Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
| Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano | |
| First edition | 1977 |
| hierarchy | 1st League |
| Teams | 14th |
| master | Club Bolívar (23rd title) |
| Record champions | Club Bolívar (23) |
| Record scorer | Victor Hugo Antelo (350) |
| Website | http://www.lfpb.com.bo |
| Qualification for |
Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana |
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↓ Nacional B
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The Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano is the top division in Bolivian club football. The record champions are Club Bolívar from the capital La Paz with a total of 18 titles.
Two championships have been held per season since 2002: the so-called Apertura in the first half of each season and the Clausura in the second half . Until 2010, a game year was identical to the calendar year, in the extended 2011/12 season the changeover to the summer-to-summer season took place.
history
Regional championships were held in Bolivia until the early 1950s. With the Torneo Integrado from 1954 to 1957, a championship was held for the first time in which several regions ( La Paz , Cochabamba and Oruro ) were involved. But it was not until 1977 that a real national league was introduced.
The league started in 1977 with 16 teams. It was reduced to 15 teams in 1979 and 14 teams in 1980. In the following seasons, the number of participants fluctuated between 12 and 16 teams, until the reduction to 12 participants in the 1994 game year. 14 teams have played in the league since 2018.
The "eternal rivals " from the capital La Paz , Bolívar and The Strongest , as well as Oriente Petrolero from Santa Cruz de la Sierra are the only founding members of the league who have never been relegated.
The previous champions and runners-up
| season | master | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Club The Strongest | Oriente Petrolero |
| 1978 | Club Bolívar | Club Jorge Wilstermann |
| 1979 | Oriente Petrolero | Club The Strongest |
| 1980 | Club Jorge Wilstermann | Club The Strongest |
| 1981 | Club Jorge Wilstermann | Club The Strongest |
| 1982 | Club Bolívar | Club blooming |
| 1983 | Club Bolívar | Club blooming |
| 1984 | Club blooming | Oriente Petrolero |
| 1985 | Club Bolívar | Club Jorge Wilstermann |
| 1986 | Club The Strongest | Oriente Petrolero |
| 1987 | Club Bolívar | Oriente Petrolero |
| 1988 | Club Bolívar | Club The Strongest |
| 1989 | Club The Strongest | Oriente Petrolero |
| 1990 | Oriente Petrolero | Club Bolívar |
| 1991 | Club Bolívar | Club San José |
| 1992 | Club Bolívar | Club San José |
| 1993 | Club The Strongest | Club Bolívar |
| 1994 | Club Bolívar | Club Jorge Wilstermann |
| 1995 | Club San José | Club Deportivo Guabirá |
| 1996 | Club Bolívar | Oriente Petrolero |
| 1997 | Club Bolívar | Oriente Petrolero |
| 1998 | Club blooming | Club Jorge Wilstermann |
| 1999 | Club blooming | Club The Strongest |
| 2000 | Club Jorge Wilstermann | Oriente Petrolero |
| 2001 | Oriente Petrolero | Club Bolívar |
| 2002 | Club Bolívar | Oriente Petrolero |
| 2003-A | Club The Strongest | Club Bolívar |
| 2003-C | Club The Strongest | Club Jorge Wilstermann |
| 2004-A | Club Bolívar | Club Aurora |
| 2004-C | Club The Strongest | Oriente Petrolero |
| 2005-AD | Club Bolívar | Club The Strongest |
| 2005-A | Club blooming | Club Bolívar |
| 2006-C | Club Bolívar | Real Potosí |
| 2006-ST | Club Jorge Wilstermann | Real Potosí |
| 2007-A | Real Potosí | Club Bolívar |
| 2007-C | Club San José | La Paz FC |
| 2008-A | Universitario de Sucre | La Paz FC |
| 2008-C | Club Aurora | Club blooming |
| 2009-A | Club Bolívar | Real Potosí |
| 2009-C | Club blooming | Club Bolívar |
| 2010-A | Club Jorge Wilstermann | Oriente Petrolero |
| 2010-C | Oriente Petrolero | Club Bolívar |
| 2011-AD | Club Bolívar | Real Potosí |
| 2011-A | Club The Strongest | Universitario de Sucre |
| 2012-C | Club The Strongest | Club San José |
| 2012-A | Club The Strongest | Club San José |
| 2013-C | Club Bolívar | Oriente Petrolero |
| 2013-A | Club The Strongest | Club Bolívar |
| 2014-C | Universitario de Sucre | Club San José |
| 2014-A | Club Bolívar | Club Oriente Petrolero |
| 2015-C | Club Bolívar | Club The Strongest |
| 2015-A | Sport Boys Warnes | Club Bolívar |
| 2016-C | Club Jorge Wilstermann | Club The Strongest |
| 2016-A | Club The Strongest | Club Bolívar |
| 2017-A | Club Bolívar | Club The Strongest |
| 2017-C | Club Bolívar | Club The Strongest |
| 2018-A | Club Jorge Wilstermann | Club The Strongest |
| 2018-C | Club San José | Club The Strongest |
| 2019-A | Club Bolívar | Club The Strongest |
A: Torneo de Apertura • C: Torneo de Clausura • AD: Torneo de Adecuación • ST: Segundo Torneo
Number of championship titles won
| Club Bolívar | 23 | 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2004-A, 2005-AD, 2006-A, 2009-A, 2011-AD, 2013-C, 2014- A, 2015-C, 2017-A, 2017-C, 2019-A |
| Club The Strongest | 12 | 1977, 1986, 1989, 1993, 2003-A, 2003-C, 2004-C, 2011-A, 2012-C, 2012-A, 2013-A, 2016-A |
| Club Jorge Wilstermann | 7th | 1980, 1981, 2000, 2006-ST, 2010-A, 2016-C, 2018-A |
| Club blooming | 5 | 1984, 1998, 1999, 2005-A, 2009-C |
| Oriente Petrolero | 4th | 1979, 1990, 2001, 2010-C |
| Club San José | 3 | 1995, 2007-C, 2018-C |
| Universitario de Sucre | 2 | 2008-A, 2014-C |
| Real Potosí | 1 | 2007-A |
| Club Aurora | 1 | 2008-C |
| Sport Boys Warnes | 1 | 2015-A |
All previous participants in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional
1 farm team from Club Bolívar
Web links
- 43 clubs desfilaron por la Liga en 37 años (Spanish; article of June 15, 2013)
- Bolivia - List of Champions at RSSSF
- Bolivia - List of Final Tables 1950–1990 at RSSSF
