2011–12 Venezuelan Primera División season

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The 2011–12 Primera División season was the 30th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league.

Teams

Eighteen teams will participate this season, sixteen of whom remain from the previous season.

Tucanes
, the 2010–11 Segunda División winner and runner-up, respectively.

Real Esppor
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Locations of the 2011–12 Primera División teams
Team City Stadium
Aragua
 Maracay Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez
El Vigía
El Vigía
 Ramón "Gato" Hernández
Carabobo
Valencia
 Misael Delgado
Caracas
 Caracas
Olímpico de la UCV
Deportivo Anzoátegui
 Puerto La Cruz
José Antonio Anzoátegui
Deportivo Lara
 Barquisimeto
Metropolitano de Barquisimeto
Deportivo Petare
 Caracas
Olímpico de la UCV
Deportivo Táchira
 San Cristóbal Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Estudiantes
 Mérida Metropolitano de Mérida
Mineros
 Ciudad Guayana Polideportivo Cachamay
Llaneros
 Guanare Rafael Calles Pinto
Monagas
 Maturín Monumental de Maturín
Real Esppor
 Caracas
Brígido Iriarte
Trujillanos
 Valera
Luis Loreto Lira
Tucanes
 Puerto Ayacucho Antonio José de Sucre
Yaracuyanos
 San Felipe Florentino Oropeza
Zamora
 Barinas Agustín Tovar
Zulia
 Maracaibo José "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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
Deportivo Lara
(C) 		17 12 5 0 39 12 +27 41 Serie Final and the 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2
Caracas
 17 11 3 3 27 13 +14 36
3
Deportivo Petare
 17 10 5 2 28 15 +13 35
4
Deportivo Anzoátegui
 17 9 3 5 16 11 +5 30
5
Mineros
 17 8 4 5 21 21 0 28
6
Zulia
 17 7 6 4 28 20 +8 27
7
Yaracuyanos
 17 6 6 5 24 17 +7 24
8
Zamora
 17 5 8 4 23 19 +4 23
9
Aragua
 17 5 8 4 15 19 −4 23
10
Monagas
 17 6 3 8 20 23 −3 21
11
Trujillanos
 17 5 5 7 22 21 +1 20
12
Real Esppor
 17 5 5 7 18 23 −5 20
13
Deportivo Táchira
 17 5 5 7 14 21 −7 20
14
El Vigía
 17 4 5 8 17 25 −8 17
15
Tucanes
 17 3 4 10 21 30 −9 13
16
Llaneros
 17 2 7 8 18 28 −10 13
17
Estudiantes
 17 1 8 8 15 37 −22 11
18
Carabobo
 17 1 6 10 17 27 −10 8[a]
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Carabobo deducted 1 point.

Results

Home \ Away
ARA
ATV
CBO
CRC
DAN
DLA
DPE
DTA
EME
LLA
MGU
MON
RES
TRU
TUC
YAR
ZAM
ZUL
Aragua
 3–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–4
El Vigía
 3–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1
Carabobo
 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–3 2–2 2–2 0–0
Caracas
 2–1 1–4 4–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–1
Deportivo Anzoátegui
 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–3 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 3–2
Deportivo Lara
 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 5–1 4–0 4–0 1–0
Deportivo Petare
 2–1 3–4 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0
Deportivo Táchira
 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 0–0
Estudiantes
 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–5 1–1 2–2
Llaneros
 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 2–2
Mineros
 0–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2
Monagas
 2–0 0–2 3–0 3–2 1–1 3–2 0–0 3–1
Real Esppor
 0–2 0–3 2–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–0
Trujillanos
 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2
Tucanes
 0–1 1–0 1–4 0–1 1–1 1–2 5–1 1–1 1–3
Yaracuyanos
 3–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 5–1 4–0 2–3 0–0
Zamora
 2–2 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 4–0 3–1 1–1
Zulia
 3–1 0–1 1–1 3–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 2–0
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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
Deportivo Lara
(C) 		17 13 3 1 32 12 +20 42 Serie Final and the 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2
Mineros
 17 9 7 1 29 14 +15 34
3
Deportivo Anzoátegui
 17 9 5 3 21 10 +11 32
4
Caracas
 17 8 4 5 23 20 +3 28
5
Llaneros
 17 7 5 5 17 14 +3 26
6
Zamora
 17 7 4 6 23 23 0 25
7
Zulia
 17 8 1 8 13 13 0 25
8
Trujillanos
 17 5 8 4 17 16 +1 23
9
Aragua
 17 5 6 6 16 17 −1 21
10
Carabobo
 17 5 6 6 14 15 −1 21
11
Deportivo Táchira
 17 5 5 7 18 19 −1 20
12
Monagas
 17 5 5 7 14 15 −1 20
13
Yaracuyanos
 17 5 5 7 18 20 −2 20
14
Estudiantes
 17 4 7 6 17 19 −2 19
15
Real Esppor
 17 4 6 7 9 14 −5 18
16
Deportivo Petare
 17 3 7 7 16 22 −6 16
17
El Vigía
 17 4 4 9 11 24 −13 16
18
Tucanes
 17 2 2 13 15 36 −21 8
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 \ Away
ARA
ATV
CBO
CRC
DAN
DLA
DPE
DTA
EME
LLA
MGU
MON
RES
TRU
TUC
YAR
ZAM
ZUL
Aragua
 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1
El Vigía
 2–1 1–0 2–3 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–2
Carabobo
 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1
Caracas
 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–3 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–0
Deportivo Anzoátegui
 0–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 6–1 2–1 1–0
Deportivo Lara
 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 6–1 1–0
Deportivo Petare
 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–4 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–2
Deportivo Táchira
 3–3 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0
Estudiantes
 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0
Llaneros
 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0
Mineros
 2–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 3–1
Monagas
 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0
Real Esppor
 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–0
Trujillanos
 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–0
Tucanes
 1–2 2–2 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–3 0–1 0–1
Yaracuyanos
 1–0 2–0 3–3 0–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–2
Zamora
 2–1 1–3 1–1 3–2 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–2
Zulia
 1–3 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on May 13, 2012. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1
Deportivo Lara
 34 25 8 1 71 24 +47 83 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage[a]
2
Caracas
 34 19 7 8 50 33 +17 64 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[b]
3
Deportivo Anzoátegui
 34 18 8 8 37 21 +16 62 2013 Copa Libertadores First Stage[b]
4
Mineros
 34 17 10 7 50 37 +13 61 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage[c]
5
Zulia
 34 16 6 12 42 33 +9 54 Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana
6
Deportivo Petare
 34 13 12 9 44 37 +7 51
7
Zamora
 34 12 12 10 46 41 +5 48
8
Yaracuyanos
 34 11 11 12 42 37 +5 44
9
Aragua
 34 10 14 10 31 36 −5 44
10
Trujillanos
 34 10 13 11 39 37 +2 43
11
Monagas
 34 11 8 15 34 37 −3 41
12
Deportivo Táchira
 34 10 10 14 32 40 −8 40
13
Llaneros
 34 9 12 13 35 42 −7 39
14
Real Esppor
 34 9 11 14 27 37 −10 38
15
El Vigía
 34 8 9 17 28 49 −21 33
16
Estudiantes
 34 5 15 14 32 56 −24 30
17
Carabobo
 34 6 12 16 31 42 −11 29[d] Relegated to the Segunda División
18
Tucanes
 34 5 6 23 36 66 −30 21
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Deportivo Lara qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores as the overall champion, and for the 2012 Copa Sudamericana as the best team in the aggregate table.
  2. ^ a b Since Deportivo Lara won both the Apertura and Clausura, the next two teams in the aggregate table qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores.
  3. ^ Mineros de Guayana qualified for 2012 Copa Sudamericana as the winners of the 2011 Copa Venezuela.
  4. ^ Carabobo deducted 1 point.

Season top goalscorers

Rank Player Nationality Club Goals
1 Rafael Castellín  Venezuelan
Deportivo Lara
 20
2 Richard Blanco  Venezuelan
Deportivo Petare
 14
3 Heiber Díaz  Venezuelan
Carabobo
 13
4 Víctor Renteria  Colombian
Tucanes
 12
5 Alexander Rondón  Venezuelan
Aragua
 11
Fernando Aristeguieta  Venezuelan
Caracas
 11
7 Edgar Pérez Greco  Venezuelan
Deportivo Lara
 10
Jorge Rojas
  Venezuelan
Mineros
 10
Julio Gutiérrez  Chilean
Mineros
 10
Edder Farías  Venezuelan
Monagas
 10

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
Deportivo Táchira
 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3 Second Round
2
Zulia
 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 3
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
Zulia
Ángel 36'
Chourio 54'
Parra 75'
Cova 90'
Herrera 90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 6.721
Referee: Juan Soto (Dtto Capital)
Deportivo Táchira
Rojas 4'
Bolívar 64' (pen.)
Cassiani 88'		 Report
Attendance: 2.000
Referee: Héctor Rojas (Monagas)

Match B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
Yaracuyanos
 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4 Second Round
2
Aragua
 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
Yaracuyanos
Rondón 24', 54' Report Moreno 35'
Osorio 68', 82'
Attendance: 2.018
Referee: José Argote (Zulia)
Aragua
Aguilar 61' Report Febles 56'
Attendance: 5.281
Referee: José Marquina (Mérida)

Match C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
Monagas
 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Second Round
2
Deportivo Petare
 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
Deportivo Petare
Farías 72' Report Márquez 90+3'
Attendance: 3.024
Referee: Marlon Escalante (Táchira)
Monagas
Report Farías 64'
Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas

Match D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
Zamora
 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3 Second Round
2
Trujillanos
 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
Zamora
España 14'
Alzáte 32'		 Report Yánez 16'
Attendance: 4.024
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Portuguesa)
Trujillanos
J. Torres 39'
Ramírez 90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 3.405
Referee: Edson Suárez (Lara)

Second round

Winner A vs. Winner C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
Deportivo Táchira
 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2
Yaracuyanos
 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
Yaracuyanos
Report
Attendance: 8.950
Referee: Adrian Cabello (Bolívar)
Deportivo Táchira
Osorio 55' Report Ángel 40'
Attendance: 10.724
Referee: Rafael López (Cojedes)

Winner B vs. Winner D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
Monagas
 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2
Zamora
 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
Zamora
Ulloque 3'
Cabezas 88'		 Report
Attendance: 5.535
Referee: Yimmi García (Táchira)
Monagas
G. Torres
71'		 Report
Penalties
G. Torres soccer ball with check mark
J. Torres soccer ball with red X
Ramírez soccer ball with check mark
Noriega
soccer ball with check mark		 4–5 soccer ball with check mark Herrera
soccer ball with check mark Farías
soccer ball with check mark Briceño
soccer ball with check mark Sánchez
soccer ball with check mark Boada
Attendance: 3.413
Referee: Luis Márquez (Portuguesa)

References

  1. ^ "Estadisticas" [Statistics] (in Spanish). Venezuelan Football Federation. Retrieved May 20, 2012.

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