2025 FBF División Profesional
Football league season
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The 2025 FBF División Profesional was the 47th season of the División Profesional del Fútbol Boliviano, Bolivia's top-flight football league and the seventh season under División de Fútbol Profesional management. The season began on 28 March and ended on 15 December 2025.[1][2] Although the season was originally expected to begin on 14 February 2025,[3] delays in the resolution of disciplinary cases that could affect the club composition for the season eventually forced the start date to be moved to 28 March.[4]
| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 March – 15 December 2025 |
| Champions | Always Ready (4th title) |
| Relegated | Jorge Wilstermann |
| Copa Libertadores | Always Ready Bolívar Nacional Potosí (via Copa Bolivia) The Strongest |
| Copa Sudamericana | San Antonio Bulo Bulo Blooming Independiente Petrolero Guabirá |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 870 (3.63 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Óscar Villalba (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Real Oruro 10–1 Blooming (6 December) |
| Biggest away win | U. de Vinto 0–7 Always Ready (27 April) ABB 0–7 Always Ready (28 November) |
| Highest scoring | Real Oruro 10–1 Blooming (25 September) |
← 2024 2026 → | |
Always Ready were the champions, winning their fourth league title on the penultimate matchday of the season after defeating Guabirá 6–0 on 11 December 2025.[5] Bolívar were the defending champions.
On 28 February 2025, Aurora were deducted 33 points ahead of the season, as punishment for the Gabriel Montaño case.[6] Due to that point deduction, Aurora had been mathematically relegated to the Cochabamba regional league with five matches left in the season after losing to GV San José on 21 November.[7] However, the ruling was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 19 December following an appeal lodged by Aurora, which meant that Aurora went up to tenth place with 37 points and Jorge Wilstermann went from second to last place to last, being relegated directly to the regional leagues.[8]
Format
The format for the season was decided at a meeting of the División Profesional's Council on 11 March 2025, following the resolution of disciplinary cases involving the club Royal Pari and Aurora player Gabriel Montaño. The 2025 season would no longer continue the half-year tournaments in a single season. Instead, a double round-robin league competition in which the 16 participating teams played each other twice for a total of 30 rounds. The season would start on 30 March and end in December. The team finishing first after the 30 rounds of the league tournament at the end of the season was the División Profesional champion.[1]
The champions and runners-up of the league tournament qualified for the 2026 Copa Libertadores group stage as Bolivia 1 and Bolivia 2, whilst the Copa Bolivia champions will qualify for the Copa Libertadores as Bolivia 3 and the runners-up of the latter tournament will claim the last berth to the 2026 Copa Sudamericana. The remaining international berths were awarded to the best-placed teams in the league tournament, whilst the team placing last in this tournament was relegated and the team placing second-from-bottom will have to play a relegation play-off against the Copa Simón Bolívar runner-up. No aggregate table was considered for this season.[9]
Teams
Sixteen teams competed in the league for the 2025 season: the top 14 teams in the aggregate table of the 2024 Primera División season, along with ABB who promoted from the 2024 Copa Simón Bolívar and Real Oruro, who took part in the promotion/relegation play-off. ABB achieved a first-ever promotion to the top tier on 1 December 2024, after winning the Copa Simón Bolívar title.[10] Meanwhile, Real Oruro's first-ever promotion was confirmed on 6 January 2025, after the Bolivian Football Federation's Sports Disciplinary Court ruled the exclusion of Royal Pari from the competition following their abandonment of the second leg of the promotion/relegation play-off.[11]
ABB and Real Oruro replaced Real Santa Cruz and Royal Pari, both relegated to the Santa Cruz regional league.[12][11]
Stadia and locations
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB | El Alto | Municipal de Villa Ingenio | 22,000 |
| Always Ready | El Alto | Municipal de Villa Ingenio | 22,000 |
| Aurora | Cochabamba | Félix Capriles | 32,000 |
| Blooming | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera[i] | 38,000 |
| Bolívar | La Paz | Hernando Siles | 42,000 |
| Guabirá | Montero | Gilberto Parada | 13,000 |
| GV San José | Oruro | Jesús Bermúdez | 33,000 |
| Independiente Petrolero | Sucre | Olímpico Patria | 30,700 |
| Jorge Wilstermann | Cochabamba | Félix Capriles | 32,000 |
| Nacional Potosí | Potosí | Víctor Agustín Ugarte | 32,105 |
| Oriente Petrolero | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera[i] | 38,000 |
| Real Oruro | Oruro | Jesús Bermúdez | 33,000 |
| Real Tomayapo | Tarija | IV Centenario | 15,000 |
| San Antonio Bulo Bulo | Entre Ríos | Carlos Villegas | 17,000 |
| The Strongest | La Paz | Hernando Siles | 42,000 |
| Universitario de Vinto | Cochabamba | Félix Capriles[ii] | 32,000 |
- Notes
- Blooming and Oriente Petrolero played most of their home matches at Estadio Gilberto Parada in Montero and Estadio Real Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz de la Sierra as Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera was temporarily closed for remodelling works ahead of the 2025 Copa Sudamericana final.[13]
- Used along with Estadio Municipal de Quillacollo as home stadiums for the season since Universitario's stadium Estadio Hipólito Lazarte does not meet FBF requirements for a professional match.
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB |  Víctor Hugo Mamani |
Drei | UTB |
| Always Ready | Julio César Baldivieso |
Marathon | UTB |
| Aurora | Sergio Zeballos Edward Zenteno (caretakers) |
Marathon | |
| Blooming | Mauricio Soria |
Marathon | Gree |
| Bolívar |  Flavio Robatto |
Puma | Suzuki |
| Guabirá | Marcelo Straccia |
Forte | Celina, Ingenio Guabirá, Grupo Paz |
| GV San José | Jorge Wuinch (caretaker) |
Arce | 4life Grains, Paceña |
| Independiente Petrolero | René Hinojosa |
Red White | UTB, Fancesa |
| Jorge Wilstermann | Humberto Viviani |
Puma | Kia |
| Nacional Potosí | Leonardo Eguez |
Oxígeno Wear | Banco Económico, Ingenio San Silvestre |
| Oriente Petrolero | Víctor Hugo Andrada |
Marathon | Yango, Finesse |
| Real Oruro | Marcelo Robledo |
Arce | UTB |
| Real Tomayapo |  Juan Cortés |
Oxígeno Wear | Altavida |
| San Antonio Bulo Bulo |  Diómedes Peña (caretaker) |
Forte | UTB |
| The Strongest | Juan Carlos Paz (caretaker) |
Marathon | Kia |
| Universitario de Vinto | Adrián Barral (caretaker) |
Marathon | UTB |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Strongest | Ismael Rescalvo |
End of contract | 20 December 2024[14] | Pre-season |  Antônio Carlos Zago |
12 January 2025[15] |
| Always Ready | Jaime Jemio |
Return to assistant role | 21 December 2024 | Eduardo Villegas |
2 January 2025[16] | |
| Jorge Wilstermann | Franz Taboada |
End of caretaker spell | Luciano Theiler |
4 January 2025[17] | ||
| Nacional Potosí | Dayler Gutiérrez |
César Vigevani |
27 December 2024[18] | |||
| Aurora |  Sergio Órteman |
End of contract | 24 December 2024[19] |  Daniel Farrar[i] |
8 January 2025[22] | |
| San Antonio Bulo Bulo | Leonardo Eguez |
Julio César Baldivieso |
27 December 2024[23] | |||
| Blooming | Álvaro Peña |
25 December 2024[24] | Mauricio Soria |
25 December 2024[25] | ||
| Guabirá | Víctor Hugo Andrada |
Sacked | 26 December 2024[26] | Rolando Carlen |
26 December 2024[26] | |
| GV San José | Julio César Baldivieso |
Signed by San Antonio Bulo Bulo | 27 December 2024[23] | Dalcio Giovagnoli |
16 January 2025[27] | |
| Universitario de Vinto | Pablo Godoy |
End of contract | 31 December 2024[28] | Thiago Leitão |
6 January 2025[29] | |
| ABB | David Condori |
31 December 2024 | Julio Quinteros |
20 January 2025[30] | ||
| Real Oruro | Daniel Gómez |
Sacked | 7 January 2025[31] | Alberto Illanes |
10 January 2025[32] | |
| ABB | Julio Quinteros |
14 February 2025[33] | Pablo Godoy |
14 February 2025[33] | ||
| Oriente Petrolero | Joaquín Monasterio |
4 March 2025[34] |  Rodrigo Venegas |
4 March 2025[35] | ||
| Always Ready | Eduardo Villegas |
19 March 2025[36] | Julio César Baldivieso |
24 March 2025[37] | ||
| San Antonio Bulo Bulo | Julio César Baldivieso |
Resigned | 20 March 2025[38] | Joaquín Monasterio |
22 March 2025[39] | |
| The Strongest | Antônio Carlos Zago |
Signed by Botafogo-PB | 7 April 2025[40] | 8th | Juan Carlos Paz[ii] |
10 April 2025[iii] |
| Oriente Petrolero | Rodrigo Venegas |
Sacked | 13 April 2025[43] | 14th | Gualberto Mojica[iv] |
14 April 2025[45] |
| Jorge Wilstermann | Luciano Theiler |
Resigned | 14 April 2025[46] | 15th | Cristian Chávez[v] |
15 April 2025[48] |
| The Strongest | Juan Carlos Paz |
End of caretaker spell | 18 April 2025 | 1st | Carlos Bustos |
17 April 2025[49] |
| GV San José | Dalcio Giovagnoli |
Sacked | 23 April 2025[50] | 6th | Eduardo Villegas |
24 April 2025[51] |
| Aurora | Daniel Farrar |
Mutual agreement | 18 May 2025[52] | 16th | David Quiruchi[vi] |
23 May 2025[53] |
| Guabirá | Rolando Carlen |
Sacked | 26 May 2025[54] | 7th | Alberto Illanes |
31 May 2025[55] |
| Nacional Potosí | César Vigevani |
28 May 2025[56] | 12th | Dayler Gutiérrez |
29 May 2025[56] | |
| Real Oruro | Alberto Illanes |
Mutual agreement | 30 May 2025[57] | 14th | Marcelo Straccia |
4 June 2025[58] |
| San Antonio Bulo Bulo | Joaquín Monasterio |
Sacked | 8 June 2025[59] | 12th |  Pedro Depablos |
11 June 2025[60] |
| Real Tomayapo | Humberto Viviani |
6 July 2025[61] | 8th | Daniel Sagman[vii] |
11 July 2025[63] | |
| Independiente Petrolero | Marcelo Robledo |
Resigned | 8 July 2025[64] | 14th | Leonardo Eguez |
9 July 2025[65] |
| The Strongest | Carlos Bustos |
Mutual agreement | 10 July 2025[66] | 2nd | Joaquín Monasterio |
10 July 2025[67] |
| ABB | Pablo Godoy |
Resigned | 17 July 2025[68] | 9th | João Paulo Barros |
18 July 2025[69] |
| Nacional Potosí | Dayler Gutiérrez |
Sacked | 24 July 2025[70] | 11th | Pablo Godoy |
25 July 2025[71] |
| Real Oruro | Marcelo Straccia |
Resigned | 30 July 2025[72] | 13th | Néstor Colinas[ii] |
30 July 2025[73] |
| Guabirá | Alberto Illanes |
Mutual agreement | 31 July 2025[74] | 10th | Marcelo Straccia |
31 July 2025[74] |
| Real Oruro | Néstor Colinas |
End of caretaker spell | 4 August 2025 | 11th | Marcelo Robledo |
4 August 2025[75] |
| Jorge Wilstermann | Cristian Chávez |
Return to player role | 5 August 2025[76] | 15th | Humberto Viviani |
5 August 2025[76] |
| Oriente Petrolero | Gualberto Mojica |
Sacked | 11 August 2025[77] | 10th | Álvaro Peña |
15 August 2025[78] |
| ABB | João Paulo Barros |
25 August 2025[79] | 14th | Facundo Biondi |
26 August 2025[79] | |
| Nacional Potosí | Pablo Godoy |
9 September 2025[80] | 9th | Leonardo Eguez |
10 September 2025[80] | |
| Independiente Petrolero | Leonardo Eguez |
Resigned | 9 September 2025[80] | 8th | René Hinojosa |
10 September 2025[81] |
| GV San José | Eduardo Villegas |
Mutual agreement | 22 September 2025[82] | Wálter Flores |
22 September 2025[83] | |
| Universitario de Vinto | Thiago Leitão |
Resigned | 30 September 2025[84] | 11th | Adrián Barral[ii] |
30 September 2025[84] |
| Aurora | David Quiruchi |
Sacked | 2 October 2025[85] | 16th | Sergio Zeballos Edward Zenteno[viii] |
3 October 2025[86] |
| Real Tomayapo | Daniel Sagman |
2 October 2025[87] | 13th | Juan Cortés |
2 October 2025[87] | |
| ABB | Facundo Biondi |
6 October 2025 | 14th | Pablo Godoy |
6 October 2025[88] | |
| San Antonio Bulo Bulo | Pedro Depablos |
Resigned | 10 November 2025 | 7th | Diómedes Peña[ii] |
10 November 2025[89] |
| Oriente Petrolero | Álvaro Peña |
Sacked | 17 November 2025[90] | 10th | Víctor Hugo Andrada |
18 November 2025[91] |
| GV San José | Wálter Flores |
Resigned | 2 December 2025[92] | 9th | Jorge Wuinch[ix] |
3 December 2025[93] |
| The Strongest | Joaquín Monasterio |
11 December 2025[94] | 3rd | Juan Carlos Paz[ix] |
12 December 2025[95] | |
| ABB | Pablo Godoy |
20 December 2025[96] | 15th | Víctor Hugo Mamani |
20 December 2025[97] |
- Notes
- Aurora originally appointed Rodrigo Venegas as manager on 26 December 2024, but on 4 January 2025 the club informed him that he would not take over the team.[20][21]
- Caretaker manager.
- The Strongest originally appointed Pablo Cabanillas as caretaker manager on 9 April,[41] but he was replaced the following day following an agreement between the two claimants to the club's chairmanship and the FBF.[42]
- Originally as caretaker manager, subsequently appointed on a permanent basis.
- Caretaker managers.
- Caretaker manager until the end of the season.
Standings
| 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 | |
| 6 | Independiente Petrolero | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 56 | 57 | −1 | 45 | |
| 7 | Nacional Potosí | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 43 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage[a] |
| 8 | Guabirá | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 43 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 9 | GV San José | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 41 | |
| 10 | Aurora | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 37 | |
| 11 | Real Tomayapo | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 35 | |
| 12 | Oriente Petrolero | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 33 | |
| 13 | Real Oruro | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 60 | 66 | −6 | 31 | |
| 14 | Universitario de Vinto | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 60 | −28 | 26 | |
| 15 | ABB (O) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 64 | −31 | 26 | Qualification for Promotion/relegation play-off |
| 16 | Jorge Wilstermann (R) | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 71 | −41 | 19 | Relegation to Bolivian Football Regional Leagues |
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.[98]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Nacional Potosí qualified for the Copa Libertadores second stage by winning the 2025 Copa Bolivia.
Results
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Óscar Villalba |
Independiente Petrolero | 25 |
| 2 | Héctor Bobadilla |
Jorge Wilstermann / Always Ready | 20 |
| 3 | Gustavo Peredo |
Guabirá | 16 |
| 4 |  Dorny Romero |
Bolívar | 15 |
| 5 | Moisés Paniagua |
Always Ready | 13 |
| 6 | Anthony Vásquez |
San Antonio Bulo Bulo | 12 |
| Sebastián Zeballos |
Real Oruro | ||
| 8 | Jasond González |
Always Ready | 11 |
| Juan Godoy |
The Strongest | ||
| Enrique Triverio |
The Strongest / Always Ready | ||
| John García |
The Strongest |
Source: Besoccer
Promotion/relegation play-off
The promotion/relegation play-off was a two-legged series played by the team placing 15th in the 2025 División Profesional (originally Jorge Wilstermann) and the 2025 Copa Simón Bolívar runners-up San Juan.
The play-off matches were set to be played on 20 and 23 December 2025 (originally scheduled for 17 and 20 December),[99][100] but the series between Jorge Wilstermann and San Juan was annulled due to Aurora's successful appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which implied that Jorge Wilstermann would end the season in last place and would be directly relegated and ABB was confirmed as San Juan's rival instead.[101][102]
ABB defeated San Juan in the series and remained in the top flight for the 2026 season.
Tied 3–3 on aggregate, ABB won on penalties.