2026 Copa Bolivia

2026 Copa Bolivia
Tournament details
CountryBolivia
Dates18 August – 2 December 2026
Teams16
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored30 (4.29 per match)

All statistics correct as of 29 August 2026.

The 2026 Copa Bolivia, known as the 2026 Copa Paceña for sponsorship purposes,[1] is the third edition of the Copa Bolivia, Bolivia's football league cup competition, which is contested by the 16 teams that take part in the FBF División Profesional in its 2026 season. The competition began on 18 August and is scheduled to end on 2 December 2026.[2]

Nacional Potosí are the defending champions.

Format

The competition, which will be played on weekdays, will feature four stages: a group stage, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals. In the group stage, the 16 participating teams were drawn into four groups and will play 8 matches, two against each one of their group rivals, as well as two against their derby rival (which was drawn into a different group).

The four group winners and runners-up will advance to the knockout rounds, all of which will be over two legs. In the quarter-finals, the teams qualifying from Group A will play the ones coming from Group D whilst the teams advancing from Group B will face the ones from Group C.[3] The winning sides will advance to the semi-finals, and the two semi-final winners will eventually play the final, with the champions being awarded the Bolivia 3 berth into the 2027 Copa Libertadores and the runners-up qualifying for the 2027 Copa Sudamericana as Bolivia 1.[4]

Unlike the previous edition of the competition, no interzonal matches other than the derbies nor additional play-off rounds will be played.

Draw

The draw for the competition was held on 22 July 2026 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, with regional rivals being allocated to different groups.[5]

The draw resulted in the following groups:[3]

Group A
PosTeam
A1San Antonio Bulo Bulo
A2ABB
A3Aurora
A4Real Potosí
Group B
PosTeam
B1Always Ready
B2Real Oruro
B3Real Tomayapo
B4Nacional Potosí
Group C
PosTeam
C1Guabirá
C2Oriente Petrolero
C3The Strongest
C4Universitario de Vinto
Group D
PosTeam
D1Bolívar
D2GV San José
D3Blooming
D4Independiente Petrolero

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RPO AUR ABB SAB
1 Real Potosí 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 3 Advance to Quarter-finals —
2 Aurora 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 —
3 ABB 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0 2–3 —
4 San Antonio Bulo Bulo 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 19 August 2026. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Wins, 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Red cards, 7) Yellow cards.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CAR RTO NAC TRO
1 Always Ready 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 3 Advance to Quarter-finals — 4–2
2 Real Tomayapo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 Nacional Potosí 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 Real Oruro 2 0 0 2 3 8 −5 0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 2026. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Wins, 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Red cards, 7) Yellow cards.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GUA STR ORI UVI
1 Guabirá 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3 Advance to Quarter-finals — 2–1
2 The Strongest 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3 — 2–1
3 Oriente Petrolero 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0 —
4 Universitario de Vinto 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2026. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Wins, 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Red cards, 7) Yellow cards.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification IPE GVS BOL BLO
1 Independiente Petrolero 1 1 0 0 5 2 +3 3 Advance to Quarter-finals — 5–2
2 GV San José 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 3 —
3 Bolívar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 Blooming 1 0 0 1 2 5 −3 0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 2026. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Wins, 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Red cards, 7) Yellow cards.

Interzonal matches

The interzonal matches will be played on the second and fourth matchdays.

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
            
Group D runners-up
Group A winners
Winners CF1
Winners CF3
Group B runners-up
Group C winners
Winners SF1
Winners SF2
Group C runners-up
Group B winners
Winners CF2
Winners CF4
Group A runners-up
Group D winners

Quarter-finals

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Group D runners-upCF1Group A winners
Group C runners-upCF2Group B winners
Group B runners-upCF3Group C winners
Group A runners-upCF4Group D winners

Semi-finals

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winners CF1SF1Winners CF3
Winners CF2SF2Winners CF4

Finals

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winners SF1Winners SF2

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Paceña y la FBF sellan una alianza histórica para el crecimiento del fútbol nacional" [Paceña and the FBF seal a historic alliance for the growth of domestic football] (in Spanish). Urgente.bo. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Bernabé, Jeovana (24 July 2026). "La Copa Bolivia comienza el 19 de agosto bajo el control de la FBF" [The Copa Bolivia starts on 19 August under the FBF's control] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Se lanzó la Copa Bolivia: Se jugará desde el 19 de agosto hasta el 2 de diciembre" [The Copa Bolivia was launched: It will be played from 19 August to 2 December] (in Spanish). Diez. 22 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Temporada 2026 de la División Profesional" [División Profesional's 2026 season] (in Spanish). Bolivian Football Federation. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Siles, Ramiro (22 July 2026). "Copa Bolivia: The Strongest va al Grupo C, Bolívar al D" [Copa Bolivia: The Strongest goes to Group C, Bolívar to Group D] (in Spanish). Premium. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
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