2018 Venezuelan Primera División season
The 2018 Primera División season, officially Liga de Fútbol Profesional Venezolano or Liga FUTVE, was the 37th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league. Monagas were the defending champions, but did not qualify to the Serie Final, after being eliminated in the regular season of the Torneo Apertura and by Caracas in the quarter-finals of the Torneo Clausura.
Zamora were the champions, defeating Deportivo Lara on the Serie Final, 5–1 on aggregate.
Teams
Stadia and locations
reached the final of the Segunda División and earned promotion to the Primera División, but the team was suspended "temporarily" by the Honorary Council of the FVF after forfeiting the second leg of the final. On 15 January, Academia Puerto Cabello was announced as the replacement.| Team | Manager | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Academia Puerto Cabello |  Pedro Depablos | Puerto Cabello | La Bombonerita | 7,500 |
| Aragua | Enrique García | Maracay | Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez | 14,000 |
| Atlético Venezuela | Vacant | Caracas | Brígido Iriartec | 10,000 |
| Carabobo | Jhonny Ferreira | Valencia | Misael Delgadod | 10,400 |
| Caracas | Noel Sanvicente | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCVa | 23,940 |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | Jobanny Rivero | Puerto La Cruz | José Antonio Anzoátegui | 37,485 |
| Deportivo La Guaira | Daniel Farías | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCVa | 23,940 |
| Deportivo Lara | Leonardo González | Cabudare | Metropolitano de Cabudare | 47,913 |
| Deportivo Táchira | Giovanny Pérez | San Cristóbal | Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo | 38,755 |
| Estudiantes de Caracas | José María Morr | Caracas | Brígido Iriartec | 10,000 |
| Estudiantes de Mérida |  Martín Brignani | Mérida | Metropolitano de Méridab | 42,200 |
| Metropolitanos | Jhon Giraldo | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCVc | 23,940 |
| Mineros | Horacio Matuszyczk | Ciudad Guayana | Polideportivo Cachamay | 41,600 |
| Monagas | José Manuel Rey | Maturín | Monumental de Maturín | 51,796 |
| Portuguesa | Raymond Páez | Acarigua | General José Antonio Páez | 18,000 |
| Trujillanos | José Nabor Gavidia | Valera | José Alberto Pérez | 25,000 |
| Zamora | Alí Cañas | Barinas | Agustín Tovar | 29,800 |
| Zulia | Francesco Stifano | Maracaibo | José "Pachencho" Romero | 40,800 |
Managerial changes
Torneo Apertura
The Torneo Apertura is the first tournament of the season. The regular season started on 28 January and ended on 19 May.Standings
Results
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
----Zamora won 2–1 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Tommy Tobar | Carabobo | 12 |
| 2 | Edwuin Pernía | Caracas | 11 |
| 3 | Fernando Aristeguieta | Caracas | 8 |
| 3 | Manuel Arteaga | Deportivo La Guaira | 8 |
| 5 | Jhonder Cádiz | Monagas | 7 |
| 5 | Richard Blanco | Mineros | 7 |
| 5 | Cristian Alessandrini | Atlético Venezuela | 7 |
| 5 | Anthony Uribe | Zamora | 7 |
| 5 | Maurice Cova | Carabobo | 7 |
| 5 | Danny Pérez | Zamora | 7 |
Torneo Clausura
The Torneo Clausura is the second tournament of the season. The regular season started on 21 July and ended on 28 October.Standings
Results
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
----Deportivo Lara won 1–0 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Darwin González | Deportivo La Guaira | 13 |
| 2 | Gustavo Ascona | Trujillanos | 10 |
| 3 | Anthony Uribe | Zamora | 9 |
| 3 | Enzo Maidana | Academia Puerto Cabello | 9 |
| 3 |  Víctor Aquino | Deportivo Táchira | 9 |
| 6 | Junior Paredes | Zulia | 7 |
| 6 | Rubén Rojas | Monagas | 7 |
| 6 | Edder Farías | Atlético Venezuela | 7 |
| 6 | Jesús Arrieta | Caracas | 7 |
| 6 | Robert Hernández | Caracas | 7 |