The 2011-12 season was River Plate's first season in the Primera B Nacional, following relegation from the Primera División in 2011. It was Matías Almeyda's first season in charge at the club.
Season review See also 2011–12 Primera B Nacional
On 19 December 2011, David Trezeguet joined River Plate on a three-year deal after terminating his contract on 21 November 2011 with Baniyas of the UAE Pro-League.
Transfers
In Pos. Name From Fee FW Fernando Cavenaghi Bordeaux Free MF Alejandro Domínguez Valencia Loan DF Agustín Alayes Colo-Colo Free MF Martín Aguirre Godoy Cruz US$0.4M MF Carlos Sánchez Godoy Cruz US$2.5M DF Luciano Vella Newell's Old Boys Free DF Cristian Ledesma Colón US$0.46M MF Leonardo Ponzio Real Zaragoza Free FW David Trezeguet Baniyas Free
Out Pos. Name To Fee FW Fabián Bordagaray Argentinos Juniors MF Roberto Pereyra Udinese MF Erik Lamela Roma up to €19 million.
Squad
On loan
(at Fluminense) (at Banfield) (at All Boys)
(at Atlético Tucumán) (at Tigre)
Competitions
Summer recess mid-season friendlies
Primera B Nacional
Results summary
Results by round
Fixtures and results
League table
Copa Argentina
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for River Plate no longer at the club:
Top scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePrimera B NacionalCopa ArgentinaTotal1 FW Fernando Cavenaghi 19 0 19 2 FW David Trezeguet 13 1 143 MF Lucas Ocampos 7 0 74 FW Rogelio Funes Mori 4 2 65 MF Martín Aguirre 4 1 5 MF Alejandro Domínguez 4 1 57 MF Carlos Sánchez 4 0 48 FW Daniel Villalva 1 2 39 DF Juan Manuel Díaz 2 0 2 Own goal 2 0 2 DF Ramiro Funes Mori 2 0 2 MF César González 2 0 2 13 FW Fabián Bordagaray 1 0 1 FW Andrés Ríos 1 0 1 MF Leonardo Ponzio 1 0 1 FW Daniel Villalva 1 0 1 TOTALS68 7 75
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePrimera B NacionalCopa ArgentinaTotal MF Carlos Sánchez 9 1 0 0 9 1 MF Martín Aguirre 7 0 2 0 9 0 MF Ezequiel Cirigliano 8 0 0 0 8 0 MF Leonardo Ponzio 7 0 0 0 7 0 DF Jonathan Maidana 7 0 0 0 7 0 DF Juan Manuel Díaz 5 0 0 0 5 0 DF Luciano Vella 5 0 0 0 5 0 DF Luciano Abecasis 4 0 1 0 5 0 MF Alejandro Domínguez 5 0 0 0 5 0 DF Ramiro Funes Mori 3 1 1 0 4 1 FW Fernando Cavenaghi 4 0 0 0 4 0 DF Alexis Ferrero 3 0 0 0 3 0 MF Lucas Ocampos 3 0 0 0 3 0 FW Rogelio Funes Mori 2 0 1 0 3 0 DF Leandro González Pirez 3 0 0 0 3 0 FW David Trezeguet 2 0 0 0 2 0 DF Germán Pezzella 0 0 2 0 2 0 MF Cristian Ledesma 1 0 1 0 2 0 DF Agustín Alayes 1 0 0 0 1 0 MF Nicolás Domingo 1 0 0 0 1 0 FW Andrés Ríos 1 0 0 0 1 0 DF Carlos Arano 1 0 0 0 1 0 GK Daniel Vega 1 0 0 0 1 0 FW Andrés Ríos 0 0 1 0 1 0 DF Diego Martínez 0 0 1 0 1 0TOTALS82290912
Team kit These are the 2011–12 River Plate kits.
References