2017 Venezuelan Primera División season

Teams

Stadia and locations

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Kit manufacturer	Shirt main sponsor
Aragua	José Manuel Rey	New Arrival	Gobierno Bolivariano de Aragua
Atlético Socopó	Fernando Capobianco	Kiukak	Servical
Atlético Venezuela	Alex Pallarés	Adidas	FERRYJET
Carabobo	Wilson Gutiérrez	Adidas	None
Caracas	Noel Sanvicente	Adidas	Maltín Polar
Deportivo Anzoátegui	Charles López	Academia Sport Wear	Gobierno Bolivariano de Anzoátegui
Deportivo JBL	Frank Flores	JBL Sports	SHIMGE
Deportivo La Guaira	Pedro Depablos	Adidas	Traki
Deportivo Lara	Leonardo González	Adidas	Brijot
Deportivo Táchira	Francesco Stifano	Adidas	SIMMONDS EQUIPMENTS
Estudiantes de Mérida	José Nabor Gavidia	Puma	Arand Supplies
Metropolitanos	Daniel de Oliveira	Joma	Seguros Venezuela
Mineros	Juan Tolisano	Sport Jugados	Gobernación de Bolívar
Monagas	Jhonny Ferreira	Adidas	Banplus
Portuguesa	Carlos Moreno	Mundo Creativo	Alivenza
Trujillanos	Horacio Matuszyczk	Kiukak	SUCASA
Zamora	Alí Cañas	Uhlsport	PDVSA
Zulia	Carlos Maldonado	Uhlsport	PDVSA

Managerial changes

Torneo Apertura

Results

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Edder Farías	Caracas	13
2	Víctor Aquino	Deportivo Táchira	11
3	Anthony Blondell	Monagas	10
4	Juan García Reyes	Aragua	9
4	Aquiles Ocanto	Carabobo	9
4	Jesús Hernández	Deportivo Lara	9
4	Luis González	Monagas	9
8	Richard Blanco	Mineros	8
8	Zamir Valoyes	Deportivo La Guaira	8
8	Tommy Tobar	Carabobo	8
8	-	-	8

Top assists

Rank	Player	Club	Assists
1	Yohandry Orozco	Zulia	10
2	Aquiles Ocanto	Carabobo	7
3	Evelio Hernández	Caracas	6
3	Zamir Valoyes	Deportivo La Guaira	6
5	Víctor Aquino	Deportivo Táchira	5
5	Eduard Bello	Carabobo	5
5	Richard Blanco	Mineros	5
5	Pedro Ramírez	Deportivo Táchira	5
5	-	-	5

Awards

Team of the Tournament

Player of the Tournament The best player of Torneo Apertura was Monagas winger Anthony Blondell, chosen by the Asociación FUTVE. Torneo Clausura The Torneo Clausura was the second tournament of the season. The regular season started on 15 July and finished on 29 October 2017. Results Knockout stage Quarter-finals First leg Second leg Semi-finals First leg Second leg Final ---- 1–1 on aggregate. Deportivo Lara won 4–3 on penalties. Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Anthony Blondell Monagas 13 2 Tommy Tobar Carabobo 12 3 Lucas Gómez Deportivo Lara 10 4 Carlos Espinoza Estudiantes de Mérida 9 4 Gustavo Britos Metropolitanos 9 6 Jesús González Deportivo Lara 8 6 Tulio Etchemaite Portuguesa 8 8 Manuel Arteaga Deportivo La Guaira 7 8 Víctor Aquino Deportivo Táchira 7 8 Fernando Aristeguieta Caracas 7 Awards Team of the Tournament The Asociación FUTVE chose the team of the Torneo Clausura. Player of the Tournament The best player of Torneo Clausura was Deportivo Lara goalkeeper Carlos Salazar, chosen by the Asociación FUTVE. Serie Final The Serie Final is held between the champions of the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura to determine the champions of the season. The draw to determine the order of the legs was held on 4 December 2017. First leg Second leg Monagas won 2–1 on aggregate. Primera División 2017 Champions Monagas 1st title Aggregate table Awards Torneo Apertura Player of the Matchday Monthly awards Torneo Clausura Player of the Matchday Annual awards Player of the Year The best player of the 2017 season was Monagas forward Anthony Blondell, chosen by the Asociación FUTVE. Team of the Year The Asociación FUTVE chose the team of the season. Position Player Club GK Carlos Salazar Deportivo Lara RB Alejandro Fuenmayor Carabobo CB Lucas Trejo Monagas LB Óscar González Monagas DM Francisco Flores Mineros DM Javier García Monagas RM Eduard Bello Carabobo CM Charlis Ortiz Mineros LM Brayan Hurtado Mineros CF Tommy Tobar Carabobo CF Anthony Blondell Monagas Coach Jhonny Ferreira Monagas