| Club: | Club Atlético River Plate |
| Season: | 2016 |
| Manager: | Marcelo Gallardo |
| Chairman: | Rodolfo D'Onofrio |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Stadium: | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti |
| League: | Primera División |
| League Result: | 9th |
| Cup1: | Copa Libertadores |
| Cup1 Result: | Round of 16 |
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| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2016–17 |
The 2016 season is Club Atlético River Plate's 5th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 January 2016 to 30 June 2016.[1] [2]
On February 3, Andrés D'Alessandro signed with River Plate on a one-year loan. It was his return after 13 years to the club in which he was formed and had made his first professional appearance in 2000.[3] [4] [5]
On February 15, River Plate introduced its new home kit for the 2016 season.[6]
On February 25, the team made its debut at the 2016 Copa Libertadores with a 4-0 away win against Trujillanos.[7]
On March 10, River Plate introduced the official away kit for the season. The model was inspired on the one that the club wore on the 1985/86 League, commemorating the 30th anniversary of that tournament won by the club.[8]
On April 5, River Plate introduced an alternative orange uniform, commemorating the 30th anniversary of a 2-0 win against Boca Juniors at La Bombonera, when the team did an olympic turn at the rival's stadium after winning the 1985/86 League. In that match, an orange ball was used due to the white confetti in the field, which made the regular white ball difficult to be seen.[9] [10]
On May 4, River Plate was eliminated from the Copa Libertadores on the Round of 16 despite its 1-0 win at home over Independiente del Valle.[11]
| Number | Pos. | Name | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | MF |  Nicolas Domingo | Club Atlético Banfield | |
| 14 | MF | Joaquín Arzura | Club Atlético Tigre | |
| 19 | FW | Ivan Alonso | Club Nacional de Football | |
| 26 | MF | Ignacio Fernández | Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata | |
| 35 | MF | Tomas Andrade | AFC Bournemouth |
| Number | Pos. | Name | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | MF | Matías Kranevitter |  Atlético Madrid | |
| 8 | MF | Carlos Andres Sanchez |  Club de Fútbol Monterrey | |
| 11 | FW | Javier Saviola | Retired |
| Number | Pos. | Name | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | MF | Guido Rodríguez | Defensa y Justicia | |
| 14 | MF | Augusto Solari | Estudiantes de La Plata |
See main article: article and 2016 Argentine Primera División.
See main article: article and 2016 Copa Libertadores.