Football team

Atlético Nacional

Club · Colombia · Primera A

«Los Verdolagas»

389 Matches

191 wins

105 draws

93 losses

613–390 Goals

+223 Difference

1.6 Scored per game

Form W W L D D W

Nacional go into the current Categoría Primera A season as the club that has never had to ask what the top flight looks like from below.

That continental identity dates to 1989, when a Nacional side built around Francisco Maturana beat Olimpia on penalties to become the first Colombian club to win the Copa Libertadores. René Higuita played in goal that year, and the same generation carried a defender named Andrés Escobar. Nacional went on to lose the Intercontinental Cup final to Milan by a single goal, then waited until 2016 to win the Libertadores again, beating River Plate on penalties under Reinaldo Rueda before finishing third at the Club World Cup.

The club was formed in Medellín on 7 March 1947 as Club Atlético Municipal, notarised three weeks later, and only became Atlético Nacional in July 1950 after the textile firm Fabricato bought a controlling stake and pushed the name to reflect a squad fielding Colombians only. Fabricato sold up within a year; the current majority owner, Organización Ardila Lülle, bought in during 1996.

Latest results

Fixtures and results

8 Oct	Primera A	Deportes Tolima H
1 Oct	Primera A	Junior H	3:1	W
26 Sep	Friendlies Clubs	Chapecoense H	1:1	D
25 Sep	Primera A	Millonarios H	1:1	D
21 Sep	Primera A	Llaneros A	0:2	L
17 Sep	Primera A	La Equidad FC A	3:2	W

Standing

Primera A

Group stage · Apertura

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
1	Atlético Nacional	19	13	1	5	35:15	40
2	Junior	19	11	2	6	31:24	35
3	Deportivo Pasto	19	10	4	5	29:25	34
4	America de Cali	19	10	3	6	25:15	33
5	Once Caldas	19	8	9	2	31:22	33

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted in total: 389

389 Matches

191 wins

105 draws

93 losses

613–390 Goals

+223 Difference

1.6 Scored per game

Match outcomes matches counted in total: 389

191 105 93

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	389	194	195
Scored	613	372	241
Conceded	390	162	228
Scored per game	1.6	1.9	1.2
Conceded per game	1.0	0.8	1.2
Difference	+223	+210	+13

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Andrés De Jesús Sarmiento Salas Forward 35 Matches

Marlos Moreno Durán Midfielder 32 Matches

Juan Manuel Rengifo Midfielder 32 Matches

Andrés Felipe Román Mosquera Defender 31 Matches

Alfredo José Morelos Aviléz Forward 31 Matches

Edwin Andrés Cardona Bedoya Midfielder 30 Matches

Cesar Rafael Haydar Villarreal Defender 29 Matches

Milton Oscar Casco Defender 28 Matches

Squad of Atlético Nacional

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
29	Andrés De Jesús Sarmiento Salas	Forward	28	35
7	Marlos Moreno Durán	Midfielder	30	32
19	Juan Manuel Rengifo	Midfielder	21	32
6	Andrés Felipe Román Mosquera	Defender		31
9	Alfredo José Morelos Aviléz	Forward	30	31
10	Edwin Andrés Cardona Bedoya	Midfielder	33	30
4	Cesar Rafael Haydar Villarreal	Defender	25	29
20	Milton Oscar Casco	Defender	38	28
16	William Tesillo	Defender	36	27
8	Andrés Mateus Uribe Villa	Midfielder	35	26
21	Jorman David Campuzano Puentes	Midfielder	30	26
17	Cristian Daniel Arango Duque	Forward	31	25
15	Harlen Castillo	Goalkeeper	33	25
80	Juan Manuel Zapata Zumaque	Midfielder		24
3	Neyder Parra	Defender	21	23
33	Samuel Velásquez Uribe	Defender	23	22
28	S. Garcia	Midfielder	21	21
13	Nicolás Santiago Rodríguez Calderón	Midfielder	22	21
18	Eduard Alexander Bello Gil	Midfielder	31	21
27	Dairon Estibens Asprilla Rivas	Forward	34	18
26	Andrés Marín	Midfielder	19	17
1	David Ospina	Goalkeeper		15
5	Christian Uribe	Defender		15
31	Javi Rios	Midfielder	20	13
35	Matias Lozano	Midfielder		11
44	Kevin Cataneo	Goalkeeper	23	10
34	Franco Armani	Goalkeeper	40	9
99	Ian Carlo Poveda-Ocampo	Forward		8
30	Kevin Parra	Forward		8
30	Juan Francisco Bauza	Midfielder		8
25	Luis Miguel Marquinez Preciado	Goalkeeper	23	7
24	Juan Rosa	Forward		7
27	Yeicar Alberto Perlaza Perea	Defender	23	6
26	Elkin Rivero	Midfielder		6
22	Elias Cabrera	Midfielder		5
23	James David Rodríguez Rubio	Midfielder		4
15	A. Reyes	Defender		4
44	Edimer Sea	Goalkeeper		4
28	Robinson Garcia	Defender		4
24	J. Rosa	Forward		2