Bolivia national football team
Nickname(s) | La Verde (The Green)[1] | ||
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Association | Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) | ||
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
Head coach | Óscar Villegas | ||
Captain | Luis Haquín | ||
Most caps | Marcelo Moreno (108) | ||
Top scorer | Marcelo Moreno (31) | ||
Home stadium | Estadio Hernando Siles [As of September 2024 -Estadio Municipal de El Alto] | ||
FIFA code | BOL | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 79 4 (24 October 2024)[2] | ||
Highest | 18 (July 1997) | ||
Lowest | 115 (October 2011) | ||
First international | |||
Chile 7–1 Bolivia (Santiago, Chile; 12 October 1926) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Bolivia 7–0 Venezuela (La Paz, Bolivia; 22 August 1993) Bolivia 9–2 Haiti (La Paz, Bolivia; 3 March 2000) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Uruguay 9–0 Bolivia (Lima, Peru; 6 November 1927) Brazil 10–1 Bolivia (São Paulo, Brazil; 10 April 1949) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1930) | ||
Best result | Group stage (1930, 1950, 1994) | ||
Copa América | |||
Appearances | 29 (first in 1926) | ||
Best result | Champions (1963) | ||
Confederations Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1999) | ||
Best result | Group stage (1999) | ||
Medal record |
The Bolivia national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Bolivia), nicknamed La Verde, has represented Bolivia in men's international football since 1926. Organized by the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF),[A] it is one of the ten members of FIFA's South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL).
After playing in the 1930 and 1950 World Cups, they have qualified just once, in 1994, where they were eliminated in the group stage. Bolivia have never advanced past the first round of any World Cup, and have only scored one goal, in 1994. Despite their World Cup performances, Bolivia won the Copa América at home in 1963, and finished runners-up in 1997, which they also hosted. At the 2015 Copa América in Chile, they advanced to the quarter-finals for the first time since 1997, after defeating Ecuador 3–2. This also ended a winless streak in the Copa América, with their last win being on 28 June 1997, when they defeated Mexico 1–0 in the semi-finals.[5]
History
[edit]Bolivia debuted in international football in 1926, one year after the Bolivian Football Federation was founded, and joined FIFA that same year. As participants at the 1926 South American Championship in Chile, Bolivia played their first match against the hosts on 12 October 1926, and even ended up scoring first against them, but wound up being defeated by the Chileans 7–1. Bolivia also lost their following three matches: 0–5 against Argentina, 1–6 against Paraguay and 0–6 against Uruguay.[6]
In 1930, Bolivia was one of the teams invited to the inaugural edition of the World Cup, held in Uruguay. Drawn in Group 2 of the 1930 World Cup, Bolivia lost both its games 4–0, first to Yugoslavia at the Estadio Parque Central, and then to Brazil in the Estadio Centenario.[7] The match versus the Yugoslavs would be the last match against non-South American opposition for Bolivia until 1972 – when they again met Yugoslavia.[8] They returned for the 1950 World Cup, where Argentina's withdrawal from the qualifiers gave Bolivia an automatic berth. With three teams declining to play in Brazil, Bolivia was put in a group of two along with Uruguay. The Bolivians' only game was an 8–0 defeat to Uruguay at the Estádio Independência in Belo Horizonte.[9]
Bolivia's greatest football achievement was the 1963 South American Championship title, which they hosted and won after placing first out of 7 countries, including being undefeated, with five wins and one draw. The only draw for Bolivia in the tournament was a 4–4 draw against Ecuador in the opening match. They also had the advantage of being better accustomed to higher altitudes.[10] In the following edition, the 1967 South American Championship, held in Uruguay, Bolivia finished last out of six teams, with one draw and four losses, which was far below what the public expected, as Bolivia had been the defending champion.
Afterwards, the country only started to resurge at an international level with the creation of the Academia Tahuichi Aguilera in Santa Cruz de la Sierra in 1978, a football school that developed players such as Marco Etcheverry, Erwin Sánchez and Luis Cristaldo.
Under Spanish coach Xabier Azkargorta and featuring nine players from Tahuichi, Bolivia surprisingly became the first team to beat Brazil in the 1994 World Cup qualifiers while playing them in La Paz, with a 2–0 win, and qualified for the 1994 World Cup by finishing second in Group B behind the Brazilians themselves, which included record 7–0 and 7–1 wins over Venezuela during their qualification campaign.[11]
Bolivia was drawn into the tournament's Group C, and played defending champions Germany in the tournament's opening match at Soldier Field. Bolivia outplayed Germany in the first half. In the second half, Lothar Matthäus took a 40-yard run and struck Marco "El Diablo" Etcheverry with a high elbow to his jaw. Etcheverry retaliated by fouling Matthäus and was sent off. Eventually, Bolivia lost on a controversial offside goal by Jürgen Klinsmann. Following a goalless draw with South Korea at Foxboro Stadium, where Bolivia was forced to play with ten men again after Cristaldo's red card, Bolivia returned to Chicago and lost 3–1 to Spain, with Sánchez scoring the first ever Bolivian goal in a World Cup.[12]
Following the World Cup, Bolivia participated in the 1995 Copa América held in Uruguay, with Antonio Lopez Habas as manager, where they made the quarter-finals for the first time since winning the competition in 1963, with one win, one draw, and one loss. In the quarter-finals, the nation lost to hosts Uruguay 2–1. Despite the decent performance the team displayed during the tournament, Lopez Habas left his post shortly before the 1997 Copa America, being replaced by Dušan Drašković. The 1997 edition was the second time Bolivia held the tournament. The team reached the final, as had happened last time Bolivia was the host, but this time they finished runner-up to reigning world champion Brazil after losing 3–1 in the final.[10]
With their runner-up finish at the previous Copa America, Bolivia made their first and only FIFA Confederations Cup appearance in the 1999 edition, this time under new Argentine manager Héctor Veira. Bolivia was placed in group A along with hosts Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. Their campaign started with a 2–2 draw against Egypt. Their next match was a 0–0 draw against Saudi Arabia. For their last match in the group, they had to play hosts Mexico, in which Bolivia lost 0–1 with a goal from Francisco Palencia. Bolivia finished third in the group with two draws and a loss, being eliminated from the tournament in the first stage.
In the 2015 Copa América in Chile, under Bolivian manager Mauricio Soria, Bolivia were placed in Group A, with Chile, Mexico, and Ecuador. In their match against Mexico, Bolivia drew 0–0. However, against Ecuador, Bolivia won 3–2, with goals from Raldes, Smedberg-Dalence, and Moreno. From this victory against Ecuador, Bolivia made it to the next round, the quarter-finals, for the first time since the 1997 tournament, which they hosted.[13] Bolivia were defeated by Peru 1–3 in the quarter-finals of the tournament, and Bolivia's only goal of the game was a penalty in the last minutes of the match scored by Marcelo Moreno. In the next three Copa América editions, Bolivia performed poorly, losing all games in these tournaments.
In 2021, Bolivian Football Federation's new President, Fernando Costa Sarmiento, lamented the deteriorating condition of football in Bolivia and vowed to rebuild the country's football system. He accused the previous Presidents of mismanaging football as he aimed to reconstruct Bolivian football into a more professional manner.[14]
On 28 March 2023, Bolivia registered its first-ever away win against a World Cup team in the 21st century, a 2–1 over Saudi Arabia in Jeddah in a friendly.[citation needed]
Stadium
[edit]Bolivia plays their home matches at Estadio Hernando Siles, which has an altitude of 3,637 metres (11,932 ft) above sea level, making it one of the highest football stadiums in the world. Many visiting teams have protested that the altitude gives Bolivia an unfair advantage against opponents. On 27 May 2007, FIFA declared that no World Cup Qualifying matches could be played in stadiums above 8,200 feet (2,500 m) above sea level.[15] However, FIFA raised the altitude limit to 3,000 meters a month later after negative feedback against the ban, and included a special exception for La Paz, thus allowing the stadium to continue holding World Cup qualifying matches.[16] A year after the original ban, in May 2008, FIFA removed the altitude limit entirely.[17] In 2024 the Bolivian Football Federation decided that from then on the home games would be played in the Estadio Municipal de El Alto, that has an altitude of 4,150 metres (13,620 ft) above sea level. The official reasoning by the coach is that it was freshly renovated and that they would play where they live. [18]
Team image
[edit]Kit history
[edit]Bolivia's first uniforms were all white. In the 1930 FIFA World Cup, before the match with Yugoslavia, Bolivia painted one of the letters in "Viva Uruguay" in each of the eleven starters' jerseys to please the local crowd. In the following game with Brazil, given the adversary also wore white, Bolivia instead borrowed Uruguay's own blue uniform to play. Bolivia again painted a message to the hosts in the 1945 South American Championship, with the players' jerseys reading "Viva Chile". In 1946, Bolivia changed their jersey colors to black and white stripes, like the colors of the Cochabamba region. FBF reverted to white the following year. In 1957, FBF decided to use one of the colors in the Flag of Bolivia. Given red and yellow were used by many of the other South Americans, green became the primary color, leading to the nickname "La Verde" ("The Green").[19]
Kit sponsorship
[edit]Kit supplier | Period |
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Penalty | 1977–1979 |
Adidas | 1980–1982 |
Penalty | 1983–1986 |
Adidas | 1987–1988 |
El Palacio de las Gorras | 1989-1990 |
Adidas | 1991–1992 |
Umbro | 1993–1999 |
Atletica | 2000–2005 |
Marathon | 2006–2010 |
Walon | 2011–2014 |
Marathon | 2015–present |
Results and fixtures
[edit]The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2023
[edit]12 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Bolivia | 1–2 | Ecuador | La Paz, Bolivia |
19:00 UTC−4 |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Attendance: 34,200 Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile) |
17 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Paraguay | 1–0 | Bolivia | Asunción, Paraguay |
19:30 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco Attendance: 30,681 Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay) |
16 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Bolivia | 2–0 | Peru | La Paz, Bolivia |
16:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador) |
21 November 2026 World Cup qualification | Uruguay | 3–0 | Bolivia | Montevideo, Uruguay |
20:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 46,100 Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru) |
2024
[edit]22 March 2024 FIFA Series | Algeria | 3–2 | Bolivia | Algiers, Algeria |
22:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium Referee: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania) |
25 March 2024 FIFA Series | Bolivia | 1–0 | Andorra | Annaba, Algeria |
22:00 UTC+1 |
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Report | Stadium: 19 May 1956 Stadium Referee: Houssam Benyahia (Algeria) |
31 May Friendly | Mexico | 1–0 | Bolivia | Chicago, United States |
20:30 UTC−5 |
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Report | Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 52,273 Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan) |
12 June Friendly | Ecuador | 3–1 | Bolivia | Chester, United States |
20:30 UTC−4 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Lukasz Szpala (United States) |
15 June Friendly | Colombia | 3–0 | Bolivia | East Hartford, United States |
17:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field Referee: Daniel Quintero (Mexico) |
23 June 2024 Copa América | United States | 2–0 | Bolivia | Arlington, United States |
17:00 UTC−5 | Report | Stadium: AT&T Stadium Attendance: 47,873 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy) |
27 June 2024 Copa América | Uruguay | 5–0 | Bolivia | East Rutherford, United States |
21:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: MetLife Stadium Attendance: 48,033 Referee: Juan Benitez (Paraguay) |
1 July 2024 Copa América | Bolivia | 1–3 | Panama | Orlando, United States |
21:00 UTC−4 |
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Report | Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 16,129 Referee: Edina Alves (Brazil) |
5 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Bolivia | 4–0 | Venezuela | El Alto, Bolivia |
16:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Municipal de El Alto Attendance: 20,500 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) |
10 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Chile | 1–2 | Bolivia | Santiago, Chile |
18:00 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Referee: Juan Benítez (Paraguay) |
10 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Bolivia | 1–0 | Colombia | El Alto, Bolivia |
16:00 UTC−4 |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Municipal de El Alto Attendance: 17,191 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil) |
15 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Argentina | 6–0 | Bolivia | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
21:00 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Monumental Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru) |
14 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Ecuador | v | Bolivia | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
19:00 UTC−5 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo |
19 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Bolivia | v | Paraguay | El Alto, Bolivia |
16:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Municipal de El Alto |
Coaching staff
[edit]- As of 28 October 2024
Role | Name |
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Head coach | Óscar Villegas |
Assistant coach | Horacio Pacheco |
Assistant coach | Gabriel Ramírez |
Assistant coach | Cristian Farah |
Goalkeeper coach | Gustavo Gois de Lira |
Fitness coach | Maximiliano Alonso |
Fitness coach | Pablo Sciacia |
Coaching history
[edit]- Caretaker managers are listed in italics.
- Jose de la Cerda (1926)
- Jorge Valderrama (1927–1929)
- Ulises Saucedo (1930–1937)
- Julio Borelli (1938–1945)
- Diógenes Lara (1945–1947)
- Félix Deheza (1948–1950)
- Mario Pretto (1950–1952)
- César Viccino (1953–1958)
- Vicente Arraya (1959)
- Danilo Alvim (1960–1965)
- Dan Georgiadis (1966–1967)
- Rudi Gutendorf (1974)
- Ramiro Blacut (1979–1981)
- Raúl Pino (1985)
- Ramiro Blacut (1985–1987)
- Jorge Habegger (1988–1990)
- Ramiro Blacut (1991–1992)
- Xabier Azkargorta (1993–1994)
- Antonio López Habas (1995–1997)
- Dušan Drašković (1997–1998)
- Héctor Veira (1998–2000)
- Carlos Aragonés (2000–2001)
- Jorge Habegger (2001)
- Carlos Trucco (2001–2002)
- Dalcio Giovagnoli (2003)
- Nelson Acosta (2003–2004)
- Ramiro Blacut (2004-2005)
- Ovidio Messa (2005)
- Erwin Sánchez (2006–2009)
- Eduardo Villegas (2009)
- Gustavo Quinteros (2010–2012)
- Xabier Azkargorta (2012–2014)
- Mauricio Soria (2014)
- Néstor Clausen (2014)
- Mauricio Soria (2015)
- Julio César Baldivieso (2015–2016)
- Ángel Guillermo Hoyos (2016)
- Mauricio Soria (2016–2018)
- César Farías (2018)
- Daniel Farías (2018)
- Eduardo Villegas (2019)
- César Farías (2019–2022)
- Pablo Escobar (2022)
- Gustavo Costas (2022–2023)
- Antônio Carlos Zago (2023–2024)
- Óscar Villegas (2024–present)
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]The following 28 players were called up to the squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Colombia and Argentina on 10 and 15 October 2024, respectively.[20]
Caps and goals updated as of 15 October 2024[update], after the game against Argentina.
Recent call-ups
[edit]The following players have been called up during the last twelve months. Retired players are not included.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Carlos Lampe | 17 March 1987 | 57 | 0 | Bolívar | v. Chile, 10 September 2024 |
GK | Gustavo Almada | 29 April 1994 | 0 | 0 | Universitario de Vinto | 2024 Copa América |
GK | David Akologo | 19 February 1997 | 0 | 0 | Aurora | v. Mexico, 31 May 2024 |
GK | Rubén Cordano | 16 October 1998 | 5 | 0 | Oriente Petrolero | v. Uruguay, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Yomar Rocha | 21 June 2003 | 6 | 0 | Bolívar | v. Colombia, 10 October 2024 INJ |
DF | Pablo Vaca | 31 May 2002 | 1 | 0 | Always Ready | v. Colombia, 10 October 2024 INJ |
DF | Adrián Jusino | 9 July 1992 | 36 | 0 | The Strongest | 2024 Copa América |
DF | Jesús Sagredo | 10 March 1994 | 11 | 0 | Bolívar | 2024 Copa América |
DF | César Romero | 3 August 2001 | 1 | 0 | Blooming | v. Colombia, 15 June 2024 |
DF | Jairo Quinteros | 7 February 2001 | 23 | 0 | Bolívar | v. Ecuador, 12 June 2024 INJ |
DF | Erwin Saavedra | 22 February 1996 | 40 | 4 | Bolívar | v. Mexico, 31 May 2024 |
DF | Denilson Durán | 24 March 2003 | 0 | 0 | Blooming | v. Mexico, 31 May 2024 INJ |
DF | Daniel Lino | 18 February 2002 | 0 | 0 | The Strongest | v. Andorra, 26 March 2024 |
DF | Diego Bejarano | 24 August 1991 | 46 | 3 | Oriente Petrolero | v. Uruguay, 21 November 2023 |
MF | Héctor Cuéllar | 16 August 2000 | 13 | 0 | Always Ready | v. Argentina, 15 October 2024 SUS |
MF | Jeyson Chura | 3 February 2002 | 9 | 0 | The Strongest | v. Argentina, 15 October 2024 INJ |
MF | Ervin Vaca | 18 March 2004 | 1 | 0 | Bolívar | v. Colombia, 10 October 2024 INJ |
MF | Gabriel Montaño | 15 February 2005 | 0 | 0 | Aurora | v. Chile, 10 September 2024 |
MF | Henry Vaca | 27 January 1998 | 21 | 1 | Bolívar | v. Chile, 10 September 2024 INJ |
MF | Boris Céspedes | 19 June 1995 | 19 | 1 | Yverdon-Sport | v. Venezuela, 5 September 2024 WD |
MF | Leonel Justiniano | 2 July 1992 | 54 | 2 | Bolívar | 2024 Copa América |
MF | Fernando Saucedo | 15 March 1990 | 26 | 1 | Bolívar | 2024 Copa América |
MF | Jamir Berdecio | 12 August 2002 | 1 | 0 | Philadelphia Union | v. Mexico, 31 May 2024 |
MF | Miguel Villarroel | 10 January 2003 | 1 | 0 | Oriente Petrolero | v. Mexico, 31 May 2024 |
MF | Juan Magallanes | 2 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | Universitario de Vinto | v. Mexico, 31 May 2024 |
MF | Gustavo Mendoza | 11 May 2004 | 0 | 0 | San Antonio Bulo Bulo | v. Mexico, 31 May 2024 |
MF | Carlos Sejas | 10 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | Aurora | v. Mexico, 31 May 2024 |
MF | Moisés Villarroel | 7 September 1998 | 26 | 1 | Blooming | v. Mexico, 31 May 2024 INJ |
MF | Mirko Tomianovic | 1 October 2001 | 0 | 0 | Real Tomayapo | v. Mexico, 31 May 2024 INJ |
MF | Jaime Arrascaita | 2 September 1993 | 17 | 1 | The Strongest | v. Andorra, 26 March 2024 |
MF | Rafinha | 20 December 1991 | 0 | 0 | Blooming | v. Andorra, 26 March 2024 |
MF | Danny Bejarano | 3 January 1994 | 32 | 0 | Nea Salamis | v. Uruguay, 21 November 2023 |
MF | Julio Herrera | 11 February 1999 | 1 | 0 | Guabirá | v. Uruguay, 21 November 2023 |
FW | Moisés Paniagua | 16 August 2007 | 0 | 0 | Always Ready | v. Chile, 10 September 2024 |
FW | Rodrigo Ramallo | 14 October 1990 | 41 | 7 | The Strongest | 2024 Copa América |
FW | Jaume Cuéllar | 23 August 2001 | 9 | 0 | Lugo | 2024 Copa América |
FW | César Menacho | 9 August 1999 | 5 | 0 | Blooming | 2024 Copa América |
FW | Jair Reinoso | 7 June 1985 | 4 | 0 | Aurora | v. Mexico, 31 May 2024 |
FW | Gabriel Sotomayor | 2 July 1999 | 0 | 0 | The Strongest | v. Mexico, 31 May 2024 |
FW | Marcelo Martins | 18 June 1987 | 108 | 31 | Retired | v. Uruguay, 21 November 2023 |
COV Withdrew from the squad due to COVID-19. |
Player records
[edit]- As of 21 November 2023[21]
- Players in bold are still active with Bolivia.
Most appearances
[edit]Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Marcelo Moreno | 108 | 31 | 2007–2023 |
2 | Ronald Raldes | 102 | 3 | 2001–2018 |
3 | Luis Cristaldo | 93 | 5 | 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
[edit]Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Marcelo Moreno | 31 | 108 | 0.29 | 2007–2023 |
2 | Joaquín Botero | 20 | 48 | 0.42 | 1999–2009 |
3 | Victor 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 Etcheverry | 13 | 71 | 0.18 | 1989–2003 | |
10 | Miguel Aguilar | 10 | 34 | 0.29 | 1977–1983 |
Competitive record
[edit]FIFA World Cup
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1930 | Group stage | 12th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | Squad | Qualified as invitees | |||||||
1934 | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||||
1938 | |||||||||||||||||
1950 | Group stage | 13th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | Squad | Qualified automatically | |||||||
1954 | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||||
1958 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
1962 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
1966 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||
1970 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||
1974 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | |||||||||||
1978 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 25 | |||||||||||
1982 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||
1986 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||
1990 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||
1994 | Group stage | 21st | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | ||
1998 | Did not qualify | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | ||||||||||
2002 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 33 | |||||||||||
2006 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 37 | |||||||||||
2010 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 36 | |||||||||||
2014 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 30 | |||||||||||
2018 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 38 | |||||||||||
2022 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 42 | |||||||||||
2026 | Qualification in progress | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 21 | ||||||||||
2030 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
2034 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | Group stage | 3/22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20 | — | 178 | 47 | 32 | 99 | 211 | 347 |
FIFA World Cup record | |||
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Year | Round | Score | Result |
1930 | Group stage | Bolivia 0–4 Yugoslavia | Loss |
Group stage | Bolivia 0–4 Brazil | Loss | |
1950 | First round | Bolivia 0–8 Uruguay | Loss |
1994 | Group stage | Bolivia 0–1 Germany | Loss |
Group stage | Bolivia 0–0 South Korea | Draw | |
Group stage | Bolivia 1–3 Spain | Loss |
Copa América
[edit]Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
South American Championship / Copa América record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1916 | Not a CONMEBOL member | ||||||||
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1926 | Fifth place | 5th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 24 | Squad |
1927 | Fourth place | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | Squad |
1929 | Did not participate | ||||||||
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1942 | |||||||||
1945 | Sixth place | 6th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | Squad |
1946 | Sixth place | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 23 | Squad |
1947 | Seventh place | 7th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 21 | Squad |
1949 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 24 | Squad |
1953 | Sixth place | 6th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | Squad |
1955 | Did not participate | ||||||||
1956 | |||||||||
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1959 | Seventh place | 7th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 23 | Squad |
1959 | Withdrew | ||||||||
1963 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 | Squad |
1967 | Sixth place | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | Squad |
1975 | Group stage | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Squad |
1979 | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Squad | |
1983 | 8th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Squad | |
1987 | 7th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Squad | |
1989 | 9th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | Squad | |
1991 | 9th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Squad | |
1993 | 10th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Squad | |
1995 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Squad |
1997 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | Squad |
1999 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Squad |
2001 | 11th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | Squad | |
2004 | 9th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad | |
2007 | 10th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Squad | |
2011 | 12th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Squad | |
2015 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | Squad |
2016 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Squad |
2019 | 12th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Squad | |
2021 | 10th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | Squad | |
2024 | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Squad | |
Total | 1 Title | 29/48 | 122 | 20 | 26 | 76 | 109 | 308 |
FIFA Confederations Cup
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1992 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1995 | |||||||||
1997 | |||||||||
1999 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad |
2001 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2003 | |||||||||
2005 | |||||||||
2009 | |||||||||
2013 | |||||||||
2017 | |||||||||
Total | Group stage | 1/10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
FIFA Confederations Cup record | |||
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Year | Round | Score | Result |
1999 | Group stage | Bolivia 2–2 Egypt | Draw |
Group stage | Bolivia 0–0 Saudi Arabia | Draw | |
Group stage | Bolivia 0–1 Mexico | Loss |
Pan American Games
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1951 | Did not participate | |||||||
1955 | ||||||||
1959 | ||||||||
1963 | ||||||||
1967 | ||||||||
1971 | ||||||||
1975 | Round 2 | 6th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
1979 | Did not participate | |||||||
1983 | ||||||||
1987 | ||||||||
1991 | ||||||||
1995 | ||||||||
Since 1999 | See Bolivia national under-23 football team | |||||||
Total | Round 2 | 1/12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
Honours
[edit]Major competitions
[edit]Continental
[edit]Regional
[edit]- Bolivarian Games
- Gold medal (2): 1970, 1977
- Silver medal (2): 1938, 1947-48 (shared)
- Bronze medal (2): 1965, 1973 (shared)
Friendly
[edit]- Copa Paz del Chaco[22] (vs Paraguay)
- Champions (4): 1957, 1962, 1979, 1993
- Copa Mariscal Sucre[23] (vs Peru)
- Champions (1): 1973 (shared)
Summary
[edit]Senior Competition | Total | |||
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FIFA World Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Copa América | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The acronym FBF comes from the organization's Spanish name, Federación Boliviana de Fútbol.
See also
[edit]- Bolivia national under-23 football team
- Bolivia national under-20 football team
- Bolivia national under-17 football team
- Bolivia national futsal team
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