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39-670: Starting in the 2020 season , 20 teams play in a home-and-away round-robin tournament , with the top eight teams advancing to the semi-final stage. At the semi-final stage, the eight teams are divided into two groups of four teams each, facing the other teams in their group twice. The two group winners advance to the Serie Final to decide the league champions. List of champions since the first championship held in 1920. The Primera División turned professional on 21 February 1957. Clubs in bold compete in Primera División as of

78-524: A double round-robin as originally planned, with matches played only in the Carabobo state , the governing body proposed to play a new tournament from scratch with the teams split into two groups according to geographical proximity. On 14 June, the Venezuelan government authorized clubs to resume their training sessions starting from 15 June under biosecurity protocols and announced that the organizers of

117-724: A key battle in the struggle for Venezuelan independence. After the battle, what was left of the Spanish forces holed up in the San Felipe Castle in Puerto Cabello until 10 November 1823, when they surrendered and left Venezuela. On 6 May 1830 the Congress of Valencia takes place. There, Venezuela declared the independence from the Great Colombia and Valencia was declared Venezuela's capital. On 29 March 1832

156-520: A new tournament with a format and regulations suited to the necessary conditions for its execution, considering the application of sporting merit, club licensing requirements, and medical protocols. That same day, the Liga FUTVE issued a statement in which it rejected the suspension and voiding of the results of the 2020 season by the FVF, stating that the decision was made without consulting the league nor

195-599: A region between Yaracuy and Carabobo), would go to the Valencia Lake and from there through the mountains to the Sea at the level of Borburata to get salt. Juan de Villegas founded the town of Borburata in 1548. Seven years later, in 1555, he founded Valencia in the central plains to the west of the Tacarigua (Valencia) Lake. In 1577 and 1583 the region of Valencia suffered a series of raids by Carib tribes coming from

234-457: Is Valencia , which is also the country's main industrial center. The state's area is 4,369 km (1,687 sq mi) and as of the 2011 census, had a population of 2,245,744. Carabobo State was the site of the Battle of Carabobo on 24 June 1821. This was a decisive win in the war of independence from Spain , and was led by Simón Bolívar . There are several versions about the origin of

273-497: Is mountainous and part of the Coastal Range. The highest elevations are found throughout the northern part, in the western part of the state and in the southern part of Lake Valencia. There is a central depression around Lake Valencia and towards the south the plains begin. Cobalongo or Caobal Hill, in the municipality of Puerto Cabello, in the north, is the highest point in the state, at 1990 meters above sea level. Other of

312-564: The COVID-19 pandemic , on 12 March the Liga FUTVE announced the suspension of the seventh round of matches, scheduled for the weekend of 14–15 March. That same day, the FVF announced the suspension of every footballing activity in the country. On 15 March, the Liga FUTVE cancelled a meeting originally scheduled for 18 March and also confirmed the indefinite suspension of the Primera División tournament. On 15 May, and after an emergency meeting held

351-408: The COVID-19 pandemic , with all the results recorded until then voided on 15 May, and was reset starting from 14 October with a new format, ending on 15 December 2020. Deportivo La Guaira won their first league title, beating Deportivo Táchira by a score of 2–0 in the final played at Valencia . The league format changed for the 2020 season. No Apertura and Clausura tournaments would be held and

390-503: The current season . Clubs in italic no longer exist. 2020 Venezuelan Primera Divisi%C3%B3n season The 2020 Primera División season , officially Liga de Fútbol Profesional Venezolano or Liga FUTVE , was the 39th professional season of the Venezuelan Primera División , Venezuela 's top-flight football league. Caracas were the defending champions. The competition was suspended on 12 March due to

429-632: The 1970s onwards, immigration came mainly from other Latin American countries. The La Cabrera Tunnel was constructed in the late 1950s using the New Austrian Tunnelling method . The first local elections for governors took place in 1988. Salas Römer became elected governor of Carabobo. In 2006 the Valencia city metro was inaugurated, making it the third city in the country with a system of this type. Most of Carabobo State - 75% -

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468-474: The 20 teams would face each other in a home-and-away round-robin tournament , for a total of 38 matches per team. The top eight teams of the first stage would advance to the semi-final stage, depending on eligibility requirements for CONMEBOL tournaments. The bottom two teams would be relegated. In the semi-final stage, the eight teams would be divided in two groups of four teams each, facing the other teams in their group twice. The two group winners would advance to

507-541: The Low Orinoco . The Spanish troops led by Garci-González repelled and went after them. During the late 16th and 17th centuries, the region suffered many attacks by French and British pirates . The town of Borburata was eventually abandoned for a long period, and settlers moved to Valencia, which was less likely to be raided as it was a day walk from the Caribbean. Some of the attacks included: In 1624 Indians to

546-595: The Northwest of the Valencia Lake established the settlement of Guacara. Attacks by English and French pirates continued during a great part of the century. In 1659, the English pirate Myngs plundered Puerto Cabello on a raid that had taken him to Cumaná and later Coro. In 1677, Valencia was plundered by French pirates, who burnt down the Ayuntamiento or "City Hall" and destroyed most historical documents. At

585-589: The Puerto Cabello bay. On 31 March 1941, they set fire to their ships to prevent US troops from capturing them. A big fire in the haven of Puerto Cabello ensued. Several hundred marines were captured. Many of the Italians eventually would decide to settle down in Venezuela. In the second half of the 20th century, Carabobo experienced a population explosion. Many immigrants arriving from Europe to Venezuela after WW2 settled down in Valencia and surrounding areas. From

624-408: The Serie Final to decide the league champions. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the league was suspended on 12 March. On 15 May, the FVF announced the permanent suspension of the competition, with all first stage matches being voided. On 18 September, a new format was announced by the FVF and the Liga FUTVE, with the teams divided in two groups, playing each other twice. The group winners decided

663-661: The State of Carabobo, in front of Puerto Cabello there are a number of small islands: In Lake Valencia there are also several islands. Some have disappeared due to the rise in the level of the lake since the 1970s. The largest island is Burro Island . The State of Carabobo has three hydrographic basins: the Basin of the Caribbean Sea, the Basin of Lake Valencia and the Basin of the South. Rivers: These rivers generally flow from

702-556: The Valencia Lake region when the Europeans arrived. The different groups spoke mostly Arawak languages, but there were also several Carib groups. The Indians grew maize, a typical product of Western South American cultures and also Manioc, a typical product of groups from the East. Many metates or grinding stones for maize as well as budares for the preparation of cassava remain from those times. The Jirajara Indians from Nirgua (now

741-535: The Victoria, south of Valencia. This area has moderate tectonic activity. Mountains are very steep; some slopes are over 80%. On the plains, slopes are less than 1%. In the Tocuyito area, slopes can reach 5%. There are a group of small islands near Puerto Cabello. The main ones are Isla Larga, Isla Santo Domingo, Isla Alcatraz and Isla del Rey. Isla Larga is the largest and is 1855 metres long. It makes part of

780-537: The area in his South American trip. Venezuela's independence was declared on 19 April 1810 in the Casa de la Estrella, in Valencia. The Independence act was signed there the next year, 5 July. Several very important battles between Spanish royalist forces and the pro-Independence troops under Bolivar took place in the Carabobo region. The most important was the Battle of Carabobo , fought on 24 June 1821 and considered

819-484: The beginning of 1694, the governor of Venezuela, Francisco Berroterán, declared the growing Guacara , Los Guayos and San Diego doctrinas , "towns of Indians". The Compañía Guipuzcoana de Caracas , a company organized by Basque entrepreneurs, received the monopoly of trade between Venezuela and the rest of the world. In that context, the company built in 1730 the haven of what would become Puerto Cabello. In 1800, German scientist Alexander von Humboldt explored

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858-507: The central government created the province of Barquisimeto from a part of Carabobo. In 1858, during the March Revolution, Valencia became again capital of Venezuela. On 27 April 1881 the central government reforms the administrative divisions and creates the state of Carabobo, which at that time had a part that later was given to Yaracuy. During World War II , the crews of several Italian ships and one German ship took refuge on

897-636: The end of the first millennium new populations started to arrive from the Orinoco region, probably via the El Pao River. From the eighth century onwards the Orinoco populations started to merge with the older groups. This fusion produced what is known as Valenciode culture . People lived in houses built on artificial mounds in the very fruitful valleys to the East and West of the Valencia Lake. They produced specially anthropomorphic sculptures. Around

936-473: The football league had to put together a plan along with the National Institute of Sport (IND) to establish the new schedule and dates for the competition. Activities were also restricted to the "Carabobo- Yaracuy axis" as those were two of the states with the lowest rates of infection for COVID-19. However, following a letter sent to the FVF by FIFA in which it confirmed that the power to organize

975-423: The highest peaks are: There is a large number of anticlines, synclines, diaclases, fractures and faults. One of the most important faults is La Victoria, located south of Valencia. This area shows some tectonic activity of moderate importance. The mountains have very deep slopes. The slopes can exceed 80%. In the plains, the slopes are less than 1%. In the area of the Tocuyito high plateau the slopes reach 5%. In

1014-523: The league champions in a single match, and the next three teams of each group were awarded the remaining berths for CONMEBOL tournaments. Matches were played in Barinas , Puerto Cabello and Valencia . Relegation was suspended until 2021. Due to the format change of the Copa Sudamericana, the play-offs to decide the order of berths for the tournament were not played. On 24 January, Llaneros

1053-494: The name Carabobo. One of them refers to a voice coming from a local Arawaco language: Karau means savannah and bo means water. The repeated bo acts as a superlative, i.e. a lot of water or streams. Thus, Carabobo would mean Savannah of Waters or Savannah of Ravines. When Europeans arrived to what would become Venezuela, one of the most important cultural centres was located around the Valencia Lake . The Native Americans in

1092-458: The national football league rested in the national governing body, on 10 July the Liga FUTVE decided to withdraw their proposal to resume the competition, leaving the responsibility to organize the tournament on the FVF. On 7 September, Zulia announced that they would not be taking part in the tournament, arguing that the adequate biosecurity conditions were not in place to resume activities. That same day, LALA also declined to take part due to

1131-404: The north and west of the state and south of the Valencia Lake . The Cobalongo or Caobal peak is the highest point of the state, at 1990 metres above sea level. There is a central low plain around the Valencia Lake and towards the south, where Venezuela's Llanos start. There is a large amount of anticlinals, synclinals, diaclases, fractures and faults . One of the most important is the one of

1170-816: The northern part of the Coastal Mountain Range into the Caribbean Sea. Rivers: All these rivers used to flow into Lake Valencia, although the waters of the Cabriales River have been diverted to the Paíto. Rivers: These rivers flow into the Guárico and Portuguesa rivers, which are part of the Orinoco River basin. Most of the region is covered by mountains that make up part of Venezuela's Coast Mountain Range. The highest peaks are found on

1209-540: The previous day via video conference, the FVF announced the "permanent suspension" of the Primera and Segunda División seasons due to the inability to resume play under the conditions initially stated in the league regulations, effectively voiding the standings and results of matches played up until the suspension of the season. At the same time, the Federation's Commission of Club Competitions was tasked with elaborating

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1248-514: The region were hunters, gatherers, but also fishers and farmers. Many petroglyphs and ceramics remain from this time. There are signs of human presence in the Valencia region from the fourth millennium BC onwards. Humans were also present earlier in other areas of what is now Carabobo, like in Bejuma . An important human settlement occurred around the Valencia Lake between 200 and 1000 AD. These people already practiced some kind of agriculture. At

1287-431: The same issues raised by Zulia. The new format was announced on 18 September, with the group stage taking place in Barinas , Puerto Cabello and Valencia . The first stage began on 30 January. Each team would play each other twice for 36 matchdays. It was scheduled to end on 25 October with the top eight teams advancing to the semi-finals and the bottom team being relegated. The first stage standings and matches up to

1326-600: The suspension of the league on 12 March were voided by the FVF on 15 May. The 17 teams were drawn into two groups: one group of nine teams, hosted in Puerto Cabello and Valencia , and one group of eight teams, hosted in Barinas . The top teams in each group advanced to the Final to decide the league champions, the group runners-up decided their starting round in the Copa Libertadores qualifying stages, and

1365-409: The teams, which was deemed to be as "a disrespect as well as putting at risk the economic and sports stability" of sports institutions. In early June both the FVF and the Liga FUTVE presented, on their own, proposals to resume the competition. While the organization administering the league proposed to resume the tournament at the point at which it was suspended and play a single round-robin instead of

1404-475: The third and fourth placed teams qualified for the Copa Sudamericana. The draw was held on 18 September 2020. Group A was played at La Bombonerita in Puerto Cabello and Estadio Misael Delgado in Valencia . Group B was played at Estadio Agustín Tovar in Barinas . The winner qualified for the Copa Libertadores second stage, while the loser qualified for the first stage of said competition. The final

1443-540: The year 1200 the Valencioide culture reached the whole area of the Valencia Lake basin, the centre of Northern Venezuela and several islands in the Caribbean. The Indians would trade sea products like the ( Strombus gigas ), salt (specially from the Paraguana Peninsula), turtles and fish from coral reefs. The trade took place in villages along the coast. Taramainas, Tacariguas and other tribes inhabited

1482-541: Was a single match at a neutral venue, played on 15 December 2020. The winners were crowned as the league champions. Source: Liga FUTVE Archived 2019-04-26 at the Wayback Machine Carabobo Carabobo State ( Spanish : Estado Carabobo , IPA: [esˈtaðo kaɾaˈβoβo] ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela , located in the north of the country, about two hours by car from Caracas . The state capital city

1521-482: Was administratively relegated to the Segunda División by FVF as ordered by FIFA due to a lawsuit by former player Leonardo Ossa , whom the club failed to pay an outstanding debt. Llaneros played in the second tier during the 2020 season, therefore the league was contested by 19 teams. Zulia and LALA withdrew from the competition on 7 September due to safety concerns caused by the pandemic. Due to

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