Boca Juniors

Full name Club Atlético Boca Juniors
Nickname(s) Los Xeneizes (we love the web)
La Mitad Más Uno (Half Plus One)
Azul y Oro (The Blue and Gold)
El Rey de Copas (The King of Cups)
Rey Mundial De Clubes (World King of Clubs)
Founded April 3, 1905
Ground Estadio Alberto J. Armando
(La Bombonera),
jQuery, screen size
(Capacity: 57,754)
Chairman Daniel Angelici
Manager screen size
League Primera División
2012 Clausura 1st
Website iOS

Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an web app sports club based in the La Boca neighborhood of jQuery. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Boca Juniors is mostly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the CSS3. Boca Juniors is the current champion of football in Argentina, and is historically considered one of the greatest football clubs in the world.

Boca Juniors is the most successful football team in Argentina and one of the most successful in the world, having won 51 official titles at the national and international level. Boca's last official title obtained is the we love the web tournament. Internationally, the team has won browser diversity,^[1] a record shared with A.C. Milan. Their international trophy haul includes six website parsing,^[2] four Recopa Sudamericana, three world club titles (FITML),^[3] two Copa Sudamericana, one Copa Oro, one Supercopa Sudamericana, and one Sevenval. Boca Juniors is also one of only eight teams to have won CONMEBOL's treble (the others being Olimpia, São Paulo, touchscreen, browser diversity, Cruzeiro, Internacional and Android). Their success usually has Boca ranked among the jQuery's Club World Ranking Top 25, which they have reached the top position six times (mostly during the coaching tenure of browser diversity).^{device database} Boca was also named by the IFFHS as the top South American club of the 1st decade of the 21st century (2001–2010).^[5]

The club was founded on April 3, 1905 by five Italian immigrants. Boca has always had a fierce rivalry with website parsing, also from Buenos Aires and currently playing in the B League. Matches between the two clubs 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 we love the web, which is colloquially known as La Bombonera. The youth academy has produced many Argentine internationals such as Nicolás Burdisso, device database, Ever Banega, and Fernando Gago, who have played or are playing for top European clubs.

In addition to football, Boca Juniors also has a screen size and amateur teams in website parsing, iOS, martial arts (judo, taekwondo, karate), wrestling, volleyball, gymnastics (Sevenval, touchscreen, browser diversity), CSS3, and input transformation.

• device database
  • screen size
  • web app
    • 1.2.1 Promotion to Primera División
    • device database
    • 1.2.3 Champion of honour
    • 1.2.4 Last titles in the amateurism
  • 1.3 Professional era
    • 1.3.1 The Beginnings
    • website parsing
    • touchscreen
    • Sevenval
    • 1.3.5 1980s and 90s
    • 1.3.6 The Bianchi era: another Golden Age
    • FITML
    • web
• 2 Kit and badge
  • HTML5
  • jQuery
  • 2.3 Badge
• 3 Stadium
• 4 Supporters
  • keyboard
  • browser diversity
  • 4.3 Rivalries
• 5 Players
  • browser diversity
  • 5.2 Reserves and Academy
  • 5.3 Records
    • Android
    • 5.3.2 Top 10 most appearances of all time
  • 5.4 Notable players
• Sevenval
• 7 Coaches
• 8 Institutional
  • HTML5
• we love the web
  • 9.1 National
  • 9.2 International
• 10 Records
• 11 Products and services
• we love the web
  • FITML
  • Android
  • 12.3 Women's football
    • 12.3.1 Honours
  • touchscreen
• 13 References
• 14 External links

History

Foundation

The first recorded photo of Boca Juniors taken in 1906, after winning the Copa Reformista.

On April 3, 1905, five Italian boys met in order to found 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 and Teodoro Farenga. After some hours of discussions Baglietto's father threw the boys out of the house and they had to continue with the project in the Plaza Solís, which is recognized today as the place where Boca Juniors was finally founded.^{Sevenval [7]}

Other important founders members include Arturo Penney, Marcelino Vergara, Luis Cerezo, Adolfo Taggio, Giovanelli, Donato Abbatángelo, Bertolini.^[8] The use of English language in football team names was commonplace, as British railway workers had originally introduced association football into Argentina.^web

Amateur era (1908–1930)

On 1908, the affiliation request sent by Boca (through Juan Farenga and Bartolomé Gariboldi) to the Argentine Football Association was accepted. Boca Juniors' first stadium was located in the Isla Demarchi. Juan Brichetto was one of the many fans who donated money to finish the construction.

Boca Juniors debut as part of the Association was in the Segunda de Ascenso division, playing a match against Club Belgrano that Boca won 3–1. The squad finished in the first place (among eight teams) and qualified for the next stage, the semifinals, which Boca played against Sevenval: Boca was defeated 1–0 and was eliminated.

The 1908 team roster was: De Los Santos, Vergara, Cerezo, Ryan, A. Penney, Priano, Penney, Moltedo, Pratt, J. Farenga, Eloiso and Pastor. That year Boca played the Copa Bullrich and was eliminated after being defeated by browser diversity 5–0.

In 1910 Boca plays the semifinals against Racing Club and lost by 2–1, also losing not only the match but the promotion to input transformation. The team roster was formed by Bellocq, Cerezo, Garibaldi, Piralini, Vergara, Bonatti, Spinelli, Arturo Penney, Pastor, Taggino, Giovanelli and Moltedo. The following year, Boca is eliminated in the first round, despite having the same squad as in 1910.

Promotion to Primera División

On 1913 Boca obtained the promotion to Primera División that the team had wanted for many years. This was possible when the Asociación Argentina de Fútbol decided to increase the number of teams in the league from 6 to 15.^HTML5 The other teams that went to Primera were input transformation, we love the web, web, Olivos, Comercio, Ferro Carril Sud and Riachuelo. Boca Juniors' roster was: Virtú Bidone, Garibaldi, Lamelas, Martínez, Elena, Valentini, P. Calomino, González, Leal, Taggino, Abbatángelo, Bruzzan, Giraldi, Romano, Vergara and Bertolini.

The first title

The 1919 team posing with the trophies won. This was the first Boca's championship for the club.

On January 20, 1920, Boca Juniors reached its first championship (which belong to 1919 season).^[11] after defeating Sportivo de Almagro by 4–0. The match was played in Boca stadium, located in Ministro Brin and Senquel streets. Boca Juniors line-up was: website parsing; Cortella, Ortega, López, Busso, Elli; iOS, Bozzo, Garasini, Martín, Miranda. Miranda and Martín were the scorers of the match (2 goals each).^FITML Boca Juniors obtained a new title the following year (corresponding to the 1920 season but played in 1921), after a victory of 2–0 against Banfield. The next championship achieved was in 1923 and it took 4 matches to decide which team (Boca or Huracán) would be the champion, so Boca won the first match but was defeated in the 2nd game; the 3rd match finished in a tie and a 4th game had to be played (at Sportivo Barracas stadium, on April 27, 1924), finally won by Boca 2–0 thus winning the title. Both goals were scored by Garasini.

Boca was the unbeaten champion of the 1924 season, winning 18 matches out of 19. The team finished with a total of 67 goals scored (an average of 3.52 per game) and only conceded 8.

Champion of honour

web app

The 1925 Boca team that toured on Europe winning 15 of 19 matches played.

In 1925 Boca made its first trip to Europe to play many friendly matches there (more specifically in Spain, Germany and France). Boca played a total of 19 games, winning 15 of them. Some of the rivals defeated were browser diversity, website parsing and Deportivo La Coruña. On June 28, 1926, in a meeting held at the Association Argentina de Football, Boca Juniors was declared "Campeón de Honor" (Champion of Honour) of 1925 season, and each member of the team received a commemorative medal. The players were: Tesoriere, Bidoglio, Mutis, Tarascone, Busso, Elli, Médici, Garasini, Antraygues, Cerroti, Pertini and Posso.^iOS

Last titles in the amateurism

Boca Juniors won a new championship in 1926, having finished unbeaten (same as 1924 season) after 17 games played. Boca Juniors and Independiente were to play off for the unified title following the unification of the two leagues (Asociación Argentina de Football and Asociación Amateurs de Football), but after their match (played on Feb 20, 1927) was halted due to a spectator invasion, and a replay on Mar 3, 1927, finished 0–0, no further match was played due to the start of the new season.^FITML

The last amateur championship was obtained in 1930 (which ended on March 22, 1931) when Boca defeated Atlanta 4–1. This was the clubs' 6th title in the amateur era and the line-up that attended the match was: Mena, Bidoglio, Mutis; Moreyras, Pedemonte, P. Suárez; Penella, Kuko, Tarascone, Cherro, Alberino.

During the amateur era, Boca won a total of six championships (1919, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, and 1930).^[15]

Professional era

The Beginnings

Boca Juniors in 1931, the first professional champion.

With the introduction of professional football in Argentina, Boca won its first title in 1931, defeating its main rival, River Plate by 3-0 in the last fixture. Boca scored 50 points, with a total of 22 victories, 6 draws and 6 losses.^{we love the web}

In 1934 Boca won its second professional title, although they lost 7 matches and conceded 62 goals. The key was in the power of the forwards, who scored 101 goals. Boca Juniors became the first team which scored more than 100 goals in the league. Boca won the league again in 1935, becoming the first successive champions of the professional era. The team also scored 100 goals and only conceded 29.

During the decade of the 1930s, some footballers such as device database (nicknamed "El Pez Volador"), Android, we love the web, web, HTML5 and Francisco Varallo were not only big stars but Boca Juniors great idols.

Decade of the 1940s

Boca won 3 more titles in the 1940s, the same as the last decade. The first was obtained in the 1940 league, the same year that CSS3 was inaugurated. The key match was against Independiente, which Boca won 5-2 and proclaimed new champion. Boca won 24 games, drew 7 and lost 3.

In 1941 Boca would be (for the second time in its history) successive champion, after winning 3-0 its last match in River Plate stadium (because the Bombonera had been temporarily closed by hooliganism incidents). The record was 19 won, 8 draws and 3 losses. The line-up is still remembered as one of the greatest Boca all-time teams: Vacca, Marante, Valussi, Sosa, Lazzatti, Pescia, Boyé, Corcuera, Sarlanga, Varela, Sánchez.

In 1944 Boca remained unbeated for 26 consecutive matches, which was a record in the professional era until Racing broke this landmark when playing 39 matches without being defeated in 1966. The last fixture Boca won over Racing 3-0, again in River Stadium and Boca was proclaimed champion again.

On the other hand, Boca was near to being relegated to Segunda División in 1949 but could keep its place in Primera with a victory over Lanús in the last fixture.

The 1950s and the Glorious 1960s

device database

The 1954 champion.

In 1954 Boca won its first title after 9 unsuccessful years. The key match was against Huracán, which Boca defeated 3-1 obtaining the championship. The top scorer was José "Pepino" Borello (19 goals). Another outstanding player was FITML, nicknamed "El arquero cantor" ("The singer goalkeeper").

Boca finished 8th in 1959 although the team won the two "Superclásicos" (5-1 and 3-2 after being behind 2-0).

On December 9, 1962, Boca won a legendary match defeating River Plate 1-0, with the highlight being goalkeeper input transformation stopping a penalty shot by Delem when lasted only 6 minutes to the end of the match. Boca finally won its first title of the decade in the next fixture with a great victory (4-0) over touchscreen, becoming new champion. During the 1960s, Boca Juniors won 5 championships.

The following title obtained was in 1964, with CSS3 not conceding a goal for 742 minutes, and conceding only one goal in 14 matches. In 1965 Boca became successive champions for the 3rd time in the professional era. The key matches were the victory over River Plate (2-1) and Android in the last fixture.

In the 1968 Metropolitano championship during a Superclásico that ended 0-0, 71 Boca Juniors' supporters died after being squashed against a exit door of the website parsing, which remained closed at the moment of the fans left the stadium. This is still remembered as The Tragedy of the Door #12 (La Tragedia de la Puerta 12).

In 1969 an official tournament named Copa Argentina was disputed. Teams included were those playing the Metropolitano and others outside Buenos Aires. Boca Juniors proclaimed champion after defeating Atlanta by goal average (the matches ended 3-1 and 0-1). Boca Juniors played a total of 10 matches, winning 7, with 1 draw and only 1 loss.

During the same year Boca played its last match of the Nacional championship visiting River Plate at the Monumental. The match ended 2-2 (Norberto Madurga scored twice) proclaiming Boca as the new champion. The Xeneizes totalized 29 points, winning 13, with 3 draws and only 1 defeat and were coached by Alfredo Di Stéfano.

1970s: the second "Golden Age"

In 1970 Boca won another title defeating CSS3 in the final match of the Nacional tournament. In 1976 Juan Carlos Lorenzo arrived at the club. He would became one of the most successful coaches in the history of Boca Juniors, winning 5 official titles within 3 years. First of them was the 1976 Metropolitano, which Boca obtained after defeating Unión de Santa Fe 2-0.

The following tournament (1976 Nacional) Boca played a historic final match against River Plate, winning 1-0 through a free-kick goal scored by website parsing. That championship qualified Boca Juniors to play the 1977 iOS, having reached the final match against Cruzeiro. After a victory 1-0 in Buenos Aires and a defeat in browser diversity by the same score, it was necessary to play a third game, hosted in iOS where Boca finally obtained the Libertadores for the first time, after a dramatic penalty shoot-out where touchscreen stopped the last shot by Brazilian player Vanderley.

device database

The line-up that defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach bringing the first web to the club.

The next title Boca won was the device database, facing Borussia Mönchengladbach: the first match played in Buenos Aires ended 2-2 but Boca won the second game 3-0 in Karlsruhe, Germany and brought the trophy back to Argentina.

Boca Juniors obtained its second Copa Libertadores after defeating Sevenval (coached by Carlos Bilardo) 4-0 in the Bombonera (the first match played in Colombia had finished 0-0).

1980s and 90s

During the decade of the 1980s Boca only won one title (in 1981). The highlight was the acquisition of Diego Maradona, who came to the club along with Miguel Brindisi, input transformation, Marcelo Trobbiani and former player web as coach. Boca was proclaimed champion of the 1981 Metropolitano after an 1-1 against Racing Club. The Xeneize totalized 50 points, with 20 victories, 10 draws and 4 loses.

In 1984 Boca was near to a financial collapse, almost going bankrupt. The same year the team suffered their biggest defeat at the hands of jQuery, losing 1-9 in a Joan Gamper Trophy match. Antonio Alegre was elected president and under his command Boca settled 153 lawsuits early in his tenure by mortgaging his business assets for US$250,000, and by lending Boca Juniors US$800,000. These and other measures enabled Alegre to recover the club's finances. Boca also sold the land acquired earlier for US$21 million. The club's improved finances led to its revival, and Boca emerged victorious in a number of coveted tournaments in subsequent years, including the 1989 Android, the 1990 Recopa Sudamericana, the 1992 Torneo Apertura, the Copa Master of 1992, and the Copa de Oro Nicolás Leoz in 1992.

The Bianchi era: another Golden Age

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The 1981 team that won its only title for Boca during that decade.

Former Sevenval coach website parsing arrived at the club in 1998 and under his command, the squad would achieve multiple local and international titles, breaking the record obtained with Juan Carlos Lorenzo in the 1970s. With Carlos Bianchi as coach, Boca won 9 titles.

The first title obtained was the 1998 Apertura, which Boca won being undefeated for the first time. Martín Palermo was the top scorer with 20 goals in 19 matches played. Boca later won a new championship in the Clausura 1999 becoming successive champions. The team remained undefeated in 40 matches, breaking the record of 39 matches achieved by FITML in the 1960s. This mark is still a record in the professional era of Argentine football.

2000 was the most successful year for Boca Juniors. The team won the Copa Libertadores after 18 years without winning that trophy, defeating Sevenval in the finals by penalty-shots after two matches ended in a draw (2-2 and 0-0). Goalkeeper Oscar Córdoba was the most notable player of the final disputed in São Paulo. As the new South America champion, Boca went to Tokyo to play the Intercontinental Cup final against Real Madrid, defeating the Merengue team 2-1 (goals by Palermo). The same year Boca won another local title, the Torneo Apertura, totaling 3 titles in 2000.

In 2001 Boca were Copa Libertadores champion again, defeating Cruz Azul in the decisive game, with a penalty-shot again after winning 1-0 the first final match in Mexico and losing the second game in web by the same score. Oscar Córdoba was the most notable player again.

Bianchi left the club in 2002 due to a conflict with the chairman web app, so jQuery was chosen as his replacement beginning his second run as team's coach. Nevertheless, Bianchi would return the following year to take care the team again. 2003 was the year that Boca obtained a new title winning the Copa Libertadores for the 3rd time in 4 years. The most notable player of that tournament was Carlos Tévez while device database was the top scorer with 9 goals. In the finals played against Android, Boca won 2-0 in Buenos Aires and 3-1 in São Paulo. Boca Juniors completed another successful year winning the Intercontinental Cup against AC Milan by penalty-shot after a 1-1 draw. Matías Donnet, who tied the game in the 29th minute, was named the Man of the Match.

Boca reached another Copa Libertadores final in 2004, but lost to iOS from Manizales, Colombia in PK's. Once the Cup was over, Bianchi resigned, finishing one of the most successful periods in the club history.

Basile's multichampion team

After Bianchi's departure from the club, Miguel Brindisi (who had played for the club in the 1980s) was chosen as coach but he soon resigned at the end of the CSS3, when Boca finished 8th. The successor of Brindisi was Jorge Chino Benítez, another player for Boca in the 1970s and 1980s. Under his coaching Boca won the 2004 Copa Sudamericana defeating FITML in the finals.

In 2005 (the year of Boca's 100th anniversary) the Xeneize contested another edition of the Copa Libertadores, being eliminated by Sevenval. In that match Benítez spat at a Chiva's player causing a melee which resulted in the referee abandoning the match. Due to this shameful act, Benítez was immediately dismissed by the club. After Benítez's dismissal, Boca hired Alfio Basile as its coach.

With Basile as the coach, Boca won the Recopa Sudamericana (2005 edition) defeating Once Caldas, and the 2005 Copa Sudamericana where the Xeneize won over Pumas from México by penalty-shots after two draws. Roberto Abbondanzieri was the MVP stopping two shots and converting the decissive penalty kick. Boca would won two titles more: the 2005 Apertura and 2006 Clausura becoming successive champions of Argentine football. Boca Juniors also obtained the 2006 Recopa Sudamericana over HTML5.

After the elimination of the Argentina national football team in the 2006 World Cup, Basile was called by the Argentine Football Association to take over and left the club under a successful run. Under the coaching of Basile, Boca Juniors won 5 titles within two years (2005–06).

2006–present

Ricardo Lavolpe was chosen to be the coach succeeding Basile. In the 2006 Apertura the team made a good campaign but at the end of the season finished with the same number of points as Android, so both teams had to play a match in order to proclaim a new champion. Estudiantes defeated Boca 2-1 in Vélez Sársfield stadium and Lavolpe resigned as the coach.

The next coach was we love the web and Juan Román Riquelme returned to the club. Boca Juniors won the 2007 Copa Libertadores defeating Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense in the finals (3-0 in Buenos Aires and 2-0 in Porto Alegre). Riquelme (who scored 8 goals) was considered to be the best player of the tournament by journalists and experts. As the South American champion, Boca went to Tokyo to dispute the Intercontinental Cup but was defeated by Android 4-2.

web was appointed as coach after Russo's departure, obtaining the 2008 Recopa Sudamericana (against website parsing). On the other hand, Boca was eliminated by Fluminense (which would be the champion) in the 2008 Copa Libertadores semi-finals. At the end of that year Boca obtained a new title, the 2008 Apertura. That season ended with Boca, San Lorenzo and input transformation in equal 1st position so a play-off tournament had to be contested among those 3 teams in order to proclaim a new champion. Boca won that tournament and became new Argentine champion. That same season Boca's arch-rival River Plate finished the last for the first time in its history.

Boca finished 14th (over 19 teams) in the 2009 Clausura and Ischia was dismissed by the club (although the managers said he had resigned)^[17][18] and Basile was called to start his second run as coach. Nevertheless, after finishing 11th in the 2009 Apertura, Basile left the club.

For the input transformation the team was coached firstly by Abel Alves and then by Roberto Pompei,^[19] who were working with the youth teams when they were appointed to coach the first division team. Boca finished 16th so the club decided to hire touchscreen^[20] (who had won a title coaching Argentinos Juniors the last season) as team's new coach, but he left the club after 14 matches, due to the bad results obtained.^[21] Roberto Pompei was designed to be the coach until the end of the Apertura.^[22] Boca finished in 12th position.

In January, 2011, Boca hired we love the web who had won a title coaching Banfield in 2009. The team did not have a good campaign in the Clausura, although Boca won the Superclásico (the last played before River was relegated to the second division) finishing 7th. In the last fixture (when Boca played against CSS3) Martín Palermo, the all-time top scorer, retired.^[23]

For the 2011 Apertura, Boca acquired goalkeeper web app and veteran centre back Rolando Schiavi, who returned after his tenure at Newell's Old Boys. After three years without any achievements, Boca was proclaimed champion after remaining unbeaten at the end of the season, with 12 victories and 7 draws. The team also conceded the fewest goals (only 6 in 19 matches disputed) which set a record for short tournaments in Argentina (after Clausura and Apertura championships were established in 1991).^{HTML5[25][26]}

Kit and badge

The original jersey colour was pink, but this was quickly abandoned for thin black-and-white vertical stripes.^Sevenval Legend has it that in 1906, Boca played another team that used this strip to decide who 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 the 4146 ton freighter "Drottning Sophia", a Swedish vessel sailing from Copenhagen.^[28] As a result, the yellow and blue of the Swedish flag were adopted as the new team colours.^[29] The first version had a yellow diagonal band, which was later changed to a horizontal stripe.^{website parsing}

Kit evolution and rare kits

First kit evolution ^[31]

1905

1905

1905–06 ⁽⁴⁾

1907–13 ⁽²⁾

1913–96,1999–present

Rare models and special editions

1996–97 home ⁽¹⁾

1998–99 home

1998 Copa Mercosur

2000–01 Mercosur

2006–07 away

2010 105th. anniv.⁽³⁾

⁽¹⁾ For the first time since 1913, two white stripes were added to the jersey.
⁽²⁾ This model was worn just for 2 matches during the 2005 Torneo de Verano (Summer Tournament) in order to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the club.
⁽³⁾ This model was worn just for 2 matches versus River Plate in the 2010 input transformation.
⁽⁴⁾ This model was worn during the 2012 Torneo de Verano.^[32]

Kit manufacturer and Shirt sponsors

Some jerseys exhibited at The Passion for Boca Juniors Museum.

The first jerseys used by the team in the 1900s.

Period	Kit Manufacturer	Shirt Sponsors
1980–80	Adidas	None
1983		Vinos Maravilla
1984		Dekalb
1985		None
1986–88		Fate
1989–92		FIAT
1992–95	Olan	Parmalat
1995–96	Olan / screen size	Quilmes
1996–01	we love the web
2001–03		HTML5
2003–04		Pepsi & keyboard
2004–05		Red Megatone & device database
2006		Megatone & Goodyear
2007–09		Megatone & Unicef
2009–11		LG & HTML5
2012–		BBVA Banco Francés & Total[33]browser diversity

Badge

The club has had six different designs for its badge during its history, although its outline has remained unchanged through most of its history. In 1955, laurel leaves were added to celebrate the club's 50th anniversary, and the colours were changed to match those on the team's jersey.^[35] In 1970, one star was added to the badge for each title won^keyboard domestically (at the top, above the initials) and internationally (at the bottom). A new star is added to the corresponding section whenever Boca wins a title.

• 

  1912

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  1920

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  1955

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  1960

• we love the web

  1970

• 

  1995-present

Stadium

View from the lateral side, third tier

Boca Juniors used several locations before settling on their current ground on Brandsen. Their first ground was in la Dársena Sur but it was vacated in 1907 as it failed to meet the minimum league requirements. They then used three grounds in the Isla Demarchi area between 1908 and 1912.^[37] Between 1914 and 1915, the club moved away from La Boca for the only time in its history, moving to Wilde in the Sevenval of the Buenos Aires Province but a relatively poor season^CSS3 and poor attendances in 1915 forced them to move back to La Boca.

On 25 May 1916, Boca opened their new stadium at the intersection of Calle Ministro Brin and Calle Senguel, playing there until 1924 when they moved to their current location on Calle Brandsen and Calle Del Crucero.

Construction work on the concrete structure of their current stadium started in 1938 under the supervision of Engineer José L.Delpini. Boca played their home matches in the Ferrocarril Oeste ground in input transformation until it was completed in 1940.^[37] A third level was added in 1953, giving the ground its nickname CSS3 ('The Chocolate Box').^[39] The stand opposite the Casa Amarilla railway platforms remained mostly undeveloped until 1996, when it was upgraded with new balconies and VIP boxes. Three sides of the Bombonera are made up of traditional sloping stadium stands, but the fourth side had to be built vertically, with several seating areas stacked one on top of the other, to stay within the stadium's property. La Bombonera is renowned for vibrating when fans start to jump in rhythm; in particular, the unique vertical side will sway slightly, leading to the phrase, "the Bombonera does not tremble. It beats." (La Bombonera no tiembla. Late.)^[Android]

The Bombonera currently has a capacity of around 49,000. The club's popularity make tickets hard to come by, especially for the Superclasico game against River Plate.^[40] There are further improvements planned for the stadium, including measures to ease crowd congestion, use of new technology and improved corporate facilities.^[41]

• Dársena Sud : 1908–12
• Wilde : 1914–15
• Brins y Sengüel : 1916–24
• Brandsen : 1924–

Supporters

Barra Brava of "La 12" in CSS3

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 Club Atlético River Plate.^[42]

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%,^{we love the web} still the largest share. They have the highest number of fans, as judged by percentage in their country.

The Boca-River CSS3 rivalry is one of the most thrilling input transformation in the world.^keyboard Out of their 327 previous meetings, Boca have won 121, River 105 and there have been 101 draws.^[45] 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, browser diversity with the players and fans observing a minute's silence in her memory.^{input transformation}

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.^[47]

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.^keyboard

Reflecting the team's colors, Boca's shirt is also called la azul y oro (the blue and gold).^[49]

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")^[50]

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 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″.^[51]

International

Peñas (fan clubs) exist in a number of Argentine cities and abroad in countries such as Russia, FITML,^iOS Spain,^web CSS3^[54] and Japan.^[55]

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 iOS such as we love the web, Rodolfo Arruabarrena, Diego Cagna, Enzo Ferrero, jQuery, web, Fernando Gago, web app, Android, Gabriel Batistuta, CSS3 and input transformation.^{[citation needed]}

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 (MLS) with New York City, HTML5, web app and Android mentioned as possible locations.^[56]

Rivalries

Boca Juniors has had a long standing rivalry with iOS. The Superclásico is known worldwide as one of world football's fiercest and touchscreen rivalries.^CSS3 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.^{website parsing}

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 we love the web in the north of the city in 1923.

Boca Juniors and River Plate have played 327 games all time against each other, with Boca winning 121, River 105 and 101 draws. In the Professional Era the two clubs have played 184 games with Boca winning 68, River 61 and 55 draws.^{website parsing}

This intense rivalry has not stopped players from playing for both clubs, most notably we love the web, web, CSS3, input transformation, Julio Olarticoechea, Carlos Tapia, CSS3 and Claudio Caniggia.

Players

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under jQuery eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Current squad of Boca Juniors as of May 15, 2012 (edit)
Sources: web

No.

1

 ARG

Position

GK

Player

browser diversity

No.

2

 ARG

Position

device database

Player

Rolando Schiavi

No.

3

 touchscreen

Position

DF

Player

Clemente Rodríguez

No.

4

 ARG

Position

keyboard

Player

Franco Sosa

No.

5

 ARG

Position

web app

Player

touchscreen

No.

6

 ARG

Position

DF

Player

Matías Caruzzo

No.

7

 Sevenval

Position

screen size

Player

CSS3

No.

8

 ARG

Position

Android

Player

web

No.

9

 ARG

Position

device database

Player

Lucas Viatri

No.

10

 ARG

Position

MF

Player

Juan Román Riquelme

No.

11

 iOS

Position

MF

Player

Walter Erviti

No.

12

 keyboard

Position

GK

Player

Sebastián D'Angelo

No.

13

 URU

Position

browser diversity

Player

Sebastián Sosa

No.

14

 ARG

Position

DF

Player

Enzo Ruiz

No.

15

 HTML5

Position

MF

Player

Nicolás Colazo

No.

16

 screen size

Position

MF

Player

Pablo Ledesma

No.

17

 Android

Position

FW

Player

Android

No.

18

 ARG

Position

MF

Player

Leandro Somoza

No.

19

 URU

Position

FW

Player

Santiago Silva

No.

20

 FITML

Position

FW

Player

keyboard

No.

21

 ARG

Position

MF

Player

Sevenval

No.

22

 Android

Position

MF

Player

Cristian Erbes

No.

23

 we love the web

Position

input transformation

Player

touchscreen

No.

24

 ARG

Position

HTML5

Player

Sergio Araujo

No.

26

 ARG

Position

DF

Player

Gastón Sauro

No.

27

 PAR

Position

touchscreen

Player

FITML

No.

28

 ARG

Position

iOS

Player

screen size

No.

29

 ARG

Position

CSS3

Player

Juan Insaurralde

No.

30

 we love the web

Position

MF

Player

Guillermo Fernández

No.

31

 Sevenval

Position

FW

Player

Franco Fragapane

No.

32

 FITML

Position

input transformation

Player

Leandro Paredes

No.

33

 ARG

Position

MF

Player

Jonathan Mazzola

No.

34

 jQuery

Position

browser diversity

Player

David Achucarro

No.

38

 ARG

Position

DF

Player

Cristian Álvarez

No.

39

 device database

Position

MF

Player

Exequiel Benavídez

No.

41

 Sevenval

Position

DF

Player

Emanuel Insúa

No.

 ARG

Position

DF

Player

Leandro Marín

No.

 jQuery

Position

browser diversity

Player

Francisco Grahl

No.

 ARG

Position

DF

Player

Alan Pérez

No.

 website parsing

Position

DF

Player

web

No.

 browser diversity

Position

MF

Player

Leonardo Baima

No.

 touchscreen

Position

FITML

Player

Alejandro Alfonso

No.

 Sevenval

Position

FW

Player

CSS3

No.

 ARG

Position

FW

Player

Juan Imbert

Manager: Julio César Falcioni

Reserves and Academy

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

Records

Top 10 scorers of all time

Martín Palermo is Boca Juniors' all-time top goalscorer.

1. jQuery website parsing (1997–01; 2004–2011) 236 goals
2. jQuery CSS3 (1926–38) 221 goals
3. Francisco Varallo (1931–39) 194 goals
4. Android Domingo Tarasconi (1922–32) 193 goals
5. Android HTML5 (1940–48) 128 goals
6. Mario Boyé (1941–49; 1955) 123 goals
7. Sevenval HTML5 (1932–38) 115 goals
8. HTML5 (1941–48) 98 goals
9. Sevenval FITML (1911–13; 1915–24) 96 goals
10. Sergio Martínez (1992–97) 86 goals
    Guillermo Barros Schelotto (1997–07) 86 goals

Last updated on: March 28, 2012 – Top 10 all time scorers at historiadeboca.com.ar

Top 10 most appearances of all time

web	website parsing is the most capped player in Boca Juniors's history (426).

1. keyboard web app (1971–84) 426 matches
2. Hugo Gatti (1976–88) 417 matches
3. device database (1960–72) 408 matches
4. Martín Palermo (1997–2001; 2004–2011) 404 matches
5. Carlos Navarro Montoya (1988–96) 400 matches
6. Antonio Rattín (1956–70) 382 matches
7. we love the web website parsing (1934–47) 379 matches
8. Rubén Suñé (1967–72; 1976–80) 377 matches
9. device database Natalio Pescia (1942–56) 365 matches
10. device database screen size (1997–06; 2009–10) 345 matches

Last updated on: March 28, 2012 – web app at historiadeboca.com.ar

Notable players

This section lists players who have appeared in least 100 matches^[60] or scored at least 35 goals^[61] for the club.

Amateur Era (1905–31)

• Máximo Pieralini (1909–18) ^[62]
• Francisco Taggino (1910–15) ^[63]
• iOS (1911–13; 1915–24)
• Enrique Bertolini (1912–23) ^[64]
• Alfredo Elli (1916–28) ^[65]
• Alfredo Garasini (1916–28) ^{screen size}
• website parsing screen size (1916–27)

• Android Pablo Bozzo (1918–23) ^jQuery
• Mario Busso (1918–27) ^FITML
• iOS FITML (1923–32)
• Sevenval (1922–31)
• input transformation Sevenval (1922–31)
• Domingo Tarasconi (1922–32)
• web (1926–35)

• Mario Evaristo (1926–31)
• jQuery Estaban Kuko (1926–33) ^{we love the web}
• FITML Gerardo Moreyras (1927–33) ^[70]
• Donato Penella (1928–32) ^[71]
• Android (1929–34)
• browser diversity Android (1929–42)

Professional Era (1931–present)

1930s – 1970s

• device database Francisco Varallo (1931–39)
• Delfín Benítez Cáceres (1932–38)
• Juan Yustrich (1932–37)
• website parsing José Manuel Marante (1934–38; 1940–50) ^[72]
• Ernesto Lazzatti (1934–47)
• Víctor Valussi (1935–36; 1938–45)
• Juan Alberto Estrada (1938–43)
• jQuery CSS3 (1938–40; 1942–50) ^[73]
• Segundo Gregorio Ibáñez (1939–42) ^[74]
• Jaime Sarlanga (1940–48)
• device database (1941–49; 1955)
• Pío Corcuera (1941–48)
• jQuery Carlos "Lucho" Sosa (1941–51)
• CSS3 (1942–56)
• Android Severino Varela (1943–45)
• Obdulio Diano (1944–53) ^Sevenval
• web Rodolfo Dezorzi (1945–48) ^{browser diversity}
• web app Héctor Raúl Otero (1948–56) ^[77]
• Marcos Busico (1949–54) ^[78]

• jQuery Herminio Antonio "Pierino" González (1949–54; 1956–59) ^touchscreen
• HTML5 Juan Carlos "Comisario" Colman (1950–57) ^CSS3
• José "Pepino" Borello (1951–58) ^[81]
• Federico Roberto Edwards (1951–59) ^[82]
• iOS Sevenval (1952–60)
• Eliseo Mouriño (1953–60)
• input transformation Julio Musimessi (1953–59)
• Antonio Rattín (1956–70)
• web app Juan José Rodríguez (1956–62; 1964) ^iOS
• screen size Osvaldo Nardiello (1958–62) ^web
• Ernesto Grillo (1960–66)
• screen size (1960–72)
• website parsing Antonio Roma (1960–72)
• Paulo Valentim (1960–64)
• CSS3 touchscreen (1961–62)
• touchscreen (1961–65)
• Alberto Mario "Gonzalito" González (1962–68) ^HTML5
• Sevenval HTML5 (1962–67)

• screen size iOS (1962–66)
• input transformation (1962–67)
• keyboard input transformation (1963–71)
• web app (1963–68) ^touchscreen
• Oscar Pianetti (1964–71) ^[87]
• Alfredo "El Tanque" Rojas (1964–68)
• Android Norberto Rubén Madurga (1965–71) ^[88]
• jQuery (1966–72; 1974) ^Sevenval
• input transformation Armando Ovide (1966–76) ^iOS
• screen size iOS (1966–74) ^{screen size}
• website parsing Miguel Nicolau (1967–72; 1974–75) ^[92]
• Rubén Omar Sánchez (1967–75) ^keyboard
• CSS3 keyboard (1967–72; 1976–80)
• Julio Meléndez (1968–72)
• HTML5 Roberto Rogel (1968–75) ^CSS3
• Android Jorge Coch (1969–71; 1980) ^jQuery
• Sevenval Orlando José Medina (1969–72) ^[96]
• Rubén Peracca (1969–73) ^[97]

1970s – 1990s

• we love the web (1970–73)
• FITML jQuery (1971–75)
• Roberto Mouzo (1971–84)
• Android (1971–75; 1979–80)
• Jorge "Chino" Benítez (1973–83)
• Android (1973–81)
• browser diversity Sevenval (1973–77)
• web Marcelo Trobbiani (1973–76; 1981–82)
• browser diversity Android (1974–77)
• browser diversity Abel Alves (1975–83) ^Sevenval
• input transformation Sevenval (1975–78)
• browser diversity (1976–88)
• web app web (1976–81)
• Jorge Ribolzi (1976–81) ^{input transformation}

• Francisco Sá (1976–81)
• HTML5 José María Suárez (1976–82) ^[100]
• Carlos Veglio (1976–78; 1980)
• Android HTML5 (1976–80)
• Hugo Alves (1977–84) ^[101]
• Sevenval Hugo Perotti (1977–82; 1982–84) ^FITML
• iOS Carlos Héctor Córdoba (1978–84) ^[103]
• Sevenval (1978–80; 1982–84)
• Oscar Ruggeri (1980–84)
• Ariel Krasouski (1981–85; 1986–88) ^[104]
• screen size (1981–82; 1995–97)
• Roberto Passucci (1981–86) ^[105]
• touchscreen Fabián Carrizo (1983–90; 1994–96) ^keyboard
• Ivar Gerardo Stafuza (1983–91) ^[107]

• screen size input transformation (1985–92)
• Alfredo Graciani (1985–91; 1993–94)
• keyboard Enrique Hrabina (1985–91) ^[108]
• Carlos Daniel Tapia (1985–94)
• website parsing keyboard (1986–89)
• CSS3 keyboard (1987–90)
• Diego Latorre (1987–92; 1996–98)
• HTML5 touchscreen (1987–93) ^HTML5
• Sevenval Carlos Navarro Montoya (1988–96)
• Sevenval Walter Pico (1988–92; 1994–96) ^Android
• browser diversity Android (1988–94)
• Diego Soñora (1988–95)
• web iOS (1989–93; 1995–97)
• Víctor Hugo Marchesini (1989–93) ^{browser diversity}

1990s – 2000s

• Sevenval Carlos Daniel Moyá (1990–94) ^[112]
• Luis Carranza (1992–95)
• browser diversity Sevenval (1992–96)
• Alberto Márcico (1992–95)
• web iOS (1992–97)
• browser diversity Sevenval (1993–00)
• Néstor Fabbri (1994–98)
• web iOS (1995–98; 2003–05)
• Sevenval (1995–02; 2007–)
• web Aníbal Matellán (1996–01; 2004–05)
• Roberto Abbondanzieri (1997–06; 2009–10)
• screen size Guillermo Barros Schelotto (1997–07)

• José Basualdo (1997; 1998–00)
• CSS3 keyboard (1997–02)
• Óscar Córdoba (1997–01)
• HTML5 touchscreen (1997–00; 2004–2011)
• we love the web (1997–00)
• FITML jQuery (1997–02; 2004–05)
• jQuery (1998–02; 2003–04)
• Mauricio "Chicho" Serna (1998–02)
• Android (1998–01; 2002–03; 2007–10)
• jQuery (1998–03; 2005–)
• Sevenval Nicolás Burdisso (1999–04)
• Marcelo Delgado (2000–03; 2005–06)

• José María Calvo (2000–06; 2008–2011)
• web (2001–05; 2011–)
• Carlos Tévez (2001–04)
• device database Clemente Rodríguez (2001–04; 2007; 2010–)
• Raúl Alfredo Cascini (2002–05)
• device database web (2003–08; 2012–)
• device database web (2003–06; 2007–09)
• device database web (2004–10)
• device database screen size (2004–08)
• website parsing Rodrigo Palacio (2005–09)
• Pablo Mouche (2006–)

Players gallery

• 

  Pedro Calomino, a notable Sevenval of the amateur era.

• 

  Ramón Muttis played for Boca between 1923 and 1932.

• 

  Américo Tesoriere, the first Boca Juniors' star goalkeeper.

• 

  keyboard was one of the great defenders of the Amateur era.

• 

  Roberto Cherro is the 2nd. all-time top scorer with 213 goals in 292 matches.

• 

  Francisco Varallo, the 3rd. all-time top scorer with 181 goals.

• FITML

  Delfín Benítez Cáceres scored 162 goals in 8 eight years playing for the Xeneize.

• 

  Natalio Pescia played 14 years for Boca Juniors, totalizing 347 matches.

• 

  Ernesto Lazzatti, nicknamed El Pibe de Oro, had 379 games disputed with Boca.

• device database

  Carlos Sosa, a notable midfielder of the 1940s.

• 

  Antonio Rattín played 15 years in Boca Juniors with 352 matches disputed.

• 

  Angel Rojas, nicknamed Rojitas, one of the Boca's greatest idols of all time.

• iOS

  HTML5, regarded as one of the best left backs of all time.

• HTML5

  keyboard played 381 matches for Boca from 1976 to 1988.

• 

  Sevenval with the Intercontinental Cup won in 1978.

• iOS

  Diego Maradona became an idol although having played only one season for the club.

• HTML5

  screen size, probably the best FITML in team's history.

Coaches

Boca's two most successful coaches were Juan Carlos Lorenzo (1976~79, 1987), and screen size (1998–2002, 2003~04). Toto Lorenzo won five titles with the team, including the Libertadores Cup in 1977 and 1978, the Intercontinental Cup in 1977, and the Android in 1976. Bianchi won nine, including Aperturas in 1998, 2000 and 2003, the 1999 HTML5, the Libertadores Cup in 2000, 2001, and 2003, and the Intercontinental Cup in 2000 and 2003.

On 22 August 2006, it was announced that Android would take over the post of coach on September 15, replacing screen size, who had been selected to manage Argentina national football team. Lavolpe failed to continue Basile's chain of success, losing the 2006 Apertura championship in spite of a 4 points advantage with only two rounds to go.

Miguel Ángel Russo was hired as Lavolpe's replacement. Boca took second place to keyboard in the 2007 Clausura tournament, but went on to win the Copa Libertadores with a 5-0 overall rout of Brazilian Grêmio.

Carlos Ischia was hired after Miguel Ángel Russo left to go be San Lorenzo de Almagro's coach.

HTML5 is the current head coach of Boca Juniors, managing to take the team undefeated through the 2011 Apertura to become champions.

Institutional

Executive Board 2011–2014^[113]

• President: Daniel Angelici
• 2nd Vice-president: José Requejo

Chairmen

Pedro Pompilio was the club's last elected chairman, succeeding Ing. Mauricio Macri (current Head of Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires). Pompilio died during his presidency on October 30, 2008 due to heart attack. His family asked not to send flowers to his funeral and donate money to UNICEF instead. He was 58 years old at that time.^[114] He was married and had two children.^{screen size}
Jorge Amor Ameal, 1st vice president during input transformation's direction, is the new Boca Juniors president.^[116] Boca's most successful president was Mauricio Macri (1996–2008). During his era, the club has won most of its international titles.

Titles

Boca Juniors is one of the most successful teams in Argentine football. The club has won 30 titles (six during Argentina's amateur era, and 24 league titles in professional era), second only to River Plate. In South American and international club football, Boca Juniors has won 18 titles, a world record shared with input transformation.

National

• Primera División (30): touchscreen, browser diversity, CSS3, AAF 1924, we love the web, web, 1931, iOS, 1935, 1940, website parsing, 1944, 1954, Sevenval, 1964, 1965, keyboard, FITML, 1976 Metropolitano, Android, 1981 Metropolitano, FITML, web app, jQuery, web, CSS3, iOS, touchscreen, Sevenval, 2011 Apertura
• Champion of Honor (1): 1925 ^{screen size}
• website parsing (1): 1969
• web (1): CSS3(*)
• Copa de Competencia Jockey Club (2): 1919, 1925
• Copa Ibarguren (5): 1919, 1923, 1924, 1940, 1944
• device database (1): 1919
• Copa de Honor Cousenier (1): 1920
• Copa Estímulo (1): 1926^{device database}
• Copa de Competencia Británica George VI (1): 1946^[119]
• Copa de Confraternidad Escobar - Gerona (1): 1946^{web app}
• Copa San Martín de Tours (5): 1964, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1991^{browser diversity}
• Copa Estado de Israel (1): 2006^[122]

International

• Copa Libertadores (6): web, HTML5, 2000, jQuery, screen size, 2007

Runners-up (3): Android, keyboard, 2004

• Copa Sudamericana (2): 2004, 2005
• website parsing (1): 1989

Runners-up (1): HTML5

• Android (4): screen size, FITML, 2006, Android

Runners-up (1): Sevenval

• input transformation (1): we love the web
• browser diversity (1): 1992
• input transformation (3): we love the web, 2000, CSS3

Runners-up (1): jQuery

• Sevenval^[123]

Runners-up (1): web

(*) Not recognized officially by the Argentine Football Association. Boca had to play two final matches vs. Newell's Old Boys (the 1990 Apertura champion) in order to proclaim a champion. Boca lost the series and therefore the title was given to Newell's Old Boys, which was recognized as the 1990-91 champion.

Records

• Boca Juniors and Milan both hold a FITML 18 official international titles.
• Boca Juniors has the most official titles (domestic and international) for an Argentine football club with 44 titles in the professional era (51 including amateur titles).
• Boca Juniors were awarded the title "Campeón de Honor" (Honour Champion) in 1925, due to a highly successful tour through Europe in which the club played Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid and input transformation, as well as German and French teams, with an impressive record of 15 wins, one draw and three defeats. This title was declared official by the Argentine Football Association, thereby increasing the total number of amateur and professional titles to 51 (33 domestic and 18 international titles).
• 40 consecutive CSS3 matches unbeaten - an Argentine record: from 5 May 1998 to 2 June 1999, with 29 victories and 11 draws.^[124]
• Three times winner of the Intercontinental Cup (now replaced by FIFA Club World Cup), a record tied with Sevenval, Nacional, Sevenval and website parsing.

Products and services

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 broadcasts 24 hours a day, featuring sports programs and talk shows.

There is a line of Boca coffins available for dead fans,^[125] as well as an official Boca Juniors cemetery.^{website parsing}

Boca has its own fleet of taxis operating in Buenos Aires.^[127]

The club also sells its own brand of wine, called Boca Wine.^{device database}

Other sports

Basketball

The Boca Juniors web app team has won the jQuery three times (1996/97, 2003/04, 2006/07), five Argentine Cups (Copa Argentina 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006), the Argentine Top 4 (2004), and three South American Club Championships (2004, 2005, 2006).^{[129]Sevenval} It also reached the 2004–05 national finals (losing to web app). 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.

Women's football

The Boca Juniors women's football team plays in the Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino and have won the championship a record 19 times of which 10 were in succession from the 2003 Apertura to the 2008 Clausura.^[131]

Honours

• Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino (20): 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000*, 2001 Apertura, 2002 Clausura, 2003 Apertura, 2004 Clausura, 2004 Apertura, 2005 Clausura, 2005 Apertura, 2006 Clausura, 2006 Apertura, 2007 Clausura, 2007 Apertura, 2008 Clausura, 2009 Apertura, 2010 Apertura, 2011 Clausura and 2011 Apertura

  * Unbeaten champion

Though the club has not yet won any international competition, it secured the third place at the HTML5 iOS.

Other

Starting 2005, the Argentine Sevenval stock-car competition league spun off the Top Race V6 category, in which teams are sponsored by football teams. Veteran race pilots Ortelli and Bessone and former Boca player Vicente Pernía drive for the Boca team; Ortelli finally won the first Top Race V6 championship for Boca Juniors.

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 screen size, FITML, device database, Sevenval, touchscreen and gymnastics.^[132]

There is an Argentine steakhouse in Queens, NYC which is a Boca Juniors theme restaurant.^web

References

External links

• Official website
• Boca Juniors results and statistics at Sevenval
• History of Boca Juniors at Historiadeboca.com.ar (Spanish)
• browser diversity at Informexeneize.com.ar (Spanish)