# 2016–17 Club Atlético River Plate season

The 2016–17 season is Club Atlético River Plate's 6th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

## Season events

On June 29, Luciano Lollo signed a 4 years contract with River Plate, after the club bought him from Racing Club. The transfer was made for U$S3.5M.
On June 30, Enrique Bologna signed a contract with River Plate after quitting Gimnasia y Esgrima.
On July 8, Iván Rossi became part of the squad. River bought the player from Banfield for U$S3M.
On August 3, Arturo Mina signed a four-year contract with River Plate. The club bought the 70% of the transfer for U$S2.47M.
On September 28, River Plate presented a new kit (the fourth released in 2016), featuring black as main color, with diagonal red and white stripes. The design is a tribute to Ángel Labruna, one of the club's greatest idols.

## Squad Summer

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 | ARG | Augusto Batalla |
| 2 | DF | ARG | Jonatan Maidana (Vice-Captain) |
| 3 | DF | ECU | Arturo Mina |
| 4 | DF | PAR | Jorge Moreira |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Nicolás Domingo |
| 6 | DF | ARG | Luciano Lollo |
| 7 | FW | URU | Rodrigo Mora (3rd Captain) |
| 8 | MF | ARG | Denis Rodríguez |
| 9 | FW | CHI | Marcelo Larrondo |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Pity Martínez |
| 11 | FW | ARG | Sebastián Driussi |
| 13 | FW | ARG | Lucas Alario |
| 14 | MF | ARG | Joaquin Arzura |
| 16 | MF | ARG | Exequiel Palacios |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | URU | Camilo Mayada |
| 19 | FW | URU | Ivan Alonso |
| 20 | DF | ARG | Milton Casco |
| 21 | MF | ARG | Iván Rossi |
| 22 | MF | ARG | Andrés D'Alessandro |
| 23 | MF | ARG | Leonardo Ponzio (Captain) |
| 25 | GK | ARG | Enrique Bologna |
| 26 | MF | ARG | Ignacio Fernandez |
| 28 | DF | ARG | Lucas Martínez Quarta |
| 29 | DF | ARG | Gonzalo Montiel |
| 30 | DF | ARG | Luis Olivera |
| 31 | GK | ARG | Maximiliano Velazco |
| 35 | MF | ARG | Tomas Andrade |

## Squad Winter

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 | ARG | Augusto Batalla |
| 2 | DF | ARG | Jonatan Maidana (Vice-Captain) |
| 3 | DF | ECU | Arturo Mina |
| 4 | DF | PAR | Jorge Moreira |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Nicolás Domingo |
| 6 | DF | ARG | Luciano Lollo |
| 7 | FW | URU | Rodrigo Mora (3rd Captain) |
| 8 | MF | ARG | Denis Rodríguez |
| 9 | FW | CHI | Marcelo Larrondo |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Pity Martínez |
| 11 | FW | ARG | Sebastián Driussi |
| 13 | FW | ARG | Lucas Alario |
| 14 | MF | ARG | Joaquin Arzura |
| 16 | MF | ARG | Exequiel Palacios |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | ARG | Carlos Auzqui |
| 18 | MF | URU | Camilo Mayada |
| 19 | FW | URU | Ivan Alonso |
| 20 | DF | ARG | Milton Casco |
| 21 | MF | ARG | Iván Rossi |
| 23 | MF | ARG | Leonardo Ponzio (Captain) |
| 25 | GK | ARG | Enrique Bologna |
| 26 | MF | ARG | Ignacio Fernandez |
| 28 | DF | ARG | Lucas Martínez Quarta |
| 29 | DF | ARG | Gonzalo Montiel |
| 30 | DF | ARG | Luis Olivera |
| 31 | GK | ARG | Maximiliano Velazco |
| 32 | MF | ARG | Ariel Rojas |
| 35 | MF | ARG | Tomas Andrade |

## Transfers
### In Summer

| Number | Pos. | Name | From |
| 3 | DF | Arturo Mina | Independiente del Valle |
| 4 | DF | Jorge Moreira | Club Libertad |
| 6 | DF | Luciano Lollo | Racing Club |
| 9 | FW | Marcelo Larrondo | Rosario Central |
| 21 | MF | Iván Rossi | Club Atlético Banfield |

### Out Summer

| Number | Pos. | Name | To |
| 1 | GK | Marcelo Barovero | Club Necaxa |
| 3 | DF | Eder Alvarez Balanta | FC Basel |
| 15 | MF | Leonardo Pisculichi | Esporte Clube Vitoria |
| 17 | MF | Tabare Viudez | Club Nacional de Football |
| 21 | DF | Leonel Vangioni | AC Milan |
| 24 | DF | Emanuel Mammana | Olympique Lyon |
| 25 | DF | Gabriel Mercado | Sevilla Fútbol Club |
| 27 | MF | Lucho González | Atlético Paranaense |
| 33 | GK | Julio Chiarini | Club Atlético Sarmiento |
| | MF | Guido Rodríguez | Club Tijuana |
| | MF | Ezequiel Cirigliano | Atletico Tucuman |
| | MF | Tomas Martinez | Sporting Braga |
| | FW | Lucas Boyé | Torino FC |
| | FW | Giovanni Simeone | Genoa |

### In Winter

| Number | Pos. | Name | From |
| 17 | MF | Carlos Auzqui | Estudiantes de la Plata |
| 32 | MF | Ariel Rojas | Cruz Azul |

### Out Winter

| Number | Pos. | Name | To |
| 22 | MF | Andrés D'Alessandro | SC Internacional |

### Loan In

| Number | Pos. | Name | From |
| 8 | MF | Denis Rodríguez | Newell's Old Boys |

### Loan Out

| Number | Pos. | Name | From |
| 8 | MF | Nicolás Bertolo | Club Atlético Banfield |

## Primera División
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Boca Juniors (C) | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 62 | 25 | +37 | 63 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | River Plate | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 56 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 3 | Estudiantes (LP) | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 56 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 4 | Racing | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 55 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 5 | Banfield | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 54 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |

#### Results by matchday
## Copa Argentina

Win  Draw  Loss

## Copa Libertadores

Win  Draw  Loss

### Group 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | River Plate | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 13 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | Emelec | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | Independiente Medellín | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | Copa Sudamericana |
| 4 | Melgar | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 3 | |

### Final stages

The 2017 Copa Libertadores final stages were played from 4 July to 29 November 2017. A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2017 Copa Libertadores.
This matches are listed on the article 2017-18 Club Atlético River Plate season.