The 2026 FBF División Profesional season, officially known as the 2026 LIGA 1XBET.TV for sponsoring purposes, is the 48th season of the División Profesional del Fútbol Boliviano, Bolivia's top-flight football league and the eighth season under División de Fútbol Profesional management. The season began on 3 April and is scheduled to end in December 2026.
Always Ready are the defending champions.
On 10 June 2026, the tournament was suspended by the Bolivian Football Federation due to the 2026 Bolivian protests, which disrupted the scheduling of previous matchdays. The competition resumed on 7 July.
Format The format for the season was first discussed at a meeting of the División Profesional's Council held on 12 January 2026, in which the clubs voted to keep the double round-robin format for the tournament (30 matchdays), starting from the first weekend of April.
The competition format was ultimately confirmed on 23 March 2026, when it was also announced that qualification for the 2027 edition of the Copa Libertadores will be awarded to the top three teams at the end of the season, with the league champions and runners-up entering the group stage, whilst the next best three teams will qualify for the Copa Sudamericana. The team placing last at the end of the season will be relegated, with the team placing second-from-last playing the promotion/relegation play-off series against the Copa Simón Bolívar runners-up.
Teams Sixteen teams compete in the league for the 2026 season, those being the top 14 teams from the previous season, along with the 2025 Copa Simón Bolívar champions Real Potosí and the winners of the promotion/relegation play-off ABB, who also competed in the 2025 División Profesional.
Having competed in the top flight for the last time in 2021, Real Potosí achieved promotion on 7 December 2025 by defeating San Juan and winning the Copa Simón Bolívar title. They replaced Jorge Wilstermann, who were relegated to the Cochabamba regional league after ending last in the previous División Profesional tournament.
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 Patria30,700Nacional PotosíPotosíVíctor Agustín Ugarte32,105Oriente PetroleroSanta Cruz de la SierraRamón Tahuichi Aguilera38,000Real OruroOruroJesús Bermúdez33,000Real PotosíPotosíVíctor Agustín Ugarte32,105Real 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 Wálter Flores Drei Always Ready Pablo Godoy Marathon UTB Aurora Enrique Díaz Adidas Tecnoacero Blooming Cristian Paulucci Marathon Gree Bolívar Alejandro Restrepo Marathon Aldeas Infantiles SOS Bolivia Guabirá Leonardo Eguez Forte Celina, Ingenio Guabirá, Grupo Paz GV San José Artur Costa Arce 4life Grains, Paceña Independiente Petrolero Juan Pablo Grass Red White UTB, Fancesa Nacional Potosí Dayler Gutiérrez Oxígeno Wear Banco Económico, Ingenio San Silvestre Oriente Petrolero Gustavo Florentín Marathon Yango, Finesse, GAC Motor Real Oruro Nicolás Straccia Arce Real Potosí Giancarlo Umaña Oxígeno Wear Entel, BCP, Altavida Real Tomayapo Jorge Alfonso Oxígeno Wear Altavida San Antonio Bulo Bulo Edivaldo Rojas Oxígeno Wear The Strongest Antônio Carlos Zago Marathon Solucredit Universitario de Vinto Adrián Barral (caretaker) Marathon UTB
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentGV San José Jorge WuinchEnd of caretaker spell13 December 2025Pre-season Pablo Rubinich10 January 2026Universitario de Vinto Adrián Barral Marcelo Straccia4 January 2026Oriente Petrolero Víctor Hugo AndradaEnd of contract14 December 2025 David González29 December 2025Guabirá Marcelo StracciaResigned16 December 2025 Joaquín Monasterio19 December 2025The Strongest Juan Carlos PazEnd of caretaker spell18 December 2025 Eduardo Villegas22 December 2025Real Tomayapo Juan CortésResigned1 January 2026 Gabriel Nasta14 January 2026Aurora Sergio Zeballos Edward ZentenoEnd of caretaker spell5 January 2026 Giancarlo Umaña6 January 2026ABB Víctor Hugo Mamani10 January 2026 Sebastián Núñez16 January 2026Real Potosí Cleibson FerreiraSacked2 March 2026 Flabio Torres6 March 2026Nacional Potosí Leonardo Eguez6 March 2026 Alexis Márquez13 March 2026Guabirá Joaquín MonasterioMutual agreement8 March 2026 Leonardo Eguez9 March 2026Independiente Petrolero René Hinojosa13 March 2026 Thiago Leitão16 March 2026San Antonio Bulo Bulo Diómedes PeñaSacked15 March 2026 Juan Cortés16 March 2026The Strongest Eduardo VillegasMutual agreement18 March 2026 Juan Carlos Paz19 March 2026 Juan Carlos PazEnd of caretaker spell5 April 20267th Sixto Vizuete5 April 2026Real Tomayapo Gabriel NastaSacked6 April 202615th Felipe de la Riva9 April 2026GV San José Pablo Rubinich14 April 2026 Jorge Wuinch16 April 2026Bolívar Flavio RobattoResigned21 April 20261st Vladimir Soria Ronald Arana23 April 2026Real Oruro Marcelo RobledoMutual agreement27 April 202615th Néstor Colinas27 April 2026Always Ready Julio César BaldiviesoSacked3 May 20261st Marcelo Straccia3 May 2026Blooming Mauricio SoriaResigned3 May 20267th Raúl Gutiérrez3 May 2026Universitario de Vinto Marcelo StracciaMutual agreement3 May 202613th Wálter Flores4 May 2026GV San José Jorge WuinchEnd of caretaker spell7 May 202614th Julio César Baldivieso7 May 2026Blooming Raúl GutiérrezResigned13 May 20266th Erwin Sánchez15 May 2026Oriente Petrolero David GonzálezSacked15 May 2026 Gustavo Florentín26 May 2026Real Tomayapo Felipe de la RivaResigned17 May 202615th René Hinojosa23 May 2026Bolívar Vladimir Soria Ronald AranaEnd of caretaker spell21 May 20262nd Alejandro Restrepo21 May 2026Always Ready Marcelo StracciaSacked28 May 20263rd Mauricio Soria29 May 2026San Antonio Bulo Bulo Juan Cortés29 June 202612th Edivaldo Rojas29 June 2026Nacional Potosí Alexis Márquez16 July 20266th Eduardo Villegas16 July 2026The Strongest Sixto VizueteResigned23 July 20262nd Juan Carlos Paz Daniel Vaca23 July 2026 Juan Carlos Paz Daniel VacaEnd of caretaker spell5 August 2026 Antônio Carlos Zago3 August 2026Independiente Petrolero Thiago LeitãoMutual agreement6 August 202610th Juan Pablo Grass6 August 2026Universitario de Vinto Wálter FloresSacked7 August 202615th Marcelo Straccia8 August 2026Real Tomayapo René HinojosaResigned8 August 202616th Jorge Alfonso10 August 2026Aurora Giancarlo UmañaMutual agreement23 August 20267th Donadony Alá Soto25 August 2026Always Ready Mauricio SoriaSacked23 August 20261st Pablo Godoy24 August 2026ABB Sebastián Núñez24 August 202611th Wálter Flores24 August 2026GV San José Julio César BaldiviesoResigned25 August 202615th Humberto Viviani27 August 2026Aurora Donadony Alá SotoEnd of caretaker spell28 August 20268th Enrique Díaz28 August 2026Real Potosí Flabio TorresResigned1 September 20267th Giancarlo Umaña1 September 2026GV San José Humberto Viviani7 September 202616th Miguel Ángel Zahzú10 September 2026Universitario de Vinto Marcelo StracciaSacked11 September 2026 Adrián Barral13 September 2026Real Oruro Néstor ColinasEnd of caretaker spell15 September 202611th Nicolás Straccia15 September 2026GV San José Miguel Ángel ZahzúResigned21 September 202616th Artur Costa22 September 2026Blooming Erwin SánchezSacked23 September 20269th Cristian Paulucci23 September 2026Nacional Potosí Eduardo Villegas23 September 20268th Dayler Gutiérrez23 September 2026 Notes
Standings
Results
Top scorers
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! Rank ! Player ! Club ! Goals |- |rowspan=2|1 |align="left"| Juan Fajardo |align="left"|ABB |rowspan=2|14 |- |align="left"| Enrique Triverio |align="left"|Always Ready |- |3 |align="left"| Martín Cauteruccio |align="left"|Bolívar |12 |- |rowspan=2|4 |align="left"| Darwin Lom |align="left"|The Strongest |rowspan=2|10 |- |align="left"| Willie |align="left"|Independiente Petrolero |- |rowspan=2|6 |align="left"| José Flores |align="left"|Oriente Petrolero |rowspan=2|8 |- |align="left"| Dorny Romero |align="left"|Bolívar |- |rowspan=4|8 |align="left"| Jaime Arrascaita |align="left"|The Strongest |rowspan=4|7 |- |align="left"| Alex Cáceres |align="left"|GV San José |- |align="left"| Bayron Garcés |align="left"|Blooming |- |align="left"| Luis Alí |align="left"|Real Potosí |} Source: Soccerway
See also 2026 Copa Bolivia
References
External links División Profesional on the FBF's official website