| Competition: | Venezuelan Primera División |
| Season: | 2017 |
| Winners: | Monagas (1st title) |
| Relegated: | Deportivo JBL Atlético Socopó |
| Continentalcup1: | Copa Libertadores |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Monagas Deportivo Lara Carabobo Deportivo Táchira |
| Continentalcup2: | Copa Sudamericana |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Mineros Caracas Estudiantes de Mérida Zamora |
| Matches: | 336 |
| Total Goals: | 810 |
| League Topscorer: | |
| Highest Scoring: | |
| Prevseason: | 2016 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
The 2017 Primera División season was the 36th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league. Zamora were the defending champions, but did not qualify to the Serie Final, after being eliminated by Monagas in the quarter-finals of the Torneo Apertura and by Deportivo Lara in the quarter-finals of the Torneo Clausura.
Monagas were the champions, defeating Deportivo Lara in the Serie Final, 2–1 on aggregate.
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14,000 | ||||
| 7,500 | ||||
| 10,000 | ||||
| 10,400 | ||||
| 23,940 | ||||
| 37,485 | ||||
| 40,800 | ||||
| 23,940 | ||||
| 47,913 | ||||
| 38,755 | ||||
| 42,200 | ||||
| 10,000 | ||||
| 41,600 | ||||
| 51,796 | ||||
| 18,000 | ||||
| Trujillanosa | 25,000 | |||
| 29,800 | ||||
| 40,800 |
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt main sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aragua | Gobierno Bolivariano de Aragua | |||
| Atlético Socopó | Servical | |||
| Atlético Venezuela | FERRYJET | |||
| Carabobo | None | |||
| Caracas | Maltín Polar | |||
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | Gobierno Bolivariano de Anzoátegui | |||
| Deportivo JBL | SHIMGE | |||
| Deportivo La Guaira | Traki | |||
| Deportivo Lara | Brijot | |||
| Deportivo Táchira | SIMMONDS EQUIPMENTS | |||
| Estudiantes de Mérida | Arand Supplies | |||
| Metropolitanos | Seguros Venezuela | |||
| Mineros | Gobernación de Bolívar | |||
| Monagas | Banplus | |||
| Portuguesa | Alivenza | |||
| Trujillanos | SUCASA | |||
| Zamora | PDVSA | |||
| Zulia | PDVSA |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torneo Apertura | |||||||
| Portuguesa |  Horacio Matuszyczk | Sacked | 22 February[1] | 16th | Carlos Moreno | 24 February[2] | |
| Trujillanos |  Darío Martínez | Sacked | 21 February[3] | 17th | Cristian Ferlauto | 21 February[4] | |
| Atlético Socopó | Giovanny Pérez | Sacked | 26 March[5] | 17th | Alberto Valencia | 6 April[6] | |
| Estudiantes de Mérida | Juan Cruz Real | Resigned | 3 April[7] | 15th | José Nabor Gavidia | 4 April[8] | |
| Deportivo JBL | Frank Flores | Mutual consent | 7 April[9] | 17th |  José Cortina Henríquez | 12 April[10] | |
| Atlético Venezuela | Ignacio González | Mutual consent | 29 May[11] | 11th |  Alex Pallarés | 30 May[12] | |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | Nicolás Larcamón | Signed by Deportes Antofagasta | 12 June | 4th, QF | Charles López | 8 July | |
| Zamora | Francesco Stifano | Resigned | 15 June[13] | 3rd, QF | Luis Vera | 20 June[14] | |
| Torneo Clausura | |||||||
| Deportivo La Guaira | Eduardo Saragó | Mutual consent | 7 July[15] | Pre-season | Pedro Depablos | 8 July[16] | |
| Deportivo JBL | José Cortina Henríquez | Sacked | 13 July | Pre-season | Juan Escobar | 13 July[17] | |
| Zulia | Daniel Farías | Signed by The Strongest | 15 August[18] | 15th | Miguelángel Acosta | 15 August | |
| Zulia | Miguelángel Acosta | End of caretaker spell | 18 August[19] | 13th | Carlos Maldonado | 18 August | |
| Zamora | Luis Vera | Sacked | 22 August[20] | 18th | Alí Cañas | 23 August[21] | |
| Deportivo JBL | Juan Escobar | Sacked | 28 August[22] | 12th | Frank Flores | 28 August | |
| Trujillanos | Cristian Ferlauto | Mutual consent | 11 September[23] | 17th | Horacio Matuszyczk | 11 September[24] | |
| Atlético Socopó | Alberto Valencia | Sacked | 18 September[25] | 16th | Fernando Capobianco | 18 September[26] | |
| Deportivo Táchira | Santiago Escobar | Mutual consent | 11 October[27] | 9th | Francesco Stifano | 11 October[28] | |
| Metropolitanos | Rafael Santana | Mutual consent | 3 November[29] | 9th | Daniel de Oliveira | 4 November[30] | |
| Carabobo |  Julio César Baldivieso | Sacked | 3 December[31] | 3rd, SF | Wilson Gutiérrez | 14 December[32] | |
| Aragua | Antonio Franco | Sacked | 11 December[33] | 17th | José Manuel Rey | 12 December[34] | |
The Torneo Apertura was the first tournament of the season. The regular season started on 28 January and finished on 21 May 2017.
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----2–2 on aggregate. Monagas won on away goals.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edder Farías | Caracas | 13 |
| 2 | Víctor Aquino | Deportivo Táchira | 11 |
| 3 | Anthony Blondell | Monagas | 10 |
| 4 | Juan García Reyes | Aragua | 9 |
| Aquiles Ocanto | Carabobo | ||
| Jesús Hernández | Deportivo Lara | ||
| Luis González | Monagas | ||
| 8 | Richard Blanco | Mineros | 8 |
| Zamir Valoyes | Deportivo La Guaira | ||
| Tommy Tobar | Carabobo |
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yohandry Orozco | Zulia | 10 |
| 2 | Aquiles Ocanto | Carabobo | 7 |
| 3 | Evelio Hernández | Caracas | 6 |
| Zamir Valoyes | Deportivo La Guaira | ||
| 5 | Víctor Aquino | Deportivo Táchira | 5 |
| Eduard Bello | Carabobo | ||
| Richard Blanco | Mineros | ||
| Pedro Ramírez | Deportivo Táchira |
The Asociación FUTVE chose the team of the Torneo Apertura. [35]
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The best player of Torneo Apertura was Monagas winger Anthony Blondell, chosen by the Asociación FUTVE. [36]
The Torneo Clausura was the second tournament of the season. The regular season started on 15 July and finished on 29 October 2017.
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----1–1 on aggregate. Deportivo Lara won 4–3 on penalties.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Blondell | Monagas | 13 |
| 2 | Tommy Tobar | Carabobo | 12 |
| 3 | Lucas Gómez | Deportivo Lara | 10 |
| 4 | Carlos Espinoza | Estudiantes de Mérida | 9 |
| Gustavo Britos | Metropolitanos | ||
| 6 | Jesús González | Deportivo Lara | 8 |
| Tulio Etchemaite | Portuguesa | ||
| 8 | Manuel Arteaga | Deportivo La Guaira | 7 |
| Víctor Aquino | Deportivo Táchira | ||
| Fernando Aristeguieta | Caracas |
The Asociación FUTVE chose the team of the Torneo Clausura. [37]
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The best player of Torneo Clausura was Deportivo Lara goalkeeper Carlos Salazar, chosen by the Asociación FUTVE. [38]
The Serie Final is held between the champions of the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura to determine the champions of the season. The draw to determine the order of the legs was held on 4 December 2017.[39]
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| Day | Player | Club | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Jairo Otero | Atlético Venezuela | [40] | |
| 13 | Aquiles Ocanto | Carabobo | [41] | |
| 14 | Darwin González | Deportivo La Guaira | [42] | |
| 15 | Jesús Vargas | Estudiantes de Mérida | [43] | |
| 16 | Argenis Gómez | Mineros | [44] | |
| 17 | Ricardo Martins | Deportivo Anzoátegui | [45] |
| Day | Player | Club | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Luz Rodríguez | Estudiantes de Mérida | [47] | |
| 2 | Tommy Tobar | Carabobo | [48] | |
| 3 | Manuel Arteaga | Deportivo La Guaira | [49] | |
| 4 | Anthony Blondell | Monagas | [50] | |
| 6 | Gustavo Britos | Metropolitanos | [51] | |
| 7 | Brayan Hurtado | Mineros | [52] | |
| 8 | Carlos Espinoza | Estudiantes de Mérida | [53] | |
| 9 | Richard Blanco | Mineros | [54] | |
| 10 | Christian Novoa | Carabobo | [55] | |
| 11 | Jhoan Mina | Atlético Socopó | [56] | |
| 14 | Anthony Uribe | Zamora | [57] | |
| 15 | Tommy Tobar | Carabobo | [58] | |
| 16 | Jesús González | Deportivo Lara | [59] | |
| QF1 | Eduard Bello | Carabobo | [60] | |
| QF2 | Jeysen Núñez | Carabobo | [61] | |
| SF1 | Anthony Blondell | Monagas | [62] | |
| SF2 | Lucas Gómez | Deportivo Lara | [63] |
The best player of the 2017 season was Monagas forward Anthony Blondell, chosen by the Asociación FUTVE.[64]
The Asociación FUTVE chose the team of the season. [65]
| Position | Player | Club | ||
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| Deportivo Lara | ||||
| Carabobo | ||||
| Monagas | ||||
| Monagas | ||||
| Carabobo | ||||
| Mineros | ||||
| Mineros | ||||
| Tommy Tobar | Carabobo | |||
| Anthony Blondell | Monagas | |||
| Jhonny Ferreira | Monagas |
