# 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
    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 |
| 3 | Marco Sandy | 93 | 6 | 1993–2003 |
| 5 | José Milton Melgar | 89 | 6 | 1980–1997 |
| 6 | Juan Carlos Arce | 88 | 15 | 2004–2022 |
| 6 | Carlos Borja | 88 | 1 | 1979–1995 |
| 8 | Julio César Baldivieso | 85 | 15 | 1991–2005 |
| 8 | 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 |
| 4 | Erwin Sánchez | 15 | 57 | 0.26 | 1989–2005 |
| 4 | Julio César Baldivieso | 15 | 85 | 0.18 | 1991–2005 |
| 4 | Juan Carlos Arce | 15 | 88 | 0.17 | 2004–2022 |
| 8 | Máximo Alcócer | 13 | 22 | 0.59 | 1953–1963 |
| 8 | 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 | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 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 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | In progress | In progress | In progress | In progress | In progress | In progress | 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 to 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 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 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1975 | Second round | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 1979 to 1995 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| Since 1999 | See Bolivia national under-23 football team | See Bolivia national under-23 football team | See Bolivia national under-23 football team | See Bolivia national under-23 football team | See Bolivia national under-23 football team | See Bolivia national under-23 football team | 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.
The following tables show Bolivia's all-time international record, correct as of 19 November 2024 vs. Paraguay.

### 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 |

### 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 |

### 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 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 28.57 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
| United States | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 22.22 |
| Total | 62 | 19 | 15 | 28 | 73 | 82 | −9 | 30.65 |

### CONMEBOL

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
| Argentina | 43 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 116 | −80 | 16.28 |
| Brazil | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 117 | −91 | 14.71 |
| Chile | 50 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 51 | 117 | −66 | 16.00 |
| Colombia | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 21.88 |
| Ecuador | 39 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 75 | −36 | 15.38 |
| Paraguay | 71 | 16 | 19 | 36 | 76 | 140 | −64 | 22.54 |
| Peru | 52 | 15 | 12 | 25 | 48 | 80 | −32 | 28.85 |
| Uruguay | 47 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 35 | 118 | −83 | 17.02 |
| Venezuela | 41 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 83 | 66 | +17 | 41.46 |
| Total | 409 | 89 | 88 | 232 | 425 | 877 | −452 | 21.76 |

### 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Total | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 60 | −37 | 16.67 |
* ↑ 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 | 60 | 19 | 16 | 25 | 73 | 79 | −6 | 31.67 |
| CONMEBOL | 410 | 89 | 88 | 233 | 425 | 879 | −454 | 21.71 |
| UEFA | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 60 | −37 | 16.67 |
| Total | 521 | 117 | 118 | 286 | 538 | 1039 | −501 | 22.46 |