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]
| 2015 season | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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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.
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Squad Summer
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In Winter
| Number | Pos. | Name | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | MF | ||
| 18 | MF | ||
| 35 | MF |
Out Winter
| Number | Pos. | Name | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | MF | ||
| 13 | DF |
In Summer
| Number | Pos. | Name | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | FW | ||
| 13 | FW | ||
| 19 | MF | ||
| 22 | MF | ||
| 27 | MF |
Out Summer
| Number | Pos. | Name | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | MF | ||
| 17 | MF | Retired | |
| 19 | FW | ||
| 20 | DF | ||
| 35 | MF | Retired |
In Middle Season
| Number | Pos. | Name | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | DF |
Out Middle Season
| Number | Pos. | Name | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | DF | ||
| 9 | FW |
Loan out
| Number | Pos. | Name | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | MF | ||
| 29 | FW | ||
| 30 | MF | ||
| 31 | FW | ||
| 34 | FW | ||
Friendlies
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 |
Copa Libertadores
Copa Sudamericana
Copa Argentina
Squad statistics
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.