2011–12 Venezuelan Primera División season

The 2011–12 Primera División season was the 30th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league.

Copa Movilnet
Season2011–12
ChampionsDeportivo Lara (1st title)
RelegatedCarabobo
Tucanes
2013 Copa LibertadoresDeportivo Lara
Caracas
Deportivo Anzoátegui
2012 Copa SudamericanaDeportivo Lara
Monagas
Deportivo Táchira
Top goalscorerRafael Castellín (20 goals)

Teams

Eighteen teams will participate this season, sixteen of whom remain from the previous season. Caroní and Atlético Venezuela were relegated after accumulating the fewest points in the 2010–11 season aggregate table. They will be replaced by Llaneros and Tucanes, the 2010–11 Segunda División winner and runner-up, respectively.

Locations of the 2011–12 Primera División teams
Team City Stadium
AraguaMaracayOlímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez
El VigíaEl VigíaRamón "Gato" Hernández
CaraboboValenciaMisael Delgado
CaracasCaracasOlímpico de la UCV
Deportivo AnzoáteguiPuerto La CruzJosé Antonio Anzoátegui
Deportivo LaraBarquisimetoMetropolitano de Barquisimeto
Deportivo PetareCaracasOlímpico de la UCV
Deportivo TáchiraSan CristóbalPolideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
EstudiantesMéridaMetropolitano de Mérida
MinerosCiudad GuayanaPolideportivo Cachamay
LlanerosGuanareRafael Calles Pinto
MonagasMaturínMonumental de Maturín
Real EspporCaracasBrígido Iriarte
TrujillanosValeraLuis Loreto Lira
TucanesPuerto AyacuchoAntonio José de Sucre
YaracuyanosSan FelipeFlorentino Oropeza
ZamoraBarinasAgustín Tovar
ZuliaMaracaiboJosé "Pachencho" Romero

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura is the first tournament of the season. It began on August 2011 and ended on December 2011.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Lara (C) 17 12 5 0 39 12 +27 41 Serie Final and the 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Caracas 17 11 3 3 27 13 +14 36
3 Deportivo Petare 17 10 5 2 28 15 +13 35
4 Deportivo Anzoátegui 17 9 3 5 16 11 +5 30
5 Mineros 17 8 4 5 21 21 0 28
6 Zulia 17 7 6 4 28 20 +8 27
7 Yaracuyanos 17 6 6 5 24 17 +7 24
8 Zamora 17 5 8 4 23 19 +4 23
9 Aragua 17 5 8 4 15 19 −4 23
10 Monagas 17 6 3 8 20 23 −3 21
11 Trujillanos 17 5 5 7 22 21 +1 20
12 Real Esppor 17 5 5 7 18 23 −5 20
13 Deportivo Táchira 17 5 5 7 14 21 −7 20
14 El Vigía 17 4 5 8 17 25 −8 17
15 Tucanes 17 3 4 10 21 30 −9 13
16 Llaneros 17 2 7 8 18 28 −10 13
17 Estudiantes 17 1 8 8 15 37 −22 11
18 Carabobo 17 1 6 10 17 27 −10 8[lower-alpha 1]
Source:
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Carabobo deducted 1 point.

Results
Home \ Away ARA ATV CBO CRC DAN DLA DPE DTA EME LLA MGU MON RES TRU TUC YAR ZAM ZUL
Aragua 3–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–4
El Vigía 3–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1
Carabobo 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–3 2–2 2–2 0–0
Caracas 2–1 1–4 4–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–1
Deportivo Anzoátegui 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–3 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 3–2
Deportivo Lara 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 5–1 4–0 4–0 1–0
Deportivo Petare 2–1 3–4 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0
Deportivo Táchira 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 0–0
Estudiantes 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–5 1–1 2–2
Llaneros 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 2–2
Mineros 0–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2
Monagas 2–0 0–2 3–0 3–2 1–1 3–2 0–0 3–1
Real Esppor 0–2 0–3 2–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–0
Trujillanos 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2
Tucanes 0–1 1–0 1–4 0–1 1–1 1–2 5–1 1–1 1–3
Yaracuyanos 3–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 5–1 4–0 2–3 0–0
Zamora 2–2 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 4–0 3–1 1–1
Zulia 3–1 0–1 1–1 3–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on December 18, 2011. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura is the second tournament of the season.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Lara (C) 17 13 3 1 32 12 +20 42 Serie Final and the 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Mineros 17 9 7 1 29 14 +15 34
3 Deportivo Anzoátegui 17 9 5 3 21 10 +11 32
4 Caracas 17 8 4 5 23 20 +3 28
5 Llaneros 17 7 5 5 17 14 +3 26
6 Zamora 17 7 4 6 23 23 0 25
7 Zulia 17 8 1 8 13 13 0 25
8 Trujillanos 17 5 8 4 17 16 +1 23
9 Aragua 17 5 6 6 16 17 −1 21
10 Carabobo 17 5 6 6 14 15 −1 21
11 Deportivo Táchira 17 5 5 7 18 19 −1 20
12 Monagas 17 5 5 7 14 15 −1 20
13 Yaracuyanos 17 5 5 7 18 20 −2 20
14 Estudiantes 17 4 7 6 17 19 −2 19
15 Real Esppor 17 4 6 7 9 14 −5 18
16 Deportivo Petare 17 3 7 7 16 22 −6 16
17 El Vigía 17 4 4 9 11 24 −13 16
18 Tucanes 17 2 2 13 15 36 −21 8
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2012. Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results
Home \ Away ARA ATV CBO CRC DAN DLA DPE DTA EME LLA MGU MON RES TRU TUC YAR ZAM ZUL
Aragua 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1
El Vigía 2–1 1–0 2–3 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–2
Carabobo 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1
Caracas 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–3 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–0
Deportivo Anzoátegui 0–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 6–1 2–1 1–0
Deportivo Lara 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 6–1 1–0
Deportivo Petare 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–4 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–2
Deportivo Táchira 3–3 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0
Estudiantes 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0
Llaneros 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0
Mineros 2–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 3–1
Monagas 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0
Real Esppor 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–0
Trujillanos 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–0
Tucanes 1–2 2–2 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–3 0–1 0–1
Yaracuyanos 1–0 2–0 3–3 0–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–2
Zamora 2–1 1–3 1–1 3–2 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–2
Zulia 1–3 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on May 13, 2012. Source: Soccerway
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 Lara 34 25 8 1 71 24 +47 83 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Caracas 34 19 7 8 50 33 +17 64 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[lower-alpha 2]
3 Deportivo Anzoátegui 34 18 8 8 37 21 +16 62 2013 Copa Libertadores First Stage[lower-alpha 2]
4 Mineros 34 17 10 7 50 37 +13 61 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage[lower-alpha 3]
5 Zulia 34 16 6 12 42 33 +9 54 Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana
6 Deportivo Petare 34 13 12 9 44 37 +7 51
7 Zamora 34 12 12 10 46 41 +5 48
8 Yaracuyanos 34 11 11 12 42 37 +5 44
9 Aragua 34 10 14 10 31 36 −5 44
10 Trujillanos 34 10 13 11 39 37 +2 43
11 Monagas 34 11 8 15 34 37 −3 41
12 Deportivo Táchira 34 10 10 14 32 40 −8 40
13 Llaneros 34 9 12 13 35 42 −7 39
14 Real Esppor 34 9 11 14 27 37 −10 38
15 El Vigía 34 8 9 17 28 49 −21 33
16 Estudiantes 34 5 15 14 32 56 −24 30
17 Carabobo 34 6 12 16 31 42 −11 29[lower-alpha 4] Relegated to the Segunda División
18 Tucanes 34 5 6 23 36 66 −30 21
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Deportivo Lara qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores as the overall champion, and for the 2012 Copa Sudamericana as the best team in the aggregate table.
  2. Since Deportivo Lara won both the Apertura and Clausura, the next two teams in the aggregate table qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores.
  3. Mineros de Guayana qualified for 2012 Copa Sudamericana as the winners of the 2011 Copa Venezuela.
  4. Carabobo deducted 1 point.

Season top goalscorers
Rank Player Nationality Club Goals
1Rafael Castellín VenezuelanDeportivo Lara20
2Richard Blanco VenezuelanDeportivo Petare14
3Heiber Díaz VenezuelanCarabobo13
4Víctor Renteria ColombianTucanes12
5Alexander Rondón VenezuelanAragua11
Fernando Aristeguieta VenezuelanCaracas11
7Edgar Pérez Greco VenezuelanDeportivo Lara10
Jorge Rojas VenezuelanMineros10
Julio Gutiérrez ChileanMineros10
Edder Farías VenezuelanMonagas10

Source:[1]

Serie Final

Because Deportivo Lara won both the Apertura and Clausura, the Serie Final was not played, and Deportivo Lara was declared champion automatically.

Serie Sudamericana

Other than the teams which already qualify for the Copa Libertadores (Apertura and Clausura champions and the best-placed team in the aggregate table) and the Copa Sudamericana (Copa Venezuela champion), the eight best-placed teams in the aggregate table will contest in the Serie Sudamericana for the remaining two berths to the Copa Sudamericana, which qualify the two winners to the First Stage.

In the first round, the matchups are:

  • Match A (1 vs. 8)
  • Match B (2 vs. 7)
  • Match C (3 vs. 6)
  • Match D (4 vs. 5)

In the second round, the matchups are:

  • Winner A vs. Winner C
  • Winner B vs. Winner D

For the two second round winners, the team with the better record in the aggregate table will receive the Venezuela 3 berth, while the other team will receive the Venezuela 4 berth.

Match A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Táchira 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3 Second Round
2 Zulia 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 3
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
Deportivo Táchira5–0Zulia
Ángel 36'
Chourio 54'
Parra 75'
Cova 90'
Herrera 90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 6.721
Referee: Juan Soto (Dtto Capital)
Zulia3–0Deportivo Táchira
Rojas 4'
Bolívar 64' (pen.)
Cassiani 88'		 Report
Attendance: 2.000
Referee: Héctor Rojas (Monagas)

Match B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Yaracuyanos 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4 Second Round
2 Aragua 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
Aragua2–3Yaracuyanos
Rondón 24', 54' Report Moreno 35'
Osorio 68', 82'
Giuseppe Antonelli, Maracay
Attendance: 2.018
Referee: José Argote (Zulia)
Yaracuyanos1–1Aragua
Aguilar 61' Report Febles 56'
Attendance: 5.281
Referee: José Marquina (Mérida)

Match C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Monagas 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Second Round
2 Deportivo Petare 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
Monagas1–1Deportivo Petare
Farías 72' Report Márquez 90+3'
Attendance: 3.024
Referee: Marlon Escalante (Táchira)
Deportivo Petare0–1Monagas
Report Farías 64'
Attendance: 610
Referee: Rafael López (Cojedes)

Match D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Zamora 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3 Second Round
2 Trujillanos 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
Trujillanos2–1Zamora
España 14'
Alzáte 32'		 Report Yánez 16'
Attendance: 4.024
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Portuguesa)
Zamora2–0Trujillanos
J. Torres 39'
Ramírez 90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 3.405
Referee: Edson Suárez (Lara)

Winner A vs. Winner C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Táchira 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2 Yaracuyanos 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
Deportivo Táchira0–0Yaracuyanos
Report
Attendance: 8.950
Referee: Adrian Cabello (Bolívar)
Yaracuyanos1–1Deportivo Táchira
Osorio 55' Report Ángel 40'
Attendance: 10.724
Referee: Rafael López (Cojedes)

Winner B vs. Winner D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Monagas 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2 Zamora 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
Monagas2–0Zamora
Ulloque 3'
Cabezas 88'		 Report
Attendance: 5.535
Referee: Yimmi García (Táchira)
Zamora2–0Monagas
Yánez 55'
G. Torres 71'		 Report
Penalties
Yánez soccer ball with check mark
G. Torres soccer ball with check mark
J. Torres soccer ball with red X
Ramírez soccer ball with check mark
Noriega soccer ball with check mark		 4–5 soccer ball with check mark Herrera
soccer ball with check mark Farías
soccer ball with check mark Briceño
soccer ball with check mark Sánchez
soccer ball with check mark Boada
Attendance: 3.413
Referee: Luis Márquez (Portuguesa)

References
  1. "Estadisticas" [Statistics] (in Spanish). Venezuelan Football Federation. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
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