Venezuela national football team

Venezuela
Nickname(s)	La Vinotinto
Association	Federación Venezolana de Fútbol (FVF)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	José Peseiro
Captain	Tomás Rincón
Most caps	Juan Arango (129)
Top scorer	Salomón Rondón (31)
Home stadium	Estadio Olímpico de la UCV ; Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida ; Polideportivo Cachamay
FIFA code	VEN
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	28 (10 December 2020)[1]
Highest	25 (November 2019)
Lowest	129 (November 1998)
First international
	Panama 3–1 Venezuela ; (Panama City, Panama; 12 February 1938)
Biggest win
	Venezuela 7–0 Puerto Rico ; (Caracas, Venezuela; 16 January 1959)
Biggest defeat
	Argentina 11–0 Venezuela ; (Rosario, Argentina; 10 August 1975)
Copa América
Appearances	18 (first in 1967)
Best result	Fourth place (2011)

The Venezuela national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Venezuela) represents Venezuela in men's international football and is controlled by the Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF), the governing body for football in Venezuela. They are nicknamed La Vinotinto ("Red wine") because of the traditional burgundy color of their shirts. When playing at home in official games, they usually rotate between three stadiums: The Polideportivo Cachamay in Puerto Ordaz, the Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui in Puerto La Cruz and the Estadio Pueblo Nuevo in San Cristóbal. In friendly matches, they tend to rotate between the rest of the stadiums in the country.

Unlike other South American nations, and akin to some Caribbean nations, baseball is extremely popular in Venezuela, which diverts athletic talent away from football, contributing to its historic lack of success in CONMEBOL competitions. As of 2018, they are the only CONMEBOL side to have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. Often Venezuela would go through entire qualification tournaments without recording a single win, although this has not happened since 1998. Until 2011, their best finish at the Copa América was fifth in their first entry, in 1967. It is only recently with the spread of the World Cup's popularity in nations where football was not the primary sport (such as Japan, the United States, and Australia) that the national team found incentives to increase player development and fan support. As of December 2019, Venezuela has the highest position on the FIFA World Ranking of any team that has not yet qualified for the World Cup, being ranked 25th.[2]

In spite of its lackluster senior performance, Venezuela has been notable for being the first country from outside the three traditional CONMEBOL forces (Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay) to reach the final of any FIFA competition, with its U-20 team achieved the feat in 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[3]

History

Backstory

Venezuela did not participate in FIFA World Cup qualification until the 1966 qualifiers in which they were drawn with Uruguay and Peru, but failed to register a point in four games. In the 1970 qualifiers they managed to register a point, and after withdrawing from the 1974 series, repeated that in the 1978 qualifiers. The 1982 qualifiers saw them register their first win, over Bolivia. They wouldn't register another World Cup qualifying win until the 1994 series when they defeated Ecuador. A highlight of the 1998 qualifiers was goalkeeper Rafael Dudamel scoring against Argentina in a 5–2 defeat.

Despite poor results during the 1960s and 1970s, outstanding players like Luis Mendoza and Rafael Santana achieved recognition. Venezuela at that time also managed to qualify for the 1980 Summer Olympics, its first ever major international football competition Venezuela participated.

Richard Páez era

After José Omar Pastoriza's resignation during the 2002 World Cup qualifyings, Richard Páez took the technical direction of the National Team. Finishing this process, Venezuela achieved 4 victories in a row against Uruguay, Chile, Peru, and Paraguay; winning more than 1 game in row, their first away game and not finishing in the last place for the first time in their World Cup qualifying history.

However, the team failed to qualify for both the 2002, and 2006 World Cups, gaining 12 and 18 points respectively. After this, the team advanced to the second round Copa America 2007 in Venezuela, is the first time they could reach it on this competition.

In November 2007, Páez resigned after discrepancies with media and supporters.[4]

César Farías era

With a new coach César Farías, Venezuela national team improved their performances. At the beginning of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Venezuela won its first game in World Cup qualifying against long unbeaten Ecuador in Quito. Something similar happened to Bolivia in La Paz, where Venezuela won for the first time at Bolivian altitude. Also, they received their first point against Brazil in qualifying. Despite not ultimately reaching the 2010, Venezuela achieved its best result in qualifying. They finished this round with 22 points in 18 matches, surpassing Peru and Bolivia for eighth place in the region.

On 6 June 2008, Venezuela achieved its second-ever triumph over Brazil, defeating the Seleção 2–0 in a friendly match in Boston, United States. Venezuela obtained excellent results in the 2011 Copa América when they finished fourth, their highest finish in the tournament to date. With a squad composed mostly of players playing in Europe, they began 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification with a historic result (1–0) against Argentina in Puerto La Cruz, beating the Argentines for the first time.

Noel Sanvicente era

On 4 September 2014, Noel Sanvicente was made coach of the Venezuela national team.[5] On 5 September 2014, the team lost its first match with Sanvicente under the helm 3–1 against South Korea in Bucheon.[6]

Sanvicente's first tournament came in the 2015 Copa América, with Venezuela drawn in Group C of the competition. Their opening game finished with an upset victory over tournament favorites Colombia by 1–0, but subsequent defeats to Peru and Brazil saw La Vinotinto eliminated.

Venezuela began the World Cup qualification campaign with a 1–0 defeat against Paraguay at home, and would not earn their first point until their match against Peru, a 2–2 draw in Lima where Venezuela led until the last minute of stoppage time. Their match with Chile ended in a disappointing 4–1 defeat, Sanvicente announced his resignation a week later after mutual consent with the FVF. At the time of Sanvicente's departure, Venezuela was last in the qualification standings with a sole point, and was unofficially eliminated.

Rafael Dudamel era

Sanvicente was replaced by former Vinotinto goalkeeper Rafael Dudamel, who decided to revamp the entire national team squad, by injecting the team with the promising young generation of Venezuelan players that finished second at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup that was dubbed as the country's first ever football Golden Generation.[7] Under his coaching, La Vinotinto quickly improved and reached the quarterfinals in the Copa América Centenario, with two 1–0 wins over Jamaica and Uruguay and a 1–1 draw against Mexico in the group stage and then a 4–1 defeat to Argentina in the quarter-finals. In the 7th matchday of the 2018 World Cup qualifier, Venezuela lost to Colombia 2–0 in Barranquilla, the first loss against Los Cafeteros since 2009. Later, on matchday 11, Venezuela won for the first time in the qualifier, 5–0 over Bolivia in Maturín with a hat-trick from Josef Martínez and goals from Jacobo Kouffati and Rómulo Otero.

On 2 January 2020, Dudamel resigned from the national team.

Copa América history

Venezuela first participated at the Copa América in 1967, and finished fifth after defeating Bolivia 3–0 with a side containing Mendoza and Santana. The 1975 tournament saw Venezuela drawn in a group with Brazil and Argentina, and finished bottom with an 11–0 defeat to Argentina. In the 1979 edition, which would be the international swansong for Mendoza and Santana, they drew 0–0 with Colombia and 1–1 with Chile. A highlight of the 1989 tournament was midfielder Carlos Maldonado's four goals. In the 1993 series, Venezuela drew with Uruguay and the United States.

The team's overall Copa América record has been relatively poor (goal difference 33–145 before the 2011 Copa América), but the "Auge Vinotinto" (Vinotinto Rise) period in the early 2000s (decade) brought increased attention to the sport in the country, which in turn brought increased support from both government and private institutions. Said support contributed greatly to the "Vinotinto's" rise in quality. In 2007, during the Copa América held in Venezuela, the team progressed to the quarterfinals for the first time in its history after finishing first in a group containing Peru, Bolivia, and Uruguay. Venezuela's 2–0 victory over Peru during the competition was its first Copa América victory since 1967.

2011 Copa América

At the 2011 Copa América championship, Venezuela reached the semi-finals round for the first time by defeating Chile in the quarter-final, 2–1. Despite their commanding presence against Paraguay in their semifinal, Venezuela was unable to convert their chances into goals. They would eventually lose 5–3 to Paraguay in a penalty shootout after remaining scoreless in normal and extra time. Venezuela and Peru played for third place at the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, where Venezuela would suffer their biggest loss of the tournament, losing 4–1 to Peru and falling into fourth place overall. Nonetheless, it was their best ever finish at the competition.

Group B:

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	1	2	0	6	4	+2	5
Venezuela	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
Paraguay	3	0	3	0	5	5	0	3
Ecuador	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

Results:

3 July 2011 Group stages	Brazil	0–0	Venezuela	La Plata, Argentina
16:00 UTC-3		Report		Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)

9 July 2011 Group stages	Venezuela	1–0	Ecuador	Salta, Argentina
18:30 UTC-3	C. González 61'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)

13 July 2011 Group stages	Paraguay	3–3	Venezuela	Salta, Argentina
19:15 UTC-3	Alcaraz 32' Barrios 62' Riveros 85'	Report	Rondón 5' Miku 89' Perozo 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)

17 July 2011 Quarterfinals	Chile	1–2	Venezuela	San Juan, Argentina
19:15 UTC-3	Suazo 69'	Report	Vizcarrondo 34' Cichero 80'	Stadium: Estadio del Bicentenario Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

20 July 2011 Semifinals	Venezuela	0–0 (3–5 p)	Paraguay	Mendoza, Argentina
21:45 UTC-3		Report		Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Referee: Francisco Chacón (Mexico)
	Penalties
	Maldonado Rey Lucena Miku		Ortigoza Barrios Riveros Martínez Verón

23 July 2011 Third-place match	Peru	4–1	Venezuela	La Plata, Argentina
16:00 UTC-3	Chiroque 41' Guerrero 63', 89', 90+2'	Report	Arango 77'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Team image

Venezuela made its international debut in the Central American and Caribbean Games held in Panama in 1938, wearing the vinotinto (burgundy) color. In the 1967 Copa América Venezuela also wore the Peñarol shirt v Chile to avoid colors clash, as Venezuela had arrived in the Estadio Centenario (Peñarol's frequent venue) with no alternate shirts.[8]

In 1993, a vertical band with the colors of the National flag was added to the left side of the jersey, which changed its colors to a more traditional red tone. This lasted until 1996 when Venezuela returned to the vinotinto tone.[9]

Nevertheless, in 1998 Venezuela adopted a yellow/blue/red schem, similar to their flag colors, by Mexican manufacturer "ABA Sports".[9] The national team returned to the traditional color in 2000. It has been remaining (with few changes)[10] as the main uniform up to present days.

Kit providers

Source:[11]

Adidas jersey worn during the 2014 World Cup qualifying

Period	Manufacturer
1981–1991	Adidas
1993–1996	Forte
1996–1997	Polmer
1998–1999	Aba Sport
2000–2005	Atlética
2005–2018	Adidas
2019–	Givova

Results and fixtures

2020

9 October 2020 2022 FWCQ	Colombia	3–0	Venezuela	Barranquilla, Colombia
18:30 (UTC–5)	Zapata 16' Muriel 26', 45+3'	Report	Herrera 4' Ángel 67' Rosales 71'	Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Attendance: 0 Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)

13 October 2020 2022 FWCQ	Venezuela	0–1	Paraguay	Mérida, Venezuela
18:00 (UTC–4)	Herrera 30' Feltscher 53' Rincón 90+8'	Report	Cubas 4' Lezcano 10' Almirón 83' Giménez 85'	Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

13 November 2020 2022 FWCQ	Brazil	1–0	Venezuela	São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 (UTC–3)	Douglas Luiz 29' Firmino 66'	Report	Cásseres 10' Machís 75' Rincón 80'	Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)

17 November 2020 2022 FWCQ	Venezuela	2–1	Chile	Caracas, Venezuela
17:00 (UTC–4)	Mago 9' 88' Rondón 81'	Report	Maripán 8' Vidal 15' Isla 46'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de la UCV Attendance: 0 Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)

2021

25 March 2021 2022 FWCQ	Venezuela	v	Ecuador
		Report

30 March 2021 2022 FWCQ	Peru	v	Venezuela
		Report

3 June 2021 2022 FWCQ	Bolivia	v	Venezuela
		Report

8 June 2021 2022 FWCQ	Venezuela	v	Uruguay
		Report

13 June 2021 2021 Copa América	Brazil	v	Venezuela	Medellín, Colombia
17:00 (UTC–5)				Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot

16 June 2021 2021 Copa América	Colombia	v	Venezuela	Medellín, Colombia
20:00 (UTC–5)				Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot

20 June 2021 2021 Copa América	Venezuela	v	Ecuador	Bogotá, Colombia
17:00 (UTC–5)				Stadium: Estadio El Campín

24 June 2021 2021 Copa América	Qatar	v	Venezuela	Medellín, Colombia
17:00 (UTC–5)				Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot

28 June 2021 2021 Copa América	Venezuela	v	Peru	Medellín, Colombia
20:00 (UTC–5)				Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot

2 September 2021 2022 FWCQ	Venezuela	v	Argentina
		Report

7 September 2021 2022 FWCQ	Paraguay	v	Venezuela
		Report

7 October 2021 2022 FWCQ	Venezuela	v	Brazil
		Report

12 October 2021 2022 FWCQ	Chile	v	Venezuela
		Report

11 November 2021 2022 FWCQ	Ecuador	v	Venezuela
		Report

16 November 2021 2022 FWCQ	Venezuela	v	Peru
		Report

2022

27 January 2022 2022 FWCQ	Venezuela	v	Bolivia
		Report

1 February 2022 2022 FWCQ	Uruguay	v	Venezuela
		Report

24 March 2022 2022 FWCQ	Argentina	v	Venezuela
		Report

29 March 2022 2022 FWCQ	Venezuela	v	Colombia
		Report

2021 Copa América group standing

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Colombia (H)	Advance to knockout stage
2	Brazil
3	Qatar
4	Venezuela
5	Ecuador
6	Peru

First match(es) will be played on 12 June 2021. Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Host.

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification standing

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	4	4	0	0	12	2	+10	12	Qualification to 2022 FIFA World Cup	—	30 Mar	3 Jun	1 Feb '22	12 Oct	24 Mar '22	11 Nov	1–0	7 Sep	5–0
2	Argentina	4	3	1	0	6	2	+4	10		16 Nov	—	1–0	1–1	25 Mar	3 Jun	1 Feb '22	24 Mar '22	12 Oct	7 Sep
3	Ecuador	4	3	0	1	13	6	+7	9		27 Jan '22	29 Mar '22	—	2 Sep	4–2	30 Mar	6–1	11 Nov	8 Jun	7 Oct
4	Paraguay	4	1	3	0	6	5	+1	6		8 Jun	7 Oct	24 Mar '22	—	27 Jan '22	11 Nov	30 Mar	7 Sep	2–2	2–2
5	Uruguay	4	2	0	2	7	7	0	6	Advance to inter-confederation play-offs	0–2	11 Nov	7 Sep	3 Jun	—	2–1	7 Oct	1 Feb '22	24 Mar '22	30 Mar
6	Chile	4	1	1	2	6	6	0	4		2 Sep	27 Jan '22	16 Nov	25 Mar	29 Mar '22	—	2–2	12 Oct	2–0	8 Jun
7	Colombia	4	1	1	2	6	11	−5	4		26 Mar	8 Jun	12 Oct	16 Nov	0–3	7 Sep	—	3–0	27 Jan '22	24 Mar '22
8	Venezuela	4	1	0	3	2	6	−4	3		7 Oct	2 Sep	25 Mar	0–1	8 Jun	2–1	29 Mar '22	—	16 Nov	27 Jan '22
9	Peru	4	0	1	3	4	10	−6	1		2–4	0–2	1 Feb '22	29 Mar '22	2 Sep	7 Oct	3 Jun	30 Mar	—	11 Nov
10	Bolivia	4	0	1	3	5	12	−7	1		29 Mar '22	1–2	2–3	12 Oct	16 Nov	1 Feb '22	2 Sep	3 Jun	25 Mar	—

Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2020. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Players

Current squad

The following 28 players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Brazil and Chile on 13 and 17 November 2020, respectively.[12]
Caps and goals are correct as of 17 November 2020, after the match against Chile.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Wuilker Faríñez	(1998-02-15) 15 February 1998	26	0	Lens
12	1GK	Alain Baroja	(1989-10-23) 23 October 1989	14	0	Delfín
22	1GK	Joel Graterol	(1997-02-13) 13 February 1997	0	0	América de Cali

16	2DF	Roberto Rosales	(1988-11-20) 20 November 1988	84	1	Leganés
21	2DF	Alexander González	(1992-09-13) 13 September 1992	48	1	Málaga
2	2DF	Wilker Ángel	(1993-03-18) 18 March 1993	27	2	Akhmat Grozny
20	2DF	Rolf Feltscher	(1990-10-06) 6 October 1990	26	0	Würzburger Kickers
4	2DF	Jhon Chancellor	(1992-01-02) 2 January 1992	18	0	Brescia
3	2DF	Yordan Osorio	(1994-05-10) 10 May 1994	12	0	Parma
14	2DF	Luis Mago	(1994-09-15) 15 September 1994	11	2	Universidad de Chile
	2DF	Óscar Conde	(2002-06-06) 6 June 2002	1	0	Puerto Cabello
	2DF	Jean Fuentes	(1997-02-07) 7 February 1997	0	0	La Guaira

8	3MF	Tomás Rincón (Captain)	(1988-01-13) 13 January 1988	104	1	Torino
18	3MF	Rómulo Otero	(1992-11-09) 9 November 1992	37	6	Corinthians
15	3MF	Jhon Murillo	(1995-11-21) 21 November 1995	31	4	Tondela
11	3MF	Juan Pablo Añor	(1994-01-24) 24 January 1994	22	1	Al-Ain
5	3MF	Júnior Moreno	(1993-07-20) 20 July 1993	22	1	D.C. United
	3MF	Yangel Herrera	(1998-01-07) 7 January 1998	21	2	Granada
10	3MF	Yeferson Soteldo	(1997-06-30) 30 June 1997	20	1	Santos
19	3MF	Jefferson Savarino	(1996-11-11) 11 November 1996	16	1	Atlético Mineiro
17	3MF	Cristian Cásseres Jr.	(2000-01-20) 20 January 2000	4	0	New York Red Bulls
6	3MF	Bernaldo Manzano	(1990-07-02) 2 July 1990	3	0	Atlético Bucaramanga
	3MF	Anderson Contreras	(2001-03-30) 30 March 2001	0	0	Caracas
13	3MF	Cristhian Rivas	(1997-01-20) 20 January 1997	0	0	Estudiantes de Mérida

23	4FW	Salomón Rondón	(1989-09-16) 16 September 1989	82	31	Dalian Professional
7	4FW	Darwin Machís	(1993-02-07) 7 February 1993	27	6	Granada
9	4FW	Fernando Aristeguieta	(1992-04-09) 9 April 1992	20	1	Mazatlán
	4FW	Jan Carlos Hurtado	(2000-03-05) 5 March 2000	3	0	Red Bull Bragantino

Friendlies not recognized by FIFA are not counted.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	José Contreras	(1994-10-20) 20 October 1994	6	0	Deportivo Pasto	v. Brazil, 13 November 2020 ^PRE
GK	Rafael Romo	(1990-02-25) 25 February 1990	12	0	OH Leuven	v. Colombia, 8 October 2020 ^PRE

DF	Mikel Villanueva	(1993-04-14) 14 April 1993	25	2	Santa Clara	v. Brazil, 13 November 2020 ^PRE ^INJ
DF	Ronald Hernández	(1997-09-21) 21 September 1997	17	0	Atlanta United	v. Brazil, 13 November 2020 ^PRE
DF	Nahuel Ferraresi	(1998-11-19) 19 November 1998	3	0	Moreirense	v. Brazil, 13 November 2020 ^PRE-COVID-19
DF	Miguel Navarro	(1999-01-26) 26 January 1999	0	0	Chicago Fire	v. Brazil, 13 November 2020 ^PRE
DF	Bernardo Añor	(1988-05-24) 24 May 1988	3	0	Unattached	v. Colombia, 23 March 2020 ^PRE-COVID-19
DF	Gabriel Benítez	(1993-09-30) 30 September 1993	1	0	Atlético Venezuela	v. Colombia, 23 March 2020 ^PRE-COVID-19

MF	Renzo Zambrano	(1994-08-26) 26 August 1994	5	0	Portland Timbers	v. Brazil, 13 November 2020 ^PRE
MF	Christian Larotonda	(1998-05-26) 26 May 1998	0	0	Metropolitanos	v. Brazil, 13 November 2020 ^PRE
MF	José Martínez	(1994-09-07) 7 September 1994	0	0	Philadelphia Union	v. Brazil, 13 November 2020 ^PRE
MF	Arquímedes Figuera	(1989-10-06) 6 October 1989	28	1	Universidad César Vallejo	v. Paraguay, 13 October 2020
MF	Eduard Bello	(1995-08-20) 20 August 1995	2	0	Antofagasta	v. Paraguay, 13 October 2020
MF	Luis Manuel Seijas	(1986-06-23) 23 June 1986	70	2	Santa Fe	v. Colombia, 8 October 2020 ^PRE
MF	Samuel Sosa	(1999-12-17) 17 December 1999	1	0	Alcorcón	v. Colombia, 8 October 2020 ^PRE
MF	Ronaldo Lucena	(1997-02-27) 27 February 1997	3	0	Atlético Nacional	v. Colombia, 23 March 2020 ^PRE-COVID-19

FW	Sergio Córdova	(1997-08-09) 9 August 1997	10	0	Arminia Bielefeld	v. Brazil, 13 November 2020 ^PRE
FW	Eric Ramírez	(1998-11-20) 20 November 1998	1	0	Dunajská Streda	v. Brazil, 13 November 2020 ^PRE
FW	Andrés Ponce	(1996-11-11) 11 November 1996	8	1	Rotor Volgograd	v. Paraguay, 13 October 2020
FW	Jhonder Cádiz	(1995-07-29) 29 July 1995	2	0	Nashville	v. Colombia, 8 October 2020 ^PRE
FW	Adalberto Peñaranda	(1997-05-31) 31 May 1997	16	0	CSKA Sofia	v. Colombia, 23 March 2020 ^PRE-COVID-19
^INJ Withdrew due to injury ^PRE Preliminary squad

Records

Most caps

Midfielder Juan Arango has played the most matches for Venezuela: 129 between 1999 and 2015.

Salomón Rondón is the player with the most goals scored.

Bold denotes active players. Only FIFA International A matches are counted.

Rank	Name	Period	Caps	Goals
1	Juan Arango	1999–2015	129	22
2	José Manuel Rey	1997–2011	115	11
3	Tomás Rincón	2008–	104	1
4	Jorge Alberto Rojas	1999–2009	91	3
5	Miguel Mea Vitali	1999–2012	84	1
5	Roberto Rosales	2007–	84	1
7	Salomón Rondón	2008–	82	31
8	Oswaldo Vizcarrondo	2004–2016	80	7
9	Luis Vallenilla	1996–2007	76	1
10	Gabriel Urdaneta	1996–2005	75	9
As of 17 Nov 2020[13]

Most goals