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Atlético de Madrid

Est. 1903 · Madrid, Spain · Los Colchoneros

Atlético de Madrid

Founded in 1903, Atlético de Madrid have built their identity on resilience, passion, and an unshakeable bond with their supporters. The red and white stripes, Los Colchoneros, stand for a different Madrid: harder, more intense, and never willing to bow to the establishment. 273 Atlético kits catalogued on ShirtSociety.

Current Kits Most Collected Iconic Kits La Liga Simeone Era Golden Era UCL Finals Top Scorers Badge History Legends Manufacturers Stadiums

Los Colchoneros

The other Madrid

The nickname Los Colchoneros, the mattress makers, comes from the red and white stripes of the old Camas Latas mattress factory in Madrid, whose workers wore the same colours. It stuck. Atlético have always been the working class side of the city, the club of the south, the one that fights for what it has rather than buying it.

The original colours weren't red and white at all. The founding Basque students wore blue and white stripes, inspired by Blackburn Rovers. The switch came in 1911: student and player Juan Elorduy went to England in December 1909 to buy Blackburn kits, couldn't find enough, and bought Southampton's red and white shirts from the harbour instead. The club wore them for the first time on 22 January 1911. A happy accident that became one of the most iconic identities in world football.

Founded 1903
Nickname Los Colchoneros
Colors Red & White
Home South Madrid

Europa League: three titles

2010 2–1

vs Fulham · Hamburg

Diego Forlán

Forlán scored both goals and was named man of the match. Won the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball that same summer. Manager: Quique Sánchez Flores.

2012 3–0

vs Athletic Bilbao · Bucharest

Radamel Falcao

Falcao scored twice. Simeone's first full season, his first trophy. The start of everything.

2018 3–0

vs Olympique de Marseille · Lyon

Antoine Griezmann

Griezmann scored twice. A statement final in front of 55,000 supporters in Lyon.

2025-26 kit

Home kit

Home
Away kit

Away

2025-26

The red and white vertical stripes remain one of the most distinctive kits in world football. Nike have supplied Atlético since 2001, a partnership now running over two decades with a contract extended to 2035.

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Most collected kits

All 273 kits

Atlético kits most added to collections on ShirtSociety.

Atlético Madrid 2018-19 Away Kit
Away
Atlético de Madrid Atlético de Madrid

Atlético Madrid 2018-19 Away Kit

La Liga 2018/19
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Iconic Atlético kits

The red and white stripes through the decades, the most significant in the club's history.

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Atlético 2013-14 UCL Final

Atlético de Madrid · 2013/14 · Nike

The Lisbon Kit

Worn in the 2014 Champions League final and the La Liga title-winning season. Diego Godín's header gave them a 1–0 lead they held until the 93rd minute. The defining shirt of the Simeone era.

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Atlético 2013-14 Home

Atlético de Madrid · 2013/14 · Nike

La Liga Champions

The shirt worn when Atlético ended an 18-year wait for the Spanish title, with Diego Costa as their talismanic striker. Griezmann arrived the summer after, in 2014, going on to become the club's all-time top scorer.

3
Atlético 1995-96 Home

Atlético de Madrid · 1995/96 · Puma

The Double Season

La Liga and Copa del Rey in the same year, the last time a club outside the big two won the Spanish league for 18 years. A Puma-era classic that collectors still hunt down.

4
Atlético 2011-12 Europa Final

Atlético de Madrid · 2011/12 · Nike

Simeone's First Trophy

The Europa League Final in Bucharest. Atlético beat Athletic Bilbao 3–0. The beginning of an era. A special-edition shirt from the night the Colchoneros announced themselves back at the top.

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Atlético 2009-10 Home

Atlético de Madrid · 2009/10 · Nike

Forlán's Europa League

Diego Forlán: tournament top scorer, final man of the match, World Cup Golden Ball. The shirt of one of the greatest individual seasons by any Atlético player.

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Atlético 2012-13 Home

Atlético de Madrid · 2012/13 · Nike

Copa del Rey vs Real Madrid

A 2–1 win over Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final. The moment the balance of power in Madrid began to shift. Griezmann arrived a year later, in the summer of 2014.

La Liga: 11 títulos

Only Real Madrid and Barcelona have won more. Each title arrived through a different story.

1939–40
1940–41
1949–50
1950–51
1965–66
1969–70
1972–73
1976–77
1995–96
2013–14
2020–21

11

La Liga titles

10

Copa del Rey

3

Europa League

The Simeone era

December 2011 to present

When Diego Simeone was appointed in December 2011, Atlético were a mid-table club with no clear direction. What followed is one of the great managerial transformations in European football. Partido a partido. Game by game. Defend deep, press hard, never give up.

Two La Liga titles, two Europa Leagues as manager, a Copa del Rey, and two Champions League finals. All at a club that had been in the second division just a decade earlier.

2012

UEFA Europa League

3–0 vs Athletic Bilbao

2012

UEFA Super Cup

4–1 vs Chelsea

2013

Copa del Rey

2–1 vs Real Madrid

2014

La Liga

First league title in 18 years

2018

UEFA Europa League

3–0 vs Olympique de Marseille

2018

UEFA Super Cup

4–2 vs Real Madrid (AET)

2021

La Liga

Secured on the final day

The golden era

Atlético Madrid 1974 European Cup Final

1960s – 1970s

Four league titles. One agonising final.

In the decade between 1966 and 1977, Atlético won four La Liga titles, five Copa del Rey trophies, and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. The era produced club legends like Luis Aragonés, Adelardo Rodríguez, and José Eulogio Gárate, who won three consecutive Pichichi awards as La Liga's top scorer in 1969, 1970 and 1971.

The peak, and the great wound, was the 1974 European Cup Final in Brussels. Atlético led Bayern Munich with seconds remaining. A Schwarzenbeck long-range shot in the 119th minute forced a replay. Two days later, Bayern won 4–0. It remains the only European Cup final ever decided by a replay, and the injustice still resonates in Madrid.

2009–10 · Europa League

Diego Forlán's greatest season

Diego Forlán scored the two goals that beat Fulham in the Europa League Final in Hamburg. He finished as the tournament's top scorer, was named man of the match in the final, and then went to the 2010 FIFA World Cup and won the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player.

No Atlético player has had a year quite like it. The 2009–10 home shirt he wore that season is one of the most sought-after in the club's history.

Diego Forlán Europa League 2010

Champions League finals

Three finals, zero titles. No club embodies European heartbreak quite like Atlético de Madrid.

1974

Brussels

1–1 vs Bayern Munich, lost the replay 4–0

Luis Aragonés scored a free kick in the 114th minute to put Atlético ahead. Bayern equalised in the 119th minute with a Schwarzenbeck long-range shot. The first match ended 1–1 after extra time, the only European Cup final ever replayed. Two days later, Bayern won 4–0.

2014

Lisbon

1–4 vs Real Madrid (AET), Ramos header in the 93rd minute

Diego Godín headed Atlético into the lead. They held it until the 93rd minute, when Sergio Ramos equalised from a corner. Real Madrid scored three more in extra time. One of the cruelest endings in the history of the competition. The 2013–14 UCL Final kit is among the most collected Atlético shirts on ShirtSociety.

2016

Milan

1–1 vs Real Madrid, lost on penalties 3–5

Griezmann missed a penalty that struck the crossbar. Yannick Carrasco equalised in extra time. In the shootout, Juanfran\'s kick also hit the post. Real Madrid won 5–3 on penalties. Two finals against the same opponents. Two heartbreaks in the same red and white.

All-time top scorers

1
Antoine Griezmann

Antoine Griezmann

2014–2019, 2021–2025

174

367 apps
2
LU

Luis Aragonés

1964–1974

173

384 apps

3
AD

Adrián Escudero

1945–1958

169

330 apps

4
PA

Paco Campos

1938–1950

146

252 apps

5
JO

José Eulogio Gárate

1962–1974

136

265 apps

273

Kits in ShirtSociety

11

La Liga titles

3

Europa League

1903

Founded

Badge history

The bear and strawberry tree, Madrid's coat of arms, has anchored the badge since 1917. The stripes and crown have evolved around it.

1909

Blue and white stripes on the shield, inspired by the original Athletic Bilbao connection.

1912

Switch to red and white, influenced by Southampton FC. The Colchoneros identity begins.

1969

The bear and tree crest fully established. A golden era on the pitch, with four La Liga titles in eleven years.

1997

Modernised lines, the crown made more prominent. The double year (1996) had just passed.

2000

A cleaner, rounder design. Used through the entire first Simeone era and the 2014 Champions League final.

2017

Redesigned for the move to the new Metropolitano. Bolder bear, sharper lines.

2024–now

The current crest. Subtle refinements to the bear and lettering, retaining the classic rojiblanco identity.

Legends

The players who wore the red and white stripes with distinction.

LU

Luis Aragonés

1964–1974

173 goals in 384 appearances. Three La Liga titles as a player. Scored the dramatic free kick in the 1974 European Cup final. Later won Euro 2008 as Spain manager. One of the most important figures in the club's history.

Fernando Torres

Fernando Torres

1995–2007, 2015–2016

129 goals across two spells. Joined the academy aged 11. Left for Liverpool in 2007 at the peak of his powers and returned a decade later to say goodbye at the Calderón. A boyhood fan through and through.
Diego Forlán

Diego Forlán

2004–2011

Two Pichichi awards, Europa League 2010, FIFA World Cup Golden Ball in the same year. 74 goals in 230 games. One of the most beloved foreign players in the club's history.
Radamel Falcao

Radamel Falcao

2011–2013

70 goals in 91 games, one of the most devastating two-year spells by any striker in European football. Won the Copa del Rey and Europa League before leaving for Monaco.
Diego Godín

Diego Godín

2010–2019

The defensive cornerstone of the Simeone era. Scored the goal that effectively won La Liga in 2014. His header in the UCL final that year remains one of the defining images of the decade. Nine seasons as the unmovable heart of the backline.
Diego Costa

Diego Costa

2010–2014, 2017–2021

Physical, aggressive, essential to the 2013–14 title. Two La Liga titles across two spells. The perfect Simeone striker: won free kicks, scored goals, and made defenders' lives difficult.
Antoine Griezmann

Antoine Griezmann

2014–2019, 2021–2025

All-time top scorer with 174 goals. Won Euro 2016 Golden Boot while at the club. Left for Barcelona in 2019 and returned in 2021. The faithful forgave him. The goals kept coming.
Jan Oblak

Jan Oblak

2014–present

Six Zamora trophies (fewest La Liga goals conceded). The foundation on which the entire Simeone defensive structure rests. Consistently ranked among the best goalkeepers in the world.

Kit manufacturers

Nike have supplied Atlético since 2001, but before that, Puma put the stripes on for fifteen years.

Puma
Puma ~1983–1998 · 27 kits

The longest pre-Nike supplier, around 15 years. Puma-era kits, including the 1995–96 double season, are among the most sought-after in the club's history.

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Reebok
Reebok ~1998–2001 · 15 kits

A brief three-year window before Nike arrived. Reebok supplied the club during a turbulent period that ended in relegation to the Segunda División in 2000.

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Nike
Nike 2001–present · 227 kits

Kit supplier since the club's return from the second division. The partnership covers the entire Simeone era: two Champions League finals, two La Liga titles, and two Europa Leagues. Contract extended to 2035.

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Civitas Metropolitano

From the Calderón to the Metropolitano

Vicente Calderón · 1966–2017

For 51 years the Calderón stood on the banks of the Manzanares river in the south of Madrid. Named after club president Vicente Calderón in 1972 and holding over 54,000 at its peak. It was demolished after the move and the site became a riverside park.

The noise it generated on European nights made it one of the most intimidating grounds in Spain.

Riyadh Air Metropolitano · 2017 to present

Opened on 16 September 2017 as the Wanda Metropolitano. Renamed Cívitas Metropolitano in 2022 and Riyadh Air Metropolitano in 2023. Capacity of 68,456, one of the largest in Europe. Hosted the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final between Liverpool and Tottenham.

2017

Opened

68,456

Capacity

2019

UCL Final

Wanda Met

Orig. name

La Liga La Liga · Spain

2025/26

Live

Aug 2025 – May 2026

Home

Home

Away

Away
4th

place

2024/25

Finished

Sep 2024 – May 2025

Home

Home

Away

Away
3rd

place

2023/24

Finished

Sep 2023 – May 2024

Home

Home

Away

Away
4th

place

2022/23

Finished

Sep 2022 – Jun 2023

Home

Home

Away

Away
3rd

place

2021/22

Finished

Sep 2021 – May 2022

Home

Home

Away

Away
3rd

place

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