1996–97 Venezuelan Primera División season

The 1996–97 season of the Venezuelan Primera División, the top category of Venezuelan football, was played by 12 teams. The national champions were Caracas.

Venezuelan Primera División

Season	1996–97
Champions	Caracas (4th title)
← 1995–96 1997–98 →

Torneo Apertura

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Minervén	22	13	4	5	33	15	+18	43
2	Atlético Zulia	22	13	4	5	31	20	+11	43
3	Unión Atlético Táchira	22	12	5	5	35	19	+16	41
4	Caracas	22	11	5	6	28	20	+8	38
5	Mineros de Guayana	22	11	5	6	31	24	+7	38
6	Estudiantes de Mérida	22	9	4	9	21	23	−2	31
7	Trujillanos	22	7	9	6	25	20	+5	30
8	Deportivo Italia	22	8	4	10	28	32	−4	28
9	Llaneros	22	5	7	10	22	32	−10	22
10	Atlético El Vigía	22	5	6	11	17	26	−9	21
11	Valencia	22	4	6	12	15	29	−14	18
12	Nacional Táchira	22	3	3	16	15	40	−25	12

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Apertura Playoff

December 22, 1996

Minervén	1–0	Atlético Zulia

May 26, 1997

Atlético Zulia	1–0	Minervén
Penalties
	4–2

Torneo Clausura

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Caracas	18	11	3	4	36	18	+18	36
2	Unión Atlético Táchira	18	10	5	3	32	18	+14	35
3	Estudiantes de Mérida	18	8	5	5	21	14	+7	29
4	Trujillanos	18	6	7	5	19	17	+2	25
5	Mineros de Guayana	18	7	4	7	30	29	+1	25
6	Atlético Zulia	18	5	9	4	28	28	0	24
7	Minervén	18	6	5	7	20	19	+1	23
8	Deportivo Italia	18	6	5	7	20	28	−8	23
9	Llaneros	18	4	9	5	23	25	−2	21
10	Atlético El Vigía	18	0	2	16	7	40	−33	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Championship playoff

May 21, 1997

Atlético Zulia	1–3	Caracas

May 26, 1997

Caracas	5–0	Atlético Zulia

External links

• Venezuela 1996 season at RSSSF