2010–11 Venezuelan Primera División season

Copa Movilnet
Season 2010–11
Champions Deportivo Táchira (7th title)
Relegated Atlético Venezuela
Caroní
Copa Libertadores Deportivo Táchira
Zamora
Caracas
Copa Sudamericana Deportivo Anzoátegui
Yaracuyanos
Top goalscorer Daniel Arismendi (19 goals)

The 2010–11 Primera División season (officially the 2010 Copa Movilnet for sponsorship reasons) is the 29th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league.

Contents

Teams

Eighteen teams will participate this season, sixteen of whom remain from the previous season. Centro Italo Venezolano and Llaneros were relegated after accumulating the least amount of points in the 2009–10 season aggregate table. They were replaced by Atlético Venezuela and Caroní, the 2009 Segunda División Apertura runner-up and 2010 Segunda División Clausura winner, respectively. In addition, Deportivo Italia changed their name to Deportivo Petare in the off-season.

Team City Stadium
Aragua Maracay Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Atlético El Vigía El Vigía Ramón "Gato" Hernández
Atlético Venezuela Maiquetía Polideportivo José María Vargas
Carabobo Valencia Misael Delgado
Caracas Caracas Olímpico de la UCV
Caroní Ciudad Guayana Polideportivo Cachamay
Deportivo Anzoátegui Puerto La Cruz José Antonio Anzoátegui
Deportivo Lara Barquisimeto Metropolitano de Barquisimeto
Deportivo Petare Caracas Olímpico de la UCV
Deportivo Táchira San Cristóbal Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Estudiantes de Mérida Mérida Metropolitano de Mérida
Mineros de Guayana Ciudad Guayana Polideportivo Cachamay
Monagas Maturín Monumental de Maturín
Real Esppor Caracas Brígido Iriarte
Trujillanos Valera Luis Loreto Lira
Yaracuyanos San Felipe Florentino Oropeza
Zamora Barinas Agustín Tovar
Zulia Maracaibo José "Pachencho" Romero

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura is the first tournament of the season. It began on August 8, 2010 and ended on December 12, 2010.

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Deportivo Táchira 17 10 6 1 31 11 +20 36 Serie Final and the 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Real Esppor 17 11 3 3 30 11 +19 36
3 Caracas 17 11 2 4 24 15 +9 35
4 Deportivo Petare 17 9 6 2 25 17 +8 33
5 Trujillanos 17 7 6 4 22 15 +7 27
6 Aragua 17 8 3 6 22 20 +2 27
7 Deportivo Anzoátegui 17 7 5 5 35 30 +5 26
8 Yaracuyanos 17 6 8 3 20 17 +3 26
9 Estudiantes de Mérida 17 6 4 7 18 22 −4 22
10 Zulia 17 6 3 8 25 27 −2 21
11 Mineros de Guayana 17 4 8 5 20 20 0 20
12 Monagas 17 4 5 8 25 25 0 17
13 Zamora 17 4 5 8 20 27 −7 17
14 Atlético Venezuela 17 4 4 9 22 33 −11 16
15 Deportivo Lara 17 3 7 7 23 28 −5 16
16 Carabobo 17 3 7 7 15 21 −6 16
17 Atlético El Vigía 17 2 8 7 18 25 −7 14
18 Caroní 17 2 2 13 7 38 −31 8

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura will be the second and final tournament of the season. It began on January 16 and ended on May 15.

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Zamora 17 13 3 1 37 10 +27 42 Serie Final and the 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Caracas 17 12 2 3 32 12 +20 38
3 Deportivo Anzoátegui 17 8 5 4 27 17 +10 29
4 Mineros de Guayana 17 9 2 6 27 17 +10 29
5 Real Esppor 17 8 4 5 16 13 +3 28
6 Monagas 17 7 6 4 22 12 +10 27
7 Deportivo Petare 17 7 6 4 21 14 +7 27
8 Trujillanos 17 7 4 6 18 16 +2 25
9 Carabobo 17 6 6 5 26 18 +8 24
10 Aragua 17 6 6 5 16 13 +3 24
11 Yaracuyanos 17 6 6 5 18 20 −2 24
12 Atlético El Vigía 17 7 2 8 35 22 +13 23
13 Deportivo Lara 17 6 5 6 24 19 +5 23
14 Deportivo Táchira 17 6 2 9 22 21 +1 20
15 Zulia 16 5 1 10 14 34 −20 16
16 Estudiantes de Mérida 17 1 5 11 12 32 −20 8
17 Caroní 16 1 4 11 9 44 −35 7
18 Atlético Venezuela 17 2 1 14 8 50 −42 7

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.

Aggregate table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Caracas 34 23 4 7 56 27 +29 73 2012 Copa Libertadores First Stage
2 Real Esppor 34 19 7 8 46 23 +23 64 Qualified to the Copa Sudamericana Playoffs
3 Deportivo Petare 34 16 12 6 46 31 +15 60
4 Deportivo Táchira 34 16 8 10 53 32 +21 56 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage 1
5 Zamora 34 16 8 10 53 40 +13 56
6 Deportivo Anzoátegui 34 15 10 9 62 47 +15 55 Qualified to the Copa Sudamericana Playoffs
7 Trujillanos 34 14 10 10 40 31 +9 52 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage 2
8 Aragua 34 14 10 10 38 33 +5 52 Qualified to the Copa Sudamericana Playoffs
9 Yaracuyanos 34 12 14 8 36 38 −2 50
10 Mineros de Guayana 34 13 10 11 47 37 +10 49
11 Monagas 34 11 11 12 47 37 +10 44
12 Carabobo 34 9 13 12 41 39 +2 40
13 Deportivo Lara 34 9 12 13 46 48 −2 39
14 Zulia 33 11 4 18 39 62 −23 37
15 Atlético El Vigía 34 9 10 15 41 47 −6 37
16 Estudiantes de Mérida 34 7 9 18 28 52 −24 30
17 Atlético Venezuela 34 6 5 23 30 83 −53 23 Relegated to the Segunda División
18 Caroní 33 4 6 23 19 67 −48 18

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
1. Deportivo Táchira and Zamora are qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage as the Apertura and Clausura champions, respectively.
2. Trujillanos qualified to the 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage as the 2010 Copa Venezuela champion.

Season top goalscorers

Rank Player Nationality Club Goals
1 Daniel Arismendi  Venezuelan Deportivo Anzoátegui 19
2 Wilmer Jordan Gil  Colombian Monagas 17
3 Marcelo Refresquini  Uruguayan Atlético Venezuela/Yaracuyanos 13 1
4 Luis Carlos Cabezas  Colombian Caracas 12
Jonathan Copete  Colombian Zamora 12
Alejandro Guerra  Venezuelan Deportivo Anzoátegui 12
Sergio Herrera  Colombian Deportivo Táchira 12
8 Heiber Díaz  Venezuelan Estudiantes de Mérida/Carabobo 11 2
Genlys Piñero  Venezuelan Atlético El Vigía 11
10 Roberto Armúa  Argentine Trujillanos 10

Source: [2]
1 Refresquini scored 12 goals for Atlético Venezuela and 1 goal for Yaracuyanos.
2 Díaz scored 5 goals for Estudiantes de Mérida and 6 goals for Carabobo.

Serie Final

Deportivo Táchira and Zamora qualified to the Serie Final, which was contested on a home and away basis.

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Deportivo Táchira 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
2 Zamora 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.

May 22, 2011
18:00 UTC−04:30
 Zamora 0–1 Deportivo Táchira Estadio Agustín Tovar, Barinas
Attendance: 20,480
Referee: Giovanni Perluzzo (Sucre)
Report Pérez Greco  40'
May 29, 2011
16:00 UTC−04:30
 Deportivo Táchira 0–0 Zamora Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal
Attendance: 37,789
Referee: José Luis Hoyos (Trujillo)
Report
Primera División
2010–11 Champion
Deportivo Táchira
7th title

Copa Sudamericana playoffs

Other than the teams which already qualify for the Copa Libertadores (Apertura and Clausura champions and the best-placed team in the aggregate table) and the Copa Sudamericana (Copa Venezuela champion), the eight best-placed teams in the aggregate table will contest in the playoffs for the remaining two berths to the Copa Sudamericana, which qualify the two winners to the First Stage.

In the first round, the matchups are:

In the second round, the matchups are:

For the two second round winners, the team with the better record in the aggregate table will receive the Venezuela 2 berth, while the other team will receive the Venezuela 3 berth.

First round

Match A

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Real Esppor 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Second Round
2 Carabobo 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.

May 22, 2011
16:00 UTC−04:30
 Carabobo 0–1 Real Esppor Estadio Misael Delgado, Valencia
Attendance: 7,762
Referee: Marlon Escalante (Táchira)
Report Ortiz  61'
May 25, 2011
16:00 UTC−04:30
 Real Esppor 3–0 Carabobo Estadio Brígido Iriarte, Caracas
Referee: Rafael López (Cojedes)
Figueroa  2' (pen.)
Manrique  58'
Castellín  82'		 Report

Match B

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Deportivo Petare 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3 Second Round
2 Monagas 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.

May 22, 2011
16:00 UTC−04:30
 Monagas 2–0 Deportivo Petare Estadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturín
Attendance: 2,906
Referee: Luis Márquez (Portuguesa)
Gil  44' (pen.)
Octavio  88'		 Report
May 25, 2011
19:30 UTC−04:30
 Deportivo Petare 3–0 Monagas Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Referee: Marlon Escalante (Táchira)
Guazá  27'
Morales  49'
Sinisterra  73'		 Report

Match C

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Deportivo Anzoátegui 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 Second Round
2 Mineros de Guayana 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.

May 22, 2011
17:00 UTC−04:30
 Mineros de Guayana 1–1 Deportivo Anzoátegui Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz
Attendance: 18,841
Referee: Rafael López (Cojedes)
González  78' Report Arismendi  55'
May 25, 2011
19:00 UTC−04:30
 Deportivo Anzoátegui 3–0 Mineros de Guayana Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui, Puerto La Cruz
Referee: Giovanny Perluzzo (Monagas)
Guerra  13'
Arismendi  81,90'		 Report

Match D

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Yaracuyanos 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4 Second Round
2 Aragua 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.

May 22, 2011
16:00 UTC−04:30
 Yaracuyanos 3–0 Aragua Estadio Florentino Oropeza, San Felipe
Attendance: 3,226
Referee: Juan Soto (Distrito Capital)
Moreno  46'
Osorio  67'
Bolívar  78'		 Report
May 25, 2011
16:00 UTC−04:30
 Aragua 0–0 Yaracuyanos Estadio Giuseppe Antonelli, Maracay
Referee: Mayker Gómez (Distrito Capital)
Report

Second round

Winner A vs. Winner C

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Deportivo Anzoátegui 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 2011 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2 Real Esppor 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.

May 29, 2011
17:00 UTC−04:30
 Deportivo Anzoátegui 1–0 Real Esppor Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui, Puerto La Cruz
Referee: José Argote (Zulia)
Vizcarrondo  60' Report
June 2, 2011
16:10 UTC−04:30
 Real Esppor 0–1 Deportivo Anzoátegui Estadio Brígido Iriarte, Caracas
Referee: Luis Márquez (Portuguesa)
Report Arismendi  46'

Winner B vs. Winner D

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Yaracuyanos 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 2011 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2 Deportivo Petare 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.

May 29, 2011
16:00 UTC−04:30
 Yaracuyanos 2–1 Deportivo Petare Estadio Florentino Oropeza, San Felipe
Referee: Candelario Andarcia (Nueva Esparta)
Moreno  58'
Refresquini  67'		 Report Hernández  86'
June 1, 2011
19:30 UTC−04:30
 Deportivo Petare 0–0 Yaracuyanos Estadio Olímpico, Caracas
Referee: Rafael López (Cojedes)
Report

References

  1. ^ a b c "Clasificación [Standings]" (in Spanish). Venezuelan Football Federation. http://www.federacionvenezolanadefutbol.org/estadisticas.php?subaction=showfull&id=1294018737&archive=&start_from=&ucat=6&. Retrieved May 20, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Estadisticas [Statistics]" (in Spanish). Venezuelan Football Federation. http://www.federacionvenezolanadefutbol.org/estadisticas.php?subaction=showfull&id=1294019064&archive=&start_from=&ucat=15&. Retrieved May 20, 2011. 

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