| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Bolivia |
| Dates | 29 April – 22 December 2025 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Nacional Potosí (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Bolívar |
| Copa Libertadores | Nacional Potosí |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 134 |
| Goals scored | 461 (3.44 per match) |
The 2025 Copa Bolivia, known as the 2025 Copa Paceña for sponsorship purposes,[1] was the second edition of the Copa Bolivia, Bolivia's football cup competition, which was contested by the 16 teams that take part in the División Profesional for its 2025 season. The competition began on 29 April and ended on 22 December 2025.[2]
Nacional Potosí were the champions, defeating Bolívar 4–3 on aggregate in the finals.[3]
Format
The competition, which was played concurrently with the 2025 División Profesional tournament, featured five stages: a group stage, a play-off round, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals. In the group stage, the 16 participating teams were drawn into four groups and played 14 matches, two against each one of their group rivals, as well as two against their derby rival (which was drawn into a different group) and six interzonal matches, facing one team from each of the other groups twice. The four group winners advanced to the quarter-finals, whilst the teams placing in second and third place in the four groups played a play-off round over two legs to decide the other four quarter-finalists, who faced the group winners in the quarter-finals.[4] The two semi-final winners played the final, with the champions being awarded a berth into the 2026 Copa Libertadores and the runners-up qualifying for the 2026 Copa Sudamericana.[5]
If teams tied in points after two legs in the play-off round, regardless of aggregate score or goal difference, a penalty shoot-out would played to decide the winning team, whilst for the other knockout rounds (quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final), a penalty shoot-out was held only if there was no winner by points or goal difference.[6]
Draw
The draw for the competition was held on 3 April 2025 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, being also assigned a row (1–4) within their group which decided which teams they played as interzonal rivals.[7]
The draw resulted in the following groups:
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Group stage
In the group stage, the 16 teams played 14 matches: six against their group rivals, two against their derby rival (which was drawn into a different group), as well as six against the teams that were drawn into the same row in the other groups.
Standings
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Bolívar | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 26 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Blooming | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 24 | Advance to Play-off round |
| 3 | Nacional Potosí | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 18 | |
| 4 | Jorge Wilstermann | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 15 |
Source: FBF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Yellow cards, 6) Drawing of lots.[8]
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Yellow cards, 6) Drawing of lots.[8]
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Oruro | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 28 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Always Ready | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 26 | Advance to Play-off round |
| 3 | The Strongest | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 16 | |
| 4 | Real Tomayapo | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 44 | −23 | 12 |
Source: FBF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Yellow cards, 6) Drawing of lots.[8]
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Yellow cards, 6) Drawing of lots.[8]
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | GV San José | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 19 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Aurora | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 18 | Advance to Play-off round |
| 3 | San Antonio Bulo Bulo | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 17 | |
| 4 | ABB | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 11 |
Source: FBF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Yellow cards, 6) Drawing of lots.[8]
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Yellow cards, 6) Drawing of lots.[8]
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guabirá | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Oriente Petrolero | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 22 | Advance to Play-off round |
| 3 | Universitario de Vinto | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 19 | |
| 4 | Independiente Petrolero | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 15 |
Source: FBF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Yellow cards, 6) Drawing of lots.[8]
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Yellow cards, 6) Drawing of lots.[8]
Results
| Home \ Away | ABB | CAR | AUR | BLO | BOL | GUA | GVS | IPE | WIL | NAC | ORI | TRO | RTO | SAB | STR | UVI |
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| ABB | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | 1–3 | — | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | — | 0–0 |
| Always Ready | 5–1 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | — | 4–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | — | 2–1 | — |
| Aurora | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–3 | — | 4–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | — | — | — | — | 0–3 | — | — |
| Blooming | — | 1–2 | 4–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bolívar | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | — | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — |
| Guabirá | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | 3–3 | — | 2–2 | — | — | 2–0 |
| GV San José | 5–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | 6–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 3–2 | — |
| Independiente Petrolero | — | — | — | — | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–3 | — | 0–1 |
| Jorge Wilstermann | — | — | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | — | — | 2–5 | — |
| Nacional Potosí | 4–2 | — | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | — | 0–3 | 3–4 | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | 0–0 |
| Oriente Petrolero | — | — | — | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| Real Oruro | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 4–1 | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Real Tomayapo | — | 3–2 | — | — | 2–7 | 1–2 | — | 3–6 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–3 | — |
| San Antonio Bulo Bulo | 0–2 | — | 5–2 | — | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | 2–0 |
| The Strongest | — | 2–1 | — | — | 3–5 | — | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 5–0 | — | — | — |
| Universitario de Vinto | 3–0 | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | — | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 5–2 | — | — |
Source: FBF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Play-off round[†] | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Strongest (p) | 2 | 2 | 4 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Strongest | 2 | 2 | 4 | Guabirá | 1 | 3 | 4 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
| Aurora | 2 | 1 | 1 | The Strongest | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nacional Potosí | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nacional Potosí | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nacional Potosí | 3 | 1 | 4 | GV San José | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oriente Petrolero | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nacional Potosí | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolívar | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Blooming | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Universitario de Vinto | 0 | 1 | 1 | Real Oruro | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Blooming | 0 | 3 | 4 | Blooming | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolívar | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| San Antonio Bulo Bulo | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| San Antonio Bulo Bulo | 2 | 2 | 4 | Bolívar | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Always Ready | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
- † For the play-off round, points over two legs are shown instead of aggregate score.
Play-off round
In the play-off round, if teams ended up tied in points after two legs, a penalty shootout would be held to decide the team that would advance to the following round of the competition.[9]
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Universitario de Vinto | 1–4 | Blooming | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| San Antonio Bulo Bulo | 4–1 | Always Ready | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| The Strongest | 4–1 | Aurora | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Nacional Potosí | 4–1 | Oriente Petrolero | 3–1 | 1–1 |
First leg
San Antonio Bulo Bulo v Always Ready
| 12 November 2025 (2025-11-12) | San Antonio Bulo Bulo | 2–1 | Always Ready | Cochabamba |
| 15:00 UTC−4 |
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Stadium: Félix Capriles Referee: Luis Villarroel |
Nacional Potosí v Oriente Petrolero
| 12 November 2025 (2025-11-12) | Nacional Potosí | 3–1 | Oriente Petrolero | Potosí |
| 18:00 UTC−4 |
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Stadium: Víctor Agustín Ugarte Referee: Ramiro Ticona |
The Strongest v Aurora
| 12 November 2025 (2025-11-12) | The Strongest | 2–2 | Aurora | La Paz |
| 20:30 UTC−4 |
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Stadium: Hernando Siles Referee: Carlos Arteaga |
Universitario de Vinto v Blooming
| 13 November 2025 (2025-11-13) | Universitario de Vinto | 0–0 | Blooming | Cochabamba |
| 19:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Félix Capriles Referee: Mijahil López |
Second leg
Oriente Petrolero v Nacional Potosí
| 15 November 2025 (2025-11-15) | Oriente Petrolero | 1–1 | Nacional Potosí | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| 15:00 UTC−4 |
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Stadium: Real Santa Cruz Referee: Dilio Rodríguez |
Nacional Potosí won 4–1 on points.
Always Ready v San Antonio Bulo Bulo
| 15 November 2025 (2025-11-15) | Always Ready | 2–2 | San Antonio Bulo Bulo | El Alto |
| 18:00 UTC−4 |
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Stadium: Municipal de Villa Ingenio Referee: Ronald Mamani |
San Antonio Bulo Bulo won 4–1 on points.
Aurora v The Strongest
| 15 November 2025 (2025-11-15) | Aurora | 1–2 | The Strongest | Cochabamba |
| 20:30 UTC−4 |
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Stadium: Félix Capriles Referee: Cristian Condori |
The Strongest won 4–1 on points.
Blooming v Universitario de Vinto
| 16 November 2025 (2025-11-16) | Blooming | 3–1 | Universitario de Vinto | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| 15:00 UTC−4 | Report |
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Stadium: Real Santa Cruz Referee: Guildo Quenta |
Blooming won 4–1 on points.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| San Antonio Bulo Bulo | 1–9 | Bolívar | 0–3 | 1–6 |
| Nacional Potosí | 4–3 | GV San José | 3–0 | 1–3 |
| Blooming | 4–3 | Real Oruro | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| The Strongest | 4–4 (5–4 p) | Guabirá | 2–1 | 2–3 |
First leg
Nacional Potosí v GV San José
| 18 November 2025 (2025-11-18) | Nacional Potosí | 3–0 | GV San José | Potosí |
| 18:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Víctor Agustín Ugarte Referee: José Quintanilla |
The Strongest v Guabirá
| 18 November 2025 (2025-11-18) | The Strongest | 2–1 | Guabirá | La Paz |
| 20:00 UTC−4 |
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Stadium: Hernando Siles Referee: Juan Carlos Huanca |
Blooming v Real Oruro
| 19 November 2025 (2025-11-19) | Blooming | 2–1 | Real Oruro | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| 15:00 UTC−4 |
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Stadium: Real Santa Cruz Referee: Héctor Sandoval |
San Antonio Bulo Bulo v Bolívar
| 19 November 2025 (2025-11-19) | San Antonio Bulo Bulo | 0–3 | Bolívar | Cochabamba |
| 19:00 UTC−4 | Report |
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Stadium: Félix Capriles Referee: Santiago Silva |
Second leg
Real Oruro v Blooming
| 25 November 2025 (2025-11-25) | Real Oruro | 2–2 (3–4 agg.) | Blooming | Oruro |
| 19:00 UTC−4 |
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Stadium: Jesús Bermúdez Referee: Renán Castillo |
Guabirá v The Strongest
| 26 November 2025 (2025-11-26) | Guabirá | 3–2 (4–4 agg.) (4–5 p) | The Strongest | Montero |
| 15:00 UTC−4 | Report |
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Stadium: Gilberto Parada Referee: Mijahil López | |
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GV San José v Nacional Potosí
| 26 November 2025 (2025-11-26) | GV San José | 3–1 (3–4 agg.) | Nacional Potosí | Oruro |
| 18:00 UTC−4 | Report |
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Stadium: Jesús Bermúdez Referee: Ángelo Maija |
Bolívar v San Antonio Bulo Bulo
| 26 November 2025 (2025-11-26) | Bolívar | 6–1 (9–1 agg.) | San Antonio Bulo Bulo | La Paz |
| 20:30 UTC−4 | Report |
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Stadium: Hernando Siles Referee: Jhonatan Mamani |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Blooming | 1–6 | Bolívar | 1–1 | 0–5 |
| The Strongest | 1–3 | Nacional Potosí | 1–2 | 0–1 |
First leg
Blooming v Bolívar
| 16 December 2025 (2025-12-16) | Blooming | 1–1 | Bolívar | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| 16:05 UTC−4 |
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Stadium: Real Santa Cruz Referee: Gery Vargas |
| Note: The kickoff for the match, originally scheduled for 15:00 local time, was delayed for an hour due to rain. | ||||
The Strongest v Nacional Potosí
| 16 December 2025 (2025-12-16) | The Strongest | 1–2 | Nacional Potosí | La Paz |
| 19:00 UTC−4 |
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Report | Stadium: Hernando Siles Referee: Dilio Rodríguez |
Second leg
Nacional Potosí v The Strongest
| 18 December 2025 (2025-12-18) | Nacional Potosí | 1–0 (3–1 agg.) | The Strongest | Potosí |
| 18:00 UTC−4 |
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Report | Stadium: Víctor Agustín Ugarte Referee: Javier Revollo |
Bolívar v Blooming
| 18 December 2025 (2025-12-18) | Bolívar | 5–0 (6–1 agg.) | Blooming | La Paz |
| 20:00 UTC−4 |
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Report | Stadium: Hernando Siles Referee: Cristian Condori |
Finals
| Nacional Potosí | 0–2 | Bolívar |
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Referee: Jordy Alemán
| Bolívar | 1–4 | Nacional Potosí |
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Referee: Ivo Méndez
Nacional Potosí won 4–3 on aggregate.
See also
References
- ^ "Paceña y la FBF sellan una alianza histórica para el crecimiento del fútbol nacional" [Paceña and the FBF seal a historic alliance for the growth of domestic football] (in Spanish). Urgente.bo. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "El torneo por grupos se iniciará el 29 de abril" [The tournament by groups will begin on 29 April] (in Spanish). El Deber. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "Bolívar cae con Nacional Potosí en el Siles y se queda con las ganas de festejar en su centenario" [Bolívar lose to Nacional Potosí at the Siles and are left wanting to celebrate in their centenary] (in Spanish). Visión 360. 22 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "La Copa Bolivia se jugará desde el 14 con un inédito sistema" [The Copa Bolivia will be played from the 14th with a new system] (in Spanish). Premium Bolivia. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "La Copa Bolivia arrancará el 14 de abril, con repechaje, clásicos y "cruces horizontales"" [The Copa Bolivia will kick off on 14 April, with playoff, derbies and "horizontal matchups"] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "División Profesional: la Copa Bolivia "por grupos" tendrá un repechaje" [División Profesional: the Copa Bolivia "by groups" will have a play-off] (in Spanish). Premium Bolivia. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "Se conformaron los grupos para el torneo por series de la División Profesional" [The groups for the División Profesional's tournament by series were formed] (in Spanish). El Deber. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ "Así se definirán los empates en la fase final de la Copa Bolivia" [This is how ties will be settled in the final stages of the Copa Bolivia] (in Spanish). Diez. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
External links
- División Profesional on the FBF's official website (in Spanish)
