River Plate
Full nameClub River Plate
Nickname(s)El Kelito
Founded15 January 1911 (1911-01-15)
GroundEstadio Jardines del Kelito,
Asunción, Paraguay
Capacity6,500
ChairmanCarlos Aníbal Ortega
ManagerIván Almeida
LeaguePrimera B Metropolitana
2022División Intermedia, 15th of 16 (Relegated)

Club River Plate, mostly known as River Plate or internationally as River Plate Asunción,[1] is a Paraguayan football club from the neighbourhood of Mburicaó, in Asunción; founded in 1911. The club has been playing in the lower divisions of the Paraguayan league for several decades and their most notable achievements are the three second-place finish achieved when they were playing in the Paraguayan Primera División. It currently plays in the Primera División B Metropolitana, one of the three third-division leagues in the Paraguayan football league system.

History

In 2015, River Plate were crowned champions on the División Intermedia and were promoted to the Primera División Paraguaya for the 2016 season.[2][3]

Current squad

As of 20 December 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Argentina ARG Osvaldo Cabral
2 DF Paraguay PAR Gustavo Giménez
3 MF Paraguay PAR Francisco Parra
4 DF Paraguay PAR Carlos Montiel
5 DF Paraguay PAR Richard Salinas
6 DF Paraguay PAR Mario Saldívar
7 MF Paraguay PAR Silvio Torales
8 MF Paraguay PAR Cristian Sosa
9 FW Paraguay PAR Robin Ramírez
10 MF Paraguay PAR Alberto Contrera
11 FW Paraguay PAR Marco Prieto
12 GK Paraguay PAR Armando Vera
13 DF Argentina ARG Matías Maidana
14 MF Paraguay PAR Darío Cáceres (on loan from Lanús)
15 MF Paraguay PAR Diego Barreto
16 MF Paraguay PAR Ramón Rosa
17 MF Paraguay PAR Marcelo González
18 DF Uruguay URU Richard Fernández
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Paraguay PAR Epifanio García
20 FW Paraguay PAR Dionicio Pérez
21 MF Paraguay PAR Juan Gauto
22 MF Argentina ARG Emiliano Agüero
23 DF Paraguay PAR Rodrigo Alborno
24 DF Paraguay PAR Nicolás Rojas
25 FW Paraguay PAR Alexis Rojas
27 GK Paraguay PAR Pablo Gavilán
28 FW Paraguay PAR Walter Gaona
29 DF Colombia COL José Moreno
30 FW Ecuador ECU Juan Anangonó
32 MF Paraguay PAR Jorge Núñez
33 MF Paraguay PAR Aldo Quiñónez
34 MF Paraguay PAR Alex González
35 FW Paraguay PAR Francisco Bareiro
39 DF Paraguay PAR Jorge Paredes
— DF Paraguay PAR Rodrigo Vera
_ MF Paraguay PAR Gianlucca Fatecha

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:
  • Played at least 125 games for the club.
  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
  • Been part of a national team at any time.
  • Played in the first division of any other football association (outside of Paraguay).
  • Played in a continental and/or intercontinental competition.

Honours

Runners-up (3): 1919, 1926, 1930
1913, 1957, 2018
2010

References

  1. ↑ "River Plate Asunción (2014)". Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Diario HOY | River Plate recibe el premio ante su gente". Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "APF - Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol". Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "André Galiassi :: André de Sousa Galiassi ::". Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Fernando Sanjurjo :: Fernando Manuel Sanjurjo Carreras ::". Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Paraguay 2003". Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Mexico - A. Juraidini - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Korea Republic - Jang Hee-mang - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.


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