1996–97 in Venezuelan football

This article presents a summary of the 1996-97 football season in Venezuela.

Contents

Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament)

Pos Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 Minervén Fútbol Club 43 22 13 4 5 33 15 +18
2 Atlético Zulia 43 22 13 4 5 31 20 +11
3 Unión Atlético Táchira 41 22 12 5 5 35 19 +16
4 Caracas F.C. 38 22 11 5 6 28 20 +8
5 Mineros de Guayana 38 22 11 5 6 31 24 +7
6 Estudiantes de Mérida F.C. 31 22 9 4 9 21 23 –2
7 Trujillanos F.C. 30 22 7 9 6 25 20 +5
8 Deportivo Chacao 28 22 8 4 10 28 32 –4
9 Llaneros FC 22 22 5 7 10 22 32 –10
10 Atlético El Vigía 21 22 5 6 11 17 26 –9
11 Valencia FC 18 22 4 6 12 15 29 –14
12 Nacional Táchira 12 22 3 3 16 15 40 –25

Torneo Clausura ("Closing" Tournament)

Pos Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 Caracas F.C. 36 18 11 3 4 36 18 +18
2 Unión Atlético Táchira 35 18 10 5 3 32 18 +14
3 Estudiantes de Mérida F.C. 29 18 8 5 5 21 14 +7
4 Trujillanos F.C. 25 18 6 7 5 19 17 +2
5 Mineros de Guayana 25 18 7 4 7 30 29 +1
6 Atlético Zulia 24 18 5 9 4 28 28 0
7 Minervén Fútbol Club 23 18 6 5 7 20 19 +1
8 Deportivo Chacao 23 18 6 5 7 20 28 –8
9 Llaneros FC 21 18 4 9 5 23 25 –2
10 Atlético El Vigía 18 18 0 2 16 7 40 –33

"Championship" play-off

Aggregate Table

Venezuela national team

Date Venue Opponents Score Comp [1] Venezuela scorers Fixture [2]
1996-09-01 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Quito, Ecuador		  Ecuador 1 - 0 WCQ98 132
1996-09-18 Estadio Cuscatlán
San Salvador, El Salvador		  El Salvador 0 - 1 F Castellín  69' 133
1996-10-03 Estadio Agustín Tovar
Barinas, Venezuela		  Costa Rica 2 - 0 F García  51'
Morán  60'		 134
1996-10-09 Estadio Pueblo Nuevo
San Cristóbal, Venezuela		  Argentina 2 - 5 WCQ98 Savarese  7'
Dudamel  87'		 135
1996-11-10 Estadio Nacional
Lima, Peru		  Peru 4 - 1 WCQ98 Díaz  78' 136
1996-10-09 Estadio Pueblo Nuevo
San Cristóbal, Venezuela		  Colombia 0 - 2 WCQ98 137
1997-01-12 Estadio Guillermo Soto Rosa
Mérida, Venezuela		  Paraguay 0 - 2 WCQ98 138
1997-02-12 Independence Park
Kingston, Jamaica		  Jamaica 0 - 0 F 139
1997-02-19 Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero
Heredia, Costa Rica		  Costa Rica 5 - 2 F Díaz  29'
Palencia  59'		 140
1997-04-02 Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay		  Uruguay 3 - 1 WCQ98 Castellín  75' 141
1997-04-29 Estadio Monumental
Santiago, Chile		  Chile 6 - 0 WCQ98 142
1997-06-08 Estadio Luis Loreto Lira
Valera, Venezuela		  Bolivia 1 - 1 WCQ98 Savarese  70' 143
1997-06-12 Estadio Hernando Siles
La Paz, Bolivia		  Bolivia 1 - 0 CA97 - 144
1997-06-15 Estadio Olímpico Patria
Sucre, Bolivia		  Uruguay 2 - 0 CA97 - 145
1997-06-18 Estadio Olímpico Patria
Sucre, Bolivia		  Peru 2 - 0 CA97 - 146
1997-07-06 Estadio José Pachencho Romero
Maracaibo, Venezuela		  Ecuador 1 - 1 WCQ98 Miranda  75' 147
1997-07-20 Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires, Argentina		  Argentina 2 - 0 WCQ98 148

Notes

  1. ^ F = Friendly match • WCQ98 = 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) • CA97 = 1997 Copa América match
  2. ^ according to the RSSSF-list on http://www.rsssf.com/tablesv/venez-intres.html

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