# 2006–07 Atlético Madrid season

The 2006–07 season was the 101th season in Atlético Madrid's history and their 70rd season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. It covers a period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007. With the club-record signing of superstarlet Sergio Agüero as well as Mariano Pernía and Raúl García, Atlético emulated at repeating Aguirre's recent feat of taking Osasuna to UEFA Champions League. The end result was 60 points, the best points haul in its five-season La Liga return, although this was not enough even for UEFA Cup qualification, which resulted in captain Fernando Torres departing for Liverpool, the transfer causing fury among the support. It was the sole season that he and Sergio Agüero played together.
The 2006–07 season was Atlético's most recent without participation in any European competition.

## Kit

In March 2006, Nike announced that the home kit for the forthcoming season will leave the usual stripes and feature halves instead, with the home kit consisting of halves in red and white and the away kit consisting of halves in navy blue and white. However, due to a massive negative reception from the fans, the club refused to use the red and white kit as their home choice. Finally, Nike decided to bring back the 2005–06 kit as their home choice, while both new kits will serve as away choices, depending on the color combinations used by the opposing team.
Supplier: Nike, Inc. Sponsor(s): Kia Motors
| Home | Away | Third |
Source: Diario AS

## Squad
### Goalkeepers

* Leo Franco
* Roberto
* Ismael Falcón
* Iván Cuéllar

### Defenders

* Giourkas Seitaridis
* Antonio López
* Mariano Pernía
* Fabiano Eller
* Zé Castro
* Juan Valera
* Luis Perea
* Pablo

### Midfielders

* Peter Luccin
* Costinha
* Luciano Galletti
* Gabi
* Maxi Rodríguez
* José Manuel Jurado
* Martin Petrov
* Miguel de las Cuevas
* Maniche
* Roberto Batres
* Víctor Bravo
* Pollo

### Attackers

* Fernando Torres
* Sergio Agüero
* Mista
* Fernando Marqués
* Rufino

## Competitions
### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Villarreal | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 62 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Zaragoza | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 43 | +12 | 60 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 60 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round |
| 8 | Recreativo Huelva | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 54 | |
| 9 | Getafe | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 52 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
* 1 2 ATM 0–1 ZAR; ZAR 1–0 ATM
* ↑ Since Sevilla, winners of 2006–07 Copa del Rey, was qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League, so losing cup finalists Getafe earned a spot in the first round of the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.

#### Matches
### Copa del Rey
#### Matches
## Statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Position | Number | Player | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Fernando Torres | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | FW | 10 | Sergio Agüero | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | MF | 11 | Maxi Rodríguez | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | 7 | Luciano Galletti | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | 20 | Maniche | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | FW | 23 | Mista | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | 14 | Zé Castro | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 17 | Martin Petrov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 22 | Pablo Ibáñez | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | 12 | Fabiano Eller | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 46 | 2 | 48 |