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 (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.
TeamHome cityHome 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 Pablo Sánchez Resigned 2 October 2009 Marco Etcheverry 7 October 2009 4th (Apertura), 3rd (Clausura) Bolivar Gustavo Quinteros Resigned 10 November 2009 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
Results
Top-five goalscorers Pos Name Club Goals1 William FerreiraBolívar162 Abdón ReyesBolívar11 Hernán BoyeroBlooming113 Luis Gatty RibeiroReal Potosí10 Álex da RosaSan José10 Sacha LimaUniversitario de Sucre10
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 tablesAdvances to Second Phase
Serie A
Standings
Results
Serie B
Standings
Results
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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.
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.
Finals
Blooming qualified for 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage. Oriente Petrolero qualified for 2010 Copa Sudamericana First Stage.
Top-five goalscorers Pos Name Club Goals1 William FerreiraBolívar162 Cristian Omar DíazSan José113 Pastor TórrezReal Potosí10 Hernán BoyeroBlooming104 Pablo VázquezThe Strongest8
Relegation table
Team 2008 2009 Total 1 Bolívar 45 32 65 34 110 66 2 Universitario de Sucre 56 32 51 34 107 66 3 Oriente Petrolero 49 32 54 34 103 66 4 Real Potosí 41 32 61 34 102 66 5 Blooming 51 32 45 34 96 66 6 San José 45 32 50 34 95 66 La Paz 53 32 42 34 95 66 8 The Strongest 40 32 53 34 93 66 9 Aurora 49 32 37 34 86 66 10 Real Mamoré 40 32 33 34 73 66 11 Jorge Wilstermann 39 32 32 34 71 66 12 Nacional Potosí 0 0 36 34 36 34
Color keyPlayoff matchRelegated 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.
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
Real Potosí qualified for 2010 Copa Libertadores First Stage.
References
External links Facetas Deportivas