The 2016–17 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season is the 88th consecutive Primera División season for the senior squad. During the season, Boca Juniors will take part in the Primera División, Copa Argentina and in the Semifinals of the Copa Libertadores.
Season overview June In the first days of June, 3 players arrived to the club: Fernando Zuqui, from Godoy Cruz, in the transfer it was included money for Guillermo Pol Fernández; Darío Benedetto, from Club América; and Walter Bou, who was loaned from Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP). Also, Lisandro Magallán and Gonzalo Castellani returned from their loans in Defensa y Justicia and Lanús. Additionally, Alexis Rolín left the club. After 7 years and more than 150 games in the club, Cristian Erbes left Boca to play in Mexican team Veracruz. The season started with a 4–0 win over Güemes in the Round of 64 of the Copa Argentina.
July Santiago Vergini signed with Boca despite that the medical check wasn't good. Nicolas Benegas is loaned to Quilmes. Boca lost their first match of Copa Libertadores, in the Semifinals, 2–1 against Independiente del Valle; and in the second leg, Boca lost again, in an incredible match 3-2 and it was eliminated in the Semifinals. Fernando Tobio returned to Palmeiras. Andrés Chávez is loaned to São Paulo. Daniel Díaz is transferred to Getafe CF. Nicolás Lodeiro is transferred to Seattle Sounders FC. César Meli signed for Sporting CP on a one-year loan. Talleres (C) made use of the option to purchase Juan Cruz Komar permanently.
August Sebastián Palacios is transferred to Talleres (C). Also, 4 more players arrived to the club: Sebastián Pérez, from Atlético Nacional; Axel Werner, who was loaned from Atlético Madrid; Ricardo Centurión, who was loaned from São Paulo and Fernando Tobio, who was loaned again from Palmeiras. After 5 years and more than 200 games, Agustín Orión left the club to play in Racing Club. On August 23 Boca won 2–1 over Santamarina in the Round of 32 of the Copa Argentina. Wílmar Barrios and Nazareno Solís are transferred from Deportes Tolima and Talleres (C). The new players were publicly introduced in the last days of August. At the start of the Primera División tournament Boca played against Lanús losing 1–0. Franco Cristaldo is loaned to Rayo Vallecano.
September Leandro Marín is loaned to Arsenal. Nicolás Colazo is loaned to Australian team Melbourne City. The first match of September was a 3–0 victory over Belgrano. After that a 1–1 draw against Godoy Cruz and a 4–1 win vs Quilmes with a hat-trick of Darío Benedetto. Boca advanced to the Quarterfinals of Copa Argentina after the victory over Lanús in the penalty shoot-out.
October The month started with a 1–1 draw against Tigre and a 2–0 victory over Sarmiento. Gonzalo Castellani is loaned to Defensa y Justicia. Boca played in Tucumán against Atlético Tucumán achieving a 2–2 draw. After that a 4–0 win over Temperley.
November Boca lost against Rosario Central in the Quarterfinals of Copa Argentina; Boca will not play any CONMEBOL tournaments in 2017. Boca won the first match away, 3–0 in La Plata against Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP). On November 11 in Spain, Boca won the Antonio Puerta Trophy 4–3 against Sevilla. D.C. United acquires Luciano Acosta on a permanent transfer after the expiration of his one-year loan. Boca couldn't won against Rosario Central in the local tournament, it was a 1–1 draw. Boca won the derby against San Lorenzo, after several months Fernando Gago returned to the first team.
December In the first match of December, Boca got a great win 4–2 over Racing Club; and 4–2 against River Plate in the Superclásico. In the last match of 2016 Boca won 4–1 against Colón. After a lot of rumors finally was confirmed that the last idol of the club, Carlos Tevez is transferred to Shanghai Shenhua of China.
January Adrián Cubas signed for Pescara on a six-month loan. After a 2–0 victory over Estudiantes (LP) in Mar del Plata, and a 2–2 draw against San Lorenzo Boca was crowned championship of the Copa de Oro. On the last friendly Superclasico, River Plate defeated Boca 2–0, the match was played in Mar del Plata. César Meli is transferred to Racing Club.
February On February 2 Boca lost 5–3 in penalties after a 1–1 draw in a friendly against Chivas de Guadalajara in Jalisco. Oscar Benítez is loaned to Boca from Benfica on an 18-month loan and the goalkeeper Agustín Rossi is transferred from Estudiantes (LP). On February 11 Boca lost 3–1 against Aldosivi. Federico Carrizo is transferred to Rosario Central. The last friendly of the summer was a 2–1 victory over Colón.
March In the long-awaited return of the tournament Boca beat Banfield 2–0. And then suffered the first defeat in La Bombonera against Talleres (C). After that loss Boca won a difficult game 2–1 in San Juan against San Martín.
April In the first game of April Boca win 1–0 against Defensa y Justicia. And then, a 3–1 win over Vélez Sarsfield, keeping Boca in the first place of the table. But a 1–1 draw against Patronato and a 0–0 draw against Atlético de Rafaela made Boca lose 4 important points. In the last match of April Boca won 3–0 over Arsenal.
May Boca started May with a 0–0 draw against Estudiantes (LP). In the second Superclasico Boca played very badly and lost 3–1; but then Boca won 1–0 over Newell's Old Boys and drew 1–1 against Huracán.
June Boca, showing great football won 3-0 the derbi over Independiente, and after that a 4–0 win over Aldosivi. On June 20, San Lorenzo won 1–0 over Banfield, the only team with chances to reach Boca at the top, so that Boca became the champion of 2016–17 Primera División. In the last away match Boca drew 2–2 against Olimpo. In the last match of the tournament Boca won 2–1 over Unión. With 21 goals Darío Benedetto finished as the tournament goalscorer.
Squad
Last updated on June 25, 2017
Squad No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Apps Goals Signed from Note Goalkeepers 1 Guillermo Sara GK 34 -32 Real Betis 12 Agustín Rossi GK 16 -12 Defensa y Justicia 23 Ramiro Martínez GK 00 Academy 28 Axel Werner GK 2 -3 Atlético Madrid Defenders 2 Fernando Tobio DF 500 Palmeiras 3 Jonathan Silva DF 362 Sporting CP 4 Gino Peruzzi DF 684 Catania 6 Lisandro Magallán DF 241 Defensa y Justicia 18 Frank Fabra DF 343 Independiente Medellín 25 Juan Manuel Insaurralde DF 1258 ChiapasInjured 27 Santiago Vergini DF 310 Sunderland 35 Nahuel Molina Lucero DF 90 Academy Midfielders 5 Fernando Gago (C) MF 1768 Valencia 8 Pablo Pérez (VC 2º) MF 796 Málaga 10 Ricardo Centurión MF 248 São Paulo 14 Sebastián Pérez Cardona MF 120 Atlético NacionalInjured 15 Fernando Zuqui MF 170 Godoy Cruz 16 Wílmar Barrios MF 210 Deportes Tolima 20 Gonzalo Maroni MF 31 Academy 29 Leonardo Jara MF 361 Estudiantes (LP) 30 Rodrigo Bentancur MF 651 Academy 40 Julián Chicco MF 30 Academy Forwards 7 Cristian Pavón FW 5418 Colón 9 Darío Benedetto FW 3023 América 17 Nazareno Solís FW 40 Talleres (C) 19 Walter Bou FW 276 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 22 Oscar Benítez FW 92 Benfica 26 Marcelo Torres FW 00 Academy
Transfers Winter Players transferred inDatePos.NameClubFee3 June 2016MF Fernando Zuqui Godoy CruzUndisclosed7 June 2016FW Darío Benedetto AméricaUndisclosed4 July 2016FW Santiago Vergini SunderlandUndisclosed15 August 2016MF Sebastián Pérez Cardona Atlético NacionalUndisclosed26 August 2016MF Wílmar Barrios Deportes TolimaUndisclosed26 August 2016FW Nazareno Solís Talleres (C)FreePlayers transferred outDatePos.NameClubFee3 June 2016MF Guillermo Fernández Godoy CruzUndisclosed28 June 2016MF Cristian Erbes VeracruzFree23 July 2016DF Daniel Díaz Getafe CFFree27 July 2016MF Nicolás Lodeiro Seattle Sounders FCUndisclosed30 July 2016DF Juan Cruz Komar Talleres (C)Undisclosed2 August 2016FW Sebastián Palacios Talleres (C)Undisclosed19 August 2016GK Agustín Orión Racing ClubFree15 November 2016MF Luciano Acosta D.C. UnitedUndisclosedPlayers loaned inStart datePos.NameClubEnd date3 June 2016FW Walter Bou Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)June 2017? August 2016MF Ricardo Centurión São PauloJune 2017? August 2016DF Fernando Tobio PalmeirasJune 201720 August 2016GK Axel Werner Atlético MadridJune 2017Players loaned outStart datePos.NameClubEnd date6 July 2016FW Nicolas Benegas QuilmesJune 201719 July 2016FW Andrés Chávez São PauloJune 201730 July 2016MF César Meli Sporting CPJune 201731 August 2016MF Franco Cristaldo Rayo VallecanoJune 20175 September 2016MF Nicolás Colazo Melbourne City FCJune 20177 September 2016DF Leandro Marín ArsenalJune 201717 October 2016DF Gonzalo Castellani Defensa y Justicia?Loan Return DatePos.NameReturn toReturn fromJune 2016DF Lisandro Magallán Boca Juniors Defensa y JusticiaJune 2016MF Gonzalo Castellani Boca Juniors LanúsJune 2016DF Leandro Marín Boca Juniors TigreJune 2016MF Franco Cristaldo Boca Juniors ElcheJune 2016MF Alexis Rolín Catania Boca JuniorsJuly 2016MF Fernando Tobio Palmeiras Boca Juniors
Summer Players transferred inDatePos.NameClubFee2 February 2017GK Agustín Rossi Defensa y Justicia$1.400.000Players transferred outDatePos.NameClubFee29 December 2016FW Carlos Tevez Shanghai Shenhua$12.000.00031 January 2017MF César Meli Racing ClubUndisclosed23 February 2017MF Federico Carrizo Rosario Central$700.000Players loaned inStart datePos.NameClubEnd date2 February 2017FW Oscar Benítez BenficaJune 2018Players loaned outStart datePos.NameClubEnd date10 January 2017MF Adrián Cubas PescaraJune 2017Loan Return DatePos.NameReturn toReturn from
Pre-season and friendlies Winter
Summer
Competitions
Overall CompetitionStarted roundFinal position/roundFirst matchLast matchPrimera División – Winners 28 August 2016 25 June 2017Copa Argentina Round of 64 Quarterfinals 29 June 2016 2 November 2016Copa Libertadores Semifinals1 Semifinals 7 July 2016 14 July 2016 1: There is a one-month break between the quarterfinals and semifinals due to the Copa América Centenario held in June, so the Second Stage, Round of 16 and Quarterfinals belong to the previous season.
Overview
Primera División
League table
Relegation table Team Relegation 1Boca Juniors 31 64 20 63 178 95 2Racing 41 57 24 55 177 95 3San Lorenzo 26 61 34 52 173 94
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Copa Argentina
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Copa Libertadores
Final Stages
Semifinals
Team statistics Total Home Away Neutral Games played 3616164 Games won 191072 Games drawn 10271 Games lost 6321 Biggest win 4-0 vs Güemes4-0 vs Temperley 4-0 vs Aldosivi4-0 vs Temperley4-0 vs Aldosivi4-0 vs Güemes Biggest loss 2-1 vs Ind. del Valle3-2 vs Ind. del Valle3-2 vs Ind. del Valle 2-1 vs Ind. del Valle2-1 vs Rosario Central Biggest win (Primera División) 4-0 vs Temperley 4-0 vs Aldosivi4-0 vs Temperley4-0 vs Aldosivi None Biggest win (Copa Argentina) 4-0 vs GüemesNone4-0 vs Güemes Biggest win (Copa Libertadores) None Biggest loss (Primera División) 1-0 vs Lanús2-1 vs Talleres (C)2-1 vs Talleres (C)1-0 vs Lanús None Biggest loss (Copa Argentina) 2-1 vs Rosario CentralNone2-1 vs Rosario Central Biggest loss (Copa Libertadores) 2-1 vs Ind. del Valle3-2 vs Ind. del Valle3-2 vs Ind. del Valle2-1 vs Ind. del ValleNone Clean sheets 13751 Goals scored 7437289 Goals conceded 3515155 Goal difference +39+22+13+4 Yellow cards 7031336 Red cards 3210 Top scorer Benedetto (23)Benedetto (13)Benedetto (8)Pavón (3)Worst discipline TevezCenturiónPérez Cardona (1 RC)TevezCenturiónPérez Cardona (1 RC) Penalties for 321 Penalties against 1 1
Season Appearances and goals
Last updated on June 25, 2017
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