1979 Venezuelan Primera División season

Venezuelan Primera División
Season1979
ChampionsDeportivo Táchira (1st title)
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The 1979 season of the Venezuelan Primera División, the top category of Venezuelan football, was played by 12 teams. The national champions were Deportivo Táchira.

Results

First stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Deportivo Táchira 22 11 7 4 29 16 +13 29
2 Universidad de Los Andes 22 11 6 5 30 17 +13 28
3 Deportivo Galicia 22 7 13 2 18 10 +8 27
4 Atlético Zamora 22 8 10 4 25 17 +8 26
5 Estudiantes de Mérida 22 11 4 7 23 17 +6 26
6 Portuguesa 22 8 9 5 19 12 +7 25
7 Deportivo Italia 22 9 6 7 30 25 +5 24
8 Deportivo Lara FC 22 9 5 8 27 26 +1 23
9 Deportivo Portugués 22 8 5 9 32 34 −2 21
10 Valencia 22 5 6 11 18 27 −9 16
11 Miranda-Canarias 22 2 7 13 19 42 −23 11
12 Atlético Falcón 22 2 4 16 16 43 −27 8
Source: [citation needed]

Final Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Deportivo Táchira 10 6 1 3 15 7 +8 13
2 Deportivo Galicia 10 6 1 3 17 7 +10 13
3 Universidad de Los Andes 10 5 2 3 11 6 +5 12
4 Deportivo Italia 10 4 3 3 9 7 +2 11
5 Atlético Zamora 10 2 2 6 9 16 −7 6
6 Estudiantes de Mérida 10 0 5 5 3 21 −18 5
Source: [citation needed]