2018–19_Club_Atlético_River_Plate_season
2018–19 Club Atlético River Plate season
River Plate 2018–19 football season
The 2018–19 season was Club Atlético River Plate's 8th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Quick Facts season, President ...
| 2018–19 season | |||
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| President | Rodolfo D'Onfrio | ||
| Coach | Marcelo Gallardo | ||
| Stadium | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti | ||
| Primera División | 4th | ||
| Copa Argentina | Semi-finals | ||
| Copa Libertadores | Winners | ||
| FIFA Club World Cup | Third place | ||
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out Summer
More information Number, Pos. ...
| Number | Pos. | Name | To |
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| 3 | DF |  Marcelo Saracchi |
 RB Leipzig |
| 16 | MF |  Ariel Rojas |
San Lorenzo de Almagro |
| MF | Nicolas Bertolo |
Club Atletico Banfield | |
| FW | Juan Cruz Kaprof |
Atletico Tucuman |
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In Winter
More information Number, Pos. ...
| Number | Pos. | Name | From |
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| 2 | DF |  Robert Rojas |
Club Guarani |
| 4 | DF | Fabrizio Angileri |
Godoy Cruz |
| 7 | FW | Matias Suarez |
Club Atletico Belgrano |
| 8 | MF |  Jorge Carrascal |
 FC Karpaty Lviv |
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Out Winter
More information Number, Pos. ...
| Number | Pos. | Name | From |
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| 2 | DF | Jonatan Maidana |
 Club Deportivo Toluca |
| 7 | FW | Rodrigo Mora |
Retired |
| 10 | MF | Pity Martinez |
 Atlanta United |
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Loan Out
More information Number, Pos. ...
| Number | Pos. | Name | To |
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| 4 | DF | Jorge Moreira |
Portland Timbers |
| 9 | FW |  Marcelo Larrondo |
Union La Calera |
| 17 | MF | Carlos Auzqui |
Club Atletico Huracan |
| 21 | MF | Iván Rossi |
Club Atletico Banfield |
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Win Draw Loss
Winter pre-season
River Plate 
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Independiente Medellín
v Independiente Medellín
| 17 July 2018 Friendly | River Plate | 0–0 | Independiente Medellín | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 18:15 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti |
Mid-season
Talleres Córdoba v River Plate
v River Plate
| 9 September 2018 Friendly | Talleres Córdoba | 3–1 | River Plate | Córdoba, Argentina |
| 18:15 | N. Bustos  37'J. C. Komar 60'M. Valiente 90+2' |
Report | J. Álvarez 72' |
Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes |
Overall
More information Competition, First match ...
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Primera División | 12 August 2018 | 7 April 2019 | Matchday 1 | Matchday 25 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 052.00 |
| Copa Argentina | 22 July 2018 | 28 November 2018 | Round of 64 | Semifinals | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 083.33 |
| Copa Libertadores | 22 February 2018 | 9 December 2018 | Group stage | Winners | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 050.00 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 18 December 2018 | 22 December 2018 | Semi-Finals | Third-place | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 050.00 |
| Total | 47 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 85 | 35 | +50 | 055.32 | ||||
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Last updated: 19 December 2018
Source: Competitions
Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 |
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Results by round
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| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | D | D | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | P | P | W | P | P | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | 11 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2018. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Primera División
Main article: 2018–19 Argentine Primera División
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 2 | Defensa y Justicia | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 53 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 51 | |
| 4 | River Plate | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 45 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
| 5 | Atlético Tucumán | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 42 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 6 | Vélez Sarsfield | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 40 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
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Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off (only if needed to decide championship); 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal difference; 7) head-to-head goals scored.[1][2]
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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off (only if needed to decide championship); 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal difference; 7) head-to-head goals scored.[1][2]
Notes:
- River Plate qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2018–19 Copa Argentina.
- "REGLAMENTO DE COMPETENCIAS PRIMERA DIVISIÓN – 2018/2019" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
- "Reglamento General AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.