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

TeamCityStadium
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Deportivo Táchira171142257+1837Serie Final and the 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2Deportivo Italia1711332614+1236
3Caracas1711243514+2135
4Deportivo Lara178632313+1030
5Trujillanos178453121+1028
6Deportivo Anzoátegui178272219+326
7Mineros de Guayana177462221+125
8Zulia177372729−224
9Estudiantes de Mérida175842115+623
10Atlético El Vigía177282631−523
11Zamora176471927−822
12Monagas176383232021
13Yaracuyanos176382029−921
14Aragua174761118−719
15Real Esppor174581221−917
16Centro Ítalo173591926−714
17Carabobo172781629−1313
18Llaneros1714121839−217
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 \ AwayARAATVCBOCRCCIVDANDITDLADTAEMELLAMGUMONRESTRUYARZAMZUL
Aragua2–11–00–20–01–11–01–00–10–0
El Vigía4–21–62–01–30–23–12–22–23–1
Carabobo1–12–20–12–20–00–03–22–1
Caracas4–02–10–12–01–13–12–04–0
Centro Ítalo2–31–31–00–02–21–12–12–32–0
Deportivo Anzoátegui1–02–00–11–04–12–12–24–3
Deportivo Italia1–13–10–10–30–01–12–02–12–0
Deportivo Lara1–12–12–01–12–01–02–21–12–1
Deportivo Táchira2–11–01–02–03–04–10–00–02–0
Estudiantes2–01–20–03–10–03–21–26–0
Llaneros2–01–10–00–30–40–21–10–23–4
Mineros de Guayana1–02–00–11–03–26–21–02–1
Monagas2–22–15–31–00–10–15–01–02–2
Real Esppor0–10–00–33–22–11–13–00–1
Trujillanos3–17–21–12–12–11–02–15–10–0
Yaracuyanos1–02–00–10–00–23–12–10–3
Zamora0–11–03–10–10–24–34–33–2
Zulia1–02–13–22–10–00–13–11–1
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Caracas1710523116+1535Serie Final and the 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2Deportivo Táchira1710522815+1335
3Deportivo Italia1710343616+2033
4Deportivo Lara177822617+929
5Zulia179262621+529
6Trujillanos178452116+528
7Zamora178452622+428
8Atlético El Vigía177372629−324
9Deportivo Anzoátegui176561710+723
10Aragua177192227−522
11Real Esppor176382727021
12Monagas175481930−1119
13Carabobo174671623−718
14Estudiantes de Mérida173861723−617
15Mineros de Guayana173861724−717
16Llaneros1743102028−815
17Yaracuyanos173592027−714
18Centro Ítalo1733111729−1212
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 \ AwayARAATVCBOCRCCIVDANDITDLADTAEMELLAMGUMONRESTRUYARZAMZUL
Aragua0–12–11–01–0
El Vigía4–24–21–12–1
Carabobo0–12–13–31–12–20–0
Caracas6–02–12–13–1
Centro Ítalo3–11–31–21–2
Deportivo Anzoátegui1–12–12–10–02–30–2
Deportivo Italia4–02–07–14–12–1
Deportivo Lara1–01–12–12–2
Deportivo Táchira2–12–04–32–0
Estudiantes2–11–03–20–02–22–2
Llaneros1–21–13–11–1
Mineros1–01–10–11–12–0
Monagas2–11–13–01–3
Real Esppor2–01–22–22–10–12–0
Trujillanos3–10–11–33–0
Yaracuyanos0–03–12–01–31–2
Zamora1–11–12–01–13–22–1
Zulia0–11–00–11–12–12–1
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Deportivo Táchira3421945322+31722011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2Caracas3421766630+36702011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage 2010 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage[a]
3Deportivo Italia3421676231+31692011 Copa Libertadores First Stage
4Deportivo Lara34151454930+19592010 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
5Trujillanos34168105237+15562010 Copa Sudamericana First Stage[a]
6Zulia34165135350+353
7Zamora34148124549−450
8Deportivo Anzoátegui34147133939049
9Atlético El Vigía34145155260−847
10Mineros de Guayana341012123945−642
11Aragua34118153345−1241
12Estudiantes de Mérida34816103838040
13Monagas34117165152−140
14Real Esppor34108163948−938
15Yaracuyanos3498174056−1635
16Carabobo34613153252−2031
17Centro Ítalo (R)3468203655−1926Relegation to the Segunda División
18Llaneros (R)3457223867−2922
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:

Serie Final

Deportivo Táchira and Caracas qualified to the Serie Final, which was contested on a home and away basis.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Caracas220051+46
2Deportivo Táchira200215−40
Source: [citation needed]
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'ReportCichero 10'
Gómez 13'
Castellín 60'
Guerra 66'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: José Argote


 Primera División
2009–10 champion 
Caracas
11th title

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