The Red and White Shirt

Lore & Background

According to the club's official history, River Plate was founded on 25 May 1901, close to the La Boca neighborhood. They were formed from the merger of two clubs, 'Santa Rosa' and 'La Rosales', with Leopoldo Bard elected as the first president. The name River Plate was chosen because of an incident during the construction of Buenos Aires Port: one of the members had seen how the workers of Dique nº 3 left their duties for a while to play a football match. The boxes they were working with just said 'The River Plate' (the name the English gave to the Río de la Plata) and that inscription was taken to name the new club.

Reader's Guide

The only information about the kit is that Adidas has been the uniform supplier since 1982, and that the jersey currently has a badge with three colors (red, white and black), a red stripe crossing it, the acronym CARP in black, and a white background in a stylized design. The origin of the red sash is not addressed in the source.

Did You Know?

• River Plate had the highest average home attendance of any association football club in the world in 2023 with 84,567.
• The club has more than 350,000 members as of the end of 2023, making it one of the largest sports clubs by membership.
• River Plate's nickname 'Los Millonarios' originated from expensive player transfers in the 1930s, including Carlos Peucelle for $10,000 and Bernabé Ferreyra for $35,000.
• River Plate's forwards between 1941 and 1946 were nicknamed 'La Máquina' (The Machine) due to their synchronization and movements on the field.