# 2019 Venezuelan Primera División season

The 2019 Primera División season, officially Liga de Fútbol Profesional Venezolano or Liga FUTVE, was the 38th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league. Zamora were the defending champions, but in the Torneo Apertura they were knocked out by Mineros in the quarter-finals and in the Torneo Clausura they failed to advance to the knockout stage. The champions were Caracas, who won the Torneo Clausura by defeating Deportivo Táchira in the final and then went on to beat Apertura winners Estudiantes de Mérida in the Serie Final on penalties to claim their twelfth league title.

## Teams
### Stadia and locations

Relegated to 2019 Segunda División :
* None (league expanded)
Promoted to 2019 Primera División :
| 1 | Llaneros |
| 2 | LALA |
| Team | Manager | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Academia Puerto Cabello | Carlos Maldonado | Puerto Cabello | La Bombonerita | 7,500 |
| Aragua | Enrique García | Maracay | Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez | 14,000 |
| Atlético Venezuela | Henry Meléndez | Caracas | Brígido Iriarte$^a$ | 10,000 |
| Carabobo | Vacant | Valencia | Misael Delgado$^b$ | 10,400 |
| Caracas | Noel Sanvicente | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV | 23,940 |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | Juvencio Betancourt | Puerto La Cruz | José Antonio Anzoátegui | 37,485 |
| Deportivo La Guaira | Daniel Farías | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV | 23,940 |
| Deportivo Lara | Leonardo González | Cabudare | Metropolitano de Cabudare | 47,913 |
| Deportivo Táchira | Juan Tolisano | San Cristóbal | Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo | 38,755 |
| Estudiantes de Caracas | Edson Rodríguez | Maracay | Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez | 14,000 |
| Estudiantes de Mérida | Martín Brignani | Mérida | Metropolitano de Mérida Guillermo Soto Rosa | 42,200 14,000 |
| LALA | Del Valle Rojas | Ciudad Guayana | Polideportivo Cachamay | 41,600 |
| Llaneros | Edwin Quilagury | Guanare | Rafael Calles Pinto | 13,000 |
| Metropolitanos | José María Morr | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV | 23,940 |
| Mineros | Richard Páez | Ciudad Guayana | Polideportivo Cachamay | 41,600 |
| Monagas | May Montoya (caretaker) | Maturín | Monumental de Maturín | 51,796 |
| Portuguesa | José Parada | Acarigua | General José Antonio Páez | 18,000 |
| Trujillanos | Martín Carrillo | Valera | José Alberto Pérez | 25,000 |
| Zamora | Rubén Benítez (caretaker) | Barinas | Agustín Tovar | 29,800 |
| Zulia | Alexander Rondón | Maracaibo | José "Pachencho" Romero | 40,800 |
a: Atlético Venezuela are playing outside the Brígido Iriarte Stadium in Caracas as the stadium was suspended. Atlético Venezuela played at the Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui in Puerto La Cruz in the Torneo Apertura, while in the Torneo Clausura they are hosting their home matches at the Estadio Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez in Maracay. b: Carabobo are playing outside of the Estadio Misael Delgado in Valencia due to maintenance works at the stadium. Carabobo are playing their home matches at the Estadio Rafael Calles Pinto in Guanare.

#### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Torneo Apertura |||||||
| Metropolitanos | Jhon Giraldo | Sacked | | Pre-season | José María Morr | 18 December 2018 |
| Atlético Venezuela | Tony Franco | Sacked | 2 November 2018 | Pre-season | Jaime de la Pava | 20 December 2018 |
| Estudiantes de Caracas | José María Morr | Mutual agreement | 28 November 2018 | Pre-season | Daniel de Oliveira | 12 December 2018 |
| Portuguesa | Raymond Páez | Sacked | 9 December 2018 | Pre-season | Jobanny Rivero | 9 December 2018 |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | Jobanny Rivero | Signed by Portuguesa | 9 December 2018 | Pre-season | Yoimer Segovia | 9 January |
| Llaneros | Edwin Quilagury | Mutual agreement | 18 December 2018 | Pre-season | Julio Quintero | 5 January |
| Llaneros | Julio Quintero | Resigned | 22 January | Pre-season | Javier Yépez | 22 January |
| Academia Puerto Cabello | Pedro Depablos | Sacked | 20 February | 18th | Carlos Maldonado | 20 February |
| Deportivo Táchira | Giovanny Pérez | Sacked | 7 March | 14th | Juan Tolisano | 7 March |
| Llaneros | Javier Yépez | Resigned | 19 March | 17th | Ramón Argüello (caretaker) | 19 March |
| Trujillanos | José Nabor Gavidia | Mutual agreement | 22 March | 20th | Jesús Valiente | 23 March |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | Yoimer Segovia | Sacked | 27 March | 20th | Juvencio Betancourt | 27 March |
| Portuguesa | Jobanny Rivero | Sacked | 9 April | 16th | José Parada | 10 April |
| Monagas | José Manuel Rey | Sacked | 21 May | 13th | Silvio Rudman | 17 June |
| Llaneros | Ramón Argüello | End of caretaker spell | 18 May | 18th | Edwin Quilagury | 11 July |
| Trujillanos | Jesús Valiente | Replaced | 16 June | 19th | Martín Carrillo | 16 June |
| Torneo Clausura |||||||
| Mineros | Horacio Matuszyczk | Resigned | 16 August | 7th | Laydeker Navas (caretaker) | 16 August |
| Zulia | Francesco Stifano | Mutual agreement | 14 September | 12th | Alex García King (caretaker) | 14 September |
| Estudiantes de Caracas | Daniel de Oliveira | Mutual agreement | 16 September | 19th | Edson Rodríguez | 17 September |
| Zulia | Alex García King | End of caretaker spell | 18 September | 9th | Alexander Rondón | 18 September |
| Atlético Venezuela | Jaime de la Pava | Sacked | 19 September | 16th | Henry Meléndez | 20 September |
| Zamora | Alí Cañas | Sacked | 3 October | 15th | Rubén Benítez (caretaker) | 3 October |
| Monagas | Silvio Rudman | Mutual agreement | 13 October | 16th | May Montoya (caretaker) | 14 October |
| Carabobo | Jhonny Ferreira | Mutual agreement | 11 December | 13th | | |
| Mineros | Laydeker Navas | End of caretaker spell | 14 December | 9th | Richard Páez | 14 December |

## Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura is the first tournament of the season. The regular season started on 26 January and ended on 19 May.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Carabobo | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 43 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Caracas | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 35 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 3 | Mineros de Guayana | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 34 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 4 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 30 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 5 | Aragua | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 30 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 6 | Zamora | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 29 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 7 | Zulia | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 28 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 8 | Atlético Venezuela | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 27 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 9 | Deportivo Táchira | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 27 | |
| 10 | Deportivo La Guaira | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 26 | |
| 11 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 26 | |
| 12 | Metropolitanos | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 26 | |
| 13 | Monagas | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 26 | |
| 14 | Deportivo Lara | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 24 | |
| 15 | LALA | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 22 | |
| 16 | Estudiantes de Caracas | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 19 | |
| 17 | Portuguesa | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 18 | |
| 18 | Llaneros | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 11 | |
| 19 | Trujillanos | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 41 | −24 | 11 | |
| 20 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 8 | |
* 1 2 Zulia and Caracas were deducted one point by the Council of Honour of the FVF due to the events that occurred during the match played by both teams on March 10.
* ↑ Aragua were deducted three points for failing to pay an outstanding debt with former player Jarol Herrera.
* ↑ Llaneros were deducted three points for failing to pay an outstanding debt with player Leonardo Ossa.
* ↑ Deportivo Anzoátegui were deducted six points for failing to pay an outstanding debt with former player Edwin Aguilar.

### Results

| Home \ Away | APC | ARA | AVE | CBO | CAR | ANZ | DLG | LAR | TAC | ESC | ESM | LAL | LLA | MET | MIN | MON | POR | TRU | ZAM | ZUL |
| Academia Puerto Cabello | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | — |
| Aragua | 2–1 | — | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Atlético Venezuela | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 0–0 |
| Carabobo | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | — | — | 3–1 |
| Caracas | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | — | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | — |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | — | 3–2 | — | 1–3 | 0–0 | — |
| Deportivo La Guaira | — | 0–0 | — | — | 1–4 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 3–0 | — | — | 5–2 | — | — | 2–3 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 | — |
| Deportivo Lara | — | 1–2 | — | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — |
| Deportivo Táchira | — | 1–2 | — | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 3–2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | — |
| Estudiantes de Caracas | — | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | — | — | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
| Estudiantes de Mérida | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | — | — | — | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | — | 4–0 |
| LALA | 3–1 | — | 2–3 | 1–2 | — | — | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | 0–5 | — | — | — | — | 3–3 |
| Llaneros | 3–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 2–3 | 1–3 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | — | 3–3 | — | — | — | — | 0–1 |
| Metropolitanos | — | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–2 | — | — | — | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | — |
| Mineros de Guayana | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 6–0 | — | — | 1–1 |
| Monagas | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | — |
| Portuguesa | — | 1–1 | — | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | — | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–1 | — |
| Trujillanos | — | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — | — | — | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Zamora | 2–2 | — | 3–3 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | — | — | — | — | 4–1 |
| Zulia | 2–1 | — | — | — | A | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | — | — |
* ↑ Match awarded 3–0 to Mineros due to a lack of security personnel at the stadium, which caused the match to be cancelled.
* ↑ The Zulia vs. Caracas match originally ended 0–0, however the Council of Honour of the FVF decided to annull this result following the events that occurred during the match. As a result, both teams had one point deducted and the match was officially registered as "played without assignment of points".

### 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 |
| 3 | Mineros de Guayana (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Zamora | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Zamora | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Mineros de Guayana (p) | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Zulia | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | | | | | |
| 2 | Caracas | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | Zulia | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | | | | | |
| 7 | Zulia | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Zulia | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | 3 | Mineros de Guayana | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Estudiantes de Mérida (p) | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) |
| 1 | Carabobo | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Estudiantes de Mérida (p) | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) |
| 8 | Atlético Venezuela | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Atlético Venezuela | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Carabobo | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Estudiantes de Mérida (a) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Estudiantes de Mérida (a) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | Aragua | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Atlético Venezuela | 2–3 | Carabobo | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Zulia | 5–3 | Caracas | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Zamora | 2–2 (a) | Mineros de Guayana | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Aragua | 2–3 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 1–2 | 1–1 |

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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Estudiantes de Mérida | 2–2 (a) | Carabobo | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Zulia | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Mineros de Guayana | 0–0 | 0–0 |

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

Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Estudiantes de Mérida won on penalties.

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Edder Farías | Atlético Venezuela | 18 |
| 2 | Richard Blanco | Mineros | 11 |
| 2 | Aquiles Ocanto | Carabobo | 11 |
| 4 | Armando Maita | LALA | 10 |
| 5 | Luis Annese | Llaneros | 9 |
| 5 | Luis Carlos Cabezas | Deportivo La Guaira | 9 |
| 5 | Brayan Moya | Zulia | 9 |
| 8 | Richard Celis | Caracas | 8 |
| 9 | Armando Araque | Estudiantes de Caracas | 7 |
| 9 | José Balza | Deportivo La Guaira | 7 |
| 9 | José Rivas | Trujillanos | 7 |
Source: Liga FUTVE

### Attendances

| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance |
| 1 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 10 | 4,027 |
| 2 | Monagas SC | 10 | 3,553 |
| 3 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 10 | 3,472 |
| 4 | Deportivo Táchira | 9 | 3,215 |
| 5 | Aragua FC | 10 | 2,631 |
| 6 | LALA FC | 9 | 2,453 |
| 7 | Zamora FC | 9 | 2,396 |
| 8 | Mineros de Guayana | 10 | 2,291 |
| 9 | Deportivo La Guaira | 9 | 1,743 |
| 10 | Caracas FC | 10 | 1,446 |
| 11 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 10 | 1,430 |
| 12 | Zulia FC | 10 | 1,321 |
| 13 | Deportivo Lara | 8 | 1,136 |
| 14 | Portuguesa FC | 9 | 1,083 |
| 15 | Metropolitanos FC | 10 | 505 |
| 16 | Trujillanos FC | 10 | 475 |
| 17 | Carabobo FC | 9 | 305 |
| 18 | Llaneros de Guanare | 9 | 259 |
| 19 | Estudiantes de Caracas | 9 | 223 |
| 20 | Atlético Venezuela | 9 | 201 |

## Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura is the second tournament of the season. The regular season started on 26 July and ended on 10 November.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Deportivo Táchira | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 39 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Caracas | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 30 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 3 | Llaneros | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 30 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 4 | Deportivo La Guaira | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 28 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 5 | Trujillanos | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 28 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 6 | Deportivo Lara | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 27 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 7 | Aragua | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 27 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 8 | Metropolitanos | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 27 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 9 | Mineros de Guayana | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 25 | |
| 10 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 23 | |
| 11 | Portuguesa | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 23 | |
| 12 | Zamora | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 22 | |
| 13 | Carabobo | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 22 | |
| 14 | Zulia | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 22 | |
| 15 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 21 | |
| 16 | Estudiantes de Caracas | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 36 | −19 | 17 | |
| 17 | LALA | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 17 | |
| 18 | Monagas | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 15 | |
| 19 | Atlético Venezuela | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 15 | |
| 20 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew from league |
* ↑ Estudiantes de Mérida were deducted three points for failing to pay an outstanding debt with former player Andrés Angulo.
* ↑ Deportivo Anzoátegui withdrew from the league due to outstanding debts.

### Results

| Home \ Away | APC | ARA | AVE | CBO | CAR | ANZ | DLG | LAR | TAC | ESC | ESM | LAL | LLA | MET | MIN | MON | POR | TRU | ZAM | ZUL |
| Academia Puerto Cabello | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | 2–2 | 3–3 |
| Aragua | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | — |
| Atlético Venezuela | — | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |
| Carabobo | — | 2–1 | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | 1–3 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 5–1 | — | 2–3 | 2–2 | — |
| Caracas | 4–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | — | 1–2 |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deportivo La Guaira | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 |
| Deportivo Lara | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 3–0 |
| Deportivo Táchira | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Estudiantes de Caracas | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–6 | — | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | — | — | 2–5 |
| Estudiantes de Mérida | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | — |
| LALA | — | 0–1 | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | — | 0–4 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
| Llaneros | — | 1–0 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — |
| Metropolitanos | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 4–3 | — | 3–0 |
| Mineros de Guayana | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | — | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | — |
| Monagas | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | 2–2 |
| Portuguesa | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | — | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 |
| Trujillanos | 2–0 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | — | — | — |
| Zamora | — | 0–0 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 6–1 | — | — | — | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | — |
| Zulia | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–4 | — | 4–1 | — | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | — |
* ↑ Match awarded 3–0 to Deportivo Lara due to crowd disturbances.
* ↑ Match awarded 3–0 to Academia Puerto Cabello due to Portuguesa fielding the ineligible player Néstor Cova. The match originally ended 0–0.

### 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 |
| 1 | Deportivo Táchira | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Metropolitanos | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Metropolitanos | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Deportivo Táchira | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Deportivo La Guaira | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Deportivo La Guaira | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Deportivo La Guaira | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 5 | Trujillanos | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Trujillanos | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | Deportivo Táchira | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Caracas (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Caracas (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Caracas (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Aragua | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Aragua | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Caracas | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Deportivo Lara | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 3 | Llaneros | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Deportivo Lara | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 6 | Deportivo Lara | 2 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Metropolitanos | 2–4 | Deportivo Táchira | 2–0 | 0–4 |
| Aragua | 3–3 (a) | Caracas | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Deportivo Lara | 7–1 | Llaneros | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| Trujillanos | 1–3 | Deportivo La Guaira | 1–1 | 0–2 |

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

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

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

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Caracas won on away goals.

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Lucas Gómez | Deportivo Táchira | 10 |
| 2 | Manuel Arteaga | Zamora | 9 |
| 3 | Gustavo Ascona | Academia Puerto Cabello | 8 |
| 3 | Ronny Maza | Trujillanos | 8 |
| 3 | Esli García | Deportivo Táchira | 8 |
| 3 | Edanyilber Navas | Aragua | 8 |
| 3 | Víctor Aquino | Deportivo La Guaira | 8 |
| 3 | Jesús Arrieta | Caracas | 8 |
| 9 | Richard Blanco | Mineros | 7 |
| 9 | Frank Feltscher | Zulia | 7 |
| 9 | Luis Castillo | Estudiantes de Mérida | 7 |
| 9 | Grenddy Perozo | Carabobo | 7 |
Source: Liga FUTVE

## Serie Final

The Serie Final was held between the champions of the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura to decide the champions of the season. The team out of both finalists with the best placement in the aggregate table hosted the second leg.

### First leg

| Estudiantes de Mérida | Caracas |
| GK | 1 | Alejandro Araque |
| RB | 20 | José Manríquez |
| CB | 6 | Oscar Sainz |
| CB | 5 | William Díaz | 29' |
| LB | 3 | Daniel Linarez |
| RM | 7 | Jesús Meza (c) | | 79' |
| CM | 13 | Ayrton Páez | | 56' |
| CM | 15 | Cristian Rivas | 13' 49' |
| LM | 17 | Christian Flores |
| CF | 16 | Luis Castillo |
| CF | 29 | Edson Rivas | | 76' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Aldair Peña |
| DF | 2 | Omar Labrador |
| DF | 23 | Galileo Del Castillo |
| DF | 24 | Ronaldo Rivas | | 56' |
| MF | 8 | Yorwin Lobo |
| FW | 9 | Luz Rodríguez | | 76' |
| FW | 11 | Andris Herrera | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Martín Brignani ||
| GK | 1 | Alain Baroja |
| RB | 30 | Luis Casiani | 77' | 79' |
| CB | 3 | Rosmel Villanueva |
| CB | 6 | Rubert Quijada (c) |
| LB | 25 | Juan Muriel |
| RM | 10 | Daniel Saggiomo |
| CM | 15 | Ricardo Andreutti | | 72' |
| CM | 18 | Anderson Contreras | 28' 58' |
| LM | 21 | Leonardo Flores |
| CF | 8 | Richard Celis |
| CF | 9 | Carlos Espinoza | | 82' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Cristhian Flores |
| DF | 4 | Arquímedes Hernández | | 79' |
| MF | 22 | Jorge Echeverría |
| MF | 26 | Edgar Silva | | 82' |
| MF | 28 | Luis González |
| MF | 33 | Diego Castillo | | 72' |
| FW | 32 | Enmanuel Moreno |
| Manager: ||
| Noel Sanvicente ||
* Match rules
* 90 minutes.
* Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

### Second leg

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Caracas won on penalties.
| Caracas | Estudiantes de Mérida |
| GK | 1 | Alain Baroja |
| RB | 3 | Rosmel Villanueva |
| CB | 25 | Juan Muriel | 75' |
| CB | 6 | Rubert Quijada (c) |
| LB | 2 | Eduardo Fereira | 75' |
| RM | 33 | Diego Castillo | 46' |
| CM | 21 | Leonardo Flores |
| CM | 10 | Daniel Saggiomo |
| LM | 11 | Robert Hernández |
| CF | 24 | Jesús Arrieta |
| CF | 8 | Richard Celis |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Cristhian Flores |
| DF | 4 | Arquímedes Hernández |
| DF | 30 | Luis Casiani | 75' |
| MF | 15 | Ricardo Andreutti |
| MF | 22 | Jorge Echeverría | 75' |
| MF | 26 | Edgar Silva |
| FW | 9 | Carlos Espinoza | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Noel Sanvicente ||
| GK | 1 | Alejandro Araque |
| RB | 20 | José Manríquez |
| CB | 23 | Galileo Del Castillo |
| CB | 6 | Oscar Sainz |
| LB | 3 | Daniel Linarez | 56' |
| RM | 13 | Ayrton Páez | | 61' |
| CM | 7 | Jesús Meza (c) | | 83' |
| CM | 24 | Ronaldo Rivas |
| LM | 17 | Christian Flores | 61' |
| CF | 25 | Adrián Valero |
| CF | 16 | Luis Castillo | | 71' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Aldair Peña |
| DF | 4 | Jesús Álvarez |
| DF | 5 | William Díaz | | 71' |
| MF | 8 | Yorwin Lobo | | 83' |
| FW | 9 | Luz Rodríguez |
| FW | 11 | Andris Herrera | | 61' |
| FW | 21 | Wílson Mena |
| Manager: ||
| Martín Brignani ||
* 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 or relegation |
| 1 | Deportivo Táchira | 37 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 66 | Qualification for the Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 2 | Caracas (C) | 37 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 56 | 30 | +26 | 65 | Qualification for the Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 3 | Carabobo | 37 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 65 | Qualification for the Copa Libertadores first stage |
| 4 | Mineros de Guayana | 37 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 59 | Qualification for the Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 5 | Aragua | 37 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 57 | Qualification for the Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 6 | Deportivo La Guaira | 37 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 58 | 38 | +20 | 54 | |
| 7 | Metropolitanos | 37 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 53 | |
| 8 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 37 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 51 | Qualification for the Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 9 | Zamora | 37 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 51 | Qualification for the Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 10 | Deportivo Lara | 37 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 51 | |
| 11 | Zulia | 37 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 50 | |
| 12 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 37 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 49 | |
| 13 | Atlético Venezuela | 37 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 42 | |
| 14 | Monagas | 37 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 41 | |
| 15 | Portuguesa | 37 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 41 | |
| 16 | Llaneros | 37 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 54 | 72 | −18 | 41 | Qualification for the Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 17 | Trujillanos | 37 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 39 | |
| 18 | LALA | 37 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 39 | |
| 19 | Estudiantes de Caracas (R) | 37 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 42 | 72 | −30 | 36 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 20 | Deportivo Anzoátegui (R) | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 8 | Withdrew from league |
* 1 2 Zulia and Caracas were deducted one point by the Council of Honour of the FVF due to the events that occurred during the match played by both teams on March 10.
* ↑ Mineros qualified for the Copa Sudamericana first stage as Torneo Apertura runners-up.
* ↑ Aragua were deducted three points for failing to pay an outstanding debt with former player Jarol Herrera.
* ↑ Estudiantes de Mérida were deducted three points for failing to pay an outstanding debt with former player Andrés Angulo.
* ↑ Zamora qualified for the Copa Sudamericana first stage by winning the 2019 Copa Venezuela.
* ↑ Llaneros were deducted three points for failing to pay an outstanding debt with player Leonardo Ossa.
* ↑ Llaneros qualified for the Copa Sudamericana first stage as the Torneo Clausura classification table best team not yet qualified.
* ↑ Deportivo Anzoátegui were deducted six points for failing to pay an outstanding debt with former player Edwin Aguilar.
* ↑ Deportivo Anzoátegui withdrew from the league before the start of the Torneo Clausura due to outstanding debts.