C.D. San Antonio Bulo Bulo

San Antonio Bulo Bulo
Full nameClub Deportivo San Antonio Bulo Bulo
NicknameEl Santo (The Saint)
Founded31 October 1962 (1962-10-31)
GroundEstadio Dr. Carlos Villegas
Entre Ríos, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Capacity17,000
PresidentJuan Tardío
ManagerPedro Depablos
LeagueDivisión Profesional
2025División Profesional, 4th of 16

Club Deportivo San Antonio Bulo Bulo is a Bolivian professional football club based in Entre Ríos, Cochabamba. Founded in 1962, they play in Primera División.

History

Despite being founded on 31 October 1962, San Antonio Bulo Bulo won their first title in the Primera A AFC in 2021.[1] They first appeared in the Copa Simón Bolívar in that year, being knocked out in the quarterfinals by García Agreda.[2]

After winning the Primera A title again in 2022, the club qualified to the 2023 Copa Simón Bolívar. In that competition, they reached the finals, facing GV San José,[3] but lost the title on penalties.[4] Six days after losing the title, however, they achieved promotion to the Primera División for the first time ever, after winning the promotion/relegation play-offs against Libertad Gran Mamoré.[5]

In their first participation in the top flight, San Antonio managed to reach the finals of the 2024 Apertura tournament, after advancing as runners-up in their group and defeating Bolívar in the quarter-finals and Independiente Petrolero in the semi-finals. In the final series, they beat Universitario de Vinto 3–2 on aggregate, thus qualifying for the championship final at the end of the season as well as the 2025 Copa Libertadores group stage.[6]

Current squad

As of 10 September 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  BOL René Barbosa
4 DF  BOL Jorge Flores
5 MF  BOL Santiago Acre
6 MF  BOL Diego Mercado
7 MF  BOL Julio Herrera
10 MF  BOL Adalid Terrazas
11 FW  URU Máximo Alonso
12 GK  BOL Gustavo Salvatierra
13 FW  BOL Kevin Mérida
14 DF  BOL Líder Yanarico
15 DF  BOL Sebastian Villarroel
17 FW  PAR Ariel Ávalos (on loan from Cerro Porteño)
18 FW  BOL Rodrigo Vargas
19 MF  BOL Erwin Junior Sánchez
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK  URU Luca Giossa
22 DF  BOL Widen Saucedo
24 MF  BOL Hernán Rodríguez
27 DF  COL Cristian Valencia
28 FW  BOL Rodrigo López (on loan from CA Tembetary)
29 MF  BOL César Yucra
30 FW  BOL Juan Montenegro
31 GK  BOL José Peñarrieta
34 FW  BOL Gustavo Mendoza
43 FW  BOL Jesus Saucedo
48 FW  BOL Anthony Arandia
69 MF  BOL Munir Montenegro
71 GK  BOL Luis Zambrano
91 FW  BOL Marcelo de Lima

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  COL Huberth Sánchez (at Club Aurora until 31 December 2025)

Honours

Notable managers

References

  1. ^ "San Antonio, patrono de la Llajta" [San Antonio, patron saint of the City] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  2. ^ "San Antonio se despide del sueño con dura goleada" [San Antonio bid farewell from the dream with a hard routing] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  3. ^ "GV San José y San Antonio de Bulo Bulo, finalistas de la Copa Simón Bolívar" [GV San José and San Antonio de Bulo Bulo, finalists of the Copa Simón Bolívar] (in Spanish). Erbol. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  4. ^ "GV San José es campeón de la Simón Bolívar y logra el ascenso a la División Profesional" [GV San José is the champion of the Simón Bolívar and achieve promotion to the División Profesional]. Unitel Bolivia (in Spanish). A Todo Deporte. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  5. ^ "San Antonio Bulo Bulo gana por penales y asciende a la División Profesional" [San Antonio Bulo Bulo win on penalties and promote to the División Profesional] (in Spanish). Premium Sports. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  6. ^ "San Antonio ascendió en 2023, gritó campeón en 2024, y jugará la Libertadores en 2025" [San Antonio promoted in 2023, shouted champion in 2024, and will play the Libertadores in 2025] (in Spanish). El Deber. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Zamora deja San Antonio y barajan nombre del nuevo DT" [Zamora leaves San Antonio and they look for the name of a new manager] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.