Bolivia national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Bolivia women's national football team.

Bolivia

Nickname	La Verde (The Green)
Association	Federación Boliviana de Fútbol (FBF)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Óscar Villegas
Captain	Luis Haquín
Most caps	Marcelo Moreno (108)
Top scorer	Marcelo Moreno (31)
Home stadium	Estadio Municipal de El Alto
FIFA code	BOL
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	77 (20 July 2026)
Highest	18 (July 1997)
Lowest	115 (October 2011)
First international
Chile 7–1 Bolivia (Santiago, Chile; 12 October 1926)
Biggest win
Bolivia 7–0 Venezuela (La Paz, Bolivia; 22 August 1993) Bolivia 9–2 Haiti (La Paz, Bolivia; 3 March 2000)
Biggest defeat
Uruguay 9–0 Bolivia (Lima, Peru; 6 November 1927) Brazil 10–1 Bolivia (São Paulo, Brazil; 10 April 1949)
World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1930, last in 1994)
Best result	Group stage (1930, 1950, 1994)
Copa América
Appearances	29 (first in 1926)
Best result	Champions (1963)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 1999)
Best result	Group stage (1999)
Medal record Copa América 1963 Bolivia Team 1997 Bolivia Team

The Bolivia national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Bolivia), nicknamed La Verde, has represented Bolivia in men's international football since 1926. Organized by the Federación Boliviana de Fútbol (lit. 'Bolivian Football Federation'), it is one of the ten members of FIFA's South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL).

After playing in the 1930 and 1950 World Cups, they have qualified just once, in 1994, where they were eliminated in the group stage. Bolivia have never advanced past the first round of any World Cup, and have only scored one goal, in 1994. Despite their World Cup performances, Bolivia won the Copa América at home in 1963, and finished runners-up in 1997, which they also hosted. At the 2015 Copa América in Chile, they advanced to the quarter-finals for the first time since 1997, after defeating Ecuador 3–2. This also ended a winless streak in the Copa América, with their last victory being on 28 June 1997, when they defeated Mexico 1–0 in the semi-finals.

History

Bolivia national team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup before their match against Yugoslavia

Bolivia debuted in international football in 1926, one year after the Bolivian Football Federation was founded, and joined FIFA that same year. As participants at the 1926 South American Championship in Chile, Bolivia played their first match against the hosts on 12 October 1926, and even ended up scoring first against them, but wound up being defeated by the Chileans 7–1. Bolivia also lost their following three matches: 0–5 against Argentina, 1–6 against Paraguay and 0–6 against Uruguay.

In 1930, Bolivia was one of the teams invited to the inaugural edition of the World Cup, held in Uruguay. Drawn in Group 2 of the 1930 World Cup, Bolivia lost both its games 4–0, first against Yugoslavia at the Estadio Parque Central, then Brazil in the Estadio Centenario. The match against the Yugoslavs would be the last match against a non-South American opponent for Bolivia until 1972 – when they again met Yugoslavia. They returned for the 1950 World Cup, where Argentina's withdrawal from the qualifiers gave Bolivia an automatic berth. With three teams declining to play in Brazil, Bolivia was put in a group of two along with Uruguay. The Bolivians' only game was an 8–0 defeat to Uruguay at the Estádio Independência in Belo Horizonte.

The Bolivian squad that won its first and only Copa América title in 1963

Bolivia's greatest football achievement was the 1963 South American Championship title, which they hosted and won after placing first out of 7 countries, including being undefeated, with five wins and one draw. The only draw for Bolivia in the tournament was a 4–4 draw against Ecuador in the opening match. They also had the advantage of being better accustomed to higher altitudes. In the following edition, the 1967 South American Championship, held in Uruguay, Bolivia finished last out of six teams, with one draw and four losses, which was far below what the public expected, as Bolivia had been the defending champion.

Afterwards, the country only started to resurge at an international level with the creation of the Academia Tahuichi Aguilera in Santa Cruz de la Sierra in 1978, a football school that developed players such as Marco Etcheverry, Erwin Sánchez and Luis Cristaldo.

Under Spanish coach Xabier Azkargorta and featuring nine players from Tahuichi, Bolivia surprisingly became the first team to beat Brazil in the 1994 World Cup qualifiers while playing them in La Paz, with a 2–0 win, and qualified for the 1994 World Cup by finishing second in Group B behind the Brazilians themselves, which included record 7–0 and 7–1 wins over Venezuela during their qualification campaign.

Bolivia was drawn into the tournament's Group C, and played defending champions Germany in the tournament's opening match at Soldier Field. Bolivia outplayed Germany in the first half. In the second half, Lothar Matthäus took a 40-yard run and struck Marco "El Diablo" Etcheverry with a high elbow to his jaw. Etcheverry retaliated by fouling Matthäus and was sent off. Eventually, Bolivia lost on a controversial offside goal by Jürgen Klinsmann. Following a goalless draw with South Korea at Foxboro Stadium, where Bolivia was forced to play with ten men again after Cristaldo's red card, Bolivia returned to Chicago and lost 3–1 against Spain, with Sánchez scoring the first ever Bolivian goal in a World Cup.

Following the World Cup, Bolivia participated in the 1995 Copa América held in Uruguay, with Antonio Lopez Habas as manager, where they made the quarter-finals for the first time since winning the competition in 1963, with one win, one draw, and one loss. In the quarter-finals, the nation lost to hosts Uruguay 2–1. Despite the decent performance the team displayed during the tournament, Lopez Habas left his post after the 1997 Copa America, being replaced by Dušan Drašković. The 1997 edition was the second time Bolivia held the tournament. The team reached the final, as had happened last time Bolivia was the host, but this time they finished runner-up to reigning world champion Brazil after losing 3–1 in the final.

Bolivia before a match against Ecuador during the 2018 World Cup qualifiers

With their runner-up finish at the previous Copa America, Bolivia made their first and only FIFA Confederations Cup appearance in the 1999 edition, this time under new Argentine manager Héctor Veira. Bolivia was placed in group A along with hosts Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. Their campaign started with a 2–2 draw against Egypt. Their next match was a goalless draw against Saudi Arabia. For their last match in the group, they had to play hosts Mexico, in which Bolivia lost 0–1 with a goal from Francisco Palencia. Bolivia finished third in the group with two draws and a loss, being eliminated from the tournament in the first stage.

In the 2015 Copa América in Chile, under Bolivian manager Mauricio Soria, Bolivia were placed in Group A, with Chile, Mexico, and Ecuador. In their match against Mexico, Bolivia drew goalless. However, against Ecuador, Bolivia won 3–2, with goals from Raldes, Smedberg-Dalence, and Moreno. From this victory against Ecuador, Bolivia made it to the next round, the quarter-finals, for the first time since the 1997 tournament, which they hosted. Bolivia was defeated by Peru 1–3 in the quarter-finals of the tournament, and Bolivia's only goal of the game was a penalty in the last minutes of the match scored by Marcelo Moreno. In the next three Copa América editions, Bolivia performed poorly, losing all games in these tournaments.

In 2021, newly appointed president of Bolivian Football Federation, Fernando Costa Sarmiento, lamented the deteriorating condition of football in Bolivia and vowed to rebuild the country's football system. He accused the previous Presidents of mismanaging football as he aimed to reconstruct Bolivian football into a more professional manner.

Stadium

Bolivia played their home matches at Estadio Hernando Siles, which has an altitude of 3,637 metres (11,932 ft) above sea level, making it one of the highest football stadiums in the world. Many visiting teams have protested that the altitude gives Bolivia an unfair advantage against opponents. On 27 May 2007, FIFA declared that no World Cup Qualifying matches could be played in stadiums above 8,200 feet (2,500 m) above sea level. However, FIFA raised the altitude limit to 3,000 meters a month later after negative feedback against the ban, and included a special exception for La Paz, thus allowing the stadium to continue holding World Cup qualifying matches. A year after the original ban, in May 2008, FIFA removed the altitude limit entirely. In 2024 the Bolivian Football Federation decided that from then on the home games would be played in the Estadio Municipal de El Alto, that has an altitude of 4,150 metres (13,620 ft) above sea level. The official reasoning by the coach is that it was freshly renovated and that they would play where they live.

Team image

Kit history

Bolivia's first uniforms were all white. In the 1930 FIFA World Cup, before the match with Yugoslavia, Bolivia painted one of the letters in "Viva Uruguay" in each of the eleven starters' jerseys to please the local crowd. In the following game with Brazil, given the adversary also wore white, Bolivia instead borrowed Uruguay's own blue uniform to play. Bolivia again painted a message to the hosts in the 1945 South American Championship, with the players' jerseys reading "Viva Chile". In 1946, Bolivia changed their jersey colors to black and white stripes, like the colors of the Cochabamba region. FBF reverted to white the following year. In 1957, FBF decided to use the colors of the Flag of Bolivia. Given that red and yellow were used by many of the other South American national teams, green became the primary color, leading to the nickname "La Verde" ("The Green").

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier	Period
Penalty	1977–1979
Adidas	1980–1982
Penalty	1983–1986
Adidas	1987–1988
El Palacio de las Gorras	1989–1990
Adidas	1991–1992
Umbro	1993–1999
Atletica	2000–2005
Marathon	2006–2010
Walon	2011–2014
Marathon	2015–present

Results and fixtures

Main article: Bolivia national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2025

Colombia v Bolivia

4 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Colombia	3–0	Bolivia	Barranquilla, Colombia
18:30 UTC−5	J. Rodríguez 31' Córdoba 74' Quintero 83'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

Bolivia v Brazil

9 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bolivia	1–0	Brazil	El Alto, Bolivia
19:30 UTC−4	Terceros 45+1' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Municipal de El Alto Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)

Jordan v Bolivia

10 October Friendly	Jordan	0–1	Bolivia	Istanbul, Turkey
19:00 UTC+3		Report	Matheus 90'	Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium Referee: Mehmet Türkmen (Turkey)

Russia v Bolivia

14 October Friendly	Russia	3–0	Bolivia	Moscow, Russia
20:00 UTC+3	Sadulayev 18' Al. Miranchuk 43' Sergeyev 57'	Report		Stadium: VTB Arena Attendance: 20,533 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

South Korea v Bolivia

14 November Friendly	South Korea	2–0	Bolivia	Daejeon, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Son Heung-min 57' Cho Gue-sung 88'	Report		Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 33,852 Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Japan v Bolivia

18 November 2025 Kirin Cup	Japan	3–0	Bolivia	Tokyo, Japan
19:15 UTC+9	Kamada 4' Machino 72' Nakamura 78'	Report		Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 53,508 Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Peru v Bolivia

21 December Unofficial friendly	Peru	2–0	Bolivia	Chincha Alta, Peru
15:30 UTC−5	Magallanes 87' Soyer 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Félix Castillo Tardío Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru)
Note: The match was organized and contested by a team from SAFAP, an organization separate from the Peruvian Football Federation.

2026

Bolivia v Panama

18 January Friendly	Bolivia	1–1	Panama	Tarija, Bolivia
17:00 UTC−4	Roberts 69' (o.g.)	Report	Barría 5'	Stadium: Estadio IV Centenario Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo (Brazil)

Bolivia v Mexico

25 January Friendly	Bolivia	0–1	Mexico	Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
15:30 UTC−4	Matheus  84'	Report	Berterame 68'	Stadium: Tahuichi Aguilera Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Carlos Betancur (Colombia)

Bolivia v Trinidad and Tobago

15 March Friendly	Bolivia	3–0	Trinidad and Tobago	Santa Cruz, Bolivia
16:00 UTC−4	Haquín 23' Godoy 38' Nava 51'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)

Bolivia v Suriname

26 March 2026 FIFA World Cup inter-confederation play-offs	Bolivia	2–1	Suriname	Monterrey, Mexico
16:00 UTC−6	Paniagua 72' Terceros 79' (pen.)	Report	van Gelderen 48'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 33,547 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)

Iraq v Bolivia

31 March 2026 FIFA World Cup inter-confederation play-offs	Iraq	2–1	Bolivia	Monterrey, Mexico
21:00 UTC−6	Al-Hamadi 10' Hussein 53'	Report	Paniagua 38'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 49,286 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Bolivia v Scotland

6 June Friendly	Bolivia	0–4	Scotland	Harrison, United States
13:00 UTC−4		Report	Shankland 5' McTominay 23' Adams 30', 45'	Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium Referee: Rosendo Mendoza (United States)

Algeria v Bolivia

10 June Friendly	Algeria	4–0	Bolivia	Lawrence, United States
19:00 UTC−5	Mandi 45' Gouiri 56', 58' Hadj Moussa 61'	Report		Stadium: Rock Chalk Park Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

Coaching staff

As of 04 September 2024

Role	Name
Head coach	Óscar Villegas
Assistant coach	Horacio Pacheco Gabriel Ramírez Cristian Farah
Goalkeeper coach	Gustavo Gois de Lira
Fitness coach	Maximiliano Alonso
Fitness coach	Pablo Sciacia

Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

• Jose de la Cerda (1926)
• Jorge Valderrama (1927–1929)
• Ulises Saucedo (1930–1937)
• Julio Borelli (1938–1945)
• Diógenes Lara (1945–1947)
• Félix Deheza (1948–1950)
• Mario Pretto (1950–1952)
• César Viccino (1953–1958)
• Vicente Arraya (1959)
• Danilo Alvim (1960–1965)
• Freddy Valda (1965)
• Dan Georgiadis (1966–1967)
• Freddy Valda (1969)
• Freddy Valda (1973)
• Rudi Gutendorf (1974)
• Freddy Valda (1975)
• Ramiro Blacut (1979–1981)
• Raúl Pino (1985)
• Ramiro Blacut (1985–1987)
• Jorge Habegger (1988–1990)
• Ramiro Blacut (1991–1992)
• Xabier Azkargorta (1993–1994)
• Antonio López Habas (1995–1997)
• Dušan Drašković (1997–1998)
• Héctor Veira (1998–2000)
• Carlos Aragonés (2000–2001)
• Jorge Habegger (2001)
• Carlos Trucco (2001–2002)
• Dalcio Giovagnoli (2003)
• Nelson Acosta (2003–2004)
• Ramiro Blacut (2004–2005)
• Ovidio Messa (2005)
• Erwin Sánchez (2006–2009)
• Eduardo Villegas (2009)
• Gustavo Quinteros (2010–2012)
• Xabier Azkargorta (2012–2014)
• Mauricio Soria (2014)
• Néstor Clausen (2014)
• Mauricio Soria (2015)
• Julio César Baldivieso (2015–2016)
• Ángel Guillermo Hoyos (2016)
• Mauricio Soria (2016–2018)
• César Farías (2018)
• Daniel Farías (2018)
• Eduardo Villegas (2019)
• César Farías (2019–2022)
• Pablo Escobar (2022)
• Gustavo Costas (2022–2023)
• Antônio Carlos Zago (2023–2024)
• Óscar Villegas (2024–Present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the friendly matches against Scotland and Algeria, respectively on 6 and 10 June 2026.
Caps and goals updated as of 10 June 2026, after the match against Algeria.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Carlos Lampe	(1987-03-17) 17 March 1987	65	0	Bolívar
12	1GK	Gerónimo Govea	(2008-04-10) 10 April 2008	2	0	Montevideo Wanderers
23	1GK	Guillermo Viscarra	(1993-02-07) 7 February 1993	38	0	Alianza Lima
2	2DF	Diego Arroyo	(2005-04-29) 29 April 2005	7	0	Shakhtar Donetsk
3	2DF	Lucas Macazaga	(2006-08-16) 16 August 2006	7	0	Leganés B
4	2DF	Luis Haquín (captain)	(1997-11-15) 15 November 1997	53	2	Al-Tai
5	2DF	Efrain Morales	(2004-03-04) 4 March 2004	11	0	CF Montréal
6	2DF	Marcelo Torrez	(2006-07-08) 8 July 2006	7	0	Santos U20
17	2DF	Roberto Fernández	(1999-07-12) 12 July 1999	55	1	Akron Tolyatti
21	2DF	Yomar Rocha	(2003-06-21) 21 June 2003	15	0	Akron Tolyatti
22	2DF	Leonardo Zabala	(2002-05-23) 23 May 2002	6	0	Cancún
7	3MF	Miguel Terceros	(2004-04-25) 25 April 2004	34	9	Santos
14	3MF	Robson Tomé	(2002-05-18) 18 May 2002	23	1	Bolívar
15	3MF	Gabriel Villamíl	(2001-06-28) 28 June 2001	39	0	LDU Quito
16	3MF	Ervin Vaca	(2004-03-18) 18 March 2004	16	1	Bolívar
19	3MF	Óscar López	(2006-08-13) 13 August 2006	5	0	Mallorca B
20	3MF	Carlos Melgar	(1994-11-04) 4 November 1994	10	0	Bolívar
8	4FW	Leonardo Viviani	(2007-09-21) 21 September 2007	2	0	Aurora
9	4FW	Daniel Ribera	(2005-02-18) 18 February 2005	1	0	Talleres
11	4FW	Nabil Nacif	(2009-09-19) 19 September 2009	1	0	Oriente Petrolero
13	4FW	Moisés Paniagua	(2007-08-16) 16 August 2007	9	2	Wydad Casablanca
18	4FW	Guilmar Centella	(2005-03-26) 26 March 2005	3	0	Blooming

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up during the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Bruno Poveda	(2003-10-22) 22 October 2003	0	0	Universitario de Vinto	v. Mexico, 25 January 2026
GK	Fabián Borda	(2009-03-11) 11 March 2009	0	0	Atlético Tucumán U20	v. Peru, 21 December 2025
GK	Rodrigo Banegas	(1995-11-08) 8 November 1995	0	0	The Strongest	v. Peru, 21 December 2025 WD
DF	Diego Medina	(2002-01-13) 13 January 2002	33	0	CSKA 1948	v. Scotland, 6 June 2026 WD
DF	Dieguito Rodríguez	(2003-09-11) 11 September 2003	0	0	Always Ready	v. Scotland, 6 June 2026 WD
DF	Richet Gómez	(1998-11-03) 3 November 1998	4	0	Always Ready	v. Iraq, 1 April 2026
DF	Ian Rodríguez	(2009-01-22) 22 January 2009	0	0	Wilstermann	v. Trinidad and Tobago, 15 March 2026
DF	Luis Paz	(2004-06-09) 9 June 2004	6	0	Bolívar	v. Mexico, 25 January 2026
DF	Leonardo Justiniano	(2001-07-20) 20 July 2001	1	0	Rayong	v. Mexico, 25 January 2026
DF	Escleizon Freita	(2007-01-25) 25 January 2007	0	0	Bolívar	v. Mexico, 25 January 2026
DF	Nicolás Villarroel	(2007-09-17) 17 September 2007	0	0	Always Ready	v. Mexico, 25 January 2026
DF	Marcelo Timorán	(2006-07-08) 8 July 2006	2	0	Córdoba B	v. Peru, 21 December 2025
DF	Widen Saucedo	(1997-03-01) 1 March 1997	1	0	The Strongest	v. Peru, 21 December 2025
DF	José Sagredo	(1994-03-10) 10 March 1994	66	1	Bolívar	v. Russia, 14 October 2025
MF	Ramiro Vaca	(1999-07-01) 1 July 1999	47	5	Wydad Casablanca	v. Scotland, 6 June 2026 WD
MF	Moisés Villarroel	(1998-09-07) 7 September 1998	35	1	Blooming	v. Scotland, 6 June 2026 WD
MF	Héctor Cuéllar	(2000-08-16) 16 August 2000	26	0	Always Ready	v. Scotland, 6 June 2026 WD
MF	Jesús Maraude	(2008-02-02) 2 February 2008	2	0	Always Ready	v. Scotland, 6 June 2026 WD
MF	Carlos Collazo	(2009-02-16) 16 February 2009	0	0	Always Ready	v. Trinidad and Tobago, 15 March 2026
MF	Julio Herrera	(1999-02-11) 11 February 1999	1	0	San Antonio Bulo Bulo	v. Mexico, 25 January 2026
MF	Adalid Terrazas	(2000-08-25) 25 August 2000	6	0	San Antonio Bulo Bulo	v. Peru, 21 December 2025
MF	Carlos Sejas	(2004-01-10) 10 January 2004	2	0	Bolívar	v. Peru, 21 December 2025
MF	Darío Torrico	(2000-10-18) 18 October 2000	1	0	Always Ready	v. Peru, 21 December 2025
MF	Santiago Arce	(2000-05-30) 30 May 2000	0	0	The Strongest	v. Peru, 21 December 2025
FW	Víctor Ábrego	(1997-02-11) 11 February 1997	18	2	The Strongest	v. Iraq, 1 April 2026
FW	Enzo Monteiro	(2004-05-27) 27 May 2004	13	2	Chungbuk Cheongju	v. Iraq, 1 April 2026
FW	Fernando Nava	(2004-06-08) 8 June 2004	8	1	Always Ready	v. Iraq, 1 April 2026
FW	Juan Godoy	(1993-06-23) 23 June 1993	4	1	Always Ready	v. Iraq, 1 April 2026
FW	Bruno Miranda	(1998-02-10) 10 February 1998	22	3	Aucas	v. Mexico, 25 January 2026
FW	Lucas Chávez	(2003-04-17) 17 April 2003	15	0	Bolívar	v. Mexico, 25 January 2026
FW	William Álvarez	(1995-09-15) 15 September 1995	2	0	Nacional Potosí	v. Mexico, 25 January 2026
FW	Máximo Mamani	(2005-04-22) 22 April 2005	2	0	Always Ready	v. Mexico, 25 January 2026
FW	José Martines	(2002-09-18) 18 September 2002	4	0	CSKA 1948	v. Peru, 21 December 2025
FW	Gustavo Peredo	(2000-04-07) 7 April 2000	1	0	Guabirá	v. Peru, 21 December 2025
FW	John García	(2000-04-13) 13 April 2000	7	0	Bolívar	v. Peru, 21 December 2025 WD
FW	Carmelo Algarañaz	(1996-01-27) 27 January 1996	38	4	Kalamata	v. Russia, 14 October 2025
FW	Henry Vaca	(1998-01-27) 27 January 1998	23	1	Unattached	v. Russia, 14 October 2025
INJ Withdrew from the squad due to injury. PRE Preliminary squad / standby. SUS Withdrew from the squad due to suspension. WD Withdrew from the squad for non-injury related reasons

Player records

Main article: Bolivia national football team records and statistics

As of 21 November 2023

Players in bold are still active with Bolivia.

Most appearances

Marcelo Moreno is Bolivia's most-capped player with 108 caps and all-time top scorer with 31 goals.

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Marcelo Moreno	108	31	2007–2023
2	Ronald Raldes	102	3	2001–2018
3	Luis Cristaldo	93	5	1989–2005
	Marco Sandy	93	6	1993–2003
5	José Milton Melgar	89	6	1980–1997
6	Juan Carlos Arce	88	15	2004–2022
	Carlos Borja	88	1	1979–1995
8	Julio César Baldivieso	85	15	1991–2005
	Juan Manuel Peña	85	1	1991–2009
10	Miguel Rimba	80	0	1989–2000

Most goals

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Marcelo Moreno	31	108	0.29	2007–2023
2	Joaquín Botero	20	48	0.42	1999–2009
3	Victor Ugarte	16	45	0.36	1947–1963
4	Carlos Aragonés	15	31	0.48	1977–1981
	Erwin Sánchez	15	57	0.26	1989–2005
	Julio César Baldivieso	15	85	0.18	1991–2005
	Juan Carlos Arce	15	88	0.17	2004–2022
8	Máximo Alcócer	13	22	0.59	1953–1963
	Marco Etcheverry	13	71	0.18	1989–2003
10	Miguel Aguilar	10	34	0.29	1977–1983

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Bolivia at the FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Group stage	12th	2	0	0	2	0	8	Squad		Qualified as invitees
1934	Did not enter										Declined participation
1938
1950	Group stage	13th	1	0	0	1	0	8	Squad		Qualified automatically
1954	Did not enter										Declined participation
1958	Did not qualify										4	2	0	2	6	6
1962											2	0	1	1	2	3
1966											4	1	0	3	4	9
1970											4	2	0	2	5	6
1974											4	0	0	4	1	11
1978											8	3	1	4	10	25
1982											4	1	0	3	5	6
1986											4	0	2	2	2	7
1990											4	3	0	1	6	5
1994	Group stage	21st	3	0	1	2	1	4	Squad		8	5	1	2	22	11
1998	Did not qualify										16	4	5	7	18	21
2002											18	4	6	8	21	33
2006											18	4	2	12	20	37
2010											18	4	3	11	22	36
2014											16	2	6	8	17	30
2018											18	4	2	12	16	38
2022											18	4	3	11	23	42
2026											20	7	2	11	20	38
2030	To be determined										To be determined
2034
Total	Group stage	3/23	6	0	1	5	1	20	—		188	50	34	104	220	364

FIFA World Cup record
Year	Round	Score	Result
1930	Group stage	Bolivia 0–4 Yugoslavia	Loss
	Group stage	Bolivia 0–4 Brazil	Loss
1950	First round	Bolivia 0–8 Uruguay	Loss
1994	Group stage	Bolivia 0–1 Germany	Loss
	Group stage	Bolivia 0–0 South Korea	Draw
	Group stage	Bolivia 1–3 Spain	Loss

Copa América

Main article: Bolivia at the Copa América

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

South American Championship / Copa América record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1916	No national representative
1917
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925	Not a CONMEBOL member
1926	Fifth place	5th	4	0	0	4	2	24	Squad
1927	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	3	19	Squad
1929	Did not participate
1935
1937
1939
1941
1942
1945	Sixth place	6th	6	0	2	4	3	16	Squad
1946	Sixth place	6th	5	0	0	5	4	23	Squad
1947	Seventh place	7th	7	0	2	5	6	21	Squad
1949	Fourth place	4th	7	4	0	3	13	24	Squad
1953	Sixth place	6th	6	1	1	4	6	15	Squad
1955	Did not participate
1956
1957
1959	Seventh place	7th	6	0	1	5	4	23	Squad
1959	Withdrew
1963	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	19	13	Squad
1967	Sixth place	6th	5	0	1	4	0	9	Squad
1975	Group stage	8th	4	1	0	3	3	9	Squad
1979		6th	4	2	0	2	4	7	Squad
1983		8th	4	0	2	2	4	6	Squad
1987		7th	2	0	1	1	0	2	Squad
1989		9th	4	0	2	2	0	8	Squad
1991		9th	4	0	2	2	2	7	Squad
1993		10th	3	0	2	1	1	2	Squad
1995	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	5	6	Squad
1997	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	10	5	Squad
1999	Group stage	9th	3	0	2	1	1	2	Squad
2001		11th	3	0	0	3	0	7	Squad
2004		9th	3	0	2	1	3	4	Squad
2007		10th	3	0	2	1	4	5	Squad
2011		12th	3	0	1	2	1	5	Squad
2015	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	4	10	Squad
2016	Group stage	14th	3	0	0	3	2	7	Squad
2019		12th	3	0	0	3	2	9	Squad
2021		10th	4	0	0	4	2	10	Squad
2024		16th	3	0	0	3	1	10	Squad
Total	1 Title	29/48	122	20	26	76	109	308

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1992	Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999	Group stage	6th	3	0	2	1	2	3	Squad
2001	Did not qualify
2003
2005
2009
2013
2017
Total	Group stage	1/10	3	0	2	1	2	3	—

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Score	Result
1999	Group stage	Bolivia 2–2 Egypt	Draw
	Group stage	Bolivia 0–0 Saudi Arabia	Draw
	Group stage	Bolivia 0–1 Mexico	Loss

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1951	Did not participate
1955
1959
1963
1967
1971
1975	Round 2	6th	5	2	0	3	4	14
1979	Did not participate
1983
1987
1991
1995
Since 1999	See Bolivia national under-23 football team
Total	Round 2	1/12	5	2	0	3	4	14

Honours

Continental

• South American Championship / Copa América
  • Champions (1): 1963
  • Runners-up (1): 1997

Regional

• Bolivarian Games
  • Gold medal (2): 1970, 1977
  • Silver medal (2): 1938, 1947–48^s
  • Bronze medal (2): 1965, 1973^s

Friendly

• Copa Paz del Chaco (4): 1957, 1962, 1979, 1993
• Copa Mariscal Sucre (1): 1973^s

Summary

Competition				Total
CONMEBOL Copa América	1	1	0	2
Total	1	1	0	2

Notes

• ^s Shared titles.

See also

• Bolivia national under-23 football team
• Bolivia national under-20 football team
• Bolivia national under-17 football team
• Bolivia national futsal team

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)
• Bolivia FIFA profile
• RSSSF archive of most-capped players and highest goalscorers