# 2012–13 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season

The 2012–13 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season was the 36th season of LFPB.

## Teams

The number of teams for 2012 remains the same. Real Mamoré finished last in the 2011 relegation table and was relegated to the Liga Nacional B for the first time since the club was founded. They were replaced by the 2011–12 Liga Nacional B champion Petrolero.
| Team | Home city | Home stadium | Manager |
| Aurora | Cochabamba | Félix Capriles | Marcelo Neveleff |
| Blooming | Santa Cruz | Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera | Nestor Clausen |
| Bolívar | La Paz | Hernando Siles | Miguel Angel Portugal |
| Jorge Wilstermann | Cochabamba | Estadio Félix Capriles | Victor Hugo Andrada |
| La Paz | El Alto | Los Andes | Felix Berdeja |
| Nacional Potosí | Potosí | Víctor Agustín Ugarte | Carlos Leeb |
| Oriente Petrolero | Santa Cruz | Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera | Roberto Pompei |
| Petrolero | Yacuiba | Defensores de Villamontes | Sergio Apaza |
| Real Potosí | Potosí | Víctor Agustín Ugarte | Oscar Sanz |
| San José | Oruro | Jesús Bermúdez | Marco Ferrufino |
| The Strongest | La Paz | Hernando Siles | Eduardo Villegas |
| Universitario de Sucre | Sucre | Olímpico Patria | Javier Vega |

## Torneo Apertura
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | The Strongest | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 45 | 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 2 | San José | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 41 | 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 3 | Bolívar | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 37 | Copa Libertadores/Copa Sudamericana playoff |
| 4 | Blooming | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 35 | 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 5 | Real Potosí | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 32 | 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 6 | Oriente Petrolero | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 31 | |
| 7 | Jorge Wilstermann | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 28 | |
| 8 | Universitario de Sucre | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 25 | |
| 9 | Nacional Potosí | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 25 | |
| 10 | Petrolero | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 24 | |
| 11 | Aurora | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 22 | |
| 12 | La Paz | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 16 | |
* ↑ The Strongest qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and the 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage as they finish as winners of both the 2011/12 Clausura and the 2012/13 Apertura.
* ↑ San José qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage as runners-up of both the 2011/12 Clausura and the 2012/13 Apertura.
* ↑ As the first two berths of the 2013 Copa Libertadores are taken by The Strongest and San José, the third berth was decided by a playoff between the third-placed teams of the 2011/12 Clausura (Oriente Petrolero) and the 2012/13 Apertura (Bolívar).

### Results

| Home \ Away | AUR | BLO | BOL | WIL | LPA | NAC | OPE | CPE | RPO | SJO | STR | UNI |
| Aurora | | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Blooming | 3–2 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Bolívar | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 0–0 |
| Jorge Wilstermann | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 |
| La Paz | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | | 0–2 | 3–4 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Nacional Potosí | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Oriente Petrolero | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Petrolero | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Real Potosí | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| San José | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| The Strongest | 7–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | | 2–1 |
| Universitario de Sucre | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
* Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 2012 Torneo Apertura champion
* The Strongest 10th title

## Copa Libertadores/Copa Sudamericana playoff

A playoff was contested between the third-placed teams of the 2011/12 Clausura (Oriente Petrolero) and the 2012/13 Apertura (Bolívar). The winner qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores First Stage, while the loser qualified for the 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage.

## Torneo Clausura
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bolívar | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 50 | 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Oriente Petrolero | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 47 | 2014 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 3 | San José | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 41 | 2014 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 4 | Universitario de Sucre | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 35 | |
| 5 | The Strongest | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 34 | |
| 6 | Jorge Wilstermann | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 33 | |
| 7 | Real Potosí | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 31 | |
| 8 | Blooming | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 23 | |
| 9 | Nacional Potosí | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 22 | |
| 10 | Aurora | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 22 | |
| 11 | Petrolero | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 20 | |
| 12 | La Paz | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 50 | −35 | 7 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AUR | BLO | BOL | WIL | LPA | NAC | OPE | CPE | RPO | SJO | STR | UNI |
| Aurora | | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–6 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Blooming | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 |
| Bolívar | 4–2 | 3–1 | | 5–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Jorge Wilstermann | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | | 7–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| La Paz | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Nacional Potosí | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Oriente Petrolero | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| Petrolero | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Real Potosí | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| San José | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| The Strongest | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 1–4 |
| Universitario de Sucre | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | |
* Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 2012 Torneo Clausura champion
* Bolívar 18th title

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Eduardo Fierro | Bolivian | Universitario de Sucre | 15 |
| 2 | William Ferreira | Uruguayan | Bolivar | 13 |
| 3 | Carlos Neumann | Paraguayan | Real Potosí | 12 |
| 4 | Vladimir Castellon | Bolivian | Aurora | 10 |
| 5 | Rudy Cardozo | Bolivian | Bolivar | 9 |
Updated as of games played on May 6, 2013. Source:

### Poker Goals

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Eduardo Fierro | Universitario de Sucre | The Strongest | 4–0 | January 27, 2013 |

## Relegation

| Pos | Team | 2011–12 Pts | 2012–13 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
| 1 | Oriente Petrolero | 97 | 78 | 175 | 100 | 1.75 |
| 2 | Bolívar | 87 | 87 | 174 | 100 | 1.74 |
| 3 | San José | 90 | 82 | 172 | 100 | 1.72 |
| 4 | The Strongest | 88 | 79 | 167 | 100 | 1.67 |
| 5 | Real Potosí | 90 | 63 | 153 | 100 | 1.53 |
| 6 | Universitario de Sucre | 85 | 57 | 145 | 100 | 1.45 |
| 7 | Blooming | 82 | 58 | 140 | 100 | 1.4 |
| 8 | Aurora | 91 | 44 | 135 | 100 | 1.35 |
| 9 | Jorge Wilstermann | — | 58 | 58 | 44 | 1.3182 |
| 10 | Nacional Potosí | 78 | 47 | 125 | 100 | 1.25 |
| 11 | Petrolero | — | 44 | 44 | 44 | 1 | Relegation Playoff Match |
| 12 | La Paz | 55 | 23 | 78 | 100 | 0.78 | Relegation to the Liga Nacional B |
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### Relegation/promotion playoff

| Team #1 | Points | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Playoff |
| Petrolero | 2:5 | Sport Boys | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 |