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División de Fútbol Profesional
Founded1950; 74 years ago (1950)
CountryBolivia
ConfederationCONMEBOL
Number of clubs16
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toCopa Simón Bolívar
Domestic cup(s)Copa Bolivia
Copa de la División Profesional
International cup(s)Copa Libertadores
Copa Sudamericana
Current championsThe Strongest (16th title)
(2023)
Most championshipsBolívar (30 titles)
Most appearancesJoselito Vaca
(653 caps)
Top goalscorerVictor Hugo Antelo
(350 goals)
TV partnersTigo Sports
Websitefbf.com.bo
Current: 2024 season

The División de Fútbol Profesional is the top-flight professional football league in Bolivia. In 2017 it replaced the "Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano" (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈliɣa ðe ˈfuðβol pɾofesjoˈnal βoliˈβjano]; English: Bolivian Professional Football League).

Since 1950, a total of 16 clubs have been crowned champions of the Bolivian football league system. The current champions are The Strongest, which won the title in the 2023 tournament. Bolívar is the most successful club in the league, with 30 titles to date.

History

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The organisation of football in Bolivia started in 1914 with the creation of regional associations and their respective competitions. The "La Paz Football Asociation (AFLP)" (Asociación de Fútbol de La Paz – AFLP) was the first organised body with 29 championships held between 1914 and 1949. The AFLP was considered for many years the top football tournament in the country. In 1950 the body modified its statutes allowing the professionalisation of the sport in Bolivia, so the "Torneo Profesional" was created.[1]

Between 1950 and 1959, only clubs from La Paz, Oruro (since 1954) and Cochabamba (1955) took part of the championship because football was still amateur in the rest of the regions.

At the end of 1960, the Bolivian Football Federation established a national championship, with the purpose of crowning a champion representing Bolivia in recently created Copa Libertadores. The competition, named "Copa Simón Bolívar", was contested by champions and runner ups of regional associations.

The demise of Bolivian national team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (where it was thrashed by Brazil 8–0 and Peru 5–0) encouraged some clubs to create their own league, so 16 teams separated from their respective associations to establish the "Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano" (Bolivian Professional Football League – LFPB) to organise championships autonomously, in 1977.[2]

The creation of the LFPB ended the distinction. It also resulted in the creation of three separate entities: the FBF's role was restricted to the international representation of Bolivia in the sport, the newly created LFPB became the organizer of the sole first division tournament, and the LPFA, together with the rest of the regional associations, became the organizer of the second (and lower) division regionalized tournaments. It was the first and, until the formation of the basketball league (LIBOBASQUET) in 2014, the only professional sports league in the country.

In 2017, after a change of statutes in the FBF, the LFPB and the ANF were replaced by the "División Profesional" (professional division) and the "División Aficionados" (amateur division), both managed by the FBF from 2018 onwards.

Format overview

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The championship format has changed over the years. Beginning in 1977, the league ran with sixteen clubs divided into two series, but switched to fourteen clubs in two series playing two tournaments each year beginning in the mid 80s and economical problems with some teams led to another cut in the number of participants to twelve in 1991. Another change came in 2005 when teams decided to adapt to the International FIFA calendar, meaning the season would be played from August to June rather than from February to December, in order to avoid problems defining which teams would qualify for international tournaments. The league played a short tournament from February to June in 2005, and the official 2005-06 season started in August. This led to yet another problem — second division teams weren't keen on the idea of putting off relegation until June 2006. After negotiations, the league determined that relegation of the lowest standing club would take place after the completion of the Apertura tournament, making the Bolivian league an odd tournament where teams were relegated in the middle of the season. But this decision was overturned in November 2006 and the league switched back to a calendar-year season in 2007 starting with the Apertura tournament in March 2007. For the 2018 season, the number of teams was increased from twelve to fourteen.

Historically, teams from La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz have dominated the league. Until 2007 only San José won the league in 1995, but since then teams from the "big three" have struggled to win the league again and 3 teams from smaller cities have won it (Real Potosí, San José and Universitario).

Three teams share the record of never been relegated to "La Simón Bolivar" (2nd division): The Strongest, Oriente Petrolero and Bolívar (although they were relegated in 1969 before the LPFB era).

For the 2008 season, and for the first time, three tournaments were played instead of the usual two. The Apertura tournament was played from March to July on a round-robin system; the Clausura tournament played from August to October where the teams were divided into two series of 6 teams each, Group A comprised all western teams (plus Universitario) and Group B comprised all eastern teams (plus Wilstermann and Aurora), the top two teams of each group advanced to the semifinals and the finals. The newly instated play-off tournament consisted of home-away matches (and with away goals rule used for the first time).

An average points from the previous two seasons determines relegation, with the last placed team being directly relegated and replaced by the winner of the Copa Simón Bolívar. The team placed second-from-bottom plays a relegation play-off against the runner-up of the Copa Simón Bolívar.

Current teams (2024)

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Team City Stadium Capacity
Always Ready El Alto Municipal de Villa Ingenio 25,000
Aurora Cochabamba Félix Capriles 32,000
Blooming Santa Cruz de la Sierra Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera 38,000
Bolívar La Paz Hernando Siles 42,000
Guabirá Montero Gilberto Parada 13,000
GV San José Oruro Jesús Bermúdez 33,000
Independiente Petrolero Sucre Olímpico Patria 30,700
Jorge Wilstermann Cochabamba Félix Capriles 32,000
Nacional Potosí Potosí Víctor Agustín Ugarte 32,105
Oriente Petrolero Santa Cruz de la Sierra Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera 38,000
Real Santa Cruz Santa Cruz de la Sierra Real Santa Cruz 14,000
Real Tomayapo Tarija IV Centenario 15,000
Royal Pari Santa Cruz de la Sierra Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera 38,000
San Antonio Bulo Bulo Entre Ríos Carlos Villegas 17,000
The Strongest La Paz Hernando Siles 42,000
Universitario de Vinto Vinto Hipólito Lazarte 2,000

List of champions

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Ed. Season Champion Runner-up Winning manager Leading goalscorer(s)
Torneo Departamental (AFLP)
1
1950 Bolívar (1) Litoral
2
1951 Always Ready (1) Bolívar
3
1952 The Strongest (1) Always Ready
4
1953 Bolívar (2) Always Ready
Torneo Integrado Interdepartamental (AFLP)
5
1954 Litoral (1) The Strongest Argentina Juan Pinnola (Always Ready; 22 goals)
6
1955 San José (1) Chaco Petrolero Bolivia Rodolfo Mayda Camacho Argentina Pedro Callá (Deportivo Municipal; 21 goals)
7
1956 Bolívar (3) Deportivo Municipal Bolivia Rodolfo Plaza Argentina Juan Pinnola (Litoral; 22 goals)
8
1957 Always Ready (2) Deportivo Municipal Uruguay Julio Borelli Argentina Juan Pinnola (Always Ready; 20 goals)
Torneo Nacional Mixto (AFO – AFC)
8
1957 Jorge Wilstermann (1) Aurora Bolivia Alberto De Acha Bolivia Máximo Alcocer (Jorge Wilstermann; 14 goals)
Torneo Integrado Interdepartamental (AFLP)
9
1958 Jorge Wilstermann (2) Deportivo Municipal Bolivia José Villazón Bolivia Freddy Valda (Chaco Petrolero; 26 goals)
10
1959 Jorge Wilstermann (3) Always Ready Argentina Saúl Ongaro Bolivia Renán López (Jorge Wilstermann; 25 goals)
Torneo Mayor de la República (FBF)
11
1960 Jorge Wilstermann (4) Aurora Bolivia José Villazón
12
1961 Deportivo Municipal (1) The Strongest Bolivia Félix Deheza
1962 La Paz league was won by Chaco Petrolero but this is not considered a national title.
13
1963 Aurora (1) Jorge Wilstermann Brazil Pacífico Becerra
Copa Simón Bolívar (FBF)
14
1964 The Strongest (2) Deportivo Municipal Bolivia Juan Valenzuela
15
1965 Deportivo Municipal (2) Jorge Wilstermann Bolivia José Luis Rodríguez
16
1966 Bolívar (4) 31 de Octubre Greece Dan Georgiadis
17
1967 Jorge Wilstermann (5) Always Ready Bolivia José Carlos Trigo
18
1968 Bolívar (5) Litoral (Cochabamba) Argentina Antonio Imbelloni
19
1969 Universitario de La Paz (1) Bolívar Bolivia Próspero Benítez Argentina Juan Américo Díaz (Mariscal Santa Cruz; 23 goals)
20
1970 Chaco Petrolero (1) The Strongest Bolivia Arturo López Bolivia Adolfo Flores Espinoza (Chaco Petrolero; 17 goals)
21
1971 Oriente Petrolero (1) Chaco Petrolero Paraguay Eliseo Báez Argentina Juan Américo Díaz (The Strongest; 12 goals)
22
1972 Jorge Wilstermann (6) Oriente Petrolero Bolivia José Carlos Trigo Brazil Milton Teodoro Joana (Jorge Wilstermann; 21 goals)
23
1973 Jorge Wilstermann (7) Deportivo Municipal Bolivia José Carlos Trigo
24
1974 The Strongest (3) Jorge Wilstermann Bolivia Rolando Vargas
25
1975 Guabirá (1) Bolívar Brazil Waltersilio R. Coutinho
26
1976 Bolívar (6) Oriente Petrolero Germany Edward Virba Bolivia Jesús Reynaldo (Bolívar; 12 goals)
Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano (LFPB)
27
1977 The Strongest (4) Oriente Petrolero Bolivia Freddy Valda Bolivia Jesús Reynaldo (Bolívar; 28 goals)
28
1978 Bolívar (7) Jorge Wilstermann Bolivia Ramiro Blacut Bolivia Jesús Reynaldo (Bolívar; 26 goals)
29
1979 Oriente Petrolero (2) The Strongest Chile Antonio Valdez Argentina Horacio Baldessari (Blooming; 31 goals)
30
1980 Jorge Wilstermann (8) The Strongest Chile Raúl Pino Argentina Juan Carlos Sánchez (Guabirá; 21 goals)
31
1981 Jorge Wilstermann (9) Blooming Bolivia José Carlos Trigo Argentina Juan Carlos Sánchez (Blooming; 27 goals)
32
1982 Bolívar (8) Jorge Wilstermann Bolivia Wilfredo Camacho Argentina Horacio Baldessari (Oriente Petrolero; 25 goals)
33
1983 Bolívar (9) Oriente Petrolero Bolivia Abdúl Aramayo Argentina Juan Carlos Sánchez (Blooming; 31 goals)
34
1984 Blooming (1) Bolívar Chile Raúl Pino Bolivia Víctor Hugo Antelo (Oriente Petrolero; 38 goals)
35
1985 Bolívar (10) Jorge Wilstermann Peru Moisés Barack Bolivia Víctor Hugo Antelo (Oriente Petrolero; 37 goals)
36
1986 The Strongest (5) Oriente Petrolero Argentina Juan Farías Bolivia Jesús Reynaldo (The Strongest; 36 goals)
37
1987 Bolívar (11) Oriente Petrolero Argentina Jorge Habegger Bolivia Fernando Salinas (Bolívar; 28 goals)
38
1988 Bolívar (12) The Strongest Argentina Jorge Habegger Bolivia Fernando Salinas (Bolívar; 21 goals)
39
1989 The Strongest (6) Oriente Petrolero Peru Moisés Barack Bolivia Víctor Hugo Antelo (Real Santa Cruz; 22 goals)
40
1990 Oriente Petrolero (3) Bolívar Bolivia Antonio De La Cerda Argentina Juan Carlos Sánchez (San José; 20 goals)
41
1991 Bolívar (13) San José Peru Moisés Barack Peru Jorge Hirano (Bolívar; 19 goals)
Brazil Jason Rodríguez (Independiente Petrolero; 19 goals)
Brazil Sebastião da Silva (Oriente Petrolero; 19 goals)
42
1992 Bolívar (14) San José Russia Vitaliy Shevchenko Bolivia Álvaro Peña (San José; 29 goals)
43
1993 The Strongest (7) Bolívar Bolivia Carlos Aragonés Bolivia Víctor Hugo Antelo (San José; 20 goals)
44
1994 Bolívar (15) Jorge Wilstermann Spain Antonio López Argentina Óscar González (Independiente Petrolero; 23 goals)
45
1995 San José (2) Guabirá Uruguay Walter Roque Bolivia Juan Berthy Suárez (Guabirá; 29 goals)
46
1996 Bolívar (16) Oriente Petrolero Argentina Jorge Habegger Bolivia Dimas Flores (Deportivo Municipal; 16 goals)
47
1997 Bolívar (17) Oriente Petrolero Bolivia Luis Orozco Bolivia Víctor Hugo Antelo (Blooming; 24 goals)
48
1998 Blooming (2) Jorge Wilstermann Bolivia Carlos Aragonés Bolivia Víctor Hugo Antelo (Blooming; 31 goals)
49
1999 Blooming (3) The Strongest Bolivia Carlos Aragonés Bolivia Víctor Hugo Antelo (Blooming; 30 goals)
Argentina Antonio Vidal González (The Strongest; 30 goals)
50
2000 Jorge Wilstermann (10) Oriente Petrolero Bolivia Tito Montaño Argentina Daniel Delfino (The Strongest; 28 goals)
51
2001 Oriente Petrolero (4) Bolívar Bolivia Víctor Hugo Antelo Bolivia José Alfredo Castillo (Oriente Petrolero; 42 goals)
52
2002 Bolívar (18) Oriente Petrolero Bolivia Vladimir Soria Bolivia Joaquín Botero (Bolívar; 49 goals)
53
2003 Apertura The Strongest (8) Bolívar Argentina Néstor Clausen Brazil Thiago Leitão (Jorge Wilstermann; 19 goals)
54
Clausura The Strongest (9) Jorge Wilstermann Argentina Néstor Clausen Bolivia Miguel Mercado (Bolívar; 18 goals)
55
2004 Apertura Bolívar (19) Aurora Bolivia Vladimir Soria Bolivia Martín Menacho (Real Potosí; 15 goals)
56
Clausura The Strongest (10) Oriente Petrolero Paraguay Luis Galarza Paraguay Pablo Daniel Escobar (San José; 17 goals)
57
2005 Adecuación Bolívar (20) The Strongest Bolivia Abdúl Aramayo Paraguay Rubén Aguilera (San José; 22 goals)
58
2005–06 Apertura Blooming (4) Bolívar ArgentinaBolivia Gustavo Quinteros Argentina Juan Matías Fischer (Bolívar; 16 goals)
59
Clausura Bolívar (21) Real Potosí Bolivia Carlos Aragonés Paraguay Alfredo Jara (Real Potosí; 16 goals)
60
2006 Segundo Torneo Jorge Wilstermann (11) Real Potosí Bolivia Mauricio Soria Paraguay Alfredo Jara (Real Potosí; 19 goals)
61
2007 Apertura Real Potosí (1) Bolívar Bolivia Mauricio Soria Bolivia Diego Cabrera (Aurora; 14 goals)
62
Clausura San José (3) La Paz Bolivia Marcos Ferrufino Argentina Juan Maraude (Real Mamoré; 16 goals)
63
2008 Apertura Universitario de Sucre (1) La Paz Bolivia Eduardo Villegas Brazil Anderson Gonzaga (Blooming; 17 goals)
64
Clausura Aurora (2) Blooming Bolivia Julio César Baldivieso Argentina Luis Sillero (Real Potosí; 17 goals)
65
2009 Apertura Bolívar (22) Real Potosí ArgentinaBolivia Gustavo Quinteros Uruguay William Ferreira (Bolívar; 16 goals)
66
Clausura Blooming (5) Bolívar Argentina Víctor Hugo Andrada Uruguay William Ferreira (Bolívar; 9 goals)
Argentina Cristian Díaz (San José; 9 goals)
Argentina Pablo Vázquez (The Strongest; 9 goals)
67
2010 Apertura Jorge Wilstermann (12) Oriente Petrolero Bolivia Eduardo Villegas Argentina Cristian Díaz (San José; 16 goals)
68
Clausura Oriente Petrolero (5) Bolívar ArgentinaBolivia Gustavo Quinteros Uruguay William Ferreira (Bolívar; 14 goals)
69
2011 Adecuación Bolívar (23) Real Potosí Argentina Guillermo Hoyos Argentina Juan Maraude (Real Mamoré; 19 goals)
70
2011–12 Apertura The Strongest (11) Universitario de Sucre Bolivia Mauricio Soria Uruguay William Ferreira (Bolívar; 16 goals)
71
Clausura The Strongest (12) San José Bolivia Eduardo Villegas Bolivia Carlos Saucedo (San José; 17 goals)
72
2012–13 Apertura The Strongest (13) San José Bolivia Eduardo Villegas Bolivia Carlos Saucedo (San José; 23 goals)
73
Clausura Bolívar (24) Oriente Petrolero Spain Miguel Ángel Portugal Uruguay William Ferreira (Bolívar; 17 goals)
Bolivia Eduardo Fierro (Universitario de Sucre; 17 goals)
74
2013–14 Apertura The Strongest (14) Bolívar Bolivia Eduardo Villegas Bolivia Carlos Saucedo (San José; 16 goals)
Brazil Marcelo Gomes (San José; 16 goals)
75
Clausura Universitario de Sucre (2) San José Bolivia Javier Vega Estívarez Paraguay Carlos Neumann (San José; 18 goals)
76
2014–15 Apertura Bolívar (25) Oriente Petrolero Spain Xabier Azkargorta Spain Juanmi Callejón (Bolívar; 15 goals)
77
Clausura Bolívar (26) The Strongest Spain Xabier Azkargorta Argentina Martín Palavicini (Universitario de Sucre; 13 goals)
78
2015–16 Apertura Sport Boys (1) Bolívar Argentina Carlos Leeb Argentina Martín Palavicini (Universitario de Sucre; 19 goals)
79
Clausura Jorge Wilstermann (13) The Strongest Argentina Julio Alberto Zamora Argentina Juan Vogliotti (Ciclón; 12 goals)
80
2016–17 2016 Apertura The Strongest (15) Bolívar Venezuela César Farías Spain Juanmi Callejón (Bolívar; 16 goals)
81
2017 Apertura Bolívar (27) The Strongest Spain Beñat San José Bolivia Carlos Saucedo (Guabirá; 17 goals)
82
Clausura Bolívar (28) The Strongest Spain Beñat San José Bolivia Gilbert Álvarez (Jorge Wilstermann; 16 goals)
División de Fútbol Profesional (FBF)
83
2018 Apertura Jorge Wilstermann (14) The Strongest Bolivia Guillermo Álvaro Peña Bolivia Carlos Saucedo (San José; 18 goals)
84
Clausura San José (4) The Strongest Bolivia Eduardo Villegas Argentina Marcos Riquelme (Bolívar; 20 goals)
Colombia Jair Reinoso (San José; 20 goals)
Panama Rolando Blackburn (The Strongest; 20 goals)
85
2019 Apertura Bolívar (29) The Strongest Argentina César Vigevani Bolivia Carlos Saucedo (San José; 23 goals)
86
Clausura Jorge Wilstermann (15) The Strongest Argentina Christian Díaz Bolivia Carlos Saucedo (San José; 19 goals)
Colombia Jair Reinoso (The Strongest; 19 goals)
Spain Juanmi Callejón (Bolívar; 19 goals)
87
2020 Apertura Always Ready (3) The Strongest Argentina Omar Asad Argentina Marcos Riquelme (Bolívar; 20 goals)
Clausura
(Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
88
2021 Independiente Petrolero (1) Always Ready Argentina Marcelo Robledo Argentina Martín Prost (Independiente Petrolero; 18 goals)
89
2022 Apertura Bolívar (30) The Strongest Brazil Antônio Carlos Zago Brazil Francisco da Costa (Bolívar; 10 goals)
90
Clausura
(Abandoned due to civil unrest in the Santa Cruz Department)[3]
Argentina Marcos Riquelme (Always Ready; 19 goals)
91
2023 The Strongest (16) Bolívar Bolivia Pablo Cabanillas Dominican Republic Dorny Romero (Always Ready; 25 goals)
92
2024
Notes
  • AFLP: Asociación de Fútbol de La Paz
  • AFC: Asociación de Fútbol Cochabamba
  • AFO: Asociación de Fútbol Oruro

Titles by club

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  • Teams in bold compete in the Primera División as of the 2024 season.
  • Italics indicates clubs that no longer exist or disaffiliated from the FBF.
Rank Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runners-up years
1 Bolívar
30
16
1950, 1953, 1956, 1966, 1968, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2004 Apertura, 2005 Adecuación, 2005–06 Clausura, 2009 Apertura, 2011 Adecuación, 2013 Clausura, 2014 Apertura, 2015 Clausura, 2017 Apertura, 2017 Clausura, 2019 Apertura, 2022 Apertura 1951, 1969, 1975, 1984, 1990, 1993, 2001, 2003 Apertura, 2005–06 Apertura, 2007 Apertura, 2009 Clausura, 2010 Clausura, 2013 Apertura, 2015 Apertura, 2016 Apertura, 2023
2 The Strongest
16
18
1952, 1964, 1974, 1977, 1986, 1989, 1993, 2003 Apertura, 2003 Clausura, 2004 Clausura, 2011 Apertura, 2012 Clausura, 2012 Apertura, 2013 Apertura, 2016 Apertura, 2023 1954, 1961, 1970, 1979, 1980, 1988, 1999, 2005 Adecuación, 2015 Clausura, 2016 Clausura, 2017 Apertura, 2017 Clausura, 2018 Apertura, 2018 Clausura, 2019 Apertura, 2019 Clausura, 2020 Apertura, 2022 Apertura
3 Jorge Wilstermann
15
9
1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1981, 2000, 2006 Segundo Torneo, 2010 Apertura, 2016 Clausura, 2018 Apertura, 2019 Clausura 1963, 1965, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1994, 1998, 2003 Clausura
4 Oriente Petrolero
5
15
1971, 1979, 1990, 2001, 2010 Clausura 1972, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004 Clausura, 2010 Apertura, 2013 Clausura, 2014 Apertura
5 Blooming
5
2
1984, 1998, 1999, 2005–06 Apertura, 2009 Clausura 1983, 2008 Clausura
6 San José
4
5
1955, 1995, 2007 Clausura, 2018 Clausura 1991, 1992, 2012 Clausura, 2012 Apertura, 2014 Clausura
7 Always Ready
3
6
1951, 1957, 2020 Apertura 1952, 1953, 1959, 1963, 1967, 2021
8 Deportivo Municipal
2
5
1961, 1965 1956, 1957 Integrado, 1958, 1964, 1973
9 Aurora
2
4
1963, 2008 Clausura 1957, 1960, 1964, 2004 Apertura
10 Universitario de Sucre
2
1
2008 Apertura, 2014 Clausura 2011 Apertura
11 Real Potosí
1
4
2007 Apertura 2005–06 Clausura, 2006 Segundo Torneo, 2009 Apertura, 2011 Adecuación
12 Chaco Petrolero
1
2
1970 1955, 1971
Guabirá
1
1
1975 1995
14 Litoral
1
1
1954 1950
15 Independiente Petrolero
1
0
2021
Sport Boys
1
0
2015 Apertura
Universitario de La Paz
1
0
1969
La Paz 2 2007 Clausura, 2008 Apertura
31 de Octubre 1 1966
Litoral (Cochabamba) 1 1968

References

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  1. ^ Comienza El Profesionalismo 1950-1959 Archived 2023-08-23 at the Wayback Machine on Historia del fútbol boliviano by Carlos Mesa Gisbert
  2. ^ Y nació la liga Archived 2023-08-23 at the Wayback Machine by Jaime Galarza, 2 Jan 2012
  3. ^ "El torneo Clausura de la División Profesional fue suspendido de forma definitiva" [The División Profesional's Clausura tournament was definitely suspended] (in Spanish). El Deber. 10 November 2022. Archived from the original on 23 August 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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