2010–11 Venezuelan Primera División season
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The 2010–11 Primera División season (officially the 2010 Copa Movilnet for sponsorship reasons) is the 29th professional season of Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

's top-flight football league.

Teams

Eighteen teams will participate this season, sixteen of whom remain from the previous season. Centro Italo Venezolano
SD Centro Italo Venezolano
The club Centro Ítalo Venezolano is a professional football club promoted to Segunda División in 2009, based in Caracas.-Current first team squad:...

 and Llaneros
Llaneros FC
The club Llaneros Fútbol Club is a professional football club promoted to Primera División in 2011, based in Guanare, Portuguesa State.-Current first team squad:...

 were relegated after accumulating the least amount of points in the 2009–10 season aggregate table. They were replaced by Atlético Venezuela
Atlético Venezuela
The club Atlético Venezuela is a professional football club, founded and promoted to Venezuelan league in 2009, based in Maiquetía.-Current first team squad:-Achievements:...

 and Caroní, the 2009 Segunda División Apertura runner-up and 2010 Segunda División Clausura winner, respectively. In addition, Deportivo Italia changed their name to Deportivo Petare in the off-season.
Team City Stadium
Aragua
Aragua Fútbol Club
Aragua Fútbol Club is a Venezuelan football team playing at the top level, the Primera División Venezolana. It is based in Maracay. Their home stadium is Estadio Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez.-History:...

 
Maracay
Maracay
Maracay is a city in north-central Venezuela, near the Caribbean coast, and is the capital and most important city of the state of Aragua. Most of it falls under the jurisdiction of the Girardot Municipality. The population as per the 2001 census was 750,000...

 
Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Estadio Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Estadio Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez is a multi-use stadium in Maracay, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Aragua Fútbol Club. The stadium holds 14,000 people....

Atlético El Vigía
Atlético El Vigía Fútbol Club
Atlético El Vigía Fútbol Club is a professional club promoted to Venezuelan league in 2007. The club is based in El Vigía, Mérida State.-Titles:...

 
El Vigía  Ramón "Gato" Hernández
Estadio 12 de Febrero
Estadio 12 de Febrero is a multi-use stadium in El Vigía, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Atlético El Vigía Fútbol Club. The stadium holds 12,785 people....

Atlético Venezuela
Atlético Venezuela
The club Atlético Venezuela is a professional football club, founded and promoted to Venezuelan league in 2009, based in Maiquetía.-Current first team squad:-Achievements:...

 
Maiquetía
Maiquetía
Maiquetía is a city in the Vargas state of Venezuela, near Caracas.Simón Bolívar International Airport, which handles both international and domestic flights, is located in the city....

 
Polideportivo José María Vargas
Carabobo
Carabobo Fútbol Club
Carabobo FC is a Venezuelan football team playing at the top level, the Primera División Venezolana. It is based in Valencia.-History:Originally founded by Ralph Guimarães, David Klein, Victor Hugo Pereira, Eric Costa, Renan Rascão, Lucas Mathias, Igor Mathias, Francisco Gonçalves, Matheusz...

 
Valencia  Misael Delgado
Estadio Misael Delgado
Estadio Misael Delgado is a multi-use stadium in Valencia, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football matches and will be the home stadium of Carabobo FC. The stadium holds 10,000 people and was open in 2001 . The stadium hosted the 1994 South American Games....

Caracas  Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...

 
Olímpico de la UCV
Estadio Olímpico (Caracas)
The Estadio Olímpico de la UCV is a multi-purpose stadium in Caracas, Venezuela. It is a multipurpose stadium with a running track used primarily for the practice of football, athletics and rugby, which is part of the Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas and as such named a UNESCO World Heritage Site,...

Caroní  Ciudad Guayana
Ciudad Guayana
Ciudad Guayana is a city in Bolívar State, Venezuela. It lies south of the Orinoco, where the river is joined by the Caroní River. The city, officially founded in 1961, is actually composed of the old town of San Félix at the east and the new town of Puerto Ordaz at the west, which lie either...

 
Polideportivo Cachamay
Polideportivo Cachamay
The Polideportivo Cachamay or Centro Total de Entretenimiento Cachamay is a multipurpose stadium located on Avenida Guayana in Puerto Ordaz Bolivar State, Venezuela...

Deportivo Anzoátegui  Puerto La Cruz
Puerto la Cruz
Puerto la Cruz is a port city located in Anzoátegui State, in Venezuela. It is the seat of the Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality. The city has road connections to the state capital, Barcelona, to Lecheria and to Guanta, and has the potential to become the largest and most important metropolitan...

 
José Antonio Anzoátegui
Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos
The Estadio Olímpico General José Antonio Anzoátegui before called Estadio Luis Ramos, is a stadium located in the Venezuelan city of Puerto La Cruz, in the state of Anzoátegui. It was opened on December 8, 1965 by the former president of Venezuela, Raúl Leoni.The old stadium that occupied the area...

Deportivo Lara  Barquisimeto
Barquisimeto
Barquisimeto is the capital city of the State of Lara located in west central Venezuela, halfway between Caracas and Maracaibo on the Turbio River.-Overview:...

 
Metropolitano de Barquisimeto
Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara
The Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara is a soccer stadium, located near the city of Barquisimeto in Lara state, in the west-central Venezuela, built between 2006 and 2009 on behalf of the Government of that country, and on the state of Lara in the Venezuelan Jantesa firm, and worked as one...

Deportivo Petare  Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...

 
Olímpico de la UCV
Estadio Olímpico (Caracas)
The Estadio Olímpico de la UCV is a multi-purpose stadium in Caracas, Venezuela. It is a multipurpose stadium with a running track used primarily for the practice of football, athletics and rugby, which is part of the Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas and as such named a UNESCO World Heritage Site,...

Deportivo Táchira
Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club
Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club is a traditional and a popular Venezuelan football club. It was founded in 1974 by the initiative of Gaetano Greco...

 
San Cristóbal
San Cristóbal, Táchira
San Cristóbal is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of Táchira. It is located in a mountainous region of Western Venezuela. The city is situated 818 m/2,625 ft above sea level in the northern Andes overlooking the Torbes River, 56 km/35 mi from the Colombian border. San...

 
Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo is a multi-purpose stadium in San Cristóbal, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club. The stadium holds 38,755 people...

Estudiantes de Mérida
Estudiantes de Mérida Fútbol Club
The club Estudiantes de Mérida Fútbol Club is a professional football club of the Venezuelan league, based in Mérida, Venezuela...

 
Mérida
Mérida, Mérida
Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida, Venezuela, is the capital of the municipality of Libertador and the state of Mérida, and is one of the principal cities of the Venezuelan Andes...

 
Metropolitano de Mérida
Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida
The Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano de Mérida or Estadio Metropolitano is a soccer stadium located in the city of Mérida in Venezuela.It was built to be one venues of the Copa America 2007 and it would also serve as one of the venues for the National Games of Venezuela Andes 2005...

Mineros de Guayana
Atlético Club Mineros de Guayana
The Asociación Civil Mineros de Guayana, usually known as Mineros de Guayana or simply Mineros, is a Venezuelan football club based in Puerto Ordaz.-History:...

 
Ciudad Guayana
Ciudad Guayana
Ciudad Guayana is a city in Bolívar State, Venezuela. It lies south of the Orinoco, where the river is joined by the Caroní River. The city, officially founded in 1961, is actually composed of the old town of San Félix at the east and the new town of Puerto Ordaz at the west, which lie either...

 
Polideportivo Cachamay
Polideportivo Cachamay
The Polideportivo Cachamay or Centro Total de Entretenimiento Cachamay is a multipurpose stadium located on Avenida Guayana in Puerto Ordaz Bolivar State, Venezuela...

Monagas
Monagas Sport Club
Monagas Sport Club is a Venezuelan football team playing at the top level, the Primera División Venezolana. It is based in Maturín. Their home stadium is the Estadio Monumental de Maturín...

 
Maturín
Maturín
Maturín is a city in Venezuela, the capital of the Venezuelan state of Monagas and a centre for instrumental exploration and development of the petroleum industry in Venezuela. The metropolitan area of Maturín has a population of 401,384 inhabitants...

 
Monumental de Maturín
Estadio Monumental de Maturín
The Estadio Monumental de Maturín is the largest stadium in Venezuela by seating capacity, with 51,796 spectators. It was one of the venues of the 2007 Copa America...

Real Esppor
Real Esppor Club
The club Real Esppor Club is a professional football club promoted to Venezuelan league in 2009, based in Caracas.-Current first team squad:-External links:*...

 
Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...

 
Brígido Iriarte
Estadio Brígido Iriarte
Estadio Brígido Iriarte is a multi-purpose stadium in Caracas, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football matches and has been used as the home stadium of Caracas Fútbol Club. The stadium holds 15,000 people.-Gallery:...

Trujillanos
Trujillanos Fútbol Club
Trujillanos Fútbol Club is a Venezuelan football team playing at the top level, the Primera División Venezolana. It is based in Valera. Their home stadium is Estadio Luis Loreto Lira....

 
Valera
Valera
Valera is a city in Trujillo State in Venezuela, situated between the rivers Momboy and Motatán. The mayor is Temístocles Cabezas, who has had that post since 2009. The city is home to Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Colombian and Spanish communities...

 
Luis Loreto Lira
Estadio Luis Loreto Lira
Estadio José Alberto Pérez is a multi-use stadium in Valera, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Trujillanos Fútbol Club. The stadium holds 14,000 people. It was constructed in 1976...

Yaracuyanos
Yaracuyanos Fútbol Club
The club Yaracuyanos Fútbol Club is a professional football club, founded in 2006 promoted to Venezuelan league in 2009, based in San Felipe.-History:...

 
San Felipe  Florentino Oropeza
Estadio Florentino Oropeza
Estadio Florentino Oropeza is a multi-use stadium in San Felipe, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by Yaracuyanos FC of the Venezuelan Primera División. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 spectators....

Zamora
Zamora Fútbol Club
Zamora Fútbol Club is a Venezuelan football club.-History:Zamora Fútbol Club was founded on February 2, 1977. The club was promoted to the First Division after finishing as runners-up in the Second Division in the 2005/2006 season.-Titles:...

 
Barinas
Barinas, Barinas
Barinas is a city in west central Venezuela. According to an estimate in 2009, its population is 251,535. It is the capital of the Barinas Municipality and the State of Barinas...

 
Agustín Tovar
Estadio Agustín Tovar
Estadio Agustín Tovar, also known as Estadio La Carolina, is a multi-purpose stadium in Barinas, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it is the home stadium of Zamora FC...

Zulia
Zulia Fútbol Club
Zulia Fútbol Club is a professional football club promoted to Venezuelan league in 2008. The club is based in Maracaibo, Zulia State.-Current squad:-Titles:*Segunda División Venezolana: 1...

 
Maracaibo
Maracaibo
Maracaibo is a city and municipality located in northwestern Venezuela off the western coast of the Lake Maracaibo. It is the second-largest city in the country after the national capital Caracas and the capital of Zulia state...

 
José "Pachencho" Romero
Estadio José Pachencho Romero
The José "Pachencho" Romero Stadium is a sports stadium in Maracaibo, capital of the Zulia state, in Venezuela. The stadium holds 40,800 spectators...



Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura is the first tournament of the season. It began on August 8, 2010 and ended on December 12, 2010.

Standings

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Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura will be the second and final tournament of the season. It began on January 16 and ended on May 15.

Standings

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Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.

Aggregate table

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Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
1. Deportivo Táchira and Zamora are qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage as the Apertura and Clausura champions, respectively.
2. Trujillanos qualified to the 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage as the 2010 Copa Venezuela
2010 Copa Venezuela
The 2010 Copa Venezuela was the 41st staging of the Copa Venezuela.The competition started on August 25, 2010 and concluded on December 8, 2010 with a two leg final, in which Trujillanos FC won the trophy for the second time with a 0-0 draw at home and a 1-1 draw away over Zamora FC.-First...

 champion.

Season top goalscorers

Rank Player Nationality Club Goals
1 Daniel Arismendi
Daniel Arismendi
Daniel Enrique "El Cafú" Arismendi Marchán is a Venezuelan footballer currently playing as a striker for Deportivo Anzoátegui in Primera División Venezolana...

 
Deportivo Anzoátegui
Deportivo Anzoátegui
Deportivo Anzoátegui Sport Club is a professional football club based in Puerto La Cruz, Anzoátegui. It was founded in 2002 andpromoted to the Venezuelan 1st division in 2007.They won the Copa de Venezuela in 2008.-History:...

 
19
2 Wilmer Jordan Gil  Monagas
Monagas Sport Club
Monagas Sport Club is a Venezuelan football team playing at the top level, the Primera División Venezolana. It is based in Maturín. Their home stadium is the Estadio Monumental de Maturín...

 
17
3 Marcelo Refresquini
Marcelo Refresquini
Marcelo Refresquini is a Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Atlético Venezuela of the Primera División in Venezuela....

 
Atlético Venezuela
Atlético Venezuela
The club Atlético Venezuela is a professional football club, founded and promoted to Venezuelan league in 2009, based in Maiquetía.-Current first team squad:-Achievements:...

/Yaracuyanos 
13 1
4 Luis Carlos Cabezas
Luis Carlos Cabezas
Luis Carlos Cabezas is a Colombian footballer that plays for Caracas FC.Luis Carlos was formed in the storied Colombian clubs youth system making his debut for the first team during the 2006 season. He plays as a striker and was sub champion of the Copa Mustang in 2006 with Deportivo Cali...

 
Caracas  12
Jonathan Copete
Jonathan Copete
Jonathan Copete is a Colombian footballer currently playing for Independiente Santa Fe of the Primera A in Colombia....

 
Zamora  12
Alejandro Guerra
Alejandro Guerra
Alejandro Abraham Guerra Morales is a is a Venezuelan footballer currently playing for Mineros de Guayana.-International career:...

 
Deportivo Anzoátegui
Deportivo Anzoátegui
Deportivo Anzoátegui Sport Club is a professional football club based in Puerto La Cruz, Anzoátegui. It was founded in 2002 andpromoted to the Venezuelan 1st division in 2007.They won the Copa de Venezuela in 2008.-History:...

 
12
Sergio Herrera
Sergio Herrera
Sergio Darío Herrera Month is a Colombian footballer who is currently playing for Deportivo Táchira in the Venezuelan Primera División.-Career:...

 
Deportivo Táchira  12
8 Heiber Díaz  Estudiantes de Mérida/Carabobo  11 2
Genlys Piñero  Atlético El Vigía  11
10 Roberto Armúa  Trujillanos  10

Source:
1 Refresquini scored 12 goals for Atlético Venezuela and 1 goal for Yaracuyanos.
2 Díaz scored 5 goals for Estudiantes de Mérida and 6 goals for Carabobo.

Serie Final

Deportivo Táchira and Zamora qualified to the Serie Final, which was contested on a home and away basis.
|}Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
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Primera División
2010–11 Champion
Deportivo Táchira
7th title

Copa Sudamericana playoffs

Other than the teams which already qualify for the Copa Libertadores (Apertura and Clausura champions and the best-placed team in the aggregate table) and the Copa Sudamericana (Copa Venezuela champion), the eight best-placed teams in the aggregate table will contest in the playoffs for the remaining two berths to the Copa Sudamericana, which qualify the two winners to the First Stage.

In the first round, the matchups are:
  • Match A (1 vs. 8)
  • Match B (2 vs. 7)
  • Match C (3 vs. 6)
  • Match D (4 vs. 5)

In the second round, the matchups are:
  • Winner A vs. Winner C
  • Winner B vs. Winner D

For the two second round winners, the team with the better record in the aggregate table will receive the Venezuela 2 berth, while the other team will receive the Venezuela 3 berth.

Match A

|}Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
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Match B

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Match C

|}Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
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Match D

|}Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
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Winner A vs. Winner C

|}Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
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Winner B vs. Winner D

|}Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away goals; 4th penalty shoot-out.
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