Records
- Boca Juniors and Milan both hold a world record 18 official international titles.
- Boca Juniors has the most official titles (domestic and international) for an Argentine football club with 51 titles (7 in the amateur era and 44 as a professional club).
- Boca Juniors was awarded the title "Campeón de Honor" (Honour Champion) in 1925, due to a highly successful tour through Europe in which the club played Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid and Real Sociedad, as well as German and French teams, with an impressive record of 15 wins, one draw and three defeats. This title was declared official by the Argentine Football Association, thereby increasing the total number of amateur and professional titles to 51 (33 domestic and 18 international titles).
- 40 consecutive Primera División matches unbeaten – an Argentine record: from 5 May 1998 to 2 June 1999, with 29 victories and 11 draws.
- Three times winner of the Intercontinental Cup (now replaced by FIFA Club World Cup), a record tied with Peñarol, Nacional, Milan and Real Madrid.
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