2015 Club Atlético River Plate season

Club Atlético River Plate
2015 season
President	Rodolfo D'Onofrio
Manager	Marcelo Gallardo
Stadium	Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Primera División	9th
Copa Libertadores	Winners
Copa Sudamericana	Semi-finals
Copa Argentina	Round of 32
Recopa	Winners
FIFA Club World Cup	Runners-up
Suruga Bank	Winners
Supercopa Argentina	Runners-up
Biggest win	Atlético Rafaela 1–5 River
Biggest defeat	River 0–3 Barcelona
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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]

Season events

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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

In Winter

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

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

In Summer

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

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

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

Out Middle Season

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

Loan out

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

Pre-season

Mid-season

Primera División

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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	2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage
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	Advanced to Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana

Source: AFA

Copa Libertadores

Copa Sudamericana

Copa Argentina

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

References

↑ 2015.http://www.afa.org.ar/upload/reglamento/Reglamento_PrimeraDivision_2015.pdf (in spanish)
↑ "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.
↑ "River presentó su nueva camiseta alternativa -Goal.com | Goal.com".
↑ https://www.clarin.com/deportes/river-central-copa_argentina_0_H10b2UFwmx.html (in spanish)
↑ "River toca el cielo al ganar la Libertadores 2015 tras ardua campaña" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. August 5, 2015.
↑ "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.
↑ "Gamba Osaka fall to River Plate in SURUGA bank Championship 2015 OSAKA".
↑ "SuperSport".
↑ Bakowski, Gregg (20 December 2015). "Barcelona 3-0 River Plate: Club World Cup final –as it happened". The Guardian.

[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] ttps://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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