Starting in the 2020 season, the 20 teams play in a home-and-away round-robin tournament, with the top eight teams advancing to the semi-final stage.
In the semi-final stage, the eight teams are divided in two groups of four teams each, facing the other teams in their group twice. The two group winners will advance to the Serie Final to decide the league champions.
International qualificationedit
The champions and runners-up qualify to the group phase of the Copa Libertadores.
The team with the most points in the entire season qualifies to the preliminary round of the Copa Libertadores as Venezuela 3.
The second and third team with the most points in the entire season qualifies to the Copa Sudamericana as Venezuela 1 and Venezuela 2.
If a team won both tournaments that team qualify to the Copa Libertadores as Venezuela 1, then the first and second team with the most points in the entire season qualify to the Copa Libertadores as Venezuela 2 and Venezuela 3 and the fourth and fifth team with the most points in the entire season qualify to the Copa Sudamericana as Venezuela 1 and Venezuela 2.
If the winner of the Copa Venezuela does not qualify to the Copa Libertadores through the aforementioned manners or through the point total in the entire season, they take the Venezuela 2 spot in the Copa Sudamericana.
Relegationedit
The two lowest placed teams in the entire season are automatically relegated to the Segunda División.
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venezuelan, primera, división, this, article, about, association, football, league, baseball, league, venezuelan, professional, baseball, league, basketball, league, liga, profesional, baloncesto, primera, división, pronounced, pɾiˈmeɾa, ðiβiˈsjon, english, fi. This article is about the association football league For the baseball league see Venezuelan Professional Baseball League For the basketball league see Liga Profesional de Baloncesto The Primera Division pronounced pɾiˈmeɾa dibiˈsjon English First Division or Liga Venezolana locally ˈliɣa benesoˈlana English Venezuelan League is the top flight professional football league of Venezuela It was created in 1921 and turned professional in 1957 It is organized by the Federacion Venezolana de Futbol Liga FUTVEFounded1921 103 years ago 1921 CountryVenezuelaConfederationCONMEBOLNumber of teams14Level on pyramid1Relegation toSegunda DivisionDomestic cup s Copa VenezuelaInternational cup s Copa LibertadoresCopa SudamericanaCurrent championsDeportivo Tachira 10th title 2023 season Most championshipsCaracas 12 titles Top goalscorerJuan Garcia 271 goals TV partnersTVes GolTV Star WebsiteLiga FUTVE in Spanish Venezuelan Football Federation in Spanish Current 2024 season Contents 1 Format 1 1 International qualification 1 2 Relegation 2 2024 teams 3 List of champions 3 1 Amateur era 1921 1956 3 2 Professional era 1957 present 4 Titles by club 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksFormat editStarting in the 2020 season the 20 teams play in a home and away round robin tournament with the top eight teams advancing to the semi final stage In the semi final stage the eight teams are divided in two groups of four teams each facing the other teams in their group twice The two group winners will advance to the Serie Final to decide the league champions International qualification edit The champions and runners up qualify to the group phase of the Copa Libertadores The team with the most points in the entire season qualifies to the preliminary round of the Copa Libertadores as Venezuela 3 The second and third team with the most points in the entire season qualifies to the Copa Sudamericana as Venezuela 1 and Venezuela 2 If a team won both tournaments that team qualify to the Copa Libertadores as Venezuela 1 then the first and second team with the most points in the entire season qualify to the Copa Libertadores as Venezuela 2 and Venezuela 3 and the fourth and fifth team with the most points in the entire season qualify to the Copa Sudamericana as Venezuela 1 and Venezuela 2 If the winner of the Copa Venezuela does not qualify to the Copa Libertadores through the aforementioned manners or through the point total in the entire season they take the Venezuela 2 spot in the Copa Sudamericana Relegation edit The two lowest placed teams in the entire season are automatically relegated to the Segunda Division 2024 teams edit nbsp nbsp Pto Cabello nbsp Angostura nbsp Barinas nbsp Carabobo nbsp Caracas nbsp Deportivo Tachira nbsp Est Merida nbsp Portuguesa nbsp Monagas nbsp Rayo Zuliano nbsp Barinas teams Inter de BarinasZamoraCaracas teams CaracasDeportivo La GuairaMetropolitanosUniversidad Centralclass notpageimage Locations of the 2024 Primera Division teams Team City Stadium Capacity Academia Puerto Cabello Puerto Cabello La Bombonerita 7 500 Angostura Ciudad Bolivar Ricardo Tulio Maya 2 500 Carabobo Valencia Misael Delgado 10 400 Caracas Caracas Olimpico de la UCV 23 940 Deportivo La Guaira Caracas Olimpico de la UCV 23 940 Deportivo Tachira San Cristobal Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo 38 755 Estudiantes de Merida Merida Metropolitano de Merida 42 200 Inter de Barinas Barinas Agustin Tovar 29 800 Metropolitanos Caracas Olimpico de la UCV 23 940 Monagas Maturin Monumental de Maturin 51 796 Portuguesa Acarigua General Jose Antonio Paez 18 000 Rayo Zuliano Maracaibo Jose Pachencho Romero 40 800 Universidad Central Caracas Olimpico de la UCV 23 940 Zamora Barinas Agustin Tovar 29 800List of champions editList of champions since the first championship held in 1920 The Primera Division turned professional on 21 February 1957 citation needed Amateur era 1921 1956 edit Ed Season Champion Runner up 1 1921 America Centro Atletico 2 1922 Centro Atletico 1 America 3 1923 America Centro Atletico 4 1924 Centro Atletico 2 Vargas 5 1925 Loyola Venzoleo 6 1926 Centro Atletico 3 Venzoleo 7 1927 Venzoleo Centro Atletico 8 1928 Deportivo Venezuela Centro Atletico 9 1929 Deportivo Venezuela Union 10 1930 Centro Atletico 4 Union 11 1931 Deportivo Venezuela Centro Atletico 12 1932 Union 1 Dos Caminos 13 1933 Deportivo Venezuela Dos Caminos 14 1934 Union 2 Dos Caminos 15 1935 Union 3 Dos Caminos 16 1936 Dos Caminos Centro Atletico 17 1937 Dos Caminos Litoral 18 1938 Dos Caminos Litoral 19 1939 Union 4 Litoral 20 1940 Union 5 Dos Caminos 21 1941 Litoral Dos Caminos 22 1942 Dos Caminos Loyola 23 1943 Loyola Litoral 24 1944 Loyola Dos Caminos 25 1945 Dos Caminos Loyola 26 1946 Deportivo Espanol Centro Atletico 27 1947 Union 6 Universidad Central 28 1948 Loyola Union 29 1949 Dos Caminos Universidad Central 30 1950 Union 7 La Salle 31 1951 Universidad Central Loyola 32 1952 La Salle Loyola 33 1953 Universidad Central La Salle 34 1954 Deportivo Vasco Loyola 35 1955 La Salle Deportivo Espanol 36 1956 Banco Obrero La Salle Professional era 1957 present edit Ed Season Champion Runner up Third Top scorer 37 1957 Universidad Central La Salle Banco Obrero nbsp Tonho Universidad Central 12 goals 38 1958 Deportivo Portugues Deportivo Espanol Loyola nbsp Rene Irazque Portugues 6 goals 39 1959 Deportivo Espanol Deportivo Portugues Danubio nbsp Abel Benitez Deportivo Espanol 15 goals 40 1960 Deportivo Portugues Deportivo Espanol Deportivo Italia nbsp Jose Luis Iglesias Deportivo Portugues 9 goals 41 1961 Deportivo Italia Banco Agricola y Pecuario Banco Frances e Italiano nbsp Antonio Ravelo Banco Agricola y Pecuario 11 goals 42 1962 Deportivo Portugues Universidad Central Dos Caminos nbsp Jaime da Silva Universidad Central 16 43 1963 Deportivo Italia Deportivo Portugues Tiquire Flores nbsp Nino Deportivo Portugues 15 goals 44 1964 Deportivo Galicia Tiquire Flores Union Deportiva Canarias nbsp Helio Rodrigues Tiquire Flores 12 goals 45 1965 Lara Deportivo Italia Tiquire Flores nbsp Mario Mateo Lara 16 goals 46 1966 Deportivo Italia Deportivo Portugues Deportivo Galicia nbsp Ratto Deportivo Portugues 20 goals 47 1967 Deportivo Portugues Deportivo Galicia Lara nbsp Joao Ramos Deportivo Portugues 28 goals 48 1968 Union Deportiva Canarias Deportivo Italia Deportivo Portugues nbsp Raimundinho Deportivo Portugues 21 goals 49 1969 Deportivo Galicia Valencia Deportivo Italia nbsp Eustaquio Batista Deportivo Italia 19 goals nbsp Lelo Valencia 19 goals 50 1970 Deportivo Galicia Deportivo Italia Valencia nbsp Roland Langon Deportivo Galicia 13 goals 51 1971 Valencia Deportivo Italia Tiquire Aragua nbsp Agostinho Sabara Tiquire Aragua 20 goals 52 1972 Deportivo Italia Deportivo Galicia Anzoategui FC nbsp Francisco Rodriguez Anzoategui FC 18 goals 53 1973 Portuguesa Valencia Estudiantes de Merida nbsp Jose Chiazzaro Estudiantes de Merida 14 goals 54 1974 Deportivo Galicia Portuguesa Estudiantes de Merida nbsp Jose Chiazzaro Estudiantes de Merida 15 goals nbsp Sergio Hugo Castillo Anzoategui FC 15 goals 55 1975 Portuguesa Estudiantes de Merida Deportivo Galicia nbsp Pedro Pascual Peralta Portuguesa 20 goals 56 1976 Portuguesa Estudiantes de Merida Deportivo Portugues nbsp Pedro Pascual Peralta Portuguesa 25 goals 57 1977 Portuguesa Estudiantes de Merida Valencia nbsp Jairzinho Portuguesa 20 goals nbsp Juan Cesar Silva Portuguesa 20 goals 58 1978 Portuguesa Deportivo Galicia Estudiantes de Merida nbsp Andrade ULA Merida 23 goals 59 1979 Deportivo Tachira 1 Deportivo Galicia Universidad de Los Andes nbsp Omar Ferrari Deportivo Tachira 15 goals 60 1980 Estudiantes de Merida Portuguesa Valencia nbsp Wilfrido Campos Portuguesa 12 goals 61 1981 Deportivo Tachira 2 Estudiantes de Merida Valencia nbsp Rafael Angulo Deportivo Tachira 14 goals 62 1982 San Cristobal Deportivo Tachira Universidad de Los Andes nbsp German Montero Estudiantes 21 goals 63 1983 Universidad de Los Andes Portuguesa Deportivo Italia nbsp Johnny Castellanos Atletico Zamora 13 goals 64 1984 Deportivo Tachira 3 Deportivo Italia Atletico Zamora nbsp Sergio Meckler Zamora 15 goals 65 1985 Estudiantes de Merida Deportivo Tachira Nacional Carabobo nbsp Sergio Meckler Deportivo Tachira 17 goals 66 1986 Union Atletico Tachira 4 Estudiantes de Merida Maritimo nbsp Wilton Arreaza Caracas 8 goals 67 1986 87 Maritimo Union Atletico Tachira Estudiantes de Merida nbsp Johnny Castellanos Portuguesa 16 goals 68 1987 88 Maritimo Union Atletico Tachira Caracas nbsp Miguel Gonzalez Union Atletico Tachira 22 goals 69 1988 89 Mineros de Guayana Pepeganga Margarita Maritimo nbsp Johnny Castellanos Mineros 24 goals 70 1989 90 Maritimo Union Atletico Tachira Minerven nbsp Herbert Marquez Maritimo 19 goals 71 1990 91 Universidad de Los Andes Maritimo Atletico Zamora nbsp Alexander Bottini Monagas 15 goals 72 1991 92 Caracas 1 Minerven Maritimo nbsp Andreas Vogler Caracas 25 goals 73 1992 93 Maritimo Minerven Caracas nbsp Herbert Marquez Maritimo 21 goals 74 1993 94 Caracas 2 Trujillanos Minerven nbsp Rodrigo Soto Trujillanos 20 goals 75 1994 95 Caracas 3 Minerven Trujillanos nbsp Rogeiro da Silva Mineros 30 goals 76 1995 96 Minerven Mineros de Guayana Caracas nbsp Jose Luis Dolgetta Caracas 24 goals 77 1996 97 Caracas 4 Atletico Zulia Union Atletico Tachira nbsp Rafael Castellin Caracas 19 goals 78 1997 98 Atletico Zulia Estudiantes de Merida Deportivo Chacao nbsp Jose Luis Dolgetta Estudiantes de Merida Carabobo 22 goals 79 1998 99 Deportivo Italchacao Union Atletico Tachira Estudiantes de Merida nbsp Gustavo Fonseca Internacional Lara 24 goals 80 1999 00 Deportivo Tachira 5 Deportivo Italchacao Estudiantes de Merida nbsp Juan Enrique Garcia Caracas 24 goals 81 2000 01 Caracas 5 Trujillanos Deportivo Italchacao nbsp Martin Brignani Estudiantes de Merida 12 goals 82 2001 02 Nacional Tachira Estudiantes de Merida Monagas nbsp Juan Enrique Garcia Nacional Tachira 34 goals 83 2002 03 Caracas 6 Union Atletico Maracaibo Deportivo Italchacao nbsp Juan Enrique Garcia Monagas Mineros 19 goals 84 2003 04 Caracas 7 Deportivo Tachira Mineros de Guayana nbsp Juan Enrique Garcia Mineros 18 goals 85 2004 05 Union Atletico Maracaibo Caracas Deportivo Tachira nbsp Daniel Delfino Carabobo 19 goals 86 2005 06 Caracas 8 Union Atletico Maracaibo Deportivo Tachira nbsp Juan Enrique Garcia Deportivo Tachira 21 goals 87 2006 07 Caracas 9 Union Atletico Maracaibo Mineros de Guayana nbsp Robinson Renteria Trujillanos 19 goals 88 2007 08 Deportivo Tachira 6 Caracas Deportivo Anzoategui nbsp Alexander Rondon Deportivo Anzoategui 19 goals 89 2008 09 Caracas 10 Deportivo Italia Deportivo Tachira nbsp Daniel Arismendi Maracaibo Deportivo Tachira 17 goals nbsp Heatklif Castillo Aragua 17 goals 90 2009 10 Caracas 11 Deportivo Tachira Deportivo Italia nbsp Norman Cabrera Atletico El Vigia 20 goals 91 2010 11 Deportivo Tachira 7 Zamora Caracas nbsp Daniel Arismendi Deportivo Anzoategui 20 goals 92 2011 12 Deportivo Lara Caracas Deportivo Anzoategui nbsp Rafael Castellin Deportivo Lara 21 goals 93 2012 13 Zamora Deportivo Anzoategui Caracas nbsp Gabriel Torres Zamora 19 goals 94 2013 14 Zamora Mineros de Guayana Deportivo Tachira nbsp Juan Falcon Zamora 19 goals 95 2014 15 Deportivo Tachira 8 Trujillanos Caracas nbsp Edwin Aguilar Deportivo Anzoategui 23 goals 96 2015 Zamora Deportivo La Guaira Mineros de Guayana nbsp Manuel Arteaga Zulia 17 goals 97 2016 Zamora Zulia Carabobo nbsp Gabriel Torres Zamora 22 goals 98 2017 Monagas Deportivo Lara Carabobo nbsp Anthony Blondell Monagas 24 goals 99 2018 Zamora Deportivo Lara Caracas nbsp Anthony Uribe Zamora 16 goals 100 2019 Caracas 12 Estudiantes de Merida Deportivo Tachira nbsp Edder Farias Atletico Venezuela 18 goals 101 2020 Deportivo La Guaira Deportivo Tachira Deportivo Lara nbsp Richard Blanco Mineros 8 goals nbsp Edder Farias Atletico Venezuela 8 goals 102 2021 Deportivo Tachira 9 Caracas Monagas nbsp Samson Akinyoola Caracas 18 goals 103 2022 Metropolitanos 1 Monagas Carabobo nbsp Kevin Viveros Carabobo 21 goals 104 2023 Deportivo Tachira 10 Caracas Portuguesa nbsp Luifer Hernandez Academia Puerto Cabello 18 goals 105 2024Titles by club editClubs in bold compete in Primera Division as of the current season Clubs in italic no longer exist Rank Club Winners Runners Up Winning years Runners Up years 1 Caracas 12 5 1991 92 1993 94 1994 95 1996 97 2000 01 2002 03 2003 04 2005 06 2006 07 2008 09 2009 10 2019 2004 05 2007 08 2011 12 2021 2023 2 Deportivo Tachira 10 9 1979 1981 1984 1986 1999 00 2007 08 2010 11 2014 15 2021 2023 1982 1985 1986 87 1987 88 1989 90 1998 99 2003 04 2009 10 2020 3 Union 7 3 1932 1934 1935 1939 1940 1947 1950 1929 1930 1948 4 Dos Caminos 6 7 1936 1937 1938 1942 1945 1949 1932 1933 1934 1935 1940 1941 1944 5 Deportivo Petare 5 7 1961 1963 1966 1972 1998 99 1965 1968 1970 1971 1984 1999 00 2008 09 Portuguesa 5 3 1973 1975 1976 1977 1978 1974 1980 1983 7 Centro Atletico 4 7 1922 1924 1926 1930 1921 1923 1927 1928 1931 1936 1946 Deportivo Galicia 4 5 1964 1969 1970 1974 1967 1972 1978 1979 Deportivo Portugues 4 3 1958 1960 1962 1967 1959 1963 1966 Maritimo 4 1 1986 87 1987 88 1989 90 1992 93 1990 91 Zamora 4 note 1 1 2012 13 2013 14 2016 2018 2010 11 Deportivo Venezuela 4 1928 1929 1931 1933 13 Loyola 3 5 1925 1943 1944 1942 1945 1951 1952 1954 Universidad Central 3 3 1951 1953 1957 1947 1949 1962 15 Estudiantes de Merida 2 8 1980 1985 1975 1976 1977 1981 1986 1997 98 2001 02 2019 Deportivo Espanol 2 3 1946 1959 1955 1958 1960 La Salle 2 2 1952 1955 1950 1953 America 2 1 1921 1923 1922 Universidad de Los Andes 2 1983 1990 91 20 Litoral 1 4 1941 1937 1938 1939 1943 Union Atletico Maracaibo 1 3 2004 05 2002 03 2005 06 2006 07 Minerven 1 3 1995 96 1991 92 1992 93 1994 95 Deportivo Lara 1 2 2011 12 2017 2018 Mineros de Guayana 1 2 1988 89 1995 96 2013 14 Carabobo 1 2 1971 1969 1973 Venzoleo 1 2 1927 1925 1926 Atletico Zulia 1 1 1997 98 1996 97 Monagas 1 1 2017 2022 Banco Obrero 1 1956 Deportivo La Guaira 1 2020 Deportivo Vasco 1 1954 Lara 1 1965 Metropolitanos 1 2022 Nacional Tachira 1 2001 02 San Cristobal 1 1982 Union Deportiva Canarias 1 1968 Zamora won the Torneo de Adecuacion in 2015 but this title is not counted as it was not a full season See also editVenezuelan football league systemReferences editExternal links editOfficial website nbsp in Spanish News in Spanish about the First Division of the Venezuelan Football Soccer News and pictures in Spanish League statistics at RSSSF FuriaVinotinto Unofficial Forum Archived 2008 02 14 at the Wayback Machine in Spanish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Venezuelan Primera Division amp oldid 1224182889, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,