32 Facts About Boca Juniors

1.

Club Atletico Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires.

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Boca Juniors owns an honorary title awarded by the Argentine Football Association for their successful tour of Europe in 1925.

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Internationally, Boca Juniors has won a total of 22 international titles, with 18 organised by CONMEBOL and the rest organised jointly by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations.

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Consequently, Boca is ranked third in the world in terms of number of complete international titles, after Real Madrid and Egyptian side Al Ahly.

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Boca Juniors was named by the IFFHS as the top South American club of the first decade of the 21st century.

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Boca Juniors is known to be one of the most popular football clubs in Argentina, along with River Plate.

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In 1913, Boca Juniors promoted to Primera Division after some previous failed attempts.

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In 1925, Boca Juniors made its first trip to Europe to play in Spain, Germany and France.

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At international level, Boca Juniors have won 22 titles, with 18 competitions organised by CONMEBOL and four by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together.

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10.

Boca Juniors lost, and decided to adopt the colors of the flag of the first boat to sail into the port at La Boca Juniors.

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Boca Juniors used several locations before settling on their current ground on Brandsen.

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12.

Boca Juniors then used three grounds in the Isla Demarchi area between 1908 and 1912.

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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 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.

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14.

Boca Juniors played its home matches in Ferro Carril Oeste's Estadio Ricardo Etcheverry in Caballito until it was completed on 25 May 1940.

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Apart from the venues listed, Boca Juniors played its home games at Estudiantes de Buenos Aires's stadium and Ferro Carril Oeste stadium.

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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 Atletico River Plate.

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17.

Out of their 338 previous meetings, Boca Juniors have won 126, River have won 107 and there have been 105 draws.

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18.

Boca Juniors 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.

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Boca Juniors fans are known as Los Xeneizes after the Genoese immigrants who founded the team and lived in La Boca Juniors in the early 20th century.

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20.

At that time, the team was accompanied by a Boca Juniors fan called Victoriano Caffarena, who belonged to a wealthy family and funded part of the tour.

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21.

Boca Juniors are particularly popular in Japan because of the club's success in recent years at the Intercontinental Cup held in Japan.

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22.

Carlos Bianchi is the most successful coach in Boca Juniors' history, having won nine titles, including Aperturas in 1998,2000 and 2003, the 1999 Clausura, the Copa Libertadores in 2000,2001 and 2003, and the Intercontinental Cup in 2000 and 2003.

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23.

Julio Cesar Falcioni led the team to the 2011 Apertura championship, which Boca Juniors won unbeaten with only 7 goals conceded in 19 rounds.

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24.

Boca Juniors is the most winning Torneo de Reserva championships with 21 titles won since it was established in 1910.

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25.

Boca Juniors compete in Primera Division de Futsal, the top division of the futsal league system and organised by AFA.

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26.

Since the Liga Nacional de Basquet was created in 1985, Boca Juniors has won the LNB league title three times, five Copa Argentina, and one Torneo Top 4.

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27.

At international level, Boca Juniors won three South American Club Championships in 2004,2005, and 2006.

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28.

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.

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29.

In Futsal, Boca Juniors has won 6 Championships: 1992,1993, Clausura 1997, Apertura 1998, Clausura 2003, and 2004.

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30.

Boca Juniors representatives compete in other disciplines such as judo, karate, taekwondo, wrestling, weight lifting and gymnastics.

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31.

Boca Juniors has expanded its activity beyond sport, providing its fans with a number of other products and services.

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32.

In 2012 Boca Juniors opened in Buenos Aires its first thematic hotel not only in Argentina but worldwide.

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