2023 Venezuelan Primera División season

The 2023 Primera División season, officially Liga de Fútbol Profesional Venezolano or Liga FUTVE, is the 67th season of the Venezuelan Primera División, the top-flight football league in Venezuela, and the 42nd season since the start of the professional era. The season began on 3 February and is scheduled to end on 25 November 2023.[1]

Liga FUTVE
Season2023
Dates3 February – 25 November 2023
RelegatedMineros de Guayana
Copa LibertadoresAcademia Puerto Cabello
Deportivo Táchira
Portuguesa
Caracas
Copa SudamericanaCarabobo
Deportivo La Guaira
Metropolitanos
Deportivo Rayo Zuliano
Matches played214
Goals scored528 (2.47 per match)
Top goalscorerLuifer Hernández (17 goals)
Biggest home winDep. Táchira 5–0 Rayo Zuliano
(4 March)
Est. Mérida 5–0 Angostura
(6 July)
UCV 5–0 Zamora
(14 July)
Carabobo 6–1 Mineros
(22 July)
Biggest away winZamora 1–5 Est. Mérida
(19 February)
Mineros 0–4 Dep. Táchira
(6 May)
Highest scoringRayo Zuliano 4–4 Mineros
(26 February)
La Guaira 5–3 Rayo Zuliano
(6 May)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 25 October 2023.

Metropolitanos were the defending champions.

Format

The competition format for this season was announced by the Liga FUTVE on 31 January 2023. Similar to the previous season, the 15 participating clubs will take part in a double round-robin first stage in which they will play each other twice (once at home and once away) for a total of 28 games. The top four clubs, which will qualify for the 2024 Copa Libertadores, will also advance to a final stage where they will play each other twice with the top two teams playing a single-match final to decide the league champions. However, and unlike the previous season, no final stage to decide the teams qualified for the 2024 Copa Sudamericana will be played, with the four berths to that competition instead being awarded to the teams placing 5th to 8th in the first stage.[2] The team placing last in the first stage will be relegated to Segunda División for the following season.

Teams

16 teams were expected to compete in the 2023 season, subject to the fulfillment of club licensing requirements: the top 15 teams in the first stage of the 2022 season as well as the 2022 Segunda División champions Angostura, who defeated Academia Anzoátegui in the Segunda División final on 16 October 2022.[3] They replaced Aragua, who were relegated to Segunda División at the end of the previous season after finishing in bottom place.

On 12 December 2022, it was announced that Zulia and Segunda División side Deportivo Rayo Zuliano would merge, with the latter taking the former's place in the league.[4] The merger was officially confirmed on 28 January 2023, with which Rayo Zuliano competed in the top flight for the first time ever in this season.[5] Furthermore, two days later it was confirmed that Deportivo Lara would not take part in the season, ultimately bringing the number of participating teams down to 15.[6][7]

Locations of the 2023 Primera División teams
Locations of the 2023 Primera División teams – Barinas state
Locations of the 2023 Primera División teams – Caracas
Relegated to 2023 Segunda División
16 Aragua
Failed club licensing process
Deportivo Lara
Promoted to 2023 Primera División
1 Angostura

Stadia and locations
Team City Stadium Capacity
Academia Puerto CabelloPuerto CabelloLa Bombonerita7,500
AngosturaCiudad BolívarRicardo Tulio Maya2,500
CaraboboValenciaMisael Delgado10,400
CaracasCaracasOlímpico de la UCV23,940
Deportivo La GuairaCaracasOlímpico de la UCV23,940
Deportivo Rayo ZulianoMaracaiboJosé Pachencho Romero40,800
Deportivo TáchiraSan CristóbalPolideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo38,755
Estudiantes de MéridaMéridaMetropolitano de Mérida42,200
Hermanos ColmenarezBarinasAgustín Tovar29,800
MetropolitanosCaracasOlímpico de la UCV23,940
Mineros de GuayanaCiudad GuayanaPolideportivo Cachamay41,600
MonagasMaturínMonumental de Maturín51,796
PortuguesaAcariguaGeneral José Antonio Páez18,000
Universidad CentralCaracasOlímpico de la UCV23,940
ZamoraBarinasAgustín Tovar29,800

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s)
Academia Puerto Cabello Venezuela Noel Sanvicente Givova
Angostura Venezuela Osmar Castillo RS Genpar
Carabobo Venezuela Juan Tolisano New Arrival Fospuca, El Maizal, Juega En Línea
Caracas Venezuela Leonardo González RS Maltín Polar, SellaTuParley, Pepsi, Canguro Venezuela[8]
Deportivo La Guaira Venezuela Enrique García Fila Traki, Furia Energy, Pepsi
Deportivo Rayo Zuliano Venezuela Elvis Martínez Attle PDVSA, Javitour
Deportivo Táchira Venezuela Eduardo Saragó Attle Juega En Línea, Grupo JHS, VenApp
Estudiantes de Mérida Venezuela Franklin Lucena New Arrival Petro, Oriente, Visite Mérida, VenApp, Vnet
Hermanos Colmenarez Venezuela Leonel Vielma Attle Corporation CSA
Metropolitanos Venezuela José María Morr RS Aerolíneas Estelar
Mineros de Guayana Venezuela Jesús Alonso Cabello RS
Monagas Venezuela Tony Franco RS Banplus
Portuguesa Venezuela Jesús Ortiz RS Alimentos Fina Ideal
Universidad Central Venezuela Daniel Sasso RS Avanti, Bancamiga
Zamora Venezuela Enrique Maggiolo RS Thundernet

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
First stage
Deportivo Rayo Zuliano Colombia Alex García King Change of role 2 October 2022[9] Pre-season Venezuela Elvis Martínez 29 September 2022[10]
Caracas Venezuela Henry Meléndez End of caretaker spell 21 October 2022 Venezuela Leonardo González 1 November 2022[11]
Carabobo Venezuela Enrique Maggiolo End of contract 22 October 2022 Venezuela Juan Tolisano 17 November 2022[12]
Estudiantes de Mérida Venezuela Leonardo González Resigned 29 October 2022[13] Venezuela Alí Cañas 27 January 2023[14]
Zamora Venezuela Noel Sanvicente 31 October 2022[15] Venezuela Francesco Stifano 5 January 2023[16]
Academia Puerto Cabello Venezuela Juan Tolisano Mutual agreement 1 November 2022[17] Venezuela Noel Sanvicente 2 November 2022[18]
Deportivo La Guaira Venezuela Daniel Farías End of contract 9 November 2022[19] Venezuela Enrique García 20 November 2022[20]
Mineros de Guayana Venezuela Elías Emmons End of caretaker spell 27 January 2023 Venezuela Tony Franco 27 January 2023[21]
Portuguesa Argentina Martín Brignani Sacked 1 March 2023[22] 15th Venezuela Jesús Ortiz 1 March 2023[22]
Hermanos Colmenarez Argentina Horacio Matuszyczk 25 March 2023[23] 6th Venezuela Leonel Vielma 29 March 2023[24]
Mineros de Guayana Venezuela Tony Franco Mutual agreement 13 April 2023[25] 14th Venezuela Jesús Alonso Cabello[lower-roman 1] 14 April 2023[25]
Universidad Central Venezuela Edson Rodríguez Sacked 21 April 2023[26] 15th Venezuela Luis De Oliveira[lower-roman 1] 21 April 2023[26]
Venezuela Luis De Oliveira End of caretaker spell 4 May 2023 Venezuela Daniel Sasso 4 May 2023[27]
Mineros de Guayana Venezuela Jesús Alonso Cabello 6 May 2023 Colombia Jorge Luis Bernal 6 May 2023[28]
Colombia Jorge Luis Bernal Resigned 22 May 2023[29] Venezuela Jesús Alonso Cabello[lower-roman 1] 22 May 2023[29]
Estudiantes de Mérida Venezuela Alí Cañas 30 May 2023[30] 10th Venezuela Franklin Lucena 31 May 2023[31]
Mineros de Guayana Venezuela Jesús Alonso Cabello End of caretaker spell 24 June 2023 15th Argentina Matías Mazmud 24 June 2023[32]
Monagas Venezuela Jhonny Ferreira Promoted to sporting director 10 July 2023[33] 10th Venezuela Tony Franco 10 July 2023[33]
Zamora Venezuela Francesco Stifano Resigned 16 July 2023[34] 12th Venezuela Alí Alvarado[lower-roman 1] 21 July 2023[35]
Mineros de Guayana Argentina Matías Mazmud Sacked 26 July 2023[36] 15th Venezuela Jesús Alonso Cabello 26 July 2023[36]
Zamora Venezuela Alí Alvarado End of caretaker spell 1 August 2023 12th Venezuela Enrique Maggiolo 1 August 2023[37]
Notes
  1. Caretaker manager.

First stage

The first stage started on 3 February and ended on 8 October 2023.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Táchira 28 19 7 2 47 17 +30 64 Advance to Final stage and qualification for Copa Libertadores
2 Academia Puerto Cabello 28 19 3 6 49 19 +30 60
3 Portuguesa 28 13 7 8 32 26 +6 46
4 Caracas 28 10 15 3 44 27 +17 45
5 Carabobo 28 11 12 5 35 21 +14 45 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
6 Deportivo La Guaira 28 9 12 7 37 33 +4 39
7 Metropolitanos 28 11 6 11 37 37 0 39
8 Deportivo Rayo Zuliano 28 8 12 8 33 39 −6 36
9 Estudiantes de Mérida 28 9 6 13 39 41 −2 33
10 Angostura 28 8 6 14 32 41 −9 30
11 Monagas 28 8 6 14 29 41 −12 30
12 Zamora 28 8 6 14 31 50 −19 30
13 Universidad Central 28 6 9 13 27 36 −9 27
14 Hermanos Colmenarez 28 5 9 14 25 37 −12 24
15 Mineros de Guayana (R) 28 4 8 16 25 57 −32 20 Relegation to Segunda División
Source: Liga FUTVE, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Drawing of lots.
(R) Relegated

Results
Home \ Away APC ANG CBO CAR DLG DRZ TAC ESM HCO MET MIN MON POR UCV ZAM
Academia Puerto Cabello — 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 4–1 4–0 2–0
Angostura 2–2 — 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–3 0–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–1
Carabobo 0–2 1–1 — 1–1 3–2 0–0 1–3 2–0 1–0 2–2 6–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–0
Caracas 2–1 4–1 0–0 — 1–1 3–3 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 4–0
Deportivo La Guaira 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 — 5–3 0–0 1–3 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 3–0
Deportivo Rayo Zuliano 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 — 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 4–4 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1
Deportivo Táchira 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 5–0 — 3–0 1–0 2–0 4–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1
Estudiantes de Mérida 1–3 5–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–2 1–3 — 1–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–2
Hermanos Colmenarez 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–3 3–1 1–0 — 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–2
Metropolitanos 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–3 — 3–0 3–2 0–1 1–1 1–2
Mineros de Guayana 0–3 1–2 0–1 1–3 0–2 1–0 0–4 1–1 2–2 1–1 — 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–2
Monagas 3–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 3–1 — 1–2 1–0 2–1
Portuguesa 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 — 2–0 2–1
Universidad Central 2–3 1–2 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 3–2 2–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 0–1 — 5–0
Zamora 1–3 3–2 0–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–5 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final stage

The top four teams in the first stage will contest the competition's final stage, playing each other twice. The top two teams will advance to the final and will also qualify for the group stage of the 2024 Copa Libertadores, whilst the third- and fourth-placed teams will qualify for the preliminary stages of the same competition.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Táchira 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4 Advance to Final and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Academia Puerto Cabello 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
3 Caracas 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
4 Portuguesa 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1 Qualification for Copa Libertadores first stage
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2023. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Drawing of lots.

Results
Home \ Away APC CAR TAC POR
Academia Puerto Cabello — 0–0
Caracas — 0–0
Deportivo Táchira — 3–0
Portuguesa 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2023. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final

The final match will be hosted by the team with the best performance in the first stage of the season.

Higher-seeded finalistvLower-seeded finalist

Top goalscorers
As of 25 October 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Venezuela Luifer Hernández Academia Puerto Cabello 17
2 Nigeria Ade Oguns Caracas 12
3 Venezuela Richard Blanco Mineros de Guayana / Portuguesa 11
4 Venezuela Franklin González Hermanos Colmenarez 9
Venezuela Saúl Guarirapa Caracas
Panama Ervin Zorrilla Estudiantes de Mérida
7 Venezuela Edder Farías Deportivo Táchira / Deportivo La Guaira 8
Venezuela Charlis Ortiz Metropolitanos
Argentina Gonzalo Ritacco Deportivo Táchira
Venezuela Anthony Uribe Deportivo Táchira

Source: Soccerway

References
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