1977 Venezuelan Primera División season
# 1977 Venezuelan Primera División season

The 1977 season of the Venezuelan Primera División, the top category of Venezuelan football, was played by 12 teams. The national champions were Portuguesa.

## Results

### First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Portuguesa | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 51 | 15 | +36 | 35 |
| 2 | Deportivo Italia | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 27 |
| 3 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 27 |
| 4 | Deportivo Portugués | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 27 |
| 5 | Universidad de Los Andes | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 26 |
| 6 | Valencia | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 26 |
| 7 | Deportivo Galicia | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 24 |
| 8 | Barquisimeto FC | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 19 |
| 9 | San Cristóbal | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 18 |
| 10 | Universitarios de Oriente | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 36 | −18 | 16 |
| 11 | Atlético Zamora | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 37 | −23 | 12 |
| 12 | Unión Deportiva Canarias | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 60 | −44 | 7 |

### Sixth Place Playoff

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Valencia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| 2 | Deportivo Galicia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | San Cristóbal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | Barquisimeto FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |

### Final Stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Portuguesa | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 14 |
| 2 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 13 |
| 3 | Valencia | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 11 |
| 4 | Deportivo Portugués | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Deportivo Italia | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 9 |
| 6 | Universidad de Los Andes | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 3 |
