# 2013–14 Venezuelan Primera División season

The 2013–14 Primera División season was the 32nd professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league.

## Teams

Eighteen teams participated this season, sixteen of whom remain from the previous season. Monagas and Portuguesa were relegated after accumulating the fewest points in the 2012–13 season aggregate table. They will be replaced by Carabobo and Tucanes, the 2012–13 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 |
| El Vigía | El Vigía | Ramón "Gato" Hernández |
| 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 |
| Llaneros | Guanare | Rafael Calles Pinto |
| Mineros | Ciudad Guayana | Polideportivo Cachamay |
| Trujillanos | Valera | Luis Loreto Lira |
| Tucanes | Puerto Ayacucho | Antonio José de Sucre |
| Yaracuyanos | San Felipe | Florentino Oropeza |
| 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 2013 and ended in December 2013.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mineros | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 38 | Serie Final and the 2015 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Caracas | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 35 | |
| 3 | Zamora | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 33 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 33 | |
| 5 | Carabobo | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 30 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Táchira | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 29 | |
| 7 | Atlético Venezuela | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 25 | |
| 8 | Estudiantes | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 22 | |
| 9 | Trujillanos | 17 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 21 | |
| 10 | Aragua | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 20 | |
| 11 | Llaneros | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 19 | |
| 12 | Zulia | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 19 | |
| 13 | Deportivo Petare | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 18 | |
| 14 | Tucanes | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 17 | |
| 15 | Deportivo Lara | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 15 | |
| 16 | El Vigía | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 15 | |
| 17 | La Guaira | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 14 | |
| 18 | Yaracuyanos | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 6 | |

## Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura will be the second tournament of the season.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zamora | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 39 | Serie Final and the 2015 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Mineros | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 37 | |
| 3 | Deportivo Táchira | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 37 | |
| 4 | Trujillanos | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 33 | |
| 5 | Tucanes | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 33 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 27 | |
| 7 | Caracas | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 27 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Lara | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 24 | |
| 9 | Aragua | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 23 | |
| 10 | La Guaira | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 23 | |
| 11 | Atlético Venezuela | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 22 | |
| 12 | Carabobo | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 19 | |
| 13 | Deportivo Petare | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 17 | |
| 14 | Zulia | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 15 | |
| 15 | Llaneros | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 12 | |
| 16 | Yaracuyanos | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 10 | |
| 17 | Estudiantes | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 9 | |
| 18 | El Vigía | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 36 | −22 | 9 | |

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mineros | 34 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 56 | 27 | +29 | 75 | 2015 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Zamora | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 72 | 2015 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 3 | Deportivo Táchira | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 66 | 2015 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 4 | Caracas | 34 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 62 | 2014 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 5 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 60 | 2014 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 6 | Trujillanos | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 54 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 7 | Tucanes | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 50 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 8 | Carabobo | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 49 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 9 | Atlético Venezuela | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 47 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 10 | Aragua | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 43 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 11 | Deportivo Lara | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 39 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 12 | La Guaira | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 37 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 13 | Deportivo Petare | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 35 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 14 | Zulia | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 34 | |
| 15 | Llaneros | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 31 | |
| 16 | Estudiantes | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 60 | −23 | 31 | |
| 17 | El Vigía | 34 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 36 | 71 | −35 | 24 | Relegated to the Segunda División |
| 18 | Yaracuyanos | 34 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 63 | −34 | 16 | Relegated to the Segunda División |
* ↑ Caracas qualified for the 2013 Copa Sudamericana as the 2013 Copa Venezuela champion.

## Serie Final

Mineros and Zamora 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 | Zamora | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| 2 | Mineros | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
* Primera División 2013–14 Champion
* Zamora 2nd title

## 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 | Trujillanos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | Second Round |
| 2 | Deportivo Petare | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 | |

#### Match B

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

#### Match C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | La Guaira | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Second Round |
| 2 | Tucanes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |

#### Match D

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

### Second round
#### Winner A vs. Winner C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Trujillanos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 | 2014 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 2 | Aragua | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | |

#### Winner B vs. Winner D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | La Guaira | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2014 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 2 | Carabobo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |