Venezuela 1998/99

Apertura
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Table: 

 1.Unión Atlético Táchira 22 15  5  2  42-21  50  Apertura Champions
 2.Estudiantes de Mérida  22 13  5  4  38-22  44
 3.Caracas FC             22 10  5  7  30-24  35
 4.Univ. de Los Andes     22 10  4  8  35-22  34  [Mérida] [+]
 5.Internacional de Lara  22 10  4  8  32-32  34  [Barquisimeto] [+]
 6.Carabobo FC            22  8  6  8  22-24  30
 7.Nacional Táchira       22  7  7  8  30-27  28
 8.Deportivo ItalChacao   22  8  4 10  24-28  28  [*]
 9.Nueva Cádiz FC         22  7  6  9  26-30  27  [Cumaná]
10.Atlético Zamora        22  4  8 10  26-36  20  [Barinas]
11.Mineros de Guayana     22  5  5 12  30-42  20
12.Minervén del Callao    22  4  3 15  14-41  15

[*] Deportivo Chacao merged with Deportivo Italia into ItalChacao.
[+] Atlético Zulia were relocated and renamed FCU ULA F.C. (Mérida);
    Trujillanos were relocated and renamed Internacional de Lara (Barquisimeto).

Round 1 [Aug 9]
Nueva Cadiz  1-1 Tachira
ULA Merida   1-0 Caracas
Carabobo     2-3 Mineros
Minerven     0-2 Inter Lara
ItalChacao   0-1 Estudiantes
Nacional     2-1 Zamora

Round 2 [Aug 16]
Nacional     0-0 Nueva Cadiz
Estudiantes  2-0 Minerven   
Inter Lara   2-0 Carabobo
Mineros      4-1 ULA Merida
Caracas      0-4 Tachira
Zamora       0-0 ItalChacao

Round 3 [Aug 19]
Carabobo     1-0 Estudiantes
Mineros      1-2 Tachira
Nueva Cadiz  1-0 Caracas
ULA Merida   0-1 Inter Lara
Zamora       3-2 Minerven
ItalChacao   1-0 Nacional         [Oct 15]

Round 4 [Aug 23]
Mineros      1-2 Caracas
Inter Lara   3-3 Tachira
Zamora       0-0 Carabobo
Estudiantes  1-0 ULA Merida
Nacional     6-1 Minerven
ItalChacao   2-1 Nueva Cadiz

Round 5 [Aug 30]
Nueva Cadiz  2-2 Mineros
Caracas      5-1 Inter Lara
Minerven     0-1 ItalChacao
Tachira      2-1 Estudiantes
ULA Merida   4-0 Zamora
Carabobo     1-1 Nacional

Round 6 [Sep 2]
Minerven     1-3 Nueva Cadiz
Inter Lara   0-2 Mineros
ItalChacao   1-2 Carabobo
Estudiantes  1-1 Caracas
Nacional     0-0 ULA Merida
Zamora       1-2 Tachira

Round 7 [Sep 6]
Nueva Cadiz  3-1 Inter Lara
Tachira      2-1 Nacional
ULA Merida   3-1 ItalChacao
Caracas      1-0 Zamora
Carabobo     2-1 Minerven
Mineros      2-4 Estudiantes

Round 8 [Sep 13]
Carabobo     1-0 Nueva Cadiz
Minerven     0-3 ULA Merida
ItalChacao   1-2 Tachira
Estudiantes  4-1 Inter Lara
Nacional     2-1 Caracas
Zamora       2-2 Mineros

Round 9 [Sep 20]
Caracas      1-1 ItalChacao
Inter Lara   0-0 Zamora
Mineros      1-3 Nacional
Nueva Cadiz  1-0 Estudiantes
Tachira      0-0 Minerven
ULA Merida   0-1 Carabobo

Round 10 [Sep 27]
Caracas      2-0 Minerven
Estudiantes  1-0 Zamora
Inter Lara   3-0 Nacional
Mineros      1-3 ItalChacao
Nueva Cadiz  0-0 ULA Merida
Tachira      2-1 Carabobo

Round 11 [Oct 4]
Carabobo     0-0 Caracas
ItalChacao   0-3 Inter Lara
Minerven     1-0 Mineros
Nacional     2-2 Estudiantes
ULA Merida   0-0 Tachira
Zamora       3-2 Nueva Cadiz

Round 12 [Oct 11]
Caracas      0-1 ULA Merida
Estudiantes  1-0 ItalChacao
Inter Lara   0-1 Minerven
Mineros      1-0 Carabobo  
Tachira      3-0 Nueva Cadiz
Zamora       1-1 Nacional

Round 13 [Oct 18]
Nueva Cadiz  1-0 Nacional
ItalChacao   2-2 Zamora
Minerven     1-3 Estudiantes
Carabobo     2-3 Inter Lara
ULA Merida   6-2 Mineros
Tachira      2-3 Caracas

Round 14 [Oct 21]
Caracas      3-2 Nueva Cadiz
Tachira      0-0 Mineros
Inter Lara   1-0 ULA Merida
Estudiantes  1-1 Carabobo
Minerven     2-1 Zamora
Nacional     1-0 ItalChacao

Round 15 [Oct 25]
Nueva Cadiz  0-2 ItalChacao
Minerven     2-0 Nacional
Carabobo     1-1 Zamora
ULA Merida   1-2 Estudiantes
Tachira      2-1 Inter Lara
Caracas      1-1 Mineros

Round 16 [Nov 1]
Mineros      0-0 Nueva Cadiz
Inter Lara   2-0 Caracas
Estudiantes  3-1 Tachira
Zamora       1-4 ULA Merida
Nacional     2-3 Carabobo
ItalChacao   4-0 Minerven

Round 17 [Nov 4]
Nueva Cadiz  3-0 Minerven
Carabobo     1-0 ItalChacao
ULA Merida   1-1 Nacional
Tachira      1-0 Zamora
Caracas      2-1 Estudiantes      [Dec 2]
Mineros      2-3 Inter Lara

Round 18 [Nov 15]
Inter Lara   2-1 Nueva Cadiz
Estudiantes  2-1 Mineros          [Nov 19]
Zamora       2-5 Caracas
Nacional     2-3 Tachira
ItalChacao   0-2 ULA Merida
Minerven     0-0 Carabobo

Round 19 [Nov 22]
Tachira      4-0 ItalChacao
Caracas      1-0 Nacional
Nueva Cadiz  2-1 Carabobo
Mineros      1-4 Zamora
Inter Lara   0-0 Estudiantes
ULA Merida   2-1 Minerven         [Nov 25]

Round 20 [Nov 29]
Minerven     1-2 Tachira
Estudiantes  4-2 Nueva Cadiz
ItalChacao   1-0 Caracas          [Dec 17]
Carabobo     2-1 ULA Merida
Nacional     2-0 Mineros
Zamora       2-0 Inter Lara

Round 21 [Dec 13]
Tachira      1-0 Carabobo
Zamora       2-3 Estudiantes
Minerven     0-0 Caracas
Nacional     3-1 Inter Lara
ULA Merida   4-1 Nueva Cadiz
ItalChacao   2-1 Mineros

Round 22 [Dec 20]
Tachira      3-1 ULA Merida
Caracas      2-0 Carabobo
Inter Lara   2-2 ItalChacao
Nueva Cadiz  0-0 Zamora
Estudiantes  1-1 Nacional
Mineros      2-0 Minerven  

Table: 

 1.Unión Atlético Táchira 22 15  5  2  42-21  50  Apertura Champions
 2.Estudiantes de Mérida  22 13  5  4  38-22  44
 3.Caracas FC             22 10  5  7  30-24  35
 4.Univ. de Los Andes     22 10  4  8  35-22  34  [Mérida] [+]
 5.Internacional de Lara  22 10  4  8  32-32  34  [Barquisimeto] [+]
 6.Carabobo FC            22  8  6  8  22-24  30
 7.Nacional Táchira       22  7  7  8  30-27  28
 8.Deportivo ItalChacao   22  8  4 10  24-28  28  [*]
 9.Nueva Cádiz FC         22  7  6  9  26-30  27  [Cumaná]
10.Atlético Zamora        22  4  8 10  26-36  20  [Barinas]
11.Mineros de Guayana     22  5  5 12  30-42  20
12.Minervén del Callao    22  4  3 15  14-41  15

[*] Deportivo Chacao merged with Deportivo Italia into ItalChacao.
[+] Atlético Zulia were relocated and renamed FCU ULA F.C. (Mérida);
    Trujillanos were relocated and renamed Internacional de Lara (Barquisimeto).


Clausura
========

NB: Minervén del Callao and Atlético Zamora (Barinas) withdrew
    from the Clausura for economic reasons.

Table: 

 1.Deportivo ItalChacao   18 10  6  2  28-13  36  [Caracas]  Clausura Champions
 2.Estudiantes de Mérida  18  9  7  2  26-13  34
 3.Univ. de Los Andes     18  8  4  6  31-28  28  [Mérida] 
 4.Zulianos FC            18  5  7  6  34-33  22  [Maracaibo]
 5.Internacional de Lara  18  6  4  8  25-25  22  [Barquisimeto] 
 6.Mineros de Guayana     18  5  7  6  32-36  22
 7.Nacional Táchira       18  5  6  7  19-29  21
 8.Caracas FC             18  4  8  6  20-22  20
 9.Carabobo FC            18  4  6  8  17-23  18
10.Unión Atlético Táchira 18  3  7  8  18-28  16

NB: Nueva Cádiz FC moved to Maracaibo and changed name to Zulianos FC.
 
Round 1 [Feb 7]
Mineros      3-0 Caracas
ULA          4-1 Tachira
Carabobo     1-2 Zulianos
Nacional     2-3 Estudiantes
Inter Lara   2-1 ItalChacao

Round 2 [Feb 14]
Caracas      0-0 Tachira
Mineros      3-3 Zulianos
ULA          0-3 Estudiantes
Carabobo     0-1 ItalChacao
Nacional     0-0 Inter Lara

Round 3 [Feb 21]
Estudiantes  3-3 Mineros
Nacional     2-0 Caracas
Inter Lara   0-1 Carabobo
ItalChacao   0-2 ULA
Zulianos     3-3 Tachira

Round 4 [Feb 28]
Caracas      3-0 Zulianos
Tachira      1-1 Estudiantes
Mineros      1-1 ItalChacao
Inter Lara   1-2 ULA   
Carabobo     1-1 Nacional 

Round 5 
[Feb 10]
Estudiantes  1-0 Zulianos
[Mar 7]
Carabobo     2-1 Caracas
Nacional     2-1 ULA
Inter Lara   1-0 Mineros
ItalChacao   3-0 Tachira

Round 6 [Mar 10]
Estudiantes  1-0 Carabobo
ItalChacao   4-0 Nacional
Zulianos     5-3 ULA
Inter Lara   1-1 Caracas
Tachira      1-2 Mineros

Round 7 
[Mar 14]
Zulianos     2-2 ItalChacao
Tachira      2-1 Inter Lara
Mineros      2-2 Nacional   
ULA          1-0 Carabobo
[Mar 24]
Caracas      1-1 Estudiantes

Round 8 [Mar 21]
Caracas      0-0 ItalChacao
Estudiantes  4-1 Inter Lara
Zulianos     2-1 Nacional   
Tachira      3-1 Carabobo
Mineros      2-2 ULA

Round 9 [Mar 28]
ULA          2-1 Caracas
Inter Lara   4-2 Zulianos
Nacional     2-1 Tachira   
Carabobo     1-1 Mineros
ItalChacao   0-0 Estudiantes

Round 10 
[Apr 4]
ItalChacao   4-2 Inter Lara
Caracas      5-2 Mineros
Tachira      1-0 ULA
Zulianos     2-1 Carabobo
[Apr 7]
Estudiantes  1-1 Nacional

Round 11 [Apr 11]
Carabobo     0-0 ItalChacao
Tachira      1-1 Caracas
Inter Lara   4-0 Nacional
Zulianos     6-1 Mineros
Estudiantes  0-0 ULA

Round 12 [Apr 18]
Caracas      2-2 Nacional
Mineros      1-0 Estudiantes
ULA          1-2 ItalChacao
Tachira      1-1 Zulianos
Carabobo     1-1 Inter Lara

Round 13 [Apr 24]
ItalChacao   3-2 Mineros
Zulianos     1-1 Caracas
Inter Lara   0-1 ULA
Nacional     1-0 Carabobo
Estudiantes  1-0 Tachira

Round 14 [May 2]
Caracas      1-1 Carabobo
ULA          3-0 Nacional
Zulianos     1-1 Estudiantes
ItalChacao   0-0 Tachira
Mineros      1-3 Inter Lara

Round 15 
[Apr 28]
Estudiantes  2-0 Carabobo
[May 5]
ULA          2-1 Zulianos
Caracas      1-0 Inter Lara
Nacional     0-2 ItalChacao
Mineros      3-0 Tachira

Round 16 [May 9]
Carabobo     4-4 ULA
Nacional     1-2 Mineros
Inter Lara   2-2 Tachira
ItalChacao   2-1 Zulianos
Estudiantes  3-0 Caracas

Round 17 [May 16]
ItalChacao   1-0 Caracas
Inter Lara   0-1 Estudiantes
Nacional     1-1 Zulianos
Carabobo     2-1 Tachira
ULA          3-3 Mineros

Round 18 [May 23]
Estudiantes  0-2 ItalChacao
Caracas      2-0 ULA
Zulianos     1-2 Inter Lara
Mineros      0-1 Carabobo
Tachira      0-1 Nacional

Table: 

 1.Deportivo ItalChacao   18 10  6  2  28-13  36  [Caracas]  Clausura Champions
 2.Estudiantes de Mérida  18  9  7  2  26-13  34
 3.Univ. de Los Andes     18  8  4  6  31-28  28  [Mérida] 
 4.Zulianos FC            18  5  7  6  34-33  22  [Maracaibo]
 5.Internacional de Lara  18  6  4  8  25-25  22  [Barquisimeto] 
 6.Mineros de Guayana     18  5  7  6  32-36  22
 7.Nacional Táchira       18  5  6  7  19-29  21
 8.Caracas FC             18  4  8  6  20-22  20
 9.Carabobo FC            18  4  6  8  17-23  18
10.Unión Atlético Táchira 18  3  7  8  18-28  16

NB: Nueva Cádiz FC moved to Maracaibo and changed name to Zulianos FC.
 
Promoted: Llaneros Guanare and Deportivo Trujillanos.

Deportivo ItalChacao and Unión Atlético Táchira to play off for
the 1998/99 championship of Venezuela.


Championship Playoff

First Leg [May 30, Caracas, Estadio Olimpico; att: 8,000]
ItalChacao   5-1 Tachira
  [Rogerio da Silva (4), Dioni Guerra; Brochero]

Second leg [Jun 6, San Cristobal, Estadio Pueblo Nuevo; att: 6,000]
Tachira      1-2 ItalChacao 
  [Chacón; Casseres, Pereira]

ItalChacao champions 1998/99.

1997/98

1999/00

list of champions


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Prepared and maintained by Mikael Jönsson and Roberto Lahsen for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Mikael Jönsson and Roberto Lahsen
Last updated: 2 Nov 2007

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