This article presents a summary of the 1996-97 football season in Venezuela.

Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament) PosTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiff1Minervén Fútbol Club432213453315 +182Atlético Zulia432213453120 +113Unión Atlético Táchira412212553519 +164Caracas F.C.382211562820 +85Mineros de Guayana382211563124 +76Estudiantes de Mérida F.C.31229492123 –27Trujillanos F.C.30227962520 +58Deportivo Chacao282284102832 –49Llaneros de Guanare222257102232 –1010Atlético El Vigía212256111726 –911Valencia FC182246121529 –1412Nacional Táchira122233161540 –25

Torneo Clausura ("Closing" Tournament) PosTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiff1Caracas F.C.361811343618 +182Unión Atlético Táchira351810533218 +143Estudiantes de Mérida F.C.29188552114 +74Trujillanos F.C.25186751917 +25Mineros de Guayana25187473029 +16Atlético Zulia24185942828 07Minervén Fútbol Club23186572019 +18Deportivo Chacao23186572028 –89Llaneros de Guanare21184952325 –210Atlético El Vigía18180216740 –33

Venezuela national team DateVenueOpponentsScoreComp F = Friendly match • WCQ98 = 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) • CA97 = 1997 Copa América matchVenezuela scorersFixture according to the RSSSF-list on https://www.rsssf.org/tablesv/venez-intres.html1996-09-01Estadio Olímpico AtahualpaQuito, Ecuador 1 - 0WCQ981321996-09-18Estadio CuscatlánSan Salvador, El Salvador 0 - 1FCastellín 1331996-10-03Estadio Agustín TovarBarinas, Venezuela 2 - 0FGarcía Morán 1341996-10-09Estadio Pueblo NuevoSan Cristóbal, Venezuela 2 - 5WCQ98Savarese Dudamel 1351996-11-10Estadio NacionalLima, Peru 4 - 1WCQ98Díaz 1361996-10-09Estadio Pueblo NuevoSan Cristóbal, Venezuela 0 - 2WCQ981371997-01-12Estadio Guillermo Soto RosaMérida, Venezuela 0 - 2WCQ981381997-02-12Independence ParkKingston, Jamaica 0 - 0F1391997-02-19Estadio Eladio Rosabal CorderoHeredia, Costa Rica 5 - 2FDíaz Palencia 1401997-04-02Estadio CentenarioMontevideo, Uruguay 3 - 1WCQ98Castellín 1411997-04-29Estadio MonumentalSantiago, Chile 6 - 0WCQ981421997-06-08Estadio Luis Loreto LiraValera, Venezuela 1 - 1WCQ98Savarese 1431997-06-12Estadio Hernando SilesLa Paz, Bolivia 1 - 0CA97 -1441997-06-15Estadio Olímpico PatriaSucre, Bolivia 2 - 0CA97 -1451997-06-18Estadio Olímpico PatriaSucre, Bolivia 2 - 0CA97 -1461997-07-06Estadio José Pachencho RomeroMaracaibo, Venezuela1 - 1WCQ98Miranda 1471997-07-20Estadio MonumentalBuenos Aires, Argentina 2 - 0WCQ98148

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References Venezuelan Football Federation RSSSF National Team Results