2018 Venezuelan Primera División season

The 2018 Primera División season, officially Liga de Fútbol Profesional Venezolano or Liga FUTVE, was the 37th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league. Monagas were the defending champions, but did not qualify to the Serie Final, after being eliminated in the regular season of the Torneo Apertura and by Caracas in the quarter-finals of the Torneo Clausura.

Liga FUTVE
Season2018
ChampionsZamora (4th title)
Copa LibertadoresZamora
Deportivo Lara
Caracas
Deportivo La Guaira
Copa SudamericanaZulia (cup winners)
Mineros
Monagas
Estudiantes de Mérida
Matches played336
Goals scored773 (2.3 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Tommy Tobar
(12 goals)
Clausura:
Darwin González
(13 goals)
Season:
Anthony Uribe
(16 goals)
Biggest home winMonagas 5–0 Atlético Venezuela
28 July 2018
Zulia 5–0 Metropolitanos
23 September 2018
Biggest away winAtlético Venezuela 0–4 Aragua
24 February 2018
Anzoátegui 0–4 Metropolitanos
4 August 2018
Highest scoringDeportivo Lara 3–3 Zulia
11 February 2018
Mineros 3–3 Carabobo
23 April 2018
Zulia 2–4 Aragua
13 May 2018
Est. Mérida 4–2 Est. Caracas
18 May 2018
← 2017
2019 →

Zamora were the champions, defeating Deportivo Lara on the Serie Final, 5–1 on aggregate.

Teams

Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2018 Primera División teams
Relegated to 2018 Segunda División
17 Deportivo JBL
18 Atlético Socopó
Promoted to 2018 Primera División
1 Estudiantes de Caracas
3 Academia Puerto Cabello

Gran Valencia reached the final of the Segunda División and earned promotion to the Primera División, but the team was suspended "temporarily" by the Honorary Council of the FVF after forfeiting the second leg of the final.[1] On 15 January, Academia Puerto Cabello was announced as the replacement.[2]

Team Manager City Stadium Capacity
Academia Puerto Cabello Pedro DepablosPuerto CabelloLa Bombonerita7,500
Aragua Enrique GarcíaMaracayOlímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez14,000
Atlético VenezuelaVacantCaracasBrígido Iriartec10,000
Carabobo Jhonny FerreiraValenciaMisael Delgadod10,400
Caracas Noel SanvicenteCaracasOlímpico de la UCVa23,940
Deportivo Anzoátegui Jobanny RiveroPuerto La CruzJosé Antonio Anzoátegui37,485
Deportivo La Guaira Daniel FaríasCaracasOlímpico de la UCVa23,940
Deportivo Lara Leonardo GonzálezCabudareMetropolitano de Cabudare47,913
Deportivo Táchira Giovanny PérezSan CristóbalPolideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo38,755
Estudiantes de Caracas José María MorrCaracasBrígido Iriartec10,000
Estudiantes de Mérida Martín BrignaniMéridaMetropolitano de Méridab42,200
Metropolitanos Jhon GiraldoCaracasOlímpico de la UCVc23,940
Mineros Horacio MatuszyczkCiudad GuayanaPolideportivo Cachamay41,600
Monagas José Manuel ReyMaturínMonumental de Maturín51,796
Portuguesa Raymond PáezAcariguaGeneral José Antonio Páez18,000
Trujillanos José Nabor GavidiaValeraJosé Alberto Pérez25,000
Zamora Alí CañasBarinasAgustín Tovar29,800
Zulia Francesco StifanoMaracaiboJosé "Pachencho" Romero40,800

a: Caracas and Deportivo La Guaira played outside of the Estadio Olímpico in Caracas until September due to mainteinance works at the stadium. Caracas played its matches at Cocodrilos Sports Park and La Guaira at the Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui in Puerto La Cruz (Torneo Apertura) and the Universidad Santa María campus in Caracas (Torneo Clausura).
b: In the Torneo Apertura, Estudiantes de Mérida played Matchday 3 (against Aragua) at the Estadio General José Antonio Páez in Acarigua and Matchday 5 (against Mineros) at the Estadio Rafael Calles Pinto in Guanare, as the Estadio Metropolitano in Mérida was suspended.
c: Atlético Venezuela, Estudiantes de Caracas and Metropolitanos played at Brígido Iriarte Stadium in Caracas until 11 March as the stadium was suspended. Atlético Venezuela is playing at the Estadio Giuseppe Antonelli in Maracay and Estudiantes de Caracas and Metropolitanos are playing at the Universidad Santa María campus in Caracas. Metropolitanos will play at the Estadio Olímpico in Caracas once the works are finished.[3]
d: In the Torneo Clausura, Carabobo will play outside of the Estadio Misael Delgado in Valencia due to mainteinance works at the stadium. Carabobo will play at the Estadio Metropolitano in Cabudare.[3]

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Deportivo Anzoátegui Charles López Pre-season Francisco Velásquez 24 January
Deportivo Anzoátegui Francisco Velásquez Sacked 3 March[4] 18th Lisandro Altieri 6 March[4]
Atlético Venezuela Alex Pallarés Mutual consent 20 March[5] 12th Antonio Franco 25 March[6]
Deportivo La Guaira Pedro Depablos Sacked 19 April[7] 5th Daniel Farías 23 April[8]
Metropolitanos Daniel de Oliveira Mutual consent 30 April[9] 17th Manuel Di Maio (caretaker) 2 May[10]
Deportivo Táchira Francesco Stifano 22 May[11] 10th Alex Pallarés 23 May[12]
Academia Puerto Cabello Jeremy Nowak 29 May[13] 14th Pedro Depablos 1 June[14]
Monagas Jhonny Ferreira Resigned 5 June[15] 15th José Manuel Rey 25 June[16]
Deportivo Anzoátegui Lisandro Altieri Replaced 7 June 18th José González 7 June[17]
Metropolitanos Manuel Di Maio End of caretaker spell 12 June 17th Jhon Giraldo 12 June[18]
Zulia Carlos Maldonado Mutual consent 13 June[19] 13th Francesco Stifano 17 June[20]
Torneo Clausura
Estudiantes de Mérida José Nabor Gavidia Sacked 18 June[21] Pre-tournament Martín Brignani 19 June[22]
Aragua José Manuel Rey Signed by Monagas 25 June[16] Héctor Estrada 29 June[23]
Portuguesa Carlos Horacio Moreno Resigned 2 August[24] 17th Raúl Vargas (caretaker) 2 August[25]
Deportivo Anzoátegui José González Mutual consent 27 August[26] 16th Richard Arrieta (caretaker) 27 August[26]
Estudiantes de Caracas José Fasciana 29 August[27] 14th José María Morr 30 August[28]
Deportivo Anzoátegui Richard Arrieta End of caretaker spell 4 September 16th Jobanny Rivero 4 September[29]
Carabobo Wilson Gutiérrez Resigned 6 September[30] 15th Gustavo Caraballo 7 September[31]
Portuguesa Raúl Vargas Replaced 7 September[32] 18th Raymond Páez 7 September[33]
Atlético Venezuela Antonio Franco Sacked 2 November[34] 13th
Aragua Héctor Estrada 14 November[35] 17th Enrique García 28 November[36]
Carabobo Gustavo Caraballo 16 November[37] 16th Jhonny Ferreira 29 November[38]
Deportivo Táchira Alex Pallarés Resigned 20 November[39] 3rd, SF Giovanny Pérez 3 December[40]
Trujillanos Horacio Matuszyczk 20 November[41] 5th, QF José Nabor Gavidia 27 November[42]
Mineros Juan Tolisano 22 November[43] 11th Horacio Matuszyczk 22 November[44]

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura is the first tournament of the season. The regular season started on 28 January and ended on 19 May.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Carabobo 17 10 6 1 31 16 +15 36 Advance to knockout stage
2 Zamora 17 9 4 4 21 15 +6 31
3 Caracas 17 9 3 5 22 13 +9 30
4 Mineros 17 8 6 3 21 14 +7 30
5 Deportivo La Guaira 17 8 4 5 20 16 +4 28
6 Deportivo Lara 17 7 6 4 21 15 +6 27
7 Estudiantes de Mérida 17 7 6 4 24 20 +4 27
8 Aragua 17 6 6 5 22 16 +6 24
9 Portuguesa 17 6 5 6 14 22 −8 23
10 Deportivo Táchira 17 5 7 5 20 19 +1 22
11 Atlético Venezuela 17 6 4 7 21 21 0 22
12 Trujillanos 17 5 6 6 15 19 −4 21
13 Zulia 17 3 8 6 24 26 −2 17
14 Academia Puerto Cabello 17 4 5 8 8 14 −6 17
15 Monagas 17 3 7 7 18 19 −1 16
16 Estudiantes de Caracas 17 3 4 10 12 29 −17 13
17 Deportivo Anzoátegui 17 1 9 7 15 25 −10 12
18 Metropolitanos 17 2 6 9 13 23 −10 12
Source: Liga FUTVE, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away APC ARA AVE CBO CAR ANZ DLG LAR TAC ESC ESM MET MIN MON POR TRU ZAM ZUL
Academia Puerto Cabello — 0–1 — — — 0–0 1–2 — — 1–0 2–1 — — 1–0 0–1 — — 0–0
Aragua — — — 0–1 1–2 — — 1–0 1–1 — — 2–0 0–1 — — 0–0 3–2 —
Atlético Venezuela 1–0 0–4 — — — 2–1 0–1 — — 3–1 4–0 — — 1–0 1–2 — — 1–1
Carabobo 3–2 — 1–0 — 0–0 2–2 2–1 — — — 2–1 — — 2–2 4–0 — — 3–2
Caracas 2–0 — 0–2 — — 4–0 2–1 — — — 0–0 — — 1–2 1–0 — — 3–1
Deportivo Anzoátegui — 2–1 — — — — 1–2 — — 1–1 1–1 — 0–1 1–1 0–0 — 0–1 —
Deportivo La Guaira — 0–0 — — — — — — 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 — 1–2 —
Deportivo Lara 1–0 — 3–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 — — — — — — — 3–1 2–0 — 3–3
Deportivo Táchira 2–0 — 1–1 3–2 0–3 2–2 — 0–0 — — — 3–1 — — — 2–0 — 1–1
Estudiantes de Caracas — 1–1 — 0–1 1–0 — — 2–2 1–0 — — 1–0 1–2 — — 0–1 0–2 —
Estudiantes de Mérida — 1–1 — — — — — 2–1 2–1 4–2 — 3–1 1–1 — — 1–1 3–0 —
Metropolitanos 0–0 — 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 — 0–2 — — — — — — — 0–0 — 1–1
Mineros 0–1 — 2–0 3–3 2–0 — — 1–1 1–0 — — 2–1 — — — 1–0 — 1–1
Monagas — 2–2 — — — — — 1–2 2–2 4–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 — — — 1–2 —
Portuguesa — 1–0 — — — — — — 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 — — 0–3 —
Trujillanos 0–0 — 2–2 0–3 1–1 3–1 1–2 — — — — — — 1–0 3–1 — — 2–0
Zamora 0–0 — 1–1 0–2 1–0 — — 0–0 1–0 — — 2–2 1–0 — — 3–0 — —
Zulia — 2–4 — — — 1–1 0–1 — — 4–0 1–2 — — 2–1 2–2 — 2–0 —
Source: Liga FUTVE, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout stage
  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                         
2 Zamora 3 3 6  
7 Estudiantes de Mérida 1 1 2  
  2 Zamora 1 3 4  
  3 Caracas 0 2 2  
3 Caracas 3 2 5
6 Deportivo Lara 1 0 1  
  2 Zamora 1 1 2
  4 Mineros 1 0 1
1 Carabobo 0 2 2  
8 Aragua 0 0 0  
  1 Carabobo 1 2 3
  4 Mineros 1 3 4  
4 Mineros 0 2 2
5 Deportivo La Guaira 0 0 0  

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aragua 0–2 Carabobo 0–0 0–2
Estudiantes de Mérida 2–6 Zamora 1–3 1–3
Deportivo Lara 1–5 Caracas 1–3 0–2
Deportivo La Guaira 0–2 Mineros 0–0 0–2
First leg
26 May 2018 Aragua 0–0 Carabobo Maracay
17:00 Report Stadium: Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Referee: Juan Soto
26 May 2018 Deportivo La Guaira 0–0 Mineros Puerto La Cruz
19:30 Report Stadium: Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui
Referee: Ángel Arteaga
27 May 2018 Estudiantes de Mérida 1–3 Zamora Mérida
17:00 Jaramillo  77' Report
Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela
27 May 2018 Deportivo Lara 1–3 Caracas Cabudare
19:30 Falcón  26' Report
Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Referee: José Luis Hoyo
Second leg
30 May 2018 Carabobo 2–0
(2–0 agg.)		AraguaValencia
17:00
  • Cova  39'
  • Montaña  88'
 Report Stadium: Misael Delgado
Referee: José Argote
30 May 2018 Mineros 2–0
(2–0 agg.)		Deportivo La GuairaCiudad Guayana
19:30 Blanco  46', 90+1' Report Stadium: Polideportivo Cachamay
Referee: Orlando Bracamonte
31 May 2018 Zamora 3–1
(6–2 agg.)		Estudiantes de MéridaBarinas
17:00
Report Rivas  39' Stadium: Agustín Tovar
Referee: Freddy Briceño
31 May 2018 Caracas 2–0
(5–1 agg.)		Deportivo LaraMaracay
19:30 Aristeguieta  30', 76' Report Stadium: Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Referee: Alexis Herrera

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mineros 4–3 Carabobo 1–1 3–2
Caracas 2–4 Zamora 0–1 2–3
First leg
2 June 2018 Mineros 1–1 Carabobo Ciudad Guayana
19:00 Peña  40' Report Fernández  55' Stadium: Polideportivo Cachamay
Referee: Francisco López
3 June 2018 Caracas 0–1 Zamora Maracay
19:00 Report Rojas  60' Stadium: Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Referee: Ángel Arteaga
Second leg
6 June 2018 Carabobo2–3
(3–4 agg.)		 Mineros Valencia
19:00
Report
Stadium: Misael Delgado
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela
7 June 2018 Zamora 3–2
(4–2 agg.)		CaracasBarinas
19:00
Report
Stadium: Agustín Tovar
Referee: Marlon Escalante

Final
Mineros1–1Zamora
Gómez  71' Report Romero  68'
Referee: Alexis Herrera
Zamora1–0Mineros
Gallardo  73' Report
Referee: José Argote

Zamora won 2–1 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Tommy Tobar Carabobo 12
2 Edwuin Pernía Caracas 11
3 Fernando Aristeguieta Caracas 8
Manuel Arteaga Deportivo La Guaira
5 Jhonder Cádiz Monagas 7
Richard Blanco Mineros
Cristian Alessandrini Atlético Venezuela
Anthony Uribe Zamora
Maurice Cova Carabobo
Danny Pérez Zamora

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura is the second tournament of the season. The regular season started on 21 July and ended on 28 October.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Monagas 17 10 4 3 26 12 +14 34 Advance to knockout stage
2 Deportivo La Guaira 17 8 6 3 28 25 +3 30
3 Deportivo Táchira 17 8 5 4 24 15 +9 29
4 Deportivo Lara 17 7 8 2 20 11 +9 29
5 Trujillanos 17 8 5 4 23 19 +4 29
6 Estudiantes de Mérida 17 7 7 3 28 20 +8 28
7 Zamora 17 8 4 5 25 19 +6 28
8 Caracas 17 8 4 5 22 19 +3 28
9 Mineros 17 6 9 2 24 15 +9 27
10 Zulia 17 6 5 6 25 19 +6 23
11 Estudiantes de Caracas 17 5 4 8 18 25 −7 19
12 Academia Puerto Cabello 17 3 9 5 21 23 −2 18
13 Atlético Venezuela 17 4 6 7 18 25 −7 18
14 Metropolitanos 17 4 3 10 14 25 −11 15
15 Deportivo Anzoátegui[lower-alpha 1] 17 5 5 7 16 23 −7 14
16 Carabobo 17 3 5 9 11 19 −8 14
17 Aragua 17 3 4 10 8 19 −11 13
18 Portuguesa 17 2 3 12 13 30 −17 9
Source: Liga FUTVE, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Deportivo Anzoátegui were deducted 6 points.[45]

Results
Home \ Away APC ARA AVE CBO CAR ANZ DLG LAR TAC ESC ESM MET MIN MON POR TRU ZAM ZUL
Academia Puerto Cabello — — 0–2 2–2 2–0 — — 2–2 0–0 — — 1–1 2–2 — — 1–1 2–1 —
Aragua 0–0 — 2–0 — — 0–0 1–2 — — 0–0 1–3 — — 0–1 1–0 — — 0–2
Atlético Venezuela — — — 1–1 0–1 — — 0–0 0–0 — — 2–1 2–2 — — 3–0 0–2 —
Carabobo — 0–0 — — — — — 0–2 0–1 1–0 — 1–0 0–0 — — 0–1 0–2 —
Caracas — 2–0 — 0–3 — — — 0–1 1–1 1–2 — 3–0 0–0 — — 2–0 2–2 —
Deportivo Anzoátegui 2–1 — 1–1 1–0 1–2 — — 2–1 0–1 — — 0–4 — — — 3–1 — 0–2
Deportivo La Guaira 3–2 — 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 — 1–1 — — — — — — — 2–2 — 1–1
Deportivo Lara — 2–0 — — — — — — 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 — — 2–0 —
Deportivo Táchira — 3–1 — — — — 3–1 — — 3–1 2–3 — 1–4 0–1 3–0 — 1–1 —
Estudiantes de Caracas 1–1 — 1–1 — — 3–2 2–3 — — — 3–2 — — 0–1 1–0 — — 1–1
Estudiantes de Mérida 2–0 — 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 — — — — — — 1–1 2–1 — — 1–1
Metropolitanos — 0–2 — — — — 1–1 — 0–3 0–1 0–1 — 1–1 2–0 1–0 — 1–0 —
Mineros — 1–0 — — — 2–0 1–1 — — 3–0 2–1 — — 1–2 2–2 — 2–2 —
Monagas 2–1 — 5–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–3 — — — — — — — 2–0 1–1 — 1–0
Portuguesa 1–3 — 1–3 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 — — — — — — — 1–2 — 2–1
Trujillanos — 2–0 — — — — — 1–0 0–1 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 — — — 2–0 —
Zamora — 1–0 — — — 1–2 3–1 — — 2–1 1–1 — — 1–0 4–1 — — 2–1
Zulia 1–1 — 3–1 2–1 2–3 — — 0–2 1–0 — — 5–0 0–1 — — 2–2 — —
Source: Liga FUTVE, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout stage
  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                         
2 Deportivo La Guaira 0 3 3  
7 Zamora 1 1 2  
  2 Deportivo La Guaira 0 3 3  
  3 Deportivo Táchira 1 1 2  
3 Deportivo Táchira 0 3 3
6 Estudiantes de Mérida 0 1 1  
  2 Deportivo La Guaira 0 0 0
  4 Deportivo Lara 0 1 1
4 Deportivo Lara (a) 1 1 2  
5 Trujillanos 2 0 2  
  4 Deportivo Lara 1 2 3
  8 Caracas 1 0 1  
1 Monagas 2 1 3
8 Caracas 2 2 4  

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Caracas 4–3 Monagas 2–2 2–1
Zamora 2–3 Deportivo La Guaira 1–0 1–3
Estudiantes de Mérida 1–3 Deportivo Táchira 0–0 1–3
Trujillanos 2–2 (a) Deportivo Lara 2–1 0–1
First leg
3 November 2018 Estudiantes de Mérida 0–0 Deportivo Táchira Mérida
16:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Referee: Juan Soto
3 November 2018 Zamora 1–0 Deportivo La Guaira Barinas
19:00
  • Soto  18'
 Report Stadium: Agustín Tovar
Referee: José Luis Hoyo
4 November 2018 Trujillanos 2–1 Deportivo Lara Valera
16:00
  • Jo. Hernández  37' (pen.), 54'
 Report
  • A. Gómez  26'
 Stadium: José Alberto Pérez
Referee: Ramón Ortega
4 November 2018 Caracas 2–2 Monagas Caracas
19:00
Report
  • J. González  15' (pen.), 64'
 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela
Second leg
7 November 2018 Deportivo La Guaira 3–1
(3–2 agg.)		ZamoraCaracas
16:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Referee: Francisco López
7 November 2018 Deportivo Táchira 3–1
(3–1 agg.)		Estudiantes de MéridaSan Cristóbal
19:00
Report
Stadium: Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Referee: Ramón Ortega
8 November 2018 Deportivo Lara (a)1–0
(2–2 agg.)		TrujillanosCabudare
16:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Referee: Juan Carlos Cabeza
8 November 2018 Monagas1–2
(3–4 agg.)		 Caracas Maturín
19:00
  • Pérez  81'
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Referee: Marco Suárez

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Caracas 1–3 Deportivo Lara 1–1 0–2
Deportivo Táchira 2–3 Deportivo La Guaira 1–0 1–3
First leg
11 November 2018 Caracas 1–1 Deportivo Lara Caracas
16:00
Report
  • Soto  30'
 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Referee: Ramón Ortega
11 November 2018 Deportivo Táchira 1–0 Deportivo La Guaira San Cristóbal
19:00
Report Stadium: Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Referee: Emikar Caldera
Second leg
15 November 2018 Deportivo Lara 2–0
(3–1 agg.)		CaracasCabudare
16:00
  • Centeno  10'
  • Castellanos  52'
 Report Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Referee: Eduardo Mármol
15 November 2018 Deportivo La Guaira 3–1
(3–2 agg.)		Deportivo TáchiraCaracas
19:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Referee: Alexis Herrera

Final
Deportivo Lara0–0Deportivo La Guaira
Report
Referee: Orlando Bracamonte
Deportivo La Guaira0–1Deportivo Lara
Report
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela

Deportivo Lara won 1–0 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Darwin González Deportivo La Guaira 13
2 Gustavo Ascona Trujillanos 10
3 Anthony Uribe Zamora 9
Enzo Maidana Academia Puerto Cabello
Víctor Aquino Deportivo Táchira
6 Junior Paredes Zulia 7
Rubén Rojas Monagas
Edder Farías Atlético Venezuela
Jesús Arrieta Caracas
Robert Hernández Caracas

Serie Final

The Serie Final is held between the champions of the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura to determine the champions of the season. The best team of the finalists in the aggregate table chose the order of the legs.

First leg
Deportivo Lara1–1Zamora
 Report
Referee: Ángel Arteaga
Deportivo Lara
Zamora
GK1 Carlos Salazar
RB29 Jefre Vargas
CB4 Leonardo Aponte
CB26 Giacomo Di Giorgi (c)
LB27 Daniel Carrillo
CM13 Jesús Bueno 75'
CM5 Bernaldo Manzano
CM20 Juan Castellanos 69'
LW18 Freddy Vargas 62'
CF23 Jesús Hernández
RW10 David Centeno 74'
Substitutes:
GK25 Luis Curiel
DF3 Ignacio Anzola 62'
DF11 Oswaldo Chaurant
MF15 Ricardo Andreutti
MF24 José Romero 69'
FW16 Manuel Godoy
FW28 Yomber Camacaro 78' 75'
Manager:
Leonardo González
GK1 Joel Graterol
RB3 Carlos Castro 40'
CB17 Kevin de la Hoz
CB5 Ignacio González (c) 90+3'
LB12 Mayker González
CM25 Maikol Quintero 48'
CM23 Oscar Hernández
AM13 Pedro Ramírez 72'
RW19 Antonio Romero 31' 90+1'
CF21 Rodolfo Marcano 58'
LW7 Erickson Gallardo 86'
Substitutes:
GK29 Daniel Valdés
MF8 José Pinto 72'
MF26 Edixon Mena 86'
MF27 José Soto
FW11 Juan Zárate
FW18 Ángel Osorio 90+1'
FW30 Darwin Matheus
Manager:
Alí Cañas

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Second leg
Zamora4–0Deportivo Lara
  • Romero  5', 25', 57'
  • Osorio  90'
 Report
Referee: José Argote

Zamora won 5–1 on aggregate.

Zamora
Deportivo Lara
GK1 Joel Graterol
RB3 Carlos Castro
CB17 Kevin de la Hoz
CB5 Ignacio González (c)
LB12 Mayker González
CM25 Maikol Quintero
CM23 Oscar Hernández 51'
AM13 Gustavo Rojas 13'
RW19 Pedro Ramírez 88'
LW7 Erickson Gallardo
CF19 Antonio Romero 69'
Substitutes:
GK29 Daniel Valdés
MF8 José Pinto 51'
MF26 Edixon Mena 88'
MF27 José Soto
FW11 Juan Zárate 6'
FW18 Ángel Osorio 90' 69'
FW30 Darwin Matheus
Manager:
Alí Cañas
GK1 Carlos Salazar
RB29 Jefre Vargas
CB4 Leonardo Aponte
CB26 Giacomo Di Giorgi (c)
LB27 Daniel Carrillo
CM13 Jesús Bueno 45' 46'
CM5 Bernaldo Manzano
CM10 David Centeno
LW18 Freddy Vargas 62'
CF23 Jesús Hernández 28'
RW7 Argenis Gómez 47' 68'
Substitutes:
GK25 Luis Curiel
DF3 Ignacio Anzola 68'
DF11 Oswaldo Chaurant
MF15 Ricardo Andreutti
MF20 Juan Castellanos 46'
MF30 Herlbert Soto
FW16 Manuel Godoy 62'
Manager:
Leonardo González

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is used to determine the winner.
  • Penalty shoot-out if the tie persists (no extra time is played).
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Aggregate table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Zamora (C) 34 17 8 9 46 34 +12 59 Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Caracas 34 17 7 10 44 32 +12 58 Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage
3 Deportivo La Guaira 34 16 10 8 48 41 +7 58 Qualification to Copa Libertadores first stage
4 Mineros 34 14 15 5 45 29 +16 57 Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage
5 Deportivo Lara 34 14 14 6 41 26 +15 56 Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage
6 Estudiantes de Mérida 34 14 13 7 52 40 +12 55 Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage
7 Deportivo Táchira 34 13 12 9 44 34 +10 51
8 Monagas 34 13 11 10 44 31 +13 50 Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage[lower-alpha 1]
9 Carabobo 34 13 11 10 42 35 +7 50
10 Trujillanos 34 13 11 10 38 38 0 50
11 Zulia 34 9 13 12 49 45 +4 40 Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage[lower-alpha 2]
12 Atlético Venezuela 34 10 10 14 39 46 −7 40
13 Aragua 34 9 10 15 30 35 −5 37
14 Academia Puerto Cabello 34 7 14 13 29 37 −8 35
15 Estudiantes de Caracas 34 8 8 18 30 55 −25 32
16 Portuguesa 34 8 8 18 27 52 −25 32
17 Metropolitanos 34 6 9 19 27 48 −21 27
18 Deportivo Anzoátegui[lower-alpha 3] 34 6 14 14 31 48 −17 26
Source: FVF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Monagas qualified for the Copa Sudamericana by being the 2018 Clausura classification table best team not qualified for the 2019 Copa Libertadores.
  2. Zulia qualified for the Copa Sudamericana by winning the 2018 Copa Venezuela.
  3. Deportivo Anzoátegui were deducted 6 points.[45]

References
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  2. "Academia Puerto Cabello". twitter.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. "Carabobo se mudará a Cabudare para el Clausura". meridiano.com.ve (in Spanish). 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. "Deportivo Anzoátegui presentó a Lisandro Altieri como nuevo director técnico". eltiempo.com.ve (in Spanish). 6 March 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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  8. "Daniel Farías asume el banquillo del Deportivo La Guaira". el-nacional.com (in Spanish). 23 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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  13. "JEREMY NOWAK Y LA ACADEMIA PUERTO CABELLO SE DESVINCULAN". laligafutve.com (in Spanish). 29 May 2018.
  14. "Pedro Depablos es el nuevo director técnico de la Academia Puerto Cabello". balonazos.com (in Spanish). 1 June 2018.
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  16. "Rey es anunciado como nuevo técnico del Monagas". ovaciondeportes.com (in Spanish). 25 June 2018.
  17. "José "Patón" González asume como nuevo DT del Dvo Anzoátegui". balonazos.com (in Spanish). 7 June 2018.
  18. "Jhon Giraldo será el nuevo Director Técnico del Metropolitanos FC". balonazos.com (in Spanish). 12 June 2018.
  19. "Carlos Maldonado no seguirá en el banquillo del Zulia". ovaciondeportes.com (in Spanish). 13 June 2018.
  20. "Francesco Stifano es nuevo Director Técnico del Zulia FC". ovaciondeportes.com (in Spanish). 17 June 2018.
  21. "Estudiantes Oficial". twitter.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  22. "Estudiantes de Mérida anunció al argentino Martín Brignani como su DT". balonazos.com (in Spanish). 19 June 2018.
  23. "El entrenador colombiano Héctor Estrada dirigirá al Aragua FC". balonazos.com (in Spanish). 29 June 2018.
  24. "Carlos Horacio Moreno le dijo adiós al Portuguesa". liderendeportes.com (in Spanish). 2 August 2018.
  25. "Carlos Moreno dimite como DT de Portuguesa FC". vavel.com (in Spanish). 2 August 2018.
  26. "José "Patón" Gónzález no sigue como Director Técnico del DANZ". balonazos.com (in Spanish). 27 August 2018.
  27. "José Fasciana no seguirá al mando de Estudiantes de Caracas". meridiano.com.ve (in Spanish). 29 August 2018.
  28. "José María Morr asumirá el banquillo de Estudiantes de Caracas". meridiano.com.ve (in Spanish). 30 August 2018.
  29. "Jovanny "La Flecha" Rivero tomará el banquillo del Deportivo Anzoátegui". meridiano.com.ve (in Spanish). 4 September 2018.
  30. "Wilson Gutiérrez y su cuerpo técnico no continúan al mando del Carabobo FC". meridiano.com.ve (in Spanish). 6 September 2018.
  31. "Carabobo FC anunció a Gustavo Caraballo como su nuevo timonel". el-carabobeno.com (in Spanish). 7 September 2018.
  32. "Carabobo FC y Portuguesa FC cambian de DT para el cierre del Clausura". balonazos.com (in Spanish). 7 September 2018.
  33. "El merideño Raymond Páez es el nuevo DT del Portuguesa FC". balonazos.com (in Spanish). 7 September 2018.
  34. "Antonio Franco terminó su etapa con el Atlético Venezuela". atleticovenezuelacf.com (in Spanish). 2 November 2018.
  35. "Héctor Estrada se desvincula del Aragua FC". araguafc.com (in Spanish). 14 November 2018. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  36. "Enrique "Kike" García asume las riendas del Aragua FC". araguafc.com (in Spanish). 28 November 2018. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
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  39. "Pallarés se despidió del Carrusel Aurinegro (+ AUDIOS)". deportivotachira.com (in Spanish). 20 November 2018.
  40. "El tachirense Giovanny Pérez asume las riendas del Aurinegro". deportivotachira.com (in Spanish). 3 December 2018.
  41. "TRUJILLANOS F.C." twitter.com (in Spanish). 23 November 2018.
  42. "TRUJILLANOS F.C." twitter.com (in Spanish). 22 November 2018.
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  44. "Mineros de Guayana". twitter.com (in Spanish). 22 November 2018.
  45. "Clasificación Temporada 2018" (in Spanish). FVF. Retrieved 8 November 2018. -6 Puntos por la Comisión Disciplina FIFA Decisión 180647 PST VSN ZH (-6 Points per FIFA Disciplinary Commission Decision 180647 PST VSN ZH)
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