2010–11 Venezuelan Primera División season

Copa Movilnet
Season2010–11
ChampionsDeportivo Táchira (7th title)
RelegatedAtlético Venezuela
Caroní
2012 Copa LibertadoresDeportivo Táchira
Zamora
Caracas
2011 Copa SudamericanaDeportivo Anzoátegui
Yaracuyanos
Top goalscorerDaniel Arismendi (19 goals)

The 2010–11 Primera División season (officially the 2010–11 Copa Movilnet for sponsorship reasons) is the 29th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league.

Teams

Eighteen teams will participate this season, sixteen of whom remain from the previous season. Centro Italo Venezolano and Llaneros were relegated after accumulating the fewest points in the 2009–10 season aggregate table. They were replaced by Atlético Venezuela and Caroní, the 2009 Segunda División Apertura runner-up and 2010 Segunda División Clausura winner, respectively. In addition, Deportivo Italia changed their name to Deportivo Petare in the off-season.

Team City Stadium
Aragua Maracay Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Atlético Venezuela Maiquetía Polideportivo José María Vargas
Carabobo Valencia Misael Delgado
Caracas Caracas Olímpico de la UCV
Caroní Ciudad Guayana Polideportivo Cachamay
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
El Vigía El Vigía Ramón "Gato" Hernández
Estudiantes Mérida Metropolitano de Mérida
Mineros Ciudad Guayana 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 is the first tournament of the season. It began on August 8, 2010 and ended on December 12, 2010.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Táchira 17 10 6 1 31 11 +20 36 Serie Final and the 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Real Esppor 17 11 3 3 30 11 +19 36
3 Caracas 17 11 2 4 24 15 +9 35
4 Deportivo Petare 17 9 6 2 25 17 +8 33
5 Trujillanos 17 7 6 4 22 15 +7 27
6 Aragua 17 8 3 6 22 20 +2 27
7 Deportivo Anzoátegui 17 7 5 5 35 30 +5 26
8 Yaracuyanos 17 6 8 3 20 17 +3 26
9 Estudiantes de Mérida 17 6 4 7 18 22 −4 22
10 Zulia 17 6 3 8 25 27 −2 21
11 Mineros de Guayana 17 4 8 5 20 20 0 20
12 Monagas 17 4 5 8 25 25 0 17
13 Zamora 17 4 5 8 20 27 −7 17
14 Atlético Venezuela 17 4 4 9 22 33 −11 16
15 Deportivo Lara 17 3 7 7 23 28 −5 16
16 Carabobo 17 3 7 7 15 21 −6 16
17 Atlético El Vigía 17 2 8 7 18 25 −7 14
18 Caroní 17 2 2 13 7 38 −31 8
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away ARA ATV AVE CBO CRC CRN DAN DLA DPE DTA EME MGU MON RES TRU YAR ZAM ZUL
Aragua 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 0–1
Atlético El Vigía 0–0 3–1 1–1 3–3 0–0 0–0 2–1
Atlético Venezuela 1–1 2–3 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–4 1–2 2–1 1–1
Carabobo 0–2 3–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–3
Caracas 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–0
Caroní 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–7 0–3 0–1 1–0 1–1
Deportivo Anzoátegui 2–4 2–2 3–0 2–2 2–1 3–1 3–3 3–2
Deportivo Lara 3–2 1–3 4–0 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–3 2–2 0–1
Deportivo Petare 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–0
Deportivo Táchira 4–1 3–1 3–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 4–0
Estudiantes de Mérida 4–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 0–1 1–0 2–1
Mineros de Guayana 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–3
Monagas 2–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–4 2–0 6–0 0–0 3–2
Real Esppor 3–0 2–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–0
Trujillanos 2–0 3–2 2–0 0–1 1–3 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–0
Yaracuyanos 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1
Zamora 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–4 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–1
Zulia 4–1 0–1 4–0 1–2 2–5 0–0 2–3 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on December 12, 2010. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura will be the second and final tournament of the season. It began on January 16 and ended on May 15.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Zamora 17 13 3 1 37 10 +27 42 Serie Final and the 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Caracas 17 12 2 3 32 12 +20 38
3 Deportivo Anzoátegui 17 8 5 4 27 17 +10 29
4 Mineros de Guayana 17 9 2 6 27 17 +10 29
5 Real Esppor 17 8 4 5 16 13 +3 28
6 Monagas 17 7 6 4 22 12 +10 27
7 Deportivo Petare 17 7 6 4 21 14 +7 27
8 Trujillanos 17 7 4 6 18 16 +2 25
9 Carabobo 17 6 6 5 26 18 +8 24
10 Aragua 17 6 6 5 16 13 +3 24
11 Yaracuyanos 17 6 6 5 18 20 −2 24
12 Atlético El Vigía 17 7 2 8 35 22 +13 23
13 Deportivo Lara 17 6 5 6 24 19 +5 23
14 Deportivo Táchira 17 6 2 9 22 21 +1 20
15 Zulia 16 5 1 10 14 34 −20 16
16 Estudiantes de Mérida 17 1 5 11 12 32 −20 8
17 Caroní 16 1 4 11 9 44 −35 7
18 Atlético Venezuela 17 2 1 14 8 50 −42 7
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away ARA ATV AVE CBO CRC CRN DAN DLA DPE DTA EME MGU MON RES TRU YAR ZAM ZUL
Aragua 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–1
Atlético El Vigía 4–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–2 3–1 0–3 5–1
Atlético Venezuela 0–1 1–5 0–4 0–2 3–2 3–0 0–3 0–2
Carabobo 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–1 0–2 3–1 0–2 0–0
Caracas 4–0 2–2 5–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 5–1
Caroní 0–0 1–3 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 –[a]
Deportivo Anzoátegui 10–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0
Deportivo Lara 1–0 1–1 0–3 3–0 2–2 1–0 2–2 1–3
Deportivo Petare 1–1 1–0 2–3 0–0 5–1 1–1 1–0 0–0
Deportivo Táchira 3–1 3–1 0–1 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–2
Estudiantes de Mérida 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–4 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–4
Mineros de Guayana 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 3–1
Monagas 3–1 0–1 4–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–3
Real Esppor 1–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 3–2 1–0
Trujillanos 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–1
Yaracuyanos 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–4 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–0
Zamora 5–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 5–1
Zulia 0–4 2–1 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on May 15, 2011. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Match cancelled

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Caracas 34 23 4 7 56 27 +29 73 2012 Copa Libertadores First Stage
2 Real Esppor 34 19 7 8 46 23 +23 64 Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana
3 Deportivo Petare 34 16 12 6 46 31 +15 60
4 Deportivo Táchira 34 16 8 10 53 32 +21 56 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[a]
5 Zamora 34 16 8 10 53 40 +13 56
6 Deportivo Anzoátegui 34 15 10 9 62 47 +15 55 Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana
7 Trujillanos 34 14 10 10 40 31 +9 52 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage[b]
8 Aragua 34 14 10 10 38 33 +5 52 Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana
9 Yaracuyanos 34 12 14 8 36 38 −2 50
10 Mineros de Guayana 34 13 10 11 47 37 +10 49
11 Monagas 34 11 11 12 47 37 +10 44
12 Carabobo 34 9 13 12 41 39 +2 40
13 Deportivo Lara 34 9 12 13 46 48 −2 39
14 Zulia 33 11 4 18 39 62 −23 37
15 Atlético El Vigía 34 9 10 15 41 47 −6 37
16 Estudiantes de Mérida 34 7 9 18 28 52 −24 30
17 Atlético Venezuela 34 6 5 23 30 83 −53 23 Relegated to the Segunda División
18 Caroní 33 4 6 23 19 67 −48 18
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Deportivo Táchira and Zamora are qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage as the Apertura and Clausura champions, respectively.
  2. ^ Trujillanos qualified to the 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage as the 2010 Copa Venezuela champion.

Season top goalscorers

Rank Player Nationality Club Goals
1 Daniel Arismendi  Venezuelan Deportivo Anzoátegui 19
2 Wilmar Jordán Gil  Colombian Monagas 17
3 Marcelo Refresquini  Uruguayan Atlético Venezuela/Yaracuyanos 13 1
4 Luis Carlos Cabezas  Colombian Caracas 12
Jonathan Copete  Colombian Zamora 12
Alejandro Guerra  Venezuelan Deportivo Anzoátegui 12
Sergio Herrera  Colombian Deportivo Táchira 12
8 Heiber Díaz  Venezuelan Estudiantes de Mérida/Carabobo 11 2
Genlys Piñero  Venezuelan Atlético El Vigía 11
10 Roberto Armúa  Argentine Trujillanos 10

Source:[2]
1 Refresquini scored 12 goals for Atlético Venezuela and 1 goal for Yaracuyanos.
2 Díaz scored 5 goals for Estudiantes de Mérida and 6 goals for Carabobo.

Serie Final

Deportivo Táchira 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 Deportivo Táchira 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
2 Zamora 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
Zamora0–1Deportivo Táchira
Report Pérez Greco 40'
Attendance: 20,480
Referee: Giovanni Perluzzo (Sucre)
Deportivo Táchira0–0Zamora
Report
Attendance: 37,789
Referee: José Luis Hoyos (Trujillo)


 Primera División
2010–11 champion 
Deportivo Táchira
7th 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), 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 2 berth, while the other team will receive the Venezuela 3 berth.

First round

Match A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Esppor 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Second Round
2 Carabobo 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
Carabobo0–1Real Esppor
Report Ortiz 61'
Attendance: 7,762
Referee: Marlon Escalante (Táchira)
Real Esppor3–0Carabobo
Figueroa 2' (pen.)
Manrique 58'
Castellín 82'		 Report
Referee: Rafael López (Cojedes)

Match B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Petare 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3 Second Round
2 Monagas 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
Monagas2–0Deportivo Petare
Gil 44' (pen.)
Octavio 88'		 Report
Attendance: 2,906
Referee: Luis Márquez (Portuguesa)
Deportivo Petare3–0Monagas
Guazá 27'
Morales 49'
Sinisterra 73'		 Report
Referee: Marlon Escalante (Táchira)

Match C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Anzoátegui 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 Second Round
2 Mineros de Guayana 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
Mineros de Guayana1–1Deportivo Anzoátegui
González 78' Report Arismendi 55'
Attendance: 18,841
Referee: Rafael López (Cojedes)
Deportivo Anzoátegui3–0Mineros de Guayana
Guerra 13'
Arismendi 81,90'		 Report
Referee: Giovanny Perluzzo (Monagas)

Match D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Yaracuyanos 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4 Second Round
2 Aragua 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
Yaracuyanos3–0Aragua
Moreno 46'
Osorio 67'
Bolívar 78'		 Report
Attendance: 3,226
Referee: Juan Soto (Distrito Capital)
Aragua0–0Yaracuyanos
Report
Referee: Mayker Gómez (Distrito Capital)

Second round

Winner A vs. Winner C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Anzoátegui 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 2011 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2 Real Esppor 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
Deportivo Anzoátegui1–0Real Esppor
Vizcarrondo 60' Report
Referee: José Argote (Zulia)
Real Esppor0–1Deportivo Anzoátegui
Report Arismendi 46'
Referee: Luis Márquez (Portuguesa)

Winner B vs. Winner D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Yaracuyanos 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 2011 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2 Deportivo Petare 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
Yaracuyanos2–1Deportivo Petare
Moreno 58'
Refresquini 67'		 Report Hernández 86'
Referee: Candelario Andarcia (Nueva Esparta)
Deportivo Petare0–0Yaracuyanos
Report
Referee: Rafael López (Cojedes)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Clasificación" [Standings] (in Spanish). Venezuelan Football Federation. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
  2. ^ "Estadisticas" [Statistics] (in Spanish). Venezuelan Football Federation. Retrieved May 20, 2011.