The 2017–18 season is
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Founded in 1901, the club is named after the English name for the city's estuary, Río de la Plata. ...
'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 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)
Mexicable is an aerial lift line in Ecatepec de ...
. 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,
Javier Pinola
Javier Horacio Pinola (born 24 February 1983) is an Argentine professional football coach and a former player who played as a left-back. He is an assistant coach with German club 1. FC Nürnberg. He started his career with Chacarita Juniors in ...
,
Enzo Perez and
Ignacio Scocco 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 Argentine 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 footba ...
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 Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker for Paraguayan Primera División club Club Olimpia, Olimpia.
Pratto has been de ...
signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with River Plate.
On January 11,
Franco Armani 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, Order of Prince Henry, MHIH, Order of Merit (Portugal), 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 association footbal ...
.
On January 29,
Bruno Zuculini 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 201 ...
were drawn. River Plate was paired with
Central Norte from
Salta
Salta () is the capital and largest city in the Provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Salta Province, the same name. With a population of 618,375 according to the 2010 census, it is also the List of cities in Argentina, 7th most-populous ...
.
On March 14, River Plate won the
2017 Supercopa Argentina after defeating
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...
in
Mendoza.
On March 16, it was announced a friendly match between River Plate and
Universidad de Chile
The University of Chile () is a public research university in Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the co ...
to be played in
Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...
, 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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