Full name | Club Atlético Boca Juniors |
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Nickname(s) |
Xeneizes (Genoese) Azul y Oro (Blue and Gold) La Mitad Más Uno (Half plus One) |
Founded | 3 April 1905 |
Ground |
Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera), La Boca, Buenos Aires |
Capacity | 49,000 |
Chairman | Daniel Angelici |
Manager | Guillermo Barros Schelotto |
League | Primera División |
2016 | 10° of Zona 2 |
Website | Club home page |
Club Atlético Boca Juniors (Spanish pronunciation: [kluβ aðˈletiko ˈβoka ˈʝunjors]) is an Argentine sports club based in the La Boca neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Boca Juniors is mostly known for its professional football team which, since it was promoted in 1913, has always played in the Argentine Primera División, becoming the most successful team of Argentina in number of official titles, with 65 won to date. National titles won by Boca Juniors include 31 Primera División championships, and 12 domestic cups. Boca Juniors also owns an honorary title awarded by the Argentine Football Association for their successful tour of Europe in 1925.
Internationally, the team has won a total of 22 international titles, with 18 recognized by FIFA and CONMEBOL. According to that, Boca is ranked fourth in the world in terms of number of internationally recognized titles, together with A.C. Milan and behind Real Madrid (21), Barcelona (20), and Egyptian side Al Ahly (20). Boca Juniors' international achievements also include Tie Cup,Copa de Honor Cousenier, and Copa Escobar-Gerona, organized jointly by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations.