# 2015–16 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season

The 2015–16 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season was the 39th season of LFPB.

## Teams

The number of teams for 2014–15 remains the same. Universitario (P) was relegated to the Liga Nacional B. They were replaced by the 2014–15 Liga Nacional B champion Ciclón.
| Team | Home city | Home stadium |
| Blooming | Santa Cruz | Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera |
| Bolívar | La Paz | Hernando Siles |
| Ciclón | Tarija | IV Centenario |
| Jorge Wilstermann | Cochabamba | Estadio Félix Capriles |
| Nacional Potosí | Potosí | Víctor Agustín Ugarte |
| Oriente Petrolero | Santa Cruz | Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera |
| Petrolero | Yacuiba | Defensores de Villamontes |
| Real Potosí | Potosí | Víctor Agustín Ugarte |
| San José | Oruro | Jesús Bermúdez |
| Sport Boys | Warnes | Samuel Vaca |
| The Strongest | La Paz | Hernando Siles |
| Universitario de Sucre | Sucre | Olímpico Patria |

## Torneo Apertura
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sport Boys | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 45 | 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Bolívar | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 43 | |
| 3 | The Strongest | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 39 | |
| 4 | Universitario de Sucre | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 36 | |
| 5 | Oriente Petrolero | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 34 | |
| 6 | Jorge Wilstermann | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 33 | |
| 7 | Ciclón | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 30 | |
| 8 | Blooming | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 25 | |
| 9 | San José | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 24 | |
| 10 | Nacional Potosí | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 21 | |
| 11 | Petrolero | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 19 | |
| 12 | Real Potosí | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 17 | |

## Torneo Clausura
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Jorge Wilstermann | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 44 | 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | The Strongest | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 38 | |
| 3 | Universitario de Sucre | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 36 | |
| 4 | Nacional Potosí | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 34 | |
| 5 | Oriente Petrolero | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 34 | |
| 6 | Petrolero | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 32 | |
| 7 | Bolívar | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 26 | |
| 8 | San José | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 25 | |
| 9 | Sport Boys | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 25 | |
| 10 | Real Potosí | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 24 | |
| 11 | Blooming | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 23 | |
| 12 | Ciclón | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 20 | |

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | The Strongest | 44 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 81 | 50 | +31 | 77 | 2017 Copa Libertadores Second stage |
| 2 | Jorge Wilstermann | 44 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 73 | 58 | +15 | 77 | 2017 Copa Libertadores Group stage |
| 3 | Universitario de Sucre | 44 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 82 | 69 | +13 | 72 | 2017 Copa Libertadores First stage |
| 4 | Sport Boys | 44 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 70 | 2017 Copa Libertadores Group stage |
| 5 | Bolívar | 44 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 80 | 66 | +14 | 69 | 2017 Copa Sudamericana First stage |
| 6 | Oriente Petrolero | 44 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 68 | 2017 Copa Sudamericana First stage |
| 7 | Nacional Potosí | 44 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 76 | 80 | −4 | 55 | 2017 Copa Sudamericana First stage |
| 8 | Petrolero | 44 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 53 | 66 | −13 | 51 | 2017 Copa Sudamericana First stage |
| 9 | Ciclón | 44 | 15 | 5 | 24 | 61 | 87 | −26 | 50 | |
| 10 | San José | 44 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 61 | 71 | −10 | 49 | |
| 11 | Blooming | 44 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 72 | −13 | 48 | |
| 12 | Real Potosí | 44 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 62 | 89 | −27 | 41 | |

## Relegation

| Pos | Team | 2014–15 Pts | 2015–16 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
| 1 | Bolívar | 92 | 69 | 161 | 88 | 1.8295 |
| 2 | The Strongest | 79 | 77 | 156 | 88 | 1.7727 |
| 3 | Jorge Wilstermann | 73 | 77 | 150 | 88 | 1.7045 |
| 4 | Oriente Petrolero | 76 | 68 | 144 | 88 | 1.6364 |
| 5 | Universitario de Sucre | 53 | 72 | 125 | 88 | 1.4205 |
| 6 | Blooming | 66 | 48 | 114 | 88 | 1.2955 |
| 7 | San José | 61 | 49 | 110 | 88 | 1.25 |
| 8 | Sport Boys | 38 | 70 | 108 | 88 | 1.2273 |
| 9 | Real Potosí | 63 | 41 | 104 | 88 | 1.1818 |
| 10 | Nacional Potosí | 49 | 55 | 104 | 88 | 1.1818 |
| 11 | Petrolero | 52 | 51 | 103 | 88 | 1.1705 | Relegation Playoff Match |
| 12 | Ciclón | — | 50 | 50 | 44 | 1.1364 | Relegation to the Liga Nacional B |

### Relegation/promotion playoff

| Team #1 | Points | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Playoff | Aggregate |
| Petrolero | 6:0 | Universitario de Beni | 3–1 | 3–0 | – | 6–1 |
Petrolero remains at the season 2016–17 LFPB.