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River Plate
File:CA River Plate.png
Full nameClub Atlético River Plate
Nickname(s)Darseneros (Dockers)
Founded11 May 1932; 92 years ago (1932-05-11)
GroundEstadio Saroldi,
Montevideo, Uruguay
Capacity6,000 (all seated)
ChairmanRenzo Gatto
CoachJuan Ramón Carrasco
LeaguePrimera División
2014–153rd
Current season

Club Atlético River Plate is an Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. The club currently plays in the Primera División, the top level of the Uruguayan football league system.

History

The beginnings

River Plate de Montevideo is the result of the merger of former clubs Olimpia and Capurro. After its foundation on 11 May 1932, one of the first objectives reached was the settlement of a new football pitch. The managers decided to establish the "Olimpia Park" (today called Estadio Saroldi) as its home stadium. The name of the stadium was settled in honour of River's first goalkeeper, Federico Omar Saroldi, who died after playing a match against Central Español from an injury suffered during the game.

During the early years (from 1932 until 1942) some of the greatest players in Uruguay's history played in River Plate, such as Severino Varela and Héctor Sena Puricelli. Before Olimpia and Capurro were merged, Isabelino Gradín, who can be considered the first Uruguayan football star, played for the Olimpia side.

Rise in the Primera División

River Plate's highest league position was reached in 1992. Osvaldo Canobbio, Juan Ramón Carrasco, Luis Diego López and Edgardo Adinolfi were involved in the squad during those times. Nacional won the title based on the skills of the notable forward Julio Dely Valdés.

Another great performance was reached in 2007/2008 season, which resulted in River achieving the second position in the annual qualifying. Some of the best players of the tournament were part of that roster: Robert Flores was considered the best player of the season, other key figures such as Pablo Tiscornia, Henry Giménez, Mauricio Prieto, Bruno Montelongo and goalkeeper Álvaro García were also part of the first roster. Some of the most important victories during the tournament were against Peñarol (6–3), Defensor Sporting (5–1) and Danubio (5–1). The highest score registered was against Rampla Juniors (7–0).

2009 Copa Sudamericana

River Plate played semifinals in 2009 Copa Sudamericana, which was the best result achieved in an international competition. Coached by Juan Ramón Carrasco, River Plate eliminated San Lorenzo in quarterfinals and lost against LDU Quito, reaching the top four. Only Danubio and Defensor Sporting, among the so-called "minor" Uruguayan clubs, reached semifinals of an international CONMEBOL competition.

Last years

River Plate Montevideo playing against Palmeiras for Copa Libertadores 2016

River Plate has been coached by Guillermo Almada since April 2011 to June 2015. During the four last years River Plate positioned among the top six almost every season, qualifying for CONMEBOL official tournaments. Some key important players in those years were: Michael Santos, Cristian González, Damián Frascarelli, Leandro Rodríguez, Cristian Techera, Gabriel Marques, Gabriel Leyes, Gonzalo Porras, Felipe Avenatti, Lucas Olaza, Sebastián Taborda among others. The highest point of this process was reached after qualifying for the Copa Libertadores, the first time in club's history. Since June 2015 Juan Ramón Carrasco is the current coach of the first roster, after Guillermo Almada joint Barcelona SC.

Performance in Primera División

Matches in Primera División

Last update on June 15, 2016[1] [2]

Total: 1595 games played – 540 Wins – 452 Draws – 603 Losses – 2094 Goals for – 2282 Goals against
Team GP W D L GF GA BR WR
Atenas 4 3 0 1 8 6 3–1 (win)
(Apertura 2014–15)
2–5 (loss)
(Clausura 2014–15)
Basáñez 4 1 2 1 3 3 2–1 (win)
(Clausura 1995)
0–1 (loss)
(Apertura 1994)
Bella Vista 92 40 21 31 132 116 5–0 (win)
(Second leg 1940)
2–5 (loss)
(First leg 1981)
Central Español 88 34 23 31 140 121 5–0 (win)
(Clausura 2012–13)
1–4 (loss)
(Second leg 1940)
Cerrito 9 2 5 2 8 8 3–0 (win)
(Clausura 2009–10)
0–3 (loss)
(Apertura 2006–07)
Cerro 105 38 31 36 133 139 5–0 (win)
(Second leg 1953)
0–5 (loss)
(Second leg 1955)
Cerro Largo 10 6 3 1 22 13 3–0 (win)
(Clausura 2011–12)
1–4 (loss)
(Apertura 2009–10)
Danubio 99 33 31 35 135 143 6–2 (win)
(Apertura 1995)
0–6 (loss)
(First leg 1955)
Defensor Sporting 135 36 48 51 175 195 6–1 (win)
(Second Leg 1937)
2–5 (loss)
(Second leg 1944, Second leg 1982)
Deportivo Colonia 5 3 2 0 9 4 2–0 (win)
(Apertura 2003, Clausura 2005–06)
N/A
Deportivo Maldonado 10 3 1 6 12 18 4–2 (win)
(Clausura 2000)
0–4 (loss)
(Clasificatorio 2002)
El Tanque Sisley 12 5 2 5 16 11 4–0 (win)
(Clausura 2011–12, Clausura 2014–15)
1–2 (loss)
(Apertura 2010–11, Clausura 2010–11, Apertura 2015–16)
Fénix 35 14 9 12 45 45 5–1 (win)
(Uruguayo Especial 2005)
1–5 (loss)
(Clasificatorio 2002)
Frontera Rivera 4 3 0 1 9 5 4–1 (win)
(Apertura 2000)
2–3 (loss)
(Clausura 1999)
Huracán Buceo 52 16 22 14 64 54 4–0 (win)
(First leg 1984)
1–3 (loss)
(First leg 1972)
Juventud 20 14 3 3 39 16 5–1 (win)
(Clasificatorio 2002)
1–3 (loss)
(Apertura 2007–08, Clausura 2013–14)
Liverpool 105 34 29 42 141 146 5–1 (win)
(Second leg 1947)
1–5 (loss)
(First leg 1971)
Miramar Misiones 35 19 7 9 56 44 5–0 (win)
(Second leg 1945)
2–5 (loss)
(First leg 1987)
Nacional 135 23 19 93 145 348 4–1 (win)
(Clausura 2009–10)
0–10 (loss)
(Second leg 1938)
Paysandú Bella Vista 8 4 3 1 13 9 3–1 (win)
(Apertura 1999)
3–1 (loss)
(Clasificatorio 2002)
Paysandú 2 1 0 1 6 6 3–2 (win)
(Apertura 2005–06)
3–4 (loss)
(Uruguayo Especial 2005)
Peñarol 137 30 29 78 153 278 4–0 (win)
(Apertura 2015–16)
0–7 (loss)
(First leg 1993, Second leg 1938)
Plaza Colonia 7 3 1 3 11 9 3–0 (win)
(Uruguayo Especial 2005)
2–3 (loss)
(Apertura 2015–16)
Progreso 38 9 13 16 57 49 6–0 (win)
(Apertura 2007–08)
2–4 (loss)
(Clausura 2006–07)
Racing 71 27 25 19 32 25 4–0 (win)
(Third leg 1932, First leg 1968)
1–4 (loss)
(Clausura 2010–11)
Rampla Juniors 96 29 33 34 128 138 7–0 (win)
(Clausura 2007–08)
1–8 (loss)
(First leg 1951)
Rentistas 45 17 19 9 59 40 4–1 (win)
(Apertura 1997, Clausura 1999)
0–2 (loss)
(Fist leg 1977, Apertura 2014–15)
Rocha 10 4 2 4 12 12 3–0 (win)
(Clausura 2006–07)
0–3 (loss)
(Apertura 2006–07)
Sud América 71 32 16 23 105 91 4–0 (win)
(Clausura 2014–15)
1–4 (loss)
(First leg 1942)
Tacuarembó 25 10 10 5 41 30 5–0 (win)
(Clausura 2007–08)
0–3 (loss)
(Apertura 2003)
Villa Española 7 4 1 2 12 9 4–2 (win)
(Clausura 1998)
0–3 (loss)
(Apertura 2003)
Villa Teresa 2 1 0 1 4 2 4–0 (win)
(Apertura 2015–16)
0-2 (loss)
(Clausura 2015-16)
Wanderers 117 42 42 33 169 149 5–1 (win)
(First leg 1938, Apertura 2007–08, Clausura 2008–09)
1–5 (loss)
(Apertura 2015–16)

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

  • 1 appearance (2016)
  • Best: group stage (2016)
Matches in Copa Libertadores
Total: 8 games played – 1 Wins – 4 Draws – 3 Losses – 8 Goals for – 15 Goals against
Team GP W D L GF GA BR WR
Chile Universidad de Chile 2 1 1 0 2 0 2–0 (win)
(2 February 2016 – Estadio Campus Municipal de Maldonado, Maldonado)
0–0
(9 February 2016 – Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago)
Brazil Palmeiras 2 0 1 1 2 6 2–2
(16 February 2016 – Estadio Campus Municipal de Maldonado, Maldonado)
4–0 (loss)
(14 April 2016 – Allianz Parque, São Paulo)
Argentina Rosario Central 2 0 0 2 2 7 1-3 (loss)
(17 March 2016 – Estadio Centenario, Montevideo)
4-1 (loss)
(9 March 2016 – Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario)
Uruguay Nacional 2 0 2 0 2 2 2-2
(7 April 2016 – Estadio Centenario, Montevideo)
0-0
(2 March 2016 – Gran Parque Central, Montevideo)
  • 5 appearances (2008, 2009, 2010, 2013 and 2014)
  • Best: semifinals (2009)
Matches in Copa Sudamericana
Total: 20 games played – 11 Wins – 3 Draws – 6 Losses – 29 Goals for – 24 Goals against
Team GP W D L GF GA BR WR
Chile Universidad Católica 4 3 0 1 7 4 3–0 (win)
(27 August 2014 – Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo)
0–4 (loss)
(7 August 2008 – Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago)
Bolivia Blooming 4 4 0 0 8 1 4–0 (win)
(6 August 2013 – Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo)
2–1 (win)
(27 August 2009 – Estadio Centenario, Montevideo)
1–0 (win)
(13 July 2013 – Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz)
Brazil Vitória 2 1 1 0 5 2 4–1 (win)
(22 September 2009 – Estadio Centenario, Montevideo)
1–1

(30 September 2009 – Estadio Manoel Barradas, Salvador)

Argentina San Lorenzo 2 1 0 1 1 1 1–0 (win)
(4 November 2009 – Estadio Pedro Bidegain, Buenos Aires)
0–1 (loss)
(21 October 2009 – Estadio Centenario, Montevideo)
Ecuador LDU Quito 2 1 0 1 2 8 2–1 (win)
(12 November 2009 – Estadio Centenario, Montevideo)
0–7 (loss)
(19 November 2009 – Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito)
Paraguay Guaraní 2 1 0 1 4 4 4–2 (win)
(1 September 2010 – Estadio Centenario, Montevideo)
0–2 (loss)
(19 August 2010 – Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción)
Colombia Águilas Doradas 2 0 1 1 0 1 0–0
(28 August 2013 – Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo)
0–1 (loss)
(21 August 2013 – Estadio Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí, Itagüí)
Ecuador Emelec 2 0 1 1 2 3 1–1
(25 September. 2014 – Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo)
1–2 (loss)
(18 September 2014 – Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil)
  • 2 appearances (1996 and 1998)
  • Best: quarterfinals (1996)
Matches in Copa Conmebol
Total: 6 games played – 1 Wins – 3 Draws – 2 Losses – 9 Goals for – 10 Goals against
Team GP W D L GF GA BR WR
Uruguay Porongos 2 1 1 0 8 2 6–0 (win)
(2 October 1996 – Parque Federico Omar Saroldi, Montevideo)
2–2
(10 September 1996 – Estadio Casto Martínez Laguarda, San José de Mayo)
Argentina Rosario Central 2 0 1 1 0 4 0–0
(26 October 1996 – Parque Federico Omar Saroldi, Montevideo)
0–4 (loss)
(8 October 1996 – Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario, Argentina)
Uruguay Huracán Buceo 2 0 1 1 1 4 0–0
(18 July 1998 – Parque Huracán, Montevideo)
1–4 (loss)
(26 July 1998 – Parque Federico Omar Saroldi, Montevideo)

The Club

Parque Federico Omar Saroldi

A view of Saroldi's pitch from the visitors' entrance

River Plate usually play their home games at Federico Omar Saroldi stadium, which is located in Montevideo Prado neighborhood (western side of the city), has a capacity of 6000 spectators and one of the best pitches in the league. The stadium was originally named "Olimpia Park", as it was Club Atlético Olimpia's home ground. After joining Olimpia and Capurro, and the unfortunate death of goalkeeper Federico Omar Saroldi (one of the first River's goalkeepers), the stadium was renamed in honor of the said keeper.

Complejo Villa Colón

Located in the neighbourhood of Villa Colón (northwest of Montevideo city), these facilities are used to train both the first-team squad's as the youth squads. This sports complex has six football pitches, first-division team's base camp, locker room and health services. It's considered one of the best equipped training camps in the country.

Uniform

C.A. River Plate's kit is similar to that used by River Plate F.C., its predecessor, which dissolved in 1929. C.A. River Plate's away kit is sometimes a sky blue jersey, black shorts and socks. This kit was adopted by the Uruguay national football team in 1910 as a homage to the disbanded River Plate F.C. (four times champions of Uruguay) who defeated the best team of the Americas at the time, the Argentine team Alumni. Thus, the worldwide known "celeste" jersey was taken by the national team from the club away kit. Before 1910 Uruguay wore several jerseys including dark blue, green, striped white and sky blue, similar to that of Argentina among others.

Kit evolution

1932
1994
1996
1996 visitant
2001
2005 visitant
2006 visitant
2012–present
2012–present visitant

Rivalries

River Plate's supporters at Jardines del Hipódromo stadium, on June 2015

River is based in the same neighbourhood where Bella Vista and Montevideo Wanderers play. These three clubs have a long rivalry with each other.

During the last ten years, River Plate has had the upper hand in derby matches against both rivals, winning most of the matches.

Players

First team squad

As of 19 February 2016.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Uruguay URU Nicola Pérez
2 DF Uruguay URU Agustín Ale
3 DF Brazil BRA Ronaldo Conceição
4 MF Uruguay URU Federico Pintos
5 DF Uruguay URU Darío Flores
6 DF Uruguay URU Cristian González Captain
7 MF Uruguay URU Bruno Montelongo
8 MF Uruguay URU Fernando Gorriarán
9 FW Uruguay URU Nicolás Schiappacasse
10 FW Uruguay URU Michael Santos
11 FW Uruguay URU Jonathan Ramírez
12 GK Uruguay URU Juan Tinaglini
13 MF Uruguay URU Diego Vicente
14 DF Uruguay URU Lucas Ruiz
15 MF Uruguay URU Robert Flores
16 FW Colombia COL César Taján
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Uruguay URU Ángel Rodríguez
18 FW Brazil BRA Emilton Pedroso
19 DF Uruguay URU Diego Rodríguez
20 DF Uruguay URU Giovanni González
21 FW Uruguay URU Alexander Rosso
22 DF Uruguay URU Claudio Herrera
23 FW Uruguay URU Santiago Ciganda
24 MF Uruguay URU Mario Leguizamón
25 GK Uruguay URU Gastón Olveira
26 DF Uruguay URU Esteban Mascareña
27 MF Uruguay URU Facundo Vigo
28 MF Uruguay URU Pablo González
29 FW Uruguay URU Sebastián Ribas
30 MF Uruguay URU Matías Jones
31 FW Uruguay URU Nicolás Machado
32 DF Uruguay URU Elías González

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
 — GK Uruguay URU Danilo Suárez (at Uruguay Miramar Misiones)
 — DF Brazil BRA Gabriel Marques (at Ecuador Barcelona Guayaquil)
 — DF Uruguay URU Lucas Olaza (at Spain Celta de Vigo B)
 — MF Uruguay URU Claudio Inella (at Uruguay Sud América)
 — MF Uruguay URU Cristhian Maciel (at Uruguay Tacuarembó)
 — MF Uruguay URU Christian Pérez (at Uruguay Rampla Juniors)
No. Pos. Nation Player
 — MF Uruguay URU Christian Serrón (at Uruguay Rampla Juniors)
 — MF United States USA Fabián Bastidas (at Uruguay Villa Teresa)
 — FW Uruguay URU Martín Alaníz (at Brazil Chapecoense)
 — FW Uruguay URU Diego Casas (at Uruguay Villa Española)
 — FW Uruguay URU Francis D'Albenas (at Colombia Patriotas Boyacá)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
 — MF Uruguay URU Jonathan Blanes
 — MF Uruguay URU Matías Ríos
 — MF Uruguay URU Iván Silva

Managerial history

Honours

Domestic

International (unofficial tournaments)

References

  1. ^ "Historical match statistics from ElArea.com". ElArea.com (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "Matches in Primera División Uruguaya since 2009 rsssf.com". rsssf.com.