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.

TeamCityStadium
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Deportivo Lara (C)1712503912+2741Serie Final and the 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2Caracas1711332713+1436
3Deportivo Petare1710522815+1335
4Deportivo Anzoátegui179351611+530
5Mineros178452121028
6Zulia177642820+827
7Yaracuyanos176652417+724
8Zamora175842319+423
9Aragua175841519−423
10Monagas176382023−321
11Trujillanos175572221+120
12Real Esppor175571823−520
13Deportivo Táchira175571421−720
14El Vigía174581725−817
15Tucanes1734102130−913
16Llaneros172781828−1013
17Estudiantes171881537−2211
18Carabobo1716101727−108[a]
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayARAATVCBOCRCDANDLADPEDTAEMELLAMGUMONRESTRUTUCYARZAMZUL
Aragua3–20–00–01–00–21–12–00–31–4
El Vigía3–22–11–22–01–00–21–11–11–1
Carabobo1–11–11–20–12–32–22–20–0
Caracas2–11–44–02–12–01–02–02–1
Deportivo Anzoátegui0–12–11–01–30–12–00–02–13–2
Deportivo Lara1–13–00–00–03–15–14–04–01–0
Deportivo Petare2–13–41–01–10–01–12–21–01–0
Deportivo Táchira2–00–02–12–10–21–13–00–0
Estudiantes1–11–00–20–01–10–51–12–2
Llaneros0–01–01–20–11–23–01–12–2
Mineros0–12–02–13–11–02–01–11–10–2
Monagas2–00–23–03–21–13–20–03–1
Real Esppor0–20–32–03–22–01–13–10–0
Trujillanos1–11–31–12–04–02–02–02–2
Tucanes0–11–01–40–11–11–25–11–11–3
Yaracuyanos3–21–00–22–05–14–02–30–0
Zamora2–23–00–01–01–21–24–03–11–1
Zulia3–10–11–13–31–01–11–03–22–0
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Deportivo Lara (C)1713313212+2042Serie Final and the 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2Mineros179712914+1534
3Deportivo Anzoátegui179532110+1132
4Caracas178452320+328
5Llaneros177551714+326
6Zamora177462323025
7Zulia178181313025
8Trujillanos175841716+123
9Aragua175661617−121
10Carabobo175661415−121
11Deportivo Táchira175571819−120
12Monagas175571415−120
13Yaracuyanos175571820−220
14Estudiantes174761719−219
15Real Esppor17467914−518
16Deportivo Petare173771622−616
17El Vigía174491124−1316
18Tucanes1722131536−218
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 \ AwayARAATVCBOCRCDANDLADPEDTAEMELLAMGUMONRESTRUTUCYARZAMZUL
Aragua0–00–21–11–00–02–11–12–1
El Vigía2–11–02–31–00–20–01–11–2
Carabobo2–01–00–02–12–01–11–01–10–1
Caracas2–12–10–02–31–12–11–03–01–0
Deportivo Anzoátegui0–01–02–13–11–06–12–11–0
Deportivo Lara2–02–13–11–02–11–16–11–0
Deportivo Petare1–00–01–00–12–40–10–02–21–2
Deportivo Táchira3–33–11–21–00–12–01–01–11–0
Estudiantes2–21–21–12–11–20–01–02–01–0
Llaneros2–01–01–11–12–01–12–12–11–0
Mineros2–24–02–01–12–00–11–13–1
Monagas0–02–12–01–12–00–11–01–11–0
Real Esppor1–10–00–11–10–00–00–11–21–0
Trujillanos2–13–02–10–00–01–10–21–31–0
Tucanes1–22–21–23–12–01–30–10–1
Yaracuyanos1–02–03–30–22–21–01–20–01–2
Zamora2–11–31–13–20–01–02–21–2
Zulia1–31–02–01–01–21–01–00–1
Updated to match(es) played on May 13, 2012. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Aggregate table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Deportivo Lara3425817124+47832013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage[a]
2Caracas3419785033+17642013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[b]
3Deportivo Anzoátegui3418883721+16622013 Copa Libertadores First Stage[b]
4Mineros34171075037+13612012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage[c]
5Zulia34166124233+954Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana
6Deportivo Petare34131294437+751
7Zamora341212104641+548
8Yaracuyanos341111124237+544
9Aragua341014103136−544
10Trujillanos341013113937+243
11Monagas34118153437−341
12Deportivo Táchira341010143240−840
13Llaneros34912133542−739
14Real Esppor34911142737−1038
15El Vigía3489172849−2133
16Estudiantes34515143256−2430
17Carabobo34612163142−1129[d]Relegated to the Segunda División
18Tucanes3456233666−3021
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

Season top goalscorers

RankPlayerNationalityClubGoals
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.

First round

Match A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Deportivo Táchira210153+23Second Round
2Zulia210135−23
Source: [citation needed]
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Yaracuyanos211043+14Second Round
2Aragua201134−11
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
Aragua2–3Yaracuyanos
Rondón 24', 54'ReportMoreno 35'
Osorio 68', 82'
Giuseppe Antonelli, Maracay
Attendance: 2.018
Referee: José Argote (Zulia)

Yaracuyanos1–1Aragua
Aguilar 61'ReportFebles 56'
Attendance: 5.281
Referee: José Marquina (Mérida)

Match C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Monagas211021+14Second Round
2Deportivo Petare201112−11
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
Monagas1–1Deportivo Petare
Farías 72'ReportMárquez 90+3'
Attendance: 3.024
Referee: Marlon Escalante (Táchira)

Deportivo Petare0–1Monagas
ReportFarías 64'
Attendance: 610
Referee: Rafael López (Cojedes)

Match D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Zamora210132+13Second Round
2Trujillanos210123−13
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
Trujillanos2–1Zamora
España 14'
Alzáte 32'
ReportYánez 16'
Attendance: 4.024
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Portuguesa)

Zamora2–0Trujillanos
J. Torres 39'
Ramírez 90+3'
Report
Attendance: 3.405
Referee: Edson Suárez (Lara)

Second round

Winner A vs. Winner C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Deportivo Táchira202011022012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2Yaracuyanos20201102
Source: [citation needed]
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'ReportÁngel 40'
Attendance: 10.724
Referee: Rafael López (Cojedes)

Winner B vs. Winner D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Monagas210122032012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2Zamora21012203
Source: [citation needed]
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
G. Torres
J. Torres
Ramírez
Noriega
4–5 Herrera
Farías
Briceño
Sánchez
Boada
Attendance: 3.413
Referee: Luis Márquez (Portuguesa)

References

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