Season 2016 2016 Copa Sudamericana Deportivo Anzoátegui | Champions Zamora (4th title) | |
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2017 Copa Libertadores ZamoraZuliaCaraboboDeportivo Táchira 2017 Copa Sudamericana Estudiantes de Caracas (cup runner-up)Atlético VenezuelaCaracasDeportivo Anzoátegui | ||
The 2016 Primera División season was the 35th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league.
Contents
Teams
a: Used for most of the Torneo Clausura as home stadium due to remodeling works at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV.
Torneo Apertura
The Torneo Apertura was the first tournament of the season. It began in January 2016 and ended in May 2016.
Standings
Updated to games played on 7 May 2016.
Source: FVF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Updated to games played on 7 May 2016.
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
Source: Soccerway
Torneo Clausura
The Torneo Clausura will be the second tournament of the season. It began in July 2016 and will end in December 2016.
Standings
Updated to games played on 23 October 2016.
Source: FVF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Updated to games played on 23 October 2016.
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
Source: Soccerway
Zamora wins 4–2 on aggregate.
Aggregate table
Updated to games played on 23 October 2016.
Source: FVF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
1 Estudiantes de Caracas are qualified for the 2017 Copa Sudamericana as Copa Venezuela runners-up.
Best of the Year
The Uruguayan newspaper El País chose the best player, manager and club of the 2016 season.
Team of the Year
The newly formed AUFP chose the team of the year.