Congratulations, that is your club
Welcome to Atlético Madrid.
Nothing is binding here and nobody is checking. Plenty of people follow more than one club, and plenty change their mind in the first season. Everything below is what to know as you start.
Madrid's other club, defined for a generation by stubborn defending, a working-class identity, and a refusal to play the way Real Madrid does.
Club facts
- League
- La Liga
- Position
- 4th, 69 points
- Founded
- 1903
- Stadium
- Estadio Wanda Metropolitano
- Colours
- Red / White / Blue
- Nickname
- Colchoneros
Last season
Atleti finished 4th in the La Liga with 69 points from 38 matches: 21 won, 6 drawn, 11 lost. That is inside the places that qualify for the Champions League, which is the competition every club in Europe is trying to reach. That is the 2025-26 season; 2026-27 has only just kicked off.
When they next play
The first question most new supporters have. Kickoff times are shown as dates here; exact times shift for television.
- Wed, Aug 19Home against Málaga
- Sun, Aug 23Home against Villarreal
- Sat, Aug 29Away against Sevilla FC
- Sun, Sep 6Away against Athletic
- Sun, Sep 13Away against Real Sociedad
Fixture list retrieved 2026-08-04. Matches move.
What to know before you follow them
Atlético win less often than their neighbours and make a virtue of it. The football can be hard to watch if you want open games every week.
The squad
18 players. 11 played at the 2026 World Cup.
Goalkeeper
Defender
Midfielder
Forward
Position not recorded
Diego Simeone
What next
Identity, table and squad from football-data.org. Club description and culture notes are ours and have not been editorially verified. Terms of use.