2010 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season
Introduction The '''2010 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season''' is the 34th season of Bolivia's top-flight professional football league. The season is split into two championships—the Apertura and the Clausura—and the Torneo de Invierno
Format The 2009 season will be divided into two championships and a cup, each with their own format. '''Campeonato Apertura'''The Apertura championship will be divided into two phases. The first phase will have the twelve teams divided into two groups. The teams will play within each group, in addition to a cross-group rivalry (for example: Oriente  vs. Blooming). The best-three teams in each group will advance to the Winner's Hexagonal, while the rest of the teams will play the Loser's Hexagonal. In each hexagonal, each team will play within each group. The winner of the Winner's Hexagonal will be declared the champion and will qualify to 2011 Copa Libertadores with the ''Bolivia 2'' berth. The runner-up will qualify to the 2011 Copa Sudamericana with the ''Bolivia 1'' berth and the winner of the Loser's Hexagonal will qualify to 2010 Copa Sudamericana with the ''Bolivia 3'' berth. '''Torneo de Invierno'''The Torneo de Invierno () will be what was traditionally known as the Play-Off. The first stage will have the twelve teams play against a local rival over two legs. The winners of each tie and the two best losers will advance to the quarterfinals. The cup will continue on a single-elimination basis with two legs per stage. The winner will qualify to the 2011 Copa Sudamericana as the ''Bolivia 3'' berth. '''Campeonato Clausura'''The Clausura 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 and will qualify to the 2011 Copa Libertadores as the ''Bolivia 1'' berth. The runner-up will qualify to the 2011 Copa Libertadores as the ''Bolivia 3'' berth and the third placed-team will qualify to the 2011 Copa Sudamericana with the ''Bolivia 2'' berth. '''Relegation'''Relegation will be determined after the Clausura. The team with the worst two-year average will be relegated to the Regional Leagues, while the next-worst team will contest a playoff against the runner-up of the 2010 Copa Simón Bolívar.
Teams The number of teams for 2010 remains the same. Nacional Potosí finished last in the 2009 relegation table and was relegated to the  Bolivian Football Regional Leagues. They were replaced by the 2009 Copa Simón Bolívar champion Guabirá, who last played in the LFPB in 2008.TeamHome cityHome stadiumManager Aurora  Cochabamba  Félix Capriles Julio Alberto Zamora Blooming  Santa Cruz  Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera Carlos Aragones Bolívar  La Paz  Hernando Siles Néstor Clausen Guabirá  Montero  Gilberto Parada Claudio Chacior Jorge Wilstermann  Cochabamba  Félix Capriles Eduardo Villegas La Paz  La Paz  Hernando Siles Sergio Apaza Oriente Petrolero  Santa Cruz  Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera Gustavo Quinteros Real Mamoré  Trinidad  Gran Mamoré Buenaventura Ferreira Real Potosí  Potosí  Víctor Agustín Ugarte Víctor Hugo Andrada San José  Oruro  Jesús Bermúdez Marco Ferrufino The Strongest  La Paz  Hernando Siles Néstor Craviotto Universitario de Sucre  Sucre  Olímpico Patria Javier Vega
Campeonato Apertura The '''Campeonato Apertura''' (officially the '''Campeonato Apertura Entel''' for sponsorship reasons) is the first championship of this season. The championship began on February 20 and ended June 9, two days before the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup at South Africa.===First phase=======Serie A===='''Standings''''''Results'''====Serie B===='''Standings''''''Results'''====Inter-series results==== Home Team Results Away Team — — — — — —===Second phase===The Second Phase began on May 8.====Winner's Hexagonal===='''Standings''''''Results'''====Loser's Hexagonal===='''Standings''''''Results'''===Top goalscorers=== Pos Player Player nationality Club Goals1Cristian DíazSan José 182Jair ReynosoAurora 133Roberto GalindoUniversitario de Sucre 124José Alfredo CastilloBlooming 11William FerreiraBolívar 11Juan Alberto MaraudeReal Mamoré 115Helmut GutíerrezReal Potosí 106Carlos SaucedoAurora 97Jorge RamírezOriente Petrolero 88Marcelo AguirreOriente Petrolero 7Augusto AndaverisReal Potosí 7Óscar Alberto DíazSan José 7Javier Martín LópezThe Strongest7
Torneo de Invierno The '''Torneo de Invierno''' (officially the '''Torneo de Invierno Entel''' for sponsorship reasons) will be played in the middle of this season, concurrent to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The winner will earn the ''Bolivia 3'' berth for the 2010 Copa Sudamericana.===First stage===The first phase will be contested over a series of six regional derbies (rivalries). The winners of each tie will be determined in a manner similar to the Copa Libertadores: 1st points, 2nd goal difference; 3rd away goals, 4th penalty shoot-out. The six winners (in '''bold''') and the two best losers (in ''italics'') will advance to the second phase. Team #1 played the first leg at home.TeamsScoresTie-breakersTeam #1Team #21st leg2nd leg'''Real Potosí''' 3:3Universitario de Sucre3–00–2 +1:–1——''Blooming''3:3'''Oriente Petrolero'''1–21–00:01:2—Guabirá3:3'''Real Mamoré'''0–21–0 –1:+1——'''San José'''4:1La Paz3–34–1———'''Jorge Wilstermann'''4:1Aurora3–01–1———'''Bolívar'''3:3''The Strongest''2–00–20:00:04–3===Second stage===For the second stage, if a tie in points exists after the end of the second leg, the match will go directly into a penalty shootout as per the Laws of the Game. TeamsScoresTie-breakerTeam #1Team #21st leg2nd legReal Mamoré 1:4'''Oriente Petrolero'''1–10–3–'''San José''' 4:1The Strongest0–02–1– Real Potosí 3:3'''Bolívar'''5–31–43–5'''Jorge Wilstermann''' 3:3Blooming2–00–34–1===Semifinals===TeamsScoresTie-breakersTeam #1Team #21st leg2nd legPlay-off'''Oriente Petrolero'''6:0Jorge Wilstermann3–11–0——'''San José'''3:3Bolívar1–01–52–1—===Finals===TeamsScoresTie-breakersTeam #1Team #21st leg2nd legPlay-offSan José 3:3'''Oriente Petrolero'''2–02–51–15–6As Oriente Petrolero later qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores through the Clausura, San José qualified for the 2011 Copa Sudamericana First Stage.
Campeonato Clausura The '''Campeonato Clausura''' (officially the '''Campeonato Clausura Entel''' for sponsorship reasons) will be the second championship of this season.===Standings======Results======Top goalscorers=== Pos Player Player nationality Club Goals1William FerreiraBolívar 142Christian RuizReal Potosí11Jose Carlos SantosBolívar11Pablo VásquezThe Strongest 113José Alfredo CastilloBlooming10Regis de SouzaSan José 104Roberto GalindoUniversitario de Sucre 9Jair ReynosoAurora95Carlos VargasLa Paz 86Augusto AndaverisReal Potosí7Ezequiel JuárezGuabirá 7Juan MaraudeReal Mamoré7
Relegation   Team     Relegation 1Bolívar  65  64  129  68  '''''' 2Oriente Petrolero  54  62  116  68  '''''' 3Real Potosí  61  45  106  68  '''''' 4San José  50  52  102  68  '''''' 5The Strongest  53  48  101  68  '''''' 6Universitario de Sucre  51  38  89  68  '''''' 7Guabirá  0  44  44  34  '''''' 8Aurora  37  51  88 68  '''''' 9Blooming  45  42  87  68  '''''' 10La Paz  42  40  82  68  '''''' 11Real Mamoré  33  40  73  68  '''''' Relegation Playoff Match 12Jorge Wilstermann  32  40  72  68  '''''' Relegation to the Liga Nacional BSource:===Relegation/promotion playoff===Team #1Team #21st leg2nd legPlayoffReal América 0:6'''Real Mamoré''' 1–2 3–4 —
References
External links * Official website of the LFPB ** Official season regulations