The 2025 FBF División Profesional was the 47th season of the División Profesional del Fútbol Boliviano, Bolivia's top-flight football league and the seventh season under División de Fútbol Profesional management. The season began on 28 March and ended on 15 December 2025. Although the season was originally expected to begin on 14 February 2025, delays in the resolution of disciplinary cases that could affect the club composition for the season eventually forced the start date to be moved to 28 March.
Always Ready were the champions, winning their fourth league title on the penultimate matchday of the season after defeating Guabirá 6–0 on 11 December 2025. Bolívar were the defending champions.
On 28 February 2025, Aurora were deducted 33 points ahead of the season, as punishment for the Gabriel Montaño case. Due to that point deduction, Aurora had been mathematically relegated to the Cochabamba regional league with five matches left in the season after losing to GV San José on 21 November. However, the ruling was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 19 December following an appeal lodged by Aurora, which meant that Aurora went up to tenth place with 37 points and Jorge Wilstermann went from second to last place to last, being relegated directly to the regional leagues.
Format The format for the season was decided at a meeting of the División Profesional's Council on 11 March 2025, following the resolution of disciplinary cases involving the club Royal Pari and Aurora player Gabriel Montaño. The 2025 season would no longer continue the half-year tournaments in a single season. Instead, a double round-robin league competition in which the 16 participating teams played each other twice for a total of 30 rounds. The season would start on 30 March and end in December. The team finishing first after the 30 rounds of the league tournament at the end of the season was the División Profesional champion.
The champions and runners-up of the league tournament qualified for the 2026 Copa Libertadores group stage as Bolivia 1 and Bolivia 2, whilst the Copa Bolivia champions will qualify for the Copa Libertadores as Bolivia 3 and the runners-up of the latter tournament will claim the last berth to the 2026 Copa Sudamericana. The remaining international berths were awarded to the best-placed teams in the league tournament, whilst the team placing last in this tournament was relegated and the team placing second-from-bottom will have to play a relegation play-off against the Copa Simón Bolívar runner-up. No aggregate table was considered for this season.
Teams Sixteen teams competed in the league for the 2025 season: the top 14 teams in the aggregate table of the 2024 Primera División season, along with ABB who promoted from the 2024 Copa Simón Bolívar and Real Oruro, who took part in the promotion/relegation play-off. ABB achieved a first-ever promotion to the top tier on 1 December 2024, after winning the Copa Simón Bolívar title. Meanwhile, Real Oruro's first-ever promotion was confirmed on 6 January 2025, after the Bolivian Football Federation's Sports Disciplinary Court ruled the exclusion of Royal Pari from the competition following their abandonment of the second leg of the promotion/relegation play-off.
ABB and Real Oruro replaced Real Santa Cruz and Royal Pari, both relegated to the Santa Cruz regional league.
Stadia and locations
TeamCityStadiumCapacityABBEl AltoMunicipal de Villa Ingenio22,000Always ReadyEl AltoMunicipal de Villa Ingenio22,000AuroraCochabambaFélix Capriles32,000BloomingSanta Cruz de la SierraRamón Tahuichi Aguilera38,000BolívarLa PazHernando Siles42,000GuabiráMonteroGilberto Parada13,000GV San JoséOruroJesús Bermúdez33,000Independiente PetroleroSucreOlímpico Patria30,700Jorge WilstermannCochabambaFélix Capriles32,000Nacional PotosíPotosíVíctor Agustín Ugarte32,105Oriente PetroleroSanta Cruz de la SierraRamón Tahuichi Aguilera38,000Real OruroOruroJesús Bermúdez33,000Real TomayapoTarijaIV Centenario15,000San Antonio Bulo BuloEntre RíosCarlos Villegas17,000The StrongestLa PazHernando Siles42,000Universitario de VintoCochabambaFélix Capriles32,000 Notes
Personnel and kits Team Manager Kit manufacturer Main shirt sponsors ABB Víctor Hugo Mamani Drei UTB Always Ready Julio César Baldivieso Marathon UTB Aurora Sergio Zeballos Edward Zenteno(caretakers) Marathon Blooming Mauricio Soria Marathon Gree Bolívar Flavio Robatto Puma Suzuki Guabirá Marcelo Straccia Forte Celina, Ingenio Guabirá, Grupo Paz GV San José Jorge Wuinch (caretaker) Arce 4life Grains, Paceña Independiente Petrolero René Hinojosa Red White UTB, Fancesa Jorge Wilstermann Humberto Viviani Puma Kia Nacional Potosí Leonardo Eguez Oxígeno Wear Banco Económico, Ingenio San Silvestre Oriente Petrolero Víctor Hugo Andrada Marathon Yango, Finesse Real Oruro Marcelo Robledo Arce UTB Real Tomayapo Juan Cortés Oxígeno Wear Altavida San Antonio Bulo Bulo Diómedes Peña (caretaker) Forte UTB The Strongest Juan Carlos Paz (caretaker) Marathon Kia Universitario de Vinto Adrián Barral (caretaker) Marathon UTB
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentThe Strongest Ismael RescalvoEnd of contract20 December 2024Pre-season Antônio Carlos Zago12 January 2025Always Ready Jaime JemioReturn to assistant role21 December 2024 Eduardo Villegas2 January 2025Jorge Wilstermann Franz TaboadaEnd of caretaker spell Luciano Theiler4 January 2025Nacional Potosí Dayler Gutiérrez César Vigevani27 December 2024Aurora Sergio ÓrtemanEnd of contract24 December 2024 Daniel Farrar8 January 2025San Antonio Bulo Bulo Leonardo Eguez Julio César Baldivieso27 December 2024Blooming Álvaro Peña25 December 2024 Mauricio Soria25 December 2024Guabirá Víctor Hugo AndradaSacked26 December 2024 Rolando Carlen26 December 2024GV San José Julio César BaldiviesoSigned by San Antonio Bulo Bulo27 December 2024 Dalcio Giovagnoli16 January 2025Universitario de Vinto Pablo GodoyEnd of contract31 December 2024 Thiago Leitão6 January 2025ABB David Condori31 December 2024 Julio Quinteros20 January 2025Real Oruro Daniel GómezSacked7 January 2025 Alberto Illanes10 January 2025ABB Julio Quinteros14 February 2025 Pablo Godoy14 February 2025Oriente Petrolero Joaquín Monasterio4 March 2025 Rodrigo Venegas4 March 2025Always Ready Eduardo Villegas19 March 2025 Julio César Baldivieso24 March 2025San Antonio Bulo Bulo Julio César BaldiviesoResigned20 March 2025 Joaquín Monasterio22 March 2025The Strongest Antônio Carlos ZagoSigned by Botafogo-PB7 April 20258th Juan Carlos Paz10 April 2025Oriente Petrolero Rodrigo VenegasSacked13 April 202514th Gualberto Mojica14 April 2025Jorge Wilstermann Luciano TheilerResigned14 April 202515th Cristian Chávez15 April 2025The Strongest Juan Carlos PazEnd of caretaker spell18 April 20251st Carlos Bustos17 April 2025GV San José Dalcio GiovagnoliSacked23 April 20256th Eduardo Villegas24 April 2025Aurora Daniel FarrarMutual agreement18 May 202516th David Quiruchi23 May 2025Guabirá Rolando CarlenSacked26 May 20257th Alberto Illanes31 May 2025Nacional Potosí César Vigevani28 May 202512th Dayler Gutiérrez29 May 2025Real Oruro Alberto IllanesMutual agreement30 May 202514th Marcelo Straccia4 June 2025San Antonio Bulo Bulo Joaquín MonasterioSacked8 June 202512th Pedro Depablos11 June 2025Real Tomayapo Humberto Viviani6 July 20258th Daniel Sagman11 July 2025Independiente Petrolero Marcelo RobledoResigned8 July 202514th Leonardo Eguez9 July 2025The Strongest Carlos BustosMutual agreement10 July 20252nd Joaquín Monasterio10 July 2025ABB Pablo GodoyResigned17 July 20259th João Paulo Barros18 July 2025Nacional Potosí Dayler GutiérrezSacked24 July 202511th Pablo Godoy25 July 2025Real Oruro Marcelo StracciaResigned30 July 202513th Néstor Colinas30 July 2025Guabirá Alberto IllanesMutual agreement31 July 202510th Marcelo Straccia31 July 2025Real Oruro Néstor ColinasEnd of caretaker spell4 August 202511th Marcelo Robledo4 August 2025Jorge Wilstermann Cristian ChávezReturn to player role5 August 202515th Humberto Viviani5 August 2025Oriente Petrolero Gualberto MojicaSacked11 August 202510th Álvaro Peña15 August 2025ABB João Paulo Barros25 August 202514th Facundo Biondi26 August 2025Nacional Potosí Pablo Godoy9 September 20259th Leonardo Eguez10 September 2025Independiente Petrolero Leonardo EguezResigned9 September 20258th René Hinojosa10 September 2025GV San José Eduardo VillegasMutual agreement22 September 2025 Wálter Flores22 September 2025Universitario de Vinto Thiago LeitãoResigned30 September 202511th Adrián Barral30 September 2025Aurora David QuiruchiSacked2 October 202516th Sergio Zeballos Edward Zenteno3 October 2025Real Tomayapo Daniel Sagman2 October 202513th Juan Cortés2 October 2025ABB Facundo Biondi6 October 202514th Pablo Godoy6 October 2025San Antonio Bulo Bulo Pedro DepablosResigned10 November 20257th Diómedes Peña10 November 2025Oriente Petrolero Álvaro PeñaSacked17 November 202510th Víctor Hugo Andrada18 November 2025GV San José Wálter FloresResigned2 December 20259th Jorge Wuinch3 December 2025The Strongest Joaquín Monasterio11 December 20253rd Juan Carlos Paz12 December 2025ABB Pablo Godoy20 December 202515th Víctor Hugo Mamani20 December 2025 Notes
Standings
Results
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Óscar VillalbaIndependiente Petrolero252 Héctor BobadillaJorge Wilstermann / Always Ready203 Gustavo PeredoGuabirá164 Dorny RomeroBolívar155 Moisés PaniaguaAlways Ready136 Anthony VásquezSan Antonio Bulo Bulo12 Sebastián ZeballosReal Oruro8 Jasond GonzálezAlways Ready11 Juan GodoyThe Strongest Enrique TriverioThe Strongest / Always Ready John GarcíaThe Strongest Source: Besoccer
Promotion/relegation play-off The promotion/relegation play-off was a two-legged series played by the team placing 15th in the 2025 División Profesional (originally Jorge Wilstermann) and the 2025 Copa Simón Bolívar runners-up San Juan.
The play-off matches were set to be played on 20 and 23 December 2025 (originally scheduled for 17 and 20 December), but the series between Jorge Wilstermann and San Juan was annulled due to Aurora's successful appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which implied that Jorge Wilstermann would end the season in last place and would be directly relegated and ABB was confirmed as San Juan's rival instead.
ABB defeated San Juan in the series and remained in the top flight for the 2026 season.
Tied 3–3 on aggregate, ABB won on penalties.
See also 2025 Copa Bolivia
References
External links División Profesional on the FBF's official website