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 | Deportivo La Guaira | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Zamora FC | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Caracas FC | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Carabobo FC | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Portuguesa FC | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Deportivo Rayo Zuliano | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Monagas SC | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| 9 | Deportivo Táchira FC | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Trujillanos FC | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | UCV | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Metropolitanos FC | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Anzoátegui FC | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quadrangular | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | FT | Trujillanos FC | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
| Carabobo FC | Estadio José Alberto Pérez |
 | Deportivo Rayo Zuliano | Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui |
 | Academia Puerto Cabello | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
 | Deportivo La Guaira | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
 | UCV | Estadio Monumental de Maturín |
 | Deportivo Táchira FC | Estadio General José Antonio Páez |
 | Estudiantes de Mérida | Estadio Rafael Agustín Tovar |
| Trujillanos FC | Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo |
| Monagas SC | Estadio Polideportivo Misael Delgado |
| Deportivo Rayo Zuliano | Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida |
| Caracas FC | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
| Anzoátegui FC | Estadio General José Antonio Páez |
| Zamora FC | Complejo Deportivo Socialista |
| Metropolitanos FC | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
| Portuguesa FC | Estadio José Alberto Pérez |
| Estudiantes de Mérida | Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui |
| UCV | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
| Carabobo FC | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
| Deportivo Táchira FC | Estadio Monumental de Maturín |
Results
| 00 | Caracas FC | Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida |
| 20 | Monagas SC | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
| 00 | Portuguesa FC | Estadio Polideportivo Misael Delgado |
| 01 | Zamora FC | Estadio José Encarnación Romero |
| 11 | Metropolitanos FC | Complejo Deportivo Socialista |
| 31 | Anzoátegui FC | Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo |