2016 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season

Boca Juniors
2016 season
President Argentina Daniel Angelici
Manager Argentina Rodolfo Arruabarrena
(until February 29)
Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto
(from March 2)
Stadium Estadio Alberto J. Armando
(La Bombonera)
Primera División 10th
Supercopa Argentina Runners-up
Copa Libertadores Semifinals
Top goalscorer League: Carlos Tevez (4)
All: Carlos Tevez (9)
Average home league attendance 32,197[1] (highest average attendance in the league in 2016)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

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

Season Overview

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 Pérez rescinded his contract with Boca.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.

Current 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 200 -163 Argentina Estudiantes (LP)
23 Ramiro Martínez Argentina GK April 18, 1991 0 0 Argentina Academy
31 Guillermo Sara Argentina GK September 30, 1987 19 -17 Spain Real Betis
Defenders
2 Daniel Díaz (C) Argentina DF July 13, 1979 198 13 Spain Atlético Madrid
3 Jonathan Silva Argentina DF June 29, 1994 21 1 Portugal Sporting CP
4 Gino Peruzzi Argentina DF June 9, 1992 38 1 Italy Catania
6 Fernando Tobio Argentina DF October 18, 1989 34 0 Brazil Palmeiras
13 Alexis Rolín Uruguay DF February 7, 1989 15 0 Italy Catania
24 Frank Fabra Colombia DF February 22, 1991 10 2 Colombia Independiente Medellín
26 Pedro Silva Torrejón Argentina DF January 25, 1997 2 0 Argentina Academy
33 Juan Manuel Insaurralde Argentina DF October 3, 1984 101 6 Mexico Chiapas
35 Nahuel Molina Lucero Argentina DF April 6, 1998 9 0 Argentina Academy
Midfielders
5 Fernando Gago (VC 3º) Argentina MF April 10, 1986 160 6 Spain Valencia Injured
8 Pablo Pérez Argentina MF August 10, 1985 45 4 Spain Málaga
11 Federico Carrizo Argentina MF May 17, 1991 57 6 Mexico Cruz Azul
14 Nicolás Lodeiro Uruguay MF March 21, 1989 48 11 Brazil Corinthians Injured
15 Gonzalo Maroni Argentina MF March 18, 1999 1 0 Argentina Academy
17 César Meli Argentina MF June 20, 1992 75 5 Argentina Colón
18 Nicolás Colazo Argentina MF July 8, 1990 125 9 Argentina All Boys
20 Adrián Cubas Argentina MF May 22, 1996 37 1 Argentina Academy Injured
21 Cristian Erbes (VC 5º) Argentina MF January 6, 1990 155 5 Argentina Academy
28 Alexis Messidoro Argentina MF May 13, 1997 5 1 Argentina Academy
29 Leonardo Jara Argentina MF May 20, 1991 15 1 Argentina Estudiantes (LP)
30 Rodrigo Bentancur Uruguay MF June 5, 1997 39 1 Argentina Academy
40 Julián Chicco Argentina MF January 13, 1998 3 0 Argentina Academy
Forwards
7 Cristian Pavón Argentina FW January 21, 1996 19 4 Argentina Colón
9 Daniel Osvaldo Italy FW January 12, 1986 21 7 Portugal Porto
10 Carlos Tevez (VC 2º) Argentina FW February 5, 1984 149 56 Italy Juventus
16 Nicolas Benegas Argentina FW March 1, 1996 4 0 Argentina Academy
25 Andrés Chávez Argentina FW March 21, 1991 67 18 Argentina Banfield
34 Sebastián Palacios Argentina FW January 20, 1992 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

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lanús 16 12 2 2 28 10 +18 38 Final match; 2017 Copa Libertadores second stage
2 Estudiantes (LP) 16 9 5 2 25 11 +14 32 Copa Libertadores playoff
3 Atlético Tucumán 16 9 3 4 26 19 +7 30
4 Defensa y Justicia 16 7 4 5 25 16 +9 25
5 Huracán 16 7 4 5 21 15 +6 25
6 Racing 16 6 6 4 29 26 +3 24
7 San Martín (SJ) 16 6 5 5 23 20 +3 23
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
13 Temperley 16 4 4 8 14 21 7 16
14 Argentinos Juniors 16 2 6 8 11 29 18 12
15 Atlético de Rafaela 16 2 3 11 14 32 18 9
Source: AFA

Relegation table

Pos
Team 2013–14
Pts
2014
Pts
2015
Pts
2016
Pts
Total
Pts
Total
Pld
Avg
Relegation
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

Supercopa Argentina

Copa Libertadores

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BOC RAC BOL CAL
1 Argentina Boca Juniors 6 3 3 0 11 4 +7 12 Final stages 0–0 3–1 6–2
2 Argentina Racing 6 2 3 1 11 7 +4 9 0–1 4−1 4–2
3 Bolivia Bolívar 6 1 3 2 10 10 0 6 1–1 1–1 5–0
4 Colombia Deportivo Cali 6 0 3 3 7 18 11 3 0−0 2–2 1–1
Source: CONMEBOL

Final Stages

Round of 16
Quarterfinals

Team statistics

TotalHomeAwayNeutral
Games played2713131
Games won10730
Games drawn10550
Games lost7151
Biggest win6-2 vs Deportivo Cali6-2 vs Deportivo Cali1-0 vs San Martín (SJ)
1-0 vs Racing
None
Biggest loss0-4 vs San Lorenzo0-1 vs Atlético Tucumán0-2 vs Lanús
0-2 vs Tigre
1-3 vs Estudiantes (LP)
0-4 vs San Lorenzo
Biggest win (Primera División)4-1 vs Newell's Old Boys
3-0 vs Atlético de Rafaela
4-1 vs Aldosivi
4-1 vs Newell's Old Boys
3-0 vs Atlético de Rafaela
1-0 vs San Martín (SJ)None
Biggest win (Supercopa Argentina)None
Biggest win (Copa Libertadores)6-2 vs Deportivo Cali6-2 vs Deportivo Cali1-0 vs Racing
2-1 vs Cerro Porteño
None
Biggest loss (Primera División)0-2 vs Lanús
0-2 vs Tigre
1-3 vs Estudiantes (LP)
0-1 vs Atlético Tucumán0-2 vs Lanús
0-2 vs Tigre
1-3 vs Estudiantes (LP)
None
Biggest loss (Supercopa Argentina)0-4 vs San LorenzoNone0-4 vs San Lorenzo
Biggest loss (Copa Libertadores)None
Clean sheets11650
Goals scored332670
Goals conceded259124
Goal difference817-5-4
Yellow cards6728363
Red cards2200
Top scorerTevez (9)Tevez (7)Tevez
Lodeiro (2)
None
Worst disciplinePérez
Pavón (1 RC)
Pérez
Pavón (1 RC)
NoneNone
Penalties for2200
Penalties against4220

Season Appearances and goals

Last updated on May 22, 2016
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPrimera DivisiónSupercopa ArgentinaCopa Libertadores
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Argentina Agustín Orion 22-1912-91-49-6
23 GK Argentina Ramiro Martínez 00000000
31 GK Argentina Guillermo Sara 6-64+1-4001-2
Defenders
2 DF Argentina Daniel Díaz 1807+101090
3 DF Argentina Jonathan Silva 211151102+30
4 DF Argentina Gino Peruzzi 100301060
6 DF Argentina Fernando Tobio 170120101+30
13 DF Uruguay Alexis Rolín 40300010
24 DF Colombia Frank Fabra 102200082
26 DF Argentina Pedro Silva Torrejón 200+200000
33 DF Argentina Juan Manuel Insaurralde 2201201090
35 DF Argentina Nahuel Molina Lucero 90800010
Midfielders
5 MF Argentina Fernando Gago 1819+200+1061
8 MF Argentina Pablo Pérez 1918+20107+11
11 MF Argentina Federico Carrizo 1435+31004+22
14 MF Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro 1756+330+106+12
15 MF Argentina Gonzalo Maroni 100+100000
17 MF Argentina César Meli 2104+60106+40
18 MF Argentina Nicolás Colazo 403+100000
20 MF Argentina Adrián Cubas 1105+101040
21 MF Argentina Cristian Erbes 40200020
28 MF Argentina Alexis Messidoro 514+110000
29 MF Argentina Leonardo Jara 1518+10005+11
30 MF Uruguay Rodrigo Bentancur 1519+21001+30
40 MF Argentina Julián Chicco 30300000
Forwards
7 FW Argentina Cristian Pavón 1022+100072
9 FW Italy Daniel Osvaldo 50300+100+10
10 FW Argentina Carlos Tevez 22910+1410105
16 FW Argentina Nicolas Benegas 402+200000
25 FW Argentina Andrés Chávez 2144+83104+41
34 FW Argentina Sebastián Palacios 19212+11001+51

Top scorers

Last updated on May 22, 2016
Rank Pos. No. Name Primera División Supercopa Argentina Copa Libertadores Total
1 FW 10 Argentina Carlos Tevez 4 5 9
2 MF 14 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro 3 2 5
3 FW 25 Argentina Andrés Chávez 3 1 4
4 MF 11 Argentina Federico Carrizo 1 2 3
5 FW 7 Argentina Cristian Pavón 2 2
6 DF 24 Colombia Frank Fabra 2 2
7 FW 34 Argentina Sebastián Palacios 1 1 2
8 MF 30 Uruguay Rodrigo Bentancur 1 1
9 DF 3 Argentina Jonathan Silva 1 1
10 MF 5 Argentina Fernando Gago 1 1
11 MF 28 Argentina Alexis Messidoro 1 1
12 MF 29 Argentina Leonardo Jara 1 1
13 MF 8 Argentina Pablo Pérez 1 1
Own Goals
Total 15 18 33

Top assists

Last updated on May 22, 2016
Rank Pos. No. Name Primera División Supercopa Argentina Copa Libertadores Total
1 FW 10 Argentina Carlos Tevez 2 1 3
2 MF 29 Argentina Leonardo Jara 1 1 2
3 MF 8 Argentina Pablo Pérez 1 1 2
4 MF 17 Argentina César Meli 1 1 2
5 MF 11 Argentina Federico Carrizo 1 1
6 DF 35 Argentina Nahuel Molina Lucero 1 1
7 FW 7 Argentina Cristian Pavón 1 1
8 FW 25 Argentina Andrés Chávez 1 1
9 DF 24 Colombia Frank Fabra 1 1
10 FW 34 Argentina Sebastián Palacios 1 1
Total 8 7 15

Penalties

DatePenalty TakerScoredOpponentCompetition
May 5, 2016Carlos TevezYesCerro PorteñoCopa Libertadores
May 22, 2016Federico CarrizoNoDefensa y JusticiaPrimera División

Clean sheets

Last updated on May 22, 2016
Rank Pos. No. Name Primera División Supercopa Argentina Copa Libertadores Total
1 GK 1 Argentina Agustín Orion 5 3 8
2 GK 31 Argentina Guillermo Sara 3 3
Total 8 3 11

Disciplinary record

Last updated on May 22, 2016
No. Pos Nat Name Primera División Supercopa Argentina Copa Libertadores Total
Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card
Goalkeepers
1 GK Argentina Agustín Orion 1 1 2
23 GK Argentina Ramiro Martínez
31 GK Argentina Guillermo Sara
Defenders
2 DF Argentina Daniel Díaz 3 1 4
3 DF Argentina Jonathan Silva 2 1 2 5
4 DF Argentina Gino Peruzzi 1 1 2
6 DF Argentina Fernando Tobio 4 4
13 DF Uruguay Alexis Rolín 1 1
24 DF Colombia Frank Fabra 2 2
26 DF Argentina Pedro Silva Torrejón
33 DF Argentina Juan Manuel Insaurralde 4 5 9
35 DF Argentina Nahuel Molina Lucero
Midfielders
5 MF Argentina Fernando Gago 3 1 4
8 MF Argentina Pablo Pérez 5 1 1 3 9 1
11 MF Argentina Federico Carrizo 1 1
14 MF Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro 1 1 2
15 MF Argentina Gonzalo Maroni
17 MF Argentina César Meli 2 2
18 MF Argentina Nicolás Colazo
20 MF Argentina Adrián Cubas 1 1 1 3
21 MF Argentina Cristian Erbes 1 1
28 MF Argentina Alexis Messidoro 1 1
29 MF Argentina Leonardo Jara 1 1
30 MF Uruguay Rodrigo Bentancur 2 2
40 MF Argentina Julián Chicco 1 1
Forwards
7 FW Argentina Cristian Pavón 3 1 3 1
9 FW Italy Daniel Osvaldo
10 FW Argentina Carlos Tevez 1 3 4
16 FW Argentina Nicolas Benegas
25 FW Argentina Andrés Chávez 2 2
34 FW Argentina Sebastián Palacios 2 1 3
Total 38 1 3 26 67 1 1

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