2012–13 Venezuelan Primera División season

The 2012–13 Primera División season was the 31st professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league.

Copa Movilnet
Season2012–13
ChampionsZamora (1st title)
RelegatedMonagas
Portuguesa
2014 Copa LibertadoresZamora
Deportivo Anzoátegui
Caracas
2013 Copa SudamericanaDeportivo Anzoátegui (cup winner)
Deportivo Lara
Trujillanos
Mineros

Teams

Eighteen teams participated this season, sixteen of whom remain from the previous season. Carabobo and Tucanes were relegated after accumulating the fewest points in the 2011–12 season aggregate table. They will be replaced by Atlético Venezuela and Portuguesa, the 2011–12 Segunda División winner and runner-up, respectively.

Locations of the 2011–12 Primera División teams
Team City Stadium
AraguaMaracayOlímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Atlético VenezuelaCaracasBrígido Iriarte
CaracasCaracasOlímpico de la UCV
Deportivo AnzoáteguiPuerto La CruzJosé Antonio Anzoátegui
Deportivo LaraBarquisimetoMetropolitano de Barquisimeto
Deportivo PetareCaracasOlímpico de la UCV
Deportivo TáchiraSan CristóbalPolideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
El VigíaEl VigíaRamón "Gato" Hernández
EstudiantesMéridaMetropolitano de Mérida
MinerosCiudad GuayanaPolideportivo Cachamay
LlanerosGuanareRafael Calles Pinto
MonagasMaturínMonumental de Maturín
PortuguesaAcariguaGeneral José Antonio Paez
Real EspporCaracasBrígido Iriarte
TrujillanosValeraLuis Loreto Lira
YaracuyanosSan FelipeFlorentino Oropeza
ZamoraBarinasAgustín Tovar
ZuliaMaracaiboJosé "Pachencho" Romero

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura was the first tournament of the season. It began on August 2012 and ended on December 2012.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Anzoátegui 17 12 3 2 31 18 +13 39 Serie Final and the 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Caracas 17 12 2 3 25 10 +15 38
3 Deportivo Lara 17 9 4 4 24 17 +7 31
4 Zamora 17 9 4 4 26 15 +11 31
5 Mineros 17 9 2 6 22 23 −1 29
6 Trujillanos 17 8 3 6 28 21 +7 27
7 Llaneros 17 7 4 6 29 26 +3 25
8 Deportivo Petare 17 7 3 7 24 23 +1 24
9 Aragua 17 6 5 6 24 24 0 23
10 Atlético Venezuela 17 5 6 6 21 19 +2 21
11 Deportivo Táchira 17 6 3 8 25 26 −1 21
12 Zulia 17 6 3 8 20 24 −4 21
13 Portuguesa 17 6 3 8 17 21 −4 21
14 El Vigía 17 5 3 9 18 25 −7 18
15 Yaracuyanos 17 5 3 9 11 18 −7 18
16 Real Esppor 17 5 2 10 19 28 −9 17
17 Monagas 17 4 3 10 18 31 −13 15
18 Estudiantes 17 0 8 9 11 24 −13 8
Source:

Results
Home \ Away ARA ATV AVE CRC DAN DLA DPE DTA EME LLA MGU MON POR RES TRU YAR ZAM ZUL
Aragua 0–2 2–1 3–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 0–3 1–0
El Vigía 1–2 1–3 0–1 1–0 3–4 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–0
Atlético Venezuela 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 4–1 0–4
Caracas 1–0 0–0 1–0 4–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–0
Deportivo Anzoátegui 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–2 2–1 5–1 1–0 2–0 3–1
Deportivo Lara 0–0 1–2 1–2 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–2
Deportivo Petare 3–2 4–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 0–1 1–2
Deportivo Táchira 0–3 1–3 1–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–0
Estudiantes 0–0 1–4 0–1 2–2 2–2 0–0 0–2 0–0
Llaneros 2–1 1–3 2–0 3–3 1–3 4–0 2–3 3–0
Mineros 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–3 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–1
Monagas 2–1 3–0 2–2 2–2 1–2 0–2 2–1 0–2
Portuguesa 4–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–3
Real Esppor 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2
Trujillanos 2–1 0–0 5–0 3–0 3–1 0–3 2–0 1–1
Yaracuyanos 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–3 0–0 1–1
Zamora 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–3 2–0 0–2 3–0 2–0 5–2
Zulia 1–0 0–2 3–2 3–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2012. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura was the second tournament of the season.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Zamora 17 10 5 2 31 11 +20 35 Serie Final and the 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Deportivo Anzoátegui 17 10 4 3 21 14 +7 34
3 Deportivo Lara 17 9 6 2 29 23 +6 33
4 Trujillanos 17 8 6 3 19 10 +9 30
5 Caracas 17 7 9 1 23 15 +8 30
6 Mineros 17 7 6 4 26 17 +9 27
7 Atlético Venezuela 17 7 5 5 19 19 0 26
8 Estudiantes 17 6 5 6 21 20 +1 23
9 Llaneros 17 5 8 4 13 14 −1 23
10 Deportivo Táchira 17 5 7 5 20 16 +4 22
11 Real Esppor 17 6 4 7 17 19 −2 22
12 El Vigía 17 5 5 7 13 25 −12 20
13 Yaracuyanos 17 5 3 9 20 21 −1 18
14 Aragua 17 4 5 8 14 19 −5 17
15 Zulia 17 2 9 6 17 18 −1 15
16 Monagas 17 3 3 11 14 24 −10 12
17 Deportivo Petare 17 2 6 9 7 24 −17 12
18 Portuguesa 17 2 4 11 16 31 −15 10
Source:

Results
Home \ Away ARA ATV AVE CRC DAN DLA DPE DTA EME LLA MGU MON POR RES TRU YAR ZAM ZUL
Aragua 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–3 2–0 3–1 1–2 1–2
El Vigía 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 0–5
Atlético Venezuela 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–3 2–1 0–2 2–0
Caracas 1–1 3–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1
Deportivo Anzoátegui 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 1–0 1–0
Deportivo Lara 2–1 3–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 3–2 4–2 3–2 0–3
Deportivo Petare 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–1
Deportivo Táchira 3–0 4–0 0–0 1–3 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1
Estudiantes 4–1 1–1 5–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0
Llaneros 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1
Mineros 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–0
Monagas 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–3 2–1
Portuguesa 0–1 3–4 0–1 0–0 0–2 3–2 0–2 0–0
Real Esppor 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–3 0–2 0–0
Trujillanos 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
Yaracuyanos 0–1 3–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–0
Zamora 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 4–0 3–2
Zulia 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 4–0 0–0 0–0 3–3
Updated to match(es) played on August, 2012. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Aggregate table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Deportivo Anzoátegui 34 22 7 5 52 32 +20 73 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Caracas 34 19 11 4 48 25 +23 68 2014 Copa Libertadores First Stage
3 Zamora 34 19 9 6 57 26 +31 66 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
4 Deportivo Lara 34 18 10 6 53 40 +13 64 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
5 Trujillanos 34 16 9 9 47 31 +16 57 Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana
6 Mineros 34 16 8 10 48 40 +8 56
7 Llaneros 34 12 12 10 42 40 +2 48
8 Atlético Venezuela 34 12 11 11 40 38 +2 47
9 Deportivo Táchira 34 11 10 13 45 42 +3 43
10 Aragua 34 10 10 14 38 43 −5 40
11 Real Esppor 34 11 6 17 36 47 −11 39
12 El Vigía 34 10 8 16 31 50 −19 38
13 Zulia 34 8 12 14 37 42 −5 36
14 Yaracuyanos 34 10 6 18 31 39 −8 36
15 Deportivo Petare 34 9 9 16 31 47 −16 36
16 Estudiantes 34 6 13 15 32 44 −12 31
17 Portuguesa 34 8 7 19 33 52 −19 31 Relegated to the Segunda División
18 Monagas 34 7 6 21 32 55 −23 27
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Deportivo Anzoátegui qualified for the 2013 Copa Sudamericana as the 2012 Copa Venezuela champion.

Serie Final

Deportivo Anzoátegui and Zamora qualified to the Serie Final, which was contested on a home and away basis.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Zamora 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4
2 Deportivo Anzoátegui 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
 Primera División
2012–13 Champion 
Zamora
1st title

Serie Sudamericana

Other than the teams which already qualify for the Copa Libertadores (Apertura and Clausura champions and the best-placed team in the aggregate table) and the Copa Sudamericana (Copa Venezuela champion and the second best-placed team in the aggregate table), the eight best-placed teams in the aggregate table will contest in the Serie Sudamericana for the remaining two berths to the Copa Sudamericana, which qualify the two winners to the First Stage.

In the first round, the matchups are:

  • Match A (1 vs. 8)
  • Match B (2 vs. 7)
  • Match C (3 vs. 6)
  • Match D (4 vs. 5)

In the second round, the matchups are:

  • Winner A vs. Winner C
  • Winner B vs. Winner D

For the two second round winners, the team with the better record in the aggregate table will receive the Venezuela 3 berth, while the other team will receive the Venezuela 4 berth.

Match A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Trujillanos 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 Second Round
2 El Vigía 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.

Match B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mineros 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Second Round
2 Real Esppor 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.

Match C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Táchira 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Second Round
2 Atlético Venezuela 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.

Match D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aragua 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 4 Second Round
2 Llaneros 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.

Winner A vs. Winner C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Trujillanos 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2 Deportivo Táchira 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.

Winner B vs. Winner D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mineros 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2 Aragua 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
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