Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo)

This article is about the club founded in 1932. For the amateur club dissolved in 1925, see River Plate F.C.

For the club in Buenos Aires, Argentina, see Club Atlético River Plate.

River Plate

Full name	Club Atlético River Plate
Nickname(s)	Darseneros (Dockers)
Founded	11 May 1932 (1932-05-11)
Ground	Estadio Saroldi, Montevideo, Uruguay
Ground Capacity	6,000 (all seated)
Chairman	Renzo Gatto
Coach	Juan Ramón Carrasco
League	Primera División
2014–15	3rd
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Club Atlético River Plate is an Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. The club currently plays in the Primera División, the top level of the Uruguayan football league system.

History

The beginnings

River Plate de Montevideo is the result of the merger of former clubs Olimpia and Capurro. After its foundation on 11 May 1932, one of the first objectives reached was the settlement of a new football pitch. The managers decided to establish the "Olimpia Park" (today called Estadio Saroldi) as its home stadium. The name of the stadium was settled in honour of River's first goalkeeper, Federico Omar Saroldi, who died after playing a match against Central Español from an injury suffered during the game.

During the early years (from 1932 until 1942) some of the greatest players in Uruguay's history played in River Plate, such as Severino Varela and Héctor Sena Puricelli. Before Olimpia and Capurro were merged, Isabelino Gradín, who can be considered the first Uruguayan football star, played for the Olimpia side.

Rise in the Primera División

River Plate's highest league position was reached in 1992. Osvaldo Canobbio, Juan Ramón Carrasco, Luis Diego López and Edgardo Adinolfi were involved in the squad during those times. Nacional won the title based on the skills of the notable forward Julio Dely Valdés.

Another great performance was reached in 2007/2008 season, which resulted in River achieving the second position in the annual qualifying. Some of the best players of the tournament were part of that roster: Robert Flores was considered the best player of the season, other key figures such as Pablo Tiscornia, Henry Giménez, Mauricio Prieto, Bruno Montelongo and goalkeeper Álvaro García were also part of the first roster. Some of the most important victories during the tournament were against Peñarol (6–3), Defensor Sporting (5–1) and Danubio (5–1). The highest score registered was against Rampla Juniors (7–0).

2009 Copa Sudamericana

River Plate played semifinals in 2009 Copa Sudamericana, which was the best result achieved in an international competition. Coached by Juan Ramón Carrasco, River Plate eliminated San Lorenzo in quarterfinals and lost against LDU Quito, reaching the top four. Only Danubio and Defensor Sporting, among the so-called "minor" Uruguayan clubs, reached semifinals of an international CONMEBOL competition.

Last years

River Plate has been coached by Guillermo Almada since April 2011 to June 2015. During the four last years River Plate positioned among the top six almost every season, qualifying for CONMEBOL official tournaments. Some key important players in those years were: Michael Santos, Cristian González, Damián Frascarelli, Leandro Rodríguez, Cristian Techera, Gabriel Marques, Gabriel Leyes, Gonzalo Porras, Felipe Avenatti, Lucas Olaza, Sebastián Taborda among others. The highest point of this process was reached after qualifying for the Copa Libertadores, the first time in club's history. Since June 2015 Juan Ramón Carrasco is the current coach of the first roster, after Guillermo Almada joint Barcelona SC.

Performance in Primera División

Matches in Primera División

Last update on November 29, 2015

Total: 1582 games played – 535 Wins – 450 Draws – 597 Losses – 2081 Goals for – 2269 Goals against
Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	BR	WR
Atenas	4	3	0	1	8	6	3–1 (win) (Apertura 2014–15)	2–5 (loss) (Clausura 2014–15)
Basáñez	4	1	2	1	3	3	2–1 (win) (Clausura 1995)	0–1 (loss) (Apertura 1994)
Bella Vista	92	40	21	31	132	116	5–0 (win) (Second leg 1940)	2–5 (loss) (First leg 1981)
Central Español	88	34	23	31	140	121	5–0 (win) (Clausura 2012–13)	1–4 (loss) (Second leg 1940)
Cerrito	9	2	5	2	8	8	3–0 (win) (Clausura 2009–10)	0–3 (loss) (Apertura 2006–07)
Cerro	104	37	31	36	130	138	5–0 (win) (Second leg 1953)	0–5 (loss) (Second leg 1955)
Cerro Largo	10	6	3	1	22	13	3–0 (win) (Clausura 2011–12)	1–4 (loss) (Apertura 2009–10)
Danubio	98	32	31	35	132	143	6–2 (win) (Apertura 1995)	0–6 (loss) (First leg 1955)
Defensor Sporting	134	36	48	50	174	193	6–1 (win) (Second Leg 1937)	2–5 (loss) (Second leg 1944, Second leg 1982)
Deportivo Colonia	5	3	2	0	9	4	2–0 (win) (Apertura 2003, Clausura 2005–06)	N/A
Deportivo Maldonado	10	3	1	6	12	18	4–2 (win) (Clausura 2000)	0–4 (loss) (Clasificatorio 2002)
El Tanque Sisley	11	4	2	5	15	11	4–0 (win) (Clausura 2011–12, Clausura 2014–15)	1–2 (loss) (Apertura 2010–11, Clausura 2010–11, Apertura 2015–16)
Fénix	34	14	8	12	44	44	5–1 (win) (Uruguayo Especial 2005)	1–5 (loss) (Clasificatorio 2002)
Frontera Rivera	4	3	0	1	9	5	4–1 (win) (Apertura 2000)	2–3 (loss) (Clausura 1999)
Huracán Buceo	52	16	22	14	64	54	4–0 (win) (First leg 1984)	1–3 (loss) (First leg 1972)
Juventud	19	14	2	3	39	16	5–1 (win) (Clasificatorio 2002)	1–3 (loss) (Apertura 2007–08, Clausura 2013–14)
Liverpool	104	34	29	41	141	145	5–1 (win) (Second leg 1947)	1–5 (loss) (First leg 1971)
Miramar Misiones	35	19	7	9	56	44	5–0 (win) (Second leg 1945)	2–5 (loss) (First leg 1987)
Nacional	134	23	19	92	145	345	4–1 (win) (Clausura 2009–10)	0–10 (loss) (Second leg 1938)
Paysandú Bella Vista	8	4	3	1	13	9	3–1 (win) (Apertura 1999)	3–1 (loss) (Clasificatorio 2002)
Paysandú	2	1	0	1	6	6	3–2 (win) (Apertura 2005–06)	3–4 (loss) (Uruguayo Especial 2005)
Peñarol	136	29	29	78	151	278	4–0 (win) (Apertura 2015–16)	0–7 (loss) (First leg 1993, Second leg 1938)
Plaza Colonia	6	3	1	2	11	8	3–0 (win) (Uruguayo Especial 2005)	2–3 (loss) (Apertura 2015–16)
Progreso	38	9	13	16	57	49	6–0 (win) (Apertura 2007–08)	2–4 (loss) (Clausura 2006–07)
Racing	70	26	25	19	31	25	4–0 (win) (Third leg 1932, First leg 1968)	1–4 (loss) (Clausura 2010–11)
Rampla Juniors	96	29	33	34	128	138	7–0 (win) (Clausura 2007–08)	1–8 (loss) (First leg 1951)
Rentistas	44	17	19	8	58	38	4–1 (win) (Apertura 1997, Clausura 1999)	0–2 (loss) (Fist leg 1977, Apertura 2014–15)
Rocha	10	4	2	4	12	12	3–0 (win) (Clausura 2006–07)	0–3 (loss) (Apertura 2006–07)
Sud América	71	32	16	23	105	91	4–0 (win) (Clausura 2014–15)	1–4 (loss) (First leg 1942)
Tacuarembó	25	10	10	5	41	30	5–0 (win) (Clausura 2007–08)	0–3 (loss) (Apertura 2003)
Villa Española	7	4	1	2	12	9	4–2 (win) (Clausura 1998)	0–3 (loss) (Apertura 2003)
Villa Teresa	1	1	0	0	4	0	4–0 (win) (Apertura 2015-16)	N/A
Wanderers	117	42	42	33	169	149	5–1 (win) (First leg 1938, Clausura 2007–08, Clausura 2008–09)	1–5 (loss) (Apertura 2015–16)

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

Copa Libertadores

• 1 appearance (2016)
• Best: TBD

Matches in Copa Libertadores

Total: N/A games played – N/A Wins – N/A Draws – N/A Losses – N/A Goals for – N/A Goals against
Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	BR	WR
Universidad de Chile	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Copa Sudamericana

• 5 appearances (2008, 2009, 2010, 2013 and 2014)
• Best: semifinals (2009)

Matches in Copa Sudamericana

Total: 20 games played – 11 Wins – 3 Draws – 6 Losses – 29 Goals for – 24 Goals against
Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	BR	WR
Universidad Católica	4	3	0	1	7	4	3–0 (win) (27 August 2014 – Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo)	0–4 (loss) (7 August 2008 – Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago)
Blooming	4	4	0	0	8	1	4–0 (win) (6 August 2013 – Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo)	2–1 (win) (27 August 2009 – Estadio Centenario, Montevideo) 1–0 (win) (13 July 2013 – Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz)
Vitória	2	1	1	0	5	2	4–1 (win) (22 September 2009 – Estadio Centenario, Montevideo)	1–1 (30 September 2009 – Estadio Manoel Barradas, Salvador)
San Lorenzo	2	1	0	1	1	1	1–0 (win) (4 November 2009 – Estadio Pedro Bidegain, Buenos Aires)	0–1 (loss) (21 October 2009 – Estadio Centenario, Montevideo)
LDU Quito	2	1	0	1	2	8	2–1 (win) (12 November 2009 – Estadio Centenario, Montevideo)	0–7 (loss) (19 November 2009 – Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito)
Guaraní	2	1	0	1	4	4	4–2 (win) (1 September 2010 – Estadio Centenario, Montevideo)	0–2 (loss) (19 August 2010 – Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción)
Águilas Doradas	2	0	1	1	0	1	0–0 (28 August 2013 – Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo)	0–1 (loss) (21 August 2013 – Estadio Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí, Itagüí)
Emelec	2	0	1	1	2	3	1–1 (25 September. 2014 – Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo)	1–2 (loss) (18 September 2014 – Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil)

Copa CONMEBOL

• 2 appearances (1996 and 1998)
• Best: quarterfinals (1996)

Matches in Copa Conmebol

Total: 6 games played – 1 Wins – 3 Draws – 2 Losses – 9 Goals for – 10 Goals against
Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	BR	WR
Porongos	2	1	1	0	8	2	6–0 (win) (2 October 1996 – Parque Federico Omar Saroldi, Montevideo)	2–2 (10 September 1996 – Estadio Casto Martínez Laguarda, San José de Mayo)
Rosario Central	2	0	1	1	0	4	0–0 (26 October 1996 – Parque Federico Omar Saroldi, Montevideo)	0–4 (loss) (8 October 1996 – Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario, Argentina)
Huracán Buceo	2	0	1	1	1	4	0–0 (18 July 1998 – Parque Huracán, Montevideo)	1–4 (loss) (26 July 1998 – Parque Federico Omar Saroldi, Montevideo)

The Club

Parque Federico Omar Saroldi

Main article: Estadio Saroldi

A view of Saroldi's pitch from the visitors' entrance

River Plate usually play their home games at Federico Omar Saroldi stadium, which is located in Montevideo Prado neighborhood (western side of the city), has a capacity of 6000 spectators and one of the best pitches in the league. The stadium was originally named "Olimpia Park", as it was Club Atlético Olimpia's home ground. After joining Olimpia and Capurro, and the unfortunate death of goalkeeper Federico Omar Saroldi (one of the first River's goalkeepers), the stadium was renamed in honor of the said keeper.

Complejo Villa Colón

Located in the neighbourhood of Villa Colón (northwest of Montevideo city), these facilities are used to train both the first-team squad's as the youth squads. This sports complex has six football pitches, first-division team's base camp, locker room and health services. It's considered one of the best equipped training camps in the country.

Uniform

C.A. River Plate's kit is similar to that used by River Plate F.C., its predecessor, which dissolved in 1929. C.A. River Plate's away kit is sometimes a sky blue jersey, black shorts and socks. This kit was adopted by the Uruguay national football team in 1910 as a homage to the disbanded River Plate F.C. (four times champions of Uruguay) who defeated the best team of the Americas at the time, the Argentine team Alumni. Thus, the worldwide known "celeste" jersey was taken by the national team from the club away kit. Before 1910 Uruguay wore several jerseys including dark blue, green, striped white and sky blue, similar to that of Argentina among others.

Kit evolution

1932

1994

1996

1996 visitant

2001

2005 visitant

2006 visitant

2012–present

2012–present visitant

Rivalries

River is based in the same neighbourhood where Bella Vista and Montevideo Wanderers play. These three clubs have a long rivalry with each other.

During the last ten years, River Plate has had the upper hand in derby matches against both rivals, winning most of the matches.

Current squad

As of January 4, 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Nicola Pérez 2 DF Agustín Ale 3 DF Ronaldo Conceição 4 DF Claudio Herrera 5 DF Darío Flores 6 DF Cristian González (captain) 7 MF Bruno Montelongo 9 FW Santiago García 10 FW Michael Santos 12 GK Juan Tinaglini 13 FW Jonathan Ramírez 14 DF Lucas Ruiz 15 MF Robert Flores 16 FW Diego Casas 17 MF Ángel Rodríguez

No. Position Player 19 DF Diego Rodríguez 20 DF Giovanni González 21 FW Alexander Rosso 22 DF Iván Silva 23 DF Santiago Ciganda 24 MF Marquinhos 25 GK Gastón Olveira 27 MF Fernando Gorriarán 29 MF Cristian Pérez 30 FW Nicolás Schiappacasse - MF Diego Vicente - MF Facundo Vigo - DF César Tajan - FW Francis D'Albenas - FW Federico Pintos

2015 Winter transfers

In

Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving From	Type of Transfer	Transfer Window	Source
MF		Martín Alaníz	22	Morelia	Loan return	Winter	tenfield.com.uy
DF		Darío Flores	31	Matera	Transfer	Winter	tenfield.com.uy
DF		Ronaldo Conceição	28	El Tanque Sisley	Loan return	Winter	tenfield.com.uy
MF		Cristian Pérez	25	Club Atlético Torque	Transfer	Winter	tenfield.com.uy
FW		Wellington Baroni	26	J. Malucelli Futebol	Transfer	Winter	tenfield.com.uy

Out

Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving To	Type of Transfer	Transfer Window	Source
MF		Gabriel Marques	27	Barcelona	Transfer	Winter	eluniverso.com
DF		Mauricio Prieto	27	Santiago Wanderers	Transfer	Winter	tenfield.com.uy
FW		Leandro Rodríguez	22	Everton	Transfer	Winter	ovaciondigital.com.uy
MF		Claudio Inella	23	Sud América	Free agent	Winter	tenfield.com.uy
MF		Fabián Bastidas	21	Villa Teresa	Free agent	Winter	tenfield.com.uy
MF		Héber Ignacio Ratti	21	N/A	Free agent	Winter	tenfield.com.uy
DF		Cristian Maciel	23	N/A	Free agent	Winter	tenfield.com.uy

2016 Summer transfers

In

Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving From	Type of Transfer	Transfer Window	Source
FW		Federico Pintos	23	Free agent	-	Summer	tenfield.com.uy
FW		Francis D'Albenas	19	Rampla Juniors	loan return	Summer	tenfield.com.uy
FW		César Tajan	24	Central Español	Transfer	Summer	tenfield.com.uy

Out

Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving To	Type of Transfer	Transfer Window	Source
FW		Martín Alaníz	22	Chapecoense	Transfer	Summer	tenfield.com.uy
MF		Luis Torrecilla	26	Free agent	-	Summer	tenfield.com.uy
DF		Wellington Baroni	26	Free agent	-	Summer	tenfield.com.uy
FW		Walter Vaz	25	Free agent	-	Summer	tenfield.com.uy
FW		Cristian Techera	23	Vancouver Whitecaps	Transfer	Summer	whitecapsfc.com

Managerial history

• Ondino Viera (1936–1937)
• Roque Máspoli (1968)
• Sergio Markarián (1981)
• Aníbal Ruiz (1984–assistant)
• Fernando Morena (1989)
• Víctor Púa (1990–93)
• Sergio Markarián (1993)
• Jorge Fossati (1993–95)
• Wilmar Cabrera (1996)
• Fernando Morena (1996–98)
• Adán Machado (1998–01)

• Santiago Ostolaza (2001)
• Ricardo "Tato" Ortíz (2001)
• Fernando Morena (2003)
• Martín Lasarte (2003–04)
• Pablo Bengoechea and Oscar Aguirregaray (2005–06)
• Juan Ramón Carrasco (1 January 2006 – 1 May 2010)
• Eduardo Del Capellán (1 July 2010 – 16 November 2010)
• Carlos María Morales (November 2010 – April 2011)
• Guillermo Almada (5 April 2011 – June 2015)
• Juan Ramón Carrasco (17 June 2015 -)

Honours

Domestic

• Segunda División (6): 1943, 1967, 1978, 1984, 1991, 2004
• Torneo Preparación (1): 2012
• Copa Integración (1): 2012

International (unofficial tournaments)

• Copa Aerosur Internacional (1): 2010

External links

• Darsenero
• Official site