2022 Bolivian Primera División season

Football league season
División Profesional
Season2022
Dates4 February – 10 November 2022
ChampionsApertura: Bolívar (30th title)
Clausura: None, abandoned
RelegatedUniversitario de Sucre
Copa LibertadoresBolívar
The Strongest
Always Ready
Nacional Potosí
Copa SudamericanaOriente Petrolero
Guabirá
Atlético Palmaflor
Blooming
Matches played333
Goals scored935 (2.81 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura: Chico (10 goals)
Clausura: Marcos Riquelme (19 goals)
Biggest home winBolívar 6–0 Royal Pari
(3 April)
Bolívar 6–0 Blooming
(16 April)
Biggest away winBlooming 0–7 Bolívar
(6 February)
Highest scoringAlways Ready 6–2 Universitario (V)
(8 April)
The Strongest 4–4 Bolívar
(12 October)
← 2021
2023 →

The 2022 Bolivian Primera División season, known as the 2022 Copa Tigo season for sponsorship reasons, was the 45th season of the División Profesional del Fútbol Boliviano, Bolivia's top-flight football league and the fifth season under División de Fútbol Profesional management. The season began on 4 February and was scheduled to end on 13 November 2022.[1][2]

In the Torneo Apertura, Bolívar won their thirtieth league title and twenty-fourth in the professional era, by defeating crosstown rivals The Strongest in the final match played on 12 June by a 3–0 score.[3] On the other hand, the Torneo Clausura was abandoned on 10 November 2022 with 24 out of 30 rounds played and no champion was declared due to civil unrest in the Santa Cruz Department.[4] Independiente Petrolero were the defending champions, having won the 2021 tournament.

Format

The format for the 2022 season was approved by the 16 División Profesional clubs on 21 December 2021.[1] The league returned to the Apertura and Clausura format after the year-long tournament held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Torneo Apertura, which was played from 6 February to 12 June, had a first stage with the 16 participating clubs divided into two groups of eight, from which the top four clubs of each group advanced to a knockout stage in which the champions were decided. Meanwhile, the Torneo Clausura, played from 1 July to 10 November, was played under a double round-robin format.[5][6]

The distribution of international berths was confirmed on 11 January 2022. The champions of both tournaments, as well as the Torneo Clausura runners-up and the best placed team in the aggregate table would qualify for the 2023 Copa Libertadores, while the Torneo Apertura runners-up, the Copa Bolivia champions, and the next two best placed teams in the aggregate table would qualify for the 2023 Copa Sudamericana.[7]

Teams

16 teams competed in the league for the 2022 season, 14 of which took part in 2021. The 2021 Copa Simón Bolívar champions Universitario de Vinto and the winners of the promotion/relegation play-off Universitario de Sucre, were both promoted for this season. The former competed in the top tier for the first time ever, while the latter returned after a 3-year absence.[8][9] The promoted teams replaced Real Potosí and San José, who were relegated at the end of the previous season.

Stadia and locations

Team Manager City Stadium Capacity
Always Ready Bolivia Óscar Villegas (caretaker) El Alto Municipal de Villa Ingenio 25,000
Atlético Palmaflor Bolivia Denys Heredia (caretaker) Quillacollo Municipal de Quillacollo 6,000
Aurora Paraguay Roberto Pérez Cochabamba Félix Capriles 32,000
Blooming Bolivia Víctor Hugo Antelo Santa Cruz Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera 38,000
Bolívar Brazil Antônio Carlos Zago La Paz Hernando Siles 42,000
Guabirá Bolivia Mauricio Soria Montero Gilberto Parada 13,000
Independiente Petrolero Chile Rodrigo Venegas Sucre Olímpico Patria 30,700
Jorge Wilstermann Bolivia Alberto Illanes Cochabamba Félix Capriles 32,000
Nacional Potosí Argentina Flavio Robatto Potosí Víctor Agustín Ugarte 32,105
Oriente Petrolero Bolivia Erwin Sánchez Santa Cruz Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera 38,000
Real Santa Cruz Argentina Andrés Marinangeli Santa Cruz Real Santa Cruz 14,000
Real Tomayapo Bolivia Richard Rojas Tarija IV Centenario 15,000
Royal Pari Bolivia Luis Marín Camacho (caretaker) Santa Cruz Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera 38,000
The Strongest Argentina Claudio Biaggio La Paz Hernando Siles 42,000
Universitario de Sucre Paraguay Francisco Argüello Sucre Olímpico Patria 30,700
Universitario de Vinto Paraguay Pablo Godoy Vinto Municipal de Quillacollo 6,000

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Nacional Potosí Bolivia Roberto Mancilla End of caretaker spell 10 December 2021 Pre-season Argentina Flavio Robatto 14 December 2021[10]
Real Tomayapo Bolivia Álvaro Peña End of contract 11 December 2021[11] Argentina Víctor Hugo Andrada 21 December 2021[12]
Jorge Wilstermann Uruguay Sergio Migliaccio Return to goalkeeping coach post 11 December 2021[13] Chile Miguel Ponce 13 December 2021[14]
Real Santa Cruz Spain David Perdiguero End of contract 31 December 2021[15] Paraguay Daniel Farrar 11 January 2022[16]
Always Ready Paraguay Pablo Godoy Demoted to reserve squad 29 January 2022[17] Uruguay Sebastián Abreu 29 January 2022[18]
Aurora Bolivia Sergio Zeballos Resigned 19 February 2022[19] 8th, Serie A Paraguay Francisco Argüello 21 February 2022[20]
Royal Pari Spain Miguel Ángel Portugal Sacked 27 February 2022[21] 8th, Serie B Bolivia Julio César Baldivieso 28 February 2022[22]
Always Ready Uruguay Sebastián Abreu Mutual agreement 1 March 2022[23] 6th, Serie B Bolivia Eduardo Villegas 2 March 2022[24]
Guabirá Bolivia Víctor Hugo Antelo 11 March 2022[25] 8th, Serie A Bolivia Mauricio Soria 12 March 2022[26]
Real Santa Cruz Paraguay Daniel Farrar Sacked 12 March 2022[27] 7th, Serie A Argentina Andrés Marinangeli 16 March 2022[28]
Jorge Wilstermann Chile Miguel Ponce 14 April 2022[29] 6th, Serie B Uruguay Sergio Migliaccio[i] 15 April 2022[30]
Universitario de Sucre Bolivia Jhonny Serrudo 1 May 2022[31] 6th, Serie A Argentina Adrián Romero 2 May 2022[32]
Universitario de Vinto Bolivia Marcelo Claros End of contract 25 May 2022[33] 5th, Serie B Spain David Perdiguero 28 May 2022[34]
Real Tomayapo Argentina Víctor Hugo Andrada Resigned 30 May 2022[35] 8th, Serie B Bolivia Richard Rojas 2 June 2022[36]
Always Ready Bolivia Eduardo Villegas Sacked 2 June 2022[37] Quarter-finals Bolivia Julio César Baldivieso 7 June 2022[38]
Royal Pari Bolivia Julio César Baldivieso 2 June 2022[39] Quarter-finals Argentina Luis García 6 June 2022[40]
Jorge Wilstermann Uruguay Sergio Migliaccio End of caretaker spell 7 June 2022 6th, Serie B Bolivia Álvaro Peña 7 June 2022[41]
Torneo Clausura
The Strongest Argentina Christian Díaz[ii] Sacked 12 July 2022[43] 11th Argentina Claudio Biaggio[iii] 15 July 2022[45]
Universitario de Sucre Argentina Adrián Romero Mutual agreement 25 July 2022[46] 15th Bolivia Álvaro Villarroel[i] 25 July 2022[46]
Royal Pari Argentina Luis García Sacked 28 July 2022[47] 6th Argentina Víctor Hugo Andrada 29 July 2022[48]
Universitario de Sucre Bolivia Álvaro Villarroel End of caretaker spell 1 August 2022 15th Chile Sebastián Núñez 1 August 2022[49]
Jorge Wilstermann Bolivia Álvaro Peña Sacked 4 August 2022[50] 10th Uruguay Sergio Migliaccio[i] 4 August 2022[50]
Uruguay Sergio Migliaccio End of caretaker spell 8 August 2022 12th Bolivia Alberto Illanes 8 August 2022[51]
Blooming Chile Rodrigo Venegas Resigned 10 August 2022[52] 10th Argentina Néstor Clausen 12 August 2022[53]
Universitario de Vinto Spain David Perdiguero Sacked 15 August 2022[54] 16th Paraguay Pablo Godoy 15 August 2022[55]
Blooming Argentina Néstor Clausen Resigned 22 August 2022[56] 13th Bolivia Víctor Hugo Antelo 22 August 2022[57]
Independiente Petrolero Argentina Marcelo Robledo 6 September 2022[58] 10th Chile Rodrigo Venegas[iv] 9 September 2022[60]
Royal Pari Argentina Víctor Hugo Andrada 12 September 2022[61] 15th Bolivia Luis Marín Camacho[i] 12 September 2022[61]
Aurora Paraguay Francisco Argüello 13 September 2022[62] 7th Bolivia Christian Vargas[i] 13 September 2022[63]
Always Ready Bolivia Julio César Baldivieso Sacked 17 September 2022[64] 3rd Bolivia Óscar Villegas[v] 21 September 2022[65]
Aurora Bolivia Christian Vargas End of caretaker spell 15 October 2022 7th Paraguay Roberto Pérez 15 October 2022[66]
Atlético Palmaflor Bolivia Humberto Viviani Sacked 22 October 2022[67] 9th Bolivia Denys Heredia[i] 27 October 2022[68]
Universitario de Sucre Chile Sebastián Núñez Mutual agreement 3 November 2022[69] 15th Paraguay Francisco Argüello 3 November 2022[70]
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f Caretaker manager.
  2. ^ Gastón Ramondino was the caretaker manager for the Torneo Clausura 1st and 3rd round matches against Oriente Petrolero and Nacional Potosí and the 2022 Copa Sudamericana round of 16, due to Christian Díaz's absence for family matters.[42]
  3. ^ Pablo Cabanillas was the caretaker manager for the Torneo Clausura 4th round match against Universitario de Sucre.[44]
  4. ^ Juan Pablo Grass was the caretaker manager for the Torneo Clausura 17th round match against Royal Pari.[59]
  5. ^ Caretaker manager until the end of the season.

Torneo Apertura

First stage

Standings

Serie A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Palmaflor 16 9 1 6 18 21 −3 28 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 The Strongest 16 7 6 3 21 11 +10 27
3 Nacional Potosí 16 7 4 5 31 24 +7 25
4 Oriente Petrolero 16 6 4 6 22 22 0 22
5 Guabirá 16 5 4 7 17 21 −4 19
6 Real Santa Cruz 16 5 3 8 22 28 −6 18
7 Aurora 16 4 5 7 18 21 −3 17
8 Universitario de Sucre 16 4 4 8 17 22 −5 16
Source: FBF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Drawing of lots.
Serie B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bolívar 16 12 1 3 42 9 +33 37 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Blooming 16 8 3 5 27 30 −3 27
3 Royal Pari 16 6 5 5 32 26 +6 23
4 Always Ready 16 5 4 7 24 22 +2 19
5 Universitario de Vinto 16 5 4 7 18 29 −11 19
6 Jorge Wilstermann 16 4 6 6 16 20 −4 18
7 Independiente Petrolero 16 4 6 6 17 26 −9 18
8 Real Tomayapo 16 4 6 6 14 24 −10 18
Source: FBF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Drawing of lots.

Results

Home \ Away CAR APF AUR BLO BOL GUA IPE WIL NAC ORI RSC RTO RPA STR USF UVI
Always Ready — — — 3–0 1–2 — 1–1 0–0 — — 5–0 0–1 2–2 — — 6–2
Atlético Palmaflor — — 0–1 — — 1–0 — — 1–0 2–1 2–1 — — 0–3 3–1 1–0
Aurora — 1–2 — — — 0–0 — 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–4 — — 1–0 3–0 —
Blooming 1–0 — — — 0–7 — 4–0 3–3 — 1–2 — 2–1 1–1 — — 5–0
Bolívar 3–0 — — 6–0 — — 3–1 0–1 — — — 1–0 6–0 1–0 — 2–0
Guabirá — 3–0 3–2 — — — — — 1–2 0–0 1–0 — 0–3 1–3 1–0 —
Independiente Petrolero 1–2 — — 2–3 1–0 — — 3–2 — — — 1–1 0–0 — 1–0 0–0
Jorge Wilstermann 1–0 — 0–0 0–1 1–4 — 1–0 — — — — 1–2 2–2 — — 1–1
Nacional Potosí — 1–1 2–1 — — 3–1 — — — 4–2 1–0 5–0 — 1–1 1–1 —
Oriente Petrolero — 2–1 2–0 1–2 — 2–1 — — 4–2 — 1–2 — — 1–1 1–0 —
Real Santa Cruz 0–1 1–2 2–2 — — 2–2 — — 3–2 2–1 — — — 1–2 0–1 —
Real Tomayapo 1–1 — — 1–2 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 1–0 — — — 1–0 — — 0–1
Royal Pari 5–1 — — 1–1 2–1 1–3 5–1 0–2 — — — 6–1 — — — 2–1
The Strongest — 4–1 1–0 — 0–1 0–0 — — 1–1 2–0 1–1 — — — 1–1 —
Universitario de Sucre — 2–0 1–1 — — 2–0 1–2 — 4–3 1–1 2–3 — — 0–1 — —
Universitario de Vinto 2–1 0–1 — 2–1 1–4 — 2–2 2–0 — — — 1–1 3–2 — — —
Source: FBF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
             
Royal Pari 0 0 0
The Strongest 3 4 7
The Strongest 2 2 4
Atlético Palmaflor 1 1 2
Always Ready 2 1 3 (4)
Atlético Palmaflor (p) 1 2 3 (5)
The Strongest 0
Bolívar 3
Nacional Potosí 3 0 3 (3)
Blooming (p) 1 2 3 (5)
Blooming 2 0 2
Bolívar 3 4 7
Oriente Petrolero 1 0 1 (6)
Bolívar (p) 0 1 1 (7)

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Always Ready 3–3 (4–5 p) Atlético Palmaflor 2–1 1–2
Royal Pari 0–7 The Strongest 0–3 0–4
Oriente Petrolero 1–1 (6–7 p) Bolívar 1–0 0–1
Nacional Potosí 3–3 (3–5 p) Blooming 3–1 0–2
First leg
Nacional Potosí v Blooming
28 May 2022 (2022-05-28) Nacional Potosí 3–1 Blooming Potosí
15:00 UTC−4
  • Núñez 30'
  • Barbery 44'
  • Navarro 62'
 Report
  • Rafinha 4'
 Stadium: Víctor Agustín Ugarte
Referee: Javier Revollo
Always Ready v Atlético Palmaflor
29 May 2022 (2022-05-29) Always Ready 2–1 Atlético Palmaflor El Alto
15:00 UTC−4
Report
  • Da Silva 87'
 Stadium: Municipal de Villa Ingenio
Referee: Ivo Méndez
Royal Pari v The Strongest
29 May 2022 (2022-05-29) Royal Pari 0–3 The Strongest Montero
18:00 UTC−4 Report
Stadium: Gilberto Parada
Referee: Nelson Barro
Oriente Petrolero v Bolívar
29 May 2022 (2022-05-29) Oriente Petrolero 1–0 Bolívar Santa Cruz de la Sierra
19:30 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera
Referee: Gery Vargas
Second leg
Atlético Palmaflor v Always Ready
1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) Atlético Palmaflor 2–1
(3–3 agg.)
(5–4 p)		Always ReadyCochabamba
16:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Félix Capriles
Referee: Carlos Arteaga
Penalties
  • Lencinas soccer ball with check mark
  • Da Silva soccer ball with check mark
  • Soares soccer ball with check mark
  • Sánchez soccer ball with check mark
  • Terrazas soccer ball with check mark
The Strongest v Royal Pari
1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) The Strongest 4–0
(7–0 agg.)		Royal PariLa Paz
20:30 UTC−4 Report Stadium: Hernando Siles
Referee: Ángel Flores
Bolívar v Oriente Petrolero
2 June 2022 (2022-06-02) Bolívar 1–0
(1–1 agg.)
(7–6 p)		Oriente PetroleroLa Paz
20:00 UTC−4
  • Uzeda 90+3'
 Report Stadium: Hernando Siles
Referee: Javier Revollo
Penalties
Blooming v Nacional Potosí
2 June 2022 (2022-06-02) Blooming 2–0
(3–3 agg.)
(5–3 p)		Nacional PotosíSanta Cruz de la Sierra
20:00 UTC−4
  • Durán 45+3'
  • Orozco 90+6'
 Report Stadium: Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera
Referee: Gery Vargas
Penalties

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
The Strongest 4–2 Atlético Palmaflor 2–1 2–1
Blooming 2–7 Bolívar 2–3 0–4
First leg
The Strongest v Atlético Palmaflor
4 June 2022 (2022-06-04) The Strongest 2–1 Atlético Palmaflor La Paz
15:00 UTC−4
Report
  • Soares 38'
 Stadium: Hernando Siles
Referee: Nelson Barro
Blooming v Bolívar
5 June 2022 (2022-06-05) Blooming 2–3 Bolívar Santa Cruz de la Sierra
15:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera
Referee: Dilio Rodríguez
Second leg
Atlético Palmaflor v The Strongest
8 June 2022 (2022-06-08) Atlético Palmaflor1–2
(2–4 agg.)		 The Strongest Cochabamba
16:00 UTC−4
  • Soares 60' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: Félix Capriles
Referee: Ivo Méndez
Bolívar v Blooming
8 June 2022 (2022-06-08) Bolívar 4–0
(7–2 agg.)		BloomingLa Paz
20:00 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Hernando Siles
Referee: Jordy Alemán

Final

The Strongest0–3Bolívar
Report
Referee: Dilio Rodríguez


 División de Fútbol Profesional
2022 Apertura champions 
Bolívar
30th domestic title

Top scorers

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Brazil Chico Bolívar 10
2 Bolivia Bruno Miranda Bolívar 9
Argentina Facundo Suárez Oriente Petrolero
4 Argentina Andrés Chávez Jorge Wilstermann 8
5 Bolivia Gilbert Álvarez Royal Pari 7
Brazil Bruno Sávio Bolívar
Brazil Wesley da Silva Atlético Palmaflor
Uruguay Hugo Dorrego Oriente Petrolero
Colombia Tommy Tobar Nacional Potosí
10 Argentina Joel Amoroso Royal Pari 6
Bolivia Mario Barbery Nacional Potosí
Brazil Rafinha Blooming

Source: Soccerway

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura, which was originally scheduled to begin on 24 June, had its start date pushed back to 1 July due to technical issues for the implementation of VAR.[71] The tournament was scheduled to end on 13 November 2022, but it was suspended on 21 October with six rounds to go due to civil unrest in the Santa Cruz Department[72] and officially abandoned on 10 November 2022 in a meeting of the División Profesional's Higher Council. As a result, no champion nor runner-up were declared.[4]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 The Strongest 24 16 5 3 58 25 +33 53
2 Always Ready 24 16 3 5 52 22 +30 51
3 Bolívar 24 15 5 4 52 25 +27 50
4 Nacional Potosí 24 13 3 8 44 40 +4 42
5 Oriente Petrolero 24 11 5 8 36 26 +10 38
6 Guabirá 24 11 5 8 35 33 +2 38
7 Aurora 24 7 8 9 22 35 −13 29
8 Independiente Petrolero 24 7 7 10 34 33 +1 28
9 Atlético Palmaflor 24 5 12 7 31 34 −3 27
10 Blooming 24 7 6 11 27 35 −8 27
11 Jorge Wilstermann 24 7 6 11 24 32 −8 27
12 Real Tomayapo 24 7 5 12 25 35 −10 26
13 Royal Pari 24 7 4 13 25 35 −10 25
14 Real Santa Cruz 24 7 4 13 25 47 −22 25
15 Universitario de Sucre 24 6 5 13 24 46 −22 23
16 Universitario de Vinto 24 5 7 12 23 34 −11 22
Source: FBF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game (only if needed to decide championship between two teams), 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Drawing of lots.

Results

Home \ Away CAR APF AUR BLO BOL GUA IPE WIL NAC ORI RSC RTO RPA STR USF UVI
Always Ready — — 0–1 5–0 — 2–1 — 2–1 2–1 3–0 4–0 5–0 1–0 1–3 4–0 3–0
Atlético Palmaflor 2–4 — 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 4–0 2–1 1–1 — — —
Aurora 1–1 0–0 — 1–0 1–4 1–0 1–0 — 1–5 — 1–2 — 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–2
Blooming — 1–0 — — 2–1 1–3 1–0 0–1 4–0 2–2 5–1 1–0 0–0 — 1–1 0–0
Bolívar 3–0 2–2 — 3–0 — 3–0 0–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 — 4–1 3–0 0–4 — 2–0
Guabirá 0–1 — 1–1 — 2–1 — 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 — 5–0 1–0
Independiente Petrolero 1–1 — 1–1 3–0 1–4 — — 4–1 — 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–1
Jorge Wilstermann — 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 — — 0–1 — 0–2 2–1 0–3 5–1 2–0
Nacional Potosí 1–1 6–1 3–1 — 2–1 3–1 3–2 1–0 — — 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–5 3–2 —
Oriente Petrolero — 0–0 2–1 1–0 — 4–1 3–3 2–1 4–0 — 3–1 3–0 0–1 3–0 1–0 0–0
Real Santa Cruz 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–3 1–2 — — 0–0 2–1 2–1 — 1–1 2–1 0–3 3–0 —
Real Tomayapo 0–3 2–2 3–0 1–1 0–2 — 1–0 1–0 — — 1–2 — 2–1 0–1 1–1 4–0
Royal Pari 0–2 2–2 — 3–1 — 3–2 3–2 — 2–2 1–0 — 0–1 — 0–2 3–1 2–1
The Strongest 4–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 4–4 2–3 — 2–0 1–1 2–1 5–2 — — — 1–0 3–2
Universitario de Sucre 1–3 2–1 1–1 — 2–3 1–1 2–1 — 0–2 2–0 3–1 — 1–0 0–3 — 2–1
Universitario de Vinto 1–2 1–1 0–3 2–2 0–1 0–1 4–1 0–0 3–1 — 2–0 1–1 — 2–1 — —
Source: FBF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Argentina Marcos Riquelme Always Ready 19
2 Colombia Tommy Tobar Nacional Potosí 15
3 Argentina Jonatan Cristaldo Independiente Petrolero 12
Dominican Republic Dorny Romero Real Santa Cruz
5 Brazil Chico Bolívar 11
6 Argentina Enrique Triverio The Strongest 10
7 Argentina Martín Prost The Strongest 9
8 Argentina Marcos Ovejero Universitario de Sucre 8
Argentina Facundo Suárez Oriente Petrolero

Source: Soccerway

Aggregate table

Due to the abandonment of the Torneo Clausura, the berths for international tournaments for the following season were awarded through aggregate table placement. In addition to this, the División Profesional's Higher Council decided that the bottom-placed team in this table at the moment the Clausura tournament was abandoned would play the relegation play-off and no teams would be directly relegated to the Bolivian Football Regional Leagues.[4]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bolívar (C) 40 27 6 7 94 34 +60 87 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 The Strongest 40 23 11 6 79 36 +43 80
3 Always Ready 40 21 7 12 76 44 +32 70 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
4 Nacional Potosí 40 20 7 13 75 64 +11 67 Qualification for Copa Libertadores first stage
5 Oriente Petrolero 40 17 9 14 58 48 +10 60 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage[a]
6 Guabirá 40 16 9 15 52 54 −2 57
7 Atlético Palmaflor 40 14 13 13 49 55 −6 55
8 Blooming 40 15 9 16 54 65 −11 54
9 Royal Pari 40 13 9 18 57 61 −4 48
10 Independiente Petrolero 40 11 13 16 51 59 −8 46
11 Aurora 40 11 13 16 40 56 −16 46
12 Jorge Wilstermann 40 11 12 17 40 52 −12 45
13 Real Tomayapo 40 11 11 18 39 59 −20 44
14 Real Santa Cruz 40 12 7 21 47 75 −28 43
15 Universitario de Vinto 40 10 11 19 41 63 −22 41
16 Universitario de Sucre (R) 40 10 9 21 41 68 −27 39 Qualification to Relegation play-off
Source: FBF
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Due to the cancellation of the 2022 Copa Bolivia by the FBF, the spot awarded to its champions (Copa Sudamericana first stage) was passed over to the aggregate table best-placed team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores.[73]

Promotion/relegation play-off

The relegation play-off was played by:

The winners will play in the top flight for the 2023 season.

Libertad Gran Mamoré3–0Universitario de Sucre
  • Robles 8' (pen.), 81' (pen.)
  • Ríos 56'
 Report
Referee: Santiago Silva
Universitario de Sucre0–3Libertad Gran Mamoré
Report
Referee: Guildo Quenta

Libertad Gran Mamoré won 6–0 on aggregate and were promoted to the Bolivian Primera División. Universitario de Sucre were relegated to the Chuquisaca Football Association Championship.

See also

References

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  6. ^ "Oriente visitará al Tigre y Blooming será local ante Bolívar en la primera fecha del torneo Apertura" [Oriente will visit the Tigre and Blooming will host Bolívar on the first matchday of the Apertura tournament] (in Spanish). El Deber. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Conozca los premios que se distribuirán en los torneos Apertura, Clausura y Copa Bolivia" [Get to know the prizes that will be distributed in the Apertura, Clausura, and Copa Bolivia tournaments] (in Spanish). El Deber. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Universitario de Vinto ascendió a la Primera División de Bolivia" [Universitario de Vinto were promoted to the Bolivian Primera División] (in Spanish). América TV. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  9. ^ "La "U" desata la locura en Sucre; Real regresa a la AFP" [The "U" triggers madness in Sucre; Real returns to the AFP] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Flavio Robatto vuelve a la dirección técnica de Nacional Potosí" [Flavio Robatto is back at Nacional Potosí's managerial direction] (in Spanish). El Deber. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Se da por concluido el ciclo de Álvaro Peña como DT de Real Tomayapo" [Álvaro Peña's cycle as manager of Real Tomayapo is concluded] (in Spanish). El Deber. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Copito Andrada toma el timón de Real Tomayapo" [Copito Andrada takes the helm of Real Tomayapo] (in Spanish). Página Siete. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Wilstermann apuesta por Miguel Ponce para pelear por el título" [Wilstermann bet on Miguel Ponce to fight for the title] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Wilstermann hizo oficial la contratación del director técnico Miguel Ponce" [Wilstermann made official the hiring of manager Miguel Ponce] (in Spanish). El Deber. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  15. ^ "David Perdiguero se despidió de Real Santa Cruz, pero deja la puerta abierta" [David Perdiguero said goodbye to Real Santa Cruz, but leaves the door open] (in Spanish). El Deber. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Real Santa Cruz contrató a un DT estadounidense" [Real Santa Cruz hired an American manager] (in Spanish). El Deber. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  17. ^ "La 'silla eléctrica' de Always 'quema' otro técnico" [Always's 'electric chair' 'burns' another manager] (in Spanish). Premium. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Always trae un afamado exjugador, pero un novel DT" [Always bring a famed former player, but a novice manager] (in Spanish). Premium. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Sobre llovido mojado: Zeballos se despide de Aurora, pero jugadores piden más tiempo" [When it rains, it pours: Zeballos bids farewell to Aurora, but players ask for more time] (in Spanish). Opinión. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Argüello regresa a la dirección técnica de Aurora luego de tres años" [Argüello returns to Aurora's managerial direction after three years] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  21. ^ "Miguel Portugal ya no es más entrenador de Royal Pari" [Miguel Portugal is no longer the manager of Royal Pari] (in Spanish). El Deber. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  22. ^ "Royal Pari presenta a Julio César Baldivieso como nuevo director técnico del club" [Royal Pari present Julio César Baldivieso as the club's new manager] (in Spanish). Opinión. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  23. ^ "Always Ready confirma la rescisión del contrato del "Loco" Abreu" [Always Ready confirm the termination of Madman Abreu's contract] (in Spanish). Página Siete. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  24. ^ "Villegas por Abreu, Always vuelve a cambiar DT" [Villegas for Abreu, Always change manager again] (in Spanish). Página Siete. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  25. ^ "Tucho Antelo se va de Guabirá y se acerca el argentino Vigevani" [Tucho Antelo leaves Guabirá and the Argentine Vigevani gets closer] (in Spanish). Premium. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  26. ^ "Mauricio Soria asume el mando técnico de Guabirá" [Mauricio Soria takes over Guabirá's technical command] (in Spanish). El Deber. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  27. ^ "La derrota en casa ante Always Ready le costó el cargo a Daniel Farrar en Real Santa Cruz" [The home loss to Always Ready cost Daniel Farrar his post at Real Santa Cruz] (in Spanish). El Deber. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  28. ^ "Andrés Marinangeli asume el sábado como nuevo DT de Real Santa Cruz" [Andrés Marinangeli takes over as new manager of Real Santa Cruz on Saturday] (in Spanish). El Deber. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  29. ^ "Oficial: Miguel Ponce no va más como entrenador de Wilstermann" [Official: Miguel Ponce is no longer manager of Wilstermann] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  30. ^ "Migliaccio asume un Wilstermann en crisis y debuta ante Royal" [Migliaccio takes over a Wilstermann in crisis and debuts against Royal] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 16 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  31. ^ "Jhonny Serrudo ya no es más DT de Universitario" [Jhonny Serrudo is no longer manager of Universitario] (in Spanish). Correo del Sur. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  32. ^ "El argentino Adrián Romero reemplaza como DT al chuquisaqueño Jhonny Serrudo" [Argentine Adrián Romero replaces the chuquisaqueño Jhonny Serrudo as manager] (in Spanish). Correo del Sur. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  33. ^ "La "U" de Vinto saca al DT Marcelo Claros" [U de Vinto kick manager Marcelo Claros out] (in Spanish). Página Siete. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  34. ^ "Perdiguero sustituye a Claros en la dirección técnica de Universitario de Vinto" [Perdiguero replaces Claros in the managerial direction of Universitario de Vinto] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  35. ^ "Dirigencia confirma renuncia de Víctor Andrada en Tomayapo" [Board confirms resignation of Víctor Andrada in Tomayapo] (in Spanish). El País. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  36. ^ "Richard Rojas es el nuevo entrenador de Real Tomayapo" [Richard Rojas is the new manager of Real Tomayapo] (in Spanish). El País. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  37. ^ "Costa 'revienta' y Always Ready echa de la dirección técnica a Villegas" [Costa 'bursts' and Always Ready kick Villegas out of the managerial direction] (in Spanish). Premium. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  38. ^ "Baldivieso: "Always Ready tiene que recuperar su ADN"" [Baldivieso: "Always Ready has to recover its DNA"] (in Spanish). Premium. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  39. ^ "Julio Baldivieso dejó de ser el entrenador de Royal Pari" [Julio Baldivieso ceased to be the manager of Royal Pari] (in Spanish). El Deber. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  40. ^ "El argentino Luis García asume como DT de Royal Pari" [The Argentine Luis García takes over as manager of Royal Pari] (in Spanish). Premium. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  41. ^ "Álvaro Peña empieza segundo ciclo como entrenador de Wilstermann" [Álvaro Peña begins second spell as manager of Wilstermann] (in Spanish). El Deber. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  42. ^ "Ronald Crespo: 'Díaz ya es ex técnico de The Strongest'" [Ronald Crespo: "Díaz is already former manager of The Strongest"] (in Spanish). Premium. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  43. ^ "Cristian Díaz dejó de ser técnico de The Strongest" [Cristian Díaz ceased to be manager of The Strongest] (in Spanish). El Deber. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  44. ^ "Cabanillas perfila un Tigre 'más ofensivo' para visitar a U de Sucre" [Cabanillas outlines a "more offensive" Tiger to visit the U from Sucre] (in Spanish). Premium. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  45. ^ "Claudio 'el Pampa' Biaggio, el nuevo entrenador de The Strongest" [Claudio el Pampa Biaggio, the new manager of The Strongest] (in Spanish). El Deber. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  46. ^ a b "Universitario de Sucre busca nuevo entrenador; Adrián Romero consiguió una sola victoria en nueve partidos" [Universitario de Sucre seek a new manager; Adrián Romero got just one win in nine matches] (in Spanish). El Deber. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  47. ^ "Luis García no va más en Royal Pari; el cuadro inmobiliario se quedó sin entrenador en apenas seis fechas" [Luis García is no more at Royal Pari; the inmobiliario team ended up without a manager in just six rounds] (in Spanish). El Deber. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  48. ^ "Víctor Hugo 'Copito' Andrada es el nuevo director técnico de Royal Pari" [Víctor Hugo Copito Andrada is the new manager of Royal Pari] (in Spanish). El Deber. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  49. ^ "Sebastián Núñez asume como DT de la "U" de Sucre" [Sebastián Núñez takes over as manager of the U from Sucre] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  50. ^ a b "Wilstermann anuncia la salida de Álvaro Peña" [Wilstermann announce the departure of Álvaro Peña] (in Spanish). Besoccer. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  51. ^ "Alberto Illanes, elegido como nuevo DT de Wilstermann" [Alberto Illanes, chosen as new manager of Wilstermann] (in Spanish). El Deber. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  52. ^ "Esta vez es definitivo: Rodrigo Venegas se va de Blooming" [This time it is final: Rodrigo Venegas leaves Blooming] (in Spanish). El Deber. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  53. ^ "Néstor Clausen es el nuevo entrenador de Blooming" [Néstor Clausen is the new manager of Blooming] (in Spanish). El Deber. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  54. ^ "El Manzanero le pone fin al ciclo de Perdiguero, que se va sin victorias" [The Manzanero puts an end to Perdiguero's spell, who leaves winless] (in Spanish). Diario Opinión. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  55. ^ "Universitario de Vinto ya tiene DT: elige al paraguayo Pablo Godoy en lugar de David Perdiguero" [Universitario de Vinto already have a manager: they choose the Paraguayan Pablo Godoy to replace David Perdiguero] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  56. ^ "Néstor Clausen: "Es la mejor decisión para Bloooming, ahora hay que apoyar a Tucho"" [Néstor Clausen: "It's the best decision for Blooming, now we've got to support Tucho"] (in Spanish). El Deber. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  57. ^ "Néstor Clausen no es más entrenador de Blooming; 'Tucho' Antelo será su reemplazante" [Néstor Clausen is no longer manager of Blooming; Tucho Antelo will be his replacement] (in Spanish). El Deber. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  58. ^ "Robledo decide apartarse de la dirección técnica de Independiente" [Robledo decides to step aside from the technical direction of Independiente] (in Spanish). Correo del Sur. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  59. ^ "El Inde sorprendió a su nuevo DT con una goleada ante Royal Pari" [Inde surprised their new manager with a thrashing against Royal Pari] (in Spanish). Correo del Sur. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  60. ^ "Rodrigo Venegas es nuevo entrenador de Independiente" [Rodrigo Venegas is the new manager of Independiente] (in Spanish). El Deber. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  61. ^ a b "'Copito' Andrada renunció en Royal Pari" [Copito Andrada resigned at Royal Pari] (in Spanish). El Deber. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  62. ^ "Francisco Argüello deja de ser entrenador de Aurora: "No me están botando, me estoy yendo por la puerta grande"" [Francisco Argüello quits being manager of Aurora: "They're not throwing me out, I'm leaving through the front door"] (in Spanish). El Deber. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  63. ^ "Aurora frena a Always Ready en El Alto" [Aurora stop Always Ready in El Alto] (in Spanish). La Razón. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  64. ^ "Julio César Baldivieso no va más como DT de Always Ready" [Julio César Baldivieso is no more as manager of Always Ready] (in Spanish). El Deber. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  65. ^ "Pablo Godoy se queda en Vinto; Always Ready busca el plan 'B'" [Pablo Godoy stays at Vinto; Always Ready look for the plan 'B'] (in Spanish). El Deber. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  66. ^ "Roberto Pérez asume reto en Aurora y dirige hoy (19:30) en Sucre" [Roberto Pérez takes on challenge at Aurora and manages today (19:30) in Sucre] (in Spanish). Diario Opinión. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  67. ^ "Viviani se va de Palmaflor: cae otro DT en el Clausura" [Viviani leaves Palmaflor: another manager is down in the Clausura] (in Spanish). Premium. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  68. ^ "Palmaflor tiene un plan B antes de elegir al nuevo entrenador" [Palmaflor have a plan B before choosing the new manager] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  69. ^ "Núñez se va de la 'U' de Sucre y se suma a los más de 20 que dejaron sus cargos" [Núñez leaves 'U' de Sucre and joins the more than 20 who left their posts] (in Spanish). La Razón. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  70. ^ "Francisco Argüello es el nuevo entrenador de Universitario de Sucre" [Francisco Argüello is the new manager of Universitario de Sucre] (in Spanish). Opinión. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  71. ^ "El torneo Clausura se retrasa una semana por inconvenientes con el VAR" [The Clausura tournament is delayed for a week due to drawbacks with VAR] (in Spanish). El Deber. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  72. ^ "¡No se juega! Suspendida la fecha 25 del Torneo Clausura" [It's not played! The Torneo Clausura's 25th round was suspended] (in Spanish). El Deber. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  73. ^ "La FBF también deja sin efecto la Supercopa" [The FBF also cancels the Supercopa] (in Spanish). Premium. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

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