Boca Juniors

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 (1905-04-03)
GroundLa Bombonera
La Boca, Buenos Aires
Capacity54,000
ChairmanJorge Amor Ameal
ManagerMiguel Ángel Russo
LeagueSuperliga Argentina
2020–211st (Champion)
WebsiteClub website

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. Nation Player
1 GK Argentina Argentina Esteban Andrada
2 DF Argentina Argentina Lisandro López
3 DF Argentina Argentina Emmanuel Mas
4 DF Argentina Argentina Julio Buffarini
5 DF Peru Peru Carlos Zambrano
6 DF Argentina Argentina Marcos Rojo
7 FW Argentina Argentina Cristian Pavón
8 MF Colombia Colombia Edwin Cardona (on loan from Tijuana)
9 FW Argentina Argentina Ramón Ábila
10 FW Argentina Argentina Carlos Tevez (captain)
11 MF Argentina Argentina Eduardo Salvio
13 GK Argentina Argentina Javier García
14 MF Argentina Argentina Nicolás Capaldo
16 MF Argentina Argentina Aaron Molinas
17 GK Argentina Argentina Agustín Rossi
18 DF Colombia Colombia Frank Fabra
19 FW Argentina Argentina Mauro Zárate
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Argentina Argentina Gonzalo Maroni
21 MF Colombia Colombia Jorman Campuzano
22 FW Colombia Colombia Sebastián Villa
23 MF Argentina Argentina Diego González
24 DF Argentina Argentina Carlos Izquierdoz
25 MF Argentina Argentina Agustín Almendra
27 FW Argentina Argentina Franco Soldano (on loan from Olympiacos)
28 GK Argentina Argentina Manuel Roffo
29 DF Argentina Argentina Leonardo Jara
30 FW Argentina Argentina Exequiel Zeballos
33 MF Argentina Argentina Alan Varela
34 FW Argentina Argentina Agustín Obando
35 DF Argentina Argentina Renzo Giampaoli
36 MF Argentina Argentina Cristian Medina
37 DF Argentina Argentina Agustín Sández
38 FW Argentina Argentina Luis 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

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

References
  1. "El Plantel - Primera división". Club Atlético Boca Juniors. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. "Boca Juniors squad". Soccerway. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.


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