# 2012–13 Venezuelan Primera División season

The 2012–13 Primera División season was the 31st professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league.

## Teams

Eighteen teams participated this season, sixteen of whom remain from the previous season. Carabobo and Tucanes were relegated after accumulating the fewest points in the 2011–12 season aggregate table. They will be replaced by Atlético Venezuela and Portuguesa, the 2011–12 Segunda División winner and runner-up, respectively.
| Team | City | Stadium |
| Aragua | Maracay | Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez |
| Atlético Venezuela | Caracas | Brígido Iriarte |
| 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 |
| El Vigía | El Vigía | Ramón "Gato" Hernández |
| Estudiantes | Mérida | Metropolitano de Mérida |
| Mineros | Ciudad Guayana | Polideportivo Cachamay |
| Llaneros | Guanare | Rafael Calles Pinto |
| Monagas | Maturín | Monumental de Maturín |
| Portuguesa | Acarigua | General José Antonio Paez |
| Real Esppor | Caracas | Brígido Iriarte |
| Trujillanos | Valera | Luis Loreto Lira |
| Yaracuyanos | San Felipe | Florentino Oropeza |
| Zamora | Barinas | Agustín Tovar |
| Zulia | Maracaibo | José "Pachencho" Romero |

## Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura was the first tournament of the season. It began in August 2012 and ended in December 2012.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 39 | Serie Final and the 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Caracas | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 38 | |
| 3 | Deportivo Lara | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 31 | |
| 4 | Zamora | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 31 | |
| 5 | Mineros | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 29 | |
| 6 | Trujillanos | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 27 | |
| 7 | Llaneros | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 25 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Petare | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 24 | |
| 9 | Aragua | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 23 | |
| 10 | Atlético Venezuela | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 21 | |
| 11 | Deportivo Táchira | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 21 | |
| 12 | Zulia | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 21 | |
| 13 | Portuguesa | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 21 | |
| 14 | El Vigía | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 18 | |
| 15 | Yaracuyanos | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 18 | |
| 16 | Real Esppor | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 17 | |
| 17 | Monagas | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 15 | |
| 18 | Estudiantes | 17 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 8 | |

### Results

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

## Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura was the second tournament of the season.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zamora | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 35 | Serie Final and the 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 34 | |
| 3 | Deportivo Lara | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 33 | |
| 4 | Trujillanos | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 30 | |
| 5 | Caracas | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 30 | |
| 6 | Mineros | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 27 | |
| 7 | Atlético Venezuela | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 26 | |
| 8 | Estudiantes | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 23 | |
| 9 | Llaneros | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 23 | |
| 10 | Deportivo Táchira | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 22 | |
| 11 | Real Esppor | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 22 | |
| 12 | El Vigía | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 20 | |
| 13 | Yaracuyanos | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 18 | |
| 14 | Aragua | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 17 | |
| 15 | Zulia | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 15 | |
| 16 | Monagas | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 12 | |
| 17 | Deportivo Petare | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 12 | |
| 18 | Portuguesa | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 10 | |

### Results

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

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 73 | 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 2 | Caracas | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 68 | 2014 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 3 | Zamora | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 57 | 26 | +31 | 66 | 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 4 | Deportivo Lara | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 64 | 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 5 | Trujillanos | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 57 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 6 | Mineros | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 56 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 7 | Llaneros | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 48 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 8 | Atlético Venezuela | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 47 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 9 | Deportivo Táchira | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 43 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 10 | Aragua | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 40 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 11 | Real Esppor | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 39 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 12 | El Vigía | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 38 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 13 | Zulia | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 36 | |
| 14 | Yaracuyanos | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 36 | |
| 15 | Deportivo Petare | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 36 | |
| 16 | Estudiantes | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 31 | |
| 17 | Portuguesa | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 31 | Relegated to the Segunda División |
| 18 | Monagas | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 27 | Relegated to the Segunda División |
* ↑ Deportivo Anzoátegui qualified for the 2013 Copa Sudamericana as the 2012 Copa Venezuela champion.

## Serie Final

Deportivo Anzoátegui and Zamora qualified to the Serie Final, which was contested on a home and away basis.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Zamora | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 2 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 |
* Primera División 2012–13 champion
* Zamora 1st title

## 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 and the second best-placed team in the aggregate table), 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 | Trujillanos | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Second round |
| 2 | El Vigía | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |

#### Match B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mineros | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | Real Esppor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |

#### Match C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Deportivo Táchira | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Second round |
| 2 | Atlético Venezuela | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |

#### Match D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Aragua | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | Second round |
| 2 | Llaneros | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |

### Second round
#### Winner A vs. Winner C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Trujillanos | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 2 | Deportivo Táchira | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |

#### Winner B vs. Winner D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mineros | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 2 | Aragua | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |