2008 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season

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.

Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
Season2008
ChampionsApertura: Universitario (1st title)
Clausura: Aurora (1st title)
RelegatedGuabirá
Copa LibertadoresUniversitario de Sucre
Aurora
Real Potosí
Copa SudamericanaLa Paz
Blooming
2007
2009

Teams and venues

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Team Location Venue Capacity
Universitario de Sucre 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

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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
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
Updated to match(es) played on July 20, 2008. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated


 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
2008 Apertura champion 
 
Universitario de Sucre
1st title

Top goalscorers

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Pos Name Club Goals
1   Anderson Gonzaga Blooming 16
2   Álvaro Pintos Real Potosí 15
  Ricardo Pedriel Jorge Wilstermann 15
4   Pablo Escobar The Strongest 11
5   Darwin Peña San José 10
  Hernán Boyero Blooming 10
  Regis de Souza La Paz 10

Torneo Clausura

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The 2008 Campeonato Clausura Entel was the second championship of the season. It began on August 3 and ended on November 3.

First phase

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Serie A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Updated to match(es) played on October 2, 2008. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round

Serie B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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 de Sucre 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
Updated to match(es) played on October 2, 2008. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round

Second phase

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First leg

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La Paz2 – 1Blooming
de Souza   24'
Lopez   70' (o.g.)
Vaca   63'

Second leg

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Blooming5 – 0La Paz
Boyero   21'
Saucedo   34'
Vieira   71'
Sabja   79'
Mojica   81'

Final phase

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The finals was a best-of-three series.

Game 1

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Blooming is ahead 1–0.


Game 2

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Aurora3 – 0Blooming
Bongioani   64' (pen.)
Huayhuata   79', 90'

Series tied 1–1.


Game 3

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Aurora2 – 2 (a.e.t.)Blooming
Villalba   9', 50' Mojica   15'
Boyero   20'
Penalties
4 – 3

Aurora won 2–1.


 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
2008 Clausura champion 
Aurora
1st title

Torneo Play Off

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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 de Sucre 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

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Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aurora 0–6 Oriente Petrolero 0–5 0–1
San José 3–1 The Strongest 3–0 0–1

Final

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
San José 4–2 Oriente Petrolero 4–2 0–0

San José qualified for the semifinals as the best loser.

Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bolívar 1–1 (5–4 (p)) Real Potosí 2–0 0–2
La Paz 4–4 San José 1–1 3–3

Finals

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First leg

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La Paz0 – 1Real Potosí
Candia   24'

Second leg

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Real Potosí1 – 0La Paz
Colque   55'

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 
Real Potosí
1st title

Relegation

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The team with the worst average is relegated to the Regional Leagues. The second-worst team plays a promotion/relegation playoff against the runner-up of the Regional Leagues.

Promotion/relegation playoff

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First leg

Real Mamoré2–11 de Mayo

Second leg

1 de Mayo1–2Real Mamoré

Real Mamoré won 4–2 on aggregate. Real Mamoré remains in the First Division for 2009.

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