2010–11 Venezuelan Primera División season
# 2010–11 Venezuelan Primera División season

The 2010–11 Primera División season (officially the 2010–11 Copa Movilnet for sponsorship reasons) is the 29th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league.

## Teams

Eighteen teams will participate this season, sixteen of whom remain from the previous season. Centro Italo Venezolano and Llaneros were relegated after accumulating the fewest points in the 2009–10 season aggregate table. They were replaced by Atlético Venezuela 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 | Maracay | Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez |
| Atlético Venezuela | Maiquetía | Polideportivo José María Vargas |
| Carabobo | Valencia | Misael Delgado |
| Caracas | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV |
| Caroní | Ciudad Guayana | Polideportivo Cachamay |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | Puerto La Cruz | José Antonio Anzoátegui |
| Deportivo Lara | Barquisimeto | Metropolitano de Barquisimeto |
| Deportivo Petare | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV |
| Deportivo Táchira | San Cristóbal | Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo |
| El Vigía | El Vigía | Ramón "Gato" Hernández |
| Estudiantes | Mérida | Metropolitano de Mérida |
| Mineros | Ciudad Guayana | Polideportivo Cachamay |
| Monagas | Maturín | Monumental de Maturín |
| Real Esppor | Caracas | Brígido Iriarte |
| Trujillanos | Valera | Luis Loreto Lira |
| Yaracuyanos | San Felipe | Florentino Oropeza |
| Zamora | Barinas | Agustín Tovar |
| Zulia | Maracaibo | José "Pachencho" Romero |

## 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Deportivo Táchira | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 36 | Serie Final and the 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Real Esppor | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 36 | |
| 3 | Caracas | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 35 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Petare | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 33 | |
| 5 | Trujillanos | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 27 | |
| 6 | Aragua | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 27 | |
| 7 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 26 | |
| 8 | Yaracuyanos | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 26 | |
| 9 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 22 | |
| 10 | Zulia | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 21 | |
| 11 | Mineros de Guayana | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 | |
| 12 | Monagas | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 17 | |
| 13 | Zamora | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 17 | |
| 14 | Atlético Venezuela | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 16 | |
| 15 | Deportivo Lara | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 16 | |
| 16 | Carabobo | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 16 | |
| 17 | Atlético El Vigía | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 14 | |
| 18 | Caroní | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 38 | −31 | 8 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ARA | ATV | AVE | CBO | CRC | CRN | DAN | DLA | DPE | DTA | EME | MGU | MON | RES | TRU | YAR | ZAM | ZUL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aragua | | | 1–2 | 1–0 | | | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | | | | | 0–1 |
| Atlético El Vigía | 0–0 | | | 3–1 | | | | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | | | | | |
| Atlético Venezuela | | 1–1 | | | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | | | | | | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Carabobo | | | 0–2 | | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | | | | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Caracas | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | | | | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | | | | |
| Caroní | 0–2 | 1–0 | | | 0–1 | | 1–7 | | | | | | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | 2–4 | 2–2 | | | 3–0 | | | | 2–2 | | 2–1 | | 3–1 | | 3–3 | | 3–2 | |
| Deportivo Lara | | | 3–2 | | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | | | | | | | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Deportivo Petare | | | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | | 1–2 | | 0–0 | | 2–1 | | 0–0 | | 2–1 | | 1–0 |
| Deportivo Táchira | | | 4–1 | 3–1 | | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | | | | 1–1 | | 2–0 | | 1–0 | | 4–0 |
| Estudiantes de Mérida | | | 4–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | | 0–1 | | 1–0 | | | | 2–1 |
| Mineros de Guayana | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | | | | | | 1–3 | | 1–1 | | 2–3 |
| Monagas | 2–2 | | 2–2 | 0–1 | | | | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | | | | | | 3–2 |
| Real Esppor | 3–0 | 2–0 | | | 1–2 | | 3–0 | | | | | | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Trujillanos | 2–0 | 3–2 | | | 2–0 | | | | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | | | 2–0 | |
| Yaracuyanos | 1–0 | 1–1 | | | 1–0 | | 1–1 | | | | 1–1 | | 0–0 | | 1–1 | | 2–1 | |
| Zamora | 1–2 | 2–1 | | | 0–3 | 1–4 | | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | | | | |
| Zulia | | 4–1 | | | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | | | | | | | 2–5 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | |

## 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Zamora | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 10 | +27 | 42 | Serie Final and the 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Caracas | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 12 | +20 | 38 | |
| 3 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 29 | |
| 4 | Mineros de Guayana | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 29 | |
| 5 | Real Esppor | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 28 | |
| 6 | Monagas | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 27 | |
| 7 | Deportivo Petare | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 27 | |
| 8 | Trujillanos | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 25 | |
| 9 | Carabobo | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 24 | |
| 10 | Aragua | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 24 | |
| 11 | Yaracuyanos | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 24 | |
| 12 | Atlético El Vigía | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 23 | |
| 13 | Deportivo Lara | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 23 | |
| 14 | Deportivo Táchira | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 20 | |
| 15 | Zulia | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 34 | −20 | 16 | |
| 16 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 32 | −20 | 8 | |
| 17 | Caroní | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 44 | −35 | 7 | |
| 18 | Atlético Venezuela | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 50 | −42 | 7 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ARA | ATV | AVE | CBO | CRC | CRN | DAN | DLA | DPE | DTA | EME | MGU | MON | RES | TRU | YAR | ZAM | ZUL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aragua | | 1–0 | | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | | | | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Atlético El Vigía | | | 4–0 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | | | | 1–3 | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 5–1 |
| Atlético Venezuela | 0–1 | | | 1–5 | | | | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | | | | | |
| Carabobo | 1–1 | 2–0 | | | 2–2 | | | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | | | | | |
| Caracas | | | 4–0 | | | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | | | | | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 |
| Caroní | | | 0–0 | 1–3 | | | | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | | | | | 0–1 | – |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | | | 10–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | | 2–1 | | 1–0 | | 1–0 | | 2–1 | | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| Deportivo Lara | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 0–3 | | | | | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | | | | | |
| Deportivo Petare | 1–1 | 1–0 | | | 2–3 | | 0–0 | | | | 5–1 | | 1–1 | | 1–0 | | 0–0 | |
| Deportivo Táchira | 3–1 | 3–1 | | | 0–1 | | | | 1–2 | | 3–1 | | 1–0 | | 1–0 | | 1–2 | |
| Estudiantes de Mérida | 0–0 | 0–1 | | | 1–2 | | 2–4 | | | | | | 0–0 | | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | |
| Mineros de Guayana | 0–1 | | | | 0–1 | | | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | | 3–1 | | 3–1 | |
| Monagas | | 3–1 | | | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | | | | | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | |
| Real Esppor | | | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | | | | | | 1–0 |
| Trujillanos | | | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | | | | | 0–0 | | 1–1 | | 2–1 |
| Yaracuyanos | | | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | | 1–2 | | | | 2–0 |
| Zamora | | | 5–0 | 2–2 | | | 1–1 | 3–1 | | | | | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 5–1 |
| Zulia | 0–4 | | 2–1 | 1–3 | | | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | | | | |

* ↑ Match cancelled

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Caracas | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 56 | 27 | +29 | 73 | 2012 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 2 | Real Esppor | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 64 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 3 | Deportivo Petare | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 60 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 4 | Deportivo Táchira | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 56 | 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 5 | Zamora | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 56 | 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 6 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 55 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 7 | Trujillanos | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 52 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 8 | Aragua | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 52 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 9 | Yaracuyanos | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 50 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 10 | Mineros de Guayana | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 49 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 11 | Monagas | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 44 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 12 | Carabobo | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 40 | Qualified to the Serie Sudamericana |
| 13 | Deportivo Lara | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 39 | |
| 14 | Zulia | 33 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 37 | |
| 15 | Atlético El Vigía | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 37 | |
| 16 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 52 | −24 | 30 | |
| 17 | Atlético Venezuela | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 30 | 83 | −53 | 23 | Relegated to the Segunda División |
| 18 | Caroní | 33 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 67 | −48 | 18 | Relegated to the Segunda División |

* ↑ Deportivo Táchira and Zamora are qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage as the Apertura and Clausura champions, respectively.
* ↑ Trujillanos qualified to the 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage as the 2010 Copa Venezuela champion.

## Season top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Daniel Arismendi | Venezuelan | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 19 |
| 2 | Wilmar Jordán Gil | Colombian | Monagas | 17 |
| 3 | Marcelo Refresquini | Uruguayan | Atlético Venezuela/Yaracuyanos | 13 $^1$ |
| 4 | Luis Carlos Cabezas | Colombian | Caracas | 12 |
| 4 | Jonathan Copete | Colombian | Zamora | 12 |
| 4 | Alejandro Guerra | Venezuelan | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 12 |
| 4 | Sergio Herrera | Colombian | Deportivo Táchira | 12 |
| 8 | Heiber Díaz | Venezuelan | Estudiantes de Mérida/Carabobo | 11 $^2$ |
| 8 | Genlys Piñero | Venezuelan | Atlético El Vigía | 11 |
| 10 | Roberto Armúa | Argentine | 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.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Deportivo Táchira | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| 2 | Zamora | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |

* Primera División 2010–11 champion
* Deportivo Táchira 7th title

## Serie Sudamericana

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 Serie Sudamericana 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.

### First round

**Match A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Real Esppor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Second Round |
| 2 | Carabobo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | |

**Match B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Deportivo Petare | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Second Round |
| 2 | Monagas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |

**Match C**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Second Round |
| 2 | Mineros de Guayana | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |

**Match D**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yaracuyanos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | Second Round |
| 2 | Aragua | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | |

### Second round

**Winner A vs. Winner C**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 2 | Real Esppor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | |

**Winner B vs. Winner D**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yaracuyanos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 2 | Deportivo Petare | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
