2022 Venezuelan Primera División season

Liga FUTVE
Season	2022
Dates	24 February – 30 October 2022
Champions	Metropolitanos (1st title)
Relegated	Aragua
Copa Libertadores	Metropolitanos; Monagas; Carabobo; Zamora
Copa Sudamericana	Estudiantes de Mérida; Deportivo Táchira; Caracas; Academia Puerto Cabello
Matches played	277
Goals scored	656 (2.37 per match)
Top goalscorer	Kevin Viveros (21 goals)
Biggest home win	Metropolitanos 5–0 Mineros; (17 April)
Biggest away win	La Guaira 1–5 Monagas; (15 May)
Highest scoring	Hnos. Colmenarez 2–5 Est. Mérida; (21 October)
	← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Primera División season, officially Liga de Fútbol Profesional Venezolano or Liga FUTVE, was the 66th season of the Venezuelan Primera División, the top-flight football league in Venezuela, and the 41st season since the start of the professional era. The season began on 24 February and ended with the final match on 30 October 2022.^[1]

Metropolitanos won their first title in the competition, beating Monagas on penalty kicks after drawing 1–1 after extra time in the final.^[2] Deportivo Táchira were the defending champions.

Format changes

On 6 October 2021, the Liga FUTVE initially announced the return of the Apertura and Clausura format for the 2022 season, with the top eight clubs advancing to a play-off stage in which international berths would be decided. It was also announced that clubs would be required to fully meet club licensing requirements in order to be allowed to take part in the competition.^[3]

The competition format was eventually confirmed by the Liga FUTVE on 12 January 2022 after a meeting with representatives from the 16 participating clubs. Instead of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments originally announced, the 16 clubs took part in a round-robin first stage in which they played each other twice (once at home and once away) for a total of 30 games, with the top 12 clubs advancing to the next round of the competition. The top four clubs, which qualified for the 2023 Copa Libertadores, advanced to a final stage (Fase Final Libertadores) where they played each other twice with the top two teams playing a single-legged final to decide the league champions. The teams placed 5th to 12th advanced to the Fase Final Sudamericana where they were divided into two groups of four, in which the top two of each group qualified for the 2023 Copa Sudamericana. The last-placed team in the first stage was relegated to Segunda División.^[1]

Teams

On 30 December 2021, the Venezuelan Football Federation announced the results of the club licensing process for the 2022 season. Atlético Venezuela and Gran Valencia had their license applications denied, as well as the 2021 Segunda División champions Titanes, and were unable to take part in the competition. As a result, no teams were promoted and the 2022 Primera División season was played by 16 teams.^[4]

Relegated to 2022 Segunda División
7	Trujillanos (Occidental Group)
7	Yaracuyanos (Central Group)
7	LALA (Oriental Group)

Failed club licensing process
Atlético Venezuela
Gran Valencia

Promoted to 2022 Primera División
None (Titanes were denied a license)

Stadia and locations

ARC

Barinas

Caracas

ARC teams:
Academia Puerto Cabello
Aragua
Carabobo
Barinas teams:
H. Colmenarez
Zamora
Caracas teams:
Caracas
Deportivo La Guaira
Metropolitanos
Universidad Central

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Locations of the 2022 Primera División teams

Team	Manager	City	Stadium	Capacity
Academia Puerto Cabello	Juan Tolisano	Puerto Cabello	La Bombonerita	7,500
Aragua	Leonel Vielma	Maracay	Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez	14,000
Carabobo	Enrique Maggiolo	Valencia	Misael Delgado	10,400
Caracas	Henry Meléndez (caretaker)	Caracas	Olímpico de la UCV	23,940
Deportivo La Guaira	Daniel Farías	Caracas	Olímpico de la UCV	23,940
Deportivo Lara	Jesús Ortiz	Barquisimeto	Farid Richa	12,480
Deportivo Táchira	Eduardo Saragó	San Cristóbal	Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo	38,755
Estudiantes de Mérida	Leonardo González	Mérida	Metropolitano de Mérida	42,200
Hermanos Colmenarez	Horacio Matuszyczk	Barinas	Agustín Tovar	29,800
Metropolitanos	José María Morr	Caracas	Olímpico de la UCV	23,940
Mineros de Guayana	Elías Emmons (caretaker)	Ciudad Guayana	Polideportivo Cachamay	41,600
Monagas	Jhonny Ferreira	Maturín	Monumental de Maturín	51,796
Portuguesa	Martín Brignani	Acarigua	General José Antonio Páez	18,000
Universidad Central	Edson Rodríguez	Caracas	Olímpico de la UCV	23,940
Zamora	Noel Sanvicente	Barinas	Agustín Tovar	29,800
Zulia	Adolfo Monsalve	Maracaibo	Sede Deportiva Lino Alonso	500

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
First stage
Zamora	Alfarabi Romero	End of caretaker spell	21 October 2021	Pre-season	Noel Sanvicente	29 December 2021^[5]
Academia Puerto Cabello	Jeremy Nowak	End of caretaker spell	30 November 2021		Francisco Perlo	17 December 2021^[6]
Deportivo Lara	Leonardo González	Resigned	9 December 2021^[7]		Jorge Durán	29 December 2021^[8]
Mineros	Pastor Márquez	Mutual agreement	11 December 2021^[9]		Gabriel Martínez Poch	5 January 2022^[10]
Carabobo	Enrique Maggiolo	End of contract	15 December 2021^[11]		Enrique García	2 January 2022^[12]
Caracas	Noel Sanvicente	End of contract	15 December 2021^[13]		Francesco Stifano	27 December 2021^[14]
Deportivo Táchira	Juan Tolisano	Signed by Deportes Antofagasta	21 December 2021^[15]		Alex Pallarés	24 December 2021^[16]
Estudiantes de Mérida	Leonel Vielma	Mutual agreement	9 March 2022^[17]	15th	Ildemaro Fernández^[i]	9 March 2022^[18]
Estudiantes de Mérida	Ildemaro Fernández	End of caretaker spell	21 March 2022	12th	Leonardo González	21 March 2022^[19]
Deportivo Lara	Jorge Durán	Mutual agreement	27 March 2022^[20]	12th	Eder Mancilla	28 March 2022^[21]
Mineros de Guayana	Gabriel Martínez Poch	Resigned	7 April 2022^[22]	12th	Kelvin Salazar^[i]	7 April 2022^[23]
Academia Puerto Cabello	Francisco Perlo	Mutual agreement	13 April 2022^[24]	15th	Bladimir Morales^[i]	14 April 2022^[25]
Zulia	Henry Meléndez	Sacked	15 April 2022^[26]	16th	Francisco Perlo	19 April 2022^[27]
Mineros de Guayana	Kelvin Salazar	End of caretaker spell	21 April 2022	13th	Jorge Durán	21 April 2022^[28]
Universidad Central	Daniel Sasso	Mutual agreement	4 May 2022^[29]	15th	Enrique Maggiolo	6 May 2022^[30]
Academia Puerto Cabello	Bladimir Morales	End of caretaker spell	13 May 2022	13th	Juan Tolisano	13 May 2022^[31]
Aragua	Edson Rodríguez	Mutual agreement	17 May 2022^[32]	9th	Leonel Vielma	18 May 2022^[33]
Carabobo	Enrique García	Sacked	4 July 2022^[34]	6th	Antonio Franco	4 July 2022^[35]
Deportivo Lara	Eder Mancilla	Resigned	14 July 2022^[36]	16th	Eduardo Saragó	19 July 2022^[37]
Hermanos Colmenarez	Luis Alberto Pacheco	Sacked	25 July 2022^[38]	12th	Horacio Matuszyczk	26 July 2022^[39]
Deportivo Lara	Eduardo Saragó	Resigned	27 July 2022^[40]	15th	Jesús Ortiz^[ii]	28 July 2022^[42]
Portuguesa	Alí Cañas	Mutual agreement	2 August 2022^[43]	10th	Martín Brignani	10 August 2022^[44]
Zulia	Francisco Perlo	Resigned	12 August 2022^[45]	11th	Adolfo Monsalve	13 August 2022^[45]
Universidad Central	Enrique Maggiolo	Resigned	16 August 2022^[46]	16th	Edson Rodríguez	16 August 2022^[46]
Deportivo Táchira	Alex Pallarés	Mutual agreement	19 August 2022^[47]	5th	Eduardo Saragó	20 August 2022^[48]
Mineros de Guayana	Jorge Durán	Mutual agreement	28 August 2022^[49]	14th	Elías Emmons^[i]	31 August 2022^[50]
Caracas	Francesco Stifano	Sacked	19 September 2022^[51]	11th	Henry Meléndez^[i]	19 September 2022^[51]
Final stages
Carabobo	Antonio Franco	Sacked	7 October 2022^[52]	4th, Fase Final Libertadores	Enrique Maggiolo	7 October 2022^[52]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Caretaker manager.
^ Originally as caretaker manager, appointed on a permanent basis on 9 August 2022.^[41]

First stage

The first stage started on 24 February 2022 and ended on 18 September 2022.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Zamora	30	14	13	3	44	24	+20	55	Advance to Fase Final Libertadores
2	Metropolitanos	30	15	8	7	44	29	+15	53
3	Monagas	30	13	9	8	46	33	+13	48
4	Carabobo	30	11	13	6	36	22	+14	46
5	Deportivo La Guaira	30	12	10	8	46	42	+4	46	Advance to Fase Final Sudamericana
6	Deportivo Táchira	30	11	11	8	38	33	+5	44
7	Academia Puerto Cabello	30	11	8	11	38	41	−3	41
8	Hermanos Colmenarez	30	11	7	12	39	38	+1	40
9	Estudiantes de Mérida	30	9	12	9	38	37	+1	39
10	Portuguesa	30	7	16	7	26	27	−1	37
11	Caracas	30	8	12	10	34	36	−2	36
12	Deportivo Lara	30	9	9	12	32	36	−4	36
13	Mineros de Guayana	30	8	10	12	43	54	−11	34
14	Zulia	30	8	8	14	29	43	−14	32
15	Universidad Central	30	6	9	15	19	40	−21	27
16	Aragua (R)	30	5	9	16	32	49	−17	24	Relegation to Segunda División

Source: Liga FUTVE, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Drawing of lots.
(R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	APC	ARA	CBO	CAR	DLG	LAR	TAC	ESM	HCO	MET	MIN	MON	POR	UCV	ZAM	ZUL
Academia Puerto Cabello	—	2–1	1–1	0–0	1–1	3–2	1–2	1–0	1–2	0–2	4–2	0–2	1–1	3–0	0–0	2–2
Aragua	0–1	—	1–1	4–2	0–2	1–1	1–0	0–1	1–0	2–3	3–3	2–4	0–1	1–0	0–1	0–0
Carabobo	0–1	5–1	—	0–0	2–0	2–2	3–1	0–0	1–0	2–0	3–1	1–2	0–0	4–0	1–1	1–0
Caracas	3–1	1–0	0–0	—	3–2	1–2	2–0	3–1	1–2	1–1	1–0	2–2	1–1	1–2	1–1	3–1
Deportivo La Guaira	2–1	3–3	3–2	2–0	—	2–3	0–0	1–1	2–0	1–0	1–1	1–5	2–1	0–1	1–1	2–1
Deportivo Lara	1–2	2–2	1–0	1–1	2–0	—	2–0	2–2	0–1	1–2	2–3	0–0	1–0	0–0	0–2	3–0
Deportivo Táchira	1–1	2–0	0–0	0–0	3–3	2–0	—	2–2	0–1	3–0	1–0	4–2	2–2	0–0	1–1	3–0
Estudiantes de Mérida	1–3	2–1	0–0	0–0	2–1	1–0	1–2	—	2–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–0	1–2	2–0
Hermanos Colmenarez	4–1	4–1	2–3	2–1	0–2	3–1	1–2	1–1	—	1–2	1–1	2–0	0–0	2–0	1–1	0–2
Metropolitanos	0–2	1–1	0–0	3–0	1–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–1	—	5–0	0–0	0–0	2–0	2–0	2–0
Mineros de Guayana	2–0	0–3	2–3	1–2	3–3	1–0	1–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	—	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–3
Monagas	0–1	3–1	0–0	0–0	2–2	0–1	3–0	2–2	3–1	2–1	1–2	—	2–4	1–0	0–1	2–0
Portuguesa	2–1	1–0	0–1	2–1	1–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	1–1	0–0	0–2	1–2	—	0–0	2–3	1–1
Universidad Central	2–2	2–1	0–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	1–2	0–1	2–3	0–2	0–2	2–0	—	1–1	0–1
Zamora	1–0	1–1	1–0	3–3	2–3	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–1	1–1	2–0	0–0	2–0	—	5–1
Zulia	4–1	0–0	2–0	1–0	0–2	0–1	1–3	3–2	2–1	1–2	1–1	0–0	0–0	2–2	0–2	—

Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fase Final Libertadores

The top four teams in the first stage contested Fase Final Libertadores, playing each other twice. The top two teams advanced to the final and also qualified for the group stage of the 2023 Copa Libertadores, whilst the third- and fourth-placed teams qualified for the preliminary stages of the same competition.^[53]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Metropolitanos	6	2	3	1	3	2	+1	9	Advance to Final and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2	Monagas	6	2	2	2	8	8	0	8
3	Carabobo	6	2	1	3	8	8	0	7	Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
4	Zamora	6	1	4	1	5	6	−1	7	Qualification for Copa Libertadores first stage

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Drawing of lots.

Results

Home \ Away	CBO	MET	MON	ZAM
Carabobo	—	0–0	3–2	0–2
Metropolitanos	1–0	—	0–2	0–0
Monagas	2–1	0–2	—	1–1
Zamora	1–4	0–0	1–1	—

Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fase Final Sudamericana

Fase Final Sudamericana was contested by the teams ranked 5th to 12th in the first stage, which were drawn into two groups with the teams placed fifth and sixth in the previous stage being seeded into each group and played each other team in their group twice. The top two teams of each group qualified for the 2023 Copa Sudamericana.^[53]

Group A

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Estudiantes de Mérida	6	3	2	1	12	8	+4	11	Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
2	Caracas	6	3	2	1	7	4	+3	11	Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
3	Hermanos Colmenarez	6	1	2	3	8	9	−1	5
4	Deportivo La Guaira	6	1	2	3	3	9	−6	5

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Drawing of lots.

Results

Home \ Away	CAR	DLG	ESM	HCO
Caracas	—	2–0	1–2	1–0
Deportivo La Guaira	1–2	—	1–0	0–0
Estudiantes de Mérida	1–1	1–1	—	3–2
Hermanos Colmenarez	0–0	4–0	2–5	—

Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Deportivo Táchira	6	3	2	1	4	2	+2	11	Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
2	Academia Puerto Cabello	6	3	1	2	7	5	+2	10	Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
3	Deportivo Lara	6	3	0	3	4	6	−2	9
4	Portuguesa	6	1	1	4	3	5	−2	4

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Drawing of lots.

Results

Home \ Away	APC	LAR	TAC	POR
Academia Puerto Cabello	—	3–1	0–0	0–2
Deportivo Lara	1–0	—	0–2	1–0
Deportivo Táchira	0–2	1–0	—	0–0
Portuguesa	1–2	0–1	0–1	—

Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final

The final match was hosted by the team with the best performance in the first stage of the season.

30 October 2022

18:30 UTC−4

Metropolitanos	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Monagas
Ortiz 101'	Report	Navas 91'
Penalties
Vargas Moreira Gómez Antón Cermeño	4–3	F. González Peralta Navas Zalzman Martínez

Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas

Attendance: 11,247

Referee: Jesús Valenzuela

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Kevin Viveros	Carabobo	21
2	Juan Camilo Zapata	Hermanos Colmenarez	19
3	Jovanny Bolívar	Deportivo La Guaira	17
4	Richard Blanco	Mineros de Guayana	13
4	Aquiles Ocanto	Monagas	13
6	Antonio Romero	Zamora	11
6	Guido Rouse	Zulia	11
8	Erickson Gallardo	Zamora	10
8	Charlis Ortiz	Metropolitanos	10
10	Samuel Sosa	Academia Puerto Cabello	9

Source: Liga FUTVE

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^ "Aragua FC confirmó la contratación del merideño Leonel Vielma como su nuevo Director Técnico" [Aragua FC confirmed the signing of the Mérida-born Leonel Vielma as their new manager] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
^ "Enrique García fue destituido del Carabobo FC" [Enrique García was dismissed from Carabobo FC] (in Spanish). Líder en Deportes. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
^ "Antonio Franco reemplazó a Enrique García en el banquillo del Carabobo FC" [Antonio Franco replaced Enrique García on the bench of Carabobo FC] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
^ "Dvo Lara le dijo adiós al DT Eder Mancilla y espera por la posible llegada de Kike García" [Dvo Lara said goodbye to manager Eder Mancilla and wait for the possible arrival of Kike García] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
^ "Eduardo Saragó nuevo DT del Depotivo Lara" [Eduardo Saragó new manager of Deportivo Lara] (in Spanish). Meridiano. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
^ "Terminó el ciclo de Luis Pacheco en Hermanos Colmenárez" [Luis Pacheco's spell at Hermanos Colmenárez ended] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ "Horacio Matuszyczk nuevo DT de Hermanos Colmenarez: "Estamos acá con todas las ganas de hacer las cosas bien"" [Horacio Matuszyczk new manager of Hermanos Colmenarez: "We are here with all the desire to do things right"] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ "Eduardo Saragó renunció como DT del Deportivo Lara por incumplimiento de la Junta Directiva" [Eduardo Saragó resigned as manager of Deportivo Lara due to non-compliance by the Board of Directors] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ "¡El "Depor" trabaja a toda marcha!" ["Depor" work at full speed!] (in Spanish). Deportivo Lara. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ "Jesús Ortiz reemplazo de Eduardo Saragó como técnico del Deportivo Lara" [Jesús Ortiz replacement of Eduardo Saragó as manager of Deportivo Lara] (in Spanish). El Informador. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ "Alí Cañas no seguirá con Portuguesa" [Alí Cañas will not continue with Portuguesa] (in Spanish). Líder en Deportes. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
^ "Portuguesa FC estrenará DT" [Portuguesa FC will premiere a manager] (in Spanish). Líder en Deportes. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b "El DT Fran Perlo no sigue con el Zulia FC se regresa a Panamá y asumirá Adolfo Monsalve" [Manager Fran Perlo does not continue with Zulia FC and returns to Panama and Adolfo Monsalve will take over] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b "El entrenador Enrique Maggiolo renunció a la dirección técnica de la UCV y llega Edson Rodríguez" [Manager Enrique Maggiolo resigned from UCV and Edson Rodríguez arrives] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
^ "Deportivo Táchira anunció la salida de Alex Pallarés" [Deportivo Táchira announced the departure of Alex Pallarés] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
^ "Eduardo Saragó es el nuevo técnico del Deportivo Táchira" [Eduardo Saragó is the new manager of Deportivo Táchira] (in Spanish). Meridiano. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
^ "Jorge Durán deja la dirección técnica de Mineros de Guayana" [Jorge Durán leaves Mineros de Guayana's technical direction] (in Spanish). Primicia. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
^ "Emmons se encargará de Mineros de Guayana en la recta final de la Liga Futve" [Emmons will be in charge of Mineros de Guayana in the final stretch of the Liga Futve] (in Spanish). Primicia. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Francesco Stifano no sigue como DT del Caracas FC y asume Henry Melendez para cierre del FutVe" [Francesco Stifano does not continue as manager of Caracas FC and Henry Melendez takes over for the remainder of the FutVe] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Antonio "Tony" Franco sale del Carabobo FC que le encomendó el banquillo a Enrique Maggiolo" [Antonio Tony Franco leaves Carabobo FC, which entrusted the bench to Enrique Maggiolo] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b "GUÍA OFICIAL TEMPORADA 2022 LIGA FUTVE" [2022 LIGA FUTVE SEASON OFFICIAL GUIDE] (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga FUTVE. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

External links

Official website of the Venezuelan Football Federation (in Spanish)
Liga FUTVE

[CM-18] Caretaker manager.

[43] Originally as caretaker manager, appointed on a permanent basis on 9 August 2022.^[41]

[Format-1] "Liga FUTVE acordó inicio de la temporada 2022 para el 24 de febrero con 16 equipos" [Liga FUTVE agreed to start the 2022 season on 24 February with 16 teams] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[2] "Metropolitanos campeón del Futve al vencer a Monagas" [Metropolitanos Futve champions by beating Monagas] (in Spanish). Primicia. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.

[3] "La Liga Futve regresará al formato de Torneos Apertura y Clausura en 2022" [Liga Futve will return to the Apertura and Clausura tournaments format in 2022]. Primicia (in Spanish). 6 October 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[4] "FVF entregó aprobaciones y denegaciones de Licencia de Clubes para 2022" [FVF handed over Club License approvals and denials for 2022]. FVF (in Spanish). 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[5] "Noel Chita Sanvicente se convierte en el nuevo DT de Zamora FC" [Noel Chita Sanvicente becomes Zamora FC's new manager]. Meridiano (in Spanish). 29 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[6] "Fran Perlo fue nombrado como nuevo DT de Academia Puerto Cabello" [Fran Perlo was appointed as new manager of Academia Puerto Cabello]. Balonazos (in Spanish). 18 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[7] "Leo González no continúa al frente del Deportivo Lara" [Leo González does not continue at the helm of Deportivo Lara]. Meridiano (in Spanish). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[8] "Deportivo Lara anunció a Jorge Durán como su entrenador" [Deportivo Lara announced Jorge Durán as their manager]. Lavinotinto.com (in Spanish). 29 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[9] "Pastor Márquez: "No puedes construir un club ganador si no tienes una base de juveniles"" [Pastor Márquez: "You cannot build a winning club if you do not have a youth foundation"]. Balonazos (in Spanish). 11 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[10] "El entrenador argentino Gabriel Martínez Poch llegó para asumir como DT de Mineros de Guayana" [Argentine manager Gabriel Martínez Poch arrived to take over as Mineros de Guayana manager]. Balonazos (in Spanish). 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[11] "Carabobo FC culminó la liga Futve con un balance positivo" [Carabobo FC ended the Liga Futve with a positive balance]. El Carabobeño (in Spanish). 15 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[12] "Enrique «Kike» García es el nuevo director técnico de Carabobo FC" [Enrique "Kike" García is Carabobo FC's new manager]. El Carabobeño (in Spanish). 2 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

[13] "Caracas FC dice adiós por segunda vez a Noel Sanvicente por finalización del contrato" [Caracas FC bid farewell to Noel Sanvicente for the second time due to termination of contract]. Balonazos (in Spanish). 15 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[14] "Oficial: Francesco Stifano es el nuevo técnico del Caracas FC" [Official: Francesco Stifano is the new manager of Caracas FC]. Meridiano (in Spanish). 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[15] "Tolisano deja al Deportivo Táchira para marcharse a Chile" [Tolisano leaves Deportivo Táchira to move to Chile]. Líder en Deportes (in Spanish). 21 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[16] "Alex Pallarés vuelve al Deportivo Táchira" [Alex Pallarés is back at Deportivo Táchira]. Meridiano (in Spanish). 24 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[17] "Leonel Vielma dejó de ser el técnico de Estudiantes de Mérida" [Leonel Vielma ceased to be the manager of Estudiantes de Mérida]. Lavinotinto.com (in Spanish). 9 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

[19] "Estudiantes enfrenta al Carabobo FC en el Metropolitano con Ildemaro como DT encargado" [Estudiantes take on Carabobo FC at the Metropolitano with Ildemaro as caretaker manager]. Balonazos (in Spanish). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

[20] "Leonardo González nuevo DT de Estudiantes de Mérida" [Leonardo González, new manager of Estudiantes de Mérida]. Líder en Deportes (in Spanish). 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.

[21] "Jorge Duran no sigue como Director Técnico del Deportivo Lara para lo que resta de Liga FutVe" [Jorge Durán does not continue as manager of Deportivo Lara for the remainder of Liga FutVe]. Balonazos (in Spanish). 28 March 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[22] "Eder Mancilla dirigirá al Deportivo Lara" [Eder Mancilla will manage Deportivo Lara]. Líder en Deportes (in Spanish). 28 March 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[23] "Gabriel Martínez Poch se va de Mineros con «sensaciones positivas»" [Gabriel Martínez Poch leaves Mineros with "positive sensations"]. Primicia (in Spanish). 7 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

[24] "Refrescante triunfo negriazul en la vuelta al Cachamay" [Refreshing negriazul win in the return to Cachamay]. Correo del Caroní (in Spanish). 10 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

[25] "Academia Puerto Cabello anunció la salida de Francisco Perlo" [Academia Puerto Cabello announced the departure of Francisco Perlo]. Lavinotinto.com (in Spanish). 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.

[26] Academia Puerto Cabello [@la_academiapc] (14 April 2022). "Estos son los convocados por el profesor Bladimir "Pomponio" Morales (Técnico Interino) para el partido de hoy vs Monagas" [These are the players called up by professor Bladimir "Pomponio" Morales (Caretaker Manager) for today's match vs. Monagas] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 April 2022 – via Twitter.

[27] "Henry Meléndez dejó de ser el técnico del Zulia FC" [Henry Meléndez ceased to be the manager of Zulia FC]. Lavinotinto.com (in Spanish). 15 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.

[28] "Francisco Perlo asume como técnico del Zulia" [Francisco Perlo takes over as manager of Zulia]. Líder en Deportes (in Spanish). 19 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.

[29] "Jorge Durán inicia una nueva etapa en Mineros de Guayana" [Jorge Durán begins a new spell at Mineros de Guayana]. Correo del Caroní (in Spanish). 21 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.

[30] "Entrenador Daniel Sasso y su cuerpo técnico salió del banquillo técnico de la UCV Futbol Club" [Manager Daniel Sasso and his coaching staff left UCV Fútbol Club's bench]. Balonazos (in Spanish). 5 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

[31] "La UCV FC nombró al caraqueño Enrique Maggiolo como su nuevo Director Técnico del Primer Equipo" [UCV FC appointed the Caracas-born Enrique Maggiolo as their new First Team Manager]. Balonazos (in Spanish). 5 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

[32] "Juan Domingo Tolisano tomará las riendas del Academia de Puerto Cabello" [Juan Domingo Tolisano will take the reins of Academia de Puerto Cabello] (in Spanish). Pantalla Deportiva. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.

[33] "Edson Rodríguez y Aragua FC finalizaron vinculo" [Edson Rodríguez and Aragua FC ended their link] (in Spanish). Últimas Noticias. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.

[34] "Aragua FC confirmó la contratación del merideño Leonel Vielma como su nuevo Director Técnico" [Aragua FC confirmed the signing of the Mérida-born Leonel Vielma as their new manager] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

[35] "Enrique García fue destituido del Carabobo FC" [Enrique García was dismissed from Carabobo FC] (in Spanish). Líder en Deportes. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

[36] "Antonio Franco reemplazó a Enrique García en el banquillo del Carabobo FC" [Antonio Franco replaced Enrique García on the bench of Carabobo FC] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

[37] "Dvo Lara le dijo adiós al DT Eder Mancilla y espera por la posible llegada de Kike García" [Dvo Lara said goodbye to manager Eder Mancilla and wait for the possible arrival of Kike García] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

[38] "Eduardo Saragó nuevo DT del Depotivo Lara" [Eduardo Saragó new manager of Deportivo Lara] (in Spanish). Meridiano. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

[39] "Terminó el ciclo de Luis Pacheco en Hermanos Colmenárez" [Luis Pacheco's spell at Hermanos Colmenárez ended] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

[40] "Horacio Matuszyczk nuevo DT de Hermanos Colmenarez: "Estamos acá con todas las ganas de hacer las cosas bien"" [Horacio Matuszyczk new manager of Hermanos Colmenarez: "We are here with all the desire to do things right"] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

[41] "Eduardo Saragó renunció como DT del Deportivo Lara por incumplimiento de la Junta Directiva" [Eduardo Saragó resigned as manager of Deportivo Lara due to non-compliance by the Board of Directors] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

[42] "¡El "Depor" trabaja a toda marcha!" ["Depor" work at full speed!] (in Spanish). Deportivo Lara. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

[44] "Jesús Ortiz reemplazo de Eduardo Saragó como técnico del Deportivo Lara" [Jesús Ortiz replacement of Eduardo Saragó as manager of Deportivo Lara] (in Spanish). El Informador. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[45] "Alí Cañas no seguirá con Portuguesa" [Alí Cañas will not continue with Portuguesa] (in Spanish). Líder en Deportes. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.

[46] "Portuguesa FC estrenará DT" [Portuguesa FC will premiere a manager] (in Spanish). Líder en Deportes. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

[Zulia-47] "El DT Fran Perlo no sigue con el Zulia FC se regresa a Panamá y asumirá Adolfo Monsalve" [Manager Fran Perlo does not continue with Zulia FC and returns to Panama and Adolfo Monsalve will take over] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

[UCV-48] "El entrenador Enrique Maggiolo renunció a la dirección técnica de la UCV y llega Edson Rodríguez" [Manager Enrique Maggiolo resigned from UCV and Edson Rodríguez arrives] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

[49] "Deportivo Táchira anunció la salida de Alex Pallarés" [Deportivo Táchira announced the departure of Alex Pallarés] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.

[50] "Eduardo Saragó es el nuevo técnico del Deportivo Táchira" [Eduardo Saragó is the new manager of Deportivo Táchira] (in Spanish). Meridiano. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.

[51] "Jorge Durán deja la dirección técnica de Mineros de Guayana" [Jorge Durán leaves Mineros de Guayana's technical direction] (in Spanish). Primicia. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.

[52] "Emmons se encargará de Mineros de Guayana en la recta final de la Liga Futve" [Emmons will be in charge of Mineros de Guayana in the final stretch of the Liga Futve] (in Spanish). Primicia. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.

[CAR_STIF-53] "Francesco Stifano no sigue como DT del Caracas FC y asume Henry Melendez para cierre del FutVe" [Francesco Stifano does not continue as manager of Caracas FC and Henry Melendez takes over for the remainder of the FutVe] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

[CBO-54] "Antonio "Tony" Franco sale del Carabobo FC que le encomendó el banquillo a Enrique Maggiolo" [Antonio Tony Franco leaves Carabobo FC, which entrusted the bench to Enrique Maggiolo] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

[Season_guide-55] "GUÍA OFICIAL TEMPORADA 2022 LIGA FUTVE" [2022 LIGA FUTVE SEASON OFFICIAL GUIDE] (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga FUTVE. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

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2022 Venezuelan Primera División season

Format changes

Teams

Stadia and locations

Managerial changes

First stage

Standings

Results

Fase Final Libertadores

Standings

Results

Fase Final Sudamericana

Group A

Standings

Results

Group B

Standings

Results

Final

Top goalscorers

References

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