2025 Liga FUTVE
The 2025 Liga FUTVE, officially Liga de Fútbol Profesional Venezolano, and known as Liga Banco de Venezuela due to sponsorship by Banco de Venezuela, was the 69th season of the Liga FUTVE, the top-flight football league in Venezuela, and the 44th season since the start of the professional era. The season began on 24 January and ended on 6 December 2025.
Universidad Central were the champions, winning their fourth league title, second in the professional era and first since 1957 Venezuelan [Primera División season|1957] after winning the Torneo Apertura and defeating Carabobo in the season's grand final. Deportivo Táchira were the defending champions, having won the title in the previous two seasons.
Teams
Fourteen teams competed in the season, subject to the fulfillment of club licensing requirements: the top 13 teams of the 2024 season as well as the 2024 Segunda División champions Yaracuyanos, who defeated Anzoátegui in the Segunda División final on 30 November 2024. Yaracuyanos replaced Inter de Barinas, relegated at the end of the previous season after finishing last in the aggregate table.Following the end of the 2024 season, it was reported that Angostura and the Segunda División runners-up Anzoátegui were negotiating a merger, with which Anzoátegui would take Angostura's place in Primera División. On 14 January 2025, the Liga FUTVE informed that Anzoátegui would replace Angostura in the tournament, but the latter club would take the former's spot in Segunda División. Four days later, the Venezuelan Football Federation confirmed that Angostura failed to comply with the financial requirements for a club license, whilst Anzoátegui had a higher sporting merit and had also fully met the licensing criteria.
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
;NotesTorneo Apertura
The Torneo Apertura was the first tournament of the 2025 season. It began on 24 January and ended on 14 June 2025.Semi-finals
The eight teams that advanced to the semi-finals were drawn into two groups of four teams. The two group winners advanced to the final.Torneo Clausura
The Torneo Clausura was the second and last tournament of the 2025 season. It began on 4 July and ended on 23 November 2025.Semi-finals
The eight teams that advanced to the semi-finals were drawn into two groups of four teams. The two group winners advanced to the final.Grand Final
The winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments played a two-legged final series to decide the season champions. The second leg was hosted by the Clausura winners, Carabobo. The season champions qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage while the season runners-up qualified for the Copa Libertadores second stage.----
''Universidad Central won 3–1 on aggregate.''