Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the Argentine Primera División. The team has won 73 official titles, the most by any Argentine club. National titles won by Boca Juniors include 35 Primera División championships,Campeones de la Primera División
on AFA website and 16 domestic cups. Boca Juniors also owns an honorary title awarded by the Argentine Football Association for their successful tour of Europe in 1925. Internationally, Boca Juniors has won a total of 22 international titles, with 18 organised by CONMEBOL and the rest organised jointly by the Argentine and

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Associations. Consequently, Boca is ranked third in the world in terms of number of complete international titles, after Real Madrid (28) and Egyptian side

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(25). Boca Juniors' international achievements also include Tie Cup, Copa de Honor Cousenier, and Copa Escobar-Gerona, organized jointly by AFA and AUF together. Their success usually has the Boca Juniors ranked among the

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's Club World Ranking Top 25, which they have reached the top position six times (mostly during the coaching tenure of Carlos Bianchi). Boca was named by the IFFHS as the top South American club of the first decade of the 21st century (2001–2010). It was designated by FIFA as the twelfth best Club of the Century, in December 2000, occupying the same place as Liverpool of

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, among others. Boca Juniors is also known to be one of the most popular football clubs in Argentina, along with River Plate."O mais grande" by Sergio Maffei
, ''Olé'', 6 February 2008 Boca Juniors has always had a fierce rivalry with River Plate. Matches between them are known as the Superclásico, and are one of the most heated rivalries in Argentina and the world, as both clubs are the two most popular in the country. Boca's home stadium is Estadio Alberto J. Armando, which is colloquially known as ''La Bombonera''. The youth academy has produced many Argentine internationals such as Oscar Ruggeri,

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, Nicolás Burdisso, Carlos Tevez, Éver Banega,

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and Fernando Gago, who have played or are playing for top European clubs. In addition to men's football, Boca Juniors has professional women's football and

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teams. Other (amateur) activities held in the club are: bocce,

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, chess, futsal, artistic and rhythmic gymnastics, handball, martial arts ( judo, karate and taekwondo), swimming,

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, weightlifting and

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History

On 3 April 1905, a group of Greek and Italian boys (more specifically from Genoa) met in order to find a club. The house where the meeting was arranged was Esteban Baglietto's and the other four people who attended were Alfredo Scarpatti, Santiago Sana and brothers Ioannis (Juan) and Theodoros (Teodoro) Farengas from Chios and Konstantinos Karoulias from Samos. Other important founders members include Arturo Penney, Marcelino Vergara, Luis Cerezo, Adolfo Taggio, Giovanelli, Donato Abbatángelo, Bertolini. In 1913, Boca promoted to Primera División after some previous failed attempts. This was possible when the Argentine Association decided to increase the number of teams in the league from 6 to 15. In 1925, Boca made its first trip to Europe to play in

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. The squad played a total of 19 games, winning 15 of them. For that reason Boca was declared "Campeón de Honor" (Champion of Honour) by the Association. During successive years, Boca consolidated as one of the most popular teams of Argentina, with a huge number of fans not only in the country but worldwide. The club is one of the most successful teams in Argentine football, having won 47 domestic titles (34

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titles and 13 national cups). At international level, Boca Juniors have won 22 titles, with 18 competitions organised by CONMEBOL and four by the Argentine and

Associations together.

Kit and badge

According to the club's official site, the original jersey colour was a white shirt with thin black vertical stripes, being then replaced by a light blue shirt and then another striped jersey before adopting the definitive blue and gold. Nevertheless, another version states that Boca Juniors' first jersey was pink, although it has been questioned by some journalists and historians who state that Boca, most probably, never wore a pink jersey, by pointing out the lack of any solid evidence and how this version stems from, and is only supported on, flawed testimonies. Legend has it that in 1906, Boca played Nottingham de Almagro. Both teams wore such similar shirts that the match was played to decide which team would get to keep it. Boca lost, and decided to adopt the colors of the flag of the first boat to sail into the port at La Boca. This proved to be a Swedish ship, therefore the yellow and blue of the Swedish flag were adopted as the new team colours. The first version had a yellow diagonal band, which was later changed to a horizontal stripe. Through Boca Juniors history, the club has worn some alternate "rare" models, such as the AC Milan shirt in a match versus Universidad de Chile (whose uniform was also blue) in the 1963 Copa Libertadores. When Nike became official kit provider in 1996, the first model by the company introduced two thin white stripes surrounding the gold band, causing some controversy.Las camisetas más polémicas de Boca a lo largo de su historia
''Diario Popular'', 8 December 2013 The brand also introduced a silver jersey designed exclusively for the 1998 Copa Mercosur. For the 100th anniversary of the club, Nike launched commemorative editions of several models worn by the club since its foundation, including a version of the 1907 shirt with the diagonal sash, which was worn in two matches during the 2005 Torneo de Verano (Summer Championship). Other models were a black and white striped jersey (similar to Juventus FC) and a purple model, worn in the 2012 and 2013 "Torneos de Verano," respectively. Nevertheless, no shirt caused more controversy than the pink model released as the away jersey for the 2013–14 season, which was widely rejected by the fans. Because of that, the introduction of this model (to be initially worn v. Rosario Central) was delayed until the last fixture when Boca played Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP). As a replacement for the pink model, Nike designed a fluorescent yellow shirt launched that same season. In 2016, the club wore a black jersey for the first time in its history, originally launched as the third kit. Although the President of the club,

Daniel Angelici Daniel Angelici (born 3 May 1964) '' 'Daniel Angelici' '' (Buenos Aires, May 3, 1964) is an Argentine lawyer, entrepreneur and football executive.Tigre, only four days after the announcement. Adidas is the club's current kit supplier since January 2020. The agreement (which will remain in force until 2029) was signed for US $10,069,000 plus 40% in royalties per year for the club.

Kit evolution

Uniforms worn by the team through its history: ;Notes

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Badge

The club has had five different designs for its badge during its history, although its outline has remained unchanged through most of its history. The first known emblem dates from 1911, appearing on club's letterhead papers. In October 1932, the club stated that one star would be added to the badge for each Primera División title won. Nevertheless, the stars would not appear until 1943, on a ''Report and Balance Sheet''. A version with laurel leaves appeared on a magazine in 1955 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the club, although the club never used it officially. The emblem with the stars was rules in 1932 but it has regularly appeared on Boca Juniors uniforms since 1993.El escudo
on Boca Juniors website, retrieved 22 March 2019 In 1996, the Ronald Shakespear Studio introduced a new badge –with the horizontal band suppressed– as part of a visual identity for the club. The new Boca Juniors image also featured new typography and style. File:Boca escudo 1911.png, 1911–14 File:Boca escudo 1915.png, 1915–32 File:Boca jrs logo 1920.png, 1925–26 File:Boca jrs logo 1970.png, 1932–96 File:Boca juniors.png, 1996–present ;Notes

Stadium

Boca Juniors used several locations before settling on their current ground on Brandsen. Club's first ground was in ''Dársena Sur''''Cien años de multitud: El período amateur (1905–1930)'' by Horacio D. Rosatti – Ed. Galerna, 2008
nbsp;– of the old Buenos Aires port (currently Puerto Madero) but it was vacated in 1907 as it failed to meet the minimum league requirements. Boca Juniors then used three grounds in the ''Isla Demarchi'' area between 1908 and 1912."Breve historia de la isla Demarchi" on ''La Nación''
30 Ago 2012 In the first year in the Primera Division (1913) the club hadn't an own stadium and played the home games in the pitches of the other teams, likely in Estudiantes de Buenos Aires in Palermo (on Figueroa Alcorta y Dorrego), but also in Avellaneda (first official derby against the River). Between 1914 and 1915, the club moved away from La Boca for the second time in its history (beyond the 1913), moving to Wilde in the Avellaneda Partido of the Greater Buenos Aires but a relatively poor season and poor attendances in 1915 forced the club to move back to La Boca. On 25 May 1916, Boca Juniors opened its new stadium at the intersection of Ministro Brin and Senguel streets, playing there until 1924 when the club moved to Brandsen and Del Crucero (Del Valle Iberlucea nowadays) streets, to build a new stadium there, which lasted until 1938 when the club decided to build a totally new venue, made of concrete grandstand instead of wood."La Bombonera" on Planeta Boca Juniors
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until it was completed on 25 May 1940. A third level was added in 1953, originating then its nickname '' La Bombonera'' ('The Chocolate Box'). The stand opposite the ''Casa Amarilla'' railway platforms remained mostly undeveloped until 1996, when it was upgraded with new balconies and quite expensive VIP boxes. Three sides of the Bombonera are thus made up of traditional sloping stadium stands, but the fourth side was built vertically, with several seating areas stacked one on top of the other, the only way that makes it stand into the club premises. La Bombonera is known for vibrating when Boca fans (La 12) jump in rhythm; in particular, the unique vertical side will sway slightly, leading to the phrase, "La Bombonera no tiembla. Late" (''The Bombonera does not tremble. It beats'') La Bombonera currently has a capacity of around 54,000. The club's popularity make tickets hard to come by, especially for the '' Superclásico'' game against River Plate. There are further improvements planned for the stadium, including measures to ease crowd congestion, use of new technology and improved corporate facilities. Apart from the venues listed, Boca Juniors also played its home games at

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's stadium (in 1913, then located on Figueroa Alcorta Avenue) and Ferro Carril Oeste stadium (1938–40, while ''La Bombonera'' was under construction). ;Notes

Supporters

Hinchada de Boca desplegando sus telones

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 arch rival

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. Boca Juniors claims to be the club of "half plus one" (''la mitad más uno'') of Argentina's population, but a 2006 survey placed its following at 40%,"Se cae un mito: la hinchada de Boca no suma la mitad más uno del país"
nbsp;– InfoBae still the largest share. They have the highest number of fans, as judged by percentage in their country. The Boca-River '' Superclásico'' rivalry is one of the most thrilling derbies in the world. Out of their 338 previous meetings, Boca have won 126, River have won 107 and there have been 105 draws. After each match (except draws), 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, the same day Boca Juniors played a Copa Libertadores match against Brazilian club,

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with the players and fans observing a minute's silence in her memory.

Nicknames

Boca fans are known as ''Los Xeneizes'' (the Genoese) after the Genoese immigrants who founded the team and lived in 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 which occupied the ground where ''La Bombonera'' stands. Originally an insult used by rivals, Boca fans are now proud of it. Reflecting the team's colors, Boca's shirt is also called ''la azul y oro'' (the blue and gold). There is also 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") "La doce" is a criminal organization similar to other "barra brava" gangs associated with football clubs in Argentina. Illegal activities by La doce include assault, drug sales and trafficking, extortion, and murder. La doce finances its activities by selling parking, reselling club tickets as well as extorting commission from the sale of players. La doce also extorts Boca Juniors for transportation to domestic and international events as well as their means of financing their activities. If their demands are not met they threaten violence at home matches or to take down club officials. The naming of "La 12" (the twelfth player), by which Boca Juniors' fans became known, dates back to the year 1925, during the European tour they made that year. At that time, the team was accompanied by a Boca fan called Victoriano Caffarena, who belonged to a wealthy family and funded part of the tour. During that tour he helped the team in everything, thus establishing a strong relationship with the players, so they named him "Player No. 12". When they returned to Argentina, Caffarena was as well known as the players themselves. Nowadays, this nickname is used primarily to name their group of supporters, known as "La 12".

International

''Peñas'' (fan clubs) exist in a number of Argentine cities and abroad in countries such as Russia,

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, Spain,

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and Japan. 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 European football such as Hugo Ibarra, Rodolfo Arruabarrena,

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, Enzo Ferrero,

Roberto Abbondanzieri Roberto Carlos "Pato" Abbondanzieri (born Abbondancieri on 19 August 1972) is an Argentine professional former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent most of his career at Boca Juniors in his homeland, as well as Getafe of La Liga and ...

, Nicolás Burdisso, Fernando Gago, Diego Maradona, Claudio Caniggia,

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, Juan Román Riquelme and Carlos Tevez. Boca have fans throughout Latin America and also in parts of the United States 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 Major League Soccer.

Rivalries

Boca Juniors has had a long-standing rivalry with River Plate. The Superclásico is known worldwide as one of world football's fiercest and most important 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 English newspaper '' The Observer'' put the Superclásico (played at La Bombonera) 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 Núñez in the north of the city in 1923. Boca Juniors and River Plate have played 338 games all time against each other, with Boca winning 126, River winning 107 and 105 draws. In the First Division Professional Era the two clubs have played 198 games with Boca winning 72, River 66 and 60 draws. This intense rivalry has not stopped players from playing for both clubs, most notably

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, Hugo Orlando Gatti,

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, Oscar Ruggeri, Julio Olarticoechea, Carlos Tapia,

and Claudio Caniggia.

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Reserves and Academy

''For the reserve and academy squads, see Boca Juniors Reserves and Academy''

Records

Most goals

Last updated on: 22 Sep 2021 �
Los 10 máximos goleadores
at Sports.es

Most appearances

Last updated on: 6 July 2016 �
Top 10 most appearances of all time
at historiadeboca.com.ar

Notable players

:This section lists players who have appeared in least 100 matches or scored at least 35 goals for the club.

1905–1930s

* Máximo Pieralini (1909–18) * Francisco Taggino (1910–15) * Pedro Calomino (1911–13; 1915–24) * Enrique Bertolini (1912–23) *

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(1916–28) * Alfredo Garasini (1916–28) *

Américo Tesoriere Américo Miguel Tesoriere, sometimes nicknamed ''Mérico'' (Buenos Aires, March 18, 1899 – December 30, 1977), was an Argentine football goalkeeper who spent most of his career in Boca Juniors, where he became an early idol and remaining as a le ...

(1916–27) * Pablo Bozzo (1918–23) * Mario Busso (1918–27) * Antonio Cerroti (1920–29) * Ramón Muttis (1923–32) * Ludovico Bidoglio (1922–31) * Ángel Médici (1922–31) * Domingo Tarasconi (1922–32) * Roberto Cherro (1926–35) * Mario Evaristo (1926–31) * Estaban Kuko (1926–33) * Gerardo Moreyras (1927–33) * Donato Penella (1928–32) *

Antonio Alberino Antonio Américo Alberino (26 October 1910 – 13 August 1991) was an 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 107 matches in all com ...

(1929–34) * Pedro Arico Suárez (1929–42)

1930s–1970s

* Francisco Varallo (1931–39) *

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(1932–38) *

Juan Yustrich Juan Elías Yustrich (9 July 1909 – 6 October 2002) was an Argentine football goalkeeper who won two league championships with Boca Juniors. Yustrich was born in Rosario, Argentina to Croat parents, originally ''Justrić''.José Manuel Marante (1934–38; 1940–50) * Ernesto Lazzatti (1934–47) * Víctor Valussi (1935–36; 1938–45) * Juan Alberto Estrada (1938–43) * Claudio Vacca (1938–40; 1942–50) * Segundo Gregorio Ibáñez (1939–42) *

Jaime Sarlanga Jaime Sarlanga (February 24, 1916 – August 24, 1966) was an Argentine football forward. He played most of his career for Boca Juniors where he won 7 titles and scored 115 league goals, making him the 5th. highest goalscorer in club's history. ...

(1940–48) * Mario Boyé (1941–49; 1955) *

Pío Corcuera Pío Sixto Corcuera (17 July 1921 – 22 November 2011) was an Argentine football striker who played most of his career for Boca Juniors. Career Born in Buenos Aires, Corcuera joined local Club Atlético Boca Juniors at age 17. He made his s ...

(1941–48) * Carlos Sosa (1941–51) * Natalio Pescia (1942–56) *

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(1943–45) * Obdulio Diano (1944–53) * Rodolfo Dezorzi (1945–48) * Héctor Raúl Otero (1948–56) * Marcos Busico (1949–54) * Herminio Antonio González (1949–54; 1956–59) * Juan Carlos Colman (1950–57) * José Borello (1951–58) * Federico Roberto Edwards (1951–59) * Juan Francisco Lombardo (1952–60) * Eliseo Mouriño (1953–60) * Julio Musimessi (1953–59) *

Antonio Rattín Antonio Ubaldo Rattín (born May 16, 1937) 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. Rattín remains as one of the greatest idols of Boca Jun ...

(1956–70) * Juan José Rodríguez (1956–62; 1964) *

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on Historia de Boca (

(1958–62) *

Ernesto Grillo Ernesto Grillo (1 October 1929 – 18 June 1998) was an Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder for Independiente and Boca Juniors in Argentina, as well as A.C. Milan in Italy. He also represented the Argentina national team. He is inc ...

(1960–66) * Silvio Marzolini (1960–72) *

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(1960–72) * Heleno de Freitas (1948–49) *

Paulo Valentim Paulo Angelo Valentim (November 20, 1933 – July 9, 1984) was a Brazilian football striker. He played for clubs in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico. Biography Valentim came through the youth team of Guarani de Volta Redonda to make his fir ...

(1960–64) *

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(1961–62) * Orlando (1961–65) * Alberto Mario González (1962–68) * Norberto Menéndez (1962–67) * José María Silvero (1962–66) *

Carmelo Simeone Carmelo "Cholo" Simeone, (22 September 1934 – 11 October 2014) was an Argentine football defender who won three league championships with Boca Juniors and played for the Argentina national team. Nicknamed "Cholo", he was known for his energeti ...

(1962–67) *

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(1963–71) *

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(1963–68) * Óscar Pianetti (1964–71) * Alfredo Rojas (1964–68) * Norberto Madurga (1966–71) * Nicolás Novello (1966–72; 1974) *

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(1966–76) * Ramón Héctor Ponce (1966–74) * Miguel Nicolau (1967–72; 1974–75) * Rubén Omar Sánchez (1967–75) *

Rubén Suñé Rubén José Suñé (7 March 1947, Buenos Aires – 20 June 2019) was an Argentine football midfielder who won eight titles with Boca Juniors and also played for the Argentina national team, With the Argentina national team, where he his intern ...

(1967–72; 1976–80) * Julio Meléndez (1968–72) * Roberto Rogel (1968–75) * Jorge Coch (1969–71; 1980) * Orlando José Medina (1969–72) * Rubén Peracca (1969–73)

1970s–1990s

* Hugo Curioni (1970–73) * Enzo Ferrero (1971–75) *

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(1971–84) * Osvaldo Potente (1971–75; 1979–80) * Jorge José Benítez (1973–83) *

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(1973–81) *

(1973–77) * Marcelo Trobbiani (1973–76; 1981–82) *

Carlos García Cambón Carlos María García Cambón (27 March 1949 – 27 April 2022) was an Argentine football player and manager. In his debut for Boca Juniors, he scored four goals in the Superclásico derby against River Plate.Abel Alves Abel ''Hábel''; ar, هابيل, Hābīl is a Biblical figure in the Book of Genesis within Abrahamic religions. He was the younger brother of Cain, and the younger son of Adam and Eve, the first couple in Biblical history. He was a shepherd wh ...

(1975–83) *

Darío Felman Darío Luis Felman (born 25 October 1951) is a retired Argentine football striker who won the Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup with Boca Juniors in 1977. Club career Felman started his career at Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza in 1970 ...

(1975–78) *

Hugo Gatti Hugo Orlando Gatti (born 19 August 1944) is an Argentine former professional football goalkeeper who played in the Argentine Primera División for 26 seasons

(1976–88) * Ernesto Mastrangelo (1976–81) *

Jorge Ribolzi Jorge Daniel Ribolzi (born 25 January 1953), also known for his nickname "Ruso" is an Argentine former footballer and current coach. His position on the field was midfielder. Biography Raised from the Club Atlético Atlanta's youth division (whe ...

(1976–78, 1980–81) *

Francisco Sá Francisco Pedro Manuel Sá (born 25 October 1945, in Las Lomitas, Formosa) 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 Independie ...

(1976–81) * José María Suárez (1976–82) *

Carlos Veglio Carlos José Veglio (born 27 August 1946, in Buenos Aires) 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. Playing career Early years ...

(1976–78; 1980) *

Mario Zanabria Mario Nicasio Zanabria (born 1 October 1948 in Santa Fe) is an Argentine former football player, who played as a midfielder, and the current coach of Real España. Club career A playmaker, Zanabria made his début in the first division in 1967 ...

(1976–80) *

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(1977–84) * Hugo Perotti (1977–82; 1982–84) * Carlos Héctor Córdoba (1978–84) *

Ricardo Gareca Ricardo Alberto Gareca Nardi (; born 10 February 1958), nicknamed ''el Tigre'' and ''el Flaco'' ("Tiger " and "Slim"), is an Argentine football manager and former player. Gareca was the manager of the Peru national team, with his contract endi ...

(1978–80; 1982–84) * Oscar Ruggeri (1980–84) *

Ariel Krasouski Ariel Krasouski (born 26 May 1958) is a former Uruguayan international footballer and manager. Titles * Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The ...

(1981–85; 1986–88) * Diego Maradona (1981–82; 1995–97) * Roberto Passucci (1981–86) * Fabián Carrizo (1983–90; 1994–96) * Ivar Gerardo Stafuza (1983–91) * Luis Abramovich (1985–92) *

Alfredo Graciani Alfredo Oscar Graciani (6 January 1965 – 21 April 2021) was an Argentine footballer. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina and also played in Switzerland and Venezuela at the end of his playing career. He had a successful career at Boca ...

(1985–91; 1993–94) * Enrique Hrabina (1985–91) * Carlos Daniel Tapia (1985–94) * Jorge Comas (1986–89) * José Luis Cuciuffo (1987–90) *

Diego Latorre Diego Fernando Latorre (born 4 August 1969) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker or as an offensive midfielder. Career Latorre was born in Buenos Aires. He made his professional debut for Boca Juniors on 18 Oc ...

(1987–92; 1996–98) * José Luis Villarreal (1987–93) * Carlos Navarro Montoya (1988–96) * Walter Pico (1988–92; 1994–96) * Juan Simón (1988–94) *

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(1988–95) * Blas Giunta (1989–93; 1995–97) * Víctor Hugo Marchesini (1989–93)

1990s–2000s

* Carlos Daniel Moyá (1990–94) * Luis Carranza (1992–95) *

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(1992–96) *

Alberto Márcico Alberto José Márcico (born 13 May 1960) is an Argentine former professional football midfielder. He played club football with Ferro Carril Oeste, Toulouse, Boca Juniors, and Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP). e represented the Argentina national footbal ...

(1992–95) * Sergio Martínez (1992–97) * Rodolfo Arruabarrena (1993–00) *

Néstor Fabbri Néstor Ariel Fabbri (born 29 April 1968) is an Argentinian former footballer who played as a defender. Career Fabbri started playing at the young division of All Boys in 1984, he made his debut for the first team during the 1984–85 season i ...

(1994–98) * Claudio Paul Caniggia (1995–98) *

(1995–98; 2003–05) * Juan Román Riquelme (1995–02; 2007–14) * Aníbal Matellán (1996–01; 2004–05) *

(1997–06; 2009–10) *

Guillermo Barros Schelotto Guillermo Barros Schelotto (; born 4 May 1973) is an Argentine football manager and former forward who currently manages the Paraguay national team. Barros Schelotto played 16 years of his professional career in the Argentine Primera Divisi ...

(1997–07) * José Basualdo (1997; 1998–00) * Jorge Bermúdez (1997–02) *

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(1997–01) * Martín Palermo (1997–00; 2004–11) * Walter Samuel (1997–00) * Cristian Traverso (1997–02; 2004–05) *

Antonio Barijho Antonio Daniel Barijho (born 18 March 1977 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine football striker. Club career Barijho started his career with Huracán in 1992, he left the club in 1998 and returned in 2007. The most successful part of his car ...

(1998–02; 2003–04) * Mauricio Serna (1998–02) * Hugo Ibarra (1998–01; 2002–03; 2007–10) *

(1998–03; 2005–2013) * Nicolás Burdisso (1999–04)

2000s–

* Marcelo Delgado (2000–03; 2005–06) *

José María Calvo José María Calvo (born 15 July 1981 in Quenumá, Buenos Aires), also known as Pampa Calvo, is an Argentine former professional footballer. He has played for Boca Juniors and had loan spells in Spain for Gimnàstic and Recreativo. Achievem ...

(2000–06; 2008–2011) * Clemente Rodríguez (2001–04; 2007; 2010–13) *

Rolando Schiavi Rolando Carlos Schiavi (; born 18 January 1973) is a retired Argentine football defender, most recognized for his time spent playing for Boca Juniors. Club career Schiavi started his career in the lower leagues with Argentino de Rosario, befor ...

(2001–05; 2011–12) * Carlos Tevez (2001–04; 2015–16; 2018–2021) * Raúl Alfredo Cascini (2002–05) *

Pablo Ledesma Pablo Martín Ledesma (born 4 February 1984) is a retired Argentine professional footballer who played as a midfielder. A well balanced player, who was able to play both on the right wing and in the centre. He was mainly known for his speed and ...

(2003—08; 2012–14) * Fabián Vargas (2003–06; 2007–09) * Neri Cardozo (2004–08) * Fernando Gago (2004–07; 2013–18) *

Claudio Morel Rodríguez Claudio Marcelo Morel Rodríguez (born 2 February 1978) is a Paraguayan former footballer. He holds the player record for Copa Sudamericano wins with three - with San Lorenzo in 2002, and Boca Juniors in 2004 and 2005. He also played as a ...

(2004–10) * Cristian Chávez (2005–2013) *

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(2005–07; 2013–16) *

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(2005–09) *

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(2006–12) *

Lucas Viatri Lucas Ezequiel Viatri (; born 29 March 1987) is an Argentine footballer who last played as a striker for Peñarol. He was capped three times for Argentina. Career Viatri started his playing career with loan spells with Emelec of Ecuador and ...

(2007–14) * Nicolás Colazo (2008–16) *

Cristian Erbes Cristian Damián Erbes (born 6 January 1990 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Deportes La Serena as a midfielder. He made his debut during the 2009/10 season playing for Boca Juniors. Honours ;Boca Juniors * Primera Di ...

(2009–16) *

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(2009–2011) * Juan Manuel Insaurralde (2010–12; 2016–18) * Juan Manuel Sánchez Miño (2010–14) * Walter Erviti (2011–13) * Agustín Orion (2011–16) * Darío Benedetto (2016–19) (2022–)

FIFA World Cup participants

List of players that were called up for a

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while playing for Boca Juniors. In brackets, the tournament played: * Roberto Cherro (1930) * Mario Evaristo (1930) * Ramón Muttis (1930) * Arico Suárez (1930) * Juan Francisco Lombardo (1958) * Julio Musimessi (1958) * Federico Edwards (1958) * Eliseo Mouriño (1958) * Alberto Mario González (1962, 1966) * Silvio Marzolini (1962, 1966) *

(1962, 1966) *

(1962, 1966) * Alfredo Rojas (1966) *

(1966) * Diego Maradona (1982) * Julio Olarticoechea (1986) * Carlos Tapia (1986) * Juan Simon (1990) * Alejandro Mancuso (1994) * Jorge Bermúdez (1998) * Oscar Córdoba (1998) * Mauricio Serna (1998) *

(2006) *

(2006) * Juan Roman Riquelme (2006) *

(2010) *

(2010) * Martín Palermo (2010) * Fernando Gago (2014) * Agustín Orión (2014) *

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 ...

(2018) * Nahitan Nandez (2018) *

Cristian Pavón Cristian David Pavón (born 21 January 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Atlético Mineiro. Club career Talleres Pavón played for Talleres de Córdoba's youth setup until 7 February 2012, when he signed hi ...

(2018)

Players gallery

File:Pedro_Calomino.jpg, Pedro Calomino scored 97 goals during his career. File:Ramon_muttis.jpg, Ramón Muttis played for Boca between 1923 and 1932. File:Tesoriere 1927.jpg,

played also for

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in the 1920s. File:Ludovico Bidoglio 1930.jpeg, Ludovico Bidoglio made 209 appearances and played 10 years for the club. File:Cherro.jpg, Roberto Cherro is the 2nd. all-time top scorer with 213 goals in 292 matches. File:Franciscovarallo.jpg, Francisco Varallo, the 3rd. all-time top scorer with 181 goals. File:Benitezcaceres.jpg,

scored 162 goals in 8 years playing for the ''Xeneize''. File:Natalio_Agustin_Pescia.jpg, Natalio Pescia played 347 matches in 14 years at the club. File:Ernesto Lazzatti 1945.jpeg, Ernesto Lazzatti played 379 games for Boca Juniors. File:Carlos_Sosa_Boca_1944.jpg, Carlos Sosa played 294 matches in the 1940s. File:AntonioRattin.jpg,

in 15 years with Boca Juniors played 352 matches. File:AngelRojas.jpg,

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played from 1963 to 1971 becoming one of the greatest idols. File:Antonio_roma.jpg,

played 12 years for the club with 313 appearances. File:Marzolini boca.jpg, Silvio Marzolini played 387 games from 1960 to 1972. File:Hugo gatti boca.jpg,

Hugo Gatti Hugo Orlando Gatti (born 19 August 1944) is an Argentine former professional football goalkeeper who played in the Argentine Primera División for 26 seasons

is the 2nd. all-time most capped player. File:Maradona eg 3203.jpg, Diego Maradona finished his professional career with Boca Juniors in 1997. File:Navarro montoya boca.jpg, Carlos Navarro Montoya played 397 games in 8 years with the club. File:Juan Riquelme beim Audi Cup.jpg, Román Riquelme won 11 official titles with the team. File:Martin_Palermo.jpg, Martín Palermo is the all-time top scorer with 236 goals in 404 matches. File:Battaglia_mar2015.jpg,

, the most winning player with 18 titles.

Coaches

The first Boca Juniors coach recorded is Mario Fortunato, who had been player before becoming coach of the team. Fortunato led Boca to win a total of five titles (4 league in 1930, 1931, 1934 and 1935) and one National cup ( Copa de Competencia Británica in 1946). He had three tenures on the club, coaching Boca Juniors in 1930–1936, 1946 and 1956. Carlos Bianchi is the most successful coach in Boca Juniors' history, having won nine titles, including Aperturas in 1998, 2000 and 2003, the 1999 Clausura, the Copa Libertadores in 2000, 2001 and 2003, and the Intercontinental Cup in 2000 and 2003. Juan Carlos Lorenzo (1976–79, 1987), ''El Toto'', won five titles with the team, including the Copa Libertadores in 1977 and 1978, the Intercontinental Cup in 1977, and the Metropolitano and Nacional in 1976. Alfio Basile also won 5 titles along with Mario Fortunato and ''Toto'' Lorenzo. With Basile, Boca won two domestic titles, 2005 Apertura and 2006 Clausura and three international ( 2005 Copa Sudamericana, 2005 and

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), all of them won within two years. Miguel Ángel Russo was hired as Ricardo Lavolpe's replacement. Under his coaching Boca Juniors won the 2007 Copa Libertadores with a 5–0 overall rout of Brazilian Grêmio. Julio César Falcioni led the team to the 2011 Apertura championship, which Boca won unbeaten with only 7 goals conceded in 19 rounds. With Falcioni as coach, Boca also won the

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Institutional

Executive board

Jorge Amor Ameal is the current President of Boca juniors since December 2019, when he was elected over Christian Gribaudo, getting more than 51% of the votes (a record of 38,000 members went to the club to vote). Ameal returned to the presidency of the club after his first tenure in 2008–11, when he succeeded

Pedro Pompilio Pedro Pompilio (11 November 1949 — 30 October 2008 in Bernal, Buenos Aires) was a football businessman and chairman of Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of ...

after his sudden death. Apart from Ameal, the Boca Juniors' Executive Board consists of the following members:Autoridades
on Boca Juniors website, 9 Jan 2020 * 1st Vice-president: Juan Román Riquelme * General Secretary: Ricardo Rosica * Treasurer: Carlos Montero

Staff

Presidents of Boca Juniors sections: * Football: Juan Román Riquelme * Basketball: Alejandro Desimone * Amateur Sports: Martín Mendiguren * Culture: Christian Debortoli ;Notes

Honours

Friendly

* Torneo Triangular Buenos Aires: 1963 * Torneo Cuadrangular de Montevideo: 1963 *

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: 1964 * Trofeo Ciudad de San Sebastián (Spain): 1966 * Copa Rio de la Plata: 1970 * Trofeo Ciudad de Valladolid (Spain): 1975 * Cuadrangular de los Grandes: 1985 * Trofeo Naranja: 1985 * Trofeo Isla de Tenerife: 1993 * Vodafone Cup (England): 2004 * Copa 100 Años de

Atilio García Atilio Ceferino García Pérez (26 August 1914 – 12 December 1973) was an Argentine born Uruguayan naturalized footballer who played as a forward. Gaecía is the top goal scorer in the history of Uruguayan football with 465 goals scored in ...

(Uruguay): 2014 *

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(Spain): 2016 * Maradona Cup: 2021 ;Notes

Records and facts

* Seasons in Primera División: 108 (all seasons since the team's debut in 1913). * Largest win: ** Domestic: 11–1 to Tigre, on 7 June 1942. ** International: 7–0 to Bolívar on 26 April 2007 at 2007 Copa Libertadores * Worst defeat: ** Domestic: 0–7 v San Isidro on 10 October 1915. ** International: 1–6 v

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at 1994 Copa Libertadores * Worst position in official domestic tournaments: 19th. at 2013 Torneo Final * All-time topscorer: Martín Palermo (236 goals) * Topscorer in a single tournament: Domingo Tarasconi (40 goals in 33 games during 1923 Primera División) * Topscorer at international tournaments: Martín Palermo (43 goals) * Topscorer at Copa Libertadores: Román Riquelme (25 goals) * Most games unbeaten in domestic tournaments: 40 matches (from 15th fixture of Clausura 1998 to 16th fixture of 1999 Clausura) * Most capped player:

(426 matches) * Player with most titles won:

(17 titles) * Goalkeeper with minute-record scoreless goal:

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(864' with no goals allowed) * Tied for 4th club in the world with most international cups won (18)

Other sports sections

Football reserves and academy

The

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and youth academy football teams of the club, currently coached by former club player

, who debuted in February 2015. Boca Juniors is the most winning Torneo de Reserva championships with 21 titles won since it was established in 1910. Notable players from the youth academy include

, Natalio Pescia, Ernesto Lazzatti,

, Oscar Ruggeri,

, Carlos Tevez and Fernando Gago, among others.

Futsal

Boca Juniors compete in

Primera División de Futsal The Primera División or División de Honor of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala, is the premier professional futsal league in Spain. It was founded in 1989 with the name of División de Honor. The Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala league, which is p ...

, the top division of the futsal league system and organised by AFA. The club is the 2nd most winning team (after Club Pinocho) of Primera División, with 12 titles, the last won in 2017 after beating Kimberley in the finals.

Basketball

The Boca Juniors basketball team, established in 1929, won several Argentine championships organised by now-defunct bodies "Asociación de Básquetbol de Buenos Aires" and "Federación Argentina de Básquetbol". Since the Liga Nacional de Básquet was created in 1985, Boca Juniors has won the LNB league title three times (1996–97, 2003–04, and 2006–07), five Copa Argentina (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006), and one Torneo Top 4 (in 2004). At international level, Boca Juniors won three South American Club Championships in 2004, 2005, and 2006. Their home arena is the Estadio Luis Conde, better known as ''La Bombonerita'' (small ''Bombonera'').

Volleyball

Boca Juniors has a professional volleyball 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. In August 2015 it was announced that Boca Juniors's volleyball team would not participate in the Argentine major league (A1) from 2016. The decision was personally taken by Boca Juniors chairman,

Daniel Angelici Daniel Angelici (born 3 May 1964) '' 'Daniel Angelici' '' (Buenos Aires, May 3, 1964) is an Argentine lawyer, entrepreneur and football executive.A$ 3 million).

Women's football

The Boca Juniors women's football team plays in the

Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino The Primera División A is the main league competition for women's football in Argentina. The tournament is ruled by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), with its first season held in 1991. The competition was named "Campeonato de Fútbol F ...

and have won the championship a record 23 times of which 10 were in succession from the 2003 Apertura to the 2008 Clausura. Though the club has not yet won any international competition, it secured the third place at the 2010 Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino. In Futsal, Boca has won 6 Championships: 1992, 1993, Clausura 1997, Apertura 1998, Clausura 2003 (Men), and 2004 (women). Boca representatives also compete in other disciplines such as judo, karate, taekwondo,

, weight lifting and gymnastics.

Merchandising

Boca Juniors has expanded its activity beyond sport, providing its fans with a number of other products and services. In 2003, it became the fifth football club in the world to open its own TV channel. Boca TV broadcast 24 hours a day, featuring sports programs and talk shows. The channel was closed in 2005 due to low audience, returning in 2015 as a website. In 2005, a funerary company started to produce a line of coffins available for dead fans. The club also opened a "Boca Juniors" exclusive section of 3,000

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in the Parque Iraola Cemetery of La Plata Partido in 2006. Also in 2006, Boca expanded its business launching its own fleet of taxis operating in Buenos Aires, as well as its own brand of wine, called "Vino Boca Juniors". In 2012 Boca Juniors opened in Buenos Aires its first thematic hotel not only in Argentina but worldwide. The hotel was designed by Uruguayan architect Carlos Ott. All the rooms were decorated with the colours of the club, apart from photos and paintings of notable players in the history of the club. There is an Argentine steakhouse in Queens, NYC which is a Boca Juniors theme restaurant.

Sponsorships

In racing, Argentine

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stock-car competition league spun off the Top Race V6 category, in which teams were sponsored by football teams. Veteran race pilots Guillermo Ortelli and Ernesto Bessone and former Boca player

drove for the "Boca Juniors" team; Ortelli finally won the first Top Race V6 championship with his car painted in Boca Juniors colors.Ortelli festejó su título con los colores de Boca
''La Nación'', 19 December 2005

References

External links

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Historia de Boca Juniors

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