| Competition: | División Profesional |
| Season: | 2024 |
| Dates: | 16 February – 22 December 2024 |
| Continentalcup1: | Copa Libertadores |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | San Antonio Bulo Bulo |
| Continentalcup2: | Copa Sudamericana |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Universitario de Vinto |
| League Topscorer: | Clausura: Brian Sobrero (14 goals) |
| Matches: | 274 |
| Total Goals: | 784 |
| Biggest Home Win: | Aurora 7–1 Real Santa Cruz (30 November) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Blooming 0–5 Bolívar (14 July) |
| Highest Scoring: | Bolívar 4–4 The Strongest (25 February) Bolívar 5–3 Nacional Potosí (24 November) Aurora 7–1 Real Santa Cruz (30 November) |
| Prevseason: | 2023 |
| Nextseason: | 2025 |
| Updated: | 4 December 2024 |
The 2024 Bolivian Primera División season is 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 16 February and is scheduled to end on 22 December 2024.[1] [2]
The Strongest are the defending champions.
The competition format was confirmed at the session of the División Profesional's Council held on 10 January 2024, in which it was decided that two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) will be played in the season. In the Torneo Apertura, the 16 participating teams were divided into four groups of four teams each with a round of interzonal matches between derby rivals. The top two teams of each group advanced to a knockout stage, in which teams played quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals. Both Apertura finalists were awarded international berths, with the winners qualifying for the 2025 Copa Libertadores group stage as Bolivia 1 and the runners-up claiming the Bolivia 1 berth for the 2025 Copa Sudamericana. The Torneo Clausura is a double round-robin competition, in which the 16 teams play each other twice for a total of 30 matches, with the top team at the end of those 30 rounds being declared as the winner and qualifying for the group stage of the Copa Libertadores as Bolivia 2.[1]
It was also decided that both tournament winners will play a double-legged final series at the end of the season to decide the season champions, who will also earn a monetary prize of one million USD awarded by CONMEBOL.[3] The remaining international berths will be awarded through an aggregate table including the Torneo Apertura's first stage and the Torneo Clausura, with the bottom-placed team in this table being relegated and the team placing second-from-bottom qualifying for a two-legged relegation play-off.
16 teams compete in the league for the 2024 season: 14 of which took part in the 2023 Primera División, and two promoted from the 2023 Copa Simón Bolívar, GV San José and San Antonio Bulo Bulo. GV San José achieved a first-ever promotion to the top tier on 10 December 2023, after winning the title,[4] and San Antonio also reached the first division for the first time six days later, after winning the promotion/relegation play-offs against Libertad Gran Mamoré.[5]
Aside from Libertad Gran Mamoré, GV San José and San Antonio Bulo Bulo replaced Vaca Díez and Palmaflor del Trópico, both directly relegated.
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Always Ready |  Jaime Jemio | Marathon | UTB | |
| Aurora | Sergio Órteman | Marathon | UTB | |
| Blooming | Álvaro Peña | Marathon | Kia | |
| Bolívar |  Flavio Robatto | Puma | Suzuki | |
| Guabirá | Víctor Hugo Andrada | Forte | Celina, Ingenio Guabirá, Grupo Paz | |
| GV San José | Julio César Baldivieso | Arce | 4life Grains, Paceña | |
| Independiente Petrolero | Marcelo Robledo | Red White | UTB, Fancesa | |
| Jorge Wilstermann | Franz Taboada (caretaker) | Puma | Nacional, Campero | |
| Nacional Potosí | Dayler Gutiérrez (caretaker) | Forte | BCP, Ingenio San Silvestre | |
| Oriente Petrolero | Joaquín Monasterio | Marathon | Yango | |
| Real Santa Cruz | Armando Ibáñez | Arce | ||
| Real Tomayapo | Pablo Rubinich | Oxígeno Wear | Altavida | |
| Royal Pari |  Thiago Leitão | Marathon | Grupo SION, Kalomai Park | |
| San Antonio Bulo Bulo | Leonardo Eguez | Oxígeno Wear | Las Palmeras, UTB | |
| The Strongest |  Ismael Rescalvo | Marathon | ||
| Universitario de Vinto | Pablo Godoy | Oxígeno Wear | UTB |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torneo Apertura | |||||||
| Real Santa Cruz | Miguel Ángel Zahzú | End of contract | 5 December 2023[6] | Pre-season | Cristian Farah | 9 January 2024[7] | |
| The Strongest | Pablo Cabanillas | Appointed as sporting director | 13 December 2023[8] | Pablo Lavallén | 4 January 2024[9] | ||
| Bolívar | Vladimir Soria and Wálter Flores | End of caretaker spell | 18 December 2023 | Flavio Robatto | 5 January 2024[10] | ||
| Real Tomayapo | Martín Brignani | End of contract | 31 December 2023 | Cristián Arán | 9 January 2024[11] | ||
| Nacional Potosí | Flavio Robatto | Resigned | 3 January 2024[12] | Claudio Biaggio | 8 January 2024[13] | ||
| GV San José | Eduardo Villegas | 22 February 2024[14] | 3rd, Group D | Richard Rojas | 28 February 2024[15] | ||
| Oriente Petrolero | Rodrigo Venegas | Sacked | 23 February 2024[16] | 4th, Group D | Víctor Hugo Antelo | 23 February 2024[17] | |
| Jorge Wilstermann | Christian Díaz | Appointed as sporting director | 8 March 2024[18] | 2nd, Group D | Gastón Ramondino | 8 March 2024 | |
| GV San José | Richard Rojas | End of caretaker spell | 20 March 2024[19] | 4th, Group D | Rolando Carlen | 20 March 2024[20] | |
| Always Ready | Óscar Villegas | Return to the youth setup | 30 March 2024[21] | 3rd, Group C |  Flabio Torres | 31 March 2024[22] | |
| Real Santa Cruz | Cristian Farah | Resigned | 9 April 2024[23] | 4th, Group A | Andrés Marinangeli | 9 April 2024 | |
| Nacional Potosí | Claudio Biaggio | Sacked | 18 April 2024[24] | Quarter-finals | Alberto Illanes | 20 April 2024[25] | |
| Aurora | Mauricio Soria | 18 April 2024[26] | Sergio Órteman | 20 April 2024[27] | |||
| The Strongest | Pablo Lavallén | Resigned | 28 April 2024[28] | Semi-finals | Ismael Rescalvo | 1 May 2024[29] | |
| Torneo Clausura | |||||||
| Real Tomayapo | Cristián Arán | Resigned | 24 May 2024[30] | 12th | Gustavo Romanello | 24 May 2024 | |
| Jorge Wilstermann | Gastón Ramondino | 2 June 2024[31] | 7th | Eduardo Villegas | 9 July 2024[32] | ||
| Real Tomayapo | Gustavo Romanello | End of caretaker spell | 4 June 2024 | 13th | Pablo Rubinich | 11 June 2024[33] | |
| Oriente Petrolero | Víctor Hugo Antelo | Sacked | 10 June 2024[34] | 12th | Joaquín Monasterio | 11 June 2024[35] | |
| Always Ready | Flabio Torres | Resigned | 30 July 2024[36] | 5th | Julio Quinteros | 30 July 2024[37] | |
| Guabirá | Humberto Viviani | Sacked | 1 August 2024[38] | 15th | Gualberto Mojica | 1 August 2024[39] | |
| Nacional Potosí | Alberto Illanes | 8 August 2024[40] | Dayler Gutiérrez | 8 August 2024 | |||
| Dayler Gutiérrez | End of caretaker spell | 11 August 2024 | 11th | Flabio Torres | 11 August 2024[41] | ||
| Royal Pari |  David de la Torre | Sacked | 12 August 2024[42] | 15th | Jaime de la Pava | 15 August 2024[43] | |
| GV San José | Rolando Carlen | Resigned | 12 August 2024[44] | 10th | Julio César Baldivieso | 15 August 2024[45] | |
| Real Santa Cruz | Andrés Marinangeli | 20 August 2024[46] | 16th | Marcelo Straccia | 22 August 2024[47] | ||
| Always Ready | Julio Quinteros | End of caretaker spell | 12 September 2024 | 8th | Facundo Biondi | 12 September 2024[48] | |
| San Antonio Bulo Bulo | Thiago Leitão | Sacked | 1 October 2024[49] | 12th | Leonardo Eguez | 4 October 2024[50] | |
| Royal Pari | Jaime de la Pava | Resigned | 15 October 2024[51] | 15th | Thiago Leitão | 16 October 2024[52] | |
| Blooming | Carlos Bustos | Mutual agreement | 20 October 2024[53] | 8th | Álvaro Peña | 21 October 2024[54] | |
| Guabirá | Gualberto Mojica | Resigned | 27 October 2024[55] | 15th | Víctor Hugo Andrada | 28 October 2024 | |
| Always Ready | Facundo Biondi | Sacked | 8 November 2024[56] | 8th | Jaime Jemio | 20 November 2024[57] | |
| Jorge Wilstermann | Eduardo Villegas | Resigned | 13 November 2024[58] | 7th | Franz Taboada | 13 November 2024[59] | |
| Nacional Potosí | Flabio Torres | Sacked | 28 November 2024[60] | 8th | Dayler Gutiérrez | 28 November 2024 | |
| Real Santa Cruz | Marcelo Straccia | Resigned | 28 November 2024[61] | 16th | Armando Ibáñez | 3 December 2024[62] | |
The Torneo Apertura, known as the 2024 Copa Paceña for sponsorship purposes,[63] was the first tournament of the 2024 season. It began on 16 February and ended on 5 May 2024.
Teams played two additional first stage matches against a team from another group, in most cases their derby or regional rival.[64] The interseries matches were played on the third and fifth rounds.Round 3
| width=160 | Home | width=50 | Score | width=160 | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=FFFFAA Draw, | bgcolor=AAF9FF Home, | bgcolor=FFAAAA Away--> | GV San José | 1–0 | Always Ready |
| Bolívar | 4–4 | The Strongest | |||
| Independiente Petrolero | 1–1 | Nacional Potosí | |||
| Aurora | 1–0 | Jorge Wilstermann | |||
| San Antonio Bulo Bulo | 0–0 | Universitario de Vinto | |||
| Blooming | 2–1 | Oriente Petrolero | |||
| Guabirá | 1–2 | Real Santa Cruz | |||
| Real Tomayapo | 0–2 | Royal Pari |
| width=160 | Home | width=50 | Score | width=160 | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=FFFFAA Draw, | bgcolor=AAF9FF Home, | bgcolor=FFAAAA Away--> | Always Ready | 1–1 | GV San José |
| The Strongest | 2–1 | Bolívar | |||
| Nacional Potosí | 3–1 | Independiente Petrolero | |||
| Jorge Wilstermann | 1–1 | Aurora | |||
| Universitario de Vinto | 1–0 | San Antonio Bulo Bulo | |||
| Oriente Petrolero | 0–0 | Blooming | |||
| Real Santa Cruz | 1–1 | Guabirá | |||
| Royal Pari | 1–1 | Real Tomayapo |
|}
|}
----San Antonio Bulo Bulo won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Pasadore | San Antonio Bulo Bulo | 12 |
| 2 | Daniel Passira | San Antonio Bulo Bulo | 9 |
| 3 | Juan Godoy | Independiente Petrolero | 7 |
| 4 | Francisco da Costa | Bolívar | 5 |
| Carlos Melgar | Guabirá | ||
| Ariel Nahuelpán | Jorge Wilstermann | ||
| Fernando Saucedo | Bolívar | ||
 Carlos Ventura | Oriente Petrolero | ||
| 9 | Carmelo Algarañaz | Bolívar | 4 |
| Facundo Callejo | Nacional Potosí | ||
| César Menacho | Blooming | ||
| Michael Ortega | The Strongest |
The Torneo Clausura, known as the 2024 Liga Tecno for sponsorship purposes,[65] is the second and last tournament of the 2024 season. It began on 10 May 2024.[66]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Sobrero | GV San José | 14 | ||||
| 2 | Tommy Tobar | Universitario de Vinto | 12 | ||||
| 3 | Juan Godoy | Independiente Petrolero | 11 | ||||
| Martín Prost | Nacional Potosí | ||||||
| 5 | Gilbert Álvarez | Oriente Petrolero | 10 | ||||
| Daniel Passira | San Antonio Bulo Bulo | ||||||
| Héctor Bobadilla | Jorge Wilstermann | ||||||
| Carlos Melgar | Guabirá / Bolívar | ||||||
| Bruno Miranda | The Strongest | ||||||
| Pedro Augusto | Guabirá | ||||||
| Javier Sanguinetti | GV San José< | -- | - | 12 | Roler Ferrufino | GV San José | 8 |
| Agustín Graneros | Real Tomayapo | ||||||
| César Menacho | Blooming | ||||||
| Jair Reinoso | Aurora | ||||||
| Enrique Triverio | The Strongest | ||||||
| 17 |  Oscar Becerra | Real Tomayapo | 7 | ||||
| Gabriel Montaño | Aurora | ||||||
| Alfio Oviedo | Bolívar | ||||||
| 20 | Víctor Ábrego | Nacional Potosí | 6 | ||||
| Francisco Gatti | Independiente Petrolero | ||||||
| Jasond González | Real Santa Cruz | ||||||
| Robson Matheus | Always Ready | ||||||
| Ramiro Vaca | Bolívar --> |