2011–12 Club Atlético River Plate season

The 2011-12 season was River Plate's first season in the Primera B Nacional, following relegation from the Primera División in 2011. It was Matías Almeyda's first season in charge at the club.

River Plate
2011–12 season
PresidentDaniel Passarella
ManagerMatías Almeyda
Primera B Nacional1st (promoted)
Copa ArgentinaSemi-final (vs. Racing)
Top goalscorerLeague: Fernando Cavenaghi (19)
All: Fernando Cavenaghi (19)

Season review

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See also 2011–12 Primera B Nacional

On 19 December 2011, David Trezeguet joined River Plate on a three-year deal after terminating his contract on 21 November 2011 with Baniyas of the UAE Pro-League.

Transfers

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Pos. Name From Fee
FW Fernando Cavenaghi   Bordeaux Free
MF Alejandro Domínguez   Valencia Loan
DF Agustín Alayes   Colo-Colo Free
MF Martín Aguirre   Godoy Cruz US$0.4M
MF Carlos Sánchez   Godoy Cruz US$2.5M
DF Luciano Vella   Newell's Old Boys Free
DF Cristian Ledesma   Colón US$0.46M
MF Leonardo Ponzio   Real Zaragoza Free
FW David Trezeguet   Baniyas Free
Pos. Name To Fee
FW Fabián Bordagaray   Argentinos Juniors
MF Roberto Pereyra   Udinese
MF Erik Lamela   Roma up to 19 million.[1]

Squad

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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   ARG Daniel Vega
2 DF   ARG Jonatan Maidana
3 DF   URU Juan Manuel Diaz
4 DF   ARG Luciano Abecasis
5 MF   ARG Leonardo Ponzio
6 DF   ARG Ramiro Funes Mori
7 MF   ARG Martin Aguirre
8 MF   URU Carlos Sanchez
9 FW   ARG Fernando Cavenaghi (Captain)
10 FW   ARG Alejandro Domínguez (Vice-captain)
11 MF   ARG Lucas Ocampos
12 GK   ARG Leandro Chichizola
13 DF   ARG Carlos Arano
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF   ARG Luciano Vella
15 MF   ARG Ezequiel Cirigliano
16 DF   ARG Leandro González Pirez
17 FW   FRA David Trezeguet
18 FW   ARG Rogelio Funes Mori
19 MF   VEN César González
20 DF   ARG German Pezzella
21 FW   ARG Daniel Villalva
22 DF   ARG Alexis Ferrero
23 FW   ARG Andres Rios
24 MF   ARG Nicolas Domingo
25 MF   ARG Cristian Ledesma

On loan

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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   ARG Manuel Lanzini (at Fluminense)
- MF   ARG Walter Acevedo (at Banfield)
- DF   ARG Maximiliano Coronel (at All Boys)
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF   ARG Alejandro Espinoza (at Atlético Tucumán)
- DF   ARG Lucas Orbán (at Tigre)

Competitions

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Summer recess mid-season friendlies

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14 January 2012 Friendly Estudiantes 0–0 River Plate Mar del Plata
22.10 (UTC -3) Summary Stadium: Estadio José María Minella
Attendance: 15.000
Referee: Germán Delfino
19 January 2012 Friendly River Plate 2–1 Racing Club Mar del Plata
22.10 (UTC -3) Ro. Funes Mori   6'
Trezeguet   84'
Summary Gutiérrez   86' Stadium: Estadio José María Minella
Referee: Pablo Lunati
25 January 2012 Friendly Boca Juniors 2–0 River Plate Resistencia, Chaco
22.10 (UTC -3) Report Blandi   6', 79' Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Referee: Diego Abal
29 January 2012 Friendly River Plate 0–1 Boca Juniors Mendoza
22.10 (UTC -3) Report Mouche   28' Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Referee: Saúl Laverni

Primera B Nacional

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 20 13 5 66 28  +38 73 13 4 2 37 12  +25 7 9 3 29 16  +13

Last updated: 7 December 2011.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWDDDWDWWDLWLWDLWDWWWDDWDWLWWDWWDDWLW
Position71112211111212222221112222222222122111
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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16 August 2011 Round 1 River Plate 1–0 Chacarita Juniors Buenos Aires
J. Díaz   6' Summary Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Héctor Baldassi
20 August 2011 Round 2 Independiente Rivadavia 1–3 River Plate Mendoza
Ferradas   8' Summary Ocampos   35'
Aguirre   39'
Sánchez   69'
Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Diego Abal
27 August 2011 Round 3 River Plate 3–1 Sportivo Desamparados Buenos Aires
Ocampos   35'
Sánchez   45'
Domínguez   71'
Summary Rosso   60'
Barth   80'   80'
Stadium: Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó
Attendance: Closed
Referee: Gabriel Fabale
3 September 2011 Round 4 Quilmes 1–1 River Plate Quilmes
Telechea   90+1' Summary Cavenaghi   35' Stadium: Estadio Centenario Dr. José Luis Meiszner
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Pablo Lunati
10 September 2011 Round 5 River Plate 2–2 Defensa y Justicia Buenos Aires
Cavenaghi   35'
Ro. Funes Mori   89'
Summary Píriz   41', 58' Stadium: Estadio Pedro Bidegain
Attendance: Closed
Referee: Germán Delfino
17 September 2011 Round 6 Deportivo Merlo 0–0 River Plate Avellaneda
Summary Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Mauro Vigliano
24 September 2011 Round 7 River Plate 2–0 Gimnasia (La Plata) Buenos Aires
Ro. Funes Mori   48'
J. Díaz   68'
Summary Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Alejandro Toia
1 October 2011 Round 8 Ferro Carril Oeste 0–0 River Plate Buenos Aires
Summary Stadium: Estadio Pedro Bidegain
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Diego Ceballos
5 October 2011 Round 9 River Plate 7–1 Atlanta Buenos Aires
Aguirre   13'
Cavenaghi   19', 56', 58'
Ocampos   44'
Bordagaray   71'
Ríos   84'
Summary Soriano   87' Stadium: Estadio Pedro Bidegain
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Juan Pablo Pompei
9 October 2011 Round 10 Huracán 1–2 River Plate Buenos Aires
Machín   8' Summary Aguirre   14', 20' Stadium: Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Carlos Maglio
15 October 2011 Round 11 Instituto 0–0 River Plate Córdoba
Erpen  57'   67' Summary Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Germán Delfino
29 October 2011 Round 12 River Plate 1–2 Aldosivi Buenos Aires
Cavenaghi   48' Summary Furios   22'
Zunino   84'
Stadium: Estadio Pedro Bidegain
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Pablo Díaz
5 November 2011 Round 13 Gimnasia (Jujuy) 1–4 River Plate San Salvador de Jujuy
Minici   87' Summary Cavenaghi   24' (pen.), 50', 68', 90' Stadium: Estadio 23 de Agosto
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Pablo Lunati
13 November 2011 Round 14 River Plate 0–2 Atlético Tucumán Buenos Aires
Summary Rodríguez   13'
Montiglio   22'
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Gabriel Favale
19 November 2011 Round 15 Guillermo Brown 1–4 River Plate Puerto Madryn
Bottino   88' Summary Ocampos   35'
Domínguez   46'
Cavenaghi   57', 78'
Stadium: Estadio Raul Conti
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Carlos Maglio
26 November 2011 Round 16 River Plate 1–1 Rosario Central Buenos Aires
Cavenaghi   78' Summary Castillejos   48' Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Hector Baldassi
3 December 2011 Round 17 Boca Unidos 1–0 River Plate Corrientes
Cristian Núñez   90' Summary Stadium: Estadio José Antonio Romero Feris
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Alejandro Toia
12 December 2011 Round 18 River Plate 1–0 Patronato Buenos Aires
Sánchez   71' Summary Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Juan Pablo Pompei
5 February 2012 Round 19 Almirante Brown 1–1 River Plate Isidro Casanova
Vega   24' Summary Cavenaghi   13' Stadium: Estadio Fragata Presidente Sarmiento
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Carlos Maglio
12 February 2012 Round 20 Chacarita Juniors 0–2 River Plate La Plata
17:00 (UTC−03:00) Summary Toledo   33' (o.g.)
Ocampos   39'
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Luis Álvarez
18 February 2012 Round 21 River Plate 3–0 Independiente Rivadavia Buenos Aires
19:10 (UTC−03:00) Sánchez   11'   11'
Cavenaghi   27'
Domínguez   75'
Trezeguet   88'
Summary Ayala   84' Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Attendance: 61,321
Referee: Germán Delfino
27 February 2012 Round 22 Sportivo Desamparados 1–4 River Plate San Juan
21:15 (UTC−03:00) Anívole   82' Summaty Ponzio   20'
Ro. Funes Mori   50'
Ra. Funes Mori   68'
Trezeguet   90'
Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Saúl Laverni
20 March 2012 Round 23 River Plate 0–0 Quilmes Buenos Aires
Summary Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Pablo Lunati
7 March 2012 Round 24 Defensa y Justicia 3–3 River Plate La Plata
Díaz   8'
Ra. Funes Mori   53' (o.g.)
Bustamante   61'
Summary Ocampos   2'
Trezeguet   49', 68'
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Juan Pablo Pompei
17 March 2012 Round 25 River Plate 3–0 Deportivo Merlo Buenos Aires
18:15 (UTC−03:00) Trezeguet   39'
Cavenaghi   71', 90'
Summary Stadium: Estadio José Amalfitani
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Pablo Díaz
24 March 2012 Round 26 Gimnasia (La Plata) 0–0 River Plate La Plata
18:15 (UTC−03:00) Goux   77' Summary Stadium: Estadio Juan Carlos Zerillo
Referee: Alejandro Toia
31 March 2012 Round 27 River Plate 3–0 Ferro Carril Oeste Buenos Aires
Ra. Funes Mori   77'
Trezeguet   81', 84'
Summary Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
8 April 2012 Round 28 Atlanta 1–0 River Plate Buenos Aires
Lorefice   34' Summary Ra. Funes Mori   45+1' Stadium: Estadio José Amalfitani
14 April 2012 Round 29 River Plate 2–0 Huracán Buenos Aires
González   58' (o.g.)
Cavenaghi   81'
Summary Ferrero   60'   60'
Tavio   83'
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
21 April 2012 Round 30 River Plate 1–0 Instituto Buenos Aires
Trezeguet   56' Summary Damiani   65' Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
29 April 2012 Round 31 Aldosivi 1–1 River Plate Mar del Plata
Briones   64'
Gigli   84'
Summary Domínguez   61' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio José María Minella
4 May 2012 Round 32 River Plate 1–0 Gimnasia (Jujuy) Buenos Aires
Trezeguet   67' Summary Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
12 May 2012 Round 33 Atlético Tucumán 2–4 River Plate San Miguel de Tucumán
Fondacaro   7'
Barone   83'
Summary González   30'
Trezeguet   36' (pen.), 67'
Sánchez   85'
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Presidente Jose Fierro
19 May 2012 Round 34 River Plate 2–2 Guillermo Brown Buenos Aires
Cavenaghi   33'
Villalva   78'
Summary Bottino   17'
Zanni   90'
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
26 May 2012 Round 35 Rosario Central 0–0 River Plate Rosario
Summary Stadium: Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
10 June 2012 Round 36 River Plate 2–1 Boca Unidos Buenos Aires
Ocampos   78'
Ro. Funes Mori   88'
Summary Friedrich   81' Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
16 June 2012 Round 37 Patronato 1–0 River Plate Paraná, Entre Ríos
Acosta   7'
Boggino   50'   86'
Summary Stadium: Estadio Presbítero Bartolomé Grella
23 June 2012 Round 38 River Plate 2–0 Almirante Brown Buenos Aires
Trezeguet   49', 88' Summary Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee: A. Toia

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 River Plate (C, P) 38 20 13 5 66 28 +38 73 Primera División
2 Quilmes (P) 38 20 12 6 62 21 +41 72
3 Instituto (Q) 38 19 13 6 56 28 +28 70 Promotion Playoff Matches
4 Rosario Central (Q) 38 20 9 9 49 33 +16 69
5 Boca Unidos 38 16 9 13 55 48 +7 57
Updated to match(es) played on June 23, 2012. Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to determining the champion. If two or more teams had been tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff would have been held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Copa Argentina

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8 December 2011 Round of 64 Defensores de Belgrano 0–1 River Plate San Juan, Argentina
Summary Domínguez   25' Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario
6 March 2012 Round of 32 Sportivo Belgrano 0–2 River Plate Catamarca, Argentina
21.10 (UTC−03:00) Summary Aguirre   61'
Ro. Funes Mori   85'
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Catamarca
Attendance: 20.000
Referee: Diego Ceballos
11 April 2012 Round of 16 Quilmes 1–2 River Plate San Juan, Argentina
22.10 (UTC−03:00) Cauteruccio   87' Summary Trezeguet   26'
Villalva   76'
Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario
16 May 2012 Quarterfinals San Lorenzo 0–2 River Plate Salta, Argentina
Summary Villalva   48'
Ro. Funes Mori   79'
Stadium: Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena
3 June 2012 Semifinals River Plate 0–0
(4–5 p)
Racing Salta, Argentina
19:00 UTC-03:00 Summary Stadium: Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena
Penalties
Ponzio  
Ro. Funes Mori  
Ocampos  
Ledesma  
Villalva  
Vila  
  Saja
  Moreno
  Viola
  Pillud
  Hauche
  Fariña

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of 24 June 2012
No. Pos Nat Player Total Primera B Nacional Copa Argentina
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ARG Leandro Chichizola 22 0 18+0 0 4+0 0
GK   ARG Daniel Vega 21 0 20+0 0 1+0 0
DF   ARG Jonathan Maidana 36 0 36+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ARG Agustín Alayes 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0
DF   URU Juan Manuel Díaz 29 2 27+0 2 2+0 0
DF   ARG Luciano Abecasis 21 0 17+0 0 4+0 0
DF   ARG Alexis Ferrero 11 0 8+3 0 0+0 0
DF   ARG Carlos Arano 8 0 7+0 0 1+0 0
DF   ARG Luciano Vella 18 0 16+0 0 2+0 0
DF   PAR Adalberto Román 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ARG Leandro González Pirez 13 0 6+3 0 3+1 0
DF   ARG Germán Pezzella 6 0 1+0 0 5+0 0
DF   ARG Ramiro Funes Mori 21 2 17+1 2 3+0 0
DF   ARG Diego Martínez 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF   URU Carlos Sánchez 35 4 35+0 4 0+0 0
MF   ARG Martín Aguirre 33 5 17+12 4 3+1 1
MF   ARG Nicolás Domingo 12 0 7+1 0 4+0 0
MF   ARG Lucas Ocampos 38 7 31+6 7 0+1 0
MF   ARG Alejandro Domínguez 36 5 30+4 4 2+0 1
MF   ARG Ezequiel Cirigliano 28 0 26+1 0 1+0 0
MF   ECU Juan Cazares 4 0 0+0 0 0+4 0
MF   ARG Mauro Díaz 5 0 1+4 0 0+0 0
MF   ARG Cristian Ledesma 7 0 2+1 0 4+0 0
MF   VEN César González 15 2 6+6 2 2+1 0
MF   ARG Leonardo Ponzio 20 1 19+0 1 0+1 0
FW   ARG Fernando Cavenaghi 38 19 37+0 19 1+0 0
FW   ARG Daniel Villalva 17 3 1+12 1 3+1 2
FW   ARG Rogelio Funes Mori 27 6 8+14 4 5+0 2
FW   ARG Gustavo Bou 6 0 0+6 0 0+0 0
FW   ARG Andrés Ríos 17 1 6+8 1 2+1 0
FW   FRA David Trezeguet 21 14 13+6 13 2+0 1
FW   ARG Luis Alfredo Vila 2 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
Players who appeared for River Plate no longer at the club:
FW   ARG Fabián Bordagaray 2 1 0+2 1 0+0 0
MF   ARG Facundo Affranchino 7 0 0+6 0 1+0 0

Top scorers

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Place Position Nation Number Name Primera B Nacional Copa Argentina Total
1 FW   Fernando Cavenaghi 19 0 19
2 FW   David Trezeguet 13 1 14
3 MF   Lucas Ocampos 7 0 7
4 FW   Rogelio Funes Mori 4 2 6
5 MF   Martín Aguirre 4 1 5
MF   Alejandro Domínguez 4 1 5
7 MF   Carlos Sánchez 4 0 4
8 FW   Daniel Villalva 1 2 3
9 DF   Juan Manuel Díaz 2 0 2
Own Goal 2 0 2
DF   Ramiro Funes Mori 2 0 2
MF   César González 2 0 2
13 FW   Fabián Bordagaray 1 0 1
FW   Andrés Ríos 1 0 1
MF   Leonardo Ponzio 1 0 1
FW   Daniel Villalva 1 0 1
TOTALS 68 7 75

Disciplinary record

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Number Nation Position Name Primera B Nacional Copa Argentina Total
           
  MF Carlos Sánchez 9 1 0 0 9 1
  MF Martín Aguirre 7 0 2 0 9 0
  MF Ezequiel Cirigliano 8 0 0 0 8 0
  MF Leonardo Ponzio 7 0 0 0 7 0
  DF Jonathan Maidana 7 0 0 0 7 0
  DF Juan Manuel Díaz 5 0 0 0 5 0
  DF Luciano Vella 5 0 0 0 5 0
  DF Luciano Abecasis 4 0 1 0 5 0
  MF Alejandro Domínguez 5 0 0 0 5 0
  DF Ramiro Funes Mori 3 1 1 0 4 1
  FW Fernando Cavenaghi 4 0 0 0 4 0
  DF Alexis Ferrero 3 0 0 0 3 0
  MF Lucas Ocampos 3 0 0 0 3 0
  FW Rogelio Funes Mori 2 0 1 0 3 0
  DF Leandro González Pirez 3 0 0 0 3 0
  FW David Trezeguet 2 0 0 0 2 0
  DF Germán Pezzella 0 0 2 0 2 0
  MF Cristian Ledesma 1 0 1 0 2 0
  DF Agustín Alayes 1 0 0 0 1 0
  MF Nicolás Domingo 1 0 0 0 1 0
  FW Andrés Ríos 1 0 0 0 1 0
  DF Carlos Arano 1 0 0 0 1 0
  GK Daniel Vega 1 0 0 0 1 0
  FW Andrés Ríos 0 0 1 0 1 0
  DF Diego Martínez 0 0 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 82 2 9 0 91 2

Team kit

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These are the 2011–12 River Plate kits.

Supplier: Adidas
Sponsor(s): Petrobras & Tramontina

Source: [citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Acquisizione a titolo definitivo dei diritti alle prestazioni sportive del calciatore Erik Manuel Lamela" (PDF) (in Italian). asroma.it. Retrieved 6 August 2011.[permanent dead link]