Copa Venezuela

Copa Venezuela
Founded 1959
Region Venezuela
Number of teams 47
Current champions Mineros de Guayana (2011)
Most successful club Caracas
Galicia de Aragua
(5 titles each)

The Copa Venezuela (English: Venezuela Cup) is the national cup football competition of Venezuela. Organized by the Venezuelan Football Federation, is it disputed in the first half of the season by the teams in the Primera División, Segunda División A, and Segunda División B.

Over the years, the competitions has had several names. Under its current format, the competition was revived by the FVF in 2007. Its format is similar format of the Spanish Copa del Rey. The champion qualifies to the Copa Sudamericana.

Winners

Year Winner Runner-Up
Copa Liga Mayor
1959 Deportivo Portugués Deportivo Español
Copa Naciones
1960 Banco Agricola Deportivo Portugués
Copa Caracas
1961 Deportivo Italia Dos Caminos
1962 Deportivo Italia
1963 Unión Deportiva Canarias Tiquire Flores
1964 Tiquire Flores Unión Deportiva Canarias
1965 Valencia Lara
1966 Deportivo Galicia Unión Deportiva Canarias
1967 Deportivo Galicia
Copa Venezuela
1968 Unión Deportiva Canarias Lara
1969 Deportivo Galicia Unión Deportiva Canarias
1970 Deportivo Italia Deportivo Galicia
1971 Estudiantes de Mérida Anzoátegui
1972 Deportivo Portugués Valencia
1973 Portuguesa Estudiantes de Mérida
1974 no competition
1975 Estudiantes de Mérida Deportivo San Cristóbal
1976 Portuguesa Deportivo Italia
1977 Portuguesa Valencia
1978 Valencia Universidad de Los Andes
1979 Deportivo Galicia Lara
1980 Atlético Zamora Valencia
1981 Deportivo Galicia
1982 Atlético Zamora
1983 no competition
1984 Mineros de Guayana
1985 Estudiantes de Mérida
1986 no competition
1987 Caracas
1988 Maritimo
1989 Maritimo
1990 Internacional Puerto La Cruz Portuguesa
1991 Anzoátegui
1992 Trujillanos Caracas
1993 Caracas Minervén
1994 Caracas Trujillanos
1995 Universidad de Los Andes Caracas
1996 no competition
1997 no competition
1998 no competition
1999 no competition
Copa Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela
2000 Caracas Deportivo Táchira
2001–2006 no competition
Copa Venezuela
2007–08 Aragua Maracaibo
2008 Deportivo Anzoátegui Estudiantes de Mérida
2009 Caracas Trujillanos
2010 Trujillanos Zamora
2011 Mineros de Guayana Trujillanos

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