1996–97 Venezuelan Primera División season

The 1996–97 season of the Venezuelan Primera División, the top category of Venezuelan football, was played by 12 teams. The national champions were Caracas.

Venezuelan Primera División
Season1996–97
ChampionsCaracas (4th title)

Torneo Apertura

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Minervén 22 13 4 5 33 15 +18 43
2 Atlético Zulia 22 13 4 5 31 20 +11 43
3 Unión Atlético Táchira 22 12 5 5 35 19 +16 41
4 Caracas 22 11 5 6 28 20 +8 38
5 Mineros de Guayana 22 11 5 6 31 24 +7 38
6 Estudiantes de Mérida 22 9 4 9 21 23 2 31
7 Trujillanos 22 7 9 6 25 20 +5 30
8 Deportivo Italia 22 8 4 10 28 32 4 28
9 Llaneros 22 5 7 10 22 32 10 22
10 Atlético El Vigía 22 5 6 11 17 26 9 21
11 Valencia 22 4 6 12 15 29 14 18
12 Nacional Táchira 22 3 3 16 15 40 25 12
Source:

Apertura Playoff

Minervén1–0Atlético Zulia
Atlético Zulia1–0Minervén
Penalties
4–2

Torneo Clausura

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Caracas 18 11 3 4 36 18 +18 36
2 Unión Atlético Táchira 18 10 5 3 32 18 +14 35
3 Estudiantes de Mérida 18 8 5 5 21 14 +7 29
4 Trujillanos 18 6 7 5 19 17 +2 25
5 Mineros de Guayana 18 7 4 7 30 29 +1 25
6 Atlético Zulia 18 5 9 4 28 28 0 24
7 Minervén 18 6 5 7 20 19 +1 23
8 Deportivo Italia 18 6 5 7 20 28 8 23
9 Llaneros 18 4 9 5 23 25 2 21
10 Atlético El Vigía 18 0 2 16 7 40 33 2
Source:

Championship playoff

Atlético Zulia1–3Caracas
Caracas5–0Atlético Zulia
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