Competition: | Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano |
Season: | 2007 |
Winners: | Apertura:Real Potosi (1st title) Clausura: San José (2nd title) |
Relegated: | Club Destroyers |
Continentalcup1: | Copa Libertadores |
Continentalcup2: | Copa Sudamericana |
League Topscorer: | Apertura: ___ (__ goals) Clausura: ___ (__ goals) |
Prevseason: | 2006 |
Nextseason: | 2008 |
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.
Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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Estadio Felix Capriles | 32,000 | ||
Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera | 38,000 | ||
Estadio Libertador Simón Bolivar | 25,000 | ||
Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera | 38,000 | ||
Felix Capriles | 32,000 | ||
Estadio Hernando Siles | 42,000 | ||
Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera | 38,000 | ||
Estadio Gran Mamoré | 12,000 | ||
Estadio Victor Agustín Ugarte | 32,000 | ||
Estadio Jesús Bermúdez | 33,000 | ||
Estadio Rafael Mendoza | 15,000 | ||
Estadio Olímpico Patria | 32,000 | ||
See main article: CONMEBOL.
width=60% | Team | width=40% | Competition |
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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 |
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.
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.
NB: La Paz FC and The Strongest started with 1 bonus point for winning their respective groups in the first phase
La Paz FC join Real Potosí and San José in the 2008 Copa Libertadores, while losers Bolívar join Blooming in the 2008 Copa Sudamericana
Aurora win 5–2 on aggregate. Aurora remain at the top level.