2016–17 Club Atlético River Plate season

Club Atlético River Plate
2016–17 season
President Rodolfo D'Onofrio
Manager Marcelo Gallardo
Stadium Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Primera División 2nd
2015–16 Copa Argentina Winners
2017 Copa Libertadores Semi-finals
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2016–17 season is Club Atlético River Plate's 6th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Season events

On June 29, Luciano Lollo signed a 4 years contract with River Plate, after the club bought him from Racing Club. The transfer was made for U$S3.5M.[1][2]

On June 30, Enrique Bologna signed a contract with River Plate after quitting Gimnasia y Esgrima.[3][4]

On July 8, Iván Rossi became part of the squad. River bought the player from Banfield for U$S3M.[5][6]

On August 3, Arturo Mina signed a 4 year contract with River Plate. The club bouth the 70% of the transfer for U$S2.47M. [7]

On September 28, River Plate presented a new kit (the fourth released in 2016), featuring black as main color, with diagonal red and white stripes. The design is a tribute to Ángel Labruna, one of the club's greatest idols.[8][9]

Squad

Transfers

Friendlies

Primera División

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Boca Juniors (C) 30 18 9 3 62 25 +37 63 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 River Plate 30 16 8 6 51 28 +23 56
3 Estudiantes (LP) 30 16 8 6 46 26 +20 56
4 Racing 30 17 4 9 51 40 +11 55
5 Banfield 30 17 3 10 42 35 +7 54 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
Source: AFA
(C) Champion.

Copa Argentina

  Win   Draw   Loss


  Win   Draw   Loss

Copa Libertadores

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Argentina River Plate 6 4 1 1 14 9 +5 13 Round of 16
2 Ecuador Emelec 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10
3 Colombia Independiente Medellín 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9 Copa Sudamericana
4 Peru Melgar 6 1 0 5 6 14 −8 3
Source: CONMEBOL

Final stages

The 2017 Copa Libertadores final stages were played from 4 July to 29 November 2017.[10] A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2017 Copa Libertadores.[11]

This matches are listed on the article 2017-18 Club Atlético River Plate season.

References

  1. ↑ http://lapaginamillonaria.com/river-plate/33554/luciano-lollo-firmo-con-river-mercado-de-pases-2016-primer-refuerzo (in spanish)
  2. ↑ https://golazoargentino.com/2017/08/16/javier-pinolas-transfer-to-river-highlights-argentine-footballs-issues-with-passion-loyalty/
  3. ↑ http://www.tycsports.com/futbol/bologna-es-el-segundo-refuerzo-del-millonario (in spanish)
  4. ↑ http://www.diariojornada.com.ar/163663/deportes/bologna_es_el_segundo_refuerzo_de_river/ (in spanish)
  5. ↑ http://mundod.lavoz.com.ar/futbol/ivan-rossi-se-convirtio-en-el-tercer-refuerzo-de-river (in spanish)
  6. ↑ http://nexogol.nexofin.com/39633-ivan-rossi-es-nuevo-jugador-de-river/ (in spanish)
  7. ↑ http://www.tycsports.com/futbol/arturo-mina-firmo-y-ya-es-jugador-de-river
  8. ↑ http://www.footyheadlines.com/2016/06/river-plate-16-17-third-kit.html
  9. ↑ https://www.clarin.com/futbol_de_primera/River-presento-camiseta-homenaje-Labruna_0_rkXoNutp.html (in spanish)
  10. ↑ "La CONMEBOL dio a conocer los calendarios oficiales de las copas Bridgestone Libertadores y Sudamericana". CONMEBOL.com. 21 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "Reglamento Conmebol Libertadores Bridgestone 2017" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
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