2016 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season

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Boca Juniors
2016 season
PresidentArgentina Daniel Angelici
ManagerArgentina Rodolfo Arruabarrena
(until February 29)
Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto
(from March 2)
StadiumEstadio Alberto J. Armando
(La Bombonera)
Primera División10th
Supercopa ArgentinaRunners-up
Copa LibertadoresSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Carlos Tevez (4)
All: Carlos Tevez (9)
Average home league attendance32,197[1] (highest average attendance in the league in 2016)
 2015

The 2016 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season was the 87th consecutive Primera División season for the senior squad. During the first part of the 2016, Boca Juniors took part in the Primera División, Supercopa Argentina and the Copa Libertadores.

November

Boca played two friendly games, the first one against Puebla F.C. in Mexico losing 1–0 on November 19 and the second one in Resistencia against a team of Liga Chaqueña de fútbol winning 3–2 on November 28.

December

In the first days of December the new uniform was presented: it featured a lighter blue tone.[2] Also, Daniel Angelici won the president elections and will be the chairman until 2019.[3] On December 22 Boca were drawn into Group 3 of the 2016 Copa Libertadores with Bolivian champions Bolívar, Colombian champions Deportivo Cali and a team from the First Stage.[4] On December 29 Jonathan Silva was loaned from Sporting CP of Portugal.[5] In the last days of December Luciano Fabián Monzón and José Pedro Fuenzalida left the club.

January

In the first days of 2016 Leonardo Jara arrived from Estudiantes (LP).[6] Also, Federico Carrizo and Luciano Acosta returned from their loans in Cruz Azul and Estudiantes (LP). Additionally, Nahuel Zárate and Claudio Pérez also returned from their loans in Godoy Cruz and Belgrano, but they will not be taken into consideration by Arruabarrena. Pérez rescinded his contract with Boca. Youth exponents Tomás Pochettino and Franco Cristaldo signed for Defensa y Justicia[7] on an 18-month loan and for Elche CF[8] on a 6-month loan respectively. Daniel Osvaldo was officially presented again in Boca after playing in FC Porto, he signed an 18-month contract with the club.[9] Juan Cruz Komar signed for Talleres (C) on a six-month loan.[10] On January 12 Jonathan Calleri was sold to Deportivo Maldonado and loaned to São Paulo.[11] On January 16, Boca won 3–0 over Emelec in San Juan, but then lost four friendlies including both against River Plate, leaving a bad picture of summer. This led to two new players arrive at the club: Frank Fabra and Juan Manuel Insaurralde.[12]

February

In earlier February, Leandro Marín signed for Tigre on a six-month loan[13] and Lisandro Magallán signed for Defensa y Justicia also on a six-month loan.[14] At the start of the tournament Boca played against Temperley in a 0–0 draw and four days later, lost against San Lorenzo 0–4 in the 2015 Supercopa Argentina. Nahuel Zárate was loaned 18 months to Unión and Luciano Acosta to D.C. United until the end of 2016;[15] also, Federico Bravo was loaned to MLS team New York City FC until the end of 2016.[16] On the second round of Primera División Boca lost against Atlético Tucumán 0–1, playing very bad. After six matches without scoring, Boca managed to win against San Martín (SJ) 1–0 on the third round of Primera División, and against Newell's Old Boys 4–1 in Round 4. On February 24 Boca played the first match of the group stage of Copa Libertadores against Deportivo Cali drawing 0-0. On the round 5 of Primera División Boca lost 0–1 against Racing.

March

Rodolfo Arruabarrena was sacked and is no longer the head coach of Boca; where he won 2 titles and managed 75 games, winning 47, drawing 13 and losing 15.[17] On March 1, Guillermo Barros Schelotto was announced as the new manager,[18] being his third time as manager in a professional football team. He returns to the club after his step as player between 1997 and 2007 where he won 16 titles. In the first match of the new manager, Boca played against Racing in a 0–0 draw on the second round of Copa Libertadores Group Stage. On the Round 6, Boca played against River Plate, the Superclásico, the most important match of Argentina; it was a 0–0 draw. Boca achieved another draw in the group stage of Copa Libertadores, 1–1 in La Paz against Bolívar. On March 14 Boca managed to win 2–1 against Unión. On March 20 Boca lost the match 0–2 against Lanús playing very bad.

April

The first match of April was a 3–0 victory over Atlético de Rafaela. On April 4 the third uniform was presented: it is black with a golden strip.[19] Boca won the first match in Copa Libertadores: 3–1 against Bolívar on the fourth match of the group. On April 10 Boca lost the match 0–2 against Tigre. On April 13 Boca qualified to the final stages of the Copa Libertadores after winning 1–0 in Avellaneda against Racing. In the 11 round Boca won 4–1 against Aldosivi. Boca finished the Group Stage of Copa Libertadores winning 6–2 against Deportivo Cali. The second Superclasico against River Plate was another 0–0 draw. In the first game of the Round of 16 of Copa Libertadores, Boca achieved a great victory 2–1 in Asunción against Cerro Porteño. In the round 13 of the local Tournament Boca lost 1–0 against Argentinos Juniors, playing with an alternative team.

May

In the second leg of the Round of 16 of Copa Libertadores, Boca won 3–1 against Cerro Porteño and advanced to the Quarterfinals. In the round 14 of the local tournament Boca played against Huracán in a 0–0 draw. In the first leg of the Copa Libertadores Quarterfinals played on May 12, Boca tied 1–1 in Montevideo against Nacional. On May 15, Boca played against Estudiantes (LP) and lost 3–1. On May 19 Boca advanced to the Semifinals of the Copa Libertadores after beating Nacional in the Penalty shoot-out. Boca played the last match of the local tournament and the season: it was a 0–0 draw against Defensa y Justicia.

Squad

Last updated on May 22, 2016
Squad No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Signed from Note
Goalkeepers
1 Agustín Orion (VC 4º) Argentina GK June 26, 1981 (age 44) 200 -163 Argentina Estudiantes (LP)
23 Ramiro Martínez Argentina GK April 18, 1991 (age 34) 0 0 Argentina Academy
31 Guillermo Sara Argentina GK September 30, 1987 (age 38) 19 -17 Spain Real Betis
Defenders
2 Daniel Díaz (C) Argentina DF July 13, 1979 (age 46) 198 13 Spain Atlético Madrid
3 Jonathan Silva Argentina DF June 29, 1994 (age 31) 21 1 Portugal Sporting CP
4 Gino Peruzzi Argentina DF June 9, 1992 (age 33) 38 1 Italy Catania
6 Fernando Tobio Argentina DF October 18, 1989 (age 35) 34 0 Brazil Palmeiras
13 Alexis Rolín Uruguay DF February 7, 1989 (age 36) 15 0 Italy Catania
24 Frank Fabra Colombia DF February 22, 1991 (age 34) 10 2 Colombia Independiente Medellín
26 Pedro Silva Torrejón Argentina DF January 25, 1997 (age 28) 2 0 Argentina Academy
33 Juan Manuel Insaurralde Argentina DF October 3, 1984 (age 41) 101 6 Mexico Chiapas
35 Nahuel Molina Lucero Argentina DF April 6, 1998 (age 27) 9 0 Argentina Academy
Midfielders
5 Fernando Gago (VC 3º) Argentina MF April 10, 1986 (age 39) 160 6 Spain Valencia Injured
8 Pablo Pérez Argentina MF August 10, 1985 (age 40) 45 4 Spain Málaga
11 Federico Carrizo Argentina MF May 17, 1991 (age 34) 57 6 Mexico Cruz Azul
14 Nicolás Lodeiro Uruguay MF March 21, 1989 (age 36) 48 11 Brazil Corinthians Injured
15 Gonzalo Maroni Argentina MF March 18, 1999 (age 26) 1 0 Argentina Academy
17 César Meli Argentina MF June 20, 1992 (age 33) 75 5 Argentina Colón
18 Nicolás Colazo Argentina MF July 8, 1990 (age 35) 125 9 Argentina All Boys
20 Adrián Cubas Argentina MF May 22, 1996 (age 29) 37 1 Argentina Academy Injured
21 Cristian Erbes (VC 5º) Argentina MF January 6, 1990 (age 35) 155 5 Argentina Academy
28 Alexis Messidoro Argentina MF May 13, 1997 (age 28) 5 1 Argentina Academy
29 Leonardo Jara Argentina MF May 20, 1991 (age 34) 15 1 Argentina Estudiantes (LP)
30 Rodrigo Bentancur Uruguay MF June 5, 1997 (age 28) 39 1 Argentina Academy
40 Julián Chicco Argentina MF January 13, 1998 (age 27) 3 0 Argentina Academy
Forwards
7 Cristian Pavón Argentina FW January 21, 1996 (age 29) 19 4 Argentina Colón
9 Daniel Osvaldo Italy FW January 12, 1986 (age 39) 21 7 Portugal Porto
10 Carlos Tevez (VC 2º) Argentina FW February 5, 1984 (age 41) 149 56 Italy Juventus
16 Nicolás Benegas Argentina FW March 1, 1996 (age 29) 4 0 Argentina Academy
25 Andrés Chávez Argentina FW March 21, 1991 (age 34) 67 18 Argentina Banfield
34 Sebastián Palacios Argentina FW January 20, 1992 (age 33) 49 8 Argentina Arsenal

Transfers

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Club Fee
2 January 2016 MF Argentina Leonardo Jara Argentina Estudiantes (LP) Undisclosed
8 January 2016 FW Italy Daniel Osvaldo Portugal FC Porto Free
23 January 2016 DF Colombia Frank Fabra Colombia Independiente Medellín Undisclosed
30 January 2016 DF Argentina Juan Manuel Insaurralde Mexico Chiapas F.C. $1.000.000
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Club Fee
12 January 2016 FW Argentina Jonathan Calleri Uruguay Deportivo Maldonado $12.000.000
Players loaned in
Start date Pos. Name Club End date
29 December 2015 DF Argentina Jonathan Silva Portugal Sporting CP July 2016
Players loaned out
Start date Pos. Name Club End date
5 January 2016 MF Argentina Tomás Pochettino Argentina Defensa y Justicia July 2017
5 January 2016 MF Argentina Franco Cristaldo Spain Elche CF July 2016
9 January 2016 DF Argentina Juan Cruz Komar Argentina Talleres (C) July 2016
3 February 2016 DF Argentina Leandro Marín Argentina Tigre July 2016
3 February 2016 DF Argentina Lisandro Magallán Argentina Defensa y Justicia July 2016
10 February 2016 DF Argentina Nahuel Zárate Argentina Unión July 2017
15 February 2016 MF Argentina Federico Bravo United States New York City FC December 2016
20 February 2016 MF Argentina Luciano Acosta United States D.C. United December 2016
Loan Return
Date Pos. Name Return to Return from
1 January 2016 MF Argentina Federico Carrizo Argentina Boca Juniors Mexico Cruz Azul
1 January 2016 MF Argentina Luciano Acosta Argentina Boca Juniors Argentina Estudiantes (LP)
1 January 2016 DF Argentina Nahuel Zárate Argentina Boca Juniors Argentina Godoy Cruz
1 January 2016 DF Argentina Claudio Pérez Argentina Boca Juniors Argentina Belgrano
31 December 2015 MF Argentina Luciano Fabián Monzón Italy Catania Argentina Boca Juniors
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date
31 December 2015 MF Chile José Pedro Fuenzalida Chile Universidad Católica 11 January 2016
1 January 2016 DF Argentina Claudio Pérez Argentina Banfield 26 January 2016

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

November 18, 2015 Pre-season Puebla F.C. Mexico 1–0 Argentina Boca Juniors Puebla City, Mexico
23:00 Alustiza Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Referee: Roberto García Orozco (Mexico)
November 27, 2015 Pre-season Liga Chaqueña 2–3 Boca Juniors Resistencia
18:00 Liva
Plutt
Chávez
Meli
Stadium: Estadio Centenario
January 16, 2016 Atlantic-Pacific Champions Cup Boca Juniors Argentina 3–0 Ecuador Emelec San Juan, Argentina
20:00 Messidoro 58'
Pavón 60'
Carrizo 90'
Mena Yellow card 17' Stadium: Estadio del Bicentenario
Referee: Diego Abal (Argentina)
January 20, 2016 Copa de Oro Boca Juniors 2–4 Racing Club Mar del Plata
22:10 Pavón Yellow card 40'
Chávez soccer ball with red X 66' 66', 69' Yellow card 71'
Magallán Yellow card 72' Yellow-red card 77'
Rolín Red card 84'
Report Milito 5'
Acuña 12' Yellow card 64'
Vismara Yellow card 19'
Sánchez Yellow card 32'
Lollo Yellow card 44'
Campi Yellow card 45+2'
Ibáñez Yellow card 54'
Bou 73' (pen.), 77' (pen.)
Stadium: Estadio José María Minella
Referee: Germán Delfino
January 23, 2016 Copa Luis B. Nofal River Plate 1–0 Boca Juniors Mar del Plata
22:10 Pisculichi 18' (pen.) Red card 84'
Vangioni Yellow card 19'
Alario Yellow card 34'
Casco Yellow card 45'
Domingo Yellow card 68'
Maidana Red card 80'
Report Silva Red card 10'
Tevez Yellow card 17'
Osvaldo Yellow card 21'
Cubas Yellow card 41'
Peruzzi Red card 65'
Díaz Red card 78'
Jara Yellow card 86'
Tobio Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Estadio José María Minella
Referee: Patricio Loustau

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final position/round First match Last match
Primera División 10th6 February 201622 May 2016
Supercopa Argentina FinalRunners-up10 February 2016
Copa Libertadores Second stage-124 February 201619 May 2016

1: There is a one-month break between the quarterfinals and semifinals due to the Copa América Centenario held in June, so the Semifinals belong to the next season.

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Primera División 16 5 5 6 15 13 +2 031.25
Supercopa Argentina 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00
Copa Libertadores 10 5 5 0 18 8 +10 050.00
Total 27 10 10 7 33 25 +8 037.04

Last updated: May 22, 2016
Source: Competitions

Primera División

League table

Zone 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Unión 16 5 7 4 24 22 +2 22
9 Tigre 16 5 5 6 21 17 +4 20
10 Boca Juniors 16 5 5 6 15 13 +2 20
11 Aldosivi 16 4 5 7 19 28 9 17
12 Newell's Old Boys 16 3 7 6 16 21 5 16
Source: AFA

Relegation table

Pos
Team 2013–14
Pts
2014
Pts
2015
Pts
2016
Pts
Total
Pts
Total
Pld
Avg
3 Independiente 335427114651.754
4 Boca Juniors 613164201761031.709
5 Lanús 593542381741031.689

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
15 5 4 6 15 13  +2 19 4 2 1 13 4  +9 1 2 5 2 9  −7

Source: AFA

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultDLWWLDWLWLWDLDLD
Position1012847668785579910
Source: AFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

February 6, 2016 1 Temperley 0–0 Boca Juniors Banfield
21:00 UTC−3 Cólzera Yellow card 11'
Figueroa Yellow card 14'
Arregui Yellow card 84'
Brandán Yellow card 90+2'
Report Peruzzi Yellow card 26'
Gago Yellow card 72'
Stadium: Florencio Solá
Referee: Fernando Echenique
February 28, 2016 5 Racing 1–0 Boca Juniors Avellaneda
19:15 UTC−3 Martínez 9'
Sánchez Yellow card 30'
Milito Yellow card 37'
Grimi Yellow card 63'
Report Silva Yellow card 14'
Pérez Yellow card 57'
Palacios Yellow card 64'
Gago Yellow card 67'
Stadium: Presidente Juan Domingo Perón
Referee: Jorge Baliño
March 14, 2016 7 Boca Juniors 2–1 Unión Buenos Aires
21:00 UTC−3 Lodeiro 69'
Tevez 90' Yellow card 90+3'
Report García Guerreño Yellow card 44'
Gamba 58'
Malcorra Yellow card 81'
Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Darío Herrera
March 20, 2016 8 Lanús 2–0 Boca Juniors Lanús
20:00 UTC−3 Acosta 1'
Sand 3'
Velázquez Yellow card 14'
Braghieri Yellow card 59'
Report Lodeiro Yellow card 63'
Pérez Yellow card 66'
Tobio Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Ciudad de Lanús
Referee: Fernando Rapallini
April 10, 2016 10 Tigre 2–0 Boca Juniors Victoria
20:00 UTC−3 Janson Yellow card 30' 64'
Papa Yellow card 61'
Silva 68' (o.g.)
Report Pérez Yellow card 23'
Tobio Yellow card 54'
Stadium: José Dellagiovanna
Referee: Silvio Trucco
April 16, 2016 11 Boca Juniors 4–1 Aldosivi Buenos Aires
17:45 UTC−3 Chávez Yellow card 20' 45', 71'
Lodeiro 45'
Messidoro 53'
Erbes Yellow card 60'
Report Bandiera 21'
Lamberti Yellow card 85'
Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Federico Beligoy

Supercopa Argentina

Copa Libertadores

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Argentina Boca Juniors 6 3 3 0 11 4 +7 12 Final stages
2 Argentina Racing 6 2 3 1 11 7 +4 9
3 Bolivia Bolívar 6 1 3 2 10 10 0 6
4 Colombia Deportivo Cali 6 0 3 3 7 18 11 3
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) drawing of lots.
March 3, 2016 2 Boca Juniors Argentina 0–0 Argentina Racing Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:30 UTC−3 Insaurralde Yellow card 14'
Silva Yellow card 21'
Pérez Yellow card 37'
Meli Yellow card 41'
D. Díaz Yellow card 90+2'
Report Vittor Yellow card 30'
G. Díaz Yellow card 79'
Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
April 20, 2016 6 Boca Juniors Argentina 6–2 Colombia Deportivo Cali Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:30 UTC−3 Fabra 16'
Tevez 38', 71'
Cubas Yellow card 38'
Chávez 47'
Jara 78'
Palacios 86'
Report Mera Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 69'
Casierra 35', 37'
Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Christian Ferreyra (Uruguay)

Final stages

Round of 16
Quarterfinals

Team statistics

References

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