Boca Juniors

On 3 April 1905, a group of boys, who were the sons of Italian immigrants (more specifically from Genoa), met in order to find a club. The house where the meeting was arranged was Esteban Baglietto's and the other four people who attended were Alfredo Scarpatti, Santiago Sana and brothers Juan Farenga and Teodoro Farenga . Other important founding members include Arturo Penney, Marcelino Vergara, Luis Cerezo, Adolfo Taggio, Giovanelli, Donato Abbatángelo, and Bertolini. Before the club was officially established in the La Boca district of Buenos Aires in April 1905, Irish immigrant from Cashel, County Tipperary, Patrick McCarthy (footballer, born 1871), taught the fundamentals and rules of the game to young local youths, including future club founders like Esteban Baglietto, so when these boys founded the club they asked the Irishman to be its first manager. Like their Buenos Aires rivals, Vélez Sarsfield, Boca hence trace their roots to an Irish connection from an era when the Irish Argentines community was at its zenith. In 1913, Boca was promoted to Primera División after some previous failed attempts. This was possible when the Argentine Association decided to increase the number of teams in the league from 6 to 15. In 1925, Boca made its first trip to Europe to play in Spain, Germany and France. The squad played a total of 19 games, winning 15 of them. For that reason Boca was declared "Campeón de Honor" (Champion of Honour) by the Association. During successive years,…

Senior titles

Other titles

Independent leagues Liga Central de Football: 1906 Copa Barone: 1908 Friendly

Reserve and Youth titles

For the reserve and academy honours, see Boca Juniors Reserves and Academy

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