Atlético Madrid Quiz
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Diego Simeone took charge of Atlético in December 2011. What had he previously been at the club?
Why'Cholo' was a tenacious holding midfielder in the late-90s side before returning as the manager who'd define a generation. -
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Luis Aragonés, an Atlético legend as both player and coach, later won Euro 2008 as manager of which national team?
Why'El Sabio de Hortaleza' guided Spain to their 2008 European Championship triumph. -
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Atlético beat Chelsea 4-1 in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup thanks to a hat-trick from which striker?
WhyFalcao's three first-half goals stunned the reigning European champions in Monaco. -
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Which Mexican coach led Atlético to Champions League qualification in 2008, ending an 11-year absence from the competition?
Why'El Vasco' Aguirre steered a Forlán-led side back among Europe's elite. -
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Atlético won their first-ever La Liga title in 1940 while carrying which unusual name?
WhyA 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. -
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When Atlético opened their new stadium in 2017, what name did they give it, honouring an old 1920s ground?
WhyThe 'Metropolitano' name revived the club's pre-Calderón home from 1923; for years it carried a 'Wanda' sponsor prefix. -
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Which manager guided Atlético Madrid to their historic 1995-96 League and Cup Double — the only national double in the club's history?
WhyThe Serbian coach is famously the only man ever to take charge of all three of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atlético. -
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How many times have Atlético Madrid won the Copa del Rey (as of 2024)?
WhyTheir ten cup wins run from 1960 up to the 2013 final at the Bernabéu. -
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Antoine Griezmann first joined Atlético Madrid in 2014 from which other Spanish club?
WhyHe broke through at Real Sociedad in San Sebastián before his roughly €30m move to Atlético. -
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In which Europa League final did Diego Forlán score both goals for Atlético Madrid to beat Fulham?
WhyThe Uruguayan's brace in Hamburg, including a 116th-minute extra-time winner, delivered the club's first European trophy in decades. -
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Atlético won their first European trophy in 1962 — the Cup Winners' Cup — beating which Italian side in a replay?
WhyAfter a 1-1 draw they thrashed Fiorentina 3-0 in the replayed final. -
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Radamel Falcao was signed by Atlético Madrid in 2011 from which Portuguese club?
Why'El Tigre' arrived from Porto, where he had been a prolific European goalscorer. -
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Goalkeeper Jan Oblak, a fixture of Simeone's era, is famous for repeatedly winning which individual honour?
WhyNamed after legendary keeper Ricardo Zamora — who also managed Atlético's first title side — Oblak has claimed it a record number of times. -
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Atlético's 1974 European Cup final against Bayern Munich holds a unique distinction in the competition's history. What?
WhyAfter a 1-1 draw, Bayern hammered them 4-0 in the replay two days later — no final has needed a rematch since. -
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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?
WhyThe Uruguayan's 49th-minute equaliser was the first time in Camp Nou's 67-year history that a visiting side clinched the title there. -
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Which manager led Atlético Madrid to the 2010 Europa League title?
WhyQuique Sánchez Flores oversaw the Forlán-inspired win over Fulham, then the Super Cup too. -
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Before Julián Álvarez arrived in 2024, Atlético's second-most expensive signing was a French winger bought from Monaco in 2018. Who?
WhyLemar's roughly €70m fee sat behind only João Félix among their record buys. -
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Saúl Ñíguez scored a celebrated solo goal in Atlético's 2016 Champions League semifinal first leg against which club?
WhyHis weaving run and finish gave Atlético a 1-0 home win over Bayern. -
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Radamel Falcao, the 'El Tigre' who fired Atlético to the 2012 Europa League, scored how many in that final win over Athletic Club?
WhyHis brace inside 34 minutes in Bucharest, plus a Diego strike, made it a 3-0 rout and cemented his world-class reputation. -
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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?
WhyThe right-back's miss off the woodwork in Milan was the cruellest near-miss of a heartbreaking decade of finals. -
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In 2000, under controversial president Jesús Gil, Atlético suffered which humiliation?
WhyGil 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. -
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Atlético's longtime home before 2017 sat on the bank of which Madrid river?
WhyThe Vicente Calderón, named for a beloved president, hugged the Manzanares before the club moved to the Metropolitano in 2017. -
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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?
WhyA Serbian playmaker signed at 29, he was the creative spark of that side — and rose to nod in the cup-final winner. -
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Atlético goalkeeper Jan Oblak represents which national team?
WhyOblak is the long-time No.1 for Slovenia. -
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Why are Atlético fans and players nicknamed 'Los Colchoneros' (the Mattress Makers)?
WhyCheap red-and-white striped ticking covered Spanish mattresses of the era - and the kit looked just like it. -
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How many times have Atlético Madrid won the La Liga title in their history (as of 2026)?
WhyFrom the 1940 Atlético Aviación side to Simeone's 2021 champions, the eleven crowns make them Spain's clear third force. -
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Which Italian striker top-scored for Atlético in 1997-98 before joining Lazio, later starring for Italy at World Cups?
Why'Bobo' Vieri banged in goals for one season at Atlético before his big-money Lazio move. -
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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?
WhyCast off by Barcelona the previous summer, the Uruguayan's 67th-minute goal completed a memorable title and a personal redemption. -
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As of 2024, Atlético's record signing was a €127.2m teenager bought from Benfica in 2019. Who?
WhyThe Portuguese wonderkid arrived to replace Griezmann's goals; even Julián Álvarez's 2024 fee from Man City didn't top it. -
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Atlético's 2013-14 La Liga title was their first Spanish league crown since which year?
WhyTheir previous title came in the 1995-96 Double season under Radomir Antić. -
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Who scored Atlético's goal in the 2014 final before Sergio Ramos broke colchonero hearts in stoppage time?
WhyIt 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. -
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In the 2016 Champions League final against Real Madrid, who scored Atlético's 79th-minute equaliser to force extra time?
WhyCarrasco slid in to level it at 1-1 before Real won the shootout in Milan. -
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As of 2026, who holds the record for the most appearances in Atlético Madrid history, passing 700 games as a one-club man?
WhyThe academy-raised midfielder and captain blew past Adelardo's long-standing 553-game mark and just kept going. -
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The animal on Atlético's crest, lifted straight from Madrid's coat of arms, is what?
Why'El Oso y el Madroño' has symbolised the city since the Middle Ages; a statue of it now stands outside the Metropolitano. -
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On the way to the 2014 Champions League final, Atlético knocked out which English club in the semifinals?
WhyThey drew 0-0 at home then won 3-1 at Stamford Bridge to eliminate Chelsea. -
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Atlético's Metropolitano stadium, opened in 2017, has an approximate capacity of how many?
WhyThe Metropolitano seats roughly 68,000, a big step up from the Calderón. -
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Who scored twice in the 2018 Europa League final, a 3-0 win over Marseille in Lyon?
WhyHis man-of-the-match double came the year before his move to Barcelona; captain Gabi tucked away the third from close range. -
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Simeone's defensive, hard-running, set-piece-obsessed philosophy at Atlético is popularly known as what?
WhyNamed after his nickname 'Cholo', it prizes organisation and grit over aesthetics — the antithesis of his city rivals' galáctico flair. -
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Who is Atlético Madrid's all-time leading goalscorer, having overtaken club legend Luis Aragonés in 2024?
WhyThe Frenchman's two spells at the club let him pass Aragonés' decades-old record in January 2024. -
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Atlético Madrid were founded in 1903 as a branch of which other Spanish club?
WhyBasque 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. -
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Which Mexican striker won the Pichichi at Atlético before a controversial 1985 switch to rivals Real Madrid?
WhyHugo Sánchez crossed the city divide and became a Bernabéu legend. -
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When Griezmann left Atlético for Barcelona in 2019, Barça paid his release clause of how much?
WhyBarcelona triggered the fixed €120m buyout clause in his contract. -
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Atlético's 2013 Copa del Rey final win was extra sweet because it came where, and against whom?
WhyDiego Costa and Miranda struck to end a 14-year, 25-game winless run against their city rivals — in Real's own backyard. -
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Iconic Atlético captain and centre-back Diego Godín played international football for which country?
WhyGodín was a mainstay of the Uruguay national team for over a decade. -
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Which homegrown striker, nicknamed 'El Niño', became Atlético's youngest-ever captain at 19 before his 2007 move to Liverpool?
WhyA 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. -
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What is the nationality of long-serving Atlético manager Diego Simeone?
Why'Cholo' Simeone is Argentine, born in Buenos Aires. -
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Atlético have lost two Champions League finals to one specific opponent, in 2014 and 2016. Who?
WhySergio Ramos' 93rd-minute equaliser in 2014, then a penalty shootout in 2016, made both finals agonising city derbies. -
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Sergio 'Kun' Agüero left Atlético Madrid in 2011 to join which English club?
WhyHe moved to Manchester City, where he became their all-time record scorer. -
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Atlético Madrid contest the Madrid derby against which fierce city rival?
WhyThe Madrid derby pits Atlético against neighbours Real Madrid.
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About Atlético Madrid
Atlético Madrid are the club that turned defiance into an identity. Founded in 1903 and forever cast as the outsider in Spanish football's great duopoly, Atleti built something entirely their own — red-and-white stripes, a siege mentality, and a fanbase that sings loudest when things look worst. This free Atlético Madrid quiz covers the whole story, from the club's first league titles in the early 1940s through the Vicente Calderón years to the Metropolitano era and the longest managerial reign in modern Spanish football. It's a test of everything that made 'Cholismo' a word — and the decades of drama that came before it.
The defining chapters are all here. Diego Godín's header in a 1-1 draw at Camp Nou on the final day of 2013-14, sealing a title nobody thought could be won against the big two's budgets; Luis Suárez's goals dragging the 2020-21 crown over the line on another final day. The heartbreaks get their questions too: Sergio Ramos's 93rd-minute equaliser in the 2014 Champions League final in Lisbon, the penalty shoot-out defeat in Milan two years later, and the 1974 European Cup final where a last-minute Bayern Munich equaliser forced a replay that Bayern won. Then the glory that did come — Europa League wins in 2010, 2012 and 2018, Diego Forlán's two goals against Fulham in Hamburg — and the legends: Luis Aragonés, Fernando Torres, Antoine Griezmann overtaking Aragonés as the club's all-time top scorer, and Koke passing 700 appearances as its greatest servant.
Questions span transfers, records, managers and cult heroes. Easy ones ease you in — which manager has been in charge since December 2011, which club Fernando Torres joined when he left for the Premier League in 2007 — before the hard end starts asking why Atleti wear red-and-white stripes at all, or which goalkeeper won the Zamora Trophy in 2015-16 after conceding just 18 goals all season. The finals, the final days and the derby wounds all get their turn. Whether you found Atleti through Simeone's grind or an older fan's stories of the Calderón, the difficulty climbs until it finds your level.
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Diego Simeone took charge of Atlético in December 2011. What had he previously been at the club?
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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.
Luis Aragonés, an Atlético legend as both player and coach, later won Euro 2008 as manager of which national team?
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Spain. 'El Sabio de Hortaleza' guided Spain to their 2008 European Championship triumph.
Atlético beat Chelsea 4-1 in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup thanks to a hat-trick from which striker?
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Radamel Falcao. Falcao's three first-half goals stunned the reigning European champions in Monaco.
Which Mexican coach led Atlético to Champions League qualification in 2008, ending an 11-year absence from the competition?
Show answer
Javier Aguirre. 'El Vasco' Aguirre steered a Forlán-led side back among Europe's elite.
Atlético won their first-ever La Liga title in 1940 while carrying which unusual name?
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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.
When Atlético opened their new stadium in 2017, what name did they give it, honouring an old 1920s ground?
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Metropolitano. The 'Metropolitano' name revived the club's pre-Calderón home from 1923; for years it carried a 'Wanda' sponsor prefix.
Which manager guided Atlético Madrid to their historic 1995-96 League and Cup Double — the only national double in the club's history?
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Radomir Antić. The Serbian coach is famously the only man ever to take charge of all three of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atlético.
How many times have Atlético Madrid won the Copa del Rey (as of 2024)?
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10. Their ten cup wins run from 1960 up to the 2013 final at the Bernabéu.
Antoine Griezmann first joined Atlético Madrid in 2014 from which other Spanish club?
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Real Sociedad. He broke through at Real Sociedad in San Sebastián before his roughly €30m move to Atlético.
In which Europa League final did Diego Forlán score both goals for Atlético Madrid to beat Fulham?
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2010. The Uruguayan's brace in Hamburg, including a 116th-minute extra-time winner, delivered the club's first European trophy in decades.
Atlético won their first European trophy in 1962 — the Cup Winners' Cup — beating which Italian side in a replay?
Show answer
Fiorentina. After a 1-1 draw they thrashed Fiorentina 3-0 in the replayed final.
Radamel Falcao was signed by Atlético Madrid in 2011 from which Portuguese club?
Show answer
FC Porto. 'El Tigre' arrived from Porto, where he had been a prolific European goalscorer.
Goalkeeper Jan Oblak, a fixture of Simeone's era, is famous for repeatedly winning which individual honour?
Show answer
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.
Atlético's 1974 European Cup final against Bayern Munich holds a unique distinction in the competition's history. What?
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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.
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?
Show answer
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.
Which manager led Atlético Madrid to the 2010 Europa League title?
Show answer
Quique Sánchez Flores. Quique Sánchez Flores oversaw the Forlán-inspired win over Fulham, then the Super Cup too.
Before Julián Álvarez arrived in 2024, Atlético's second-most expensive signing was a French winger bought from Monaco in 2018. Who?
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Thomas Lemar. Lemar's roughly €70m fee sat behind only João Félix among their record buys.
Saúl Ñíguez scored a celebrated solo goal in Atlético's 2016 Champions League semifinal first leg against which club?
Show answer
Bayern Munich. His weaving run and finish gave Atlético a 1-0 home win over Bayern.
Radamel Falcao, the 'El Tigre' who fired Atlético to the 2012 Europa League, scored how many in that final win over Athletic Club?
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Two. His brace inside 34 minutes in Bucharest, plus a Diego strike, made it a 3-0 rout and cemented his world-class reputation.
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?
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Juanfran. The right-back's miss off the woodwork in Milan was the cruellest near-miss of a heartbreaking decade of finals.
In 2000, under controversial president Jesús Gil, Atlético suffered which humiliation?
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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.
Atlético's longtime home before 2017 sat on the bank of which Madrid river?
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Manzanares. The Vicente Calderón, named for a beloved president, hugged the Manzanares before the club moved to the Metropolitano in 2017.
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?
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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.
Atlético goalkeeper Jan Oblak represents which national team?
Show answer
Slovenia. Oblak is the long-time No.1 for Slovenia.
Why are Atlético fans and players nicknamed 'Los Colchoneros' (the Mattress Makers)?
Show answer
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.
How many times have Atlético Madrid won the La Liga title in their history (as of 2026)?
Show answer
11. From the 1940 Atlético Aviación side to Simeone's 2021 champions, the eleven crowns make them Spain's clear third force.
Which Italian striker top-scored for Atlético in 1997-98 before joining Lazio, later starring for Italy at World Cups?
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Christian Vieri. 'Bobo' Vieri banged in goals for one season at Atlético before his big-money Lazio move.
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?
Show answer
Luis Suárez. Cast off by Barcelona the previous summer, the Uruguayan's 67th-minute goal completed a memorable title and a personal redemption.
As of 2024, Atlético's record signing was a €127.2m teenager bought from Benfica in 2019. Who?
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João Félix. The Portuguese wonderkid arrived to replace Griezmann's goals; even Julián Álvarez's 2024 fee from Man City didn't top it.
Atlético's 2013-14 La Liga title was their first Spanish league crown since which year?
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1996. Their previous title came in the 1995-96 Double season under Radomir Antić.
Who scored Atlético's goal in the 2014 final before Sergio Ramos broke colchonero hearts in stoppage time?
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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.
In the 2016 Champions League final against Real Madrid, who scored Atlético's 79th-minute equaliser to force extra time?
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Yannick Carrasco. Carrasco slid in to level it at 1-1 before Real won the shootout in Milan.
As of 2026, who holds the record for the most appearances in Atlético Madrid history, passing 700 games as a one-club man?
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Koke. The academy-raised midfielder and captain blew past Adelardo's long-standing 553-game mark and just kept going.
The animal on Atlético's crest, lifted straight from Madrid's coat of arms, is what?
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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.
On the way to the 2014 Champions League final, Atlético knocked out which English club in the semifinals?
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Chelsea. They drew 0-0 at home then won 3-1 at Stamford Bridge to eliminate Chelsea.
Atlético's Metropolitano stadium, opened in 2017, has an approximate capacity of how many?
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68,000. The Metropolitano seats roughly 68,000, a big step up from the Calderón.
Who scored twice in the 2018 Europa League final, a 3-0 win over Marseille in Lyon?
Show answer
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.
Simeone's defensive, hard-running, set-piece-obsessed philosophy at Atlético is popularly known as what?
Show answer
Cholismo. Named after his nickname 'Cholo', it prizes organisation and grit over aesthetics — the antithesis of his city rivals' galáctico flair.
Who is Atlético Madrid's all-time leading goalscorer, having overtaken club legend Luis Aragonés in 2024?
Show answer
Antoine Griezmann. The Frenchman's two spells at the club let him pass Aragonés' decades-old record in January 2024.
Atlético Madrid were founded in 1903 as a branch of which other Spanish club?
Show answer
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.
Which Mexican striker won the Pichichi at Atlético before a controversial 1985 switch to rivals Real Madrid?
Show answer
Hugo Sánchez. Hugo Sánchez crossed the city divide and became a Bernabéu legend.
When Griezmann left Atlético for Barcelona in 2019, Barça paid his release clause of how much?
Show answer
€120m. Barcelona triggered the fixed €120m buyout clause in his contract.
Atlético's 2013 Copa del Rey final win was extra sweet because it came where, and against whom?
Show answer
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.
Iconic Atlético captain and centre-back Diego Godín played international football for which country?
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Uruguay. Godín was a mainstay of the Uruguay national team for over a decade.
Which homegrown striker, nicknamed 'El Niño', became Atlético's youngest-ever captain at 19 before his 2007 move to Liverpool?
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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.
What is the nationality of long-serving Atlético manager Diego Simeone?
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Argentine. 'Cholo' Simeone is Argentine, born in Buenos Aires.
Atlético have lost two Champions League finals to one specific opponent, in 2014 and 2016. Who?
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Real Madrid. Sergio Ramos' 93rd-minute equaliser in 2014, then a penalty shootout in 2016, made both finals agonising city derbies.
Sergio 'Kun' Agüero left Atlético Madrid in 2011 to join which English club?
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Manchester City. He moved to Manchester City, where he became their all-time record scorer.
Atlético Madrid contest the Madrid derby against which fierce city rival?
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Real Madrid. The Madrid derby pits Atlético against neighbours Real Madrid.
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