2009 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season


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]
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. 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.
TeamHome cityHome stadium
AuroraCochabambaEstadio Félix Capriles
BloomingSanta CruzEstadio Tahuichi Aguilera
BolívarLa PazEstadio Libertador Simón Bolívar
Jorge WilstermannCochabambaEstadio Félix Capriles
La PazLa PazEstadio Hernando Siles
Nacional PotosíPotosíEstadio Victor Agustín Ugarte
Oriente PetroleroSanta CruzEstadio Tahuichi Aguilera
Real MamoréTrinidadEstadio Gran Mamoré
Real PotosíPotosíEstadio Victor Agustín Ugarte
San JoséOruroEstadio Jesús Bermúdez
The StrongestLa PazEstadio Rafael Mendoza
UniversitarioSucreEstadio Olímpico Patria

Managerial changes

Torneo Apertura

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

Standings

Results

Top-five goalscorers

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

Serie A

Standings
Results

Serie B

Standings
Results

Inter-series

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.
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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.
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Finals

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Relegation table

Relegation/promotion playoff

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

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.
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.

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.

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.

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 Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg Playoff

Finals