2025 Copa Venezuela
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Venezuela |
| Dates | 4 June – October 2025 |
| Teams | 28 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 50 |
| Goals scored | 142 (2.84 per match) |
All statistics correct as of 2 July 2025. | |
The 2025 Copa Venezuela is the 52nd edition of the Venezuelan football cup, which is organized by the Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF). The competition began on 4 June 2025, with the participation of 14 Primera División and 14 Segunda División teams, and is expected to be played for five months. The winners will qualify for the 2026 Supercopa de Venezuela against the 2025 Primera División champions.[1]
Deportivo La Guaira are the defending champions, having won the tournament in 2024.
Format changes
Although for this year, the competition retained its group and knockout stages, the number of participating sides was reduced from 30 to 28 as the reserve sides of Academia Puerto Cabello and Monagas were not allowed to enter the competition despite competing in Segunda División, and the group stage will only be contested by 20 teams: the remaining 14 second tier sides and the six Primera División teams that failed to advance to the final stages of the 2025 Apertura tournament, whilst the eight Primera División teams that advanced to the semi-finals of the 2025 Apertura tournament (Deportivo La Guaira, Carabobo, Universidad Central, Deportivo Táchira, Academia Puerto Cabello, Portuguesa, Metropolitanos, and Anzoátegui) received a bye to the round of 16. In the group stage, the 20 participating teams were divided into five groups of four teams each, in which teams will play each one of their group rivals twice (once at home and once away), with the five group winners and the three best group runners-up advancing to the knockout stage to join the eight teams that will enter the competition at that point. Unlike the previous edition, in which matches in the knockout rounds (round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final) were played over a single leg, the different knockout rounds will be played over two legs in this season.[2]
Group stage
The group stage began on 4 June and is scheduled to end on 9 July 2025.[3]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CAR | DMI | DYP | ARA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 10 | Advance to the knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 2 | Deportivo Miranda | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Possible knockout stage | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Dynamo Puerto | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | |||
| 4 | Aragua (E) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Drawing of lots.
(E) Eliminated
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ESM | VIG | REF | URE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estudiantes de Mérida (A) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 13 | Advance to the knockout stage | — | 4–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | El Vigía (Y) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | Possible knockout stage | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Real Frontera (Y) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 7 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | |||
| 4 | Ureña (E) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Drawing of lots.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Y) Cannot win group, but may still advance to the knockout stage
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MAR | ZAM | TIT | YAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marítimo de La Guaira (X) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 | Advance to the knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Zamora | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 | Possible knockout stage | 2–2 | — | 3–2 | ||
| 3 | Titanes (Y) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Yaracuyanos (E) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Drawing of lots.
(E) Eliminated; (X) Assured of a top two finish; (Y) Cannot win group, but may still advance to the knockout stage
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MON | MIN | BOL | ANG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monagas (A) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 | Advance to the knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Mineros de Guayana (X) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | Possible knockout stage | — | 5–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Bolívar (E) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 5 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Angostura (E) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 1 | 2–5 | 1–2 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Drawing of lots.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (X) Assured of a top two finish
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RAY | BAR | HEF | TRU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rayo Zuliano (X) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | Advance to the knockout stage | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 2 | Barquisimeto | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 9 | Possible knockout stage | 2–0 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | Héroes de Falcón (Y) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Trujillanos (E) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 3–2 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Drawing of lots.
(E) Eliminated; (X) Assured of a top two finish; (Y) Cannot win group, but may still advance to the knockout stage
Ranking of group runners-up
The three best teams among those ranked second in their groups will advance to the knockout stage.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | Mineros de Guayana | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 2 | E | Barquisimeto | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 | B | El Vigía | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | |
| 4 | C | Zamora | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 | |
| 5 | A | Deportivo Miranda | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Drawing of lots.
See also
References
- ^ "La Copa Venezuela 2025 empezará el 4 de junio" [The 2025 Copa Venezuela will begin on 4 June] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "¡Nuevo Formato! ¿Cómo se jugará la Copa Venezuela 2025? (+ Detalles)" [New Format! How will the 2025 Copa Venezuela be played? (+ Details)] (in Spanish). Diario Meridiano. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Calendario de la fase de grupos de la Copa Venezuela 2025" [Schedule of the 2025 Copa Venezuela group stage] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
External links
- Official website of the Venezuelan Football Federation (in Spanish)