2024 Copa Venezuela Explained

Copa Venezuela
Year:2024
Other Titles:Copa Venezuela Luis Mendoza 2024
Country:Venezuela
Dates:6 June – 20 July 2024
Num Teams:30
Runner-Up:Metropolitanos
Matches:75
Goals:191
Top Goal Scorer:Jhon Escobar
Tomás Rodríguez
(6 goals each)
Prevseason:2019

The 2024 Copa Venezuela, officially named Copa Venezuela Luis Mendoza 2024, was the 51st edition of the Venezuelan football cup, which returned after a five-year hiatus. The competition began on 6 June with the participation of 14 Primera División and 16 Segunda División teams,[1] and ended on 20 July 2024.[2] The final match, which was originally slated to be played at Estadio Metropolitano de Cabudare,[3] was ultimately moved to Estadio Brígido Iriarte in Caracas.[4]

Deportivo La Guaira won their third title in the competition, after defeating Metropolitanos 1–0 in the final.[5] Zamora were the defending champions, having won the tournament in its most recent edition held in 2019,[6] but were defeated by Academia Puerto Cabello in the round of 16.

Format

For this year, the 30 participating teams were divided into ten groups of three teams each, according to geographical location and also considering the inclusion of at least one Segunda División team in each group. In the group stage, teams played each one of their group rivals twice (once at home and once away), with the ten group winners and the six best group runners-up advancing to the knockout stage. Matches in the knockout rounds (round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final) were played over a single leg, with the home team in each matchup being decided by a draw.[7]

Group stage

Ranking of group runners-up

The six best teams among those ranked second in their groups advanced to the knockout stage.

Knockout stage

Final

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Jhon EscobarMarítimo de La Guaira6
Tomás RodríguezMonagas
3 Aldry ContrerasAngostura4
Carlos ParacoMetropolitanos
Edder FaríasDeportivo La Guaira
Kevin DíazUreña
José Manuel MurilloMonagas
8 Ander IzarraEstudiantes de Mérida3
Anthony UribeDeportivo Táchira
Brayan AlcócerUniversidad Central
Carlos GilTrujillanos
Darwin GómezInter de Barinas
Guillermo MarínAnzoátegui
Luis AnneseTrujillanos
Víctor ViezYaracuyanos

Source: Balonazos[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: La Copa Venezuela 2024 tendrá 10 grupos en la primera ronda. The 2024 Copa Venezuela will have 10 groups in the first round. La Vinotinto. es. 3 May 2024. 16 May 2024.
  2. News: La final de la Copa Venezuela 2024 se jugará el 20 de julio. The Copa Venezuela final will be played on 20 July. La Vinotinto. es. 16 May 2024. 27 May 2024.
  3. News: La final de la Copa Venezuela ya tiene sede. The Copa Venezuela final already has a venue. 800 Noticias. es. 31 May 2024. 27 June 2024.
  4. News: ¡Fútbol larense no pega una! Estadio Metropolitano de Lara en Cabudare pierde la sede de la final de la Copa Venezuela. Larense football does not catch one! Estadio Metropolitano de Lara in Cabudare loses the venue of the Copa Venezuela final. Cabudare Digital. es. 13 July 2024. 14 July 2024.
  5. News: Deportivo La Guaira monarca de la Copa Venezuela. Deportivo La Guaira, Copa Venezuela monarch. Líder en Deportes. es. 20 July 2024. 20 July 2024.
  6. News: Zamora se tituló por primera vez en la Copa Venezuela. Zamora won the title in the Copa Venezuela for the first time. La Vinotinto. es. 27 November 2019. 16 May 2024.
  7. News: Liga FUTVE: Así será el formato de la Copa Venezuela 2024. Liga FUTVE: This will be the format of the 2024 Copa Venezuela. Diario Meridiano. es. 3 May 2024. 16 May 2024.
  8. News: Jhon Escobar y Tomas Rodríguez anotaron y son lideres goleadores de la Copa Venezuela 2024. Jhon Escobar and Tomás Rodríguez scored and are the 2024 Copa Venezuela's leading scorers. Balonazos. es. 12 July 2024. 14 July 2024.