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 River Plate

Full name Club Atlético River Plate
  • Club Atlético River Plate, commonly known as River Plate, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Núñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires.
  • Founded in 1901, the club is named after the English name for the city's estuary, Río de la Plata. Although many sports are practiced at the club, River Plate is best known for its professional football team, which has won Argentina's Primera División championship a record of 37 times, its latest title in 2021.
  • Domestic achievements also include 14 national cups, with the 2021 Trofeo de Campeones as the most recent, making River Plate the country's most successful team in domestic competitions with a total of 49 top-division titles.
  • At international level, River Plate has won 18 titles, with 12 organised by CONMEBOL and other international bodies.
  • River Plate's official international achievements include four Copa Libertadores, one Intercontinental Cup, one Supercopa Sudamericana, one Copa Sudamericana, three Recopa Sudamericana, one Copa Interamericana and one Suruga Bank Championship.
  • Furthermore, the club has also won six tournaments organized by AFA and AUF together: five Copa Dr. Ricardo Aldao,and one Tie Cup.
  • In addition, River Plate's reserve team won the U-20 Copa Libertadores in 2012.
  • River Plate is the first and only team to simultaneously hold CONMEBOL's three current major international competitions,after winning the 2014 Copa Sudamericana, 2015 Recopa Sudamericana and the 2015 Copa Libertadores.
Nickname(s) Los Millonarios (The Millionaires)
La Banda (The Stripe)
Founded 25 May 1901; 121 years ago [note1 1]
Ground Monumental Stadium,
Buenos Aires
Capacity 72,054
Chairman Jorge Pablo Brito
Manager Enzo Francescoli
Coach Marcelo Gallardo
League Primera División
2021 1st (Champions)