The 2025 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season is the 97th consecutive season in the top flight of Argentine football. In addition to the domestic league; divided in two tournaments, Boca Juniors are participating in this season's editions of the Copa Argentina, Copa Libertadores and Club World Cup.
Season overview January Bruno Valdez, Gonzalo Maroni, Gonzalo Morales, Nicolás Orsini, Simón Rivero, Gabriel Aranda, Esteban Rolón, Nazareno Solís and Renzo Giampaoli returned from their respective loans. Carlos Palacios is transferred from Colo-Colo. Guillermo Fernández ended his contract with the club and subsequently joined Fortaleza. Nicolás Valentini ended his contract with the club and subsequently joined Fiorentina. Aaron Anselmino is recalled from his loan spell and returns to Chelsea. Gonzalo Morales is loaned to Barracas Central. Boca and Gary Medel agreed to mutually terminate the midfielder's contract. Nazareno Solís is loaned to Deportivo Madryn and Gabriel Aranda is loaned to Quilmes. Renzo Giampaoli is loaned to Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP). Cristian Medina is transferred to Estudiantes (LP). Ayrton Costa arrives from Royal Antwerp, Ander Herrera arrives from Athletic Bilbao, Rodrigo Battaglia arrives from Atlético Mineiro, Alan Velasco arrives from FC Dallas, Williams Alarcón arrives from Huracán and Agustín Marchesín arrives from Grêmio. Gonzalo Maroni is loaned to Newell's Old Boys. Jabes Saralegui is loaned to Tigre. Bruno Valdez is loaned again to Cerro Porteño. The first match of the season is a 5–0 win over Argentino (MM) in Copa Argentina. On 26 January, Boca drew 0–0 against Argentinos Juniors. On 29 January, Boca drew 1–1 against Unión.
February Boca and Jan Carlos Hurtado agreed to mutually terminate the forward's contract. Juan Ramírez was loaned to Lanús. Mauricio Benítez was loaned to Royal Antwerp. On 2 February, Boca defeated Huracán 2–1. On 8 February, Boca lost 0–2 against Racing. On 11 February, Boca defeated Independiente Rivadavia 2–0. On 14 February, Boca defeated Banfield 1–0. In the first match of 2025 Copa Libertadores Boca lost 0–1 against Alianza Lima in Peru. On 22 February, Boca defeated Aldosivi 2–1. On 25 February, Boca won 2–1 in the second leg against Alianza Lima, but lost on penalties, being eliminated from the 2025 Copa Libertadores. On 28 February, Boca defeated Rosario Central 1–0.
March On march 7, Boca defeated Central Córdoba (SdE) 3–0. Nicolás Orsini is loaned to Platense. On march 16, Boca defeated Defensa y Justicia 4–0. On march 30, Boca lost 0–2 against Newell's Old Boys.
April On April 6, Boca defeated Barracas Central 1–0. On April 12, Boca defeated Belgrano 3-1. On April 19, Boca defeated Estudiantes (LP) 2–0. On April 27, Boca lost the Superclásico 1-2. On April 29, Fernando Gago is sacked and Mariano Herrón is appointed as interim manager.
May On may 4, Boca drew 1–1 against Tigre. On may 10, Boca advanced to the quarterfinals of Torneo Apertura after defeating Lanús 4-2 on penalties. On may 19 Boca is eliminated from Torneo Apertura after a 0-1 defeat against Independiente. Miguel Ángel Russo is appointed as new manager; being the their time in the club, after 2006-2007 and 2020-2021.
June Malcom Braida arrives from San Lorenzo and Marco Pellegrino arrives from AC Milan. In the first match of 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Boca drew 2-2 against Benfica. On the second match Boca lost 1-2 against German powerhouse Bayern Munich. On the third match Boca drew 1-1 against Auckland City, being eliminated in the group stage. Jorman Campuzano returns from Atletico Nacional.
July World champion Leandro Paredes returns to the club from Roma after eleven years. Simón Rivero is loaned to Tigre. On july 13, Boca drew 0–0 against Argentinos Juniors. Jorman Campuzano is transferred to Atletico Nacional. On july 18, Boca drew 1-1 against Unión. On july 23 Boca lost 1-2 against Atlético Tucumán in the Round of 16 of Copa Argentina. Boca and Esteban Rolón agreed to mutually terminate the midfielder's contract. On july 27 Boca lost 0-1 against Huracán.
August Boca and Marcos Rojo agreed to mutually terminate the defender's contract. On august 9, Boca drew 1-1 against Racing. On august 17, Boca defeated Independiente Rivadavia 3–0. On august 24, Boca defeated Banfield 2–0. Marcelo Saracchi is loaned to Celtic. On august 31, Boca defeated Aldosivi 2–0. Vicente Taborda, who was on loan to Platense, is transferred to Panathinaikos.
September On september 14, Boca drew 1-1 against Rosario Central. On september 14, Boca drew 2-2 against Central Córdoba (SdE). On september 27 Boca lost 1-2 against Defensa y Justicia.
October On october 5, Boca defeated Newell's Old Boys 5–0. On october 8 manager Miguel Ángel Russo passed away and the match against Barracas Central was postponed. Boca and Sergio Romero agreed to mutually terminate the goalkeeper's contract. On october 18 Boca lost 1-2 against Belgrano. On october 27 Boca defeated Barracas Central 3–1.
November On november 2 Boca defeated Estudiantes (LP) 2–1. On 9 November, Boca won the Superclásico against River Plate 2–0. On november 16 Boca defeated Tigre 2–0. On november 23 Boca defeated Talleres (C) 2–0 and advanced to the quarterfinals of Torneo Clausura. On november 30 Boca defeated Argentinos Juniors 1–0 and advanced to the semifinals of Torneo Clausura.
December On december 7 Boca is eliminated from Torneo Clausura after a 0-1 defeat against Racing.
Current squad
Last updated on December 8, 2025.
Squad no. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Apps Goals Last team Note Goalkeepers 12 Leandro Brey GK 28 -17 Los Andes 13 Javier García GK 74 -90 Racing 25 Agustín Marchesín (VC 3º) GK 40 -32 Grêmio Defenders 2 Cristian Lema DF 341 Lanús 4 Nicolás Figal DF 1095 Inter Miami 17 Luis Advíncula DF 1696 Rayo Vallecano 18 Frank Fabra DF 24415 Independiente Medellín 23 Lautaro Blanco DF 831 Elche 24 Juan Barinaga DF 320 Belgrano 26 Marco Pellegrino DF 80 AC Milan 32 Ayrton Costa DF 263 Royal Antwerp 34 Mateo Mendía DF 70 Youth team 40 Lautaro Di Lollo DF 523 Youth team 42 Lucas Blondel DF 314 Tigre Midfielders 5 Leandro Paredes (VC 2º) MF 496 Roma 6 Rodrigo Battaglia MF 355 Atlético Mineiro 8 Carlos Palacios MF 363 Colo-Colo 14 Ignacio Miramón MF 190 Lille 15 Williams Alarcón MF 260 Huracán 19 Agustín Martegani MF 130 San Lorenzo 21 Ander Herrera (VC 4º) MF 170 Athletic Bilbao 22 Kevin Zenón MF 7910 Unión 27 Malcom Braida MF 80 San Lorenzo 30 Tomás Belmonte MF 431 Toluca 38 Camilo Rey Domenech MF 70 Youth team 43 Milton Delgado MF 410 Youth team 51 Santiago Dalmasso MF 30 Youth team Forwards 7 Exequiel Zeballos FW 12715 Youth team 9 Milton Giménez FW 5917 Banfield 10 Edinson Cavani (C) FW 7928 Valencia 11 Lucas Janson FW 473 Vélez Sarsfield 16 Miguel Merentiel (VC 3º) FW 14350 Palmeiras 20 Alan Velasco FW 311 FC Dallas 33 Brian Aguirre FW 374 Newell's Old Boys 53 Joaquín Ruiz MF 30 Youth team
Transfers Summer In Players transferredPos.NameClubFeeGK Agustín Marchesín GrêmioUndisclosedDF Ayrton Costa Royal AntwerpUndisclosedMF Williams Alarcón HuracánUndisclosedMF Rodrigo Battaglia Atlético MineiroUndisclosedMF Ander Herrera Athletic BilbaoFreeFW Carlos Palacios Colo-ColoUndisclosedFW Alan Velasco FC DallasUndisclosed
Players loanedPos.NameClubEnd date
Loan ReturnPos.NameReturn fromDF Gabriel Aranda BanfieldDF Renzo Giampaoli Defensor SportingDF Bruno Valdez Cerro PorteñoMF Gonzalo Maroni San LorenzoMF Simón Rivero UniónMF Esteban Rolón BelgranoFW Gonzalo Morales UniónFW Nicolás Orsini UniónFW Nazareno Solís Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)
Out Players transferredPos.NameClubFeeDF Nicolás Valentini FiorentinaFreeMF Guillermo Fernández FortalezaFreeMF Gary Medel Universidad CatólicaFreeMF Cristian Medina Estudiantes (LP)15.000.000FW Jan Carlos Hurtado Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)Free
Players loanedPos.NameClubEnd dateDF Gabriel Aranda QuilmesDecember 2025DF Renzo Giampaoli Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)December 2025DF Bruno Valdez Cerro PorteñoDecember 2025MF Mauricio Benítez Royal AntwerpJune 2026MF Gonzalo Maroni Newell's Old BoysDecember 2025MF Juan Ramírez LanúsDecember 2025MF Jabes Saralegui TigreDecember 2025FW Gonzalo Morales Barracas CentralDecember 2025FW Nicolás Orsini PlatenseDecember 2025FW Nazareno Solís Deportivo MadrynDecember 2026
Loan returnPos.NameReturn toDF Aaron Anselmino Chelsea
Winter In Players transferredPos.NameClubFeeDF Marco Pellegrino AC MilanUndisclosedMF Malcom Braida San LorenzoUndisclosedMF Leandro Paredes RomaUndisclosed
Players loanedPos.NameClubEnd date
Loan ReturnPos.NameReturn fromMF Jorman Campuzano Atletico Nacional
Out Players transferredPos.NameClubFeeGK Sergio Romero Argentinos JuniorsFreeMF Marcos Rojo RacingFreeMF Jorman Campuzano Atletico NacionalUndisclosedFW Vicente Taborda PanathinaikosUndisclosed
Players loanedPos.NameClubEnd dateDF Marcelo Saracchi CelticJune 2026MF Simón Rivero TigreDecember 2026
Loan returnPos.NameReturn to
Competitions
Overall
Primera División
Torneo Apertura Group stage Zone A </onlyinclude>
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Final stages
Torneo Clausura League table Zone A </onlyinclude>
International qualification
Relegation Team Relegation 1River Plate 85 70 53 208 114 2Boca Juniors 62 67 62 191 114 3Racing 60 70 53 183 114
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Final stages
Copa Argentina
Copa Libertadores
Qualifying stage
Second stage
Club World Cup
Group stage
Team statistics Total Home Away Neutral Games played 4422175 Games won 221471 Games drawn 11542 Games lost 11362 Biggest win 5–0 vs Argentino (MM)5–0 vs Newell's Old Boys3–0 vs Central Córdoba (SdE)5–0 vs Argentino (MM) Biggest loss 0–2 vs Racing0–1 vs Independiente0–2 vs Racing1–2 vs Bayern Munich Biggest win (Torneo Apertura) 4–0 vs Defensa y Justicia4–0 vs Defensa y Justiciaa3–0 vs Central Córdoba (SdE)None Biggest win (Torneo Clausura) 5–0 vs Newell's Old Boys5–0 vs Newell's Old Boys3–0 vs Independiente Rivadavia Biggest win (Copa Argentina) 5–0 vs Argentino (MM)None5–0 vs Argentino (MM) Biggest win (Copa Libertadores) 2–1 vs Alianza Lima2–1 vs Alianza LimaNone Biggest win (Club World Cup) None Biggest loss (Torneo Apertura) 0–2 vs Racing0–1 vs Independiente0–2 vs RacingNone Biggest loss (Torneo Clausura) 0–1 vs Huracán1–2 vs Belgrano0–1 vs HuracánNone Biggest loss (Copa Argentina) 1–2 vs Atlético TucumánNone1–2 vs Atlético Tucumán Biggest loss (Copa Libertadores) 0–1 vs Alianza LimaNone0–1 vs Alianza LimaNone Biggest loss (Club World Cup) 1–2 vs Bayern MunichNone1–2 vs Bayern Munich Clean sheets 191351 Goals scored 67352210 Goals conceded 3411167 Goal difference +33+24+6+3 Yellow cards 10452457 Red cards 4 22 Top scorer Merentiel (15)Merentiel (9)Merentiel (4)Merentiel (2) Penalties for 633 Penalties against 211
Appearances and goals
! colspan="16" style="background:#00009B; color:gold; text-align:center"| Goalkeepers
! colspan="16" style="background:#00009B; color:gold; text-align:center"| Defenders
! colspan="16" style="background:#00009B; color:gold; text-align:center"| Midfielders
! colspan="16" style="background:#00009B; color:gold; text-align:center"| Forwards
! colspan="16" style="background:#00009B; color:gold; text-align:center"| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season, but have left the club
Top scorers
PlayerTorneo AperturaTorneo ClausuraCopa ArgentinaCopa LibertadoresClub World CupTotal1FW16 Miguel Merentiel671 1152FW9 Milton Giménez451 103FW7 Exequiel Zeballos 141 64MF29 Rodrigo Battaglia13 155FW10 Edinson Cavani221 56MF22 Kevin Zenón2 11 47MF8 Carlos Palacios3 38DF40 Lautaro Di Lollo12 39DF32 Ayrton Costa 3 210FW11 Lucas Janson 1 111DF3 Marcelo Saracchi1 112DF17 Luis Advíncula1 113DF6 Marcos Rojo1 114FW20 Alan Velasco 1 115MF5 Leandro Paredes 1 116FW33 Brian Aguirre 1 117DF23 Lautaro Blanco 1 1 Own goals11 125Totals243162467
Top assists