The 2016–17 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season is the 88th consecutive
Primera División season for the senior squad. During the season, Boca Juniors will take part in the
Primera División,
Copa Argentina
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The first editions ...
and in the
Semifinals
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of the
Copa Libertadores
The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América (), is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in South American club football. The tournam ...
.
Season overview
June
In the first days of June, 3 players arrived to the club:
Fernando Zuqui
Fernando Rubén Zuqui (born 27 November 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean Primera División club Universidad Católica.
Career
In the second half of 2024, Zuqui moved to Chile and signed with ...
, from
Godoy Cruz, in the transfer it was included money for
Guillermo ''Pol'' Fernández;
Darío Benedetto
Darío Ismael Benedetto (born 17 May 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker.
Club career Early career
Darío Benedetto began his career playing for Arsenal de Sarandí in 2008. He was loaned out to Defensa y Justic ...
, from
Club América
Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...
; and
Walter Bou, who was loaned from
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP). Also,
Lisandro Magallán
Lisandro Magallán (born 27 September 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Vélez Sarsfield.
He also played for the Argentina football team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Club career La Plata and Boca Ju ...
and
Gonzalo Castellani
Gonzalo Pablo Castellani (born 10 August 1987 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Chilean club Colo-Colo as a midfielder.
Club career
Castellani started his professional career with local Ferro Carril Oeste, competing in Pr ...
returned from their loans in
Defensa y Justicia
Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935. and
Lanús
Lanús () is the capital of Lanús Partido, Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. It lies just south of the capital city Buenos Aires, in the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, metropolitan area. The List of cities in Argentina, city has a populati ...
. Additionally,
Alexis Rolín
Germán Alexis Rolín Fernández (born 7 February 1989) is a Uruguayan people, Uruguayan Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, central defender for Terremoto.
Club career
Club Nacional de F ...
left the club. After 7 years and more than 150 games in the club,
Cristian Erbes
Cristian Damián Erbes (born 6 January 1990 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Club Atlético San Miguel.
He made his debut during the 2009–10 season playing for Boca Juniors.
Honours
Boca ...
left Boca to play in
Mexican
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*Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America
** People
*** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants
*** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...
team
Veracruz
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. The season started with a 4–0 win over
Güemes in the Round of 64 of the
Copa Argentina
The Copa Argentina (English: ''Argentine Cup''), officially known as the "Copa Argentina AXION energy" due to sponsorship reasons, is an official football cup competition organized by the Argentine Football Association (AFA).
The first editions ...
.
July
Santiago Vergini signed with Boca despite that the medical check wasn't good.
Nicolas Benegas
Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to:
People Given name
* Nicolas (given name)
Mononym
* Nicolas (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer
* Nicolas (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian footballer
Surname Nicolas
* Dafydd Nicolas (c.1705–1774), ...
is loaned to
Quilmes
Quilmes () is a city on the coast of the Rio de la Plata, in the , on the southeast end of the Greater Buenos Aires, being some away from the urban centre area of Buenos Aires. The city was founded in 1666 and is the seat of the eponymous '' ...
. Boca lost their first match of Copa Libertadores, in the
Semifinals
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, 2–1 against
Independiente del Valle
Club de Alto Rendimiento Especializado Independiente del Valle, known simply as Independiente del Valle, is a professional football club based in Sangolquí Ecuador that currently plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A.
Founded in 1958, the club plays ...
; and in the second leg, Boca lost again, in an incredible match 3-2 and it was eliminated in the Semifinals.
Fernando Tobio returned to
Palmeiras
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.
Andrés Chávez is loaned to
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
.
Daniel Díaz is transferred to
Getafe CF
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.
Nicolás Lodeiro
Marcelo Nicolás Lodeiro Benítez (; born 21 March 1989), commonly known as Nicolás Lodeiro, is a Uruguayan professional Association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo FC, Houst ...
is transferred to
Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The club was established on ...
.
César Meli
César Marcelo Meli (born 20 June 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ecuadorian Serie A club Emelec.
Club career
In 2011, Meli started playing in Colón until 2014, when he was transferred to Boca Junio ...
signed for
Sporting CP
Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries, on a one-year loan.
Talleres (C) made use of the option to purchase
Juan Cruz Komar
Juan Cruz Komar (born 13 August 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Rosario Central.
Club career
Boca Juniors
Komar began his career in the Boca Juniors youth system. At 3 November 2014, he made his f ...
permanently.
August
Sebastián Palacios is transferred to
Talleres (C). Also, 4 more players arrived to the club:
Sebastián Pérez, from
Atlético Nacional
Atlético Nacional S. A., best known as Atlético Nacional, is a Colombian professional football club based in Medellín. The club is one of only three clubs to have played in every first division tournament in the country's history, the other ...
;
Axel Werner
Axel Wilfredo Werner (born 28 February 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer as a goalkeeper for Rosario Central, on loan from Spanish club Elche CF.
Club career Atlético Rafaela
Born in Rafaela, Werner was an Atlético Rafaela youth g ...
, who was loaned from
Atlético Madrid
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;
Ricardo Centurión
Adrián Ricardo Centurión (born 19 January 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-winger for Primera División club Oriente Petrolero.
Club career Racing Club and loan with Genoa
Centurión joined Racing's youth set ...
, who was loaned from
São Paulo
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and
Fernando Tobio, who was loaned again from
Palmeiras
The Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional association football, football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes (district of São Paulo), Perdizes. Palmeiras is ...
. After 5 years and more than 200 games,
Agustín Orión
Agustín Ignacio Orión (; born 26 June 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was capped three times for Argentina.
Club career
Orion was San Lorenzo's first choice goalkeeper in 2007, when he helpe ...
left the club to play in
Racing Club. On August 23 Boca won 2–1 over
Santamarina Santamarina is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Ángel Santamarina, Argentine fencer
*Eduardo Santamarina (born 1968), Mexican actor
* Enrique Santamarina (1870–1937), Argentine politician
* José Santamarina (born 1963), Arg ...
in the Round of 32 of the
Copa Argentina
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The first editions ...
.
Wílmar Barrios
Wilmar Enrique Barrios Terán (born 16 October 1993) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Colombia national team.
Born in Cartagena, Colombia, Barrios reloca ...
and
Nazareno Solís
Nazareno Damián Solís (born 22 April 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Patronato, on loan from Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Bo ...
are transferred from
Deportes Tolima
Club Deportes Tolima S.A., commonly known as Deportes Tolima, or simply as Tolima, is a Colombian professional football club based in Ibagué, Tolima Department, that competes in the Categoría Primera A.
Founded in 1954, the club has won the C ...
and
Talleres (C). The new players were publicly introduced in the last days of August. At the start of the
Primera División tournament Boca played against
Lanús
Lanús () is the capital of Lanús Partido, Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. It lies just south of the capital city Buenos Aires, in the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, metropolitan area. The List of cities in Argentina, city has a populati ...
losing 1–0.
Franco Cristaldo is loaned to
Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in the Villa de Vallecas district of Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish foot ...
.
September
Leandro Marín
Lucas Leandro Marín (born 22 January 1992) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Spanish club Inter de Madrid as a right-back.
Club career
Leandro scored his first goal against Rosario Central in the 2014 Copa Sudamericana
The 2014 Copa ...
is loaned to
Arsenal
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.
Nicolás Colazo
Nicolás Carlos Colazo (born 8 July 1990 in Buenos Aires), is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger.
Club career Boca Juniors
At age 9 Colazo joined Boca Juniors, where he played at every youth level. His debut for the fir ...
is loaned to
Australian
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Australia
* Australia, a country
* Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia
** European Australians
** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists
** Aboriginal Aus ...
team
Melbourne City. The first match of September was a 3–0 victory over
Belgrano
Belgrano may refer to:
People
* Joaquín Belgrano (1773–1848), an Argentine patriot
* José Denis Belgrano (1844–1917), Spanish painter
* Joseph Belgrano (1762–1823), Argentine military officer and politician, brother of Manuel
* Manuel Be ...
. After that a 1–1 draw against
Godoy Cruz and a 4–1 win vs
Quilmes
Quilmes () is a city on the coast of the Rio de la Plata, in the , on the southeast end of the Greater Buenos Aires, being some away from the urban centre area of Buenos Aires. The city was founded in 1666 and is the seat of the eponymous '' ...
with a hat-trick of
Darío Benedetto
Darío Ismael Benedetto (born 17 May 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker.
Club career Early career
Darío Benedetto began his career playing for Arsenal de Sarandí in 2008. He was loaned out to Defensa y Justic ...
. Boca advanced to the
Quarterfinals
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of Copa Argentina after the victory over
Lanús
Lanús () is the capital of Lanús Partido, Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. It lies just south of the capital city Buenos Aires, in the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, metropolitan area. The List of cities in Argentina, city has a populati ...
in the
penalty shoot-out
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.
October
The month started with a 1–1 draw against
Tigre and a 2–0 victory over
Sarmiento Sarmiento may refer to:
Places Argentina
*Sarmiento Department, San Juan, a subdivision of the San Juan Province
* Sarmiento Department, Santiago del Estero, a subdivision of the Santiago del Estero Province
* Sarmiento Department, Chubut, a subdi ...
.
Gonzalo Castellani
Gonzalo Pablo Castellani (born 10 August 1987 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Chilean club Colo-Colo as a midfielder.
Club career
Castellani started his professional career with local Ferro Carril Oeste, competing in Pr ...
is loaned to
Defensa y Justicia
Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935. . Boca played in
Tucumán against
Atlético Tucumán
Club Atlético Tucumán (mostly known as Atlético Tucumán) is an Argentine football club based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán of Tucumán Province. Although several sports are practised at the club, Atlético is mostly known for its footba ...
achieving a 2–2 draw. After that a 4–0 win over
Temperley Temperley may refer to:
* Temperley, Argentina, a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, that forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires metro area.
* Temperley (surname)
* Club Atlético Temperley, Temperley, Buenos Aires, Argentina; a sport ...
.
November
Boca lost against
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central (), more commonly referred to as Rosario Central, or simply Central, is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on 24 December 1889, ...
in the
Quarterfinals
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of Copa Argentina; Boca will not play any CONMEBOL tournaments in 2017. Boca won the first match away, 3–0 in
La Plata
La Plata () is the capital city of Buenos Aires province, Argentina. According to the 2022 Argentina census, census, the La Plata Partido, Partido has a population of 772,618 and its metropolitan area, the Greater La Plata, has 938,287 inhabit ...
against
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP). On November 11 in Spain, Boca won the
Antonio Puerta Trophy 4–3 against
Sevilla
Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula.
Seville ...
.
D.C. United
D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Supp ...
acquires
Luciano Acosta
Luciano Federico "Lucho" Acosta (born 31 May 1994) is an Argentine professional association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas.
Career Boca Juniors
Acosta joined the youth ranks of ...
on a permanent transfer after the expiration of his one-year loan. Boca couldn't won against
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central (), more commonly referred to as Rosario Central, or simply Central, is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on 24 December 1889, ...
in the local tournament, it was a 1–1 draw. Boca won the derby against
San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish name for Saint Lawrence, the 3rd-century Christian martyr, and may refer to:
Places Argentina
* San Lorenzo, Santa Fe
* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
* Villa San Lorenzo, town and municipality in Salta P ...
, after several months
Fernando Gago
Fernando Rubén Gago (; born 10 April 1986) is an Argentine football Manager (association football), manager and former player. He is the current head coach of Liga MX club Club Necaxa, Necaxa.
During his 16-year club career, limited by multiple ...
returned to the first team.
December
In the first match of December, Boca got a great win 4–2 over
Racing Club; and 4–2 against
River Plate in the
Superclásico
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Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American coun ...
. In the last match of 2016 Boca won 4–1 against
Colón. After a lot of rumors finally was confirmed that the last idol of the club,
Carlos Tevez
Carlos Alberto Tevez (; né Martínez; born 5 February 1984) is an Argentine professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player. A dynamic forward (association football), forward in his prime, Tevez ...
is transferred to
Shanghai Shenhua
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The owner of Shanghai Shenhua is ...
of
China
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.
January
Adrián Cubas signed for
Pescara
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on a six-month loan. After a 2–0 victory over
Estudiantes (LP) in
Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Argentine Sea, Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón Partido, General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires ...
, and a 2–2 draw against
San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish name for Saint Lawrence, the 3rd-century Christian martyr, and may refer to:
Places Argentina
* San Lorenzo, Santa Fe
* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
* Villa San Lorenzo, town and municipality in Salta P ...
Boca was crowned championship of the Copa de Oro. On the last friendly
Superclasico,
River Plate defeated Boca 2–0, the match was played in
Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Argentine Sea, Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón Partido, General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires ...
.
César Meli
César Marcelo Meli (born 20 June 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ecuadorian Serie A club Emelec.
Club career
In 2011, Meli started playing in Colón until 2014, when he was transferred to Boca Junio ...
is transferred to
Racing Club.
February
On February 2 Boca lost 5–3 in penalties after a 1–1 draw in a friendly against
Chivas de Guadalajara
Club Deportivo Guadalajara S.A de C.V. (;), nicknamed ''"Chivas"'' () and simply known as Guadalajara or internationally as Chivas de Guadalajara, is a Mexican professional football club based in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, Jalisco. It c ...
in
Jalisco
Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...
.
Oscar Benítez is loaned to Boca from
Benfica on an 18-month loan and the goalkeeper
Agustín Rossi
Agustín Oscar Rossi (born 18 October 1959) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. Rossi has held a number of important political posts throughout his career, most notably as Minister of Defense during the presidencies of Cristina Fern� ...
is transferred from
Estudiantes (LP). On February 11 Boca lost 3–1 against
Aldosivi.
Federico Carrizo
Federico Gastón Carrizo (born 17 May 1991, in Villa Giardino), commonly known as Pachi Carrizo, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Paraguayan Primera División club Cerro Porteño.
Club career
In 2014, Carriz ...
is transferred to
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central (), more commonly referred to as Rosario Central, or simply Central, is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on 24 December 1889, ...
.
The last friendly of the summer was a 2–1 victory over
Colón.
March
In the long-awaited return of the tournament Boca beat
Banfield 2–0. And then suffered the first defeat in La Bombonera against
Talleres (C). After that loss Boca won a difficult game 2–1 in
San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John (disambiguation), Saint John, most commonly refers to:
* San Juan, Puerto Rico
* San Juan, Argentina
* San Juan, Metro Manila, a highly urbanized city in the Philippines
San Juan may also refer to:
Places Arge ...
against
San Martín.
April
In the first game of April Boca win 1–0 against
Defensa y Justicia
Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935. . And then, a 3–1 win over
Vélez Sarsfield Velez may refer to:
People
* Vélez (name), a Spanish surname, including a list of people with the name
Places
* Vélez de Benaudalla, Spain
* Vélez Sársfield (barrio), Buenos Aires, Argentina
* Vélez-Blanco, Spain
* Vélez-Málaga, Spain
* Vé ...
, keeping Boca in the first place of the table. But a 1–1 draw against
Patronato and a 0–0 draw against
Atlético de Rafaela
Asociación Mutual Social y Deportiva Atlético de Rafaela, known simply as Atlético de Rafaela, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Rafaela, in Santa Fe Province. The club is mostly known for its professional football team, that com ...
made Boca lose 4 important points. In the last match of April Boca won 3–0 over
Arsenal
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.
May
Boca started May with a 0–0 draw against
Estudiantes (LP). In the second
Superclasico Boca played very badly and lost 3–1; but then Boca won 1–0 over
Newell's Old Boys
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football.
A ...
and drew 1–1 against
Huracán
Huracán (; ; , "one legged"), often referred to as ''U Kʼux Kaj'', the "Heart of Sky", is a Kʼicheʼ Maya god of wind, storm, fire and one of the creator deities who participated in all three attempts at creating humanity. He also caused th ...
.
June
Boca, showing great football won 3-0 the derbi over
Independiente, and after that a 4–0 win over
Aldosivi. On June 20, San Lorenzo won 1–0 over Banfield, the only team with chances to reach Boca at the top, so that Boca became the champion of 2016–17 Primera División. In the last away match Boca drew 2–2 against
Olimpo. In the last match of the tournament Boca won 2–1 over
Unión. With 21 goals
Darío Benedetto
Darío Ismael Benedetto (born 17 May 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker.
Club career Early career
Darío Benedetto began his career playing for Arsenal de Sarandí in 2008. He was loaned out to Defensa y Justic ...
finished as the tournament goalscorer.
Squad
:''Last updated on June 25, 2017''
Transfers
Winter
Summer
Pre-season and friendlies
Winter
Summer
Competitions
Overall
1: ''There is a one-month break between the quarterfinals and semifinals due to the Copa América Centenario
The Copa América Centenario (, , ; literally ''Centennial America Cup'') was an international men's soccer tournament that was hosted by the United States in 2016. The competition was a celebration of the centennial of CONMEBOL and the Copa Am� ...
held in June, so the Second Stage, Round of 16 and Quarterfinals belong to the previous season''.
Overview
Primera División
League table
Relegation table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Copa Argentina
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Copa Libertadores
Final Stages
=Semifinals
=
Team statistics
Season Appearances and goals
:''Last updated on June 25, 2017''
, -
! colspan="12" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center", Goalkeepers
, -
! colspan="12" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center", Defenders
, -
! colspan="12" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center", Midfielders
, -
! colspan="12" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center", Forwards
, -
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center", Players away from the club on loan:
, -
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center", Players transferred out during the season:
Top scorers
:''Last updated on June 25, 2017''
Clean sheets
:''Last updated on June 25, 2017''
Disciplinary record
:''Last updated on June 25, 2017''
References
External links
Club Atlético Boca Juniors official web site
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Club Atlético Boca Juniors seasons
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...