Liga FUTVE
Season2024
Dates19 January – December 2024
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The 2024 Primera División season, officially Liga de Fútbol Profesional Venezolano or Liga FUTVE, will be the 68th season of the Venezuelan Primera División, the top-flight football league in Venezuela, and the 43rd season since the start of the professional era. The season will begin on 19 January 2024.[1]

Deportivo Táchira will be the defending champions.

Competition format

The 2024 season will see a return to the Apertura and Clausura format in the competition, which was used for the last time in 2019. Both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments will feature a first stage in which the participating teams will play each other on a single round-robin fashion, with the top eight teams advancing to a semi-final stage in which they will be divided into two groups of four teams each in which the qualified teams will play against the other rivals in their group twice. The winners of each group will contest a single-match final, with the Apertura and Clausura winners facing each other in the season's grand final (Final Absoluta) to decide the league champions. In all three finals, the finalist with the better performance will be entitled to host the match.

The season champions as well as the best-placed team in the aggregate table will qualify for the group stage of the 2025 Copa Libertadores, while the season runners-up and the second best-placed team in the aggregate table will qualify for the preliminary stages of that competition, with the former entering the second stage and the latter entering the first stage. The runners-up of both of the season's short tournaments as well as the next two best teams in the aggregate table that do not qualify for the Copa Libertadores will qualify for the 2025 Copa Sudamericana.[2]

Teams

15 teams are expected to compete in the 2024 season, subject to the fulfillment of club licensing requirements: the top 14 teams in the first stage of the 2023 season as well as the 2023 Segunda División champions Ureña.[3] Ureña replaced Mineros de Guayana, relegated at the end of the previous season.

Although it was reported that Hermanos Colmenarez would change its name to Inter de Barinas,[4] and that Ureña had resigned from playing in the top tier due to economic problems and would sell their spot to third-placed side Marítimo de La Guaira,[5] on 9 January 2024 the league confirmed both the participation of Ureña and the presence of Hermanos Colmenarez under their current name.[1]

Locations of the 2024 Primera División teams – Barinas state
Locations of the 2024 Primera División teams – Caracas
Relegated to 2024 Segunda División
15 Mineros de Guayana
Promoted to 2024 Primera División
1 Ureña

Stadia and locations

Team City Stadium Capacity
Academia Puerto CabelloPuerto CabelloLa Bombonerita7,500
AngosturaCiudad BolívarRicardo Tulio Maya2,500
CaraboboValenciaMisael Delgado10,400
CaracasCaracasOlímpico de la UCV23,940
Deportivo La GuairaCaracasOlímpico de la UCV23,940
Deportivo Rayo ZulianoMaracaiboJosé Pachencho Romero40,800
Deportivo TáchiraSan CristóbalPolideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo38,755
Estudiantes de MéridaMéridaMetropolitano de Mérida42,200
Hermanos ColmenarezBarinasAgustín Tovar29,800
MetropolitanosCaracasOlímpico de la UCV23,940
MonagasMaturínMonumental de Maturín51,796
PortuguesaAcariguaGeneral José Antonio Páez18,000
Universidad CentralCaracasOlímpico de la UCV23,940
UreñaTBCTBCTBC
ZamoraBarinasAgustín Tovar29,800

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s)
Academia Puerto Cabello Venezuela Noel Sanvicente Givova
Angostura Venezuela Osmar Castillo RS Genpar
Carabobo Spain Diego Merino New Arrival Fospuca, El Maizal, Juega En Línea
Caracas Venezuela Leonardo González RS Maltín Polar, SellaTuParley, Pepsi
Deportivo La Guaira Venezuela Enrique García Fila Traki, Furia Energy, Pepsi
Deportivo Rayo Zuliano Venezuela Elvis Martínez Attle PDVSA, Javitour
Deportivo Táchira Venezuela Eduardo Saragó Boman Juega En Línea, Grupo JHS, VenApp
Estudiantes de Mérida Venezuela Franklin Lucena New Arrival Petro, Oriente, Visite Mérida, VenApp, Vnet
Hermanos Colmenarez Venezuela Leonel Vielma Attle Corporation CSA
Metropolitanos Venezuela José María Morr RS Aerolíneas Estelar
Monagas Venezuela Daniel Blanco RS Banplus
Portuguesa Venezuela Jesús Ortiz RS Alimentos Fina Ideal
Universidad Central Venezuela Daniel Sasso RS Avanti, Bancamiga
Ureña Venezuela Edwin Quilagury Jugados Sports Grupo JHS
Zamora Venezuela Enrique Maggiolo RS Thundernet

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Carabobo Venezuela Juan Tolisano End of contract 13 October 2023[6] Pre-season Spain Diego Merino 22 November 2023[7]
Monagas Venezuela Tony Franco 19 October 2023[8] Venezuela Daniel Blanco 20 October 2023[9]
Ureña Venezuela Adolfo Monsalve Resigned 14 December 2023[10] Venezuela Edwin Quilagury 10 January 2024[11]

Torneo Apertura

First stage

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Academia Puerto Cabello 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the semi-finals
2 Angostura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Carabobo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Caracas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Deportivo La Guaira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Deportivo Rayo Zuliano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Deportivo Táchira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Estudiantes de Mérida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Hermanos Colmenarez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Metropolitanos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Monagas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Portuguesa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Universidad Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Ureña 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Zamora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 19 January 2024. Source: Liga FUTVE
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Drawing of lots.

References

  1. 1 2 "Definida primera jornada de Liga FUTVE 2024" [2024 Liga FUTVE's first matchday was set] (in Spanish). Líder en Deportes. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "La Liga FutVe presentó la Gala de los Mejores 2023 y la Temporada 2024" [Liga FutVe presented the Best of 2023 Gala and the 2024 Season] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ureña SC Campeón 2023 de la Liga FutVe 2 y aseguró el ascenso a Primera División" [Ureña SC champion of the 2023 Liga FutVe 2 and assured promotion to the Primera División] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Inter de Barinas, el nuevo equipo del FutVe para la próxima temporada que causó furor en redes" [Inter de Barinas, the new team of the FutVe for the following season which caused havoc in the media] (in Spanish). La Patilla. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Liga FutVe 2024: Adiós Hermanos Colmenárez y Ureña, Hola Inter y Marítimo" [2024 Liga FutVe: Goodbye Hermanos Colmenarez and Ureña, hello Inter and Marítimo] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "El Carabobo FC le dijo adiós a Juan Domingo Tolisano al quedar fuera del G4 y Libertadores" [Carabobo FC bid farewell to Juan Domingo Tolisano after being out of the G4 and the Libertadores] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "El Carabobo Fútbol Club presentó al director técnico español Diego Merino para el 2024" [Carabobo Fútbol Club presented the Spanish manager Diego Merino for 2024] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "El entrenador Tony Franco no seguirá con el Monagas SC anunció el equipo oriental" [Manager Tony Franco will not continue with Monagas SC, the oriental team announced] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Monagas SC no perdió tiempo y anunció al entrenador Daniel Blanco como su nuevo DT" [Monagas SC did not waste time and announced coach Daniel Blanco as their new manager] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Director técnico renuncia al Ureña Sport Club" [Manager resigns from Ureña Sport Club] (in Spanish). Diario La Nación. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Ureña SC afrontará su debut en la Liga Futve" [Ureña SC will face their debut in the Liga Futve] (in Spanish). Líder en Deportes. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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