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Is River Plate italian?
Club Atlético River Plate, commonly known as River Plate, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Núñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Founded in 1901, the club is named after the English name for the city’s estuary, Río de la Plata.
How many trophies have River Plate won?
At international level, River Plate has won 16 international titles, with 11 titles recognised by FIFA and CONMEBOL, including the Copa Libertadores, Copa Intercontinental and Copa Sudamericana.
What league is River Plate?
Copa LibertadoresArgentine Primera División
Club Atlético River Plate/Leagues
Who has more fans River or Boca?
The two clubs are only 7km away from each other and it’s estimated that 73 percent of the Argentine population are either a River Plate of Boca Junior fan. While the two clubs share the same city, they could not be more opposite.
Where does Atlético River Plate Play?
Current season. Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires, and named after the British English rendering of the city’s estuary, Río de la Plata.
Who is River Plate football club?
River Plate Football Club was an Uruguayan football club, founded in 1897. River Plate is considered one of the four giants of the first era in Uruguayan football, alongside rivals Montevideo Wanderers and the current big two: CURCC ( Peñarol) and Nacional. River reached important achievements during the first years of football in the country.
Is river Plate the best football club in Argentina?
In a survey published by the Argentine Football Association in 2016, 6 out of 11 players of the all-time Argentine national team had played for River Plate. Previously, in 2000, River Plate had been honored by FIFA as the 9th best club of the century in the world and the best Argentine football club in that ranking.
How many titles has River Plate won in football?
Domestic achievements also include 11 National cups, with the 2017 Supercopa Argentina as the most recent. Those achievements place River Plate as the most winning team of domestic competitions with 47 titles won in the top division. In Second Division, the club has won two titles, in 1908 and 2011–12.