2026 Liga FUTVE
FIFA Region
CONMEBOL
Season
2026
Location
Venezuela
Abbreviation
VEN1
Summary
The Liga de Fútbol Profesional Venezolano (VEN1) (or 2026 Liga FUTVE or Liga Banco de Venezuela), is the top level of league style football competition in Venezuela. At the end of the 2026 VEN1 Regular season, the VEN1 teams listed below qualify non-league play:
- 2027 Copa Libertadores - Group Stage:
- 1st place 2026 VEN1 team
- best 2026 ARG1 Aggregate Table team that has not qualified for the 2027 Copa Libertadores
- 2027 Copa Libertadores - 2nd Stage:
- 2nd place 2026 VEN1 team
- 2027 Copa Libertadores - 1st Stage:
- 2nd best 2026 ARG1 Aggregate Table team that has not qualified for the 2027 Copa Libertadores
- 2027 Copa Sudamericana - 1st Stage:
- 2nd place 2026 VEN1 Clausura team
- 3rd, 4th and 5th best 2026 ARG1 Aggregate Table teams that have not qualified for the 2027 Copa Libertadores
Leagues Pyramid - Venezuela
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| VEN1 | 2026 Liga FUTVE (Liga Banco de Venezuela) | 14 |
| VEN2 | Liga FUTVE 2 | 16 |
| VEN3 | Tercera División | 41- |
| VEN4 | Torneos Regionales | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Apertura - Regular 31 Dec 1969 - 25 Apr 2026 Apertura - Quadrangular 28 Apr 2026 - 7 Jun 2026/td> | Clausura - Regular 4 Jul 2026 - 5 Oct 2026 Clausura - Quadrangular 8 Oct 2026 - 6 Dec 2026 | 14: VEN1 (14) | |
Season Format
The 2026 VEN1 season is split into the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura, each torneo with three stages. In the 1st stage of each torneo, each VEN1 team plays the other 13 VEN1 teams once for 13 matches. If a VEN1 team was the home team in the Torneo Apertura against another VEN1 team, then they are the road team in the Torneo Clausura. In the 2nd stage of each torneo, the top 8 teams play in two quadrangulars (group of 4 teams). In each quadrangular, each team plays Home-Away matches against the other 3 teams in their quadrangular. The winners play in the Final. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) head-to-head results, then (4) a drawing.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2026 VEN1 Torneo Clasura, the 14th place 2026 VEN1 Aggregate Table team will be relegated to the VEN2.
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Torneo Apertura
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | UCV | 8 | 6 -1-1 | 19 | - | 18 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | Deportivo La Guaira | 8 | 4 -4-0 | 16 | - | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 -3-0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Metropolitanos FC | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | - | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Deportivo Táchira FC | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | - | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | - | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Portuguesa FC | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | - | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Carabobo FC | 8 | 2 -5-1 | 11 | - | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 -3-1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| 8 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | - | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | Deportivo Rayo Zuliano | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | - | 8 | 15 | -7 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 | 2 -0-2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | -3 |
| 10 | Zamora FC | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | - | 7 | 11 | -4 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 | 1 -0-3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
| 11 | Caracas FC | 8 | 1 -4-3 | 7 | - | 9 | 11 | -2 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 -3-1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| 12 | Monagas SC | 8 | 2 -0-6 | 6 | - | 6 | 15 | -9 | 4 | 2 -0-2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 4 | 0 -0-4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -8 |
| 13 | Anzoátegui FC | 8 | 1 -2-5 | 5 | - | 6 | 12 | -6 | 4 | 0 -1-3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Trujillanos FC | 8 | 0 -4-4 | 4 | - | 7 | 14 | -7 | 4 | 0 -3-1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 | 0 -1-3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -6 |
Quadrangular | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Sun - 22 Mar 2026
 | Zamora FC | Estadio José Alberto Pérez |
 | Estudiantes de Mérida | Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo |
 | Caracas FC | Estadio Monumental de Maturín |
Mon - 23 Mar 2026
 | Academia Puerto Cabello | Estadio Polideportivo Misael Delgado |
 | Deportivo Rayo Zuliano | Estadio General José Antonio Páez |
 | Anzoátegui FC | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
Sat - 4 Apr 2026
| Monagas SC | Estadio Rafael Agustín Tovar |
| Trujillanos FC | Estadio José Encarnación Romero |
| UCV | Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui |
| Metropolitanos FC | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
| Portuguesa FC | Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida |
 | Carabobo FC | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
| Deportivo Táchira FC | Complejo Deportivo Socialista |
Sat - 11 Apr 2026
| UCV | Estadio Polideportivo Misael Delgado |
| Anzoátegui FC | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
| Deportivo La Guaira | Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo |
| Zamora FC | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
| Deportivo Rayo Zuliano | Estadio Monumental de Maturín |
| Academia Puerto Cabello | Estadio General José Antonio Páez |
| Estudiantes de Mérida | Estadio José Alberto Pérez |
Results
Sat - 21 Mar 2026
| FT | Deportivo La Guaira | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
Wed - 18 Mar 2026
| 10 | Monagas SC | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
| 02 | Portuguesa FC | Estadio Rafael Agustín Tovar |
| 32 | Carabobo FC | Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida |
| 00 | Deportivo Táchira FC | Estadio José Encarnación Romero |
Tue - 17 Mar 2026
| 42 | Trujillanos FC | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
| 30 | UCV | Complejo Deportivo Socialista |
| 00 | Deportivo La Guaira | Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui |
Sun - 15 Mar 2026
| 21 | Zamora FC | Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo |
| 50 | Deportivo Rayo Zuliano | Estadio Polideportivo Misael Delgado |
Sat - 14 Mar 2026
| 10 | Anzoátegui FC | Estadio Monumental de Maturín |
| 11 | Caracas FC | Estadio General José Antonio Páez |
| 11 | Estudiantes de Mérida | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
| 01 | Metropolitanos FC | Estadio José Alberto Pérez |
Fri - 13 Mar 2026
| 00 | Academia Puerto Cabello | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
Sun - 8 Mar 2026
| 31 | Trujillanos FC | Estadio Monumental de Maturín |
| 32 | Portuguesa FC | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
| 15 | UCV | Estadio José Encarnación Romero |
Sat - 7 Mar 2026
| 01 | Academia Puerto Cabello | Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui |
| 01 | Deportivo Táchira FC | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |