1972 Venezuelan Primera División season

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

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.

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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