CA River Plate

Club Atlético River Plate is Argentina's most decorated football institution, known historically for stylish, attacking play that earned the nickname "Los Millonarios." Playing at the vast Estadio Monumental, River draw massive crowds and carry an aura of aristocratic success within Argentine football, standing as Boca Juniors' eternal rival in the Superclásico. The club has produced a steady stream of talent that has gone on to star across Europe. River's blend of tradition, scale, and continued success keeps them at the top of South American football.

Founded in 1901, River Plate has won a national-record 38 Argentine Primera División titles, the most of any club in the country. On the continental stage, River has claimed four Copa Libertadores crowns, in 1986, 1996, 2015, and 2018, the last a dramatic all-Argentine final win over rivals Boca Juniors played in Madrid. The club survived a brief and painful relegation to the second division in 2011 before quickly returning and reasserting its dominance. Legends such as Alfredo Di Stéfano, Ariel Ortega, and Enzo Francescoli are woven into River's storied history.