2023 Copa de la División Profesional
CountryBolivia
Dates14 February – December 2023
Teams17
Matches played84
Goals scored220 (2.62 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Four players (6 goals each)
All statistics correct as of 29 November 2023.

The 2023 Copa de la División Profesional, known as the 2023 Copa Tigo for sponsorship purposes, is the first edition of the Copa de la División Profesional, a Bolivian league cup competition which is contested by the 17 teams that take part in the Bolivian Primera División for the 2023 season. The competition was approved at a meeting of the División Profesional's Council held on 13 January 2023. It began on 14 February and is scheduled to end in December 2023.[1][2]

The competition was suspended at a meeting of the División Profesional's Council on 5 September 2023, along with the 2023 Primera División tournament, after the Bolivian Football Federation president Fernando Costa denounced suspicions of match-fixing, bribery, illegal betting and alterations to VAR.[3][4] However, the suspension was lifted per suggestion from Costa on 27 September after reforms to the referee commission were performed and an agreement with CONMEBOL for monitoring was reached, as well as to allow the FBF's Sports Disciplinary Court to finish the investigations on the matter.[5]

Format

The Copa de la División Profesional, which is played on weekdays and concurrently with the 2023 División Profesional tournament, will feature a group stage and an 8-team knockout stage. For the group stage, the 17 teams were drawn into two groups of six teams and one group of five, in which teams play each one of their group rivals twice (once at home and once away). The top three teams of the six-team groups and the top two teams in the five-team group will advance to the knockout stage, in which teams will play the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals over two legs.[6]

The Copa de la División Profesional champions will be entitled to qualify for the 2024 Copa Libertadores, taking the Bolivia 4 berth for that competition, while the runners-up will qualify for the 2024 Copa Sudamericana, taking the Bolivia 1 berth.[7]

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BOL WIL RPA LGM RTO ORI
1 Bolívar 10 8 0 2 24 7 +17 24 Advance to Knockout stage — 2–0 5–1 4–0 2–1 4–0
2 Jorge Wilstermann 10 5 2 3 21 12 +9 17 3–1 — 2–0 4–1 0–1 2–2
3 Royal Pari 10 4 1 5 14 15 −1 13 1–2 2–1 — 3–0 3–0 1–0
4 Libertad Gran Mamoré 10 4 1 5 10 17 −7 13 0–2 0–2 2–1 — 0–0 4–0
5 Real Tomayapo 10 3 3 4 8 14 −6 12 1–0 1–5 1–1 0–1 — 1–0
6 Oriente Petrolero 10 1 3 6 7 19 −12 6 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 —
Source: FBF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Yellow cards, 6) Red cards, 7) Drawing of lots.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AUR STR GUA PAL RSC
1 Aurora 8 3 4 1 5 4 +1 13 Advance to Knockout stage — 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–1
2 The Strongest 8 3 3 2 10 6 +4 12 0–1 — 1–0 2–0 4–0
3 Guabirá 8 3 2 3 9 7 +2 11 2–0 1–1 — 1–0 0–1
4 Palmaflor del Trópico 8 2 4 2 5 5 0 10 0–0 2–0 3–2 — 0–0
5 Real Santa Cruz 8 1 3 4 4 11 −7 6 0–1 1–1 1–3 0–0 —
Source: FBF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Yellow cards, 6) Red cards, 7) Drawing of lots.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BLO CAR UVI NAC VAC IPE
1 Blooming 10 7 1 2 16 8 +8 22 Advance to Knockout stage — 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–0
2 Always Ready 10 4 3 3 20 17 +3 15 1–1 — 4–0 2–2 3–1 4–2
3 Universitario de Vinto 10 4 3 3 17 17 0 15 2–1 2–2 — 3–1 3–2 2–0
4 Nacional Potosí 10 3 3 4 20 17 +3 12 0–1 4–0 2–2 — 5–0 1–1
5 Vaca Díez 10 4 0 6 14 21 −7 12 0–2 2–0 2–1 5–2 — 0–1
6 Independiente Petrolero 10 2 2 6 10 17 −7 8 0–2 1–4 1–1 1–2 3–0 —
Source: FBF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Yellow cards, 6) Red cards, 7) Drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
            
Universitario de Vinto 1
Bolívar 1
 
 
Always Ready 0
Aurora 1
 
 
Royal Pari 0
Blooming 0
 
 
Jorge Wilstermann 1
The Strongest 2

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Universitario de Vinto 1 Bolívar 1–1 9 Dec
Always Ready 2 Aurora 0–1 9 Dec
Royal Pari 3 Blooming 0–0 10 Dec
Jorge Wilstermann 4 The Strongest 1–2 10 Dec

First leg

28 November 2023 (2023-11-28) Universitario de Vinto 1–1 Bolívar Quillacollo
15:00 UTC−4
  • Llano 90+2'
 Report
Stadium: Municipal
Referee: Javier Revollo
29 November 2023 (2023-11-29) Always Ready 0–1 Aurora El Alto
15:00 UTC−4 Report
  • Zaracho 40'
 Stadium: Municipal de Villa Ingenio
Referee: Nelson Barro
29 November 2023 (2023-11-29) Royal Pari 0–0 Blooming Santa Cruz de la Sierra
19:00 UTC−4 Report Stadium: Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera
Referee: Hostin Prado
29 November 2023 (2023-11-29) Jorge Wilstermann 1–2 The Strongest Cochabamba
20:30 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Félix Capriles
Referee: Gery Vargas

Second leg

9 December 2023 (2023-12-09) Aurora v Always Ready Cochabamba
15:00 UTC−4 Stadium: Félix Capriles
10 December 2023 (2023-12-10) The Strongest v Jorge Wilstermann La Paz
17:30 UTC−4 Stadium: Hernando Siles

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winners 1 SF1[†] Winners 2
Winners 3 SF2[†] Winners 4
  1. † Order of legs to be decided, with the team with the best first stage performance in each tie hosting the second leg.

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winners SF1 [†] Winners SF2
  1. † Order of legs to be decided by draw.

Top scorers

As of 29 November 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Bolivia Víctor Ábrego Universitario de Vinto 6
Brazil Francisco da Costa Bolívar
Colombia Andrés Llano Universitario de Vinto
Argentina Martín Prost Nacional Potosí
5 Dominican Republic Edarlyn Reyes Always Ready 5
6 Bolivia Carmelo Algarañaz Bolívar 4
Argentina Eugenio Isnaldo The Strongest
Argentina Marcos Riquelme Oriente Petrolero
Uruguay Gastón Rodríguez Blooming

Source: Soccerway

See also

References

  1. ↑ "División Profesional aprueba dos torneos con sistema "sui generis"" [División Profesional approves two tournaments with "sui generis" system] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Blooming y Vaca Díez darán inicio a la Copa de la División Profesional" [Blooming and Vaca Díez will kick off the Copa de la División Profesional] (in Spanish). El Potosí. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Amaño de partidos: las cuatro conclusiones del Consejo de la División Profesional" [Match-fixing: the four conclusions of the División Profesional's Council] (in Spanish). El Deber. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Escándalo de corrupción y arreglo de partidos en Bolivia: podría suspenderse el fútbol por tiempo indeterminado" [Corruption scandal and match-fixing in Bolivia: football could be suspended indefinitely] (in Spanish). Infobae. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Los torneos de la División Profesional se reanudarán a sugerencia del presidente de la FBF" [The División Profesional tournaments will resume at the suggestion of the FBF president] (in Spanish). El Deber. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "¿Cómo se jugarán los dos campeonatos locales de 2023?" [How will the two domestic championships of 2023 be played?] (in Spanish). Deporte Total. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "CONSEJO DE LA DIVISIÓN PROFESIONAL" [DIVISIÓN PROFESIONAL'S COUNCIL] (in Spanish). FBF. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
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