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2015 Club Atlético River Plate season

The 2015 season is Club Atlético River Plate's 4th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season began on February 13 and ended on December 6.[1]

Club Atlético River Plate
2015 season
PresidentRodolfo D'Onofrio
ManagerMarcelo Gallardo
StadiumEstadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Primera División9th
Copa LibertadoresWinners
Copa SudamericanaSemi-finals
Copa ArgentinaRound of 32
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Season events edit

On February 11, River Plate defeated San Lorenzo de Almagro and obtained the 2015 Recopa Sudamericana.[2]

On May 19, River Plate introduced the new third kit, featuring shades of red and black.[3]

On July 3, River Plate lost to Rosario Central and was eliminated from the 2014-15 Copa Argentina at the Round of 32 stage.[4]

On August 5, River Plate defeated Tigres UANL and obtained the 2015 Copa Libertadores.[5]

On August 11, River Plate defeated Gamba Osaka at the Osaka Expo '70 Stadium and obtained the 2015 Suruga Bank Championship.[6] [7]

On December 16, River Plate made its debut on the FIFA Club World Cup, defeating Sanfrecce Hiroshima and qualifying to the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup Final.[8]

On December 20, River Plate lost to FC Barcelona and ended the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup as runner-up.[9]

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 Marcelo Barovero (Vice-Captain)
2 DF   ARG Jonatan Maidana
3 DF   COL Eder Alvarez Balanta
4 MF   ARG Guido Rodríguez
5 MF   ARG Matías Kranevitter
6 DF   ARG Ramiro Funes Mori
7 FW   URU Rodrigo Mora
8 MF   URU Carlos Sanchez
9 FW   ARG Fernando Cavenaghi (Captain)
10 MF   ARG Pity Martínez
14 DF   ARG Augusto Solari
15 MF   ARG Leonardo Pisculichi
16 MF   ARG Ariel Rojas
17 MF   ARG Martin Aguirre
18 MF   URU Camilo Mayada
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   COL Teofilo Gutierrez
20 DF   ARG Germán Pezzella
21 DF   ARG Leonel Vangioni
23 MF   ARG Leonardo Ponzio (3rd Captain)
24 DF   ARG Emanuel Mammana
25 DF   ARG Gabriel Mercado
27 MF   ARG Ezequiel Cirigliano
29 FW   ARG Giovanni Simeone
30 MF   ARG Tomas Martinez
31 FW   ARG Lucas Boye
32 FW   ARG Sebastián Driussi
33 GK   ARG Julio Chiarini
34 FW   ARG Juan Cruz Kaprof
35 MF   ARG Pablo Aimar
42 GK   ARG Augusto Batalla

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 Marcelo Barovero (Vice-Captain)
2 DF   ARG Jonatan Maidana
3 DF   COL Eder Alvarez Balanta
4 MF   ARG Guido Rodríguez
5 MF   ARG Matías Kranevitter
6 DF   ARG Ramiro Funes Mori
7 FW   URU Rodrigo Mora
8 MF   URU Carlos Sanchez
9 FW   ARG Fernando Cavenaghi (Captain)
10 MF   ARG Pity Martínez
11 FW   ARG Javier Saviola
13 FW   ARG Lucas Alario
14 DF   ARG Augusto Solari
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF   ARG Leonardo Pisculichi
18 MF   URU Camilo Mayada
19 MF   URU Tabare Viudez
20 DF   ARG Milton Casco
21 DF   ARG Leonel Vangioni
22 MF   ARG Nicolás Bertolo
23 MF   ARG Leonardo Ponzio (3rd Captain)
24 DF   ARG Emanuel Mammana
25 DF   ARG Gabriel Mercado
27 MF   ARG Lucho Gonzalez
32 FW   ARG Sebastián Driussi
33 GK   ARG Julio Chiarini
42 GK   ARG Augusto Batalla

Transfers edit

In Winter edit

Number Pos. Name From
10 MF   Pity Martinez   Club Atletico Huracan
18 MF   Camilo Mayada   Danubio FC
35 MF   Pablo Aimar   Johor Darul Takzim

Out Winter edit

Number Pos. Name To
11 MF   Osmar Ferreira   Atletico Tucuman
13 DF   Bruno Urribarri   Atletico Rafaela

In Summer edit

Number Pos. Name From
11 FW   Javier Saviola   Hellas Verona
13 FW   Lucas Alario   Club Atletico Colon
19 MF   Tabare Viudez   Kasımpaşa SK
22 MF   Nicolas Bertolo   Club Atletico Banfield
27 MF   Lucho Gonzalez   Al-Rayyan

Out Summer edit

Number Pos. Name To
16 MF   Ariel Rojas   Cruz Azul
17 MF   Martin Aguirre Retired
19 FW   Teofilo Gutierrez   Sporting Lisboa
20 DF   German Pezzella   Real Betis
35 MF   Pablo Aimar Retired

In Middle Season edit

Number Pos. Name From
20 DF   Milton Casco   Newell's Old Boys

Out Middle Season edit

Number Pos. Name To
6 DF   Ramiro Funes Mori   Everton FC
9 FW   Fernando Cavenaghi   APOEL Nicosia

Loan out edit

Number Pos. Name To
27 MF   Ezequiel Cirigliano   Dallas FC
29 FW   Giovanni Simeone   Club Atletico Banfield
30 MF   Tomas Martinez   Tenerife
31 FW   Lucas Boye   Newell's Old Boys
34 FW   Juan Cruz Kaprof   FC Metz

Friendlies edit

Pre-season edit

Mid-season edit

Primera División edit

Main article: 2015 Argentine Primera División

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Estudiantes (LP) 30 14 9 7 34 28 +6 51 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage
8 Banfield 30 14 8 8 38 32 +6 50
9 River Plate 30 13 10 7 46 33 +13 49 2016 Copa Libertadores group stage
10 Tigre 30 12 10 8 32 25 +7 46 Advanced to Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana
11 Quilmes 30 13 6 11 38 37 +1 45
Source: AFA


Copa Libertadores edit

Main article: 2015 Copa Libertadores

Copa Sudamericana edit

Main article: 2015 Copa Sudamericana

Copa Argentina edit

Main article: 2014–15 Copa Argentina

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

References edit

  1. ^ 2015.http://www.afa.org.ar/upload/reglamento/Reglamento_PrimeraDivision_2015.pdf (in spanish)
  2. ^ "River Plate defeated San Lorenzo 1-0 and won their first Recopa Santander Sudamericana Tournament | Conmebol.com". www.conmebol.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-12.
  3. ^ "River presentó su nueva camiseta alternativa -Goal.com | Goal.com".
  4. ^ https://www.clarin.com/deportes/river-central-copa_argentina_0_H10b2UFwmx.html (in spanish)
  5. ^ "River toca el cielo al ganar la Libertadores 2015 tras ardua campaña" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. August 5, 2015.
  6. ^ "Copa Suruga Bank Tournament: River Plate becomes the champion while routing Gamba Osaka 3-0 | Conmebol.com". www.conmebol.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-22.
  7. ^ "Gamba Osaka fall to River Plate in SURUGA bank Championship 2015 OSAKA".
  8. ^ "SuperSport".
  9. ^ Bakowski, Gregg (20 December 2015). "Barcelona 3-0 River Plate: Club World Cup final –as it happened". The Guardian.
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