Атлетико Мадрид / Atletico de Madrid

Full name Club Atlético de Madrid

Nickname(s) Indios, Los Colchoneros, Los Rojiblancos, Los de La Ribera del Manzaneres
Founded 1903 as Athletic Club de Madrid
Ground Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Madrid Spain
Capacity 54,851
Chairman Enrique Cerezo Torres
Head Coach Javier Aguirre
League La Liga
2005-06 La Liga, 10th

Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid. They currently play in the Primera División of La Liga. Their home stadium is the Vicente Calderón Stadium. Atlético are widely regarded as the third biggest club in Spain, although both Athletic Bilbao and Valencia CF would challenge this opinion. The club has won both La Liga and the Copa del Rey on nine occasions, including a double in 1996. They also won the European Cup Winners Cup in 1962 and were European Cup runners-up and Intercontinental Cup winners in 1974. Atlético play in red and white striped shirts and dark blue shorts.

During their history, the club has been known by a number of nicknames including los colchoneros or the mattresses due to their first team strips being the same colours as old fashioned mattresses. During the 1970s they became known as the los indios. This was allegedly due to the club signing several South American players after the restrictions on signing foreign players was lifted. Another theory suggests that the nickname developed because los indios were the traditional enemy of los blancos. The latter nickname refers to the club's city rival Real Madrid.