2019 Venezuelan Primera División season
The 2019 Primera División season, officially Liga de Fútbol Profesional Venezolano or Liga FUTVE, was the 38th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league. Zamora were the defending champions, but in the Torneo Apertura they were knocked out by Mineros in the quarter-finals and in the Torneo Clausura they failed to advance to the knockout stage. The champions were Caracas, who won the Torneo Clausura by defeating Deportivo Táchira in the final and then went on to beat Apertura winners Estudiantes de Mérida in the Serie Final on penalties to claim their twelfth league title.
Teams
Stadia and locations
Team | Manager | City | Stadium | Capacity |
Academia Puerto Cabello | ![]() | Puerto Cabello | La Bombonerita | 7,500 |
Aragua | ![]() | Maracay | Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez | 14,000 |
Atlético Venezuela | ![]() | Caracas | Brígido Iriartea | 10,000 |
Carabobo | Vacant | Valencia | Misael Delgadob | 10,400 |
Caracas | ![]() | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV | 23,940 |
Deportivo Anzoátegui | ![]() | Puerto La Cruz | José Antonio Anzoátegui | 37,485 |
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 Caracas | ![]() | Maracay | Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez | 14,000 |
Estudiantes de Mérida | ![]() | Mérida | Metropolitano de Mérida Guillermo Soto Rosa | 42,200 14,000 |
LALA | ![]() | Ciudad Guayana | Polideportivo Cachamay | 41,600 |
Llaneros | ![]() | Guanare | Rafael Calles Pinto | 13,000 |
Metropolitanos | ![]() | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV | 23,940 |
Mineros | ![]() | Ciudad Guayana | Polideportivo Cachamay | 41,600 |
Monagas | ![]() | Maturín | Monumental de Maturín | 51,796 |
Portuguesa | ![]() | Acarigua | General José Antonio Páez | 18,000 |
Trujillanos | ![]() | Valera | José Alberto Pérez | 25,000 |
Zamora | ![]() | Barinas | Agustín Tovar | 29,800 |
Zulia | ![]() | Maracaibo | José "Pachencho" Romero | 40,800 |
Managerial changes
Torneo Apertura
The Torneo Apertura is the first tournament of the season. The regular season started on 26 January and ended on 19 May.Standings
Results
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
----Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Estudiantes de Mérida won on penalties.
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | ![]() | Atlético Venezuela | 18 |
2 | ![]() | Mineros | 11 |
2 | ![]() | Carabobo | 11 |
4 | ![]() | LALA | 10 |
5 | ![]() | Llaneros | 9 |
5 | ![]() | Deportivo La Guaira | 9 |
5 | ![]() | Zulia | 9 |
8 | ![]() | Caracas | 8 |
9 | ![]() | Estudiantes de Caracas | 7 |
9 | ![]() | Deportivo La Guaira | 7 |
9 | ![]() | Trujillanos | 7 |
Source:
Torneo Clausura
The Torneo Clausura is the second tournament of the season. The regular season started on 26 July and ended on 10 November.Standings
Results
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
----Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Caracas won on away goals.