# 2007 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season

The 2007 season of Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano was the 50th season of top-tier football in Bolivia. The 2007 annual season had the 35th (Apertura 2007) and the 36th (Clausura 2007) tournament of LFPB's history. The Apertura tournament started on March 6 and finished on June 13. The Clausura tournament was played between August and December. Bolívar and Wilstermann will be defending the championships obtained in the 2006 season.

## Teams and venues

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

## CONMEBOL qualification

| Team | Competition |
| Apertura 2007 Champions | 2008 Copa Libertadores 2008 as Bolivia-1 |
| Clausura 2007 Champions | 2008 Copa Libertadores 2008 as Bolivia-2 |
| Playoff winners between Apertura 2007 and Clausura 2007 Runners-Up | 2008 Copa Libertadores as Bolivia-3 |
| Playoff losers between Apertura 2007 and Clausura 2007 Runners-Up | 2008 Copa Sudamericana as Bolivia-1 |
| Playoff winners between Apertura 2007 and Clausura 2007 3rd places | 2008 Copa Sudamericana as Bolivia-2 |

### Relegation

At the end of the year the team with the lowest point average (points / games played) from the past annual season (2006) and the current one (2007) is relegated to its respective regional tournament. The team with the 2nd lowest point average faces a playoff against the 2nd placed team in the Copa Simón Bolívar.

## Torneo Apertura

Twelve clubs play in double round-robin format (home and away), a total of 22 games each. A club receives 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss. The clubs are ranked by points, and tie breakers are, in the following order: goal difference, goals scored, head-to-head results.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Real Potosí | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 39 | Champions - Qualified for 2008 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Bolívar | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 37 | Qualified for 2008 Copa Sudamericana |
| 3 | La Paz | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 35 | Qualified for 2008 Copa Libertadores through Torneo Clausura and play-off de la Liga |
| 4 | Jorge Wilstermann | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 35 | |
| 5 | Oriente Petrolero | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 34 | |
| 6 | Blooming | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 31 | Qualified for 2008 Copa Sudamericana |
| 7 | The Strongest | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 30 | |
| 8 | Aurora | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 28 | |
| 9 | San José | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 27 | Qualified for 2008 Copa Libertadores through Torneo Clausura and play-off de la Liga |
| 10 | Destroyers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 26 | Relegated to Regional leagues |
| 11 | Universitario de Sucre | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 25 | |
| 12 | Real Mamoré | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 24 | |
* 1 2 Bolívar awarded 3 points and Oriente 0 due to Oriente fielding ineligible players in their 3-0 win
* 1 2 The Strongest awarded 2 points and San José 1 due to San Jose fielding ineligible players in their 2-2 draw
* Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 2007 Torneo Apertura champion
* Real Potosí 1st title

## Torneo Clausura
### Group stage
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | The Strongest | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 21 | Final Group |
| 2 | Blooming | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 21 | Final Group |
| 3 | San José | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 17 | Final Group |
| 4 | Universitario de Sucre | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 15 | |
| 5 | Aurora | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 14 | |
| 6 | Destroyers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 11 | |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | La Paz | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 23 | Final Group |
| 2 | Jorge Wilstermann | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 18 | Final Group |
| 3 | Real Mamoré | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 17 | Final Group |
| 4 | Real Potosí | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 16 | |
| 5 | Bolívar | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 14 | |
| 6 | Oriente Petrolero | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 12 | |

### Final group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | San José | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 18 |
| 2 | La Paz | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 17 |
| 3 | Blooming | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 15 |
| 4 | Real Mamoré | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 15 |
| 5 | The Strongest | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 11 |
| 6 | Jorge Wilstermann | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 7 |
NB: La Paz FC and The Strongest started with 1 bonus point for winning their respective groups in the first phase

## Play-offs
### Championship

* Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 2007 Torneo Clausura champion
* San José 2nd title

### Playoff de la Liga

* Real Potosí and San José qualified to the 2008 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.
* La Paz qualified to the 2008 Copa Libertadores First Stage.
* Blooming qualified to the 2008 Copa Sudamericana First Stage.
* Bolívar qualified to the 2008 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary.