Atlético Nacional

**Club Atlético Nacional S.A.**, also known as just **Atlético Nacional**, is a professional Colombian football team based in Medellín. They are one of the most successful and popular football teams in Colombia.

They play their home games at the Atanasio Girardot Stadium. They share the stadium with their local rivals, Independiente Medellin.  The club is one of only three teams to play in every first division tournament in Colombia. The other two teams are Millonarios and Santa Fe.

## History

The team was founded on 7 March 1947 as _Club Atletico Municipal De Medellin_ by _Luis Alberto Villegas Lopez._ Atletico Nacional is the club with the most fans in Colombia. Atlético Municipal changed to its current name, Atlético Nacional, in 1951.

### National honours

- **Categoría Primera A:**
    - **Winners (16):** 1954, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2005–I, 2007–I, 2007–II, 2011–I, 2013–I, 2013–II, 2014–I, 2015–II, 2017–I
    - Runners-up (10): 1955, 1965, 1971, 1974, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2002–I, 2004–I, 2004–II

- **Copa Colombia:**
    - **Winners (3):** 2012, 2013, 2016

- **Superliga Colombiana:**
    - **Winners (2):** 2012, 2016
    - Runners-up (3): 2014, 2015, 2018

### International honours

- **Copa Libertadores: 19 appearances**
    - **Winners (2):** 1989, 2016
    - Runners-up (1): 1995
    - Semifinals (2): 1990, 1991

- **Copa Merconorte: 4 appearances**
    - **Winners (2):** 1998, 2000

- **Copa Sudamericana: 8 appearances**
    - Runners-up (3): 2002, 2014, 2016
    - Semifinals (1): 2003

- **Copa Interamericana: 2 appearances**
    - **Winners (2):** 1989, 1995

- **Recopa Sudamericana: 2 appearances**
    - **Winners (1):** 2017
    - Runners-up (1): 1990

- **Intercontinental Cup: 1 appearance**
    - Runners-up (1): 1989

- **FIFA Club World Cup: 1 appearance**
    - Third Place (1): 2016

- **FIFA Fair Play Award:** Awarded in 2016 for requesting CONMEBOL to award Chapecoense with the 2016 Copa Sudamericana title after the LaMia Flight 2933 crash.

## Affiliated teams

- Alianza Petrolera (another team from the Categoria Primera A)

## Other websites

- Atlético Nacional official website

## Infobox (football club)

- **clubname**: Atlético Nacional
- **fullname**: Club Atlético Nacional S. A.
- **nickname**: _Los Verdolagas_ (The Purslanes),
_Rey de Copas_ (King of Cups),
_El Verde de la Montaña_ (The Green from the Mountains),
_El Verde Paisa_ (The Paisa Region, Paisa Green)
- **ground**: Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Medellín, Colombia
- **capacity**: 40,043
- **owner**: Organización Ardila Lülle
- **chairman**: Juan David Pérez
- **manager**: Jorge Almirón
- **league**: Categoría Primera A
- **season**: 2018 Categoría Primera A season, 2018
- **position**: 1st, Apertura champions
- **current**: 2018 Atlético Nacional season
- **website**: http://www.atlnacional.com.co/
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