Bolivia national football team records and statistics explained

The following is a list of the Bolivia national football team's competitive records and statistics.

Player records

Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Most caps

width=30px	Rank	width=180px	Player	width=50px	Caps	width=50px	Goals	width=100px	Career
1	Marcelo Moreno	108	31	2007–2023
2	Ronald Raldes	102	3
3	Luis Cristaldo	93	4	1989–2005
3	Marco Sandy	93	6	1993–2003
5	José Milton Melgar	89	6	1980–1997
6	Juan Carlos Arce	88	15	2004–2022
6	Carlos Borja	88	1	1979–1995
8	Julio César Baldivieso	85	15	1991–2005
8	Juan Manuel Peña	85	1	1991–2009
10	Miguel Rimba	80	0	1989–2000

Most goals

width=30px	Rank	width=180px	Player	width=50px	Goals	width=50px	Caps	width=50px	Ratio	width=100px	Career
1	Marcelo Moreno	31	108		2007–2023
2	Joaquín Botero	20	48
3	Víctor Agustín Ugarte	16	45		1947–1963
4	Carlos Aragonés	15	31		1977–1981
	Erwin Sánchez	15	57		1989–2005
	Julio César Baldivieso	15	85		1991–2005
	Juan Carlos Arce	15	88		2004–2022
8	Máximo Alcócer	13	22		1953–1963
8	Marco Antonio Etcheverry	13	71		1989–2003
10	Miguel Aguilar	10	34		1977–1983

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

See main article: Bolivia at the FIFA World Cup.

Year	FIFA World Cup record							Qualification record
Year	Round
	Group stage	2	0	0	2	0	8	colspan=7
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	Group stage	1	0	0	1	0	8	colspan=7
	colspan=7	colspan=7
	colspan=7 rowspan=9		4	2	0	2	6	6
	2nd	2	0	1	1	2	3
		4	1	0	3	4	9
		4	2	0	2	5	6
		4	0	0	4	1	11
		8	3	1	4	10	25
		4	1	0	3	5	6
		4	0	2	2	2	7
		4	3	0	1	6	5
	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	4		8	5	1	2	22	11
	colspan=7 rowspan=7		16	4	5	7	18	21
		18	4	6	8	21	33
		18	4	2	12	20	37
		18	4	3	11	22	36
		16	2	6	8	17	30
		18	4	2	12	16	38
		18	4	3	11	23	42
	colspan=7	colspan=7
Totals	3/22	6	0	1	5	1	20		168	43	32	93	200	326

Copa América

See main article: Bolivia at the Copa América.


Year	Round	width=28		width=28		width=28		width=28	width=28	width=28
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	Round robin	4	0	0	4	2	24
	Fourth place	3	0	0	3	3	19
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	Round robin	6	0	2	4	3	16
	Round robin	5	0	0	5	4	23
	Round robin	7	0	2	5	6	21
	Fourth place	7	4	0	3	13	24
	Round robin	6	1	1	4	6	15
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	Round robin	6	0	1	5	4	23
	colspan=7
	Champions	6	5	1	0	19	13
	Round robin	5	0	1	4	0	9
	Group stage	4	1	0	3	3	9
	Group stage	4	2	0	2	4	7
	Group stage	4	0	2	2	4	6
	Group stage	2	0	1	1	0	2
	Group stage	4	0	2	2	0	8
	Group stage	4	0	2	2	2	7
	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	2
	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	5	6
		6	5	0	1	10	5
	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	2
	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	7
	Group stage	3	0	2	1	3	4
	Group stage	3	0	2	1	4	5
	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	5
	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	4	10
	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	7
	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	9
	Group stage	4	0	0	4	2	10
	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	10
Total	29/48	122	20	26	76	109	308

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	width=28		width=28		width=28		width=28	width=28	width=28
	colspan=7
	Group stage	3	0	2	1	2	3
	colspan=7
Total	1/10	3	0	2	1	2	3

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	width=28		width=28		width=28		width=28	width=28	width=28
	colspan=7
	Second round	5	2	0	3	4	14
	colspan=7
	colspan=7
Total	1/12	5	2	0	3	4	14

Head-to-head record

The list shown below shows the national football team of Bolivia's all-time international record against opposing nations. The stats are composed of FIFA World Cup and Copa América, matches as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches.^[2]

The following tables show Bolivia's all-time international record, correct as of 19 November 2024 vs. .^[2]

Full Confederation record

Notes and References

Web site: Mamrud . Roberto . Bolivia - Record International Players . RSSSF.
Web site: World Football Elo Ratings: Bolivia . www.eloratings.net . World Football Elo Ratings . 2 February 2022.