2009 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season

Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
Season 2009
Champions Apertura: Bolívar (16th title)
Clausura: Blooming (5th title)
Relegated Nacional Potosí
Copa Libertadores Bolívar
Blooming
Real Potosí
Copa Sudamericana Oriente Petrolero
San José
TBD
Top goalscorer Apertura: William Ferreira (16 goals)
Clausura: Cristian Díaz, William Ferreira, Pastor Tórrez (9 goals each)
Biggest home win San José 5–0 La Paz
(June 25)
Biggest away win Nacional Potosí 0–5 Oriente Petrolero
(June 14)
Highest scoring Real Mamoré 5–4 Nacional Potosí
(June 28)
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The 2009 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season is the 33rd of Bolivia's top-flight professional football league. The season is split into two championships—the Apertura and the Clausura—and the Play-off

Contents

Format

The 2009 season will be divided into two championships, each with their own format.

Apertura

The Apertura championship will be a double round-robin league format. The team with the most points after the twenty-two rounds will be declared the champion.

Clausura[1]

The Clausura championship will be divided into two phases. The first phase will have the twelve team divided into two groups. The teams will play within each group, in addition to a cross-group rivalry (for example: Bolívar vs. The Strongest). The best three teams in each group will advance to the second phase. In the second phase, the best teams from each group will play the third best team from each group and the second best teams will play each other. The three winners of each match, plus the best loser, then play each other in the semifinals and will start of a two-legged single-elimination play-off that culminates in a final match-up. The winner of the final is the tournament champion.

The winners of each championship will earn a berth in the 2010 Copa Libertadores and the runner-ups will earn a berth in the 2010 Copa Sudamericana.

Teams

The amount of team remains the same for this season. Guabirá was relegated at the end of the 2008 season to the regional leagues. They were replaced by Nacional Potosí.

Locations of the 2009 LFPB teams
Team Home city Home stadium
Aurora Cochabamba Estadio Félix Capriles
Blooming Santa Cruz Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera
Bolívar La Paz Estadio Libertador Simón Bolívar
Jorge Wilstermann Cochabamba Estadio Félix Capriles
La Paz La Paz Estadio Hernando Siles
Nacional Potosí Potosí Estadio Victor Agustín Ugarte
Oriente Petrolero Santa Cruz Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera
Real Mamoré Trinidad Estadio Gran Mamoré
Real Potosí Potosí Estadio Victor Agustín Ugarte
San José Oruro Estadio Jesús Bermúdez
The Strongest La Paz Estadio Rafael Mendoza
Universitario Sucre Estadio Olímpico Patria

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Oriente Petrolero Pablo Sánchez Resigned 2 October 2009[2] Marco Etcheverry 7 October 2009 4th (Apertura), 3th (Clausura)
Bolivar Gustavo Quinteros Resigned 10 November 2009[3] Santiago Escobar 12 November 2009 1st (Apertura), 2th (Clausura) Eliminated in the Final.

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura was the first championship of the season. It began on February 7 and ended on July 6.

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Bolívar 22 11 7 4 36 22 +14 40 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Real Potosí 22 11 6 5 45 31 +14 39
3 San José 22 11 2 9 53 35 +18 35 2010 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage
4 Oriente Petrolero 22 10 5 7 33 30 +3 35
5 Universitario 22 11 3 8 38 27 +11 0331
6 The Strongest 22 9 5 8 36 35 +1 32
7 La Paz 22 9 5 8 38 39 −1 32
8 Nacional Potosí 22 7 7 8 36 40 −4 28
9 Blooming 22 7 6 9 24 32 −8 27
10 Aurora 22 7 5 10 26 33 −7 26
11 Jorge Wilstermann 22 3 8 11 22 38 −16 17
12 Real Mamoré 22 4 5 13 25 50 −25 17

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1. Universitario was deducted three points for not fielding enough Bolivian nationals in Round 19.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
2009 Apertura Champion
Bolívar
16th title

Results

Home \ Away1 AUR BLO BOL WIL LPA NAC OPE RMA RPO SJO STR UNI
Aurora
Blooming a
Bolívar
Jorge Wilstermann
La Paz
Nacional Potosí
Oriente Petrolero 2–0 1–0 2–3
Real Mamoré
Real Potosí
San José
The Strongest
Universitario

Updated to games played on July 5, 2009
Source: RSSSF
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top-five goalscorers

Pos Name Club Goals
1 William Ferreira Bolívar 16
2 Abdón Reyes Bolívar 11
Hernán Boyero Blooming 11
3 Luis Gatty Ribeiro Real Potosí 10
Álex da Rosa San José 10
Sacha Lima Universitario 10

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura is the second championship of the season. It began on July 18 and is scheduled to end in December.

First phase

Key to colors in group tables
Advances to Second Phase

Serie A

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Bolívar (A) 12 7 4 1 25 13 +12 25
2 Universitario (A) 12 5 3 4 11 13 −2 18
3 Blooming (A) 12 5 3 4 16 19 −3 18
4 San José 12 3 6 3 24 17 +7 15
5 Jorge Wilstermann 12 4 3 5 14 15 −1 15
6 Nacional Potosí 12 2 2 8 10 21 −11 8

Updated to games played on September 17, 2009
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home \ Away1 BLO BOL WIL NAC SJO UNI
Blooming 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 4–0
Bolívar 4–1 1–1 3–2 2–2 2–1
Jorge Wilstermann 0–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2
Nacional Potosí 2–0 0–3 0–2 2–1 0–0
San José 4–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–3
Universitario 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–3
Updated to games played on September 17, 2009
Source: RSSSF
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Serie B

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Real Potosí (A) 12 7 1 4 23 14 +9 22
2 The Strongest (A) 12 6 3 3 19 15 +4 21
3 Oriente Petrolero (A) 12 5 4 3 12 12 0 19
4 Real Mamoré 12 5 1 6 16 18 −2 16
5 Aurora 12 3 2 7 8 14 −6 11
6 La Paz 12 2 4 6 18 25 −7 10

Updated to games played on September 17, 2009
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home \ Away1 AUR LPA OPE RMA RPO STR
Aurora 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 0–1
La Paz 1–0 3–0 2–3 2–3 2–2
Oriente Petrolero 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0
Real Mamoré 3–0 2–0 1–4 3–1 2–2
Real Potosí 2–0 4–2 3–0 2–0 1–3
The Strongest 1–0 3–2 2–0 2–1 1–1
Updated to games played on September 17, 2009
Source: RSSSF
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Inter-series

Home Team Results Away Team
—
The Strongest 0–0 Bolívar
Bolívar 3–1 The Strongest
—
Universitario 1–0 Real Mamore
Real Mamore 1–0 Universitario
—
Blooming 1–1 Oriente Petrolero
Oriente Petrolero 2–2 Blooming
—
La Paz 1–5 San José
San José 2–2 La Paz
—
Jorge Wilstermann 2–1 Aurora
Aurora 2–1 Jorge Wilstermann
—
Nacional Potosí 0–2 Real Potosí
Real Potosí 4–1 Nacional Potosí

Second phase

Bolívar, Real Potosí, Oriente Petrolero, Blooming and The Strongest have advanced to the Second Phase of the championship. All games were played at the UTC-3 time zone.

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Bolívar 1–1 (a) Oriente Petrolero 1–1 0–0
Real Potosí 0–1 Blooming 0–0 0–1
Universitario 3–4 The Strongest 2–2 1–2
September 20
15:30
 Bolívar 1 – 1 Oriente Petrolero Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Oscar Maldonado
Ferreira  93' Peña  61'
September 20
15:30
 Real Potosí 0 – 0 Blooming Estadio Victor Agustín Ugarte, Potosí
Attendance: 6,000
September 20
18:00
 Universitario 2 – 2 The Strongest Estadio Olímpico Patria, Sucre
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Reinan Gamboa
Gallego  68'
Silero  83'		 Gutiérrez  8'
Vázquez  39'
September 23
20:30
 Oriente Petrolero 0 – 0 Bolívar Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz
Attendance: 37,000
September 24
20:00
 Blooming 1 – 0 Real Potosí Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz
Attendance: 25,000
Akerman  7'
September 24
20:00
 The Strongest 2 – 1 Universitario Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 20,000
Leitao  3'
Chumacero  45'		 Gómes  55'

Semifinals

At this stage winner will face the best that qualified as best loser, while the other two qualifiers play each other. The games are round, "said the chairman of the Technical Committee of the League, Felipe Rodriguez. At this stage remains the system applied in the Copa Libertadores. Bolívar qualified as the best loser.

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Bolívar 4–2 The Strongest 2–1 2–1
Oriente Petrolero 3–3 (a) Blooming 3–2 0–1
September 27
20:00
 The Strongest 1 – 2 Bolivar Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Raul Horosco
Vázquez  70' Ferreira  27', 35'
September 27
20:30
 Oriente Petrolero 3 – 2 Blooming Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz
Attendance: 37,400
Referee: José Jordan
Campos  17'
Peña  60', 18'		 Akerman  40'
Chávez  78'
September 30
19:00
 Bolívar 2 – 1 The Strongest Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Gonzaga  60'
Da Silva  84'		 Saucedo  64'
September 30
21:00
 Blooming 1 – 0 Oriente Petrolero Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz
Akerman  49'

Finals

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Blooming 2–1 Bolívar 1–0 1–1
October 18
20:00
 Blooming 1 – 0 Bolívar Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Alejandro Mancilla
Viera  20'
October 21
21:00
 Bolívar 1 – 1[4] Blooming Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 44,100
Referee: José Jordán
Da Silva  70' Suárez  26'
Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
2009 Clausura Champion
Blooming
5th title

Top-five goalscorers

Pos Name Club Goals
1 William Ferreira Bolívar 16
2 Cristian Díaz San José 11
3 Pastor Tórrez Real Potosí 10
Hernán Boyero Blooming 10
4 Pablo Vázquez Blooming 8

Relegation table

Pos Team 2008 2009 Total Avg
Pts Pld Pts Pld Pts Pld
1 Bolívar 45 32 65 34 110 66 1.667
2 Universitario 56 32 51 34 107 66 1.621
3 Oriente Petrolero 49 32 54 34 103 66 1.561
4 Real Potosí 41 32 61 34 102 66 1.545
5 Blooming 51 32 45 34 96 66 1.455
6 San José 45 32 50 34 95 66 1.439
La Paz 53 32 42 34 95 66 1.439
8 The Strongest 40 32 53 34 93 66 1.409
9 Aurora 49 32 37 34 86 66 1.303
10 Real Mamoré 40 32 33 34 73 66 1.106
11 Jorge Wilstermann 39 32 32 34 71 66 1.076
12 Nacional Potosí 0 0 36 34 36 34 1.059
Color key
Playoff match
Relegated to the Regional Leagues

Relegation/promotion playoff

Jorge Wilstermann will compete in a relegation/promotion playoff against the runner-up of the 2009 Copa Simón Bolívar.

Team #1   Points   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Ciclón 1–4 Jorge Wilstermann 1–1 1–2

Torneo Play-off

First round

The First Round of the play-off began on October 31 and is scheduled to end on November 5. Team #1 will play the second leg at home. Real Potosí received a bye into the next round and Nacional Potosí could not participate since they were relegated.

Team #1   Points   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
La Paz 0–6 San José 0–1 0–1
The Strongest 3–3 (gd) Bolívar 0–3 3–2
Aurora 1–4 Jorge Wilstermann 1–3 1–1
Universitario 4–1 Real Mamoré 0–0 3–0
Blooming 1–4 Oriente Petrolero 0–1 1–1

Teams in bold advanced to the quarterfinals. Team in italics went to the Loser's Round.

Loser's Round

The Loser's Round is contested between the four best losers from the First Round. The two winners will advance to the "regular" semifinals.

Semifinals

The first leg was played on November 8, with the second leg played on November 14 and 15. Team #1 played the second leg at home.

Team #1   Points   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Aurora 3–3 (4–3 p) Blooming 1–2 3–1
Real Mamoré 1–4 The Strongest 2–3 2–2

Finals

The first leg is scheduled for November 18, with the second leg for November 22. Team #1 played the second leg at home. The winner advanced to the Semifinals.

Team #1   Points   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
The Strongest 6–0 Aurora 3–0 1–0

Quarterfinals

The first legs of the quarterfinals is scheduled for November 7 and 8, with the date for the second leg to be determined. Team #1 will play the second leg at home.

Team #1   Points   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Oriente Petrolero 3–3 (5–4 p) San José 0–2 1–0
Real Potosí 3–3 (4–3 p) Jorge Wilstermann 1–2 2–1
Universitario 1–4 Bolívar 1–2 3–3

Semifinals

The Semifinals began on November 21 and is scheduled to end on November 29. Team #1 will play the first leg at home. Unlike in other rounds, if both teams are tied on points, a playoff will be played at a neutral venue.

Team #1   Points   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg     Playoff  
Oriente Petrolero 1–5 Bolívar 2–2 2–2 1–2
Real Potosí 4–4 (3–1 p) The Strongest 5–3 1–2 1–1

Finals

Team #1   Points   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Real Potosí 4–1 Bolívar 1–1 4–3
Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
2009 Playoff Winner
Real Potosí
2nd title

References

  1. ^ http://www.boliviaentusmanos.com/deportes/articulo16262.php
  2. ^ "Chao Vitamina". Club Oriente Petrolero. 2 October 2009. http://www.orienteblog.com/2009/10/confirmado-vitamina-ya-no-es-el-dt.html. Retrieved 30 October 2008. 
  3. ^ "Quintero Renuncia a Bolivar". Periodico Boliviano CAmbio. 11 November 2009. http://www.cambio.bo/noticia.php?fecha=2009-11-10&idn=10470. Retrieved 11 October 2009. 
  4. ^ "Blooming Campeon Del Torneo Apertura 2009". Unitel.tv. 8 November 2009. http://uniteldeportes.blogspot.com/2009/10/blooming-campeon-boliviano.html. Retrieved 8 November 2009. 

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