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Revision as of 08:33, 18 February 2022

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Bolivia women's national football team.

Bolivia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Verde (The Green)[1]
AssociationBolivian Football Federation (FBF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachCésar Farías
CaptainMarcelo Moreno
Most capsRonald Raldes (102)
Top scorerMarcelo Moreno (30)
Home stadiumEstadio Hernando Siles
FIFA codeBOL
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 79 Steady (19 December 2024)[2]
Highest18 (July 1997)
Lowest115 (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
Appearances3 (first in 1930)
Best resultGroup stage (1930, 1950, 1994)
Copa América
Appearances28 (first in 1926)
Best resultChampions (1963)
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1999)
Best resultGroup stage (1999)
Medal record
Bolivarian Games
Silver medal – second place 1938 Bogotá Team

The Bolivia national football team (Template:Lang-es), also known as La Verde, has represented Bolivia in international football since 1926. Organized by the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF),[A] it is one of the 10 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

Photo of twelve men, seven standing and five crouching, inside a stadium
Bolivia national team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup before their match against Yugoslavia.

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]

The Bolivian squad that won its first and only Copa América title.

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 played a great first half, outplaying Germany. 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 10 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.

Bolivia before a match against Ecuador during the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

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.

Stadium

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.[14] 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.[15] A year after the original ban, in May 2008, FIFA removed the altitude limit entirely.[16]

Team image

Kit history

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").[17]

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier Period
Brazil Penalty 1977–1979
Germany Adidas 1980–1982
Brazil Penalty 1983–1986
Germany Adidas 1987–1988
Bolivia El Palacio de las Gorras 1989-1990
Germany Adidas 1991–1992
England Umbro 1993–1999
Mexico Atletica 2000–2005
Ecuador Marathon 2006–2010
Peru Walon 2011–2014
Ecuador Marathon 2015–present

Results and fixtures

Main article: Bolivia national football team results (2020–present)

  Win   Draw   Loss

2021

26 March Friendly Chile  2–1  Bolivia Rancagua, Chile
22:00 UTC–3
Report
Stadium: Estadio El Teniente
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)
29 March Friendly Ecuador  2–1  Bolivia Guayaquil, Ecuador
16:00 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Alexander Ospina (Colombia)
3 June 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Bolivia  3–1  Venezuela La Paz, Bolivia
16:00 UTC–4
Report
Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles
Referee: Jhon Ospina (Colombia)
8 June 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Chile  1–1  Bolivia Santiago, Chile
21:30 UTC–4
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eber Aquino (Paraguay)
14 June 2021 Copa América Paraguay  3–1  Bolivia Goiânia, Brazil
21:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
18 June 2021 Copa América Chile  1–0  Bolivia Brasília, Brazil
21:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
24 June 2021 Copa América Bolivia  0–2  Uruguay Cuiabá, Brazil
17:00 UTC−4 Report
Stadium: Arena Pantanal
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
28 June 2021 Copa América Bolivia  1–4  Argentina Cuiabá, Brazil
20:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Arena Pantanal
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
2 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Bolivia  1–1  Colombia La Paz, Bolivia
16:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
5 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Uruguay  4–2  Bolivia Montevideo, Uruguay
19:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estadio Campeón del Siglo
Referee: Eber Aquino (Paraguay)
9 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Argentina  3–0  Bolivia Buenos Aires, Argentina
20:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: El Monumental
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)
7 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Ecuador  3–0  Bolivia Guayaquil, Ecuador
19:30 UTC−5
Report Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
10 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Bolivia  1–0  Peru La Paz, Bolivia
16:00 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)
14 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Bolivia  4–0  Paraguay La Paz, Bolivia
16:00 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles
Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)
5 November Friendly El Salvador  0–1  Bolivia Washington D.C., United States
20:00 (UTC−5) Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
11 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Peru  3–0  Bolivia Lima, Peru
21:00 (UTC−5)
Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Éber Aquino (Paraguay)
16 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Bolivia  3–0  Uruguay La Paz, Bolivia
16:00 (UTC−4)
Report Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

2022

21 January Friendly Bolivia  5–0  Trinidad and Tobago Sucre, Bolivia
17:00 (UTC−4)
Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Patria
Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães (Brazil)
28 January 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Venezuela  4–1  Bolivia Barinas, Venezuela
18:00 (UTC−4)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Agustín Tovar
Referee: Guilherme Guerrero (Ecuador)
1 February 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Bolivia  2–3  Chile La Paz, Bolivia
16:00 (UTC−4)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
24 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Colombia  v  Bolivia Bogotá, Colombia
Report Stadium: Estadio El Campín
29 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Bolivia  v  Brazil La Paz, Bolivia
Report Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles

Coaching staff

As of 27 April 2020
Role Name
Head coach Venezuela César Farías
Assistant coach Venezuela José Ángel Cuéllar
Assistant coach Venezuela Rodrigo Molina

Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Players

Current squad

The following 33 players were called up for the friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago on 21 January 2022 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Venezuela and Chile on 28 January and 1 February 2022, respectively.[18][19][20][21]

Caps and goals updated as of 16 November 2021, after the game against Uruguay.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Carlos Lampe (1987-03-17) 17 March 1987 (age 37) 47 0 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
12 1GK Johan Gutiérrez (1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Bolivia The Strongest
23 1GK Rubén Cordano (1998-10-16) 16 October 1998 (age 26) 3 0 Bolivia Bolívar
1GK Daniel Vaca (1978-09-03) 3 September 1978 (age 46) 16 0 Bolivia Royal Pari
2 2DF Jairo Quinteros (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 (age 23) 11 0 United States Inter Miami
4 2DF Luis Haquin (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 27) 24 1 Peru Carlos A. Mannucci
5 2DF Adrián Jusino (1992-07-09) 9 July 1992 (age 32) 23 0 Bolivia The Strongest
8 2DF Diego Bejarano (1991-08-24) 24 August 1991 (age 33) 37 3 Bolivia Bolívar
17 2DF Roberto Fernández (1999-07-12) 12 July 1999 (age 25) 18 1 Bolivia Bolívar
19 2DF Marc Enoumba (1993-03-04) 4 March 1993 (age 31) 7 0 Bolivia Always Ready
21 2DF José Sagredo (1994-03-10) 10 March 1994 (age 30) 36 0 Bolivia Bolívar
22 2DF Jesús Sagredo (1994-03-10) 10 March 1994 (age 30) 6 0 Bolivia Blooming
2DF Carlos Áñez (1995-07-06) 6 July 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann
3 3MF Alejandro Chumacero (1991-04-22) 22 April 1991 (age 33) 47 2 Bolivia Always Ready
10 3MF Ramiro Vaca (1999-07-01) 1 July 1999 (age 25) 18 2 Belgium Beerschot
14 3MF Moisés Villarroel (1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 (age 26) 13 1 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann
15 3MF Franz Gonzales (2000-06-26) 26 June 2000 (age 24) 6 0 Argentina Platense
16 3MF Erwin Saavedra (1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 (age 28) 36 4 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
20 3MF Fernando Saucedo (1990-03-15) 15 March 1990 (age 34) 16 1 Bolivia The Strongest
3MF Alexis Ribera (1995-08-13) 13 August 1995 (age 29) 7 0 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero
3MF Emerson Velásquez (1999-02-24) 24 February 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Bolivia Independiente Petrolero
3MF Leonel Justiniano (1992-07-02) 2 July 1992 (age 32) 42 1 Bolivia Bolívar
3MF Ray Lima (2000-04-08) 8 April 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Bolivia Real Tomayapo
3MF William Velasco (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Bolivia Independiente Petrolero
6 4FW Henry Vaca (1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 (age 26) 15 0 Bolivia The Strongest
7 4FW Juan Carlos Arce (1985-04-10) 10 April 1985 (age 39) 85 14 Bolivia Always Ready
9 4FW Marcelo Moreno (captain) (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987 (age 37) 92 28 Paraguay Cerro Porteño
11 4FW Bruno Miranda (1998-02-10) 10 February 1998 (age 26) 11 0 Bolivia Bolívar
13 4FW Víctor Ábrego (1997-02-11) 11 February 1997 (age 27) 8 1 Bolivia Bolívar
18 4FW Rodrigo Ramallo (1990-10-14) 14 October 1990 (age 34) 29 5 Bolivia Always Ready
4FW César Menacho (1999-08-09) 9 August 1999 (age 25) 1 0 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann
4FW Jaume Cuéllar (2001-08-23) 23 August 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Spain Lugo
4FW Yesit Martínez (2002-01-31) 31 January 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Bolivia Independiente Petrolero

Recent call-ups

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
GK Jairo Cuéllar (1999-10-15) 15 October 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Bolivia Guabirá v.  El Salvador, 5 November 2021
GK Daniel Sandy (2001-10-21) 21 October 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Bolivia Universitario de Sucre v.  El Salvador, 5 November 2021 PRE
GK Javier Rojas (1996-01-14) 14 January 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Bolivia Bolívar 2021 Copa América
DF Leonardo Zabala (2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Brazil Santos U20 2022 WCQ matches, Jan–Feb 2022 PRE
DF Sebastián Álvarez (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero 2022 WCQ matches, Jan–Feb 2022 PRE
DF Samuel Guzmán (2001-09-07) 7 September 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero 2022 WCQ matches, Jan–Feb 2022 PRE
DF Jhon Jairo Velasco (2002-03-08) 8 March 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Bolivia Guabirá 2022 WCQ matches, Jan–Feb 2022 PRE
DF Sebastián Reyes (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Bolivia Bolívar v.  Uruguay, 16 November 2021
DF Mauricio Álvarez (2003-04-09) 9 April 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Bolivia Bolívar v.  Uruguay, 16 November 2021
DF Carlos Rodríguez (2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann v.  El Salvador, 5 November 2021 PRE
DF Marcelo Suárez (2001-08-29) 29 August 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero v.  El Salvador, 5 November 2021 PRE
DF Pablo Vaca (2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Bolivia Always Ready v.  El Salvador, 5 November 2021 PRE
DF Mario Barbery (2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Bolivia Nacional Potosí v.  Ecuador, 7 October 2021 PRE
DF Luis Barboza (1993-04-02) 2 April 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Bolivia Aurora v.  Ecuador, 7 October 2021 PRE
DF Josué Prieto (2000-10-31) 31 October 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Bolivia Universitario de Vinto v.  Ecuador, 7 October 2021 PRE
DF Enrique Flores (1994-02-01) 1 February 1994 (age 30) 16 0 Bolivia Always Ready 2021 Copa América
DF Óscar Ribera (1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 (age 32) 13 0 Bolivia The Strongest 2021 Copa América
DF Gabriel Valverde (1990-06-24) 24 June 1990 (age 34) 17 0 Bolivia Royal Pari v.  Ecuador, 29 March 2021
DF Ronny Montero (1991-05-15) 15 May 1991 (age 33) 5 0 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann v.  Ecuador, 29 March 2021
DF Guimer Justiniano (1989-06-29) 29 June 1989 (age 35) 3 0 Bolivia Royal Pari v.  Ecuador, 29 March 2021
MF Daniel Camacho (1998-10-15) 15 October 1998 (age 26) 1 0 Bolivia The Strongest v.  Uruguay, 16 November 2021
MF Gabriel Villamil (2001-06-28) 28 June 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Bolivia Bolívar v.  Uruguay, 16 November 2021
MF Kevin Salvatierra (2001-08-05) 5 August 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Bolivia Bolívar v.  El Salvador, 5 November 2021 INJ
MF Boris Céspedes (1995-06-19) 19 June 1995 (age 29) 7 1 Switzerland Servette v.  Paraguay, 14 October 2021
MF Diego Wayar (1993-10-15) 15 October 1993 (age 31) 23 0 Bolivia The Strongest v.  Argentina, 9 September 2021
MF Danny Bejarano (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 30) 30 0 Greece Lamia 2021 Copa América
MF Erwin Sánchez (1992-07-23) 23 July 1992 (age 32) 7 0 Bolivia Blooming 2021 Copa América
MF Carlos Melgar (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 30) 3 0 Bolivia Royal Pari v.  Ecuador, 29 March 2021
MF Ronald Cuéllar (1997-06-09) 9 June 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Bolivia Nacional Potosí v.  Chile, 26 March 2021 PRE
FW Jeyson Chura (2002-02-03) 3 February 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Bolivia The Strongest 2022 WCQ matches, Jan–Feb 2022 PRE
FW John García (2000-04-13) 13 April 2000 (age 24) 2 0 Bolivia Bolívar 2022 WCQ matches, Jan–Feb 2022 PRE
FW Juan Montenegro (1997-02-04) 4 February 1997 (age 27) 1 0 Bolivia Guabirá 2022 WCQ matches, Jan–Feb 2022 PRE
FW Nelson Orozco (2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Bolivia Blooming 2022 WCQ matches, Jan–Feb 2022 PRE
FW José Alfredo Flores (2003-08-03) 3 August 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Bolivia The Strongest 2022 WCQ matches, Jan–Feb 2022 PRE
FW Miguel Terceros (2004-04-25) 25 April 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Brazil Santos U20 2022 WCQ matches, Jan–Feb 2022 PRE
FW Carmelo Algarañaz (1996-01-27) 27 January 1996 (age 28) 10 0 Egypt Ismaily v.  Uruguay, 16 November 2021
FW Javier Uzeda (2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Bolivia Bolívar v.  El Salvador, 5 November 2021
FW José Briceño (2002-01-20) 20 January 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero v.  El Salvador, 5 November 2021 PRE
FW Ervin Vaca (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Bolivia Florida v.  El Salvador, 5 November 2021 PRE
FW Limberg Gutiérrez (1998-06-18) 18 June 1998 (age 26) 1 0 Bolivia Real Potosí v.  Ecuador, 7 October 2021 PRE
FW Mirko Tomianovic (2001-10-01) 1 October 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Bolivia Royal Pari v.  Ecuador, 7 October 2021 PRE
FW Darío Torrico (2000-10-18) 18 October 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Bolivia Aurora v.  Ecuador, 7 October 2021 PRE
FW Gilbert Álvarez (1992-07-04) 4 July 1992 (age 32) 30 5 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann v.  Argentina, 9 September 2021
FW William Álvarez (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Bolivia Guabirá v.  Ecuador, 29 March 2021
FW Fernando Saldías (1997-02-27) 27 February 1997 (age 27) 1 0 Bolivia Atlético Palmaflor v.  Chile, 26 March 2021 PRE

COV Withdrew from the squad due to COVID-19.
INJ Withdrew from the squad due to injury.
PRE Preliminary squad / standby.
RET Retired from the national team.

Player records

Main article: Bolivia national football team records and statistics
As of 1 February 2022[22]
Players in bold are still active with Bolivia.

Most caps

Ronald Raldes is Bolivia's most-capped player with 102 international appearances.
Rank Name Caps Goals Career
1 Ronald Raldes 102 3 2001–2018
2 Marcelo Moreno 95 30 2007–present
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–present
Carlos Fernando 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

Marcelo Moreno is Bolivia's all-time top scorer with 29 goals.
Rank Name Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Marcelo Moreno 30 95 0.32 2007–present
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–present
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

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Bolivia at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Group stage 12th 2 0 0 2 0 8 Squad Qualified as invitees
Italy 1934 Did not enter Declined participation
France 1938
Brazil 1950 Group stage 13th 1 0 0 1 0 8 Squad Qualified automatically
Switzerland 1954 Did not enter Declined participation
Sweden 1958 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 6 6
Chile 1962 2 0 1 1 2 3
England 1966 4 1 0 3 4 9
Mexico 1970 4 2 0 2 5 6
West Germany 1974 4 0 0 4 1 11
Argentina 1978 8 3 1 4 10 25
Spain 1982 4 1 0 3 5 6
Mexico 1986 4 0 2 2 2 7
Italy 1990 4 3 0 1 6 5
United States 1994 Group stage 21st 3 0 1 2 1 4 Squad 8 5 1 2 22 11
France 1998 Did not qualify 16 4 5 7 18 21
South Korea Japan 2002 18 4 6 8 21 33
Germany 2006 18 4 2 12 20 37
South Africa 2010 18 4 3 11 22 36
Brazil 2014 16 2 6 8 17 30
Russia 2018 18 4 2 12 16 38
Qatar 2022 To be determined In progress
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined
Total Group stage 3/21 6 0 1 5 1 20 — 150 39 29 82 177 284

Copa América

Main article: Bolivia at the Copa América

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

South American Championship / Copa América record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Argentina 1916 Did not participate
Uruguay 1917
Brazil 1919
Chile 1920
Argentina 1921
Brazil 1922
Uruguay 1923
Uruguay 1924
Argentina 1925
Chile 1926 Fifth place 5th 4 0 0 4 2 24 Squad
Peru 1927 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 3 19 Squad
Argentina 1929 Did not participate
Peru 1935
Argentina 1937
Peru 1939
Chile 1941
Uruguay 1942
Chile 1945 Sixth place 6th 6 0 2 4 3 16 Squad
Argentina 1946 Sixth place 6th 5 0 0 5 4 23 Squad
Ecuador 1947 Seventh place 7th 7 0 2 5 6 21 Squad
Brazil 1949 Fourth place 4th 7 4 0 3 13 24 Squad
Peru 1953 Sixth place 6th 6 1 1 4 6 15 Squad
Chile 1955 Did not participate
Uruguay 1956
Peru 1957
Argentina 1959 Seventh place 7th 6 0 1 5 4 23 Squad
Ecuador 1959 Withdrew
Bolivia 1963 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 19 13 Squad
Uruguay 1967 Sixth place 6th 5 0 1 4 0 9 Squad
South America 1975 Group stage 8th 4 1 0 3 3 9 Squad
South America 1979 Group stage 6th 4 2 0 2 4 7 Squad
South America 1983 Group stage 8th 4 0 2 2 4 6 Squad
Argentina 1987 Group stage 7th 2 0 1 1 0 2 Squad
Brazil 1989 Group stage 9th 4 0 2 2 0 8 Squad
Chile 1991 Group stage 9th 4 0 2 2 2 7 Squad
Ecuador 1993 Group stage 10th 3 0 2 1 1 2 Squad
Uruguay 1995 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 5 6 Squad
Bolivia 1997 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 10 5 Squad
Paraguay 1999 Group stage 9th 3 0 2 1 1 2 Squad
Colombia 2001 Group stage 11th 3 0 0 3 0 7 Squad
Peru 2004 Group stage 9th 3 0 2 1 3 4 Squad
Venezuela 2007 Group stage 10th 3 0 2 1 4 5 Squad
Argentina 2011 Group stage 12th 3 0 1 2 1 5 Squad
Chile 2015 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 4 10 Squad
United States 2016 Group stage 14th 3 0 0 3 2 7 Squad
Brazil 2019 Group stage 12th 3 0 0 3 2 9 Squad
Brazil 2021 Group stage 10th 4 0 0 4 2 10 Squad
Ecuador 2024 Qualified
Total 1 Title 28/47 119 20 26 73 108 298 —

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 Did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997
Mexico 1999 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 2 3 Squad
South Korea Japan 2001 Did not qualify
France 2003
Germany 2005
South Africa 2009
Brazil 2013
Russia 2017
Total Group stage 1/10 3 0 2 1 2 3 —

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Argentina 1951 Did not participate
Mexico 1955
United States 1959
Brazil 1963
Canada 1967
Colombia 1971
Mexico 1975 Round 2 6th 5 2 0 3 4 14
Puerto Rico 1979 Did not participate
Venezuela 1983
United States 1987
Cuba 1991
Argentina 1995
Since 1999 See Bolivia national under-23 football team
Total Round 2 1/12 5 2 0 3 4 14

Honours

Official

South-American National Teams Tournaments

  • Copa Paz del Chaco[23] (vs  Paraguay):
    • Winners (4): 1957, 1962, 1979, 1993
  • Copa Mariscal Sucre[24] (vs  Peru):
    • Winners: 1973 (shared)

Olympic and Pan American Team

Notes

  1. ^ The acronym FBF comes from the organization's Spanish name, Federación Boliviana de Fútbol.

See also

References

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  2. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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  11. ^ "TAHUICHI HISTORY". Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  12. ^ 1994 FIFA World Cup Technical Report (p. 133)
  13. ^ "Grupo A: Bolivia derrota 3-2 a Ecuador y acaricia los cuartos". Conmebol.com. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015.
  14. ^ AP (29 May 2007). "Anger Echoes in South America After FIFA Bans Games at Altitude". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
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  16. ^ "Fifa suspends ban on high-altitude football". the Guardian. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  17. ^ "World Cup Kits: When Bolivia wore Uruguayan shirts to ingratiate fans". Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  18. ^ @laverde_fbf (14 January 2022). "LOS 26 CONVOCADOS" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ @laverde_fbf (14 January 2022). "COMUNICADO" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ @laverde_fbf (16 January 2022). "COMUNICADO" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
  21. ^ @laverde_fbf (17 January 2022). "COMUNICADO" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
  22. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Bolivia - Record International Players". RSSSF.
  23. ^ "Copa Paz del Chaco". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  24. ^ "Copa Mariscal Sucre". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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