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Los Borrachos del Tablón
Los Borrachos del Tablón, River Plate's barra brava: 2007 indictments, the 2019 admission bans and the partial return to the Monumental in 2025, per the press.
Illustrative archive photograph. Football ultras · Biso · CC BY 4.0. Framing adapted to the header. This image does not identify the group described.
At a glance
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Los Borrachos del Tablón is the barra brava of River Plate, the organised group, distinct from the millonario fan base as a whole. The press documents the indictment of its leaders in 2007 for inciting crimes at a sporting event, an admission ban on 284 barras in January 2019 over the resale of tickets for the final against Boca and, in 2025, a partial return to the Monumental with banners bearing the group's name after seven years, while its leadership still could not enter.
- Club
- River Plate
- City
- Buenos Aires
- Stadium
- Estadio Más Monumental
- Stand
- Popular Sívori · Estadio Monumental
- Situation
- Front line under admission ban; second and third lines in the Sívori popular stand (La Página Millonaria, October 2025)
Documented history
Los Borrachos del Tablón, River Plate's barra brava: history
Los Borrachos del Tablón, also written L.B.D.T., is the name of River Plate's barra brava. It does not designate the whole fan base at the Monumental, which is made up of members and supporters with no link to the group. Press sources allow its stages to be followed from the early 2000s: the indictment of its leaders in 2007, the investigation into ticket resale, the mass admission ban of 2019, the internal dispute with another faction and its situation in 2025 and 2026.
2002–2007: leadership, indictments and convictions
According to Perfil 442 (2018), a leader of the millonario fan base ran the group between 2002 and 2007. The same piece reports that he is serving a life sentence for a murder committed in August 2007 and has another 12-year sentence for a second crime. Página/12 had reported in August 2007 that a judge indicted, without pre-trial detention, the leaders of «Los Borrachos del Tablón» for inciting crimes at a sporting event; an indictment and a conviction are different phases of a criminal case.
See this section's source ↗Ticket resale and the mass admission ban (2013–2019)
Letra P reported in 2013 an Olé investigation into ticket resale in which former officials, police officers and four barras appeared. In January 2019, according to Ámbito, the Ministry of Security applied an indefinite admission ban to 284 River barras, including the then leader, over the resale of tickets for the Copa Libertadores final against Boca.
See this section's source ↗Links with politics and the unions, according to the press
Letra P (2013), citing Olé, wrote that four barras «boast of being shielded by the highest levels of the national government»; it was a boast attributed to those barras and not a proven fact. Perfil 442 (2019) reported that the Buenos Aires province prosecutor admitted the investigation into the internal dispute could turn «to the political sphere». Infobae (January 2025) argues that that year's leadership relies on contacts with unions and politicians.
See this section's source ↗2019: the internal dispute with «La barra del Oeste»
According to Perfil 442 (September 2019), ten members of the barra were arrested with thirteen firearms and 123 cartridges before a River–Vélez match, amid an internal dispute with «La barra del Oeste». Infobae (2025) describes a western group with its own leader and a precarious peace with the leadership.
See this section's source ↗Banners, drums and trips: the 2025 return
La Página Millonaria reported on 12 October 2025 that three historic banners —«Somos Argentina», «L.B.D.T.» and «C.A.R.P. - Argentina»— were seen again in the Sívori popular stand, after seven years without a flag bearing the barra's name; the last had been on 27 October 2018. Infobae (May 2025) says they had already managed to bring drums and straps into the Monumental, although the leadership could not enter, and that the barra travelled abroad again, to Guayaquil, for the 2025 Copa Libertadores.
See this section's source ↗2025–2026: partial return and admission ban
Infobae (January 2025) wrote that «2025 is the year Los Borrachos del Tablón marked as the one of the return to the Monumental» and described a leadership shared between a group of brothers and another leader. According to América Diario (February 2025), Resolution 211/2025 sanctioned eight River fans expelled in Mendoza against Godoy Cruz: two of them with a lifetime ban and five with 36 months. La Página Millonaria adds that the front line has an admission ban while the second and third lines attend as home supporters. Infobae (June 2026) indicates that the leadership had no chance of travelling to the World Cup and that some 300 members appear on the admission ban list.
See this section's source ↗Ideology and identity · Los Borrachos del Tablón
Letra P (23 December 2013), reporting an Olé investigation, ran the headline «Denuncian vínculos entre Los Borrachos del Tablón y el kirchnerismo» (links between Los Borrachos del Tablón and Kirchnerism are alleged) and quoted a barra saying «Mientras esté Cristina Kirchner, me lo aseguraron hoy, no me pasa nada». These are press allegations and remarks by one member, not proven, and neither a statement by the group nor the political position of River's fan base. Infobae (January 2025) speaks of contacts with unions and politicians without attributing an ideology. The sources consulted do not record an ideological self-definition.
Source of this description ↗Frequently asked questions
Getting to know Los Borrachos del Tablón
What are Los Borrachos del Tablón?
The barra brava of River Plate, the organised group among its supporters, distinct from the club's general fan base. Its acronym is L.B.D.T.
Where do they stand at the Monumental?
La Página Millonaria (2025) places the reappearance of their banners in the Sívori popular stand. According to the same source, the front line has an admission ban and the second and third lines attend as home supporters.
Who leads them?
According to Infobae (January 2025), the leadership is shared by a group of brothers with another leader. Infobae (May 2025) reports that the leadership cannot enter the stadium because of the admission ban.
Have there been convictions in their history?
Perfil 442 (2018) reports that a former leader is serving a life sentence for a murder in August 2007 and has another 12-year sentence. Página/12 reported that same year on the indictment of their leaders for inciting crimes at a sporting event.
Why are they under an admission ban?
According to Ámbito (January 2019), the Ministry of Security applied it indefinitely to 284 barras over the resale of tickets for the Libertadores final against Boca. In 2025, Resolution 211/2025 sanctioned eight other fans, according to América Diario.
Can they enter the Monumental?
Only part of the group. According to La Página Millonaria and Infobae (2025), the second and third lines attend as home supporters, but the leadership could not enter.
Do they travel abroad?
Yes, with restrictions. Infobae (May 2025) says the barra travelled abroad again, to Guayaquil, for the Copa Libertadores. For the 2026 World Cup, the same source rules out a trip by the leadership.
Is an ideology attributed to them?
No source consulted records an ideological self-definition of the group. Letra P (2013) published allegations of links between some barras and Kirchnerism; it, Perfil 442 (2019) and Infobae (2025) speak of ties with officials, unions and politics, which are not the same as a position of the group.
When were Los Borrachos del Tablón founded?
No press source consulted dates their founding. Diario de Cuyo (November 2013) calls them a «historic barra»; the oldest dated references in this article are from 2002 to 2007 (Perfil 442 and Página/12).
In which stand of the Monumental are they located?
According to Diario de Cuyo (November 2013), the barra generally occupies the Sívori Alta stand of the Monumental; La Página Millonaria (October 2025) places the return of their banners in the Sívori popular stand.
Who are their rivals?
No source consulted documents, with a date and a subject, a rivalry between this barra and another. Ámbito (2019) mentions Boca only as the opponent in the final for which the admission ban on 284 barras was applied.
Sources
The documents behind this history
Each source keeps its date and scope. Titles appear in their original language. An insider account, an announcement and an official decision document different facts.
- Golpe a los “Borrachos del Tablón”: aplican derecho de admisión a casi 300 barras ↗
Ámbito · 15 January 2019
Admission ban on 284 barras over the resale of tickets for the final against Boca.
- Página/12 :: Ultimas Noticias :: Hincha de River baleado quedó en 'coma irreversible' ↗
Página/12 · 8 August 2007
Indictment without pre-trial detention of the leaders in August 2007.
- 'Hace 11 años que la barra está currando con entradas' | 442 ↗
Perfil 442 · 1 December 2018
Leadership from 2002 to 2007 and the convictions of a former leader.
- Denuncian vínculos entre Los Borrachos del Tablón y el kirchnerismo ↗
Letra P · 23 December 2013
Olé investigation into ticket resale and links the barras themselves claimed.
- La interna de la barra de River preocupa a la política | 442 ↗
Perfil 442 · 23 September 2019
Arrests with weapons in 2019 and the Buenos Aires province prosecutor's statement.
- Radiografía del 2025 de las barras del fútbol argentino: las internas que están a punto de explotar ↗
Infobae · Gustavo Grabia · 16 January 2025
Shared leadership, political and union contacts and the return to the Monumental in 2025.
- La barra de River volvió a viajar al exterior: el camino para llegar a Ecuador y por qué no estuvo en los partidos anteriores ↗
Infobae · Gustavo Grabia · 8 May 2025
Drums and straps at the Monumental, trip to Ecuador and leadership without access.
- Fuerte medida del Gobierno contra dos de los jefes de Los Borrachos del Tablón que intentaron violar el derecho de admisión ↗
América Diario · 14 February 2025
Resolution 211/2025 and sanctions on eight fans expelled in Mendoza.
- Tres trapos históricos de Los Borrachos del Tablón volvieron a verse en la popular del Monumental ↗
La Página Millonaria · Enzo Rueda · 12 October 2025
Return of the banners after seven years and organisation by lines in the Sívori popular stand.
- Cuáles son las barras que buscan dominar la tribuna de la selección argentina en el Mundial: los nombres prohibidos ↗
Infobae · Gustavo Grabia · 9 June 2026
Leadership with no chance of travelling to the 2026 World Cup and the admission ban list.
- Apareció otra barra ↗
Diario de Cuyo (editorial staff) · 18 November 2013
The Sívori Alta stand the barra generally occupies and the faction that stood opposite it in 2013.
Documentary review: 23 October 2026. English edition: 21 October 2026. Editorial team: Mundo Ultras.
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