The 2011-12 Primera División season will be the 30th professional season of Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

's top-flight football league.

Teams

Eighteen teams will participate this season, sixteen of whom remain from the previous season. Caroní and Atlético Venezuela

Atlético Venezuela

The club Atlético Venezuela is a professional football club, founded and promoted to Venezuelan league in 2009, based in Maiquetía.-Current first team squad:-Achievements:...

 were relegated after accumulating the least amount of points in the 2010–11 season aggregate table. They will be replaced by Llaneros

Llaneros FC

The club Llaneros Fútbol Club is a professional football club promoted to Primera División in 2011, based in Guanare, Portuguesa State.-Current first team squad:...

 and Tucanes de Amazonas, the 2010–11 Segunda División winner and runner-up, respectively.

Team	City	Stadium
Aragua Aragua Fútbol Club Aragua Fútbol Club is a Venezuelan football team playing at the top level, the Primera División Venezolana. It is based in Maracay. Their home stadium is Estadio Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez.-History:...	Maracay Maracay Maracay is a city in north-central Venezuela, near the Caribbean coast, and is the capital and most important city of the state of Aragua. Most of it falls under the jurisdiction of the Girardot Municipality. The population as per the 2001 census was 750,000...	Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez Estadio Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez Estadio Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez is a multi-use stadium in Maracay, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Aragua Fútbol Club. The stadium holds 14,000 people....
Atlético El Vigía Atlético El Vigía Fútbol Club Atlético El Vigía Fútbol Club is a professional club promoted to Venezuelan league in 2007. The club is based in El Vigía, Mérida State.-Titles:...	El Vigía	Ramón "Gato" Hernández Estadio 12 de Febrero Estadio 12 de Febrero is a multi-use stadium in El Vigía, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Atlético El Vigía Fútbol Club. The stadium holds 12,785 people....
Carabobo Carabobo Fútbol Club Carabobo FC is a Venezuelan football team playing at the top level, the Primera División Venezolana. It is based in Valencia.-History:Originally founded by Ralph Guimarães, David Klein, Victor Hugo Pereira, Eric Costa, Renan Rascão, Lucas Mathias, Igor Mathias, Francisco Gonçalves, Matheusz...	Valencia	Misael Delgado Estadio Misael Delgado Estadio Misael Delgado is a multi-use stadium in Valencia, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football matches and will be the home stadium of Carabobo FC. The stadium holds 10,000 people and was open in 2001 . The stadium hosted the 1994 South American Games....
Caracas	Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...	Olímpico de la UCV Estadio Olímpico (Caracas) The Estadio Olímpico de la UCV is a multi-purpose stadium in Caracas, Venezuela. It is a multipurpose stadium with a running track used primarily for the practice of football, athletics and rugby, which is part of the Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas and as such named a UNESCO World Heritage Site,...
Deportivo Anzoátegui Deportivo Anzoátegui Deportivo Anzoátegui Sport Club is a professional football club based in Puerto La Cruz, Anzoátegui. It was founded in 2002 andpromoted to the Venezuelan 1st division in 2007.They won the Copa de Venezuela in 2008.-History:...	Puerto La Cruz Puerto la Cruz Puerto la Cruz is a port city located in Anzoátegui State, in Venezuela. It is the seat of the Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality. The city has road connections to the state capital, Barcelona, to Lecheria and to Guanta, and has the potential to become the largest and most important metropolitan...	José Antonio Anzoátegui Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos The Estadio Olímpico General José Antonio Anzoátegui before called Estadio Luis Ramos, is a stadium located in the Venezuelan city of Puerto La Cruz, in the state of Anzoátegui. It was opened on December 8, 1965 by the former president of Venezuela, Raúl Leoni.The old stadium that occupied the area...
Deportivo Lara	Barquisimeto Barquisimeto Barquisimeto is the capital city of the State of Lara located in west central Venezuela, halfway between Caracas and Maracaibo on the Turbio River.-Overview:...	Metropolitano de Barquisimeto Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara The Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara is a soccer stadium, located near the city of Barquisimeto in Lara state, in the west-central Venezuela, built between 2006 and 2009 on behalf of the Government of that country, and on the state of Lara in the Venezuelan Jantesa firm, and worked as one...
Deportivo Petare	Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...	Olímpico de la UCV Estadio Olímpico (Caracas) The Estadio Olímpico de la UCV is a multi-purpose stadium in Caracas, Venezuela. It is a multipurpose stadium with a running track used primarily for the practice of football, athletics and rugby, which is part of the Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas and as such named a UNESCO World Heritage Site,...
Deportivo Táchira	San Cristóbal San Cristóbal, Táchira San Cristóbal is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of Táchira. It is located in a mountainous region of Western Venezuela. The city is situated 818 m/2,625 ft above sea level in the northern Andes overlooking the Torbes River, 56 km/35 mi from the Colombian border. San...	Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo is a multi-purpose stadium in San Cristóbal, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club. The stadium holds 38,755 people...
Estudiantes de Mérida Estudiantes de Mérida Fútbol Club The club Estudiantes de Mérida Fútbol Club is a professional football club of the Venezuelan league, based in Mérida, Venezuela...	Mérida Mérida, Mérida Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida, Venezuela, is the capital of the municipality of Libertador and the state of Mérida, and is one of the principal cities of the Venezuelan Andes...	Metropolitano de Mérida Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida The Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano de Mérida or Estadio Metropolitano is a soccer stadium located in the city of Mérida in Venezuela.It was built to be one venues of the Copa America 2007 and it would also serve as one of the venues for the National Games of Venezuela Andes 2005...
Mineros de Guayana Atlético Club Mineros de Guayana The Asociación Civil Mineros de Guayana, usually known as Mineros de Guayana or simply Mineros, is a Venezuelan football club based in Puerto Ordaz.-History:...	Ciudad Guayana Ciudad Guayana Ciudad Guayana is a city in Bolívar State, Venezuela. It lies south of the Orinoco, where the river is joined by the Caroní River. The city, officially founded in 1961, is actually composed of the old town of San Félix at the east and the new town of Puerto Ordaz at the west, which lie either...	Polideportivo Cachamay Polideportivo Cachamay The Polideportivo Cachamay or Centro Total de Entretenimiento Cachamay is a multipurpose stadium located on Avenida Guayana in Puerto Ordaz Bolivar State, Venezuela...
Llaneros Llaneros FC The club Llaneros Fútbol Club is a professional football club promoted to Primera División in 2011, based in Guanare, Portuguesa State.-Current first team squad:...	Guanare Guanare Guanare is the capital city of Portuguesa State, Venezuela. It is where la Virgen de Coromoto is said to have appeared to a Coromoto Indian.Located at the edge of the Southwestern floodplains, near the Andes foothills, Guanare is in a region known for livestock and agricultural production...	Rafael Calles Pinto Estadio Rafael Calles Pinto Estadio Rafael Calles Pinto is a multi-use stadium in Guanare, Venezuela. It is currently mostly used for football matches and will be the home stadium of Llaneros FC. The stadium holds 6,000 people....
Monagas Monagas Sport Club Monagas Sport Club is a Venezuelan football team playing at the top level, the Primera División Venezolana. It is based in Maturín. Their home stadium is the Estadio Monumental de Maturín...	Maturín Maturín Maturín is a city in Venezuela, the capital of the Venezuelan state of Monagas and a centre for instrumental exploration and development of the petroleum industry in Venezuela. The metropolitan area of Maturín has a population of 401,384 inhabitants...	Monumental de Maturín Estadio Monumental de Maturín The Estadio Monumental de Maturín is the largest stadium in Venezuela by seating capacity, with 51,796 spectators. It was one of the venues of the 2007 Copa America...
Real Esppor Real Esppor Club The club Real Esppor Club is a professional football club promoted to Venezuelan league in 2009, based in Caracas.-Current first team squad:-External links:*...	Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...	Brígido Iriarte Estadio Brígido Iriarte Estadio Brígido Iriarte is a multi-purpose stadium in Caracas, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football matches and has been used as the home stadium of Caracas Fútbol Club. The stadium holds 15,000 people.-Gallery:...
Trujillanos Trujillanos Fútbol Club Trujillanos Fútbol Club is a Venezuelan football team playing at the top level, the Primera División Venezolana. It is based in Valera. Their home stadium is Estadio Luis Loreto Lira....	Valera Valera Valera is a city in Trujillo State in Venezuela, situated between the rivers Momboy and Motatán. The mayor is Temístocles Cabezas, who has had that post since 2009. The city is home to Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Colombian and Spanish communities...	Luis Loreto Lira Estadio Luis Loreto Lira Estadio José Alberto Pérez is a multi-use stadium in Valera, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Trujillanos Fútbol Club. The stadium holds 14,000 people. It was constructed in 1976...
Tucanes	Puerto Ayacucho Puerto Ayacucho Puerto Ayacucho is the capital and largest city of Amazonas State in Venezuela. Puerto Ayacucho is located across the Orinoco River from the Colombian village of Casuarito....	Antonio José de Sucre
Yaracuyanos Yaracuyanos Fútbol Club The club Yaracuyanos Fútbol Club is a professional football club, founded in 2006 promoted to Venezuelan league in 2009, based in San Felipe.-History:...	San Felipe	Florentino Oropeza Estadio Florentino Oropeza Estadio Florentino Oropeza is a multi-use stadium in San Felipe, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by Yaracuyanos FC of the Venezuelan Primera División. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 spectators....
Zamora Zamora Fútbol Club Zamora Fútbol Club is a Venezuelan football club.-History:Zamora Fútbol Club was founded on February 2, 1977. The club was promoted to the First Division after finishing as runners-up in the Second Division in the 2005/2006 season.-Titles:...	Barinas Barinas, Barinas Barinas is a city in west central Venezuela. According to an estimate in 2009, its population is 251,535. It is the capital of the Barinas Municipality and the State of Barinas...	Agustín Tovar Estadio Agustín Tovar Estadio Agustín Tovar, also known as Estadio La Carolina, is a multi-purpose stadium in Barinas, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it is the home stadium of Zamora FC...
Zulia Zulia Fútbol Club Zulia Fútbol Club is a professional football club promoted to Venezuelan league in 2008. The club is based in Maracaibo, Zulia State.-Current squad:-Titles:*Segunda División Venezolana: 1...	Maracaibo Maracaibo Maracaibo is a city and municipality located in northwestern Venezuela off the western coast of the Lake Maracaibo. It is the second-largest city in the country after the national capital Caracas and the capital of Zulia state...	José "Pachencho" Romero Estadio José Pachencho Romero The José "Pachencho" Romero Stadium is a sports stadium in Maracaibo, capital of the Zulia state, in Venezuela. The stadium holds 40,800 spectators...

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura is the first tournament of the season. It began on August 2011 and ended on December 2011.

Standings

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Standings

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External links

• Official website of the Venezuelan Football Federation