Bolivia national football team records and statistics

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

Player records

As of 21 November 2023[1]
Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Most caps

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Marcelo Moreno 108 31 2007–2023
2 Ronald Raldes 102 3 2001–2018
3 Luis Cristaldo 93 4 1989–2005
Marco Sandy 93 6 1993–2003
5 José Milton Melgar 89 6 1980–1997
6 Juan Carlos Arce 88 15 2004–2022
Carlos Borja 88 1 1979–1995
8 Julio César Baldivieso 85 15 1991–2005
Juan Manuel Peña 85 1 1991–2009
10 Miguel Rimba 80 0 1989–2000

Most goals

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Marcelo Moreno 31 108 0.29 2007–2023
2 Joaquín Botero 20 48 0.42 1999–2009
3 Víctor Agustín Ugarte 16 45 0.36 1947–1963
4 Carlos Aragonés 15 31 0.48 1977–1981
Erwin Sánchez 15 57 0.26 1989–2005
Julio César Baldivieso 15 85 0.18 1991–2005
Juan Carlos Arce 15 88 0.17 2004–2022
8 Máximo Alcócer 13 22 0.59 1953–1963
Marco Antonio Etcheverry 13 71 0.18 1989–2003
10 Miguel Aguilar 10 34 0.29 1977–1983

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

Year FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Round Pld W D L GF GA Pos. Pld W D L GF GA
1930 Group stage 2 0 0 2 0 8 Qualified as invitees
1934 to 1938 Did not enter Declined participation
1950 Group stage 1 0 0 1 0 8 Qualified automatically
1954 Did not enter Declined participation
1958 Did not qualify 2nd 4 2 0 2 6 6
1962 2nd 2 0 1 1 2 3
1966 3rd 4 1 0 3 4 9
1970 2nd 4 2 0 2 5 6
1974 3rd 4 0 0 4 1 11
1978 3rd 8 3 1 4 10 25
1982 2nd 4 1 0 3 5 6
1986 3rd 4 0 2 2 2 7
1990 2nd 4 3 0 1 6 5
1994 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 4 2nd 8 5 1 2 22 11
1998 Did not qualify 8th 16 4 5 7 18 21
2002 7th 18 4 6 8 21 33
2006 10th 18 4 2 12 20 37
2010 9th 18 4 3 11 22 36
2014 8th 16 2 6 8 17 30
2018 9th 18 4 2 12 16 38
2022 9th 18 4 3 11 23 42
2026 To be determined In progress
Totals 3/22 6 0 1 5 1 20 — 168 43 32 93 200 326

Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 29 March 2022, after the match against Brazil.

Copa América

South American Championship / Copa América record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
1916 to 1925 Did not participate
1926 Round robin 4 0 0 4 2 24
1927 Fourth place 3 0 0 3 3 19
1929 to 1942 Did not participate
1945 Round robin 6 0 2 4 3 16
1946 Round robin 5 0 0 5 4 23
1947 Round robin 7 0 2 5 6 21
1949 Fourth place 7 4 0 3 13 24
1953 Round robin 6 1 1 4 6 15
1955 to 1957 Did not participate
1959 (first) Round robin 6 0 1 5 4 23
1959 (second) Withdrew
1963 Champions 6 5 1 0 19 13
1967 Round robin 5 0 1 4 0 9
1975 Group stage 4 1 0 3 3 9
1979 Group stage 4 2 0 2 4 7
1983 Group stage 4 0 2 2 4 6
1987 Group stage 2 0 1 1 0 2
1989 Group stage 4 0 2 2 0 8
1991 Group stage 4 0 2 2 2 7
1993 Group stage 3 0 2 1 1 2
1995 Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 5 6
1997 Runners-up 6 5 0 1 10 5
1999 Group stage 3 0 2 1 1 2
2001 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 7
2004 Group stage 3 0 2 1 3 4
2007 Group stage 3 0 2 1 4 5
2011 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 5
2015 Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 4 10
2016 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 7
2019 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 9
2021 Group stage 4 0 0 4 2 10
2024 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 10
Total 29/48 122 20 26 76 109 308

Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 28 June 2021, after the match against Argentina.

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
1992 to 1997 Did not qualify
1999 Group stage 3 0 2 1 2 3
2001 to 2017 Did not qualify
Total 1/10 3 0 2 1 2 3

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
1951 to 1971 Did not participate
1975 Second round 5 2 0 3 4 14
1979 to 1995 Did not participate
Since 1999 See Bolivia national under-23 football team
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 27 June 2024 vs.  Uruguay.[2]

AFC

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Iran 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0.00
 Iraq 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
 Japan 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 0.00
 Myanmar 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
 Saudi Arabia 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 50.00
 South Korea 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 0.00
 United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
 Uzbekistan 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0.00
Total 15 3 7 5 10 11 −1 20.00
Source: Results from 1926–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present[2]

CAF

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Algeria 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0.00
 Cameroon 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00
 Egypt 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0.00
 Senegal 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0.00
 South Africa 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
Total 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 16.67
Source: Results from 1926–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present[2]

CONCACAF

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Costa Rica 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 0.00
 Cuba 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Curaçao 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 0.00
 El Salvador 5 2 2 1 9 6 +3 40.00
 Guatemala 5 1 1 3 5 7 −2 20.00
 Guyana 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
 Honduras 5 2 2 1 4 3 +1 40.00
 Haiti 3 3 0 0 14 4 +10 100.00
 Jamaica 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 33.33
 Mexico 14 1 2 11 5 22 −17 7.14
 Nicaragua 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 66.67
 Panama 6 2 0 4 7 9 −2 33.33
 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
 United States 9 2 4 3 6 12 −6 22.22
Total 61 19 15 27 72 79 −7 31.15
Source: Results from 1926–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present[2]

CONMEBOL

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Argentina 42 7 5 30 36 110 −74 16.67
 Brazil 34 5 4 25 26 117 −91 14.71
 Chile 49 7 9 33 49 116 −67 14.29
 Colombia 31 6 10 15 30 48 −18 19.35
 Ecuador 38 6 12 20 39 71 −32 15.79
 Paraguay 70 16 18 36 74 138 −64 22.86
 Peru 52 15 12 25 48 80 −32 28.85
 Uruguay 47 8 7 32 35 118 −83 17.02
 Venezuela 40 16 10 14 79 66 +13 40.00
Total 403 86 87 230 416 864 −448 21.34
Source: Results from 1926–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present[2]

UEFA

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Andorra 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Bulgaria 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0.00
 Czechoslovakia 2 1 0 1 4 6 −2 50.00
 East Germany 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
 Finland 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 50.00
 France 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00
 Germany 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0.00
 Greece 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 0.00
 Hungary 2 0 0 2 2 9 −7 0.00
 Iceland 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0.00
 Poland 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0.00
 Portugal 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 0.00
 Republic of Ireland 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 0.00
 Romania 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0.00
 Serbia 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4 0.00
 Slovakia 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 33.33
 Spain 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0.00
  Switzerland 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
 Yugoslavia[a] 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 0.00
Total 30 5 5 20 23 60 −37 16.67
Source: Results from 1926–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ Includes results as Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Full Confederation record

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
AFC 15 3 7 5 10 11 −1 20.00
CAF 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 16.67
CONCACAF 59 19 16 24 72 76 −4 32.20
CONMEBOL 404 86 87 231 416 866 −450 21.29
UEFA 30 5 5 20 23 60 −37 16.67
Total 514 114 117 283 528 1023 −495 22.18
Source: Results from 1926–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present[2]

References

  1. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Bolivia - Record International Players". RSSSF.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "World Football Elo Ratings: Bolivia". www.eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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