2017 Venezuelan Primera División season

Venezuelan Primera División
Season2017
ChampionsMonagas (1st title)
RelegatedDeportivo JBL
Atlético Socopó
Copa LibertadoresMonagas
Deportivo Lara
Carabobo
Deportivo Táchira
Copa SudamericanaMineros
Caracas
Estudiantes de Mérida
Zamora
Matches played336
Goals scored810 (2.41 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Edder Farías
(13 goals)

Clausura:
Anthony Blondell
(13 goals)

Season:
Anthony Blondell
(24 goals)
Biggest home winDeportivo Lara 6–0 Portuguesa
27 February 2017
Biggest away winMetropolitanos 0–5 Carabobo
21 May 2017
Highest scoringMineros 4–4 Anzoátegui
16 April 2017

Deportivo Lara 6–2 Zamora
11 November 2017
2016
2018

The 2017 Primera División season was the 36th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league. Zamora were the defending champions, but did not qualify to the Serie Final, after being eliminated by Monagas in the quarter-finals of the Torneo Apertura and by Deportivo Lara in the quarter-finals of the Torneo Clausura.

Monagas were the champions, defeating Deportivo Lara in the Serie Final, 2–1 on aggregate.

Teams

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Stadia and locations

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Relegated to 2017 Segunda División
17 Ureña
18 Llaneros
19 Petare
20 Estudiantes de Caracas
Promoted to 2017 Primera División
1 Metropolitanos
2 Atlético Socopó
Team City Stadium Capacity
Aragua Maracay Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez 14,000
Atlético Socopó Socopó Rogelio Matos 7,500
Atlético Venezuela Caracas Brígido Iriarte 10,000
Carabobo Valencia Misael Delgado 10,400
Caracas Caracas Olímpico de la UCV 23,940
Deportivo Anzoátegui Puerto La Cruz José Antonio Anzoátegui 37,485
Deportivo JBL Maracaibo José "Pachencho" Romero 40,800
Deportivo La Guaira Caracas Olímpico de la UCV 23,940
Deportivo Lara Cabudare Metropolitano de Cabudare 47,913
Deportivo Táchira San Cristóbal Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo 38,755
Estudiantes de Mérida Mérida Metropolitano de Mérida 42,200
Metropolitanos Caracas Brígido Iriarte 10,000
Mineros Ciudad Guayana Polideportivo Cachamay 41,600
Monagas Maturín Monumental de Maturín 51,796
Portuguesa Acarigua General José Antonio Páez 18,000
Trujillanosa Valera José Alberto Pérez 25,000
Zamora Barinas Agustín Tovar 29,800
Zulia Maracaibo José "Pachencho" Romero 40,800

a Trujillanos played the matchday 11 of the Torneo Clausura (against Deportivo Lara) at the Estadio José Pachencho Romero in Maracaibo, after the Estadio José Alberto Pérez in Valera was suspended due to crowd disturbances in the Copa Venezuela round of 16 second leg against Zulia.[1]

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsor
Aragua Venezuela José Manuel Rey Venezuela New Arrival Gobierno Bolivariano de Aragua
Atlético Socopó Argentina Fernando Capobianco Venezuela Kiukak Servical
Atlético Venezuela Spain Alex Pallarés Germany Adidas FERRYJET
Carabobo Colombia Wilson Gutiérrez Germany Adidas None
Caracas Venezuela Noel Sanvicente Germany Adidas Maltín Polar
Deportivo Anzoátegui Venezuela Charles López Venezuela Academia Sport Wear Gobierno Bolivariano de Anzoátegui
Deportivo JBL Venezuela Frank Flores Venezuela JBL Sports SHIMGE
Deportivo La Guaira Venezuela Pedro Depablos Germany Adidas Traki
Deportivo Lara Venezuela Leonardo González Germany Adidas Brijot
Deportivo Táchira Venezuela Francesco Stifano Germany Adidas SIMMONDS EQUIPMENTS
Estudiantes de Mérida Venezuela José Nabor Gavidia Germany Puma Arand Supplies
Metropolitanos Venezuela Daniel de Oliveira Spain Joma Seguros Venezuela
Mineros Venezuela Juan Tolisano Venezuela Sport Jugados Gobernación de Bolívar
Monagas Venezuela Jhonny Ferreira Germany Adidas Banplus
Portuguesa Argentina Carlos Moreno Venezuela Mundo Creativo Alivenza
Trujillanos Argentina Horacio Matuszyczk Venezuela Kiukak SUCASA
Zamora Venezuela Alí Cañas Germany Uhlsport PDVSA
Zulia Venezuela Carlos Maldonado Germany Uhlsport PDVSA

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Portuguesa Argentina Horacio Matuszyczk Sacked 22 February[2] 16th Argentina Carlos Moreno 24 February[3]
Trujillanos Venezuela Darío Martínez Sacked 21 February[4] 17th Argentina Cristian Ferlauto 21 February[5]
Atlético Socopó Venezuela Giovanny Pérez Sacked 26 March[6] 17th Venezuela Alberto Valencia 6 April[7]
Estudiantes de Mérida Argentina Juan Cruz Real Resigned 3 April[8] 15th Venezuela José Nabor Gavidia 4 April[9]
Deportivo JBL Venezuela Frank Flores Mutual consent 7 April[10] 17th Colombia José Cortina Henríquez 12 April[11]
Atlético Venezuela Argentina Ignacio González Mutual consent 29 May[12] 11th Spain Alex Pallarés 30 May[13]
Deportivo Anzoátegui Argentina Nicolás Larcamón Signed by Deportes Antofagasta 12 June 4th, QF Venezuela Charles López 8 July
Zamora Venezuela Francesco Stifano Resigned 15 June[14] 3rd, QF Venezuela Luis Vera 20 June[15]
Torneo Clausura
Deportivo La Guaira Venezuela Eduardo Saragó Mutual consent 7 July[16] Pre-season Venezuela Pedro Depablos 8 July[17]
Deportivo JBL Colombia José Cortina Henríquez Sacked 13 July Pre-season Colombia Juan Escobar 13 July[18]
Zulia Venezuela Daniel Farías Signed by The Strongest 15 August[19] 15th Venezuela Miguelángel Acosta 15 August[19]
Zulia Venezuela Miguelángel Acosta End of caretaker spell 18 August[20] 13th Venezuela Carlos Maldonado 18 August[20]
Zamora Venezuela Luis Vera Sacked 22 August[21] 18th Venezuela Alí Cañas 23 August[22]
Deportivo JBL Colombia Juan Escobar Sacked 28 August[23] 12th Venezuela Frank Flores 28 August[23]
Trujillanos Argentina Cristian Ferlauto Mutual consent 11 September[24] 17th Argentina Horacio Matuszyczk 11 September[25]
Atlético Socopó Venezuela Alberto Valencia Sacked 18 September[26] 16th Argentina Fernando Capobianco 18 September[27]
Deportivo Táchira Colombia Santiago Escobar Mutual consent 11 October[28] 9th Venezuela Francesco Stifano 11 October[29]
Metropolitanos Venezuela Rafael Santana Mutual consent 3 November[30] 9th Venezuela Daniel de Oliveira 4 November[31]
Carabobo Bolivia Julio César Baldivieso Sacked 3 December[32] 3rd, SF Colombia Wilson Gutiérrez 14 December[33]
Aragua Venezuela Antonio Franco Sacked 11 December[34] 17th Venezuela José Manuel Rey 12 December[35]

Torneo Apertura

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The Torneo Apertura was the first tournament of the season. The regular season started on 28 January and finished on 21 May 2017.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Táchira 17 10 6 1 30 15 +15 36 Advance to knockout stage
2 Carabobo 17 10 5 2 36 12 +24 35
3 Zamora 17 8 6 3 26 14 +12 30
4 Deportivo Anzoátegui 17 7 7 3 23 13 +10 28
5 Caracas 17 7 7 3 27 19 +8 28
6 Monagas 17 6 8 3 27 19 +8 26
7 Aragua 17 6 7 4 22 18 +4 25
8 Deportivo La Guaira 17 6 5 6 23 17 +6 23
9 Zulia 17 7 2 8 28 35 −7 23
10 Mineros 17 6 4 7 30 36 −6 22
11 Atlético Venezuela 17 6 3 8 22 27 −5 21
12 Deportivo Lara 17 5 4 8 22 24 −2 19
13 Trujillanos 17 4 7 6 17 21 −4 19
14 Estudiantes de Mérida 17 4 6 7 16 21 −5 18
15 Portuguesa 17 2 10 5 13 27 −14 16
16 Metropolitanos 17 4 3 10 14 32 −18 15
17 Deportivo JBL 17 4 2 11 17 31 −14 14
18 Atlético Socopó 17 3 4 10 15 27 −12 13
Source: Soccerway, FVF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head match; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away ARA SOC AVE CBO CAR ANZ JBL DLG LAR TAC ESM MET MIN MON POR TRU ZAM ZUL
Aragua 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 5–0
Atlético Socopó 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–2 3–2 0–2 2–1
Atlético Venezuela 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–2 0–0 3–0[a] 1–1 1–2
Carabobo 3–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 4–0 0–0 0–0
Caracas 0–0 3–1 2–2 4–1 1–0 1–1 4–0 1–1
Deportivo Anzoátegui 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–2
Deportivo JBL 0–4 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–3
Deportivo La Guaira 4–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 0–0
Deportivo Lara 1–0 2–3 1–3 0–2 1–0 2–0 6–0 1–1 1–0
Deportivo Táchira 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 4–1 2–4 1–1 0–0
Estudiantes de Mérida 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–2 2–1 1–4 2–0 0–0 0–0
Metropolitanos 0–2 0–5 1–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–0
Mineros 3–3 1–0 4–4 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–3[b] 4–1
Monagas 3–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–1 4–3 3–4
Portuguesa 1–0 1–3 1–1 0–3 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–1
Trujillanos 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 4–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–0
Zamora 3–1 1–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 6–1 2–2
Zulia 3–1 1–5 3–0 1–3 2–2 0–3[c] 1–2 3–2 3–0
Source: Asociación FUTVE
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ Match awarded 3–0 to Atlético Venezuela due to Mineros fielding the ineligible player Ángelo Peña. The original result was a 2–1 win for Atlético Venezuela.[36]
  2. ^ Match awarded 3–0 to Portuguesa due to Mineros fielding the ineligible player Ángelo Peña. The original result was a 1–0 win for Mineros.[36]
  3. ^ Match awarded 3–0 to Deportivo Táchira due to Zulia fielding four foreign players at the same time. The original result was a 2–0 win for Zulia.[37]

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
4 Deportivo Anzoátegui 0 0 0
5 Caracas 1 0 1
5 Caracas (p) 2 1 3 (4)
8 Deportivo La Guaira 1 2 3 (3)
1 Deportivo Táchira 2 2 4
8 Deportivo La Guaira 3 2 5
5 Caracas 0 2 2
6 Monagas (a) 1 1 2
2 Carabobo 0 2 2
7 Aragua 1 0 1
2 Carabobo 0 1 1
6 Monagas (a) 0 1 1
3 Zamora 1 1 2
6 Monagas 3 3 6

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo La Guaira 5–4 Deportivo Táchira 3–2 2–2
Caracas 1–0 Deportivo Anzoátegui 1–0 0–0
Aragua 1–2 Carabobo 1–0 0–2
Monagas 6–2 Zamora 3–1 3–1
First leg
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26 May 2017 Caracas 1–0 Deportivo Anzoátegui Caracas
15:00 E. Hernández 48' Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 2,708
Referee: Ángel Arteaga
27 May 2017 Deportivo La Guaira 3–2 Deportivo Táchira Caracas
17:00 Aguilar 14'
D. González 66'
Azócar 78'
Report Ramírez 39'
Benítez 72'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 3,847
Referee: Orlando Bracamonte
29 May 2017 Monagas 3–1 Zamora Maturín
19:00 L. González 10'
Blondell 58', 69'
Report Luis Vargas 37' Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 6,137
Referee: Juan Soto
4 June 2017 Aragua 1–0 Carabobo Acarigua
15:30 O. García 29' Report Stadium: José Antonio Páez
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 28 May 2017 at Estadio Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez in Maracay, was suspended due to crowd disturbance.
Second leg
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10 June 2017 Zamora1–3
(2–6 agg.)
Monagas Barinas
19:00 Clarke 6' (pen.) Report L. González 71' (pen.)
Febles 79'
Blondell 83'
Stadium: Agustín Tovar
Attendance: 2,962
Referee: Marlón Escalante
11 June 2017 Carabobo 2–0
(2–1 agg.)
AraguaValencia
19:30 Cova 15'
Tobar 38' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Misael Delgado
Attendance: 2,743
Referee: Eduardo Mármol
12 June 2017 Deportivo Anzoátegui0–0
(0–1 agg.)
Caracas Puerto La Cruz
15:30 Report Stadium: José Antonio Anzoátegui
Attendance: 2,875
Referee: Randy Lugo

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo La Guaira 3–3 (3–4 p) Caracas 1–2 2–1
Monagas 1–1 (a) Carabobo 0–0 1–1
First leg
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17 June 2017 Deportivo La Guaira 1–2 Caracas Caracas
17:30 D. González 8' Report Farías 32' (pen.)
Castro 71'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 7,246
Referee: José Argote
17 June 2017 Monagas 0–0 Carabobo Maturín
20:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 16,357
Referee: Kevin Sánchez
Second leg
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21 June 2017 Carabobo1–1
(1–1 agg.)
Monagas (a)Valencia
19:30 Bandillo 42' Report Febles 3' Stadium: Misael Delgado
Attendance: 11,440
Referee: Anderson Tovar

Final

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Monagas1–0Caracas
Barberi 47' Report
Attendance: 31,235
Referee: Ángel Arteaga

Caracas2–1Monagas
R. Hernández 35'
Farías 57'
Report Blondell 51'
Attendance: 19,405
Referee: Alexis Herrera

2–2 on aggregate. Monagas won on away goals.

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Venezuela Edder Farías Caracas 13
2 Paraguay Víctor Aquino Deportivo Táchira 11
3 Venezuela Anthony Blondell Monagas 10
4 Venezuela Juan García Reyes Aragua 9
Venezuela Aquiles Ocanto Carabobo
Venezuela Jesús Hernández Deportivo Lara
Venezuela Luis González Monagas
8 Venezuela Richard Blanco Mineros 8
Colombia Zamir Valoyes Deportivo La Guaira
Colombia Tommy Tobar Carabobo

Top assists

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Rank Player Club Assists
1 Venezuela Yohandry Orozco Zulia 10
2 Venezuela Aquiles Ocanto Carabobo 7
3 Venezuela Evelio Hernández Caracas 6
Colombia Zamir Valoyes Deportivo La Guaira
5 Paraguay Víctor Aquino Deportivo Táchira 5
Venezuela Eduard Bello Carabobo
Venezuela Richard Blanco Mineros
Venezuela Pedro Ramírez Deportivo Táchira

Awards

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Team of the Tournament

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The Asociación FUTVE chose the team of the Torneo Apertura. [38]

Position Player Club
GK Venezuela Beycker Velásquez Deportivo Anzoátegui
RB Venezuela Samuel Barberi Monagas
CB Argentina Lucas Trejo Monagas
CB Venezuela Rubert Quijada Caracas
LB Venezuela Óscar González Monagas
DM Portugal Ricardo Martins Deportivo Anzoátegui
RM Venezuela Luis González Monagas
LM Venezuela Yohandry Orozco Zulia
RW Venezuela Anthony Blondell Monagas
LW Venezuela Aquiles Ocanto Carabobo
CF Venezuela Edder Farías Caracas
Coach Venezuela Jhonny Ferreira Monagas

Player of the Tournament

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The best player of Torneo Apertura was Monagas winger Anthony Blondell, chosen by the Asociación FUTVE. [39]

Torneo Clausura

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The Torneo Clausura was the second tournament of the season. The regular season started on 15 July and finished on 29 October 2017.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Lara 17 10 6 1 25 11 +14 36 Advance to knockout stage
2 Mineros 17 10 4 3 28 12 +16 34
3 Carabobo 17 9 4 4 28 13 +15 31
4 Estudiantes de Mérida 17 7 7 3 21 18 +3 28
5 Monagas 17 8 3 6 23 20 +3 27
6 Caracas 17 8 1 8 20 20 0 25
7 Deportivo La Guaira 17 7 3 7 24 22 +2 24
8 Zamora 17 6 6 5 21 21 0 24
9 Metropolitanos 17 5 8 4 16 15 +1 23
10 Deportivo Táchira 17 6 5 6 18 18 0 23
11 Portuguesa 17 6 4 7 22 19 +3 22
12 Zulia 17 6 3 8 19 21 −2 21
13 Deportivo JBL 17 6 3 8 17 23 −6 21
14 Trujillanos 17 6 3 8 16 24 −8 21
15 Atlético Venezuela 17 3 6 8 17 25 −8 15
16 Atlético Socopó 17 3 5 9 13 25 −12 14
17 Aragua 17 3 5 9 12 24 −12 14
18 Deportivo Anzoátegui[a] 17 2 8 7 12 22 −10 11
Source: Soccerway, FVF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head match; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Deportivo Anzoátegui were deducted 3 points.[40]

Results

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Home \ Away ARA SOC AVE CBO CAR ANZ JBL DLG LAR TAC ESM MET MIN MON POR TRU ZAM ZUL
Aragua 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–1
Atlético Socopó 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–4
Atlético Venezuela 0–1 1–3 0–1 4–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–1
Carabobo 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 4–1 5–1 1–0
Caracas 3–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–0 2–1 2–1
Deportivo Anzoátegui 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1
Deportivo JBL 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–3 3–1 0–1 3–1
Deportivo La Guaira 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–2
Deportivo Lara 2–0 0–3 1–0 3–0 3–3 0–0 2–0 2–1
Deportivo Táchira 0–0 2–0 3–2 4–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–1
Estudiantes de Mérida 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 0–0 0–0 3–1
Metropolitanos 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–2
Mineros 3–0 3–2 2–1 1–2 0–0 4–1 1–0 3–0 2–1
Monagas 1–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 1–1 0–1
Portuguesa 4–1 0–0 3–0 3–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–0
Trujillanos 1–1 3–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–2
Zamora 2–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 1–1
Zulia 2–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–2
Source: Asociación FUTVE
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
1 Deportivo Lara 1 6 7
8 Zamora 1 2 3
1 Deportivo Lara 0 3 3
5 Monagas 1 0 1
4 Estudiantes de Mérida 1 0 1
5 Monagas 1 1 2
1 Deportivo Lara (p) 0 1 1 (4)
2 Mineros 1 0 1 (3)
2 Mineros 1 2 3
7 Deportivo La Guaira 1 1 2
2 Mineros 0 1 1
3 Carabobo 0 0 0
3 Carabobo 1 2 3
6 Caracas 0 0 0

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zamora 3–7 Deportivo Lara 1–1 2–6
Monagas 2–1 Estudiantes de Mérida 1–1 1–0
Deportivo La Guaira 2–3 Mineros 1–1 1–2
Caracas 0–3 Carabobo 0–1 0–2
First leg
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4 November 2017 Deportivo La Guaira 1–1 Mineros Caracas
15:00 C. González 33' Report M. Granados 10' (o.g.) Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 3,524
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela
5 November 2017 Caracas 0–1 Carabobo Caracas
15:30 Report Bello 90+2' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 3,450
Referee: José Argote
5 November 2017 Monagas 1–1 Estudiantes de Mérida Maturín
17:45 Blondell 27' Report J. Gómez 64' Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 4,378
Referee: Juan Soto
5 November 2017 Zamora 1–1 Deportivo Lara Barinas
20:00 I. González 33' Report L. Gómez 56' Stadium: Agustín Tovar
Attendance: 3,238
Referee: Marlón Escalante
Second leg
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11 November 2017 Deportivo Lara 6–2
(7–3 agg.)
ZamoraCabudare
15:30 Caraballo 32', 50'
Sierra 48', 82'
L. Gómez 70', 90+2'
Report M. González 34'
S. Fernández 76'
Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Attendance: 5,399
Referee: Ramón Ortega
11 November 2017 Estudiantes de Mérida0–1
(1–2 agg.)
Monagas Mérida
17:45 Report Trejo 90' Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Attendance: 15,560
Referee: Anderson Tovar
12 November 2017 Mineros 2–1
(3–2 agg.)
Deportivo La GuairaCiudad Guayana
17:00 R. Blanco 9'
Castillo 89'
Report Arteaga 78' Stadium: Polideportivo Cachamay
Attendance: 6,824
Referee: Francisco López
12 November 2017 Carabobo 2–0
(3–0 agg.)
CaracasValencia
19:15 Núñez 37'
Tobar 53'
Report Stadium: Misael Delgado
Attendance: 5,958
Referee: José Luis Hoyo

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Monagas 1–3 Deportivo Lara 1–0 0–3
Carabobo 0–1 Mineros 0–0 0–1
First leg
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18 November 2017 Monagas 1–0 Deportivo Lara Maturín
19:00 Blondell 45+1' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 7,872
Referee: José Argote
19 November 2017 Carabobo 0–0 Mineros Valencia
19:00 Report Stadium: Misael Delgado
Attendance: 9,701
Referee: Eduardo Mármol
Second leg
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25 November 2017 Mineros 1–0
(1–0 agg.)
CaraboboCiudad Guayana
17:00 N. Hernández 25' Report Stadium: Polideportivo Cachamay
Attendance: 14,661
Referee: Ángel Arteaga
26 November 2017 Deportivo Lara 3–0
(3–1 agg.)
MonagasCabudare
15:00 L. Gómez 39', 48'
J. González 90+5'
Report Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Attendance: 15,847
Referee: Juan Soto

Final

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Mineros1–0Deportivo Lara
N. Hernández 68' Report
Attendance: 24,786
Referee: Orlando Bracamonte

1–1 on aggregate. Deportivo Lara won 4–3 on penalties.

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Venezuela Anthony Blondell Monagas 13
2 Colombia Tommy Tobar Carabobo 12
3 Argentina Lucas Gómez Deportivo Lara 10
4 Venezuela Carlos Espinoza Estudiantes de Mérida 9
Argentina Gustavo Britos Metropolitanos
6 Venezuela Jesús González Deportivo Lara 8
Argentina Tulio Etchemaite Portuguesa
8 Venezuela Manuel Arteaga Deportivo La Guaira 7
Paraguay Víctor Aquino Deportivo Táchira
Venezuela Fernando Aristeguieta Caracas

Awards

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Team of the Tournament

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The Asociación FUTVE chose the team of the Torneo Clausura. [41]

Position Player Club
GK Venezuela Carlos Salazar Deportivo Lara
RB Venezuela Ángel Faría Mineros
CB Venezuela Anthonys Matos Mineros
CB Venezuela Henri Pernía Deportivo Lara
LB Venezuela Daniel Carrillo Deportivo Lara
CM Venezuela Jesús Gómez Estudiantes de Mérida
CM Colombia Carlos Sierra Deportivo Lara
RM Venezuela José Caraballo Deportivo Lara
LM Venezuela Brayan Hurtado Mineros
CF Venezuela Anthony Blondell Monagas
CF Colombia Tommy Tobar Carabobo
Coach Venezuela Leonardo González Deportivo Lara

Player of the Tournament

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The best player of Torneo Clausura was Deportivo Lara goalkeeper Carlos Salazar, chosen by the Asociación FUTVE. [42]

Serie Final

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The Serie Final is held between the champions of the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura to determine the champions of the season. The draw to determine the order of the legs was held on 4 December 2017.[43]

First leg

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Monagas0–1Deportivo Lara
Report J. González 35'
Attendance: 23,177
Referee: Alexis Herrera
Monagas
Deportivo Lara
GK 22 Venezuela Alain Baroja
DF 6 Venezuela Samuel Barberi
DF 25 Argentina Joaquín Lencinas
DF 3 Argentina Lucas Trejo (c)
DF 19 Venezuela Óscar González
MF 8 Venezuela Javier García
MF 7 Venezuela Ángel Lezama downward-facing red arrow 77'
MF 21 Venezuela Vicente Rodríguez downward-facing red arrow 61'
FW 20 Venezuela Luis Guerra downward-facing red arrow 82'
FW 17 Venezuela Anthony Blondell Yellow card 63'
FW 16 Venezuela Christian Flores
Substitutes:
GK 1 Venezuela Ángel Hernández
MF 5 Venezuela Óscar Guillén
MF 23 Venezuela Agnel Flores
MF 30 Venezuela Ismael Romero upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW 9 Argentina Juan Zárate upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 18 Venezuela César Martínez upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 24 Venezuela Yohanner García
Manager:
Venezuela Jhonny Ferreira
GK 1 Venezuela Carlos Salazar Yellow card 78'
DF 2 Venezuela Leminger Bolívar
DF 26 Venezuela Giacomo Di Giorgi downward-facing red arrow 27'
DF 4 Venezuela Leonardo Aponte
DF 27 Venezuela Daniel Carrillo
MF 15 Venezuela Ricardo Andreutti (c)
MF 5 Venezuela Bernaldo Manzano downward-facing red arrow 13'
MF 29 Venezuela Manuel Godoy
MF 17 Venezuela Ely Valderrey
FW 9 Argentina Lucas Gómez
FW 18 Venezuela Jesús González downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Venezuela Jesús Padrón
MF 11 Venezuela Oswaldo Chaurant upward-facing green arrow 27'
MF 14 Colombia Carlos Sierra upward-facing green arrow 13'
FW 8 Venezuela José Reyes
FW 20 Argentina José Michelena
FW 23 Venezuela José Caraballo upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 76 Venezuela Freddy Vargas
Manager:
Venezuela Leonardo González

Assistant referees:
Jorge Urrego
Jairo Molina
Fourth official:
Adrián Cabello

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Second leg

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Deportivo Lara0–2Monagas
Report Blondell 36'
Ag. Flores 80'
Attendance: 31,028
Referee: José Argote

Monagas won 2–1 on aggregate.

Deportivo Lara
Monagas
GK 1 Venezuela Carlos Salazar
DF 2 Venezuela Leminger Bolívar downward-facing red arrow 83'
DF 4 Venezuela Leonardo Aponte
DF 13 Venezuela Henri Pernía (c)
DF 27 Venezuela Daniel Carrillo downward-facing red arrow 65'
MF 28 Venezuela Jesús Bueno
MF 23 Venezuela José Caraballo Yellow card 45'
MF 14 Colombia Carlos Sierra
MF 8 Venezuela José Reyes downward-facing red arrow 70'
FW 18 Venezuela Jesús González
FW 9 Argentina Lucas Gómez
Substitutes:
GK 12 Venezuela Jesús Padrón
MF 11 Venezuela Oswaldo Chaurant upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 15 Venezuela Ricardo Andreutti
FW 17 Venezuela Ely Valderrey upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 20 Argentina José Michelena upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 29 Venezuela Manuel Godoy
FW 76 Venezuela Freddy Vargas
Manager:
Venezuela Leonardo González
GK 22 Venezuela Alain Baroja
DF 15 Venezuela Edwar Bracho Yellow card 50' downward-facing red arrow 61'
DF 25 Argentina Joaquín Lencinas
DF 3 Argentina Lucas Trejo (c)
DF 19 Venezuela Óscar González Yellow card 74'
MF 8 Venezuela Javier García
MF 14 Colombia Dáger Palacios Yellow card 6' downward-facing red arrow 89'
MF 16 Venezuela Christian Flores
FW 20 Venezuela Luis Guerra downward-facing red arrow 76'
FW 27 Venezuela Anthony Blondell Yellow card 26'
FW 24 Venezuela Yohanner García Yellow card 65'
Substitutes:
GK 1