title: 2008–09 Venezuelan Primera División season
text: # 2008–09 Venezuelan Primera División season
  
  The 2008–09 Primera División season (officially the 2008–09 Copa CANTV for sponsorship reasons) is the 27th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league.
  
  ## Teams
  
  * Aragua
  * Carabobo
  * Caracas
  * Deportivo Anzoátegui
  * Deportivo Italia
  * Deportivo Táchira
  * El Vigía
  * Estrella Roja
  * Estudiantes
  * Guaros FC
  * Llaneros
  * Mineros
  * Minervén
  * Monagas
  * Portuguesa
  * Unión Atlético Maracaibo
  * Zamora
  * Zulia
  
  ## Torneo Apertura
  
  ### Standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Deportivo Italia | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 36 | Serie Final and the 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
  | 2 | Monagas | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 31 | |
  | 3 | Caracas | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 30 | |
  | 4 | Zulia | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 30 | |
  | 5 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 29 | |
  | 6 | Deportivo Táchira | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 28 | |
  | 7 | Zamora | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 27 | |
  | 8 | Llaneros | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 25 | |
  | 9 | Aragua | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 24 | |
  | 10 | Minervén | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 23 | |
  | 11 | Atlético El Vigía | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 22 | |
  | 12 | Mineros de Guayana | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 21 | |
  | 13 | Unión Atlético Maracaibo | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 20 | |
  | 14 | Carabobo | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 20 | |
  | 15 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 19 | |
  | 16 | Estrella Roja | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 15 | |
  | 17 | Portuguesa | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 36 | −21 | 12 | |
  | 18 | Guaros | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 10 | |
  
  ### Results
  
  | Home \ Away | ARA | ATV | CBO | CRC | DAN | DIT | DTA | ER | EME | GUA | LLA | MGU | MIN | MON | POR | MAR | ZAM | ZUL |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Aragua | | | | | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | | 2–3 | | | | 1–1 |
  | El Vigía | 1–0 | | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | | | | | 3–1 | | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
  | Carabobo | 1–3 | | | 2–4 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 1–0 | | | | 2–1 | | | 1–1 | 1–0 |
  | Caracas | 2–1 | | | | | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | | | | 0–2 | | | 2–0 | 0–2 |
  | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 4–0 | 2–4 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | | | | 0–0 | | | 2–1 | |
  | Deportivo Italia | | 2–0 | | | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 2–2 |
  | Deportivo Táchira | | 1–1 | | | | | | 3–2 | | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | | 9–2 | 0–1 | | 5–2 |
  | Estrella Roja | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | | | | | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | | |
  | Estudiantes | | 2–1 | | | | | 1–3 | 1–0 | | | 0–1 | 3–0 | | | 4–1 | 3–1 | | 2–2 |
  | Guaros FC | | 1–1 | | | | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–3 | | | 1–1 | | | 1–0 | | | 0–1 |
  | Llaneros | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | | | | | 0–0 | | | 2–1 | 1–0 | | | 0–1 | |
  | Mineros | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | | | | | 1–1 | | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | | |
  | Minervén | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | | | 2–1 | 2–0 | | | | 3–1 | | | 3–0 | |
  | Monagas | | 1–0 | | | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | | | | | | 2–0 |
  | Portuguesa | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | | | | | | 0–1 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
  | Unión Atlético Maracaibo | 2–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | | | | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 3–0 | 3–2 | | | 0–1 | |
  | Zamora | 1–2 | | | | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 3–0 | | 2–2 | | | | 2–0 |
  | Zulia | | 1–2 | | | 2–0 | | | 1–0 | | | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 2–1 | | |
  
  ## Torneo Clausura
  
  ### Standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Caracas | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 37 | Serie Final and the 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
  | 2 | Deportivo Táchira | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 36 | |
  | 3 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 33 | |
  | 4 | Zamora | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 31 | |
  | 5 | Guaros | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 30 | |
  | 6 | Llaneros | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 27 | |
  | 7 | Mineros de Guayana | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 24 | |
  | 8 | Zulia | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 23 | |
  | 9 | Deportivo Italia | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 20 | |
  | 10 | Portuguesa | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 20 | |
  | 11 | Monagas | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 19 | |
  | 12 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 18 | |
  | 13 | Minervén | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 18 | |
  | 14 | Estrella Roja | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 17 | |
  | 15 | Atlético El Vigía | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 15 | |
  | 16 | Unión Atlético Maracaibo | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 15 | |
  | 17 | Aragua | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 14 | |
  | 18 | Carabobo | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 14 | |
  
  ### Results
  
  | Home \ Away | ARA | ATV | CBO | CRC | DAN | DIT | DTA | ER | EME | GUA | LLA | MGU | MIN | MON | POR | MAR | ZAM | ZUL |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Aragua | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | | | | | 1–2 | | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
  | El Vigía | | | | | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | | 2–3 | | | | 1–3 |
  | Carabobo | | 1–1 | | | 2–1 | | | 1–2 | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 0–3 | | |
  | Caracas | | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 3–1 | | | 3–2 | | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | | |
  | Deportivo Anzoátegui | | 1–1 | | | | | | 5–1 | | | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | | 4–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 |
  | Deportivo Italia | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | | | | 1–2 | | | 2–2 | 2–0 | | | 1–1 | |
  | Deportivo Táchira | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | | 3–3 | 2–0 | | | | 1–0 | | | 1–1 | |
  | Estrella Roja | 1–0 | | | | | 1–4 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | | | | 1–1 | | | 0–0 | 2–0 |
  | Estudiantes | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | | | 0–1 | | | 3–0 | 1–0 | | | 1–3 | |
  | Guaros FC | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | | | | | | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 3–2 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
  | Llaneros | | 1–1 | | | | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | | | 1–0 | | | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 1–1 |
  | Mineros | 3–1 | | | | | 2–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | | | | 1–0 | | | 2–3 | 1–0 |
  | Minervén | | 1–1 | | | | | 0–1 | 2–1 | | | 0–1 | 2–1 | | | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 1–4 |
  | Monagas | 0–0 | | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | | | | | 2–1 | | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |
  | Portuguesa | | 1–1 | | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | | | | | | 3–0 |
  | Unión Atlético Maracaibo | | 2–1 | | | | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | | 0–1 | | | 1–2 | | | 1–2 |
  | Zamora | | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | | | | | | 0–0 | | 2–2 | | 5–3 | 3–2 | | |
  | Zulia | 4–2 | | 2–2 | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | | | | 1–1 | | | 0–1 | |
  
  ## Aggregate table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Caracas | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 35 | +26 | 67 | |
  | 2 | Deportivo Táchira | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 64 | 33 | +31 | 64 | 2010 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
  | 3 | Zamora | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 58 | 2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
  | 4 | Deportivo Italia | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 56 | |
  | 5 | Zulia | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 53 | |
  | 6 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 52 | |
  | 7 | Monagas | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 50 | |
  | 8 | Llaneros | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 52 | |
  | 9 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 47 | 2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
  | 10 | Mineros de Guayana | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 45 | |
  | 11 | Minervén | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 41 | Relegated to the Segunda División |
  | 12 | Guaros | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 40 | |
  | 13 | Aragua | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 38 | |
  | 14 | Atlético El Vigía | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 37 | |
  | 15 | Unión Atlético Maracaibo | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 35 | Relegated to the Segunda División |
  | 16 | Carabobo | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 34 | |
  | 17 | Estrella Roja | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 32 | Relegated to the Segunda División |
  | 18 | Portuguesa | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 32 | Relegated to the Segunda División |
  
  * ↑ As 2008 Copa Venezuela champion.
  * ↑ Minervén was relegated because they had forfeited their U-17 and U-20 teams.
  * ↑ Unión Atlético Maracaibo was relegated due to financial reasons.
  
  ## Top goalscorers
  
  | Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Heatklif Castillo | Aragua | 17 |
  | 2 | Daniel Arismendi | Maracaibo Deportivo Táchira | 11 5 |
  | 3 | Armando Maita | Monagas | 15 |
  | 3 | Juan Enrique García | Zamora | 15 |
  | 5 | Alexander Rondón | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 13 |
  | 5 | Andrés Buelvas | El Vigía | 13 |
  | 5 | Leandro Vargas | Minervén Mineros | 11 2 |
  
  ## Serie Final
  
  Caracas F.C. and Deportivo Italia ended with one championship each at the end of the Apertura and Clausura. Tournament rules establish that a playoff game is required. Caracas F.C. won by an aggregate score of 6-1.
  
  * Copa CANTV 2008-09 winners
  * Caracas 10th title
  