Atlas F.C.
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Atlas Fútbol Club is a Mexican professional football club based in Guadalajara, Jalisco. The club currently plays in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. The club was founded in 1916 and plays its home matches at the Estadio Jalisco.
Atlas has won 3 Liga MX titles, 4 Copa MX titles and 5 Campeón de Campeones. Los Rojinegros had their golden era in the 1950s and 60s. They became one of the few "bicampeones" (back-to-back champions) of Mexican football in 2021 and 2022.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Atlas has a big rivalry with city rivals Guadalajara called El Clásico Tapatío.
History
Atlas was founded in a bar in Guadalajara, Mexico, where a few friends recalled their friends experience while studying at Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire, England. In August 1916, 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 to set up a football team. They chose the name "Atlas" based on the Titan of Greek mythology of the same name, and chose red and black as the club's colours to mimic those of Ampleforth College whose patron saint, St Lawrence, was also chosen as the patron saint of Atlas. The red signifies the blood of St Lawrence and the black signifies his martyrdom. Occasionally the crest of Ampleforth College is seen hanging from a banner in the stadium.
The first title for the club was the Copa MX in 1945–46, where they beat Atlante in the final. That same year, they won the supercup (league vs. cup champion) against Veracruz 3–2. Four years later, Atlas won their second Copa MX, in the 1949–50 season. The following year, in the 1950–51 Mexican Primera División season, Atlas won its first league title, with twelve wins in 22 matches. However, just two years later, Atlas was relegated for the first time after losing 4–0 against Tampico. But the following season, Atlas made an immediate return to the top flight.
Atlas had a golden age in the late 1990s under the management of Ricardo La Volpe, with promising players such as Rafael Márquez, Daniel Osorno, Juan Pablo Rodriguez, Pavel Pardo, Mario Méndez, Omar Briceño, and Miguel Zepeda, but even though they had a team with enormous talent and reached the Verano 1999 final, they couldn't conquer the title and lost against Deportivo Toluca in a match defined by penalties after a 5–5 draw on aggregate and with extra time.
In 2000, Atlas participated in the Copa Libertadores for the first time. They began their campaign in a round-robin preliminary stage where they played against Club America, Deportivo Táchira, and Deportivo Italchacao. Their first match was a 2–0 loss to America, followed by draws against Tachira and Italchacao. However they would recover and finish top of the group after beating America 6–3 and then beating Tachira, followed by a draw against Italchacao. As a result, Atlas gained entry into the proper competition in group 4 alongside River Plate, U. de Chile and Atletico Nacional. The Guadalajara-based club's first match was on 23 February, a 1–1 draw against River. Their next match was a 3–2 win against Atletico Nacional in Medellín. The club then drew against U. de Chile and lost to River, followed by a 5–1 rout of Colombian champions Nacional, but a loss in their final match against U. de Chile in Santiago. Although Atlas finished level with U. de Chile on points, a better goal difference would see them go through. In the round of 16, the Mexican club defeated Colombian club Atlético Junior 5–1 on aggregate and were through to the quarter-finals, where their run would end after losing twice to eventual runner-up Palmeiras and being eliminated 5–2 on aggregate.
In 2008, Atlas made their second appearance in the Copa Libertadores. Their campaign started with a qualifying tournament called InterLiga where they faced Toluca, Morelia, and America. At the end of the InterLiga they were tied on points and goal difference with Toluca, so a coin toss decided who would advance to the next round. Atlas won the coin toss and advanced to the first stage, where they defeated Bolivian club La Paz 2–1 on aggregate. In the group stage with Boca Juniors, Colo-Colo, and Maracaibo, Atlas finished first with eleven points, including notable victories against Boca Juniors and Colo-Colo. In the round of 16 they would eliminate Lanus 3–2 on aggregate. In the quarter-finals, they were matched up with Boca Juniors again. In the first leg, played in Buenos Aires, Atlas secured a 2–2 draw, but in the second leg in Guadalajara, Boca won 3–0 and eliminated the club.
Atlas qualified for the 2015 Copa Libertadores after finishing second on the table in the 2014 Apertura. The team was led by Tomás Boy and was matched up in the group stage with Independiente Santa Fe, Atletico Mineiro, and Colo-Colo. In their first match they lost 1–0 to Santa Fe, but in the second match they had a historic 1–0 victory against Atletico Mineiro in Brazil, which ended a 37-year undefeated home streak for the club in the Copa Libertadores. Atlas later beat Atletico again at home, but exited the competition with a last-placed finish in the group and a loss to Santa Fe in Bogotá.
On 12 December 2021, Atlas ended a 70-year title drought when they defeated Club León at the Estadio Jalisco via penalties 4–3 and won their second league title.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On 5 March 2022, during a match between Atlas and Querétaro at Querétaro's stadium, a riot broke out between fans attending the match.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Videos posted on social media showed groups of men beating, kicking, dragging and stripping victims.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> According to the Querétaro state civil protection agency, at least 22 men were injured.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Liga MX sanctioned Queretaro by banning Queretaro-affiliated barras from attending home matches for up to six months in response to the riots. Atlas were awarded a 0-3 win for the game which was abandoned at 0-1.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Atlas won its third league championship on 29 May 2022 against Pachuca. In the first leg on 26 May, Atlas defeated Pachuca at Estadio Jalisco 2–0, and although they lost the second leg 2–1, they won 3–2 on aggregate to become only the third team in league history to win back to back titles.
Youth Academy
Atlas are renowned for having a successful youth academy setup. In the last few decades, Atlas have developed many players who have gone on to have professional careers domestically and internationally. Many young players enter the Atlas youth academy knowing that they'll have a strong possibility to play with the first team due to the club philosophy of allowing youth players the opportunity to be promoted to the first team. Although Atlas has only won the league championship three times, their academy has been famous for developing players for the Mexico national football team in the past few decades like Jared Borgetti, Daniel Osorno, José de Jesús Corona, Pável Pardo, Oswaldo Sánchez, Rafael Márquez, Juan Carlos Medina, Jorge Hernández, Mario Méndez, Miguel Zepeda, Juan Pablo Rodriguez, Juan Pablo Garcia, Joel Herrera, Jorge Torres Nilo, Edgar Ivan Pacheco, Andrés Guardado, Jeremy Márquez, Diego Barbosa and many more. The club's lower youth divisions have achieved many titles domestically as well as internationally.
Estadio Jalisco
Atlas currently plays in the Estadio Jalisco, which is the third largest stadium in Mexico and was constructed on 31 January 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.
Supporters and rivalry
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Clásico Tapatío
Atlas' fierce rivals are Guadalajara city-rivals C.D. Guadalajara, known as Chivas. The derby is known as the Clásico Tapatío and is said to be the oldest football derby in Mexico, dating back to 1916. The first match between the two sides was a friendly that took place shortly after Atlas were founded, the game ended 0–0. The first competitive match between the two sides came in the 1917 "Torneo de Primavera", which translates into English as the "Tournament of Spring". Atlas were victorious this time round, winning 2–1. The game sparked controversy, however, when complaints of a bad refereeing performance were put forward by Chivas. Chivas were so angered by the result, that they refused to play in the next "Liga Amateur de Jalisco" tournament of 1917–18, unless the president of refereeing, Justo García Godoy, resigned from his position; when Godoy failed to do so, Chivas refused to join the tournament.
Chivas are the most victorious in Guadalajara derbies, however, winning 16 of 35 competitive fixtures the two sides have played. Atlas have only won 9 and the sides have drawn 8 times.
Personnel
Management
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Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Template:Flagicon Diego Cocca |
| Assistant managers | Template:Flagicon Marcelo Goux |
| Template:Flagicon Omar Flores | |
| Fitness coach | Template:Flagicon Renso Valinotti |
| Goalkeeper coach | Template:Flagicon Armando Navarrete |
| Team doctor | Template:Flagicon Rodrigo Ambriz |
| Physiotherapist | Template:Flagicon Rodrigo Nicolau |
Players
First-team squad
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Out on loan
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Reserve teams
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Former players
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Managers
- Template:Flagicon Javier Valdivieso (1943–44)
- Template:Flagicon Eduardo Valdatti (1944–54)
- Template:Flagicon Raúl Leguizamón (1954–56)
- Template:Flagicon Felipe Zetter (1956–58)
- Template:Flagicon Jorge Marik (1958–60)
- Template:Flagicon Eduardo Valdatti (1960–61)
- Template:Flagicon Bauer (1961–63)
- Template:Flagicon Enrique Álvarez Vega (1963–64)
- Template:Flagicon Javier Novello (1964–66)
- Template:Flagicon Árpád Fekete (1966–67)
- Template:Flagicon Javier Novello (1967)
- Template:Flagicon José Gómez (1968)
- Template:Flagicon Ney Blanco de Oliveira (1968–69)
- Template:Flagicon Enrique Álvarez Vega (1969–70)
- Template:Flagicon Árpád Fekete (1970–71)
- Template:Flagicon Alfredo Torres (1971–74)
- Template:Flagicon Miloš Milutinović (1975–76)
- Template:Flagicon Alfredo Torres (1976–77)
- Template:Flagicon Odilón Mireles (1977)
- Template:Flagicon Claudio Lostasau (1978)
- Template:Flagicon Alfredo Torres (1978–80)
- Template:Flagicon Alfonso Portugal (1980–81)
- Template:Flagicon José Antonio Roca (1 July 1981 – 30 June 1982)
- Template:Flagicon Árpád Fekete (1982–83)
- Template:Flagicon Ernesto Cisneros (1983–84)
- Template:Flagicon Alfredo Torres (1984–86)
- Template:Flagicon Waldemar Wasilewski (1986–87)
- Template:Flagicon Carlos Reinoso (1987–88)
- Template:Flagicon José Luis Real (1988–89)
- Template:Flagicon Luis Garisto (1989–92)
- Template:Flagicon Pedro García Barros (1992)
- Template:Flagicon Mario Zanabria (1 July 1992 – 30 June 1993)
- Template:Flagicon Marcelo Bielsa (1 July 1993 – 29 January 1995)
- Template:Flagicon Javier Torrente (29 January 1995 – 3 February 1995)
- Template:Flagicon Efraín Flores (interim) (3 February 1995 – 30 June 1995)
- Template:Flagicon Eduardo Solari (1 July 1995 – 28 June 1996)
- Template:Flagicon Efraín Flores (1 July 1996 – 9 March 1997)
- Template:Flagicon Ricardo La Volpe (1 July 1997 – 30 June 2001)
- Template:Flagicon Efraín Flores (22 September 2001 – 31 December 2001)
- Template:Flagicon Enrique Meza (1 January 2002 – 29 September 2002)
- Template:Flagicon Fernando Quirarte (3 October 2002 – 16 September 2003)
- Template:Flagicon Sergio Bueno (19 September 2003 – 17 April 2005)
- Template:Flagicon Daniel Guzmán (1 July 2005 – 30 April 2006)
- Template:Flagicon Rubén Romano (1 July 2006 – 18 September 2007)
- Template:Flagicon Jorge Castañeda (interim) (21 September 2007 – 23 September 2007)
- Template:Flagicon Tomás Boy (28 September 2007 – 31 December 2007)
- Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Brindisi (6 January 2008 – 4 September 2008)
- Template:Flagicon Darío Franco (5 September 2008 – 26 January 2009)
- Template:Flagicon Ricardo La Volpe (28 January 2009 – 1 January 2010)
- Template:Flagicon Carlos Ischia (1 January 2010 – 23 August 2010)
- Template:Flagicon José Luis Mata (interim) (24 August 2010 – 17 October 2010)
- Template:Flagicon Benjamín Galindo (24 August 2010 – 30 June 2011)
- Template:Flagicon Rubén Romano (1 July 2011 – 22 September 2011)
- Template:Flagicon Juan Carlos Chávez (22 September 2011 – 27 August 2012)
- Template:Flagicon Tomás Boy (29 August 2012 – 30 June 2013)
- Template:Flagicon Omar Asad (1 July 2013 – 16 October 2013)
- Template:Flagicon José Luis Mata (17 October 13 – 10 November 2013)
- Template:Flagicon Tomás Boy (6 December 2013 – 17 May 2015)
- Template:Flagicon Gustavo Matosas (30 May 2015 – 3 December 2015)
- Template:Flagicon Gustavo Costas (10 December 2015 – 21 May 2016)
- Template:Flagicon Jose Guadalupe Cruz (17 June 2016 – 15 January 2018)
- Template:Flagicon Gerardo Espinoza (15 January 2018 – 25 January 2018)
- Template:Flagicon Rubén Romano (25 January 2018 – 19 March 2018)
- Template:Flagicon Gerardo Espinoza (19 March 2018 – 3 September 2018)
- Template:Flagicon Ángel Guillermo Hoyos (11 September 2018 – 9 March 2019)
- Template:Flagicon Leandro Cufré (11 March 2019 – 29 January 2020)
- Template:Flagicon Rafael Puente Jr. (30 January 2020 – 10 August 2020)
- Template:Flagicon Diego Cocca (11 August 2020 – 1 October 2022)
- Template:Flagicon Benjamín Mora (6 October 2022 – 30 October 2023)
- Template:Flagicon Beñat San José (24 November 2023 – 9 December 2024)
- Template:Flagicon Gonzalo Pineda (12 December 2024 – 10 August 2025)
- Template:Flagicon Diego Cocca (12 August 2025 – )
Honours
National
| Type | Competition | Titles | Winning editions | Runners-up |
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Liga Mayor/Primera División/Liga MX | 3 | 1950–51, Apertura 2021, Clausura 2022 | 1948–49, 1965–66, Verano 1999 |
| Copa México/Copa Presidente/Copa MX | 4 | 1945–46, 1949–50, 1961–62, 1967–68 | 1995–96, Apertura 2013 | |
| Campeón de Campeones | 5 | 1946, 1950, 1951, 1962, 2022 | 1968 | |
| Supercopa de la Liga MX | 0 | – | 2022 | |
| Promotion division | Segunda División | 3 | 1954–55, 1971–72, 1978–79 | – |
| Copa México de Segunda División | 0 | – | 1954–55, 1971–72 | |
| Campeón de Campeones de Segunda División | 1 | 1972 | 1955 |
Regional
| Type | Competition | Titles | Winning editions | Runners-up |
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Campeones Cup | 0 | – | 2022 |
Amateur
- Liga Occidental De Jalisco: 1917–18, 1918–19, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1935–36
Friendly
- Torneo Hexagonal Internacional de la Ciudad de México: 1966
- Copa de Oro Ciudad de Guadalajara: 1969
- Trofeo Internacional Ciudad de Guadalajara: 1971
- Torneo Jaiba Brava: 1979
- Marlboro Soccer Cup Series: 1990
- Torneo Cuadrangular 50 Años del Estadio Jalisco: 2010
- Copa Asia Jalisco: 2011
- Copa Revolución: 2019
References
External links
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