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.
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. Also, Daniel Angelici won the president elections and will be the chairman until 2019. 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. On December 29 Jonathan Silva was loaned from Sporting CP of Portugal. 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). 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 Pérez rescinded his contract with Boca.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 on an 18-month loan and for Elche CF 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. Juan Cruz Komar signed for Talleres (C) on a six-month loan. On January 12 Jonathan Calleri was sold to Deportivo Maldonado and loaned to São Paulo. 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.
February In earlier February, Leandro Marín signed for Tigre on a six-month loan and Lisandro Magallán signed for Defensa y Justicia also on a six-month loan. 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; also, Federico Bravo was loaned to MLS team New York City FC until the end of 2016. 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. On March 1, Guillermo Barros Schelotto was announced as the new manager, 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. 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) GK 200 -163 Estudiantes (LP) 23 Ramiro Martínez GK 00 Academy 31 Guillermo Sara GK 19 -17 Real Betis Defenders 2 Daniel Díaz (C) DF 19813 Atlético Madrid 3 Jonathan Silva DF 211 Sporting CP 4 Gino Peruzzi DF 381 Catania 6 Fernando Tobio DF 340 Palmeiras 13 Alexis Rolín DF 150 Catania 24 Frank Fabra DF 102 Independiente Medellín 26 Pedro Silva Torrejón DF 20 Academy 33 Juan Manuel Insaurralde DF 1016 Chiapas 35 Nahuel Molina Lucero DF 90 Academy Midfielders 5 Fernando Gago (VC 3º) MF 1606 ValenciaInjured 8 Pablo Pérez MF 454 Málaga 11 Federico Carrizo MF 576 Cruz Azul 14 Nicolás Lodeiro MF 4811 CorinthiansInjured 15 Gonzalo Maroni MF 10 Academy 17 César Meli MF 755 Colón 18 Nicolás Colazo MF 1259 All Boys 20 Adrián Cubas MF 371 AcademyInjured 21 Cristian Erbes (VC 5º) MF 1555 Academy 28 Alexis Messidoro MF 51 Academy 29 Leonardo Jara MF 151 Estudiantes (LP) 30 Rodrigo Bentancur MF 391 Academy 40 Julián Chicco MF 30 Academy Forwards 7 Cristian Pavón FW 194 Colón 9 Daniel Osvaldo FW 217 Porto 10 Carlos Tevez (VC 2º) FW 14956 Juventus 16 Nicolás Benegas FW 40 Academy 25 Andrés Chávez FW 6718 Banfield 34 Sebastián Palacios FW 498 Arsenal
Transfers Players transferred inDatePos.NameClubFee2 January 2016MF Leonardo Jara Estudiantes (LP)Undisclosed8 January 2016FW Daniel Osvaldo FC PortoFree23 January 2016DF Frank Fabra Independiente MedellínUndisclosed30 January 2016DF Juan Manuel Insaurralde Chiapas F.C.$1.000.000Players transferred outDatePos.NameClubFee12 January 2016FW Jonathan Calleri Deportivo Maldonado$12.000.000Players loaned inStart datePos.NameClubEnd date29 December 2015DF Jonathan Silva Sporting CPJuly 2016Players loaned outStart datePos.NameClubEnd date5 January 2016MF Tomás Pochettino Defensa y JusticiaJuly 20175 January 2016MF Franco Cristaldo Elche CFJuly 20169 January 2016DF Juan Cruz Komar Talleres (C)July 20163 February 2016DF Leandro Marín TigreJuly 20163 February 2016DF Lisandro Magallán Defensa y JusticiaJuly 201610 February 2016DF Nahuel Zárate UniónJuly 201715 February 2016MF Federico Bravo New York City FCDecember 201620 February 2016MF Luciano Acosta D.C. UnitedDecember 2016Loan Return DatePos.NameReturn toReturn from1 January 2016MF Federico Carrizo Boca Juniors Cruz Azul1 January 2016MF Luciano Acosta Boca Juniors Estudiantes (LP)1 January 2016DF Nahuel Zárate Boca Juniors Godoy Cruz1 January 2016DF Claudio Pérez Boca Juniors Belgrano31 December 2015MF Luciano Fabián Monzón Catania Boca JuniorsPlayers releasedDatePos.NameSubsequent clubJoin date31 December 2015MF José Pedro Fuenzalida Universidad Católica11 January 20161 January 2016DF Claudio Pérez Banfield26 January 2016
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overall CompetitionStarted roundFinal position/roundFirst matchLast matchPrimera División – 10th 6 February 2016 22 May 2016Supercopa Argentina Final Runners-up 10 February 2016Copa Libertadores Second stage -1 24 February 2016 19 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
Primera División
League table
Relegation table Team 3Independiente — 33 54 27 114 65 4Boca Juniors 61 31 64 20 176 103 5Lanús 59 35 42 38 174 103
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Supercopa Argentina
Copa Libertadores
Group stage
Final stages
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Team statistics Total Home Away Neutral Games played 2713131 Games won 10730 Games drawn 10550 Games lost 7151 Biggest win 6-2 vs Deportivo Cali6-2 vs Deportivo Cali1-0 vs San Martín (SJ)1-0 vs RacingNone Biggest loss 0-4 vs San Lorenzo0-1 vs Atlético Tucumán0-2 vs Lanús0-2 vs Tigre1-3 vs Estudiantes (LP) 0-4 vs San Lorenzo Biggest win (Primera División) 4-1 vs Newell's Old Boys3-0 vs Atlético de Rafaela4-1 vs Aldosivi4-1 vs Newell's Old Boys3-0 vs Atlético de Rafaela1-0 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 PorteñoNone Biggest loss (Primera División) 0-2 vs Lanús0-2 vs Tigre1-3 vs Estudiantes (LP)0-1 vs Atlético Tucumán0-2 vs Lanús0-2 vs Tigre1-3 vs Estudiantes (LP)None Biggest loss (Supercopa Argentina) 0-4 vs San LorenzoNone0-4 vs San Lorenzo Biggest loss (Copa Libertadores) None Clean sheets 11650 Goals scored 332670 Goals conceded 259124 Goal difference 817-5-4 Yellow cards 6728363 Red cards 2200 Top scorer Tevez (9)Tevez (7)TevezLodeiro (2)NoneWorst discipline PérezPavón (1 RC)PérezPavón (1 RC)NoneNonePenalties for 2200Penalties against 4220
Season Appearances and goals
Last updated on May 22, 2016
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Top scorers Last updated on May 22, 2016 NamePrimera DivisiónSupercopa ArgentinaCopa LibertadoresTotal 1FW10 Carlos Tevez4— 59 2MF14 Nicolás Lodeiro3— 25 3FW25 Andrés Chávez3— 14 4MF11 Federico Carrizo1— 23 5FW7 Cristian Pavón— 22 6DF24 Frank Fabra— 22 7FW34 Sebastián Palacios1— 12 8MF30 Rodrigo Bentancur1— 1 9DF3 Jonathan Silva1— 1 10MF5 Fernando Gago— 11 11MF28 Alexis Messidoro1— 1 12MF29 Leonardo Jara— 11 13MF8 Pablo Pérez— 11 Own goals— Total15—1833
Top assists Last updated on May 22, 2016 NamePrimera DivisiónSupercopa ArgentinaCopa LibertadoresTotal 1 FW 10 Carlos Tevez2 —13 2 MF29 Leonardo Jara1 —12 3 MF8 Pablo Pérez1 —12 4 MF17 César Meli1 —12 5 MF 11 Federico Carrizo 1 —1 6 DF35 Nahuel Molina Lucero1 —1 7 FW7 Cristian Pavón —11 8 FW25 Andrés Chávez —11 9DF24 Frank Fabra— 11 10 FW34 Sebastián Palacios1 —1Total8—715
Penalties Date Penalty Taker Scored Opponent CompetitionMay 5, 2016 Carlos Tevez Cerro PorteñoCopa LibertadoresMay 22, 2016 Federico Carrizo Defensa y JusticiaPrimera División
Clean sheets Last updated on May 22, 2016 NamePrimera DivisiónSupercopa ArgentinaCopa LibertadoresTotal1GK1 Agustín Orion5— 382GK31 Guillermo Sara3— 3Total8— 311
Disciplinary record Last updated on May 22, 2016