Boca already knows the schedule for the 2026 Apertura tournament. the first competition of the season in the First Division of Argentine football, in which Participation begins the weekend of January 25th. After 2025, in which they once again failed to win titles, Xeneize knows that they must achieve good results to satisfy their fans who are desperately demanding them.
The local tournament schedule is similar to last year, but with some additional trophies. There will be an opening, which is played in the first semester, and graduation. What remains is that Apart from both carrying the league label and being counted as such when listing titles, they have a cup format, with two zones of 15 teams each (identical and with the home field reversed between tournaments), 16 dates – one between the zones and one per team against their classic rival or “pair” club – and direct elimination rounds from the round of 16 with the best eight from each group.
Boca integrates Zone A together with Deportivo Riestra, Talleres (Córdoba), Instituto (Córdoba), Platense, Estudiantes (La Plata), Gimnasia (Mendoza), Vélez, Newell’s, Unión (Santa Fe), Lanús, Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) and Defensa y Justicia. He will make his debut at home against Malevo. the weekend of January 25th. On day 6, the interzonal tournament, they meet Racing in La Bombonera. while the Superclásico against River takes place on day 15.