2008 Copa Venezuela

The 2008 Copa Venezuela was the 39th staging of the Copa Venezuela. The competition started on August 27, 2008 and concluded on December 11, 2008 with a two leg final, in which Deportivo Anzoátegui won the trophy for the first time with a 2-1 win at home and a 1-0 win away over Estudiantes de Mérida. First round The matches were played on 27 August 2008. Marineros FC 0-0 3-4 (pen) Centro Ítalo FC Minasoro FC 1-0 UA Piar FC Atlético Orinoco 1-3 UNEFA FC Fund. CESARGER 0-1 Real Esppor Tucanes FC 0-2 Hermandad Gallega UCV Aragua 1-1 3-1 (pen) UCV FC Acad. San José 1-2 Estrella Roja FC UA Falcón 0-1 Yaracuyanos FC UA Lagunillas 0-1 Baralt FC Atl. Cojedes 1-2 Policía de Lara FC Unión Lara FC 1-2 UCLA FC UA San Antonio 4-3 Dvo Barinas Atl. Córdova 1-2 Atl. Varyná CF Acad. Emeritense 0-2 Trujillanos FC Santa Bárbara FC 1-2 UA Trujillo |} Bye: UA Maracaibo, Minervén FC, Monagas SC, Dvo. Táchira, Atl. El Vigía FC, Carabobo FC, Dep. Italia FC, Llaneros FC, Guaros de Lara FC, Estudiantes FC, Portuguesa FC, Dep. Anzoátegui SC, AC Mineros de Guayana, Caracas FC, Zamora FC, Aragua FC and Zulia FC. Second round One leg - 2A/2B Division Teams v/s 1 Division Teams. The matches were played on 5–7 September 2008. UNEFA FC 4-2 Minervén FC Real Esppor 1-0 Monagas SC UCV Aragua 0-1 Dep. Italia FC UCLA FC 0-2 Llaneros FC UA Trujillo 0-3 Atl. El Vigía FC Centro Ítalo FC 0-1 Dep. Anzoátegui SC Minasoro FC 1-0 AC Mineros de Guayana Hermandad Gallega 0-5 Caracas FC Yaracuyanos FC 1-4 Aragua FC Baralt FC 2-1 Zulia FC Policía de Lara FC 2-0 UA Maracaibo UA San Antonio 1-0 Dvo. Táchira Atl. Varyná CF 2-1 Zamora FC Trujillanos FC 1-2 Estudiantes FC |} Two legs - 1 Division Teams v/s 1 Division Teams. The matches were played on 4-7 September 2008. Estrella Roja FC 1-5 Carabobo FC 1-4 0-1 Portuguesa FC 2-1 Guaros de Lara FC 0-0 2-1 |} Third round The matches were played on 17 September-1 October 2008. UNEFA FC 1-2 Carabobo FC 0-1 1-1 Atl. El Vigía FC 2-2 (a) Llaneros FC 0-0 2-2 Dep. Anzoátegui SC 3-2 Caracas FC 2-1 1-1 Portuguesa FC 1-2 UA San Antonio 0-0 1-2 Baralt FC 2-2 7-8 (pen) Atl. Varyná CF 1-1 1-1 Policía de Lara FC 1-4 Estudiantes FC 0-1 1-3 Minasoro FC 1-2 Dep. Italia FC 1-0 0-2 Aragua FC 2-2 6-7 (pen) Real Esppor 1-1 1-1 |} Quarterfinals The matches were played on 8-15 October 2008. Dep. Italia FC 1-2 Estudiantes FC 1-0 0-2 Carabobo FC 3-4 Atl. El Vigía FC 3-1 0-3 (awd) Atl. Varyná CF 2-3 Dep. Anzoátegui SC 1-2 1-1 Real Esppor 2-3 UA San Antonio 2-2 0-1 |} Semifinals The matches were played on 22-29 October and 12-26 November 2008. Estudiantes FC 5-1 UA San Antonio 3-0 2-1 Atl. El Vigía FC 1-6 Dep. Anzoátegui SC 1-3 0-3 |} Finals The matches were played on 3-11 December 2008. Dep. Anzoátegui SC 3-1 Estudiantes FC 2-1 1-0 |} Dep. Anzoátegui SC champions and qualify to Copa Nissan Sudamericana 2009. External links RSSSF.com Soccerway.com Category:Copa Venezuela Category:2008–09 in Venezuelan football Category:2008 in domestic association football cups