Club Atlético River Plate has secured approval for international financing of up to US$100,000,000 aimed at developing social, educational, and sports infrastructure, as well as the expansion and renovation works of the Estadio Más Monumental.

The financing will be structured jointly with BID Invest—the private sector financing arm of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group)—and the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), the region’s leading multilateral credit institutions for development. Both institutions will contribute equally to the total financing amount. The project will support the expansion of the new building for the Instituto River Plate and the Casa River youth residence.

The stadium expansion will help improve attendee comfort, increase and diversify revenue sources, boost capacity for events, reduce noise, and enhance year-round usage. The Club will allocate at least 25% of the additional revenue from the stadium expansion to additional scholarships and the development of further sports and social infrastructure through the Social Reinvestment Fund.

In Latin America and the Caribbean, soccer is a powerful unifying force and a tool for social integration and transformation. Investments in sports clubs whose activities extend beyond professional sports to include amateur sports and community initiatives can generate significant social benefits. Investments in sports and cultural infrastructure can stimulate economic activity in the project’s area of influence.

The commercial revenues from this project are contractually linked to education, scholarships, women’s sports, and community infrastructure. Through the stadium’s expansion and modernisation, the goal is to generate new private revenues that will be partially allocated—via a contractual framework—to educational programs, social inclusion, and community development.

This initiative, driven in partnership with CAF and IDB Invest, does not target financing for sports performance but rather aims to consolidate a sustainable model in which the club’s activities directly contribute to social objectives.

The financing features a total term of 10 years, including a three-year grace period, allowing the Club to begin repaying the loan once the project starts generating the anticipated resources. In this regard, the repayment structure is based on the incremental revenues from the Estadio expansion—both through ticketing and new commercial agreements tied to the increased capacity and infrastructure improvements—as well as the concerts contract and naming rights.

Financially, the loan is denominated in dollars and referenced to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)—the short-term interest rate published by the United States Federal Reserve—plus a preferential margin aligned with market conditions, a milestone that reflects the confidence in and financial strength of our institution. The approval of this financing is the result of months of effort, during which the Club underwent a thorough analysis and due diligence process by both entities.

As a nonprofit civil association with over 350,000 members and an extensive network of educational and social programs—including Casa River, the Colegio River, and the Fundación River—the club already maintains a robust ecosystem of impact on youth and vulnerable communities. From a financial perspective, the operation introduces long-term conditions and discipline mechanisms unavailable in the local market.

The initiative is expected to create jobs, boost local economic activity, and expand access to educational and sports opportunities. Overall, the project seeks to demonstrate that sports institutions can serve as effective vehicles for sustainable and replicable development in Latin America. This achievement not only ensures progress on a strategic project for institutional growth but also positions River Plate as a benchmark in management, transparency, and access to international financing within the sports world.