Atlético Madrid Quiz Questions and Answers

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Round 1

  1. Atlético Madrid were founded in 1903 as a branch of which other Spanish club?
  2. Why are Atlético fans and players nicknamed 'Los Colchoneros' (the Mattress Makers)?
  3. The animal on Atlético's crest, lifted straight from Madrid's coat of arms, is what?
  4. Atlético won their first-ever La Liga title in 1940 while carrying which unusual name?
  5. On the final day of the 2013-14 season, Atlético sealed the La Liga title by drawing 1-1 at Camp Nou thanks to a header from which defender?
  6. Atlético have lost two Champions League finals to one specific opponent, in 2014 and 2016. Who?
  7. Who scored Atlético's goal in the 2014 final before Sergio Ramos broke colchonero hearts in stoppage time?
  8. Who is Atlético Madrid's all-time leading goalscorer, having overtaken club legend Luis Aragonés in 2024?
  9. Which homegrown striker, nicknamed 'El Niño', became Atlético's youngest-ever captain at 19 before his 2007 move to Liverpool?
  10. Atlético's 1974 European Cup final against Bayern Munich holds a unique distinction in the competition's history. What?
Answers — round 1
  1. Athletic Bilbao — Basque students living in Madrid set up a youth offshoot of their childhood team, which is why both wear red-and-white stripes to this day.
  2. Their red-and-white stripes matched the cloth used to make mattresses — Cheap red-and-white striped ticking covered Spanish mattresses of the era - and the kit looked just like it.
  3. A bear reaching up a strawberry tree — 'El Oso y el Madroño' has symbolised the city since the Middle Ages; a statue of it now stands outside the Metropolitano.
  4. Atlético Aviación — A 1939 tie-up with an air-force club kept the near-bankrupt side alive; they only dropped the military 'Aviación' from the name in 1947.
  5. Diego Godín — The Uruguayan's 49th-minute equaliser was the first time in Camp Nou's 67-year history that a visiting side clinched the title there.
  6. Real Madrid — Sergio Ramos' 93rd-minute equaliser in 2014, then a penalty shootout in 2016, made both finals agonising city derbies.
  7. Diego Godín — It was the same man who had headed home the title-clincher at Camp Nou the week before — Godín scored in both the LaLiga decider and the European final that season.
  8. Antoine Griezmann — The Frenchman's two spells at the club let him pass Aragonés' decades-old record in January 2024.
  9. Fernando Torres — A boyhood Liverpool fan, he wore a captain's armband with 'You'll Never Walk Alone' written inside it at Atlético — revealed by accident months before his Anfield switch.
  10. It is the only European Cup/Champions League final ever replayed — After a 1-1 draw, Bayern hammered them 4-0 in the replay two days later — no final has needed a rematch since.

Round 2

  1. Atlético's 1995-96 Double was sealed by a 1-0 extra-time win over Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final. Who headed home the 102nd-minute winner?
  2. Which manager guided Atlético Madrid to their historic 1995-96 League and Cup Double — the only national double in the club's history?
  3. In 2000, under controversial president Jesús Gil, Atlético suffered which humiliation?
  4. Atlético's longtime home before 2017 sat on the bank of which Madrid river?
  5. Diego Simeone took charge of Atlético in December 2011. What had he previously been at the club?
  6. Simeone's defensive, hard-running, set-piece-obsessed philosophy at Atlético is popularly known as what?
  7. In which Europa League final did Diego Forlán score both goals for Atlético Madrid to beat Fulham?
  8. Who scored twice in the 2018 Europa League final, a 3-0 win over Marseille in Lyon?
  9. Atlético's 2013 Copa del Rey final win was extra sweet because it came where, and against whom?
  10. Who holds the record for the most appearances in Atlético Madrid history, passing 700 games as a one-club man?
Answers — round 2
  1. Milinko Pantić — A Serbian playmaker signed at 29, he was the creative spark of that side — and rose to nod in the cup-final winner.
  2. Radomir Antić — The Serbian coach is famously the only man ever to take charge of all three of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atlético.
  3. Relegation to the Segunda División — Gil shrugged off the drop as a mere inconvenience and dubbed the aftermath a 'Season in Hell' — but it took two years in the second tier before they climbed back up.
  4. Manzanares — The Vicente Calderón, named for a beloved president, hugged the Manzanares before the club moved to the Metropolitano in 2017.
  5. A combative midfielder who played for them — 'Cholo' was a tenacious holding midfielder in the late-90s side before returning as the manager who'd define a generation.
  6. Cholismo — Named after his nickname 'Cholo', it prizes organisation and grit over aesthetics — the antithesis of his city rivals' galáctico flair.
  7. 2010 — The Uruguayan's brace in Hamburg, including a 116th-minute extra-time winner, delivered the club's first European trophy in decades.
  8. Antoine Griezmann — His man-of-the-match double came the year before his move to Barcelona; captain Gabi tucked away the third from close range.
  9. At the Bernabéu against Real Madrid — Diego Costa and Miranda struck to end a 14-year, 25-game winless run against their city rivals — in Real's own backyard.
  10. Koke — The academy-raised midfielder and captain blew past Adelardo's long-standing 553-game mark and just kept going.

Round 3

  1. As of 2024, Atlético's record signing was a €127.2m teenager bought from Benfica in 2019. Who?
  2. In the 2016 Champions League final shootout, which Atlético player's penalty hit the post, opening the door for Cristiano Ronaldo to win it for Real?
  3. Radamel Falcao, the 'El Tigre' who fired Atlético to the 2012 Europa League, scored how many in that final win over Athletic Club?
  4. Atlético's second La Liga title under Simeone, won in 2021, was decided on the final day with a winner from which striker at Valladolid?
  5. How many times have Atlético Madrid won the La Liga title in their history (as of 2026)?
  6. Goalkeeper Jan Oblak, a fixture of Simeone's era, is famous for repeatedly winning which individual honour?
  7. When Atlético opened their new stadium in 2017, what name did they give it, honouring an old 1920s ground?
  8. Antoine Griezmann first joined Atlético Madrid in 2014 from which other Spanish club?
  9. Sergio 'Kun' Agüero left Atlético Madrid in 2011 to join which English club?
  10. Atlético goalkeeper Jan Oblak represents which national team?
Answers — round 3
  1. João Félix — The Portuguese wonderkid arrived to replace Griezmann's goals; even Julián Álvarez's 2024 fee from Man City didn't top it.
  2. Juanfran — The right-back's miss off the woodwork in Milan was the cruellest near-miss of a heartbreaking decade of finals.
  3. Two — His brace inside 34 minutes in Bucharest, plus a Diego strike, made it a 3-0 rout and cemented his world-class reputation.
  4. Luis Suárez — Cast off by Barcelona the previous summer, the Uruguayan's 67th-minute goal completed a memorable title and a personal redemption.
  5. 11 — From the 1940 Atlético Aviación side to Simeone's 2021 champions, the eleven crowns make them Spain's clear third force.
  6. The Zamora Trophy for fewest goals conceded — Named after legendary keeper Ricardo Zamora — who also managed Atlético's first title side — Oblak has claimed it a record number of times.
  7. Metropolitano — The 'Metropolitano' name revived the club's pre-Calderón home from 1923; for years it carried a 'Wanda' sponsor prefix.
  8. Real Sociedad — He broke through at Real Sociedad in San Sebastián before his roughly €30m move to Atlético.
  9. Manchester City — He moved to Manchester City, where he became their all-time record scorer.
  10. Slovenia — Oblak is the long-time No.1 for Slovenia.

Round 4

  1. What is the nationality of long-serving Atlético manager Diego Simeone?
  2. Atlético Madrid contest the Madrid derby against which fierce city rival?
  3. Iconic Atlético captain and centre-back Diego Godín played international football for which country?
  4. In the 2016 Champions League final against Real Madrid, who scored Atlético's 79th-minute equaliser to force extra time?
  5. Radamel Falcao was signed by Atlético Madrid in 2011 from which Portuguese club?
  6. When Griezmann left Atlético for Barcelona in 2019, Barça paid his release clause of how much?
  7. Luis Aragonés, an Atlético legend as both player and coach, later won Euro 2008 as manager of which national team?
  8. How many times have Atlético Madrid won the Copa del Rey (as of 2024)?
  9. On the way to the 2014 Champions League final, Atlético knocked out which English club in the semifinals?
  10. Atlético beat Chelsea 4-1 in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup thanks to a hat-trick from which striker?
Answers — round 4
  1. Argentine — 'Cholo' Simeone is Argentine, born in Buenos Aires.
  2. Real Madrid — The Madrid derby pits Atlético against neighbours Real Madrid.
  3. Uruguay — Godín was a mainstay of the Uruguay national team for over a decade.
  4. Yannick Carrasco — Carrasco slid in to level it at 1-1 before Real won the shootout in Milan.
  5. FC Porto — 'El Tigre' arrived from Porto, where he had been a prolific European goalscorer.
  6. €120m — Barcelona triggered the fixed €120m buyout clause in his contract.
  7. Spain — 'El Sabio de Hortaleza' guided Spain to their 2008 European Championship triumph.
  8. 10 — Their ten cup wins run from 1960 up to the 2013 final at the Bernabéu.
  9. Chelsea — They drew 0-0 at home then won 3-1 at Stamford Bridge to eliminate Chelsea.
  10. Radamel Falcao — Falcao's three first-half goals stunned the reigning European champions in Monaco.

Round 5

  1. Which manager led Atlético Madrid to the 2010 Europa League title?
  2. Atlético's Metropolitano stadium, opened in 2017, has an approximate capacity of how many?
  3. Atlético won their first European trophy in 1962 — the Cup Winners' Cup — beating which Italian side in a replay?
  4. Saúl Ñíguez scored a celebrated solo goal in Atlético's 2016 Champions League semifinal first leg against which club?
  5. Which Mexican striker won the Pichichi at Atlético before a controversial 1985 switch to rivals Real Madrid?
  6. Which Italian striker top-scored for Atlético in 1997-98 before joining Lazio, later starring for Italy at World Cups?
  7. Atlético's 2013-14 La Liga title was their first Spanish league crown since which year?
  8. Before Julián Álvarez arrived in 2024, Atlético's second-most expensive signing was a French winger bought from Monaco in 2018. Who?
  9. Which Mexican coach led Atlético to Champions League qualification in 2008, ending an 11-year absence from the competition?
Answers — round 5
  1. Quique Sánchez Flores — Quique Sánchez Flores oversaw the Forlán-inspired win over Fulham, then the Super Cup too.
  2. 68,000 — The Metropolitano seats roughly 68,000, a big step up from the Calderón.
  3. Fiorentina — After a 1-1 draw they thrashed Fiorentina 3-0 in the replayed final.
  4. Bayern Munich — His weaving run and finish gave Atlético a 1-0 home win over Bayern.
  5. Hugo Sánchez — Hugo Sánchez crossed the city divide and became a Bernabéu legend.
  6. Christian Vieri — 'Bobo' Vieri banged in goals for one season at Atlético before his big-money Lazio move.
  7. 1996 — Their previous title came in the 1995-96 Double season under Radomir Antić.
  8. Thomas Lemar — Lemar's roughly €70m fee sat behind only João Félix among their record buys.
  9. Javier Aguirre — 'El Vasco' Aguirre steered a Forlán-led side back among Europe's elite.

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