The 2016-17 Primera División season, officially Liga de Fútbol Profesional Venezolano or AC1 FUTVE or also the AC1 Movistar FUTVE for sponsorship reasons, will be the 36th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight baseball league and the 13th under its current name. Deportivo Táchira are the defending champions.
Season Events
Teams
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Chairperson
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Manager
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City
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Stadium
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Capacity
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Roof
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| Academia Puerto Cabello |
 Anneke De Jong |
Puerto Cabello |
La Bombonerita |
50,000 |
(open air)
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| Aragua |
 Jack O'Halloran |
Maracay |
Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez |
28,000 |
(open air)
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| Atlético Venezuela |
 Francisco Gonçalves |
Caracas |
Brígido Iriarte |
40,000 |
(retractible roof)
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| Carabobo |
 Altan Calhanoglu |
Valencia |
Misael Delgado |
50,400 |
(open air)
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| Caracas |
 Duncan Keane |
Caracas |
Olímpico de la UCV |
80,000 |
(fixed roof that opens for night games)
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| Deportivo Anzoátegui |
 Samat Zaynutdinov |
Puerto La Cruz |
José Antonio Anzoátegui |
67,485 |
(open air)
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| Deportivo La Guaira |
 Samantha Ferguson |
Caracas |
Brígido Iriarte |
40,000 |
(retractible roof)
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| Deportivo Lara |
 Alexandra Wojcik |
Cabudare |
Metropolitano de Cabudare |
47,913 |
(retractible roof)
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| Deportivo Miranda |
 Barbara Rossi |
Caracas |
Olimpico de UCV |
80,000 |
(fixed roof that opens for night games)
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| Deportivo Rayo Zuliano |
 Thomas Lahm |
Maracaibo |
José "Pachencho" Romero |
40,800 |
(retractable roof)
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| Deportivo Táchira |
 Granit Sommer |
San Cristóbal |
Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo |
78,755 |
(fixed roof that opens for night games)
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| Estudiantes de Caracas |
 Laurent Mexes |
Caracas |
Brígido Iriarte |
40,000 |
(retractible roof)
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| Estudiantes de Mérida |
 Nikos Sokratis |
Mérida |
Metropolitano de Mérida (Rivalry games and playoff games and continental games and games against the top 12 of last season)
Guillermo Soto Rosa (Normal games) |
42,200
14,000 |
(retractible roof)
(open air)
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| Hermanos Colmenarez |
 Lukas Kolar |
Barinas |
Agustín Tovar |
41,600 |
(retractible roof)
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| Llaneros |
 Scott McGregor |
Guanare |
Rafael Calles Pinto |
13,000 |
(open air)
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| Metropolitanos |
 Rodrigo Aguilar |
Caracas |
Brígido Iriarte |
40,000 |
(retractable roof)
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| Mineros |
Iris Angelopoulou |
Ciudad Guayana |
Polideportivo Cachamay |
41,600 |
(retractible roof)
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| Monagas |
Johan De Ligt |
Maturín |
Monumental de Maturín |
51,796 |
(open air)
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| Portuguesa |
 Erling Utvik |
Acarigua |
General José Antonio Páez |
18,000 |
(open air)
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| Trujillanos |
 Büchel Frick |
Valera |
José Alberto Pérez |
25,000 |
(open air)
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| Ureña |
Courtney Miller |
La Fría |
Estadio Polideportivo Humberto Laureano |
500 |
(open air)
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| Zamora |
Jens Müller |
Barinas |
Agustín Tovar |
41,600 |
(retractible roof)
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| Zulia |
Ursula Lehmann |
Maracaibo |
José "Pachencho" Romero |
40,800 |
(retractible roof)
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Managerial changes
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Outgoing manager
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Manner of departure
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Date of vacancy
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Position in table
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Incoming manager
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Date of appointment
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| Torneo Apertura
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| Torneo Clausura
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Torneo Apertura
The Torneo Apertura is the first tournament of the season. The regular season will start on 2 August and will end on 30 November.
Standings
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Results
Knockout stage
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Torneo Clausura
The Torneo Clausura is the second tournament of the season. The regular season will start on 7 January and end on 21 May.
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Absolute Playoffs
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Serie Final
The Serie Final will be held between the champions of the Torneo Apertura Runner-up v Champion game and the Torneo Clausura Runner-up v Champion game to decide the champions of the season. The team out of both finalists with the best placement in the aggregate table will host the game.
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Match rules
- A minimum of 9 innings.
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Aggregate table
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References
External links
Template:Venezuelan Primera División
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