2016 Venezuelan Primera División season


The 2016 Primera División season was the 35th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league.

Teams

TeamCityStadium
AraguaMaracayOlímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Atlético VenezuelaCaracasBrígido Iriarte
CaraboboValenciaMisael Delgado
CaracasCaracasOlímpico de la UCV
Cocodrilos Sports Parka
Deportivo AnzoáteguiPuerto La CruzJosé Antonio Anzoátegui
Deportivo JBLMaracaiboJosé "Pachencho" Romero
Deportivo La GuairaCaracasOlímpico de la UCV
Metropolitano de Cabudarea
Deportivo LaraCabudareMetropolitano de Cabudare
Deportivo TáchiraSan CristóbalPolideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Estudiantes de CaracasCaracasBrígido Iriarte
Estudiantes de MéridaMéridaMetropolitano de Mérida
LlanerosGuanareRafael Calles Pinto
MinerosCiudad GuayanaPolideportivo Cachamay
MonagasMaturínMonumental de Maturín
PetareCaracasOlímpico de la UCV
Cocodrilos Sports Parka
PortuguesaAcariguaGeneral José Antonio Paez
TrujillanosValeraJosé Alberto Pérez
UreñaUreñaPolideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
ZamoraBarinasAgustín Tovar
ZuliaMaracaiboJosé "Pachencho" Romero

a: Used for most of the Torneo Clausura as home stadium due to remodeling works at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV.

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura was the first tournament of the season. It began in January 2016 and ended in May 2016.

Standings

Results

Knockout bracket

Top goalscorers

Source:

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura will be the second tournament of the season. It began in July 2016 and will end in December 2016.

Standings

Results

Knockout bracket

Top goalscorers

Source:

Serie Final

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Zamora won 4–2 on aggregate.

Aggregate table

Best of the Year

The Uruguayan newspaper El País chose the best player, manager and club of the 2016 season.
The newly formed AUFP chose the team of the year.
PositionPlayerClub
GKCaracas
RBZulia
CBTrujillanos
CBAtlético Venezuela
LBDeportivo Táchira
DMCarabobo
RMCaracas
LMMonagas
AMZamora
FWZamora
FWCaracas