Academia del Balompié Boliviano

ABB

Full name	Academia del Balompié Boliviano
Nickname(s)	La Academia
Founded	28 June 1985; 39 years ago (28 June 1985)
Ground	Estadio Hernando Siles La Paz, Bolivia
Capacity	42,000
President	Isaac Mollinedo
Manager	David Condori
League	Copa Simón Bolívar Primera A AFLP
2023 2023	Copa Simón Bolívar, 22nd of 40 Primera A AFLP, 2nd of 14
Home colours Away colours

Academia del Balompié Boliviano, commonly known as ABB, is a Bolivian football club based in La Paz. Founded on 28 June 1985, they play in Copa Simón Bolívar and Primera A AFLP. The team's home base is the Estadio Hernando Siles.[1]

History

Founded on 28 June 1985 by Isaac Mollinedo and David Condori, the club was initially named Asociación Banco do Brasil and had the same colours as the Brazil national football team.[2][3] The club was subsequently renamed to Academia del Balompié Boliviano, and had as first goal to help the development of young players in the La Paz region.

In 2013, ABB won the year's Copa Bolivia, winning promotion to the Liga Nacional B.[4] In the 2013–14 Nacional B, however, the club was eliminated in the first stage, and later returned to the regional leagues.

In the 2024 Copa Simón Bolívar, ABB reached the finals of the competition,[5] and achieved a first-ever promotion to the Primera División after defeating CDT Real Oruro 3–2 on aggregate.[6]

Managers

• Luis Mollinedo (2011–2021)
• Guillermo Gonzáles (2021)
• Luis Mollinedo (2022–2023)
• Julio Quinteros (2024)[7]
• David Condori (2024–)[8]

References

1. "Academia del Balompié Boliviano". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
2. "Bolivia - Foundation Dates of Clubs". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
3. "Después de 20 años, La Paz volverá a contar con cuatro representantes en primera división" [After 20 years, La Paz will have four representatives in the first division] (in Spanish). El Deber. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
4. "ABB conquista el título de la Copa Bolivia" [ABB win the Copa Bolivia title] (in Spanish). La Razón. 11 October 2013. Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
5. "ABB y CDT Real Oruro definirán el título de la Copa Simón Bolívar 2024" [ABB and CDT Real Oruro will define the title of the 2024 Copa Simón Bolívar] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
6. "ABB, campeón de la Copa Simón Bolívar y asciende a la División Profesional" [ABB, champion of the Copa Simón Bolívar and promoted to the División Profesional] (in Spanish). El Deber. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
7. "Mollinedo: "El director técnico de ABB es Julio Quinteros"" [Mollinedo: "The head coach of ABB is Julio Quinteros"] (in Spanish). Visión 360. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
8. "DT de ABB, finalista de Copa Simón Bolívar desconoce quien es presidente del club" [Manager of ABB, finalist of the Copa Simón Bolívar, does not know who is the president of the club] (in Spanish). Opinión. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.