1997 Copa Bolivia

1997 Copa Bolivia
Country Bolivia
Teams 31
Champions Oriente Petrolero (8th title)
Runner-up The Strongest
Matches played 114
Goals scored 123 (1.08 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Álvaro Peña (14 goals)

The 1997 is the 1st edition of the Copa Bolivia. The Copa Bolivia would start in January and End in October.

Contents

Qualifying Rounds

First Qualifying Round

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
31 de Octubre 2–4 Club Litoral 2–1 0–3
Bolivar Nimbles 3–5 Always Ready 2–3 1–2
Real Charcas 2–1 Municipal de Tarija 1–1 1–0
Universitario de Potosi 4–3 Real Cochabamba 2–3 2–1

Second Qualifying Round

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Universidad de Santa Cruz 0–1 Club Litoral 0–0 0–1
Always Ready 2–3 Chaco Petrolero 2–0 0–3
Universitario de Potosi 5–4 Real Charcas 4–4 1–0
Deportivo Cristal 2–1 Ferroviario F.C 1–1 1–0
Universitario de Pando 0–1 ABB 0–0 0–1
Universitario (Beni) 2–1 Primero de Mayo 2–1 0–0
Mariscal Braun 3–1 Enrique Happ 2–1 1–0
Fancesa 3–6 Club Stormers San Lorenzo 3–4 0–2

Third Qualifying Round

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
The Strongest 1–0 Club Litoral 0–0 1–0
Bolívar 4–1 Chaco Petrolero 2–1 2–0
San José 3–1 Universitario de Potosi 2–1 1–0
Independiente Petrolero 3–4 ABB 3–1 0–3
Deportivo Municipal  2–1 Universitario (Beni) 1–1 1–0
Blooming 1–0 Deportivo Cristal 0–0 1–0
Guabirá 4–0 Mariscal Braun 3–0 1–0
Club Stormers San Lorenzo 1–2 Jorge Wilstermann 1–1 0–1
Real Charcas 3–2 Real Santa Cruz 2–2 1–0
Destroyers 1–0 Universitario de Pando 1–0 0–0
Always Ready 2–5 Oriente Petrolero 2–4 0–1
Ferroviario F.C 2–4 Primero de Mayo 2–2 0–2

Group stage

One City would be hosting this group and its Santa Cruz de La Sierra.

Group A

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Oriente Petrolero 5 5 0 0 10 4 +6 15
2 The Strongest 5 4 1 0 6 3 +3 14
3 Primero de Mayo 5 3 1 1 3 5 -2 10
4 Destroyers 5 2 1 2 3 7 –4 7
5 Real Charcas 5 2 0 3 2 8 –7 6
6 Jorge Wilstermann 5 0 3 2 2 9 –7 3

Group B

Pando would be hosting this group.

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Guabirá 5 4 1 0 7 2 +5 14
2 Blooming 5 3 2 0 5 3 +2 11
3 Deportivo Municipal  5 2 1 2 3 5 -2 7
4 ABB 5 2 1 2 3 7 –4 7
5 Bolivar 5 1 2 3 4 8 –4 5
6 San José 5 1 1 3 4 9 –5 4

Semi-Final

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
The Strongest 1–0 Guabirá 0–0 1–0
Oriente Petrolero 2–1 Blooming 2–2 0–0
August 27
20:30
Oriente Petrolero 2 – 1 Blooming Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz
Attendance: 38,400
Rubén Tufiño  54'
Álvaro Peña  86'

August 30
19:00
The Strongest 0 – 0 Guabirá Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 34,000

September 25
21:00
Blooming 0 – 0 Oriente Petrolero Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz

September 28
21:00
Guabirá 0 – 1 The Strongest Estadio Gilberto Parada, Santa Cruz
Attendance: 23,000
Marcelo Torrico  49'

Final

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
The Strongest 3–2 Oriente Petrolero 2–3 0–0
August 27
20:30
Oriente Petrolero 3 – 2 The Strongest Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz
Attendance: 38,400
Rubén Tufiño  50' (64)
Luis Gustavo  90'
Sandro Coelho]  23' (75)

August 30
19:00
The Strongest 0 – 0 Oriente Petrolero Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 34,000
Copa Bolivia
1997 Champion

Oriente Petrolero
8th Title