Copa Simon Bolivar 2008
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The tournament started in 1960, initially only champions from La Paz, Cochabamba, Oruro and Santa Cruz participated, in later years teams from other associations started joining the cup, and the tournament eventually also had runner-up's participating.
Until 1976, due to the lack of a nation-wide league, the cup determined the national champion and representative teams for the Copa Libertadores. With the creation of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano, the Bolivian FA stopped organizing the tournament.
Finally in 1989 the tournament was resurrected, with the same format of having both champions and runner-up from each association, but this time each regional league was the 2nd tier on the football pyramid so the champion was supposed to be awarded a place in the professional league. Previously the last placed team in the 1st division was replaced by the regional champion of its departament. However that practice was kept until 1993 when finally the champion was awarded a spot in the top league.
The competition format changes frequently, in 2008, the team were divided into 3 groups of 6 teams each, to save costs, geographically close teams were teamed up and played on a home-away round-robin basis, with group 1 consisting of teams from La Paz, Oruro and Cochabamba; group 2 with teams from Potosí, Chuquisaca and Tarija, and group 3 with teams from Santa Cruz, Beni and Pando. The top 2 placed teams advanced to the next round, now playing play-offs on home-away basis, the 3 winners and the best loser advanced to the semifinals and then the final.
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1st Leg
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2nd Leg
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Until 1976, due to the lack of a nation-wide league, the cup determined the national champion and representative teams for the Copa Libertadores. With the creation of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano, the Bolivian FA stopped organizing the tournament.
Finally in 1989 the tournament was resurrected, with the same format of having both champions and runner-up from each association, but this time each regional league was the 2nd tier on the football pyramid so the champion was supposed to be awarded a place in the professional league. Previously the last placed team in the 1st division was replaced by the regional champion of its departament. However that practice was kept until 1993 when finally the champion was awarded a spot in the top league.
The competition format changes frequently, in 2008, the team were divided into 3 groups of 6 teams each, to save costs, geographically close teams were teamed up and played on a home-away round-robin basis, with group 1 consisting of teams from La Paz, Oruro and Cochabamba; group 2 with teams from Potosí, Chuquisaca and Tarija, and group 3 with teams from Santa Cruz, Beni and Pando. The top 2 placed teams advanced to the next round, now playing play-offs on home-away basis, the 3 winners and the best loser advanced to the semifinals and then the final.
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Fancesa | 21 | 10 | |6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | |
| Club Independiente Petrolero Club Independiente Petrolero Club Independiente Petrolero is a football club from Sucre, Bolivia that plays in the Sucre Primera A, one of the second division regional leagues. The club was founded on April 4, 1932 and plays its home games at the Estadio Olímpico Patria. The team had two spells in the Liga de Fútbol... |
17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | |
| Deportivo Crystal | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | |
| Fraternida Tigres | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | |
| Universitario Universitario Universitario may refer to:*Universitario de Deportes - A traditional Peruvian football club*Club Universitario - A Bolivian football club*Club Deportivo Técnico Universitario - A Ecuadorian football club... |
5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | |
| 31 de Octubre | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club Atlético Ciclón Club Atlético Ciclón Club Atlético Ciclón, most commonly known as Ciclón de Tarija is a football club from Tarija, Bolivia currently playing at Tarija Primera A, one of the second division regional leagues.... |
22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 5 | |
| Club Destroyers Club Destroyers Club Destroyers is a football club from Santa Cruz, Bolivia currently playing in both the Nacional B second division and in Santa Cruz Primera A, one of the third division regional leagues.... |
18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 10 | |
| Enrique Happ | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Club San Lorenzo | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |
| Oruro Royal | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | |
| Universitario de Potosi | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | |
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacional Potosi Nacional Potosí Nacional Potosí is one of Bolivia's oldest football clubs, it was founded on March 24, 1942. The team played in second division football most of its years. When in 2004 it came under the ownership of Emilio Alave, the team embarked on a serious attempt to win promotion to the professional league,... |
24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | |
| Primero de Mayo | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | |
| Universidad de Pando | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |
| Real Charcas | 15 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | |
| Universidad De Beni | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
| Vaca Diez | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | |
Quarter finals
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In this round Club Primero De Mayo qualified as the best loser|}
1st Leg
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2nd Leg
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Final
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| Nacional Potosi Nacional Potosí Nacional Potosí is one of Bolivia's oldest football clubs, it was founded on March 24, 1942. The team played in second division football most of its years. When in 2004 it came under the ownership of Emilio Alave, the team embarked on a serious attempt to win promotion to the professional league,... 1st Title |