2020 Venezuelan Primera División season
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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.
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Season | 2020 |
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Dates | 30 January – 15 May 2020 (cancelled) 14 October – 15 December 2020 (resumption under new format) |
Champions | Deportivo La Guaira (1st title) |
Relegated | None |
Copa Libertadores | Deportivo La Guaira Deportivo Táchira Deportivo Lara Caracas |
Copa Sudamericana | Academia Puerto Cabello Aragua Metropolitanos Mineros |
Matches played | 130 |
Goals scored | 325 (2.5 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Richard Blanco Edder Farías (8 goals each) |
Biggest home win | Deportivo Lara 4–0 Atl. Venezuela (18 November) Caracas 6–2 GV Maracay (23 November) |
Biggest away win | GV Maracay 0–4 Caracas (30 October) Trujillanos 0–4 Pto. Cabello (9 December) |
Highest scoring | Caracas 6–2 GV Maracay (23 November) |
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The competition was suspended on 12 March due to 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.