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Boca Juniors in international football
Captain Rubén Suñé and president Alberto J. Armando with the Intercontinental Cup won against Borussia Mönchengladbach in 1978
ClubBoca Juniors
Most appearancesRoberto Abbondanzieri (100)
Top scorerMartín Palermo (43)
First entry1963 Copa Libertadores
Latest entry2022 Copa Libertadores
Titles
Intercontinental Cup
3
Copa Libertadores
6
Copa Sudamericana
2
Recopa Sudamericana
4
Supercopa Libertadores
1
Copa de Oro
1
Supercopa Masters
1

Boca Juniors is an Argentine professional football club based in Buenos Aires. The club first participated in a South American competition in 1919. The first international cup they took part in was the Copa Aldao in which they participated as champions of Argentina. The club competed in AFA/AUF cups from 1919 to 1946 and since entering the Copa Libertadores, in 1963, the club has competed in every CONMEBOL-organized competition, except the Copa CONMEBOL, Intercontinental Champions' Supercup, Suruga Bank Championship, Copa Merconorte, Copa Master de CONMEBOL and Copa Ganadores de Copa, most of them extinct.

Internationally, Boca Juniors has won a total of 22 international titles,[1][2][3] with 18 organised by CONMEBOL[4] and the rest organised jointly by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations. Besides, the club is the second most successful team in the Copa Libertadores with 6 titles in 1977, 1978, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2007, only behind CA Independiente. The club has also won the Recopa Sudamericana four times, in 1990, 2005, 2006 and 2008; and the Copa Sudamericana two times in 2004 and 2005, which is more than any other club for both trophies. Also, Boca won the Intercontinental Cup three times, in 1977, 2000 and 2003.

Behind Real Madrid (34) and Al-Ahly (26),[5] Boca Juniors is, joint with Barcelona, the third most successful club in the world in terms of number of international titles (22).[2]

Overall record

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The debut of Boca in international competitions took place in the 1919 as a participant in the Tie Cup. Boca participated in 6 AFA/AUF competitions and won 4, which are now fully recognised by CONMEBOL and FIFA. They are all defunct. Since 1963, Boca has regularly competed in CONMEBOL/FIFA competitions, the club registers 78 participations, winning 18 titles, they are listed in order of appearance. In bold, current competitions.
Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.

As of 23 august 2024
Competition Played Won Draw Loss GF GA GD Win%
Copa Aldao[6] 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 000.00
Tie Cup[7] 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
Copa de Honor Cousenier[8] 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
Copa Escobar-Gerona[9] 4 3 0 1 13 9 +4 075.00
Copa Libertadores[10] [11] 333 169 89 75 491 284 +207 050.75
Intercontinental Cup[12] 5 2 2 1 8 5 +3 040.00
Copa Interamericana[13] 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 033.33
Supercopa Libertadores[14] 40 10 15 15 36 39 −3 025.00
Recopa Sudamericana[15] 8 4 3 1 15 10 +5 050.00
Copa Master de Supercopa[16] 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
Copa de Oro[17] 4 2 2 0 3 1 +2 050.00
Copa Iberoamericana[18] 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 050.00
Copa Mercosur[19] 28 10 9 9 49 38 +11 035.71
Copa Sudamericana[20] [21] 52 19 18 15 68 52 +16 036.54
FIFA Club World Cup[22] 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 050.00
Total 488 226 139 123 703 457 +246 046.31

Competitions

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Notes
"(H)" denotes home ground, "(A)" denotes away ground and "(N)" symbolises neutral ground. The first score is always Boca's.

In South America, matches between clubs from different countries date back to the beginning of the 20th century, with the Rio de la Plata football championships. They were official competitions held jointly by the Argentine and the Uruguayan Associations, before Conmebol was created.[23] Those tournaments include Copa Aldao –contested by the league champions of both associations–, the Copa de Honor Cousenier –contested by winners of "Honor Cups" in both sides– and the Cup Tie Competition, contested by winners of "Copa de Competencia" in both countries. Boca Juniors also participated in the Copa Escobar-Gerona (created when Conmebol already existed), winning two titles. Conmebol has mentioned those competitions as "the first official and international matches between clubs in South America".[24] The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) has organized different competitions at club level throughout history. The first competition organized by Conmebol was the South American Championship of Champions in 1948, at the initiative of the Colo-Colo club, which had the idea of organizing a tournament with the champions of each of the local leagues in South America, and the winner was designated as the South American champion. After this contest, the dispute of the official international championships was interrupted until 1960, when the South American teams began to participate in the Copa de Campeones de América, which adopted the name of Copa Libertadores de América in 1965. At the beginning, only the league champions participated, but with the passing of the editions, the number of participating teams has expanded. Due to this, the Argentine Soccer Association (AFA) has developed different classification methods for Conmebol tournaments. The formats were varying on the different occasions in which they were implemented, in addition to having different amounts of places to participate in the maximum international tournament. Over the years, many competitions were implemented, of which most were discontinued. The FIFA competitions are the Intercontinental Cup/FIFA Club World Cup, to which can only qualify by virtue of winning the Copa Libertadores.

Copa Aldao

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The Copa Aldao was an AFA/AUF club competition contested annually, albeit irregularly, between the league champions of Argentina and Uruguay. The cup is one of several inter-South American club competitions that have been organised on the continent. The first competition was scheduled for the 1913 season (although it was never played) and the last in 1955 (actually played in 1959, no champions proclaimed). The Copa Ricardo Aldao is seen today as the first stepping-stone into the creation of Copa Libertadores. Boca played in 1919, 1920, and 1940, but could never win the title.

Season Opposition Home Away Aggregate Notes
1919 Uruguay Nacional 0–3 (A)
1920 Uruguay Nacional 1–2 (H)
1940 Uruguay Nacional 2–2 (A) [25]

Tie Cup

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The Tie Cup was a football tournament played between representatives of the Argentina and Uruguay Associations. It was one of the earliest international football tournaments played between members of different national football associations, played on an annual basis until 1919. The competition was inspired by English FA Cup. Boca played and won in 1919, in the last edition of the tournament.

Season Opposition Home Away Aggregate Notes
1919 Uruguay Nacional 2–0 (H)

Copa de Honor Cousenier

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The Copa de Honor Cousenier was an international football club competition which was played 13 times between representatives of the Argentina and Uruguay associations between 1905 and 1920. The trophy was donated by "E. Cusenier Fils Auné & Cie.", a French liqueur company. The format of the cup consisted in a final between the last champions of Argentine Copa de Honor and Uruguayan Copa de Honor. If necessary, a second match was played. It was similar to Tie Cup but the final games were played at Montevideo instead of Buenos Aires. Boca played and won in 1920, in the last edition of the tournament.

Season Opposition Home Away Aggregate Notes
1920 Uruguay Universal 2–0 (A)

Copa Escobar-Gerona

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The Copa Escobar-Gerona was an official football competition organized by both bodies, the Argentine and Uruguayan football association, being first held in 1941. The Cup was played between the Primera División runners-up of Argentina and Uruguay, with a two match format, played in each country. This competition was played simultaneously with the Copa Aldao. The trophy was donated by Mr. Ramiro Jouan and named after Adrián Escobar and Héctor Gerona, presidents of the Argentine and Uruguayan associations respectively. Boca played and won in 1945 and 1946, in the last editions of the tournament.

Season Opposition Home Away Aggregate Notes
1945 Uruguay Nacional 1–2 3–2 4–4 [26]
1946 Uruguay Peñarol 6–3 3–2 9–5

Copa Libertadores

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The Copa Libertadores is the highest level of competition in South American club football and has had several different formats over its lifetime. Boca first participated in 1963. The club is the second most successful team in the competition with 6 titles in 1977, 1978, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2007, only behind Independiente. It is also the team with the most finals played (12) and is in third place in the historical table.

Season Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate Notes
1963
Group 3 Paraguay Olimpia 5–3 0–1 1st
Chile Universidad de Chile 1–0 3–2
Semifinal Uruguay Peñarol 1–0 2–1 3–1
Final Brazil Santos 1–2 2–3 3–5
1965
Group 1 Ecuador Deportivo Quito 4–0 2–1 1st
Bolivia The Strongest 2–0 3–2
Semifinal Argentina Independiente 1–0 0–2 1–2 (po 0–0 (a.e.t.), (gd)) [27]
1966
Group 1 Argentina River Plate 2–0 1–2 2nd
Peru Universitario 2–0 1–2
Peru Alianza Lima 0–1 1–0
Venezuela Deportivo Italia 5–2 2–1
Venezuela Lara 2–1 3–0
Semifinal
(Group A) 		Paraguay Guaraní 1–1 3–1 3rd
Argentina Independiente 0–2 0–0
Argentina River Plate 1–0 2–2
1970
First stage
(Group 1) 		Argentina River Plate 2–1 3–1 1st
Bolivia Bolívar 2–0 3–2
Bolivia Universitario 4–0 0–0
Second stage
(Group 1) 		Peru Universitario 1–0 3–1 2nd
Argentina River Plate 1–1 0–1
1971
Group 1 Argentina Rosario Central 2–1 w.o. 3rd [28]
Peru Sporting Cristal 2–2 0–2 [28]
Peru Universitario w.o. 0–0 [28]
1977
Group 1 Argentina River Plate 1–0 0–0 1st
Uruguay Defensor Sporting 2–0 0–0
Uruguay Peñarol 1–0 1–0
Semifinal
(Group A) 		Paraguay Libertad 1–0 1–0 1st
Colombia Deportivo Cali 1–1 1–1
Final Brazil Cruzeiro 1–0 0–1 1–1 (po 0–0 (a.e.t.)), (5–4 p) (N)) [29]
1978
Semifinal
(Group A) 		Argentina River Plate 0–0 2–0 1st [30]
Brazil Atlético Mineiro 3–1 2–1
Final Colombia Deportivo Cali 4–0 0–0 4–0
1979
Semifinal
(Group A) 		Uruguay Peñarol 1–0 0–0 1st (po 1–0 (a.e.t.)) [30] [31]
Argentina Independiente 2–0 0–1
Final Paraguay Olimpia 0–0 0–2 0–2
1982
Group 1 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 2–2 0–1 4th
Argentina River Plate 0–0 0–1
Bolivia The Strongest 1–0 0–1
1986
Group 1 Argentina River Plate 1–1 0–1 3rd
Uruguay Peñarol 1–1 2–1
Uruguay Montevideo Wanderers 3–2 0–2
1989
Group 4 Argentina Racing 0–0 3–2 1st (po 3–1) [32]
Peru Universitario 2–0 0–1
Peru Sporting Cristal 4–3 0–1
Round of 16 Paraguay Olimpia 5–3 0–2 5–5, (6–7 p)
1991
Group 1 Argentina River Plate 4–3 2–0 2nd
Bolivia Bolívar 0–0 0–2
Bolivia Oriente Petrolero 0–0 0–1
Round of 16 Brazil Corinthians 3–1 1–1 4–2
Quarterfinal Brazil Flamengo 3–0 1–2 4–2
Semifinal Chile Colo-Colo 1–0 1–3 2–3
1994
Group 2 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 1–2 1–1 4th
Brazil Palmeiras 2–1 1–6
Brazil Cruzeiro 1–2 1–2
2000
Group 2 Bolivia Blooming 6–1 0–1 1st
Chile Universidad Católica 2–1 3–1
Uruguay Peñarol 3–1 0–0
Round of 16 Ecuador El Nacional 5–3 0–0 5–3
Quarterfinal Argentina River Plate 3–0 1–2 4–2
Semifinal Mexico América 4–1 1–3 5–4
Final Brazil Palmeiras 2–2 0–0 2–2, (4–2 p)
2001
Group 8 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero 2–1 1–0 1st
Chile Cobreloa 1–0 1–0
Colombia Deportivo Cali 2–1 0–3
Round of 16 Colombia Junior 1–1 3–2 4–3
Quarterfinal Brazil Vasco da Gama 3–0 1–0 4–0
Semifinal Brazil Palmeiras 2–2 2–2 4–4, (3–2 p)
Final Mexico Cruz Azul 0–1 1–0 1–1, (3–1 p)
2002
Group 6 Chile Santiago Wanderers 0–0 0–1 1st
Ecuador Emelec 1–0 2–1
Uruguay Montevideo Wanderers 2–0 2–0
Round of 16 Ecuador El Nacional 2–0 0–0 2–0
Quarterfinal Paraguay Olimpia 1–1 0–1 1–2
2003
Group 7 Colombia Independiente Medellín 2–0 0–1 2nd
Chile Colo-Colo 2–2 2–1
Ecuador Barcelona 2–1 2–2
Round of 16 Brazil Paysandu 0–1 4–2 4–3
Quarterfinal Chile Cobreloa 2–1 2–1 4–2
Semifinal Colombia América de Cali 2–0 4–0 6–0
Final Brazil Santos 2–0 3–1 5–1
2004
Group 8 Bolivia Bolívar 3–0 1–3 1st
Chile Colo-Colo 2–0 0–1
Colombia Deportivo Cali 1–0 3–0
Round of 16 Peru Sporting Cristal 2–1 3–2 5–3
Quarterfinal Brazil São Caetano 1–1 0–0 1–1, (4–3 p)
Semifinal Argentina River Plate 1–0 1–2 2–2, (5–4 p)
Final Colombia Once Caldas 0–0 1–1 1–1, (0–2 p)
2005
Group 8 Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca 3–0 0–0 1st
Peru Sporting Cristal 3–0 3–0
Mexico Pachuca 4–0 1–3
Round of 16 Colombia Junior 4–0 3–3 7–3
Quarterfinal Mexico Guadalajara 0–0 0–4 0–4
2007
Group 7 Bolivia Bolívar 7–0 0–0 2nd
Peru Cienciano 1–0 0–3
Mexico Toluca 3–0 0–2
Round of 16 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 3–0 1–3 4–3
Quarterfinal Paraguay Libertad 1–1 2–0 3–1
Semifinal Colombia Cúcuta Deportivo 3–0 1–3 4–3
Final Brazil Grêmio 3–0 2–0 5–0
2008
Group 3 Venezuela Maracaibo 3–0 1–1 2nd
Mexico Atlas 3–0 1–3
Chile Colo-Colo 4–3 0–2
Round of 16 Brazil Cruzeiro 2–1 2–1 4–2
Quarterfinal Mexico Atlas 2–2 3–0 5–2
Semifinal Brazil Fluminense 2–2 1–3 3–5
2009
Group 2 Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca 1–0 0–1 1st
Venezuela Deportivo Táchira 3–0 1–0
Paraguay Guaraní 3–1 3–1
Round of 16 Uruguay Defensor Sporting 0–1 2–2 2–3
2012
Group 4 Venezuela Zamora 2–0 0–0 2nd
Brazil Fluminense 1–2 2–0
Argentina Arsenal 2–0 2–1
Round of 16 Chile Unión Española 2–1 3–2 5–3
Quarterfinal Brazil Fluminense 1–0 1–1 2–1
Semifinal Chile Universidad de Chile 2–0 0–0 2–0
Final Brazil Corinthians 1–1 0–2 1–3
2013
Group 1 Mexico Toluca 1–2 2–3 2nd
Ecuador Barcelona 1–0 2–1
Uruguay Nacional 0–1 1–0
Round of 16 Brazil Corinthians 1–0 1–1 2–1
Quarterfinal Argentina Newell's Old Boys 0–0 0–0 0–0, (9–10 p)
2015
Group 5 Chile Palestino 2–0 2–0 1st
Uruguay Montevideo Wanderers 2–1 3–0
Venezuela Zamora 5–0 5–1
Round of 16 Argentina River Plate 0–0 0–1 0–1 [33]
2016
Group 3 Colombia Deportivo Cali 6–2 0–0 1st
Argentina Racing 0–0 1–0
Bolivia Bolívar 3–1 1–1
Round of 16 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 3–1 2–1 5–2
Quarterfinal Uruguay Nacional 1–1 1–1 2–2, (4–3 p)
Semifinal Ecuador Independiente del Valle 2–3 1–2 3–5
2018
Group H Peru Alianza Lima 5–0 0–0 2nd
Colombia Junior 1–0 1–1
Brazil Palmeiras 0–2 1–1
Round of 16 Paraguay Libertad 2–0 4–2 6–2
Quarterfinal Brazil Cruzeiro 2–0 1–1 3–1
Semifinal Brazil Palmeiras 2–0 2–2 4–2
Final Argentina River Plate 2–2 1–3 (a.e.t.) 3–5 [34] [35] [36]
2019
Group G Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 4–0 0–0 1st
Colombia Deportes Tolima 3–0 2–2
Brazil Athletico Paranaense 2–1 0–3
Round of 16 Brazil Athletico Paranaense 2–0 1–0 3–0
Quarterfinal Ecuador LDU Quito 0–0 3–0 3–0
Semifinal Argentina River Plate 1–0 0–2 1–2
2020
Group H Venezuela Caracas 3–0 1–1 1st
Colombia Independiente Medellín 3–0 1–0
Paraguay Libertad 0–0 2–0
Round of 16 Brazil Internacional 0–1 1–0 1–1, (5–4 p)
Quarterfinal Argentina Racing 2–0 0–1 2–1
Semifinal Brazil Santos 0–0 0–3 0–3
2021
Group C Bolivia The Strongest 3–0 1–0 2nd
Brazil Santos 2–0 0–1
Ecuador Barcelona 0–0 0–1
Round of 16 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 0–0 0–0 0–0, (1–3 p)
2022
Group E Colombia Deportivo Cali 1–0 0–2 1st
Bolivia Always Ready 2–0 1–0
Brazil Corinthians 1–1 0–2
Round of 16 Brazil Corinthians 0–0 0–0 0–0, (5–6 p)
2023 Group F Venezuela Monagas 4–0 0–0 1st
Colombia Deportivo Pereira 2–1 0–1
Chile Colo-Colo 1–0 2–0
Round of 16 Uruguay Nacional 2–2 0–0 2–2, (4–2 p)
Quarterfinal Argentina Racing 0–0 0–0 0–0, (4–1 p)
Semifinal Brazil Palmeiras 0–0 1–1 1–1, (4–2 p)
Final Brazil Fluminense 1–2 (a.e.t.), (N)

Copa Interamericana

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The Copa Interamericana was an annual club football competition organized by CONCACAF and CONMEBOL from 1969, to 1998. The competition was supposed to be contested between the winners of the North American CONCACAF Champions League and the South American Copa Libertadores tournaments although the participants have varied at times. Boca participated only once, in 1978, as 1977 Copa Libertadores champion and lost against Mexican side América. With the traditional format, Boca would have won the title, but the rules stipulated that to win the title more points had to be accumulated than the rival and no more goals, so an extra playoff had to be played, where Boca lost.

Season Opposition Home Away Aggregate Notes
1977 Mexico América 3–0 0–1 3–1, 1–2 (po) (a.e.t.) [37]

Supercopa Sudamericana

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The Supercopa Libertadores, also known as the Supercopa Sudamericana, was a football club competition contested annually between 1988 and 1997 by the past winners of the Copa Libertadores. The competition was discontinued to make way for the Copa Mercosur and Copa Merconorte in 1998. Boca participated in all the editions, winning the 1989 edition and being runner-up in 1994.

Season Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate Notes
1988 Round of 16 Brazil Gremio 1–0 0–2 1–2
1989
Quarterfinal Argentina Racing 0–0 2–1 2–1
Semifinal Brazil Gremio 2–0 0–0 2–0
Final Argentina Independiente 0–0 0–0 0–0, (5–3 p)
1990 Quarterfinal Uruguay Peñarol 0–2 1–0 1–2
1991 Round of 16 Uruguay Nacional 1–1 0–2 1–3
1992 Round of 16 Argentina Estudiantes 2–1 0–1 2–2, (3–4 p)
1993 Round of 16 Argentina Estudiantes 1–3 0–2 1–5
1994
Round of 16 Uruguay Peñarol 4–1 0–1 4–2
Quarterfinal Argentina River Plate 1–1 0–0 1–1, (5–4 p)
Semifinal Brazil São Paulo 2–0 0–1 2–1
Final Argentina Independiente 1–1 0–1 1–2
1995
First stage Paraguay Olimpia 1–2 1–1 3rd
Brazil São Paulo 2–3 0–1
1996
First stage Argentina Argentinos Juniors 3–0 2–0 1st
Argentina Racing 1–1 0–0
Quarterfinal Brazil Cruzeiro 0–0 1–1 1–1, (6–7 p)
1997
Group 1 Argentina Independiente 1–1 1–2 4th
Brazil Cruzeiro 1–0 1–2
Chile Colo-Colo 2–2 1–2

Recopa Sudamericana

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The Recopa Sudamericana is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1988. It is a match-up between the champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, South America's premier club competitions. The competition has had several formats over its lifetime. Initially, the champions of the Copa Libertadores and Supercopa Libertadores contested it. In 1998, the Supercopa Libertadores was discontinued and the Recopa went into a hiatus. The competition has been disputed with either a presently-used two-legged series or a single match-up at a neutral venue. Boca is the most successful club in the cup history, having won the tournament four times, in 1990, 2005, 2006 and 2008. The club also lost in the 2004 edition.

Season Opposition Home Away Aggregate Notes
1990 Colombia Atlético Nacional 1–0 (N)
2004 Peru Cienciano 1–1, (2–4 p) (N)
2005 Colombia Once Caldas 3–1 1–2 4–3
2006 Brazil São Paulo 2–1 2–2 4–3
2008 Argentina Arsenal 2–2 3–1 5–3

Copa Master de Supercopa

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The Copa Master de Supercopa was a football competition contested by clubs that had previously won the Supercopa Libertadores. It was organized by CONMEBOL and only played in 1992 and 1995. The format of the tournament was different in both editions. Boca only played in the 1992 edition, tournament that won.

Season Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate Notes
1992
Semifinal Paraguay Olimpia 1–0 (N)
Final Brazil Cruzeiro 2–1 (N)

Copa de Oro

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The Copa de Oro was a football competition cup winners' cup competition contested on 3 occasions by the most recent winners of all CONMEBOL continental competitions. These included champions of the Copa Libertadores, Supercopa Sudamericana, Copa CONMEBOL, Copa Master de Supercopa and Copa Master de CONMEBOL. Boca only played in the 1993 edition, as 1992 Copa Master de Supercopa champion, and won the title, being the only club from Argentina to win the competition.

Season Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate Notes
1993
Semifinal Brazil São Paulo 1–0 1–1 (a.e.t.) 2–1
Final Brazil Atlético Mineiro 1–0 0–0 1–0

Copa Iberoamericana

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The Copa Iberoamericana was an international official football competition. It was created to face the champions of the Copa de Oro and the Copa del Rey, because of an agreement signed between CONMEBOL and the Royal Spanish Football Federation. It was disputed only once between Boca Juniors and Real Madrid in 1994, with victory to the Spanish club. After two decades, in 2015 CONMEBOL recognised the Copa Iberoamericana as an official tournament.

Season Opposition Home Away Aggregate Notes
1994 Spain Real Madrid 2–1 1–3 3–4

Copa Mercosur

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The Copa Mercosur was a football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by the traditional top clubs from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Chile. The competition was created by CONMEBOL to generate TV money to the participating teams, but it went beyond and ended up, together with the Copa Merconorte, as natural replacement to the CONMEBOL Cup. These two, Copa Merconorte and Copa Mercosur, were replaced in 2002 by the Copa Sudamericana. Boca played in all the editions and never advanced from the quarterfinal stage.

Season Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate Notes
1998
Group D Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 0–1 1–2 2nd
Paraguay Cerro Porteño 3–1 2–3
Brazil Flamengo 3–0 2–0
Quarterfinal Brazil Palmeiras 1–1 1–3 2–4
1999
Group C Brazil São Paulo 5–1 1–1 2nd [38]
Argentina San Lorenzo 0–1 0–1
Chile Universidad Católica 1–0 3–1
2000
Group D Paraguay Olimpia 5–2 1–0 1st
Brazil Corinthians 3–0 2–2
Uruguay Nacional 1–1 3–3
Quarterfinal Brazil Atlético Mineiro 2–2 0–2 2–4
2001
Group A Brazil Vasco da Gama 2–2 2–2 4th
Paraguay Cerro Porteño 0–0 1–2
Chile Universidad Católica 3–2 1–2

Copa Sudamericana

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The Copa Sudamericana is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002, replacing the separate competitions Copa Merconorte and Copa Mercosur (that had replaced Copa CONMEBOL) by a single competition, so the Sudamericana is considered a merger of this three defunct tournaments. Since its introduction, the competition has been a pure elimination tournament with the number of rounds and teams varying from year to year. Boca Juniors was invited to the tournament between the editions 2002 to 2009 and with two titles, in 2004 and 2005, Boca is one of the most successful clubs in the cup's history, with Independiente and Athletico Paranaense, Independiente del Valle and LDU Quito. The club is the only one to win two consecutive editions.

Season Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate Notes
2002 Second stage Argentina Gimnasia y Esgrima 0–0 1–3 1–3
2003
Second stage Argentina Colón 2–1 1–1 3–2
Quarterfinal Colombia Atlético Nacional 0–1 1–4 1–5
2004
Second stage Argentina San Lorenzo 2–1 0–1 2–2, (4–1 p)
Quarterfinal Paraguay Cerro Porteño 0–0 1–1 1–1, (8–7 p)
Semifinal Brazil Internacional 4–2 0–0 4–2
Final Bolivia Bolívar 2–0 0–1 2–1
2005
Round of 16 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 5–1 2–2 7–3
Quarterfinal Brazil Internacional 4–1 0–1 4–2
Semifinal Chile Universidad Católica 2–2 1–0 3–2
Final Mexico UNAM 1–1 1–1 2–2, (4–3 p)
2006 Round of 16 Uruguay Nacional 2–1 1–2 3–3 (1–3 p)
2007 Round of 16 Brazil São Paulo 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a)
2008
Round of 16 Ecuador LDU Quito 4–0 1–1 5–1
Quarterfinal Brazil Internacional 1–2 0–2 1–4
2009 First stage Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 1–1 0–1 1–2
2012 Second stage Argentina Independiente 3–3 0–0 3–3 (a)
2014
Second stage Argentina Rosario Central 3–0 1–1 4–1
Round of 16 Paraguay Deportivo Capiatá 0–1 1–0 1–1, (4–3 p)
Quarterfinal Paraguay Cerro Porteño 1–0 4–1 5–1
Semifinal Argentina River Plate 0–0 0–1 0–1
2024
Group D Bolivia Nacional Potosí 4–0 0–0 2nd
Paraguay Sportivo Trinidense 1–0 2–1
Brazil Fortaleza 1–1 2–4
Knockout round play-offs Ecuador Independiente del Valle 1–0 0–0 1–0
Round of 16 Brazil Cruzeiro 1–0 1–2 2–2, (4–5 p)

Intercontinental Cup

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In 1960, UEFA and CONMEBOL, created the Intercontinental Cup as a way of determining the best team in the world, by pitting the winners of the european UEFA Champions League and the South American Copa Libertadores against each other. As Copa Libertadores winner, Boca qualified to the 1977, 1978, 2000, 2001 and 2003, winning in 1977, 2000 and 2003 and losing in 2001. In 1978, European Cup champions Liverpool declined to participate, and Boca declined to face Brugge, the runners-up, leaving the edition undisputed. From 1960 to 1979, the Intercontinental Cup was played in two legs and from 1980, the final became a single match. Boca was one of the five teams to win 3 editions, with Milan, Peñarol, Real Madrid and Nacional.

Season Opposition Home Away Aggregate Notes
1977 West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–2 3–0 5–2
1978 — — — — [39]
2000 Spain Real Madrid 2–1 (N)
2001 Germany Bayern Munich 0–1 (a.e.t.) (N)
2003 Italy Milan 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) (N)

FIFA Club World Cup

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In 2000, FIFA launched their international club competition called the FIFA Club World Championship, featuring teams from all of its member associations. In the second edition — renamed the FIFA Club World Cup — in 2005, FIFA took over the Intercontinental Cup, subsuming it into its own competition. The current format of the tournament involves seven teams competing for the title at venues within the host nation over a period of about two weeks; the winners of that year's AFC Champions League (Asia), CAF Champions League (Africa), CONCACAF Champions League (North America), Copa Libertadores (South America), OFC Champions League (Oceania) and UEFA Champions League (Europe), along with the host nation's national champions, participate in a straight knock-out tournament. FIFA recognises the Intercontinental Cup as the sole direct predecessor of the Club World Cup, and the champions of both aforementioned competitions are the only ones uncontroversially officially recognised as Club World Champions in the FIFA Club World Cup Statistical Kit, the official document of FIFA's club competition. Boca initially qualified for the 2001 tournament, in Spain, but the competition was cancelled before it started. The club qualified for the 2007 edition as Copa Libertadores winner and lost in the final. Then on 2025 the tournament expanded to 32 teams and Boca qualified by being int the top two of a club ranking of the four-year period.

Season Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate Notes
2001 — — — — — [40]
2007
Semifinal Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 1–0 (N)
Final Italy Milan 2–4 (N)
2025 Group C Portugal Benfica (N)
Germany Bayern Munich (N)
New Zealand Auckland City (N)

Overall results by opponent and country

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As of 23 August 2024
Country Club P W D L GF GA GD W%
Argentina Argentina Argentinos Juniors 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
Arsenal 4 3 1 0 9 4 +5 075.00
Colón 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
Estudiantes 4 1 0 3 3 7 −4 025.00
Gimnasia y Esgrima 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 000.00
Independiente 16 3 8 5 10 13 −3 018.75
Newell's Old Boys 2 0 2 0 0 0 +0 000.00
Racing 13 5 7 1 12 6 +6 038.46
River Plate 32 11 11 10 33 28 +5 034.38
Rosario Central 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4 050.00
San Lorenzo 4 1 0 3 2 4 −2 025.00
Vélez Sarsfield 8 1 2 5 8 11 −3 012.50
Subtotal 93 30 34 29 92 80 +12 032.26
Bolivia Bolivia Always Ready 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
Blooming 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 050.00
Bolívar 12 6 3 3 22 10 +12 050.00
Jorge Wilstermann 4 1 2 1 6 3 +3 025.00
Nacional Potosí 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 050.00
Oriente Petrolero 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 050.00
The Strongest 6 5 0 1 10 3 +7 083.33
Universitario 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 050.00
Subtotal 34 19 8 7 58 20 +38 055.88
Brazil Brazil Athletico Paranaense 4 3 0 1 5 4 +1 075.00
Atlético Mineiro 8 3 4 1 8 6 +2 037.50
Corinthians 12 3 7 2 13 11 +2 025.00
Cruzeiro 16 7 4 5 17 14 +3 043.75
Flamengo 4 3 0 1 9 2 +7 075.00
Fluminense 7 2 2 3 9 10 −1 028.57
Fortaleza 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 000.00
Gremio 6 4 1 1 8 2 +6 066.67
Internacional 8 3 1 4 10 9 +1 037.50
Palmeiras 14 2 9 3 17 23 −6 014.29
Paysandu 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 050.00
Santos 8 3 1 4 10 10 +0 037.50
São Caetano 2 0 2 0 1 1 +0 000.00
São Paulo 12 5 3 4 18 13 +5 041.67
Vasco da Gama 4 2 2 0 8 4 +4 050.00
Subtotal 109 41 37 31 140 117 +23 037.61
Chile Chile Cobreloa 4 4 0 0 6 2 +4 100.00
Colo-Colo 12 6 2 4 18 16 +2 050.00
Palestino 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00
Santiago Wanderers 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Unión Española 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 100.00
Universidad Católica 8 6 1 1 16 9 +7 075.00
Universidad de Chile 4 3 1 0 6 2 +4 075.00
Subtotal 34 23 5 6 55 33 +22 067.65
Colombia Colombia América de Cali 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 100.00
Atlético Nacional 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 033.33
Cúcuta Deportivo 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 050.00
Deportes Tolima 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 050.00
Deportivo Cali 12 6 4 2 19 10 +9 050.00
Deportivo Pereira 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
Independiente Medellín 4 3 0 1 6 1 +5 075.00
Junior 6 3 3 0 13 7 +6 050.00
Once Caldas 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 025.00
Subtotal 37 19 10 8 62 34 +28 051.35
Ecuador Ecuador Barcelona 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 050.00
Deportivo Cuenca 4 2 1 1 4 1 +3 050.00
Deportivo Quito 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 100.00
El Nacional 4 2 2 0 7 3 +4 050.00
Emelec 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
Independiente del Valle 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 025.00
LDU Quito 4 2 2 0 8 1 +7 050.00
Subtotal 26 14 8 4 39 17 +22 053.85
Germany Germany Bayern Munich 1 0 0 1 1 0 +1 000.00
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 050.00
Subtotal 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 033.33
Italy Italy Milan 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 000.00
Subtotal 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 000.00
Mexico Mexico América 5 2 0 3 9 7 +2 040.00
Atlas 4 2 1 1 9 5 +4 050.00
Cruz Azul 2 1 0 1 1 1 +0 050.00
Guadalajara 2 0 1 1 0 4 −4 000.00
Pachuca 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 050.00
UNAM 2 0 2 0 2 2 +0 000.00
Toluca 4 1 0 3 6 7 −1 025.00
Subtotal 21 7 4 10 32 29 +3 033.33
New Zealand New Zealand Auckland City 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Subtotal 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Paraguay Paraguay Cerro Porteño 12 6 4 2 24 13 +11 050.00
Deportivo Capiatá 2 1 0 1 1 1 +0 050.00
Guaraní 4 3 1 0 10 4 +6 075.00
Libertad 8 6 2 0 13 3 +10 075.00
Olimpia 13 5 3 5 20 18 +2 038.46
Sportivo Trinidense 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
Subtotal 41 23 10 8 71 40 +31 056.10
Peru Peru Alianza Lima 4 2 1 1 6 1 +5 050.00
Cienciano 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 033.33
Sporting Cristal 8 5 1 2 17 11 +6 062.50
Universitario 8 4 1 3 9 4 +5 050.00
Subtotal 23 12 4 7 34 20 +14 052.17
Portugal Portugal Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Subtotal 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Spain Spain Real Madrid 3 2 0 1 5 5 +0 066.67
Subtotal 3 2 0 1 5 5 +0 066.67
Tunisia Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
Subtotal 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
Uruguay Uruguay Defensor Sporting 4 1 2 1 4 3 +1 025.00
Montevideo Wanderers 6 5 0 1 12 5 +7 083.33
Nacional 18 4 8 6 22 26 −4 022.22
Peñarol 16 11 3 2 26 13 +13 068.75
Universal 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
Subtotal 45 22 13 10 66 47 +19 048.89
Venezuela Venezuela Caracas 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 050.00
Deportivo Italia 2 2 0 0 7 3 +4 100.00
Deportivo Táchira 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00
Lara 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 100.00
Maracaibo 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 050.00
Monagas 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 050.00
Zamora 4 3 1 0 12 1 +11 075.00
Subtotal 16 12 4 0 40 7 +33 075.00
Total 488 226 139 123 703 457 +246 046.31

Personal statistics

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Top scorers

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Martín Palermo scored the most goals in international competitions, with 43 goals
Roberto Abbondanzieri holds the record of appearances with 100 international matches played
Nº Player Pos. Goals Tenure
1
 Argentina Martín Palermo
FW
43
 1997–2001, 2004–2011
2
 Argentina Rodrigo Palacio
FW
28
 2005–2009
3
 Argentina Juan Román Riquelme
MF
27
 1996–2002, 2007–2014
4
 Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto
FW
24
 1997–2007
5
 Argentina Carlos Tévez
FW
20
 2001–2004, 2015–2016, 2018–2021

Most appearances

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Nº Player Pos. Matches Tenure
1
 Argentina Roberto Abbondanzieri
GK
100
 1996–2006, 2009–2010
2
 Argentina Juan Román Riquelme
MF
93
 1996–2002, 2007–2014
3
 Argentina Sebastián Battaglia
MF
88
 1998–2003, 2005–2013
Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto
FW
88
 1997–2007
Argentina Clemente Rodríguez
DF
88
 2000–2004, 2010–2013

References

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  2. ^ a b Independiente vs. Boca: quién tiene más títulos internacionales by Oscar Barnade, Clarín, 8 August 2018
  3. ^ Cuadro total de títulos oficiales Archived 2017-06-25 at the Wayback Machine on Revisionismo del Fútbol, retrieved 29 June 2019
  4. ^ Las competiciones oficiales de la CONMEBOL on Conmebol website, 19 Ago 2015
  5. ^ International Cups Trivia on RSSSF, 27 Aug 2020
  6. ^ "Campeonato Rioplatense - Copa Dr. Ricardo C. Aldao (1913 - 1957)". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Cup Tie Competition - First Division". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Copa de Honor Cousenier". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Copa de Confraternidad Escobar - Gerona". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Copa Libertadores". CONMEBOL. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Copa Libertadores". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Intercontinental Club Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Copa Interamericana". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Supercopa Libertadores". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Recopa Sudamericana". CONMEBOL. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Supercopa Masters". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Copa de Oro (Nicolás Leoz)". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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  19. ^ "Copa Mercosur". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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  21. ^ "Copa Sudamericana". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  22. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  23. ^ Memoria y Balance AFA 1917 on Biblioteca AFA
  24. ^ River Plate, ensancha sus vitrinas on Conmebol, 16 Aug 2015
  25. ^ Nacional and Boca Juniors played a match at Montevideo on 28 December 1940 which ended in a 2-2 draw. Boca Juniors left the field before the extra time, then the cup was initially awarded to Nacional, but eventually neither association designated a champion.
  26. ^ Since the rules contemplated the definition of the competition by points (the two had two units for their respective victories), an extra playoff was needed.
  27. ^ A playoff was needed and after a 0–0 draw, Independiente progressed to the finals due to better goal difference.
  28. ^ a b c With four minutes remaining the referee sent all but two Boca players and all but one Sporting Cristal player off after a huge brawl. The game was called off and ended 2–2. After this incident CSF determined that Boca lost their remaining matches, which were not played and awarded to Boca opponents (with 0-0 goals).
  29. ^ If the points were tied after two games, a single-game playoff at a neutral venue was to be played. If the game was tied after regulation, a penalty shootout determined the winner.
  30. ^ a b The defending champion entered in the semifinal stage.
  31. ^ Boca and Independiente ended in the first position so a playoff was needed to determine the final positions.
  32. ^ Boca and Racing ended in the first position so a playoff was needed to determine the final positions.
  33. ^ The second leg of Boca Juniors against River Plate was suspended after River Plate players were attacked with pepper spray by Boca Juniors fans when the squad returned to the field following halftime, with the match still 0–0 (River Plate leading 1–0 on aggregate). CONMEBOL opened disciplinary proceedings against Boca Juniors, and decided to disqualify them from the tournament.
  34. ^ The Boca Juniors v River Plate match, originally scheduled on 10 November 2018, 17:00 UTC−3, was postponed to the following day due to a waterlogged pitch.
  35. ^ The River Plate v Boca Juniors match, originally scheduled on 24 November 2018, 17:00 UTC−3, was postponed to 9 December 2018 due to an attack on the Boca Juniors team bus when several players were injured.
  36. ^ The River Plate v Boca Juniors match, originally scheduled to be hosted by River Plate at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, took place in Spain at the Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid due to safety concerns.
  37. ^ Since the rules contemplated the definition of the competition by points (the two had two units for their respective victories), an extra playoff was needed.
  38. ^ Corinthians and Boca Juniors finished with identical records in all criteria —in order: points, goal difference and goals for—, so CONMEBOL made a drawing of lots. The beneficiary was Corinthians, who qualified for the quarterfinals. Boca Juniors was eliminated.
  39. ^ In 1978, European Cup champions Liverpool declined to participate, and Boca declined to face Brugge, the runners-up, leaving the edition undisputed.
  40. ^ The competition was cancelled before it started.
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