2016–17 Club Atlético River Plate season

The 2016–17 season is Club Atlético River Plate's 6th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Club Atlético River Plate
2016–17 season
PresidentRodolfo D'Onofrio
ManagerMarcelo Gallardo
StadiumEstadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Primera División2nd
Copa ArgentinaWinners
Copa LibertadoresSemi-finals
← 2016

Season events edit

On June 29, Luciano Lollo signed a 4 years contract with River Plate, after the club bought him from Racing Club. The transfer was made for U$S3.5M.[1][2]

On June 30, Enrique Bologna signed a contract with River Plate after quitting Gimnasia y Esgrima.[3][4]

On July 8, Iván Rossi became part of the squad. River bought the player from Banfield for U$S3M.[5][6]

On August 3, Arturo Mina signed a four-year contract with River Plate. The club bought the 70% of the transfer for U$S2.47M. [7]

On September 28, River Plate presented a new kit (the fourth released in 2016), featuring black as main color, with diagonal red and white stripes. The design is a tribute to Ángel Labruna, one of the club's greatest idols.[8][9]

Squad Summer edit

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 Augusto Batalla
2 DF   ARG Jonatan Maidana (Vice-Captain)
3 DF   ECU Arturo Mina
4 DF   PAR Jorge Moreira
5 MF   ARG Nicolás Domingo
6 DF   ARG Luciano Lollo
7 FW   URU Rodrigo Mora (3rd Captain)
8 MF   ARG Denis Rodríguez
9 FW   CHI Marcelo Larrondo
10 MF   ARG Pity Martínez
11 FW   ARG Sebastián Driussi
13 FW   ARG Lucas Alario
14 MF   ARG Joaquin Arzura
16 MF   ARG Exequiel Palacios
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   URU Camilo Mayada
19 FW   URU Ivan Alonso
20 DF   ARG Milton Casco
21 MF   ARG Iván Rossi
22 MF   ARG Andrés D'Alessandro
23 MF   ARG Leonardo Ponzio (Captain)
25 GK   ARG Enrique Bologna
26 MF   ARG Ignacio Fernandez
28 DF   ARG Lucas Martínez Quarta
29 DF   ARG Gonzalo Montiel
30 DF   ARG Luis Olivera
31 GK   ARG Maximiliano Velazco
35 MF   ARG Tomas Andrade

Squad Winter edit

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 Augusto Batalla
2 DF   ARG Jonatan Maidana (Vice-Captain)
3 DF   ECU Arturo Mina
4 DF   PAR Jorge Moreira
5 MF   ARG Nicolás Domingo
6 DF   ARG Luciano Lollo
7 FW   URU Rodrigo Mora (3rd Captain)
8 MF   ARG Denis Rodríguez
9 FW   CHI Marcelo Larrondo
10 MF   ARG Pity Martínez
11 FW   ARG Sebastián Driussi
13 FW   ARG Lucas Alario
14 MF   ARG Joaquin Arzura
16 MF   ARG Exequiel Palacios
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   ARG Carlos Auzqui
18 MF   URU Camilo Mayada
19 FW   URU Ivan Alonso
20 DF   ARG Milton Casco
21 MF   ARG Iván Rossi
23 MF   ARG Leonardo Ponzio (Captain)
25 GK   ARG Enrique Bologna
26 MF   ARG Ignacio Fernandez
28 DF   ARG Lucas Martínez Quarta
29 DF   ARG Gonzalo Montiel
30 DF   ARG Luis Olivera
31 GK   ARG Maximiliano Velazco
32 MF   ARG Ariel Rojas
35 MF   ARG Tomas Andrade

Transfers edit

In Summer edit

Number Pos. Name From
3 DF   Arturo Mina   Independiente del Valle
4 DF   Jorge Moreira   Club Libertad
6 DF   Luciano Lollo   Racing Club
9 FW   Marcelo Larrondo   Rosario Central
21 MF   Iván Rossi   Club Atlético Banfield

Out Summer edit

Number Pos. Name To
1 GK   Marcelo Barovero   Club Necaxa
3 DF   Eder Alvarez Balanta   FC Basel
15 MF   Leonardo Pisculichi   Esporte Clube Vitoria
17 MF   Tabare Viudez   Club Nacional de Football
21 DF   Leonel Vangioni   AC Milan
24 DF   Emanuel Mammana   Olympique Lyon
25 DF   Gabriel Mercado   Sevilla Fútbol Club
27 MF   Lucho González   Atlético Paranaense
33 GK   Julio Chiarini   Club Atlético Sarmiento
MF   Guido Rodríguez   Club Tijuana
MF   Ezequiel Cirigliano   Atletico Tucuman
MF   Tomas Martinez   Sporting Braga
FW   Lucas Boyé   Torino FC
FW   Giovanni Simeone   Genoa

In Winter edit

Number Pos. Name From
17 MF   Carlos Auzqui   Estudiantes de la Plata
32 MF   Ariel Rojas   Cruz Azul

Out Winter edit

Number Pos. Name To
22 MF   Andrés D'Alessandro   SC Internacional

Loan In edit

Number Pos. Name From
8 MF   Denis Rodríguez   Newell's Old Boys

Loan Out edit

Number Pos. Name From
8 MF   Nicolás Bertolo   Club Atlético Banfield

Friendlies edit

Pre-season edit

Mid-season edit

Primera División edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Boca Juniors (C) 30 18 9 3 62 25 +37 63 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 River Plate 30 16 8 6 51 28 +23 56
3 Estudiantes (LP) 30 16 8 6 46 26 +20 56
4 Racing 30 17 4 9 51 40 +11 55
5 Banfield 30 17 3 10 42 35 +7 54 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
Source: AFA
(C) Champions

Results by matchday edit

Copa Argentina edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Copa Libertadores edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Group 3 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   River Plate 6 4 1 1 14 9 +5 13 Round of 16
2   Emelec 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10
3   Independiente Medellín 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9 Copa Sudamericana
4   Melgar 6 1 0 5 6 14 −8 3
Source: CONMEBOL
15 March 2017 (2017-03-15) Round 1 Independiente Medellín   1–3   River Plate Medellín, Colombia
19:00 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Attendance: 40,482
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
13 April 2017 (2017-04-13) Round 2 River Plate   4–2   Melgar Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: El Monumental
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)
27 April 2017 (2017-04-27) Round 3 Emelec   1–2   River Plate Guayaquil, Ecuador
19:00 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: Estadio George Capwell
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
10 May 2017 (2017-05-10) Round 4 River Plate   1–1   Emelec Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:15 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: El Monumental
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)
18 May 2017 (2017-05-18) Round 5 Melgar   2–3   River Plate Arequipa, Perú
19:00 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la UNSA, Arequipa
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
25 May 2017 (2017-05-25) Round 6 River Plate   1–2   Independiente Medellín Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: El Monumental
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Final stages edit

The 2017 Copa Libertadores final stages were played from 4 July to 29 November 2017.[10] A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2017 Copa Libertadores.[11]

This matches are listed on the article 2017-18 Club Atlético River Plate season.

References edit

  1. ^ http://lapaginamillonaria.com/river-plate/33554/luciano-lollo-firmo-con-river-mercado-de-pases-2016-primer-refuerzo (in spanish)
  2. ^ "Javier Pinola's transfer to River highlights Argentine football's issues with passion & loyalty". 16 August 2017.
  3. ^ http://www.tycsports.com/futbol/bologna-es-el-segundo-refuerzo-del-millonario (in spanish)
  4. ^ http://www.diariojornada.com.ar/163663/deportes/bologna_es_el_segundo_refuerzo_de_river/ (in spanish)
  5. ^ http://mundod.lavoz.com.ar/futbol/ivan-rossi-se-convirtio-en-el-tercer-refuerzo-de-river (in spanish)
  6. ^ http://nexogol.nexofin.com/39633-ivan-rossi-es-nuevo-jugador-de-river/ (in spanish)
  7. ^ "Arturo Mina firmó y ya es jugador de River - TyC Sports".
  8. ^ "Adidas River Plate 16-17 Special Kit Released".
  9. ^ https://www.clarin.com/futbol_de_primera/River-presento-camiseta-homenaje-Labruna_0_rkXoNutp.html (in spanish)
  10. ^ "La CONMEBOL dio a conocer los calendarios oficiales de las copas Bridgestone Libertadores y Sudamericana". CONMEBOL.com. 21 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Reglamento Conmebol Libertadores Bridgestone 2017" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.