Club Bolívar

Foundation

Until well into the 1980s there was controversy regarding the club's foundation date. The year 1927 was considered accurate until it became clear that it had been founded in 1925, the year of the country's centenary. The club was born on 12 April 1925, by a group of friends who had the idea of forming a social club whose objective was to practice sport, especially football. They met in a modest colonial house in La Paz, specifically on Junín street and less than two blocks from Plaza Murillo, where it was decided to create the club with an unusual name, Bolívar. This was contrary to the usual names of Bolivian teams back then, as most of them were created with English names. Names such as Franz Tamayo or Antonio José de Sucre were considered, but in homage to the Liberator Simón Bolívar, the group decided on the name Bolívar. Despite the fact that the founders had as a dominant passion for the practice of football, as was the style at the time, they decided to add the additional denominative of "musical literary club"; that is, the club was originally founded with the name of "Club Atlético Literario Musical Bolívar" which was soon diluted by the strength of the football team and its distinctive achievements, being reduced only to Club Bolívar. Don Humberto Bonifacio was in charge of the club's management on a provisional basis, until the first president was elected by a democratic election. The first president was Carlos Terán, who was accompanied by…

International

Copa Sudamericana Runners-up (1): 2004

Regional

Campeonato Paceño Winners (13): 1932, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1976 Campeonato de Honor Winners (1): 1942 Campeonato de 2.ª Categoría Winners (1): 1965