Boca Juniors

Argentine sports club

Club Atlético Boca Juniors (Spanish pronunciation: [kluβ aˈtletiko ˈβoka ˈʝunjoɾs]) is professional football club in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. They play their home games at La Bombonera.

Boca Juniors
Full nameClub Atlético Boca Juniors
Nickname(s)Xeneizes (Genoese)
Azul y Oro (Blue and Gold)
La Mitad Más Uno (Half plus One)
Founded3 April 1905; 119 years ago (1905-04-03)
GroundLa Bombonera
La Boca, Buenos Aires
Capacity54,000
ChairmanJorge Amor Ameal
ManagerMiguel Ángel Russo
LeagueSuperliga Argentina
2020–211st (Champion)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Boca Juniors and River Plate have an intense rivalry, and matches between them are sometimes very heated. Matches between them are known as the Superclásico, and both teams are from Buenos Aires.

Current squad

As of 15 February 2021[1][2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  ArgentinaEsteban Andrada
2DF  ArgentinaLisandro López
3DF  ArgentinaEmmanuel Mas
4DF  ArgentinaJulio Buffarini
5DF  PeruCarlos Zambrano
6DF  ArgentinaMarcos Rojo
7FW  ArgentinaCristian Pavón
8MF  ColombiaEdwin Cardona (on loan from Tijuana)
9FW  ArgentinaRamón Ábila
10FW  ArgentinaCarlos Tevez (captain)
11MF  ArgentinaEduardo Salvio
13GK  ArgentinaJavier García
14MF  ArgentinaNicolás Capaldo
16MF  ArgentinaAaron Molinas
17GK  ArgentinaAgustín Rossi
18DF  ColombiaFrank Fabra
19FW  ArgentinaMauro Zárate
No.Pos. NationPlayer
20MF  ArgentinaGonzalo Maroni
21MF  ColombiaJorman Campuzano
22FW  ColombiaSebastián Villa
23MF  ArgentinaDiego González
24DF  ArgentinaCarlos Izquierdoz
25MF  ArgentinaAgustín Almendra
27FW  ArgentinaFranco Soldano (on loan from Olympiacos)
28GK  ArgentinaManuel Roffo
29DF  ArgentinaLeonardo Jara
30FW  ArgentinaExequiel Zeballos
33MF  ArgentinaAlan Varela
34FW  ArgentinaAgustín Obando
35DF  ArgentinaRenzo Giampaoli
36MF  ArgentinaCristian Medina
37DF  ArgentinaAgustín Sández
38FW  ArgentinaLuis Vázquez


Honours

International

  • Club World Cup (3): 1977, 2000, 2003
  • Copa Libertadores (6): 1977, 1978, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007
  • Copa Sudamericana (2): 2004, 2005
  • Recopa Sudamericana (4): 1990, 2005, 2006, 2008
  • Supercopa Sudamericana (1): 1989
  • Copa de Oro (1): 1993
  • Copa Master de Supercopa (1): 1992
  • Tie Cup (1): 1919
  • Copa de Honor Cousenier (1) : 1920
  • Copa de Confraternidad Escobar-Gerona (2): 1945, 1946

National

League

  • Primera División (34): 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

National cups

  • Supercopa Argentina (1): 2018
  • Copa Diego Armando Maradona (1): 2020
  • Copa Argentina (3): 1969, 2012, 2015
  • Copa de Competencia Jockey Club (2): 1919, 1925
  • Copa Dr. Carlos Ibarguren (5): 1919, 1923, 1924, 1940, 1944
  • Copa Estímulo (1): 1926
  • Copa de Competencia Británica George VI (1): 1946

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