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The 2025 Primera División season, officially Liga de Fútbol Profesional Venezolano or Liga FUTVE, will be the 69th season of the Venezuelan Primera División, the top-flight football league in Venezuela, and the 44th season since the start of the professional era. The season is scheduled to begin on 24 January 2025.

For the second season in a row, Deportivo Táchira will be the defending champions.

Teams

14 teams are expected to compete in the season, subject to the fulfillment of club licensing requirements: the top 13 teams of the 2024 season as well as the 2024 Segunda División champions Yaracuyanos, who defeated Anzoátegui in the Segunda División final on 30 November 2024. In case they comply with licensing requirements, Yaracuyanos will replace Inter de Barinas, relegated at the end of the previous season after finishing last in the aggregate table.

Stadia and locations

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Kit manufacturer	Main shirt sponsors
Academia Puerto Cabello	Iván Fernández	Givova	CLX Samsung
Angostura	Saúl Maldonado	RS	Genpar
Carabobo	Diego Merino	New Arrival	Fospuca, El Maizal, Juega En Línea
Caracas	Fernando Aristeguieta	RS	Maltín Polar, SellaTuParley
Deportivo La Guaira	Juan Domingo Tolisano	RS	Traki
Deportivo Táchira	Edgar Pérez Greco	Boman	Juega En Línea, Rutaca Airlines, Grupo JHS
Estudiantes de Mérida	Daniel Farías	Econtex	Cordialito.la, Frigilux, Daka, Ivon
Metropolitanos	Roland Marcenaro	RS	Aerolíneas Estelar
Monagas	Vacant	RS	Banplus
Portuguesa	Vacant	Attle	Bet77, Alimentos Fina Ideal
Rayo Zuliano	Javier Villafráz	Attle	San Simón, Javitour
Universidad Central	Daniel Sasso	New Arrival	CFMoto Venezuela, SoyTechno
Yaracuyanos	Jhon Pinto	Manita
Zamora	Vacant	RS	Thundernet

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Monagas	Carlojavier Fuhrman	End of caretaker spell	8 December 2024	Pre-season
Metropolitanos	José María Morr	Resigned	11 December 2024		Roland Marcenaro	20 December 2024
Portuguesa	Giancarlo Maldonado	Contract ended	30 December 2024
Zamora	Alí Cañas		30 December 2024

References

1. "La temporada 2025 de la Liga FUTVE ya tiene fecha de inicio" [The Liga FUTVE's 2025 season already has a start date] (in Spanish). Diario Meridiano. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
2. "Yaracuyanos FC campeón de la Liga Futve 2 de 2024" [Yaracuyanos FC 2024 Liga Futve 2 champion] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
3. "José María Morr dijo adiós a Metropolitanos" [José María Morr bid farewell to Metropolitanos] (in Spanish). Líder en Deportes. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
4. "Roland Marcenaro toma las riendas de Metropolitanos" [Roland Marcenaro takes the reins of Metropolitanos] (in Spanish). Diario Avance. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
5. "Portuguesa con 15 bajas y sin DT es el equipo con más salidas para el 2025" [Portuguesa with 15 departures and without a manager is the team with more departures for 2025] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.

External links

• Official website of the Venezuelan Football Federation (in Spanish)
• Liga FUTVE

• Venezuelan Primera División seasons
• 2025 in South American football leagues
• Scheduled association football competitions