The 1908 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season was the squad's debuting season in Primera B (then named "Segunda División"), the 2nd. level of Argentine league system. After winning some friendly tournaments, the executives of the club decided to affiliate it to the Argentine Football Association. As there was no promotion and relegation system by then, Boca Juniors registered to the second level to play official competitions for the first time in the history of the club.
Boca Juniors' debut in official tournaments was on May 3, 1908, when the squad defeated Belgrano A.C. II by 3–1 in the stadium of Virrey del Pino and Superí of Belgrano neighborhood. Boca Juniors starting line-up for that historic match was: Juan de los Santos; Marcelino Vergara, Luis Cerezo; Guillermo Ryan, Alberto Penney, Juan Priano; Arturo Penney, Manuel Eloiso, Rafael Pratts, Pedro Moltedo, José María Farenga. Boca Juniors' goals were scored by Pratts (2) and Eloiso. Gibraltar-born Rafael Pratts also became the first player to score a goal for Boca Juniors in official matches.El Boca de Gibraltar by Mariano Mancuso on Revista Un Caño (archived)El Boca del Peñón by Pablo Bomarito on El Gráfico, 8 Nov 2020 The squad finished in first place (among eight teams) and qualified for the next stage, the semifinal, where Boca was defeated by Racing Club 1–0.El debut oficial de Boca: la génesis de una gran historia by Oscar Barnade, Clarín, 3 May 2017
The team played in a field located at southwest of Buenos Aires, near the Isla Demarchi and Puerto Madero."Breve historia de la isla Demarchi" on La Nación , 30 Ago 2012 Although Boca finished 1st. in the regular season with 29 points in 16 matches played, the team did not promote to Primera División so the squad lost to Racing Club de Avellaneda at playoffs.Triunfo y final polémico on El Intransigente, Then Racing lost to River Plate the final."Racing Club - Temporada 1908" on Derrota Digna blogsite, 18 Dec 2014Argentina: Second level champions on the RSSSF
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Championship format and teams The Segunda División championship was contested by 36 teams divided into four groups of nine teams each. Boca played in Group C with San Isidro II, Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA), Belgrano A.C. II, Bernal, Continental II , Royal, Villa Ballester, and La Plata F.C.."1908: El contexto de un año histórico" by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the CIHF blogsite, 24 Mar 2009
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Matches = Won; = Drew; = Lost
Segunda División Group C
Group C standings Pos. Team Pts. Pl. W D L Gf Ga 1 29 16 13 3 0 34 102 23 16 10 3 3 25 14 3 18 16 8 2 6 15 9 4 18148 2 4 31 17 5 17 13 8 1 4 3011 6 13 12 6 15 24 16 7 10135081025 8 4 16 2 0 14 8 65 9 0 16 0 0 16 0 11
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Promotion playoff
Suspended on 86' GK Juan De los Santos DF Marcelino Vergara DF Luis Cerezo MF Guillermo Ryan MF Alberto J. Penney MF Juan Priano FW Arturo P. Penney FW Pedro Moltado FW Rafael Pratts FW Juan M. Eloíso FW José M. Farenga
GK Alfredo Lamoure DF Juan Seminario DF Alberto Mignaburu DF Pedro Viazzi DF Juan Ohaco MF Emilio Firpo MF Ignacio Oyarzábal MF Alberto Ohaco FW Modesto Alvear FW Pablo Frers FW Germán Winne
Copa Bullrich Copa Bullrich was a domestic cup contested by teams in Segunda División. It was played under a single-elimination format. Boca Juniors was eliminated on the second round.
Friendly matches The match v Uruguayan club Universal became the first match played by Boca Juniors outside Argentina.Universal 1-2 Boca Juniors match details
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