2022 Copa Bolivia

2022 Copa Bolivia
Tournament details
CountryBolivia
Dates21 April – 18 July 2022
Teams71 (Preliminary stage)
32 (National stage)
Final positions
ChampionsNone, cancelled
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The 2022 Copa Bolivia was the 28th edition of the Copa Bolivia, Bolivia's domestic football cup competition organized by the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF), held for the first time since 2002. Ninety-four teams from the División Profesional and regional leagues were slated to take part in the competition, which started on 21 April with its regional preliminary stages and was scheduled to end on 3 November 2022.[1][2]

The champions were entitled to qualify for the 2023 Copa Sudamericana, taking the Bolivia 2 berth for that competition, as well as the 2022 Supercopa Bolivia and would also earn a prize of US$ 500,000.[3]

The competition was cancelled by the FBF on 18 July 2022, prior to the start of the national stage, after 28 out of the 32 teams that qualified failed to fully comply with the established requirements.[4]

Format

The competition consisted of a preliminary stage and a national stage. In the preliminary stage, which was contested on a regional basis, the teams from each regional association took part in a knockout tournament which qualified one team from each regional league to the national stage, where they would join the 16 División Profesional teams (including the two promoted teams for the 2022 season), along with the other six quarter-finalists of the 2021 Copa Simón Bolívar, and the losing team of the 2021 promotion/relegation play-off (Real Potosí) to make a field of 32 teams.[2]

For the national stage, which was not played, the 16 Primera División clubs would be drawn against a rival from the División Aficionados (Copa Simón Bolívar or regional league) into 16 double-legged ties in which the lower-tier team would host the first leg, with the 16 winners advancing to the round of 16.[5] The subsequent rounds (round of 16, quarter-finals, and semi-finals) would also be played as double-legged ties, while the final would be played as a single game on neutral ground.

Teams

División Profesional clubs
Always Ready Atlético Palmaflor Aurora Blooming
Bolívar Guabirá Independiente Petrolero Jorge Wilstermann
Nacional Potosí Oriente Petrolero Real Santa Cruz Real Tomayapo
Royal Pari The Strongest Universitario de Sucre Universitario de Vinto
Copa Simón Bolívar clubs
Ciudad Nueva Santa Cruz Empresa Minera Huanuni García Agreda Real Potosí
San Antonio Bulo Bulo Torre Fuerte Vaca Díez
Regional leagues clubs
Beni Department 3 de Febrero Beni Department Libertad Gran Mamoré
Chuquisaca Department Atlético Sucre Chuquisaca Department Deportivo Alemán Chuquisaca Department Fancesa Chuquisaca Department Flamengo
Chuquisaca Department Mojocoya[n 1] Chuquisaca Department Morro Municipal[n 1] Chuquisaca Department Stormers Chuquisaca Department Tomina
Cochabamba Department Arauco Prado Cochabamba Department Ayacucho Cochabamba Department Cala Cala Cochabamba Department Chacacollo
Cochabamba Department Cochabamba Cochabamba Department Enrique Happ Cochabamba Department Estudiantes Quillacollo Cochabamba Department Independiente
Cochabamba Department Municipal Colcapirhua Cochabamba Department Municipal Tiquipaya Cochabamba Department Nueva Cliza Cochabamba Department Pasión Celeste
Cochabamba Department Real Cochabamba Cochabamba Department Universitario de Cochabamba Cochabamba Department Universitario San Simón La Paz 31 de Octubre
La Paz ABB La Paz Chaco Petrolero La Paz Deportivo FATIC La Paz Deportivo ICC
La Paz Hiska Nacional La Paz Litoral La Paz LDV Copacabana La Paz Real Palcoma
La Paz Unión Maestranza La Paz Universitario de La Paz La Paz Vírgen de Chijipata La Paz White Star
Oruro Department AFIZ Oruro Department CDT Real Oruro Oruro Department Deportivo Escara Oruro Department Deportivo Shalon
Oruro Department GV San José Oruro Department Oruro Royal Oruro Department San Isidro[n 2] Oruro Department SUR-CAR
Pando Department Chaco Pando Department Guerreros de Dios Pando Department Libertad Pando Department Mariscal Sucre
Pando Department Moto Club Pando Department RVD San Lorenzo Pando Department Real Mapajo Pando Department Universitario de Pando
Potosí Department Deportivo Cervecería Potosí Department Deportivo JUVA Potosí Department Ferrocarril Palmeiras Potosí Department Wilstermann Cooperativas
Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia) 24 de Septiembre Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia) Argentinos Juniors Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia) Calleja Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia) Deportivo Cooper
Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia) Destroyer's Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia) El Torno Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia) Oriente Petrolero B Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia) Universidad
Tarija Department Atlético Bermejo Tarija Department Avilés Industrial Tarija Department Estudiantes de Chiquiacá Tarija Department Gobierno Municipal
Tarija Department Municipal Tarija Tarija Department Municipalidad de Yacuíba Tarija Department Olimpia Petrolero Tarija Department Unión Tarija
  1. ^ a b Mojocoya and Morro Municipal both withdrew from the competition to prioritize their participation in the Copa Simón Bolívar.[6]
  2. ^ San Isidro withdrew from the competition due to financial reasons.[7]

Preliminary stage

Teams from the Bolivian Football Regional Leagues took part in various department-based preliminary rounds to win one of the 9 places in the national stage (round of 32). The first matches of the preliminary rounds began in April 2022, with the final matches of the preliminary rounds being played on 14 July 2022.

Department Dates Preliminary stage winner
Beni Department Beni 12–14 July 2022 3 de Febrero
Chuquisaca Department Chuquisaca 19 June – 2 July 2022 Atlético Sucre[8]
Cochabamba Department Cochabamba 14 May – 14 July 2022 Enrique Happ
La Paz La Paz 18 May – 14 July 2022 Deportivo FATIC
Oruro Department Oruro 9–26 June 2022 SUR-CAR[9]
Pando Department Pando 11–19 June 2022 RVD San Lorenzo[9]
Potosí Department Potosí 19–26 June 2022 Wilstermann Cooperativas[9]
Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia) Santa Cruz 21 April – 22 June 2022 24 de Septiembre[10]
Tarija Department Tarija 2–13 July 2022 Olimpia Petrolero

See also

References

  1. ^ "Copa Bolivia 2022 empieza con cotejos en Santa Cruz" [2022 Copa Bolivia begins with matches in Santa Cruz] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Copa Bolivia 2022: ¿cómo se jugará y qué equipos participarán?" [2022 Copa Bolivia: how will it be played and which teams will participate?] (in Spanish). Bolivia.com. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Conozca los premios que se distribuirán en los torneos Apertura, Clausura y Copa Bolivia" [Get to know the prizes that will be distributed in the Apertura, Clausura, and Copa Bolivia tournaments] (in Spanish). El Deber. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  4. ^ "FBF ratifica suspensión de la Copa Bolivia; los aficionados ven opciones" [FBF ratifies suspension of the Copa Bolivia; amateurs check options] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Copa Bolivia: la primera fase se disputará desde el 10 de abril" [Copa Bolivia: the first stage will be played from 10 April] (in Spanish). El Deber. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Copa Bolivia: Dos equipos se dan de baja" [Copa Bolivia: Two teams drop out] (in Spanish). Correo del Sur. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  7. ^ "SIETE EQUIPOS EN COPA BOLIVIA" [SEVEN TEAMS IN COPA BOLIVIA] (in Spanish). El Sajama. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Atlético derrotó a Stormer's y avanzó a la fase nacional de la Copa Bolivia" [Atlético defeated Stormer's and advanced to the Copa Bolivia's national stage] (in Spanish). Correo del Sur. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "Copa Bolivia: ¿cuáles son los equipos que ya están clasificados?" [Copa Bolivia: which are the teams that are already qualified?] (in Spanish). Premium. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  10. ^ "24 de Septiembre representará a la ACF en la Copa Bolivia" [24 de Septiembre will represent the ACF at the Copa Bolivia] (in Spanish). El Deber. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.