2025 Club Bolívar season
| 2025 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Flavio Robatto |
| Stadium | Estadio Hernando Siles |
| División Profesional | 4th |
| Copa Bolivia | Group stage |
| Copa Libertadores | Group stage |
| Copa Sudamericana | Knockout round play-offs |
| Top goalscorer | League: Fábio Gomes (6) All: Fábio Gomes (11) |
| Biggest win | Bolívar 5–1 Jorge Wilstermann Bolívar 5–1 Blooming Bolívar 4–0 Cerro Porteño Bolívar 4–0 Independiente Petrolero |
| Biggest defeat | Cerro Porteño 4–2 Bolívar Bolívar 1–3 GV San José |
The 2025 season is the 100th year since the founding of Club Bolívar, and its 60th season competing in the Bolivian top-tier football division. During this season, the club is taking part in the Copa Bolivia, the Copa Libertadores, and the Copa Sudamericana.
Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Rubén Ramírez | Cusco | Free | 23 January 2025 | |
| GK | Diego Méndez | Royal Pari | Free | 26 March 2025 | [1] |
| MF | Lucas Chávez | Al-Taawoun | Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| MF | Daniel Cataño | Millonarios | Undisclosed | 3 July 2025 | [2] |
| DF | Santiago Echeverría | Nacional Potosí | Undisclosed | 9 July 2025 | [3] |
| DF | Ignacio Gariglio | Deportivo Garcilaso | Undisclosed | 9 July 2025 | |
| FW | Martín Cauteruccio | Sporting Cristal | Undisclosed | 10 July 2025 | |
| MF | Damián Batallini | Argentinos Juniors | Loan | 11 July 2025 | [4] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Roberto Fernández | Akron Tolyatti | Undisclosed | 1 July 2025 | [5] |
| FW | Bruno Sávio | Millonarios | End of contract | 1 July 2025 | [6] |
| FW | Fábio Gomes | Mazatlán | Released | 1 July 2025 | [7] |
| MF | Lucas Chávez | Volta Redonda | Undisclosed | 9 August 2025 | |
| DF | Rubén Ramírez | Contract terminated | 26 August 2025 | [8] |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| División Profesional | 28 March 2025 | Matchday 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 57.14 | ||
| Copa Bolivia | 1 May 2025 | Group stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 50.00 | ||
| Copa Libertadores | 1 April 2025 | 28 May 2025 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 33.33 |
| Copa Sudamericana | 17 July 2025 | Knockout round play-offs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 | ||
| Total | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 59 | 35 | +24 | 53.85 | ||||
Last updated: 23 July 2025
Source: Competitions
División Profesional
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Always Ready (C, Q) | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 91 | 34 | +57 | 71 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Bolívar (Q) | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 82 | 32 | +50 | 68 | |
| 3 | The Strongest (T) | 30 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 77 | 48 | +29 | 64 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores first stage[a] |
| 4 | San Antonio Bulo Bulo (X) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 46 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores or Copa Sudamericana[a] |
| 5 | Blooming (Q) | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 46 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game (only if needed to decide championship between two teams), 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Yellow cards, 7) Drawing of lots.[9]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated; (X) Assured of Copa Sudamericana, but may still qualify for Copa Libertadores
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game (only if needed to decide championship between two teams), 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Yellow cards, 7) Drawing of lots.[9]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated; (X) Assured of Copa Sudamericana, but may still qualify for Copa Libertadores
Notes:
- ^ a b If Nacional Potosí win the 2025 Copa Bolivia, they will qualify for the Copa Libertadores second stage. Otherwise, The Strongest will enter the Copa Libertadores second stage and San Antonio Bulo Bulo will qualify for the Copa Libertadores first stage.
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 7 July 2025. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 28 March 2025 1 | Bolívar | 3–1 | CDT Real Oruro |
| 5 April 2025 2 | Real Tomayapo | 2–1 | Bolívar |
| 12 April 2025 3 | Bolívar | 5–1 | Jorge Wilstermann |
| 20 April 2025 4 | Guabirá | 2–4 | Bolívar |
| 27 April 2025 5 | Bolívar | 5–1 | Blooming |
| 4 May 2025 6 | ABB | 0–3 | Bolívar |
| 11 May 2025 7 | Club Aurora | 0–2 | Bolívar |
| 24 May 2025 9 | Universitario de Vinto | 1–1 | Bolívar | Cochabamba |
| 15:00 UTC−4 | Stadium: Estadio Félix Capriles |
| 8 June 2025 8 | Bolívar | 1–3 | GV San José | La Paz |
| 17:15 UTC−4 | Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles |
| 15 June 2025 10 | Bolívar | 2–2 | Always Ready | La Paz |
| 17:15 UTC−4 | Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles |
| 22 June 2025 11 | Bolívar | 1–2 | The Strongest | La Paz |
| 15:00 UTC−4 | Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles |
| 29 June 2025 12 | Nacional Potosí | 1–1 | Bolívar | Potosí |
| 15:00 UTC−4 | Stadium: Estadio Víctor Agustín Ugarte |
| 7 July 2025 13 | Bolívar | 4–0 | Independiente Petrolero | La Paz |
| 18:00 UTC−4 |
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Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles |
| 19 July 2025 15 | Bolívar | 1–0 | Oriente Petrolero | La Paz |
| 17:30 UTC−4 |
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Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles |
Copa Bolivia
Group stage
| 1 May 2025 1 | Jorge Wilstermann | 3–2 | Bolívar | Cochabamba |
| 17:30 UTC−4 |
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Stadium: Estadio Félix Capriles Referee: Ivo Méndez |
| 21 May 2025 2 | Bolívar | 3–1 | Blooming | La Paz |
| 20:30 UTC−4 | Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Referee: Carlos García |
| 26 June 2025 3 | Nacional Potosí | 3–0 | Bolívar | Potosí |
| 18:00 UTC−4 | Stadium: Estadio Víctor Agustín Ugarte Referee: Gustavo Vera |
| 10 July 2025 5 | Bolívar | 2–1 | Nacional Potosí | La Paz |
| 18:00 UTC−4 |
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Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles |
Copa Libertadores
Group stage
The draw ceremony was conducted on 17 March 2025.[10]
- Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmeiras | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 18 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Bolívar | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 6 | Transfer to Copa Sudamericana |
| 4 | Sporting Cristal | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 4 |
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking.
| 1 April 2025 1 | Cerro Porteño | 4–2 | Bolívar | Asunción |
| 19:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estadio General Pablo Rojas Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela) |
| 9 April 2025 2 | Bolívar | 3–0 | Sporting Cristal | La Paz |
| 20:30 UTC−4 | Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Referee: Maximiliano Ramírez (Argentina) |
| 24 April 2025 3 | Bolívar | 2–3 | Palmeiras | La Paz |
| 18:00 UTC−4 | Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Attendance: 13,839 Referee: Leandro Rey Hilfer (Argentina) |
| 7 May 2025 4 | Sporting Cristal | 2–1 | Bolívar | Lima, Peru |
| 21:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Carlos Betancur (Colombia) |
| 15 May 2025 5 | Palmeiras | 2–0 | Bolívar | São Paulo, Brazil |
| 19:00 UTC−3 |
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Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 28,381 Referee: Maximiliano Ramírez (Argentina) |
| 28 May 2025 6 | Bolívar | 4–0 | Cerro Porteño | La Paz |
| 20:30 UTC−4 | Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay) |
Copa Sudamericana
Knockout round play-offs
| 16 July 2025 First leg | Bolívar | 3–0 | Palestino | La Paz |
| 18:00 UTC−4 |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Attendance: 22,190 Referee: Flavio de Souza (Brazil) |
| 23 July 2025 Second leg | Palestino | 0–3 (0–6 agg.) | Bolívar | Santiago, Chile[11] |
| 18:00 UTC−4 | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Referee: Derlis López (Paraguay) |
Round of 16
| 13 August 2025 First leg | Bolívar | 2–0 | Cienciano | La Paz |
| 18:00 UTC−4 |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Referee: Jhon Ospina (Colombia) |
| 20 August 2025 Second leg | Cienciano | 0–2 (0–4 agg.) | Bolívar | Cusco, Peru |
| 17:00 UTC−5 | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Garcilaso Referee: Augusto Aragón (Ecuador) |
Quarter-finals
| 17 September 2025 First leg | Bolívar | 2–2 | Atlético Mineiro | La Paz, Bolivia |
| 18:00 UTC−4 |
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Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru) |
| 24 September 2025 Second leg | Atlético Mineiro | 1–0 (3–2 agg.) | Bolívar | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| 19:00 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Arena MRV Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina) |
References
- ^ "Bolívar apuesta por el talento boliviano: Diego Armando Méndez, nuevo guardián celeste – Club Bolivar".
- ^ "El volante colombiano Daniel Cataño fue presentado como nuevo jugador del Bolívar de la Paz".
- ^ "Santiago Echeverría, nuevo pilar de nuestra zaga – Club Bolivar".
- ^ "Damián Batallini, una dinamita ofensiva para Bolívar – Club Bolivar".
- ^ "El Akron de Rusia hace oficial la compra de Roberto Fernández | el Deber". 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Robatto confirma la salida de Bruno Sávio con un emotivo mensaje de despedida | el Deber". 21 June 2025.
- ^ ""Gracias por todo, Fábio": Bolívar se despide de su goleador brasileño | el Deber".
- ^ [1]
- ^ FBF (29 March 2025). "Convocatoria Torneos de División Profesional 2025" [2025 División Profesional Tournaments Callup]. futboldebolivia.net (in Spanish). Fútbol Boliviano. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Bolívar cayó en el grupo G y San Antonio en el H para la Copa Libertadores 2025 | el Deber". 17 March 2025.
- ^ "Palestino vs. Bolívar (Jul 23, 2025) Live Score".