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
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
Managerial changes
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.
Results
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
2–2 on aggregate. Monagas won on away goals.
Top goalscorers
Top assists
Awards
Team of the Tournament
The Asociación FUTVE chose the team of the Torneo Apertura.
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.
Results
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
1–1 on aggregate. Deportivo Lara won 4–3 on penalties.
Top goalscorers
Awards
Team of the Tournament
The Asociación FUTVE chose the team of the Torneo Clausura.
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
Second leg
Monagas won 2–1 on aggregate.
Aggregate table
Awards
Torneo Apertura
Player of the Matchday
Monthly awards
Torneo Clausura
Player of the Matchday
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.
References
External links
- Official website of the Venezuelan Football Federation (in Spanish)
