Boca Juniors
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Full Name: Club Atlético Boca Juniors
City: Buenos Aires
Founded: 1905
Stadium: Estadio Alberto Jacinto Armando - La Bombonera (57,300)
Colors: Blue, Yellow
Nicknames: Los Xeneizes (The Genoans), Los Bosteros (manure), Boquita (Little Boca), La Azul y Oro (The Blue and Gold)
Rival: River Plate

Official Website: bocajuniors.com.ar

Description:

Club was formed on April 3, 1905 by five boys from the Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires, with 'Juniors' being added to give it an 'English tone'. After several changes of uniform and colors, the club decided to base their colors on the flag of the next ship that passed into the Boca port. It happened to be a Swedish one. The stadium's nickname means 'chocolate box', presumably because of its appearance. It is officially named for a former club president. Xeneizes is a corruption of Zeneizes, which is a word in the Genoese dialect meaning Genoese. Many early inhabitants of La Boca were from Genoa, Italy. Boca Juniors have never been relegated. The derby with River Plate, the Superclásico, is one of the most intense and most famous in the world. Boca are traditionally supported by the working class or Buenos Aires, in contrast to the middle and upper class support of their arch-rivals. The bosteros nickname is a reference to the manure used in a brick kiln previously located at the site of Boca's stadium. Originally an insult by rival fans, Boca fans now use it with pride. There is a star in the club's emblem for each championship won.

League Titles:

  • Asociación Argentina de Football (1919, 20, 23, 24, 26)
  • Primera División (1930, 31, 34, 35, 40, 43, 44, 54, 62, 64, 65)
  • Nacional (1969, 70, 76)
  • Metropolitano (1976, 81)
  • Apertura (1992, 98, 2000, 03, 05, 08)
  • Clausura (1999, 2006)

Cup Titles:

  • Copa de Honor (1925)
  • Copa de Argentina (1969)

International Titles:

  • Copa Libertadores (1977, 78, 2000, 01, 03, 07)
  • Supercopa Libertadores (1989)
  • Copa Sudamericana (2004, 05)
  • Recopa Sudamericana (1990, 2005, 06, 08)
  • Copa Master (1992)
  • Copa de Oro Nicolás Leoz (1993)
  • Intercontinental Cup (1977, 2000, 03)

Estadio Alberto Jacinto Armando - La Bombonera:

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 29 September 2009 19:12