1996 Copa Bolivia

1996 Copa Bolivia

Country	Bolivia
Teams	28
Champions	Atlético Ciclón (1st title)
Runner-up	ABB
Matches played	79
Goals scored	145 (1.84 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Juan Carlos (15 goals)
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The 1997 is the 22nd edition of the Copa Bolivia . The Copa Bolivia would start on 24 January and end on October 31 and the final will be played at Estadio Hernando Siles.

Play-off Round

The Play-off Round featured only LFPB and Copa Simón Bolívar teams from the First and Second tiers of the Bolivian football league system. The matches were played on 24 January 1996 and end 7 February. There were two replays, with four ties requiring a penalty shootout to settle them.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date
1	Deportivo Aleman	2–0	Always Ready	24 January 1996
2	Oriente Petrolero	3–1	Guabirá	24 January 1996
3	Aurora	2–4	Atlético Ciclón	25 January 1996
4	Universitario (Pando)	1–1	Blooming	25 January 1996
Replay	Blooming	2–2	Universitario (Pando)	25 January 1996
Blooming won 4–2 on penalties
5	Destroyers	2–3	The Strongest	26 January 1996
6	Nacional Potosí	1–2	La Paz F.C.	26 January 1996
7	Jorge Wilstermann	1–0	Bolivar	26 January 1996
8	Unión Central	3–2	Bolivar Nimbles	26 January 1996
9	Real Santa Cruz	0–2	Deportivo Zuraca	26 January 1996
10	Unión Maestranza	2–0	Club Municipal [disambiguation needed ]	26 January 1996
11	Chaco Petrolero	0–2	Club Stormers San Lorenzo	27 January 1996
12	San José	2–0	ABB	7 February 1996
Replay	ABB	3–2	Club Deportivo San José	12 February 1996

Group Stage

Group A

Felix Capriles is the stadium to host group A and Estadio IV Centenário to Group B the draw for the teams would take place on 5 March.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	The Strongest	5	4	1	0	14	4	+10	13
2	ABB	5	4	0	1	13	6	+7	12
3	Blooming	5	4	0	1	7	7	0	12
4	Stormers San Lorenzo	5	3	1	1	7	8	–1	10
5	Union Maestranza	5	2	0	3	2	8	–7	6
6	Deportivo Aleman	5	0	3	2	2	13	–11	3

Group B

Felix Capriles is the stadium to host group A and Estadio IV Centenário to Group B the draw for the teams would take place on 5 March.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Atlético Ciclón	5	5	0	0	14	4	+10	15
2	Jorge Wilstermann	5	4	0	1	10	6	+4	12
3	Oriente Petrolero	5	3	1	1	9	8	+1	10
4	Unión Central	5	3	0	2	7	13	–6	9
5	La Paz F.C.	5	2	1	2	5	10	–5	7
6	Deportivo Zuraca	5	1	0	4	4	15	–11	3

Semi-Final

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Atlético Ciclón	(a) 3–3	The Strongest	2–0	1–3
Jorge Wilstermann	1–2	ABB	1–0	0–2

July 27	Atlético Ciclón	2 – 0	The Strongest	Estadio IV Centenário, Tarija Attendance: 8,400

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July 28	Jorge Wilstermann	1 – 0	ABB	, La Paz Attendance: 24,000

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August 28	ABB	2 – 0	Jorge Wilstermann	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz Attendance: 16,000

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August 30	The Strongest	3 – 1	Atlético Ciclón	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz Attendance: 23,000

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Atlético Ciclón	2–1	ABB

August 30	Atlético Ciclón	2 – 1	ABB	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz Attendance: 38,000
	Juan Carlos  76' (90)		Juan Quispe  54'