2023 Copa de la División Profesional

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 on 6 December 2023.[1][2]

2023 Copa de la División Profesional
CountryBolivia
Dates14 February – 6 December 2023
Teams17
Matches played64
Goals scored168 (2.63 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Three players (5 goals each)
All statistics correct as of 27 October 2023.

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 LGM RTO RPA ORI
1 Bolívar (A) 8 6 0 2 20 6 +14 18 Advance to Quarter-finals — 2–0 4–0 5–1 4–0
2 Jorge Wilstermann 8 4 1 3 16 10 +6 13 3–1 — 0–1 2–0 2–2
3 Libertad Gran Mamoré 8 4 1 3 9 11 −2 13 0–2 — 0–0 2–1 4–0
4 Real Tomayapo 8 3 2 3 6 11 −5 11 1–0 1–5 0–1 — 1–0
5 Royal Pari 8 3 0 5 12 14 −2 9 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 —
6 Oriente Petrolero (E) 8 1 2 5 6 17 −11 5 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 October 2023. 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.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AUR STR GUA PAL RSC
1 Aurora (A) 7 3 4 0 5 2 +3 13 Advance to Quarter-finals — 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–1
2 The Strongest 7 2 3 2 6 6 0 9 0–1 — 1–0 2–0
3 Guabirá 6 2 2 2 5 4 +1 8 1–1 — 1–0 0–1
4 Palmaflor del Trópico 6 1 3 2 2 3 −1 6 0–0 2–0 — 0–0
5 Real Santa Cruz 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5 0–1 1–1 1–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2023. 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.
(A) Advance to a further round

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BLO UVI CAR NAC VAC IPE
1 Blooming (A) 8 6 1 1 13 5 +8 19 Advance to Quarter-finals — 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–0
2 Universitario de Vinto 8 3 3 2 15 12 +3 12 — 2–2 3–1 3–2 2–0
3 Always Ready 8 3 3 2 16 15 +1 12 1–1 — 2–2 3–1 4–2
4 Nacional Potosí 8 3 2 3 18 14 +4 11 0–1 2–2 4–0 — 5–0
5 Vaca Díez 8 3 0 5 12 18 −6 9 0–2 2–1 5–2 — 0–1
6 Independiente Petrolero (E) 8 1 1 6 6 16 −10 4 0–2 1–1 1–4 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2023. 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.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated

Knockout stage

Bracket
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
            
Group C 3rd place
Group A winners
 
 
Group C runners-up
Group B winners
 
 
Group A 3rd place
Blooming
 
 
Group A runners-up
Group B runners-up

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Group C 3rd place 1 Group A winners
Group C runners-up 2 Group B winners
Group A 3rd place 3 Blooming
Group A runners-up 4[†] Group B runners-up
  1. † Order of legs to be decided by draw.

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 27 October 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Bolivia Víctor Ábrego Universitario de Vinto 5
Brazil Francisco da Costa Bolívar
Dominican Republic Edarlyn Reyes Always Ready
4 Colombia Andrés Llano Universitario de Vinto 4
Argentina Martín Prost Nacional Potosí
Argentina Marcos Riquelme Oriente Petrolero
Uruguay Gastón Rodríguez Blooming
8 Bolivia Carmelo Algarañaz Bolívar 3
Bolivia Eduardo Álvarez Royal Pari
Bolivia Víctor Cuéllar Nacional Potosí
Haiti Jayro Jean Always Ready
Brazil Gabriel Poveda Bolívar
Bolivia César Menacho 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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