Boca Juniors de Cali is a professional football club which represented the Colombian city of Cali from its creation in 1937 until its exit from professional football in 1957 and again from 2019 onwards competing in the Categoría Primera B, the second tier of Colombian football. Since its early years it adopted the jersey from Argentine team Boca Juniors.
Boca Juniors de Cali
Full name
Club Deportivo Atlético Boca Juniors de Cali
Nickname(s)
La Ciencia Boquense
Founded
25 September 1937; 86 years ago (1937-09-25) 12 March 2019; 5 years ago (2019-03-12) (Refounding)
Founded on 25 September 1937,[2] and joining the professional league in 1949, Boca Juniors de Cali was one of the most important teams of the El Dorado era, rivalling with clubs such as Millonarios from Bogotá and crosstown rivals América de Cali. Boca Juniors placed as runners-up in the 1951 and 1952 seasons, finishing behind Millonarios in both cases and third in the following season, behind Millonarios and Deportes Quindío. After those three campaigns, and although the team's performance started dwindling, it was able to stabilize in the middle of the table. During this period, the club also won the Copa Colombia in the 1950–51 and 1951–52 seasons. In the 1952–53 season, they finished as runners-up in that competition, once again behind Millonarios.
In 1958, Boca Juniors de Cali did not take part in the professional league.[3] The club suffered the economic crisis that engulfed several Colombian clubs after El Dorado, and the lack of sponsorships, fanbase, and income caused the club to withdraw, leading to its disbanding and making way for the return of Deportivo Cali, who bought their membership in the professional league and along with América went on to become the city's most representative clubs.[4]
Refounding and return to professional footballedit
In 1987, a group of football executives led by Hernando Ángel refounded Boca Juniors as an amateur club and football academy taking part in the tournaments of the Valle del Cauca regional league. It has also participated in the youth tournaments organized by the FCF and has built an important reputation due to its success in different tournaments and the number of players it promotes to professional football. Several well-known players such as Giovanni Hernández, Wilman Conde, Hugo Rodallega and others have emerged from its ranks.[5] Owing to Ángel also owning both Deportes Quindío and Universitario Popayán, the latter clubs became a platform for the Boca Juniors players to access professional football, being first promoted to Universitario and then to Deportes Quindío.[6][7]
On 12 March 2019, the General Assembly of Dimayor approved a proposal to relocate Universitario Popayán from Popayán to Cali starting from the second half of the 2019 season, with the aforementioned club being rebranded as Boca Juniors. This move allowed the return of Boca Juniors to professional football after 61 years.[5]
^. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
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^"Estará de regreso en Cali" (in Spanish). El Deportivo. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
^ ab"Dimayor aprobó la llegada del club Boca Juniors de Cali" (in Spanish). Futbolred. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
^"Los 4 equipos en Colombia que "fabrican" talentos" (in Spanish). Comutricolor.com. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
^"Aprobado el cambio de nombre y sede de Universitario" (in Spanish). Código Fútbol Comunicaciones. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
^"CLUB BOCA JUNIORS DE CALI". Dimayor. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
External linksedit
Media related to Boca Juniors de Cali at Wikimedia Commons
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Boca Juniors de Cali is a professional football club which represented the Colombian city of Cali from its creation in 1937 until its exit from professional football in 1957 and again from 2019 onwards competing in the Categoria Primera B the second tier of Colombian football Since its early years it adopted the jersey from Argentine team Boca Juniors Boca Juniors de CaliFull nameClub Deportivo Atletico Boca Juniors de CaliNickname s La Ciencia BoquenseFounded25 September 1937 86 years ago 1937 09 25 12 March 2019 5 years ago 2019 03 12 Refounding GroundEstadio Olimpico Pascual GuerreroCapacity35 405 1 ChairmanAlexander OteroManagerJose Manuel RodriguezLeagueCategoria Primera B2023Primera B 12th of 16WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 1 1 Early years 1 2 Refounding and return to professional football 2 Current squad 3 Honours 4 References 5 External linksHistory editEarly years edit Founded on 25 September 1937 2 and joining the professional league in 1949 Boca Juniors de Cali was one of the most important teams of the El Dorado era rivalling with clubs such as Millonarios from Bogota and crosstown rivals America de Cali Boca Juniors placed as runners up in the 1951 and 1952 seasons finishing behind Millonarios in both cases and third in the following season behind Millonarios and Deportes Quindio After those three campaigns and although the team s performance started dwindling it was able to stabilize in the middle of the table During this period the club also won the Copa Colombia in the 1950 51 and 1951 52 seasons In the 1952 53 season they finished as runners up in that competition once again behind Millonarios In 1958 Boca Juniors de Cali did not take part in the professional league 3 The club suffered the economic crisis that engulfed several Colombian clubs after El Dorado and the lack of sponsorships fanbase and income caused the club to withdraw leading to its disbanding and making way for the return of Deportivo Cali who bought their membership in the professional league and along with America went on to become the city s most representative clubs 4 Refounding and return to professional football edit In 1987 a group of football executives led by Hernando Angel refounded Boca Juniors as an amateur club and football academy taking part in the tournaments of the Valle del Cauca regional league It has also participated in the youth tournaments organized by the FCF and has built an important reputation due to its success in different tournaments and the number of players it promotes to professional football Several well known players such as Giovanni Hernandez Wilman Conde Hugo Rodallega and others have emerged from its ranks 5 Owing to Angel also owning both Deportes Quindio and Universitario Popayan the latter clubs became a platform for the Boca Juniors players to access professional football being first promoted to Universitario and then to Deportes Quindio 6 7 On 12 March 2019 the General Assembly of Dimayor approved a proposal to relocate Universitario Popayan from Popayan to Cali starting from the second half of the 2019 season with the aforementioned club being rebranded as Boca Juniors This move allowed the return of Boca Juniors to professional football after 61 years 5 Current squad editAs of 18 August 2021 8 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player 1 GK nbsp COL Nelson Ramos captain 3 DF nbsp COL Jhon Mario Pajaro 8 MF nbsp COL Edwin Benitez 12 GK nbsp COL Juan Sarmiento 15 DF nbsp COL Job Sadovnik 16 DF nbsp COL Bairon Escobar 18 MF nbsp COL Gerson Diaz 22 FW nbsp COL Hector Moreno 23 MF nbsp COL Alexis Giraldo 27 FW nbsp COL Alvaro Montano 31 GK nbsp COL Neiron Asprilla 32 FW nbsp COL Edison Toloza DF nbsp COL Hermes Angulo No Pos Nation Player DF nbsp COL Jose Carlos Cabarcas DF nbsp COL Klisman Cabrera DF nbsp COL Anuar Hurtado DF nbsp COL Juan Camilo Sanchez MF nbsp COL Ronald Angulo MF nbsp COL Johnatan Cuellar MF nbsp COL Johan Mafla MF nbsp COL Alexander Morales MF nbsp COL Juan David Quintero MF nbsp COL Johan Renteria FW nbsp COL Alexander Barrios FW nbsp COL Jan Lucumi FW nbsp COL Juan David SarmientoHonours editCategoria Primera A Runners up 2 1951 1952 Copa Colombia Winners 1 1950 51 Runners up 1 1952 53References edit FIFA com Semblanza del Boca Junior de Cali en la decada del 50 Archived from the original on 3 September 2014 Retrieved 9 May 2019 Un Poco de Historia Periodico Nuevo Estadio Archived 3 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine Estara de regreso en Cali in Spanish El Deportivo 13 March 2019 Retrieved 9 May 2019 a b Dimayor aprobo la llegada del club Boca Juniors de Cali in Spanish Futbolred 13 March 2019 Retrieved 9 May 2019 Los 4 equipos en Colombia que fabrican talentos in Spanish Comutricolor com 7 April 2013 Retrieved 9 May 2019 Aprobado el cambio de nombre y sede de Universitario in Spanish Codigo Futbol Comunicaciones 20 April 2019 Retrieved 9 May 2019 CLUB BOCA JUNIORS DE CALI Dimayor Retrieved 10 February 2020 External links edit nbsp Media related to Boca Juniors de Cali at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Boca Juniors de Cali amp oldid 1203282474, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
