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The old 2nd tier in the Bolivian Football pyramid consists of 9 regional leagues (one for each department), the number of participants varies depending on the department, It usually has between 8 and 12 teams. Both winner and runner-up of each league compete in the Copa Simón Bolívar, with the winner of such tournament gaining promotion to the 1st Division, and the runner-up playing a play-off match with the 11th placed team in the 1st Division. Until 1976 all 8 regional championships (Pando didn't have an organized tournament back then) were the top in the national football pyramid, with the winner of the Copa Simón Bolívar being crowned as national champion. In 2011, and for five seasons, the Copa Simón Bolívar was replaced by the Liga Nacional B, until 2016 when it was reinstated as Bolivia's second-tier football championship.

The oldest regional championship is the one played in La Paz, it started in 1914 and it was considered for many years as the top Bolivian league, even more when it turned into a semi-pro tournament in 1950 and started including teams from Oruro and Cochabamba.

玻利维亚西蒙杯 玻利瓦尔足球联赛(Simeon Bolivary Cup of Bolivia)是玻利维亚的一场足球赛事,由玻利维亚足球协会所举办。该联赛创立于1971年,是玻利维亚最高级别的足球联赛之一。联赛原名“玻利瓦尔杯”,2016年改为现名,以纪念西班牙殖民者何塞·安东尼奥·西蒙。

该联赛由12支球队组成,每个赛季进行双循环比赛,共22场比赛。排名最后3名的球队将会降级,而排名前3名则会升级。联赛冠军将获得参加南美自由杯的资格,亚军则获得参加南美杯赛的资格。

该联赛是玻利维亚最高水平的足球联赛之一,吸引了来自世界各地的足球明星前来参赛。同时,该联赛也是玻利维亚国家队的选拔赛之一,为国家队选拔优秀的球员提供了良好的平台。