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Atlético Madrid
Full nameClub Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)Los Colchoneros (The Mattress-makers)
Los Rojiblancos (The Red and Whites)
Los Indios (The Indians)
El Atleti
Founded26 April 1903
(as Athletic Club de Madrid)
4 October 1939
(as Club Atlético de Madrid)
GroundVicente Calderón Stadium,
Madrid, Madrid
Spain
Capacity57500 [1]
PresidentSpain Enrique Cerezo
Head CoachSpain Quique Sánchez Flores
LeagueLa Liga
2009–10La Liga, 9th
Current season

Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D., commonly known as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga[2]. Their home stadium is the Vicente Calderón[3], which currently holds up to 57,500 spectators. The club is one of the most successful in Spanish League history, having won both La Liga and the Copa del Rey on nine occasions, including a double in 1996. They also won the European Cup Winners Cup in 1962, were European Cup runners-up in 1974[4] and Intercontinental Cup winners in 1975. In 2010, Los Colchoneros ended their 48-year wait for continental honors[5], defeating Fulham 2-1 in the UEFA Europa League final held at the Imtech Arena in Hamburg.[6]

During their history, the club have been known by a number of nicknames, including Los Colchoneros or The Mattress Makers due to their first team stripes being the same colors as old-fashioned mattresses. During the 1970s they became known as Los Indios. This was allegedly due to the club signing several South American players after the restrictions on signing foreign players was lifted. However, there are a number of counter theories which claim they were so named because their stadium is "camped" on the river bank or because Los Indios were the traditional enemy of Los Blancos — the whites. The latter nickname refers to the club's city rival Real Madrid[7].

History

Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D.

The Club was founded on 9 October 1939. A previous club was originally founded on 26 April 1903 as Athletic Club de Madrid by three Basque students living in Madrid. The founders saw the new club as a branch of Athletic Bilbao. In 1904 they were joined by dissident members of Real Madrid. They began playing in blue and white, as did Athletic Bilbao, but by 1911 they were playing in their current colours. The reason the club changed colours is not known for certain. However one theory is that red and white striped tops were the cheapest stripes to make because the same combination was used to make bed mattresses. The left over cloth was easily converted into football shirts. Although both Athletic Bilbao and Athletic Madrid started out with blue and white stripes, the discovery of a cheaper option probably persuaded them to change. The Madrid club did it first and they became known as Los Colchoneros—the mattress makers. Other more plausible account of the reason to change colours is that both Athletic Bilbao and Athletic Madrid used to buy Blackburn Rovers blue and white kits in England. Once in 1911 Juanito Elorduy, former player and member of the board of Athletic Madrid, went to England to buy kits for both teams. He did not find Blackburn Rovers kits and bought Southampton red and white ones instead. Athletic Bilbao adopted Southampton full kit with red and white shirt and black shorts, whereas Athletic Madrid adopted the red and white shirt but kept Blackburn Rovers blue shorts.

First Atletico's ground, Ronda de Vallecas, was situated in the eponymous working-class area south of the city. In 1919, the Compañía Urbanizadora Metropolitana—the company that ran the underground communication system in Madrid—acquired some land, near the Ciudad Universitaria. As part of that project the company built a sports stadium, named Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid. With a capacity for 35.800 spectators, in 1923 it was rented by Atlético de Madrid, which used it until 1966 when they moved to the new Estadio Vicente Calderón. After the move, the Metropolitano was demolished, being replaced with university buildings.

In 1921, Athletic Madrid became independent of Athletic Bilbao and by 1923, the club built its first stadium, the Metropolitano. During the 1920s Athletic won the Campeonato del Centro three times and in 1921 and 1926 they were Copa del Rey runners-up. Based on this record, they were invited to join the Primera División of the inaugural La Liga in 1928. During their debut La Liga season, the club were managed by Fred Pentland. However in 1930 they were relegated to Segunda División. They briefly returned to the Primera División in 1934, again with Pentland in charge. The club were relegated again in 1936 after Josep Samitier took over in mid-season from Pentland. However the Spanish Civil War gave the club a reprieve (because Real Oviedo was unable to play due to the destruction of their stadium during the bombings) and both La Liga and Athletic's relegation were postponed, the latter by winning a playoff against CA Osasuna (champion of the last played Segunda División tournament).

Athletic Aviación de Madrid

By 1939, when La Liga had resumed, Athletic had merged with Aviación Nacional of Zaragoza to become Athletic Aviación de Madrid. Aviación Nacional had been founded in 1939 by members of the Spanish Air Force. They had been promised a place in the Primera División for the 1939–40 season, only to be denied by the RFEF. As a compromise this club merged with Athletic, whose squad had lost eight players in the Spanish Civil War. The team were awarded a place in the 1939–40 Primera División only as a replacement for Real Oviedo whose ground had been damaged during the war. With the legendary Ricardo Zamora as manager, the club subsequently won their first La Liga in 1940 and then retained the title in 1941. The most influential and charismatic player of these years was the captain German Gomez, signed from Racing Santander in 1939, playing for eight consecutive seasons for 'the rojiblancos', until the season 1947–48. From his centre-midfield position he formed a legendary midfield alongside Machín and Gabilondo. German won 6 caps with the Spanish national team, making his debut in Valencia on 28 December 1941, in a 3–2 win against Switzerland. After his successful careeer at Atlético, German went back to Santander to play for Racing, retiring in 1954. In 1941, a decree issued by Franco banned teams from using foreign names and the club became Atlético Aviacion de Madrid. In 1947, the club decided to drop the military association from its name and settled on its current name of Club Atlético de Madrid. The same year saw Atlético beat Real Madrid 5–0 at the Metropolitano; their biggest win over their cross-town rivals to date.

The Golden Age

Under Helenio Herrera and with the help of Larbi Benbarek, Atlético won La Liga again in 1950 and 1951. With the departure of Herrera in 1953, the club began to slip behind Real Madrid and FC Barcelona and for the remainder of the 1950s they were left to battle it out with Atlético Bilbao for the title of third team in Spain.

However during the 1960s and 1970s, Atlético Madrid seriously challenged Barcelona for the position of second team. The 1957–58 season saw Fernando Daucik take charge of Atlético and he led them to second place in La Liga. This resulted in Atlético qualifying for the 1958–59 seasons European Cup since the winners, Real Madrid were the reigning European champions. Inspired by Brazilian centre-forward Vavá and Enrique Collar, Atlético reached the semi-finals after beating Drumcondra, CSKA Sofia and Schalke 04. In the semi-finals, they met Real Madrid. Real won the first leg 2–1 at the Bernabéu while Atlético won 1–0 at the Metropolitano. The tie went to a replay and Real won 2–1 in Zaragoza.

Atlético, however, gained their revenge when, led by former Real coach José Villalonga, they defeated Real in two successive Copa del Generalísimo finals in 1960 and 1961. In 1962 they won the European Cup Winners Cup beating Fiorentina 3–0 after a replay. In 1963 they reached the final of the same competition again, this time losing 5–1 to Tottenham Hotspur. Enrique Collar, who continued to be an influential player during this era, was now joined by the likes of midfielder Miguel Jones and midfield playmaker Adelardo.

Unfortunately for Atlético fans, their best years coincided with a great Real Madrid team. Between 1961 and 1980, Real Madrid dominated La Liga with the club winning the competition 14 times. During this era only Atlético offered Real any serious challenge, winning La Liga titles in 1966, 1970, 1973, and 1977. They were also runners-up in 1961, 1963, and 1965 and won the Copa del Generalísimo again in 1965, 1972, and 1976. In 1965, when they finished as La Liga runners-up to Real after an intense battle for the title, Atlético became the first team to beat Real at the Bernabéu in eight years.

European Cup Finalists

Significant players from this era included the now veteran Adelardo and regular goalscorers Luis Aragonés, Javier Irureta, and José Eulogio Gárate. The latter won the Pichichi three times in 1969, 1970 and 1971. In the 1970s Atlético also recruited several Argentine employees, signing Rubén Ayala, Panadero Díaz and Ramón "Cacho" Heredia, as well as coach Juan Carlos Lorenzo. Lorenzo believed in discipline, caution and disrupting the opponents’ game. Although controversial, his methods proved successful and after winning La Liga in 1973, the club reached the European Cup final in 1974. On the way to the final Atlético knocked out Galatasaray, Dinamo Bucureşti, Red Star Belgrade and Celtic. In the away leg of the semi-final against Celtic, Atlético had Ayala, Díaz, and substitute Quique all sent off during a hard fought encounter in what was reported as one of the worse cases of cynical fouling the tournament has seen. Because of this cynicism they managed a 0–0 draw, which was followed by a 2–0 victory in the return leg with goals from Gárate and Adelardo. However the final at the Heysel Stadium proved to be a heart-breaker for Atlético. Against a Bayern Munich team that included Franz Beckenbauer, Sepp Maier, Paul Breitner, Uli Hoeneß, and Gerd Müller, Atlético played above themselves. Despite missing Ayala, Díaz, and Quique through suspension, they went ahead in extra-time with only seven minutes left. Aragonés scored with a superb, curling free-kick that looked like the winner. However in the last minute of the game Bayern defender Georg Schwarzenbeck equalized with a stunning 25 yarder that left the Atlético goalkeeper Miguel Reina motionless. In a replay, back in the Heysel, two days later Bayern won 4–0.

The Aragonés years

Shortly after the defeat in the European Cup, Atlético appointed their veteran player Luis Aragonés as coach. Aragonés subsequently served as coach on four separate occasions (1974–80, 1982–87, 1991–93 and 2002–03). His first success came quickly. Bayern Munich had declined to participate in the Intercontinental Cup and as runners-up, Atlético were invited instead. Their opponents were Independiente of Argentina and, after losing the away leg 1–0, they won the return leg 2–0 with goals from Javier Irureta and Rubén Ayala. Aragonés subsequently led the club to further successes in the Copa del Rey in 1976 and La Liga in 1977.

During his second spell in charge, Aragonés led the club to second in La Liga and a Copa del Rey in 1985. He received considerable help from Hugo Sánchez who scored 19 La Liga goals and won the Pichichi. Sánchez also scored twice in the Copa final as Atlético beat Athletic Bilbao 2–1. However Sánchez only remained at the club one season before he move across the city to Real Madrid. Despite the loss of Sánchez, Aragonés went on to lead the club to success in the Supercopa de España in 1985 and then guided them to the European Cup Winners Cup final in 1986. However Atlético lost their third successive European final, this time 3–0 to Dynamo Kyiv.

The Jesús Gil years

In 1987, controversial politician and businessman Jesús Gil became club president.

Atlético had not won La Liga for ten years and were desperate for success. Gil spent heavily, bringing in a number of expensive signings, most notably Paulo Futre. However, the title proved elusive and Gil developed a reputation for his ruthlessness. In pursuit of success, he hired and fired a number of head coaches, including César Luis Menotti, Ron Atkinson, Javier Clemente, as well as a returning club legend Luis Aragonés. He also closed down Atlético's youth academy in 1992, which at the time featured future superstar Raúl, who would go across town to achieve worldwide fame at rivals Real Madrid.

In 1996, Radomir Antić, with a squad including José Luis Caminero, Luboslav Penev, Diego Simeone, Milinko Pantić, Juan Manuel López, and Kiko, finally delivered the much sought after league title as Atlético won the 1995–96 La Liga/Copa del Rey double. The heavy spending also continued with top signings Christian Vieri and Juninho arriving in the summer of 1997. However, all the success produced little change in the overall Gil strategy, and although Antić survived three consecutive seasons in charge he was replaced during summer 1998 by Arrigo Sacchi who himself remained in the managerial hot seat for less than 6 months. Antić then returned briefly in early 1999 only to be replaced by Claudio Ranieri. The 1999–00 season proved disastrous for Atlético. In December 1999, Gil and his board got suspended pending investigation into the misuse of club funds and government-appointed administrator José Manuel Rubí began running Atlético's day to day operations. With the sudden removal of Gil's strong presence, the club was in complete disarray and results on the pitch clearly reflected that. Ranieri handed in his resignation with the club in 17th spot out of 20 and heading towards relegation. The return of Antić for the third coaching stint failed to prevent the inevitable. Despite reaching the Copa del Rey final, Atlético were relegated.

Atlético spent two seasons in the Segunda División, narrowly missing out on promotion in 2001 before winning the Segunda División championship in 2002. It was again Luis Aragonés, on his last spell as a manager of Atlético, the manager who brought Atlético again to the Primera Division. He also coached the team during the next season, being the one who gave Fernando Torres the opportunity to make his debut in La Liga (at the Camp Nou against F.C. Barcelona, with a final score of 2–2).

Aguirre era

In 2006, Fernando Torres, one of the biggest talents in recent Spanish football history, was joined by Portuguese internationals Costinha, Maniche, and Argentine Sergio Agüero.

Torres shocked the club in June 2007 when he stated his desire to play for Liverpool. He left Atlético and joined the English giant on 4 July 2007 for £26.5 million, £20 million of which was in cash, with the rest consisting of the rights to Luis García. Around this same time, Atlético also made a splash by signing Uruguay international and former European Golden Boot/Pichichi winner Diego Forlán for roughly €21 million from Villarreal CF. Several weeks later, the club gave up Bulgarian star Martin Petrov to Manchester City, but got a replacement shortly after: Portuguese star Simão, signed from Benfica for roughly €20 million. On 29 July, it was announced that Atlético had signed winger José Antonio Reyes for €12 million.[8][9]

In July 2007, the Atlético board reached an agreement with the city of Madrid to sell the land where the stadium is built and move the club to the Olympic Stadium, owned by the city. Atlético will be allowed to play in Vicente Calderón stadium until 2010. The new stadium will be owned by the club on 2016, as the city is applying to host the 2016 Olympic Games.[10]

The 2007–08 season proved to be the most successful season for the club in the last decade. The team reached the round of 32 of the UEFA Cup, where they were defeated by Bolton Wanderers. They also reached the Quarter-final round of the Domestic Cup, the Copa del Rey, where they were beaten by eventual champions Valencia CF. More significantly, the team finished the La Liga season in 4th place, qualifying for Champions League Play. The return of UEFA Champions League football to the Vicente Calderon Stadium was the first time since the 1996/97 season, when Atlético lost in the quarter-final round to the Dutch powerhouse AFC Ajax. Sergio Agüero, Diego Forlán, Simão, Maxi Rodríguez, and goalkeeper Leo Franco led Atlético to its first Champions League appearance in more than ten years.

The 2008–09 season had proven to be another great stride forward in the resurrection of Club Atlético de Madrid's reputation as a force to be reckoned with both in domestic and European Football, with participation continuing in the UEFA Champions League. However, recent performances in La Liga have not been as successful as the club would have liked. That season, Atlético added French goalkeeper Grégory Coupet, Dutch central defender John Heitinga, Czech central defender Tomáš Ujfaluši, Brazilian central midfielder Paulo Assunção, Argentine Midfielder Ever Banega (on loan from Valencia C.F, and French forward Florent Sinama-Pongolle to the lineup, who join returning loanee Portuguese central midfielder Maniche.

On 3 February 2009, Javier Aguirre was dismissed from his post as manager after a terrible start to 2009, not winning a game in 6 run outs. He later claimed this was simply not the case, and that he had been released by mutual termination rather than sacked. There was a public outrage after his dismissal, many believing he was not the cause of Atlético's problems, specifically player Diego Forlán who claimed "Dismissing Javier was the easy way out, but he was not the cause of our problems. The players are to blame because we have not been playing well and we have been committing a lot of errors." Abel Resino was confirmed as the new manager.

Abel Resino keeps Atlético in the Champions League

Atlético's success continued in the last season when they placed 4th once again in the league table, securing a position in the playoff round of the UEFA Champions League. Striker Diego Forlán was crowned Pichichi of the season and Golden Boot when he scored 32 goals for Atlético this season. Atlético is already seeing some strong changes to their lineup, with their veteran goalkeeper Leo Franco now departing and the promising young Real Valladolid star Sergio Asenjo expected to take his place. Atlético also purchased Real Betis defender and Spanish international Juanito. Despite pressure from big clubs to purchase their star players of Sergio Agüero and Forlán, Atlético remained committed to keeping their strong attacking base in the hopes for a successful new season.

However, the 2009–10 Atlético season began poorly with many defeats and goals conceded, and performing poorly on both domestic and European stages. On 21 October, Atletico were hammered 4–0 by the English giant Chelsea in the Champions League group stage.[11] This defeat led to Atletico's management announcement that manager Abel Resino had to leave.[12] After failing to sign Danish former footballer, Michael Laudrup, Atletico Madrid made it official that the new manager for the rest of the season was Quique Sánchez Flores.

Quique Sánchez Flores Revolutionizes Team

With the arrival of Quique Sánchez Flores as coach, Atlético saw a huge change of fortunes. Though they continued to lag somewhat in La Liga during the 2009–10 season, this lethargy was practically absent in other major competitions. Atlético made it to the final of the Copa del Rey, where they played and lost against Sevilla 2–0 in one excellent game on 19 May 2010 in the Camp Nou. On 12 May 2010, Atlético won the 2009-10 UEFA Europa League, beating English teams Liverpool in the semi-finals and Fulham[13] in the final.[14][15] Diego Forlan scored twice, the second goal an extra-time winner as Atletico Madrid claimed a 2–1 win.[16] It was the first time since 1996 that Atlético has claimed a title. They had a good chance at achieving their first double (doblete) since 1996, when they won both La Liga and the Copa del Rey, but fell 2-0 to Sevilla at the Nou Camp in Barcelona[17].

El Derbi Madrileño

Main article: El Derbi madrileño

Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid are clubs with contrasting identities and very different fates. Historically, Real Madrid have long been seen as the establishment club. On the other side, the Rojiblancos were always characterized by a sentimiento de rebeldía (a sense of rebellion) although, during the early Francisco Franco years, it was Atlético that was the preferred team of the regime, being associated with the military airforce, until the regime's preferences moved towards Real Madrid in the 1950s.

Certainly, the dictatorial state sought to make political capital out of Real Madrid's European Cup trophies at a time when Spain was internationally isolated – "Real Madrid are the best embassy we ever had," said one minister. Such perceptions have had an important impact on the city's footballing identities, tapping into the collective consciousness. In this vein, Atlético fans were probably the originators, and are the most frequent singers, of the song "Hala Madrid, hala Madrid, el equipo del gobierno, la verguenza del país" ("Go Madrid, go Madrid, the government's team, the country's shame").

Current squad

The numbers are established according to the official website: www.clubatleticodemadrid.com and www.lfp.es Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Sergio Asenjo
2 DF Spain ESP Juan Valera
3 DF Spain ESP Antonio López (captain)
4 MF Spain ESP Mario Suárez
6 MF Spain ESP Ignacio Camacho
7 FW Uruguay URU Diego Forlán
8 MF Spain ESP Raúl García
9 MF Spain ESP José Manuel Jurado
10 FW Argentina ARG Sergio Agüero
11 MF Spain ESP Fran Mérida
12 MF Brazil BRA Paulo Assunção
13 GK Spain ESP David de Gea
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Argentina ARG Eduardo Salvio
16 DF Spain ESP Juanito
17 DF Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Ujfaluši
18 DF Spain ESP Álvaro Domínguez
19 MF Spain ESP José Antonio Reyes
20 MF Portugal POR Simão
21 DF Colombia COL Luis Perea
22 FW Brazil BRA Diego Costa
24 DF Uruguay URU Leandro Cabrera
35 MF Spain ESP Rubén Pérez
42 GK Spain ESP Joel Robles
58 FW Senegal SEN Ibrahima Baldé
— DF France FRA Rod Fanni
— DF Brazil BRA Filipe Luís

From Atlético B

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- DF Spain ESP Jorge Pulido
57 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Cedric Mabwati
26 MF Spain ESP Koke
No. Pos. Nation Player
46 MF Spain ESP Keko
59 FW Spain ESP Jorge Molino
56 FW Spain ESP Borja González

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Argentina ARG Germán Pacheco (on loan to Independiente)

Staff

Notable Coaches

Presidents

  • 1. Enrique Allende: 1903
  • 2. Eduardo de Acha: 1903–07
  • 3. Ricardo de Gondra: 1907–09
  • 4. Ramón de Cárdenas: 1909–12
  • 5. Julián Ruete: 1912–19
  • 6. Álvaro de Aguilar: 1919–20
  • 7. Julián Ruete: 1920–23
  • 8. Juan de Estefanía: 1923–26
  • 9. Luciano Urquijo: 1926–31
  • 10. Rafael González: 1931–35
  • 11. José L. del Valle: 1935–36
  • 12. José María Fernández: 1936–39
  • 13. Francisco Vives: 1939
  • 14. Luis Navarro: 1939–41
  • 15. Manuel Gallego: 1941–45
  • 16. Juan Touzón: 1946–47
  • 17. Cesáreo Galindez: 1947–52
  • 18. Marqués de la Florida: 1952–55
  • 19. Juan Suevos: 1955
  • 20. Javier Barroso: 1955–64

Current Board

  • President: Mr. Enrique Cerezo Torres
  • General Manager / Delegate to the Board: Mr. Miguel Ángel Gil Marín
  • Secretary to the Board: Mr. Pablo Jiménez de Parga Maseda
  • Sports Director: Mr. Jesús García Pitarch
  • PR & Communications Director: Mr. Emilio Gutíerrez
  • Financial Director: Mr. Mario Aragón
  • Marketing & Sales Director: Mr. Guillermo Moraleda
  • Board Members: Mr. Jesús Gil Marín, Mr. Óscar Gil Marín, Ms. Myriam Gil Marín, Mr. Severiano Gil y Gil, Mr. Miguel Pérez Cano, Mr. Lázaro Albarracín Martínez, Mr. Fernando García Abásolo, Mr. Antonio Alonso Sanz, Mr. Manuel Herrero Porta and Mr. Mario Rodríguez Valderas

Recent history

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Notes
1995–96 1D 1st 42 26 9 7 75 32 87 Winner Final Super-cup
1996–97 1D 5 42 20 11 11 76 64 71 Quarter-final UCL Quarter-final
1997–98 1D 7 38 16 12 10 79 56 60 Round of 16 UC Semi-final
1998–99 1D 13 38 12 10 16 54 50 46 Final UC Semi-final
1999–2000 1D 19 38 9 11 18 48 64 38 Final UC 4th round relegated
2000–01 2D 4 42 21 11 10 59 39 74 Semi-final
2001–02 2D 1st 42 23 10 9 68 44 79 First round promoted
2002–03 1D 11 38 12 11 15 51 56 47 Quarter-final
2003–04 1D 7 38 15 10 13 51 53 55 Quarter-final
2004–05 1D 11 38 13 11 14 40 34 50 Semi-Final Final Intertoto Cup
2005–06 1D 10 38 13 13 12 45 37 52 Round of 16
2006–07 1D 7 38 17 9 12 46 39 60 Round of 16
2007–08 1D 4 38 19 7 12 66 47 64 Quarter-final UC Round of 32 Win Intertoto Cup
2008–09 1D 4 38 20 7 11 80 57 67 Round of 16 UCL Round of 16
2009–10 1D 9 38 13 8 17 57 61 47 Final UEL Winner UCL – Out in Group Round

Stadium Information

Vicente Calderón stadium
  • Name – Vicente Calderón
  • City – Madrid
  • Capacity – 54,851
  • Inauguration – 1966
  • Pitch size – 105 × 70 m
  • Other Facilities: – Ciudad Deportiva del Nuevo Cerro del Espino (Sports Academy)

Uniform

Atlético currently wears its famous red-and-white stripes at home, while wearing black on the road. The kit has been made by Nike for nine years, as Nike wants to provide competition against Real Madrid, who have a deal with adidas. The current shirt sponsor is Kia Motors, while the AXN cable channel (a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment) has a minor sponsorship on the back of the shorts and Kyocera has a sponsor's logo on the back of the shirt. Previously, the club was sponsored by Columbia Pictures, who would change the shirt sponsor's logo (and occasionally the shirt itself, as they did with the away shirt when Spider-Man 2 was in cinemas) to a current film that Columbia had released. Because shirts would have to be introduced and removed from shops at a very fast pace to keep up with film releases, Nike decided to not include a sponsor's logo on replica shirts made from 2002 to 2005.

Shirt manufacturers:

Shirt sponsors:

Honours

Regional

Domestic

Intercontinental

European

See Also

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyR1bOcM0eE
  2. ^ http://clubatleticodemadrid.com/tienda/es/home.asp
  3. ^ http://www.stadiumguide.com/vicentecalderon.htm
  4. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeMC6_n6wcU&feature=fvw
  5. ^ http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/season=2010/index.html
  6. ^ http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/index.html
  7. ^ http://eurorivals.net/derbies/real-madrid_v_atletico-madrid_derby.html
  8. ^ Reyes goes to Atleti, Marca 29 July 2007 Template:Es icon
  9. ^ Reyes passes Atletico Madrid medical, Goal 30 July 2007
  10. ^ The Guardian 30 July 2007 [dead link]
  11. ^ Fletcher, Paul (2009-10-21). "Chelsea 4 – 0 Atletico Madrid". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  12. ^ "Atletico Madrid sack coach Resino". BBC Sport. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  13. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/uefacup/7719190/Atletico-Madrid-coach-Quique-Sanchez-Flores-hails-players-resolve-against-Fulham.html
  14. ^ Ornstein, David (2010-04-29). "Liverpool 2 – 1 Atletico Madrid (agg 2 – 2)". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  15. ^ "Late winner breaks Fulham hearts". ESPNsoccernet. ESPN. 2010-05-12. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  16. ^ Winter, Henry (2010-05-12). "Fulham 1 Atlético Madrid 2 aet: match report". The Daily Telegraph. HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg: Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
  17. ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=292636&cc=5901
  18. ^ Including the Copa Eva Duarte
Awards and achievements
Preceded by UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Winner
1962
Runner up: Fiorentina 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Intercontinental Cup Winner
1974
Runner up: Independiente 		Succeeded by
Preceded by UEFA Europa League Winner
2010
Runner up: Fulham 		Succeeded by
TBA

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