2024 Copa Venezuela

The 2024 Copa Venezuela, officially named Copa Venezuela Luis Mendoza 2024, was the 51st edition of the Venezuelan football cup, which returned after a five-year hiatus. The competition began on 6 June with the participation of 14 Primera División and 16 Segunda División teams,^[1] and ended on 20 July 2024.^[2] The final match, which was originally slated to be played at Estadio Metropolitano de Cabudare,^[3] was ultimately moved to Estadio Brígido Iriarte in Caracas.^[4]

2024 Copa Venezuela

Copa Venezuela Luis Mendoza 2024
Tournament details
Country	Venezuela
Dates	6 June – 20 July 2024
Teams	30
Final positions
Champions	Deportivo La Guaira (3rd title)
Runner-up	Metropolitanos
Tournament statistics
Matches played	75
Goals scored	191 (2.55 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Jhon Escobar Tomás Rodríguez (6 goals each)
← 2019

Deportivo La Guaira won their third title in the competition, after defeating Metropolitanos 1–0 in the final.^[5] Zamora were the defending champions, having won the tournament in its most recent edition held in 2019,^[6] but were defeated by Academia Puerto Cabello in the round of 16.

Format

For this year, the 30 participating teams were divided into ten groups of three teams each, according to geographical location and also considering the inclusion of at least one Segunda División team in each group. In the group stage, teams played each one of their group rivals twice (once at home and once away), with the ten group winners and the six best group runners-up advancing to the knockout stage. Matches in the knockout rounds (round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final) were played over a single leg, with the home team in each matchup being decided by a draw.^[7]

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MET	CAR	DMI
1	Metropolitanos	4	3	0	1	7	4	+3	9	Advance to the knockout stage		—	2–1	2–0
2	Caracas	4	2	0	2	6	5	+1	6			2–1	—	2–0
3	Deportivo Miranda	4	1	0	3	3	7	−4	3			1–2	2–1	—

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Drawing of lots.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		APC	YAR	CBO
1	Academia Puerto Cabello	4	3	0	1	6	2	+4	9	Advance to the knockout stage		—	3–0	0–1
2	Yaracuyanos	4	2	0	2	4	4	0	6			0–1	—	2–0
3	Carabobo	4	1	0	3	2	6	−4	3			1–2	0–2	—

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Drawing of lots.

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BOL	ANG	AIF
1	Bolívar	4	2	2	0	3	1	+2	8	Advance to the knockout stage		—	0–0	0–0
2	Angostura	4	2	1	1	4	1	+3	7			0–1	—	3–0
3	AIFI Guayana	4	0	1	3	1	6	−5	1			1–2	0–1	—

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Drawing of lots.

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ESM	INT	VIG
1	Estudiantes de Mérida	4	2	2	0	7	4	+3	8	Advance to the knockout stage		—	3–2	4–2
2	Inter de Barinas	4	2	1	1	6	5	+1	7			0–0	—	2–1
3	El Vigía	4	0	1	3	4	8	−4	1			0–0	1–2	—

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Drawing of lots.

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ANZ	UCV	NES
1	Anzoátegui	4	3	1	0	6	1	+5	10	Advance to the knockout stage		—	1–0	4–1
2	Universidad Central	4	2	1	1	3	2	+1	7			0–0	—	1–0
3	Nueva Esparta	4	0	0	4	2	8	−6	0			0–1	1–2	—

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Drawing of lots.

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		TAC	URE	REF
1	Deportivo Táchira	4	3	0	1	12	4	+8	9	Advance to the knockout stage		—	5–1	5–1
2	Ureña	4	2	0	2	7	13	−6	6			2–1	—	3–1
3	Real Frontera	4	1	0	3	8	10	−2	3			0–1	6–1	—

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Drawing of lots.

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		DLG	MAR	ARA
1	Deportivo La Guaira	4	2	1	1	8	7	+1	7	Advance to the knockout stage		—	3–3	3–0
2	Marítimo de La Guaira	4	1	3	0	8	5	+3	6			3–0	—	2–2
3	Aragua	4	0	2	2	3	7	−4	2			1–2	0–0	—

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Drawing of lots.

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ZAM	POR	ACR
1	Zamora	4	2	1	1	4	3	+1	7	Advance to the knockout stage		—	0–1	1–0
2	Portuguesa	4	2	0	2	5	5	0	6			1–2	—	0–1
3	Academia Rey	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	4			1–1	2–3	—

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Drawing of lots.

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MON	ALC	DYP
1	Monagas	4	3	1	0	14	4	+10	10	Advance to the knockout stage		—	5–1	6–1
2	Atlético La Cruz	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	7			0–0	—	4–0
3	Dynamo Puerto	4	0	0	4	3	15	−12	0			2–3	0–2	—

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Drawing of lots.

Group J

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		RAY	TRU	HEF
1	Rayo Zuliano	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	7	Advance to the knockout stage		—	3–0	2–1
2	Trujillanos	4	2	0	2	7	4	+3	6			2–0	—	5–0
3	Héroes de Falcón	4	1	1	2	2	7	−5	4			0–0	1–0	—

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Drawing of lots.

Ranking of group runners-up

The six best teams among those ranked second in their groups advanced to the knockout stage.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	C	Angostura	4	2	1	1	4	1	+3	7	Advance to the knockout stage
2	I	Atlético La Cruz	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	7
3	D	Inter de Barinas	4	2	1	1	6	5	+1	7
4	E	Universidad Central	4	2	1	1	3	2	+1	7
5	G	Marítimo de La Guaira	4	1	3	0	8	5	+3	6
6	J	Trujillanos	4	2	0	2	7	4	+3	6
7	A	Caracas	4	2	0	2	6	5	+1	6
8	H	Portuguesa	4	2	0	2	5	5	0	6
9	B	Yaracuyanos	4	2	0	2	4	4	0	6
10	F	Ureña	4	2	0	2	7	13	−6	6

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Atlético La Cruz	0 (4)
	Angostura (p)	0 (5)
					Angostura	1
					Monagas	2
	Trujillanos	0
	Monagas	1
									Monagas	0
									Metropolitanos	2
	Academia Puerto Cabello (p)	0 (6)
	Zamora	0 (5)
					Academia Puerto Cabello	2
					Metropolitanos	4
	Inter de Barinas	2
	Metropolitanos	3
													Metropolitanos	0
													Deportivo La Guaira	1
	Universidad Central	2
	Deportivo Táchira	0
					Universidad Central	0 (3)
					Deportivo La Guaira (p)	0 (4)
	Deportivo La Guaira (p)	0 (3)
	Estudiantes de Mérida	0 (1)
									Deportivo La Guaira	2
									Rayo Zuliano	1
	Bolívar	0
	Rayo Zuliano	1
					Rayo Zuliano (p)	1 (4)
					Marítimo de La Guaira	1 (3)
	Anzoátegui	1
	Marítimo de La Guaira	3

Round of 16

Atlético La Cruz v Angostura

7 July 2024 (2024-07-07)	Atlético La Cruz	0–0 (4–5 p)	Angostura	Maturín
15:30 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Alexander Botinni Referee: Alejandro Velásquez

Anzoátegui v Marítimo de La Guaira

7 July 2024 (2024-07-07)	Anzoátegui	1–3	Marítimo de La Guaira	Barcelona
15:30 UTC−4	Marín 35'	Report	Escobar 11', 90+4' Castillo 90+1'	Stadium: Club Barcelona Sport Referee: José Maya

Deportivo La Guaira v Estudiantes de Mérida

7 July 2024 (2024-07-07)	Deportivo La Guaira	0–0 (3–1 p)	Estudiantes de Mérida	Caracas
15:30 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Olímpico de la UCV Referee: José Uzcátegui

Trujillanos v Monagas

7 July 2024 (2024-07-07)	Trujillanos	0–1	Monagas	Valera
16:00 UTC−4		Report	Basante 15'	Stadium: José Alberto Pérez Referee: Yorman Delgado

Bolívar v Rayo Zuliano

7 July 2024 (2024-07-07)	Bolívar	0–1	Rayo Zuliano	Ciudad Guayana
17:00 UTC−4		Report	Ochoa 58'	Stadium: Polideportivo Cachamay Referee: Emikar Calderas

Inter de Barinas v Metropolitanos

7 July 2024 (2024-07-07)	Inter de Barinas	2–3	Metropolitanos	Barinas
18:00 UTC−4	Gómez 63', 76' (pen.)	Report	Zorrilla 7', 81' Garcés 68'	Stadium: Agustín Tovar Referee: Ángel Arteaga

Academia Puerto Cabello v Zamora

7 July 2024 (2024-07-07)	Academia Puerto Cabello	0–0 (6–5 p)	Zamora	Puerto Cabello
18:00 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: La Bombonerita Referee: Reyes Soto

Universidad Central v Deportivo Táchira

7 July 2024 (2024-07-07)	Universidad Central	2–0	Deportivo Táchira	Caracas
20:00 UTC−4	Alcócer 77' Alvarado 87'	Report		Stadium: Olímpico de la UCV Referee: Yender Herrera

Quarter-finals

Rayo Zuliano v Marítimo de La Guaira

11 July 2024 (2024-07-11)	Rayo Zuliano	1–1 (4–3 p)	Marítimo de La Guaira	Maracaibo
15:30 UTC−4	Ramírez 44'	Report	Escobar 50'	Stadium: José Pachencho Romero Referee: José Uzcátegui

Angostura v Monagas

11 July 2024 (2024-07-11)	Angostura	1–2	Monagas	Ciudad Bolívar
17:00 UTC−4	Contreras 54'	Report	Rodríguez 12' (pen.) Basante 45+2'	Stadium: Ricardo Tulio Maya Referee: Yeferzon Miranda

Academia Puerto Cabello v Metropolitanos

11 July 2024 (2024-07-11)	Academia Puerto Cabello	2–4	Metropolitanos	Puerto Cabello
19:00 UTC−4	Cantillo 80' Silva 85'	Report	Paraco 42', 50', 76', 89'	Stadium: La Bombonerita Referee: Ángel Arteaga

Universidad Central v Deportivo La Guaira

11 July 2024 (2024-07-11)	Universidad Central	0–0 (3–4 p)	Deportivo La Guaira	Caracas
19:00 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Olímpico de la UCV Referee: Emikar Calderas

Semi-finals

Monagas v Metropolitanos

14 July 2024 (2024-07-14)	Monagas	0–2	Metropolitanos	Maturín
17:00 UTC−4		Report	Marchán 27' Fedor 57'	Stadium: Monumental

Deportivo La Guaira v Rayo Zuliano

14 July 2024 (2024-07-14)	Deportivo La Guaira	2–1	Rayo Zuliano	Caracas
17:00 UTC−4	Farías 38' Osorio 70'	Report	Ramírez 27'	Stadium: Olímpico de la UCV Referee: Jesús Valenzuela

Final

Metropolitanos	0–1	Deportivo La Guaira
	Report	Pérez 41' (o.g.)

20 July 2024 (2024-07-20)

17:00 UTC−4

Estadio Brígido Iriarte, Caracas

Referee: Alejandro Velásquez

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Jhon Escobar	Marítimo de La Guaira	6
	Tomás Rodríguez	Monagas
3	Aldry Contreras	Angostura	4
	Carlos Paraco	Metropolitanos
	Edder Farías	Deportivo La Guaira
	Kevin Díaz	Ureña
	José Manuel Murillo	Monagas
8	Ander Izarra	Estudiantes de Mérida	3
	Anthony Uribe	Deportivo Táchira
	Brayan Alcócer	Universidad Central
	Carlos Gil	Trujillanos
	Darwin Gómez	Inter de Barinas
	Guillermo Marín	Anzoátegui
	Luis Annese	Trujillanos
	Víctor Viez	Yaracuyanos

Source: Balonazos^[8]

See also

• 2024 Venezuelan Primera División season