2026 FBF División Profesional

División Profesional
Season2026
DatesApril – December 2026
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The 2026 FBF División Profesional season will be the 48th season of the División Profesional del Fútbol Boliviano, Bolivia's top-flight football league and the eighth season under División de Fútbol Profesional management. The season is scheduled to begin in early April and end in December 2026.[1]

Always Ready will be the defending champions.

Format

The format for the season was approved at a meeting of the División Profesional's Council held on 12 January 2026, in which the clubs voted to keep the double round-robin format for the tournament, starting from the first weekend of April.[1]

Teams

Sixteen teams will compete in the league for the 2026 season, those being the top 14 teams from the previous season, along with the 2025 Copa Simón Bolívar champions Real Potosí and the winners of the promotion/relegation play-off ABB, who also competed in the 2025 División Profesional.

Having competed in the top flight for the last time in 2021, Real Potosí achieved promotion on 7 December 2025 by defeating San Juan and winning the Copa Simón Bolívar title.[2] They will replace Jorge Wilstermann, who were relegated to the Cochabamba regional league after ending last in the previous División Profesional tournament.

Stadia and locations

Locations of the 2026 División Profesional teams.
Team City Stadium Capacity
ABB El Alto Municipal de Villa Ingenio 22,000
Always Ready El Alto Municipal de Villa Ingenio 22,000
Aurora Cochabamba Félix Capriles 32,000
Blooming Santa Cruz de la Sierra Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera 38,000
Bolívar La Paz Hernando Siles 42,000
Guabirá Montero Gilberto Parada 13,000
GV San José Oruro Jesús Bermúdez 33,000
Independiente Petrolero Sucre Olímpico Patria 30,700
Nacional Potosí Potosí Víctor Agustín Ugarte 32,105
Oriente Petrolero Santa Cruz de la Sierra Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera 38,000
Real Oruro Oruro Jesús Bermúdez 33,000
Real Potosí Potosí Víctor Agustín Ugarte 32,105
Real Tomayapo Tarija IV Centenario 15,000
San Antonio Bulo Bulo Entre Ríos Carlos Villegas 17,000
The Strongest La Paz Hernando Siles 42,000
Universitario de Vinto Cochabamba Félix Capriles[i] 32,000
Notes
  1. ^ Used as home stadium for the season since Universitario's stadium Estadio Hipólito Lazarte does not meet FBF requirements for a professional match.

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Kit manufacturer Main shirt sponsors
ABB Sebastián Núñez Rei UTB
Always Ready Julio César Baldivieso Marathon UTB
Aurora Giancarlo Umaña Marathon
Blooming Mauricio Soria Marathon Gree
Bolívar Flavio Robatto Marathon Suzuki
Guabirá Leonardo Eguez Forte Celina, Ingenio Guabirá, Grupo Paz
GV San José Pablo Rubinich Arce 4life Grains, Paceña
Independiente Petrolero René Hinojosa Red White UTB, Fancesa
Nacional Potosí Alexis Márquez Oxígeno Wear Banco Económico, Ingenio San Silvestre
Oriente Petrolero David González Marathon Yango, Finesse
Real Oruro Marcelo Robledo Arce UTB
Real Potosí Flabio Torres Lea UTB
Real Tomayapo Gabriel Nasta Oxígeno Wear Altavida
San Antonio Bulo Bulo Diómedes Peña Oxígeno Wear
The Strongest Juan Carlos Paz (caretaker) Marathon Kia
Universitario de Vinto Marcelo Straccia Marathon UTB

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
GV San José Jorge Wuinch End of caretaker spell 13 December 2025 Pre-season Pablo Rubinich 10 January 2026[3]
Universitario de Vinto Adrián Barral Marcelo Straccia 4 January 2026[4]
Oriente Petrolero Víctor Hugo Andrada End of contract 14 December 2025[5] David González 29 December 2025[6]
Guabirá Marcelo Straccia Resigned 16 December 2025[7] Joaquín Monasterio 19 December 2025[8]
The Strongest Juan Carlos Paz End of caretaker spell 18 December 2025 Eduardo Villegas 22 December 2025[9]
Real Tomayapo Juan Cortés Resigned 1 January 2026[10] Gabriel Nasta 14 January 2026[11]
Aurora Sergio Zeballos
Edward Zenteno 		End of caretaker spell 5 January 2026 Giancarlo Umaña 6 January 2026[12]
ABB Víctor Hugo Mamani 10 January 2026 Sebastián Núñez[i] 16 January 2026[14]
Real Potosí Cleibson Ferreira Sacked 2 March 2026[15] Flabio Torres 6 March 2026[16]
Nacional Potosí Leonardo Eguez 6 March 2026[17] Alexis Márquez 13 March 2026[18]
Guabirá Joaquín Monasterio Mutual agreement 8 March 2026[19] Leonardo Eguez 9 March 2026[20]
The Strongest Eduardo Villegas 18 March 2026[21] Juan Carlos Paz[ii] 19 March 2026[22]
Notes
  1. ^ The club originally announced Alberto Illanes as manager on 10 January,[13] but later removed the announcement.
  2. ^ Caretaker manager.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 ABB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Always Ready 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Aurora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
4 Blooming 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Copa Libertadores first stage
5 Bolívar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
6 Guabirá 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 GV San José 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Independiente Petrolero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Nacional Potosí 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Oriente Petrolero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Real Oruro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Real Potosí 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Real Tomayapo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 San Antonio Bulo Bulo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 The Strongest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Promotion/relegation play-off
16 Universitario de Vinto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Bolivian Football Regional Leagues
First match(es) will be played: TBD April 2026. 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.

References

  1. ^ a b Siles, Ramiro (12 January 2026). "Clubes aprueban un torneo amistoso para iniciar la temporada" [Clubs approve a friendly tournament to begin the season] (in Spanish). Premium. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Real Potosí conquista la Copa Simón Bolívar y retorna a primera cuatro años después" [Real Potosí win the Copa Simón Bolívar and return to the top flight four years later] (in Spanish). El Deber. 7 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Pablo Rubinich fue anunciado como DT en GV San José" [Pablo Rubinich was announced as manager at GV San José] (in Spanish). Montero Noticias. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  4. ^ "FC Universitario apuesta por Straccia para el 2026" [FC Universitario bet on Straccia for 2026] (in Spanish). Diez. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  5. ^ ""Copito" Andrada deja un mensaje a Oriente: "Nos unimos o nos hundimos"" [Copito Andrada leaves a message for Oriente: "Either we unite or we sink"] (in Spanish). El Día. 15 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Oriente Petrolero eligió al español David González para la temporada 2026" [Oriente Petrolero chose the Spaniard David González for the 2026 season] (in Spanish). Diez. 29 December 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Marcelo Straccia deja Guabirá y su futuro puede estar en Oriente o en The Strongest" [Marcelo Straccia left Guabirá and his future may be either in Oriente or The Strongest] (in Spanish). Diez. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Joaquín Monasterio es nuevo director técnico de Guabirá de Montero" [Joaquín Monasterio is the new head coach of Guabirá from Montero] (in Spanish). Visión 360. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Villegas firma para el Tigre por la temporada 2026, apunta a un proyecto a largo plazo" [Villegas signs for the Tiger for the 2026 season, he aims at a long-term project] (in Spanish). Diez. 22 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Juan Cortés se despide de Real Tomayapo" [Juan Cortés bids farewell to Real Tomayapo] (in Spanish). El Deber. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Gabriel Nasta asumirá como entrenador de Real Tomayapo en Bolivia" [Gabriel Nasta will take over as manager of Real Tomayapo in Bolivia] (in Spanish). Diario Deportivo. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  12. ^ "Giancarlo Umaña, hijo de Diego Edison, será el DT de un equipo tradicional" [Giancarlo Umaña, Diego Edison's son, will be the manager of a traditional team] (in Spanish). Deportes RCN. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  13. ^ "ABB anuncia a Illanes como DT y suma sus tres primeras incorporaciones" [ABB announce Illanes as manager and get their three first additions] (in Spanish). Diez. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  14. ^ "Sebastián Núñez vuelve al fútbol boliviano en ABB" [Sebastián Núñez returns to Bolivian football at ABB] (in Spanish). erbol. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  15. ^ "Ferreira sale de Real Potosí y se convierte en el primer DT que deja su cargo en la temporada" [Ferreira leaves Real Potosí and becomes the first manager to leave his role in the season] (in Spanish). Unitel. 2 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  16. ^ "El técnico Flavio Torres llega el sábado para tomar el mando del equipo lila" [Manager Flavio [sic] Torres arrives on Saturday to take charge of the purple team] (in Spanish). El Potosí. 6 March 2026. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  17. ^ "Égüez queda fuera de la dirección técnica de Nacional Potosí" [Égüez is out of the technical direction of Nacional Potosí] (in Spanish). El País. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  18. ^ Subieta Orellana, Luis (13 March 2026). "Colombiano Márquez es el nuevo técnico de Nacional" [Colombian Márquez is Nacional's new manager] (in Spanish). El Potosí. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  19. ^ Muguertegui, Roy (9 March 2026). "Joaquín Monasterio no es más DT de Guabirá" [Joaquín Monasterio is no longer head coach of Guabirá] (in Spanish). El Deber. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  20. ^ Muguertegui, Roy (9 March 2026). "Leonardo Egüez será presentado este martes como nuevo DT de Guabirá" [Leonardo Égüez will be presented this Tuesday as Guabirá's new head coach] (in Spanish). Diez. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  21. ^ Avendaño Murillo, Marcelo Esteban (18 March 2026). "Eduardo Villegas deja de ser director técnico del Tigre por decisión "de común acuerdo"" [Eduardo Villegas ceases to be the Tiger′s head coach "by mutual agreement"] (in Spanish). Visión 360. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  22. ^ Asturizaga Quisbert, Jorge (19 March 2026). "Paz García asume como técnico interino de The Strongest" [Paz García takes over as interim head coach of The Strongest] (in Spanish). Diez. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
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