1972 Venezuelan Primera División season

The 1972 season of the Venezuelan Primera División, the top category of Venezuelan football, was played by 9 teams. The national champions were Deportivo Italia.

Venezuelan Primera División
Season1972
ChampionsDeportivo Italia (4th title)
1971
1973

Results

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First Stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Deportivo Italia 16 9 2 5 22 15 +7 20
2 Tiquire Aragua 16 8 3 5 24 18 +6 19
3 Anzoátegui FC 16 6 6 4 18 12 +6 18
4 Estudiantes de Mérida 16 6 6 4 15 14 +1 18
5 Deportivo Galicia 16 6 5 5 11 9 +2 17
6 Unión Deportivo Canarias 16 4 9 3 11 12 −1 17
7 Portuguesa 16 6 4 6 23 19 +4 16
8 Valencia 16 3 4 9 12 19 −7 10
9 Deportivo Portugués 16 3 3 10 12 30 −18 9
Source: [citation needed]

Second Stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Anzoátegui FC 16 10 5 1 22 8 +14 25
2 Deportivo Galicia 16 7 7 2 17 11 +6 21
3 Valencia 16 8 5 3 19 11 +8 21
4 Estudiantes de Mérida 16 8 4 4 16 12 +4 20
5 Portuguesa 16 4 6 6 17 17 0 14
6 Deportivo Italia 16 2 7 7 7 12 −5 11
7 Tiquire Aragua 16 2 7 7 18 27 −9 11
8 Deportivo Portugués 16 2 7 7 13 22 −9 11
9 Unión Deportivo Canarias 16 3 4 9 14 23 −9 10
Source: [citation needed]

Second Place Playoff

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Deportivo Galicia2–0Valencia

Final stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Deportivo Italia 6 3 1 2 5 5 0 7
2 Anzoátegui FC 6 3 0 3 11 9 +2 6
3 Deportivo Galicia 6 3 0 3 10 9 +1 6
4 Tiquire Aragua 6 2 1 3 8 11 −3 5
Source: [citation needed]

Second Place Playoff

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Deportivo Galicia4–0Anzoátegui FC
Anzoátegui FC2–2Deportivo Galicia
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