The 2007 season of

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was the 50th season of top-tier football in

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. The 2007 annual season had the 35th (

Apertura The ' and ' tournaments is a split season format for Spanish-speaking sports leagues. It is a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which the traditional association football season from August to May is div ...

2007) and the 36th (

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2007) tournament of LFPB's history. The ''

'' tournament started on March 6 and finished on June 13. The ''

'' tournament was played between August and December. Bolívar and Wilstermann will be defending the championships obtained in the 2006 annual 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

Group stage

Group 1

Group 2

Final group

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

Play-offs

Championship

Torneo de la Liga

La Paz FC join Real Potosí and San José in the

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, while losers Bolívar join Blooming in the

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* Real Potosí and San José qualified to the 2008 Copa Libertadores Second Stage. * La Paz qualified to the 2008 Copa Libertadores First Stage. * Blooming qualified to the 2008 Copa Sudamericana First Stage. * Bolívar qualified to the 2008 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary.

Promotion/relegation

Second leg

Aurora win 5-2 on aggregate. Aurora remain at the top level.

References

Soccerway Page

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