Club Bolívar

Club Bolívar
Full name	Fútbol Club Bolívar
Nickname(s)	La Academia Paceña, Los Celestes
Founded	April 12, 1925
Ground	Estadio Libertador Simón Bolivar; La Paz, Bolivia; (Capacity: 25,000)
Chairman	Guido Loayza & Marcelo Claure
Manager	Santiago Escobar
League	Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
LFPB - 2009	1st (Apertura) 2st (Clausura)
Home colours	Away colours

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El Club Bolívar, a football team from Bolivia, was founded in La Paz on April 12, 1925, with the name Atletico Bolívar Literario Musical later changed to "Club Atlético Bolívar". Their home stadium is Estadio Libertador Simón Bolivar although they often play at the Estadio Hernando Siles.

Bolivar is the second Bolivian team that reached a final match on an international tournament, and the first one to lose one. ^[1] (Copa Sudamericana 2004).

[edit] Colours

Bolivar traditional home colours are all light blue, traditional away colours are all dark blue, white or red.

[edit] Rivalry

The Club Bolivar classic rival is The Strongest, both teams are from La Paz. This game always draws large attendances.

[edit] Achievements

[edit] National Honours

First Division - LPFB Era:
- Champions: 16 (1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2004-A, 2005-AD, 2006-C and 2009-A)
First Division - AFLP Era:
- Champions: 6 (1950, 1953, 1956, 1966, 1968 and 1976)
Liga de Fútbol Amateur Boliviano
- Champions: 6 (1932, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942)

[edit] Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

Copa Libertadores: 25 appearances

Best: Semi-Final in 1986

Copa Sudamericana: 6 appearances

2002: Semi-Final

2004: Finalist

Copa CONMEBOL: 1 appearance

1996: First Round

[edit] Current squad

For Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 2009

No.	Position	Player
15	GK	Carlos Erwin Arias
2	DF	Miguel Hoyos
3	DF	Francisco Diego Maciel
5	DF	Alejandro Schiapparelli
16	DF	Ignacio A. García
18	MF	Wálter Flores
6	MF	Leonel Reyes
23	MF	Mario Ovando
7	MF	Abdón Reyes
11	FW	William Ferreira
20	FW	Anderson Gonzaga

No.	Position	Player
25	GK	José Carlos Fernández
22	DF	Rudy Cardozo
19	DF	Luis Torrico
4	DF	Ariel Juárez
13	DF	Juan Bustillos
8	MF	Erwin Carrión
10	MF	Charles Da Silva
14	MF	Gabriel Valverde
24	FW	Carlos Castro
17	FW	Jorge Céspedes
9	FW	Aquilino Villalba