Boca Juniors
Full name	Club Atlético Boca Juniors
Nickname(s)	Xeneizes, Boquita
Founded	1905
Ground	La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Capacity	57,400
Chairman	Mauricio Macri
Head Coach	Ricardo LaVolpe
League	Argentine Primera División
2006 Clausura	1st
Home colours Away colours

Club Atlético Boca Juniors is one of the most popular Argentine sports clubs, best known for its football team. Its home base is the neighbourhood of La Boca, in Buenos Aires, and it hosts its home games at the Bombonera (chocolate box) stadium at 805 Brandsen Street. Image File history File links Boca_Juniors_logo_2006. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Estadio Alberto J. Armando The Estadio Alberto J. Armando (formerly the Estadio Camilo Cichero) is a stadium located in the La Boca district of Buenos Aires. ... Buenos Aires (English: Fair Winds; originally Ciudad de la Santísima Trinidad y Puerto de Santa María de los Buenos Aires, City of the Holy Trinity and Port of Saint Mary of the Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, and one of... This is a list of major football (soccer) stadia, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... Mauricio Macri Mauricio Macri (born 1959-02-08) is a Deputy representing the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina in the Lower House of the National Congress. ... Ricardo Antonio Lavolpe (also spelled La Volpe or LaVolpe), born February 6, 1952 in Argentina) is a former World Cup winning goalkeeper and the outgoing coach of Mexican national team. ... Primera División (first division) is the top category of Argentine football (soccer), and its organized by the Argentine Football Association. ... The 2005-06 Argentine First Division Apertura was a nail biter. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Boca Juniors Template talk:Football kit Angola national football team F.C. Messina UANL Tigres User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... soccer jersey left arm with white shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Oldham Athletic A.F.C. IFK Göteborg Malmö FF Template talk:Football kit Assyriska Helsingborgs IF Åtvidabergs FF User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... Image File history File links Kit_body_thinstripesonwhite. ... soccer jersey right arm with white shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Oldham Athletic A.F.C. IFK Göteborg Malmö FF Template talk:Football kit Assyriska Helsingborgs IF Åtvidabergs FF User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... La Boca in the map of Buenos Aires An example of the colour of La Boca Caminito, Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Buenos Aires (English: Fair Winds; originally Ciudad de la Santísima Trinidad y Puerto de Santa María de los Buenos Aires, City of the Holy Trinity and Port of Saint Mary of the Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, and one of... The Estadio Alberto J. Armando The Estadio Alberto J. Armando (formerly the Estadio Camilo Cichero) is a stadium located in the La Boca district of Buenos Aires. ...

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Boca Juniors finished in joint 12th place in the list of the FIFA Clubs of the 20th Century. The club is also a permanent fixture in the International Federation of Football History & Statistics Club World Ranking top 30 and has reached the top position of the monthly ranking 6 times (mostly during coach Carlos Bianchi's tenure). As of the latest ranking (May 1, 2005 to April 30, 2006) they occupied eighteenth place. Voted exclusively by the readers of the bi-monthly FIFA Magazine on December 2000. ... The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) is an organisation that chronicles the history of football. ... Carlos Bianchi (born April 26, 1949 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a former football (soccer) player and coach. ...

History

Foundation

On 3 April 1905, five Italian immigrants gathered in the Plaza Solís, located in the heart of the La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Esteban Baglietto, Alfredo Scarpatti, Santiago Sana, and brothers Juan and Teodoro Farenga founded Boca Juniors (the use of English language in team names was commonplace, as British railroad workers had originally introduced football into Argentina). April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... La Boca in the map of Buenos Aires An example of the colour of La Boca Caminito, Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Buenos Aires (English: Fair Winds; originally Ciudad de la Santísima Trinidad y Puerto de Santa María de los Buenos Aires, City of the Holy Trinity and Port of Saint Mary of the Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, and one of... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Boca Juniors played in local leagues and the amateur second division until being promoted to the first division in 1913, when the division was expanded from six teams to 15. Boca were never relegated; they won six amateur championships (1919, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, and 1930). With the introduction of professionalism in Argentina, Boca won the first title in 1931. 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ...

• First Match: May 6, 1905. vs. Mariano Moreno.
• First international match: December 8, 1907. vs. Universal (Montevideo, Uruguay)
• First professional match: May 31, 1931 vs. Chacarita Juniors.

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Team colours

The original jersey colour was pink, which was quickly abandoned for thin black-and-white vertical stripes. The legend has it that in 1906 Boca played another team that used these colors, to decide who would get to keep them. Boca lost, and decided to adopt the colors of the flag of the first boat to subsequently sail into the port at La Boca. As the boat was from Sweden, blue-and-gold were adopted as the new team colours. The first version had a yellow diagonal band, which was later changed to a horizontal stripe. [1] 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Crest

Boca Juniors Crest, as of early 2000s

The shape of the crest has remained unchanged throughout Boca's 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. This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ...

In 1970, one star was added to the badge for each title won domestically (top part, above the initials) and internationally (bottom part). A new star is added to the corresponding section whenever Boca win a title. To the delight of fans, the crest has had to be modified several times in recent years, most recently after Boca's victory in the 2006 Clausura.

La Bombonera

Boca Juniors used several fields before settling on the current grounds on Brandsen Street. Construction work on the concrete structure started in 1938; during the erection of the stands, Boca played their home matches in the Ferrocarril Oeste field in Caballito until 1940. A third level was added in 1953, and the nickname La Bombonera ('The Chocolate Box') was born. The side opposite the Casa Amarilla railway platforms remained mostly unbuilt until 1996, when it was upgraded with new balconies and VIP booths. La Bombonera is renowned for its vibrating when fans start to jump in rhythm. 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Club Ferro Carril Oeste is an Argentine sports club founded on July 28, 1904 by 95 railway workers in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Caballito. ... Caballito is a neighborhood, or barrio, of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... The Estadio Alberto J. Armando The Estadio Alberto J. Armando (formerly the Estadio Camilo Cichero) is a stadium located in the La Boca district of Buenos Aires. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

• Dársena Sud: 1908 - 1912
• Wilde: 1914 - 1915
• Brins y Sengüel: 1916 - 1924
• Brandsen: from 1924

Fans

Boca Juniors is traditionally regarded as the club of Argentina's working class, in contrast with the supposedly more upper-class support base of cross-town rivals Club Atlético River Plate. Boca fans are known for valuing sacrifice and loyalty in good times and bad. River Plate fans, in contrast, are known for demanding attractive play from their team. Club Atlético River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established in 1901. ...

As of August 2005, the club has about 61,000 card-carrying members. Registrations are currently halted because of the limited stadium capacity. Boca claims to be the club of "half plus one" ("la mitad mas uno") of Argentina's population, but a 2006 survey placed its following at 40%^[1], still with the biggest minority.

The Boca-River Superclásico rivalry is one of the most thrilling derbies in the world^[2]. As of March 2006, Boca leads with 113 victories, 90 draws, and 93 losses against River. After each match (excepting ties), street signs cover Buenos Aires, at fans' own expense, "ribbing" the losing side with humorous remarks. This has become part of Buenos Aires cultural ever since a Boca winning streak in the 1990s. This article deals with major football (soccer) rivalries around the world. ... In many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby (pronounced dar-bee) is used to mean a sporting fixture between two (generally local) rivals, particularly in Association Football. ...

Nicknames

Boca fans are known as los xeneizes (the Genoese) after the Italian (especially Genoese) immigrants who founded the team and populated La Boca in the early 20th century. The word "xeneize" is Genoese dialect for the standard-Italian word "genovesi," which means "Genoese." Country Italy Region Liguria Province Genoa (GE) Mayor Giuseppe Pericu (since May 30, 2002) Elevation 20 m Area 243 km² Population  - Total (as of April 30, 2005) 611,476  - Density 2,571/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Genovesi Dialing code 010 Postal code 16100 Patron St. ...

The name bosteros (horse-shitters) originates from the horse manure used in the brick factory that occupied the ground where La Bombonera stands. Originally an insult used by rivals, Boca fans have taken to wearing it with pride.

Following the team colors, Boca's shirt is also called la azul y oro (the blue-and-gold).

Boca's supporters are known as la número 12 or La Doce (player number Doce or 12, meaning "the 12th man") because of the influence they have on rival teams -- especially in home games -- where the stadium literally pulsates with their cheering.

International

Peñas (fan clubs) exist in many Argentine cities, and abroad, in countries such as Spain, Israel and Japan.

Boca have fans throughout Latin America, especially in Colombia and Peru, which are the home countries of many top players, parts of the USA due to Latin inmigration, and also 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 successes of Boca players who went on to play in European football such as Diego Maradona, Gabriel Batistuta and Juan Román Riquelme. Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... UEFA logo The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... Diego Armando Maradona (born October 30, 1960), is a former Argentine football player. ... Gabriel Omar Batistuta (born 1 February 1969), nicknamed Batigol, is a former professional footballer. ... Juan Román Riquelme (born June 24, 1978 in San Fernando, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina) is a football player, who currently plays for Villarreal CF of Spain. ...

Others

• Boca Juniors was the fifth football club in the world to have its own TV channel, opened in 2003. Boca TV broadcasted 24 hours a day, featuring sports programs and talk shows. The channel was closed in 2005.
• There is a line of Boca coffins available for dead fans^[3], as well as the official Boca's cemetery^[4].
• Boca has its own fleet of taxies^[5].
• Another of Boca Juniors' products is the Boca Wine.^[6].

Institutional

Executive Board 2004-2007

• President: Mauricio Macri
• 1st Vice-president: Pedro Pompilio
• 2nd Vice-president: Gregorio Diego Zidar
• 3rd Vice-president: José Anunciado Cirillo
• Secretary: Luis Bartolomé Buzio

Other sports

The Boca Juniors basketball team has won the Argentine league twice (1996~97, 2003~04), the Argentine Cup (Copa Argentina 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006), the Argentine Top 4 (2004), and the South American Club Championship (2004, 2005). It also reached the 2005 national finals (losing to Ben Hur). Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... The Liga Nacional de Básquetbol (LNB) its the Argentine National Basketball League, and controlled by the Asociación de Clubes de Básquetbol (Basketball Clubs Organization). ... The Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes (Portuguese: Campeonato Sul-Americano de Clubes, English: South American Club Championsip) is an international male basketball cup competition played annually by the top clubs of South America, organized by the South American Basketball Confederation. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Club Sportivo Ben Hur are a sports and social club from Rafaela, Santa Fe Province, Argentina, founded in 1940 and best known for their basketball first division team and their football (soccer) second division team. ...

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 player Marcelo Gigante; after playing in the second division, it returned to the A1 league in 2005. Volleyball game Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams separated by a high net use their hands, arms, or (rarely) other parts of their bodies to hit a ball back and forth over the net. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Starting 2005, the Argentine Turismo Carretera 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. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Turismo Carretera (English: Road racing, lit. ... Vicente Alberto Pernía (born April 25, 1949 in Tandil, Buenos Aires Province), known as El Tano (the Neapolitan), is a former Argentine professional football (soccer) player. ...

Women Football Titles 8: 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000 (unbeaten), 2001 Apertura, 2002 Clausura, 2003 Apertura, and 2004 Apertura.

In Futsal, Boca has won 4 Championships: 1991, 1992, Clausura 1997, and Apertura 1998. Futsal players Futsal is the indoor version of association football (soccer) that is officially sanctioned by footballs international governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). ...

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Football honours

Boca Juniors won 22 national titles and 16 international cups, as well as several amateur, unofficial or friendly tournaments.

International

• Intercontinental Cup: 3
  

1978, 2000, 2003

• Copa Libertadores de América: 5
  

1977, 1978, 2000, 2001, 2003

• Copa Sudamericana: 2
  

2004, 2005

• Recopa Sudamericana: 3
  

1990, 2005, 2006

• Supercopa Sudamericana: 1
  

1989

• Copa Master: 1
  

1992

• Copa de Oro (CONMEBOL) Nicolas Leoz : 1
  

1993

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Records

• Since 2006, Boca holds the world record of 16 official international titles, one more than Real Madrid (Spain), A.C. Milan (Italy) and Club Atlético Independiente (Argentina).

• 40 consecutive Argentine-league matches unbeaten (Argentine record). From 5 May 1998 to 2 June 1999, with 29 victories and 11 ties^[7].

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Notable former players

Legend

• (GK) goalkeeper
• (br) Brazilian
• (co) Colombian
• (mx) Mexican
• (pr) Peruvian

Before 1970

View form the visitors' plate

• Américo Tesorieri (GK) (1916~27)
• Roberto Cherro (1926~35)
• Francisco Varallo (1931~39) (Boca's top scorer ever with 181 goals)
• Natalio Agustín Pescia (1933~42)
• Ernesto Lazzatti (1934~47)
• Jaime Sarlanga (1940~48)
• Mario Emilio Heriberto Boyé (1941~49)
• Antonio Rattín (1956~70)
• Paulo Valentim (br) (1960~64)
• José Sanfilippo (1963)
• Silvio Marzolini (1960~72)
• Antonio Roma (1960~72) (GK)
• Alfredo El Tanque Rojas (1964~68)
• Angel Clemente Rojitas Rojas (1963~71)
• Norberto Rubén Madurga (1965~71)
• Julio Guillermo Meléndez Calderón (pr) (1968~72)
• Ramón Héctor Ponce (1966~74)

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1970s and 1980s

• Enzo Ferrero (1971~75)
• Rubén Suñé (1969~72, 1976~80)
• Alberto César Tarantini (1973~77)
• Darío Luis Felman (1975~78)
• Mario Nicasio Zanabria (1976~80)
• Osvaldo Potente (1971~75, 1979~80)
• Marcelo Antonio Trobbiani (1973~76, 1981~82)
• Vicente Tano Pernía (1973~81)
• Jorge José Chino Benítez (1973~83)
• Roberto Mouzo (1972~84)
• Ernesto Enrique Héber Mastrángelo (1976~81)
• Ricardo Alberto Gareca (1978~80, 1982~84.)
• Diego Armando Maradona (1981~82, 1995~97)
• Miguel Ángel Brindisi (1981~82)
• Hugo Orlando Gatti (1976~89) (GK) (Argentine records: 26 penalties stopped, oldest player at age 44)
• Claudio Oscar Marangoni (1988~90)

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1990s

• Juan Ernesto Simón (1988~94)
• Carlos Fernando Navarro Montoya (1988~96) (GK) (co) (record of 180 straight matches played)
• Gabriel Omar Batistuta (1990~91)
• Alberto José Márcico (1992~95)
• Blas Armando Giunta (1989~94)
• Cristian (Kily) González (1995~96)
• Nelson David Vivas (1994~97)
• Rodolfo Arruabarrena (1995~2000)
• Diego Cagna (1995~1998, 2003~2005)
• Claudio Paul Caniggia (1995~98)
• Juan Sebastián Verón (1996)
• Nolberto Solano (pr) (1997~98)
• Walter Adrián Samuel (1997~2000)
• Óscar Eduardo Córdoba Arce (1997~2001) (GK) (co)
• Juan Román Riquelme (1996~2002)
• Mauricio Alberto Chicho Serna Valencia (co) (1998~2002)
• Nicolás Andrés Burdisso (1999~2003)

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2000s

• Roberto "El Pato" Abbondanzieri (1997~2006) (GK) (Boca records: 14 titles)
• Federico Insúa (2005~06)
• Carlos Alberto "Carlitos" Tévez (2001~04)

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Notable current players

• Martín Palermo (1997~2000, 2004~) (Over 100 goals with Boca in first division)
• Guillermo Barros Schelotto (1997~) (Boca records: 15 titles, 21 international goals)
• Rodrigo Palacio (2004~)
• Sebastián Battaglia (1998~2003, 2005~)
• Fernando Rubén Gago (2004~)
• Hugo Benjamín Ibarra ( 1998~2001, 2002~2003, 2005~) (Current team captain)

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Coaches

Boca's two most successful coaches were Juan Carlos Lorenzo (1976~79, 1987), and Carlos Bianchi (1998-2001, 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 Metropolitano and Nacional in 1976. Bianchi won nine, including Aperturas in 1998, 2000 and 2003, the 1999 Clausura, the Libertadores Cup in 2000, 2001, and 2003, and the Intercontinental Cup in 2000 and 2003. On 22nd August, 2006, it was announced that Ricardo Lavolpe would take over the post of coach on September 15, replacing Alfio Basile, who has been selected to manage Argentina National Football Team. Juan Carlos Toto Lorenzo (October 22, 1922, Buenos Aires-November 14, 2001, Buenos Aires) was an Argentine football (soccer) player and coach. ... Carlos Bianchi (born April 26, 1949 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a former football (soccer) player and coach. ... Champions League Logo Copa Libertadores Logo The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Champions League and the South American Copa Libertadores in a match played each... Primera División (first division) is the top category of Argentine football (soccer), and its organized by the Argentine Football Association. ... In recent times, many Latin American football leagues have divided their championships into two sections, awarding a champion for each. ... In recent times, many Latin American football leagues have divided their championships into two sections, awarding a champion for each. ... Ricardo Antonio Lavolpe (also spelled La Volpe or LaVolpe), born February 6, 1952 in Argentina) is a former World Cup winning goalkeeper and the outgoing coach of Mexican national team. ... Alfio Rubén Basile (born November 1, 1943 in Bahía Blanca), known as Coco, is an Argentine football (soccer) coach and former player. ... First international Uruguay 2 - 3 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901) Largest win Argentina 12 - 0 Ecuador (Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942) Worst defeat Czechoslovakia 6 - 1 Argentina (Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 June 1958) Uruguay 5 - 0 Argentina (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 16 December 1959) Argentina 0 - 5 Colombia (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5...

Current squad

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No. Position Player 1 GK Aldo Bobadilla 2 DF Matías Agustín Silvestre 3 DF Claudio Marcelo Morel Rodríguez 4 DF Hugo Benjamín Ibarra 5 MF Fernando Rubén Gago 6 DF Daniel Alberto Díaz 7 FW Guillermo Barros Schelotto 9 FW Martín Palermo 10 MF Guillermo Andrés Marino 13 GK Javier Hernán García 14 FW Rodrigo Palacio

No. Position Player 15 DF José María Calvo 16 FW Marcelo Alejandro Delgado 19 MF Neri Raúl Cardozo 21 MF Sebastián Battaglia 23 MF Jesús Dátolo 24 MF Juan Ángel Krupoviesa 25 GK Pablo Migliore 27 MF Pablo Ledesma 28 MF Jonatan Ramón Maidana 29 MF Andrés Franzoia

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External links

• Boca Juniors Official Site(Spanish)(English)
• Boca Juniors results and Statistics at RSSSF
• Bocampeon Website(Spanish)(Portuguese)(English)
• Informe Xeneize - Biografies
• Agrupación Xeneizes
• Esto es Boca
• La Mitad Más Uno (Half Plus One)