The 2016 Primera División season was the 35th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league.
Teams
Team City Stadium Aragua Maracay Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez Atlético Venezuela Caracas Brígido Iriarte Carabobo Valencia Misael Delgado Caracas Caracas Olímpico de la UCVCocodrilos Sports Parka Deportivo Anzoátegui Puerto La Cruz José Antonio Anzoátegui Deportivo JBL Maracaibo José "Pachencho" Romero Deportivo La Guaira Caracas Olímpico de la UCVMetropolitano de Cabudarea Deportivo Lara Cabudare Metropolitano de Cabudare Deportivo Táchira San Cristóbal Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo Estudiantes de Caracas Caracas Brígido Iriarte Estudiantes de Mérida Mérida Metropolitano de Mérida Llaneros Guanare Rafael Calles Pinto Mineros Ciudad Guayana Polideportivo Cachamay Monagas Maturín Monumental de Maturín Petare Caracas Olímpico de la UCVCocodrilos Sports Parka Portuguesa Acarigua General José Antonio Paez Trujillanos Valera José Alberto Pérez Ureña Ureña Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo Zamora Barinas Agustín Tovar Zulia Maracaibo José "Pachencho" Romero
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
Results
Knockout bracket
Top goalscorers Rank Name Club Goals 1 Gabriel TorresZamora 15 2 Johan ArriecheMineros 11 3 Richard BlancoMineros 8 Miguel CamargoMineros 8 Juan GarcíaEstudiantes de Caracas 8 Aquiles OcantoCarabobo 8 Víctor RenteríaUreña 8 José Miguel ReyesDeportivo Táchira 8
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
Results
Knockout bracket
Top goalscorers Rank Name Club Goals 1 Edder FaríasCaracas 12 2 Armando MaitaMonagas 10 3 Christian NovoaCarabobo 9 Jefferson SavarinoZulia 9 4 Richard BlancoZamora 8 Reiner CastroCaracas 8 Joel InfanteAtlético Venezuela 8 Charlis OrtizDeportivo Anzoátegui 8 Luz RodríguezEstudiantes de Mérida 8
Source: Soccerway
Serie Final
Zamora won 4–2 on aggregate.
Aggregate table
Best of the Year The Uruguayan newspaper El País chose the best player, manager and club of the 2016 season.
Player of the Year: Jefferson Savarino.
Manager of the Year: Francesco Stifano.
Club of the Year: Zamora FC.
Team of the Year The newly formed AUFP chose the team of the year.
PositionPlayerClub GK Caracas RB Zulia CB Trujillanos CB Atlético Venezuela LB Deportivo Táchira DM Carabobo RM Caracas LM Monagas AM Zamora FW Zamora FW Caracas
References
External links of the Venezuelan Football Federation Season regulations