2009–10 Venezuelan Primera División season

The 2009–10 Primera División season (officially the 2009–10 Copa Movilnet for sponsorship reasons) is the 28th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league.

Copa Movilnet
Season2009–10
ChampionsCaracas (11th title)
RelegatedCentro Ítalo
Llaneros
Copa LibertadoresDeportivo Táchira
Caracas
Deportivo Italia
Copa SudamericanaDeportivo Lara
Matches played306
Goals scored817 (2.67 per match)
Biggest home winEstudiantes 6–0 Zamora (September 27, 2009)
Biggest away winEl Vigía 1–6 Caracas (September 20, 2009)
Highest scoringTrujillanos 7–2 Carabobo (September 13, 2009)

Teams
Locations of the 2009-10 Primera División teams
Team City Stadium
AraguaMaracayOlímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez
CaraboboValenciaMisael Delgado
CaracasCaracasOlímpico de la UCV
Centro ÍtaloCaracasBrígido Iriarte
Deportivo AnzoáteguiPuerto La CruzJosé Antonio Anzoátegui
Deportivo ItaliaCaracasOlímpico de la UCV
Deportivo LaraBarquisimetoMetropolitano de Barquisimeto
Deportivo TáchiraSan CristóbalPolideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
El VigíaEl VigíaRamón "Gato" Hernández
EstudiantesMéridaMetropolitano de Mérida
LlanerosGuanareRafael Calles Pinto
Mineros de GuayanaPuerto OrdazPolideportivo Cachamay
MonagasMaturínMonumental de Maturín
Real EspporCaracasBrígido Iriarte
TrujillanosValeraLuis Loreto Lira
YaracuyanosSan FelipeFlorentino Oropeza
ZamoraBarinasAgustín Tovar
ZuliaMaracaiboJosé "Pachencho" Romero

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura opened the 2009-10 season. It began on August 9, 2009 and finished on December 13, 2009.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Táchira 17 11 4 2 25 7 +18 37 Serie Final and the 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Deportivo Italia 17 11 3 3 26 14 +12 36
3 Caracas 17 11 2 4 35 14 +21 35
4 Deportivo Lara 17 8 6 3 23 13 +10 30
5 Trujillanos 17 8 4 5 31 21 +10 28
6 Deportivo Anzoátegui 17 8 2 7 22 19 +3 26
7 Mineros de Guayana 17 7 4 6 22 21 +1 25
8 Zulia 17 7 3 7 27 29 −2 24
9 Estudiantes de Mérida 17 5 8 4 21 15 +6 23
10 Atlético El Vigía 17 7 2 8 26 31 −5 23
11 Zamora 17 6 4 7 19 27 −8 22
12 Monagas 17 6 3 8 32 32 0 21
13 Yaracuyanos 17 6 3 8 20 29 −9 21
14 Aragua 17 4 7 6 11 18 −7 19
15 Real Esppor 17 4 5 8 12 21 −9 17
16 Centro Ítalo 17 3 5 9 19 26 −7 14
17 Carabobo 17 2 7 8 16 29 −13 13
18 Llaneros 17 1 4 12 18 39 −21 7
Updated to match(es) played on December 13, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away ARA ATV CBO CRC CIV DAN DIT DLA DTA EME LLA MGU MON RES TRU YAR ZAM ZUL
Aragua 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0
El Vigía 4–2 1–6 2–0 1–3 0–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 3–1
Carabobo 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 3–2 2–1
Caracas 4–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 4–0
Centro Ítalo 2–3 1–3 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–3 2–0
Deportivo Anzoátegui 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 4–1 2–1 2–2 4–3
Deportivo Italia 1–1 3–1 0–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0
Deportivo Lara 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–1
Deportivo Táchira 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 4–1 0–0 0–0 2–0
Estudiantes 2–0 1–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 3–2 1–2 6–0
Llaneros 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–3 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–4
Mineros de Guayana 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 3–2 6–2 1–0 2–1
Monagas 2–2 2–1 5–3 1–0 0–1 0–1 5–0 1–0 2–2
Real Esppor 0–1 0–0 0–3 3–2 2–1 1–1 3–0 0–1
Trujillanos 3–1 7–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 5–1 0–0
Yaracuyanos 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 3–1 2–1 0–3
Zamora 0–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 0–2 4–3 4–3 3–2
Zulia 1–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on December 13, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura closed the 2009-10 season. It began on January 17, 2010 and finished on May 16, 2010.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Caracas 17 10 5 2 31 16 +15 35 Serie Final and the 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Deportivo Táchira 17 10 5 2 28 15 +13 35
3 Deportivo Italia 17 10 3 4 36 16 +20 33
4 Deportivo Lara 17 7 8 2 26 17 +9 29
5 Zulia 17 9 2 6 26 21 +5 29
6 Trujillanos 17 8 4 5 21 16 +5 28
7 Zamora 17 8 4 5 26 22 +4 28
8 Atlético El Vigía 17 7 3 7 26 29 −3 24
9 Deportivo Anzoátegui 17 6 5 6 17 10 +7 23
10 Aragua 17 7 1 9 22 27 −5 22
11 Real Esppor 17 6 3 8 27 27 0 21
12 Monagas 17 5 4 8 19 30 −11 19
13 Carabobo 17 4 6 7 16 23 −7 18
14 Estudiantes de Mérida 17 3 8 6 17 23 −6 17
15 Mineros de Guayana 17 3 8 6 17 24 −7 17
16 Llaneros 17 4 3 10 20 28 −8 15
17 Yaracuyanos 17 3 5 9 20 27 −7 14
18 Centro Ítalo 17 3 3 11 17 29 −12 12
Updated to match(es) played on May 16, 2010. Source: FVF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away ARA ATV CBO CRC CIV DAN DIT DLA DTA EME LLA MGU MON RES TRU YAR ZAM ZUL
Aragua 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–0
El Vigía 4–2 4–2 1–1 2–1
Carabobo 0–1 2–1 3–3 1–1 2–2 0–0
Caracas 6–0 2–1 2–1 3–1
Centro Ítalo 3–1 1–3 1–2 1–2
Deportivo Anzoátegui 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–3 0–2
Deportivo Italia 4–0 2–0 7–1 4–1 2–1
Deportivo Lara 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–2
Deportivo Táchira 2–1 2–0 4–3 2–0
Estudiantes 2–1 1–0 3–2 0–0 2–2 2–2
Llaneros 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–1
Mineros 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0
Monagas 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–3
Real Esppor 2–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 0–1 2–0
Trujillanos 3–1 0–1 1–3 3–0
Yaracuyanos 0–0 3–1 2–0 1–3 1–2
Zamora 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–1
Zulia 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on March 31, 2010. Source: Apertura 2009 Fixture
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 Táchira 34 21 9 4 53 22 +31 72 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Caracas 34 21 7 6 66 30 +36 70 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage 2010 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage[lower-alpha 1]
3 Deportivo Italia 34 21 6 7 62 31 +31 69 2011 Copa Libertadores First Stage
4 Deportivo Lara 34 15 14 5 49 30 +19 59 2010 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
5 Trujillanos 34 16 8 10 52 37 +15 56 2010 Copa Sudamericana First Stage[lower-alpha 1]
6 Zulia 34 16 5 13 53 50 +3 53
7 Zamora 34 14 8 12 45 49 −4 50
8 Deportivo Anzoátegui 34 14 7 13 39 39 0 49
9 Atlético El Vigía 34 14 5 15 52 60 −8 47
10 Mineros de Guayana 34 10 12 12 39 45 −6 42
11 Aragua 34 11 8 15 33 45 −12 41
12 Estudiantes de Mérida 34 8 16 10 38 38 0 40
13 Monagas 34 11 7 16 51 52 −1 40
14 Real Esppor 34 10 8 16 39 48 −9 38
15 Yaracuyanos 34 9 8 17 40 56 −16 35
16 Carabobo 34 6 13 15 32 52 −20 31
17 Centro Ítalo (R) 34 6 8 20 36 55 −19 26 Relegation to the Segunda División
18 Llaneros (R) 34 5 7 22 38 67 −29 22
Updated to match(es) played on May 16, 2010. Source: FVF (in Spanish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. As 2009 Copa Venezuela champion and runner-up respectively.

Serie Final

Deportivo Táchira and Caracas 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 Caracas 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6
2 Deportivo Táchira 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
Caracas1–0Deportivo Táchira
Romero 15' Report
Attendance: 18,200
Referee: Rafael López
Deportivo Táchira1–4Caracas
Villafráz 37' Report Cichero 10'
Gómez 13'
Castellín 60'
Guerra 66'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: José Argote
 Primera División
2009–10 champion 
Caracas
11th title

See also
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