1978 Venezuelan Primera División season

The 1978 season of the Venezuelan Primera División, the top category of Venezuelan football, was played by 12 teams. The national champions were Portuguesa.

Venezuelan Primera División
Season1978
ChampionsPortuguesa (5th title)
1977
1979

Results

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First stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Portuguesa 22 11 6 5 33 22 +11 28
2 Universidad de Los Andes 22 11 5 6 43 27 +16 27
3 Deportivo Portugués 22 10 7 5 27 20 +7 27
4 Valencia 22 11 4 7 32 23 +9 26
5 Deportivo Galicia 22 9 8 5 24 17 +7 26
6 Estudiantes de Mérida 22 9 8 5 19 17 +2 26
7 Atlético Zamora 22 8 6 8 26 25 +1 22
8 Miranda-Canarias 22 8 6 8 30 30 0 22
9 Deportivo Táchira 22 6 5 11 20 22 −2 17
10 Deportivo Italia 22 5 7 10 27 30 −3 17
11 Deportivo Lara FC 22 5 5 12 19 40 −21 15
12 Universitarios de Oriente 22 4 3 15 19 46 −27 11
Source: [citation needed]

Final Stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Portuguesa 10 6 4 0 18 6 +12 16
2 Deportivo Galicia 10 5 2 3 13 8 +5 12
3 Estudiantes de Mérida 10 5 1 4 12 8 +4 11
4 Deportivo Portugués 10 2 4 4 13 15 −2 8
5 Universidad de Los Andes 10 3 1 6 9 18 −9 7
6 Valencia 10 2 2 6 12 22 −10 6
Source: [citation needed]
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