Editing La Paz (section)

== Sports ==
[[File:Hernando Siles Stadium - La Paz.jpg|thumb|The [[Estadio Hernando Siles|Hernando Siles Stadium]]]]La Paz is the home of some of the biggest football teams in Bolivia.

* [[Club Bolívar]] : Founded in 1925, it was named in honor of the Libertador [[Simón Bolívar]], the team has won most of the tournaments national and international championships in the last 20 years, and is the largest team, by number of fans, of the country. The year 1964 was a bad year, as it was relegated from the top division, playing the next year in the second division. But it soon returned to the top flight.
* [[The Strongest]] : Founded in 1908 the club hosts some of its games and trains on their home stadium named Rafael Mendoza after Don Rafael Mendoza, one of the most important presidents of the club. In 1968 an airplane accident took the life of almost all the players, but Rafael Mendoza made many efforts that allowed the team to rise again as one of the most important in the country.

* [[La Paz F.C.]] : Founded in 1989, the club quickly rose through the ranks to become the third major club in the capital, only behind in popularity to the two well-established city rivals.

The city is host to several other teams that play in the first and second divisions such as:

* [[Academia de Balompié Boliviano]]
* [[Club Always Ready|Always Ready]]
* [[Chaco Petrolero]]
* [[Club 31 de Octubre]]
* [[Deportivo Municipal de La Paz]]
* [[Fraternidad Tigres]]
* [[Mariscal Braun]]
* [[Universitario de La Paz]]
* Club Unión Maestranza

With the exception of Deportivo Municipal and Unión Maestranza, all the other teams play the majority of their games in the city stadium, the [[Estadio Hernando Siles]], which also hosts the [[Bolivia national football team|national football team]] and international games. Always Ready frequently play at the [[Estadio Rafael Mendoza]] which belongs to The Strongest, who rarely use the stadium due to its relatively small capacity.