The 2018
Primera División
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season, officially Liga de Fútbol Profesional Venezolano or ''Liga FUTVE'', was the 37th professional season of
Venezuela's top-flight football league.
Monagas were the defending champions, but did not qualify to the Serie Final, after being eliminated in the regular season of the Torneo Apertura and by
Caracas
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in the quarter-finals of the Torneo Clausura.
Zamora
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were the champions, defeating
Deportivo Lara
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on the Serie Final, 5–1 on aggregate.
Teams
Stadia and locations
Gran Valencia reached the final of the Segunda División and earned promotion to the Primera División, but the team was suspended "temporarily" by the Honorary Council of the
FVF
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after forfeiting the second leg of the final. On 15 January,
Academia Puerto Cabello was announced as the replacement.
Managerial changes
Torneo Apertura
The Torneo Apertura is the first tournament of the season. The regular season started on 28 January and ended on 19 May.
Standings
Results
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
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''Zamora won 2–1 on aggregate.''
Top goalscorers
Torneo Clausura
The Torneo Clausura is the second tournament of the season. The regular season started on 21 July and ended on 28 October.
Standings
Results
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
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''Deportivo Lara won 1–0 on aggregate.''
Top goalscorers
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 best team of the finalists in the aggregate table chose the order of the legs.
First leg
Second leg
''Zamora won 5–1 on aggregate.''
Aggregate table
References
External links
* of the
Venezuelan Football Federation
Liga FUTVE
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