Moghreb Atlético Tetuán ( Arabic : المغرب أتلتيكو تطوان ; acronym MAT ) is a Moroccan football club based in Tétouan , was founded in 2 December 1922. MA Tétouan is best known for its professional football team that competes in Botola , the top flight to Moroccan football league system .
123-454: The founding date of the club, according to known records, particularly in several books written by Ahmed Mghara, dates back to March 1922. During the 1920s, football in the region faced two significant challenges. The first was of a political and social nature. The Spanish Army experienced reprisals and long series of rebellions from Moroccans, mainly in the Rif region. These conflicts logically had
246-602: A Moroccan professional football club based in Rabat and currently playing in the first division . The club was founded on 10 April 1946. 'Fath Union Sport' is the name of the sports club which encompasses everything from Basketball to the game of Chess . Founded on April 10, 1946 by the Marocain Nationalists, the Fath Union Sports is an omnisports club, located in a football section, based on
369-736: A European titles. They also reached the Copa del Rey finals on 19 May 2010, where they faced Sevilla , but lost 2–0 at the Camp Nou in Barcelona . By winning the Europa League, they qualified for the 2010 UEFA Super Cup against Inter Milan , winner of the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League . The match was played at the Stade Louis II , Monaco on 27 August 2010. Atlético won 2–0 with goals from José Antonio Reyes and Agüero, making it
492-472: A decree requiring teams to have Spanish names. In Spanish territory, Athletic Club, founded by the English, for example, had become Club Atlético de Bilbao, with the club being on the verge of moving up to the second Spanish division, a complete restructuring of Spanish football finally allowed Club Atlético de Tetuán to compete with Iberian teams, and it now played in the third Spanish division. This promotion
615-406: A dramatic impact at the club, as he played a pivotal role in their unexpected La Liga title triumph, seven years after the 2013–14 win. He scored 17 goals in his first 19 La Liga matches, helping Atlético establish a 10-point lead by January. Although the team wavered later in the season, Suárez's relentless competitive drive proved decisive, as he netted crucial goals in the final two games to secure
738-490: A draw 0–0 with CS Sfaxien one week before in Rabat , the team succeed to create the surprise in Sfax by beating the host team by the score of 3–2. Defender Boukhriss opened the score for FUS de Rabat but the hosts succeed to overturn the game in their favor after scoring two goals. In the 75th minute Mohamed Zouidi equalized the score and added the third goal in 89th minute while CS Sfaxien players were trying to score to take
861-522: A draw on the last day of the season. This prompted another managerial change along with a wholesale squad clearance during the summer 1995 transfer window. Somewhat unexpectedly, in the following 1995–96 season, newly arrived head coach Radomir Antić , with a squad including holdovers Toni , Roberto Solozábal , Delfí Geli , Juan Vizcaíno , José Luis Caminero , Diego Simeone and Kiko , as well as new acquisitions Milinko Pantić , Lyuboslav Penev , Santi Denia and José Francisco Molina finally delivered
984-505: A former player and member of the board of Athletic Madrid, went to England to buy kits for both teams but failed to find Blackburn kits to purchase; he instead bought the red and white shirts of Southampton (the club from the port city which was his embarkation point back to Spain). (Official position of both Southampton FC and Athletic Club). Athletic Madrid adopted the red and white shirt, leading to them being known as Los Rojiblancos , but opted to keep their existing blue shorts whereas
1107-549: A formidable force. As a player, Simeone was known as a fierce, all-action midfielder; he brought the same relentless, win-at-all-costs mentality to Atlético as manager. His focus was on building a strong defence, anchored by teenage Chelsea loanee goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and Uruguayan centre-back Diego Godín . The results were immediate, as Simeone's first six games in charge featured six clean sheets. According to Spanish football writer Andy West, Atlético fans came to quickly to embrace Simeone, especially in light of his role as
1230-645: A free transfer. Despite pressure from big clubs to sell star players Agüero and Forlán, Atlético remained committed to keeping their strong attacking base in the hopes for a successful new season. The 2009–10 season, however, began poorly with many defeats and goals conceded. On 21 October, Atletico were hammered 4–0 by English club Chelsea in the Champions League group stage. This defeat led Atletico's management to announce that manager Abel Resino had to leave. After failing to sign Danish former footballer Michael Laudrup , Atlético Madrid announced that
1353-494: A group of supporters of Atletico de Madrid attempted to unite several local club leaders with the goal of creating a powerful club capable of competing with Spanish clubs. Athletic Club de Tetuán was officially founded on March 12, 1933, and notably recruited the best players from F.C. Hispano-Marroquí and Sporting Club Tetuán, who had already been part of the initial venture. With a new logo inspired by Athletic Bilbao and uniforms inspired by Atlético Madrid . The club debuted in
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#17327879702771476-680: A long-standing rivalry with Madrid neighbours Real Madrid , with whom they contest El Derbi Madrileño . They also share a rivalry with Barcelona . Felipe VI , the King of Spain , has been the honorary president of the club since 2003. Atlético are one of the most successful Spanish clubs, having won 11 La Liga titles, including a league and cup double in 1996. Further domestic trophies include 10 Copa del Rey titles, two Supercopas de España , one Copa Presidente FEF and one Copa Eva Duarte . They have also won numerous titles in Europe , including
1599-624: A period of uncertainty, having appointed five managers in less than three years and allowing young talents, namely Agüero and de Gea, to leave for the Premier League . The team was sitting 10th in La Liga at the time of Simeone's appointment, after losing four of their last five games. The appointment of Simeone was seen as a risk, who was relatively inexperienced and previously only had European managerial experience with Italian underdogs Catania . However, he swiftly transformed Atlético into
1722-485: A pivotal player in their 1995-96 league and cup double. Simeone led Atlético to their second Europa League win in the three years since its creation; Atlético beat Athletic Bilbao 3–0 in the final on 9 May 2012 at National Arena in Bucharest with two goals from Radamel Falcao and one from Diego . By winning the Europa League again, Atlético qualified for the 2012 UEFA Super Cup against Chelsea , winners of
1845-474: A profound impact on the local Spanish population and consequently on football, given that many teams were composed of military personnel. The second challenge was of a sporting nature, acting as a significant hindrance to football development in Spanish Morocco. Hispano-Moroccan teams were limited to playing matches and competitions amongst themselves, without the opportunity to compete against teams from
1968-544: A reprieve, as 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 Osasuna , champion of the Segunda División tournament. 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 1937 by three aviation officers of
2091-463: A result, went across town to later achieve worldwide fame with rivals Real Madrid. The move came as part of the overall Gil-initiated business restructuring of the club; Atlético became a Sociedad Anónima Deportiva , a corporate structure benefiting from a then-recently introduced special legal status under Spanish corporate law, allowing individuals to purchase and trade club shares. In the 1994–95 league campaign, Atlético only avoided relegation via
2214-477: A second Champions League final in three seasons in 2015–16 , again facing Real Madrid, and lost on penalties after a 1–1 draw. The club played their last home game at the Vicente Calderón Stadium on 21 May 2017, thereby moving to a new home, the refurbished Wanda Metropolitano in eastern Madrid. In 2018, they won their third Europa League title in nine years by beating Marseille 3–0 in
2337-466: A significant decline, marked by financial instability, management issues, and poor on-field performance. Despite a successful period in the early 2010s, including league titles in 2012 and 2014, the club struggled to maintain its competitive edge in subsequent years after the resignation of President Abdelmalek Abroun and the election of Redouane El Ghazi as new President by the club members in 2018. Financial problems plagued MAT, leading to unpaid wages and
2460-600: A subsidiary and had just earned promotion to the Spanish third division. Espano-Moroccan football was thriving. After the Independence of Morocco, the club had a new committee and found themselves in the northern group in the play-offs to join the elite of the Moroccan league. Since then, the club has played 14 top-flight seasons and 34 in the 2nd division. The Moghreb Athletic of Tetouan won the Moroccan championship for
2583-711: A superb, curling free-kick that looked like the winner, but in the last minute of the game, Bayern defender Georg Schwarzenbeck equalized with a stunning 25-yarder that left Atlético goalkeeper Miguel Reina motionless. In a replay back at Heysel two days later, Bayern won convincingly 4–0, with two goals each from Hoeneß and Müller. Shortly after the defeat in the 1974 European Cup Final , 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 from 1991 until 1993 and finally from 2002 to 2003. His first success came quickly as Bayern Munich had refused to participate in
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#17327879702772706-493: A variety of sports thanks to the inclusion of a cinder athletics track. Rudimentary bleachers were added once Atlético started to play in Campeonato Hispano-Marroquí, whilst officials could watch from a rather ornate raised, open terrace. This wedge shaped construction was double sided, so that one could view races at the hippodrome that stood to the west of the stadium. Atlético's ascent to La Primera led to
2829-603: Is Tanger-Med , the company that runs the biggest industrial seaport in the Mediterranean, while Cafés Carrion, inwi and Radio Mars all have minor sponsorship on the shirt. Whilst it is almost certain that football was played on the site of the Estadio de Varela from the turn of the 20th century, the land was not formally enclosed until 1913. Situated on the north bank of the River Martil, the stadium played host to
2952-652: Is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga . The club play their home games at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano , which has a capacity of 70,692. Founded on 26 April 1903 as Athletic Club Sucursal de Madrid, the club have traditionally worn red and white vertical striped shirts, being known as Los Colchoneros ("The Mattress Makers") and Los Rojiblancos (“The Redwhites”). The club became Atlético de Madrid in 1946 and began
3075-485: Is worth mentioning is that the club wore black socks instead at first (1922–1947). The club of course got its colours from its Spanish twin club Atlético Madrid . The away kit colours generally differs from one season to another but is usually black with white and red applications. The kit has been made by many brands like Nike , Le Coq Sportif , among others. As of the 2024/2025 season, the kit sponsor will be Italian sportswear brand Kappa . The current main shirt sponsor
3198-612: The African Cup Winners' Cup and succeeded to the quarter-final before being eliminated by Arab Contractors SC (0–1 on Aggregate). In that time Philippe Troussier was the coach of the team. In 2002, The team participated in the CAF Cup and was eliminated from the second round by Satellite FC of Côte d'Ivoire . after a draw without goals in Morocco , they lost outside their ground by the score of 1–0. Although it lost
3321-599: The Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa . The club also co-owned the Indian Super League (ISL) franchise in Kolkata , formerly named Atlético de Kolkata , which won the competition twice, but in 2017 ended its partnership with the club as Sanjiv Goenka bought its shares. FUS Rabat Fath Union Sport ( Arabic : إتحاد الفتح الرياضي ), commonly known as FUS Rabat , is
3444-532: The City of Madrid to sell the land where their stadium was located and move the club to the City-owned Olympic Stadium . The stadium changed hands in 2016 and was bought by the club for €30.4 million. Madrid had applied to host the 2016 Olympic Games , losing out to Rio de Janeiro . The 2007–08 season proved to be the most successful season for the club in the past decade. The team reached
3567-660: The Ciudad Universitaria . In 1921, Athletic Madrid became independent of parent-club Athletic Bilbao and moved into a 35,800-seater stadium built by the company, the Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid . During the 1920s, Athletic won the Campeonato del Centro three times and were Copa del Rey runners-up in 1921, where they faced parent club Athletic Bilbao, as they would again in 1926. Based on these successes, in 1928 they were invited to join
3690-834: The Cotonou Agreement are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling . Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Source: Atlético Madrid Since 2002, Enrique Cerezo Torres serves as
3813-467: The European Cup with Porto . All the spending, however, only brought in two consecutive Copa del Rey trophies in 1991 and 1992 as the league titles proved elusive. The closest Atlético came to the La Liga trophy was the 1990–91 season when they finished runners-up by 10 points to Johan Cruyff 's Barcelona . In the process, Gil developed a ruthless reputation due to the manner in which he ran
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3936-704: The European Cup Winners' Cup in 1962 , the UEFA Europa League in 2010 , 2012 and 2018 , and the UEFA Super Cup in 2010 , 2012 and 2018 , as well as the 1974 Intercontinental Cup . In the UEFA Champions League , Atlético reached the final in 1974 , 2014 and 2016 . The club was founded on 26 April 1903 as Athletic Club Sucursal de Madrid by three Basque students living in Madrid . These founders saw
4059-472: The European Cup Winners' Cup , beating Fiorentina 3–0 after a replay. This achievement was significant for the club, as the Cup Winners' Cup was the only major European trophy that Real Madrid never won. The following year, the club reached the 1963 finals, but lost to English side Tottenham Hotspur 5–1. Enrique Collar , who continued to be an influential player during this era, was now joined by
4182-570: The Intercontinental Cup because of fixture congestion, and as European Cup 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
4305-541: The Metropolitano , their biggest win over their cross-town rivals to date. 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 were left to battle it out with Athletic Bilbao for the title of third team in Spain. However, during
4428-534: The Moroccan Throne Cup respectively in 1967, 1973, 1976, 1995, 2010 and 2014. The club won the first cup after defeating RS Settat by two goals scored by Fettah and Laroussi to one in Stade D'honneur . The second one was taken in the city of Agadir after the team beat Ittihad Khemisset (3–1). In 1976, FUS de Rabat got the third cup by defeating KAC Kénitra in Stade de Marchan , the only goal of
4551-664: 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 , and since they did not want to go through the whole divisional climb up, this club merged with Athletic, whose squad had lost eight players during the Civil War, including the team's star, Monchín Triana , who was shot dead. At that time, Real Oviedo also had its field destroyed by
4674-652: The finals at the Stade de Lyon in Lyon , courtesy of a brace from Griezmann and a goal from club captain Gabi in what would be his last match for the club. Atlético also won another UEFA Super Cup after beating Real Madrid 4–2 at the outset of the following season at the Lilleküla Arena in Tallinn . On 25 September 2020, Atlético signed Luis Suárez from Barcelona. One of the world's best strikers, Suárez made
4797-473: The previous season's Champions League . The game was played at the Stade Louis II, Monaco on 31 August 2012; Atlético won 4–1, including a hat-trick by Falcao in the first half. On 17 May 2013, Atlético beat Real Madrid 2–1 in the Copa del Rey final in a tense match where both teams finished with ten men. This ended a 14-year and 25-match winless streak in the Madrid derby . The 2012–13 season saw
4920-546: The "Classics" of Spanish football. Once lopsided in favor of the Catalan club, this rivalry has become competitive since the early 2010s, marked by events such as the 2016 Champions League knockout phase where Atletico Madrid upset Barcelona, the controversial departure of French striker Antoine Griezmann from the Madrid club to the Catalan club in 2019 (and his subsequent return in 2021 amid Barcelona's financial struggles), and
5043-520: The 1933/1934 season, participating in the local second division. Despite mediocre results, the club managed to advance to the first division through a complete restructuring of the championship, coming from Ceuta and Melilla, Spanish enclaves in Morocco. A local rivalry emerged with Español F.C., dividing the city. With superior finances compared to other local teams, the club even recruited players from Spain, just three years after its creation. However, by
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5166-453: 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 Franco's foreign minister Fernando Maria de Castiella. 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
5289-492: The 1960s and 1970s, Atlético Madrid seriously challenged Barcelona for the position of second team. The 1957–58 season saw Ferdinand Daučík take charge of Atlético, where he led them to second place in La Liga. This resulted in Atlético qualifying for the 1958–59 European Cup since the winners, Real Madrid, were the reigning European champions. Inspired by Brazilian centre-forward Vavá and Enrique Collar , Atlético reached
5412-400: The 1970s, Atlético also recruited several Argentine players, 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, and although controversial, his methods proved successful—after winning La Liga in 1973 , the club reached the 1974 European Cup Final . On the way to
5535-714: The 1st Division Amateurs, qualified in the 3rd division of the Maroc Football Association League, which is imported and placed in the Premier Division, and is the elite of the Marocain Football League Division D. 'Honour, and also participate in the North African Cup, on the local local tour. Prince Moulay Abdallah was one of the biggest fans of FUS de Rabat and also the honorary president of
5658-647: The 29th matchday, the two teams were tied (55 points) except that Raja, were leader of the standings. Raja was beaten by the OCS (Olympique de Safi) in Safi by 1 goal to zero while Moghreb from Tetouan, beat the rebirth of Berkane in Tetouan by 2 goals to 1. This consecration allows him to participate for the first time in its history at the world club championship which was organized in Morocco in December 2014. In 2nd division,
5781-529: The 60th anniversary of that famous 3–3 draw in the Primera Division, only for the plans to be cancelled by Los Blancos due to some logistical problems, then again in 2012 but everything got cancelled again. Moghreb Tetouan 's reward for winning the 2013–2014 season of the Moroccan championship, Botola was a place in the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco, their debut in the competition. Their debut ended in disappointment after getting eliminated on
5904-714: The Bilbao team switched to new black shorts. Athletic Bilbao won the 1911 Copa del Rey Final using several 'borrowed' players from Athletic Madrid, including Manolón who scored one of their goals. Athletic's first ground, the Ronda de Vallecas , was 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
6027-640: The Champions League or the UEFA Europa League every year, enjoying success in both competition. Spanish teams are limited to three players without EU citizenship. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to
6150-458: 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 titles, Atlético became the first team to beat Real at the Bernabéu in eight years. In 1966, Atlético left the Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid (which was demolished and was replaced with university buildings and an office block belonging to
6273-654: The European stage regularly since its 1958–59 European Cup debut, subsequently entering the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup ( 1961–62 ), the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup ( 1963–64 ), the UEFA Cup ( 1971–72 ) and the UEFA Super Cup ( 2009–10 ). Starting with the 1999–00 relegation Atlético did not qualify for European competition for seven years, but from the 2007–08 season , it has taken part in either
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#17327879702776396-466: The Final, Atlético knocked out Galatasaray , Dinamo București , Red Star Belgrade and Celtic . In the away leg of the semi-finals 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 approach, they managed a 0–0 draw, followed by a 2–0 victory in
6519-539: The Peninsula. For geographical, political, and economic reasons, the Spanish Football Federation refused to allow them to participate in the same competitions as mainland teams. Meanwhile, other clubs were formed in the region and in the city of Tetuán, including Español F.C, primarily composed of Spaniards and a prominent club in the city, and Moghreb F.C, composed of Moroccan players. In 1932,
6642-399: The Primera División of the inaugural La Liga played the following year. During their debut La Liga campaign, the club was managed by Fred Pentland , but after two seasons 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. The Spanish Civil War gave Los Colchoneros
6765-545: The Santiago Bernabéu in the 2013 Copa del Rey finals , and continued on 29 September 2013 when they won a 1–0 victory, again at the Bernabéu. The two faced each other in the 2014 and 2016 UEFA Champions League finals , with Real Madrid winning both matches. Although less famous than the Derbi Madrileño, a historic rivalry exists between Atlético Madrid and Barcelona , which is also considered one of
6888-465: The Segunda División, narrowly missing out on promotion in 2000–01 season before winning the Segunda División championship in 2002. It was again Aragonés, in his fourth and last spell as manager of Atlético, who brought them back to the Primera División. Aragonés also coached the team during the next season, and gave Fernando Torres his La Liga debut. Torres came through the academy of the club and
7011-733: The UEFA Champions League. Striker Diego Forlán was crowned with the Pichichi and also won the European Golden Shoe after scoring 32 goals for Atlético that season. Atlético saw this domestic success as an opportunity to reinforce their squad for the upcoming Champions League season. They replaced veteran goalkeeper Leo Franco with David de Gea from the youth ranks and signed promising youngster Sergio Asenjo from Real Valladolid . Atlético also acquired Real Betis defender and Spanish international Juanito on
7134-813: The artist RedOne . The words are as follows: Land your feet in La Hipica Land your feets in the history Ride the wing of the dove And fly to reach glory Players are men and behind them are men They are champions heading towards greatness Ride the wing of the dove And fly to reach glory Long live Tetuán Long live Tetuán Moghreb Tetuán Vamos Tetuán. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Atletico de Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkluβ aˈtletiko ðe maˈðɾið] ; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético ,
7257-449: The big game on the penultimate day of the season, seemingly losing the crown. On 25 May, they celebrated wildly as Raja Casablanca sensationally lost to Olympic Safi on the final day, gifting the championship title to Tetouan. The dream of facing Atlético Madrid was dead, but hopes of meeting "the other team from Madrid" were very much alive. In 2001, a friendly game had been scheduled between Moghreb Tetouan and Real Madrid to mark
7380-434: The central-south of Madrid 1.8 km from the city center in the working class barrio of Arganzuela . Historically, Real Madrid have long been seen as the establishment club. On the other side, Atlético Madrid were always characterized by a sentimiento de rebeldía , a sense of rebellion. They were associated with the military airforce (renamed Atlético Aviación), until the regime's preferences moved towards Real Madrid in
7503-452: The change came about because red and white striped tops were the cheapest to make, as the same combination was used to make ticking for mattresses , and the unused cloth was easily converted into football shirts. This contributed to the club's nickname, Los Colchoneros . However, another explanation is that both Athletic Bilbao and Athletic Madrid used to buy Blackburn Rovers ' blue and white kits in England. In late 1909, Juan Elorduy ,
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#17327879702777626-417: The club finish with three trophies in a little over a year. On 17 May 2014, a 1–1 draw at the Camp Nou against Barcelona secured the La Liga title for Atlético, their first since 1996, and the first titles since 2003–04 not won by Barcelona or Real Madrid. One week later, Atlético faced city rivals Real Madrid in their first Champions League final since 1974, and the first played between two sides from
7749-446: The club included new management after the resignation of President El Ghazi in 2023 and the election of an 'interim board of directors', but the journey to reclaim their former glory remained challenging. Traditionally the home kit features the iconic red and white stripe design accompanied by blue shorts and red socks, this combination has been used since 1947 and is still in use today, although sometimes blue socks are used instead. What
7872-444: The club president, whereas Miguel Ángel Gil Marín (son of former club president Jesús Gil ) serves as chief executive officer. After a 2021 capital increase , Gil Marín, Cerezo and incoming investor Ares Management Corporation hold a 66.98% of the shares by means of 'Atlético HoldCo'. Israeli businessman and billionaire Idan Ofer , owns 33% of Atlético Madrid's stakes. Atlético co-owns Liga MX club Atlético San Luis , and
7995-403: 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 finals as Atlético beat Athletic Bilbao 2–1. Sánchez, however, only remained at the club for one season before his move across the city to Real Madrid. Despite
8118-399: The club won the championship 5 times from 1965 to 2005. He was also semi-finalist of the Cup of Morocco in 2008 against MAS de Fès and quarter-finalist twice in 1965 against the Moroccan stadium and in 1981 against the future finalist the CODM de Meknes. Tetouan really began to move up the footballing pyramid in July 2011, though, when little known coach Aziz El Amri was appointed. His mission
8241-559: The club's first win in the UEFA Super Cup . Atlético had a comparatively disappointing 2010–11 season, finishing only seventh in the League and being eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey and the group stage of the Europa League . This ultimately led to the departure of manager Sánchez Flores before the conclusion of the season, who was replaced with ex-Sevilla manager Gregorio Manzano . On 23 December 2011, Atlético appointed their former Argentine player, Diego Simeone , as manager in place of Manzano. The club were in
8364-662: The club's success in recent years more supporters started attending matches and the current stadium's capacity was not enough. In 2015 the construction on the new stadium officially started, the club's president Abdelmalek Abroun has stated that the new stadium will be a part of the new sports city and will have a capacity of about 40,000 seats. However, as of 2023, the construction of the stadium has halted in its initial stages due delays, permit issues, and funding. Moghreb Atlético Tetuán has 2 " ultras " fan groups, Los Matadores since 2005 and Siempre Paloma since 2006, both are based in Tetouan and even though they had many conflicts over
8487-407: The club, Griezmann was Atlético's top scorer for five consecutive seasons. He established himself as a world-class player at Atlético, also shining on the international stage as he finished as the top scorer at UEFA Euro 2016 and earned the tournament's best player award. That same year , he placed third in the Ballon d'Or rankings, behind Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo . Atlético reached
8610-444: The club, he supported the club financially and helped lead the club to many achievements that are still etched in the memories of Moroccan football fans. The late prince used to come to the stadium to see the training session without being recognized and to organize friendly games to harden the club's players and make them more efficient. Although Fath de Rabat is one of the historical clubs in Morocco , it has only 6 titles won in
8733-401: The club. In pursuit of league success, he hired and fired a number of high-profile head coaches, including César Luis Menotti , Ron Atkinson , Javier Clemente , Tomislav Ivić , Francisco Maturana and Alfio Basile , as well as club legend Luis Aragonés. Gil also closed down Atlético's youth academy in 1992, a move that would prove significant due to 15-year-old academy member Raúl who, as
8856-472: The company ENUSA) and moved to a new home in the Manzanares river waterfront, the Vicente Calderón Stadium , which was inaugurated on 2 October 1966 with a fixture against Valencia. Significant players from this era included the now-veteran Adelardo and regular goalscorers Luis Aragonés , Javier Irureta and José Eulogio Gárate , the latter winning the Pichichi three times in 1969, 1970 and 1971. In
8979-506: The concrete steps. After 50 years of achieving very little, Moghreb Tétouan won its first Moroccan championship in May 2012. As the city celebrated the club's first major honour, the Ultras paraded banners celebrating the club's Spanish heritage, saying "Siempre Los Matadores" (Matadors Forever). The club's president has stated many times before that a new bigger stadium was under way, as thanks to
9102-457: The departure of key players. The instability was exacerbated by frequent changes in the coaching staff, which hindered the development of a consistent team strategy. As a result, the team's performance deteriorated, culminating in their relegation to the Botola Pro 2 in the 2020-2021 season, although the team was promoted to the top tier of Moroccan football the next year. Efforts to stabilize
9225-435: The final match of Moroccan Throne Cup in 2009 against neighbours AS FAR , the club had the opportunity to participate in the 2010 CAF Confederation Cup . FUS de Rabat managed to be the competition's surprise by disqualifying several famous teams and among them the defending champion Stade Malien after beating them in Rabat by the score of 2–0 and going to Bamako to have a draw (0–0). Rabat team would after that come in
9348-558: The final match was scored by Khalid Labied, who was later the shared top scorer of 1980 African Cup of Nations . The fans of Rabat 's team did not rejoice any title only after almost twenty years when they got another Throne Cup in 1995 at the expense of Olympique Khouribga . The final match was finished by the score of 2–0, the goals had been scored by Postnov and Hammou. On 25 November 2010 FUS de Rabat won their last cup in Stade Moulay Abdellah after overthrowing
9471-478: The first Super cup in Spanish football after beating RCD Español, the 1940 Copa del Generalísimo winners, in a two-legged game that ended in a 10–4 aggregate victory, including a 7–1 trashing in the second leg at Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas . On 14 December 1946, the club decided to drop the military association from its name, and shortly after, on 6 January, it settled on its current name of Club Atlético de Madrid . Also in 1947, Atlético beat Real Madrid 5–0 at
9594-507: The first time in its history, (which is for the first time a professional championship). This title was won at the end of the last day on the ground of his runner-up on FUS Rabat (Fath), on 28 May 2012. It was a historic moment for the club which not only won the title but also experienced the largest displacement of supporters (over 45,000 people) in the history of Moroccan football. Sunday May 25, 2014 will go down in history. The club won its second championship against Raja de Casablanca. During
9717-448: The following season Tetouan were back in the title race again, knowing that success would be especially important with a place in the 2014 Club World Cup at stake for the winners. By the end of May, a phenomenal prospect was on cards: Atlético Madrid had qualified for the Champions League final, while Tetouan were in pole position to win the Moroccan league. It was not to be. First, Moghreb Tetouan were thrashed 5–0 by Raja Casablanca in
9840-431: The late 1930s, while the region was relatively pacified, the economy became increasingly unstable. The Spanish Civil War that erupted in 1936 also caused mass departures of expatriate military personnel returning to their home country to fight on the front lines. Athletic Club de Tetuán found itself in a precarious situation and more or less disappeared. In 1941, the club returned and became Club Atlético de Tetuán following
9963-412: The league title contention early while, in the Champions League, they were eliminated by Ajax in extra-time in the quarter-finals. Before the 1997–98 season, the heavy spending continued with the signings of Christian Vieri and Juninho . All of the success, however, produced little change in the overall Gil strategy, and although Antić survived three consecutive seasons in charge, he was replaced during
10086-403: The league. Torres had been at Atlético since the age of 11 and his precocious talent led to him becoming the club's youngest ever captain at the age of just 19. In 2006, Atlético signed Portuguese midfielders Costinha and Maniche , as well as Argentine forward Sergio Agüero . In July 2007, Torres left the club for Liverpool for €38 million, while Luis García signed for the club at
10209-448: The likes of midfielder Miguel Jones and midfield playmaker Adelardo . Atlético's best years coincided with dominant Real Madrid teams. Between 1961 and 1980, Real Madrid dominated La Liga, 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 and finishing runners-up in 1961 , 1963 and 1965 . The club had further success winning
10332-497: 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 . Atlético, however, lost their third successive European finals, this time 3–0 to Dynamo Kyiv . In 1987, controversial politician and businessman Jesús Gil became club president, running the club (and committing a fraud of misappropriation by seizing 95% of
10455-452: The much sought-after league titles as Atlético won the La Liga / Copa del Rey double. The next season, 1996–97, saw the club take part in the UEFA Champions League for the first time. With expectations and ambitions raised, the most notable summer transfer signings were striker Juan Esnáider from Real Madrid and Radek Bejbl , who was coming off a great showing for Czech Republic at Euro 1996 . Playing on two fronts, Atlético fell out of
10578-543: The name of the most ancient clubs in the country. It was the héritier of the Union Musulmane de Rabat-Salé (USMRS), created in 1932, and was officially announced on 7 October 1932. The USM Rabat-Salé introduced the first Muslim clubs in the country, if this was not the first, and it was a veritable lance of a movement associated with the Marocaine Jeunesse. The club competes in the Champions League of
10701-422: The new club as a youth branch of their childhood team, Athletic Bilbao who they had just seen win the 1903 Copa del Rey Final in the city. In 1904, they were joined by dissident members of Real Madrid . They began playing in blue and white halved shirts, the then colours of Athletic Bilbao, but by 1910, both the Bilbao and Madrid teams were playing in their current colours of red and white stripes. Some believe
10824-537: The new manager for the rest of the season would be Quique Sánchez Flores . With the arrival of Sánchez Flores as coach in October 2009, Atlético improved in many of their competition. Atlético continued to lag somewhat in La Liga during the 2009–10 season , finishing in ninth position, but managed to finish third in their 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage and subsequently entered the Europa League in
10947-537: The originators, and are the most frequent singers, of the song, sung to the tune of the Real Madrid anthem, "Hala Madrid, hala Madrid, el equipo del gobierno, la vergüenza del país" , "Go Madrid, go Madrid, the government's team, the country's shame." Until recently, Atlético Madrid had struggled significantly in the derby, carrying a 14-year winless streak into the 2012–13 season . This spell ended, however, on 17 May 2013 after Atlético beat their city rivals 2–1 at
11070-463: The parched turf was replaced with an artificial surface. Work on the original terraces saw the capacity reduced to 10,000, but then in 2011, to mark the 60th anniversary of the original club's promotion to La Primera, the main tribuna underwent a major refurbishment. A new framework was erected at the rear of the stand to support the original, ageing concrete roof. Everything was given a coat of red, white & blue paint and new bucket seats were bolted to
11193-423: The playoffs to the Spanish third division, and made a comeback after only one year. This time, the results were much more positive. Under the leadership of President Julio Parrés López and with the arrival of numerous Spanish players and Andalusian coach Santiago Núñez, the club earned the opportunity to participate in the promotion playoffs to the second division. After doing the job, the club could finally experience
11316-480: The preliminary round as they went down on penalties to Auckland City FC , the side that has made more appearances in the competition than any other. Due to Moghreb Tétouan's continuous poor performances in the Moroccan league (earning just two points from the last five fixtures before the Club World Cup) and against Auckland City FC, due mostly to poor decisions and bad strategies made by the manager, El Amri
11439-450: The previous decade. For a full history see; List of Atlético Madrid seasons Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid are clubs with contrasting identities and different fates. While Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu proudly rises on the Paseo de la Castellana in the wealthy Chamartín neighbourhood of northern Madrid, Atlético's former stadium, the less glamorous Vicente Calderón , stood in
11562-450: The removal of club President Jesús Gil and his board, the players performed poorly and the club floundered. Ranieri handed in his resignation with the club sitting 17th out of 20 in the league table and heading towards relegation. Antić, returning for his third coaching stint, was unable to prevent the inevitable. Despite reaching the Copa del Rey final in 2000, Atlético were relegated second time after 66 years. The club spent two seasons in
11685-421: The return leg with goals from Gárate and Adelardo. The finals at Heysel Stadium , however, was a loss 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
11808-411: The round of 32 in the UEFA Cup , where they were defeated by Bolton Wanderers . They also reached the quarter-finals round of the Copa del Rey , where they were beaten by eventual champions Valencia . More significantly, the team finished the league season in fourth place, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League for the first time since the 1996–97 season . On 3 February 2009, Javier Aguirre
11931-472: The round of 32. Atlético went on to win the Europa League, beating English teams Liverpool in the semi-finals and eventually Fulham in the finals held at HSH Nordbank Arena in Hamburg on 12 May 2010. Diego Forlán scored twice, the second being an extra-time winner in the 116th minute, as Atlético won 2–1. It was the first time since the 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup that Atlético had claimed
12054-409: The same city. They took a first-half lead through Godín and led until the third minute of injury time, when Sergio Ramos headed in an equaliser from a corner; the match went to extra time, and Real ultimately won 4–1. Antoine Griezmann , who had a standout season in La Liga and featured at the 2014 FIFA World Cup , joined Atlético from Real Sociedad on 28 July 2014. During his first stint with
12177-420: The same time in an unrelated transfer. The club also bought Uruguay international and former European Golden Boot and Pichichi winners Diego Forlán for roughly €21 million from Villarreal . Other additions included Portuguese winger Simão Sabrosa from Benfica for €20 million and winger José Antonio Reyes from Arsenal for €12 million. In July 2007, the Atlético board reached an agreement with
12300-447: The second Spanish division. This time, there would be no trembling. The club finished at a respectable 5th position, just a few points away from promotion to the first division. Recognized for its youth development policy, the club primarily tapped into the local talent pool in Spanish Morocco, recruiting the best young players from local teams. At the same time, it had forged a relationship with its former rival, Español C.F, which served as
12423-598: The second round therefore making it to the Groups Stage for the first ever for the club (and since 10 years for a Moroccan club) In the Groups Stage Tetouan had a terrible start, in their first away game in Egypt against Smouha SC they had a 2 goals lead but conceded 3 goals in the last half-hour of the game therefore losing 3 – 2, the second game was a goalless tie against TP Mazembe at home soil,
12546-586: The semi-finals after beating Drumcondra , CSKA Sofia and Schalke 04 . In the semi-finals, they met Real Madrid, who won the first leg 2–1 at the Santiago 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 Rey finals in 1960 and 1961 . In 1962, they won
12669-421: The shares while failing to effectively pay a single Peseta during the Atlético's forced conversion from fan-owned club to Sociedad Anónima Deportiva in 1992) until his resignation in May 2003. Atlético had not won La Liga for ten years and were desperate for league success. Right away, Gil spent heavily, bringing in a number of expensive signings, most notably Portuguese winger Paulo Futre , who had just won
12792-409: The stadium undergoing major redevelopment. An open stand with bench terracing was erected on the east side which was linked to semi circular end terraces. Club office and changing rooms were built in the south west corner and the pitch was access via a tunnel behind the southern goal. The stadium's main tribuna was built on the west side, and this featured a vaulted concrete cantilevered roof. However, it
12915-499: The summer of 1998 with Arrigo Sacchi , who himself only remained in the managerial hot seat for less than six months. Antić then returned briefly in early 1999 only to be replaced with Claudio Ranieri at the end of the season. The 1999–2000 season proved disastrous for Atlético. In December 1999, Gil and his board were suspended pending an investigation into the misuse of club funds, with government-appointed administrator José Manuel Rubí running Atlético's day-to-day operations. With
13038-626: The surprise move of Luis Suárez to Atlético in 2020, a move which saw the Uruguyan star play a crucial role in the team's championship run. However, by tradition and current affairs, the greatest rivalry is that which exists with its " merengues " neighbors. 1939–40 , 1940–41 , 1949–50 , 1950–51 , 1965–66 , 1969–70 , 1972–73 , 1976–77 , 1995–96 , 2013–14 , 2020–21 2001–02 1959–60 , 1960–61 , 1964–65 , 1971–72 , 1975–76 , 1984–85 , 1990–91 , 1991–92 , 1995–96 , 2012–13 2009–10 , 2011–12 , 2017–18 Atlético has played at
13161-474: The team of Maghreb Fez by the score of 2–1. Issoufou scored the first goal and the second was made by El Fatihi. Since 2010, FUS de Rabat became one of five Moroccan teams that succeeded to have African titles after winning the 2010 CAF Confederation Cup , the club had also participated more than one time in African competitions. After winning Moroccan Throne Cup in 1995 FUS de Rabat had participated in
13284-418: The team to Rabat to face FUS Rabat on the last day of the Moroccan championship, a match they won to earn their first Moroccan championship title. Again on the opening day of the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup , Moghreb Atlético Tetuán was facing Auckland City FC in the preliminary round, a record breaking away crowd of more than 40,000 fans attended the match. The club's anthem has been produced in 2014 by
13407-435: The team was back on track and started winning again, thanks to Lobera's brilliant strategies and his emphasis on teamwork, the team managed to pull off a historic African Champions League campaign after getting through the preliminary round for the first time (the team failed to do so under El Amri) after defeating Club Olympique de Bamako , (3–2), Kano Pillars in the first round (5–2) and then Al Ahly (1(4) – 1(3)) in
13530-422: The team—the largest away crowd in Moroccan football history—and the celebrations were something to behold, that was the beginning of a new era in Moroccan football, the first ever Professional season of the Moroccan league and the birth of a new force in Moroccan football. In context, 2012–13 was relatively mediocre as the team lost some of its key players who left the club as they only managed to finish 5th. But in
13653-575: The third game ended with a 1 – 1 tie with Al-Hilal at home again however Tetouan managed to win an away game for the first time in Sudan, beating Al-Hilal in their home ground, It was the first time since the Sudani club loses in their home ground since 2011, (the score was 1 – 0) thus moving up from the last position to the 3rd, then to the 1st after beating Smouha SC 2 – 1 at home soil. From 2016 to 2023, Moghreb Atlético Tetuán experienced
13776-562: The title. The final game of the title-winning season was on 22 May 2021, a 2–1 win at the José Zorrilla Stadium against Valladolid . On April 16, 2024, the team qualified to the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup for first time in club's history, despite being eliminated in the 2023–24 Champions League , as Barcelona were also eliminated, and Atlético were the higher ranked Spanish club in the UEFA four-year ranking. Statistics from
13899-553: The top of Group B after having several good results against Zanaco , Haras El-Hodood and CS Sfaxien . On 12 November 2010, FUS de Rabat was qualified for the first time to the final match of the competition although the team was defeated against Al-Ittihad of Libya by 1–0, because they did well outside in Tripoli by beating the home side by the score of 2–1 in June 11 Stadium . The African title came on November 4, after making
14022-458: The war, so it was decided to give up its place to another team, and that finals spot was contested by Aviación and Osasuna , in a match in Valencia on 26 November 1939, which Aviación won 3–1. With the legendary Ricardo Zamora as manager, the club subsequently won their first La Liga title that season and retained the titles in 1941 . The most influential and charismatic player of these years
14145-458: The years they managed to unite and are now in good terms as they sit next to each other and work united and cooperatively as Fondo Norte. The club's supporters are known to be some of the most loyal, dedicated, organized and civilised supporters in Morocco, they are also known for their unique chants mixing Arabic and Spanish, in 2012 they broke the record of the largest away crowd in Moroccan football history when more than 30.000 fans travelled with
14268-418: Was a hot prospect in Spain; in his first season in the league, 2002–03 , he scored 13 goals in 29 appearances. In July 2003, soon after his takeover of the club, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich offered £28 million for Torres, which was rejected by Atlético. In the 2003–04 season , Torres continued his success as he scored 19 league goals in 35 appearances, making him the joint third-highest scorer in
14391-421: Was dismissed from his post as manager after a poor start to the season, going without a win in six games. He later claimed that this was not accurate, and that he had left by mutual termination rather than through sacking. There was public outrage after his dismissal, many believing he was not the cause of Atlético's problems, namely player Diego Forlán. He backed his former manager and said that, "Dismissing Javier
14514-401: Was economically interesting, but on the field, the team struggled significantly. It was relegated at the end of its second season in the third tier of Spanish football, despite having the opportunity to compete in a playoff to avoid relegation and take the place of another team that had declared forfeit. Back in Spanish Morocco, the club easily won the championship in 45/46, secured access through
14637-471: Was only 75 metres in length and ran from the southern touchline, before seemingly losing interest and petering out just after the halfway line. With a capacity of 15,000, Varela suited Atlético just fine, and it also seemed to suit Moghreb Tétouan just fine, as little was done to the stadium for the next 50 years. In the intervening years, the stadium was renamed the Stade Saniat Rmel and in 2007,
14760-517: Was sacked. On December 24, 2014 Sergio Lobera was appointed as the new Moghreb Atletico Tetouan head coach and successor of El Amri, joined by 2 Spaniards in the club's technical team Juanma Cruz as the goalkeeper coach and Manuel Sayabera as the Physical trainer and later joined by David Martin as the inferior categories' coach, it did not take long for the players to adapt to Lobera's philosophy, displaying unprecedented maturity and self-confidence,
14883-578: Was the captain Germán Gómez , who was signed from Racing Santander in 1939. He played eight consecutive seasons for the Rojiblancos until the 1947–48 campaign . From his central midfield position, he formed a legendary midfield alongside Machín and Ramón Gabilondo . In mid-1940, a decree issued by Francisco Franco banned teams from using foreign names and the club became Atlético Aviación de Madrid . In September 1940, Atlético Aviación won
15006-407: 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 led to the appointment of Abel Resino as Atlético's new manager. Atlético's success continued in the latter half of the season when they placed fourth once again in the league table, securing a position in the playoff round of
15129-422: Was to save the team from relegation, but he took them to their first ever championship title in 2012—a feat even more remarkable when one takes into account that some of the senior players went on strike over unpaid wages, and Tetouan were forced to use inexperienced home grown youngsters instead. On the final day, they needed just a draw at FUS Rabat and won 1–0 to seal the trophy. Around 30,000 fans travelled with
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