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FBF — Federación Boliviana de Fútbol

Bolivia’s national football association, seated in Cochabamba, which states it was founded there on 12 September 1925 and joined FIFA and CONMEBOL in 1926; CONMEBOL’s statutes date its membership from 1925. It runs the División Profesional.
✓ Last reviewed: October 2026
Founded12 September 1925, in Cochabamba, as the FBF states; CONMEBOL’s profile gives the same date[1][2]
HeadquartersAv. Libertador Bolívar 1168, 4th floor, Cochabamba, the address CONMEBOL gives[2]
World bodyFIFA, which lists it as the Bolivian Football Association; the FBF states it joined in 1926[3][1]
ConfederationCONMEBOL — “desde 1925” in CONMEBOL’s statutes; 1926 in CONMEBOL’s profile and the FBF’s history[4][2]
Professional leagueThe División Profesional — “Liga de la Division Profesional 2026”, organised by the FBF[5]
PresidentFernando Costa, listed by FIFA and CONMEBOL as president (October 2026); the FBF lists him as Ángel Fernando Costa Sarmiento[3][2][6]

What is the FBF?

The Federación Boliviana de Fútbol (FBF) is the national association for football in Bolivia. Its stated mission is “Organizar, regular y desarrollar el fútbol boliviano en todas sus categorías, promoviendo la participación, la integridad de las competiciones y el juego limpio” — to organise, regulate and develop Bolivian football in all its categories.[7]

FIFA’s member-association page lists it as the Bolivian Football Association, under CONMEBOL, with Fernando Costa as president.[3] The FBF’s home page opens with the line “Desde 1925, la Federación Boliviana de Fútbol es el motor que impulsa el desarrollo del fútbol en el país”.[8] FIFA’s list of the FBF’s officers names, beside the president, two vice-presidents and a general secretary, head coaches of the men’s and women’s national teams, a futsal coordinator and a chair of the referees committee.[9]

What does the FBF govern or do?

The FBF governs both the professional and the amateur game. Its executive committee is built on that division: beside the president and a general director, it has a vice-president for the amateur division and one for the professional division, with directors drawn from each.[6]

The professional league is run by the federation itself: the FBF’s competition page for the 2026 season presents the “Liga de la Division Profesional 2026”, sponsored as LIGA 1XBET.TV, as an FBF tournament.[5] The site’s competitions menu also lists the Copa Paceña and the Copa Simón Bolívar, and its documents menu has sections for regulations (reglamentos) and communiqués (comunicados).[8] The documents menu also carries a restructuring plan and resolutions.[8] FIFA lists a chair of the FBF’s referees committee among its officers.[9] CONMEBOL’s statutes oblige every member association to “instaurar un sistema de concesión de licencia de clubes que cumpla con los requisitos mínimos establecidos por la CONMEBOL y la FIFA” — to set up a club-licensing system meeting CONMEBOL’s and FIFA’s minimum requirements.[4]

When was the FBF founded and where is it based?

The FBF’s history page states: “La Federación Boliviana de Fútbol nació oficialmente el 12 de septiembre de 1925 en Cochabamba”, and that “Su primer presidente fue Aniceto Solares Llano, quien impulsó la institucionalización del balompié nacional.”[1] CONMEBOL’s profile gives the same founding date.[2]

The FBF dates its international affiliations to the following year: “La FBF se afilió a la FIFA y a la CONMEBOL en 1926”, and the history page ties those affiliations to Bolivia’s place at the first FIFA World Cup, in Uruguay in 1930.[1] CONMEBOL’s statutes give a different year for the confederation (see the next section).[4]

The seat is in Cochabamba. CONMEBOL gives the address as “Av. Libertador Bolívar 1168, Piso 4°, Casilla 484, Cochabamba”.[2] CONMEBOL’s profile notes that the national team’s main venue is the Estadio Hernando Siles in La Paz.[2] FIFA gives the federation’s address as Av. Libertador Bolívar 1168, Cochabamba.[9]

How is the FBF recognised?

FIFA. FIFA’s member-association page lists the Bolivian Football Association, under CONMEBOL.[3] The FBF gives 1926 as the year it joined FIFA, in its own history.[1]

CONMEBOL. The confederation’s own records disagree on the year. Article 5(3) of the CONMEBOL statutes approved by the extraordinary congress of 4 June 2019 lists “Federación Boliviana de Fútbol desde 1925”.[4] CONMEBOL’s association profile states “Ingreso CONMEBOL: 1926”, which matches the FBF’s history.[2][1] Both sources agree that the FBF is a member; the statutes are the confederation’s governing instrument. Bolivia appears among the ten associations on CONMEBOL’s members page.[10]

What does the FBF organise?

The FBF fields Bolivia’s national teams; its history page links its 1926 FIFA affiliation to Bolivia’s participation in the first FIFA World Cup, in Uruguay in 1930.[1] Those teams enter the World Cup qualifiers and the Copa América through CONMEBOL.[3] The FBF’s site presents three national teams — the senior men’s team, the women’s team and the beach football team — and FIFA lists a futsal coordinator among its officers.[8][9]

Domestically, the FBF organises the professional league. Its 2026 competition page shows the Liga de la División Profesional in progress, with a single standings table.[5] Its competitions menu also lists the Copa Paceña, the Copa Simón Bolívar and national under-19 and under-16 leagues.[8] Bolivian clubs qualify from the domestic league for the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, which CONMEBOL organises.

Who are its members?

The FBF’s members page is organised under two headings below the executive committee: “Asociaciones Departamentales de la Federación Boliviana de Fútbol” and “Clubes de la División Profesional de la Federación Boliviana de Fútbol”.[6] The departmental associations listed are those of La Paz, Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz, Oruro, Tarija, Cochabamba, Potosí, Pando and Beni. The professional clubs listed include The Strongest, Bolívar, Always Ready, Blooming, Wilstermann and Oriente Petrolero, each with a named president and home city.[6]

The executive committee’s split between an amateur and a professional vice-president reflects the two sectors.[6] The professional clubs contest the Liga de la División Profesional 2026, which the FBF presents as its own tournament under the sponsor’s name LIGA 1XBET.TV.[5]

References

  1. FBF — Historia. Accessed 2026-10-04.
  2. CONMEBOL — Federación Boliviana de Fútbol, association profile. Accessed 2026-10-04.
  3. FIFA — Member associations: Bolivia (Bolivian Football Association). Accessed 2026-10-04.
  4. CONMEBOL — Estatutos, approved by the Extraordinary Congress of 4 June 2019 (Spanish PDF), Article 5. Accessed 2026-10-04.
  5. FBF — Torneos: División Profesional (Liga de la División Profesional 2026). Accessed 2026-10-04.
  6. FBF — Miembros (executive committee, departmental associations, División Profesional clubs). Accessed 2026-10-04.
  7. FBF — Misión, visión y valores. Accessed 2026-10-04.
  8. FBF — Federación Boliviana de Fútbol, home page. Accessed 2026-10-04.
  9. FIFA — Member associations: Bolivia, organisation (officers and address). Accessed 2026-10-04.
  10. CONMEBOL — Asociaciones (member associations). Accessed 2026-10-04.