 1 0 1
2 Deportivo Táchira 0 2 2
7 Aragua 1 2 3

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Panama Gabriel Torres Zamora 15
2 Venezuela Johan Arrieche Mineros 11
3 Venezuela Richard Blanco Mineros 8
Panama Miguel Camargo Mineros 8
Venezuela Juan García Estudiantes de Caracas 8
Venezuela Aquiles Ocanto Carabobo 8
Colombia Víctor Rentería Ureña 8
Venezuela 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
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 match(es) played on 23 October 2016. Source: FVF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away ARA AVE CBO CRC DAN JBL DLG LAR 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 match(es) played on 23 October 2016. Source: Soccerway
Legend: 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
2 Atlético Venezuela 0 2 2
6 Deportivo Táchira 3 0 3
3 Monagas 1 1 2
6 Deportivo Táchira 2 1 3
6 Deportivo Táchira 0 2 2 (6)
8 Zulia (p) 2 0 2 (7)
4 Caracas 2 1 3
5 Deportivo La Guaira 0 0 0
4 Caracas 0 1 1
8 Zulia 1 2 3
1 Carabobo 0 0 0
8 Zulia 3 0 3

Top goalscorers

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

Source: Soccerway

Serie Final

Zamora2–1Zulia
Martínez 39'
Osorio 55'		 Report Guaycochea 8'
Attendance: 15,580[1]
Referee: Alexis Herrera
Zulia1–2Zamora
Unrein 18' Report Blanco 51'
Martínez 59'
Attendance: 37,674[2]
Referee: Juan Soto

Zamora won 4–2 on aggregate.

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Carabobo 38 20 9 9 64 37 +27 69 2017 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Deportivo Táchira 38 20 8 10 49 39 +10 68 2017 Copa Libertadores First Stage
3 Zamora (C) 38 20 7 11 68 38 +30 67 2017 Copa Libertadores Group Stage
4 Caracas 38 15 16 7 59 34 +25 61 2017 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
5 Deportivo Anzoátegui 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 38 14 15 9 55 42 +13 57 2017 Copa Libertadores Group Stage
8 Deportivo Lara 38 16 7 15 46 43 +3 55
9 Atlético Venezuela 38 14 12 12 51 46 +5 54 2017 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
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[a] (R) 38 7 10 21 32 66 −34 31 2017 Copa Sudamericana First Stage and relegation to Venezuelan Segunda División
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2016. Source: FVF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Estudiantes de Caracas are qualified for the 2017 Copa Sudamericana as Copa Venezuela runners-up.

Best of the Year

The Uruguayan newspaper El País chose the best player, manager and club of the 2016 season. [3]

Team of the Year

The newly formed AUFP chose the team of the year. [7]

References

  1. ^ http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/ven-primera-division-2016-meisterschaftsfinale/1/[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/ven-primera-division-2016-meisterschaftsfinale/1/[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Jefferson Savarino, el mejor jugador de Venezuela en el 2016". noticiaaldia.com. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Jefferson Savarino, el mejor jugador de Venezuela en el 2016". noticiaaldia.com. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Zamora y Francesco Stifano reconocidos en América". meridiano.com.ve. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Zamora y Francesco Stifano reconocidos en América". meridiano.com.ve. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Jugadores fueron premiados en la Primera Gala de la AUFP Venezuela". balonazos.com. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
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