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65-594: Club Atlético River Plate , commonly known as River Plate , is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires . Founded in 1901, the club is named after the English name for the city's estuary , Río de la Plata . River's home stadium, Estadio Monumental , is the largest in South America. River had the highest average home attendance of any association football club in

130-429: A larger multisports club are examples of this (namely, Portuguese SADs ( Sociedade Anónima Desportiva ) such as Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Sporting Clube de Portugal , or Spanish SADs ( Sociedad Anónima Deportiva ) Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. and Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. , as well as Italian clubs like Società Sportiva Lazio S.p.A. ). Some sports teams are owned and financed by a single non-sports company , for example

195-661: A logo designed by the artist Caloi . This emblem showed the figure of a lion (wearing a River jersey) rising from the Monumental stadium. The lion logo was immediately added to the uniforms (on the field and training clothes) having River Plate won the Copa Libertadores de América and European/South American Cup using the lion logo. In 1989, when Santilli left the club so the lion went with him and has not been reestablished since. In February 2022, River Plate launched its new corporate image, which included an update to

260-521: A player on one sports team within a sports and entertainment company to automatically play for another team in the same company. On the other hand, American varsity teams are generally organized into a structure forming a true multi-sport club belonging to an educational institution, but varsity collegiate athletics are almost never referred to as clubs; "club sports" in American colleges and universities refer to sports that are not directly sponsored by

325-527: A record five Copa Aldaos , and one Tie Cup . In addition, River Plate's reserve team won the U-20 Copa Libertadores in 2012 . After winning the 2014 Copa Sudamericana , 2015 Recopa Sudamericana and the 2015 Copa Libertadores , River Plate became the first team to simultaneously hold CONMEBOL 's three current major international competitions. River Plate are ranked first in the all-time Argentine Primera División table , having gained

390-901: A single sport or to several ( multi-sport clubs ). The term "athletics club" is sometimes used for a general sports club, rather than one dedicated to athletics proper. Friedrich Ludwig Jahn 's Turners movement, first realized at Volkspark Hasenheide in Berlin in 1811, was the origin of the modern sports clubs . Larger sports clubs are characterized by having professional and amateur departments in various sports such as bike polo , football , basketball , futsal , cricket , volleyball , handball , rink hockey , bowling , water polo , rugby , track and field athletics , boxing , baseball , cycling , tennis , rowing , gymnastics , and others, including less traditional sports such as airsoft , billiards , e-sports , orienteering , paintball , or roller derby . The teams and athletes belonging to

455-719: A single sport. There are some exceptions, especially when multiple such teams are under one ownership structure, in which case the club may be referred to as a "sports and entertainment" company; see, for example, the One Buffalo sports club, which fields an NFL team (the Buffalo Bills ), two hockey teams ( Buffalo Sabres and Rochester Americans ), professional lacrosse ( Buffalo Bandits and Rochester Knighthawks ), and general athletics and fitness (Impact Sports and Performance). Even in such circumstances, collective bargaining agreements and contract laws generally do not allow

520-421: A sports club may compete in several different leagues, championships and tournaments wearing the same club colors and using the same club name, sharing also the same club fan base , supporters and facilities. Many professional sports clubs have an associate system where the affiliated supporters pay an annuity fee. In those cases, supporters become eligible to attend the club's home matches and exhibitions across

585-658: A third place in the Copa Libertadores de Futsal in 2013. River is one of the founding clubs of the Federación Metropolitana de Balonmano (Fe.Me.Bal.) and it is also the institution that won more championships in local history. All these titles have been obtained in the metropolitan and national levels, either in Metropolitan, Aperturas, Clausuras, Super 4 or Nacionales Tournaments, or the Federal League. The men's team won 32 domestic titles and

650-1441: Is also a multisports organisation, with badminton , cricket, association football and tennis facilities. In addition, like in several other countries, many universities and colleges develop a wide range of student sport activities including at a professional or semi-professional level. Fulham F.C. once ran a professional rugby league team and rowing club, which other football clubs have emulated since. Many football clubs originate from cricket teams. Today, most major cities have separate clubs for each sport (e.g. Manchester United Football Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club are based in Manchester ). Many clubs internationally describe themselves as football clubs ("FC", "Football Club" in British English and "Fußball-Club" in German; "CF", Clube de Futebol in Portuguese and Club de Fútbol in Spanish). Generally, British football clubs field only football teams. Their counterparts in several other countries tend to be full multi-sport clubs, even when called football clubs ( Futebol Clube do Porto ; Fußball-Club Bayern München ; Futbol Club Barcelona ). The equivalent abbreviation "SC" (for "Soccer Club")

715-408: Is club's all-time topscorer with 293 goals in 515 matches played), but as coach for the club, having won six Primera División championships ( 1975 Torneo Metropolitano, 1975 Torneo Nacional , 1977 Torneo Metropolitano , 1979 Torneo Nacional, 1979 Torneo Metropolitano , and 1980 Torneo Metropolitano ). Héctor Veira won the Copa Libertadores with River Plate, in 1986 . That same year the team won

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780-415: Is more common in the case of individual sports, such as the sport of athletics , where a distance runner may compete for a track and field team as well as a road running team, and also have further membership at a local sports club for training purposes. Some national sports bodies require an athlete to state a priority order of their club membership, outlining which club has the higher, or first, claim on

845-733: Is occasionally used in North American English (for example, Nashville SC and Orlando City SC ), but a general reluctance to decolonize the sport terminology means that most North American teams, somewhat ambiguously, as "football" in North American English refers to North American gridiron-style football still use "F.C." in their name instead (e.g. FC Dallas or Toronto FC ). Argentine Football Association The Argentine Football Association ( Spanish : Asociación del Fútbol Argentino , locally [asosjaˈsjon del ˈfuðβol aɾxenˈtino] ; AFA )

910-620: Is the governing body of football in Argentina based in Buenos Aires . It organises the main divisions of Argentine league system (from Primera División to Torneo Regional Federal and Torneo Promocional Amateur ), including domestic cups : Copa Argentina , Supercopa Argentina , Copa de la Liga Profesional , Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional and the Supercopa Internacional . The body also manages all

975-410: Is the oldest in South America and one of the oldest to be formed outside Europe . In 1906, Florencio Martínez de Hoz became the first Argentine-born president of the association. In 1912, the president of Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) , Ricardo Aldao, broke up with the association, establishing an own league, the " Federación Argentina de Football " which organized a parallel tournament. Some teams moved to

1040-493: Is the owner of the Cardiff Arms Park site. It is responsible for much of the premier amateur sporting activities in city with cricket ( Cardiff Cricket Club ), rugby union (it is the major shareholder of the semi-professional Cardiff Rugby Club ), field hockey ( Cardiff & Met Hockey Club ), tennis ( Lisvane (CAC) Tennis Club ) and bowls ( Cardiff Athletic Bowls Club ) sections. Catford Wanderers Sports Club

1105-755: The CABB Federal Basketball Tournament. The women's field hockey team is affiliated to the Buenos Aires Hockey Association (AHBA) and currently playing in Torneo Metropolitano A , the top division of regional hockey in Argentina. In 2016, the squad (nicknamed Las Vikingas ) won its first Metropolitano championship after beating Ciudad de Buenos Aires by 3–2 at the final. In 2017, Las Vikingas won their third consecutive Hockey National League after defeating Club Italiano by 2–0 at

1170-536: The Copa de Competencia Chevallier Boutell . The nickname Los Millonarios came after the acquisition of winger Carlos Peucelle in 1931 for $ 10,000 and Bernabé Ferreyra for $ 35,000 (Large sum of money for the period) in 1932 . In the following years, River Plate consolidated its place as one of the most popular teams of Argentina, and the 20th century brought much success. The club's record of 28 official tournaments saw them dubbed El Campeón del Siglo (The Champions of

1235-686: The European/South American Cup played in Tokyo. Under his coaching the club also won the 1985–86 Argentine championship , totalizing three titles with River Plate. Titles won in lower divisions: Apart from football, the club hosts a large variety of sports such as athletics , basque pelota , bowls , chess , basketball , handball , cestoball , gymnastics , field hockey , karate , roller hockey , roller skating , swimming , taekwondo , tennis , volleyball , waterpolo , and eSports . The basketball team currently plays in

1300-471: The Río de la Plata ("River Plate" in some English sources). Proposed names as "Club Atlético Forward", "Juventud Boquense" or "La Rosales" had been rejected. Pedro Martínez saw the name "The River Plate" written at ship containers, and proposed it as a name, which was finally accepted as the official name. River fans and the press are fond of the nickname Los Millonarios (The Millionaires). This name derives from

1365-708: The Spanish La Liga , that are organized by associations dedicated exclusively to those championships and run as separate entities from their respective National Associations, served as inspiration for the creation of the Superliga. The 2016–17 Primera División championship was the last tournament organized by the AFA. Starting with the 2017–18 season to 2019–20 season, the "Superliga Argentina" , an entity administered by itself with its own statute, organised Primera División championships. In March 2020, AFA dissolved

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1430-610: The United States major institutions like The New York Athletic Club and Los Angeles Athletic Club serve as athletic clubs that participate in multiple sports. Examples also abound of sports clubs that are in effect one sports team. Each team from the NFL (American football), CFL (Canadian football), NBA (basketball), MLB (baseball), NHL (ice hockey) or MLS (association football) North American sports leagues , can be called sports clubs, but in practice, they focus solely on

1495-481: The 1930s after some expensive transfers of players from other clubs, including Carlos Peucelle from Sportivo Buenos Aires in 1931 and Bernabé Ferreyra from Tigre in 1932. Due to the red band in their shirt, it is also common to refer to River as El Equipo de la Banda (the team with the band) or simply La Banda (which means "the stripe", but can also mean "the band" -both as in "gang" and "musical group"). River Plate's forwards between 1941 and 1946 were given

1560-550: The Argentina national teams, including the Senior , U-20 , U-17 , U-15 , Olympic and women's squads. Secondly, it also organizes the women's , children, youth, futsal , and other local leagues. The AFA also organised all the Primera División championships from 1893 to 2016–17 . From the 2017–18 season the " Superliga Argentina ", an entity which was administered independently and had its own statute, took over

1625-615: The Boca Juniors vs River Plate Superclásico local derby match was listed by the BBC as one of the most famous derbies in the world. Attending the match was also acclaimed in 2004 as the number one of the Fifty sporting things you must do before you die by The Observer . The "River Plate" name was chosen in 1901, when the team was still located at the La Boca neighbourhood, next to

1690-665: The Campeonato Argentino was held in that year, and River Plate was defeated in the finals, then playing at its successor competition, Liga Nacional de Básquetbol , between 1985–93 and 2004–06. The team reached the finals in 1988, and for the 1989 and 1990 seasons, Héctor Campana became the top scorer of the LNB , playing for River Plate. The team also achieved 2nd place in 2004 and 2005 editions of Copa Argentina. Since 2014, after eight years of absence in professional basketball, River Plate returned to national tournaments playing

1755-477: The Century). Adidas has been River Plate's uniform supplier since 1982, becoming one of the company's largest sponsorship deals in the world, only behind German club Bayern Munich . The US$ 60 million partnership with the German sports company signed in 2015 (extending the deal to 2021) marked the most expensive kit agreement in the history of Argentine football. As in many football shirts and sports in general,

1820-504: The FAF were Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) , Independiente , Estudiantes (LP) and Atlanta . The league lasted until 1914 when rejoining Asociación Argentina de Football , forming a unique league for the 1915 season. The second dissident league was formed in 1919 and named " Asociación Amateurs de Football ", organizing its own championships (as FAF had done) until 1926 when it merged to the official association. The dissident league included some of

1885-488: The Primera División championships. Nevertheless, the Superliga was contractually linked with the main football body. The last championship organised by the Superliga was 2019–20 , shortly after the season ended the body was dissolved. The Argentine Association Football League (in English ) was founded on 21 February 1893 by Alexander Watson Hutton , considered "the father" of Argentine football. The Argentine Association

1950-606: The Torneo Federal de Básquetbol. In 1950, the first FIBA World Championship was played in Buenos Aires and Argentina claimed the gold medal with 3 River Plate players: Alberto López , Leopoldo Contarbio and Vito Liva. The club won a Campeonato Argentino title in 1983, and finished in the 2nd place in the Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes Campeones de Básquetbol in 1984. The last edition of

2015-626: The United States, Paraguay and Canada. There are also unofficial fan clubs in all Latin American countries, and also in Spain, Italy, England, Israel, Australia, Germany, the United States and New Zealand. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. From its creation in 1901 to

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2080-433: The acronym of the club (CARP) in black, and the background is white, in a stylized design. When Hugo Santilli became chairman in 1984, he soon called to a competition where a new emblem would be chosen. The main objective of this new image was to eradicate the nickname Gallinas (Hens) that River's rivals (Boca Juniors fans mainly) used to mock them. Artists from Argentina took part in that competition. The club finally chose

2145-600: The all-time greatest Argentina national team had played for River Plate. River have a fierce rivalry with Boca Juniors . Matches between them are known as Superclásico , and the rivalry is among the most heated in the sport, due to the fixture's global popularity and both clubs having the most fans in Argentina. Notable players who have played for River include José Manuel Moreno , Adolfo Pedernera , Ángel Labruna , Amadeo Carrizo , Alfredo Di Stéfano , Omar Sívori , Daniel Passarella , Enzo Francescoli , Hernán Crespo , Javier Mascherano and Gonzalo Higuaín . According with

2210-638: The athlete's services. In many regions of the world like Europe , North Africa , West Asia , the Indian subcontinent or Central and South America , sports clubs with several sports departments (multisports clubs) or branches, including highly competitive professional teams, are very popular and have developed into some of the most powerful and representative sports institutions in those places. In general, student sports can be described as composed by multisports clubs, each one representing its educational institution and competing in several sport disciplines. In

2275-509: The club's history are Guillermo Till, Claudio Straffe, Freddy Ambrosini, Gabriel Canzoniero and Juan Ojea. The current swimming team has its origins in 2003, after many years in which the Club Atlético River Plate had no representatives in the national championships of this discipline. The draft to form the best team in the country was led by Professor Rodolfo Sacco and had the best results that had never been achieved in

2340-416: The club's official history, River Plate was founded on 25 May 1901, close to the La Boca neighborhood (later the home of fierce rivals Boca Juniors ). They were formed from the merger of two clubs, "Santa Rosa" and "La Rosales", with Leopoldo Bard elected as the first president. The name River Plate was chosen because of an incident during the construction of Buenos Aires Port: one of the members had seen how

2405-596: The colleges but by student organizations (see National Club Football Association and American Collegiate Hockey Association for two leagues consisting entirely of college "club" teams in American football and ice hockey , respectively). In the United Kingdom , almost all major sports organisations are dedicated to a single sport, the exception to this is Cardiff Athletic Club based in Cardiff , Wales, which

2470-654: The domestic scene, having achieved six Primera División titles ( 1996–97 Torneo Apertura , 1996–97 Torneo Clausura , 1997–98 Torneo Apertura , 1999–2000 Torneo Apertura , 2001–02 Torneo Clausura , 2013–14 Torneo Final ) and one Copa Campeonato ( 2014 ); internationally, he won the Copa Libertadores ( 1996 ) and one Supercopa Libertadores ( 1997 ). José María Minella was another notable manager with eight titles won with River Plate, seven Primera División championships ( 1945 , 1947 , 1952 , 1953 , 1955 , 1956 , 1957 ) and one Copa Dr. Ricardo Aldao (1947). Ángel Labruna had an outstanding career not only as player (he

2535-447: The entire season, and have the right to practice almost every kind of sport at the club's facilities. Registered associate member fees, attendance receipts, sponsoring contracts, team merchandising , TV rights, and athlete/player transfer fees , are usually the primary sources of sports club financing. In addition, there are sports clubs, or its teams, which are publicly listed - several professional European football clubs belonging to

2600-523: The field of competitive club sports, an athlete will typically be registered to only one club for a given discipline and will compete for that club exclusively for the duration of a competition or season. Exceptions to this include player trades and transfers, athlete loan agreements and unattached trialists. Where an athlete competes in multiple disciplines, or where club membership has social or training aspects such as local athletic clubs, then athletes may register with multiple clubs. Multiple membership

2665-496: The final against FC Barcelona at the International Stadium Yokohama . The number of River Plate supporters who traveled to Japan during that period were between 15,000 and 20,000, a record in the competition. River Plate has official subsidiaries in provinces such as Santa Fe , Tucumán , Córdoba , Entre Ríos , Mendoza , Tierra del Fuego , Catamarca , among others, and in Spain, Mexico, Australia,

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2730-453: The final count resulted in a draw of 38 to 38 (76 votes in total). The explanation given was that one of the electors put a double vote and that mistake was not reported. As a result, the executive committee decided to postpone the election. After some meetings to put an end to the conflict, both candidates agreed to have another election in June 2016. In June 2016, AFA president Luis Segura

2795-806: The final, thus becoming one of the two clubs with most titles at the national tournament. Two players from River Plate, Lucina von der Heyde and Bianca Donati , who were Junior World Champions in Chile 2016 , made their debut in a world cup in London 2018 . Von der Heyde was named the FIH Rising Star of the Year . The futsal team plays in the Argentine División de Honor . The team won three championships in 1991, 2002 and 2003, and two Copa Argentina de Futsal in 2016 and 2017. The team also achieved

2860-411: The first team and educate academically, ethically and athletically its members. Legends of football not only had the privilege of playing in the first division of the club Millonario , but also wore the red and white jersey since the youth categories. The lower divisions of River Plate, also known as "El Semillero" has always been the most fruitful of Argentina , the most important and also the one with

2925-614: The gold medal in the South American Men's Club Handball Championship in 1984. The team also achieved 2 Bronze medals in the same competition and 4 Bronze medals in the Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship . The women's team won 9 national titles, and the silver medal in the South American Women's Club Handball Championship in 1984 and the bronze medal in 1987. The more prominent players in

2990-637: The greatest success. Historically it is considered as the best soccer training school of the Americas and one of the best in the world. Two players from the River Plate academy won the Ballon d'Or . Note : flags indicate national team they played for so the Ballon was awarded to European players only: (according to a ranking made by IFFHS); Note : the ranking only includes River Plate players emerged from

3055-1134: The institution. The team began to form from a contractual relationship with the swimmer José Meolans , one of the Argentine swimmers with most titles won. Many high-level swimmers, trained in other institutions began to approach to be part of what would be the best team in the country for the coming years. Other swimmers from River Plate who represented Argentina in the Olympics include Meolans himself, Georgina Bardach , Eduardo Germán Otero , Walter Arciprete , Agustín Fiorilli , María del Pilar Pereyra , Juan Pereyra , Damián Blaum , Javiera Salcedo , Pablo Martín Abal , Cecilia Biagioli . Sports club Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and may play other similar clubs on occasion, watched mostly by family and friends, to large commercial organisations with professional players which have teams that regularly compete against those of other clubs and sometimes attract very large crowds of paying spectators . Clubs may be dedicated to

3120-436: The international scene, having won two Copa Libertadores ( 2015 , 2018 ), one Copa Sudamericana ( 2014 ), three Recopa Sudamericana ( 2015 , 2016 , 2019 ), and one Suruga Bank Championship ( 2015 ). Several of these championship wins included memorable victories against archrivals Boca Juniors . Ramón Díaz had three tenures on River Plate (1995–2000, 2001–02, and 2012–14), being the club's most successful manager in

3185-405: The logo and a typography designed exclusively for the club. The corporate image was created and developed by "Grupo Berro", a branding and design studio that had been working on the corporate image for over two years. River Plate and Boca Juniors are the two largest football clubs in Argentina, with more than half the country's football fans supporting the clubs. Due to the rivalry between them,

3250-741: The most points, having played the most matches, and having the highest win percentage. River are also ranked first in the historical table of the Copa Libertadores , being the South American team with most games won and the most points gained. The club were placed ninth in the FIFA Club of the Century poll in 2000. In a survey published by the Argentine Football Association in 2016, 6 out of 11 players of

3315-446: The most prominent teams, such as River Plate , Racing , Independiente and San Lorenzo , with the exception of Boca Juniors that remained in the official "Asociación Argentina de Football". When both leagues merged for the 1927 season, the association was again renamed to "Asociación Amateur Argentina de Football" until the professionalization of the sport in 1931 when it switched to " Liga Argentina de Football ". The first round of

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3380-491: The nickname La Máquina (The Machine), due to their synchronization and movements on the field. There was also a River Plate team that was known as La Maquinita (The Little Machine, as tribute to its predecessor) in the 1950s. Managed by José María Minella , the team earned the nickname after winning five championships in six years (1952–57). Some notable players were Alfredo Di Stéfano , Santiago Vernazza , Walter Gómez , Enrique Omar Sívori , among others. Some members of

3445-491: The original Máquina of the 1940s such as Labruna and Loustau, were also part of the team. The Estadio Antonio Liberti (nicknamed El Monumental ) located in the Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires is River Plate's stadium. With a capacity of 86,000, it was inaugurated on 25 May 1938. Argentina national football team usually plays its home games at the stadium. Since its establishment in 1901, River Plate's stadiums have been: In 2023, River's average home attendance

3510-409: The present, the lower divisions of River Plate have protagonized splendid moments in their categories. The River Plate Academy is recognized on a continental and world level for the amount of talents that have emerged throughout it. River produced many of the best players in the history of football, including most of the institution's top idols. Its main objective is to supply players with great future to

3575-517: The presidential elections to elect a new president for the body, there were two candidates to occupy Julio Humberto Grondona's chair, Marcelo Tinelli –who wanted a change in how things were going, like eliminating corruption between some clubs and the AFA– and Luis Segura , who had taken charge after Grondona's death, with the intention of extending his mandate. With 75 presidents of different Argentine clubs voting, on election day something went wrong when

3640-451: The recently created professional championship was on 31 May 1931. Despite football turning professional in Argentina, some clubs wanted to remain amateur, so they formed a new league, the "Asociación de Football Amateur y Profesionales", which organized a parallel tournament until 1934 when the dissident association merged with LAF on 3 November 1934 to form the "Asociación del Football Argentino" which has remained since. In 2015, during

3705-734: The several sports teams owned by Red Bull GmbH and collectively known as Red Bulls . Other examples of this are the several sports teams owned by Bayer AG and Philips corporations through the Bayer 04 Leverkusen and PSV Eindhoven respectively, that originally were works teams , the teams owned by the Samsung Group ( Samsung Sports ), and the teams owned by the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG). They may compete in several different sports and leagues, being headquartered in some cases across several countries. In

3770-400: The team was promoted to first division after beating Racing Club 2–1. However, the match was declared null due to River supporters jumping onto the field to celebrate with the players, so a new match had to be played. River again won, this time 7–0, to achieve promotion. In 1914 River won its first domestic championship, the Copa de Competencia Jockey Club and its first international title,

3835-403: The team's jersey has a badge on its front, as a symbol of the institution. When the River Plate jersey was created it did not have a badge, and its presence varied throughout the history, according to the designs of each era. Currently it is embroidered on the jersey, with three colors (red, white and black). Its format resembles that of the jersey, as it has a red stripe that crosses it, along with

3900-404: The workers of Dique nº 3 left their duties for a while to play a football match. The boxes they were working with just said "The River Plate" (the name the English gave to the Río de la Plata ) and that inscription was taken to name the new club. River Plate affiliated to the Argentine Football Association in 1905, debuting in the third division against Facultad de Medicina. On 13 December 1908,

3965-749: The world in 2023 with 84,567. With more than 350,000 members at the end of 2023, River is one of the largest sports clubs by membership . Although a multi-sport club , River Plate is best known for its professional association football department, which has won Argentina's Primera División championship a record 38 times , most recently in 2023 . River Plate have also won 16 national cups , making River Argentina's most successful team in domestic competitions with 54 titles. At international level, River have won 18 titles, including four Copa Libertadores , one Intercontinental Cup , one Supercopa Sudamericana , one Copa Sudamericana , three Recopa Sudamericanas , one Copa Interamericana , one Suruga Bank Championship ,

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4030-592: The youth academy: Notable players who emerged from the River Plate Academy Marcelo Gallardo is the club's most successful manager of all-time, with thirteen titles. Gallardo (appointed in 2014) was the club's manager until November 2022 and under his direction, River Plate won most of its international championships. Domestic titles won include three Copa Argentina ( 2015–16 , 2016–17 and 2018–19 ) and two Supercopa Argentina ( 2017 , 2019 ). He has been specially successful in

4095-439: Was 84,567, the highest average attendance of any association football club in the world, also having sold-out 48 home matches in a row during the year. It was also reported that River had more than 350,000 members at the end of 2023, making them one of the largest sports clubs by membership . On 8 October 2012, "The world's longest football flag" was unveiled in a caravan in which approximately 15,000 River supporters took part. It

4160-540: Was charged with "aggravated administrative fraud". Segura has been replaced on an interim basis by the AFA's executive secretary, Damián Dupiellet. In 2017, the association approved the creation of a new entity, named " Superliga Argentina de Fútbol ", which would take over the organization of the Primera División championship. The main European football leagues such as the English Premier League or

4225-593: Was made entirely by fans who carried the 7,830 meters flag along the streets of Buenos Aires. The away jersey of the 2012–13 season was the most sold throughout the world during the month of September 2012, a first for an Argentine club. In 2015, the club participated in the FIFA Club World Cup and played against Sanfrecce Hiroshima at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka on 16 December, and on 20 December in

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