2024 Venezuelan Primera División season
Season | 2024 |
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Dates | 2 February – December 2024 |
Matches played | 63 |
Goals scored | 136 (2.16 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Rafael Arace Tomás Rodríguez (6 goals each) |
Biggest home win | Dep. Táchira 5–1 Est. Mérida (4 February) |
Biggest away win | Monagas 2–4 Metropolitanos (3 February) Est. Mérida 0–2 Inter de Barinas (9 March) Inter de Barinas 1–3 Portuguesa (15 March) |
Highest scoring | Monagas 2–4 Metropolitanos (3 February) Dep. Táchira 5–1 Est. Mérida (4 February) |
← 2023 2025 →
All statistics correct as of 25 March 2024. |
The 2024 Primera División season, officially Liga de Fútbol Profesional Venezolano or Liga FUTVE, is the 68th season of the Venezuelan Primera División, the top-flight football league in Venezuela, and the 43rd season since the start of the professional era. The season began on 2 February 2024, being pushed back from its original date of 19 January 2024 to avoid a clash with the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament held in Venezuela.[1]
Deportivo Táchira are the defending champions.
Competition format
The 2024 season saw a return to the Apertura and Clausura format in the competition, which was used for the last time in 2019. Both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments will feature a first stage in which the participating teams will play each other on a single round-robin fashion, with the top eight teams advancing to a semi-final stage in which they will be divided into two groups of four teams each in which the qualified teams will play against the other rivals in their group twice. The winners of each group will contest a single-match final, with the Apertura and Clausura winners facing each other in the season's grand final (Final Absoluta) to decide the league champions. In all three finals, the finalist with the better performance will be entitled to host the match.
The season champions as well as the best-placed team in the aggregate table will qualify for the group stage of the 2025 Copa Libertadores, while the season runners-up and the second best-placed team in the aggregate table will qualify for the preliminary stages of that competition, with the former entering the second stage and the latter entering the first stage. The runners-up of both of the season's short tournaments as well as the next two best teams in the aggregate table that do not qualify for the Copa Libertadores will qualify for the 2025 Copa Sudamericana.[2]
Teams
15 teams were expected to compete in the 2024 season, subject to the fulfillment of club licensing requirements: the top 14 teams in the first stage of the 2023 season as well as the 2023 Segunda División champions Ureña.[3] Ureña would replace Mineros de Guayana, relegated at the end of the previous season.
Prior to the start of the season, it was reported that Hermanos Colmenarez would change its name to Inter de Barinas,[4] which was confirmed on 30 January 2024.[5] It was also announced that Ureña had resigned from playing in the top tier due to economic problems and would sell their spot to third-placed side Marítimo de La Guaira.[6] Although on 9 January 2024 the league announced the first matchday with Ureña receiving a bye,[7] the club's final withdrawal from the competition was announced on 31 January 2024.[8] As a result of this, the season will be played by 14 clubs.
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Stadia and locations
Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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Academia Puerto Cabello | Puerto Cabello | La Bombonerita | 7,500 |
Angostura | Ciudad Bolívar | Ricardo Tulio Maya | 2,500 |
Carabobo | Valencia | Misael Delgado | 10,400 |
Caracas | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV | 23,940 |
Deportivo La Guaira | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV | 23,940 |
Deportivo Táchira | San Cristóbal | Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo | 38,755 |
Estudiantes de Mérida | Mérida | Metropolitano de Mérida | 42,200 |
Inter de Barinas | Barinas | Agustín Tovar | 29,800 |
Metropolitanos | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV | 23,940 |
Monagas | Maturín | Monumental de Maturín | 51,796 |
Portuguesa | Acarigua | General José Antonio Páez | 18,000 |
Rayo Zuliano | Maracaibo | José Pachencho Romero | 40,800 |
Universidad Central | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV | 23,940 |
Zamora | Barinas | Agustín Tovar | 29,800 |
Personnel and kits
Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsors |
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Academia Puerto Cabello | Noel Sanvicente | Givova | CLX Samsung |
Angostura | Osmar Castillo | RS | Genpar |
Carabobo | Diego Merino | New Arrival | Fospuca, El Maizal, Juega En Línea |
Caracas | Leonardo González | RS | Maltín Polar, SellaTuParley |
Deportivo La Guaira | Juan Domingo Tolisano | RS | Traki |
Deportivo Táchira | Eduardo Saragó | Boman | Juega En Línea, Rutaca Airlines, Grupo JHS |
Estudiantes de Mérida | Daniel Farías | Econtex | Cordialito.la, Frigilux, Daka, Ivon |
Inter de Barinas | Leonel Vielma | Attle | Corporation CSA |
Metropolitanos | José María Morr | RS | Aerolíneas Estelar |
Monagas | Daniel Blanco | RS | Banplus |
Portuguesa | Jesús Ortiz | Attle | Bet77, Alimentos Fina Ideal |
Rayo Zuliano | Elvis Martínez | Attle | San Simón, Javitour |
Universidad Central | Daniel Sasso | New Arrival | CFMoto Venezuela, SoyTechno |
Zamora | Enrique Maggiolo | RS | Thundernet |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Torneo Apertura | ||||||
Carabobo | Juan Tolisano | End of contract | 13 October 2023[9] | Pre-season | Diego Merino | 22 November 2023[10] |
Monagas | Tony Franco | 19 October 2023[11] | Daniel Blanco | 20 October 2023[12] | ||
Estudiantes de Mérida | Franklin Lucena | Sacked | 13 February 2024[13] | 14th | Daniel Farías | 15 February 2024[14] |
Deportivo La Guaira | Enrique García | Mutual agreement | 21 March 2024[15] | 10th | Juan Domingo Tolisano | 23 March 2024[16] |
Torneo Apertura
First stage
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Universidad Central | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 19 | Advance to the semi-finals |
2 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 18 | |
3 | Angostura | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 18 | |
4 | Carabobo | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 16 | |
5 | Metropolitanos | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | |
6 | Deportivo Táchira | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 13 | |
7 | Deportivo La Guaira | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 13 | |
8 | Inter de Barinas | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 13 | |
9 | Monagas | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 12 | |
10 | Portuguesa | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 | |
11 | Caracas | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 | |
12 | Zamora | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 5 | |
13 | Rayo Zuliano | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 4 | |
14 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Drawing of lots.
Results
Top goalscorers
- As of 25 March 2024
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Rafael Arace | Deportivo La Guaira | 6 |
Tomás Rodríguez | Monagas | ||
3 | Juan Camilo Zapata | Inter de Barinas | 4 |
4 | Elías Alderete | Estudiantes de Mérida | 3 |
Richard Blanco | Portuguesa | ||
Jorge Luis Gómez | Angostura | ||
Edwuin Pernía | Caracas | ||
Rubén Rojas | Academia Puerto Cabello |
Source: Soccerway
References
- ^ "Inicio del torneo Apertura de la Liga Futve postergado para el 2 de febrero" [Start of the Liga Futve′s Apertura tournament postponed to 2 February] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "La Liga FutVe presentó la Gala de los Mejores 2023 y la Temporada 2024" [Liga FutVe presented the Best of 2023 Gala and the 2024 Season] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Ureña SC Campeón 2023 de la Liga FutVe 2 y aseguró el ascenso a Primera División" [Ureña SC champion of the 2023 Liga FutVe 2 and assured promotion to the Primera División] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Inter de Barinas, el nuevo equipo del FutVe para la próxima temporada que causó furor en redes" [Inter de Barinas, the new team of the FutVe for the following season which caused havoc in the media] (in Spanish). La Patilla. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Hermanos Colmenárez pasó a llamarse Inter de Barinas" [Hermanos Colmenárez was renamed Inter de Barinas] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Liga FutVe 2024: Adiós Hermanos Colmenárez y Ureña, Hola Inter y Marítimo" [2024 Liga FutVe: Goodbye Hermanos Colmenarez and Ureña, hello Inter and Marítimo] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Definida primera jornada de Liga FUTVE 2024" [2024 Liga FUTVE's first matchday was set] (in Spanish). Líder en Deportes. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "El Ureña SC definitivamente no jugará la Temporada 2024 de la Liga FutVe" [Ureña SC will definitely not play the Liga FutVe's 2024 Season] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "El Carabobo FC le dijo adiós a Juan Domingo Tolisano al quedar fuera del G4 y Libertadores" [Carabobo FC bid farewell to Juan Domingo Tolisano after being out of the G4 and the Libertadores] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "El Carabobo Fútbol Club presentó al director técnico español Diego Merino para el 2024" [Carabobo Fútbol Club presented the Spanish manager Diego Merino for 2024] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "El entrenador Tony Franco no seguirá con el Monagas SC anunció el equipo oriental" [Manager Tony Franco will not continue with Monagas SC, the oriental team announced] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Monagas SC no perdió tiempo y anunció al entrenador Daniel Blanco como su nuevo DT" [Monagas SC did not waste time and announced coach Daniel Blanco as their new manager] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Franklin Lucena dejó de ser el técnico de Estudiantes de Mérida" [Franklin Lucena ceased to be the manager of Estudiantes de Mérida] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Daniel Farías es el nuevo técnico de Estudiantes de Mérida" [Daniel Farías is the new manager of Estudiantes de Mérida] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Deportivo La Guaira anunció la salida de Enrique García" [Deportivo La Guaira announced the departure of Enrique García] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Juan Domingo Tolisano dirigirá al Deportivo La Guaira" [Juan Domingo Tolisano will manage Deportivo La Guaira] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
External links
- Official website of the Venezuelan Football Federation (in Spanish)
- Liga FUTVE