2007–08 in Venezuelan football

The following article presents a summary of the 2007-08 football season in Venezuela, including the top division.

## Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament)

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1 | Caracas F.C. | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 37 | +21
2  | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 17  | 10  | 4  | 3  | 31  | 12  | 34 | +19
3  | Deportivo Táchira F.C. | 17  | 7  | 7  | 3  | 22  | 10  | 28 | +12
3  | U.A. Maracaibo | 17  | 7  | 7  | 3  | 26  | 20  | 28 | +6
5  | Zamora F.C. | 17  | 6  | 7  | 4  | 19  | 11  | 24 | +8
6  | Portuguesa F.C. | 17  | 6  | 6  | 5  | 15  | 18  | 24 | -3
7  | Llaneros F.C. | 17  | 6  | 5  | 6  | 25  | 23  | 23 | +2
8  | Aragua F.C. | 17  | 6  | 5  | 6  | 30  | 30  | 23 | 0
9  | A.C. Mineros de Guayana | 17  | 6  | 5  | 6  | 28  | 28  | 23 | 0
10  | Guaros F.C. | 17  | 7  | 2  | 8  | 28  | 31  | 23 | -3
11  | Trujillanos F.C. | 17  | 6  | 5  | 6  | 22  | 27  | 23 | -5
12  | Monagas S.C. | 17  | 6  | 4  | 7  | 30  | 26  | 22 | +4
13  | Deportivo Italia | 17  | 5  | 7  | 5  | 17  | 14  | 22 | +3
14  | Estudiantes de Mérida F.C. | 17  | 5  | 5  | 7  | 21  | 28  | 20 | -7
15  | Atlético El Vigía F.C. | 17  | 6  | 1  | 10  | 17  | 26  | 19 | -9
16  | Carabobo F.C. | 17  | 4  | 3  | 10  | 13  | 25  | 15 | -12
17  | Unión Lara | 17  | 3  | 5  | 9  | 25  | 32  | 14 | -7
18  | Estrella Roja F.C. | 17  | 3  | 4  | 10  | 19  | 45  | 13 | -26

## Torneo Clausura ("Closing" Tournament)

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1  | Deportivo Táchira F.C. | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 42 | +15
2  | Caracas F.C. | 17  | 10  | 6  | 1  | 34  | 18  | 36 | +16
3  | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 17  | 10  | 2  | 5  | 33  | 14  | 32 | +19
4  | Deportivo Italia | 17  | 7  | 7  | 3  | 23  | 16  | 28 | +7
5  | Guaros F.C. | 17  | 8  | 4  | 5  | 19  | 14  | 28 | +5
6  | U.A. Maracaibo | 17  | 8  | 3  | 6  | 28  | 22  | 27 | +6
7  | Zamora F.C. | 17  | 8  | 2  | 7  | 26  | 25  | 26 | +1
8  | Carabobo F.C. | 17  | 6  | 6  | 5  | 19  | 16  | 24 | +3
9  | Estrella Roja F.C. | 17  | 7  | 3  | 7  | 25  | 31  | 24 | -6
10  | Portuguesa F.C. | 17  | 6  | 5  | 6  | 24  | 24  | 23 | 0
11  | Atlético El Vigía F.C. | 17  | 6  | 1  | 10  | 19  | 25  | 19 | -6
12  | Estudiantes de Mérida F.C. | 17  | 4  | 6  | 7  | 18  | 26  | 18 | -8
13  | Llaneros F.C. | 17  | 5  | 3  | 9  | 18  | 27  | 18 | -9
14  | Aragua F.C. | 17  | 4  | 5  | 8  | 18  | 22  | 17 | -4
15  | Monagas S.C. | 17  | 5  | 2  | 11  | 16  | 26  | 17 | -10
16  | A.C. Mineros de Guayana | 17  | 3  | 7  | 7  | 18  | 23  | 16 | -5
17  | Unión Lara | 17  | 3  | 5  | 9  | 18  | 20  | 14 | -2
18  | Trujillanos F.C. | 17  | 3  | 4  | 10  | 18  | 31  | 13 | -13

## Results

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The home teams are read down the left hand side while the away teams are indicated along the top.

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A.C. Mineros de Guayana |  | 0-0  | 1-0  | 2-1  | 1-3  | 1-0  | 2-2  | 2-2  | 6-0  | 2-3  | 0-1  | 3-0  | 1-1  | 3-3  | 1-5  | 2-0  | 3-3  | 0-0
Aragua F.C. | 1-1  |  | 2-1  | 1-1  | 1-2  | 1-0  | 1-0  | 1-1  | 3-2  | 5-2  | 3-1  | 3-1  | 1-2  | 2-3  | 2-0  | 1-1  | 1-2  | 2-2
Atlético El Vigía F.C. | 3-0  | 3-1  |  | 1-1  | 0-2  | 1-5  | 1-2  | 1-0  | 1-0  | 2-3  | 0-1  | 0-0  | 2-1  | 2-1  | 2-0  | 0-2  | 2-3  | 1-0
Carabobo F.C. | 0-1  | 0-2  | 0-1  |  | 1-1  | 0-1  | 1-0  | 0-1  | 3-1  | 2-1  | 1-1  | 1-0  | 2-0  | 0-1  | 2-0  | 1-0  | 0-0  | 1-2
Caracas F.C. | 0-0  | 2-2  | 2-0  | 1-1  |  | 0-1  | 0-0  | 2-2  | 6-4  | 2-1  | 5-1  | 0-0  | 3-0  | 3-1  | 3-1  | 0-0  | 4-2  | 3-1
Deportivo Anzoátegui | 1-0  | 5-1  | 1-0  | 1-0  | 2-3  |  | 1-1  | 2-3  | 7-1  | 3-0  | 3-1  | 2-1  | 4-0  | 0-0  | 4-0  | 1-1  | 2-1  | 5-0
Deportivo Italia | 2-3  | 2-1  | 1-0  | 2-0  | 1-1  | 2-0  |  | 0-0  | 1-1  | 2-0  | 1-1  | 3-0  | 2-3  | 2-0  | 2-2  | 1-1  | 1-0  | 1-0
Deportivo Táchira F.C. | 3-0  | 3-0  | 1-0  | 0-0  | 0-1  | 0-0  | 1-0  |  | 6-1  | 1-0  | 1-0  | 3-2  | 2-1  | 4-1  | 2-0  | 4-3  | 2-0  | 0-0
Estrella Roja F.C. | 1-0  | 3-2  | 0-1  | 3-2  | 1-1  | 1-3  | 0-0  | 0-1  |  | 4-1  | 3-2  | 0-1  | 1-1  | 3-3  | 3-2  | 2-1  | 1-4  | 0-1
Estudiantes de Mérida F.C. | 1-1  | 1-1  | 1-0  | 2-0  | 1-2  | 1-1  | 2-0  | 0-1  | 1-1  |  | 2-1  | 1-0  | 2-1  | 2-2  | 1-0  | 0-0  | 2-2  | 2-2
Guaros F.C. | 3-1  | 1-0  | 1-0  | 3-1  | 0-0  | 0-1  | 1-1  | 1-0  | 3-1  | 1-1  |  | 4-3  | 2-2  | 1-0  | 4-1  | 2-1  | 2-1  | 0-3
Llaneros F.C. | 3-2  | 0-2  | 2-1  | 3-1  | 1-2  | 1-0  | 1-0  | 1-1  | 5-1  | 0-0  | 3-2  |  | 2-1  | 1-0  | 1-1  | 3-6  | 2-0  | 1-1
Monagas S.C. | 1-1  | 1-0  | 4-1  | 4-0  | 1-0  | 2-3  | 0-1  | 0-1  | 1-0  | 5-0  | 0-1  | 1-0  |  | 0-1  | 0-1  | 0-2  | 2-1  | 2-0
Portuguesa F.C. | 0-3  | 1-0  | 2-3  | 0-0  | 1-1  | 1-0  | 1-0  | 2-2  | 1-2  | 0-0  | 1-0  | 1-0  | 2-1  |  | 2-1  | 1-1  | 4-0  | 2-1
Trujillanos F.C. | 2-1  | 0-0  | 3-2  | 2-3  | 1-1  | 1-1  | 1-1  | 1-2  | 0-0  | 1-0  | 4-3  | 2-1  | 1-1  | 2-0  |  | 1-1  | 2-0  | 1-4
Unión Atlético Maracaibo | 2-1  | 1-1  | 3-1  | 2-3  | 1-2  | 1-0  | 0-0  | 0-1  | 4-0  | 4-2  | 2-1  | 3-2  | 3-3  | 1-0  | 2-1  |  | 2-1  | 2-0
Unión Lara | 1-1  | 6-4  | 2-3  | 1-1  | 0-2  | 0-3  | 4-4  | 0-0  | 1-2  | 2-1  | 0-1  | 1-1  | 1-3  | 1-1  | 3-0  | 0-1  |  | 0-0
Zamora F.C. | 2-0  | 1-0  | 3-1  | 1-2  | 0-2  | 0-1  | 0-2  | 2-0  | 0-1  | 3-2  | 2-1  | 1-1  | 4-1  | 0-0  | 3-0  | 4-0  | 2-0  |

Last updated: May 25, 2008
Source: Apertura 2007 Fixture
Clausura 2008 Fixture
Fixtures in green represent games played during the Apertura 2007 tournament, fixtures in red represent those played during the Clausura 2008.

## Aggregate Table

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1 | Caracas F.C. | 34  | 20  | 13  | 1  | 65  | 29  | 73 | +36  |

2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage

2 | Deportivo Táchira F.C. | 34  | 20  | 10  | 4  | 52  | 25  | 70 | +27
3 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 34  | 20  | 6  | 8  | 64  | 26  | 66 | +38  |

2009 Copa Libertadores First Stage

4 | U.A. Maracaibo | 34  | 15  | 10  | 9  | 54  | 42  | 55 | +12  |

2008 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary

5  | Guaros F.C. | 34  | 15  | 6  | 13  | 47  | 47  | 51 | 0
6  | Deportivo Italia | 34  | 12  | 14  | 8  | 40  | 30  | 50 | +10
7  | Zamora F.C. | 34  | 14  | 8  | 12  | 45  | 37  | 50 | +8
8  | Portuguesa F.C. | 34  | 12  | 11  | 11  | 39  | 42  | 47 | -3
9  | Llaneros F.C. | 34  | 11  | 8  | 15  | 43  | 50  | 41 | -7
10 | Aragua F.C. | 34  | 10  | 10  | 14  | 48  | 52  | 40 | -4  |

2008 Copa Sudamericana First Stage1

11  | A.C. Mineros de Guayana | 34  | 9  | 12  | 13  | 46  | 50  | 39 | -4
12  | Monagas S.C. | 34  | 11  | 6  | 17  | 46  | 52  | 39 | -6
13  | Carabobo F.C. | 34  | 10  | 9  | 15  | 32  | 41  | 39 | -9
14  | Atlético El Vigía F.C. | 34  | 12  | 2  | 20  | 37  | 51  | 38 | -14
15  | Estudiantes de Mérida F.C. | 34  | 9  | 11  | 14  | 39  | 54  | 38 | -15
16  | Estrella Roja F.C. | 34  | 10  | 7  | 17  | 44  | 76  | 37 | -32
17 | Unión Lara | 34  | 9  | 9  | 16  | 40  | 58  | 36 | -18  |

Relegated

18 | Trujillanos F.C. | 34  | 6  | 10  | 18  | 43  | 62  | 28 | -19  |

Relegated

Last updated: May 25, 2008
Source: FVF
1 Winner of 2007–08 Copa Venezuela
Pos = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points.

## "Championship" playoff

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Caracas F.C. and Deportivo Táchira F.C. ended with one championship each at the end of the Apertura and Clausura. Tournament rules establish that a playoff game is required. Deportivo Táchira won on away goal.

May 28, 2008

Caracas F.C.| 1 – 1| Deportivo Táchira

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Juan David Valencia 80' |  | Javier Villafraz 85'

Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas

Attendance: 18 000

Referee: José Argote

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May 31, 2008

Deportivo Táchira| 0 – 0| Caracas F.C.

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Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal

Attendance: 38 000

Referee: Giovanny Perluzzo

Primera División Venezolana 2007-08 Winners

Deportivo Táchira F.C.
6th Title

## Venezuela national team

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This section will cover Venezuela's games from the end of the Copa América 2007 until June 19, 2008.

Date  | Venue  | Opponents  | Score  | Comp  | Venezuela scorers  | Match Report(s)

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August 22, 2007  | Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi
Ciudad del Este, Paraguay |  Paraguay | 1 - 1 | F | Miku 57' | CONMEBOL
September 8, 2007  | Estadio Polideportivo Cachamay
Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela |  Paraguay | 3 \- 2  | F | D. Arismendi 66'
G. Maldonado 75'
A. Guerra 90' | CONMEBOL
September 12, 2007  | Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos
Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela |  Panama | 1 \- 1  | F | G. Maldonado 90+5' (pen)  | CONMEBOL
October 13, 2007  | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Quito, Ecuador |  Ecuador | 0 - 1 | WCQ2010 | J. M. Rey 67' | CONMEBOL
October 16, 2007  | Estadio José Pachencho Romero
Maracaibo, Venezuela |  Argentina | 0 \- 2  | WCQ2010 |  | CONMEBOL
November 17, 2007  | Estadio El Campín
Bogotá, Colombia |  Colombia | 1 - 0 | WCQ2010 |  | CONMEBOL
November 20, 2007  | Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
San Cristóbal, Venezuela |  Bolivia | 5 \- 3  | WCQ2010 | D. Arismendi 21' 40'
A. Guerra 82'
G. Maldonado 89' 90+2' | CONMEBOL
February 3, 2008  | Estadio Monumental de Maturín
Maturín, Venezuela |  Haiti | 1 \- 0  | F | J. Rojas 10' | CONMEBOL
February 6, 2008  | Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui
Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela |  Haiti | 1 \- 1  | F | A. Rondón 31' | CONMEBOL
March 23, 2008  | Estadio Polideportivo Cachamay
Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela |  El Salvador | 1 \- 0  | F | J.S. Rondón 33' | FVF
March 26, 2008  | Estadio José A. Anzoátegui
Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela |  Bolivia | 0 \- 1  | F |  | CONMEBOL
April 30, 2008  | Estadio Alfonso Lopez
Bucaramanga, Colombia |  Colombia | 5 - 2 | F | G. Cichero 11'
F. Lucena 44' | CONMEBOL
May 30, 2008  | Lockhart Stadium
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States  |  Honduras | 1 - 1 | F | G. Maldonado 78' | FVF
June 6, 2008  | Gillette Stadium
Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States  |  Brazil | 0 - 2 | F | G. Maldonado 5'
R. Vargas 43' | CONMEBOL
June 9, 2008  | Stadion Ergilio Hato
Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles |  Netherlands Antilles | 0 - 1 | F | D. Arismendi 70' | FVF
June 14, 2008  | Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay |  Uruguay | 1 - 1 | WCQ2010 | R. Vargas 56' | CONMEBOL
June 19, 2008  | Olímpico Luis Ramos
Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela |  Chile | 2 \- 3  | WCQ2010 | G. Maldonado 59'
J. Arango 80' | CONMEBOL

KEY:

*     * F = Friendly match
* WCQ2010 = 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

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