# 2011–12 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season

The 2011–12 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season was the 35th season of LFPB.

## Teams

The number of teams for 2011 remains the same. Jorge Wilstermann finished last in the 2010 relegation table and was relegated to the Bolivian Football Regional Leagues (and the new Nacional B second division) for the first time since the club was founded. They were replaced by the 2010 Copa Simón Bolívar champion Nacional Potosí, who last played in the LFPB in 2009.
| Team | Home city | Home stadium | Manager |
| Aurora | Cochabamba | Félix Capriles | Julio César Baldivieso |
| Blooming | Santa Cruz | Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera | Fernando Quiroz |
| Bolívar | La Paz | Hernando Siles | Guillermo Ángel Hoyos |
| Guabirá | Montero | Gilberto Parada | Claudio Marrupe |
| La Paz | El Alto | Los Andes | Oscar Sanz |
| Nacional Potosí | Potosí | Víctor Agustín Ugarte | Julio Alberto Zamora |
| Oriente Petrolero | Santa Cruz | Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera | Carlos Ramacciotti |
| Real Mamoré | Trinidad | Estadio Gran Mamoré | Luis Esteban Galarza |
| Real Potosí | Potosí | Víctor Agustín Ugarte | Dalcio Giovagnoli |
| San José | Oruro | Jesús Bermúdez | Marco Ferrufino |
| The Strongest | La Paz | Hernando Siles | Mauricio Soria |
| Universitario de Sucre | Sucre | Olímpico Patria | Eduardo Villegas |

## Torneo Apertura
### First phase
#### Standings
##### Serie A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bolívar | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 19 | Advanced to the Second phase |
| 2 | Universitario de Sucre | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 19 | Advanced to the Second phase |
| 3 | Guabirá | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 19 | Advanced to the Second phase |
| 4 | San José | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 18 | Advanced to the Second phase |
| 5 | Real Potosí | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 17 | |
| 6 | Blooming | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 10 | |

##### Serie B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Aurora | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 24 | Advanced to the Second phase |
| 2 | Oriente Petrolero | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 23 | Advanced to the Second phase |
| 3 | Nacional Potosí | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 16 | Advanced to the Second phase |
| 4 | The Strongest | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 15 | Advanced to the Second phase |
| 5 | La Paz | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 14 | |
| 6 | Real Mamoré | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 41 | −31 | 6 | |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | AUR | BLO | BOL | GUA | LPA | NAC | OPE | RMA | RPO | SJO | STR | UNI |
| Aurora | | | | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Blooming | | | 1–0 | 1–3 | | | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 1–1 |
| Bolívar | | 2–0 | | 6–1 | | | | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Guabirá | | 0–2 | 1–0 | | | | | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 2–2 |
| La Paz | 1–5 | | | | | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | | 3–3 | 2–1 |
| Nacional Potosí | 1–2 | | | | 0–0 | | 4–2 | 9–0 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | |
| Oriente Petrolero | 2–1 | 1–1 | | | 3–1 | 4–1 | | 4–1 | | | 1–1 | |
| Real Mamoré | 0–2 | | | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–4 | | | | 1–0 | |
| Real Potosí | | 5–0 | 1–3 | 6–0 | | 0–0 | | | | 0–2 | | 1–0 |
| San José | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | | | | 0–2 | | | 0–1 |
| The Strongest | 2–1 | | 3–5 | | 6–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 9–1 | | | | |
| Universitario de Sucre | | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | | | 1–1 | 0–1 | | |

### Second phase

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| B1 | Aurora | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A4 | San José | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A4 | San José | 1 | 2 | 3 | A4 | San José | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | A2 | Universitario de Sucre | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| A2 | Universitario de Sucre | 3 | 1 | 4 | A2 | Universitario de Sucre | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| B3 | Nacional Potosí | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| B3 | Nacional Potosí | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | A2 | Universitario de Sucre | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | B4 | The Strongest | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| B2 | Oriente Petrolero | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | B4 | The Strongest | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| A3 | Guabirá | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| A3 | Guabirá | 0 | 1 | 1 | B2 | Oriente Petrolero | 3 | 1 | 4 | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | B4 | The Strongest | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| B4 | The Strongest | 0 | 4 | 4 | B4 | The Strongest | 5 | 0 | 5 | A4 | San José | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| A1 | Bolívar | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | B2 | Oriente Petrolero | 1 | 2 | 3 |

#### Quarterfinals
##### Quarterfinals 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | San José | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Aurora | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
* ↑ San José included five foreign players in the first leg, and was later penalized. As a result, Aurora qualified for the 2012 Copa Sudamericana in place of San José, which finished fourth in the Apertura (Oriente Petrolero, which finished third in the Apertura, had already qualified for the 2012 Copa Sudamericana as the 2011 Adecuación 3rd place).

##### Quarterfinals 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Universitario de Sucre | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Nacional Potosí | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | |

##### Quarterfinals 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Oriente Petrolero | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Guabirá | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |

##### Quarterfinals 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | The Strongest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Bolívar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | |

#### Semifinals
##### Semifinals 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Universitario de Sucre | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Advanced to the Finals |
| 2 | San José | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | Advanced to the Third-place finals |

##### Semifinals 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | The Strongest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | Advanced to the Finals |
| 2 | Oriente Petrolero | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Advanced to the Third-place finals |

#### Third-place finals

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Oriente Petrolero | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 2 | San José | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |

#### Finals

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | The Strongest | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Universitario de Sucre | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
* Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 2011 Torneo Apertura champion
* The Strongest 8th title

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Player nationality | Club | Goals |
| 1 | William Ferreira | Uruguayan | Bolívar | 16 |
| 2 | Pablo Escobar | Bolivian | The Strongest | 13 |
| 3 | Gualberto Mojica | Bolivian | Oriente Petrolero | 12 |
| 4 | Darwin Ríos | Bolivian | Guabirá | 7 |
Source:

## Torneo Clausura
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | The Strongest | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 38 | 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | San José | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 38 | 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 3 | Oriente Petrolero | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 38 | Copa Libertadores/Copa Sudamericana playoff |
| 4 | Universitario de Sucre | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 37 | |
| 5 | Blooming | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 37 | 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 6 | Real Potosí | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 35 | |
| 7 | Aurora | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 34 | |
| 8 | Nacional Potosí | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 34 | |
| 9 | Bolívar | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 28 | |
| 10 | La Paz | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 24 | |
| 11 | Real Mamoré | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 47 | −31 | 18 | |
| 12 | Guabirá | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 57 | −38 | 8 | |
* ↑ 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).
* ↑ Blooming qualified for the 2012 Copa Sudamericana as fourth-placed Universitario had already qualified as the Apertura runner-up.
* Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 2012 Torneo Clausura champion
* The Strongest 9th title

#### Results

| Home \ Away | AUR | BLO | BOL | GUA | LPA | NAC | OPE | RMA | RPO | SJO | STR | UNI |
| Aurora | | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 |
| Blooming | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Bolívar | 1–1 | 5–0 | | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Guabirá | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| La Paz | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| Nacional Potosí | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Oriente Petrolero | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Real Mamoré | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Real Potosí | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| San José | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| The Strongest | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 8–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | | 2–1 |
| Universitario de Sucre | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Player nationality | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Carlos Saucedo | Bolivian | San José | 17 |
| 2 | Gualberto Mojica | Bolivian | Oriente Petrolero | 13 |
| 3 | Pablo Escobar | Bolivian | The Strongest | 11 |
| 4 | Alcides Peña | Bolivian | Oriente Petrolero | 10 |
Source:

## Relegation

| Pos | Team | 2011 Pts | 2011–12 Pts | 2011–12 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
| 1 | Oriente Petrolero | 36 | 23 | 38 | 97 | 56 | 1.732 |
| 2 | Aurora | 33 | 24 | 34 | 91 | 56 | 1.625 |
| 3 | Real Potosí | 38 | 17 | 35 | 90 | 56 | 1.607 |
| 4 | San José | 34 | 18 | 38 | 90 | 56 | 1.607 |
| 5 | The Strongest | 35 | 15 | 38 | 88 | 56 | 1.571 |
| 6 | Bolívar | 40 | 19 | 28 | 87 | 56 | 1.554 |
| 7 | Universitario de Sucre | 29 | 19 | 37 | 85 | 56 | 1.518 |
| 8 | Blooming | 35 | 10 | 37 | 82 | 56 | 1.464 |
| 9 | Nacional Potosí | 28 | 16 | 34 | 78 | 56 | 1.393 |
| 10 | Guabirá | 29 | 19 | 8 | 56 | 56 | 1 | Relegation Playoff Match |
| 11 | La Paz | 17 | 14 | 24 | 55 | 56 | 0.982 | Relegation Playoff Match |
| 12 | Real Mamoré | 20 | 6 | 18 | 44 | 56 | 0.786 | Relegation to the Liga Nacional B |
Source:

### Relegation/promotion playoff

| Team #1 | Points | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Playoff |
| Guabirá | 3:6 | Jorge Wilstermann | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| La Paz | 6:3 | Destroyers | 6–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 |