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

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Squad Summer

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

Transfers

In Winter

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

Out Winter

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

In Summer

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

Out Summer

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

In Middle Season

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

Out Middle Season

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

Loan out

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

Friendlies

Pre-season

Mid-season

Primera División

League table

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

Copa Sudamericana

Copa Argentina

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

References

  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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