Boca Juniors (basketball)
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| Nickname | Azul y Oro (Blue and Gold) | ||
| Leagues | Liga Nacional de Básquet | ||
| Founded | 1929 (Basketball section) |
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| Arena |
Estadio Luis Conde (capacity: 2,000) |
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| Location | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
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| President | Daniel Angelici | ||
| Head coach | Ronaldo Córdoba | ||
| Championships |
6 Torneo Apertura 7 Campeonato Oficial 6 Torneo Metropolitano 3 Liga Nacional de Básquet 5 Copa Argentina 1 Torneo Top 4 3 Sudamericano de Clubes |
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| Website | bocajuniors.com.ar | ||
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Boca Juniors basketball section is part of the Boca Juniors sports club based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The team plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB), the first division of the Argentine league system. Boca's home games are played at the Estadio Luis Conde, also called the Bombonerita (in English: "Small Bombonera"), as a reference to the club's football stadium known as the La Bombonera.
Boca was one of the most successful teams before the creation of the LNB, winning a large amount of titles such as the Torneo Oficial, Torneo Apertura and Torneo Metropolitano organized by defunct leagues Federación Argentina and Asociación de Buenos Aires.
Since the establishment of the LNB in 1985, Boca has won 3 championships (in 1996–97, 2003–04, and 2006–07) and was runner-up another 3 times (1997–98, 2002–03, and 2004–05). Moreover, Boca won the first 5 editions of the Copa Argentina de Básquetbol (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006) and the Top 4 in 2004. At the international level, the team has won 3 times the Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes (2004, 2005, and 2006).
The basketball section of Boca Juniors was created in 1929, requesting affiliation to the association but it was rejected. In 1930 the club could be registered to Federación Argentina de Básquet (the body that governed basketball in Argentina by then) but only junior teams took part of the competitions. The good results encouraged the club to continue participating in the league. In 1934 the team debuted at second division finishing 2nd.
In 1936 a dissident association, the "Asociación de Básquet de Buenos Aires" was created. This organized its own championships from 1936 to 1973 when it would later merge with the Federación Argentina again. Boca played the tournaments held by the ABBA becoming one of the most successful teams during the decades of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
On 27 November 1938 Boca Juniors played United States' team Amateur Athletic Union at the Luna Park of Buenos Aires. Boca won the match 38-33 being the first victory achieved by an Argentine basketball team over a North American side. The line-up was José Giuliano, Víctor Di Vita, Pedro Aizcorbe, Carlos Stropiana y Roberto Contini.
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