Bolivia national football team records and statistics
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The following is a list of the Bolivia national football team's competitive records and statistics.
Player records
- As of 21 November 2023[1]
- Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
Most caps
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcelo Moreno | 108 | 31 | 2007–2023 |
| 2 | Ronald Raldes | 102 | 3 | 2001–2018 |
| 3 | Luis Cristaldo | 93 | 4 | 1989–2005 |
| Marco Sandy | 93 | 6 | 1993–2003 | |
| 5 | José Milton Melgar | 89 | 6 | 1980–1997 |
| 6 | Juan Carlos Arce | 88 | 15 | 2004–2022 |
| Carlos Borja | 88 | 1 | 1979–1995 | |
| 8 | Julio César Baldivieso | 85 | 15 | 1991–2005 |
| Juan Manuel Peña | 85 | 1 | 1991–2009 | |
| 10 | Miguel Rimba | 80 | 0 | 1989–2000 |
Most goals
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcelo Moreno | 31 | 108 | 0.29 | 2007–2023 |
| 2 | Joaquín Botero | 20 | 48 | 0.42 | 1999–2009 |
| 3 | Víctor Agustín Ugarte | 16 | 45 | 0.36 | 1947–1963 |
| 4 | Carlos Aragonés | 15 | 31 | 0.48 | 1977–1981 |
| Erwin Sánchez | 15 | 57 | 0.26 | 1989–2005 | |
| Julio César Baldivieso | 15 | 85 | 0.18 | 1991–2005 | |
| Juan Carlos Arce | 15 | 88 | 0.17 | 2004–2022 | |
| 8 | Máximo Alcócer | 13 | 22 | 0.59 | 1953–1963 |
| Marco Antonio Etcheverry | 13 | 71 | 0.18 | 1989–2003 | |
| 10 | Miguel Aguilar | 10 | 34 | 0.29 | 1977–1983 |
Competition records
FIFA World Cup
| Year | FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| 1930 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | Qualified as invitees | |||||||
| 1934 to 1938 | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||
| 1950 | Group stage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | Qualified automatically | |||||||
| 1954 | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||
| 1958 | Did not qualify | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||
| 1962 | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1966 | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||
| 1970 | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1974 | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||
| 1978 | 3rd | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 25 | ||||||||
| 1982 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1986 | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1990 | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1994 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | 8th | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | |||||||
| 2002 | 7th | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 33 | ||||||||
| 2006 | 10th | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 37 | ||||||||
| 2010 | 9th | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 36 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 8th | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 30 | ||||||||
| 2018 | 9th | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 38 | ||||||||
| 2022 | 9th | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 42 | ||||||||
| 2026 | To be determined | In progress | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 3/22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20 | — | 168 | 43 | 32 | 93 | 200 | 326 | |
Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 29 March 2022, after the match against Brazil.
Copa América
| South American Championship / Copa América record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1916 to 1925 | Did not participate | ||||||
| 1926 | Round robin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 24 |
| 1927 | Fourth place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| 1929 to 1942 | Did not participate | ||||||
| 1945 | Round robin | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 1946 | Round robin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
| 1947 | Round robin | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| 1949 | Fourth place | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 24 |
| 1953 | Round robin | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 1955 to 1957 | Did not participate | ||||||
| 1959 (first) | Round robin | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
| 1959 (second) | Withdrew | ||||||
| 1963 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 |
| 1967 | Round robin | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 1975 | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 1979 | Group stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 1983 | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1987 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989 | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 1991 | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 1993 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1995 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 1997 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| 1999 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2004 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2016 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2021 | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 2024 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Total | 29/48 | 122 | 20 | 26 | 76 | 109 | 308 |
Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 28 June 2021, after the match against Argentina.
FIFA Confederations Cup
Pan American Games
| Pan American Games record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1951 to 1971 | Did not participate | ||||||
| 1975 | Second round | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 1979 to 1995 | Did not participate | ||||||
| Since 1999 | See Bolivia national under-23 football team | ||||||
| Total | 1/12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
Head-to-head record
The list shown below shows the national football team of Bolivia's all-time international record against opposing nations. The stats are composed of FIFA World Cup and Copa América, matches as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches.[2]
The following tables show Bolivia's all-time international record, correct as of 6 June 2026 vs. 
Scotland.[2]
AFC
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iran |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
 Iraq |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
 Japan |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0.00 |
 Jordan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Myanmar |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
 Saudi Arabia |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 50.00 |
 South Korea |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
 United Arab Emirates |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Uzbekistan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 21.05 |
CAF
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
 Cameroon |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Egypt |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Senegal |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
 South Africa |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 16.67 |
CONCACAF
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Costa Rica |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0.00 |
 Cuba |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Curaçao |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
 El Salvador |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 40.00 |
 Guatemala |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 20.00 |
 Guyana |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
 Honduras |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 40.00 |
 Haiti |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 100.00 |
 Jamaica |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 33.33 |
 Mexico |
14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 22 | −17 | 7.14 |
 Nicaragua |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 66.67 |
 Panama |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 28.57 |
 Suriname |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 100.00 |
 United States |
9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 22.22 |
| Total | 64 | 21 | 15 | 28 | 78 | 83 | −5 | 32.81 |
CONMEBOL
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
43 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 116 | −80 | 16.28 |
 Brazil |
35 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 27 | 117 | −90 | 17.14 |
 Chile |
51 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 53 | 117 | −64 | 17.65 |
 Colombia |
33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 21.21 |
 Ecuador |
39 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 75 | −36 | 15.38 |
 Paraguay |
71 | 16 | 19 | 36 | 76 | 140 | −64 | 22.54 |
 Peru |
53 | 15 | 12 | 26 | 49 | 83 | −34 | 28.30 |
 Uruguay |
48 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 35 | 118 | −83 | 16.67 |
 Venezuela |
42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 83 | 68 | +15 | 40.48 |
| Total | 415 | 91 | 89 | 235 | 429 | 885 | −456 | 21.93 |
UEFA
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andorra |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Bulgaria |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
 Czechoslovakia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 50.00 |
 East Germany |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Finland |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 50.00 |
 France |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
 Germany |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
 Greece |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
 Hungary |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0.00 |
 Iceland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
 Poland |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
 Portugal |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
 Republic of Ireland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
 Romania |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
 Russia[a] |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Scotland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
 Serbia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
 Slovakia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 33.33 |
 Spain |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
 Switzerland |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Yugoslavia[b] |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Total | 32 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 66 | −42 | 15.63 |