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2024 Bolivian Primera División season
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The 2024 Bolivian Primera División season was the 47th season of the División Profesional del Fútbol Boliviano, Bolivia's top-flight football league and the seventh season under División de Fútbol Profesional management. The season began on 16 February and ended on 22 December 2024.[1][2]
Bolívar won their thirty-first league title in this season, after winning the Torneo Clausura and defeating the Torneo Apertura winners San Antonio Bulo Bulo 2–0 in the championship final.[3] The Strongest were the defending champions.
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Format
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The competition format was confirmed at the session of the División Profesional's Council held on 10 January 2024, in which it was decided that two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) would be played in the season. In the Torneo Apertura, the 16 participating teams were divided into four groups of four teams each with a round of interzonal matches between derby rivals. The top two teams of each group advanced to a knockout stage, in which teams played quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals. Both Apertura finalists were awarded international berths, with the winners qualifying for the 2025 Copa Libertadores group stage as Bolivia 1 and the runners-up claiming the Bolivia 1 berth for the 2025 Copa Sudamericana. The Torneo Clausura was a double round-robin competition, in which the 16 teams played each other twice for a total of 30 matches, with the top team at the end of those 30 rounds being declared as the winner and qualifying for the group stage of the Copa Libertadores as Bolivia 2.[1]
It was also decided that both tournament winners would play a double-legged final series at the end of the season to decide the season champions, who also earned a monetary prize of one million USD awarded by CONMEBOL.[4] The remaining international berths were awarded through an aggregate table including the Torneo Apertura's first stage and the Torneo Clausura, with the bottom-placed team in this table being relegated and the team placing second-from-bottom qualifying for a two-legged relegation play-off.
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Teams
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16 teams competed in the league for the 2024 season: 14 of which took part in the 2023 Primera División, and two promoted from the 2023 Copa Simón Bolívar, GV San José and San Antonio Bulo Bulo. GV San José achieved a first-ever promotion to the top tier on 10 December 2023, after winning the title,[5] and San Antonio also reached the first division for the first time six days later, after winning the promotion/relegation play-offs against Libertad Gran Mamoré.[6]
Aside from Libertad Gran Mamoré, GV San José and San Antonio Bulo Bulo replaced Vaca Díez and Palmaflor del Trópico, both directly relegated.
Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2024 División Profesional teams.
- Notes
- Used along with Estadio Municipal de Quillacollo as home stadiums for the season since Universitario's stadium Estadio Hipólito Lazarte does not meet FBF requirements for a professional match.
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
- Notes
- Jorge Wilstermann had originally appointed Alejandro Russo as manager on 12 June 2024, but he left by mutual agreement on 8 July 2024 without managing the team in an official match.[33][34]
- Originally as caretaker manager, appointed on a permanent basis on 4 July 2024.[38]
- Yimi Gutiérrez was the caretaker manager for the Torneo Clausura 24th round match against Aurora.[68]
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Torneo Apertura
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The Torneo Apertura, known as the 2024 Copa Paceña for sponsorship purposes,[72] was the first tournament of the 2024 season. It began on 16 February and ended on 5 May 2024.
First stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Interseries matches
Teams played two additional first stage matches against a team from another group, in most cases their derby or regional rival.[73] The interseries matches were played on the third and fifth rounds.
Source: FBF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| Nacional Potosí | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Universitario de Vinto | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Universitario de Vinto (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (9) | ||||||||||||||
| The Strongest | 1 | 1 | 2 (8) | ||||||||||||||
| GV San José | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| The Strongest | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Universitario de Vinto | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| San Antonio Bulo Bulo | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| San Antonio Bulo Bulo | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Bolívar | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| San Antonio Bulo Bulo | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Independiente Petrolero | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Independiente Petrolero (p) | 0 | 3 | 3 (5) | ||||||||||||||
| Aurora | 1 | 2 | 3 (4) | ||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
First leg
| 14 April 2024 | San Antonio Bulo Bulo | 1–0 | Bolívar | Entre Ríos |
| 15:00 UTC−4 |
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Report | Stadium: Carlos Villegas Referee: Dilio Rodríguez |
| 14 April 2024 | GV San José | 0–2 | The Strongest | Oruro |
| 17:30 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Jesús Bermúdez Referee: Jordy Alemán |
| 14 April 2024 | Nacional Potosí | 0–1 | Universitario de Vinto | Potosí |
| 19:30 UTC−4 | Report |
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Stadium: Víctor Agustín Ugarte Referee: Bladimir Rueda |
| 15 April 2024 | Independiente Petrolero | 0–1 | Aurora | Sucre |
| 19:00 UTC−4 | Report |
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Stadium: Olímpico Patria Referee: Javier Revollo |
Second leg
| 17 April 2024 | Universitario de Vinto | 3–1 (4–1 agg.) | Nacional Potosí | Cochabamba |
| 15:00 UTC−4 | Report |
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Stadium: Félix Capriles Referee: Jordy Alemán |
| 17 April 2024 | The Strongest | 2–1 (4–1 agg.) | GV San José | La Paz |
| 20:00 UTC−4 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hernando Siles Referee: Carlos García |
| 18 April 2024 | Bolívar | 1–1 (1–2 agg.) | San Antonio Bulo Bulo | La Paz |
| 19:00 UTC−4 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hernando Siles Referee: Gery Vargas |
| 18 April 2024 | Aurora | 2–3 (3–3 agg.) (4–5 p) | Independiente Petrolero | Cochabamba |
| 20:00 UTC−4 | Report |
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Stadium: Félix Capriles Referee: Guildo Quenta | |
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Semi-finals
First leg
| 20 April 2024 | Universitario de Vinto | 0–1 | The Strongest | Cochabamba |
| 17:30 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Félix Capriles Referee: Javier Revollo |
| 22 April 2024 | San Antonio Bulo Bulo | 6–1 | Independiente Petrolero | Entre Ríos |
| 15:00 UTC−4 |
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Stadium: Carlos Villegas Referee: Juan Nelio García |
Second leg
| 28 April 2024 | The Strongest | 1–2 (2–2 agg.) (8–9 p) | Universitario de Vinto | La Paz |
| 16:00 UTC−4 |
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Stadium: Hernando Siles Referee: Ivo Méndez |
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| 28 April 2024 | Independiente Petrolero | 3–1 (4–7 agg.) | San Antonio Bulo Bulo | Sucre |
| 18:00 UTC−4 |
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Stadium: Olímpico Patria Referee: Bladimir Rueda |
Finals
Estadio Dr. Carlos Villegas, Entre Ríos
Referee: José Cabero (Chile)
San Antonio Bulo Bulo won 3–2 on aggregate.
Top scorers
Source: Soccerway
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Torneo Clausura
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The Torneo Clausura, known as the 2024 Liga Tecno for sponsorship purposes,[75] is the second and last tournament of the 2024 season. It began on 10 May and ended on 21 December 2024.[76]
Standings
Source: FBF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Yellow cards, 6) Red cards, 7) Drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Yellow cards, 6) Red cards, 7) Drawing of lots.
Results
Top scorers
Source: Soccerway
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Championship final
Although the División Profesional's Council had decided prior to the start of the season that the championship final would be played as a two-legged series, on 12 December 2024 it was announced that, in order to end the season before Christmas as agreed under the original schedule, this final would be played as a single match instead. The match was played in Cochabamba on 22 December 2024.[77]
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Aggregate table
Source: Paraelfutbol.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Yellow cards, 6) Red cards, 7) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (E) Excluded from the competition; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Yellow cards, 6) Red cards, 7) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (E) Excluded from the competition; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- For this season, it was decided that the Bolivia 4 berth to the Copa Libertadores would be the lowest international berth to be awarded due to financial considerations.[79]
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Promotion/relegation play-off
The relegation play-off was played by:
- Royal Pari (2024 División Profesional aggregate table 15th place)
- Totora Real Oruro (2024 Copa Simón Bolívar runners-up)
Referee: Bruno Vera
Referee: Gabriel Mendoza
The second leg was abandoned after 81 minutes of play with Totora Real Oruro leading 3–0 as the Royal Pari players withdrew from the field.[80] On 6 January 2025, the FBF's Sports Disciplinary Court (Tribunal de Disciplina Deportiva) ruled the exclusion of Royal Pari from the competition due to the events of the second leg match, meaning that Totora Real Oruro promoted to the División Profesional and Royal Pari were relegated to the Santa Cruz Football Association Championship.[81]
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