2019 FBF División Profesional

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The 2019 FBF División Profesional, known as the 2019 Copa Tigo for sponsorship reasons, was the 42nd season of Bolivia's top-flight football league and the second season under División de Fútbol Profesional management. San José were the defending champions, having won the 2018 Clausura tournament.

Season2019
Dates19 January – 28 December 2019
ChampionsApertura: Bolívar (29th title)
Clausura: Jorge Wilstermann (15th title)
RelegatedSport Boys (disaffiliated)
Destroyers
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División Profesional
Season2019
Dates19 January – 28 December 2019
ChampionsApertura: Bolívar (29th title)
Clausura: Jorge Wilstermann (15th title)
RelegatedSport Boys (disaffiliated)
Destroyers
Copa LibertadoresBolívar
Jorge Wilstermann
The Strongest
San José
Copa SudamericanaNacional Potosí
Blooming
Always Ready
Oriente Petrolero
Matches363
Goals1,205 (3.32 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura: Carlos Saucedo (23 goals)
Clausura: Juan Miguel Callejón and
Jair Reinoso (19 goals each)
Biggest home winSan José 7–0 Destroyers
(15 September)
The Strongest 7–0 Sport Boys
(4 December)
Biggest away winGuabirá 0–5 Bolívar
(14 August)
Aurora 1–6 San José
(29 September)
Highest scoringNacional Potosí 7–2 Destroyers
(15 March)
Destroyers 3–6 Bolívar
(3 April)
Bolívar 6–3 Aurora
(1 May)
Bolívar 7–2 Guabirá
(18 October)
← 2018
2020 →
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In the Torneo Apertura, Bolívar won their twenty-ninth league title and twenty-third in the professional era, with two matches to spare following a 2–1 victory over Oriente Petrolero on 16 May,[1] while in the Torneo Clausura, Jorge Wilstermann won their fifteenth league title and eighth in the professional era following a 3–1 win against Oriente Petrolero on the last matchday of the tournament on 28 December.[2]

Format

The season was split into a Torneo Apertura and a Torneo Clausura, played in the first and second half of the year, respectively. Both were played under a double round-robin system, with all teams playing each other twice for a total of 26 matches. The teams placed first at the end of each tournament were the champions and earned qualification for the Copa Libertadores group stage. The remaining two Copa Libertadores berths as well as the four Copa Sudamericana ones were awarded through the aggregate table.[3]

Teams

The number of teams for the 2019 season remained the same as the 2018 season. Universitario were relegated to the Copa Simón Bolívar after finishing in last place of the aggregate table in the previous season, and were replaced by Always Ready, the 2018 Copa Simón Bolívar champions, who made their return to the top tier after 28 years.[4]

Locations of the 2019 División Profesional teams.
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Team Manager Home city Home stadium Capacity
Always Ready Paraguay Pablo Godoy (caretaker) La Paz Municipal de Villa Ingenio 25,000
Aurora Paraguay Francisco Argüello Cochabamba Félix Capriles 32,000
Blooming Bolivia Erwin Sánchez Santa Cruz Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera 38,000
Bolívar Argentina César Vigevani La Paz Hernando Siles 42,000
Destroyers Bolivia Víctor Hugo Antelo Santa Cruz Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera 38,000
Guabirá Argentina Víctor Hugo Andrada Montero Gilberto Parada 13,000
Jorge Wilstermann Argentina Christian Díaz Cochabamba Félix Capriles 32,000
Nacional Potosí Bolivia Alberto Illanes Potosí Víctor Agustín Ugarte 32,105
Oriente Petrolero Argentina Pablo Sánchez Santa Cruz Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera 38,000
Real Potosí Bolivia Marcos Ferrufino Potosí Víctor Agustín Ugarte 32,105
Royal Pari Argentina Miguel Ángel Abrigo (caretaker) Santa Cruz Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera 38,000
San José Chile Miguel Ponce Oruro Jesús Bermúdez 33,795
Sport Boys Bolivia Mauro Blanco Warnes Samuel Vaca Jiménez 9,000
The Strongest Bolivia Mauricio Soria La Paz Hernando Siles 42,000
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Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Bolívar Uruguay Alfredo Arias End of contract 19 December 2018[5] Pre-season Argentina César Vigevani 20 December 2018[6]
Jorge Wilstermann Bolivia Álvaro Peña Resigned 19 December 2018[7] Spain Miguel Ángel Portugal 20 December 2018[8]
Oriente Petrolero Bolivia Ronald Arana End of contract 19 December 2018[9] Bolivia Mauricio Soria 21 December 2018[10]
Real Potosí Bolivia Darwin Peña End of caretaker spell 19 December 2018 Bolivia Fernando Ochoaizpur 28 December 2018[11]
Sport Boys Argentina César Vigevani Signed by Bolívar 19 December 2018[6] Argentina Carlos Leeb 28 December 2018[12]
The Strongest Venezuela César Farías End of contract 19 December 2018[13] Bolivia Pablo Escobar 24 December 2018[14]
Guabirá Bolivia Víctor Hugo Antelo Resigned 20 December 2018[15] Bolivia Ronald Arana 27 December 2018[16]
Destroyers Bolivia Óscar Ramírez Replaced 7 January 2019 Brazil Evandro Guimarães 7 January 2019[17]
San José Bolivia Eduardo Villegas Signed by Bolivia 14 January 2019[18] Bolivia Jaime Jemio (caretaker) 18 January 2019[19]
Bolivia Jaime Jemio End of caretaker spell 20 January 2019 6th Argentina Néstor Clausen 21 January 2019[20]
Always Ready Mexico David de la Torre Sacked 30 January 2019[21] 10th Bolivia Julio César Baldivieso 31 January 2019[22]
Guabirá Bolivia Ronald Arana Mutual consent 1 March 2019[23] 12th Uruguay Eduardo Espinel 9 March 2019[24]
Sport Boys Argentina Carlos Leeb Sacked 6 March 2019[25] 11th Argentina Christian Lovrincevich 6 March 2019[25]
San José Argentina Néstor Clausen 6 March 2019[26] 6th Bolivia William Ramallo (caretaker) 7 March 2019[27]
Real Potosí Bolivia Fernando Ochoaizpur 16 March 2019[28] 10th Bolivia Julio Fernández (caretaker) 16 March 2019[28]
San José Bolivia William Ramallo End of caretaker spell 17 March 2019[29] 6th Chile Miguel Ponce 18 March 2019[30]
Real Potosí Bolivia Julio Fernández 20 March 2019 11th Argentina Leandro Cabrera 20 March 2019[31]
Aurora Bolivia Marcos Ferrufino Mutual consent 7 April 2019[32] 14th Brazil Thiago Leitão 8 April 2019[33]
Real Potosí Argentina Leandro Cabrera Sacked 18 April 2019[34] 13th Argentina Fabio Espada 18 April 2019[34]
Jorge Wilstermann Spain Miguel Ángel Portugal Mutual consent 21 April 2019[35] 6th Argentina Norberto Kekez (caretaker) 22 April 2019[36]
Torneo Clausura
Aurora Brazil Thiago Leitão End of contract 22 May 2019[37] Pre-tournament Uruguay Julio César Fuentes 7 June 2019[38]
Jorge Wilstermann Argentina Norberto Kekez End of caretaker spell 22 May 2019 Argentina Christian Díaz 2 June 2019[39]
Sport Boys Argentina Christian Lovrincevich Replaced 21 June 2019 Bolivia Víctor Hugo Antelo 21 June 2019[40]
Oriente Petrolero Bolivia Mauricio Soria Mutual consent 11 July 2019[41] Bolivia Luis Marín Camacho (caretaker) 11 July 2019[41]
The Strongest Bolivia Pablo Escobar Sacked 5 August 2019[42] 5th Bolivia Mauricio Soria 5 August 2019[43]
Guabirá Uruguay Eduardo Espinel 5 August 2019[44] 14th Argentina Víctor Hugo Andrada 5 August 2019[44]
Real Potosí Argentina Fabio Espada 7 August 2019[45] 11th Bolivia Nicolás Suárez 7 August 2019[45]
Royal Pari Peru Roberto Mosquera Resigned 19 August 2019[46] 9th Argentina Miguel Ángel Abrigo (caretaker) 19 August 2019[46]
Destroyers Brazil Evandro Guimarães Sacked 1 September 2019[47] 13th Argentina Carlos Leeb 4 September 2019[48]
Royal Pari Argentina Miguel Ángel Abrigo End of caretaker spell 2 September 2019 8th Colombia Francisco Maturana 2 September 2019[49]
Aurora Uruguay Julio César Fuentes Sacked 10 September 2019[50] 12th Bolivia Mauricio Adorno (caretaker) 10 September 2019
Always Ready Bolivia Julio César Baldivieso 16 September 2019[51] 6th Chile Sebastián Núñez 17 September 2019[52]
Oriente Petrolero Bolivia Luis Marín Camacho End of caretaker spell 29 September 2019[53] 9th Argentina Pablo Sánchez 27 September 2019[54]
Real Potosí Bolivia Nicolás Suárez Sacked 7 October 2019[55] 13th Bolivia Marcos Ferrufino 11 October 2019[56]
Sport Boys Bolivia Víctor Hugo Antelo Resigned 13 November 2019[57] 12th Bolivia Mauro Blanco 25 November 2019[58]
Destroyers Argentina Carlos Leeb Sacked 9 December 2019[59] 13th Bolivia Víctor Hugo Antelo 9 December 2019[59]
Aurora Bolivia Mauricio Adorno End of caretaker spell 17 December 2019 13th Paraguay Francisco Argüello 17 December 2019[60]
Royal Pari Colombia Francisco Maturana Mutual consent 20 December 2019[61] 9th Argentina Miguel Ángel Abrigo (caretaker) 20 December 2019
Always Ready Chile Sebastián Núñez End of contract 21 December 2019[62] 4th Paraguay Pablo Godoy (caretaker) 23 December 2019[63]
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Torneo Apertura

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bolívar (C) 26 17 6 3 66 35 +31 57 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 The Strongest 26 16 4 6 55 30 +25 52
3 Nacional Potosí 26 15 5 6 44 22 +22 50
4 Blooming 26 15 2 9 55 45 +10 47
5 San José[a] 26 12 7 7 55 44 +11 40
6 Jorge Wilstermann 26 12 4 10 44 37 +7 40
7 Oriente Petrolero 26 11 4 11 41 43 −2 37
8 Guabirá 26 8 7 11 31 49 −18 31
9 Always Ready 26 8 6 12 50 43 +7 30
10 Real Potosí 26 7 6 13 41 59 −18 27
11 Royal Pari 26 6 7 13 39 55 −16 25
12 Sport Boys 26 5 8 13 32 51 −19 23
13 Aurora 26 6 5 15 32 52 −20 23
14 Destroyers 26 5 7 14 23 43 −20 22
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Source: FBF, Soccerway
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) Champions
Notes:
  1. [a]
    San José were deducted three points as punishment for failing to pay a debt with former player Boris Alfaro on time.[64]

Results

More information Home \ Away, CAR ...
Home \ Away CAR AUR BLO BOL DES GUA WIL NAC OPE RPO RPA SJO SBO STR
Always Ready — 2–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 6–0 2–2 1–2 5–0 3–1 6–0 3–3 3–1 1–2
Aurora 3–1 — 3–4 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 3–2 3–2 2–3 0–2 0–2 2–1
Blooming 1–0 1–0 — 2–1 2–1 4–2 2–0 0–1 3–2 5–3 2–3 5–1 1–2 2–0
Bolívar 2–1 6–3 4–1 — 2–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 3–0 4–3 3–0 2–3 4–1 1–3
Destroyers 2–0 0–0 1–0 3–6 — 2–3 0–3 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–1
Guabirá 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 — 1–1 0–0 2–3 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–2
Jorge Wilstermann 2–0 2–1 2–5 0–2 3–3 0–2 — 2–0 0–1 5–0 2–1 0–0 5–2 0–1
Nacional Potosí 3–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 7–2 4–0 2–1 — 2–1 0–1 4–1 1–0 3–0 1–0
Oriente Petrolero 4–1 5–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 — 2–1 1–1 4–3 2–1 2–1
Real Potosí 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 3–2 3–1 1–2 1–3 1–1 — 3–1 2–1 2–1 0–2
Royal Pari 1–1 2–1 1–3 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–3 1–1 1–3 4–1 — 0–1 3–3 5–0
San José 6–2 3–0 5–1 4–4 2–0 3–1 0–3 2–2 3–2 2–2 2–1 — 2–1 1–1
Sport Boys 1–1 3–0 1–5 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 — 0–0
The Strongest 3–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–0 5–0 2–1 2–3 4–0 4–1 5–2 2–2 5–0 —
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Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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2019 Torneo Apertura champions 
 
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Top goalscorers

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Rank Name Club Goals
1 Bolivia Carlos Saucedo San José 23
2 Panama Rolando Blackburn The Strongest 21
3 Spain Juan Miguel Callejón Bolívar 17
4 Uruguay William Ferreira Always Ready 13
Argentina Marcos Riquelme Bolívar
6 Bolivia Vladimir Castellón Nacional Potosí 12
Argentina Marcos Ovejero Always Ready
8 Bolivia José Alfredo Castillo Oriente Petrolero 11
Brazil Rafinha Blooming
Colombia Jair Reinoso The Strongest
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Source: Soccerway

Torneo Clausura

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Jorge Wilstermann (C) 26 18 6 2 57 21 +36 60 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 The Strongest 26 17 6 3 72 27 +45 57
3 Bolívar 26 17 5 4 74 34 +40 56
4 San José[a] 26 15 5 6 62 30 +32 44
5 Always Ready 26 13 5 8 54 39 +15 44
6 Oriente Petrolero 26 11 4 11 39 43 −4 37
7 Nacional Potosí 26 9 7 10 47 45 +2 34
8 Blooming 26 10 3 13 34 55 −21 33
9 Royal Pari 26 7 7 12 28 40 −12 28
10 Aurora 26 5 9 12 24 47 −23 24
11 Real Potosí 25 6 3 16 35 57 −22 21
12 Guabirá 26 4 8 14 22 53 −31 20
13 Destroyers 26 4 5 17 22 66 −44 17
14 Sport Boys[b] (D) 25 5 7 13 30 42 −12 16 Excluded from the tournament[c]
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Source: FBF, Soccerway
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) Champions; (D) Disqualified
Notes:
  1. [a]
    San José were deducted three points as punishment for failing to pay a debt with former player Jair Reinoso, and an additional three points for outstanding debts with former players.[65][66]
  2. [b]
    Sport Boys were deducted six points for outstanding debts with former players.[65][66]
  3. [c]
    Sport Boys were excluded from the Torneo Clausura and disaffiliated from the league per ruling from the FBF's Tribunal de Disciplina Deportiva (TDD) after they failed to show up for their last Torneo Clausura match against Real Potosí.[67]

Results

More information Home \ Away, CAR ...
Home \ Away CAR AUR BLO BOL DES GUA WIL NAC OPE RPO RPA SJO SBO STR
Always Ready — 0–2 3–0 0–1 6–0 4–0 1–1 3–2 3–0 5–1 3–2 2–4 2–1 2–2
Aurora 1–1 — 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–6 0–0 2–2
Blooming 2–3 0–1 — 2–3 1–0 1–1 0–3 4–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 4–1 1–0
Bolívar 3–0 5–0 6–0 — 3–0 7–2 1–1 2–1 3–2 5–2 2–2 1–4 2–0 1–1
Destroyers 1–3 1–0 2–4 2–3 — 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–2 4–2 1–0 2–3
Guabirá 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–5 1–1 — 1–4 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–5
Jorge Wilstermann 3–0 5–1 2–0 3–2 7–1 2–0 — 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–1
Nacional Potosí 3–2 3–2 5–0 0–3 4–1 2–1 1–3 — 2–3 1–2 5–2 1–1 1–1 0–4
Oriente Petrolero 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 — 2–1 1–3 1–0 3–2 1–2
Real Potosí 1–2 1–1 5–1 2–5 5–0 1–0 0–1 1–4 0–1 — 2–0 1–4 —[a] 1–3
Royal Pari 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–0 — 0–1 0–1 0–2
San José 2–3 3–0 4–0 2–2 7–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–1 3–2 3–1 — 2–0 2–0
Sport Boys 1–2 4–0 2–3 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 6–2 1–1 1–1 — 1–0
The Strongest 3–2 2–2 6–1 3–2 4–0 4–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 6–2 4–0 1–1 7–0 —
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Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. [a]
    The Real Potosí vs. Sport Boys match, originally scheduled on 28 December at 16:00, was not played as the away team failed to show up at the stadium. After a 10-minute wait, as indicated by tournament regulations, the referee officially declared the match as suspended.[68]
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Top goalscorers

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Rank Name Club Goals
1 Spain Juan Miguel Callejón Bolívar 19
Colombia Jair Reinoso The Strongest
3 Bolivia Gilbert Álvarez Jorge Wilstermann 18
Bolivia Carlos Saucedo San José
5 Bolivia Carmelo Algarañaz Always Ready 13
Argentina Enzo Maidana Nacional Potosí
Colombia Harold Reina The Strongest
8 Bolivia Juan Carlos Arce Bolívar 12
9 Bolivia Vladimir Castellón Bolívar 11
Colombia John Jairo Mosquera Royal Pari
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Source: Soccerway

Aggregate table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bolívar (C) 52 34 11 7 140 69 +71 113 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 The Strongest 52 33 10 9 127 57 +70 109 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
3 Jorge Wilstermann (C) 52 30 10 12 101 58 +43 100 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
4 San José[a] 52 27 12 13 117 74 +43 84 Qualification for Copa Libertadores first stage
5 Nacional Potosí 52 24 12 16 91 67 +24 84 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
6 Blooming 52 25 5 22 89 100 −11 80
7 Always Ready 52 21 11 20 104 83 +21 74
8 Oriente Petrolero 52 22 8 22 80 86 −6 74
9 Royal Pari 52 13 14 25 67 95 −28 53
10 Guabirá 52 12 15 25 53 102 −49 51
11 Real Potosí 51 13 9 29 76 116 −40 48
12 Aurora 52 11 14 27 56 99 −43 47
13 Sport Boys[b] (D, R) 51 10 15 26 62 93 −31 39 Disaffiliated from the league[c]
14 Destroyers (R) 52 9 12 31 45 109 −64 39 Relegation to Copa Simón Bolívar
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Source: Boliviagol
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game (only if needed to decide relegation between two teams), 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    San José were deducted three points as punishment for failing to pay a debt with former player Boris Alfaro on time,[64] an additional three points as punishment for failing to pay a debt with former player Jair Reinoso, and an additional three points for outstanding debts with former players.[65][66]
  2. [b]
    Sport Boys were deducted six points for outstanding debts with former players.[65][66]
  3. [c]
    Sport Boys were excluded from the Torneo Clausura and disaffiliated from the league per ruling from the FBF's Tribunal de Disciplina Deportiva (TDD) after they failed to show up for their last Torneo Clausura match against Real Potosí.[67]

Relegation/promotion playoff

The relegation playoff would have been played by Sport Boys, as the team placed 13th in the 2019 División Profesional aggregate table, and Real Santa Cruz, who were the 2019 Copa Simón Bolívar runners-up, with the winners playing in the top flight for the 2020 season. However, considering Sport Boys' disaffiliation from the league as well as Destroyers's relegation as the bottom-placed team in the aggregate table, and with the late conclusion of the 2019 season which made infeasible playing the playoff in early January 2020, the FBF decided on 5 January 2020 that Real Santa Cruz would be promoted for the next season as Copa Simón Bolívar runners-up.[69]

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