Nacional B (Bolivia)

Nacional B (Bolivia) (Copa Simón Bolívar, Nacional B) - Bolivia’s national promotion competition within the Bolivian Football Federation system, effectively serving as the second level by bringing together qualifiers from the departmental associations. Regulations: the format is approved each season and is typically multi-stage with group phases followed by knockouts, and both the number of entrants and the group scheme can vary, for example in 2025 a national phase used 24 teams in 6 groups with 16 teams advancing to a two-leg knockout bracket. A win is worth 3 points, a draw 1 and a loss 0, and group placings are decided by the season tie-break criteria using goal difference and other metrics set by the regulations. The champion is promoted to the División Profesional, while an additional promotion place is usually decided through a promotion play-off involving the competition runner-up and a lower-placed División Profesional side, with the exact positions and match format defined by the season regulations.