Atletico Madrid Tickets

Based in Madrid, Spain, Atletico Madrid is the Spanish football club with the official name of Club Atletico de Madrid, S. A. D. The club plays in Spanish League named La Liga, and has won La Liga and Copa del Rey nine times. Vicente Calderon is the stadium that serves as home for Atletico Madrid. The team is also nicknamed as Los Rojiblancos, Los Colchoneros, Los Indios and El Atleti, meaning The Red and Whites, The Mattress Makers, The Indians and The Atleti respectively.

The club was founded in 1903 originally by three students from Madrid, with the name of Athletic Club de Madrid. These students previously played in a club named Athletic Bilbao, and as a symbol of association with their parent club they selected blue and white color for the new club that persisted till 1911. The new colors were red and white, and it is said that the new colors were selected to be white and red striped because it was the cheapest option available. The same material was used in making mattress covers and the unused cloth could be used for making football shirts, a reason that gave Atletico Madrid their nickname Los Colchoneros.

The club played as a subsidiary of the parent club of its owners, Athletic Bilbao till 1921 before becoming independent and relocating to their new home named Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid having a capacity of over 35,800 spectators. The team used this stadium for their home games till 1966 before moving to their present home stadium, Estadio Vicente Calderon which has a capacity to accommodate around 54,851 spectators at a time. Atletico Madrid had a great playing record right from their beginning, and participated in several of the world class competitions. Their performance improved with the passage of time, and in 1920s they were able to establish themselves as one of the most competent teams in professional football scene of Spain. They were the winners of Campeonato del Centro thrice, and remained runners up for the prestigious Copa del Rey after a neck to neck competition in 1921, losing to their once parent club Athletic Bilbao. It was for their remarkable career record that they were included in La Liga in Primera Division in 1928. The team was moved to Segunda Division for some period of time during 1930s but returned to La Liga later. During Spanish Civil War their home stadium suffered major destruction, and their career saw a pause, but they returned to fields soon after the war, with an even more enthusiastic approach. The Spanish league La Liga resumed in 1939, and Athletic Madrid was renamed to Athletic Aviacion  de Madrid after its merger with Aviacion Nacional.

The club saw a great time in terms of big wins during the period of late 1940s until early 1970s. They qualified for some big games including European Cup finals and others. They have Intercontinental Cup 1975 and Europa League 2010 on their credit. For people who love football, Atletico Madrid Tickets provide a great opportunity to have the real taste of this game!