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.

Honors

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.

Players

First-team squad

Out on loan

 Affiliated teams 
 Alianza Petrolera (another team from the Categoria Primera A)

References

Other websites

 Atlético Nacional official website

Category:Colombian football clubs
Category:1947 establishments in South America
Category:20th-century establishments in Colombia
Category:Medellín