2008 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season
Season | 2008 |
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Champions | Apertura: Universitario (1st title) Clausura: Aurora (1st title) |
Relegated | Guabirá |
Copa Libertadores | Universitario Aurora Real Potosí |
Copa Sudamericana | La Paz Blooming |
← 2007 2009 → |
The 2008 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano was the 32nd season of Bolivia's top-flight professional football league. The season was split into two championships: the Apertura and the Clausura.
Teams and venues[]
Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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Universitario | Sucre | Estadio Olímpico Patria | 32,000 |
La Paz | La Paz | Estadio Hernando Siles | 42,000 |
San José | Oruro | Estadio Jesús Bermúdez | 33,000 |
Oriente Petrolero | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera | 38,000 |
Blooming | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera | 38,000 |
Bolívar | La Paz | Estadio Libertador Simón Bolivar | 25,000 |
Aurora | Cochabamba | Estadio Felix Capriles | 32,000 |
The Strongest | La Paz | Estadio Rafael Mendoza | 15,000 |
Real Mamoré | Trinidad | Estadio Gran Mamoré | 12,000 |
Jorge Wilstermann | Cochabamba | Felix Capriles | 32,000 |
Real Potosí | Potosí | Estadio Victor Agustín Ugarte | 32,000 |
Guabirá | Montero | Estadio Gilberto Parada | 18,000 |
Torneo Apertura[]
The 2008 Campeonato Apertura Entel was the first championship of the season. It began on February 23 and ended on July 20.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Universitario (C, Q) | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 43 | 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
2 | La Paz (Q) | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 37 | 2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
3 | San José | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 36 | |
4 | Oriente Petrolero | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 33 | |
5 | Blooming | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 31 | |
6 | Bolívar | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 30 | |
7 | Aurora | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 30 | |
8 | The Strongest | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 29 | |
9 | Real Mamoré | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 52 | −25 | 28 | |
10 | Jorge Wilstermann | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 27 | |
11 | Real Potosí | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 25 | |
12 | Guabirá | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 2008 Apertura Champion |
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![]() Universitario de Sucre 1st title |
Top goalscorers[]
Pos | Name | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Blooming | 16 |
2 | ![]() |
Real Potosí | 15 |
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Jorge Wilstermann | 15 | |
4 | ![]() |
The Strongest | 11 |
5 | ![]() |
San José | 10 |
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Blooming | 10 | |
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La Paz | 10 |
Torneo Clausura[]
The 2008 Campeonato Clausura Entel was the second championship of the season. It began on August 3 and ended on November 3.
First phase[]
Serie A[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Blooming (A) | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 20 |
2 | Aurora (A) | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 19 |
3 | Oriente Petrolero | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 16 |
4 | Real Mamoré | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
5 | Jorge Wilstermann | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 12 |
6 | Guabirá | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 27 | −19 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Serie B[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Real Potosí (A) | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 16 |
2 | La Paz (A) | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 16 |
3 | Bolívar | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 15 |
4 | Universitario | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 13 |
5 | The Strongest | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 11 |
6 | San José | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Second phase[]
First leg[]
Real Potosí | 1 – 1 | Aurora |
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Galindo ![]() |
Castellon ![]() |
Second leg[]
Aurora | 2 – 0 | Real Potosí |
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Leonforte ![]() ![]() |
Blooming | 5 – 0 | La Paz |
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Boyero ![]() Saucedo ![]() ![]() Sabja ![]() Mojica ![]() |
Final phase[]
The finals was a best-of-three series.
Game 1[]
Blooming is ahead 1–0.
Game 2[]
Aurora | 3 – 0 | Blooming |
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![]() Huayhuata ![]() |
Series tied 1–1.
Game 3[]
Aurora won 2–1.
Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 2008 Clausura Champion |
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Aurora 1st title |
- Aurora qualified for 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.
- Blooming qualified for 2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage.
Torneo Play Off[]
First Round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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La Paz | 4–3 | San José | 1–2 | 3–1 |
Bolívar | 2–1 | The Strongest | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Real Mamoré | 3–0 | Guabirá | 3–0 | 0–0 |
Real Potosí | 6–4 | Universitario | 4–2 | 2–2 |
Jorge Wilstermann | 3–2 | Aurora | 0–1 | 3–1 |
Blooming | 5–4 | Oriente Petrolero | 3–3 | 2–1 |
As the four best losers, Oriente Petrolero, San José, Aurora, and The Strongest qualified to the Losers Round.
Losers Round[]
Semifinals[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Aurora | 0–6 | Oriente Petrolero | 0–5 | 0–1 |
San José | 3–1 | The Strongest | 3–0 | 0–1 |
Final[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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San José | 4–2 | Oriente Petrolero | 4–2 | 0–0 |
San José qualified for the semifinals as the best loser.
Quarterfinals[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Blooming | 3–3 (3–4 (p)) | La Paz | 2–1 | 1–2 |
Bolívar | 1–1 (5–4 (p)) | Jorge Wilstermann | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Real Mamoré | 2–3 | Real Potosí | 1–2 | 1–1 |
Semifinals[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Bolívar | 1–1 (5–4 (p)) | Real Potosí | 2–0 | 0–2 |
La Paz | 4–4 | San José | 1–1 | 3–3 |
Finals[]
First leg[]
La Paz | 0 – 1 | Real Potosí |
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Candia ![]() |
Second leg[]
Real Potosí | 1 – 0 | La Paz |
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Colque ![]() |
Real Potosi wins 2–0 on aggregate. Real Potosi qualified for the First Stage of the 2009 Copa Libertadores.
Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 2008 Play Off Champion |
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Real Potosí 1st title |
Relegation[]
The team with the worst average will be relegated to the Regional Leagues. The second-worst team will play a promotion/relegation playoff against the runner-up of the Regional Leagues.
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Promotion/relegation playoff[]
First leg
Real Mamoré | 2 – 1 | |
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Second leg
1 – 2 | Real Mamoré | |
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Real Mamoré won 4–2 on aggregate. Real Mamoré remains in the LFPB for 2009.
External links[]
- Season regulations (in Spanish)
- Soccerway Page
- RSSSF Page
- Bolivian Primera División seasons
- 2008 in South American football leagues
- 2008 in Bolivian football