The 2016 season is
Club Atlético River Plate's 5th consecutive season in the top-flight of
Argentine football
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. The season covers the period from 1 January 2016 to 30 June 2016.
Season events
On February 3,
Andrés D'Alessandro signed with River Plate on a one-year loan. It was his return after 13 years to the club in which he was formed and had made his first professional appearance in 2000.
On February 15, River Plate introduced its new home kit for the 2016 season.
On February 25, the team made its debut at the
2016 Copa Libertadores
The 2016 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2016 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores for sponsorship reasons) was the 57th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
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with a 4-0 away win against
Trujillanos
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.
On March 10, River Plate introduced the official away kit for the season. The model was inspired on the one that the club wore on the
1985/86 League, commemorating the 30th anniversary of that tournament won by the club.
On April 5, River Plate introduced an alternative orange uniform, commemorating the 30th anniversary of a 2-0 win against
Boca Juniors
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at
La Bombonera, when the team did an olympic turn at the rival's stadium after winning the
1985/86 League. In that match, an
orange ball was used due to the white confetti in the field, which made the regular white ball difficult to be seen.
On May 4, River Plate was eliminated from the
Copa Libertadores
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on the Round of 16 despite its 1-0 win at home over
Independiente del Valle.
Squad Summer
Transfers
In
Out
Loan In
Loan Out
Friendlies
Pre-season
Mid-season
Primera División
League table
Copa Libertadores
References
Club Atlético River Plate seasons
River Plate
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