# 1913 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season

The 1913 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season was the squad's debuting season in Argentine Primera División, the top division of the Argentine league system, after having been promoted by the Argentine Football Association on February 10, along with Banfield, C.A. Comercio, Estudiantil Porteño, Ferrocarril Sud, Olivos, Platense, and Riachuelo.
Boca Juniors' debut in Primera was on April 13 v Estudiantil Porteño, a 4–2 win as visitor with 3 goals scored by Arnulfo Leal. Boca Juniors finished 5th. at its first season in Primera División, playing a total of 14 matches. The team won 8, lost 4 and drew 2, scoring 29 goals and conceding 16. In 1913 Boca also played the first official match v arch-rival River Plate, known as Superclásico, held in Estadio Racing Club, and being won by River Plate by 2–1.
By that time, Boca had been evicted from the field in Dársena Sud so the team played their home venues at Club Atlético Estudiantes stadium located in Palermo for most part of the championship, also playing at Riachuelo stadium the last matches. With its debut in Primera División, Boca Juniors also introduced its classic horizontal gold band instead of the diagonal design used until then.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ARG | Juan Virtú Bidone |
| — | GK | ARG | Juan Bruzán |
| — | DF | ARG | Horacio Lamelas |
| — | DF | ARG | Juan L. Garibaldi |
| — | DF | ARG | Octavio Cichero |
| — | MF | ARG | Policarpo Martínez |
| — | MF | ARG | Miguel Valentini |
| — | MF | ARG | Miguel Elena |
| — | MF | ARG | Carlos Capellini |
| — | MF | ARG | Marcelino Vergara |
| — | MF | ARG | Juan B. Priano |
| — | MF | ARG | Luis Giardini |
| — | MF | ARG | Rodolfo Raddavero |
| — | MF | ARG | Alfredo Frattini |
| — | FW | ARG | Pedro Calomino |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ARG | Francisco Taggino |
| — | FW | ARG | Donato Abbatángelo (c) |
| — | FW | ARG | Enrique Bertolini |
| — | FW | URU | Ángel Romano |
| — | FW | ARG | Martín González |
| — | FW | BRA | Arnulfo Leal |
| — | FW | ARG | Antonio Lodeiro |
| — | FW | ARG | Américo Repetto |
| — | FW | ARG | Daniel Caso |
| — | FW | ARG | Marcos Mayer |
| — | FW | ARG | Bartolomé Chiappori |
| — | FW | ARG | Juan Gelmi |
| — | FW | ARG | Marcos Micetich |
| — | FW | ARG | Atilio Somovigo |

## Matches

= Won;   = Drew;   = Lost

### Primera División

After the schism in Argentine football of 1912, there were two parallel competitions, the official league (where Boca Juniors played, formed by 15 teams) and dissident Federación Argentina de Football (with 10 teams competing). Boca Juniors finished 5th. to champion Racing Club, with 18 points in 14 matches.

### Final standings

* considered only the first 14 matches.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Racing (C) | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 5 | +36 | 24 |
| 2 | San Isidro | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 8 | +36 | 24 |
| 3 | River Plate | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 24 |
| 4 | Belgrano A.C. | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 18 |
| 5 | Boca Juniors | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 18 |

## Other competitions
### Copa de Competencia Jockey Club

Additional source:
Boca Juniors was eliminated

## Statistics
### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Primera División | Primera División |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | DF | ARG | Horacio Lamelas | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| | FW | ARG | Pedro Calomino | 15 | 7 | 15 | 7 |
| | DF | ARG | Juan L. Garibaldi | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| | GK | ARG | Juan Virtú Bidone | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| | FW | ARG | Francisco Taggino | 14 | 8 | 14 | 8 |
| | MF | ARG | Policarpo Martínez | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| | FW | ARG | Donato Abbatángelo | 12 | 5 | 12 | 5 |
| | MF | ARG | Miguel Valentini | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| | MF | ARG | Miguel Elena | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| | FW | ARG | Enrique Bertolini | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| | FW | URU | Ángel Romano | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| | FW | ARG | Martín González | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| | FW | BRA | Arnulfo Leal | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| | MF | ARG | Marcelino Vergara | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | ARG | Carlos Capellini | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ARG | Luis Giardini | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ARG | Antonio Lodeiro | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ARG | Juan B. Priano | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ARG | Américo Repetto | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| | FW | ARG | Daniel Caso | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | FW | ARG | Marcos Mayer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | GK | ARG | Juan Bruzán | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ARG | Bartolomé Chiappori | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ARG | Octavio Cichero | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ARG | Alfredo Frattini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ARG | Juan Gelmi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ARG | Marcos Micetich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ARG | Rodolfo Raddavero | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ARG | Atilio Somovigo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
* Source: https://historiadeboca.com.ar/campeonato-1913/1913/1000.html