C.A. River Plate
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| Full name | Club Atlético River Plate |
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| Nickname(s) |
Los Millonarios (The Millionaires) La Banda (The Strip) El Campeón del Siglo XX (The Champions of the 20th Century) El Mas Grande (The Greatest One) |
| Founded | 25 May 1901 |
| Ground |
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Belgrano, Buenos Aires |
| Capacity | 61,688 |
| President | Rodolfo D'Onofrio |
| Manager | Marcelo Gallardo |
| League | Primera División |
| 2016 | 9° of Zona 1 |
| Website | Club home page |
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Núñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires, and named after the city's estuary, Río de la Plata. Although many sports are practiced at the club, River is best known for its professional football team, which has won the most domestic competitions in Argentina with 36 league titles in the top division, 2 second division championships and 9 national cups. At international level, River Plate has won a total of 16 official titles.
In a recent survey published by the Argentine Football Association, 6 out of 11 players of the all-time Argentine national team had played for River Plate.
Additionally, in 2000, River Plate was honored by FIFA as the 9th best club of the century in the world and the best Argentine football club in that ranking.
River Plate has won Argentina's Primera División championship a record of 36 times, being the most winning team of domestic leagues in Argentina with 45 official titles, including its latest championship, 2014 Final. Domestic titles also include 9 National cups, with the 2016 Copa Argentina as the most recent, and 2 Segunda División championships, 2011-12 Primera B Nacional and 1908 Segunda División.
River Plate has also won 16 international titles, ten recognised by FIFA and CONMEBOL that includes three Copa Libertadores, one Intercontinental Cup, one Supercopa Sudamericana, one Copa Sudamericana, two Recopa Sudamericana, one Copa Interamericana and one Suruga Bank Championship. Furthermore, the club has also won six tournaments organized by AFA and AUF together: five Copa Dr. Ricardo Aldao, and one Tie Cup.
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