2025 Club Bolívar season
Club Bolívar 2025 football season
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The 2025 season was 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 took part in the Copa Bolivia, the Copa Libertadores, and the Copa Sudamericana.
| 2025 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Flavio Robatto |
| Stadium | Estadio Hernando Siles |
| División Profesional | 2nd |
| Copa Bolivia | Runners-up |
| Copa Libertadores | Group stage |
| Copa Sudamericana | Quarter-finals |
| 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 |
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 | 14 December 2025 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 82 | 32 | +50 | 70.00 |
| Copa Bolivia | 1 May 2025 | 22 December 2025 | Group stage | Runners-up | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 60.00 |
| 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 | 24 September 2025 | Knockout round play-offs | Quarter-finals | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 66.67 |
| Total | 62 | 39 | 9 | 14 | 158 | 73 | +85 | 62.90 | ||||
Source: Competitions
División Profesional
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Always Ready (C) | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 91 | 34 | +57 | 71 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Bolívar | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 82 | 32 | +50 | 68 | |
| 3 | The Strongest | 30 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 77 | 48 | +29 | 64 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores first stage |
| 4 | San Antonio Bulo Bulo | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 46 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 5 | Blooming | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 46 |
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 7 July 2025. Source: [citation needed]
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) |