# 2018 Copa Venezuela

The 2018 Copa Venezuela was the 49th edition of the competition. It began with the first stage on 11 July 2018 and concluded with the second leg of the final on 31 October 2018. Primera División side Mineros were the defending champions, but they were disqualified from the competition in the second stage.
Zulia were the champions after beating Aragua 3–1 on aggregate in the final, and qualified to the 2019 Copa Sudamericana.

## First stage

* Teams entering this round: 21 teams from the Segunda División.
* The matches took place from 11 to 18 July 2018.

### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Angostura | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | LALA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Advance to second stage |
| 3 | Chicó de Guayana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Margarita | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | Atlético Furrial | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 | Advance to second stage |
| 3 | Petroleros | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Libertador | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | Deportivo Petare | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Advance to second stage |
| 3 | Universidad Central | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Yaracuyanos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | Yaracuy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | Advance to second stage |
| 3 | GV Maracay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | |

### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ULA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | Llaneros | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Advance to second stage |
| 3 | Hermanos Colmenarez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |

### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Titanes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | Deportivo JBL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | Advance to second stage |
| 3 | Unión Atlético Falcón | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |

### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Real Frontera | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | Ureña | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | Advance to second stage |
| 3 | El Vigía | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | |

## Second stage

* Teams entering this round: 18 teams from the Primera División.
* The first legs were played on 8 and 9 August and the second legs were played from 14 to 16 August 2018.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Centro-Oriental Group |||||
| Angostura | 5–1 | Mineros | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| LALA | 2–6 | Monagas | 1–1 | 1–5 |
| Margarita | 1–4 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Atlético Furrial | 1–4 | Deportivo La Guaira | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Deportivo Petare | 1–7 | Caracas | 1–4 | 0–3 |
| Academia Puerto Cabello | 0–1 | Metropolitanos | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Libertador | 2–4 | Aragua | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Estudiantes de Caracas | 3–7 | Atlético Venezuela | 1–3 | 2–4 |
| Centro-Occidental Group |||||
| Deportivo JBL | 3–1 | Trujillanos | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Yaracuy | 5–2 | Deportivo Lara | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Titanes | 1–2 | Zulia | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Yaracuyanos | 1–3 | Carabobo | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| ULA | 2–3 | Zamora | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Llaneros | 4–3 | Portuguesa | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Real Frontera | 0–2 | Deportivo Táchira | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Ureña | 2–0 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 2–0 | Annulled |

### Notes

* ^ FVF awarded Angostura a 3–0 win as a result of Mineros substituting its mandatory youth players. The match originally ended with a 5–0 win for Mineros.
* ^ Match annulled due to Estudiantes de Mérida fielding ineligible players. The match originally ended with a 4–1 win for Estudiantes de Mérida.

### Second leg
## Final stages
### Round of 16

* The first legs were played on 29 August and the second legs were played on 5 September 2018.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Centro-Oriental Group |||||
| Angostura | 0–2 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Monagas | 2–4 | Deportivo La Guaira | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Caracas | 0–3 | Aragua | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Metropolitanos | 1–1 (a) | Atlético Venezuela | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Centro-Occidental Group |||||
| Deportivo JBL | 0–3 | Zulia | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Yaracuy | 2–2 (a) | Carabobo | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Zamora | 3–2 | Deportivo Táchira | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Llaneros | 3–3 (5–3 p) | Ureña | 2–1 | 1–2 |

#### Second leg
### Quarter-finals

* The first legs were played on 9 September and the second legs were played on 3 October 2018.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Centro-Oriental Group |||||
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | 2–2 (3–2 p) | Deportivo La Guaira | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Aragua | 4–1 | Atlético Venezuela | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Centro-Occidental Group |||||
| Zulia | 3–3 (a) | Carabobo | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Zamora | 3–1 | Llaneros | 1–0 | 2–1 |

#### Second leg
### Semi-finals

* The first legs were played on 10 October and the second legs were played on 14 October 2018.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | 2–3 | Aragua | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| Zulia | 2–0 | Zamora | 2–0 | 0–0 |

#### Second leg
### Final

Zulia won 3–1 on aggregate.