Liga FUTVE
FIFA Region
CONMEBOL
Season
2021
Location
Venezuela
Abbreviation
VEN1

Summary

The Primera División (VEN1), or Liga Venezolana, is the top level of league style football competition in Venezuela. At the end of the 2021 VEN1 Regular season (Hexagonal A and Hexagonal B), the VEN1 teams listed below qualify non-league play:

  • 2022 Copa Libertadores - Group Stage:
    • 1st and 2nd place 2021 VEN1 Hexagonal A teams
  • 2022 Copa Libertadores - 2nd Stage:
    • 3rd place 2021 VEN1 Hexagonal A team
  • 2022 Copa Libertadores - 1st Stage:
    • 4th place 2021 VEN1 Hexagonal A team
  • 2022 Copa Sudamericana - 1st Stage:
    • 5th and 6th place 2021 VEN1 Hexagonal A teams
    • 1st and 2nd place 2021 VEN1 Hexagonal B teams

Leagues Pyramid - Venezuela

Abbrev League # of Teams
VEN1 Liga FUTVE
(Liga Venezolana)
21
VEN2 Segunda División 20
VEN3 Tercera División -
VEN4 Torneos Regionales -

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

Regular Season
11 Apr 2021 - 5 Dec 2021
  21: VEN1 (19), VEN2 (2)

Season Format

Competition for the 2021 VEN1 is separated into 2 Phases: Regular season and Hexagonal. In Phase 1, the teams are split into 3 groups of 7. Each VEN1 team then plays Home-Away matches twice against the other 6 teams in their group for 24 league matches per team. The top 4 teams in each group advance to the 2nd Stage. In the Phase 2 the top 2 teams from each 1st Stage group play in Hexagonal A (Championship), and the 3rd and 4th place teams from each 1st Stage group play in Hexagonal B (COPASUD Playoff). In each Hexagonal, each team plays Home-Away matches with the other 5 teams for 10 additional league matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, then (2) goals scored.

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

At the end of the 2021 1st Stage, the 7th place VEN1 team in each group was relegated to the VEN2.


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Championship Final

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Sat - 11 Dec 2021
 Caracas FC 00 Deportivo Táchira FCEstadio Olímpico de la UCV
 Deportivo Táchira FC wins on PKs (4-2) 

Phase 2

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
Hex A (Championship)
1Caracas FC 105 -3-218-2061454 -1-0131431151 -2-25633
2Deportivo Táchira FC 105 -3-218-149554 -1-013103751 -2-2546-2
3Monagas SC 105 -2-317-1412254 -1-01382651 -1-34610-4
4CD Lara 102 -5-311-109152 -2-1885350 -3-2324-2
5Deportivo La Guaira 102 -3-59-820-1252 -2-1846-250 -1-41414-10
6Estudiantes de Mérida 102 -2-68-1222-1052 -2-1896350 -0-50316-13
Hex B (COPASUD PO)
1Metropolitanos FC 84 -2-214-1010042 -1-1754142 -1-1756-1
2CD Hermanos Colmenares 84 -1-313-139444 -0-012112940 -1-3127-5
3Portuguesa FC 82 -4-210-97242 -2-0872540 -2-2225-3
4Aragua FC 82 -4-210-1011-141 -2-1545-141 -2-15660
5Academia Puerto Cabello 81 -3-46-1015-540 -2-2257-241 -1-2458-3
6Atlético Venezuela CF 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
2022 Copa Sudamericana
2022 Copa Libertadores
Withdrew

Phase 1

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
Central
1Deportivo La Guaira 2410 -8-638-332211125 -4-31918108125 -4-31915123
2CD Lara 248 -10-634-423012123 -6-31521174125 -4-31921138
3Academia Puerto Cabello 248 -10-634-24213124 -4-41613130124 -6-2181183
4Aragua FC 248 -9-733-2225-3125 -5-2201266123 -4-5131019-9
5Gran Valencia FC 248 -9-733-2532-7125 -5-2201213-1123 -4-5131319-6
6Carabobo FC 248 -7-931-28280126 -3-32118117122 -4-6101017-7
7Yaracuyanos FC 245 -5-1420-1632-16122 -2-88818-10123 -3-612814-6
Occidental
1Deportivo Táchira FC 2415 -4-549-492227129 -1-22826818126 -3-32123149
2Estudiantes de Mérida 2412 -6-642-392514127 -2-32321129125 -4-31918135
3Portuguesa FC 2411 -6-739-322111125 -4-3191587126 -2-42017134
4CD Hermanos Colmenares 248 -12-436-43358125 -5-22024168123 -7-21619190
5Zamora FC 248 -8-832-36306124 -4-41616151124 -4-41620155
6Zulia FC 248 -7-931-37325123 -5-41422184125 -2-51715141
7Trujillanos FC 240 -1-231-879-71120 -1-111340-37120 -0-120539-34
Oriental
1Caracas FC 2414 -6-448-502723128 -1-325261511126 -5-123241212
2Monagas SC 2413 -6-545-442717125 -6-121201010128 -0-42424177
3Metropolitanos FC 249 -8-735-423111126 -3-321251510123 -5-41417161
4Atlético Venezuela CF 249 -7-834-3638-2127 -1-42222202122 -6-4121418-4
5UCV 248 -7-931-32302126 -4-222211011122 -3-791120-9
6Mineros de Guayana 248 -5-1129-2533-8126 -4-22217107122 -1-97823-15
7Bolívar SC 242 -3-199-1558-43121 -2-95726-19121 -1-104832-24
Championship Round
Playoffs
Relegation to VEN2

Results

Sun - 5 Dec 2021
 Deportivo La Guaira 20 Monagas SCEstadio Olímpico de la UCV
 Deportivo Táchira FC 20 Estudiantes de MéridaEstadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
 Caracas FC 22 CD LaraEstadio Olímpico de la UCV
Sat - 4 Dec 2021
 Metropolitanos FC 22 Aragua FCEstadio Olímpico de la UCV
 Portuguesa FC 30 CD Hermanos ColmenaresEstadio General José Antonio Paez
 Atlético Venezuela CF CANC Academia Puerto CabelloEstadio Olímpico Nacional Brigido Iriarte
Wed - 1 Dec 2021
 CD Lara 21 Deportivo Táchira FCEstadio Farid Richa
 Caracas FC 20 Monagas SCEstadio Olímpico de la UCV
 Estudiantes de Mérida 41 Deportivo La GuairaEstadio Metropolitano de Mérida
Tue - 30 Nov 2021
 Academia Puerto Cabello 00 Portuguesa FCComplejo Deportivo Socialista
 CD Hermanos Colmenares 40 Metropolitanos FCEstadio Rafael Agustín Tovar
 Atlético Venezuela CF CANC Aragua FCEstadio Olímpico Nacional Brigido Iriarte
Sun - 28 Nov 2021
 Monagas SC 41 Estudiantes de MéridaEstadio Monumental de Maturín
 Deportivo La Guaira 00 CD LaraEstadio Olímpico de la UCV
 Deportivo Táchira FC 10 Caracas FCEstadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Sat - 27 Nov 2021
 Metropolitanos FC 12 Academia Puerto CabelloEstadio Olímpico de la UCV
 Portuguesa FC CANC Atlético Venezuela CFEstadio General José Antonio Paez
 Aragua FC 10 CD Hermanos ColmenaresEstadio Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Wed - 24 Nov 2021
 CD Lara 13 Monagas SCEstadio Farid Richa
 Deportivo Táchira FC 42 Deportivo La GuairaEstadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo