# 2010 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season

The 2010 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season is the 34th season of Bolivia's top-flight professional football league. The season is split into two championships—the Apertura and the Clausura—and the Torneo de Invierno

## Format

The 2009 season will be divided into two championships and a cup, each with their own format.
Campeonato Apertura
The Apertura championship will be divided into two phases. The first phase will have the twelve teams divided into two groups. The teams will play within each group, in addition to a cross-group rivalry (for example: Oriente vs. Blooming). The best-three teams in each group will advance to the Winner's Hexagonal, while the rest of the teams will play the Loser's Hexagonal. In each hexagonal, each team will play within each group. The winner of the Winner's Hexagonal will be declared the champion and will qualify to 2011 Copa Libertadores with the Bolivia 2 berth. The runner-up will qualify to the 2011 Copa Sudamericana with the Bolivia 1 berth and the winner of the Loser's Hexagonal will qualify to 2010 Copa Sudamericana with the Bolivia 3 berth.
Torneo de Invierno
The Torneo de Invierno (English: Winter Tournament) will be what was traditionally known as the Play-Off. The first stage will have the twelve teams play against a local rival over two legs. The winners of each tie and the two best losers will advance to the quarterfinals. The cup will continue on a single-elimination basis with two legs per stage. The winner will qualify to the 2011 Copa Sudamericana as the Bolivia 3 berth.
Campeonato Clausura
The Clausura 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 and will qualify to the 2011 Copa Libertadores as the Bolivia 1 berth. The runner-up will qualify to the 2011 Copa Libertadores as the Bolivia 3 berth and the third placed-team will qualify to the 2011 Copa Sudamericana with the Bolivia 2 berth.
Relegation
Relegation will be determined after the Clausura. The team with the worst two-year average will be relegated to the Regional Leagues, while the next-worst team will contest a playoff against the runner-up of the 2010 Copa Simón Bolívar.

## Teams

The number of teams for 2010 remains the same. Nacional Potosí finished last in the 2009 relegation table and was relegated to the Bolivian Football Regional Leagues. They were replaced by the 2009 Copa Simón Bolívar champion Guabirá, who last played in the LFPB in 2008.
| Team | Home city | Home stadium | Manager |
| Aurora | Cochabamba | Félix Capriles | Julio Alberto Zamora |
| Blooming | Santa Cruz | Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera | Carlos Aragones |
| Bolívar | La Paz | Hernando Siles | Néstor Clausen |
| Guabirá | Montero | Gilberto Parada | Claudio Chacior |
| Jorge Wilstermann | Cochabamba | Félix Capriles | Eduardo Villegas |
| La Paz | La Paz | Hernando Siles | Sergio Apaza |
| Oriente Petrolero | Santa Cruz | Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera | Gustavo Quinteros |
| Real Mamoré | Trinidad | Gran Mamoré | Buenaventura Ferreira |
| Real Potosí | Potosí | Víctor Agustín Ugarte | Víctor Hugo Andrada |
| San José | Oruro | Jesús Bermúdez | Marco Ferrufino |
| The Strongest | La Paz | Hernando Siles | Néstor Craviotto |
| Universitario de Sucre | Sucre | Olímpico Patria | Javier Vega |

## Campeonato Apertura

The Campeonato Apertura (officially the Campeonato Apertura Entel for sponsorship reasons) is the first championship of this season. The championship began on February 20 and ended June 9, two days before the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup at South Africa.

### First phase
#### Serie A

Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | The Strongest | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 19 | Advanced to the Winner's Hexagonal |
| 2 | San José | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 18 | Advanced to the Winner's Hexagonal |
| 3 | Aurora | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 17 | Advanced to the Winner's Hexagonal |
| 4 | Universitario de Sucre | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 16 | Advanced to the Loser's Hexagonal |
| 5 | Guabirá | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 12 | Advanced to the Loser's Hexagonal |
| 6 | Blooming | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 11 | Advanced to the Loser's Hexagonal |
Results
| Home \ Away | AUR | BLO | GUA | SJO | STR | UNI |
| Aurora | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Blooming | 1–1 | | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Guabirá | 3–3 | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| San José | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| The Strongest | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | | 2–3 |
| Universitario de Sucre | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | |

#### Serie B

Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bolívar | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 28 | Advanced to the Winner's Hexagonal |
| 2 | Oriente Petrolero | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 22 | Advanced to the Winner's Hexagonal |
| 3 | Jorge Wilstermann | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 18 | Advanced to the Winner's Hexagonal |
| 4 | Real Potosí | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 16 | Advanced to the Loser's Hexagonal |
| 5 | La Paz | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 14 | Advanced to the Loser's Hexagonal |
| 6 | Real Mamoré | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 12 | Advanced to the Loser's Hexagonal |
Results
| Home \ Away | BOL | WIL | LPA | OPE | RMA | RPO |
| Bolívar | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 |
| Jorge Wilstermann | 0–1 | | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| La Paz | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Oriente Petrolero | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | | 5–1 | 3–0 |
| Real Mamoré | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| Real Potosí | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |

#### Inter-series results

| Home Team | Results | Away Team |
| The Strongest | 2–2 | Bolívar |
| Bolívar | 1–0 | The Strongest |
| Real Mamoré | 3–0 | Guabirá |
| Guabirá | 1–2 | Real Mamoré |
| Oriente Petrolero | 2–0 | Blooming |
| Blooming | 1–0 | Oriente Petrolero |
| La Paz | 4–2 | San José |
| San José | 4–2 | La Paz |
| Aurora | 1–2 | Jorge Wilstermann |
| Jorge Wilstermann | 2–2 | Aurora |
| Real Potosí | 1–0 | Universitario de Sucre |
| Universitario de Sucre | 5–0 | Real Potosí |

### Second phase

The Second Phase began on May 8.

#### Winner's Hexagonal

Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Jorge Wilstermann | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 20 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Oriente Petrolero | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 19 | |
| 3 | Aurora | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 14 | |
| 4 | The Strongest | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 13 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 5 | Bolívar | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 11 | |
| 6 | San José | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 6 | |
* ↑ The Strongest qualified for the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, as Oriente Petrolero later qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores and Aurora also later qualified for the 2011 Copa Sudamericana through the Clausura.
* Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 2010 Campeonato Clausura champion
* Jorge Wilsterman 5th title
Results
| Home \ Away | AUR | BOL | WIL | OPE | SJO | STR |
| Aurora | | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 3–5 |
| Bolívar | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Jorge Wilstermann | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Oriente Petrolero | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| San José | 0–3 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 1–1 |
| The Strongest | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |

#### Loser's Hexagonal

Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Universitario de Sucre | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 20 | 2010 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 2 | Blooming | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 19 | |
| 3 | Real Potosí | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 16 | |
| 4 | La Paz | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 11 | |
| 5 | Real Mamoré | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 11 | |
| 6 | Guabirá | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 9 | |
Results
| Home \ Away | BLO | GUA | LPA | RMA | RPO | UNI |
| Blooming | | 2–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 |
| Guabirá | 0–1 | | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| La Paz | 2–0 | 5–1 | | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Real Mamoré | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Real Potosí | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | | 4–3 |
| Universitario de Sucre | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |

### Top goalscorers

| Pos | Player | Player nationality | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Cristian Díaz | Argentine | San José | 18 |
| 2 | Jair Reynoso | Colombian | Aurora | 13 |
| 3 | Roberto Galindo | Bolivian | Universitario de Sucre | 12 |
| 4 | José Alfredo Castillo | Bolivian | Blooming | 11 |
| 4 | William Ferreira | Uruguayan | Bolívar | 11 |
| 4 | Juan Alberto Maraude | Argentine | Real Mamoré | 11 |
| 5 | Helmut Gutíerrez | Bolivian | Real Potosí | 10 |
| 6 | Carlos Saucedo | Bolivian | Aurora | 9 |
| 7 | Jorge Ramírez | Uruguayan | Oriente Petrolero | 8 |
| 8 | Marcelo Aguirre | Argentine | Oriente Petrolero | 7 |
| 8 | Augusto Andaveris | Bolivian | Real Potosí | 7 |
| 8 | Óscar Alberto Díaz | Bolivian | San José | 7 |
| 8 | Javier Martín López | Argentine | The Strongest | 7 |
Source:

## Torneo de Invierno

The Torneo de Invierno (officially the Torneo de Invierno Entel for sponsorship reasons) will be played in the middle of this season, concurrent to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The winner will earn the Bolivia 3 berth for the 2010 Copa Sudamericana.

### First stage

The first phase will be contested over a series of six regional derbies (rivalries). The winners of each tie will be determined in a manner similar to the Copa Libertadores: 1st points, 2nd goal difference; 3rd away goals, 4th penalty shoot-out. The six winners (in bold) and the two best losers (in italics) will advance to the second phase. Team #1 played the first leg at home.
| Teams | Teams | Teams | Scores | Scores | Tie-breakers | Tie-breakers | Tie-breakers |
| Team #1 | Points | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | GD | AG | Pen. |
| Real Potosí | 3:3 | Universitario de Sucre | 3–0 | 0–2 | +1:–1 | — | — |
| Blooming | 3:3 | Oriente Petrolero | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0:0 | 1:2 | — |
| Guabirá | 3:3 | Real Mamoré | 0–2 | 1–0 | –1:+1 | — | — |
| San José | 4:1 | La Paz | 3–3 | 4–1 | — | — | — |
| Jorge Wilstermann | 4:1 | Aurora | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | — | — |
| Bolívar | 3:3 | The Strongest | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0:0 | 0:0 | 4–3 |

### Second stage

For the second stage, if a tie in points exists after the end of the second leg, the match will go directly into a penalty shootout as per the Laws of the Game.
| Teams | Teams | Teams | Scores | Scores | Tie-breaker |
| Team #1 | Points | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Pen. |
| Real Mamoré | 1:4 | Oriente Petrolero | 1–1 | 0–3 | – |
| San José | 4:1 | The Strongest | 0–0 | 2–1 | – |
| Real Potosí | 3:3 | Bolívar | 5–3 | 1–4 | 3–5 |
| Jorge Wilstermann | 3:3 | Blooming | 2–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 |

### Semifinals

| Teams | Teams | Teams | Scores | Scores | Tie-breakers | Tie-breakers |
| Team #1 | Points | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off | Pen. |
| Oriente Petrolero | 6:0 | Jorge Wilstermann | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | — |
| San José | 3:3 | Bolívar | 1–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 | — |

### Finals

| Teams | Teams | Teams | Scores | Scores | Tie-breakers | Tie-breakers |
| Team #1 | Points | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off | Pen. |
| San José | 3:3 | Oriente Petrolero | 2–0 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 5–6 |
* Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 2010 Torneo Invierno winner
* Oriente Petrolero 1st title
As Oriente Petrolero later qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores through the Clausura, San José qualified for the 2011 Copa Sudamericana First Stage.

## Campeonato Clausura

The Campeonato Clausura (officially the Campeonato Clausura Entel for sponsorship reasons) will be the second championship of this season.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Oriente Petrolero | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 40 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Bolívar | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 36 | 2011 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 3 | Aurora | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 34 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 4 | San José | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 34 | |
| 5 | Guabirá | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 32 | |
| 6 | Blooming | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 31 | |
| 7 | Real Potosí | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 29 | |
| 8 | The Strongest | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 29 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 9 | Real Mamoré | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 28 | |
| 10 | La Paz | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 26 | |
| 11 | Jorge Wilstermann | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 22 | |
| 12 | Universitario de Sucre | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 22 | |
* ↑ Aurora was given the Second Stage spot in the 2011 Copa Sudamericana by the decision of the Bolivian Football Federation.
* ↑ 3 points deducted
* ↑ The Strongest qualified to Copa Sudamericana as the best 2010 aggregate table among non-champions.
* Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 2010 Campeonato Clausura champion
* Oriente Petrolero 4th title

### Results

| Home \ Away | AUR | BLO | BOL | GUA | WIL | LPA | OPE | RMA | RPO | SJO | STR | UNI |
| Aurora | | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Blooming | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Bolívar | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 4–3 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 |
| Guabirá | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Jorge Wilstermann | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| La Paz | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Oriente Petrolero | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 |
| Real Mamoré | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Real Potosí | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| San José | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| The Strongest | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| Universitario de Sucre | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |

### Top goalscorers

| Pos | Player | Player nationality | Club | Goals |
| 1 | William Ferreira | Uruguayan | Bolívar | 14 |
| 2 | Christian Ruiz | Argentine | Real Potosí | 11 |
| 2 | Jose Carlos Santos | Bolivian | Bolívar | 11 |
| 2 | Pablo Vásquez | Argentine | The Strongest | 11 |
| 3 | José Alfredo Castillo | Bolivian | Blooming | 10 |
| 3 | Regis de Souza | Brazilian | San José | 10 |
| 4 | Roberto Galindo | Bolivian | Universitario de Sucre | 9 |
| 4 | Jair Reynoso | Colombian | Aurora | 9 |
| 5 | Carlos Vargas | Bolivian | La Paz | 8 |
| 6 | Augusto Andaveris | Bolivian | Real Potosí | 7 |
| 6 | Ezequiel Juárez | Bolivian | Guabirá | 7 |
| 6 | Juan Maraude | Argentine | Real Mamoré | 7 |
Source:

## Relegation

| Pos | Team | 2009 Pts | 2010 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
| 1 | Bolívar | 65 | 64 | 129 | 68 | 1.897 |
| 2 | Oriente Petrolero | 54 | 62 | 116 | 68 | 1.706 |
| 3 | Real Potosí | 61 | 45 | 106 | 68 | 1.559 |
| 4 | San José | 50 | 52 | 102 | 68 | 1.5 |
| 5 | The Strongest | 53 | 48 | 101 | 68 | 1.485 |
| 6 | Universitario de Sucre | 51 | 38 | 89 | 68 | 1.309 |
| 7 | Guabirá | 0 | 44 | 44 | 34 | 1.294 |
| 8 | Aurora | 37 | 51 | 88 | 68 | 1.294 |
| 9 | Blooming | 45 | 42 | 87 | 68 | 1.279 |
| 10 | La Paz | 42 | 40 | 82 | 68 | 1.206 |
| 11 | Real Mamoré | 33 | 40 | 73 | 68 | 1.074 | Relegation Playoff Match |
| 12 | Jorge Wilstermann | 32 | 40 | 72 | 68 | 1.059 | Relegation to the Liga Nacional B |
Source:

### Relegation/promotion playoff

| Team #1 | Points | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Playoff |
| Real América | 0:6 | Real Mamoré | 1–2 | 3–4 | — |