This article is about the men ‘s football club. For the women ‘s football baseball club, see Atlas F.C. ( women )
football club
Atlas Fútbol Club ( spanish pronunciation : [ ˈatlas ˈfuðβol ˈkluβ ] ) is a mexican football cabaret. It plays home matches at the Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Jalisco.

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history [edit ]

Club Atlas was founded in a bar in Guadalajara, Mexico, where a few friends recalled their football experience at the Ampleforth College 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 ) last decided in 1916 to set up a football team called “ Club Atlas ” and founded it in Guadalajara. The technical foul ability that the “ Atlistas ” employed – trilateral pass and adept dribble to avoid opponents ‘ tackles – was impressive and they quickly joined the elect in Mexican football. As a result, Atlas and Chivas, a chap Guadalajara team, have a long history in the first division and the game between them is called the ‘Clásico Tapatío ‘. Club Atlas had a golden old age in the recently 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, Miguel Zepeda, and Cesar Andrade, but even though they had a team with enormous endowment and reached the Verano 1999 final, they could n’t conquer the title and lost against Deportivo Toluca F.C. in a match defined by penalties .

young person Academy [edit ]

Atlas are renowned for having a successful youth academy frame-up. In the last few decades, Atlas have developed many players who have gone on to have master careers domestically and internationally. many young players enter the Atlas young academy knowing that they ‘ll have a potent possibility to play with the first team due to the club doctrine of allowing youth players the opportunity to be promoted to the first team. Although Atlas has alone won the league championship once, their academy has been celebrated 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 adenine well as internationally .

International competitions [edit ]

bird’s-eye scene of Jalisco Stadium Atlas has participated doubly in Copa Libertadores. The first appearance was in 2000 after qualifying through a preliminary round-robin stage where they faced Club America, Deportivo Tachira and Deportivo Italchacao. They got off to a bad beginning losing 2–0 to America then drawing with Deportivo Tachira 2–2 and 3–3 with Deportivo Italchacao. however they would recover and finish first base of the group after defeating Club America 6–3, Deportivo Tachira 2–0 and drawing 2–2 with Deportivo Italchacao on the second leg. Atlas would then be drawn into Group 4 aboard River Plate, Universidad de Chile and Atletico Nacional. At home they would draw 1–1 with River Plate, draw 0–0 with Universidad de Chile and defeat Atletico Nacional 5–1. In the second leg they would defeat Atletico Nacional by a score of 3–2 but lose to both River Plate and Universidad de Chile by the same sexual conquest. Atlas would go on to finish 2nd in the group with barely a point behind River Plate and leveled in points with Universidad de Chile but a better goal remainder would see them go through. After having impressed in the group stage they would eliminate Junior of Barranquilla in the Round of 16 with scores of 2–0 and 3–1. however, in the quarterfinals their discharge would come to an goal after losing twice to Palmeiras with scores of 2–0 and 3–2. Their second appearance was in the year 2008 after first having to earn a slate by participating in the stipulate tournament known as the Interliga where they faced Toluca, Morelia and Club America. After a scoreless tie to Toluca, a 2–0 victory over Morelia and a 3–2 defeat to Club America, they would find themselves second of the group and statistically leveled with Toluca in every possible way. Given the circumstances, a coin flip was issued in which Atlas ended up winning. Having finished second they lost their opportunity to mechanically qualify for the Copa Libertadores and had to play San Luis for a ticket to the Copa Libertadores First Stage. They would defeat San Luis easily by a score of 3–0. In the preliminary First Stage Atlas faced the Bolivian team La Paz and defeated them 2–0 at the Jalisco then they lost 1–0 in La Paz and so with a 2–1 aggregate they would last earn their tag and be drawn in group 3 with Boca Juniors, Colo-Colo and Maracaibo. Atlas were impressive and finished first in the group with 11 points. At home they defeated Boca Juniors 3–1 and defeated both Colo-Colo a well as Maracaibo with a mark of 3–0. off from home they drew 1–1 with Maracaibo and Colo-Colo but lost 3–0 to Boca Juniors. In the Round of 16 they would eliminate Lanus with scores of 1–0 and 2–2 at dwelling. In the quarterfinals they would face Boca Juniors once again. The first pit was played at the Jose Amalfitani stadium due to the sanction that was imposed on Boca Juniors. The game was dramatic, undoubtedly one of the best of the tournament. Atlas went ahead early on by a headed goal from Omar Flores then Boca Juniors would tie after an own goal from Hugo Ayala. Both teams would have several finish scoring chances throughout the game and 15 minutes before the end of the match, Caceres would put Boca astir 2–1. however, in the 88th infinitesimal Atlas would equalize from a set nibble from a sensational header from Jorge Torres. so with much optimism the team would head family to receive the Argentines at the Jalisco. In the second bet on Atlas were not so fortunate. They suffered early injuries but the worst was yet to come for them as Palermo would have a memorable hat-trick before half time. The game ultimately ended 3–0 and Atlas once again find themselves knocked out in the quarterfinals. In their third appearance, led by bus Tomás Boy they lost at Home against Santa Fe 1–0. They were obligated to get a succeed in their following visit against Atletico Mineiro which they defeated with a goal scored by christian Suarez in the 86th moment which gave them the Victory 1–0 and ended a 37-year undefeated streak at Home in Copa Libertadores for Atletico Mineiro .

Estadio Jalisco [edit ]

Atlas presently 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 server 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 stagecoach matches, 1 was round off of sixteen and the last 2 were quarter and semi-finals.

Supporters and competition [edit ]

Atlas fans are as a whole jointly known as La Fiel ( The Faithful ), while La Barra 51 is the main form supporter group. La Barra 51 ‘s name recalls Atlas ‘ last and only championship in the Primera División de México in 1951. Through the team ‘s struggling performance La Fiel has earned its name, supporting the team for 60 years without any major accomplishments .

Clásico Tapatío [edit ]

Atlas ‘ fierce rivals are Guadalajara city-rivals C.D. Guadalajara, known as Chivas. The bowler hat is known as the Clásico Tapatío and is said to be the oldest football bowler hat in Mexico, dating back to 1916. The beginning match between the two sides was a friendly that took place shortly after Atlas were founded, the game ended 0–0. The foremost competitive match between the two sides came in the 1917 “ Torneo de Primavera ”, which translates into English as the “ Tournament of form ”. Atlas were triumphant this time round, winning 2–1. The game sparked controversy, however, when complaints of a bad umpirage performance were put advancing by Chivas. Chivas were thus angered by the resultant role, that they refused to play in the following “ Liga Amateur de Jalisco ” tournament of 1917–18, unless the president of referee, Justo García Godoy, resigned from his position ; when Godoy failed to do so, Chivas refused to join the tournament. Chivas are the most triumphant 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 [edit ]

management [edit ]

Position

Staff

Chairman

Mexico

Director of football

MexicoIsrael Villaseñor

Coaching staff [edit ]

Players [edit ]

First-team team [edit ]

Updated 22 September 2021
note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Out on loanword [edit ]

Reserve teams [edit ]

erstwhile players [edit ]

Managers [edit ]

Honours [edit ]

  • Liga MX: 1
  • Copa MX: 4
  • Campeón de Campeones: 4
1946, 1950, 1951, 1962
Runner-up (1): 1967–68
  • Segunda División de México: 3
1954–55, 1971–72, 1978–79

International Friendlies [edit ]

  • 1990 – Marlboro Cup

References [edit ]

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