Club Atlético Boca Juniors, known simply as
Boca Juniors or
Boca, is a popular
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, best known for its
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team. Its home base is the neighborhood of
La BocaLa Boca is a neighborhood, or barrio of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. It retains a strong European flavour, with many of its early settlers being from the Italian city of Genoa. In fact the name has a strong assonance with the Genoese neighborhood of Boccadasse , and some people believe that...
, in
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, and their home field is
Estadio Alberto J. ArmandoThe Estadio Alberto J. Armando is a stadium located in the La Boca district of Buenos Aires. Widely known as La Bombonera due to its shape, with a "flat" stand on one side of the pitch and three steep stands round the rest of the stadium...
, better known as
La Bombonera. Their main rival is
River PlateClub Atlético River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established in 1901. The club is based in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Núñez, and play at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti...
, with whom they contest the
SuperclásicoSuperclásico is the name used to describe the football match in Argentina between Buenos Aires rivals Boca Juniors and River Plate. It derives from the Spanish usage of "clásico" to mean derby, with the prefix "super" used as the two clubs are the most popular and successful clubs in Argentine...
.
Boca Juniors has won a record 18 international titles, equal to
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. Their haul includes six Copa Libertadores, four
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, three world club titles (
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), two
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, one
Copa OroThe Copa de Oro , or Copa de Oro Nicolás Leoz, was an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1993 and 1996. It was disputed between the winners of the Copa Libertadores de América, the Supercopa Sudamericana, the Copa CONMEBOL, and the Supercopa Masters...
, one
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, and one
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. Domestically, the club has won 23
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, second only to River Plate (33).
The club is a permanent fixture in the
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Club World Ranking top 25, Boca is currently ranked 23rd and has reached the top position of the monthly ranking 6 times (mostly during coach
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's tenure).
The youth academy has produced many Argentine internationals such as
Juan Román RiquelmeJuan Román Riquelme is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Boca Juniors of the Argentine Primera División as an attacking midfielder....
,
Nicolás BurdissoNicolás Andrés Burdisso is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for A.S. Roma on loan from F.C. Internazionale Milano.-Boca Juniors:...
,
Carlos TévezCarlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City....
and Fernando Gago who have played or are playing for top European clubs.
Foundation
On 3 April 1905, five
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immigrants gathered in the Plaza Solís, located in the heart of the
La BocaLa Boca is a neighborhood, or barrio of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. It retains a strong European flavour, with many of its early settlers being from the Italian city of Genoa. In fact the name has a strong assonance with the Genoese neighborhood of Boccadasse , and some people believe that...
neighborhood of
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.
Esteban Baglietto, Alfredo Scarpati, Santiago Sana, and brothers Juan and Teodoro Farenga founded Boca Juniors, the use of
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in team names was commonplace, as
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railway workers had originally introduced association football into Argentina.
Boca Juniors played in local leagues and the amateur second division until being promoted to the first division in 1913, when the division was expanded from six teams to 15. Boca were never relegated; they won six amateur championships (1919, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, and 1930). With the introduction of professionalism in Argentina, Boca won the first title in 1931.
- First Match: April 21, 1905. vs. Mariano Moreno.
- First international match: December 8, 1907. vs. Universal (Montevideo, Uruguay)
- First professional match: May 31, 1931 vs. Chacarita Juniors
Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors are an Argentine professional football club from Villa Maipú, San Martín in the Buenos Aires Province currently playing in the Primera División having just achieved promotion....
.
Team colors
The original jersey colour was pink, which was quickly abandoned for thin black-and-white vertical stripes. The legend has it that in 1906 Boca played another team that used these colors, to decide who would get to keep them. Boca lost, and decided to adopt the colors of the flag of the first boat to subsequently sail into the port at La Boca which was the 4146 ton freighter Drottning Sophia, sailing from Copenhagen. As the boat was from
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, yellow and blue were adopted as the new team colours. The first version had a yellow diagonal band, which was later changed to a horizontal stripe.
Kit evolution and rare kits
First kit evolution
Rare models and special editions
*: This model was worn just for 2 matches during 2005 Summer Tournament (
Torneo de Verano in Spanish) in order to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the institution.
Jerseys
A list of all the original jerseys is also available at the club's
official website.
Badge
The club have had five different crests in their history, the outer shape of the crest has remained unchanged throughout Boca's history. In 1955, laurel leaves were added to celebrate the club's 50th anniversary, and the colours were changed to match those on the team's jersey.
In 1970, one star was added to the badge for each title won domestically (top part, above the initials) and internationally (bottom part). A new star was added to the corresponding section whenever Boca wins a title. To the delight of fans, the crest had to be modified several times in recent years. In 2007 the club changed its crest to include only 3 stars, one for each
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/
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.
Stadium
Boca Juniors used several fields before settling on the current grounds on Brandsen. Their first ground was in
la Dársena Sur but it was vacated in 1907 because it failed to meet the minimum requirements of the league, they then used three pitches in the
Isla Demarchi area between 1908 and 1912. Between 1914 and 1915 the club moved away from La Boca for the only time in their history, moving to
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in the
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of the
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but a relatively poor season and low attendances in 1915 forced them to move back to La Boca.
On May 25, 1916 Boca opened their new stadium on the intersection of Calle Ministro Brin and Calle Senguel they stayed there until 1924 when they moved to their current location on Calle Brandsen and Calle Del Crucero.
Construction work on the concrete structure of their current stadium started in 1938 under the supervision of
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José L.Delpini. Boca played their home matches in the Ferrocarril Oeste field in
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until the structure was completed in 1940. A third level was added in 1953, giving the ground its nickname
La BomboneraLa Bombonera may refer: Estadio Alberto J. Armando, property of Club Atlético Boca Juniors. Estadio Nemesio Díez, property of Deportivo Toluca. Estadio "La Bombonera", property of Club Atlético Basáñez....
('The Chocolate Box'). The side opposite the
Casa Amarilla railway platforms remained mostly unbuilt until 1996, when it was upgraded with new balconies and VIP booths. Three sides of the Bombonera are made up of traditional sloping stadium stands, but the fourth side had to be built vertically, with several seating areas stacked one on top of the other, to stay within the stadium's property. La Bombonera is renowned for vibrating when fans start to jump in rhythm; in particular, the unique vertical side will sway slightly, leading to the phrase, "the Bombonera does not tremble. It beats." (
La Bombonera no tiembla. Late.)
The Bombonera currently has a capacity of around 61,000, the club's popularity make tickets hard to find, especially for the Superclasico game against River Plate. There are planned improvements for the stadium, including measures to ease crowd congestion, use of new technology in the stadium and improved corporate facilities.
- Dársena Sud: 1908 - 1912
- Wilde: 1914 - 1915
- Brins y Sengüel: 1916 - 1924
- Brandsen: from 1924
Supporters
Boca Juniors is traditionally regarded as the club of Argentina's working class, in contrast with the supposedly more upper-class base of cross-town archrival
Club Atlético River PlateClub Atlético River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established in 1901. The club is based in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Núñez, and play at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti...
.
Boca Juniors claims to be the club of "half plus one" (
la mitad mas uno) of Argentina's population, but a 2006 survey placed its following at 40%, still the largest share. They have the highest number of fans, according to their percentage in their country.
The Boca-River
SuperclásicoSuperclásico is the name used to describe the football match in Argentina between Buenos Aires rivals Boca Juniors and River Plate. It derives from the Spanish usage of "clásico" to mean derby, with the prefix "super" used as the two clubs are the most popular and successful clubs in Argentine...
rivalry is one of the most thrilling
derbiesIn many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby means a sporting fixture between two rivals, particularly in association football...
in the world. 327 Boca have won 121, River 105 and there have been 101 draws. After each match (except ties), street signs cover Buenos Aires, at fans' own expense, "ribbing" the losing side with humorous posters. This has become part of Buenos Aires culture ever since a Boca winning streak in the 1990s.
In 1975 a film,
La Raulito was made about the life of Mary Esher Duffau, known as La Raulito, a well known Boca Juniors fan. She died at the age of 74 on 30 April, 2008 on the same day Boca Juniors played a Copa Libertadores match against Brazilian club,
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with the players and fans observing a minutes silence in her remembrance.
Nicknames
Boca fans are known as
los xeneizes (the
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) after the Italian (especially Genoese) immigrants who founded the team and populated La Boca in the early 20th century.
Many rival fans in Argentina refer to the Boca Juniors' fans as
Los Bosteros (the manure handlers) originating from the horse manure used in the brick factory that occupied the ground where
La Bombonera stands. Originally an insult used by rivals, Boca fans have taken to wearing it with ultimate pride.
Following the team colors, Boca's shirt is also called
la azul y oro (the blue and gold).
There is a society which dedicates all of its activities to supporting the team known as
la número 12 or
la doce (player number
doce or 12, meaning "the 12th player")
International
Peñas (fan clubs) exist in a number of Argentine cities, and abroad, in countries such as
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,
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,
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[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
,
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and
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.
Boca Juniors are particularly popular in Japan because of the club's success in recent years at the Intercontinental Cup held in Japan. All over the world, fans are drawn to Boca by the club's international titles, and by the success of Boca players who went on to play in
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such as Hugo Ibarra,
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,
Diego CagnaDiego Sebastián Cagna is a retired Argentine professional football midfielder, he currently works as the manager of Argentine side Club Atlético Tigre....
,
Enzo FerreroEnzo Ferrero is a retired Argentine footballer who played for Boca Juniors in Argentina and Sporting de Gijón in Spain.Ferrero started his professional playing career on September 9 1971 in a 3-0 win over Los Andes...
,
Roberto AbbondanzieriRoberto Carlos "Pato" Abbondanzieri is an Argentine football goalkeeper who plays for Boca Juniors and the Argentina national football team.- Club career :...
,
Nicolás BurdissoNicolás Andrés Burdisso is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for A.S. Roma on loan from F.C. Internazionale Milano.-Boca Juniors:...
, Fernando Gago,
Diego MaradonaDiego Armando Maradona is a former Argentine football player, and current manager of the Argentine national team...
, Claudio Caniggia,
Gabriel BatistutaGabriel Omar Batistuta , nicknamed Batigol, is a former professional footballer. The prolific Argentine striker played most of his club football at Fiorentina in Italy, and he is the eighth top scorer of all time in the Italian Serie A league, with 184 goals in 318 matches between 1991 and 2003...
,
Juan Román RiquelmeJuan Román Riquelme is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Boca Juniors of the Argentine Primera División as an attacking midfielder....
and
Carlos TevezCarlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City....
.
Boca have fans throughout
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, especially in
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and
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, and also in parts of the
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where there has been Latin immigration and where in July 2007, after the club had toured pre-season, it was reported that the club were considering the possibility of creating a
Boca Juniors USA team to compete in
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(MLS) with in
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,
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,
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and
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mentioned as possible locations.
Rivalries
Boca Juniors has had a long standing rivalry with
River PlateClub Atlético River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established in 1901. The club is based in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Núñez, and play at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti...
. The Superclásico is known worldwide as one of world football's fiercest and
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rivalries. It is particularly noted for the passion of the fans, the stands of both teams feature fireworks, coloured confetti, flags and rolls of paper. Both sets of supporters sing passionate songs (often based on popular Argentine rock band tunes) against their rivals, and the stadiums are known to bounce with the simultaneous jumping of the fans. Sometimes the games have been known to end in riots between the hardest supporters of both sides or against the police. The
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newspaper
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put the Superclásico at the top of their list of 50 sporting things you must do before you die.
The two clubs both have origins in the poor riverside area of Buenos Aires known as La Boca. River however moved to the more affluent district of
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in the north of the city in 1923.
Boca Juniors and River Plate have played 327 games all time against each other, with Boca winning 121, River 105 and 101 times the games ended in a draw. In the Professional Era the two clubs have played 184 games with Boca winning 68, River 61 and 55 draws.
This intense rivalry has not stopped players from playing for both clubs, most notably
Gabriel BatistutaGabriel Omar Batistuta , nicknamed Batigol, is a former professional footballer. The prolific Argentine striker played most of his club football at Fiorentina in Italy, and he is the eighth top scorer of all time in the Italian Serie A league, with 184 goals in 318 matches between 1991 and 2003...
and
Claudio CaniggiaClaudio Paul Caniggia is a former Argentine football forward, who played 50 times for the Argentine national team...
.
Top scorers
- see also Boca Juniors topscorers
This article includes statistics of Boca Juniors All Time Top Goal Scorers.Roberto Cherro is Boca Juniors All Time Goal Scorer with 221 goals ....
- ARG Roberto Cherro
Roberto Eugenio Cerro, named "Cherro" was an Argentine football striker. He was born in Barracas in the city of Buenos Aires in Argentina...
(1926~1938) 221 goals
- ARG Martín Palermo
Martín Palermo is a professional footballer currently playing for Boca Juniors of Argentina. Nicknamed "El Loco", he has also played in Argentina for Estudiantes de La Plata as well as in Spain in La Liga for Villarreal CF, Real Betis, and Deportivo Alavés.- Biography :His career started slowly at...
(1997~2001; 2004~present) 209 goals*
- ARG Francisco Varallo
Francisco Antonio "Pancho" Varallo is a former football player for Argentina and is the only person still living who participated in the first FIFA World Cup, which took place in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1930. He also played in the final match of the competition.-Early years:He was born in La Plata,...
(1931~1939) 194 goals
- ARG Domingo Tarasconi
Domingo Alberto Tarasconi is a former Argentine football striker. He played most of his career for Boca Juniors where he was Club topscorer on 5 occasions and Argentine Primera league topscorer on 4 occasions .-Club career:Tarasconi won 10 titles with Boca Juniors and 3 Copa América with Argentina...
(1922~1932) 193 goals
- ARG Jaime Sarlanga
Jaime Sarlanga is a former Argentine football striker. He was in the city of Tigre in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina...
(1940~1948) 128 goals
- ARG Mario Boyé
Mario Emilio Heriberto Boyé Auterio was an Argentine footballer. A powerful striker, he played for Boca Juniors, Racing Club de Avellaneda and Huracán in Argentina, Genoa in Italy and Millonarios in Colombia....
(1941~1949; 1955) 124 goals
- PAR Delfín Benítez Cáceres
Delfín Benítez Cáceres was a Paraguayan football striker.Benítez started his career in Libertad of his native country. As one of the key players of the Paraguayan national football team in the early 1930's he gained the attention of Argentinian club Boca Juniors and signed with them in 1932...
(1932~1938) 115 goals
- * Still Active as of October 4, 2009.
Players
- To appear in this section a player must have played at least 50 games for the club
Amateur Era (1905-31)
Pedro Calomino Bleo Pedro Fournol Calomino was an Argentine football striker. He played nearly all of his career for Boca Juniors, he also played 37 games for the Argentina national football team scoring 5 goals....
(1911~13,1915~24)
Américo TesoriereAmérico Miguel Tesoriere was an Argentine football goalkeeper and one of the early figures in Boca Juniors history during the amateur era of the Argentine football...
(
GKIn association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...
) (1916~27) Alfredo Garasini (1916~28)
Ramón MuttisRamón Alfredo Muttis was an Argentine football defender who won five league titles with Boca Juniors. He also played for the Argentina national team winning the 1925 Copa América....
(1923~32)
Ludovico BidoglioLudovico Bidoglio was an Argentine football defender, and one of Boca Juniors' idols."Vico" made his debut with Sportivo Palermo in 1916, playing as a forward...
(1922~31)
Domingo TarasconiDomingo Alberto Tarasconi is a former Argentine football striker. He played most of his career for Boca Juniors where he was Club topscorer on 5 occasions and Argentine Primera league topscorer on 4 occasions .-Club career:Tarasconi won 10 titles with Boca Juniors and 3 Copa América with Argentina...
(1922~32)
Roberto CherroRoberto Eugenio Cerro, named "Cherro" was an Argentine football striker. He was born in Barracas in the city of Buenos Aires in Argentina...
(1926~35)
Antonio AlberinoAntonio Américo Alberino is a former Argentine football striker who won two league championships with Boca Juniors.Alberino started his career in 1929 at the age of 18, he went on to play 108 games in all competitions for the club, scoring 30 goals...
(1929~34) ARG
Pedro Arico SuárezPedro Bonifacio Suárez Pérez, commonly known as Arico Suárez , was a Spanish-Argentine football left half who played for Boca Juniors where he won five league championships and for the Argentina national team, including appearances at the inaugral FIFA World Cup in 1930, making him the only Canary...
(1929~42)
1930s - 1970s
Francisco VaralloFrancisco Antonio "Pancho" Varallo is a former football player for Argentina and is the only person still living who participated in the first FIFA World Cup, which took place in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1930. He also played in the final match of the competition.-Early years:He was born in La Plata,...
(1931~39) Juan Elías Yustrich (
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) (1932~37)
Delfín Benítez CáceresDelfín Benítez Cáceres was a Paraguayan football striker.Benítez started his career in Libertad of his native country. As one of the key players of the Paraguayan national football team in the early 1930's he gained the attention of Argentinian club Boca Juniors and signed with them in 1932...
(1932~38)
Natalio PesciaNatalio Agustín Pescia is a former Argentine football midfielder. He was born in Dock Sud in Avellaneda, Argentina. He played his entire club career for Boca Juniors in Argentina....
(1933~42)
Ernesto LazzattiErnesto Lazzatti is a former Argentine football defender who won five league championships with Boca Juniors....
(1934~47)
Domingos da GuiaDomingos Antônio da Guia , nicknamed the "the Divine Master" was a Brazilian footballer. He is regarded as one of the greatest players in Flamengo and Corinthians history, as well as the all time best Brazilian defender.He quickly rose to fame as one of Bangu's key players between 1929-1932...
(1935~37) Víctor Valussi (1935~36, 1938~45)
Juan Alberto EstradaJuan Alberto Estrada was an Argentine football goalkeeper who won two Copa América championships with the Argentina national team and two league titles with Boca Juniors.-Club:...
(1938~43)
Jaime SarlangaJaime Sarlanga is a former Argentine football striker. He was in the city of Tigre in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina...
(1940~48)
Carlos "Lucho" SosaCarlos Adolfo "Lucho" Sosa was an Argentine football midfielder.-Playing career:Sosa started his career with Atlanta, before joining Boca Juniors where he played midfield with Ernesto Lazzatti and Natalio Pescia...
(1941~51)
Mario BoyéMario Emilio Heriberto Boyé Auterio was an Argentine footballer. A powerful striker, he played for Boca Juniors, Racing Club de Avellaneda and Huracán in Argentina, Genoa in Italy and Millonarios in Colombia....
(1941~49; 1955)
Severino VarelaSeverino Varela was an Uruguayan football striker who played for the Uruguay national team on 24 occasions, scoring 19 goals.Varela started his playing career in 1932 playing for River Plate...
(1943~45) José Borello (1945-50)
Juan Francisco LombardoJuan Francisco Lombardo is a retired Argentine football defender. He played a large part of his career for Argentine giants Boca Juniors and represented Argentina on 37 occasions.-Claub career:...
(1952~60)
Julio MusimessiJulio Elías Musimessi was an Argentine football goalkeeper who played for Newell's Old Boys, Boca Juniors and the Argentina national team....
(1953~1959)
Antonio RattínAntonio Ubaldo Rattín is a former Argentine football player, best known as a Boca Juniors midfielder, and because of an incident in a match at the 1966 FIFA World Cup...
(1956~70)
Silvio MarzoliniSilvio Marzolini is a former Argentine football player who played for Boca Juniors . He is widely regarded as being one of the best left backs of all time, playing this position for the Argentine national team in the 1962 FIFA World Cup and the 1966 FIFA World Cup...
(1960~72)
Antonio RomaAntonio Roma is a former Argentine football goalkeeper.Nicknamed Tarzan for the way of throwing himself for the ball, he started his professional career with Ferrocarril Oeste in 1955, where he played until 1959...
(
GKIn association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...
) (1960~72)
Paulo ValentimPaulo Valentim was a Brazilian football striker. He played for clubs in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico.-Biography:Valentim came through the youth team of Guarani Futebol Clube to make his first team debut in 1952...
(1960~64)
Carmelo SimeoneCarmelo Simeone "Cholo", is a former Argentine football defender who won three league championships with Boca Juniors and played for the Argentina national team.-Club career:...
(1962~67) Federico "Poncho" Insua (1963~71)
Alfredo "El Tanque" RojasAlfredo Hugo "El Tanque" Rojas Delinge is a former professional Argentine football player....
(1964~68) Norberto Rubén Madurga (1965~71) Ramón Héctor Ponce (1966~74)
Julio MeléndezJulio Meléndez Calderón is a retired Peruvian football defender.He was one of South American's most recognized defenders of his time, he was a great success in Argentine football to the point of being considered an all-time first team at Boca Juniors...
(1968~72)
Rubén SuñéRubén José Suñé is a former Argentine football midfielder who won eight titles with Boca Juniors and also played for the Argentina national team....
(1969~72, 1976~80)
1970s - 1990s
Enzo FerreroEnzo Ferrero is a retired Argentine footballer who played for Boca Juniors in Argentina and Sporting de Gijón in Spain.Ferrero started his professional playing career on September 9 1971 in a 3-0 win over Los Andes...
(1971~75)
Osvaldo PotenteOsvaldo Potente is a retired Argentine football striker. He played club football in Argentina and Bolivia as well as representing the Argentina national football team on three occasions.-Biography:...
(1971~75, 1979~80)
Roberto MouzoRoberto Mouzo is a retired Argentine football defender. He was born on January 8 1953, in the city of Avellaneda in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. He played the vast majority of his career for Club Atlético Boca Juniors of the Primera Division Argentina.-Playing career:Mouzo started his...
(1971~84)
Hugo CurioniHugo Alberto Curioni is a retired Argentine football centre forward. He played professional football in Argentina, France and Mexico.-Argentina:...
(1970~1973) Marcelo Trobbiani (1973~76, 1981~82)
Alberto TarantiniAlberto Tarantini is an Argentine former football player. He played as a defensive left back early in his career, and later as a wing back....
(1973~77)
Vicente "Tano" PerníaVicente Alberto Pernía , known as El Tano , is a former Argentine professional footballer. He then went on to a second career as a car racing driver.-Club career:...
(1973~81)
Jorge "Chino" BenítezJorge José Benítez is an Argentine former football player, and coach.El Chino Benítez started his career in Racing Club in 1969; in 1973 he was transferred to Boca Juniors, where he stayed until retirement in 1983...
(1973~83) Jorge Ribolzi (1976~1981)
Carlos VeglioCarlos José Veglio is a former Argentine football striker. He won a number of major titles with San Lorenzo and Boca Juniors and represented the Argentina national football team.-Early years:...
(1976~78, 1980)
Carlos García CambónCarlos María García Cambón is a former Argentine footballer currently working as a manager. He is probably most famous for scoring 4 goals on his debut for Boca Juniors in the superclásico derby against River Plate....
(1974~77)
Darío FelmanDarío Luis Felman is a retired Argentine football striker who won the Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup with Boca Juniors in 1977.-Club career:...
(1975~78)
Mario ZanabriaMario Nicasio Zanabria is a former Argentine football player and the current coach of Real España.A playmaker, Zanabria made debut in first division in 1967 with Unión de Santa Fe, where he played until 1969....
(1976~80)
Ernesto "Héber" MastrángeloErnesto Enrique Mastrángelo is a former Argentine football striker who played for both River Plate and Boca Juniors in Argentina. He also played international football for the Argentina national team...
(1976~81)
Pancho SáFrancisco Pedro Manuel Sá is a retired Argentine football defender.Sá holds the record for the most Copa Libertadores titles, he won six; 4 consecutive titles with Club Atlético Independiente between 1972 and 1975, and a further 2 with Boca Juniors in 1977 and 1978.Sá started his career with...
(1976~81)
Hugo GattiHugo Orlando Gatti, Loco Gatti is a former Argentine professional football goalkeeper who played in the Argentine First Division for 26 seasons and set a record of 765 appearances...
(1976~89) (GK) (765 matches)
Ricardo GarecaRicardo Alberto "Tigre" Gareca is an Argentine football manager and former player. Gareca who was nicknamed "El Tigre" played for three important clubs in Argentina and for the Argentina national football team...
(1978~80, 1982~84)
Diego MaradonaDiego Armando Maradona is a former Argentine football player, and current manager of the Argentine national team...
(1981~82, 1995~97)
Miguel Ángel BrindisiMiguel Angel Brindisi is an Argentine football coach and former attacking midfield player...
(1981~82)
Julio OlarticoecheaJulio Jorge Olarticoechea is a former football defender and World Champion from Argentina, who played at the 1982, 1986 and the 1990 World Cups....
(1985~86)
Milton Melgar (1985~88)
Carlos Daniel TapiaCarlos Daniel Tapia is a retired Argentine footballer.He started playing for River Plate in 1981, when then coach Alfredo Di Stéfano named him for the first team, replacing football legend Norberto Alonso....
(1985~94)
Jorge ComasJorge Alberto Comas Romero is a former Argentine footballer. He played club football in Argentina and Mexico and represented the Argentina national football team....
(1986~89)
José Luis CuciuffoJosé Luis Cuciuffo was a defender in the starting XI of 1986 FIFA World Cup-winning Argentine national team. He was fatally wounded in the stomach while out hunting in the southern Buenos Aires province, near the Bahía San Blas bay...
(1987~90)
Diego LatorreDiego Fernando Latorre is a former Argentine football striker.Latorre was one of the first Argentine players to be labelled as the "New Maradona". He made his professional debut for Boca Juniors on October 18, 1987 against Platense scoring his first goal at the same match. He won the 1991...
(1987~92, 1996~98)
Claudio MarangoniClaudio Oscar Marangoni is a former Argentine footballer who played club football in Argentina and England and played for the Argentina national team....
(1988~90)
Juan SimónJuan Simón is a former football defender from Argentina.-Early years:Simón started his career with Newell's Old Boys in 1977. In 1979 he was part of the Argentina national under-20 football team that won the FIFA U-20 World Cup...
(1988~94)
Diego SoñoraDiego Luis Soñora is a former Argentine football defender and midfielder.Soñora spent a large part of his career with Argentine giants Boca Juniors where he won 5 titles between 1988 and 1995...
(1988~95)
Carlos Navarro MontoyaCarlos Fernando Navarro Montoya is a retired professional Argentine footballer, who has played club football in Argentina, Colombia, Spain, Chile, Brazil and Uruguay...
(1988~96) (
GKIn association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...
)
Blas GiuntaBlas Armando Giunta is an Argentine former football player, currently working as a manager in Argentine's 2nd division with Club Almirante Brown....
(1989~93, 1995~97)
1990s - 2000s
Alberto MárcicoAlberto José Márcico is a former Argentine football striker. He played club football in Argentina and France as well as representing the Argentina national football team....
(1992~95)
"Beto" CarranzaLuis Alberto "Beto" Carranza is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ceramica Argentina.-Career:...
(1992~95)
Sergio "Manteca" MartínezSergio Daniel Martínez Alzuri, nicknamed Manteca , is a retired Uruguayan football striker. He was two times topscorer in the Argentine first division during his 5 years with Boca Juniors.-Club career:...
(1992~97)
Rodolfo ArruabarrenaRodolfo Martín Arruabarrena is an Argentine football player currently playing as a left back for Tigre in the Primera División Argentina...
(1993~2000)
Nelson VivasNelson David Vivas is a former professional Argentine football player, who played primarily as right-back...
(1994~97)
Alphonse TchamiAlphonse Marie Tchami Djomaha is a retired Cameroonian football player.-Career:Tchami began his career in his homeland with Unisport Bafang before moving to Danish side Vejle BK. After a short spell which involved relegation, Tchami moved to Odense BK where his form won him a move to Argentine...
(1994~97)
Rubén Da SilvaRuben Fernando da Silva Echeverrito is a retired Uruguayan football striker. He was born on April 11 1968, in the city of Montevideo in Uruguay. He played for a number of clubs in Uruguay, Argentina, Spain, Italy and Mexico....
(1994~95)
Diego CagnaDiego Sebastián Cagna is a retired Argentine professional football midfielder, he currently works as the manager of Argentine side Club Atlético Tigre....
(1995~98, 2003~05)
Juan Román RiquelmeJuan Román Riquelme is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Boca Juniors of the Argentine Primera División as an attacking midfielder....
(1995~02, 2007~present)
Claudio CaniggiaClaudio Paul Caniggia is a former Argentine football forward, who played 50 times for the Argentine national team...
(1995~98)
Aníbal MatellánAníbal Samuel Matellán is an Argentine football defender. He Currently plays for Arsenal de Sarandí.-Career:Matellán started his career at Argentine giants Boca Juniors, after several years of success with the club...
(1996~2001, 2004~05)
Walter SamuelWalter Adrián Samuel is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Italian Serie A club Internazionale.-Club career:...
(1997~2000)
Óscar CórdobaÓscar Córdoba is a Colombian football goalkeeper who has played more than 70 games for the Colombia national team. He plays in Millonarios from Bogotá, Colombia.-Club career:...
(1997~2001) (
GKIn association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...
)
Jorge BermúdezJorge Hernán Bermúdez Morales is a retired Colombian football defender who played 56 times for the Colombia national team between 1995 and 2001...
(1997~2002)
Nolberto SolanoNolberto Albino Solano Todco , commonly known as "Nobby" or "Ñol", is a Peruvian football player who plays for Universitario de Deportes, having spent much of his career in the English Premier League...
(1997-1998)
Cristian Traverso Cristian Alberto Traverso is a retired Argentine footballer who played for a number of clubs both in Argentina and Latin America, including Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors and Puebla....
(1997~2002, 2004~2005)
Roberto AbbondanzieriRoberto Carlos "Pato" Abbondanzieri is an Argentine football goalkeeper who plays for Boca Juniors and the Argentina national football team.- Club career :...
(1997~2006, 2009~present) (
GKIn association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...
)
Guillermo Barros SchelottoGuillermo Barros Schelotto is an Argentine soccer player who currently plays for Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.-Argentina:...
(1997~2007) (Tied for Boca record: 16 titles)
Martín PalermoMartín Palermo is a professional footballer currently playing for Boca Juniors of Argentina. Nicknamed "El Loco", he has also played in Argentina for Estudiantes de La Plata as well as in Spain in La Liga for Villarreal CF, Real Betis, and Deportivo Alavés.- Biography :His career started slowly at...
(1997~2000,2004~present)
Mauricio "Chicho" SernaMauricio Alberto Serna Valencia is a retired Colombian football player who played 51 games for the Colombia national team between 1993 and 2001...
(1998~2002) Hugo Ibarra (1998~2001,2002~2003,2007~present)
Sebastián BattagliaSebastián Alejandro Battaglia is an Argentine football midfielder who currently plays with Argentine club Boca Juniors....
(1998~2003,2005~present) (Tied for Boca record: 16 titles)
Nicolás BurdissoNicolás Andrés Burdisso is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for A.S. Roma on loan from F.C. Internazionale Milano.-Boca Juniors:...
(1999~04)
Marcelo DelgadoMarcelo Alejandro Delgado is an Argentine football player usually a deep-lying forward, currently Free Agent. He is regarded as one of the best Argentinian forwards in the past decade. He has been capped for Argentina and played at the 1996 Olympic Games and the 1998 FIFA World Cup...
(2000~03, 2005~06)
Raul Alfredo CasciniRaul Alfredo Cascini , is a retired Argentine football midfielder, who also has Italian nationality. His first club was Platense and has also played for Estudiantes de La Plata, Independiente and Boca Juniors....
(2001~04)
Rolando SchiaviRolando Schiavi is an Argentine football defender. He currently plays for Newell's Old Boys in Argentina.-Club career:...
(2001~05)
Carlos TévezCarlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City....
(2001~04)
Clemente RodriguezClemente Juan Rodríguez is an Argentine footballer that currently plays for Estudiantes. He was an important player for Boca Juniors before he signed for Spartak Moscow, and then again on loan for the 2007 Clausura...
(2001~04, 2007) Fernando Gago (2004~07) Claudio Morel Rodríguez (2004~present)
Rodrigo PalacioRodrigo Sebastián Palacio is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Genoa C.F.C.. He plays as a second striker and winger. One of his greatest skills is his speed, which he utilises very effectively down the flanks...
(2005~2009) Daniel Díaz (2005~07)
Juan KrupoviesaJuan Ángel Krupoviesa is an Argentine football defender who currently plays for Boca Juniors.Krupoviesa had his professional debut with Estudiantes de La Plata, where he played from 1999 until 2005 when he moved to Boca...
(2005~07, 2009~present)
Coaches
Boca's two most successful coaches were
Juan Carlos LorenzoJuan Carlos Lorenzo was an Argentine football player and coach. He is an icon for Boca Juniors fans, as he coached the club to its first two Copa Libertadores titles.-Biography:...
(1976~79, 1987), and
Carlos BianchiCarlos Arcecio Bianchi is a former Argentine football player and coach.- Career :Bianchi was top goalscorer of the French league for five years, and scored 393 goals in 562 first division matches .As a coach, he obtained 7 Argentine league titles and 8 international titles...
, (1998-2002, 2003~04).
Toto Lorenzo won five titles with the team, including the Libertadores Cup in 1977 and 1978, the Intercontinental Cup in 1977, and the
Metropolitano and NacionalThe Primera División is the top level of Argentine football league, and is organized by the Argentine Football Association. Founded in 1893, it is currently composed of 20 teams....
in 1976. Bianchi won nine, including Aperturas in 1998, 2000 and 2003, the 1999 Clausura, the Libertadores Cup in 2000, 2001, and 2003, and the Intercontinental Cup in 2000 and 2003.
On 22 August, 2006, it was announced that
Ricardo LavolpeRicardo Antonio Lavolpe Guarchoni, born February 6, 1952 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football manager. Lavolpe is a former Argentine World Cup winning goalkeeper and the former coach of the Mexican national team. He is known for his tactical flexibility during matches and abrasive manner, as...
would take over the post of coach on September 15, replacing
Alfio BasileAlfio Rubén Basile , known as Coco, is an Argentine football coach and former player.-Playing career:Basile started his playing career at the Bella Vista club in his home city...
, who had been selected to manage
Argentina National Football TeamThe Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association . Argentina has won most international titles by any national team - 19, a record shared with Uruguay....
. Lavolpe failed to continue Basile's chain of success, losing the 2006 Apertura championship in spite of a 4 points advantage with only two rounds to go.
Miguel Angel RussoMiguel Ángel Russo is an Argentine football coach and former player, who last coaches Rosario Central.- Career :...
was hired as Lavolpe's replacement. Boca took second place to San Lorenzo de Almagro in the 2007
Clausura tournament, but went on to win the Copa Libertadores with a 5-0 overall rout of Brazilian Grêmio.
Carlos IschiaCarlos Ischia is a former Argentine footballer. He was last the head coach of Boca Juniors.-Playing career:...
was hired after
Miguel Angel RussoMiguel Ángel Russo is an Argentine football coach and former player, who last coaches Rosario Central.- Career :...
left to go be San Lorenzo de Almagro's Coach.
Chairmen
Pedro PompilioPedro Pompilio was a football businessman and chairman of Boca Juniors. He began his mandate at the club on 4 December 2007 and it lasted until his death on 30 October 2008 due to heart problems...
was the club's last elected chairman, succeeding
Ing. Mauricio MacriMauricio Macri is an Argentine businessman become politician, son of Franco Macri an industrial businessman of Italian origin successful in the 1970's and '80s. He served as a national deputy representing the city of Buenos Aires in the Lower House of Congress, and, since 10 December 2007, is the...
(current
Head of Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires). Pompilio died during his presidency on October 30, 2008 due to heart attack. His family asked not to send flowers to his funeral and donate money to UNICEF instead. He was 58 years old at that time. He was married and had two children.
Jorge Amor AmealJorge Amor Ameal , is an Argentinian businessman, who is actually Boca Juniors president.He became the club's first Vice-President, following the formula in the Presidential employer Pedro Pompilio, the June 1 of 2008. But he had to take the post due to Pompilio's death on the October 30 of 2008....
, 1st vice president during
Pedro PompilioPedro Pompilio was a football businessman and chairman of Boca Juniors. He began his mandate at the club on 4 December 2007 and it lasted until his death on 30 October 2008 due to heart problems...
's direction, is the new Boca Juniors president. Boca's most successful president was Mauricio Macri (1996-2008). During his era, the club has won almost all of its international titles.
Institutional
Executive Board 2008-2011
- President: Jorge Amor Ameal
Jorge Amor Ameal , is an Argentinian businessman, who is actually Boca Juniors president.He became the club's first Vice-President, following the formula in the Presidential employer Pedro Pompilio, the June 1 of 2008. But he had to take the post due to Pompilio's death on the October 30 of 2008....
- 2nd Vice-president: José Beraldi
- 3rd Vice-president: Juan Carlos Crespi
- Secretary: Oscar A. Vicente
Amateur (7)
- 1919 - Campeonato
- 1920 - Campeonato
- 1923 - Campeonato
- 1924 - Campeonato
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1925 - Campeón de Honor
1926 - Campeonato
1930 - Campeonato |
Professional (24)
- 1931
-Overview:18 teams broke away from the amateur league structure to form a new professinal league, the inaugral champions were Boca Juniors led by coach Mario Fortunato. The top scorer of the championship was Alberto Zozaya of Estudiantes de La Plata with 33 goals....
- Campeonato
- 1934
-Overview:It was performed in 14 teams, and Boca Juniors won the championship.-League Standings:-See also:*1934 in Argentine football...
- Campeonato
- 1935
-Overview:It was performed in 18 teams, and Boca Juniors won the championship.-League Standings:-See also:*1935 in Argentine football...
- Campeonato
- 1940
-Overview:It was performed in 18 teams, and Boca Juniors won the championship.-League Standings:-See also:*1940 in Argentine football...
- Campeonato
- 1943
-Overview:It was performed in 16 teams, and Boca Juniors won the championship.-League Standings:-See also:*1943 in Argentine football...
- Campeonato
- 1944
-Overview:It was performed in 16 teams, and Boca Juniors won the championship.-League Standings:-See also:*1944 in Argentine football...
- Campeonato
- 1954
-Overview:It was performed in 16 teams, and Boca Juniors won the championship.-League Standings:-See also:*1954 in Argentine football...
- Campeonato
- 1962
-Overview:It was performed in 15 teams, and Boca Juniors won the championship.-League Standings:-See also:*1962 in Argentine football...
- Campeonato
- 1964
-Overview:It was performed in 16 teams, and Boca Juniors won the championship.-League Standings:-See also:*1964 in Argentine football...
- Campeonato
- 1965
-Overview:It was performed in 18 teams, and Boca Juniors won the championship.-League Standings:-See also:*1965 in Argentine football...
- Campeonato
- 1969 - Copa Argentina
- 1969 - Nacional
The Nacional championship was an Argentine football tournament that existed between 1967 and 1985. The Nacional formed one half of the Argentine 1st division taking place in the second half of the year, the Metropolitano took place in the first half of the year. This arrangement lasted until 1982...
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1970 - Nacional The Nacional championship was an Argentine football tournament that existed between 1967 and 1985. The Nacional formed one half of the Argentine 1st division taking place in the second half of the year, the Metropolitano took place in the first half of the year. This arrangement lasted until 1982...
1976 - MetropolitanoThe Metropolitano championship was an Argentine football tournament that existed between 1967 and 1984. The Metropolitano formed one half of the Argentine 1st division taking place in the first half of the year, the Nacional took place in the 2nd half of the year. This arrangement lasted until 1982...
1976 - NacionalThe Nacional championship was an Argentine football tournament that existed between 1967 and 1985. The Nacional formed one half of the Argentine 1st division taking place in the second half of the year, the Metropolitano took place in the first half of the year. This arrangement lasted until 1982...
1981 - MetropolitanoThe Metropolitano championship was an Argentine football tournament that existed between 1967 and 1984. The Metropolitano formed one half of the Argentine 1st division taking place in the first half of the year, the Nacional took place in the 2nd half of the year. This arrangement lasted until 1982...
Apertura 1992
Apertura 1998
Clausura 1999
Apertura 2000
Apertura 2003
Apertura 2005
Clausura 2006
Apertura 2008 |
International (18)
FIFA Club World CupThe FIFA Club World Cup, formerly known as the FIFA Club World Championship, is a football competition contested between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations, although, since 2007, the champions of Oceania must play a qualifying play-off against the champion club of the host...
:
- Runner-up (1): 2007
The 2007 FIFA Club World Cup was a football tournament played in Japan from 7 December to 16 December 2007. It was the fourth FIFA Club World Cup, a tournament organised by FIFA for the winners of each confederation's top continental club tournament....
Intercontinental CupThe European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
: (record)
- Winner (3): 1977; 2000; 2003
- Runner-up (1): 2001
Copa Libertadores:
- Winner (6): 1977
The 1977 Copa Libertadores was the 18th edition of CONMEBOL's top club tournament. The tournament was won by Boca Juniors after defeating defending champions Cruzeiro for their first Copa Libertadores title.-Group stage:...
; 1978The 1978 edition of Copa Libertadores was won by Boca Juniors, of Argentina for the second straight year, after defeating Deportivo Cali of Colombia in the final.-Group 1 :* 27/06: LDU-Independiente 1-0...
; 2000The 2000 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 41st in the tournament's history. It was held between February 15 and June 21. Thirty-two teams participated in this event.-Group 1:-Group 2:-Group 3:-Group 4:-Group 5:-Group 6:...
; 2001The 2001 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 42nd in the tournament's history. It was held between February 6 and June 28. Boca Juniors emerged victorious, winning the Copa Libertadores for the fourth time in their history.-Group 1:-Group 2:...
; 2003The Copa Libertadores 2003 was the 44th edition of the tournament. The tournament took place from February 4, 2003 to July 2, 2003.-Group 1:-Group 2:-Group 3:-Group 4:-Group 5:-Group 6:-Group 7:-Group 8:-Bracket:-Round of 16:...
; 2007The Copa Libertadores de America 2007 was the 48th edition of the Copa Libertadores. It started on January 24, 2007. The group stage finished on April 26, 2007. The knock out stage started on May 2, 2007, and finished on June 20, 2007. It was won by Boca Juniors...
- Runner-up (3): 1963
The 1963 Copa Libertadores was the fourth edition of CONMEBOL's annual club tournament. The national champions of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay qualified as well as the defending champion Santos FC. Bolivia did not send their national champion for this...
; 1979The 1979 Copa Libertadores represented the 20th edition of the tournament, in which saw Olimpia of Paraguay win the title for the first time. This allowed the Paraguayan side to play the Intercontinental Cup against Malmö FF of Sweden, in which the South American side won.- Qualified teams :...
; 2004The 2004 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 45th in the tournament's history. Once Caldas won the Cup for the first time. This became the second time that a team from Colombia won the Copa Libertadores. 36 teams participated in the tournament. In the First Round, the teams were divided into 9...
Copa SudamericanaThe Copa Sudamericana, officially Copa Sudamericana de Clubes, also known as Copa Nissan Sudamericana for sponsorship reasons, is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most important competition in South American club football...
: (record)
- Winner (2): 2004
The 2004 Copa Nissan Sudamericana was the 3rd edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international football tournament. It was won by Argentine club Boca Juniors, who defeated Bolívar of Bolivia to win their first title.-Argentina Preliminary:|-...
; 2005The 2005 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes was international football cup competition played annually by clubs of CONMEBOL and, starting with this edition, invited teams from CONCACAF...
Recopa SudamericanaThe Recopa Sudamericana is an annual football match-up between the reigning champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana. It is the South American equivalent to UEFA's Super Cup....
: (record)
- Winner (4): 1990
The Recopa Sudamericana 1990 was the second edition of this cup and consisted of a single match played between the 1989 Copa Libertadores champion Atlético Nacional of Colombia against the 1989 Supercopa Sudamericana champion Boca Juniors of Argentina. The match was played at the Orange Bowl in...
; 2005The 2005 Recopa Sudamericana was the 13th match-up between the champions of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana...
; 2006The 2006 Recopa Sudamericana was the 14th edition of the CONMEBOL tournament contested between the champions of CONMEBOL's two continental tournaments. This year's edition was contested by the 2005 Copa Libertadores champion São Paulo from Brazil, and the 2005 Copa Sudamericana champion...
; 2008The 2008 Recopa Sudamericana was the 16th edition of the CONMEBOL tournament contested between the champions of CONMEBOL's two continental tournaments. This year's edition was contested by the 2007 Copa Libertadores champion Club Atlético Boca Juniors and the 2007 Copa Sudamericana champion...
- Runner-up (1): 2004
The 2004 Recopa Sudamericana was the football match final between Boca Juniors of Argentina, who won the Copa Libertadores 2003, and Cienciano of Peru, who won the Copa Sudamericana 2003. The match was played in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and won by Cienciano on penalties after a 1-1 draw...
Supercopa SudamericanaSupercopa Sudamericana , also known as Supercopa João Havelange was a competition played from 1988 to 1997 by the past winners of Copa Libertadores...
:
- Winner (1): 1989
- Runner-up (1): 1994
Supercopa MastersThe Supercopa Masters, also known as Copa Master de Supercopa, was a football tournament, played in 1992 and 1995. It was disputed by the past winners of Supercopa Sudamericana.-List of champions:...
:
Copa de Oro (CONMEBOL) Nicolás LeozThe Copa de Oro , or Copa de Oro Nicolás Leoz, was an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1993 and 1996. It was disputed between the winners of the Copa Libertadores de América, the Supercopa Sudamericana, the Copa CONMEBOL, and the Supercopa Masters...
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Records
- Boca Juniors and Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan and as just Milan in Italy, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy...
both hold a world record 18 official international titles.
- Boca Juniors has the most official titles (domestic and international) for an Argentine football club with 41 titles in the professional era (48 including amateur titles).
- Boca Juniors were awarded the title "Campeón de Honor" (Honour Champion) in 1925, due to a highly successful tour through Europe in which the club played Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. It is the most successful team in Spanish football and was voted by FIFA as the most successful club of the 20th century, having won a record thirty-one La Liga titles, seventeen Spanish Cups, a record nine European...
, Atlético Madrid and Real SociedadReal Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club from the Basque city of San Sebastián in Guipúzcoa. Founded on September 7 1909, it was relegated to Segunda División at the end of the 2006-2007 season...
, as well as German and French teams, with an impressive record of 15 wins, one draw and three defeats. This title was declared official by the Argentine Football AssociationThe Argentine Football Association is the governing body of football in Argentina. It organises the Argentine football league and the Argentina national football team...
, thereby increasing the total number of amateur and professional titles to 49 (31 domestic and 18 international titles).
- 40 consecutive Primera División
The Primera División is the top level of Argentine football league, and is organized by the Argentine Football Association. Founded in 1893, it is currently composed of 20 teams....
matches unbeaten - an Argentine record: from 5 May 1998 to 2 June 1999, with 29 victories and 11 draws.
- Three times winner of the Intercontinental Cup (now replaced by FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup, formerly known as the FIFA Club World Championship, is a football competition contested between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations, although, since 2007, the champions of Oceania must play a qualifying play-off against the champion club of the host...
), a record tied with PeñarolClub Atlético Peñarol is a sports club in Montevideo, Uruguay, best known for its traditional football team, a three-time Intercontinental Cup winner, and five time Libertadores Cup winner...
, Nacional, MilanAssociazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan and as just Milan in Italy, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy...
and Real MadridReal Madrid Club de Fútbol is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. It is the most successful team in Spanish football and was voted by FIFA as the most successful club of the 20th century, having won a record thirty-one La Liga titles, seventeen Spanish Cups, a record nine European...
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Other facts
- Boca Juniors was the fifth football club in the world to have its own TV channel, opened in 2003. Boca TV broadcast 24 hours a day, featuring sports programs and talk shows. The channel was closed in 2005.
- There is a line of Boca coffins available for dead fans, as well as the official Boca's cemetery.
- Boca has its own fleet of taxis operating in Buenos Aires.
- Another of Boca Juniors' products is the Boca Wine.
- Carlos Bianchi has been their most successful coach.
Basketball
The Boca Juniors
basketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of 5 players try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a
10 foot high hoop under organized rules...
team has won the
Argentine leagueThe Liga Nacional de Básquetbol is the Argentine National Basketball League, and controlled by the Asociación de Clubes de Básquetbol ....
three times (1996/97, 2003/04, 2006/07), five Argentine Cups (
Copa Argentina 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006), the Argentine
Top 4 (2004), and three
South American Club ChampionshipsThe Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes is an international men's basketball cup competition organized by the South American Basketball Confederation and played annually by invitee South American clubs.-Format:...
(2004, 2005, 2006). It also reached the 2004/2005 national finals (losing to
Ben HurClub Sportivo Ben Hur are a sports and social club from Rafaela, Santa Fe Province, Argentina, founded in 1940 and best known for their basketball first division team and their football team that play in the regionalised third division....
). Their home arena is the
Luis Conde ArenaLuis Conde Arena, better known as the Bombonerita is an indoor arena in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is primarily used for basketball and is the home arena of Boca Juniors. It holds 2,400 people....
, better known as
La Bombonerita (small
Bombonera).
Team Roster 2009–2010
- As of September 10, 2009.
| Number |
Name |
Position |
Date of birth |
Height |
Nationality |
| 4 |
Mariano Fierro |
F |
1986 |
200 cm |
Argentina |
| 6 |
Gabriel Mikulas |
F |
1980 |
201 cm |
Argentina |
| 7 |
Cedric Moodie |
G |
1978 |
187 cm |
USA |
| 8 |
Nicolás Aguirre |
G |
1988 |
182 cm |
Argentina |
| 9 |
Juan Martín Orellano |
G |
1989 |
192 cm |
Argentina |
| 12 |
Nelson Ingles |
G |
1975 |
181 cm |
Italy Argentina |
| 13 |
Rodrigo Sánchez (Team captain) |
F |
1989 |
200 cm |
Argentina |
| 14 |
Carlos Benitez Gavilán |
F |
1993 |
191 cm |
Argentina |
| 16 |
Leandro Podestá |
C |
1989 |
206 cm |
Argentina |
| 22 |
Sebastián Castiñeira |
F |
1978 |
196 cm |
Argentina |
| 44 |
Fernando Martina |
F/C |
1981 |
202 cm |
Argentina |
| 45 |
Derrick AlstonDerrick Samuel Alston is an American professional basketball player, currently playing in the NBL for the New Zealand Breakers...
|
C/F |
1972 |
210 cm |
USA |
|
Daniel Luna |
F/C |
1991 |
196 cm |
Spain |
|
Federico Ramos |
C |
1990 |
206 cm |
Argentina |
|
Nahuel Rodríguez |
F |
1989 |
198 cm |
Argentina |
Manager: Pablo D´Angelo
Volleyball
Boca Juniors has a professional
volleyball Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules...
team that won the
Metropolitan championship in 1991, 1992 and 1996, and achieved the second place in the 1996/97 A1 season. Because of a lack of sponsors, the team was disbanded, but later it was reincorporated through the coaching of former Boca player Marcelo Gigante; after playing in the second division, it returned to the A1 league in 2005.
Other
Starting 2005, the Argentine
Turismo CarreteraTurismo Carretera is a popular car racing series in Argentina, and the oldest car racing series still active in the world, featuring stock cars in the manner of American NASCAR series....
stock-car competition league spun off the
Top Race V6Top Race V6 is a touring car race series held in Argentina. Founded in 1997, it is loosely comparable with NASCAR. The races are held on traditional circuit courses throughout the nation and are broadcast on the Vivo television channel.-The cars:...
category, in which teams are sponsored by football teams. Veteran race pilots Ortelli and Bessone and former Boca player
Vicente PerníaVicente Alberto Pernía , known as El Tano , is a former Argentine professional footballer. He then went on to a second career as a car racing driver.-Club career:...
drive for the Boca team; Ortelli finally won the first Top Race V6 championship for Boca Juniors.
Women Football Titles
8: 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000 (unbeaten), 2001 Apertura, 2002 Clausura, 2003 Apertura, and 2004 Apertura.
In
FutsalFutsal is a variant of association football that is mainly played indoors. Its name is derived from the Portuguese fut ebol de sal ão and the Spanish fút bol sal a/de sal ón, which can be translated as 'salon football'...
, Boca has won 4 Championships: 1991, 1992, Clausura 1997, and Apertura 1998.
Boca representatives also compete in other disciplines such as
judo, meaning "gentle way", is a modern Japanese martial art and combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late nineteenth century...
,
karateis a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands...
,
taekwondoTaekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way," "method," or "art." Thus, "taekwondo" may be loosely translated as "the way of the foot and fist" or "the...
, and
weight liftingPowerlifting is a strength sport, consisting of three events: the squat, the bench press, and the deadlift.Powerlifting resembles the sport of olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. It evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same 3...
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