Club Atlético River Plate

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.

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
Team colours File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Home colours File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Away colours

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.

File:River Monumental Panoramic.jpg

Panoramic View of Estadio Monumental

Current squad

As of 16 February 2021

No. Position Player 1 GK Franco Armani (fourth captain) 2 DF Robert Rojas 3 DF Fabrizio Angileri 4 DF Jonatan Maidana (vice-captain) 5 MF Bruno Zuculini 6 DF David Martínez (on loan from Defensa y Justicia) 7 FW Matías Suárez 8 MF Agustín Palavecino 9 FW Julián Álvarez 10 MF Jorge Carrascal 11 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 DF Paulo Díaz 18 FW Lucas Beltrán 19 FW Rafael Santos Borré 20 DF Milton Casco 22 DF Javier Pinola (third captain) 23 MF Leonardo Ponzio (captain) 24 MF Enzo Pérez 25 GK Enrique Bologna 26 MF José Paradela 27 FW Agustín Fontana 29 DF Gonzalo Montiel 30 FW Benjamín Rollheiser 31 MF Santiago Simón 38 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

• Camiseta River de Américo Gallego 1985 (2).jpg

  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

• Canchariver1920.jpg

  The stadium built by River Plate in La Boca. The club played its home games there from 1915 to 1923.

• Labruna en river.jpg

  Ángel Labruna, River Plate all-time top goalscorer

• AmadeoCarrizo.jpg

  Amadeo Carrizo holds the most appearances record for River Plate

• José Manuel Moreno y Alfredo Di Stéfano.jpg

  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