2017 Venezuelan Primera División season
# 2017 Venezuelan Primera División season

The 2017 Primera División season was the 36th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league. Zamora were the defending champions, but did not qualify to the Serie Final, after being eliminated by Monagas in the quarter-finals of the Torneo Apertura and by Deportivo Lara in the quarter-finals of the Torneo Clausura.

Monagas were the champions, defeating Deportivo Lara in the Serie Final, 2–1 on aggregate.

## Teams

### Stadia and locations

Relegated to 2017 Segunda División :

| 17 | Ureña |
| - | - |
| 18 | Llaneros |
| 19 | Petare |
| 20 | Estudiantes de Caracas |

Promoted to 2017 Primera División :

| 1 | Metropolitanos |
| - | - |
| 2 | Atlético Socopó |
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Aragua | Maracay | Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez | 14,000 |
| Atlético Socopó | Socopó | Rogelio Matos | 7,500 |
| Atlético Venezuela | Caracas | Brígido Iriarte | 10,000 |
| Carabobo | Valencia | Misael Delgado | 10,400 |
| Caracas | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV | 23,940 |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | Puerto La Cruz | José Antonio Anzoátegui | 37,485 |
| Deportivo JBL | Maracaibo | José "Pachencho" Romero | 40,800 |
| Deportivo La Guaira | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV | 23,940 |
| Deportivo Lara | Cabudare | Metropolitano de Cabudare | 47,913 |
| Deportivo Táchira | San Cristóbal | Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo | 38,755 |
| Estudiantes de Mérida | Mérida | Metropolitano de Mérida | 42,200 |
| Metropolitanos | Caracas | Brígido Iriarte | 10,000 |
| Mineros | Ciudad Guayana | Polideportivo Cachamay | 41,600 |
| Monagas | Maturín | Monumental de Maturín | 51,796 |
| Portuguesa | Acarigua | General José Antonio Páez | 18,000 |
| $Trujillanos^a$ | Valera | José Alberto Pérez | 25,000 |
| Zamora | Barinas | Agustín Tovar | 29,800 |
| Zulia | Maracaibo | José "Pachencho" Romero | 40,800 |

$^a$ Trujillanos played the matchday 11 of the Torneo Clausura (against Deportivo Lara) at the Estadio José Pachencho Romero in Maracaibo, after the Estadio José Alberto Pérez in Valera was suspended due to crowd disturbances in the Copa Venezuela round of 16 second leg against Zulia.

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt main sponsor |
| - | - | - | - |
| Aragua | José Manuel Rey | New Arrival | Gobierno Bolivariano de Aragua |
| Atlético Socopó | Fernando Capobianco | Kiukak | Servical |
| Atlético Venezuela | Alex Pallarés | Adidas | FERRYJET |
| Carabobo | Wilson Gutiérrez | Adidas | None |
| Caracas | Noel Sanvicente | Adidas | Maltín Polar |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | Charles López | Academia Sport Wear | Gobierno Bolivariano de Anzoátegui |
| Deportivo JBL | Frank Flores | JBL Sports | SHIMGE |
| Deportivo La Guaira | Pedro Depablos | Adidas | Traki |
| Deportivo Lara | Leonardo González | Adidas | Brijot |
| Deportivo Táchira | Francesco Stifano | Adidas | SIMMONDS EQUIPMENTS |
| Estudiantes de Mérida | José Nabor Gavidia | Puma | Arand Supplies |
| Metropolitanos | Daniel de Oliveira | Joma | Seguros Venezuela |
| Mineros | Juan Tolisano | Sport Jugados | Gobernación de Bolívar |
| Monagas | Jhonny Ferreira | Adidas | Banplus |
| Portuguesa | Carlos Moreno | Mundo Creativo | Alivenza |
| Trujillanos | Horacio Matuszyczk | Kiukak | SUCASA |
| Zamora | Alí Cañas | Uhlsport | PDVSA |
| Zulia | Carlos Maldonado | Uhlsport | PDVSA |

**Managerial changes**

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Torneo Apertura |||||||
| Portuguesa | Horacio Matuszyczk | Sacked | 22 February | 16th | Carlos Moreno | 24 February |
| Trujillanos | Darío Martínez | Sacked | 21 February | 17th | Cristian Ferlauto | 21 February |
| Atlético Socopó | Giovanny Pérez | Sacked | 26 March | 17th | Alberto Valencia | 6 April |
| Estudiantes de Mérida | Juan Cruz Real | Resigned | 3 April | 15th | José Nabor Gavidia | 4 April |
| Deportivo JBL | Frank Flores | Mutual consent | 7 April | 17th | José Cortina Henríquez | 12 April |
| Atlético Venezuela | Ignacio González | Mutual consent | 29 May | 11th | Alex Pallarés | 30 May |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | Nicolás Larcamón | Signed by Deportes Antofagasta | 12 June | 4th, QF | Charles López | 8 July |
| Zamora | Francesco Stifano | Resigned | 15 June | 3rd, QF | Luis Vera | 20 June |
| Torneo Clausura |||||||
| Deportivo La Guaira | Eduardo Saragó | Mutual consent | 7 July | Pre-season | Pedro Depablos | 8 July |
| Deportivo JBL | José Cortina Henríquez | Sacked | 13 July | Pre-season | Juan Escobar | 13 July |
| Zulia | Daniel Farías | Signed by The Strongest | 15 August | 15th | Miguelángel Acosta | 15 August |
| Zulia | Miguelángel Acosta | End of caretaker spell | 18 August | 13th | Carlos Maldonado | 18 August |
| Zamora | Luis Vera | Sacked | 22 August | 18th | Alí Cañas | 23 August |
| Deportivo JBL | Juan Escobar | Sacked | 28 August | 12th | Frank Flores | 28 August |
| Trujillanos | Cristian Ferlauto | Mutual consent | 11 September | 17th | Horacio Matuszyczk | 11 September |
| Atlético Socopó | Alberto Valencia | Sacked | 18 September | 16th | Fernando Capobianco | 18 September |
| Deportivo Táchira | Santiago Escobar | Mutual consent | 11 October | 9th | Francesco Stifano | 11 October |
| Metropolitanos | Rafael Santana | Mutual consent | 3 November | 9th | Daniel de Oliveira | 4 November |
| Carabobo | Julio César Baldivieso | Sacked | 3 December | 3rd, SF | Wilson Gutiérrez | 14 December |
| Aragua | Antonio Franco | Sacked | 11 December | 17th | José Manuel Rey | 12 December |

## Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura was the first tournament of the season. The regular season started on 28 January and finished on 21 May 2017.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Deportivo Táchira | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 36 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Carabobo | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 12 | +24 | 35 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Zamora | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 30 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 28 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 5 | Caracas | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 28 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 6 | Monagas | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 26 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 7 | Aragua | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 25 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 8 | Deportivo La Guaira | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 23 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 9 | Zulia | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 23 | |
| 10 | Mineros | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 22 | |
| 11 | Atlético Venezuela | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 21 | |
| 12 | Deportivo Lara | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 19 | |
| 13 | Trujillanos | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 19 | |
| 14 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 18 | |
| 15 | Portuguesa | 17 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 16 | |
| 16 | Metropolitanos | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 32 | −18 | 15 | |
| 17 | Deportivo JBL | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 14 | |
| 18 | Atlético Socopó | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 13 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ARA | SOC | AVE | CBO | CAR | ANZ | JBL | DLG | LAR | TAC | ESM | MET | MIN | MON | POR | TRU | ZAM | ZUL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aragua | — | 1–1 | — | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | — | 5–0 |
| Atlético Socopó | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | 2–1 |
| Atlético Venezuela | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | — | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | — | — |
| Carabobo | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 4–0 | — | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | — |
| Caracas | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | — | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | — |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Deportivo JBL | — | — | — | 0–4 | — | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 1–3 |
| Deportivo La Guaira | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | — |
| Deportivo Lara | — | 1–0 | 2–3 | — | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
| Deportivo Táchira | 2–1 | — | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | — | 2–2 | 4–1 | — | — | — | 2–4 | — | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | — |
| Estudiantes de Mérida | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 1–4 | — | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | — | — |
| Metropolitanos | 0–2 | — | — | 0–5 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 |
| Mineros | 3–3 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 4–4 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | 0–3 | 4–1 | — | — |
| Monagas | — | — | — | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 4–3 | — | — | — | — | 3–4 |
| Portuguesa | — | 1–0 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | — | 0–3 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Trujillanos | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | 3–0 |
| Zamora | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 2–2 | — | — |
| Zulia | — | — | 3–1 | 1–5 | 3–0 | — | — | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 3–2 | — | — | — | 3–0 | — |

* ↑ Match awarded 3–0 to Atlético Venezuela due to Mineros fielding the ineligible player Ángelo Peña. The original result was a 2–1 win for Atlético Venezuela.
* ↑ Match awarded 3–0 to Portuguesa due to Mineros fielding the ineligible player Ángelo Peña. The original result was a 1–0 win for Mineros.
* ↑ Match awarded 3–0 to Deportivo Táchira due to Zulia fielding four foreign players at the same time. The original result was a 2–0 win for Zulia.

### Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Caracas | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Caracas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | Caracas (p) | 2 | 1 | 3 (4) | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Deportivo La Guaira | 1 | 2 | 3 (3) | | | | | |
| 1 | Deportivo Táchira | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Deportivo La Guaira | 1 | 2 | 3 (3) | | | | | |
| 8 | Deportivo La Guaira | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Deportivo La Guaira | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | 5 | Caracas | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Monagas (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Carabobo | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Monagas (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Aragua | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Aragua | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Carabobo | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Monagas (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | Zamora | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Monagas (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 6 | Monagas | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Quarter-finals**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Deportivo La Guaira | 5–4 | Deportivo Táchira | 3–2 | 2–2 |
| Caracas | 1–0 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Aragua | 1–2 | Carabobo | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Monagas | 6–2 | Zamora | 3–1 | 3–1 |

**Semi-finals**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Deportivo La Guaira | 3–3 (3–4 p) | Caracas | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Monagas | 1–1 (a) | Carabobo | 0–0 | 1–1 |

**Final**

2–2 on aggregate. Monagas won on away goals.

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Edder Farías | Caracas | 13 |
| 2 | Víctor Aquino | Deportivo Táchira | 11 |
| 3 | Anthony Blondell | Monagas | 10 |
| 4 | Juan García Reyes | Aragua | 9 |
| 4 | Aquiles Ocanto | Carabobo | 9 |
| 4 | Jesús Hernández | Deportivo Lara | 9 |
| 4 | Luis González | Monagas | 9 |
| 8 | Richard Blanco | Mineros | 8 |
| 8 | Zamir Valoyes | Deportivo La Guaira | 8 |
| 8 | Tommy Tobar | Carabobo | 8 |

### Top assists

| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yohandry Orozco | Zulia | 10 |
| 2 | Aquiles Ocanto | Carabobo | 7 |
| 3 | Evelio Hernández | Caracas | 6 |
| 3 | Zamir Valoyes | Deportivo La Guaira | 6 |
| 5 | Víctor Aquino | Deportivo Táchira | 5 |
| 5 | Eduard Bello | Carabobo | 5 |
| 5 | Richard Blanco | Mineros | 5 |
| 5 | Pedro Ramírez | Deportivo Táchira | 5 |

### Awards

**Team of the Tournament**

The Asociación FUTVE chose the team of the Torneo Apertura.

| Position PlayerClub GKBeycker VelásquezDeportivo Anzoátegui RBSamuel BarberiMonagas CBLucas TrejoMonagas CBRubert QuijadaCaracas LBÓscar GonzálezMonagas DMRicardo MartinsDeportivo Anzoátegui RMLuis GonzálezMonagas LMYohandry OrozcoZulia RWAnthony BlondellMonagas LWAquiles OcantoCarabobo CFEdder FaríasCaracas CoachJhonny FerreiraMonagas | Velásquez Barberi Trejo Quijada Ó. González L. González Martins Orozco Ocanto Blondell Farías |
| - | - |

**Player of the Tournament**

The best player of Torneo Apertura was Monagas winger Anthony Blondell, chosen by the Asociación FUTVE.

## Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura was the second tournament of the season. The regular season started on 15 July and finished on 29 October 2017.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Deportivo Lara | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 36 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mineros | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 34 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Carabobo | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 31 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 28 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 5 | Monagas | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 27 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 6 | Caracas | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 25 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 7 | Deportivo La Guaira | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 24 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 8 | Zamora | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 24 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 9 | Metropolitanos | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 23 | |
| 10 | Deportivo Táchira | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 23 | |
| 11 | Portuguesa | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 22 | |
| 12 | Zulia | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 21 | |
| 13 | Deportivo JBL | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 21 | |
| 14 | Trujillanos | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 21 | |
| 15 | Atlético Venezuela | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 15 | |
| 16 | Atlético Socopó | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 14 | |
| 17 | Aragua | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 14 | |
| 18 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 11 | |

* ↑ Deportivo Anzoátegui were deducted 3 points.

### Results

| Home \ Away | ARA | SOC | AVE | CBO | CAR | ANZ | JBL | DLG | LAR | TAC | ESM | MET | MIN | MON | POR | TRU | ZAM | ZUL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aragua | — | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
| Atlético Socopó | 2–2 | — | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | — |
| Atlético Venezuela | — | 0–1 | — | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | — | 4–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Carabobo | — | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | — | 5–1 | — | 1–0 |
| Caracas | 3–0 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | — | 2–1 |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | — | — |
| Deportivo JBL | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | 0–3 | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | — |
| Deportivo La Guaira | 1–1 | — | — | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | — | 1–2 |
| Deportivo Lara | 2–0 | — | — | 0–3 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–3 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 2–1 |
| Deportivo Táchira | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | — | 3–2 | 4–1 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | — | 0–1 |
| Estudiantes de Mérida | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Metropolitanos | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mineros | — | — | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | — | — | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 4–1 | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Monagas | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — |
| Portuguesa | 4–1 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 2–0 | — |
| Trujillanos | — | — | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | — |
| Zamora | — | — | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–1 |
| Zulia | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | — | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | — |

### Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Deportivo Lara | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Zamora | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Zamora | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Deportivo Lara | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Monagas | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | Monagas | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 5 | Monagas | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Monagas | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Deportivo Lara (p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mineros | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) |
| 2 | Mineros | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mineros | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) |
| 7 | Deportivo La Guaira | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Deportivo La Guaira | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Mineros | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Carabobo | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 3 | Carabobo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Carabobo | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 6 | Caracas | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Quarter-finals**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Zamora | 3–7 | Deportivo Lara | 1–1 | 2–6 |
| Monagas | 2–1 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Deportivo La Guaira | 2–3 | Mineros | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Caracas | 0–3 | Carabobo | 0–1 | 0–2 |

**Semi-finals**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Monagas | 1–3 | Deportivo Lara | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Carabobo | 0–1 | Mineros | 0–0 | 0–1 |

**Final**

1–1 on aggregate. Deportivo Lara won 4–3 on penalties.

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Anthony Blondell | Monagas | 13 |
| 2 | Tommy Tobar | Carabobo | 12 |
| 3 | Lucas Gómez | Deportivo Lara | 10 |
| 4 | Carlos Espinoza | Estudiantes de Mérida | 9 |
| 4 | Gustavo Britos | Metropolitanos | 9 |
| 6 | Jesús González | Deportivo Lara | 8 |
| 6 | Tulio Etchemaite | Portuguesa | 8 |
| 8 | Manuel Arteaga | Deportivo La Guaira | 7 |
| 8 | Víctor Aquino | Deportivo Táchira | 7 |
| 8 | Fernando Aristeguieta | Caracas | 7 |

### Awards

**Team of the Tournament**

The Asociación FUTVE chose the team of the Torneo Clausura.

| Position PlayerClub GKCarlos SalazarDeportivo Lara RBÁngel FaríaMineros CBAnthonys MatosMineros CBHenri PerníaDeportivo Lara LBDaniel CarrilloDeportivo Lara CMJesús GómezEstudiantes de Mérida CMCarlos SierraDeportivo Lara RMJosé CaraballoDeportivo Lara LMBrayan HurtadoMineros CFAnthony BlondellMonagas CFTommy TobarCarabobo CoachLeonardo GonzálezDeportivo Lara | Salazar Faría Matos H. Pernía Carrillo Caraballo Sierra J. Gómez Hurtado Tobar Blondell |
| - | - |

**Player of the Tournament**

The best player of Torneo Clausura was Deportivo Lara goalkeeper Carlos Salazar, chosen by the Asociación FUTVE.

## Serie Final

The Serie Final is held between the champions of the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura to determine the champions of the season. The draw to determine the order of the legs was held on 4 December 2017.

### First leg

| Monagas | Deportivo Lara |
| - | - |
| GK | 22 | Alain Baroja |
| DF | 6 | Samuel Barberi |
| DF | 25 | Joaquín Lencinas |
| DF | 3 | Lucas Trejo (c) |
| DF | 19 | Óscar González |
| MF | 8 | Javier García |
| MF | 7 | Ángel Lezama | | 77' |
| MF | 21 | Vicente Rodríguez | | 61' |
| FW | 20 | Luis Guerra | | 82' |
| FW | 17 | Anthony Blondell | 63' |
| FW | 16 | Christian Flores |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Ángel Hernández |
| MF | 5 | Óscar Guillén |
| MF | 23 | Agnel Flores |
| MF | 30 | Ismael Romero | | 82' |
| FW | 9 | Juan Zárate | | 77' |
| FW | 18 | César Martínez | | 61' |
| FW | 24 | Yohanner García |
| Manager: ||
| Jhonny Ferreira ||
| GK | 1 | Carlos Salazar |
| DF | 2 | Leminger Bolívar |
| DF | 26 | Giacomo Di Giorgi | 27' |
| DF | 4 | Leonardo Aponte |
| DF | 27 | Daniel Carrillo |
| MF | 15 | Ricardo Andreutti (c) |
| MF | 5 | Bernaldo Manzano | 13' |
| MF | 29 | Manuel Godoy |
| MF | 17 | Ely Valderrey |
| FW | 9 | Lucas Gómez |
| FW | 18 | Jesús González | 76' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Jesús Padrón |
| MF | 11 | Oswaldo Chaurant | 27' |
| MF | 14 | Carlos Sierra | 13' |
| FW | 8 | José Reyes |
| FW | 20 | José Michelena |
| FW | 23 | José Caraballo | 76' |
| FW | 76 | Freddy Vargas |
| Manager: ||
| Leonardo González ||
| Assistant referees: Jorge Urrego Jairo Molina Fourth official: Adrián Cabello | Match rules 90 minutes. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used. |

### Second leg

Monagas won 2–1 on aggregate.

| Deportivo Lara | Monagas |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Carlos Salazar |
| DF | 2 | Leminger Bolívar | | 83' |
| DF | 4 | Leonardo Aponte |
| DF | 13 | Henri Pernía (c) |
| DF | 27 | Daniel Carrillo | | 65' |
| MF | 28 | Jesús Bueno |
| MF | 23 | José Caraballo | 45' |
| MF | 14 | Carlos Sierra |
| MF | 8 | José Reyes | | 70' |
| FW | 18 | Jesús González |
| FW | 9 | Lucas Gómez |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Jesús Padrón |
| MF | 11 | Oswaldo Chaurant | | 65' |
| MF | 15 | Ricardo Andreutti |
| FW | 17 | Ely Valderrey | | 70' |
| FW | 20 | José Michelena | | 83' |
| FW | 29 | Manuel Godoy |
| FW | 76 | Freddy Vargas |
| Manager: ||
| Leonardo González ||
| GK | 22 | Alain Baroja |
| DF | 15 | Edwar Bracho | 50' | 61' |
| DF | 25 | Joaquín Lencinas |
| DF | 3 | Lucas Trejo (c) |
| DF | 19 | Óscar González | 74' |
| MF | 8 | Javier García |
| MF | 14 | Dáger Palacios | 6' | 89' |
| MF | 16 | Christian Flores |
| FW | 20 | Luis Guerra | | 76' |
| FW | 27 | Anthony Blondell | 26' |
| FW | 24 | Yohanner García | 65' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Ángel Hernández |
| DF | 6 | Samuel Barberi |
| MF | 7 | Ángel Lezama |
| MF | 21 | Vicente Rodríguez | | 89' |
| MF | 23 | Agnel Flores | | 76' |
| MF | 30 | Ismael Romero | | 61' |
| FW | 18 | César Martínez |
| Manager: ||
| Jhonny Ferreira ||
| Assistant referees: Carlos López Luis Sánchez Fourth official: Yersinia Correa | Match rules 90 minutes. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is used to determine the winner. Penalty shoot-out if the tie persists. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used. |

* Primera División 2017 Champions
* Monagas 1st title

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Carabobo | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 64 | 25 | +39 | 66 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 2 | Deportivo Táchira | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 59 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores first stage |
| 3 | Mineros | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 56 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 4 | Deportivo Lara | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 55 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 5 | Zamora | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 54 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 6 | Monagas (C) | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 53 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 7 | Caracas | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 53 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 8 | Deportivo La Guaira | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 47 | |
| 9 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 46 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 10 | Zulia | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 44 | |
| 11 | Trujillanos | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 40 | |
| 12 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 39 | |
| 13 | Aragua | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 39 | |
| 14 | Portuguesa | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 38 | |
| 15 | Metropolitanos | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 38 | |
| 16 | Atlético Venezuela | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 36 | |
| 17 | Deportivo JBL (R) | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 35 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 18 | Atlético Socopó (R) | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 52 | −24 | 27 | Relegation to Segunda División |

* ↑ Mineros qualified for the Copa Sudamericana first stage as 2017 Copa Venezuela champions.
* ↑ Zamora qualified for the Copa Sudamericana first stage as aggregate table best team not yet qualified for South American competition.
* ↑ Caracas qualified for the Copa Sudamericana first stage as Apertura runners-up.
* ↑ Estudiantes de Mérida qualified for the Copa Sudamericana first stage as Clausura classification table best team not yet qualified for South American competition, since Clausura runners-up Mineros qualified for a higher berth.
* ↑ Deportivo Anzoátegui were deducted 3 points.

## Awards

### Torneo Apertura

**Player of the Matchday**

| Day | Player | Club |
| - | - | - |
| 12 | Jairo Otero | Atlético Venezuela |
| 13 | Aquiles Ocanto | Carabobo |
| 14 | Darwin González | Deportivo La Guaira |
| 15 | Jesús Vargas | Estudiantes de Mérida |
| 16 | Argenis Gómez | Mineros |
| 17 | Ricardo Martins | Deportivo Anzoátegui |

### Monthly awards

| Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference |
| - | - | - | - |
| Month | Player | Club | Reference |
| April | Aquiles Ocanto | Carabobo | |

### Torneo Clausura

**Player of the Matchday**

| Day | Player | Club |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Luz Rodríguez | Estudiantes de Mérida |
| 2 | Tommy Tobar | Carabobo |
| 3 | Manuel Arteaga | Deportivo La Guaira |
| 4 | Anthony Blondell | Monagas |
| 6 | Gustavo Britos | Metropolitanos |
| 7 | Brayan Hurtado | Mineros |
| 8 | Carlos Espinoza | Estudiantes de Mérida |
| 9 | Richard Blanco | Mineros |
| 10 | Christian Novoa | Carabobo |
| 11 | Jhoan Mina | Atlético Socopó |
| 14 | Anthony Uribe | Zamora |
| 15 | Tommy Tobar | Carabobo |
| 16 | Jesús González | Deportivo Lara |
| QF1 | Eduard Bello | Carabobo |
| QF2 | Jeysen Núñez | Carabobo |
| SF1 | Anthony Blondell | Monagas |
| SF2 | Lucas Gómez | Deportivo Lara |

### Annual awards

**Player of the Year**

The best player of the 2017 season was Monagas forward Anthony Blondell, chosen by the Asociación FUTVE.

**Team of the Year**

The Asociación FUTVE chose the team of the season.

