2006–07 in Venezuelan football

The following article presents a summary of the 2006-07 football season in Venezuela.

Contents

Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament)

Pos Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 Caracas F.C. 36 18 10 6 2 27 12 +15
2 U.A. Maracaibo 36 18 10 6 2 28 17 +11
3 Mineros de Guayana 27 18 7 6 5 27 24 +3
4 Deportivo Táchira F.C. 25 18 6 7 5 22 19 +3
5 Zamora F.C. 23 18 5 8 5 24 22 +2
6 Portuguesa F.C. 23 18 5 8 5 23 23 0
7 Carabobo F.C. 21 18 4 9 5 17 22 -5
8 Aragua F.C. 19 18 4 7 7 21 24 -3
9 Trujillanos F.C. 14 18 3 5 10 21 31 -10
10 Monagas S.C. 11 18 1 8 9 14 30 -16

Top Scorers

Pos Player Team Goals
1  Robinson Rentería (COL) Trujillanos F.C. 11
2  Wilson Carpintero (COL) Caracas F.C. 9
 Juan Enrique García (VEN) Mineros de Guayana
4  Brian Fuentes (ARG) Zamora F.C. 7
5  Pedro Lucena (VEN) Portuguesa F.C. 6

Torneo Clausura ("Closing" Tournament)

Pos Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 U.A. Maracaibo 32 18 9 5 4 28 19 +9
2 Caracas F.C. 32 18 8 8 2 25 16 +9
3 Mineros de Guayana 27 18 7 6 5 26 24 +2
4 Zamora F.C. 26 18 7 5 6 24 16 +8
5 Carabobo F.C. 25 18 6 7 5 17 15 +2
6 Monagas S.C. 21 18 5 6 7 13 21 -8
7 Aragua F.C. 20 18 4 8 6 19 22 -3
8 Deportivo Táchira F.C. 19 18 3 10 5 22 25 -3
9 Portuguesa F.C. 19 18 5 4 9 19 26 -7
10 Trujillanos F.C. 17 18 4 5 9 20 27 -7

Top Scorers

Pos Player Team Goals
1  Alex Sinisterra (COL) Zamora F.C. 11
2  Robinson Rentería (COL) Trujillanos F.C. 8
3  Daniel Arismendi (VEN) U.A. Maracaibo 6
 Leonardo Rocha (BRA) Portuguesa F.C.
 Iván Velásquez (COL) Caracas F.C.
 Daniel Delfino (ARG) Carabobo F.C.

"Championship" playoff

Caracas F.C. and U.A. Maracaibo ended with one championship each at the end of the Apertura and Clausura. Tournament rules establish that a playoff game is required.

May 6, 2007
 U.A. Maracaibo 0 – 1 Caracas F.C. Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo
Attendance: 30 000
Referee: Giovanny Perluzzo
Ronald Vargas  64'
May 13, 2007
 Caracas F.C. 0 – 0 U.A. Maracaibo Estadio Brígido Iriarte, Caracas
Attendance: 12 000
Referee: Luis Márquez
Primera División Venezolana 2006-07 Winners

Caracas F.C.
9th Title

Aggregate Table

Pos Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff Notes
1. Caracas F.C. 68 36 18 14 4 52 28 +24
Copa Libertadores 2008
2. U.A. Maracaibo 68 36 19 11 6 56 36 +20
3. Mineros de Guayana 54 36 14 12 10 53 48 +5
Pre-Copa Libertadores
4. Zamora F.C. 49 36 12 13 11 48 40 +8
Copa Sudamericana 2007
5. Carabobo F.C. 46 36 10 16 10 34 37 -3
6. Deportivo Táchira F.C. 44 36 9 17 10 44 44 0
7. Portuguesa F.C. 42 36 10 12 14 42 49 -7
8. Aragua F.C. 39 36 8 15 13 40 46 -6
9. Monagas S.C. 32 36 6 14 16 27 51 -24
10. Trujillanos F.C. 31 36 7 10 19 41 58 -17

Venezuela national team

This section will cover Venezuela's games from August 16, 2006 until the end of the Copa América 2007.

Date Venue Opponents Score Comp Venezuela scorers Match Report(s)
August 16, 2006 Estadio Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Maracay, Venezuela		  Honduras 0 - 0 F N/A
September 2, 2006 St. Jakob-Park
Basel, Switzerland		  Switzerland 1 - 0 F N/A
September 6, 2006 St. Jakob-Park
Basel, Switzerland		  Austria 0 - 1 F F. de Ornelas  9' N/A
September 27, 2006 Estadio José Pachencho Romero
Maracaibo, Venezuela		  Uruguay 1 - 0 F D. Arismendi  81' N/A
October 18, 2006 Centenario Stadium
Montevideo, Uruguay		  Uruguay 4 - 0 F CONMEBOL
November 15, 2006 Estadio Brígido Iriarte
Caracas, Venezuela		  Guatemala 2 - 1 F J. Villafraz  3'
J. M. Rey  52'		 N/A
January 14, 2007 Estadio José Pachencho Romero
Maracaibo, Venezuela		  Sweden 2 - 0 F A. Guerra  17'
D. Arismendi  90'		 N/A
February 7, 2007 Estadio José Pachencho Romero
Maracaibo, Venezuela		  Chile 0 - 1 F - CONMEBOL
February 28, 2007 Balboa Stadium
San Diego, California, United States		  Mexico 3 - 0 F - N/A
March 24, 2007 Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida
Mérida, Venezuela		  Cuba 3 - 1 F J. Arango  10'
J. Torrealba  35'
C. Gonzáles  64'		 N/A
March 28, 2007 Estadio José Pachencho Romero
Maracaibo, Venezuela		  New Zealand 5 - 0 F R. D. Páez  8'
F. de Ornelas  31'  49'
Miku Fedor  85'
N. Rickey  90' (o.g.)		 N/A
May 26, 2007 Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida
Mérida, Venezuela		  Honduras 2 - 1 F L. Vielma  18'
D. Arismendi  38'		 CONMEBOL
June 1, 2007 Estadio José Pachencho Romero
Maracaibo, Venezuela		  Canada 2 - 2 F A. Cichero  22'
G. Maldonado  24'		 CONMEBOL
June 20, 2007 Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
San Cristóbal, Venezuela		 Basque Country 3 - 4 F J. Torrealba  27'
J. Arango  80' (pk)  86'		 CONMEBOL
June 26, 2007 Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
San Cristóbal, Venezuela		  Bolivia 2 - 2 CA07 G. Maldonado  20'
R. D. Páez  55'		 CONMEBOL
June 30, 2007 Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
San Cristóbal, Venezuela		  Peru 2 - 0 CA07 A. Cichero  49'
D. Arismendi  79'		 CONMEBOL
July 3, 2007 Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida
Mérida, Venezuela		  Uruguay 0 - 0 CA07 - CONMEBOL
July 7, 2007 Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
San Cristóbal, Venezuela		  Uruguay 1 - 4 CA07 J. Arango  41' CONMEBOL

KEY:

External links
2007 in South American Football (CONMEBOL)
Domestic Leagues
Argentina '06–'07 '07–'08 · Bolivia · Brazil · Chile · Colombia I II · Ecuador · Paraguay · Peru · Uruguay '06–'07 '07–'08 · Venezuela '06–'07 '07–'08
Domestic Cups
Brazil · Venezuela '07–'08
CONMEBOL Competitions