Academia del Balompié Boliviano

Academia del Balompié Boliviano, commonly known as ABB, is a Bolivian football club based in La Paz. Founded on 28 June 1985, they play in División Profesional. The team's home base is the Estadio Hernando Siles.^[1]

ABB

Full name	Academia del Balompié Boliviano
Nickname(s)	La Academia
Founded	28 June 1985; 40 years ago (28 June 1985)
Ground	Estadio Hernando Siles La Paz, Bolivia
Capacity	42,000
President	Isaac Mollinedo
Manager	João Paulo Barros
League	División Profesional
2024 2024	Copa Simón Bolívar, 1st of 65 (champions) Primera A AFLP, 1st of 14 (champions)
Home colours Away colours

History

Founded on 28 June 1985 by Isaac Mollinedo and David Condori, the club was initially named Asociación Banco do Brasil and had the same colours as the Brazil national football team.^[2][3] The club was subsequently renamed to Academia del Balompié Boliviano, and had as first goal to help the development of young players in the La Paz region.

In 2013, ABB won the year's Copa Bolivia, winning promotion to the Liga Nacional B.^[4] In the 2013–14 Nacional B, however, the club was eliminated in the first stage, and later returned to the regional leagues.

In the 2024 Copa Simón Bolívar, ABB reached the finals of the competition,^[5] and achieved a first-ever promotion to the Primera División after defeating CDT Real Oruro 3–2 on aggregate.^[6]

Honours

• Copa Simón Bolívar: 2024

Managers

• Luis Mollinedo (2011–2021)
• Guillermo Gonzáles (2021)
• Luis Mollinedo (2022–2023)
• Julio Quinteros (2024)^[7]
• David Condori (2024)^[8]
• Julio Quinteros (2025)
• Pablo Godoy (2025)
• João Paulo Barros (2025–)