2016 Venezuelan Primera División season

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Season	2016
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The 2016 Primera División season is the 35th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league.

Teams

Aragua

Carabobo

Caracas

Deportivo Anzoátegui

Deportivo JBL

Deportivo Lara

Deportivo Táchira

Estudiantes

Llaneros

Portuguesa

Mineros de Guayana

Monagas SC

Trujillanos

Ureña

Zamora

Zulia

Caracas teams:
Caracas
Deportivo Petare
La Guaira
Atlético Venezuela
Estudiantes (C)

Locations of the 2016 Primera División teams

Team	City	Stadium
Aragua	Maracay	Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Atlético Venezuela	Caracas	Brígido Iriarte
Carabobo	Valencia	Misael Delgado
Caracas	Caracas	Olímpico de la UCV
Deportivo Anzoátegui	Puerto La Cruz	José Antonio Anzoátegui
Deportivo Lara	Barquisimeto	Metropolitano de Barquisimeto
Deportivo Petare	Caracas	Olímpico de la UCV
Deportivo Táchira	San Cristóbal	Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Estudiantes (C)	Caracas	Brígido Iriarte
Estudiantes	Mérida	Metropolitano de Mérida
JBL del Zulia	Maracaibo	José "Pachencho" Romero
La Guaira	Caracas	Olímpico de la UCV
Llaneros	Guanare	Rafael Calles Pinto
Mineros	Ciudad Guayana	Polideportivo Cachamay
Monagas	Maturín	Monumental de Maturín
Portuguesa	Acarigua	General José Antonio Paez
Trujillanos	Valera	Luis Loreto Lira
Ureña	Ureña	Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Zamora	Barinas	Agustín Tovar
Zulia	Maracaibo	José "Pachencho" Romero

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura will be the tournament of the season. It began in January 2016 and will end in July 2016.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Zamora	19	12	4	3	39	18	+21	40	Quarterfinals
2	Deportivo Táchira	19	11	5	3	27	13	+14	38
3	Deportivo Anzoátegui	19	8	8	3	25	23	+2	32
4	La Guaira	19	8	6	5	28	22	+6	30
5	Caracas	19	7	9	3	23	15	+8	30
6	Mineros	19	8	6	5	38	27	+11	30
7	Aragua	19	7	8	4	27	22	+5	29
8	Trujillanos	19	7	8	4	22	17	+5	29
9	Zulia	19	7	7	5	25	21	+4	28
10	Carabobo	19	7	6	6	27	22	+5	27
11	Deportivo Lara	19	7	5	7	25	22	+3	26
12	JBL del Zulia	19	8	2	9	23	20	+3	26
13	Ureña	19	6	5	8	20	25	−5	23
14	Estudiantes	19	7	1	11	20	35	−15	22
15	Portuguesa	19	3	10	6	17	21	−4	19
16	Atlético Venezuela	19	4	7	8	22	28	−6	19
17	Monagas	19	4	5	10	15	31	−16	17
18	Llaneros	19	3	7	9	12	25	−13	16
19	Petare	19	3	6	10	11	24	−13	15
20	Estudiantes (C)	19	2	7	10	19	34	−15	13

Updated to games played on 7 May 2016.
Source: FVF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Knockout bracket

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Zamora (a)	3	0	3
	8	Trujillanos	2	1	3
								1	Zamora	2	2	4
								5	Caracas	0	0	0
	4	La Guaira	1	0	1
	5	Caracas	2	1	3
															1	Zamora	1	3	4
														3	Deportivo Anzoátegui	1	1	2
	3	Deportivo Anzoátegui	1	3	4
	6	Mineros	0	1	1
								3	Deportivo Anzoátegui	1	6	7
								7	Aragua	1	0	1
	2	Deportivo Táchira	0	2	2
	7	Aragua	1	2	3

External links

• Official website of the Venezuelan Football Federation (Spanish)
  • Season regulations (Spanish)