Major honours
Founded in 1901, River Plate earned the nickname "Los Millonarios" (the Millionaires) after relocating to the wealthy northern district of Núñez in the 1930s. As of 2024-25 its 38 Argentine top-flight titles are the most in the country, and its 1941-47 forward line, "La Máquina" (the Machine), remains one of the most frequently cited teams in South American football history; Alfredo Di Stéfano also came up through River's ranks. The club won its first Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup in 1986, but suffered a shock relegation in a 2011 promotion-relegation playoff loss to Belgrano — its first drop to the second division in 110 years — before returning after a single season. Marcelo Gallardo, a former River captain, took over as manager in 2014 and delivered Libertadores titles in 2015 and 2018, the latter against Boca in the first-ever Superclásico final, whose second leg had to be relocated to Madrid after crowd violence. The Estadio Monumental, expanded to 83,000 seats, is South America's largest stadium.
Record comparison
Bars are scaled to the strongest team in this list.
Club legends
Rivalry
The Superclásico against Boca Juniors is routinely ranked among the fiercest derbies in the world; the second leg of the 2018 Copa Libertadores final was moved to Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu after the away team's bus was attacked, and River won 3-1 after extra time.