2005–06 Atlético Madrid season
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| 2005–06 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Enrique Cerezo | ||
| Head coach | Carlos Bianchi José Murcia | ||
| Stadium | Vicente Calderón | ||
| La Liga | 10th | ||
| Copa del Rey | Last 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | Fernando Torres (13) | ||
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The 2006/07 season was Atletico de Madrid's 100th season in existence and their 4th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
Atletico Madrid failed to live up to the high expectations, in spite of the appointment of multiple Copa Libertadores-winning coach Carlos Bianchi. The defensive triangle of goalkeeper Leo Franco and central defenders Luis Perea and Pablo Ibáñez, all of which played a huge part in Atlético conceding only 31 goals. The defensive tactics left high-profile striker Fernando Torres alone up front, and despite having Maxi Rodríguez in support, the duo were the only players able to function offensively for the club, which responded with a €23 million signing of 18-year-old wonnderkid Sergio Agüero from Independiente.
Atlético had a rough start to the season, winning just one of their first 5 games. However, that game was against reigning La Liga champions Barcelona. After that, Atletico seemed to show some signs of revival with three wins in their next 6, but they did get humiliated 3-0 by Real Madrid at home. However they would then sustain their worst form of the season with 0 wins in 10 games, including losses against Celta Vigo, CA Osasuna and Real Betis, and their poor attack being exposed for all to see. Things improved significantly at the beginning of the second half of the season, going on a 5-game winning streak and impressively doing the double over Barcelona. That soon became false hope, with them winning just 3 times the rest of the season and finishing in a lowly 10th place.
The Copa del Rey brought no sense of improvement either. After iffy wins versus Las Palmas and Alcoyano in the third round and fourth round, both of whom were in the third tier of spanish football, Atlético then lost 3-2 on aggregate to Zaragoza. Despite a tiny bit of improvement from last season, it was an underwhelming season to forget.
Squad
[edit]| No. | Player | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | |||||||||
| 23 | Leo Franco | 
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20 May 1977 (aged 28) |  Mallorca
| |||||
| 1 | Iván Cuéllar |
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27 May 1984 (aged 21) | Atletico Madrid Academy
| |||||
| 33 | Roberto |
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10 February 1986 (aged 19) | Atletico Madrid Academy
| |||||
| 30 | Ismael Falcón |
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24 April 1984 (aged 21) | Cadiz
| |||||
| DF | |||||||||
| 21 | Luis Perea | 
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30 January 1979 (aged 26) | Boca Juniors
| |||||
| 22 | Pablo Ibáñez |
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3 August 1981 (aged 24) | Albacete Balompié
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| 5 | García Calvo |
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1 April 1975 (aged 30) | Real Valladolid
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| 31 | Mario Suárez |
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24 February 1987 (aged 18) | Mallorca
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| 27 | Pablo Sicilia |
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10 September 1981 (aged 24) | Vecindario
| |||||
| 2 | Antonio López |
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13 September 1981 (aged 24) | Osasuna
| |||||
| 3 | Juan Velasco |
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17 May 1977 (aged 28) | Celta Vigo
| |||||
| 18 | Juan Valera |
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21 December 1984 (aged 21) | Real Murcia
| |||||
| 15 | Francisco Molinero |
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26 July 1985 (aged 20) | Atletico Madrid Academy
| |||||
| 31 | Antonio Moreno |
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13 February 1983 (aged 22) | Atletico Madrid Academy
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| 38 | Julián Vara |
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17 November 1983 (aged 22) | Atletico Madrid Academy
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| MF | |||||||||
| 23 | Peter Luccin | 
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9 April 1979 (aged 26) | Celta Vigo
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| 4 | Gonzalo Colsa |
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2 April 1979 (aged 26) | Racing Santander
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| 6 | José Zahínos |
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1 December 1977 (aged 28) | Atletico Madrid Academy
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| 20 | Gabi |
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10 July 1983 (aged 22) | Atletico Madrid Academy
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| 8 | Ariel Ibagaza |
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27 October 1976 (aged 29) | Mallorca
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| FW | |||||||||
| 17 | Martin Petrov | 
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15 January 1979 (aged 26) |  Wolfsburg
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| 11 | Maxi Rodríguez |
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2 January 1981 (aged 24) | Espanyol
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| 7 | Luciano Galletti |
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4 December 1984 (aged 21) | Zaragoza
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| 37 | Fernando Marqués |
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2 January 1981 (aged 24) | Racing Santander
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| 9 | Fernando Torres |
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20 March 1984 (aged 21) | Atletico Madrid Academy
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| 10 | Mateja Kezman | 
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12 April 1979 (aged 26) |  Chelsea
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| 14 | Javier Arizmendi |
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3 March 1984 (aged 21) | Atletico Madrid Academy
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| 26 | Braulio Nóbrega |
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18 September 1985 (aged 20) | Atletico Madrid Academy
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| 28 | Manu del Moral |
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25 February 1984 (aged 21) | Atletico Madrid Academy
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| 40 | Rufino Segovia |
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1 March 1985 (aged 20) | Rayo Vallecano
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Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]| Pos. | No. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | 17 | Martin Petrov
|
Wolfsburg
|
£8,700,000 | [1] |
| FW | 10 | Mateja Kezman
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Chelsea
|
£7,800,000 | [2] |
| FW | 11 | Maxi Rodríguez
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Espanyol
|
£4,300,000 | [3] |
| FW | 7 | Luciano Galletti
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Zaragoza
|
£2,200,000 | [4] |
| DF | 18 | Juan Valera
|
Real Murcia
|
Free Transfer |
Out
[edit]| Pos. | No. | Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | 11 |  Jesper Grønkjær
|
Stuttgart
|
£2,600,000 |
| FW | 14 | Javier Arizmendi
|
Deportivo La Coruna
|
£1,700,000 |
| FW | 8 |  Richard Núñez
|
 Cruz Azul
|
Free Transfer |
| FW | 20 | Veljko Paunovic
|
Getafe
|
Free Transfer |
| DF | 6 | Santi Denia
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Albacete Balompie
|
Free Transfer |
| DF | 2 |  Cosmin Contra
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Getafe
|
Free Transfer |
| GK | 1 | Sergio Sánchez
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Hércules CF
|
Free Transfer |
| DF | 15 | Carlos Aguilera
|
Retired | None |
| DF | 12 | Sergi Barjuán
|
Retired | None |
Loans Out
[edit]| Pos. | No. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | 8 |  Kiki Musampa
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Manchester City
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None | |
| MF | 10 | Jorge Larena
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Celta Vigo
|
None | |
| MF | 7 | Marcelo Sosa
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Osasuna
|
None | |
| FW | 28 | Toché
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Hércules
|
None | |
| FW | 26 | Braulio Nóbrega
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Mallorca
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None | |
| MF | 29 | Raúl Medina
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Ciudad de Murcia
|
None |
Competitions
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]| 29 July 2005 Friendly match | Ipswich Town | 1–2 | Atlético Madrid | Ipswich, United Kingdom |
Westlake  18' |
Kežman 34' Pablo 62' |
Stadium: Portman Road |
Copa del Rey
[edit]| 19 October 2005 Third Round | Las Palmas | 0–1 | Atletico Madrid | Las Palmas |
| 11:00 CET |
|
Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Referee: Xavier Moreno Delgado |
| 30 November 2005 Fourth Round | Alcoyano | 0–1 | Atletico Madrid | Alcoy |
| 8:55 CET | Report | Stadium: Estadio El Collao |
| 11 January 2006 Last 16 1st Leg | Atletico Madrid | 0–1 | Zaragoza | Madrid |
| 7:00 CET |
|
Stadium: Vicente Calderon Stadium Referee: Mejuto Gonzalez |
| 18 January 2006 Last 16 2nd Leg | Zaragoza | 2-2 (3-2 agg.) | Atletico Madrid | Zaragoza |
| 6:00 CET |
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Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez |
La Liga
[edit]Table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 55 |
| 9 | Getafe | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 54 |
| 10 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 52 |
| 11 | Zaragoza | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 46 |
| 12 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 45 |
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 28 August 2005 1 | Atlético Madrid | 0–0 | Zaragoza | Madrid |
| 7:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Vicente Calderon Stadium Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Iturralde González |
| 10 September 2005 2 | Deportivo | 1–0 | Atletico Madrid | La Coruna |
| 9:00 CET |
|
Report | Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Arturo Dauden Ibanez |
| 18 September 2005 3 | Atletico Madrid | 2-1 | Barcelona | Madrid |
| 10:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Vicente Calderon Stadium Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo |
| 21 September 2005 4 | Real Sociedad | 3-2 | Atletico Madrid | San Sebastian |
| 10:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Anoeta Stadium Attendance: 21,493 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
| 24 September 2005 5 | Atletico Madrid | 0-1 | Getafe | Madrid |
| 9:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Vicente Calderon Stadium Attendance: 45,000 |
| 2 October 2005 6 | Malaga | 0-2 | Atletico Madrid | Malaga |
| 10:00 | Report |
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Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Javier Turienzo Alvarez |
| 15 October 2005 7 | Atletico Madrid | 0-3 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
| 11:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Vicente Calderon Stadium Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Bernardino Gonzalez Vazquez |
| 23 October 2005 8 | Racing Santander | 0-1 | Atletico Madrid | Santander |
| 8:00 | Report |
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Stadium: El Sardinero Attendance: 15,331 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez |
| 27 October 2005 9 | Atletico Madrid | 3-0 | Cadiz | Madrid |
| 9:00 | Report | Stadium: Vicente Calderon Stadium Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
| 30 October 2005 10 | Atletico Madrid | 1-1 | Villarreal | Madrid |
| 8:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Vicente Calderon Stadium |
| 6 November 2005 11 | Sevilla | 0-0 | Atletico Madrid | Seville |
| 7:00 | Report | Stadium: Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Mejuto Gonzalez |
| 20 November 2005 12 | Celta Vigo | 2-1 | Atletico Madrid | Vigo |
| 6:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Alfonso Pérez Burrull |
| 27 November 2005 13 | Atletico Madrid | 1-1 | Espanyol | Madrid |
| 6:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Vicente Calderon Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez |
| 3 December 2005 14 | Athletic Bilbao | 1-1 | Atletico Madrid | Bilbao |
| 11:00 |
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Stadium: San Mames Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez |
| 11 December 2005 15 | Atletico Madrid | 1-1 | Alaves | Madrid |
| 6:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Vicente Calderon Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez |
| 18 December 2005 16 | Mallorca | 2-2 | Atletico Madrid | Palma, Mallorca |
| https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/188592 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix Attendance: 15,000 |
| 22 December 2005 17 | Osasuna | 2-1 | Atletico Madrid | Pamplona |
| 11:00 | Report |
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Stadium: El Sadar Stadium Attendance: 14,691 Referee: Evaristo Puentes Leira |
| 8 January 2006 18 | Atletico Madrid | 0-0 | Valencia | Madrid |
| 10:00 | Report | Stadium: Vicente Calderon Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández |
| 14 January 2006 19 | Real Betis | 1-0 | Atletico Madrid | Seville |
| 9:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez |
| 21 January 2006 20 | Zaragoza | 0-2 | Atletico Madrid | Zaragoza |
| 7:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio La Romareda Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González |
| 28 January 2006 21 | Atletico Madrid | 3-2 | Deportivo | Madrid |
| 9:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Vicente Calderon Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán |
| 5 February 2006 22 | Barcelona | 1-3 | Atletico Madrid | Barcelona |
| 7:00 |
|
Report | Larsson 65' |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 78,784 Referee: Vicente José Lizondo Cortés |
| 12 February 2006 23 | Atletico Madrid | 1-0 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
| 7:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Vicente Calderon Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Evaristo Puentes Leira |
| 19 February 2006 24 | Getafe | 0-3 | Atletico Madrid | Getafe |
| 9:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Coliseum Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
| 25 February 2006 25 | Atletico Madrid | 5-0 | Malaga | Madrid |
| 8:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Vicente Calderon Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Julián Rodríguez Santiago |
| 4 March 2006 26 | Real Madrid | 2-1 | Atletico Madrid | Madrid |
| 6:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo |
| 12 March 2006 27 | Atletico Madrid | 2-1 | Racing Santander | Madrid |
| 6:00 |
|
Report |
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Stadium: Vicente Calderon Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez |
| 18 March 2006 28 | Villarreal | 1-1 | Atletico Madrid | Villarreal |
| 6:00 | Forlan 10' |
Report |
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Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Undiano Mallenco |
| 23 March 2006 29 | Atletico Madrid | 0-1 | Sevilla | Madrid |
| 6:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Vicente Calderon Stadium Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez |
| 26 March 2006 30 | Cadiz | 1-1 | Atletico Madrid | Cadiz |
| 5:00 |
|
Report |
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Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa |
| 2 April 2006 31 | Atletico Madrid | 0-3 | Celta Vigo | Madrid |
| 5:00 | Report | Stadium: Vicente Calderon Stadium Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Vicente José Lizondo Cortés |
| 9 April 2006 32 | Espanyol | 1-1 | Atletico Madrid | Barcelona |
| 5:00 |
|
Report |
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Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 22,850 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández |
| 16 April 2006 33 | Atletico Madrid | 1-0 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| 5:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Vicente Calderon Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Undiano Mallenco |
| 22 April 2006 34 | Alaves | 0-1 | Atletico Madrid | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 5:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 14,436 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez |
| 30 April 2006 35 | Atletico Madrid | 0-1 | Mallorca | Madrid |
| 5:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Vicente Calderon Stadium Attendance: 36,500 |
| 3 May 2006 36 | Atletico Madrid | 0-1 | Osasuna | Madrid |
| 7:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Vicente Calderon Stadium Attendance: 44,000 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González |
| 6 May 2006 37 | Valencia | 1-1 | Atletico Madrid | Valencia |
| 5:00 |
|
Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Mestalla Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Evaristo Puentes Leira |
| 13 May 2006 38 | Atletico Madrid | 1-1 | Real Betis | Madrid |
| 7:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Vicente Calderon Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Alfonso Pino Zamorano |
Statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Torres
|
13 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Maxi Rodríguez
|
10 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 |  Mateja Kežman
|
8 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Antonio López
|
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Luciano Galletti
|
1 | 1 | 2 |
| Juan Valera
|
2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Pablo Ibáñez
|
2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Peter Luccin
|
2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | Gonzalo Colsa
|
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Zahínos
|
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Martin Petrov
|
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Gabi
|
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 45 | 4 | 49 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Petrov picked by Atlético". 22 June 2005.
- ^ "Kezman completes Madrid move". 29 June 2005.
- ^ "Maxi Rodríguez signs for Atletico". 2 July 2005.
- ^ "Galletti completes Atletico Switch". 29 July 2005.