Atlético Nacional

Colombian association football club

Club Atlético Nacional S.A., also known as just Atlético Nacional, is a professional Colombian football team based in Medellín. They are one of the most successful and popular football teams in Colombia.

Atlético Nacional
Full nameClub Atlético Nacional S. A.
Nickname(s)Los Verdolagas (The Purslanes),
Rey de Copas (King of Cups),
El Verde de la Montaña (The Green from the Mountains),
El Verde Paisa (The Paisa Green)
Founded7 March 1947; 77 years ago (1947-03-07)
GroundEstadio Atanasio Girardot
Medellín, Colombia
Capacity40,043[1]
OwnerOrganización Ardila Lülle
ChairmanJuan David Pérez
ManagerJorge Almirón
LeagueCategoría Primera A
20181st, Apertura champions
WebsiteClub website
Current season

They play their home games at the Atanasio Girardot Stadium. They share the stadium with their local rivals, Independiente Medellin.  The club is one of only three teams to play in every first division tournament in Colombia. The other two teams are Millonarios and Santa Fe.

History

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The team was founded on 7 March 1947 as Club Atletico Municipal De Medellin by Luis Alberto Villegas Lopez. Atletico Nacional is the club with the most fans in Colombia. Atlético Municipal changed to its current name, Atlético Nacional, in 1951.

Honors

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National honours

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Winners (16): 1954, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2005–I, 2007–I, 2007–II, 2011–I, 2013–I, 2013–II, 2014–I, 2015–II, 2017–I
Runners-up (10): 1955, 1965, 1971, 1974, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2002–I, 2004–I, 2004–II
Winners (3): 2012, 2013, 2016
Winners (2): 2012, 2016
Runners-up (3): 2014, 2015, 2018

International honours

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Winners (2): 1989, 2016
Runners-up (1): 1995
Semifinals (2): 1990, 1991
Winners (2): 1998, 2000
Runners-up (3): 2002, 2014, 2016
Semifinals (1): 2003
Winners (2): 1989, 1995
Winners (1): 2017
Runners-up (1): 1990
Runners-up (1): 1989
Third Place (1): 2016

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 14 January 2018[2][3]

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
2DF  ColombiaDaniel Bocanegra
3DF  ColombiaFelipe Aguilar
4DF  SpainGorka Elustondo
5DF  ColombiaAndrés Perea
6MF  ColombiaRaúl Loaiza
7MF  ColombiaGustavo Torres
8MF  ColombiaDiego Arias
10MF  ColombiaMacnelly Torres
11FW  ColombiaAndrés Rentería (on loan from Querétaro)
12DF  ColombiaAlexis Henríquez
15MF  ColombiaJuan Pablo Nieto
16MF  VenezuelaRonaldo Lucena
19DF  ColombiaJackson Montaño
No.Pos. NationPlayer
20MF  ColombiaJeison Lucumí
21MF  ColombiaJhon Mosquera
23DF  ColombiaEdwin Velasco
25GK  ColombiaChristian Vargas
26DF  ColombiaCarlos Cuesta
27MF  ColombiaEdwin Valencia
29MF  ColombiaAldo Leão Ramírez (on loan from Atlas)
30FW  ColombiaArley Rodríguez
32DF  ColombiaChristian Mafla
33FW  ColombiaHadier Borja
DF  PanamaRoderick Miller
FW  ColombiaJuan David Castañeda

Out on loan

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  ColombiaCristian Bonilla (at La Equidad)
GK  ColombiaCamilo Vargas (at Deportivo Cali)
DF  ColombiaCristian Cassiani (at Leones)
DF  ColombiaJosé Luis García (at Real Santander)
DF  ColombiaTomás Maya (at Leones)
DF  ColombiaEsteban Morales (at Bogotá)
No.Pos. NationPlayer
DF  ColombiaJeisson Palacios (at Atlético Bucaramanga)
MF  ColombiaSherman Cárdenas (at LDU Quito)
MF  ColombiaCristián Dajome (at América de Cali)
MF  ColombiaJulián Mendoza (at Real Cartagena)
MF  ColombiaJuan Pablo Ramírez (at Deportivo Pasto)
MF  ColombiaJohn Henry Sánchez (at Leones)

Affiliated teams

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References

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  1. "Technical Report and Statistics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  2. "JUGADORES A PRETEMPORADA - Atlético Nacional". www.atlnacional.com.co. 3 August 2011.
  3. "Colombia - Club Atlético Nacional SA - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.

Other websites

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