# 2008 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season

The 2008 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano was the 32nd season of Bolivia's top-flight professional football league. The season was split into two championships: the Apertura and the Clausura.

## Teams and venues

| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| Universitario de Sucre | Sucre | Estadio Olímpico Patria | 32,000 |
| La Paz | La Paz | Estadio Hernando Siles | 42,000 |
| San José | Oruro | Estadio Jesús Bermúdez | 33,000 |
| Oriente Petrolero | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera | 38,000 |
| Blooming | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera | 38,000 |
| Bolívar | La Paz | Estadio Libertador Simón Bolivar | 25,000 |
| Aurora | Cochabamba | Estadio Felix Capriles | 32,000 |
| The Strongest | La Paz | Estadio Rafael Mendoza | 15,000 |
| Real Mamoré | Trinidad | Estadio Gran Mamoré | 12,000 |
| Jorge Wilstermann | Cochabamba | Felix Capriles | 32,000 |
| Real Potosí | Potosí | Estadio Victor Agustín Ugarte | 32,000 |
| Guabirá | Montero | Estadio Gilberto Parada | 18,000 |

## Torneo Apertura

The 2008 Campeonato Apertura Entel was the first championship of the season. It began on February 23 and ended on July 20.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Universitario (C, Q) | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 43 | 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | La Paz (Q) | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 37 | 2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 3 | San José | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 36 | |
| 4 | Oriente Petrolero | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 33 | |
| 5 | Blooming | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 31 | |
| 6 | Bolívar | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 30 | |
| 7 | Aurora | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 30 | |
| 8 | The Strongest | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 29 | |
| 9 | Real Mamoré | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 52 | −25 | 28 | |
| 10 | Jorge Wilstermann | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 27 | |
| 11 | Real Potosí | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 25 | |
| 12 | Guabirá | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 18 | |
* Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 2008 Apertura champion
* Universitario de Sucre 1st title

### Top goalscorers

| Pos | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Anderson Gonzaga | Blooming | 16 |
| 2 | Álvaro Pintos | Real Potosí | 15 |
| 2 | Ricardo Pedriel | Jorge Wilstermann | 15 |
| 4 | Pablo Escobar | The Strongest | 11 |
| 5 | Darwin Peña | San José | 10 |
| 5 | Hernán Boyero | Blooming | 10 |
| 5 | Regis de Souza | La Paz | 10 |

## Torneo Clausura

The 2008 Campeonato Clausura Entel was the second championship of the season. It began on August 3 and ended on November 3.

### First phase
#### Serie A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Blooming (A) | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 20 |
| 2 | Aurora (A) | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 19 |
| 3 | Oriente Petrolero | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 16 |
| 4 | Real Mamoré | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Jorge Wilstermann | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 12 |
| 6 | Guabirá | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 27 | −19 | 4 |

#### Serie B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Real Potosí (A) | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 16 |
| 2 | La Paz (A) | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 16 |
| 3 | Bolívar | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Universitario de Sucre | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 13 |
| 5 | The Strongest | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 11 |
| 6 | San José | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 9 |

### Final phase

The finals was a best-of-three series.

#### Game 1

Blooming is ahead 1–0.

#### Game 2

Series tied 1–1.

#### Game 3

Aurora won 2–1.
* Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 2008 Clausura champion
* Aurora 1st title
* Aurora qualified for 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.
* Blooming qualified for 2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage.

## Torneo Play Off
### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| La Paz | 4–3 | San José | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Bolívar | 2–1 | The Strongest | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Real Mamoré | 3–0 | Guabirá | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Real Potosí | 6–4 | Universitario de Sucre | 4–2 | 2–2 |
| Jorge Wilstermann | 3–2 | Aurora | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Blooming | 5–4 | Oriente Petrolero | 3–3 | 2–1 |
As the four best losers, Oriente Petrolero, San José, Aurora, and The Strongest qualified to the Losers Round.

### Losers Round
#### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Aurora | 0–6 | Oriente Petrolero | 0–5 | 0–1 |
| San José | 3–1 | The Strongest | 3–0 | 0–1 |

#### Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| San José | 4–2 | Oriente Petrolero | 4–2 | 0–0 |
San José qualified for the semifinals as the best loser.

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Blooming | 3–3 (3–4 (p)) | La Paz | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Bolívar | 1–1 (5–4 (p)) | Jorge Wilstermann | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Real Mamoré | 2–3 | Real Potosí | 1–2 | 1–1 |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bolívar | 1–1 (5–4 (p)) | Real Potosí | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| La Paz | 4–4 | San José | 1–1 | 3–3 |

### Finals
#### Second leg

Real Potosi wins 2–0 on aggregate. Real Potosi qualified for the First Stage of the 2009 Copa Libertadores.
* Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 2008 Play Off champion
* Real Potosí 1st title

## Relegation

The team with the worst average is relegated to the Regional Leagues. The second-worst team plays a promotion/relegation playoff against the runner-up of the Regional Leagues.
| Pos | Teams | Total Pld | Total Pts | Avg |
| 1 | La Paz | 66 | 112 | 1.6969 |
| 2 | Blooming | 66 | 103 | 1.5606 |
| 3 | Bolívar | 66 | 97 | 1.4696 |
| 4 | Oriente Petrolero | 66 | 96 | 1.4545 |
| 4 | Real Potosí | 66 | 96 | 1.4545 |
| 4 | Universitario de Sucre | 66 | 96 | 1.4545 |
| 7 | The Strongest | 66 | 93 | 1.4090 |
| 8 | Jorge Wilstermann | 66 | 92 | 1.3939 |
| 9 | Aurora | 66 | 89 | 1.3484 |
| 9 | San José | 66 | 89 | 1.3484 |
| 11 | Real Mamoré | 66 | 79 | 1.1969 |
| 12 | Guabirá | 32 | 22 | 0.6875 |
* Playoff match
* Relegated to the Santa Cruz Association Championship

### Promotion/relegation playoff

First leg
Second leg
Real Mamoré won 4–2 on aggregate. Real Mamoré remains in the First Division for 2009.