Bolivia national football team
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The Bolivia national football team is the national team of Bolivia
and is controlled by the Federación Boliviana de Fútbol
. After playing in the 1930
and 1950
World Cups
, they qualified just once—in 1994
. There, playing champions Germany
in the tournament's opening game in Chicago
, Bolivia lost 1-0 as Marco Etcheverry
, considered the nation's best player of the 1990s, got sent off just three minutes after coming on as a substitute. They have never advanced past the first round of any World Cup, and have only scored one goal in the final stages, in 1994. However, they did win the Copa América
in 1963
.
, which has an altitude of 3637 metres above sea level, making it one of the highest football stadiums in the world. Many visiting teams protest that the altitude gives Bolivia an unfair advantage against opponents. On May 27, 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 after months of campaigning against the ban, thus allowing the stadium to continue holding World Cup qualifying matches.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
!colspan=4|FIFA World Cup History
|-
!Year!!Round!!Score!!Result
|-
|rowspan=2|1930
|Round 1||align="left"| 0 – 4
Yugoslavia||Loss
|-
|Round 1||align="left"| 0 – 4 ||Loss
|-
|rowspan=1|1950
|Round 1||align="left"| 0 – 8 ||Loss
|-
|rowspan=3|1994
|Round 1||align="left"| 0 – 1 ||Loss
|-
|Round 1||align="left"| 0 – 0 ||Draw
|-
|Round 1||align="left"| 1 – 3 ||Loss
|-
!colspan=9|FIFA Confederations Cup Record
|-
!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GS
!GA
|-
|1992
to 1997
||colspan=8|Did not qualify
|-
|1999
||Round 1||3||0||2||1||2||3
|-
|2001
to 2009
||colspan=8|Did not qualify
|-
|Total||1/8||3||0||2||1||2||3
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
!colspan=4|FIFA Confederations Cup History
|-
!Year!!Round!!Score!!Result
|-
|rowspan=5|1999
|Round 1||align="left"| 2 – 2 ||Draw
|-
|Round 1||align="left"| 0 – 0 ||Draw
|-
|Round 1||align="left"| 0 – 1 ||Loss
|}
!colspan=8|Copa America/South American Championship
|-
!colspan=8|Total: 1 Title
|-
!Year
!Position
!width="1%" rowspan="50" |
!Year
!Position
!width="1%" rowspan="500" |
!Year
!Position
|-
| 1916
||No Participation||1941
||Withdrew||1975
||Round 1
|-
|1917
||No Participation||1942
||Withdrew||1979
||Round 1
|-
| 1919
||No Participation||1945
||Sixth Place||1983
||Round 1
|-
|1920
||No Participation||1946
||Sixth Place||1987
||Round 1
|-
|1921
||No Participation||1947
||Seventh Place|| 1989||Round 1
|-
|1922
||No Participation||bgcolor=LemonChiffon|1949
||bgcolor=LemonChiffon|Fourth Place||1991||Round 1
|-
|1923
||No Participation||1953
||Sixth Place||1993
||Round 1
|-
|1924
||No Participation||1955
||Withdrew||1995
||Quarter-finals
|-
|1925
||No Participation||1956
||Withdrew||style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=silver|1997
||bgcolor=silver|Runners-up
|-
|1926
||Fifth Place||1957
||Withdrew||1999
||Round 1
|-
|bgcolor=LemonChiffon|1927
||bgcolor=LemonChiffon|Fourth Place||1959
||Seventh Place||2001
||Round 1
|-
|1929
||Withdrew||1959
||Withdrew||2004
||Round 1
|-
|1935
||Withdrew||style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=gold|1963
||bgcolor=gold|Winners||2007
||Round 1
|-
|1937
||Withdrew||1967
||Sixth Place||2011
||Round 1
|-
||1939
||Withdrew
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!#
!Name
!Career
!Caps
!Goals
|-
|1.
|align="left"|Luis Héctor Cristaldo
|1989–2005
|93
|5
|-
|=
|align="left"|Marco Antonio Sandy
|1993–2003
|93
|6
|-
|3.
|align="left"|José Milton Melgar
|1980–1997
|89
|6
|-
|4.
|align="left"|Carlos Fernando Borja
|1979–1997
|88
|1
|-
|5.
|align="left"|Julio César Baldivieso
|1991–2005
|85
|15
|-
|=
|align="left"|Juan Manuel Peña
|1991–2009
|85
|1
|-
|7.
|align="left"|Miguel Ángel Rimba
|1989–2000
|80
|0
|-
|8.
|align="left"|Óscar Sánchez
|1994–2006
|78
|6
|-
|9.
|align="left"|Jaime Moreno
|1991–2008
|75
|9
|-
|10.
|align="left"|Marco Antonio Etcheverry
|1989–2003
|71
|13
|}
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!#
!Name
!Career
!Goals
|-
|1.
|align="left"|Joaquín Botero
|1999–2009
|20
|-
|2.
|align="left"|Víctor Agustín Ugarte
|1947–1963
|16
|-
|3.
|align="left"|Carlos Aragonés
|1977–1981
|15
|-
|=
|align="left"|Julio César Baldivieso
|1991–2005
|15
|-
|=
|align="left"|Erwin Sánchez
|1989–2005
|15
|-
|6.
|align="left"|Máximo Alcócer
|1953–1963
|13
|-
|=
|align="left"|Marco Antonio Etcheverry
|1989–2003
|13
|-
|8.
|align="left"|Miguel Aguilar
|1977–1983
|10
|-
|=
|align="left"|Marcelo Martins
|2007-
|10
|-
|10.
|align="left"|Jaime Moreno
|1991–2008
|9
|-
|}
Although they did not win away, Bolivia had notable wins at home such as beating Brazil 2-1, Paraguay 4-2, Argentina 6-1 and Peru 3-0.
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matches to be played against and on 11 and 15 November 2011, respectively.
Caps and goals updated as November 15, 2011
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Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
and is controlled by the Federación Boliviana de Fútbol
Federación Boliviana de Fútbol
The Bolivian Football Federation is the governing body of football in Bolivia. It was founded in 1925, making it the 8th oldest South American federation...
. After playing in the 1930
1930 FIFA World Cup
The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
and 1950
1950 FIFA World Cup
The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July, was the fourth FIFA World Cup. It was the first World Cup since 1938, the planned 1942 and 1946 competitions having been canceled owing to World War II...
World Cups
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
, they qualified just once—in 1994
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
. There, playing champions Germany
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
in the tournament's opening game in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Bolivia lost 1-0 as Marco Etcheverry
Marco Etcheverry
Marco Antonio Etcheverry Vargas is a retired Bolivian footballer, considered one of the greatest Bolivian players of all time.-Career:...
, considered the nation's best player of the 1990s, got sent off just three minutes after coming on as a substitute. They have never advanced past the first round of any World Cup, and have only scored one goal in the final stages, in 1994. However, they did win the Copa América
Copa América
The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
in 1963
South American Championship 1963
The South American Championship 1963 was held in Bolivia between 10 March and 31 March 1963. It was won by Bolivia with Paraguay second. This is so far, the only Copa America which was won by Bolivia....
.
Stadium
Bolivia play their home games at Estadio Hernando SilesEstadio Hernando Siles
Estadio Hernando Siles is a sports stadium in La Paz, Bolivia. It is the country's largest sports complex with a capacity of 42,000 seated spectators and is named after Hernando Siles Reyes, the 31st President of Bolivia...
, which has an altitude of 3637 metres above sea level, making it one of the highest football stadiums in the world. Many visiting teams protest that the altitude gives Bolivia an unfair advantage against opponents. On May 27, 2007, FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
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 after months of campaigning against the ban, thus allowing the stadium to continue holding World Cup qualifying matches.
FIFA World Cup Record
| FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body... |
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1930 1930 FIFA World Cup The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930... |
Group stage | 12th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 1934 1934 FIFA World Cup The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934.... to 1938 1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup, and was held in France from 4 June to 19 June. Italy retained the championship, beating Hungary 4–2 in the final.-Host selection:... |
Did not enter | |||||||
| 1950 1950 FIFA World Cup The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July, was the fourth FIFA World Cup. It was the first World Cup since 1938, the planned 1942 and 1946 competitions having been canceled owing to World War II... |
Group stage | 13th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 1954 1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game... |
Did not enter | |||||||
| 1958 1958 FIFA World Cup The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June. The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5–2 in the final for their first title. To date, this marks the only occasion that a World Cup staged in Europe was not won by a European... to 1990 1990 FIFA World Cup The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated... |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1994 1994 FIFA World Cup The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988... |
Group stage | 21st | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1998 1998 FIFA World Cup The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final... to 2010 2010 FIFA World Cup The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010... |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 3/19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20 | |
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
!colspan=4|FIFA World Cup History
|-
!Year!!Round!!Score!!Result
|-
|rowspan=2|1930
1930 FIFA World Cup
The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
|Round 1||align="left"| 0 – 4
Yugoslavia||Loss|-
|Round 1||align="left"| 0 – 4 ||Loss
|-
|rowspan=1|1950
1950 FIFA World Cup
The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July, was the fourth FIFA World Cup. It was the first World Cup since 1938, the planned 1942 and 1946 competitions having been canceled owing to World War II...
|Round 1||align="left"| 0 – 8 ||Loss
|-
|rowspan=3|1994
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
|Round 1||align="left"| 0 – 1 ||Loss
|-
|Round 1||align="left"| 0 – 0 ||Draw
|-
|Round 1||align="left"| 1 – 3 ||Loss
|-
FIFA Confederations Cup Record
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"!colspan=9|FIFA Confederations Cup Record
FIFA Confederations Cup
The FIFA Confederations Cup is an association football tournament for national teams, currently held every four years by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships , along with the FIFA World Cup winner and the host nation, to bring the number of teams...
|-
!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GS
!GA
|-
|1992
1992 King Fahd Cup
-Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Goalscorers:2 goals Gabriel Batistuta Bruce Murray1 goal Alberto Acosta Ricardo Altamirano...
to 1997
1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
-Group B:---------------------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Awards:-Top scorers:7 goals Romário5 goals Vladimír Šmicer4 goals Ronaldo-References:...
||colspan=8|Did not qualify
|-
|1999
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
-Group B:---------------------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Awards:-Top scorers:6 goals Cuauhtémoc Blanco Marzouq Al-Otaibi Ronaldinho4 goals Alex3 goals José Manuel Abundis Zé Roberto-Notes:...
||Round 1||3||0||2||1||2||3
|-
|2001
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
-Group B:---------------------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Awards:-Top scorers:2 goals Shaun Murphy Éric Carrière Robert Pirès Patrick Vieira Sylvain Wiltord Takayuki Suzuki Hwang Sun-Hong...
to 2009
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the eighth Confederations Cup, and was held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009 as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The opening match was played at Ellis Park...
||colspan=8|Did not qualify
|-
|Total||1/8||3||0||2||1||2||3
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
!colspan=4|FIFA Confederations Cup History
|-
!Year!!Round!!Score!!Result
|-
|rowspan=5|1999
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
-Group B:---------------------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Awards:-Top scorers:6 goals Cuauhtémoc Blanco Marzouq Al-Otaibi Ronaldinho4 goals Alex3 goals José Manuel Abundis Zé Roberto-Notes:...
|Round 1||align="left"| 2 – 2 ||Draw
|-
|Round 1||align="left"| 0 – 0 ||Draw
|-
|Round 1||align="left"| 0 – 1 ||Loss
|}
Copa America Record
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"!colspan=8|Copa America/South American Championship
Copa América
The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
|-
!colspan=8|Total: 1 Title
|-
!Year
!Position
!width="1%" rowspan="50" |
!Year
!Position
!width="1%" rowspan="500" |
!Year
!Position
|-
| 1916
South American Championship 1916
The 1916 South American Championship of Nations was the first continental championship for national teams in south America. It was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from July 2 to July 17 during Argentina's independence centenary commemorations...
||No Participation||1941
South American Championship 1941
The sixteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago, Chile from February 2, 1941 to March 4, 1941.With the purpose of celebrating the fourth centenary of Santiago's foundation by Pedro de Valdivia, Chile requested to host this tournament's edition...
||Withdrew||1975
Copa América 1975
The 1975 edition of the Copa América football tournament was played between July 17 and October 28. For the first time in the history of the event there was no fixed venue, and all matches were played throughout the year in each country. In addition, the tournament changed its name from South...
||Round 1
|-
|1917
South American Championship 1917
The 1917 South American Championship of Nations was the second edition of the continental tournament now known as the Copa América. It was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from September 30 to October 14, 1917. Hosts Uruguay retained the title after winning 1-0 over Argentina in the last match of the...
||No Participation||1942
South American Championship 1942
The seventeenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from January 10, 1942 to February 7, 1942.For the first time seven teams took part of the event; the participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.Bolivia, and...
||Withdrew||1979
Copa América 1979
The 1979 edition of the Copa América soccer tournament was played between July 10 and December 12. This time, the continental champion would not go to the FIFA World Cup. It was not held in a particular country, all matches were played on a home and away basis...
||Round 1
|-
| 1919
South American Championship 1919
The 1919 South American Championship of Nations was the third continental championship for South American nations. It was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from May 11 to May 29, 1919....
||No Participation||1945
South American Championship 1945
The eighteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago, Chile from January 14, 1945 to February 28, 1945. This tournament an extra edition, with no trophy handed to the winners, but considered official by CONMEBOL....
||Sixth Place||1983
Copa América 1983
The 1983 Copa América football tournament was played between August 10 and November 4, with all ten CONMEBOL members participating. Defending champions Paraguay got a bye into the semifinals.-First round:...
||Round 1
|-
|1920
South American Championship 1920
The 1920 South American Championship of Nations was the fourth continental championship for nations in South America. It was held in Valparaíso, Chile from September 11 to October 3, 1920....
||No Participation||1946
South American Championship 1946
The nineteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from January 12, 1946 to February 10, 1946. This tournament, an extra edition with no trophy handed to the winners, is considered official by CONMEBOL....
||Sixth Place||1987
Copa América 1987
The 1987 Copa América was 33rd edition of the Copa América, CONMEBOL's national team competition. It was the first Copa América under the new rotational hosting system. Argentina, as the first country alphabetically, hosted the tournament between June 27 to July 12, 1987...
||Round 1
|-
|1921
South American Championship 1921
The 1921 South American Championship of Nations was the fifth continental championship for nations in South America. It was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from October 2 to October 30, 1921....
||No Participation||1947
South American Championship 1947
The 1947 South American Championship was the 20th South American Championship for national teams, and was organized by CONMEBOL. It marked the first time Ecuador hosted the tournament, which hosted all the matches in Estadio George Capwell in Guayaquil. Argentina won the tournament to obtain their...
||Seventh Place|| 1989||Round 1
|-
|1922
South American Championship 1922
The sixth edition of the South American Championship was scheduled to be held in Chile, but Brazil asked to host it as part of its 100th anniversary independence celebrations...
||No Participation||bgcolor=LemonChiffon|1949
South American Championship 1949
The South American Championship 1949 in football was held in Brazil and won by Brazil. Paraguay was the runner-up.Jair Rosa Pinto from Brazil was the top scorer of the tournament with 9 goals.-Final round:--------------------------------...
||bgcolor=LemonChiffon|Fourth Place||1991||Round 1
|-
|1923
South American Championship 1923
-Goal scorers:3 goals Aguirre Petrone2 goals Saruppo Nilo1 goals Onzari Fretes I. López Rivas Zelada Cea Scarone Somma-External links:*...
||No Participation||1953
South American Championship 1953
-Goal scorers:7 Goals Molina5 Goals Julinho4 Goals Berni Fernández Balseiro3 Goals Baltazar López C. Romero Peláez2 Goals Alcón Santos Ugarte Pinga Rodrigues Gómez Sánchez Morel Puente1 Goal Ademir Cláudio Ipojucan Nilton Santos Zizinho...
||Sixth Place||1993
Copa América 1993
The 1993 Copa América was the 36th Copa América, CONMEBOL's football tournament for national teams. It was held in Ecuador between June 15 and July 4. All 10 CONMEBOL members took part, but for the first time two nations from outside CONMEBOL were invited to take part in the tournament. Mexico and...
||Round 1
|-
|1924
South American Championship 1924
-Goal scorers:4 goals Petrone2 goals I. López Rivas Romano1 goals Sosa Loyarte Arellano Cea Zingone-External links:*...
||No Participation||1955
South American Championship 1955
The South American Championship 1955 was a football tournament held in Chile and won by Argentina with Chile as a second.Rodolfo Micheli from Argentina became top scorer of the tournament with 8 goals.-Final round:------------------------...
||Withdrew||1995
Copa América 1995
The 1995 Copa América football tournament was staged in Uruguay. It was won by Uruguay, who beat Brazil 5-3 in the penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in the final. All 10 CONMEBOL members took part, with Mexico and the USA invited in order to reach 12 teams....
||Quarter-finals
|-
|1925
South American Championship 1925
The ninth South American Championship was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from November 29 to December 25, 1925.In 1925, the participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Chile and Uruguay withdrew from the tournament, making this event the one with the fewest participating teams...
||No Participation||1956
South American Championship 1956
South American Championship 1956 was a football tournament held in Uruguay and won by Uruguay with Chile as a second.Enrique Hormazábal from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 4 goals.-Final round:----------------------------...
||Withdrew||style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=silver|1997
Copa América 1997
Bolivia hosted the Copa América for the second time in its 38th edition. It was held from June 11 to June 29, 1997. It was organised by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.There is no qualifying for the final tournament...
||bgcolor=silver|Runners-up
|-
|1926
South American Championship 1926
The tenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago, Chile from October 12 to November 3, 1926.The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
||Fifth Place||1957
South American Championship 1957
The South American Championship 1957 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Argentina with Brazil as a second.Humberto Maschio from Argentina and Javier Ambrois from Uruguay became top scorers of the tournament with 9 goals each.-Final round:...
||Withdrew||1999
Copa América 1999
The 1999 Copa América was a football tournament held in Paraguay, from June 29 to July 18, 1999. It was organised by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.There is no qualifying for the final tournament...
||Round 1
|-
|bgcolor=LemonChiffon|1927
South American Championship 1927
The eleventh edition of the South American Championship was held in Lima, Peru from October 30 to November 27, 1927. The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and Uruguay. Brazil, Chile and Paraguay withdrew from the tournament. This was the first South American Championship in...
||bgcolor=LemonChiffon|Fourth Place||1959
South American Championship 1959 (Argentina)
The South American Championship 1959 was a football tournament held in Argentina, and won by Argentina with Brazil in second.Pelé from Brazil became top scorer of the tournament with 8 goals.-Stadium:All games played in Buenos Aires, at Estadio Monumental....
||Seventh Place||2001
Copa América 2001
The Copa América 2001 was held in Colombia, from July 11 to July 29, 2001. It was organised by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body....
||Round 1
|-
|1929
South American Championship 1929
The twelfth edition of the South American Championship was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from November 1 to November 17, 1929. The 1928 edition was postponed due to the participation of Chile, Uruguay and Argentina in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where Uruguay and...
||Withdrew||1959
South American Championship 1959 (Ecuador)
The 1959 South American Championship held in Ecuador was an extra South American Championship for the year. The tournament was contested between five teams; Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Peru did not participate and Brazil attended with a team from Pernambuco...
||Withdrew||2004
Copa América 2004
The Copa América 2004 was the 41st edition of the Copa América, the South-American championship for international association football teams. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body, and was held in Peru, who hosted the tournament for the sixth time,...
||Round 1
|-
|1935
South American Championship 1935
The thirteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Lima, Peru from January 6 to January 27, 1935.After the 1930 FIFA World Cup, in which Uruguay defeated Argentina by four goals to two in the final match, the Argentine team broke football relations with their Uruguayan...
||Withdrew||style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=gold|1963
South American Championship 1963
The South American Championship 1963 was held in Bolivia between 10 March and 31 March 1963. It was won by Bolivia with Paraguay second. This is so far, the only Copa America which was won by Bolivia....
||bgcolor=gold|Winners||2007
Copa América 2007
The 2007 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, known simply as the 2007 Copa América or 2007 Copa América Venezuela, was the 42nd edition of the Copa América, the South-American championship for international association football teams...
||Round 1
|-
|1937
South American Championship 1937
The fourteenth edition of the South American Championship of football was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from December 27, 1936 to February 1, 1937....
||Withdrew||1967
South American Championship 1967
The South American Football Championship 1967 was held in Uruguay and won by Uruguay with Argentina as a second.Luis Artime from Argentina and Mora from Paraguay were the top scorers of the tournament with 5 goals each...
||Sixth Place||2011
2011 Copa América
The 2011 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, better known as the 2011 Copa América or the Copa América Argentina 2011, was the 43rd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America...
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South American Championship 1939
The fifteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Lima, Peru from January 15, 1939 to February 12, 1939.The participating countries were Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Although CONMEBOL member since 1927, this tournament was the first time the Ecuadorian side...
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Pan American Games record
- 1951Football at the 1951 Pan American GamesThe first edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from February 25 to March 8, 1951. Five teams did compete, after Brazil withdrew on February 16, 1951.-Matches:-External links:*...
to 1971Football at the 1971 Pan American GamesThe sixth edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in five cities in Colombia: Cali Cartago, Buga, Palmira and Tuluá, from July 31 to August 12, 1971. Twelve teams divided in three groups of four did compete in a round-robin competition, with Mexico defending the title...
- Did not compete - 1975Football at the 1975 Pan American GamesThe seventh edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in four cities in Mexico: Mexico City , Guadalajara, Toluca, and Puebla, from October 13 to October 25, 1975. Thirteen teams competed in a round-robin competition, with Argentina defending the title...
- Round 2 - 1979Football at the 1979 Pan American GamesThe eighth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 2 to July 14, 1979. Nine teams competed in a first round-robin competition, with Brazil defending the title...
to 2003Football at the 2003 Pan American GamesThe fourteenth edition of the football at the Pan American Games was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from August 2 to August 15, 2003. Eight U-23 teams competed, with Mexico defending its title. The South American teams played with their U-20 teams...
- Did not compete - 2007Football at the 2007 Pan American GamesThe football tournaments at the 15th Pan American Games were held in Rio de Janeiro in July 2007. The fifteenth edition of the men's competition was played by 12 teams, while the third edition of the women's tournament was played by 10 countries....
- Fourth place
Most capped players
As of March 5, 2011, the ten players with the most caps for Bolivia are:{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
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!Name
!Career
!Caps
!Goals
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|1.
|align="left"|Luis Héctor Cristaldo
Luis Cristaldo
Luis Héctor Cristaldo Ruiz Díaz is an Argentine-Bolivian football midfielder who currently plays for Guabirá. He holds the record for the most appearances for the Bolivian national team with 93 international matches and 5 goals between 1989 and 2005, including two appearances in the 1994 FIFA...
|1989–2005
|93
|5
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|align="left"|Marco Antonio Sandy
|1993–2003
|93
|6
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|3.
|align="left"|José Milton Melgar
|1980–1997
|89
|6
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|4.
|align="left"|Carlos Fernando Borja
|1979–1997
|88
|1
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|5.
|align="left"|Julio César Baldivieso
Julio César Baldivieso
Julio César Baldivieso Rico is a former Bolivian association football midfielder who played for the Bolivian national team in the 1994 World Cup and several Copa Américas. He is the current manager for Club Aurora....
|1991–2005
|85
|15
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|align="left"|Juan Manuel Peña
|1991–2009
|85
|1
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|7.
|align="left"|Miguel Ángel Rimba
|1989–2000
|80
|0
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|8.
|align="left"|Óscar Sánchez
Óscar Carmelo Sánchez
Óscar Carmelo Sánchez was a Bolivian sweeper who played for the Bolivia national football team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup held in the United States. Born in Cochabamba, he was capped 78 times by Bolivia and scored 6 goals, between 1994 and 2007. He was the captain of the national team several times...
|1994–2006
|78
|6
|-
|9.
|align="left"|Jaime Moreno
Jaime Moreno
Jaime Moreno Morales is a former Bolivian footballer now serving as Youth Academy Technical Training Coach for D.C. United in Major League Soccer, and as the head coach of D.C. United's U-23 side....
|1991–2008
|75
|9
|-
|10.
|align="left"|Marco Antonio Etcheverry
Marco Etcheverry
Marco Antonio Etcheverry Vargas is a retired Bolivian footballer, considered one of the greatest Bolivian players of all time.-Career:...
|1989–2003
|71
|13
|}
Top goalscorers
As of October 7, 2011, the ten players with the most goals for Bolivia are:{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!#
!Name
!Career
!Goals
|-
|1.
|align="left"|Joaquín Botero
Joaquín Botero
Joaquín Botero Vaca is a Bolivian football striker. He was the top goalscorer in world football in the 2002 season, with 49 goals scored for Club Bolívar...
|1999–2009
|20
|-
|2.
|align="left"|Víctor Agustín Ugarte
Víctor Ugarte
Víctor Agustín Ugarte Oviedo was a Bolivian footballer. He scored 16 goals in 45 caps for Bolivia, making him their second all-time top goalscorer behind Joaquín Botero...
|1947–1963
|16
|-
|3.
|align="left"|Carlos Aragonés
Carlos Aragonés
Carlos Aragonés Espinoza is a former Bolivian football midfielder, who is Bolivian national team's third-placed all-time goalscorer. He played for several top-level clubs of Bolivia and Brazil. Aragonés was Bolivia's national team head coach in 2001...
|1977–1981
|15
|-
|=
|align="left"|Julio César Baldivieso
Julio César Baldivieso
Julio César Baldivieso Rico is a former Bolivian association football midfielder who played for the Bolivian national team in the 1994 World Cup and several Copa Américas. He is the current manager for Club Aurora....
|1991–2005
|15
|-
|=
|align="left"|Erwin Sánchez
Erwin Sánchez
Erwin Sánchez Freking is a retired Bolivian footballer.Dubbed Platini, he played as an attacking midfielder, with scoring range...
|1989–2005
|15
|-
|6.
|align="left"|Máximo Alcócer
|1953–1963
|13
|-
|=
|align="left"|Marco Antonio Etcheverry
Marco Etcheverry
Marco Antonio Etcheverry Vargas is a retired Bolivian footballer, considered one of the greatest Bolivian players of all time.-Career:...
|1989–2003
|13
|-
|8.
|align="left"|Miguel Aguilar
Miguel Aguilar
Miguel Gastón Aguilar Egüez is a retired Bolivian football midfielder. Active during the 1970s and 80's, he played at the professional level in Bolivia and Argentina.-Club:...
|1977–1983
|10
|-
|=
|align="left"|Marcelo Martins
Marcelo Moreno Martins
Marcelo Moreno Martins , is a Bolivian footballer. He currently plays for the Ukrainian Premier League side Shakhtar Donetsk, as well as the Bolivian national team....
|2007-
|10
|-
|10.
|align="left"|Jaime Moreno
Jaime Moreno
Jaime Moreno Morales is a former Bolivian footballer now serving as Youth Academy Technical Training Coach for D.C. United in Major League Soccer, and as the head coach of D.C. United's U-23 side....
|1991–2008
|9
|-
|}
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification standings
Bolivia was eliminated in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.Although they did not win away, Bolivia had notable wins at home such as beating Brazil 2-1, Paraguay 4-2, Argentina 6-1 and Peru 3-0.
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Match results and fixtures
Matches from the past 6 months as well as any future scheduled matches.Current squad
The following 24 players were selected for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
The South American Zone of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification sees nine teams competing for places in the finals which are to be held in Brazil.-Format:The format for CONMEBOL's 2014 World Cup qualifying tournament is identical to the previous four editions...
matches to be played against and on 11 and 15 November 2011, respectively.
Caps and goals updated as November 15, 2011
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