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| Full name | Club Atlético de Madrid | |||
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| Short name | ATM | |||
| Founded | 2001; 24 years ago (2001) | |||
| Ground | Centro Deportivo Wanda Alcalá de Henares | |||
| Capacity | 2,700 | |||
| President | Enrique Cerezo | |||
| Manager | Víctor Martín | |||
| League | Liga F | |||
| 2024–25 | 3rd | |||
| Website | atleticodemadrid.com/femenino | |||
| Active departments ofAtlético Madrid | ||||||||||||
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Club Atlético de Madrid Femenino (commonly known asAtlético Madrid Women orAtleti Femenino)[1][2] is a Spanishwomen'sfootball team based inMadrid that play inLiga F, the top tier ofSpanish women's football. It is the women's section ofAtlético Madrid.
Atlético Madrid had a women's team for the first time in the late 1980s. They won thenational league in 1990 and were second the following year, but just likeAtlético's handball team, they were disbanded in the early 1990s. Most players joinedCD 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 successivepromotions 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 theirUEFA Women's Champions League debut. In theround of 32, they eliminatedZorky Krasnogorsk, but in theround of 16, they were swept aside byOlympique Lyon, eventual winners of the competition. On 26 June 2016, Atlético Madrid won a first major trophy after beatingFC Barcelona 3–2 in the final of theCopa de la Reina.
On 20 May 2017, Atlético achieved the title after beatingReal Sociedad in the last round by 2–1. TheColchoneras 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 theMetropolitano Stadium for aleague fixture, a 2–0 loss toFC Barcelona[4] (beating a mark set a few months earlier byAthletic Bilbao, in a Copa de la Reina fixture against Atlético).[5]
| Season | Division | Pos. | Copa de la Reina |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | 1 | 1st | |
| 1990–91 | 1 | 2nd | Semifinals |
| 1991–92 | 1 | 7th |
| Season | Division | Pos. | Copa de la Reina | Champions League |
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| 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 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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In addition to the first team, seven other sub-teams are part of the club:[7]
