Jump to content

Atlético Madrid

This is a good article. Click here for more information.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Rupert1904 (talk | contribs) at 15:14, 25 July 2010. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

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
Capacity54,851 [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 54,851 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

Foundation (1903-1939)

Original club crest, showing blue and white design, used from 1903-1911
File:Atmadrid1917.gif
Club crest used between 1917-1939

The club was originally founded on 26 April 1903[8] as Athletic Club de Madrid by three Basque students living in Madrid. These founders saw the new club as a youth branch of their childhood team, Athletic Bilbao.[9] In 1904 they were joined by dissident members of Real Madrid.[10] They began playing in blue and white, similarly to Athletic Bilbao, but by 1911 were playing in their current colours of red and white stripes. Many believe the change was influenced because red and white striped tops were the cheapest stripes to make, because the same combination was used to make bed mattresses, and the unused cloth was easily converted into football shirts. This discovery of a cheaper option probably persuaded them to change and influenced the Madird club being come to known as Los Colchoneros—the mattress makers. nickname. 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.[11] 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.[12] Athletic Bilbao adopted the full Southampton kit with the red and white striped shirt and black shorts. Whereas Athletic Madrid adopted the red and white shirt but kept Blackburn Rovers blue shorts, leading to them also being known as the Rojiblancos.

Atletico's first ground, the Ronda de Vallecas, was situated in the eponymous working-class area on the south side 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. And inn 1921, Athletic Madrid became independent of parent-club Athletic Bilbao. As part of that project the company built a sports stadium, named Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid and Athletic had a new a 35,800 seat home.[13] The Metropolitano was used until 1966 when they moved to the new Estadio Vicente Calderón.[14] After the move, the Metropolitano was demolished and was replaced with university buildings.

File:Final de copa.jpg
1921 Copa del Rey finalists

During the 1920s Athletic won the Campeonato del Centro three times and they were Copa del Rey runners-up in 1921, ironically this final saw them face parent club Ahtletic Bilbao, and 1926. 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, but after two seasons in the Primera División they were relegated to Segunda División. They briefly returned to La Liga in 1934. But were relegated again in 1936, after Josep Samitier took over in mid-season from Pentland. Thankfully for Los Colchoneros 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. Thus both La Liga and Athletic's relegation were postponed, the latter by winning a playoff against CA Osasuna, champion of the Segunda División tournament.

Athletic Aviación de Madrid (1939-1947)

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 La Liga campaign only as a replacement for Real Oviedo. With the legendary Ricardo Zamora as manager, the club subsequently won their first La Liga title that season and then retained the title in 1941. The most influential and charismatic player of these years was the captain German Gomez, who was signed from Racing Santander in 1939. He played eight consecutive seasons for 'the rojiblancos', until the 1947–48 campaign. From his centre-midfield position he formed a legendary midfield alongside Machín and Ramón Gabilondo. In 1941, a decree issued by Franco[15] 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.[16]

The Golden Age (1947-1965)

File:Vicente calderón.jpg
Vicente Calderón, club president during 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 Barcelona and for the remainder of the 1950s they were left to battle it out with Athletic 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 season of the 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.[17] 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.[18] The tie went to a replay and Real won 2–1 in Zaragoza.[19]

Atlético, however, gained their revenge when, led by former Real coach José Villalonga, they defeated Real in two successive Copa del Rey finals in 1960 and 1961. In 1962 they won the European Cup Winners Cup beating Fiorentina 3–0 after a replay.[20] The following year the club reached the 1963 final, but was thrashed by English side Tottenham Hotspur 5-1.[21] Enrique Collar,[22] who continued to be an influential player during this era, was now joined by the likes of midfielder Miguel Jones and midfield playmaker Adelardo.[23]

Unfortunately for Atlético fans, their best years coincided with dominant Real Madrid teams. 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. The club had furhter success winning the Copa del Rey on three occasions 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 (1965-1974)

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.[24] On the way to the final Atlético knocked out Galatasaray, Dinamo Bucureşti, Red Star Belgrade and Celtic.[25] 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 worst 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.[26] 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.[27] In a replay, back in the Heysel, two days later Bayern won convincingly 4–0, with two goals each from Hoeneß and Müller.[28]

The Aragonés years (1974-1987)

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, from 1974 to 1980, from 1982 to 1987 once again 1991 till 1993 and finally from 2002 to 2003. His first success came quickly as Bayern Munich had refused to participate because of fixture congestion[29] in the Intercontinental Cup and as runners-up, Atlético were invited instead. Their opponents were Independiente[30] 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.[31] 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 a runners-up finish in La Liga and a winner's medal in the Copa del Rey, both in 1985. He received considerable help from Hugo Sánchez who scored 19 league goals and won the Pichichi. Sánchez also scored twice in the cup final as Atlético beat Athletic Bilbao 2–1. However Sánchez only remained at the club for 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.[32] [33]

The Jesús Gil years (1987-2003)

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.[34] 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 bringing in club legend Luis Aragonés. He also closed down Atlético's youth academy in 1992,[35] which at the time featured future superstar Raúl, who would go across town to achieve worldwide fame at rivals Real Madrid.[36]

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.[37] The heavy spending also continued with top signings of 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 only 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 removal of club Preisdent Jesús Gil and his board, the club floundered and the players put in disastorous performances. 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.[38]

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, in his last spell as a manager of Atlético, who brought Atlético to the Primera Division.[39] 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 in 2–2 draw.[40]

Aguirre era (2006-2009)

Atletico Madrid fans in 2005

In 2006 Fernando Torres, one of the biggest talents in recent Spanish football history, was joined by Portuguese internationals Costinha and Maniche and also by Argentine striker 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.[41] 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.[42] 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.[43][44]

In July 2007, the Atlético board reached an agreement with the city of Madrid to sell the land where their stadium is 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 in 2016, as the city is applying to host the 2016 Olympic Games.[45]

The 2007–08 season proved to be the most successful season for the club in the past decade. The team reached the round of 32 in the UEFA Cup, where they were defeated by Bolton Wanderers. They also reached the Quarter-final round of 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 the UEFA Champions League. Sergio Agüero, Diego Forlán, Simão, Maxi Rodríguez and goalkeeper Leo Franco returned Atlético to top European football for the first time since the 1996-97 season, when Atlético lost in the quarter-final round to Dutch giants AFC Ajax.[46]

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 in both domestic and European Football, with participation continuing in the UEFA Champions League. However, performances in La Liga were not as successful as the club would have liked. This forced the club to make some new signings, adding 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. Joining Portuguese central midfielder Maniche, who continued his loan-spell.

On 3 February 2009, Javier Aguirre was dismissed from his post as manager after a terrible start to 2009, going without a win in 6 games. He later claimed this was simply not the case, and that he had been released by mutual termination rather than sacked.[47] There was a public outrage after his dismissal, many believing he was not the cause of Atlético's problems, specifically player Diego Forlán. He backed his former manager and said that "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." This lead to the appointment of Abel Resino as Atlético's new manager.[48]

Abel Resino keeps Atlético in the Champions League (Early 2009-Late 2009)

Atlético's success continued in the latter half of the 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 with the Pichichi Trophy and also won the European Golden Shoe, for scoring 32 goals for Atlético that season.[49] Atlético saw this domestic success as an opportunity to reinforce their squad for the upcoming Champions League season. They departed company with veteran goalkeeper Leo Franco and brought in David de Gea from the youth ranks and signed promising youngster Sergio Asenjo, from Real Valladolid. Atlético also purchased Real Betis defender and Spanish international Juanito. Despite pressure from big clubs to purchase their star players of 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. On 21 October, Atletico were hammered 4–0 by the English giants Chelsea in the Champions League group stage.[50] This defeat led to Atletico's management announcement that manager Abel Resino had to leave.[51] 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.[52] [53]

Quique Sánchez Flores brings European glory (Late 2009-2010)

2010 UEFA Europa League Final squads

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. On 12 May 2010, Atlético won the 2009-10 UEFA Europa League, beating English teams Liverpool in the semi-finals and Fulham[54] in the final.[55][56] Diego Forlan scored twice, the second goal an extra-time winner as Atlético Madrid claimed a 2–1 win.[57] It was the first time since 1996 that Atlético had claimed a title. They also reached the Copa del Rey final, where they faced Sevilla and had a good chance at achieving their first double (doblete) since 1996, when they won both La Liga and the Copa del Rey. But Madrid short, losing 2-0 to Sevilla at the Nou Camp in Barcelona[58].

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. They were 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."

Players

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
5 DF Brazil BRA Filipe Luís
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
14 FW Argentina ARG Eduardo Salvio
No. Pos. Nation Player
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
26 MF Spain ESP Koke
42 GK Spain ESP Joel Robles
46 MF Spain ESP Keko
56 FW Spain ESP Borja
57 DF Spain ESP Jorge Pulido
58 FW Senegal SEN Ibrahima Baldé

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
57 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Cedric Mabwati
No. Pos. Nation Player
59 FW Spain ESP Jorge Molino

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)

Notable Players

Diego Forlán, current top scorer
Further information: List of Atlético Madrid players

Adelardo holds the club's official appearance record, wearing the Madrid shirt in 511 matches from 1959 to 1976. Luis Aragonés, club legend as both player and coach, holds the record for most goals scored with 172. While Adrián Escudero has the record for most goals in La Liga with 150. Antonio López is the club's current record appearance holder, with 286. Uruguayan striker Diego Forlán is Los Rojiblanco's current record goalscorer with 86 to his name.

Staff

Managers

Further information: List of Atlético Madrid coaches

The following managers won at least one trophy when in charge of Atlético Madrid:

Name Period Trophies
Spain Ricardo Zamora 1939-1946 2 La Ligas, Supercopa de España
Argentina Spain Helenio Herrera 1949-1953 2 La Ligas, Supercopa de España
Czechoslovakia Fernando Daučík 1957-1960 Copa del Rey
Spain José Villalonga 1960-62 Copa del Rey, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Spain Luis Aragonés 1974-1980, 1982-1987, 1991-1993, 2001-2003 La Liga, 3 Copa del Reys, Supercopa de España, Segunda Division
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Tomislav Ivić 1990-1991 Copa del Rey
Serbia Radomir Antić 1995-1998 La Liga, Copa del Rey
Spain Quique Sánchez Flores 2009– Europa League

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

The club play their home games at the 54,851[59] seat Vicente Calderón Stadium in southern Madrid. Before this the club played originally at the Ronda de Vallecas until 1923. After the completion of the Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid in 1923, the club moved there until the Vicente Calderón was finished in 1966.

The club plan to move in 2012 to the renovated Estadio La Peineta,[60] which will be expanded from a 20,000 seat capacity to 73,000 for Madrid's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. The Vicente Calderón will be demolished, and replaced by a waterfront park at the banks of the Manzanares River in Madrid.[61] The club's training ground is the Ciudad Deportiva de Majadahonda, 20 km south of Madrid. The facility maintins grass and artificial ptches as well as a gym. Both the senior and youth squads train here.[62]

Atlético also runs a sports academy at the Ciudad Deportiva del Nuevo Cerro del Espino in Madrid.

Uniform

File:Athletic 1930 - 31.jpg
Atlético players wearing red and white stripe shirts with blue shorts, 1931

Atlético began playing in blue and white, similarly to Athletic Bilbao, but soon changed to their traditional red and white stripes by 1911. Many believe the change was influenced because red and white striped tops were the cheapest stripes to make, because the same combination was used to make bed mattresses, and the unused cloth was easily converted into football shirts. The kit has been made by Nike for the past nine years, as the company 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. 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.

Years Manufacturers Sponsors
1985–1989 Puma None
1989–1990 Mita
1990–1993 Marbella*
1993–1994 Antena 3
1994–1996 Marbella*
1996–1997 Bandai/Tamagotchi
1997–1998 Marbella*
1998–1999 Reebok
1999–2000 None
2000-2001 Idea
2001-2002 Nike
2002-2003 Century
2003-2005 Columbia Pictures**
2005- KIA

Honours

Regional

Domestic

European

Intercontinental

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. ^ http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=31070/index.html
  9. ^ http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=31070/index.html
  10. ^ http://www.atleticomadrid.azplayers.com/history.html
  11. ^ http://atletico.theoffside.com/tidbits/the-atletico-crest-and-its-meaning.html
  12. ^ http://atletico.theoffside.com/tidbits/the-atletico-crest-and-its-meaning.html
  13. ^ http://www.thisisanfield.com/blog/2010/04/26/talking-history-atletico-madrid-vs-liverpool/
  14. ^ http://clubatleticodemadrid.com/es/elclub/instalaciones_club.asp
  15. ^ http://www.oleole.com/la-liga/history/ehiah.html
  16. ^ http://www.realatletico.com/
  17. ^ http://www.europeancuphistory.com/euro58.html
  18. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec195859.html
  19. ^ http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season=1958/index.html
  20. ^ http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season=1961/intro.html
  21. ^ http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season=1962/intro.html
  22. ^ http://www.pobreatleti.com/?option=com_content&view=article&id=118:alias&catid=20:semblanzas
  23. ^ http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j5413.html
  24. ^ http://www.worldlingo.com/ma/enwiki/en/1974_European_Cup_Final
  25. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec197374.html
  26. ^ http://www.europeancuphistory.com/euro74.html
  27. ^ http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season=1973/index.html
  28. ^ http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season=1973/index.html
  29. ^ http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/matchreport/newsid=510737.html
  30. ^ http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/matchreport/newsid=510737.html
  31. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/intconclub74.html
  32. ^ http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season=1985/intro.html
  33. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec198586.html#cwc
  34. ^ http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j2197.html
  35. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2009/nov/03/atletico-madrid-worst-run-club-europe
  36. ^ http://www.spanish-fiestas.com/celebrities/raul-gonzalez.htm
  37. ^ http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=31070/index.html
  38. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/apr/18/atletico-madrid-liverpool-europa-league
  39. ^ http://www.insidefutbol.com/2009/12/01/atletico-madrid-season-needs-flores-formula/13605/
  40. ^ http://torres.soccer-profiles.com/career.php
  41. ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=443005&cc=5901
  42. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7682197.stm
  43. ^ Reyes goes to Atleti, Marca 29 July 2007 Template:Es icon
  44. ^ Reyes passes Atletico Madrid medical, Goal 30 July 2007
  45. ^ The Guardian 30 July 2007 [dead link]
  46. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec199697.html#cc
  47. ^ http://theoriginalwinger.com/2009-02-03-javier-aguirre-walks-away-from-atletico
  48. ^ http://www.tribalfootball.com/abel-resino-atletico-madrid-job-dream-come-true-226006
  49. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1189961/Forlan-bags-second-Euro-Golden-Shoe-netting-32-times-La-Liga-season.html
  50. ^ Fletcher, Paul (2009-10-21). "Chelsea 4 – 0 Atletico Madrid". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  51. ^ "Atletico Madrid sack coach Resino". BBC Sport. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  52. ^ http://www.laligaweekly.com/2009/10/quique-to-atletico-madrid.html
  53. ^ http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_23622.shtml
  54. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/uefacup/7719190/Atletico-Madrid-coach-Quique-Sanchez-Flores-hails-players-resolve-against-Fulham.html
  55. ^ Ornstein, David (2010-04-29). "Liverpool 2 – 1 Atletico Madrid (agg 2 – 2)". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  56. ^ "Late winner breaks Fulham hearts". ESPNsoccernet. ESPN. 2010-05-12. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  57. ^ 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.
  58. ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=292636&cc=5901
  59. ^ http://clubatleticodemadrid.com/en/elclub/instalaciones_club.asp
  60. ^ http://www.madrid.es/portal/site/munimadrid/menuitem.650ba10afbb0b0aa7d245f019fc08a0c/?vgnextoid=246bd63ca9a2e110VgnVCM1000000b205a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=6091317d3d2a7010VgnVCM100000dc0ca8c0RCRD
  61. ^ http://www.eufootball.biz/Stadia-Facilities/6502-atletico_madrid_new_stadium.html
  62. ^ http://clubatleticodemadrid.com/en/elclub/instalaciones_ciudad.asp
  63. ^ 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

Template:UEFA Europa League

Template:Link GA


Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atlético_Madrid&oldid=375381232"