2018 Copa Venezuela

2018 Copa Venezuela
Tournament details
Country Venezuela
Dates11 July – 31 October 2018
Teams39
Final positions
ChampionsZulia (2nd title)
Runner-upAragua
Copa SudamericanaZulia
← 2017
2019 →

The 2018 Copa Venezuela was the 49th edition of the competition. It began with the first stage on 11 July 2018 and concluded with the second leg of the final on 31 October 2018. Primera División side Mineros were the defending champions,[1] but they were disqualified from the competition in the second stage.[2]

Zulia were the champions after beating Aragua 3–1 on aggregate in the final, and qualified to the 2019 Copa Sudamericana.


First stage

  • Teams entering this round: 21 teams from the Segunda División.
  • The matches took place from 11 to 18 July 2018.

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Angostura 2 2 0 0 7 5 +2 6 Advance to second stage
2 LALA 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
3 Chicó de Guayana 2 0 0 2 3 5 −2 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
11 July 2018 Angostura 3–2 LALA Ciudad Guayana
15:00
  • Cardozo 17'
  • Vargas 28'
  • Cermeño 77'
  • A. Rondón 36'
  • Acosta 68'
Stadium: Polideportivo Cachamay
Attendance: 100
Referee: José Márquez
14 July 2018 LALA 1–0 Chicó de Guayana Ciudad Guayana
15:00 A. Ramírez 56' Stadium: Polideportivo Cachamay
Attendance: 659
Referee: Darwin Cabeza
18 July 2018 Chicó de Guayana 3–4 Angostura Ciudad Guayana
15:00
  • A. Castillo 8'
  • Tarache 45+2'
  • Alfaro 58'
  • J. González 3'
  • Fermín 16'
  • Cardozo 61'
  • Lugo 90'
Stadium: Polideportivo Cachamay
Referee: Stalin Rondón

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Margarita 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Advance to second stage
2 Atlético Furrial 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
3 Petroleros 2 0 1 1 4 6 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
11 July 2018 Petroleros 3–3 Atlético Furrial Puerto La Cruz
15:00
  • Romero 65'
  • L. Rondón 85', 90+1'
  • Regardiz 28'
  • K. Blanco 55'
  • A. Carrillo 57'
Stadium: José Antonio Anzoátegui
Attendance: 73
Referee: Anderson Tovar
14 July 2018 Atlético Furrial 0–1 Margarita Maturín
15:00 Leonett 90' Stadium: Alexander Bottini
Attendance: 244
Referee: Adrián Cabello
18 July 2018 Margarita 3–1 Petroleros Pampatar
15:00
  • Alemán 45+2' (pen.), 67'
  • Mina 80'
E. Pérez 18' Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva
Referee: José Rivas

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Libertador 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4 Advance to second stage
2 Deportivo Petare 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
3 Universidad Central 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
11 July 2018 Libertador 0–0 Deportivo Petare Caracas
15:00 Stadium: Fray Luis
Attendance: 53
Referee: Juan Cabeza
15 July 2018 Deportivo Petare 2–1 Universidad Central Caracas
15:00
  • Vásquez 80'
  • Ojeda 90'
Annese 33' Stadium: Fray Luis
Attendance: 287
Referee: Joan Leal
18 July 2018 Universidad Central 0–3 Libertador Caracas
13:00 Perdomo 35', 51' (pen.), 67' Stadium: Fray Luis
Referee: Edwin Gómez

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Yaracuyanos 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Advance to second stage
2 Yaracuy 2 1 0 1 6 4 +2 3
3 GV Maracay 2 0 0 2 2 9 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
11 July 2018 GV Maracay 2–5 Yaracuy Maracay
15:00
  • León 86'
  • Salazar 90+1'
  • Herrera 8', 64'
  • Puerta 10'
  • Oviedo 24'
  • Nañez 80'
Stadium: Giusseppe Antonelli
Attendance: 103
Referee: Henry Luna
14 July 2018 Yaracuy 1–2 Yaracuyanos San Felipe
15:00 Rivero 88'
  • J. Blanco 13'
  • R. Arteaga 58'
Stadium: Florentino Oropeza
Attendance: 450
Referee: Isley Delgado
18 July 2018 Yaracuyanos 4–0 GV Maracay San Felipe
15:00
  • Montiel 14'
  • E. Escobar 30', 72'
  • Ortega 60'
Stadium: Florentino Oropeza
Referee: Luis Parra

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ULA 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3 Advance to second stage
2 Llaneros 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
3 Hermanos Colmenarez 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
11 July 2018 ULA 4–1 Hermanos Colmenarez Mérida
  • Magallán 26', 81'
  • Rojas 45'
  • H. Díaz 52'
Lugo 90' Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Attendance: 300
Referee: Marlon Escalante
14 July 2018 Hermanos Colmenarez 1–0 Llaneros Barinas
E. Jiménez 81' Stadium: Reinaldo Melo
Attendance: 153
Referee: Emikar Calderas
18 July 2018 Llaneros 3–1 ULA Guanare
15:00
  • Torres 17'
  • Reyes 32', 86'
Rojas 33' Stadium: Rafael Calles Pinto
Referee: Reyes Soto

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Titanes 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6 Advance to second stage
2 Deportivo JBL 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3
3 Unión Atlético Falcón 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
11 July 2018 Titanes 4–0 Deportivo JBL Maracaibo
  • Rito 47', 47', 57'
  • Alarcón 79'
Stadium: José Pachencho Romero
Attendance: 860
Referee: Yercinia Correa
14 July 2018 Deportivo JBL 2–0 Unión Atlético Falcón Maracaibo
  • Bustamante 33'
  • Barreto 68'
Stadium: José Pachencho Romero
Attendance: 251
Referee: José Luis Hoyo
18 July 2018 Unión Atlético Falcón 0–3 Titanes Punto Fijo
15:00
  • Alarcón 2', ?'
  • Cortéz ?'
Stadium: Pedro Conde
Referee: Rafael Torres

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Frontera 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Advance to second stage
2 Ureña 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3
3 El Vigía 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
11 July 2018 El Vigía 1–2 Ureña El Vigía
E. Ramírez 5'
  • J. Ortiz 64'
  • M. López 87'
Stadium: Ramón Hernández
Attendance: 100
Referee: Jean Gómez
14 July 2018 Ureña 1–3 Real Frontera San Cristóbal
R. Contreras 57'
  • Mosquera 20'
  • Álvarez 47' (o.g.)
  • Altuve 90'
Stadium: Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Attendance: 200
Referee: Yorman Delgado
18 July 2018 Real Frontera 2–1 El Vigía San Antonio
15:00
  • Murillo 38' (pen.)
  • Mosquera 40'
  • ? 14'
Stadium: Pedro Chávez
Referee: Marcos Suárez

Second stage

  • Teams entering this round: 18 teams from the Primera División.
  • The first legs were played on 8 and 9 August and the second legs were played from 14 to 16 August 2018.
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Centro-Oriental Group
Angostura 5–1 Mineros 2–1 3–0[A]
LALA 2–6 Monagas 1–1 1–5
Margarita 1–4 Deportivo Anzoátegui 0–1 1–3
Atlético Furrial 1–4 Deportivo La Guaira 1–3 0–1
Deportivo Petare 1–7 Caracas 1–4 0–3
Academia Puerto Cabello 0–1 Metropolitanos 0–1 0–0
Libertador 2–4 Aragua 0–3 2–1
Estudiantes de Caracas 3–7 Atlético Venezuela 1–3 2–4
Centro-Occidental Group
Deportivo JBL 3–1 Trujillanos 1–0 2–1
Yaracuy 5–2 Deportivo Lara 3–1 2–1
Titanes 1–2 Zulia 1–2 0–0
Yaracuyanos 1–3 Carabobo 1–0 0–3
ULA 2–3 Zamora 1–1 1–2
Llaneros 4–3 Portuguesa 1–2 3–1
Real Frontera 0–2 Deportivo Táchira 0–1 0–1
Ureña 2–0 Estudiantes de Mérida 2–0 Annulled[B]
Notes
  1. ^
    FVF awarded Angostura a 3–0 win as a result of Mineros substituting its mandatory youth players. The match originally ended with a 5–0 win for Mineros.[2]
  2. ^
    Match annulled due to Estudiantes de Mérida fielding ineligible players. The match originally ended with a 4–1 win for Estudiantes de Mérida.[3]

First leg

8 August 2018 LALA 1–1 Monagas Ciudad Guayana
15:00 Y. González 18' R. Rojas 38' Stadium: Polideportivo Cachamay
Attendance: 874
Referee: José Rivas
8 August 2018 Margarita 0–1 Deportivo Anzoátegui Pampatar
15:00 Lobo 44' Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva
Attendance: 150
Referee: Oscar Durán
8 August 2018 Deportivo Petare 1–4 Caracas Caracas
15:00 V. Vásquez 68'
Stadium: Cocodrilos Sports Park
Attendance: 1,217
Referee: Robert Mosqueda
8 August 2018 Estudiantes de Caracas 1–3 Atlético Venezuela Maracay
15:30 Paccioco 90'
Stadium: Giuseppe Antonelli
Attendance: 120
Referee: Edwing Gómez
8 August 2018 Libertador 0–3 Aragua Caracas
15:30
Stadium: Universidad Santa María
Attendance: 200
Referee: Jonathan Sánchez
8 August 2018 Yaracuyanos 1–0 Carabobo San Felipe
15:30 Escobar 83' Stadium: Florentino Oropeza
Attendance: 1,308
Referee: Pedro Jiménez
8 August 2018 Llaneros 1–2 Portuguesa Guanare
15:30 D. Rodríguez 33' Stadium: Rafael Calles Pinto
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Wilfredo Martínez
8 August 2018 Angostura 2–1 Mineros Ciudad Bolívar
16:00
Rondón 31' Stadium: Ricardo Tulio Maya
Attendance: 500
Referee: Giancarlo Perluzzo
8 August 2018 Titanes 1–2 Zulia Maracaibo
16:00 Ballezo 79'
Stadium: José Pachencho Romero
Attendance: 4,115
Referee: Yeferzon Miranda
8 August 2018 Real Frontera 0–1 Deportivo Táchira San Antonio
16:30 Maldonado 90+3' Stadium: Pedro Chávez
Referee: Gustavo Maldonado
8 August 2018 Ureña 2–0 Estudiantes de Mérida San Cristóbal
17:00 Stadium: Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Attendance: 100
Referee: Marco Suárez
8 August 2018 ULA 1–1 Zamora Mérida
17:00 H. Díaz 21' Uribe 84' Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Attendance: 500
Referee: Yorman Delgado
8 August 2018 Academia Puerto Cabello 0–1 Metropolitanos Puerto Cabello
19:00 J. Rojas 45' Stadium: La Bombonerita
Attendance: 5,165
Referee: Emikar Calderas
9 August 2018 Atlético Furrial 1–3 Deportivo La Guaira Maturín
15:00 J. Gómez 7' Stadium: Alexander Bottini
Attendance: 235
Referee: Stalin Rondón
9 August 2018 Yaracuy 3–1 Deportivo Lara San Felipe
15:30 Mendoza 45' Stadium: Florentino Oropeza
Attendance: 350
Referee: Reyes Soto
9 August 2018 Deportivo JBL 1–0 Trujillanos Maracaibo
15:30 D. Barreto 40' Stadium: José Pachencho Romero
Attendance: 315
Referee: Isley Delgado

Second leg

14 August 2018 Carabobo 3–0
(3–1 agg.)
YaracuyanosCabudare
16:00
Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Attendance: 138
Referee: Ramón Ortega
15 August 2018 Metropolitanos 0–0
(1–0 agg.)
Academia Puerto CabelloCaracas
15:30 Stadium: Universidad Santa María
Attendance: 598
Referee: Ronny Cuevas
15 August 2018 Atlético Venezuela 4–2
(7–3 agg.)
Estudiantes de CaracasMaracay
15:30
Stadium: Giuseppe Antonelli
Attendance: 442
Referee: Joan Leal
15 August 2018 Caracas 3–0
(7–1 agg.)
Deportivo PetareCaracas
16:00
Stadium: Cocodrilos Sports Park
Attendance: 1,180
Referee: Jonathan Sánchez
15 August 2018 Aragua 1–2
(4–2 agg.)
LibertadorMaracay
16:00 Bonilla 35' Stadium: Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Attendance: 430
Referee: Isley Delgado
15 August 2018 Trujillanos1–2
(1–3 agg.)
Deportivo JBL Valera
16:00 Zúñiga 60' Stadium: José Alberto Pérez
Attendance: 300
Referee: Yercinia Correa
15 August 2018 Deportivo Lara1–2
(2–5 agg.)
Yaracuy Cabudare
16:00 Romero 56' Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Attendance: 1,518
Referee: Pedro Jiménez
15 August 2018 Zulia 0–0
(2–1 agg.)
TitanesMaracaibo
16:00 Stadium: José Pachencho Romero
Attendance: 1,061
Referee: José Argote
15 August 2018 Portuguesa1–3
(3–4 agg.)
Llaneros Acarigua
16:00 O. García 75'
Stadium: José Antonio Páez
Attendance: 150
Referee: Luis Parra
15 August 2018 Deportivo Anzoátegui 3–1
(4–1 agg.)
MargaritaPuerto La Cruz
17:00
Escobar 33' Stadium: José Antonio Anzoátegui
Referee: Anderson Tovar
15 August 2018 Deportivo Táchira 1–0
(2–0 agg.)
Real FronteraSan Cristóbal
17:00 Villamizar 69' Stadium: Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Attendance: 1,973
Referee: Yorman Delgado
15 August 2018 Monagas 5–1
(6–2 agg.)
LALAMaturín
18:00
Mejía 21' Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 2,608
Referee: Francisco López
15 August 2018 Zamora 2–1
(3–2 agg.)
ULABarinas
18:00 Castrillo 43' (pen.) Stadium: Agustín Tovar
Attendance: 2,059
Referee: Edwing Gómez
15 August 2018 Estudiantes de MéridaAnnulled[3]
(0–2 agg.)
Ureña Mérida
18:00
Caicedo 53' Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Attendance: 2,442
Referee: Leonardo Caripa
16 August 2018 Mineros0–3
Awarded[2]

(1–5 agg.)
Angostura Ciudad Guayana
9:00 Stadium: Polideportivo Cachamay
Attendance: 817
Referee: Adrián Cabello
16 August 2018 Deportivo La Guaira 1–0
(4–1 agg.)
Atlético FurrialPuerto La Cruz
15:00 Lugo 22' Stadium: José Antonio Anzoátegui
Attendance: 345
Referee: Roger Arredondo

Final stages

Round of 16

  • The first legs were played on 29 August and the second legs were played on 5 September 2018.
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Centro-Oriental Group
Angostura 0–2 Deportivo Anzoátegui 0–2 0–0
Monagas 2–4 Deportivo La Guaira 1–2 1–2
Caracas 0–3 Aragua 0–2 0–1
Metropolitanos 1–1 (a) Atlético Venezuela 1–1 0–0
Centro-Occidental Group
Deportivo JBL 0–3 Zulia 0–1 0–2
Yaracuy 2–2 (a) Carabobo 2–2 0–0
Zamora 3–2 Deportivo Táchira 2–1 1–1
Llaneros 3–3 (5–3 p) Ureña 2–1 1–2

First leg

29 August 2018 Deportivo JBL 0–1 Zulia Maracaibo
15:00 Zambrano 37' Stadium: José Pachencho Romero
Attendance: 1,306
Referee: María Herrán
29 August 2018 Yaracuy 2–2 Carabobo San Felipe
15:30 F. Rivero 80', 84'
Stadium: Florentino Oropeza
Attendance: 850
Referee: Yercinia Correa
29 August 2018 Llaneros 2–1 Ureña Guanare
15:30
G. Salazar 88' Stadium: Rafael Calles Pinto
Attendance: 808
Referee: Jonathan Sánchez
29 August 2018 Metropolitanos 1–1 Atlético Venezuela Caracas
15:30 Arciniegas 33' J. Salazar 70' Stadium: Universidad Santa María
Attendance: 421
Referee: Reyes Soto
29 August 2018 Angostura 0–2 Deportivo Anzoátegui Ciudad Guayana
16:00 Lobo 34', 61' Stadium: Ricardo Tulio Maya
Attendance: 300
Referee: Yender Herrera
29 August 2018 Caracas 0–2 Aragua Caracas
16:00
Stadium: Cocodrilos Sports Park
Attendance: 1,071
Referee: Marlon Escalante
29 August 2018 Monagas 1–2 Deportivo La Guaira Maturín
18:00 R. Rojas 52' Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 2,154
Referee: Edwing Gómez
29 August 2018 Zamora 2–1 Deportivo Táchira Barinas
19:00
Maldonado 7' Stadium: Agustín Tovar
Attendance: 4,397
Referee: José Argote

Second leg

5 September 2018 Deportivo La Guaira 2–1
(4–2 agg.)
MonagasCaracas
10:30 J. González 84' (pen.) Stadium: Universidad Santa María
Referee: José Luis Hoyo
5 September 2018 Atlético Venezuela (a)0–0
(1–1 agg.)
MetropolitanosMaracay
15:30 Stadium: Giuseppe Antonelli
Referee: Robert Mosqueda
5 September 2018 Carabobo (a)0–0
(2–2 agg.)
YaracuyCabudare
16:00 Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Referee: José Argote
5 September 2018 Zulia 2–0
(3–0 agg.)
Deportivo JBLMaracaibo
16:30
Stadium: José Pachencho Romero
Referee: Orlando Bracamonte
5 September 2018 Deportivo Anzoátegui 0–0
(2–0 agg.)
AngosturaPuerto La Cruz
17:00 Stadium: José Antonio Anzoátegui
Referee: Francisco López
5 September 2018 Aragua 1–0
(3–0 agg.)
CaracasMaracay
17:00 Guerra 72' Stadium: Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Referee: Edwing Gómez
5 September 2018 Deportivo Táchira1–1
(2–3 agg.)
Zamora San Cristóbal
17:00 Aquino 90+7' (pen.) Gallardo 45+2' Stadium: Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Referee: Ángel Arteaga
5 September 2018 Ureña2–1
(3–3 agg.)
(3–5 p)
Llaneros Ureña
17:00 Stadium: Estadio Bicentenario
Penalties
0 0

Quarter-finals

  • The first legs were played on 9 September and the second legs were played on 3 October 2018.
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Centro-Oriental Group
Deportivo Anzoátegui 2–2 (3–2 p) Deportivo La Guaira 1–1 1–1
Aragua 4–1 Atlético Venezuela 2–0 2–1
Centro-Occidental Group
Zulia 3–3 (a) Carabobo 1–1 2–2
Zamora 3–1 Llaneros 1–0 2–1

First leg

9 September 2018 Zulia 1–1 Carabobo Maracaibo
16:30
Report
Stadium: José Pachencho Romero
Attendance: 2,431
Referee: Yorman Delgado
9 September 2018 Deportivo Anzoátegui 1–1 Deportivo La Guaira Puerto La Cruz
17:00
Report
Stadium: José Antonio Anzoátegui
Attendance: 1,088
Referee: Anderson Tovar
9 September 2018 Aragua 2–0 Atlético Venezuela Maracay
17:00
Report Stadium: Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Attendance: 2,010
Referee: Ronny Cueva
9 September 2018 Zamora 1–0 Llaneros Barinas
18:00
Report Stadium: Agustín Tovar
Attendance: 3,557
Referee: Emikar Caldera

Second leg

3 October 2018 Atlético Venezuela1–2
(1–4 agg.)
Aragua Maracay
15:30 Sosa 5' Report
Stadium: Giuseppe Antonelli
Attendance: 398
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela
3 October 2018 Llaneros1–2
(1–3 agg.)
Zamora Guanare
15:30 Fuentes 66' Report Stadium: Rafael Calles Pinto
Attendance: 1,170
Referee: Eduardo Mármol
3 October 2018 Carabobo2–2
(3–3 agg.)
Zulia (a)Valencia
19:00
Report
Stadium: Misael Delgado
Attendance: 1,028
Referee: Yender Herrera

Semi-finals

  • The first legs were played on 10 October and the second legs were played on 14 October 2018.
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo Anzoátegui 2–3 Aragua 0–0 2–3
Zulia 2–0 Zamora 2–0 0–0

First leg

10 October 2018 Zulia 2–0 Zamora Maracaibo
15:00
Report Stadium: José Pachencho Romero
Attendance: 2,196
Referee: Anderson Tovar
10 October 2018 Deportivo Anzoátegui 0–0 Aragua Puerto La Cruz
16:00 Report Stadium: José Antonio Anzoátegui
Attendance: 322
Referee: Emikar Caldera

Second leg

14 October 2018 Aragua 3–2
(3–2 agg.)
Deportivo AnzoáteguiMaracay
16:00
Stadium: Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Attendance: 5,749
Referee: Juan Soto
14 October 2018 Zamora0–0
(0–2 agg.)
Zulia Barinas
18:00 Stadium: Agustín Tovar
Attendance: 5,761
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela

Final

Aragua1–2Zulia
Report

Zulia1–0Aragua
Report

Zulia won 3–1 on aggregate.

References

  1. ^ "2017 Copa Venezuela". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Mineros quedó eliminado de la Copa por alineación indebida" (in Spanish). AS Venezuela. 28 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Estudiantes de Mérida perdió por alineación indebida su pase a los octavos" (in Spanish). Meridiano.