Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Blooming is a Bolivian football club from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, formed on May 1, 1946. Its home colours are sky blue, white and navy. They play at the Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera (38,000 seats). Its main rival is Oriente Petrolero, also from Santa Cruz. When they face each other in the local derby also known as “clásico cruceño”, it is considered one of the most important matches in Bolivian football due to the fanaticism and passion of its fans, as well as, the expectation and interest it generates in the rest of the country.
In 2001, Blooming began renovating its squad since some of the talented players that took part in the back-to-back championship run left the institution. Nevertheless, this situation was compensated with the arrival of other young promising footballers, like striker Diego Cabrera. In the following years Blooming had modest participations in the league, maintaining a low profile and lacking ambition.
Finally in the 2005 Apertura, Blooming gave its fans a new reason to celebrate when they won the tournament with a young and rejuvenated team under the guidance of Gustavo Quinteros. Blooming secured the title on December 8, in the last game with a victory over The Strongest by 3-2 in La Paz. Thus, the team finished first in the final group stage or “final six” with five points ahead of Bolívar. Players such as Joselito Vaca, Gualberto Mojica and Pedro Higa were fundamental in enlighting the road towards the title.
The following year, the victorious path extended for Blooming as the team obtained the 2006 Copa Aerosur. After a prosperous run with Blooming, Quinteros left the club to manage a first division team in Argentina. The board of directors then brought in his fellow countryman Abel Moralejo; however, he only took charge until the end of that year when the club decided to sack him out due to the squad’s poor performance.
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La academia started the following year with a new manager. He was Álvaro Peña, a retired striker who played for Blooming in the late 1980s. Nevertheless, after just a few months into the season he was replaced by Gustavo Quinteros, who returned to the institution after an unsuccessful stint in Argentina. Blooming began the 2008 season on a positive note. For the second time in its history the team won the Copa Aerosur. This was achieved in part due to an outstanding performance displayed by Hernán Boyero, who finished as the topscorer in that short tournament with 8 goals; however, the team wasn’t able to match the same success once the Apertura tournament commenced, and finished with a disappointing six place, despite having a competitive team including Anderson Gonzaga, the tournament’s topscorer with 16.
When the Clasura kicked-off, the team showed a considerable improvement and built up its confidence again. As result, Blooming qualify to the championship playoffs as the number one seed in its group. In semi-finals the club faced La Paz F.C., one of the most regular clubs in the league in recent years. In the first-leg, Blooming encountered a solid and fierce home team, and was defeated 1-2 in the always imposing and tough Estadio Hernando Siles. Nevertheless, the players got their revenge and humiliated La Paz F.C. by a 5-0 score in the rematch played in Santa Cruz, making their way to the finals. Subsequently, they faced Aurora for the 2008 Clausura title. Each team prevailed in their respective home games without a goal differential rule established, so in order to crown a new champion a third and decisive match was scheduled in Sucre. The game was played under harsh weather conditions, with the final score tied at 2 during regulation time. Unfortunately for Blooming, the penalty kicks favored Aurora (4-2) and they had to settle as runners-up.
The 2009 Clausura marked the consecration of the fifth title in Blooming’s history. After qualifying third in its group, Blooming was matched up with Real Potosí in quarer-finals. The celestes managed to eliminate its opponent after a 0-0 draw in their visit to Potosi, and a crucial 1-0 victory at home. In semi-finals they faced their fierce and eternal rival Oriente Petrolero. In the first-leg match Blooming succumbed by a 2-3 score, but in the second game the team overcame adversity and won 1-0 with an opportunistic finish by Damián Akerman. Since the knock-out stage was subject to the away goals rule, Blooming advanced to the finals. This time the team on the other end was Bolívar. On the first match Blooming struggled, but came victorious on its ground by a 1-0 score. In the second-leg match played in La Paz the team felt the pressure exerted by the locals on and off the field, however, Blooming gave the first thrust thanks to a brilliant goal netted by Roger Suárez. Ultimately, Bolívar tied the game but the score (1-1) remained untouched through the end.
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