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2007 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano

The 2007 season of Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano was the 50th season of top-tier football in Bolivia. The 2007 annual season had the 35th (Apertura 2007) and the 36th (Clausura 2007) tournament of LFPB's history. The Apertura tournament started on March 6 and finished on June 13. The Clausura tournament was played between August and December. Bolívar and Wilstermann will be defending the championships obtained in the 2006 season.

Teams and venues

CONMEBOL qualification

Relegation

At the end of the year the team with the lowest point average (points / games played) from the past annual season (2006) and the current one (2007) is relegated to its respective regional tournament. The team with the 2nd lowest point average faces a playoff against the 2nd placed team in the Copa Simón Bolívar.

Torneo Apertura

Twelve clubs play in double round-robin format (home and away), a total of 22 games each. A club receives 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss. The clubs are ranked by points, and tie breakers are, in the following order: goal difference, goals scored, head-to-head results.

Torneo Clausura

Top 3 teams qualify for the Final group. Winners of each group received a bonus point.

Group stage

Group 1

Group 2

Final group

If two teams are tied on points, two legs will be played between those teams to determine the champion.

<small>NB: La Paz FC and The Strongest started with 1 bonus point for winning their respective groups in the first phase</small>

Play-offs

Clausura Championship

<br> San Jose wins the title and qualifies to the Copa Libertadores

Libertadores playoff

This match was played to decide who would qualify for the Copa Libertadores.

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La Paz FC qualify to 2008 Copa Libertadores, losers Bolívar qualify to 2008 Copa Sudamericana

Promotion/relegation

Aurora wins 5-2 on aggregate and remains in the top division.

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