Atlético de 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
ManagerÓscar Fernández
LeagueLiga F
2021–22Primera División, 4th
WebsiteClub website

Club Atlético de Madrid Femenino (commonly known as Atlético Madrid Women or Atleti Femenino)[1][2] is a Spanish women's football team based in Madrid that play in Liga F, the top tier of Spanish women's football. It is the women's section of Atlético Madrid.

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 Supercopa 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 Semifinals Quarterfinals
2020–21 1 4th Semifinals Champions Round of 16
2021–22 1 4th Round of 16 Runner-up
2022–23 1 4th Champions

Honours

Players

Current squad

As of 2 October 2023[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Lola Gallardo
2 DF Spain ESP Xènia Pérez
3 DF Spain ESP Ainhoa Moraza
4 DF Netherlands NED Merel van Dongen
5 DF Spain ESP Sonia Majarín
6 MF Norway NOR Vilde Bøe Risa
7 DF Spain ESP Sheila García
8 FW Brazil BRA Ludmila
9 MF Spain ESP Marta Cardona
10 MF Colombia COL Leicy Santos
11 DF Spain ESP Carmen Menayo
12 DF Sweden SWE Hanna Lundkvist
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK Spain ESP Patricia Larqué
14 FW Spain ESP Lucía Moral
15 DF Spain ESP Cinta Rodríguez
16 FW Nigeria NGA Rasheedat Ajibade
17 FW Venezuela VEN Gaby García
18 FW Spain ESP Sheila Guijarro
19 FW Spain ESP Eva Navarro
20 DF Spain ESP Andrea Medina
21 FW Switzerland SUI Ana-Maria Crnogorčević
22 MF Argentina ARG Estefanía Banini
23 DF Germany GER Merle Barth
24 FW Spain ESP Alexia Fernández

From Reserve team

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 GK Spain ESP Adriana Fernández-Mariñas
28 MF Spain ESP Sara García
29 FW Spain ESP Laura Rodríguez
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 MF Spain ESP Alba Zafra
— DF Spain ESP Yolanda Sierra

Former players

Reserves and youth teams

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. ↑ "Plantilla Atlético de Madrid Femenino" (in Spanish). Liga F. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Real Federación de Futbol de Madrid | Real Federación de Fútbol de Madrid".
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