# 2025 Venezuelan Primera División season

The 2025 Primera División season, officially Liga de Fútbol Profesional Venezolano or Liga FUTVE and known as Liga Banco de Venezuela due to sponsorship by Banco de Venezuela, is the 69th season of the Venezuelan Primera División, the top-flight football league in Venezuela, and the 44th season since the start of the professional era. The season began on 24 January 2025.
For the second season in a row, Deportivo Táchira are the defending champions.

## Teams

14 teams compete in the season, subject to the fulfillment of club licensing requirements: the top 13 teams of the 2024 season as well as the 2024 Segunda División champions Yaracuyanos, who defeated Anzoátegui in the Segunda División final on 30 November 2024. Yaracuyanos replaced Inter de Barinas, relegated at the end of the previous season after finishing last in the aggregate table.
Following the end of the 2024 season, it was reported that Angostura and the Segunda División runners-up Anzoátegui were negotiating a merger, with which Anzoátegui would take Angostura's place in Primera División. On 14 January 2025, the Liga FUTVE confirmed that Anzoátegui would replace Angostura in the tournament, but the latter club would take the former's spot in Segunda División.
Relegated to 2025 Segunda División :
| 12 | Angostura (gave up spot) |
| 14 | Inter de Barinas |
Promoted to 2025 Primera División :
| 1 | Yaracuyanos |
| 2 | Anzoátegui |

### Stadia and locations

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Academia Puerto Cabello | Puerto Cabello | La Bombonerita | 7,500 |
| Anzoátegui | Puerto La Cruz | José Antonio Anzoátegui | 37,485 |
| Carabobo | Valencia | Misael Delgado | 10,400 |
| Caracas | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV | 23,940 |
| Deportivo La Guaira | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV | 23,940 |
| Deportivo Táchira | San Cristóbal | Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo | 38,755 |
| Estudiantes de Mérida | Mérida | Metropolitano de Mérida | 42,200 |
| Metropolitanos | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV | 23,940 |
| Monagas | Maturín | Monumental de Maturín | 51,796 |
| Portuguesa | Acarigua | General José Antonio Páez | 18,000 |
| Rayo Zuliano | Maracaibo | José Pachencho Romero | 40,800 |
| Universidad Central | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV | 23,940 |
| Yaracuyanos | San Felipe | Florentino Oropeza | 10,000 |
| Zamora | Barinas | Agustín Tovar | 29,800 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsors |
| Academia Puerto Cabello | Vasco Faísca | Givova | CLX Samsung |
| Anzoátegui | Leonardo González | Armadura Sportwear | Banco del Tesoro |
| Carabobo | Diego Merino | Runic | Frigilux, Fospuca, Juega En Línea |
| Caracas | Fernando Aristeguieta | Zeus | 1XBET, Maltín Polar |
| Deportivo La Guaira | Juan Domingo Tolisano | Runic | Traki |
| Deportivo Táchira | Edgar Pérez Greco | Boman | TriunfoBet, Rutaca Airlines, Grupo JHS |
| Estudiantes de Mérida | Daniel Farías | Econtex | Cordialito.la, Frigilux, Daka, Ivon |
| Metropolitanos | Roland Marcenaro | RS | Aerolíneas Estelar, Forum Supermayorista |
| Monagas | Jhonny Ferreira | RS | Banplus |
| Portuguesa | Giancarlo Maldonado | RS | |
| Rayo Zuliano | Javier Villafráz | Adidas | Campestre, Daka, Javitour, BDT, Farma Express |
| Universidad Central | Daniel Sasso | New Arrival | SmartByte, Empire Keeway, Bancamiga |
| Yaracuyanos | Jhon Pinto | Manita | Purísima, TriunfoBet |
| Zamora | José María Morr | Puma | Thundernet, BDT |

#### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Monagas | Carlojavier Fuhrman | End of caretaker spell | 8 December 2024 | Pre-season | Jhonny Ferreira | 16 January 2025 |
| Metropolitanos | José María Morr | Resigned | 11 December 2024 | Pre-season | Roland Marcenaro | 20 December 2024 |
| Anzoátegui | Alexis Jordán | Replaced | 26 December 2024 | Pre-season | Leonardo González | 26 December 2024 |
| Zamora | Alí Cañas | End of contract | 30 December 2024 | Pre-season | Adolfo Monsalve | 6 January 2025 |
| Academia Puerto Cabello | Iván Fernández | Mutual agreement | 31 January 2025 | 12th | Bladimir Morales | 1 February 2025 |
| Academia Puerto Cabello | Bladimir Morales | End of caretaker spell | 3 February 2025 | 7th | Vasco Faísca | 3 February 2025 |
| Zamora | Adolfo Monsalve | Mutual agreement | 3 March 2025 | 12th | José María Morr | 4 March 2025 |

##### Notes

* ↑ Caretaker manager.

## Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura is the first tournament of the 2025 season. It began on 24 January 2025.

### First stage
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Deportivo La Guaira | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 15 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Deportivo Táchira | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 15 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 3 | Universidad Central | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 15 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 4 | Carabobo | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 15 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 5 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 13 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 6 | Anzoátegui | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 12 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 7 | Caracas | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 12 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 8 | Rayo Zuliano | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 11 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 9 | Portuguesa | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | |
| 10 | Metropolitanos | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 9 | |
| 11 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 7 | |
| 12 | Monagas | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 7 | |
| 13 | Zamora | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 | |
| 14 | Yaracuyanos | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 | |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | APC | ANZ | CBO | CAR | DLG | TAC | ESM | MET | MON | POR | RAY | UCV | YAR | ZAM |
| Academia Puerto Cabello | — | | 1–3 | — | — | | — | — | 1–0 | | 1–0 | — | — | — |
| Anzoátegui | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | | |
| Carabobo | — | | — | — | — | | — | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | | — | 2–2 | — |
| Caracas | 0–0 | 1–0 | | — | — | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deportivo La Guaira | | — | | 1–0 | — | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | — |
| Deportivo Táchira | — | — | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | — | 1–1 | — | | — | 1–0 | | 0–0 |
| Estudiantes de Mérida | | 3–4 | 0–2 | — | — | | — | | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — |
| Metropolitanos | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | — | — | — | — | — | | — | | | — | 0–0 |
| Monagas | — | | — | — | 1–1 | 1–4 | — | — | — | 0–2 | | — | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Portuguesa | — | — | — | 0–2 | | — | | | — | — | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Rayo Zuliano | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | | 2–0 | |
| Universidad Central | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | — | — | 2–1 | — | | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yaracuyanos | 0–3 | — | — | | | — | | 0–0 | — | — | — | 0–2 | — | 2–2 |
| Zamora | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | | | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | | — | — |

## Top goalscorers

    As of 16 March 2025
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Antony Velasco | Anzoátegui | 6 |
| 2 | Flabián Londoño | Carabobo | 4 |
| 2 | Junior Paredes | Academia Puerto Cabello | 4 |
| 4 | Antonio Romero | Estudiantes de Mérida | 3 |
| 4 | Jesús Hernández | Estudiantes de Mérida | 3 |
| 4 | José Balza | Deportivo Táchira | 3 |
| 4 | José Alí Meza | Deportivo La Guaira | 3 |
| 4 | José Pérez | Yaracuyanos | 3 |
| 4 | Juan Camilo Zapata | Universidad Central | 3 |
| 4 | Yackson Rivas | Deportivo La Guaira | 3 |
Source: Balonazos