2011–12 Club Atlético River Plate season

River Plate
2011-12 season
President Argentina Daniel Passarella
Manager Argentina Matías Almeyda
Primera B Nacional 1st
Copa Argentina Semifinals vs Racing
Top goalscorer League: Fernando Cavenaghi (19)
All: Fernando Cavenaghi (19)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2011-12 season was River Plate's first season in the Primera B Nacional, following relegation from the Primera División in 2011. It was Matías Almeyda's first season in charge at the club.

Season review

See also 2011–12 Primera B Nacional

On 19 December 2011, David Trezeguet joined River Plate on a three-year deal after terminating his contract on 21 November 2011 with Baniyas of the UAE Pro-League.

Transfers

In

Pos. Name From Fee
FW Fernando Cavenaghi France Bordeaux Free
MF Alejandro Domínguez Spain Valencia Loan
DF Agustín Alayes Chile Colo-Colo Free
MF Martín Aguirre Argentina Godoy Cruz US$0.4M
MF Carlos Sánchez Argentina Godoy Cruz US$2.5M
DF Luciano Vella Argentina Newell's Old Boys Free
DF Cristian Ledesma Argentina Colón US$0.46M
MF Leonardo Ponzio Spain Real Zaragoza Free
FW David Trezeguet United Arab Emirates Baniyas Free

Out

Pos. Name To Fee
FW Fabián Bordagaray Argentina Argentinos Juniors
MF Roberto Pereyra Italy Udinese
MF Érik Lamela Italy Roma up to 19 million.[1]

Squad

Current squad

On loan

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

No. Position Player
- Argentina MF Manuel Lanzini (at Fluminense)
- Argentina MF Walter Acevedo (at Banfield)
- Argentina DF Maximiliano Coronel (at All Boys)
No. Position Player
- Argentina DF Alejandro Espinoza (at Atlético Tucumán)
- Argentina DF Lucas Orbán (at Tigre)

Competitions

Summer recess mid-season friendlies

Primera B Nacional

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 20 13 5 66 28  +38 73 13 4 2 37 12  +25 7 9 3 29 16  +13

Last updated: 7 December 2011.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWDDDWDWWDLWLWDLWDWWWDDWDWLWWDWWDDWLW
Position71112211111212222221112222222222122111

Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures & results

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1 River Plate 38 20 13 5 66 28 +38 73 Primera División
2 Quilmes 38 20 12 6 62 21 +41 72
3 Instituto 38 19 13 6 56 28 +28 70 Promotion Playoff Matches
4 Rosario Central 38 20 9 9 49 33 +16 69
5 Boca Unidos 38 16 9 13 55 48 +7 57
6 Ferro Carril Oeste 38 14 14 10 29 28 +1 56
7 Patronato 38 15 11 12 42 39 +3 56
8 Almirante Brown 38 14 13 11 36 30 +6 55
9 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 38 14 12 12 38 33 +5 54
10 Defensa y Justicia 38 14 12 12 50 50 0 54
11 Aldosivi 38 13 14 11 50 47 +3 53
12 Huracán 38 12 10 16 43 51 8 46
13 Independiente Rivadavia 38 11 12 15 36 51 15 45
14 Deportivo Merlo 38 10 13 15 28 38 10 43
15 Atlético Tucumán 38 11 9 18 33 48 15 42
16 Guillermo Brown 38 9 11 18 46 63 17 38
17 Desamparados 38 9 10 19 34 55 21 37
18 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 38 8 10 20 33 51 18 34
19 Atlanta 38 6 16 16 28 50 22 34
20 Chacarita Juniors 38 6 15 17 24 46 22 33

Updated to games played on 23 June 2012.
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to defining the champion. If two or more teams had been tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff would have been held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Copa Argentina

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 24 June 2012
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPrimera B NacionalCopa Argentina
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Argentina Leandro Chichizola 22018+004+00
GK Argentina Daniel Vega 21020+001+00
DF Argentina Jonathan Maidana 36036+000+00
DF Argentina Agustín Alayes 606+000+00
DF Uruguay Juan Manuel Díaz 29227+022+00
DF Argentina Luciano Abecasis 21017+004+00
DF Argentina Alexis Ferrero 1108+300+00
DF Argentina Carlos Arano 807+001+00
DF Argentina Luciano Vella 18016+002+00
DF Paraguay Adalberto Román 101+000+00
DF Argentina Leandro González Pirez 1306+303+10
DF Argentina Germán Pezzella 601+005+00
DF Argentina Ramiro Funes Mori 21217+123+00
DF Argentina Diego Martínez 100+001+00
MF Uruguay Carlos Sánchez 35435+040+00
MF Argentina Martín Aguirre 33517+1243+11
MF Argentina Nicolás Domingo 1207+104+00
MF Argentina Lucas Ocampos 38731+670+10
MF Argentina Alejandro Domínguez 36530+442+01
MF Argentina Ezequiel Cirigliano 28026+101+00
MF Ecuador Juan Cazares 400+000+40
MF Argentina Mauro Díaz 501+400+00
MF Argentina Cristian Ledesma 702+104+00
MF Venezuela César González 1526+622+10
MF Argentina Leonardo Ponzio 20119+010+10
FW Argentina Fernando Cavenaghi 381937+0191+00
FW Argentina Daniel Villalva 1731+1213+12
FW Argentina Rogelio Funes Mori 2768+1445+02
FW Argentina Gustavo Bou 600+600+00
FW Argentina Andrés Ríos 1716+812+10
FW France David Trezeguet 211413+6132+01
FW Argentina Luis Alfredo Vila 200+000+20
Players who appeared for River Plate no longer at the club:
FW Argentina Fabián Bordagaray 210+210+00
MF Argentina Facundo Affranchino 700+601+00

Top scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Primera B Nacional Copa Argentina Total
1FWArgentinaFernando Cavenaghi19019
2FWFranceDavid Trezeguet13114
3MFArgentinaLucas Ocampos707
4FWArgentinaRogelio Funes Mori426
5MFArgentinaMartín Aguirre415
MFArgentinaAlejandro Domínguez415
7MFUruguayCarlos Sánchez404
8FWArgentinaDaniel Villalva123
9DFUruguayJuan Manuel Díaz202
Own Goal202
DFArgentinaRamiro Funes Mori202
MFVenezuelaCésar González202
13FWArgentinaFabián Bordagaray101
FWArgentinaAndrés Ríos101
MFArgentinaLeonardo Ponzio101
FWArgentinaDaniel Villalva101
TOTALS 68775

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Primera B Nacional Copa Argentina Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
UruguayMFCarlos Sánchez910091
ArgentinaMFMartín Aguirre702090
ArgentinaMFEzequiel Cirigliano800080
ArgentinaMFLeonardo Ponzio700070
ArgentinaDFJonathan Maidana700070
UruguayDFJuan Manuel Díaz500050
ArgentinaDFLuciano Vella500050
ArgentinaDFLuciano Abecasis401050
ArgentinaMFAlejandro Domínguez500050
ArgentinaDFRamiro Funes Mori311041
ArgentinaFWFernando Cavenaghi400040
ArgentinaDFAlexis Ferrero300030
ArgentinaMFLucas Ocampos300030
ArgentinaFWRogelio Funes Mori201030
ArgentinaDFLeandro González Pirez300030
FranceFWDavid Trezeguet200020
ArgentinaDFGermán Pezzella002020
ArgentinaMFCristian Ledesma101020
ArgentinaDFAgustín Alayes100010
ArgentinaMFNicolás Domingo100010
ArgentinaFWAndrés Ríos100010
ArgentinaDFCarlos Arano100010
ArgentinaGKDaniel Vega100010
ArgentinaFWAndrés Ríos001010
ArgentinaDFDiego Martínez001010
TOTALS 82 2 9 0 91 2

Team kit

These are the 2011–12 River Plate kits.

Supplier: Adidas
Sponsor(s): Petrobras & Tramontina

Source:

References

  1. "Acquisizione a titolo definitivo dei diritti alle prestazioni sportive del calciatore Erik Manuel Lamela" (PDF) (in Italian). asroma.it. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
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