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 TeamLocationVenue 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
TeamCompetition 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.
Torneo Clausura Top 3 teams qualify for the Final group. Winners of each group received a bonus point.
Group stage
Group 1
Group 2
Final group If two teams are tied on points, two legs will be played between those teams to determine the champion.
NB: La Paz FC and The Strongest started with 1 bonus point for winning their respective groups in the first phase
Play-offs
Clausura Championship
San Jose wins the title and qualifies to the Copa Libertadores
Libertadores playoff This match was played to decide who would qualify for the Copa Libertadores.
La Paz FC qualify to 2008 Copa Libertadores, losers Bolívar qualify to 2008 Copa Sudamericana
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.
Promotion/relegation
Aurora wins 5-2 on aggregate and remains in the top division.
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