2025 Club Bolívar season

Club Bolívar
2025 season
Manager	Flavio Robatto
Stadium	Estadio Hernando Siles
División Profesional	4th
Copa Bolivia	Group stage
Copa Libertadores	Group stage
Copa Sudamericana	Knockout round play-offs
Top goalscorer	League: ; Fábio Gomes (6); All: ; Fábio Gomes (11)
Biggest win	Bolívar 5–1 Jorge Wilstermann; Bolívar 5–1 Blooming; Bolívar 4–0 Cerro Porteño; Bolívar 4–0 Independiente Petrolero
Biggest defeat	Cerro Porteño 4–2 Bolívar; Bolívar 1–3 GV San José

The 2025 season is the 100th year since the founding of Club Bolívar, and its 60th season competing in the Bolivian top-tier football division. During this season, the club is taking part in the Copa Bolivia, the Copa Libertadores, and the Copa Sudamericana.

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Rubén Ramírez	Cusco	Free	23 January 2025
GK	Diego Méndez	Royal Pari	Free	26 March 2025	^[1]
MF	Lucas Chávez	Al-Taawoun	Loan return	30 June 2025
MF	Daniel Cataño	Millonarios	Undisclosed	3 July 2025	^[2]
DF	Santiago Echeverría	Nacional Potosí	Undisclosed	9 July 2025	^[3]
DF	Ignacio Gariglio	Deportivo Garcilaso	Undisclosed	9 July 2025
FW	Martín Cauteruccio	Sporting Cristal	Undisclosed	10 July 2025
MF	Damián Batallini	Argentinos Juniors	Loan	11 July 2025	^[4]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Roberto Fernández	Akron Tolyatti	Undisclosed	1 July 2025	^[5]
FW	Bruno Sávio	Millonarios	End of contract	1 July 2025	^[6]
FW	Fábio Gomes	Mazatlán	Released	1 July 2025	^[7]
MF	Lucas Chávez	Volta Redonda	Undisclosed	9 August 2025
DF	Rubén Ramírez		Contract terminated	26 August 2025	^[8]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
División Profesional	28 March 2025		Matchday 1		14	8	3	3	34	16	+18	057.14
Copa Bolivia	1 May 2025		Group stage		4	2	0	2	7	8	−1	050.00
Copa Libertadores	1 April 2025	28 May 2025	Group stage	Group stage	6	2	0	4	12	11	+1	033.33
Copa Sudamericana	17 July 2025		Knockout round play-offs		2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
Total					26	14	3	9	59	35	+24	053.85

Last updated: 23 July 2025
Source: Competitions

División Profesional

League table

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	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
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	Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage

Source: Soccerway
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.^[9]
(C) Champions

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	D	L	D	W	P	W
Position	3	7	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 7 July 2025. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

28 March 2025 1

Bolívar

3–1

CDT Real Oruro

5 April 2025 2

Real Tomayapo

2–1

Bolívar

12 April 2025 3

Bolívar

5–1

Jorge Wilstermann

20 April 2025 4

Guabirá

2–4

Bolívar

27 April 2025 5

Bolívar

5–1

Blooming

4 May 2025 6

ABB

0–3

Bolívar

11 May 2025 7

Club Aurora

0–2

Bolívar

24 May 2025 9	Universitario de Vinto	1–1	Bolívar	Cochabamba
15:00 UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Félix Capriles

8 June 2025 8	Bolívar	1–3	GV San José	La Paz
17:15 UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles

15 June 2025 10	Bolívar	2–2	Always Ready	La Paz
17:15 UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles

22 June 2025 11	Bolívar	1–2	The Strongest	La Paz
15:00 UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles

29 June 2025 12	Nacional Potosí	1–1	Bolívar	Potosí
15:00 UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Víctor Agustín Ugarte

7 July 2025 13	Bolívar	4–0	Independiente Petrolero	La Paz
18:00 UTC−4	Justiniano 21' Cataño 45+4' Romero 72' (pen.), 90+4' (pen.)			Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles

19 July 2025 15	Bolívar	1–0	Oriente Petrolero	La Paz
17:30 UTC−4	Sagredo 80'			Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles

Copa Bolivia

Group stage

1 May 2025 1	Jorge Wilstermann	3–2	Bolívar	Cochabamba
17:30 UTC−4	Bobadilla 72' (pen.) Cáceres 84' Robson 90+2'		Justiniano 6', 74' 86' Romero 26' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Félix Capriles Referee: Ivo Méndez

21 May 2025 2	Bolívar	3–1	Blooming	La Paz
20:30 UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Referee: Carlos García

26 June 2025 3	Nacional Potosí	3–0	Bolívar	Potosí
18:00 UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Víctor Agustín Ugarte Referee: Gustavo Vera

10 July 2025 5	Bolívar	2–1	Nacional Potosí	La Paz
18:00 UTC−4	Romero 4' Matheus 90+4'		Torres 37' Mansilla 43'	Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles

Copa Libertadores

Group stage

The draw ceremony was conducted on 17 March 2025.^[10]

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Palmeiras	6	6	0	0	17	4	+13	18	Advance to round of 16
2	Cerro Porteño	6	2	1	3	7	11	−4	7	Advance to round of 16
3	Bolívar	6	2	0	4	12	11	+1	6	Transfer to Copa Sudamericana
4	Sporting Cristal	6	1	1	4	6	16	−10	4

Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking.

1 April 2025 1	Cerro Porteño	4–2	Bolívar	Asunción
19:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estadio General Pablo Rojas Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

9 April 2025 2	Bolívar	3–0	Sporting Cristal	La Paz
20:30 UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Referee: Maximiliano Ramírez (Argentina)

24 April 2025 3	Bolívar	2–3	Palmeiras	La Paz
18:00 UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Attendance: 13,839 Referee: Leandro Rey Hilfer (Argentina)

7 May 2025 4	Sporting Cristal	2–1	Bolívar	Lima, Peru
21:00 UTC−5				Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Carlos Betancur (Colombia)

15 May 2025 5	Palmeiras	2–0	Bolívar	São Paulo, Brazil
19:00 UTC−3	Murilo 6' Facundo Torres 12'			Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 28,381 Referee: Maximiliano Ramírez (Argentina)

28 May 2025 6	Bolívar	4–0	Cerro Porteño	La Paz
20:30 UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

Copa Sudamericana

Knockout round play-offs

16 July 2025 First leg	Bolívar	3–0	Palestino	La Paz
18:00 UTC−4	Robson Matheus 58' Cauteruccio 90+10' (pen.) Melgar 90+13'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Attendance: 22,190 Referee: Flavio de Souza (Brazil)

23 July 2025 Second leg	Palestino	0–3 (0–6 agg.)	Bolívar	Santiago, Chile^[11]
18:00 UTC−4		Report	Cataño 24' Sagredo 28' Cauteruccio 66'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Referee: Derlis López (Paraguay)

Round of 16

13 August 2025 (2025-08-13) First leg	Bolívar	2–0	Cienciano	La Paz
18:00 UTC−4	Cauteruccio 20' Batallini 58'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Referee: Jhon Ospina (Colombia)

20 August 2025 (2025-08-20) Second leg	Cienciano	0–2 (0–4 agg.)	Bolívar	Cusco, Peru
17:00 UTC−5		Report	Cauteruccio 15' (pen.) Batallini 45+1'	Stadium: Estadio Garcilaso Referee: Augusto Aragón (Ecuador)

Quarter-finals

17 September 2025 (2025-09-17) First leg	Bolívar	2–2	Atlético Mineiro	La Paz, Bolivia
18:00 UTC−4	Robson Matheus 48' Romero 88' (pen.)		Alexsander 45' Vitor Hugo 45+6'	Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

24 September 2025 (2025-09-24) Second leg	Atlético Mineiro	1–0 (3–2 agg.)	Bolívar	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
19:00 UTC−3	Bernard 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Arena MRV Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

References

^ "Bolívar apuesta por el talento boliviano: Diego Armando Méndez, nuevo guardián celeste – Club Bolivar".
^ "El volante colombiano Daniel Cataño fue presentado como nuevo jugador del Bolívar de la Paz".
^ "Santiago Echeverría, nuevo pilar de nuestra zaga – Club Bolivar".
^ "Damián Batallini, una dinamita ofensiva para Bolívar – Club Bolivar".
^ "El Akron de Rusia hace oficial la compra de Roberto Fernández | el Deber". 17 June 2025.
^ "Robatto confirma la salida de Bruno Sávio con un emotivo mensaje de despedida | el Deber". 21 June 2025.
^ ""Gracias por todo, Fábio": Bolívar se despide de su goleador brasileño | el Deber".
^ [1]
^ FBF (29 March 2025). "Convocatoria Torneos de División Profesional 2025" [2025 División Profesional Tournaments Callup]. futboldebolivia.net (in Spanish). Fútbol Boliviano. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
^ "Bolívar cayó en el grupo G y San Antonio en el H para la Copa Libertadores 2025 | el Deber". 17 March 2025.
^ "Palestino vs. Bolívar (Jul 23, 2025) Live Score".

[1] "Bolívar apuesta por el talento boliviano: Diego Armando Méndez, nuevo guardián celeste – Club Bolivar".

[2] "El volante colombiano Daniel Cataño fue presentado como nuevo jugador del Bolívar de la Paz".

[3] "Santiago Echeverría, nuevo pilar de nuestra zaga – Club Bolivar".

[4] "Damián Batallini, una dinamita ofensiva para Bolívar – Club Bolivar".

[5] "El Akron de Rusia hace oficial la compra de Roberto Fernández | el Deber". 17 June 2025.

[6] "Robatto confirma la salida de Bruno Sávio con un emotivo mensaje de despedida | el Deber". 21 June 2025.

[7] ""Gracias por todo, Fábio": Bolívar se despide de su goleador brasileño | el Deber".

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[9] FBF (29 March 2025). "Convocatoria Torneos de División Profesional 2025" [2025 División Profesional Tournaments Callup]. futboldebolivia.net (in Spanish). Fútbol Boliviano. Retrieved 18 April 2025.

[10] "Bolívar cayó en el grupo G y San Antonio en el H para la Copa Libertadores 2025 | el Deber". 17 March 2025.

[11] "Palestino vs. Bolívar (Jul 23, 2025) Live Score".

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