Atlético Madrid Femenino

Club Atlético de Madrid Femenino [1][2] is a Spanish women's football team based in Madrid that play in Primera División (women). It is the women's section of Atlético Madrid.

Atlético Madrid Femenino
Full nameClub Atlético de Madrid
Nickname(s)
  • Las Colchoneras (The Mattressers)
  • Las Rojiblancas (The Red-and-Whites)
  • Atleti
Short nameATM
Founded2001 (2001)
GroundCentro Deportivo Wanda
Alcalá de Henares
Capacity2,000
PresidentLola Romero
ManagerDani González
LeaguePrimera División
2019-20Primera División, 2nd
Active departments of Atlético Madrid
Football
(Men's)		 Football B
(Men's)		 Football Youth
(Men's)
Football
(Women's)		 Football
in Canada		 Football
in Mexico

History

Atlético Madrid had a women's team for the first time in the late 1980s. They won the national league in 1990 and were second the following year, but just like Atlético's handball team, they were disbanded in the early 1990s. Most players joined CD Oroquieta Villaverde, which became one of Spain's leading teams.

The team was re-established in 2001 though they did not become an official section of the club until 2005. After playing three seasons in regional leagues, between 2004 and 2006 Atlético earned two successive promotions to reach the top category. Quickly consolidating themselves in the top half of the table, they secured fourth place in 2009–10.

On 7 October 2015, Atlético made their UEFA Women's Champions League debut. In the round of 32, they eliminated Zorky Krasnogorsk, but in the round of 16, they were swept aside by Olympique Lyon, eventual winners of the competition. On 26 June 2016, Atlético Madrid won a first major trophy after beating FC Barcelona 3–2 in the final of the Copa de la Reina.

On 20 May 2017, Atlético achieved the title after beating Real Sociedad in the last round by 2–1. The Colchoneras ended the season without losses.[3]

In March 2019, the club broke the European record for attendance at a women's football match with 60,739 spectators at the Metropolitano Stadium for a league fixture, a 2–0 loss to FC Barcelona[4] (beating a mark set a few months earlier by Athletic Bilbao, in a Copa de la Reina fixture against Atlético).[5]

Competition record

Atlético Villa de Madrid
Season Division Pos. Copa de la Reina
1989–90 1 1st
1990–91 1 2nd Semifinals
1991–92 1 7th

Atlético Féminas
Season Division Pos. Copa de la Reina Champions League
2001–02 1ª Regional 1st
2002–03 Preferente 1st
2003–04 2 (Gr. 4) 1st
2004–05 2 (Gr. 4) 2nd
2005–06 2 (Gr. 4) 1st
2006–07 1 8th Quarterfinals
2007–08 1 7th Semifinals
2008–09 1 7th Quarterfinals
2009–10 1 4th First round
2010–11 1 5th Semifinals
2011–12 1 6th
2012–13 1 3rd Semifinals
2013–14 1 3rd Quarterfinalist
2014–15 1 2nd Semifinals
2015–16 1 3rd Champions Round of 16

Club Atlético Madrid
Season Division Pos. Copa de la Reina Champions League
2016–17 1 1st Runner-up
2017–18 1 1st Runner-up Round of 32
2018–19 1 1st Runner-up Round of 16
2019–20 1 2nd Round of 16 TBD

Honours

Current squad
Amanda Sampedro, playing for Atleti in 2016
As of 22 January 2020.[6]

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

No. Position Player
2 DF Kenti Robles
3 DF Caro Arias
4 DF Laia Aleixandri
5 DF Elena Linari
6 FW Deyna Castellanos
7 MF Ángela Sosa
8 FW Ludmila
9 FW Charlyn Corral
10 MF Amanda Sampedro
11 MF Carmen Menayo
12 DF Kylie Strom
No. Position Player
14 MF Virginia Torrecilla
15 MF Silvia Meseguer
16 FW Olha Ovdiychuk
17 MF Alex Chidiac
18 FW Toni Duggan
19 DF Aïssatou Tounkara
20 MF Leicy Santos
21 FW Ana Marcos (on loan at Celtic)
22 FW Olga García
26 DF Sonia García

Former internationals

Team Sub-Categories

In addition to the first team, seven other sub-teams are part of the club:[7]

  • Atletico Madrid Féminas 'B' that plays in the national Primera División B.
  • Atletico Madrid Féminas 'C' that plays at the Madrid Preferential category, the third category of women's football at the national level.
  • Atletico Madrid Féminas 'D' that plays at the Madrid Regional category, the fourth category of women's football at the national level.
  • Atletico Madrid Féminas 'E' that plays at the cadet of the Community of Madrid, girls under 16 years.
  • Atletico Madrid Féminas 'F' that plays at the cadet of the Community of Madrid, girls under 16 years.
  • Atletico Madrid Féminas 'G' that plays at football mode 7 in the junior category of the Community of Madrid, girls under 14 years.
  • Atletico Madrid Féminas 'H' that plays in football mode 7 in the junior category of the Community of Madrid, girls under 14 years.

References
  1. El Féminas es absorbido por el Atlético de Madrid - Esto es atleti
  2. El Atlético integrara al Féminas - Palco23
  3. "El At. de Madrid Femenino, campeón de la Liga Femenina Iberdrola" (in Spanish). La Liga. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  4. "Record crowd watches Barcelona Women beat Atletico Madrid 2-0". BBC Sport. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  5. "Récord del fútbol femenino español: 48.121 espectadores en San Mamés" [Record for Spanish women's football: 48,121 spectators at San Mamés]. El Mundo. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. "Squad" (in Spanish). Club Atletico Madrid. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  7. http://www.ffmadrid.es/pnfg/NPcd/NFG_VerClub?cod_primaria=1000118&codigo_club=4332

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