2018 Bolivian Primera División season
The 2018 Bolivian Primera División season was the 41st season of Bolivia's top-flight football league and the first season under División de Fútbol Profesional management. Bolívar were the defending champions, having won the 2017 Clausura tournament.
Season | 2018 |
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Dates | 27 January – 19 December 2018 |
Champions | Apertura: Jorge Wilstermann (14th title) Clausura: San José (4th title) |
Relegated | Universitario |
Copa Libertadores | Jorge Wilstermann San José The Strongest Bolívar |
Copa Sudamericana | Royal Pari Oriente Petrolero Nacional Potosí Guabirá |
Matches played | 308 |
Goals scored | 980 (3.18 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Apertura: Carlos Saucedo (18 goals) Clausura: 3 players (20 goals each) |
Biggest home win | San José 8–0 Destroyers (12 May) Bolívar 8–0 Real Potosí (16 December) The Strongest 8–0 Blooming (19 December) |
Biggest away win | Real Potosí 0–6 Wilstermann (29 April) |
Highest scoring | Bolívar 7–5 Royal Pari (7 October) |
← 2016–17 2019 → |
In the Torneo Apertura, Jorge Wilstermann won their fourteenth league title, and seventh in the professional era, after beating The Strongest on penalties in the third and last match of the finals on 6 June,[1] and San José won their fourth league title in the Torneo Clausura on 19 December after tying with Royal Pari by a 1–1 score.[2]
Format
Given that the league was expanded from 12 to 14 teams, the league format had a slight variation for this season. The Torneo Apertura was played in the first half of the year, with the 14 teams being split into two groups of seven teams each for the first stage, in which teams in each group played each other as well as a team from the other group (their derby rival) twice, for a total of 14 matches. The top four teams from each group qualified for the knockout stage, where they were sorted in four ties played on a home-and-away basis, with the four winners advancing to the semifinals and the winners of each semifinal advancing to the final of the tournament. The six teams that failed to qualify for the knockout stage played another separate knockout tournament for a berth to the Copa Sudamericana.[3] On the other hand, the Torneo Clausura was played in the second half of the year under a double round-robin system, with all teams playing each other twice for a total of 26 matches.[4]
International qualification was as follows: the champions and runners-up of each tournament qualified for the 2019 Copa Libertadores, while the third-placed team in each tournament, as well as the fourth-placed in the Clausura and the winners of the Apertura's secondary knockout tournament would qualify for the 2019 Copa Sudamericana.[3]
Teams
The number of teams for the 2018 season was increased by two, from twelve to fourteen. Aurora and Royal Pari were promoted to the top flight after winning the 2016–17 Copa Simón Bolívar and 2017 Copa Simón Bolívar, respectively. Petrolero was relegated to the ATF Championship after losing the relegation playoff to Destroyers, the 2016–17 Copa Simón Bolívar runner-up.
Team | Manager | Home city | Home stadium | Capacity |
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Aurora | Cochabamba | Félix Caprilesa | 32,000 | |
Blooming | Santa Cruz | Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera | 38,000 | |
Bolívar | La Paz | Hernando Siles | 42,000 | |
Destroyers | Santa Cruz | Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera | 38,000 | |
Guabirá | Montero | Gilberto Paradab | 13,000 | |
Jorge Wilstermann | Cochabamba | Félix Caprilesa | 32,000 | |
Nacional Potosí | Potosí | Víctor Agustín Ugarte | 32,105 | |
Oriente Petrolero | Santa Cruz | Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera | 38,000 | |
Real Potosí | Potosí | Víctor Agustín Ugarte | 32,105 | |
Royal Pari | Santa Cruz | Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera | 38,000 | |
San José | Oruro | Jesús Bermúdez | 33,795 | |
Sport Boys | Warnes | Samuel Vaca | 9,000 | |
The Strongest | La Paz | Hernando Siles | 42,000 | |
Universitario | Sucre | Olímpico Patria | 30,700 |
a: Aurora and Jorge Wilstermann played their Torneo Apertura home games at Estadio Capitán José Angulo in Sacaba due to the closure of Estadio Félix Capriles in preparation of the 2018 South American Games. Aurora played its Torneo Apertura home match against Jorge Wilstermann at Estadio Evo Morales in Ivirgarzama.[5]
b: Guabirá played six of their seven home games in the Torneo Apertura first stage at Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera in Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Estadio Samuel Vaca in Warnes while their regular stadium Estadio Gilberto Parada underwent remodeling works.
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Torneo Apertura | ||||||
Nacional Potosí | Sacked | 8 February 2018[6] | 6th (Serie B) | 10 February 2018[7] | ||
Sport Boys | 25 February 2018[8] | 7th (Serie B) | 25 February 2018[8] | |||
Blooming | Mutual consent | 6 March 2018[9] | 5th (Serie B) | 7 March 2018[10] | ||
Blooming | End of caretaker spell | 25 March 2018[11] | 4th (Serie B) | 26 March 2018[11] | ||
The Strongest | Mutual consent | 26 March 2018[12] | 2nd (Serie B) | 29 March 2018[13] | ||
Royal Pari | 4 April 2018[14] | 7th (Serie B) | 4 April 2018[14] | |||
Aurora | Resigned | 16 April 2018[15] | 5th (Serie B) | 16 April 2018[15] | ||
Royal Pari | End of caretaker spell | 17 April 2018[16] | 7th (Serie B) | 17 April 2018[16] | ||
Oriente Petrolero | Mutual consent | 14 May 2018[17] | 3rd (Serie A), QFs | 9 June 2018[18] | ||
Real Potosí | 14 May 2018[19] | 5th (Serie A), SFs | 16 May 2018[20] | |||
Universitario | End of contract | 15 May 2018[21] | 7th (Serie A), QFs | 4 June 2018[22] | ||
Torneo Clausura | ||||||
Bolívar | Sacked | 9 June 2018[23] | Pre-tournament | 16 June 2018[24] | ||
Real Potosí | End of caretaker spell | 13 June 2018 | 13 June 2018[25] | |||
Aurora | 18 June 2018 | 18 June 2018[26] | ||||
Real Potosí | Sacked | 4 August 2018[27] | 13th | 4 August 2018[27] | ||
Aurora | Resigned | 7 August 2018[28] | 13th | 8 August 2018[29] | ||
Destroyers | 13 August 2018[30] | 11th | 14 August 2018[31] | |||
Nacional Potosí | Sacked | 21 August 2018[32] | 10th | 22 August 2018[33] | ||
Universitario | 21 August 2018[34] | 14th | 22 August 2018[35] | |||
Oriente Petrolero | Resigned | 20 September 2018[36] | 6th | 21 September 2018[37] | ||
Oriente Petrolero | End of caretaker spell | 30 September 2018 | 6th | 1 October 2018[38] | ||
Destroyers | Resigned | 26 October 2018[39] | 11th | 26 October 2018[39] | ||
Real Potosí | Sacked | 19 December 2018[40] | 13th | 19 December 2018[40] |
Torneo Apertura
The Torneo Apertura began on 27 January and ended on 6 June.
Standings
Serie A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Jorge Wilstermann | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 13 | +29 | 32 | Qualification to Championship playoff |
2 | Bolívar | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 25 | |
3 | Oriente Petrolero | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 20 | |
4 | Destroyers | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 16 | |
5 | Real Potosí[lower-alpha 1] | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 47 | −24 | 13 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana playoff |
6 | Guabirá | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 11 | |
7 | Universitario | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
- Real Potosí were deducted three points as punishment for failing to pay debts with former players and managers.[41]
Serie B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | San José | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 31 | Qualification to Championship playoff |
2 | The Strongest | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 22 | |
3 | Nacional Potosí | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 18 | |
4 | Blooming[lower-alpha 1] | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 17 | |
5 | Royal Pari | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 14 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana playoff |
6 | Aurora | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 14 | |
7 | Sport Boys | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
- Blooming were deducted six points as punishment for outstanding debts with former players Ignacio Ithurralde and Marcos Acosta.[42][43]
Results
Championship playoff
Quarterfinals
Teams | Scores | ||||
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Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Penalty shootout (if needed) |
Jorge Wilstermann | 6:0 | Blooming | 3–0 | 3–1 | — |
Nacional Potosí | 0:6 | Bolívar | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
Oriente Petrolero | 0:6 | The Strongest | 0–1 | 1–5 | — |
Destroyers | 3:3 | San José | 1–0 | 0–8 | 2–4 |
Semifinals
Teams | Scores | ||||
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Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Penalty shootout (if needed) |
San José | 0:6 | Jorge Wilstermann | 2–4 | 0–1 | — |
Bolívar | 1:4 | The Strongest | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Third place play-off
Teams | Scores | ||||
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Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Tiebreaker match (if needed) |
San José | 6:0 | Bolívar | 4–0 | 2–0 | — |
Finals
The Strongest | 2–1 | Jorge Wilstermann |
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Jorge Wilstermann | 2–1 | The Strongest |
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Jorge Wilstermann | 2–2 | The Strongest |
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3–2 |
División de Fútbol Profesional 2018 Torneo Apertura Champions |
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Jorge Wilstermann 14th domestic title |
Copa Sudamericana playoff
Quarterfinals
Teams | Scores | ||||
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Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Penalty shootout (if needed) |
Sport Boys | 4:1 | Real Potosí | 0–0 | 2–1 | — |
Guabirá | 4:1 | Aurora | 1–0 | 0–0 | — |
Royal Pari | 6:0 | Universitario | 1–0 | 2–0 | — |
Semifinals
Teams | Scores | ||||
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Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Penalty shootout (if needed) |
Royal Pari | 3:3 | Real Potosí | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–4 |
Guabirá | 2:2 | Sport Boys | 2–2 | 0–0 | 5–4 |
Finals
Teams | Scores | ||||
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Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Tiebreaker match (if needed) |
Guabirá | 6:0 | Real Potosí | 4–1 | 2–0 | — |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
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1 | San José | 18 | |
2 | Jorge Wilstermann | 16 | |
3 | Guabirá | 12 | |
4 | Destroyers | 9 | |
5 | Oriente Petrolero | 8 | |
6 | Bolívar | 7 | |
Jorge Wilstermann | |||
San José | |||
Nacional Potosí | |||
Bolívar |
Source: LFPB
Torneo Clausura
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | San José (C) | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 53 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage |
2 | The Strongest | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 65 | 29 | +36 | 50 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage |
3 | Royal Pari | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 50 | |
4 | Bolívar | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 72 | 45 | +27 | 47 | |
5 | Jorge Wilstermann | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 44 | |
6 | Sport Boys | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 41 | |
7 | Nacional Potosí | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 38 | |
8 | Oriente Petrolero | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 38 | |
9 | Blooming | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 36 | |
10 | Guabirá | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 30 | |
11 | Aurora | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 27 | |
12 | Real Potosí | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 68 | −38 | 22 | |
13 | Universitario[lower-alpha 1] | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 50 | −32 | 20 | |
14 | Destroyers | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game (only if needed to decide championship between two teams), 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
- Universitario were deducted three points as punishment for failing to pay an outstanding debt with former manager Óscar Sanz.[44]
Top goalscorers
Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
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1 | The Strongest | 20 | |
San José | |||
Bolívar | |||
4 | The Strongest | 16 | |
5 | Bolívar | 15 | |
Royal Pari | |||
7 | Bolívar | 14 | |
Sport Boys | |||
9 | Guabirá | 13 | |
10 | Nacional Potosí | 12 | |
San José |
Source: Soccerway
Aggregate table
The aggregate table was elaborated considering the results in the Torneo Apertura (only the first stage) and the Torneo Clausura. The bottom-placed team in this table at the end of the season was relegated, while the next lowest placed team played the relegation playoff. In addition to this, all international qualification berths left vacant at the end of the season were allocated through this table.[45]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | San José (C) | 40 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 99 | 49 | +50 | 84 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage |
2 | Jorge Wilstermann (C) | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 85 | 42 | +43 | 76 | |
3 | The Strongest | 40 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 87 | 45 | +42 | 72 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage |
4 | Bolívar | 40 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 102 | 61 | +41 | 72 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores first stage |
5 | Royal Pari | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 64 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
6 | Oriente Petrolero | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 58 | |
7 | Nacional Potosí | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 56 | |
8 | Sport Boys | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 69 | −11 | 55 | |
9 | Blooming[lower-alpha 1] | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 53 | |
10 | Guabirá | 40 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 60 | 76 | −16 | 41 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
11 | Aurora | 40 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 41 | |
12 | Real Potosí[lower-alpha 2] | 40 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 53 | 115 | −62 | 35 | |
13 | Destroyers (O) | 40 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 44 | 73 | −29 | 34 | Qualification to Relegation playoff |
14 | Universitario[lower-alpha 3] (R) | 40 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 79 | −43 | 31 | Relegation to Copa Simón Bolívar |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game (only if needed to decide teams for relegation), 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- Blooming were deducted six points as punishment for outstanding debts with former players Ignacio Ithurralde and Marcos Acosta.[42][43]
- Real Potosí were deducted three points as punishment for failing to pay debts with former players and managers.[41]
- Universitario were deducted three points as punishment for failing to pay an outstanding debt with former manager Óscar Sanz.[44]
Relegation/promotion playoff
The relegation playoff was played between:
- Destroyers (2018 División Profesional aggregate table 13th place)
- Avilés Industrial (2018 Copa Simón Bolívar runners-up)
The winners will play in the top flight for the 2019 season.
Avilés Industrial | 1–2 | Destroyers |
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Destroyers | 2–0 | Avilés Industrial |
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Destroyers won 6–0 on points.
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