The Evolution of the Boca Juniors Crest


Boca Juniors crest 1922 to 1955
1922-1955
Boca Juniors crest 1955 to 1960
1955-1960
Boca Juniors crest 1960 to 1970
1960-1970
Boca Juniors crest 1970 to 1996
1970-1996
Boca Juniors crest 1996 to 2007
1996-2007
Boca Juniors crest 2007 to 2009
2007-2009
Boca Juniors crest 2009 to Now
2009-now

Boca Juniors crest 1922 to 1955

Boca Juniors crest 1922 to 1955

The first Boca Juniors crest dates back to 1922. It featured the full club initials of CABJ (Club Atlético Boca Juniors) with the 'C' and 'J' cleverly mirroring each other to frame the A and B. Boca's famous horizontal blue and gold band is also shown through the middle of the shield and lettering.

The club's colours were apparently adopted from the flag of Sweden in 1907, when the players who worked at the port of La Boca decided that the club would take the colours of the next ship that sailed into the port. In came a Swedish ship, and the rest is history...



Boca Juniors crest 1955 to 1960

Boca Juniors crest 1955 to 1960

To celebrate Boca Juniors 50th anniversary a new crest was designed with laurel leaves framing it. The colouring on the new crest was changed to reflect the appearance of the team's shirt, with the solid gold band going right across the blue shield.



Boca Juniors crest 1960 to 1970

Boca Juniors crest 1960 to 1970

The start of the sixties saw another new Boca badge. And it was quite radical. Unsurprisingly, the laurel leaves were removed, and the gold band remained, but the initials were swapped to the Boca Juniors name in full, emblazoned across the band.



Boca Juniors crest 1970 to 1996

Boca Juniors crest 1970 to 1996

The fully-named crest of the sixties lasted another ten years before Boca Juniors club president Alberto Armando came up with the innovative idea of adding a star on the crest for every title won by the club. So thirty stars were added, which showcased Boca's success as Argentinian football league winners (including amateur titles), and the fans loved it.

The club initials were also back, this time in a really unique font that would become heavily associated with the club in the 1970s and 80s. There are some beautiful Argentinian football club crests around, but this took things to a different level - a fantastic design that has formed the basis of one of the world's greatest football crests, a badge now known immediately as Boca's by football fans across the globe.



Boca Juniors crest 1996 to 2007

Boca Juniors crest 1996 to 2007

1996 saw the iconic band removed from the crest and the CABJ initials changed to a much chunkier font. And obviously more stars were added for the extra titles that had been won.



Boca Juniors crest 2007 to 2009

Boca Juniors crest 2007 to 2009

Boca decided to go a bit retro with their badge for a couple of years in the late 2000's, dropping their multitude of stars in favour of just three above the shield to represent the three Intercontinental Cup titles they'd won. In better news, the gold band was back though.



Boca Juniors crest 2009 to Now

Boca Juniors crest 2009 to Now

After a brief flirtation with a simple design 2009 saw all the stars return to the Boca Juniors badge. Quite how they will fit them all on in the future will be interesting as they've continued to dominate the Argentine Primera División championship in recent years...