The third tier of the Bolivian football league system consists of nine regional leagues (one for each department); the number of participants varies depending
on the department. It usually has between 8 and 12 teams. The winner and the runner-up of each league compete in the Copa Simón Bolívar, with the winner of such a tournament gaining promotion to the 1st Division, and the runner-up playing a play-off match with the last two placed teams in the First Division. Until 1976, all 8 regional championships (Pando didn't have an organized tournament at the time) were the top division of the national football pyramid, with the winner of the Copa Simón Bolívar being crowned as national champion.
The oldest regional championship is the one played in La Paz. It started in 1914 and it was considered for many years as the top Bolivian league, especially when it turned into a semi-professional tournament in 1950 and started to include teams from Oruro and Cochabamba.
See main article: Copa Simón Bolívar (Bolivia). The tournament started in 1960. Initially, only champions from La Paz, Cochabamba, Oruro and Santa Cruz participated. In later years, teams from other associations joined the cup, and the tournament eventually also had runners-up participating.
Until 1976, with the lack of a nationwide league, the cup determined the national champion and representative teams for the Copa Libertadores. With the creation of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano, the Bolivian FA stopped organizing the tournament. In 1989, the tournament was resurrected, with the same format of both champions and runners-up from each association, but this time each regional league was the second tier on the football pyramid so the champion was supposed to be awarded a place in the professional league. Previously, the last placed team in the 1st division was replaced by the regional champion of its department. However, that practice was kept until 1993 when finally the champion was awarded a spot in the top league.
The competition format changes frequently. In 2008, the teams were divided into three groups of six teams, to save costs. Geographically close teams were teamed up and played on a home-away round-robin basis, with group 1 consisting of teams from La Paz, Oruro and Cochabamba; group 2 of teams from Potosí, Chuquisaca and Tarija, and group 3 of teams from Santa Cruz, Beni and Pando. The top two placed teams advanced to the next round, now playing play-offs on home-away basis, the three winners and the best loser advanced to the semifinals and then the final.
See main article: Liga Nacional B.
It was announced by LFPB that, due to the change of football in First Division, Copa Simon Bolivar would be replaced by Liga Nacional B which consists of thirteen clubs, the champions from each department except for Tarija which would have two clubs (Champions and runner-up), the last two relegated teams from First division and the winners of Torneo Nacional Provincial. La Paz Football Association and Oruro Football Association Championship were against this change, however the National Football Association and Bolivian Football Federation approved this change in Bolivian Football.
| width=80px | Season | width=220px | Champion | width=220px | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Naval Mamoré | ||||
| 1990 | Naval Mamoré | ||||
| 1991 | |||||
| 1992 | Bolívar | ||||
| 1993 | Ferrocarril San Antonio | ||||
| 1994 | Bolívar | Universitario | |||
| 1995 | Ingenieros | ||||
| 1996 | Huracán Tupiza | ||||
| 1997 | Universitario | ||||
| 1998 | Universitario | ||||
| 1999 | Universitario | ||||
| 2000 | Proyecto San José La Palmera | ||||
| 2001 | Universitario | ||||
| 2002 | Universitario | ||||
| 2003 | Universitario | ||||
| 2004 | Universitario | ||||
| 2005 | Real Mamoré | ||||
| 2006 | Proyecto San José La Palmera | ||||
| 2007 | |||||
| 2008 | Universitario | ||||
| 2009 | |||||
| Atlético Marbán | |||||
| Primero de Mayo | |||||
| 2011–12 | Proyecto San José La Palmera | ||||
| 2012–13 | Universitario | ||||
| 2013–14 | Deportivo Kivón | ||||
| 2014–15 | Deportivo Kivón | ||||
| 2015–16 | Deportivo Kivón | ||||
| 2016–17 | San Lorenzo | ||||
| 2017 II | |||||
| 2018 I | |||||
| 2018 II | Universitario | ||||
| 2019 | Deportivo Kivón | ||||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021 I | Deportivo Kivón | ||||
| 2021 II | Alianza Beni | ||||
| 2023 | Germán Busch | ||||
| width=80px | Season | width=220px | Champion | width=220px | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Independiente Petrolero (1) | Fancesa | |||
| 1990 | Universitario (1) | Stormers | |||
| 1991 | Universitario (2) | Fancesa | |||
| 1992 | Universitario (3) | Fancesa | |||
| 1993 | Universitario (4) | Stormers | |||
| 1994 | Universitario (5) | Stormers | |||
| 1995 | Universitario (6) | Real IPTK | |||
| 1996 | Universitario (7) | Fancesa | |||
| 1997 | Fancesa (1) | Junín | |||
| 1998 | Stormers (1) | Juver Sucrense | |||
| 1999 | Fancesa (2) | Guaraní de Sucre | |||
| 2000 | Stormers (2) | Guaraní de Sucre | |||
| 2001 | Guaraní de Sucre (1) | Fancesa | |||
| 2002 | Fancesa (3) | Guaraní de Sucre | |||
| 2003 | Fancesa (4) | Stormers | |||
| 2004 | Universitario (8) | Independiente Petrolero | |||
| 2005 | Universitario (9) | ||||
| 2006 | Fancesa (5) | ||||
| 2007 | Fancesa (6) | Independiente Petrolero | |||
| 2008 | Fancesa (7) | Independiente Petrolero | |||
| 2009 | Fancesa (8) | ||||
| Independiente Petrolero (2) | Fancesa | ||||
| Flamengo de Sucre (1) | Guaraní de Sucre | ||||
| 2011–12 | Flamengo de Sucre (2) | Fancesa | |||
| 2012–13 | Fancesa (9) | Flamengo de Sucre | |||
| 2013–14 | Fancesa (10) | Stormers | |||
| 2014–15 | Fancesa (11) | Guaraní de Sucre | |||
| 2015–16 | Fancesa (12) | Stormers | |||
| 2016–17 | Atlético Sucre (1) | Flamengo de Sucre | |||
| 2017 | Independiente Petrolero (3) | Deportivo Alemán | |||
| 2018 | Independiente Petrolero (4) | Stormers | |||
| 2019 I | Independiente Petrolero (5) | Fancesa | |||
| 2019 II | Independiente Petrolero (6) | Fancesa | |||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | Universitario (10) | Fancesa | |||
| 2022 | Mojocoya (1) | Stormers | |||
| 2023 | Atlético Sucre (1) | Fancesa | |||
| width=80px | Season | width=220px | Champion | width=220px | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Petrolero (1) | Enrique Happ | |||
| 1990 | Petrolero (2) | Litoral | |||
| 1991 | San Pedro (1) | Enrique Happ | |||
| 1992 | Metalsan (1) | Enrique Happ | |||
| 1993 | Enrique Happ (1) | Universitario | |||
| 1994 | Aurora (1) | Universitario | |||
| 1995 | Aurora (2) | San Pedro | |||
| 1996 | Aurora (3) | Universitario | |||
| 1997 | Aurora (4) | Universitario | |||
| 1998 | Aurora (5) | Enrique Happ | |||
| 1999 | Aurora (6) | Universitario | |||
| 2000 | Aurora (7) | Cala Cala | |||
| 2001 | Aurora (8) | Independiente de Quillacollo | |||
| 2002 | Aurora (9) | Independiente de Quillacollo | |||
| 2003 | Independiente de Quillacollo (1) | Esparta | |||
| 2004 | Independiente de Quillacollo (2) | Esparta | |||
| 2005 | Independiente de Quillacollo (3) | Esparta | |||
| 2006 | Esparta (1) | Aurora | |||
| 2007 | Universitario (1) | Real Cochabamba | |||
| 2008 | Enrique Happ (2) | ||||
| 2009 | Universitario (2) | Enrique Happ | |||
| Enrique Happ (3) | Bata | ||||
| Jorge Wilstermann (1) | Enrique Happ | ||||
| 2011–12 | Jorge Wilstermann (2) | Universitario | |||
| 2012–13 | Municipal Tiquipaya (1) | Universitario | |||
| 2013–14 | Enrique Happ (4) | Nueva Cliza | |||
| 2014–15 | Aurora (10) | Arauco Prado | |||
| 2015–16 | Municipal Tiquipaya (2) | Aurora | |||
| 2016–17 | Aurora (11) | Enrique Happ | |||
| 2018 | Bata (1) | Enrique Happ | |||
| 2019 I | Arauco Prado (1) | Atlético Palmaflor | |||
| 2019 II | Cochabamba FC (1) | Municipal Tiquipaya | |||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | San Antonio Bulo Bulo (1) | Nueva Cliza | |||
| 2022 | San Antonio Bulo Bulo (2) | Enrique Happ | |||
| 2023 | Pasión Celeste (1) | Municipal Tiquipaya | |||
| width=px | Ed. | width=80px | Season | width=220px | Champion | width=220px | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amateur era | |||||||
| 1914[4] | Colegio Militar | ||||||
| 1915 | Colegio Militar | ||||||
| 1916 | Workmen | ||||||
| 1917 | New Fighters | ||||||
| 1918–1921 | No tournament | ||||||
| 1922 | |||||||
| 1923 | |||||||
| 1924 | |||||||
| 1925 | |||||||
| 1926 | No tournament | ||||||
| 1927 | Nimbles Sport | Bolívar | |||||
| 1928 | Colegio Militar | ||||||
| 1929 | The Strongest | ||||||
| 1930 | Bolívar | ||||||
| 1931 | Nimbles Sport | Huracán | |||||
| 1932 | The Strongest | ||||||
| 1933–1934 | No championship held due to the Chaco War | ||||||
| 1935 | Ayacucho | ||||||
| 1936 | Ayacucho | San Calixto | |||||
| 1937 | Atlético Alianza | ||||||
| 1938 | Bolívar | ||||||
| 1939 | Atlético La Paz | ||||||
| 1940 | The Strongest | ||||||
| 1941 | Ferroviario | ||||||
| 1942 | The Strongest | ||||||
| 1943 | Bolívar | ||||||
| 1944 | Ferroviario | The Strongest | |||||
| 1945 | Bolívar | ||||||
| 1946 | Bolívar | ||||||
| 1947 | Bolívar | ||||||
| 1948 | Unión Maestranza | ||||||
| 1949 | Bolívar | ||||||
| Professional era | |||||||
| Litoral | |||||||
| Always Ready | |||||||
| 1954 | The Strongest | ||||||
| 1955 | Bolívar | ||||||
| 1956 | |||||||
| 1957 | |||||||
| 1958 | The Strongest | ||||||
| 1959 | Bolívar | ||||||
| 1960 | Bolívar | ||||||
| 1961 | The Strongest | ||||||
| 1962 | The Strongest | ||||||
| 1963 | Always Ready | ||||||
| 1964 | |||||||
| 1965 | The Strongest | ||||||
| 1966 | 31 de Octubre | ||||||
| 1967 | Always Ready | ||||||
| 1968 | Bolívar | ||||||
| 1969 | |||||||
| 1970 | |||||||
| 1971 | |||||||
| 1972 | |||||||
| 1973 | 31 de Octubre | ||||||
| 1974 | Bolívar | ||||||
| 1975 | Always Ready | ||||||
| 1976 | The Strongest | ||||||
| Amateur era | |||||||
| 1977 | |||||||
| 1978 | 1 de Mayo | ||||||
| 1979 | No tournament | ||||||
| 1980 | Unión Maestranza | ||||||
| 1981 | Unión Maestranza | ||||||
| 1982 | |||||||
| 1983 | Unión Maestranza | ||||||
| 1984–1985 | No tournament | ||||||
| 1986 | |||||||
| 1987 | Independiente Alas | ||||||
| 1988 | Chaco Petrolero | ||||||
| 1989 | Unión Maestranza | ||||||
| 1990 | Mariscal Braun | ||||||
| 1991 | Mariscal Braun | ||||||
| 1992 | Mariscal Braun | ||||||
| 1993 | Mariscal Braun | ||||||
| 1994 | Always Ready | ||||||
| 1995 | Deportivo Municipal | ||||||
| 1996 | Mariscal Braun | ||||||
| 1997 | Mariscal Santa Cruz | ||||||
| 1998 | Mariscal Braun | ||||||
| 1999 | Litoral | ||||||
| 2000 | Iberoamericana | Atlético González | |||||
| 2001 | Chaco Petrolero | ||||||
| 2002 | Deportivo Zuraca | ||||||
| 2003 | Mariscal Braun | ||||||
| 2004 | Deportivo Zuraca | ||||||
| 2005 | |||||||
| 2006 | Chaco Petrolero | ||||||
| 2007 | Ferroviario | ||||||
| 2008 | Fraternidad Tigres | ||||||
| 2009 | 31 de Octubre | ||||||
| ABB | |||||||
| Unión Maestranza | |||||||
| 2011–12 | Unión Maestranza | ABB | |||||
| 2012–13 | Unión Maestranza | 31 de Octubre | |||||
| 2013–14 | Unión Maestranza | Ramiro Castillo | |||||
| 2014–15 | Unión Maestranza | Ramiro Castillo | |||||
| 2015–16 | Ramiro Castillo | Always Ready | |||||
| 2016–17 | Ramiro Castillo | Always Ready | |||||
| 2017–18 | Deportivo FATIC | ||||||
| 2018–19 | Virgen de Chijipata | ||||||
| 2020 | Chaco Petrolero | ||||||
| 2021 | Unión Maestranza | ||||||
| 2022 | Chaco Petrolero | ||||||
| 2023 | Hiska Nacional | ||||||
| width=80px | Season | width=220px | Champion | width=220px | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Ferroviario | ||||
| 1990 | Ferroviario | ||||
| 1991 | ENAF | ||||
| 1992 | MAFAL | ||||
| 1993 | Ingenieros | ||||
| 1994 | Estudiantes Frontanilla | ||||
| 1995 | Estudiantes Frontanilla | ||||
| 1996 | Estudiantes Frontanilla | ||||
| 1997 | Atlético La Joya | ||||
| 1998 | Ingenieros | ||||
| 1999 | Ingenieros | ||||
| 2000 | Ingenieros | ||||
| 2001 | Ingenieros | ||||
| 2002 | Atlético La Joya | ||||
| 2003 | Oruro Royal | ||||
| 2004 | Atlético La Joya | ||||
| 2005 | Deportivo Huachacalla | ||||
| 2006 | Oruro Royal | ||||
| 2007 | Deportivo Huachacalla | ||||
| 2008 | Ingenieros | ||||
| 2009 | Oruro Royal | ||||
| Oruro Royal | |||||
| Huanuni | |||||
| 2011–12 | Huanuni | ||||
| 2012–13 | Oruro Royal | ||||
| 2013–14 | Huanuni | ||||
| 2014–15 | Oruro Royal | ||||
| 2015–16 | Deportivo Kala | ||||
| 2016 | Deportivo Escara | ||||
| 2017 | Sur-Car | ||||
| 2018 | Deportivo Escara | ||||
| 2019 | Sur-Car | ||||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | Huanuni | ||||
| 2022 | CDT Real Oruro | ||||
| 2023 | Sur-Car | ||||
| width=80px | Season | width=220px | Champion | width=220px | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | |||||
| 1998 | Vaca Díez | ||||
| 1999 | Porvenir | ||||
| 2000 | Antequera | ||||
| 2001 | Veracruz | ||||
| 2002 | Oriente Agropecuario | ||||
| 2003 | Cobija | ||||
| 2004 | Vaca Díez | ||||
| 2005 | Deportivo Paraíso | ||||
| 2006 | 27 de Mayo | ||||
| 2007 | Miraflores | ||||
| 2008 | Vaca Díez | ||||
| 2009 | Universitario | ||||
| Universitario | |||||
| Miraflores | |||||
| 2011–12 | Real Vaca Díez | ||||
| 2012–13 | Vaca Díez | ||||
| 2013–14 | Miraflores | ||||
| 2014–15 | Real Mapajo | ||||
| 2015–16 | Mariscal Sucre | ||||
| 2016–17 | Vaca Díez | ||||
| 2018 | Mariscal Sucre | ||||
| 2019 I | Vaca Díez | ||||
| 2019 II | Mariscal Sucre | ||||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | Vaca Díez | ||||
| 2022 | Vaca Díez | ||||
| 2023 | Real Mapajo | ||||
| width=80px | Season | width=220px | Champion | width=220px | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Real Potosí | ||||
| 1990 | Municipal | ||||
| 1991 | Real SENAC | ||||
| 1992 | Municipal | ||||
| 1993 | Real SENAC | ||||
| 1994 | |||||
| 1995 | Alianza Litoral | ||||
| 1996 | Municipal | ||||
| 1997 | Municipal | ||||
| 1998 | Real Villazón | ||||
| 1999 | Universitario | ||||
| 2000 | Nacional Potosí | ||||
| 2001 | Universitario | ||||
| 2002 | 1º de Mayo | ||||
| 2003 | Nacional Potosí | ||||
| 2004 | Universitario | ||||
| 2005 | Stormers San Lorenzo | ||||
| 2006 | Municipal | ||||
| 2007 | Universitario | ||||
| 2008 | Stormers San Lorenzo | ||||
| 2009 | Universitario | ||||
| Universitario | |||||
| Universitario | |||||
| 2011–12 | Atlético Nacional Emilio Alave | ||||
| 2012–13 | Wilstermann Cooperativas | ||||
| 2013–14 | Atlético Nacional Emilio Alave | ||||
| 2014–15 | Interfi | ||||
| 2015–16 | Wilstermann Cooperativas | ||||
| 2016–17 | Stormers San Lorenzo | ||||
| 2018 | Rosario Central | ||||
| 2019 | Wilstermann Cooperativas | ||||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | Ferrocarril Palmeiras | ||||
| 2021–22 | Deportivo JUVA | ||||
| 2023 | Wilstermann Cooperativas | ||||
| width=80px | Season | width=220px | Champion | width=220px | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Grigotá | ||||
| 1990 | Guabirá | ||||
| 1991 | Guabirá | ||||
| 1992 | Municipal Braniff | ||||
| 1993 | Florida | ||||
| 1994 | Libertad | ||||
| 1995 | Municipal Braniff | ||||
| 1996 | Universidad Cruceña | ||||
| 1997 | Universidad Cruceña | ||||
| 1998 | Municipal Braniff | ||||
| 1999 | Cooper | ||||
| 2000 | Destroyers | ||||
| 2001 | Libertad | ||||
| 2002 | Real Santa Cruz | ||||
| 2003 | Real Santa Cruz | ||||
| 2004 | Destroyers | ||||
| 2005 | Universidad Cruceña | ||||
| 2006 | Guabirá | ||||
| 2007 | Guabirá | ||||
| 2008 | Real Santa Cruz | ||||
| 2009 | Destroyers | ||||
| Callejas | |||||
| Real Santa Cruz | |||||
| 2011–12 | Sport Boys Warnes | ||||
| 2012–13 | Destroyers | ||||
| 2013–14 | El Torno | ||||
| 2014–15 | Royal Pari | ||||
| 2015–16 | Destroyers | ||||
| 2016–17 | Royal Pari | ||||
| 2018 | Universidad Cruceña | ||||
| 2019 I | Universidad Cruceña | ||||
| 2019 II | Ferroviario | ||||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021 I | Torre Fuerte | ||||
| 2021 II | Argentinos Juniors | ||||
| 2023 | Nueva Santa Cruz | ||||
| width=80px | Season | width=220px | Champion | width=220px | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Litoral | ||||
| 1990 | Deportivo Municipal | ||||
| 1991 | Petrolero | ||||
| 1992 | Unión Tarija | ||||
| 1993 | Litoral | ||||
| 1994 | Unión Tarija | ||||
| 1995 | Nacional Senac | ||||
| 1996 | Independiente | ||||
| 1997 | Ciclón | ||||
| 1998 | Unión Tarija | ||||
| 1999 | Universitario | ||||
| 2000 | Universitario | ||||
| 2001 | Ciclón | ||||
| 2002 | Entel | ||||
| 2003 | Royal Obrero | ||||
| 2004 | Entel | ||||
| 2005 | Royal Obrero | ||||
| 2006 | Universitario | ||||
| 2007 | |||||
| 2008 | |||||
| 2009 | Petrolero | ||||
| García Agreda | |||||
| García Agreda | |||||
| 2011–12 | Petrolero | ||||
| 2012–13 | García Agreda | ||||
| 2013–14 | Atlético Bermejo | ||||
| 2014–15 | García Agreda | ||||
| 2015–16 | García Agreda | ||||
| 2016–17 | Ciclón | ||||
| 2017 II | Ciclón | ||||
| 2018 I | Petrolero | ||||
| 2018 II | Atlético Bermejo | ||||
| 2019 I | Nacional Senac | ||||
| 2019 II | Real Tomayapo | ||||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021 I | Atlético Bermejo | ||||
| 2021 II | Nacional Senac | ||||
| 2022 | García Agreda | ||||
| 2023 | Pumas Chapacos | ||||
| width=80px | Season | width=220px | Champion | width=220px | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Independiente | ||||
| 2017 | Deportivo El Palmar | ||||
| 2018 | Independiente | ||||
| 2019 | Juventud Unida | ||||
| 2022 | Deportivo El Palmar | ||||
| 2023 | Olimpia del Chaco Petrolero |