The 2015–16 River Plate Montevideo season was the club's campaign in the Uruguayan Primera División and the 2016 Copa Libertadores. The season covered the 2015 Apertura tournament and the 2016 Clausura tournament, as well as the club's participation in continental competition.
Overview
River Plate Montevideo competed in the Uruguayan Primera División under head coach Juan Ramón Carrasco, with Renzo Gatto serving as president. The club played its home matches at Estadio Saroldi (Parque Federico O. Saroldi) in Montevideo. The top goalscorer for the season was Michael Santos, who scored 11 goals in the league and 4 in the Copa Libertadores for a total of 15 goals across all competitions.
Primera División
Apertura 2015
In the Apertura tournament, River Plate finished 5th out of 16 teams with a record of 7 wins, 2 draws, and 6 losses, accumulating 23 points from 15 matches. They scored 31 goals and conceded 25.
Clausura 2016
In the Clausura tournament, River Plate finished 13th out of 16 teams with a record of 5 wins, 3 draws, and 7 losses, accumulating 18 points from 15 matches. They scored 15 goals and conceded 16.
Overall table 2015–2016
In the combined season table, River Plate placed 9th out of 16 teams with 12 wins, 5 draws, and 13 losses across 30 matches, scoring 46 goals and conceding 41 for a total of 41 points and a goal difference of +5.
Copa Libertadores
River Plate qualified for the 2016 Copa Libertadores and entered via the pre-eliminary round.
Pre-eliminary round
River Plate defeated Universidad de Chile 2–0 at home on February 2, 2016, followed by a 0–0 draw in Santiago on February 9, 2016, winning the tie 2–0 on aggregate to advance to the group stage.
Group stage
River Plate was drawn into Group 2 alongside Rosario Central, Nacional (Uruguay), and Palmeiras. The team finished in 4th place with 0 wins, 3 draws, and 3 losses, scoring 6 goals and conceding 15 for 3 points, and was eliminated at the group stage.
Squad
The first-team squad included players such as goalkeeper Danilo Suárez, defenders Agustín Ale, Ronaldo Conceição, Darío Flores, and Giovanni González; midfielders Bruno Montelongo, Ángel Rodríguez, and Fernando Gorriarán; and forwards Michael Santos, Santiago García, and Nicolás Schiappacasse.
Transfers
Winter 2015 (Incoming)
Key arrivals included defender Darío Flores (from Matera), defender Ronaldo Conceição (loan return from El Tanque Sisley), midfielder Cristian Pérez (from MCT), and forward Wellington Baroni (from J. Malucelli Futebol).
Winter 2015 (Outgoing)
Notable departures included defender Mauricio Prieto (to Santiago Wanderers), forward Leandro Rodríguez (to Everton), and midfielder Gabriel Marques (to Barcelona SC).
Summer 2016 (Incoming)
Arrivals included forward Federico Pintos, defender César Tajan (from Central Español), midfielder Matías Jones (from San Martín), and forward Sebastián Ribas (from Fénix).
Summer 2016 (Outgoing)
Departures included forward Martín Alaníz (to Chapecoense), forward Cristian Techera (to Vancouver Whitecaps), and forward Santiago García (to Godoy Cruz).
