2009 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season

Football league season
Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
Season2009
ChampionsApertura: Bolívar (16th title)
Clausura: Blooming (5th title)
RelegatedNacional Potosí
Copa LibertadoresBolívar
Blooming
Real Potosí
Copa SudamericanaOriente Petrolero
San José
TBD
Top goalscorerApertura: William Ferreira (16 goals)
Clausura: Cristian Díaz, William Ferreira, Pastor Tórrez (9 goals each)
Biggest home winSan José 5–0 La Paz
(June 25)
Biggest away winNacional Potosí 0–5 Oriente Petrolero
(June 14)
Highest scoringReal Mamoré 5–4 Nacional Potosí
(June 28)
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The 2009 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season was the 33rd of Bolivia's top-flight professional football league. The season was split into two championships—the Apertura and the Clausura—and the Play-off

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 runners-up 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.

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 de Sucre 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 Argentina Pablo Sánchez Resigned 2 October 2009[2] Bolivia Marco Etcheverry 7 October 2009 4th (Apertura), 3rd (Clausura)
Bolivar Argentina Gustavo Quinteros Resigned 10 November 2009[3] Colombia Santiago Escobar 12 November 2009 1st (Apertura), 2nd (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
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 de Sucre 22 11 3 8 38 27 +11 33[a]
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ Universitario was docked three points for not fielding enough Bolivian nationals in Round 19.


 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
2009 Apertura champion 

Bolívar
16th title

Results

Home \ Away AUR BLO BOL WIL LPA NAC OPE RMA RPO SJO STR UNI
Aurora
Blooming –
Bolívar
Jorge Wilstermann
La Paz
Nacional Potosí
Oriente Petrolero 2–0 1–0 2–3
Real Mamoré
Real Potosí
San José
The Strongest
Universitario de Sucre
Updated to match(es) played on July 5, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top-five goalscorers

Pos Name Club Goals
1 Uruguay William Ferreira Bolívar 16
2 Bolivia Abdón Reyes Bolívar 11
Argentina Hernán Boyero Blooming 11
3 Bolivia Luis Gatty Ribeiro Real Potosí 10
Bolivia Álex da Rosa San José 10
Bolivia Sacha Lima Universitario de Sucre 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 de Sucre (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 match(es) played on September 17, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round

Results

Home \ Away 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 de Sucre 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–3
Updated to match(es) played on September 17, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Legend: 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 match(es) played on September 17, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round

Results

Home \ Away 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 match(es) played on September 17, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Legend: 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 de Sucre 1–0 Real Mamore
Real Mamore 1–0 Universitario de Sucre
—
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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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 de Sucre 3–4 The Strongest 2–2 1–2
Bolívar1 – 1Oriente Petrolero
Ferreira 93' Peña 61'
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Óscar Maldonado
Real Potosí0 – 0Blooming
Universitario de Sucre2 – 2The Strongest
Gallegos 68'
Silero 83'		 Gutiérrez 8'
Vázquez 39'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Reinan Gamboa
Oriente Petrolero0 – 0Bolívar
Blooming1 – 0Real Potosí
Akerman 7'
The Strongest2 – 1Universitario de Sucre
Leitao 3'
Chumacero 45'		 Gomes 55'
Attendance: 20,000

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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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
The Strongest1 – 2Bolivar
Vázquez 70' Ferreira 27', 35'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Raul Horosco
Oriente Petrolero3 – 2Blooming
Campos 17'
Peña 60', 18'		 Akerman 40'
Chávez 78'
Attendance: 37,400
Referee: José Jordan

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Blooming 2–1 Bolívar 1–0 1–1
Blooming1 – 0Bolívar
Viera 20'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Alejandro Mancilla
Bolívar1 – 1[4]Blooming
Da Silva 70' Suárez 26'
Attendance: 44,100
Referee: José Jordán


 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
2009 Clausura champion 
Blooming
5th title

Top-five goalscorers

Pos Name Club Goals
1 Uruguay William Ferreira Bolívar 16
2 Argentina Cristian Omar Díaz San José 11
3 Bolivia Pastor Tórrez Real Potosí 10
Argentina Hernán Boyero Blooming 10
4 Argentina Pablo Vázquez The Strongest 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 de Sucre 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 earned   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 earned   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 de Sucre 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 earned   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 earned   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 earned   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 de Sucre 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 earned   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. ^ "El Torneo Clausura se jugaría desde el 19 de julio. NOTICIAS DEPORTIVAS DE BOLIVIA. Actualidad boliviana. - www.boliviaentusmanos.com". Archived from the original on 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  2. ^ "Chao Vitamina". Club Oriente Petrolero. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Quintero Renuncia a Bolivar". Periodico Boliviano CAmbio. 11 November 2009. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  4. ^ "Blooming Campeon Del Torneo Apertura 2009". Unitel.tv. 8 November 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2009.

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