The teams will play within each group, in addition to a cross-group rivalry (for example: Oriente vs. Blooming).
The first stage will have the twelve teams play against a local rival over two legs.
The team with the most points after the twenty-two rounds will be declared the champion and will qualify to the 2011 Copa Libertadores as the Bolivia 1 berth.
They were replaced by the 2009 Copa Simón Bolívar champion Guabirá, who last played in the LFPB in 2008.
The championship began on February 20 and ended June 9, two days before the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup at South Africa.
Results Source: [3] The Torneo de Invierno (officially the Torneo de Invierno Entel for sponsorship reasons) will be played in the middle of this season, concurrent to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
For the second stage, if a tie in points exists after the end of the second leg, the match will go directly into a penalty shootout as per the Laws of the Game.