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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) edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts GD
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) edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts GD
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 edit

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

ACM ARA AEV CAR CCS DAN DIT DTÁ ESR EdM GUA LLA MON POR TRU UAM ULR ZAM
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 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts GD Qualification or relegation
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
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 edit

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.

Caracas F.C.1 – 1Deportivo Táchira
Juan David Valencia   80' Javier Villafraz   85'
Attendance: 18 000
Referee: José Argote
Deportivo Táchira0 – 0Caracas F.C.
Attendance: 38 000
Primera División Venezolana 2007-08 Winners
Deportivo Táchira F.C.
6th Title

Venezuela national team edit

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)
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

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