C.D. San Antonio Bulo Bulo Explained

Club Deportivo San Antonio Bulo Bulo is a Bolivian football club based in Entre Ríos, Cochabamba. Founded in 1962, they play in Primera División.

History

Founded on 31 October 1962, San Antonio won their first title in the Primera A AFC only in 2021.^[2] They first appeared in the Copa Simón Bolívar in that year, being knocked out in the quarterfinals by García Agreda.^[3]

After winning the Primera A title again in 2022, the club qualified to the 2023 Copa Simón Bolívar. In that competition, they reached the finals, facing GV San José,^[4] but lost the title on penalties.^[5] Six days after losing the title, however, they achieved promotion to the Primera División for the first time ever, after winning the promotion/relegation play-offs against Libertad Gran Mamoré.^[6]

In their first participation in the top flight, San Antonio managed to reach the finals of the 2024 Apertura tournament, after advancing as runners-up in their group and defeating Bolívar in the quarter-finals and Independiente Petrolero in the semi-finals. In the final series, they beat Universitario de Vinto 3–2 on aggregate, thus qualifying for the championship final at the end of the season as well as the 2025 Copa Libertadores group stage.^[7]

Honours

• Bolivian Primera División
  • Champions (1): 2024 Apertura

Notable managers

• Hugo Albarracín
• Diómedes Peña
• Julio Zamora^[8]
• Thiago Leitão

External links

• Soccerway team profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leitão pide que no se desmerezca el trabajo de San Antonio de Bulo Bulo. Leitão asks that the work of San Antonio de Bulo Bulo not be despised. Erbol. es. 4 December 2023. 5 December 2023.
2. Web site: San Antonio, patrono de la Llajta. San Antonio, patron saint of the City. Los Tiempos. es. 5 September 2021. 5 December 2023.
3. Web site: San Antonio se despide del sueño con dura goleada. San Antonio bid farewell from the dream with a hard routing. Los Tiempos. es. 14 November 2021. 5 December 2023.
4. Web site: GV San José y San Antonio de Bulo Bulo, finalistas de la Copa Simón Bolívar. GV San José and San Antonio de Bulo Bulo, finalists of the Copa Simón Bolívar. Erbol. es. 3 December 2023. 5 December 2023.
5. Web site: GV San José es campeón de la Simón Bolívar y logra el ascenso a la División Profesional. GV San José is the champion of the Simón Bolívar and achieve promotion to the División Profesional. A Todo Deporte. Unitel Bolivia. es. 10 December 2023. 10 December 2023.
6. Web site: San Antonio Bulo Bulo gana por penales y asciende a la División Profesional. San Antonio Bulo Bulo win on penalties and promote to the División Profesional. Premium Sports. es. 16 December 2023. 21 December 2023.
7. Web site: San Antonio ascendió en 2023, gritó campeón en 2024, y jugará la Libertadores en 2025. San Antonio promoted in 2023, shouted champion in 2024, and will play the Libertadores in 2025. El Deber. es. 5 May 2024. 6 May 2024.
8. Web site: Zamora deja San Antonio y barajan nombre del nuevo DT. Zamora leaves San Antonio and they look for the name of a new manager. Los Tiempos. es. 27 June 2023. 5 December 2023.