Club Atlético River Plate

River Plate
	Escudo del Club Atlético River Plate (2006-2014).svg
Full name	Club Atlético River Plate
Nickname(s)	River
Founded	25 May 1901
Ground	Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti,; Núñez, Buenos Aires; (capacity: 70,074 )
Chairman	Daniel Passarella
Manager	Marcelo Gallardo
League	Primera División
2019-20	2nd
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Club Atlético River Plate, commonly known as River Plate, is an Argentine professional football club. They are based in Buenos Aires, and play their home games at Estadio Monumental.

The name of the club is English for Río de la Plata. They are the most succcessful club in Argentina, with 36 league titles. River Plate has a very strong rivalry with Boca Juniors, mainly because both teams are from Buenos Aires and also are considered the biggest teams in Argentina. Matches between them sometimes involve violence between supporters.

Panoramic View of Estadio Monumental

Current squad

As of 16 February 2021^[2]

No.		Position	Player
1	File:Flag of Argentina.svg	GK	Franco Armani (fourth captain)
2	23x15px	DF	Robert Rojas
3	File:Flag of Argentina.svg	DF	Fabrizio Angileri
4	File:Flag of Argentina.svg	DF	Jonatan Maidana (vice-captain)
5	File:Flag of Argentina.svg	MF	Bruno Zuculini
6	File:Flag of Argentina.svg	DF	David Martínez (on loan from Defensa y Justicia)
7	File:Flag of Argentina.svg	FW	Matías Suárez
8	File:Flag of Argentina.svg	MF	Agustín Palavecino
9	File:Flag of Argentina.svg	FW	Julián Álvarez
10		MF	Jorge Carrascal
11	23x15px	MF	Nicolás De La Cruz
12		GK	Franco Petroli
13		MF	Tomás Castro
14		GK	Germán Lux
15		FW	Federico Girotti

No.		Position	Player
16		DF	Alex Vigo
17	File:Flag of Chile.svg	DF	Paulo Díaz
18	File:Flag of Argentina.svg	FW	Lucas Beltrán
19	File:Flag of Colombia.svg	FW	Rafael Santos Borré
20		DF	Milton Casco
22	File:Flag of Argentina.svg	DF	Javier Pinola (third captain)
23	File:Flag of Argentina.svg	MF	Leonardo Ponzio (captain)
24	File:Flag of Argentina.svg	MF	Enzo Pérez
25	File:Flag of Argentina.svg	GK	Enrique Bologna
26	File:Flag of Argentina.svg	MF	José Paradela
27	File:Flag of Argentina.svg	FW	Agustín Fontana
29	File:Flag of Argentina.svg	DF	Gonzalo Montiel
30	File:Flag of Argentina.svg	FW	Benjamín Rollheiser
31	File:Flag of Argentina.svg	MF	Santiago Simón
38	23x15px	DF	Jorge Moreira

Club Atlético River Plate Media

River Campeón 1908.jpeg

The River Plate team that were promoted to the Primera División in 1908
River Plate jersey 1955.jpg

River Plate jerseys exhibited in a corner of the city of Buenos Aires in 1955
A 1985 Adidas jersey worn by Américo Gallego at the River Plate Museum
River escudo 1918.png

The first badge of River Plate, 1918
Emblema leon camiseta river.jpg

A River Plate jersey with the lion emblem, which debuted in 1985
La Maquina.jpg

La Máquina in 1941. Fltr: Muñoz, Moreno, Pedernera, Labruna, Loustau
The stadium built by River Plate in La Boca. The club played its home games there from 1915 to 1923.
Ángel Labruna, River Plate all-time top goalscorer
Amadeo Carrizo holds the most appearances record for River Plate
José Manuel Moreno and Alfredo Di Stéfano, ranked among the 50 best South American players of the XX century at the IFFHS website

Related pages

List of Argentine football teams

References

↑ "El Monumental". River Plate Official Website.
↑ "River Plate squad". Soccerway. 1 July 2020. https://int.soccerway.com/teams/argentina/club-atletico-river-plate/107/squad/. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

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[1] "El Monumental". River Plate Official Website.

[Soccerway_profile-2] "River Plate squad". Soccerway. 1 July 2020. https://int.soccerway.com/teams/argentina/club-atletico-river-plate/107/squad/. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

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