1978 Venezuelan Primera División season

Venezuelan Primera División
Season1978
ChampionsPortuguesa (5th title)
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The 1978 season of the Venezuelan Primera División, the top category of Venezuelan football, was played by 12 teams. The national champions were Portuguesa.

Results

First stage

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
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Final Stage

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
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