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Atlas F.C.
File:Atlasfc.png
Full nameFC Atlas
Nickname(s)Zorros
Los Rojinegros
La Academia
Niños Catedráticos
furia rojinegra
amigos del balón
La AKD
Founded1916
GroundJalisco,
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Capacity56,713
ManagerArgentina Ricardo Lavolpe
LeaguePrimera División
Clausura 200810th (league)

F.C. Atlas A.C. is a Mexican professional football club. Atlas is one of three teams that play in Mexico's second important city, Guadalajara, along with Chivas and Tecos. in the Primera División de México. The club shares its home stadium, Estadio Jalisco, with Chivas.

History

The Atlas Football Club was founded in a café of Guadalajara, Mexico, where a few college friends recalled their British football experience at university squads where they had spent the last few years. Alfonso and Juan José "Lico" Cortina, Pedro "Perico" and Carlos Fernández del Valle, the three Orendain brothers and Federico Collignon (who had studied in Berlin) finally decided in the summer of 1916, to set up a football team called "Club de fútbol Atlas" and founded it in Tlaquepaque, outside the city of Guadalajara.

The technical ability that the "Atlistas" employed - triangular passing and skillful dribblig to avoid opponents' tackles - were impressive that they were seen as better than local squads. Atlas and Chivas have also been rivals because they are the oldest of all Mexican teams in their division, they are both known for their elicit histories, and because they play in the same city; the games they play against one another are known as the 'Clásico Tapatío'. Although Atlas has only won the league championship once, their academy has been famous for developing national idols like Jared Borgetti, Daniel Osorno, José de Jesús Corona, Pável Pardo, Oswaldo Sánchez, Rafael Márquez, Juan Carlos Medina, Jorge Hernández, and Andrés Guardado. As of 2007, most teams in Mexico's Primera División have at least one player who started their career in CF Atlas. In 2008 Atlas broke the tradition of having Mexican goalkeepers when they signed Rodrigo Bava who is from Uruguay.

CF Atlas had a golden age in the year 1998 with at the time promising players like Rafael Márquez, Daniel Osorno, Juan Pablo Rodriguez, Mario Mendez, Omar Briceño, Erubey Cabuto, and Miguel Zepeda. They lost the final to Toluca and next season became dominant 1st place overall but never claimed a title. Today many of the once young jewels of the team are on elite squads and play important roles.

International Competitions

Atlas has participated twice in Copa Libertadores. The first appearance been in the year 2000 when the team made it to the quarterfinals and lost to former cup champions Palmeiras. In 2008, Atlas had another chance participation in Copa Libertadores making it to the quarterfinals and losing to Boca Juniors.

Estadio Jalisco

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Inside view of the Estadio Jalisco.

Atlas currently shares its home stadium, Estadio Jalisco, with Chivas. Estadio Jalisco is the third largest stadium in Mexico and was constructed on January 31, 1960. It is a venue that has played host to historic matches and teams including Pelé's Brazil in 1970. In total, It was host for 8 games in the 1970 FIFA World Cup, 6 of which were from group stage matches, and two were quarter and semi-finals. Subsequently, the stadium was again host for 9 games in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, 6 of which were group stage matches, 1 was round of sixteen and the last 2 were quarter and semi-finals.

Fans

Atlas fans are collectively called La Fiel (the faithful); La Barra 51 is the main organized supporter group. La Barra 51's name recalls Atlas' last championship in the Primera División de México in 1951. Through the team's sad performance La Fiel has earned its name, supporting the team for more than 50 years without any major silverware. La Fiel is responsible for the birth of Mexican tradition to shout "Puto" whenever a goalkeeper takes a goal kick. It is heard at the National games as well. In terms of the team's popularity, a recent football fan survey counted more than 750,000 supporters. According to various fan polls, Atlas has consistently been shown to be the fifth most supported team in Mexico, behind America, Chivas, Pumas and Cruz Azul but ahead of more successful teams like Pachuca, Toluca and Santos.

Current Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Chile CHI Ismael Fuentes
4 DF Mexico MEX Luis Robles
5 DF Mexico MEX Ricardo Jiménez de Alba
6 DF Mexico MEX Jorge Torres Nilo
7 MF Mexico MEX Jorge Hernández
8 MF Mexico MEX Lucas Ayala
9 FW Uruguay URU Gonzalo Vargas (on loan from AS Monaco)
11 FW Argentina ARG Bruno Marioni (captain)
12 GK Mexico MEX Jose Francisco Canales
15 DF Mexico MEX Christian Emmanuel Sánchez
16 DF Mexico MEX Hugo Ayala
17 FW Paraguay PAR Jorge Achucarro
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Argentina ARG Dario Bottinelli
19 MF Mexico MEX César Ibáñez
20 FW Mexico MEX Jahir Alejandro Barraza
21 GK Mexico MEX Pedro Hernández
22 MF Mexico MEX Edgar Ivan pacheco
23 DF Mexico MEX Eduardo Rergis
24 FW Mexico MEX Alfredo Sánchez
25 MF Mexico MEX Carlos Alberto Gutiérrez
30 DF Mexico MEX Dárvin Chávez
35 MF Mexico MEX Jesús Arturo Paganoni
53 DF Mexico MEX Néstor Vidrio

Honors

  • Amateur League: 5
    • 1917-18, 1918-19, 1919-20, 1920-21,1935-36
  • Segunda División: 3
    • 1954-1955, 1971-1972, 1978-1979
  • Campeón de Copa: 4
    • 1945-1946, 1949-1950, 1961-1962, 1967-1968
  • Campeón de Campeones: 4
    • 1945-1946, 1949-1950, 1950-1951, 1961-1962

Official Beer Corona

Notable players

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