2026 Liga FUTVE
FIFA Region
CONMEBOL
Season
2026
Location
Venezuela
Abbreviation
VEN1
Summary
The Liga de Fútbol Profesional Venezolano (VEN1) (or 2026 Liga FUTVE or Liga Banco de Venezuela), is the top level of league style football competition in Venezuela. At the end of the 2026 VEN1 Regular season, the VEN1 teams listed below qualify non-league play:
- 2027 Copa Libertadores - Group Stage:
- 1st place 2026 VEN1 team
- best 2026 ARG1 Aggregate Table team that has not qualified for the 2027 Copa Libertadores
- 2027 Copa Libertadores - 2nd Stage:
- 2nd place 2026 VEN1 team
- 2027 Copa Libertadores - 1st Stage:
- 2nd best 2026 ARG1 Aggregate Table team that has not qualified for the 2027 Copa Libertadores
- 2027 Copa Sudamericana - 1st Stage:
- 2nd place 2026 VEN1 Clausura team
- 3rd, 4th and 5th best 2026 ARG1 Aggregate Table teams that have not qualified for the 2027 Copa Libertadores
Leagues Pyramid - Venezuela
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| VEN1 | 2026 Liga FUTVE (Liga Banco de Venezuela) | 14 |
| VEN2 | Liga FUTVE 2 | 16 |
| VEN3 | Tercera División | 41- |
| VEN4 | Torneos Regionales | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Apertura - Regular 31 Jan 2026 - 25 Apr 2026 Apertura - Quadrangular 28 Apr 2026 - 7 Jun 2026/td> | Clausura - Regular 4 Jul 2026 - 5 Oct 2026 Clausura - Quadrangular 8 Oct 2026 - 6 Dec 2026 | 14: VEN1 (14) | |
Season Format
The 2026 VEN1 season is split into the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura, each torneo with three stages. In the 1st stage of each torneo, each VEN1 team plays the other 13 VEN1 teams once for 13 matches. If a VEN1 team was the home team in the Torneo Apertura against another VEN1 team, then they are the road team in the Torneo Clausura. In the 2nd stage of each torneo, the top 8 teams play in two quadrangulars (group of 4 teams). In each quadrangular, each team plays Home-Away matches against the other 3 teams in their quadrangular. The winners play in the Final. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) head-to-head results, then (4) a drawing.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2026 VEN1 Torneo Clasura, the 14th place 2026 VEN1 Aggregate Table team will be relegated to the VEN2.
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Torneo Apertura
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | UCV | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | - | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Deportivo Rayo Zuliano | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | - | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Deportivo La Guaira | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | - | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Carabobo FC | 4 | 1 -3-0 | 6 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Zamora FC | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 6 | Portuguesa FC | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | - | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 8 | Anzoátegui FC | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Trujillanos FC | 4 | 0 -3-1 | 3 | - | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| 10 | Metropolitanos FC | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | - | 5 | 6 | -1 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 11 | Caracas FC | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | - | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| 12 | Deportivo Táchira FC | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| 13 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | - | 5 | 7 | -2 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 14 | Monagas SC | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | -6 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
Quadrangular | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Sun - 22 Feb 2026
 | FT | UCV | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
 | Deportivo Táchira FC | Estadio Monumental de Maturín |
Mon - 23 Feb 2026
 | Deportivo La Guaira | Estadio Rafael Agustín Tovar |
 | Estudiantes de Mérida | Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui |
Sat - 28 Feb 2026
 | Anzoátegui FC | Estadio José Alberto Pérez |
 | Caracas FC | Estadio Polideportivo Misael Delgado |
| Metropolitanos FC | Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo |
| Deportivo Rayo Zuliano | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
 | Monagas SC | Estadio General José Antonio Páez |
 | Estudiantes de Mérida | Complejo Deportivo Socialista |
Sat - 7 Mar 2026
| Trujillanos FC | Estadio Monumental de Maturín |
| Academia Puerto Cabello | Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui |
| Deportivo Táchira FC | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
| Deportivo La Guaira | Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida |
| Portuguesa FC | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
| UCV | Estadio José Encarnación Romero |
| Carabobo FC | Estadio Rafael Agustín Tovar |
Sat - 14 Mar 2026
| Metropolitanos FC | Estadio José Alberto Pérez |
| Deportivo Rayo Zuliano | Estadio Polideportivo Misael Delgado |
Results
Sun - 22 Feb 2026
| 22 | Portuguesa FC | Estadio José Alberto Pérez |
Sat - 21 Feb 2026
| 21 | Academia Puerto Cabello | Estadio José Encarnación Romero |
Fri - 20 Feb 2026
| 11 | Carabobo FC | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
Sat - 14 Feb 2026
| 20 | Zamora FC | Complejo Deportivo Socialista |
| 03 | Anzoátegui FC | Estadio General José Antonio Páez |
| 00 | Trujillanos FC | Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo |
| 20 | Caracas FC | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
Fri - 13 Feb 2026
| 32 | Metropolitanos FC | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
| 10 | Monagas SC | Estadio Polideportivo Misael Delgado |
| 12 | Deportivo Rayo Zuliano | Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida |
Sun - 8 Feb 2026
| 22 | Deportivo La Guaira | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
| 11 | Carabobo FC | Estadio José Alberto Pérez |
Sat - 7 Feb 2026
| 03 | UCV | Estadio Monumental de Maturín |
| 11 | Academia Puerto Cabello | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
| 32 | Estudiantes de Mérida | Estadio Rafael Agustín Tovar |
Fri - 6 Feb 2026
| 13 | Deportivo Rayo Zuliano | Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui |
| 10 | Deportivo Táchira FC | Estadio General José Antonio Páez |
Sun - 1 Feb 2026
| 20 | Trujillanos FC | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
| 22 | Caracas FC | Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida |
Sat - 31 Jan 2026
| 20 | Monagas SC | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |