This is a List of football clubs in Venezuela. Football in Venezuela (association football) is one of Venezuela's most popular sports.
| Club | Home city | Stadium | First stage position last season | Founded |
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| Academia Puerto Cabello | Puerto Cabello | Complejo Deportivo Socialista | 7th | 2011 |
| Angostura | Ciudad Bolívar | Ricardo Tulio Maya | Segunda División | 2007 |
| Carabobo | Valencia | Misael Delgado | 4th | 1997 |
| Caracas | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV | 11th | 1967 |
| Deportivo La Guaira | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV | 5th | 2008 |
| Deportivo Rayo Zuliano | Maracaibo | José Pachencho Romero | Segunda División | 2021 |
| Deportivo Táchira | San Cristóbal | Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo | 6th | 1974 |
| Estudiantes de Mérida | Mérida | Metropolitano de Mérida | 9th | 1971 |
| Hermanos Colmenarez | Barinas | Agustín Tovar | 8th | 2015 |
| Metropolitanos | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV | 2nd (Final winners) | 2012 |
| Mineros de Guayana | Ciudad Guayana | Polideportivo Cachamay | 13th | 1981 |
| Monagas | Maturín | Monumental de Maturín | 3rd (Final runner-ups) | 1987 |
| Portuguesa | Acarigua | General José Antonio Paez | 10th | 1972 |
| Universidad Central | Caracas | Olímpico de la UCV | 15th | 1950 |
| Zamora | Barinas | Agustín Tovar | 1st | 2002 |
| Season | Club | Opponent | Aggregate score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Minervén |  Vélez Sarsfield | 0–2 |
| 1999 | Estudiantes de Mérida |  Cerro Porteño | 3–4 |
| 2004 | Deportivo Táchira |  São Paulo | 1–7 |
| 2009 | Caracas | Grêmio | 0–1 |
| Season | Club | Opponent | Aggregate score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Zulia [lower-alpha 1] | Colón | 1–4 |
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