# 2018 Venezuelan Primera División season

The 2018 Primera División season, officially Liga de Fútbol Profesional Venezolano or Liga FUTVE, was the 37th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league. Monagas were the defending champions, but did not qualify to the Serie Final, after being eliminated in the regular season of the Torneo Apertura and by Caracas in the quarter-finals of the Torneo Clausura.
Zamora were the champions, defeating Deportivo Lara on the Serie Final, 5–1 on aggregate.

## Teams
### Stadia and locations

Relegated to 2018 Segunda División :
| 17 | Deportivo JBL |
| 18 | Atlético Socopó |
Promoted to 2018 Primera División :
| 1 | Estudiantes de Caracas |
| 3 | Academia Puerto Cabello |
Gran Valencia reached the final of the Segunda División and earned promotion to the Primera División, but the team was suspended "temporarily" by the Honorary Council of the FVF after forfeiting the second leg of the final. On 15 January, Academia Puerto Cabello was announced as the replacement.
| Team | Manager | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Academia Puerto Cabello | Pedro Depablos | Puerto Cabello | La Bombonerita | 7,500 |
| Aragua | Enrique García | Maracay | Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez | 14,000 |
| Atlético Venezuela | Vacant | Caracas | Brígido Iriarte$^c$ | 10,000 |
| Carabobo | Jhonny Ferreira | Valencia | Misael Delgado$^d$ | 10,400 |
| Caracas | Noel Sanvicente | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV$^a$ | 23,940 |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | Jobanny Rivero | Puerto La Cruz | José Antonio Anzoátegui | 37,485 |
| Deportivo La Guaira | Daniel Farías | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV$^a$ | 23,940 |
| Deportivo Lara | Leonardo González | Cabudare | Metropolitano de Cabudare | 47,913 |
| Deportivo Táchira | Giovanny Pérez | San Cristóbal | Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo | 38,755 |
| Estudiantes de Caracas | José María Morr | Caracas | Brígido Iriarte$^c$ | 10,000 |
| Estudiantes de Mérida | Martín Brignani | Mérida | Metropolitano de Mérida$^b$ | 42,200 |
| Metropolitanos | Jhon Giraldo | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV$^c$ | 23,940 |
| Mineros | Horacio Matuszyczk | Ciudad Guayana | Polideportivo Cachamay | 41,600 |
| Monagas | José Manuel Rey | Maturín | Monumental de Maturín | 51,796 |
| Portuguesa | Raymond Páez | Acarigua | General José Antonio Páez | 18,000 |
| Trujillanos | José Nabor Gavidia | Valera | José Alberto Pérez | 25,000 |
| Zamora | Alí Cañas | Barinas | Agustín Tovar | 29,800 |
| Zulia | Francesco Stifano | Maracaibo | José "Pachencho" Romero | 40,800 |
a: Caracas and Deportivo La Guaira played outside of the Estadio Olímpico in Caracas until September due to maintenance works at the stadium. Caracas played its matches at Cocodrilos Sports Park and La Guaira at the Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui in Puerto La Cruz (Torneo Apertura) and the Universidad Santa María campus in Caracas (Torneo Clausura). b: In the Torneo Apertura, Estudiantes de Mérida played Matchday 3 (against Aragua) at the Estadio General José Antonio Páez in Acarigua and Matchday 5 (against Mineros) at the Estadio Rafael Calles Pinto in Guanare, as the Estadio Metropolitano in Mérida was suspended. c: Atlético Venezuela, Estudiantes de Caracas and Metropolitanos played at Brígido Iriarte Stadium in Caracas until 11 March as the stadium was suspended. Atlético Venezuela is playing at the Estadio Giuseppe Antonelli in Maracay and Estudiantes de Caracas and Metropolitanos are playing at the Universidad Santa María campus in Caracas. Metropolitanos will play at the Estadio Olímpico in Caracas once the works are finished. d: In the Torneo Clausura, Carabobo will play outside of the Estadio Misael Delgado in Valencia due to maintenance works at the stadium. Carabobo will play at the Estadio Metropolitano in Cabudare.

#### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Torneo Apertura |||||||
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | Charles López | | | Pre-season | Francisco Velásquez | 24 January |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | Francisco Velásquez | Sacked | 3 March | 18th | Lisandro Altieri | 6 March |
| Atlético Venezuela | Alex Pallarés | Mutual consent | 20 March | 12th | Tony Franco | 25 March |
| Deportivo La Guaira | Pedro Depablos | Sacked | 19 April | 5th | Daniel Farías | 23 April |
| Metropolitanos | Daniel de Oliveira | Mutual consent | 30 April | 17th | Manuel Di Maio (caretaker) | 2 May |
| Deportivo Táchira | Francesco Stifano | Mutual consent | 22 May | 10th | Alex Pallarés | 23 May |
| Academia Puerto Cabello | Jeremy Nowak | Mutual consent | 29 May | 14th | Pedro Depablos | 1 June |
| Monagas | Jhonny Ferreira | Resigned | 5 June | 15th | José Manuel Rey | 25 June |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | Lisandro Altieri | Replaced | 7 June | 18th | José González | 7 June |
| Metropolitanos | Manuel Di Maio | End of caretaker spell | 12 June | 17th | Jhon Giraldo | 12 June |
| Zulia | Carlos Maldonado | Mutual consent | 13 June | 13th | Francesco Stifano | 17 June |
| Torneo Clausura |||||||
| Estudiantes de Mérida | José Nabor Gavidia | Sacked | 18 June | Pre-tournament | Martín Brignani | 19 June |
| Aragua | José Manuel Rey | Signed by Monagas | 25 June | Pre-tournament | Héctor Estrada | 29 June |
| Portuguesa | Carlos Horacio Moreno | Resigned | 2 August | 17th | Raúl Vargas (caretaker) | 2 August |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | José González | Mutual consent | 27 August | 16th | Richard Arrieta (caretaker) | 27 August |
| Estudiantes de Caracas | José Fasciana | Mutual consent | 29 August | 14th | José María Morr | 30 August |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | Richard Arrieta | End of caretaker spell | 4 September | 16th | Jobanny Rivero | 4 September |
| Carabobo | Wilson Gutiérrez | Resigned | 6 September | 15th | Gustavo Caraballo | 7 September |
| Portuguesa | Raúl Vargas | Replaced | 7 September | 18th | Raymond Páez | 7 September |
| Atlético Venezuela | Tony Franco | Sacked | 2 November | 13th | | |
| Aragua | Héctor Estrada | Sacked | 14 November | 17th | Enrique García | 28 November |
| Carabobo | Gustavo Caraballo | Sacked | 16 November | 16th | Jhonny Ferreira | 29 November |
| Deportivo Táchira | Alex Pallarés | Resigned | 20 November | 3rd, SF | Giovanny Pérez | 3 December |
| Trujillanos | Horacio Matuszyczk | Resigned | 20 November | 5th, QF | José Nabor Gavidia | 27 November |
| Mineros | Juan Tolisano | Resigned | 22 November | 11th | Horacio Matuszyczk | 22 November |

## Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura is the first tournament of the season. The regular season started on 28 January and ended on 19 May.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Carabobo | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 36 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Zamora | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 31 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Caracas | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 30 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Mineros | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 30 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 5 | Deportivo La Guaira | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 28 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 6 | Deportivo Lara | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 27 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 7 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 27 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 8 | Aragua | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 24 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 9 | Portuguesa | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 23 | |
| 10 | Deportivo Táchira | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 22 | |
| 11 | Atlético Venezuela | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 22 | |
| 12 | Trujillanos | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 21 | |
| 13 | Zulia | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 17 | |
| 14 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 17 | |
| 15 | Monagas | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 16 | |
| 16 | Estudiantes de Caracas | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 13 | |
| 17 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 12 | |
| 18 | Metropolitanos | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 12 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | APC | ARA | AVE | CBO | CAR | ANZ | DLG | LAR | TAC | ESC | ESM | MET | MIN | MON | POR | TRU | ZAM | ZUL |
| Academia Puerto Cabello | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | — | 0–0 |
| Aragua | — | — | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | — |
| Atlético Venezuela | 1–0 | 0–4 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | — | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | — | 1–1 |
| Carabobo | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | 2–2 | 4–0 | — | — | 3–2 |
| Caracas | 2–0 | — | 0–2 | — | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | — | 3–1 |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | — |
| Deportivo La Guaira | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | — |
| Deportivo Lara | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–3 |
| Deportivo Táchira | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Estudiantes de Caracas | — | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |
| Estudiantes de Mérida | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | — |
| Metropolitanos | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Mineros | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | — | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Monagas | — | 2–2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 1–2 | — |
| Portuguesa | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | — | 0–3 | — |
| Trujillanos | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | — | 2–0 |
| Zamora | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | — | 3–0 | — | — |
| Zulia | — | 2–4 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | — | 4–0 | 1–2 | — | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | — |

### Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Zamora | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Zamora | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Caracas | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Caracas | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Caracas | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 6 | Deportivo Lara | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Deportivo Lara | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | Zamora | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Mineros | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Carabobo | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Mineros | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Aragua | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Aragua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Carabobo | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Mineros | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Mineros | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Mineros | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 5 | Deportivo La Guaira | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Aragua | 0–2 | Carabobo | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Estudiantes de Mérida | 2–6 | Zamora | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| Deportivo Lara | 1–5 | Caracas | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Deportivo La Guaira | 0–2 | Mineros | 0–0 | 0–2 |

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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Mineros | 4–3 | Carabobo | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Caracas | 2–4 | Zamora | 0–1 | 2–3 |

##### Second leg
#### Final

Zamora won 2–1 on aggregate.

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Tommy Tobar | Carabobo | 12 |
| 2 | Edwuin Pernía | Caracas | 11 |
| 3 | Fernando Aristeguieta | Caracas | 8 |
| 3 | Manuel Arteaga | Deportivo La Guaira | 8 |
| 5 | Jhonder Cádiz | Monagas | 7 |
| 5 | Richard Blanco | Mineros | 7 |
| 5 | Cristian Alessandrini | Atlético Venezuela | 7 |
| 5 | Anthony Uribe | Zamora | 7 |
| 5 | Maurice Cova | Carabobo | 7 |
| 5 | Danny Pérez | Zamora | 7 |

## Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura is the second tournament of the season. The regular season started on 21 July and ended on 28 October.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Monagas | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 34 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Deportivo La Guaira | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 30 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Deportivo Táchira | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 29 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Deportivo Lara | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 29 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 5 | Trujillanos | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 29 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 6 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 28 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 7 | Zamora | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 28 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 8 | Caracas | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 28 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 9 | Mineros | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 27 | |
| 10 | Zulia | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 23 | |
| 11 | Estudiantes de Caracas | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 19 | |
| 12 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 18 | |
| 13 | Atlético Venezuela | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 18 | |
| 14 | Metropolitanos | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 15 | |
| 15 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 14 | |
| 16 | Carabobo | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 14 | |
| 17 | Aragua | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 13 | |
| 18 | Portuguesa | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 9 | |
* ↑ Deportivo Anzoátegui were deducted 6 points.

### Results

| Home \ Away | APC | ARA | AVE | CBO | CAR | ANZ | DLG | LAR | TAC | ESC | ESM | MET | MIN | MON | POR | TRU | ZAM | ZUL |
| Academia Puerto Cabello | — | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | — |
| Aragua | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | — | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | — | 0–0 | 1–3 | — | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | — | 0–2 |
| Atlético Venezuela | — | — | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | — | 3–0 | 0–2 | — |
| Carabobo | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |
| Caracas | — | 2–0 | — | 0–3 | — | — | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | — |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | — | 0–4 | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | 0–2 |
| Deportivo La Guaira | 3–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | 1–1 |
| Deportivo Lara | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | — | 2–0 | — |
| Deportivo Táchira | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | 3–1 | 2–3 | — | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | — |
| Estudiantes de Caracas | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 3–2 | 2–3 | — | — | — | 3–2 | — | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | — | 1–1 |
| Estudiantes de Mérida | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | — | 1–1 |
| Metropolitanos | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | — |
| Mineros | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | — | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | — |
| Monagas | 2–1 | — | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 |
| Portuguesa | 1–3 | — | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | 2–1 |
| Trujillanos | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 2–0 | — |
| Zamora | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | — | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 1–0 | 4–1 | — | — | 2–1 |
| Zulia | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | — | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | — | 5–0 | 0–1 | — | — | 2–2 | — | — |

### Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Deportivo La Guaira | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Zamora | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Zamora | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Deportivo La Guaira | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Deportivo Táchira | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Deportivo Táchira | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Deportivo Táchira | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 6 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | Deportivo La Guaira | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Deportivo Lara | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Deportivo Lara (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Deportivo Lara | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Trujillanos | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Trujillanos | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | Deportivo Lara | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Caracas | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 1 | Monagas | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | Caracas | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 8 | Caracas | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Caracas | 4–3 | Monagas | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Zamora | 2–3 | Deportivo La Guaira | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Estudiantes de Mérida | 1–3 | Deportivo Táchira | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Trujillanos | 2–2 (a) | Deportivo Lara | 2–1 | 0–1 |

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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Caracas | 1–3 | Deportivo Lara | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Deportivo Táchira | 2–3 | Deportivo La Guaira | 1–0 | 1–3 |

##### Second leg
#### Final

Deportivo Lara won 1–0 on aggregate.

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Darwin González | Deportivo La Guaira | 13 |
| 2 | Gustavo Ascona | Trujillanos | 10 |
| 3 | Anthony Uribe | Zamora | 9 |
| 3 | Enzo Maidana | Academia Puerto Cabello | 9 |
| 3 | Víctor Aquino | Deportivo Táchira | 9 |
| 6 | Junior Paredes | Zulia | 7 |
| 6 | Rubén Rojas | Monagas | 7 |
| 6 | Edder Farías | Atlético Venezuela | 7 |
| 6 | Jesús Arrieta | Caracas | 7 |
| 6 | Robert Hernández | Caracas | 7 |

## Serie Final

The Serie Final is held between the champions of the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura to determine the champions of the season. The best team of the finalists in the aggregate table chose the order of the legs.

### First leg

| Deportivo Lara | Zamora |
| GK | 1 | Carlos Salazar |
| RB | 29 | Jefre Vargas |
| CB | 4 | Leonardo Aponte |
| CB | 26 | Giacomo Di Giorgi (c) |
| LB | 27 | Daniel Carrillo |
| CM | 13 | Jesús Bueno | | 75' |
| CM | 5 | Bernaldo Manzano |
| CM | 20 | Juan Castellanos | | 69' |
| LW | 18 | Freddy Vargas | | 62' |
| CF | 23 | Jesús Hernández |
| RW | 10 | David Centeno | 74' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 25 | Luis Curiel |
| DF | 3 | Ignacio Anzola | | 62' |
| DF | 11 | Oswaldo Chaurant |
| MF | 15 | Ricardo Andreutti |
| MF | 24 | José Romero | | 69' |
| FW | 16 | Manuel Godoy |
| FW | 28 | Yomber Camacaro | 78' | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Leonardo González ||
| GK | 1 | Joel Graterol |
| RB | 3 | Carlos Castro | 40' |
| CB | 17 | Kevin de la Hoz |
| CB | 5 | Ignacio González (c) | 90+3' |
| LB | 12 | Mayker González |
| CM | 25 | Maikol Quintero | 48' |
| CM | 23 | Oscar Hernández |
| AM | 13 | Pedro Ramírez | | 72' |
| RW | 19 | Antonio Romero | 31' | 90+1' |
| CF | 21 | Rodolfo Marcano | 58' |
| LW | 7 | Erickson Gallardo | | 86' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 29 | Daniel Valdés |
| MF | 8 | José Pinto | | 72' |
| MF | 26 | Edixon Mena | | 86' |
| MF | 27 | José Soto |
| FW | 11 | Juan Zárate |
| FW | 18 | Ángel Osorio | | 90+1' |
| FW | 30 | Darwin Matheus |
| Manager: ||
| Alí Cañas ||
* Match rules
* 90 minutes.
* Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

### Second leg

Zamora won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Zamora | Deportivo Lara |
| GK | 1 | Joel Graterol |
| RB | 3 | Carlos Castro |
| CB | 17 | Kevin de la Hoz |
| CB | 5 | Ignacio González (c) |
| LB | 12 | Mayker González |
| CM | 25 | Maikol Quintero |
| CM | 23 | Oscar Hernández | | 51' |
| AM | 13 | Gustavo Rojas | 13' |
| RW | 19 | Pedro Ramírez | | 88' |
| LW | 7 | Erickson Gallardo |
| CF | 19 | Antonio Romero | | 69' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 29 | Daniel Valdés |
| MF | 8 | José Pinto | | 51' |
| MF | 26 | Edixon Mena | | 88' |
| MF | 27 | José Soto |
| FW | 11 | Juan Zárate | 6' |
| FW | 18 | Ángel Osorio | 90' | 69' |
| FW | 30 | Darwin Matheus |
| Manager: ||
| Alí Cañas ||
| GK | 1 | Carlos Salazar |
| RB | 29 | Jefre Vargas |
| CB | 4 | Leonardo Aponte |
| CB | 26 | Giacomo Di Giorgi (c) |
| LB | 27 | Daniel Carrillo |
| CM | 13 | Jesús Bueno | 45' | 46' |
| CM | 5 | Bernaldo Manzano |
| CM | 10 | David Centeno |
| LW | 18 | Freddy Vargas | | 62' |
| CF | 23 | Jesús Hernández | 28' |
| RW | 7 | Argenis Gómez | 47' | 68' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 25 | Luis Curiel |
| DF | 3 | Ignacio Anzola | | 68' |
| DF | 11 | Oswaldo Chaurant |
| MF | 15 | Ricardo Andreutti |
| MF | 20 | Juan Castellanos | | 46' |
| MF | 30 | Herlbert Soto |
| FW | 16 | Manuel Godoy | | 62' |
| Manager: ||
| Leonardo González ||
* Match rules
* 90 minutes.
* If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is used to determine the winner.
* Penalty shoot-out if the tie persists (no extra time is played).
* Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zamora (C) | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 59 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Caracas | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 58 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 3 | Deportivo La Guaira | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 58 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores first stage |
| 4 | Mineros | 34 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 57 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 5 | Deportivo Lara | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 56 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 6 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 55 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 7 | Deportivo Táchira | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 51 | |
| 8 | Monagas | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 50 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 9 | Carabobo | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 50 | |
| 10 | Trujillanos | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 50 | |
| 11 | Zulia | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 40 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 12 | Atlético Venezuela | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 40 | |
| 13 | Aragua | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 37 | |
| 14 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 35 | |
| 15 | Estudiantes de Caracas | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 55 | −25 | 32 | |
| 16 | Portuguesa | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 52 | −25 | 32 | |
| 17 | Metropolitanos | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 27 | |
| 18 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 34 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 26 | |
* ↑ Monagas qualified for the Copa Sudamericana by being the 2018 Clausura classification table best team not qualified for the 2019 Copa Libertadores.
* ↑ Zulia qualified for the Copa Sudamericana by winning the 2018 Copa Venezuela.
* ↑ Deportivo Anzoátegui were deducted 6 points.