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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 football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the Argentine Primera División. The team has won 74 official titles, the most by any Argentine club. Ranking de campeones argentinos: así quedó la tabla histórica después del título de Boca, La Nación, 7 Mar 2020 Boca se adueñó de la Superliga y estiró la distancia con River en la tabla histórica de títulos, Infobae, 7 Mar 2020 National titles won by Boca Juniors include 35 Primera División championships, Campeones de la Primera División on AFA website En la tabla histórica de títulos, Boca acortó más distancias, Clarín, 9 May 2018 and 17 domestic cups. Copas Nacionales – Ganadores on AFA website (retrieved 4 November 2015) Boca Juniors also owns an honorary title awarded by the Argentine Football Association for their successful tour of Europe in 1925. "Boca: Campeón de Honor" on TN, 27 September 2011 "Cuando Boca se hizo Boca", Clarín, 3 April 2013
Internationally, Boca Juniors has won 22 major titles, 38 Campeones de Fútbol Argentino by Diego Estévez – Ediciones Continente – Independiente vs. Boca: quién tiene más títulos internacionales by Oscar Barnade, Clarín, 8 August 2018 Cuadro total de títulos oficiales on Revisionismo del Fútbol, retrieved 29 June 2019 with 18 organised by CONMEBOL Las competiciones oficiales de la CONMEBOL on Conmebol website, 19 Ago 2015 and the rest organised jointly by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations. Consequently, Boca is ranked third in the world in terms of number of complete international titles, after Real Madrid (34) and Egyptian side Al Ahly (26). International Cups Trivia by Karel Stokkermans on the RSSSF, 6 June 2019 Boca Juniors' international achievements also include one Tie Cup, Cup Tie on RSSSF one Copa de Honor Cousenier, Honor Cup on RSSSF and two Copa Escobar-Gerona, Copa de Confraternidad Escobar – Gerona on RSSSF organized jointly by AFA and AUF together. Their success usually has the Boca Juniors ranked among the IFFHS'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 joint twelfth-best Club of the Century, in December 2000, occupying the same place as Liverpool of England, Inter Milan of Italy, and Benfica of Portugal, among others.
Boca Juniors has a fierce rivalry with River Plate, and matches between them are known as the Superclásico. It is the most heated rivalry in Argentina and one of the biggest in the world, as the clubs are the two most popular in the country. Boca's home stadium is the Estadio Alberto J. Armando, better known colloquially as La Bombonera. The youth academy has produced many Argentine internationals who have played or are playing for top European clubs, such as Oscar Ruggeri, Sebastián Battaglia, Nicolás Burdisso, Carlos Tevez, Éver Banega, Fernando Gago, Leandro Paredes, and Nahuel Molina.
In addition to men's football, Boca Juniors has professional women's football and basketball teams. Other (amateur) activities held in the club are: bocce, boxing, chess, field hockey, futsal, artistic and rhythmic gymnastics, handball, martial arts (judo, karate, and taekwondo), swimming, volleyball, weightlifting, and wrestling. "Deportes amateur" at club website As of January 2023, Boca Juniors ranked first among the clubs with the most members in Argentina, with 315,879. La AFA reveló el ranking de los clubes con más socios: ¿Quiénes lideran la tabla? at noticias.net, 27 Jan 2023 Boca, el club con mayor asistencia y cantidad de socios del 2022 at TyC, 28 Jan 2023
In 1913, Boca was 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 Spain, Germany and France. 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 Passion of Boca Juniors Fans: An Unforgettable Experience at La Bombonera on Footballhost.com, 18 Oct 2023 Boca: récord de seguidores y vistas en redes on Olé, 3 May 2022 Tachan de ridículos a mexicanos fans de Boca Juniors al hablar con acento argentino by Jesús Beltrán on Infobae, 29 Sep 2023
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 Sweden 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. Boca fue el Milan contra la "U", Perfil, 14 June 2012 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 Interview to Diego Maradona in Planeta Boca Juniors 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). "La banda amarilla salió a la cancha", Clarín, 15 January 2005 Other models were a black and white striped jersey (similar to Juventus FC) and a purple model, Se viene el estreno de la camiseta violeta, Clarín, 11 January 2013 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. La versión "alternativa" de la camiseta de Boca no gustó, La Razón, 1 July 2013 (Archived 6 January 2016) 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). Y una tarde, Boca usó la polémica camiseta rosa, La Nación, 8 December 2013 Hinchas de Boca mostraron su repudio a la camiseta rosa, Diario Popular, 8 December 2013 As a replacement for the pink model, Nike designed a fluorescent yellow shirt launched that same season. "Parecida pero diferente", Clarín, 7 February 2014 "Boca sigue innovando: ahora saca a la venta una camiseta flúo" , Diario Registrado, 8 February 2014
In 2016, the club wore a black jersey for the first time in its history, originally launched as the third kit. "http://www.infobae.com/2016/04/04/1801879-es-negra-la-polemica-nueva-camiseta-boca-el-dorado-la-franja/", Infobae, 4 April 2016 Although the President of the club, Daniel Angelici, had stated that the black kit would never be worn, Bronca en Boca por la nueva camiseta negra: "No la vamos a usar", dijo enojado Angelici, El Día, 7 April 2016 the kit debuted in a match v. Tigre, only four days after the announcement. "Boca usó la camiseta alternativa negra con números y vivos dorados", El Liberal, 11 April 2016
Adidas is the club's current kit supplier since January 2020. Boca-Adidas, una relación histórica by Juan M. Compte on El Cronista, 9 Feb 2020 The agreement (which will remain in force until 2029) was signed for US Dollar $10,069,000 plus 40% in royalties per year for the club. Boca, Adidas y los detalles de un contrato único: casi el doble de lo que cobra River y dólar a 70 pesos, La Nación, 31 Jul 2019
The first known emblem dates from 1911, appearing on the club's letterhead. 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 in 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 announced 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. "Boca" on Shakespear website Ronald Shakespear; el diseñador omnipresente by Ariel Hendler on Clarín, 20 December 2015
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.
Building of Boca Juniors' current stadium began in 1938, under the supervision of Engineer José L. Delpini. Boca played its home matches in Ferro Carril Oeste's Estadio Ricardo Etcheverry in Caballito 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) "Tiembla la Bombonera" on El Observador, 12 December 2014 "Crespo: La Bombonera tiembla, es muy fuerte" on Cancha Llena , 11 January 2013
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. Boca Juniors official website
Apart from the venues listed, Boca Juniors also played its home games at Estudiantes de Buenos Aires's stadium (in 1913, then located on Figueroa Alcorta Avenue) Historia de Boca Juniors: 1913 and Ferro Carril Oeste stadium (1938–40, while La Bombonera was under construction). Historia de Boca Juniors: 1938
In 2023 while running for the president's role of the club, Jorge Reale famously unveiled plans and designs of a new state-of-the-art roofed stadium that would house 112,000 spectators, 444 VIP boxes and 4,000 parking spaces. The plan was ceased in the following year after the incumbent president, Juan Roman Riquelme, a popular figure among fans due to his footballing heroics as a player, won the presidential election.
Boca Juniors claims to be the club of "half plus one" ( la mitad más uno) of Argentina's population. A 2006 survey placed its following at 40%, "Se cae un mito: la hinchada de Boca no suma la mitad más uno del país" – InfoBae "O mais grande" by Sergio Maffei , Olé, 6 February 2008 still the largest share. Nevertheless, they have the highest number of fans, as judged by percentage in their country.
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, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube with the players and fans observing a minute's silence in her memory.
As of early 2023 Boca has a 314,000 member base, which ranks second only to Bayern Munich worldwide, and it is first in Argentina and also first in South America. La AFA reveló el ranking de los clubes con más socios: ¿Quiénes lideran la tabla? at noticias.net, 27 Jan 2023 Boca, el club con mayor asistencia y cantidad de socios del 2022 at TyC, 28 Jan 2023
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).
The origin of the group dates back to 1925, when the Boca Juniors fanatic "Toto" Caffarena accompanied the team during a tournament in Europe in 1925. From then on, he was considered the "twelfth player", hence the name "La doce".
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".
Their illegal activities include assault, drug sales and trafficking, extortion, and murder.
They finance its activities by selling parking, reselling club tickets, and extorting commissions from the sale of players, plus the club 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.
Boca Juniors are particularly popular in Japan, because of the club's success in the early 2000s at the Intercontinental Cup held in Japan.
Elsewhere internationally, fans are drawn to Boca by the club's international titles and by the success of Boca players who went on to play in UEFA such as Hugo Ibarra, Rodolfo Arruabarrena, Diego Cagna, Enzo Ferrero, Roberto Abbondanzieri, Nicolás Burdisso, Fernando Gago, Diego Maradona, Claudio Caniggia, Gabriel Batistuta, Juan Román Riquelme and Carlos Tevez.
Boca has fans throughout Latin America and also in parts of the United States where there has been Latin immigration. In July 2007, after the club had toured pre-season, it was reported that the club was considering the possibility of creating a Boca Juniors USA team to compete in Major League Soccer.
The Superclásico is mostly noted for the fan passion, simultaneous jumping of the fans and fan songs (often based on popular Argentine rock band tunes) against their rivals, games have occasionally been marred by riots between the hardest supporters of both sides or against the police.
Out of their 338 previous meetings, Boca have won 126, River have won 107 and there have been 105 draws. Boca Juniors and River Plate have played 259 official games all time against each other, with Boca winning 91, River winning 85 and 83 draws. Superclásico – TyC Sports
The intensity of the rivalry has not stopped players from playing for both clubs, most notably José Manuel Moreno, Hugo Orlando Gatti, Alberto Tarantini, Oscar Ruggeri, Julio Olarticoechea, Carlos Tapia, Gabriel Batistuta and Claudio Caniggia.
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".
Last updated on: 31 July 2023 – Los 10 máximos goleadores at historiadeboca.com.ar
Last updated on: 31 July 2023 – Top 10 most appearances of all time at historiadeboca.com.ar
Carlos Bianchi is the most successful coach in Boca Juniors' history, having won nine titles, including 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 2006 Recopa Sudamericana), all of them won within two years.
Boca Juniors also owns an honorary title awarded by the Argentine Football Association for their successful tour of Europe in 1925. "Boca: Campeón de Honor" on TN, 27 September 2011 "Cuando Boca se hizo Boca", Clarín, 3 April 2013
Internationally, Boca Juniors has won 22 major titles, 38 Campeones de Fútbol Argentino by Diego Estévez – Ediciones Continente – Independiente vs. Boca: quién tiene más títulos internacionales by Oscar Barnade, Clarín, 8 August 2018 Cuadro total de títulos oficiales on Revisionismo del Fútbol, retrieved 29 June 2019 with 18 organised by CONMEBOL Las competiciones oficiales de la CONMEBOL on Conmebol website, 19 Ago 2015 and the rest organised jointly by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations.
Consequently, Boca is ranked third in the world in terms of number of complete international titles, after Real Madrid (35) and Egyptian side Al Ahly (26). International Cups Trivia by Karel Stokkermans on the RSSSF, 6 June 2019
Boca Juniors' international achievements also include one Tie Cup, Cup Tie on RSSSF one Copa de Honor Cousenier, Honor Cup on RSSSF and two Copa Escobar-Gerona, Copa de Confraternidad Escobar – Gerona on RSSSF organized jointly by AFA and AUF together.
Their success usually has the Boca Juniors ranked among the IFFHS'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 joint twelfth-best Club of the Century, in December 2000, occupying the same place as Liverpool of England, Inter Milan of Italy, and Benfica of Portugal, among others.
Boca Juniors is the most winning Torneo de Reserva championships with 21 titles won since it was established in 1910.
Notable youth academy alumni and Argentine players include Américo Tesoriere, Natalio Pescia, Ernesto Lazzatti, Antonio Rattín, Ángel Clemente Rojas, Roberto Mouzo, Oscar Ruggeri, Diego Latorre, Carlos Tevez, Éver Banega, Leandro Paredes, Nicolás Burdisso, Nahuel Molina, Sebastián Battaglia and Fernando Gago, among others.
Though the club has not yet won any international competition, it secured the third place at the 2010 Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino, and in the 2022 Copa Libertadores Femenina finished in second place.
Other (amateur) activities held in the club are: bocce, boxing, chess, field hockey, futsal, artistic and rhythmic gymnastics, handball, martial arts (judo, karate, and taekwondo), swimming, volleyball, weightlifting, and wrestling. "Deportes amateur" at club website
Since the Liga Nacional de Básquet was created in 1985, Boca Juniors has won the LNB league title four times (1996–97, 2003–04, 2006–07, and 2023-24), five Copa Argentina (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006), one Torneo Top 4 (in 2004) and one Supercopa de La Liga (in 2024).
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).
In May 2023, the club inaugurated a hockey field, with Las Leonas all-time top scorer Vanina Oneto as part of the project.
Oneto was appointed manager of Boca Juniors Hockey. Se viene el hockey en Boca: Vanina Oneto recorrió la nueva cancha del predio junto a Jorge Amor Ameal at TyC, 12 May 2023
The club is the 2nd most winning team (after Club Pinocho) of Primera División, with 13 titles. One of those came in 2017 when they defeated Kimberley in the finals. Boca, el campeón del futsal on TyC Sports, 17 December 2017
The men's team won those thirteen league championship in 1992, 1993, 1997 Clausura, 1998 Apertura, 2003 Clausura, 2011 Clausura, 2012 Apertura, 2013 Apertura, 2013 Clausura, 2014 Apertura, 2014 Clausura, 2017, 2020–21. Palmarés AFA
Boca also has a women's futsal team which plays in the Campeonato de Futsal Femenino, they won the inaugural tournament in 2004 El Primer Campeon en la Disciplina and won it again in 2014.
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 Liga Argentina de Voleibol – Serie A1 from 2016. The decision was personally taken by Boca Juniors chairman, Daniel Angelici.
The club alleged that taking part in a professional league resulted in a hugh commercial deficit so Boca Juniors declined to participate, although the volleyball department had reached an agreement with several sponsors which would put the money to cover the costs (about Argentine Peso 3 million). "Angelici bajó al equipo masculino de Boca de la Liga Argentina de Voley" , Telam,
On 1 August 2023, it was announced that Boca Juniors after almost 8 years, will once again play in the Liga Argentina de Voleibol – Serie A1.
Boca has a women's volleyball team that plays in the Liga Femenina de Voleibol Argentino and it has won the tournament a record 8 times (2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023).
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. Boca TV
In 2005, a funerary company started to produce a line of coffins available for dead fans. Al más allá, en un ataud de Boca, Infobae, 4 April 2006 "Boca soccer fans' grave devotion"– BBC news
The club also opened a "Boca Juniors" exclusive section of 3,000 hectare in the Parque Iraola Cemetery of La Plata Partido in 2006. Inauguraron el cementerio de Boca, La Nación, 7 September 2006 "Loyalty to Boca Juniors now truly cradle to grave"– International Herald Tribune
Also in 2006, Boca expanded its business launching its own fleet of taxis operating in Buenos Aires, "Boca taxis sure to be shunned by River fans" – tiscali.news Boca Juniors lanza su flota de taxis as well as its own brand of wine, called "Vino Boca Juniors". "Boca fans – in life & death" – TheWorldGame
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. "Un hotel azul y oro", Tiempo Argentino, 23 October 2011
There is an Argentine steakhouse in Queens, NYC which is a Boca Juniors theme restaurant. Un cable a tierra para los argentinos en Nueva York, TyC Sports, 18 June 2016
Veteran race pilots Guillermo Ortelli and Ernesto Bessone and former Boca player Vicente Pernía 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
History
On 3 April 1905, a group of boys, who were the sons of Italian immigrants (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 Juan Farenga and Teodoro Farenga .
Other important founding members include Arturo Penney, Marcelino Vergara, Luis Cerezo, Adolfo Taggio, Giovanelli, Donato Abbatángelo, and Bertolini.
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.
Kit evolution
Uniforms worn by the team through its history:
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
– Vinos Maravilla Dekalb Fate Fiat Parmalat Olan Cerveza Quilmes Topper Nike Pepsi Pepsi & Goodyear Red Megatone & Goodyear Megatone & Goodyear Megatone & UNICEF LG & TotalEnergies BBVA & TotalEnergies BBVA & Citroën BBVA & Huawei Qatar Airways & Axion Energy Adidas Qatar Airways None Betsson & DirecTV
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.
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 – 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.
+ List of Boca Juniors venues 1905–07 1908–12 1914–15 1916–24 1924–38 1940–present
Supporters
Fanbase
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 River Plate who moved to the more affluent district of Núñez in the north of the city in 1923.
Club membership
Boca Juniors usually play their league games in front of capacity crowds. The club's popularity make tickets hard to come by, especially for the Superclásico game against River Plate.
Nicknames
Boca fans are known as Los Xeneizes (the Genoa) after the Genoese immigrants who founded the team and lived in La Boca in the early 20th century. Flags of the World article. The word xeneize is Genoese dialect for the Ligurian word zeneize, which means "Genoese".
La Doce
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").
Ultras & illegal activities
Some Boca fans run Ultras organizations similar to other "barra brava" gangs associated with football clubs in Argentina but in the name of "La doce".
International
Peñas (fan clubs) exist in a number of Argentine cities and abroad in countries such as Russia, Ukraine, Russian-Ukrainian fan-site Narod.ru Spain, Bocajuniors.com.ar: Listado de Peñas Israel
and Japan.
Rivalries
Boca Juniors has a long-standing, heated rivalry with River Plate known as the Superclásico, known worldwide as one of world football's fiercest and most important rivalries in Argentina and the world.
Players
Current squad
Other players under contract
Out on loan
Reserves and Academy
For the reserve and academy squads, see Boca Juniors Reserves and Academy
Records
Most goals
236 223 194 192 129 123 114 97 96 94
Most appearances
426 417 408 404 400 388 382 379 377 365
Notable players
1905–1930s
1930s–1970s
1970s–1990s
1990s–2000s
2000s–
Source:
FIFA World Cup participants
List of players that were called up for a FIFA World Cup while playing for Boca Juniors. In brackets, the tournament played:
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). Copa de Competencia 1946 on Historia de Boca He had three tenures on the club, coaching Boca Juniors in 1930–1936, 1946 and 1956.
Current coaching staff
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|Head coach || Miguel Ángel Russo
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|Assistant coach || Claudio Úbeda
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|Assistant coach || Juvenal Rodríguez
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|Fitness coach || Adrián Gerónimo
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|Fitness coach || Cristian Aquino
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|Goalkeeping coach || Cristián Muñoz
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|Team doctor || Lucas Logioco
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|Kinesiologist || Leonardo Betchakian
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Institutional
Executive board
Juan Román Riquelme is the current President of Boca Juniors since December 2023, when he was elected over Andrés Ibarra, getting more than 65% of the votes (a record of 46,400 members went to the club to vote). Elecciones en Boca: Riquelme es el nuevo presidente on TyC, 18 Dec 2023 Jorge Amor Ameal (which was president 2019–23) Jorge Amor Ameal ganó las elecciones y es el nuevo presidente de Boca by Federico Cristofanelli on Infobae, 9 Dec 2019 was elected vice-president of the club.
Staff
+ Presidents of Boca Juniors sections
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! Name Juan Román Riquelme Alejandro Desimone Pablo Szawarniak Silvia Gottero
Honours
Senior titles
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(League)
! scope=colPrimera División 35 1919, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1930, 1931 LAF, 1934 LAF, 1935, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1954, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969 Nacional, 1970 Nacional, 1976 Metropolitano, 1976 Nacional, 1981 Metropolitano, 1992 Apertura, 1998 Apertura, 1999 Clausura, 2000 Apertura, 2003 Apertura, 2005 Apertura, 2006 Clausura, 2008 Apertura, 2011 Apertura, 2015, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2022 National
(Cups)
! scope=colCopa Argentina 4 International
! scope=col Copa Libertadores 6 Worldwide
! scope=col Intercontinental Cup 3
Other titles
Reserve and Youth titles
For the reserve and academy honours, see Boca Juniors Reserves and Academy
Facts
titles won by Boca Juniors include 35 Primera División championships, En la tabla histórica de títulos, Boca acortó más distancias, Clarín, 9 May 2018 and 17 domestic cups. Copas Nacionales – Ganadores on AFA website (retrieved 4 November 2015)
Records
Football development
Reserves and academy
The Reserve team and Youth system football teams of the club, currently coached by former club player Rolando Schiavi, "Rolando Schiavi deja a Martín Palermo y vuelve a Boca para dirigir a la Reserva" , Infobae, 9 December 2014 who debuted in February 2015. "El Flaco Schiavi debutó como DT de la reserva de Boca con una goleada" , Cancha Llena, 14 February 2015
Women's football
The Boca Juniors women's football team plays in the Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino and have won the championship a record 27 times of which 10 were in succession from the 2003 Apertura to the 2008 Clausura.
Other sports sections
In addition to men's football, Boca Juniors has a professional basketball section.
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".
Field hockey
In September 2022, Boca Juniors announced the club would open a field hockey section for men and women. Llega el hockey a Boca on club website, May 2023
Futsal
Boca Juniors men's compete in Primera División de Futsal, the top division of the futsal league system and organised by AFA.
Volleyball
Boca Juniors has a men's professional volleyball team that won the Metropolitan championship in 1991, 1992 and 1996, and achieved the second place in the 1996–97 A1 season.
Miscellaneous
Boca representatives compete in other disciplines such as judo, karate, taekwondo, wrestling, powerlifting and gymnastics, amongst others.
Merchandising
Boca Juniors has expanded its activity beyond sport, providing its fans with a number of other products and services.
Sponsorships
In racing, Argentine Turismo Carretera stock-car competition league spun off the Top Race V6 category, in which teams were sponsored by football teams. ¿Boca quiere copar el automovilismo? on La Nueva, 10 January 2005
See also
External links
Categories: Official Website, Boca Juniors, Association Football Clubs Established In 1905, Basketball Teams Established In 1905, 1905 Establishments In Argentina, Football Clubs In Buenos Aires, Unrelegated Association Football Clubs, Basketball Teams In Argentina, Handball Clubs In Argentina, Volleyball Clubs In Argentina, Copa Libertadores Winning Clubs, Copa Sudamericana Winning Clubs, Recopa Sudamericana Winning Clubs, Intercontinental Cup Winning Clubs, Field Hockey Clubs In Buenos Aires
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