# 2014–15 Venezuelan Primera División season

The 2014–15 Primera División season is the 33rd professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league.

## Teams

Eighteen teams participated this season, sixteen of whom remain from the previous season. Atlético El Vigía and Yaracuyanos were relegated after accumulating the fewest points in the 2013–14 season aggregate table. They will be replaced by Metropolitanos and Portuguesa, the 2013–14 Segunda División winner and runner-up, respectively.
| Team | City | Stadium |
| Aragua | Maracay | Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez |
| Atlético Venezuela | Caracas | Brígido Iriarte |
| Carabobo | Valencia | Misael Delgado |
| 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 |
| Estudiantes | Mérida | Metropolitano de Mérida |
| La Guaira | Caracas | Brígido Iriarte |
| Metropolitanos | Caracas | Brígido Iriarte |
| Mineros | Ciudad Guayana | Polideportivo Cachamay |
| Llaneros | Guanare | Rafael Calles Pinto |
| Portuguesa | Acarigua | General José Antonio Paez |
| Trujillanos | Valera | Luis Loreto Lira |
| Tucanes | Puerto Ayacucho | Antonio José de Sucre |
| Zamora | Barinas | Agustín Tovar |
| Zulia | Maracaibo | José "Pachencho" Romero |

## Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura will be the first tournament of the season. It began in August 2014 and ended in December 2014.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Trujillanos | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 36 | Serie Final and the 2016 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | La Guaira | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 35 | |
| 3 | Caracas | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 31 | |
| 4 | Aragua | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 31 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 27 | |
| 6 | Mineros | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 25 | |
| 7 | Tucanes | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 25 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Lara | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 24 | |
| 9 | Carabobo | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 24 | |
| 10 | Estudiantes | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 24 | |
| 11 | Deportivo Táchira | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 23 | |
| 12 | Zamora | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 22 | |
| 13 | Atlético Venezuela | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 18 | |
| 14 | Metropolitanos | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 15 | |
| 15 | Deportivo Petare | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 12 | |
| 16 | Llaneros | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 30 | −18 | 12 | |
| 17 | Zulia | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 11 | |
| 18 | Portuguesa | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 10 | |

## Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura will be the second tournament of the season. It began in February 2015 and ended in May 2015.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Deportivo Táchira | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 41 | Serie Final and the 2016 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Caracas | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 39 | |
| 3 | Zamora | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 36 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 31 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Lara | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 28 | |
| 6 | Mineros | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 25 | |
| 7 | La Guaira | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 24 | |
| 8 | Aragua | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | Atlético Venezuela | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 21 | |
| 10 | Zulia | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 21 | |
| 11 | Trujillanos | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 20 | |
| 12 | Metropolitanos | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 19 | |
| 13 | Deportivo Petare | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 16 | |
| 14 | Tucanes | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 16 | |
| 15 | Carabobo | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 15 | |
| 16 | Llaneros | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 14 | |
| 17 | Estudiantes | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 13 | |
| 18 | Portuguesa | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 13 | |

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Caracas | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 27 | +29 | 70 | 2016 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 2 | Deportivo Táchira | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 64 | 33 | +31 | 64 | 2016 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 3 | La Guaira | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 59 | 2015 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 4 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 58 | 2015 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 5 | Zamora | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 58 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 6 | Trujillanos | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 56 | 2016 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 7 | Aragua | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 53 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 8 | Deportivo Lara | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 52 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 9 | Mineros | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 50 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 10 | Tucanes | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 41 | −19 | 41 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 11 | Atlético Venezuela | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 39 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 12 | Carabobo | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 39 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 13 | Estudiantes | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 46 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 14 | Metropolitanos | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 34 | |
| 15 | Zulia | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 32 | |
| 16 | Deportivo Petare | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 31 | |
| 17 | Llaneros | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 36 | 62 | −26 | 26 | |
| 18 | Portuguesa | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 58 | −30 | 23 | |

## Serie Final

Deportivo Táchira and Trujillanos 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 | Deportivo Táchira | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| 2 | Trujillanos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |

## 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 | Zamora | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | Estudiantes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 | |

#### Match B

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

#### Match C

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

#### Match D

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

### Second round
#### Winner A vs. Winner B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zamora | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | 2015 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 2 | Mineros | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 0 | |

#### Winner C vs. Winner D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Carabobo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2015 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 2 | Deportivo Lara | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |