# 1981–82 Atlético Madrid season

The 1981–82 season was Atlético de Madrid's 41st season of History since foundation in 1903 and the club's 37th season in La Liga, the top league of Spanish football. Atlético competed in La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Cup.

## Season

Atlético de Madrid acquired Mexican striker Hugo Sánchez from Club Universidad Nacional before the season began. After a difficult initial period, Sánchez became the club's leading scorer. At the end of the season, Atlético was obligated to make a second installment of the transfer payment to Pumas as they wanted to retain Sánchez for the following season. In League, the club collapsed during November due to the absence of Sanchez, who was playing for the Mexican national football team the 1981 CONCACAF Championship in Honduras ultimately missing the two available spots for the upcoming 1982 FIFA World Cup.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ESP | Aguinaga |
| — | GK | ESP | Mejías |
| — | GK | ESP | Navarro |
| — | DF | ESP | Arteche |
| — | DF | ESP | Balbino |
| — | DF | ESP | Juanjo |
| — | DF | ESP | Julio Alberto |
| — | DF | ESP | Marcelino |
| — | DF | ESP | Ruiz |
| — | DF | ESP | Sierra |
| — | DF | ESP | Clemente |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ESP | Marcos Alonso |
| — | MF | ESP | Marián Díaz |
| — | MF | ESP | Marina |
| — | MF | ESP | Mínguez |
| — | MF | ESP | Román |
| — | MF | ESP | Quique Ramos |
| — | MF | BRA | Dirceu |
| — | FW | MEX | Hugo Sánchez |
| — | FW | ARG | Rubén Cano |
| — | FW | ARG | Cabrera |
| — | FW | ESP | Pedro Pablo |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from |
| FW | Hugo Sánchez | Pumas UNAM |
| MF | Luis Marián | Rayo Vallecano |
| DF | Juanjo | Recreativo Huelva |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| GK | Eduardo Belza | Atlético Madrid B | |
| FW | Pedro Braojos | Lorca Deportiva | |
| DF | Julio | CD Castellón | Loan |
| MF | Julio Prieto | CD Castellón | loan |
| FW | Pedraza | Racing de Santander | |
| FW | Villalba | Linares Deportivo | |

#### Winter

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| DF | Clemente | Atletico Madrileño | |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Leal | Granada CF | |

## Results
### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Real Betis | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 36 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | Sevilla | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 35 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 8 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 34 | |
| 9 | Valladolid | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 34 | |
| 10 | Osasuna | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 34 | |

#### Position by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | W |
| Position | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### UEFA Cup
#### First round
## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Primera Division | Primera Division | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ESP | Aguinaga | 20 | -22 | 18+1 | -21 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Balbino | 35 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Ruiz | 43 | 5 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| | DF | ESP | Arteche | 43 | 8 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| | DF | ESP | Juanjo | 36 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| | DF | ESP | Julio Alberto | 40 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Marcos Alonso | 33 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Quique Ramos | 43 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Mínguez | 33 | 1 | 14+9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Dirceu | 40 | 6 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| | FW | MEX | Hugo Sánchez | 27 | 12 | 19+1 | 8 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 4 |
| | GK | ESP | Mejías | 18 | -13 | 9 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -6 |
| | FW | ESP | Rubio | 29 | 4 | 13+7 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| | DF | ESP | Marcelino | 16 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | ARG | Mario Cabrera | 23 | 4 | 9+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 2 |
| | DF | ESP | Clemente | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Marián Díaz | 24 | 2 | 8+10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
| | FW | ARG | Rubén Cano | 16 | 2 | 8+4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | GK | ESP | Navarro | 9 | -14 | 7 | -9 | 1 | -4 | 1 | -1 |
| | DF | ESP | Sierra | 11 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Pedro Pablo | 15 | 3 | 3+5 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 |
| | MF | ESP | Roman | 9 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Leal | 9 | 4 | 1+4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
* Source: https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1981-827.html