The 2017–18 season is
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate, commonly known as River Plate, is an Argentine professional
sports club based in the Núñez, Buenos Aires, Núñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Founded in 1901, the club is named after the English name for the city ...
's 7th consecutive season in the top-flight of
Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Season events
On June 26,
Germán Lux
Germán Darío Lux (born 7 June 1982) is a retired Argentine professional footballer who last played for River Plate as a goalkeeper.
After starting out at River Plate, he spent most of his career in Spain with Mallorca and Deportivo.
Club ...
signed a 3-year contract after leaving
Deportivo La Coruña
''Deportivo'' (Spanish, 'sporting') may refer to:
* Deportivo de La Coruña, commonly known as simply Deportivo, a Spanish football club
* Déportivo, a French rock band
* Deportivo (Mexicable), an aerial lift station in Ecatepec, Mexico
* Deport ...
. This was the return of the goalkeeper to the team where he started his career in 2001. He had left in 2007.
On June 30, the new signed players
Germán Lux
Germán Darío Lux (born 7 June 1982) is a retired Argentine professional footballer who last played for River Plate as a goalkeeper.
After starting out at River Plate, he spent most of his career in Spain with Mallorca and Deportivo.
Club ...
,
Javier Pinola
Javier Horacio Pinola (born 24 February 1983) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He started his career with Chacarita Juniors in 2000, but spent most of his professional career with Nürnberg, appearing i ...
,
Enzo Perez and
Ignacio Scocco
Ignacio "Nacho" Martín Scocco (; born 29 May 1985) is an Argentine retired professional footballer who last played as a forward for Newell's Old Boys. He has also played for clubs in Mexico, Greece, the United Arab Emirates, England and Brazil ...
were officially presented in a press conference at the club's stadium.
On September 28, River Plate presented the new home kit for the 2017–18 season.
On October 11, River Plate released the new alternative kit, featuring red as main color.
On December 10, River won the
2016–17 Copa Argentina
The 2016–17 Copa Argentina (officially the Copa Total Argentina 2016-17 for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth edition of the Copa Argentina, and the sixth since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on February 2 and en ...
after defeating
Atlético Tucumán
Club Atlético Tucumán (mostly known as Atlético Tucumán) is an Argentinian football club based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán of Tucumán Province. Although several sports are practised at the club, Atlético is mostly known for its fo ...
in the final game played in
Mendoza. This was the second title in a row for River Plate at this competition.
On January 9,
Lucas Pratto
Lucas David Pratto (; born 4 June 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Argentine Primera División club Vélez Sarsfield.
Pratto has been described as possessing unusual technique and ball control for a pl ...
signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with River Plate.
[http://www.espn.com.ar/futbol/argentina/nota/_/id/3862090/pratto-firmo-su-contrato-con-river (in Spanish)]
On January 11,
Franco Armani
Franco Armani (; born 16 October 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Argentine Primera División club River Plate and the Argentina national team.
He was a member of the Argentina team that won the 202 ...
signed a three-year contract with River Plate.
[http://www.elgrafico.com.ar/2018/01/11/C-31026-firmo-armani-y-ya-es-jugador-de-river.php (in Spanish)]
On January 24,
Juan Quintero arrived at River Plate on a one-year loan from
FC Porto
Futebol Clube do Porto, MHIH, OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portu ...
.
On January 29,
Bruno Zuculini
Bruno Zuculini (born 2 April 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for River Plate.
Club career
Racing Club
Born in Belén de Escobar, Zuculini graduated from Racing Club's youth setup. He made his ...
signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with River Plate.
On January 31,
Leonardo Ponzio
Leonardo Daniel Ponzio (born 29 January 1982) is an Argentinian former footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder.
After starting out at Newell's Old Boys in 2000, he went on to spend his professional career with Zaragoza and River ...
extended his contract with River Plate until June 2019.
On February 14, River Plate released the new third kit, featuring vertical stripes of red black and white.
On March 6, the matches of the final stage of
2017–18 Copa Argentina
The 2017–18 Copa Argentina (officially the Copa Total Argentina 2017–18 for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth edition of the Copa Argentina, and the seventh since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on 19 January 20 ...
were drawn. River Plate was paired with
Central Norte
Club Atlético Central Norte is an Argentine football club from the city of Salta, from the Salta Province. The team currently plays in the Torneo Federal A, the regionalised third division of the Argentine football league system.
Central Norte ...
from
Salta
Salta () is the capital and largest city in the Argentine province of the same name. With a population of 618,375 according to the 2010 census, it is also the 7th most-populous city in Argentina. The city serves as the cultural and economic ce ...
.
On March 14, River Plate won the
2017 Supercopa Argentina
The 2017 Supercopa Argentina Final was the 6th edition of the Supercopa Argentina, an annual football match contested by the winners of the Argentine Primera División and Copa Argentina competitions. The match was played at the Estadio Malvinas A ...
after defeating
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...
in
Mendoza.
On March 16, it was announced a friendly match between River Plate and
Universidad de Chile
The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843. to be played in
Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...
, on 24 March.
[https://www.foxsports.com.ar/news/348898-la-u-jugara-amistoso-frente-a-river-plate (in Spanish)]
Squad Summer
Squad Winter
Transfers
In Summer
Out Summer
In Winter
Out Winter
Loan Out
Friendlies
Winter pre-season
Mid-season
Summer pre-season
Mid-season
Primera División
League table
Results by matchday
2016–17 Copa Argentina
2017 Copa Libertadores
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
2018 Copa Libertadores
Group stage
2017 Supercopa Argentina
2017–18 Copa Argentina
References
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Club Atlético River Plate seasons
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