2018 Copa Venezuela
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = Copa Venezuela
| year = 2018
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| country = Venezuela
| dates = {{nowrap|11 July – 31 October 2018}}
| num_teams = 39
| champions = Zulia (2nd title)
| runner-up = Aragua
| continentalcup1 = Copa Sudamericana
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Zulia
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| prevseason = 2017
| nextseason = 2019
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The 2018 Copa Venezuela was the 49th edition of the competition. It began with the first stage on 11 July 2018 and concluded with the second leg of the final on 31 October 2018. Primera División side Mineros were the defending champions,{{cite news|title=2017 Copa Venezuela|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/venezuela/copa-venezuela/2017/s13319/final-stages/|accessdate=5 March 2018|work=Soccerway}} but they were disqualified from the competition in the second stage.{{cite web|url=https://venezuela.as.com/venezuela/2018/08/28/futbol/1535467815_818574.html|title=Mineros quedó eliminado de la Copa por alineación indebida|publisher=AS Venezuela|date=28 August 2018|language=Spanish}}
Zulia were the champions after beating Aragua 3–1 on aggregate in the final, and qualified to the 2019 Copa Sudamericana.
First stage
- Teams entering this round: 21 teams from the Segunda División.
- The matches took place from 11 to 18 July 2018.
=Group 1=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=
|team1=ANG |team2=LAL |team3=CHC
|result1=2S |result2=2S
|update=complete
|win_ANG=2 |draw_ANG=0 |loss_ANG=0 |gf_ANG=7 |ga_ANG=5
|win_LAL=1 |draw_LAL=0 |loss_LAL=1 |gf_LAL=3 |ga_LAL=3
|win_CHC=0 |draw_CHC=0 |loss_CHC=2 |gf_CHC=3 |ga_CHC=5
|name_ANG=Angostura
|name_LAL=LALA
|name_CHC=Chicó de Guayana
|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
|res_col_header=Q
|col_2S=green1 |text_2S=Advance to second stage
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 11 July 2018
|time= 15:00
|score= 3–2
|report=
|team1= Angostura
|team2= LALA
|goals1=
- Cardozo {{goal|17}}
- Vargas {{goal|28}}
- Cermeño {{goal|77}}
|goals2=
- A. Rondón {{goal|36}}
- Acosta {{goal|68}}
|stadium= Polideportivo Cachamay
|location= Ciudad Guayana
|attendance= 100
|referee= José Márquez
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 14 July 2018
|time= 15:00
|score= 1–0
|report=
|team1= LALA
|team2= Chicó de Guayana
|goals1= A. Ramírez {{goal|56}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Polideportivo Cachamay
|location= Ciudad Guayana
|attendance= 659
|referee= Darwin Cabeza
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 18 July 2018
|time= 15:00
|score= 3–4
|report=
|team1= Chicó de Guayana
|team2= Angostura
|goals1=
- A. Castillo {{goal|8}}
- Tarache {{goal|45+2}}
- Alfaro {{goal|58}}
|goals2=
- J. González {{goal|3}}
- Fermín {{goal|16}}
- Cardozo {{goal|61}}
- Lugo {{goal|90}}
|stadium= Polideportivo Cachamay
|location= Ciudad Guayana
|attendance=
|referee= Stalin Rondón
}}
=Group 2=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=
|team1=MAR |team2=FUR |team3=PTL
|result1=2S |result2=2S
|update=complete
|win_MAR=2 |draw_MAR=0 |loss_MAR=0 |gf_MAR=4 |ga_MAR=1
|win_PTL=0 |draw_PTL=1 |loss_PTL=1 |gf_PTL=4 |ga_PTL=6
|win_FUR=0 |draw_FUR=1 |loss_FUR=1 |gf_FUR=3 |ga_FUR=4
|name_MAR=Margarita
|name_PTL=Petroleros
|name_FUR=Atlético Furrial
|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
|res_col_header=Q
|col_2S=green1 |text_2S=Advance to second stage
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 11 July 2018
|time= 15:00
|score= 3–3
|report=
|team1= Petroleros
|team2= Atlético Furrial
|goals1=
- Romero {{goal|65}}
- L. Rondón {{goal|85||90+1}}
|goals2=
- Regardiz {{goal|28}}
- K. Blanco {{goal|55}}
- A. Carrillo {{goal|57}}
|stadium= José Antonio Anzoátegui
|location= Puerto La Cruz
|attendance= 73
|referee= Anderson Tovar
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 14 July 2018
|time= 15:00
|score= 0–1
|report=
|team1= Atlético Furrial
|team2= Margarita
|goals1=
|goals2= Leonett {{goal|90}}
|stadium= Alexander Bottini
|location= Maturín
|attendance= 244
|referee= Adrián Cabello
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 18 July 2018
|time= 15:00
|score= 3–1
|report=
|team1= Margarita
|team2= Petroleros
|goals1=
- Alemán {{goal|45+2|pen.|67}}
- Mina {{goal|80}}
|goals2= E. Pérez {{goal|18}}
|stadium= Ciudad Deportiva
|location= Pampatar
|attendance=
|referee= José Rivas
}}
=Group 3=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=
|team1=LIB |team2=PET |team3=UCV
|result1=2S |result2=2S
|update=complete
|win_PET=1 |draw_PET=1 |loss_PET=0 |gf_PET=2 |ga_PET=1
|win_LIB=1 |draw_LIB=1 |loss_LIB=0 |gf_LIB=3 |ga_LIB=0
|win_UCV=0 |draw_UCV=0 |loss_UCV=2 |gf_UCV=1 |ga_UCV=5
|name_PET=Deportivo Petare
|name_LIB=Libertador
|name_UCV=Universidad Central
|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
|res_col_header=Q
|col_2S=green1 |text_2S=Advance to second stage
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 11 July 2018
|time= 15:00
|score= 0–0
|report=
|team1= Libertador
|team2= Deportivo Petare
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Fray Luis
|location= Caracas
|attendance= 53
|referee= Juan Cabeza
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 15 July 2018
|time= 15:00
|score= 2–1
|report=
|team1= Deportivo Petare
|team2= Universidad Central
|goals1=
- Vásquez {{goal|80}}
- Ojeda {{goal|90}}
|goals2= Annese {{goal|33}}
|stadium= Fray Luis
|location= Caracas
|attendance= 287
|referee= Joan Leal
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 18 July 2018
|time= 13:00
|score= 0–3
|report=
|team1= Universidad Central
|team2= Libertador
|goals1=
|goals2= Perdomo {{goal|35||51|pen.|67}}
|stadium= Fray Luis
|location= Caracas
|attendance=
|referee= Edwin Gómez
}}
=Group 4=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=
|team1=YAN |team2=YAY |team3=GVM
|result1=2S |result2=2S
|update=complete
|win_YAY=1 |draw_YAY=0 |loss_YAY=1 |gf_YAY=6 |ga_YAY=4
|win_YAN=2 |draw_YAN=0 |loss_YAN=0 |gf_YAN=6 |ga_YAN=1
|win_GVM=0 |draw_GVM=0 |loss_GVM=2 |gf_GVM=2 |ga_GVM=9
|name_YAY=Yaracuy
|name_YAN=Yaracuyanos
|name_GVM=GV Maracay
|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
|res_col_header=Q
|col_2S=green1 |text_2S=Advance to second stage
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 11 July 2018
|time= 15:00
|score= 2–5
|report=
|team1= GV Maracay
|team2= Yaracuy
|goals1=
- León {{goal|86}}
- Salazar {{goal|90+1}}
|goals2=
- Herrera {{goal|8||64}}
- Puerta {{goal|10}}
- Oviedo {{goal|24}}
- Nañez {{goal|80}}
|stadium= Giusseppe Antonelli
|location= Maracay
|attendance= 103
|referee= Henry Luna
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 14 July 2018
|time= 15:00
|score= 1–2
|report=
|team1= Yaracuy
|team2= Yaracuyanos
|goals1= Rivero {{goal|88}}
|goals2=
- J. Blanco {{goal|13}}
- R. Arteaga {{goal|58}}
|stadium= Florentino Oropeza
|location= San Felipe
|attendance= 450
|referee= Isley Delgado
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 18 July 2018
|time= 15:00
|score= 4–0
|report=
|team1= Yaracuyanos
|team2= GV Maracay
|goals1=
- Montiel {{goal|14}}
- E. Escobar {{goal|30||72}}
- Ortega {{goal|60}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Florentino Oropeza
|location= San Felipe
|attendance=
|referee= Luis Parra
}}
=Group 5=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=
|team1=ULA |team2=LLA |team3=HCO
|result1=2S |result2=2S
|update=complete
|win_ULA=1 |draw_ULA=0 |loss_ULA=1 |gf_ULA=5 |ga_ULA=4
|win_HCO=1 |draw_HCO=0 |loss_HCO=1 |gf_HCO=2 |ga_HCO=4
|win_LLA=1 |draw_LLA=0 |loss_LLA=1 |gf_LLA=3 |ga_LLA=2
|name_ULA=ULA
|name_HCO=Hermanos Colmenarez
|name_LLA=Llaneros
|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
|res_col_header=Q
|col_2S=green1 |text_2S=Advance to second stage
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 11 July 2018
|time=
|score= 4–1
|report=
|team1= ULA
|team2= Hermanos Colmenarez
|goals1=
- Magallán {{goal|26||81}}
- Rojas {{goal|45}}
- H. Díaz {{goal|52}}
|goals2= Lugo {{goal|90}}
|stadium= Estadio Metropolitano
|location= Mérida
|attendance= 300
|referee= Marlon Escalante
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 14 July 2018
|time=
|score= 1–0
|report=
|team1= Hermanos Colmenarez
|team2= Llaneros
|goals1= E. Jiménez {{goal|81}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Reinaldo Melo
|location= Barinas
|attendance= 153
|referee= Emikar Calderas
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 18 July 2018
|time= 15:00
|score= 3–1
|report=
|team1= Llaneros
|team2= ULA
|goals1=
- Torres {{goal|17}}
- Reyes {{goal|32||86}}
|goals2= Rojas {{goal|33}}
|stadium= Rafael Calles Pinto
|location= Guanare
|attendance=
|referee= Reyes Soto
}}
=Group 6=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=
|team1=TIT |team2=JBL |team3=UAF
|result1=2S |result2=2S
|update=complete
|win_TIT=2 |draw_TIT=0 |loss_TIT=0 |gf_TIT=7 |ga_TIT=0
|win_JBL=1 |draw_JBL=0 |loss_JBL=1 |gf_JBL=2 |ga_JBL=4
|win_UAF=0 |draw_UAF=0 |loss_UAF=2 |gf_UAF=0 |ga_UAF=5
|name_TIT=Titanes
|name_JBL=Deportivo JBL
|name_UAF=Unión Atlético Falcón
|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
|res_col_header=Q
|col_2S=green1 |text_2S=Advance to second stage
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 11 July 2018
|time=
|score= 4–0
|report=
|team1= Titanes
|team2= Deportivo JBL
|goals1=
- Rito {{goal|47||47||57}}
- Alarcón {{goal|79}}
|goals2=
|stadium= José Pachencho Romero
|location= Maracaibo
|attendance= 860
|referee= Yercinia Correa
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 14 July 2018
|time=
|score= 2–0
|report=
|team1= Deportivo JBL
|team2= Unión Atlético Falcón
|goals1=
- Bustamante {{goal|33}}
- Barreto {{goal|68}}
|goals2=
|stadium= José Pachencho Romero
|location= Maracaibo
|attendance= 251
|referee= José Luis Hoyo
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 18 July 2018
|time= 15:00
|score= 0–3
|report=
|team1= Unión Atlético Falcón
|team2= Titanes
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Alarcón {{goal|2||?}}
- Cortéz {{goal|?}}
|stadium= Pedro Conde
|location= Punto Fijo
|attendance=
|referee= Rafael Torres
}}
=Group 7=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=
|team1=RFR |team2=URE |team3=VIG
|result1=2S |result2=2S
|update=complete
|win_RFR=2 |draw_RFR=0 |loss_RFR=0 |gf_RFR=5 |ga_RFR=2
|win_URE=1 |draw_URE=0 |loss_URE=1 |gf_URE=3 |ga_URE=4
|win_VIG=0 |draw_VIG=0 |loss_VIG=2 |gf_VIG=2 |ga_VIG=4
|name_RFR=Real Frontera
|name_URE=Ureña
|name_VIG=El Vigía
|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
|res_col_header=Q
|col_2S=green1 |text_2S=Advance to second stage
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 11 July 2018
|time=
|score= 1–2
|report=
|team1= El Vigía
|team2= Ureña
|goals1= E. Ramírez {{goal|5}}
|goals2=
- J. Ortiz {{goal|64}}
- M. López {{goal|87}}
|stadium= Ramón Hernández
|location= El Vigía
|attendance= 100
|referee= Jean Gómez
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 14 July 2018
|time=
|score= 1–3
|report=
|team1= Ureña
|team2= Real Frontera
|goals1= R. Contreras {{goal|57}}
|goals2=
- Mosquera {{goal|20}}
- Álvarez {{goal|47|o.g.}}
- Altuve {{goal|90}}
|stadium= Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
|location= San Cristóbal
|attendance= 200
|referee= Yorman Delgado
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 18 July 2018
|time= 15:00
|score= 2–1
|report=
|team1= Real Frontera
|team2= El Vigía
|goals1=
- Murillo {{goal|38|pen.}}
- Mosquera {{goal|40}}
|goals2=
- ? {{goal|14}}
|stadium= Pedro Chávez
|location= San Antonio
|attendance=
|referee= Marcos Suárez
}}
Second stage
- Teams entering this round: 18 teams from the Primera División.
- The first legs were played on 8 and 9 August and the second legs were played from 14 to 16 August 2018.
{{TwoLegStart}}
|-
!colspan=5|Centro-Oriental Group
{{TwoLegResult|Angostura||5–1|Mineros||2–1|3–0{{Cref2|A}}}}
{{TwoLegResult|LALA||2–6|Monagas||1–1|1–5}}
{{TwoLegResult|Margarita||1–4|Deportivo Anzoátegui||0–1|1–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|Atlético Furrial||1–4|Deportivo La Guaira||1–3|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Deportivo Petare||1–7|Caracas||1–4|0–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|Academia Puerto Cabello||0–1|Metropolitanos||0–1|0–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|Libertador||2–4|Aragua||0–3|2–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Estudiantes de Caracas||3–7|Atlético Venezuela||1–3|2–4}}
!colspan=5|Centro-Occidental Group
{{TwoLegResult|Deportivo JBL||3–1|Trujillanos||1–0|2–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Yaracuy||5–2|Deportivo Lara||3–1|2–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Titanes||1–2|Zulia||1–2|0–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|Yaracuyanos||1–3|Carabobo||1–0|0–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|ULA||2–3|Zamora||1–1|1–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Llaneros||4–3|Portuguesa||1–2|3–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Real Frontera||0–2|Deportivo Táchira||0–1|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Ureña||2–0|Estudiantes de Mérida||2–0|Annulled{{Cref2|B}}}}
|}
;Notes
{{Cnote2 Begin}}
{{Cnote2|A|FVF awarded Angostura a 3–0 win as a result of Mineros substituting its mandatory youth players. The match originally ended with a 5–0 win for Mineros.}}
{{Cnote2|B|Match annulled due to Estudiantes de Mérida fielding ineligible players. The match originally ended with a 4–1 win for Estudiantes de Mérida.{{cite web|url=http://www.meridiano.com.ve/futbol/futbol-venezolano/183077/estudiantes-de-merida-perdio-por-alineacion-indebida-su-pase-a-los-octavos.html|title=Estudiantes de Mérida perdió por alineación indebida su pase a los octavos|publisher=Meridiano|language=Spanish}}}}
{{Cnote2 End}}
=First leg=
{{football box collapsible
|date= 8 August 2018
|time= 15:00
|score= 1–1
|report=
|team1= LALA
|team2= Monagas
|goals1= Y. González {{goal|18}}
|goals2= R. Rojas {{goal|38}}
|stadium= Polideportivo Cachamay
|location= Ciudad Guayana
|attendance= 874
|referee= José Rivas
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 8 August 2018
|time= 15:00
|score= 0–1
|report=
|team1= Margarita
|team2= Deportivo Anzoátegui
|goals1=
|goals2= Lobo {{goal|44}}
|stadium= Ciudad Deportiva
|location= Pampatar
|attendance= 150
|referee= Oscar Durán
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 8 August 2018
|time= 15:00
|score= 1–4
|report=
|team1= Deportivo Petare
|team2= Caracas
|goals1= V. Vásquez {{goal|68}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Cocodrilos Sports Park
|location= Caracas
|attendance= 1,217
|referee= Robert Mosqueda
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 8 August 2018
|time= 15:30
|score= 1–3
|report=
|team1= Estudiantes de Caracas
|team2= Atlético Venezuela
|goals1= Paccioco {{goal|90}}
|goals2=
- K. Barreto {{goal|36}}
- Farías {{goal|42||88}}
|stadium= Giuseppe Antonelli
|location= Maracay
|attendance= 120
|referee= Edwing Gómez
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 8 August 2018
|time= 15:30
|score= 0–3
|report=
|team1= Libertador
|team2= Aragua
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Universidad Santa María
|location= Caracas
|attendance= 200
|referee= Jonathan Sánchez
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 8 August 2018
|time= 15:30
|score= 1–0
|report=
|team1= Yaracuyanos
|team2= Carabobo
|goals1= Escobar {{goal|83}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Florentino Oropeza
|location= San Felipe
|attendance= 1,308
|referee= Pedro Jiménez
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 8 August 2018
|time= 15:30
|score= 1–2
|report=
|team1= Llaneros
|team2= Portuguesa
|goals1= D. Rodríguez {{goal|33}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Rafael Calles Pinto
|location= Guanare
|attendance= 1,200
|referee= Wilfredo Martínez
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 8 August 2018
|time= 16:00
|score= 2–1
|report=
|team1= Angostura
|team2= Mineros
|goals1=
|goals2= Rondón {{goal|31}}
|stadium= Ricardo Tulio Maya
|location= Ciudad Bolívar
|attendance= 500
|referee= Giancarlo Perluzzo
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 8 August 2018
|time= 16:00
|score= 1–2
|report=
|team1= Titanes
|team2= Zulia
|goals1= Ballezo {{goal|79}}
|goals2=
|stadium= José Pachencho Romero
|location= Maracaibo
|attendance= 4,115
|referee= Yeferzon Miranda
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 8 August 2018
|time= 16:30
|score= 0–1
|report=
|team1= Real Frontera
|team2= Deportivo Táchira
|goals1=
|goals2= Maldonado {{goal|90+3}}
|stadium= Pedro Chávez
|location= San Antonio
|attendance=
|referee= Gustavo Maldonado
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 8 August 2018
|time= 17:00
|score= 2–0
|report=
|team1= Ureña
|team2= Estudiantes de Mérida
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
|location= San Cristóbal
|attendance= 100
|referee= Marco Suárez
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 8 August 2018
|time= 17:00
|score= 1–1
|report=
|team1= ULA
|team2= Zamora
|goals1= H. Díaz {{goal|21}}
|goals2= Uribe {{goal|84}}
|stadium= Estadio Metropolitano
|location= Mérida
|attendance= 500
|referee= Yorman Delgado
}}
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|date= 8 August 2018
|time= 19:00
|score= 0–1
|report=
|team1= Academia Puerto Cabello
|team2= Metropolitanos
|goals1=
|goals2= J. Rojas {{goal|45}}
|stadium= La Bombonerita
|location= Puerto Cabello
|attendance= 5,165
|referee= Emikar Calderas
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 9 August 2018
|time= 15:00
|score= 1–3
|report=
|team1= Atlético Furrial
|team2= Deportivo La Guaira
|goals1= J. Gómez {{goal|7}}
|goals2=
- Bareiro {{goal|4}}
- D. González {{goal|48}}
- J. Pérez {{goal|89}}
|stadium= Alexander Bottini
|location= Maturín
|attendance= 235
|referee= Stalin Rondón
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 9 August 2018
|time= 15:30
|score= 3–1
|report=
|team1= Yaracuy
|team2= Deportivo Lara
|goals1=
- Ordoñez {{goal|14}}
- F. Rivero {{goal|59}}
- D. Herrera {{goal|90}}
|goals2= Mendoza {{goal|45}}
|stadium= Florentino Oropeza
|location= San Felipe
|attendance= 350
|referee= Reyes Soto
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 9 August 2018
|time= 15:30
|score= 1–0
|report=
|team1= Deportivo JBL
|team2= Trujillanos
|goals1= D. Barreto {{goal|40}}
|goals2=
|stadium= José Pachencho Romero
|location= Maracaibo
|attendance= 315
|referee= Isley Delgado
}}
=Second leg=
{{football box collapsible
|date= 14 August 2018
|time= 16:00
|score= 3–0
|aggregatescore= 3–1
|report=
|team1= Carabobo
|team2= Yaracuyanos
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Estadio Metropolitano
|location= Cabudare
|attendance= 138
|referee= Ramón Ortega
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 15 August 2018
|time= 15:30
|score= 0–0
|aggregatescore= 1–0
|report=
|team1= Metropolitanos
|team2= Academia Puerto Cabello
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Universidad Santa María
|location= Caracas
|attendance= 598
|referee= Ronny Cuevas
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 15 August 2018
|time= 15:30
|score= 4–2
|aggregatescore= 7–3
|report=
|team1= Atlético Venezuela
|team2= Estudiantes de Caracas
|goals1=
- Meza {{goal|17}}
- K. Barreto {{goal|48}}
- Farías {{goal|73}}
- Sosa {{goal|90+4}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Giuseppe Antonelli
|location= Maracay
|attendance= 442
|referee= Joan Leal
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 15 August 2018
|time= 16:00
|score= 3–0
|aggregatescore= 7–1
|report=
|team1= Caracas
|team2= Deportivo Petare
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Cocodrilos Sports Park
|location= Caracas
|attendance= 1,180
|referee= Jonathan Sánchez
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 15 August 2018
|time= 16:00
|score= 1–2
|aggregatescore= 4–2
|report=
|team1= Aragua
|team2= Libertador
|goals1= Bonilla {{goal|35}}
|goals2=
- A. Contreras {{goal|45+2}}
- Perdoma {{goal|54}}
|stadium= Hermanos Ghersi Páez
|location= Maracay
|attendance= 430
|referee= Isley Delgado
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 15 August 2018
|time= 16:00
|score= 1–2
|aggregatescore= 1–3
|report=
|team1= Trujillanos
|team2= Deportivo JBL
|goals1= Zúñiga {{goal|60}}
|goals2=
|stadium= José Alberto Pérez
|location= Valera
|attendance= 300
|referee= Yercinia Correa
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 15 August 2018
|time= 16:00
|score= 1–2
|aggregatescore= 2–5
|report=
|team1= Deportivo Lara
|team2= Yaracuy
|goals1= Romero {{goal|56}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Estadio Metropolitano
|location= Cabudare
|attendance= 1,518
|referee= Pedro Jiménez
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 15 August 2018
|time= 16:00
|score= 0–0
|aggregatescore= 2–1
|report=
|team1= Zulia
|team2= Titanes
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= José Pachencho Romero
|location= Maracaibo
|attendance= 1,061
|referee= José Argote
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 15 August 2018
|time= 16:00
|score= 1–3
|aggregatescore= 3–4
|report=
|team1= Portuguesa
|team2= Llaneros
|goals1= O. García {{goal|75}}
|goals2=
- D. Rodríguez {{goal|41|pen.|69|pen.}}
- Perea {{goal|74}}
|stadium= José Antonio Páez
|location= Acarigua
|attendance= 150
|referee= Luis Parra
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 15 August 2018
|time= 17:00
|score= 3–1
|aggregatescore= 4–1
|report=
|team1= Deportivo Anzoátegui
|team2= Margarita
|goals1=
|goals2= Escobar {{goal|33}}
|stadium= José Antonio Anzoátegui
|location= Puerto La Cruz
|attendance=
|referee= Anderson Tovar
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 15 August 2018
|time= 17:00
|score= 1–0
|aggregatescore= 2–0
|report=
|team1= Deportivo Táchira
|team2= Real Frontera
|goals1= Villamizar {{goal|69}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
|location= San Cristóbal
|attendance= 1,973
|referee= Yorman Delgado
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 15 August 2018
|time= 18:00
|score= 5–1
|aggregatescore= 6–2
|report=
|team1= Monagas
|team2= LALA
|goals1=
|goals2= Mejía {{goal|21}}
|stadium= Estadio Monumental
|location= Maturín
|attendance= 2,608
|referee= Francisco López
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 15 August 2018
|time= 18:00
|score= 2–1
|aggregatescore= 3–2
|report=
|team1= Zamora
|team2= ULA
|goals1=
- I. González {{goal|63}}
- Gallardo {{goal|77}}
|goals2= Castrillo {{goal|43|pen.}}
|stadium= Agustín Tovar
|location= Barinas
|attendance= 2,059
|referee= Edwing Gómez
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 15 August 2018
|time= 18:00
|aggregatescore= 0–2
|report=
|team1= Estudiantes de Mérida
|team2= Ureña
|goals1=
|goals2= Caicedo {{goal|53}}
|stadium= Estadio Metropolitano
|location= Mérida
|attendance= 2,442
|referee= Leonardo Caripa
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 16 August 2018
|time= 9:00
|aggregatescore= 1–5
|report=
|team1= Mineros
|team2= Angostura
|goals1=
- Granados {{goal|9}}
- Peña {{goal|11}}
- Cuero {{goal|22}}
- Blanco {{goal|33}}
- N. Hernández {{goal|90}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Polideportivo Cachamay
|location= Ciudad Guayana
|attendance= 817
|referee= Adrián Cabello
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 16 August 2018
|time= 15:00
|score= 1–0
|aggregatescore= 4–1
|report=
|team1= Deportivo La Guaira
|team2= Atlético Furrial
|goals1= Lugo {{goal|22}}
|goals2=
|stadium= José Antonio Anzoátegui
|location= Puerto La Cruz
|attendance= 345
|referee= Roger Arredondo
}}
Final stages
=Round of 16=
- The first legs were played on 29 August and the second legs were played on 5 September 2018.
{{TwoLegStart}}
|-
!colspan=5|Centro-Oriental Group
{{TwoLegResult|Angostura||0–2|Deportivo Anzoátegui||0–2|0–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|Monagas||2–4|Deportivo La Guaira||1–2|1–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Caracas||0–3|Aragua||0–2|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Metropolitanos||1–1 (a)|Atlético Venezuela||1–1|0–0}}
!colspan=5|Centro-Occidental Group
{{TwoLegResult|Deportivo JBL||0–3|Zulia||0–1|0–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Yaracuy||2–2 (a)|Carabobo||2–2|0–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|Zamora||3–2|Deportivo Táchira||2–1|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Llaneros||3–3 (5–3 p)|Ureña||2–1|1–2}}
|}
==First leg==
{{football box collapsible
|date= 29 August 2018
|time= 15:00
|score= 0–1
|report=
|team1= Deportivo JBL
|team2= Zulia
|goals1=
|goals2= Zambrano {{goal|37}}
|stadium= José Pachencho Romero
|location= Maracaibo
|attendance= 1,306
|referee= María Herrán
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 29 August 2018
|time= 15:30
|score= 2–2
|report=
|team1= Yaracuy
|team2= Carabobo
|goals1= F. Rivero {{goal|80||84}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Florentino Oropeza
|location= San Felipe
|attendance= 850
|referee= Yercinia Correa
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 29 August 2018
|time= 15:30
|score= 2–1
|report=
|team1= Llaneros
|team2= Ureña
|goals1=
|goals2= G. Salazar {{goal|88}}
|stadium= Rafael Calles Pinto
|location= Guanare
|attendance= 808
|referee= Jonathan Sánchez
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 29 August 2018
|time= 15:30
|score= 1–1
|report=
|team1= Metropolitanos
|team2= Atlético Venezuela
|goals1= Arciniegas {{goal|33}}
|goals2= J. Salazar {{goal|70}}
|stadium= Universidad Santa María
|location= Caracas
|attendance= 421
|referee= Reyes Soto
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 29 August 2018
|time= 16:00
|score= 0–2
|report=
|team1= Angostura
|team2= Deportivo Anzoátegui
|goals1=
|goals2= Lobo {{goal|34||61}}
|stadium= Ricardo Tulio Maya
|location= Ciudad Guayana
|attendance= 300
|referee= Yender Herrera
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 29 August 2018
|time= 16:00
|score= 0–2
|report=
|team1= Caracas
|team2= Aragua
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Cocodrilos Sports Park
|location= Caracas
|attendance= 1,071
|referee= Marlon Escalante
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 29 August 2018
|time= 18:00
|score= 1–2
|report=
|team1= Monagas
|team2= Deportivo La Guaira
|goals1= R. Rojas {{goal|52}}
|goals2=
- C. González {{goal|9}}
- Lugo {{goal|43}}
|stadium= Estadio Monumental
|location= Maturín
|attendance= 2,154
|referee= Edwing Gómez
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 29 August 2018
|time= 19:00
|score= 2–1
|report=
|team1= Zamora
|team2= Deportivo Táchira
|goals1=
|goals2= Maldonado {{goal|7}}
|stadium= Agustín Tovar
|location= Barinas
|attendance= 4,397
|referee= José Argote
}}
==Second leg==
{{football box collapsible
|date= 5 September 2018
|time= 10:30
|score= 2–1
|aggregatescore= 4–2
|report=
|team1= Deportivo La Guaira
|team2= Monagas
|goals1=
- D. González {{goal|66}}
- Ar. Flores {{goal|86|pen.}}
|goals2= J. González {{goal|84|pen.}}
|stadium= Universidad Santa María
|location= Caracas
|attendance=
|referee= José Luis Hoyo
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 5 September 2018
|time= 15:30
|score= 0–0
|aggregatescore= 1–1
|report=
|team1= Atlético Venezuela (a)
|team2= Metropolitanos
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Giuseppe Antonelli
|location= Maracay
|attendance=
|referee= Robert Mosqueda
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 5 September 2018
|time= 16:00
|score= 0–0
|aggregatescore= 2–2
|report=
|team2= Yaracuy
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Estadio Metropolitano
|location= Cabudare
|attendance=
|referee= José Argote
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 5 September 2018
|time= 16:30
|score= 2–0
|aggregatescore= 3–0
|report=
|team1= Zulia
|team2= Deportivo JBL
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= José Pachencho Romero
|location= Maracaibo
|attendance=
|referee= Orlando Bracamonte
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 5 September 2018
|time= 17:00
|score= 0–0
|aggregatescore= 2–0
|report=
|team1= Deportivo Anzoátegui
|team2= Angostura
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= José Antonio Anzoátegui
|location= Puerto La Cruz
|attendance=
|referee= Francisco López
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 5 September 2018
|time= 17:00
|score= 1–0
|aggregatescore= 3–0
|report=
|team1= Aragua
|team2= Caracas
|goals1= Guerra {{goal|72}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Hermanos Ghersi Páez
|location= Maracay
|attendance=
|referee= Edwing Gómez
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 5 September 2018
|time= 17:00
|score= 1–1
|aggregatescore= 2–3
|report=
|team1= Deportivo Táchira
|team2= Zamora
|goals1= Aquino {{goal|90+7|pen.}}
|goals2= Gallardo {{goal|45+2}}
|stadium= Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
|location= San Cristóbal
|attendance=
|referee= Ángel Arteaga
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 5 September 2018
|time= 17:00
|score= 2–1
|aggregatescore= 3–3
|report=
|team1= Ureña
|team2= Llaneros
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Estadio Bicentenario
|location= Ureña
|attendance=
|referee=
|penalties1= {{0}}
|penaltyscore= 3–5
|penalties2= {{0}}
}}
=Quarter-finals=
- The first legs were played on 9 September and the second legs were played on 3 October 2018.
{{TwoLegStart}}
|-
!colspan=5|Centro-Oriental Group
{{TwoLegResult|Deportivo Anzoátegui||2–2 (3–2 p)|Deportivo La Guaira||1–1|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Aragua||4–1|Atlético Venezuela||2–0|2–1}}
|-
!colspan=5|Centro-Occidental Group
{{TwoLegResult|Zulia||3–3 (a)|Carabobo||1–1|2–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Zamora||3–1|Llaneros||1–0|2–1}}
|}
==First leg==
{{football box collapsible
|date= 9 September 2018
|time= 16:30
|score= 1–1
|report= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/09/venezuela/copa-venezuela/zulia-futbol-club/carabobo-fc/2915448/
|team1= Zulia
|team2= Carabobo
|goals1=
- Perozo {{goal|56|pen.}}
|goals2=
- Rivero {{goal|90}}
|stadium= José Pachencho Romero
|location= Maracaibo
|attendance= 2,431
|referee= Yorman Delgado
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 9 September 2018
|time= 17:00
|score= 1–1
|report= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/09/venezuela/copa-venezuela/deportivo-anzoategui-sc/real-esppor-club/2915452/
|team1= Deportivo Anzoátegui
|team2= Deportivo La Guaira
|goals1=
- Yendis {{goal|62}}
|goals2=
- García {{goal|44}}
|stadium= José Antonio Anzoátegui
|location= Puerto La Cruz
|attendance= 1,088
|referee= Anderson Tovar
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 9 September 2018
|time= 17:00
|score= 2–0
|report= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/09/venezuela/copa-venezuela/aragua-futbol-club/unefa-fc/2915454/
|team1= Aragua
|team2= Atlético Venezuela
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Hermanos Ghersi Páez
|location= Maracay
|attendance= 2,010
|referee= Ronny Cueva
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 9 September 2018
|time= 18:00
|score= 1–0
|report= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/10/venezuela/copa-venezuela/zamora-futbol-club/llaneros-de-guanare/2915450/
|team1= Zamora
|team2= Llaneros
|goals1=
- Uribe {{goal|45+1}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Agustín Tovar
|location= Barinas
|attendance= 3,557
|referee= Emikar Caldera
}}
==Second leg==
{{football box collapsible
|date= 3 October 2018
|time= 10:30
|score= 1–1
|aggregatescore= 2–2
|report= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/10/03/venezuela/copa-venezuela/real-esppor-club/deportivo-anzoategui-sc/2915453/
|team1= Deportivo La Guaira
|team2= Deportivo Anzoátegui
|goals1= Vásquez {{goal|30|o.g.}}
|goals2= Zacarías {{goal|21}}
|stadium= Estadio Olímpico
|location= Caracas
|attendance= 2,483
|referee= José Argote
|penalties1=
- Ar. Flores {{pengoal}}
- D. González {{pengoal}}
- C. González {{penmiss}}
- H. García {{penmiss}}
- La Mantía {{penmiss}}
|penaltyscore= 2–3
|penalties2=
- {{pengoal}} A. Hernández
- {{pengoal}} J. Moreno
- {{pengoal}} Figueroa
- {{penmiss}} Griguol
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 3 October 2018
|time= 15:30
|score= 1–2
|aggregatescore= 1–4
|report= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/10/03/venezuela/copa-venezuela/unefa-fc/aragua-futbol-club/2915455/
|team1= Atlético Venezuela
|team2= Aragua
|goals1= Sosa {{goal|5}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Giuseppe Antonelli
|location= Maracay
|attendance= 398
|referee= Jesús Valenzuela
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 3 October 2018
|time= 15:30
|score= 1–2
|aggregatescore= 1–3
|report= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/10/03/venezuela/copa-venezuela/llaneros-de-guanare/zamora-futbol-club/2915451/
|team1= Llaneros
|team2= Zamora
|goals1= Fuentes {{goal|66}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Rafael Calles Pinto
|location= Guanare
|attendance= 1,170
|referee= Eduardo Mármol
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 3 October 2018
|time= 19:00
|score= 2–2
|aggregatescore= 3–3
|report= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/10/04/venezuela/copa-venezuela/carabobo-fc/zulia-futbol-club/2915449/
|team1= Carabobo
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Misael Delgado
|location= Valencia
|attendance= 1,028
|referee= Yender Herrera
}}
=Semi-finals=
- The first legs were played on 10 October and the second legs were played on 14 October 2018.
{{TwoLegStart}}
|-
{{TwoLegResult|Deportivo Anzoátegui||2–3|Aragua||0–0|2–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|Zulia||2–0|Zamora||2–0|0–0}}
|}
==First leg==
{{football box collapsible
|date= 10 October 2018
|time= 15:00
|score= 2–0
|report= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/10/10/venezuela/copa-venezuela/zulia-futbol-club/zamora-futbol-club/2926624/
|team1= Zulia
|team2= Zamora
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= José Pachencho Romero
|location= Maracaibo
|attendance= 2,196
|referee= Anderson Tovar
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 10 October 2018
|time= 16:00
|score= 0–0
|report= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/10/10/venezuela/copa-venezuela/deportivo-anzoategui-sc/aragua-futbol-club/2926626/
|team1= Deportivo Anzoátegui
|team2= Aragua
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= José Antonio Anzoátegui
|location= Puerto La Cruz
|attendance= 322
|referee= Emikar Caldera
}}
==Second leg==
{{football box collapsible
|date= 14 October 2018
|time= 16:00
|score= 3–2
|aggregatescore= 3–2
|report=
|team1= Aragua
|team2= Deportivo Anzoátegui
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Hermanos Ghersi Páez
|location= Maracay
|attendance= 5,749
|referee= Juan Soto
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 14 October 2018
|time= 18:00
|score= 0–0
|aggregatescore= 0–2
|report=
|team1= Zamora
|team2= Zulia
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Agustín Tovar
|location= Barinas
|attendance= 5,761
|referee= Jesús Valenzuela
}}
=Final=
{{Football box
|date = 24 October 2018
|time = 17:00
|team1 = Aragua
|score = 1–2
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/10/24/venezuela/copa-venezuela/aragua-futbol-club/zulia-futbol-club/2929806/
|team2 = Zulia
|goals1 =
- Bravo {{goal|41}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez, Maracay
|attendance = 8,640
|referee = Juan Soto
}}
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{{Football box
|date = 31 October 2018
|time = 16:00
|team1 = Zulia
|score = 1–0
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/10/31/venezuela/copa-venezuela/zulia-futbol-club/aragua-futbol-club/2929807/
|team2 = Aragua
|goals1 =
- Celis {{goal|21}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo
|attendance =
|referee = Ángel Arteaga
}}
Zulia won 3–1 on aggregate.
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.federacionvenezolanadefutbol.org Official website] of the Venezuelan Football Federation {{in lang|es}}
- [https://int.soccerway.com/national/venezuela/copa-venezuela/2018/ Copa Venezuela 2018], Soccerway.com
{{2018 in South American football (CONMEBOL)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2018 Copa Venezuela}}