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Club Bolívar () is a Bolivian professional
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club that currently plays in the
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. Founded in 1925 in honor of military leader
Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24July 178317December 1830) was a Venezuelan statesman and military officer who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, and Bol ...
, the club has used light blue kits throughout its history, which is why it is nicknamed "Los Celestes" (The Sky Blues). The club has two stadiums; Estadio Libertador Simón Bolívar, which has a capacity for 5,000 people and is located in the Tembladerani neighborhood of
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, is only used for training sessions and friendly matches.
Estadio Hernando Siles Estadio Hernando Siles (), also known as Estadio Olímpico La Paz, is a multi-purpose stadium in La Paz, Bolivia. It is the country's largest stadium, with a capacity of 41,143 seats. It is named after Hernando Siles Reyes, the 31st President o ...
, which holds a capacity for 41,143 people, is the club's main stadium, and is used for official matches. Bolívar began playing the amateur era two years after its foundation, in 1927, and in the 1932 tournament the club won its first championship title. In the professional era, the club won the first tournament of the Bolivian Primera División in 1950, and since then has won 31 league titles, making it the most successful Bolivian football club. According to International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) statistics, Club Bolívar is the best Bolivian football team of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st century. At an international level, Club Bolívar is statistically the club that has best represented Bolivia in international tournaments. The Bolivian club is in the 9th position of the Historical table of the Copa Libertadores; it has participated 39 times in this
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, being in this way the seventh team at the
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n level with the most participations and also the ninth team with most victories in the history of the Libertadores. Among its 39 appearances in the
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, its best performances were in the
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and
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editions, where Bolivar finished as a semi-finalist, and as of today is the only Bolivian club to reach this stage. Bolívar played its first international final in
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, where it was runner-up to
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in that year's
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. Bolivar has 12 participations in this tournament, and is the only Bolivian team to reach the final (although it was the second Bolivian club to do so, following Mariscal Santa Cruz, which won the Recopa Sudamericana de Clubes in 1970.) In the historical table for the tournament, Bolivar is ranked 20th. Among the best players in Bolivar's history are Marco "El Diablo" Etcheverry, Erwin Sanchez, Julio Baldivieso, Carlos Borja, Vladimir Soria, Ramiro Blacut, Víctor Ugarte, Carlos Aragones, Juan Miguel "Juanmi" Callejon, Walter Flores, Juan Carlos Arce, Joaquín Botero and many more.


History


Foundation

Until well into the 1980s there was controversy regarding the club's foundation date. The year 1927 was considered accurate until it became clear that it had been founded in 1925, the year of the country's centenary. The club was born on 12 April 1925, by a group of friends who had the idea of forming a social club whose objective was to practice sport, especially football. They met in a modest colonial house in La Paz, specifically on Junín street and less than two blocks from
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, where it was decided to create the club with an unusual name, Bolívar. This was contrary to the usual names of Bolivian teams back then, as most of them were created with English names. Names such as Franz Tamayo or
Antonio José de Sucre Antonio José de Sucre y Alcalá (; 3 February 1795 – 4 June 1830), known as the "Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho" (), was a Venezuelan general and politician who served as the president of Bolivia from 1825 to 1828. A close friend and associate ...
were considered, but in homage to the Liberator Simón Bolívar, the group decided on the name Bolívar. Despite the fact that the founders had as a dominant passion for the practice of football, as was the style at the time, they decided to add the additional denominative of "musical literary club"; that is, the club was originally founded with the name of ''"Club Atlético Literario Musical Bolívar"'' which was soon diluted by the strength of the football team and its distinctive achievements, being reduced only to Club Bolívar. Don Humberto Bonifacio was in charge of the club's management on a provisional basis, until the first president was elected by a democratic election. The first president was Carlos Terán, who was accompanied by Ernesto Sainz, Héctor Salcedo, Rafael Navarro, and Felipe Gutiérrez.


Amateur era

In 1927, two years after its founding, Club Bolívar officially enrolled in La Paz Fútbol Association. This would be the first time Bolivar participated in an official championship, where the club finished runner-up behind Nimbles Sport. The club's first international friendly match was played on 3 June 1927, against Coquimbo Unido of
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in La Paz, losing 2–1. Bolívar was the first Bolivian team to make an international tour and play outside Bolivia. In December 1930 and January 1931, the team played five matches in
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. In 1931 the tournament was fulfilled with poor performances by teams that did not have good youth divisions, limiting the championship to only four teams. That same year, on 8 July, Bolívar obtained its first international victory against Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta, winning 2–1 in La Paz. A fundamental event in this first part of the club's history occurred in 1932 when Bolívar achieved the first championship in its history played in two series. The captain of that Bolívar squad was Mario Alborta, who was also captain of the Bolivia national team. The contest began on May 26, but had to be suspended for a month due to the events of the
Chaco War The Chaco War (, Battle of Boquerón, which was fought from 7–29 September. The La Paz Football Association established that the location and score of the moment were recognized in the final table. For this reason, Club Bolívar was declared champion of that year. In the following two years, 1933 and 1934, the tournaments were suspended until the end of the war event facing the country. After the war, the championship was restarted a year later, in 1935. The team was champion for the second time in 1937. Bolívar won a four-time championship, winning back-to-back titles from 1939 to 1942. That team was led by players like Walter Saavedra, Nicolas Terrazas, Guillermo Baldellón, Germán Huaranca, Rodolfo Plaza Montero, Alfredo "Guardiaco" Molina, and Hernán Rojas. 1947 is an important year for Bolívar and for Bolivian football, because of winger Víctor Agustín Ugarte's debut with the club. He made his debut against Ferroviario and that same year he debuted in the Bolivia national team. Many people consider him the best Bolivian player in history.


Professional era

In
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, the Asociación de Fútbol de La Paz became professional, and Bolívar was the first champion of the now professional league. Under the presidency of Armando Gamarra and under the leadership of Víctor Agustín Ugarte, Mario Mena and the participation of players like Argentine Ramón Guillermo Santos, it was crowned champion after a 3-0 victory over
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. With José Fiorilo they won the 1953 title, and for the first time a team achieved the professional title undefeated with 11 victories and a whopping 40 goals in 14 matches. This success was repeated by winning the integrated championship of 1956. That same year, Rodolfo Plaza Montero became the club's new manager and president. He is the only former player of the institution who was also president. The unforgettable match of their international friendlies was played on 14 January 1956 in
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when they defeated Argentine club River Plate with a historic score of 7–2. ''Los Millonarios'' had high-profile players such as Amadeo Carrizo, Néstor Rossi,
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,
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, and
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. Bolivar's worst season in its history was in 1964, when a poor campaign led to relegation against a newly promoted team, Universitario de La Paz, which beat Bolívar 2–1. The club won the 1965 second division season undefeated and made an immediate return to the Primera Division. The following season, they won the league title and qualified to their first ever
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for the 1967 edition. Their first match in the Libertadores was on 12 March, a 1-0 win against 31 de Octubre. Their first away win was on 10 May, a 2-1 win against
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in Bogota. They eventually placed fourth out of six in their group with two wins four draws and four defeats. In 1968, Bolívar won its first title under the presidency of Mario Mercado Vaca. In 1976 they won their last title before the professional league era. On 21 January 1995, Mario Mercado died when his private jet crashed in Oruro en route to
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. Aside from football, he was also mayor of the city of La Paz. Under his management, Estadio Hernando Siles was renovated and Estadio Libertador, the club's reserve stadium, was opened in January 1976.


Liga Era

On 23 August 1977, 16 clubs from across the country decided to create the Bolivian Professional Football League. The birth of the league marked the beginning of a new era in Bolivian football commonly known as the Liga Era. In 1978 the club won their first title after the professional league era began, finishing first in both the first and second stages before beating Wilstermann 1–0 in the final match. In 1979 they won a minor official competition called Copa Liga. In the 1980s, they won 5 league titles, going back to back between 1982-1983 and 1987-1988, with the 1985 title in between. In
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, they reached the Copa Libertadores semi-finals, with Bolivar comfortably winning all three home matches: 2-0 against Wilstermann, 4-0 against Universitario, and 2-1 against
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, topping their group and qualifying for the next round. The team's debut in the next round was a 3-1 loss in Asuncion, followed by a 2-0 win against America in La Paz. The defining match took place in
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, where Bolívar initially led thanks to a goal by Peruvian player Jorge "Coqui" Hirano. However, America equalized soon after, and
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scored the winner for América. Bolivar needed a win to reach the finals, but only managed a 1-1 draw against Olimpia. In the 1990s, the club added five more titles, winning in 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996 and 1997. Also in the 90's the club participated in the 1996 Copa CONMEBOL but lost 4-2 on aggregate to Lanus in the first stage. The most notable achievements during this era were reaching the 1986 Copa Libertadores semi-finals, and winning a total of ten titles in fifteen years between 1982 and 1997, which cemented their status as one of the biggest clubs in Bolivia.


Mauro Cuellar and BAISA era

In the early 2000s, Mauro Cuellar assumed the presidency of Bolívar. In 2002, Bolivar reached the semi-finals of the inaugural edition of the
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, their second ever qualification to a semi-final of a continental competition. They began their campaign by beating another Bolivian club,
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, over two legs. In the second round, they beat
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, one of the biggest clubs in Paraguay. In the first leg of the quarter-finals against Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, Bolivar won 4-1 at home. Bolivar lost the second leg in
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2-0, but qualified to the semi finals 4-3 on aggregate. In the semifinals they were paired with San Lorenzo; Bolivar won the first leg in La Paz 2-1, but in
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San Lorenzo won 4-2 and eliminated Bolivar 5-4 on aggregate. Although Bolivar were eliminated, they gained the respect of many, because San Lorenzo later won the competition and Bolivar was one of the few clubs to beat the champion. Two years later, Bolivar had another deep run in the Copa Sudamericana, reaching the
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of the 2004 Copa Sudamericana against Argentine powerhouse
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. In their first matchup, they disposed of fellow Bolivian club
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in the preliminary round, then defeated Chilean club University of Concepción, disposed of Argentine club
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in the quarter-finals despite having lost the first leg in Argentina 1–0, and reached their first international final after beating Ecuadorian club LDU Quito 3–2 on aggregate. In the first leg of the finals at home, Bolivar won 1–0 with a goal from Argentine striker Horacio Chiorazzo. However, in the second leg at
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, Boca made a comeback and won the match 2–0 with goals from
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and
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in the first half hour of the match, with Bolivar launching an attacking strategy in the second half where they had a shot hit the crossbar, being very close to tying the aggregate score. Despite the loss, Bolivar gained the respect of many and put Bolivia on the map, also being the only team to beat the winners of the competition. Also that year, Bolivar won their 19th title by clinching the Apertura championship. However, despite the club's sporting achievements, adding league titles in 2005 and 2006, it fell into a deep financial crisis, nearly disappearing with debts in excess of US$5 million, until Bolivian millionaire
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took over the club in September 2008 through BAISA, a subsidiary company owned by Claure. BAISA owns the right to operate the club for 20 years. The financial crisis also slightly affected their performance on the field; Bolivar failed to win the title for 30 months, and failed to finish in the top three for three consecutive tournaments. The first title the club won under BAISA was the 2009 Apertura, their 22nd title in history. In 2014, under the lead of Spanish coach Xabier Azkargorta, the team reached the Copa Libertadores semi-finals. The team began the campaign with a 2-1 loss in Ecuador against Emelec. Their next match was a 1-1 draw against Club Leon in La Paz. The team won its last three games; a 1-0 victory at home against
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, a 1-0 victory on Mexican soil against Club Leon, and in the last matchday a 2-1 victory against Emelec, qualified the club to the following round. Bolivar eliminated
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in the round of 16 on away goals and 2013 Copa Sudamericana champions Lanus in the quarter finals, to set-up a semi-final matchup with San Lorenzo. The first leg of the semi-finals at Nuevo Gasómetro ended with a heavy 5–0 loss, but Bolivar won the second leg at home 1–0, being eliminated 5–1 on aggregate by the eventual champions of the competition, but also being one of the few clubs to have beaten the champion, similar to what happened in 2004. In 2017, Bolivar won both Apertura and Clausura tournaments that year, therefore completing a "bicampeonato" (two-time consecutive championship). This was their first "bicampeonato" in the modern Apertura-Clausura format. In January 2021, Club Bolivar was announced as the first Partner Club of
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. Also in January 2021, the club's "Plan Centenario" was announced, which is a five-year plan to construct an academy, open the club's ownership to fans, and win a "tricampeonato" (three-time consecutive championship) or reach a CONMEBOL final, all by 2025, the club's centenary year. In 2023, Bolivar had a notable participation in that year's
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, finishing second in their group which included a 3-1 victory over Palmeiras at home and a notable 4-0 away victory against
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. In the round of 16 they achieved an incredible upset after defeating 2022 Copa Libertadores runner-up Athletico Paranaense on penalties, later losing to Internacional.


Kit


Colors

Bolivar's traditional home colors are light blue, traditional away colors are dark blue or white.


Rivalries

Bolivar's classic rival is
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. Matches between them are known as the ''Bolivian derby,'' or Clásico Paceño. It is considered the most important football derby in the country. Bolívar and
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are one of the oldest and strongest teams of the league, both from the administrative capital of
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,
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; hence the name ''Paceño''. The first official Bolivian derby in history was played on 17 October 1927, a match which ended 0–0. It is the match that has been played in all Bolivian football competitions, from amateurism, professionalism, and even in international tournaments such as
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and the
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. In 2014 the Bolivian derby was listed as one "25 most explosive rivalries in the world" by the specialized magazine Football Derbies. The criteria that were used to show the great rivalry between both teams has to do with the time of existence of the classic, the number of games, the importance of duels, the public they carry, and a historical account of the episodes of violence. Bolivar currently leads the series in wins, with 164 compared to The Strongest's 103. The club also has some rivalries with other popular Bolivian clubs and clubs from
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, such as Oriente Petrolero, and Jorge Wilstermann. Matches between these clubs usually gather lots of attention throughout the country.


Honours

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International

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** Runners-up (1):
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Regional

* Campeonato Paceño ** Winners (13): 1932, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1976 * Campeonato de Honor  ** Winners (1): 1942 * Campeonato de 2.ª Categoría ** Winners (1): 1965


Current squad


Reserve team


Out on loan


Coaching staff


Notable players

''See also :Club Bolívar players.''


Managers

* Wilfredo Camacho * Moisés Barack * Dan Georgiadis (1962, 1965–68) * Ramiro Blacut (1979, 1983, 1988–89) * Vitaly Shevchenko (1992–94) *
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(1994) * Antonio López Habas (1994–95) * Ramiro Blacut (1995) * Jorge Habegger (1 January 1996 – 31 December 1997) * Antonio López Habas (2000–01) * Vladimir Soria (2002–05) * Jorge Habegger (1 January 2005 – 30 June 2005) * Carlos Aragonés (2005–06) * Víctor Hugo Antelo (2007) * Jorge Habegger (1 March 2008 – 9 October 2008) * Gustavo Quinteros (1 January 2009 – 31 December 2009) * Santiago Escobar (19 July 2009 – 30 June 2010) * Néstor Clausen (12 June 2010 – 12 December 2010) * Guillermo Hoyos (1 January 2011 – 13 May 2012) * Miguel Ángel Portugal (1 July 2012 – 31 December 2013) * Xabier Azkargorta (9 March 2014–15) * Eduardo Villegas (2015) * Rubén Darío Insúa (1 January 2016 – 16 April) * Óscar Villegas (April 2016 – 16 May) * Beñat San José (May 2016 – 17 December) *
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(January 2018 – June 2018) * Alfredo Arias (June 2018 – December 2018) * César Vigevani (December 2018 – December 2019) * Claudio Vivas (December 2019 – October 2020) * Wálter Flores (October 2020 – December 2020) * Natxo González (December 2020 – present)


References


External links

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