The 2007 season of Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano was the 50th season of top-tier football in Bolivia. The 2007 annual season had the 35th (Apertura 2007) and the 36th (Clausura 2007) tournament of LFPB's history. The Apertura tournament started on March 6 and finished on June 13. The Clausura tournament was played between August and December. Bolívar and Wilstermann will be defending the championships obtained in the 2006 annual season.

Teams and venues

Team Location Venue Capacity
Aurora Cochabamba Estadio Felix Capriles 32,000
Blooming Santa Cruz de la Sierra Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera 38,000
Bolívar La Paz Estadio Libertador Simón Bolivar 25,000
Destroyers Santa Cruz de la Sierra Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera 38,000
Jorge Wilstermann Cochabamba Felix Capriles 32,000
La Paz La Paz Estadio Hernando Siles 42,000
Oriente Petrolero Santa Cruz de la Sierra Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera 38,000
Real Mamoré Trinidad Estadio Gran Mamoré 12,000
Real Potosí Potosí Estadio Victor Agustín Ugarte 32,000
San José Oruro Estadio Jesús Bermúdez 33,000
The Strongest La Paz Estadio Rafael Mendoza 15,000
Universitario de Sucre Sucre Estadio Olímpico Patria 32,000

CONMEBOL qualification

Team Competition
Apertura 2007 ChampionsCopa Libertadores de América 2008 as Bolivia-1
Clausura 2007 ChampionsCopa Libertadores de América 2008 as Bolivia-2
Winner of the playoff between Apertura 2007 and Clausura 2007 Runners-UpCopa Libertadores de América 2008 as Bolivia-3
Loser of the playoff between Apertura 2007 and Clausura 2007 Runners-UpCopa Sudamericana 2008 as Bolivia-1
Winner of the playoff between Apertura 2007 and Clausura 2007 3rd placesCopa Sudamericana 2008 as Bolivia-2

Relegation

At the end of the year the team with the lowest point average (points / games played) from the past annual season (2006) and the current one (2007) is relegated to its respective regional tournament. The team with the 2nd lowest point average faces a playoff against the 2nd placed team in the Copa Simón Bolívar.

Torneo Apertura

Twelve clubs play in double round-robin format (home and away), a total of 22 games each. A club receives 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss. The clubs are ranked by points, and tie breakers are, in the following order: goal difference, goals scored, head-to-head results.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Potosí 22 12 3 7 46 25 +21 39 Champions - Qualified for Copa Libertadores 2008
2 Bolívar 22 10 4 8 32 37 −5 37[lower-alpha 1] Qualified for Copa Sudamericana 2008
3 La Paz 22 10 5 7 31 23 +8 35 Qualified for Copa Libertadores 2008 through Torneo Clausura and Torneo play-off de la Liga
4 Jorge Wilstermann 22 10 5 7 29 23 +6 35
5 Oriente Petrolero 22 10 7 5 33 30 +3 34[lower-alpha 1]
6 Blooming 22 10 1 11 32 35 −3 31 Qualified for Copa Sudamericana 2008
7 The Strongest 22 8 5 9 36 40 −4 30[lower-alpha 2]
8 Aurora 22 8 4 10 37 34 +3 28
9 San José 22 8 4 10 36 35 +1 27[lower-alpha 2] Qualified for Copa Libertadores 2008 through Torneo Clausura and Torneo play-off de la Liga
10 Destroyers 22 7 5 10 28 35 −7 26 Relegated to Regional leagues
11 Universitario de Sucre 22 7 4 11 32 32 0 25
12 Real Mamoré 22 7 3 12 32 55 −23 24
Source:
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Bolívar awarded 3 points and Oriente 0 for Oriente's 3-0 win
  2. 1 2 The Strongest awarded 3 points and San José 0 for their 2-2 draw
 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
2007 Torneo Apertura champion 
Real Potosí
1st title

Torneo Clausura

Group stage

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 The Strongest 12 6 3 3 23 14 +9 21 Final Group
2 Blooming 12 6 3 3 14 10 +4 21
3 San José 12 4 5 3 18 17 +1 17
4 Universitario de Sucre 12 4 3 5 18 18 0 15
5 Aurora 12 3 5 4 13 17 −4 14
6 Destroyers 12 3 2 7 17 26 −9 11
Updated to match(es) played on 2007. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 La Paz 12 7 2 3 12 6 +6 23 Final Group
2 Jorge Wilstermann 12 5 3 4 19 17 +2 18
3 Real Mamoré 12 5 2 5 15 13 +2 17
4 Real Potosí 12 4 4 4 17 14 +3 16
5 Bolívar 12 4 2 6 16 20 −4 14
6 Oriente Petrolero 12 4 0 8 10 20 −10 12
Updated to match(es) played on 2007. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Final group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 San José 10 5 3 2 16 13 +3 18
2 La Paz 10 5 2 3 18 16 +2 17
3 Blooming 10 4 3 3 15 11 +4 15
4 Real Mamoré 10 4 3 3 17 14 +3 15
5 The Strongest 10 3 2 5 20 16 +4 11
6 Jorge Wilstermann 10 2 1 7 8 21 −13 7
Source:

NB: La Paz FC and The Strongest started with 1 bonus point for winning their respective groups in the first phase

Play-offs

Championship

La Paz2 – 2San José
Daison Guale 69'
Ronald Gutiérrez 79'		 Álex da Rosa 19'
Lisandro Moyano 90+2'


San José1 – 0La Paz
Álex da Rosa 32'
 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
2007 Torneo Clausura champion 
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San José
2nd title

Torneo de la Liga

Bolívar1 – 2La Paz
Luis Anibal Torrico 13' Daison Guale 37'
Diomedes Peña 46'


La Paz FC join Real Potosí and San José in the Copa Libertadores 2008, while losers Bolívar join Blooming in the Copa Sudamericana 2008

Promotion/relegation

Second leg

Aurora win 5-2 on aggregate. Aurora remain at the top level.

See also

References

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