1997 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano

The 1997 season of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano was the 40th season of top-tier football in Bolivia.

Torneo Apertura

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 The Strongest 10 5 4 1 18 6 +12 19
2 Bolívar 10 4 3 3 15 9 +6 15
3 San José 10 4 3 3 16 15 +1 15
4 Independiente Petrolero 10 4 1 5 15 16 −1 13
5 Chaco Petrolero 10 4 1 5 12 21 −9 13
6 Deportivo Municipal 10 1 4 5 10 19 −9 7
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Blooming 10 6 2 2 25 12 +13 20
2 Guabirá 10 6 1 3 18 13 +5 19
3 Jorge Wilstermann 10 5 0 5 14 14 0 15
4 Real Santa Cruz 10 3 2 5 14 20 −6 11
5 Destroyers 10 3 2 5 13 20 −7 11
6 Oriente Petrolero 10 2 3 5 11 16 −5 9
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinals

Guabirá1 – 0The Strongest
Céspedes 22'
Blooming0 – 2Bolívar
González 47'
Castillo 89'
The Strongest2 – 0Guabirá
Sánchez 69' (pen.)
Castillo 76' (pen.)
Bolívar3 – 3Blooming
Ribera 3' (o.g.)
Castillo 16', 81'		 Ortíz 48'
Antelo 80', 83'

Final

The Strongest0 – 1Bolívar
Cueto 82'
Bolívar2 – 0The Strongest
González 29' (pen.)
Sandy 43'		 Cueto 82'

Torneo Clausura

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Bolivar 12 7 3 2 30 15 +15 24
2 Destroyers 12 6 3 3 19 20 −1 21
3 Chaco Petrolero 12 5 2 5 16 14 +2 17
4 Oriente Petrolero 12 4 3 5 17 17 0 15
5 San José 12 4 1 7 19 23 −4 13
6 Real Santa Cruz 12 2 4 6 6 18 −12 10
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 The Strongest 12 5 5 2 23 13 +10 20
2 Blooming 12 5 4 3 17 18 −1 19
3 Jorge Wilstermann 12 4 5 3 16 16 0 17
4 Independiente Petrolero 12 4 3 5 18 17 +1 15
5 Guabirá 12 3 5 4 15 19 −4 14
6 Deportivo Municipal 12 3 2 7 14 21 −7 11[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Relegated

Final stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Bolívar 10 8 1 1 33 9 +24 25[a]
2 Oriente Petrolero 10 6 0 4 20 14 +6 18[a]
3 Blooming 10 5 1 4 21 19 +2 16
4 The Strongest 10 5 0 5 16 19 −3 15
5 Jorge Wilstermann 10 4 0 6 16 23 −7 12
6 Chaco Petrolero 10 1 0 9 10 32 −22 3
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Bolívar and Oriente Petrolero qualify for Copa Libertadores 1998

Play-offs

Copa Conmebol

Real Santa Cruz1 – 1The Strongest
The Strongest0 – 2Real Santa Cruz

Promotion/relegation

Universidad de Cochabamba0 – 1Destroyers
Destroyers2 – 1Universidad de Cochabamba
Destroyers remain at first level; Club Real Potosí won promotion

Title

 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
1997 champion 
Bolívar
11th title

See also

Notes

References