2008 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season
Season | 2008 |
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Champions | Apertura: Universitario (1st title) Clausura: Aurora (1st title) |
Relegated | Guabirá |
Copa Libertadores | Universitario Aurora Real Potosí |
Copa Sudamericana | La Paz Blooming |
← 2007 2009 → |
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 |
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Universitario de Sucre | Sucre | Estadio Olímpico Patria | 32,000 |
La Paz F.C. | La Paz | Estadio Hernando Siles | 42,000 |
Club 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.
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Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 2008 Apertura Champion |
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![]() Universitario de Sucre 1st Title |
Top goalscorers
Pos | Name | Club | Goals |
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Blooming | 16 |
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Real Potosí | 15 |
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Jorge Wilstermann | 15 | |
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The Strongest | 11 |
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San José | 10 |
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Blooming | 10 | |
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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
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Serie B
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Second phase
First leg
Real Potosí | 1 – 1 | Aurora |
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Galindo ![]() |
Castellon ![]() |
Second leg
Aurora | 2 – 0 | Real Potosí |
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Leonforte ![]() Bongioani ![]() |
Final phase
The finals was a best-of-three series.
Game 1
Blooming | 2 – 0 | Aurora |
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Schiaparelli ![]() Boyero ![]() |
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 |
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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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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 | 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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Aurora | 0–6 | Oriente Petrolero | 0–5 | 0–1 |
San José | 3–1 | The Strongest | 3–0 | 0–1 |
Final
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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San José | 4–2 | Oriente Petrolero | 4–2 | 0–0 |
San José qualified for the semifinals as the best loser.
Quarterfinals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Bolívar | 1–1 (5–4 (p)) | Real Potosí | 2–0 | 0–2 |
La Paz | 4–4 | San José | 1–1 | 3–3 |
Finals
First leg
La Paz | 0 – 1 | Real Potosí |
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Candia ![]() |
Second leg
Real Potosí | 1 – 0 | La Paz |
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Colque ![]() |
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 |
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Real Potosí 1st Title |
Relegation
The team with the worst average will be relegated to the Regional Leagues. The second-worst team will play a promotion/relegation playoff against the runner-up of the Regional Leagues.
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Promotion/relegation playoff
First leg
Real Mamoré | 2 – 1 | 1 de Mayo |
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Second leg
1 de Mayo | 1 – 2 | Real Mamoré |
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Real Mamoré won 4–2 on aggregate. Real Mamoré remains in the LFPB for 2009.