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Bolivia Football
Bolivia |  |  |
| National Coach: Gustavo Quinteros National Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles FA founded: 1925 ( FA Website ) Joined FIFA: 1926 FIFA Code: BOL Nickname: La Verde | Local Name: Bolivia Capital: La Paz Population: 9,119,152 Area: 1,098,581 km2 Tel: +591 / Internet: .bo Currency: Boliviano (BOB) - Rates | |||||
| Domestic Season: Apertura: August - December; Clausura: January - May | ||||||
| Local Time and Weather | Latest Bolivian Football News | |||||
Bolivian Football League System
Level: 1 Primera Division view 12 Teams
Level: 2 Liga Nacional B view 13 Teams
Primera Division
| Aurora Estadio Felix Capriles (32,000) | [-] |
Chairman / President: Fernando Gamboa
Founded in: 1935 (Nickname: )
View Aurora homepage
| Blooming Santa Cruz Estadio Ramon Tahuichi Aguilera (38,000) | [-] |
Chairman / President: Carlos Bendeck
Founded in: 1946 (Nickname: )
View Blooming Santa Cruz homepage
| Bolivar Estadio Libertador Simon Bolivar (25,000) | [-] |
Chairman / President: Guido Loayza And Marcelo Claure
Founded in: 1925 (Nickname: )
View Bolivar homepage
| Club Real Potosi Estadio Victor Agustin Ugarte (32,000) | [-] |
Chairman / President: Samuel Blanco
Founded in: 1941 (Nickname: )
View Club Real Potosi homepage
| Guabira Estadio Gilberto Parada (18,000) | [-] |
Chairman / President: Gerardo Rosado
Founded in: 1962 (Nickname: )
View Guabira homepage
| La Paz Estadio Hernando Siles (45,000) | [-] |
Chairman / President: Mauricio Gonzalez
Founded in: 1989 (Nickname: )
View La Paz homepage
| Nacional Potosi Estadio Victor Agustin Ugarte (32,000) | [-] |
Chairman / President: Emilio Alave
Founded in: 1942 (Nickname: )
View Nacional Potosi homepage
| Oriente Petrolero Estadio Ramon Tahuichi Aguilera (38,000) | [-] |
Chairman / President: Miguel Angel Antelo
Founded in: 1955 (Nickname: )
View Oriente Petrolero homepage
| Real Mamore Estadio Gran Mamore (12,000) | [-] |
Chairman / President: Alfonso Gorayeb
Founded in: 2006 (Nickname: )
View Real Mamore homepage
| San Jose Estadio Jesus Bermudez (33,000) | [-] |
Chairman / President: Florencio Espana
Founded in: 1942 (Nickname: )
View San Jose homepage
| The Strongest Estadio Rafael Mendoza (15,000) | [-] |
Chairman / President: Sergio Asbun
Founded in: 1908 (Nickname: )
View The Strongest homepage
| Universitario De Sucre Estadio Olimpico Patria (32,000) | [-] |
Chairman / President: Jaime Barron
Founded in: 1962 (Nickname: )
View Universitario De Sucre homepage
Liga Nacional B
| Academia Del Balompie Boliviano (0) | [-] |
Chairman / President:
Founded in: 0 (Nickname: )
View Academia Del Balompie Boliviano homepage
| Destroyers (0) | [-] |
| Enrique Happ (0) | [-] |
| Flamengo De Sucre (0) | [-] |
Chairman / President:
Founded in: 1966 (Nickname: )
View Flamengo De Sucre homepage
| Garcia Agreda (0) | [-] |
| Jorge Wilstermann Estadio Felix Capriles (32,000) | [-] |
Chairman / President: Eduardo Pereira
Founded in: 1949 (Nickname: )
View Jorge Wilstermann homepage
| Juventud Valerosa Mariscal (0) | [-] |
Chairman / President:
Founded in: 0 (Nickname: )
View Juventud Valerosa Mariscal homepage
| Oruro Royal (0) | [-] |
| Real Charcas Petrolero (0) | [-] |
Chairman / President:
Founded in: 0 (Nickname: )
View Real Charcas Petrolero homepage
| Stormers San Lorenzo (0) | [-] |
Chairman / President:
Founded in: 0 (Nickname: )
View Stormers San Lorenzo homepage
| Universidad De Santa Cruz (0) | [-] |
Chairman / President:
Founded in: 0 (Nickname: )
View Universidad De Santa Cruz homepage
| Universitario Del Beni (0) | [-] |
Chairman / President:
Founded in: 0 (Nickname: )
View Universitario Del Beni homepage
| Vaca Diez (0) | [-] |
Pyramid Structure
A twelve team top level, with relegation to a thirteen team national second level that was newly formed for the 2011-2012 season. Below the new national second level are the regional championships, which were previously directly below the top division.
Regional Championships
| DEPARTMENT |
| La Paz |
| Santa Cruz |
| Oruro |
| Beni |
| Cochabamba |
| Tarija |
| Sucre (Chiquisaca) |
| Cobija (Pando) |
| Potosí |
Roll of Honour
| YEAR | APERTURA | CLAUSURA |
| 2011-12 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 |
The Strongest Bolivar Jorge Wilstermann Bolívar Universitario Real Potosí Bolívar Bolívar Bolívar The Strongest |
??? Not played due to change in calendar Oriente Petrolero Blooming Aurora San José Jorge Wilstermann Blooming Oriente Petrolero The Strongest |
| YEAR | LEAGUE |
| 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 |
Bolivar Oriente Petrolero Jorge Wilstermann Blooming Blooming Bolívar Bolívar San José Bolívar The Strongest Bolívar Bolívar Oriente Petrolero The Strongest Bolívar Bolívar The Strongest Bolívar Blooming Bolívar Bolívar Jorge Wilstermann Jorge Wilstermann Oriente Petrolero Bolívar The Strongest Bolívar Guabirá The Strongest Jorge Wilstermann Jorge Wilstermann Oriente Petrolero CD Chaco Petrolero CD Universitario Bolívar Jorge Wilstermann Bolívar Deportivo Municipal The Strongest Aurora - Deportivo Municipal Jorge Wilstermann Jorge Wilstermann Jorge Wilstermann |
The first regional championship in Bolivia was played in 1914 in La Paz and was won by The Strongest. In 1915 there was a one-off, unofficial, national championship played between regional representative teams and won by La Paz. An official national championship began in 1926 between representative regional teams, and continued irregularly until 1959. The first professional league began in La Paz in 1950 and was gradually extended to include other regions in 1954, 1957 and finally in 1958 when it became the first national club championship. The organisation of Bolivian football was slightly restructured into its present form with an Apertuta and Clausura championship in 1977. Up to 2002 there were play-offs between the top teams from each championship to determine the overall champions, but these play-offs stopped in 2003, leaving two champions from each season. In 2011 there was a transitional single-championship season as they changed the calendar to a European style August-June schedule.
There are 9 provinces or departments in Bolivia and each operates it’s own league below the national championship. The top two from each of these play off in the ‘Copa Simón Bolívar’ (3 groups of 6, then 1/4 finals, etc) for one automatic promotion spot. The runners-up then play off against the second bottom team from the national league for a second promotion place.
Other links
Newspapers: La Razón | El Deber | El Diario
Books: An Encyclopaedia of Football in Bolivia 1914-1998, Laura Vanauskas, HEART BOOKS.
