Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano

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Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano is the top football (soccer) tournament in Bolivia. It started in 1977, but semi-professional football had been played in La Paz since 1950(including clubs from Oruro and Cochabamba) and it became the sucessor of the Bolivian FA cup, a tournament played from 1971 to 1977 with the top teams from the regional football asociations.

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[edit] Overview

The championship format has changed during the years. Beginning in 1977, the league ran with sixteen clubs divided into two series, but switched to twelve clubs in two series playing two tournaments each year beginning in 1991. Another change came in 2005 when teams decided to adapt to the International FIFA calendar, meaning the season would be played from August to June rather than from February to December, in order to avoid problems defining which teams would qualify for international tournaments. The league played a short tournament from February to June in 2005, and the official 2005-2006 season started in August. This led to yet another problem: 2nd division teams weren't keen on the idea of putting off relegation until June 2006. After negotiations, the league determined that relegation of the lowest standing club would take place after the completion of the Apertura tournament, making the Bolivian league an odd tournament where teams are relegated in the middle of the season.

Historically teams from La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz have dominated the league, only once in 1995 a team from another city, Club San José from Oruro has won the league.

[edit] Current teams(2007 Season)

[edit] List of champions

[edit] Amateur era

[edit] La Paz Amateur Championships

  • 1914 The Strongest
  • 1915 Colegio Militar
  • 1916 The Strongest
  • 1917 The Strongest
  • 1918-21 [no competition]
  • 1922 The Strongest
  • 1923 The Strongest
  • 1924 The Strongest
  • 1925 The Strongest
  • 1926 [no competition]
  • 1927 Nimbles Sport
  • 1928 Colegio Militar
  • 1929 CD Universitario
  • 1930 The Strongest
  • 1931 Nimbles Sport
  • 1932 Bolívar
  • 1933 [no competition]
  • 1934 [no competition]
  • 1935 The Strongest
  • 1936 Ayacucho
  • 1937 Bolívar
  • 1938 The Strongest
  • 1939 Bolívar
  • 1940 Bolívar
  • 1941 Bolívar
  • 1942 Bolívar
  • 1943 The Strongest
  • 1944 Ferroviario
  • 1945 The Strongest
  • 1946 The Strongest
  • 1947 CD Lítoral
  • 1948 CD Lítoral
  • 1949 CD Lítoral

[edit] La Paz Semi-Professional Championships

  • 1950 Bolívar
  • 1951 Always Ready
  • 1952 The Strongest
  • 1953 Bolívar
  • 1958 Jorge Wilstermann
  • 1959 Jorge Wilstermann
  • 1960 Jorge Wilstermann
  • 1961 Deportivo Municipal
  • 1962 not held
  • 1963 Aurora
  • 1964 The Strongest
  • 1965 Deportivo Municipal
  • 1966 Bolívar
  • 1967 Jorge Wilstermann
  • 1968 Bolívar
  • 1969 Universitario(La Paz)
  • 1970 Chaco Petrolero

[edit] Bolivian FA Cup

  • 1971 Oriente Petrolero
  • 1972 Jorge Wilstermann
  • 1973 Jorge Wilstermann
  • 1974 The Strongest
  • 1975 Guabirá
  • 1976 Bolívar

[edit] Professional era

  • 1977 The Strongest
  • 1978 Bolívar
  • 1979 Oriente Petrolero
  • 1980 Jorge Wilstermann
  • 1981 Jorge Wilstermann
  • 1982 Bolívar
  • 1983 Bolívar
  • 1984 Blooming
  • 1985 Bolívar
  • 1986 The Strongest
  • 1987 Bolívar
  • 1988 Bolívar
  • 1989 The Strongest
  • 1990 Oriente Petrolero
  • 1991 Bolívar
  • 1992 Bolívar
  • 1993 The Strongest
  • 1994 Bolívar
  • 1995 San José
  • 1996 Bolívar
  • 1997 Bolívar
  • 1998 Blooming
  • 1999 Blooming
  • 2000 Jorge Wilstermann
  • 2001 Oriente Petrolero
  • 2002 Bolívar
  • 2003 Apertura The Strongest
  • 2003 Clausura The Strongest
  • 2004 Apertura Bolívar
  • 2004 Clausura The Strongest
  • 2005 Adecuación Bolívar
  • 2005 Apertura Blooming
  • 2006 Clausura Bolívar
  • 2006 Apertura Jorge Wilstermann

[edit] Titles by team(from 1971)

[edit] External link


 
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