| Competition: | Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano |
| Season: | 2009 |
| Winners: | Apertura: Bolívar (16th title) Clausura: Blooming (5th title) |
| Relegated: | Nacional Potosí |
| Continentalcup1: | Copa Libertadores |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Bolívar Blooming Real Potosí |
| Continentalcup2: | Copa Sudamericana |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Oriente Petrolero San José TBD |
| League Topscorer: | Apertura: William Ferreira (16 goals) Clausura: Cristian Díaz, William Ferreira, Pastor Tórrez (9 goals each) |
| Biggest Home Win: | San José 5–0 La Paz (June 25) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Nacional Potosí 0–5 Oriente Petrolero (June 14) |
| Highest Scoring: | Real Mamoré 5–4 Nacional Potosí (June 28) |
| Prevseason: | 2008 |
| Nextseason: | 2010 |
The 2009 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season was the 33rd of Bolivia's top-flight professional football league. The season was split into two championships - the Apertura and the Clausura - and the Play-off
The 2009 season will be divided into two championships, each with their own format.
Apertura
The Apertura championship will be a double round-robin league format. The team with the most points after the twenty-two rounds will be declared the champion.
Clausura[1]
The Clausura championship will be divided into two phases. The first phase will have the twelve team divided into two groups. The teams will play within each group, in addition to a cross-group rivalry (for example: Bolívar vs. The Strongest). The best three teams in each group will advance to the second phase. In the second phase, the best teams from each group will play the third best team from each group and the second best teams will play each other. The three winners of each match, plus the best loser, then play each other in the semifinals and will start of a two-legged single-elimination play-off that culminates in a final match-up. The winner of the final is the tournament champion.
The winners of each championship will earn a berth in the 2010 Copa Libertadores and the runners-up will earn a berth in the 2010 Copa Sudamericana.
The amount of team remains the same for this season. Guabirá was relegated at the end of the 2008 season to the regional leagues. They were replaced by Nacional Potosí.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oriente Petrolero | Pablo Sánchez | Resigned | 2 October 2009[2] | Marco Etcheverry | 7 October 2009 | 4th (Apertura), 3rd (Clausura) | |
| Bolivar | Gustavo Quinteros | Resigned | 10 November 2009[3] | Santiago Escobar | 12 November 2009 | 1st (Apertura), 2nd (Clausura) Eliminated in the Final. |
The Torneo Apertura was the first championship of the season. It began on February 7 and ended on July 6.
| Pos | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Ferreira | Bolívar | 16 |
| 2 | Abdón Reyes | Bolívar | 11 |
| Hernán Boyero | Blooming | 11 | |
| 3 | Luis Gatty Ribeiro | Real Potosí | 10 |
| Álex da Rosa | San José | 10 | |
| Sacha Lima | Universitario de Sucre | 10 |
The Torneo Clausura is the second championship of the season. It began on July 18 and is scheduled to end in December.
Standings
Results
Standings
Results