The 2019
Primera División season, officially Liga de Fútbol Profesional Venezolano or ''Liga FUTVE'', was the 38th professional season of
Venezuela
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'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
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in the final and then went on to beat Apertura winners
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Argentina
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in the Serie Final on penalties to claim their twelfth league title.
Teams
Stadia and locations
Managerial changes
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
Results
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
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''Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Estudiantes de Mérida won on penalties.''
Top goalscorers
Source
Liga FUTVE
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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
Results
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
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''Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Caracas won on away goals.''
Top goalscorers
Source
Liga FUTVE
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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
Second leg
''Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Caracas won on penalties.''
Aggregate table
References
External links
* of the
Venezuelan Football Federation
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Liga FUTVE
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