# 2009–10 Venezuelan Primera División season

The 2009–10 Primera División season (officially the 2009–10 Copa Movilnet for sponsorship reasons) is the 28th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league.

## Teams

| Team | City | Stadium |
| Aragua | Maracay | Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez |
| Carabobo | Valencia | Misael Delgado |
| Caracas | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV |
| Centro Ítalo | Caracas | Brígido Iriarte |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | Puerto La Cruz | José Antonio Anzoátegui |
| Deportivo Italia | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV |
| Deportivo Lara | Barquisimeto | Metropolitano de Barquisimeto |
| Deportivo Táchira | San Cristóbal | Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo |
| El Vigía | El Vigía | Ramón "Gato" Hernández |
| Estudiantes | Mérida | Metropolitano de Mérida |
| Llaneros | Guanare | Rafael Calles Pinto |
| Mineros de Guayana | Puerto Ordaz | Polideportivo Cachamay |
| Monagas | Maturín | Monumental de Maturín |
| 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 opened the 2009-10 season. It began on August 9, 2009 and finished on December 13, 2009.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Deportivo Táchira | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 37 | Serie Final and the 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Deportivo Italia | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 36 | |
| 3 | Caracas | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 14 | +21 | 35 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Lara | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 30 | |
| 5 | Trujillanos | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 28 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 26 | |
| 7 | Mineros de Guayana | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 25 | |
| 8 | Zulia | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 24 | |
| 9 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 23 | |
| 10 | Atlético El Vigía | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 23 | |
| 11 | Zamora | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 22 | |
| 12 | Monagas | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 21 | |
| 13 | Yaracuyanos | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 21 | |
| 14 | Aragua | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 19 | |
| 15 | Real Esppor | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 17 | |
| 16 | Centro Ítalo | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 14 | |
| 17 | Carabobo | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 13 | |
| 18 | Llaneros | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 39 | −21 | 7 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ARA | ATV | CBO | CRC | CIV | DAN | DIT | DLA | DTA | EME | LLA | MGU | MON | RES | TRU | YAR | ZAM | ZUL |
| Aragua | | 2–1 | | | 1–0 | 0–2 | | | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | |
| El Vigía | | | 4–2 | 1–6 | | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | | | 3–1 | | 2–2 | | | 2–2 | | 3–1 |
| Carabobo | 1–1 | | | | 2–2 | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | | 3–2 | | | | | 2–1 |
| Caracas | 4–0 | | 2–1 | | | | 0–1 | 2–0 | | | 1–1 | | 3–1 | | | 2–0 | | 4–0 |
| Centro Ítalo | | 2–3 | | 1–3 | | 1–0 | | | | 0–0 | | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | | | 1–0 | 2–0 | | | 0–1 | 1–0 | | | 4–1 | | 2–1 | | | 2–2 | | 4–3 |
| Deportivo Italia | 1–1 | | | | 3–1 | | | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | | | 2–0 |
| Deportivo Lara | 1–1 | | | | 2–1 | | | | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Deportivo Táchira | | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | | | 3–0 | | 4–1 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | |
| Estudiantes | | 2–0 | | 1–2 | | 0–0 | | | | | | 3–1 | | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 6–0 | |
| Llaneros | 2–0 | | 1–1 | | 0–0 | | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | | 0–2 | | | | | 3–4 |
| Mineros de Guayana | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | | | | | 3–2 | | 6–2 | | | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Monagas | 2–2 | | | | 2–1 | | 5–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | | | 5–0 | 1–0 | | | 2–2 |
| Real Esppor | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | | 3–2 | | | | | 2–1 | 1–1 | | | | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Trujillanos | | 3–1 | 7–2 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | | | | | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | | 5–1 | 0–0 | |
| Yaracuyanos | 1–0 | | 2–0 | | | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | | 3–1 | | 2–1 | | | | | 0–3 |
| Zamora | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | | | | 4–3 | | 4–3 | | | 3–2 | | |
| Zulia | 1–0 | | | | 2–1 | | | | 3–2 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 3–1 | | 1–1 | |

## Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura closed the 2009-10 season. It began on January 17, 2010 and finished on May 16, 2010.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Caracas | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 35 | Serie Final and the 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Deportivo Táchira | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 35 | |
| 3 | Deportivo Italia | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 33 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Lara | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 29 | |
| 5 | Zulia | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 29 | |
| 6 | Trujillanos | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 28 | |
| 7 | Zamora | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 28 | |
| 8 | Atlético El Vigía | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 24 | |
| 9 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 23 | |
| 10 | Aragua | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 22 | |
| 11 | Real Esppor | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 21 | |
| 12 | Monagas | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 19 | |
| 13 | Carabobo | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 18 | |
| 14 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 17 | |
| 15 | Mineros de Guayana | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 17 | |
| 16 | Llaneros | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 15 | |
| 17 | Yaracuyanos | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 14 | |
| 18 | Centro Ítalo | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 12 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ARA | ATV | CBO | CRC | CIV | DAN | DIT | DLA | DTA | EME | LLA | MGU | MON | RES | TRU | YAR | ZAM | ZUL |
| Aragua | | | | 0–1 | | | | 2–1 | | | 1–0 | | 1–0 | | | | | |
| El Vigía | 4–2 | | | | 4–2 | | | | | | | 1–1 | | | 2–1 | | | |
| Carabobo | | | | | | 0–1 | | | | | 2–1 | | | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Caracas | | 6–0 | | | 2–1 | | | | | | | 2–1 | | | 3–1 | | | |
| Centro Ítalo | 3–1 | | | | | | | 1–3 | | | 1–2 | | 1–2 | | | | | |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | 1–1 | 2–1 | | | | | | | 2–1 | 0–0 | | | | 2–3 | | | 0–2 | |
| Deportivo Italia | | | 4–0 | | | 2–0 | | | | | | | 7–1 | | | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Deportivo Lara | | 1–0 | | 1–1 | | | | | | | 2–1 | | 2–2 | | | | | |
| Deportivo Táchira | 2–1 | | 2–0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4–3 | | 2–0 |
| Estudiantes | | | 2–1 | | 1–0 | | 3–2 | | 0–0 | | 2–2 | | | | | | | 2–2 |
| Llaneros | | 1–2 | | 1–1 | | | | | | | | 3–1 | | | 1–1 | | | |
| Mineros | 1–0 | | | | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | | | | | | | 2–0 | | | |
| Monagas | | 2–1 | | 1–1 | | | | | | | 3–0 | 1–3 | | | | | | |
| Real Esppor | | | | | | | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | | | 2–1 | | 0–1 | | | 2–0 |
| Trujillanos | 3–1 | | | | 0–1 | | | 1–3 | | | | | 3–0 | | | | | |
| Yaracuyanos | | | | | 0–0 | 3–1 | | | | 2–0 | | | | 1–3 | | | 1–2 | |
| Zamora | | | | | | | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | | 3–2 | | | | 2–1 |
| Zulia | | 0–1 | 1–0 | | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | | | | | | | 2–1 | | |

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Deportivo Táchira | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 53 | 22 | +31 | 72 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Caracas | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 66 | 30 | +36 | 70 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage 2010 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 3 | Deportivo Italia | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 62 | 31 | +31 | 69 | 2011 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 4 | Deportivo Lara | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 59 | 2010 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 5 | Trujillanos | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 56 | 2010 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 6 | Zulia | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 53 | |
| 7 | Zamora | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 50 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 49 | |
| 9 | Atlético El Vigía | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 52 | 60 | −8 | 47 | |
| 10 | Mineros de Guayana | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 42 | |
| 11 | Aragua | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 41 | |
| 12 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 40 | |
| 13 | Monagas | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 40 | |
| 14 | Real Esppor | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 38 | |
| 15 | Yaracuyanos | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 35 | |
| 16 | Carabobo | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 31 | |
| 17 | Centro Ítalo (R) | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 26 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 18 | Llaneros (R) | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 38 | 67 | −29 | 22 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
* 1 2 As 2009 Copa Venezuela champion and runner-up respectively.

## Serie Final

Deportivo Táchira and Caracas 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 | Caracas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | Deportivo Táchira | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
* Primera División 2009–10 champion
* Caracas 11th title