River Plate
One city
River Plate may refer to:
- Origin
- First played in 1913
- Nature
- City Derby (Buenos Aires)
- Significance
- Largest attendance records in Argentina
- Global Status
- Recognized as one of the fiercest derbies worldwide
Lore & Background
Club Atlético River Plate, an Argentine sports club; Club Atlético River Plate (women); Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, also known as River Plate Stadium, in Buenos Aires, where the above team plays.
In Their Own Story
The air inside La Bombonera vibrates before the first whistle, a physical weight pressing against the chest of every fan. The sea of blue and gold chants rise as one, shaking the very foundations of the stadium. On the pitch, the River player pauses at the center circle, feeling the gaze of eighty thousand eyes that demand not just skill, but soul. The referee blows the horn, and for ninety minutes, the rest of the world ceases to exist; there is only the ball, the grass, and the eternal enemy.
Reader's Guide
Other clubs named River Plate include: Club River Plate (Asunción), a Paraguayan football club; Club Atlético River Plate Puerto Rico, a Puerto Rican football club; Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo), a Uruguayan football club; Club Deportivo River Plate Ecuador, an Ecuadorian football club; River Plate F.C., a former Uruguayan football club; Sociedade Esportiva River Plate, a Brazilian football club; SV River Plate Aruba, an Aruban football club.
Did You Know?
- Río de la Plata is a river and large estuary between Argentina and Uruguay.
- Rioplatense Spanish is also known as River Plate Spanish.
- Live at River Plate is a DVD by Australian rock band AC/DC.
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