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 TeamLocationVenue 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.
Top goalscorers Pos Name Club Goals1 Anderson GonzagaBlooming162 Álvaro PintosReal Potosí15 Ricardo PedrielJorge Wilstermann154 Pablo EscobarThe Strongest115 Darwin PeñaSan José10 Hernán BoyeroBlooming10 Regis de SouzaLa Paz10
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
Serie B
Second phase
First leg
Second leg
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.
Aurora qualified for 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage. Blooming qualified for 2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage.
Torneo Play Off
First round
As the four best losers, Oriente Petrolero, San José, Aurora, and The Strongest qualified to the Losers Round.
Losers Round
Semifinals
Final
San José qualified for the semifinals as the best loser.
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
First leg
Second leg
Real Potosi wins 2–0 on aggregate. Real Potosi qualified for the First Stage of the 2009 Copa Libertadores.
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 TotalPld TotalPts 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 Real Potosí 66 96 1.4545 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 San José 66 89 1.3484 11 Real Mamoré 66 79 1.1969 12 Guabirá 32 22 0.6875
Playoff matchRelegated 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.
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