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,Campaña 1913 on Historia de Boca along with Banfield, C.A. Comercio, Estudiantil Porteño, Ferrocarril Sud, Olivos, Platense, and Riachuelo.Jorge Iwanczuk, Historia del fútbol amateur en la Argentina, Buenos Aires, Autores, 1992.Argentina 1913 on the RSSSF

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.Estudiantil Porteño 2–4 Boca Juniors match details on Historia de Boca 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 the Superclásico, held in Estadio Racing Club, were Boca was defeated by River Plate by 2–1."Superclásicos que hicieron historia", ESPN, 14 Jan 2008"El superclásico: 300 veces cara a cara" by Oscar Barnade on Clarín, 9 Nov 2003

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.

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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.

Other competitions Copa de Competencia Jockey Club Additional source: Argentine cups on the RSSSF

Boca Juniors was eliminated Friendly matches

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