2009–10 Atlético Madrid season

The 2009–10 season was the 104th season in Atlético Madrid's history and their 73rd season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. It covers a period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.

Atlético Madrid
2009–10 season
PresidentEnrique Cerezo
Head coachAbel Resino (until 23 October 2009)
Santi Denia (caretaker)
Quique Sánchez Flores (from 23 October 2009)
StadiumVicente Calderón
La Liga9th
Copa del ReyRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA Europa LeagueWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Diego Forlán (18)

All:
Diego Forlán (28)

Atlético salvaged a largely disappointing season, thanks to a late resurgence resulting in the UEFA Europa League title, following a 2–1 final victory against Fulham. During the course of the tournament, Atlético overcame Liverpool among others, much thanks to Diego Forlán's goalscoring talent. Forlán scored the winning away goal against Liverpool in the extra-time during the semis, as well as two goals against Fulham, culminating in another extra time-winner.

Elsewhere, Atlético reached the final of Copa del Rey, where it lost to Sevilla. The league and Champions League runs were disappointing, however, not winning a single game in Champions League, and just finishing in the top half of the league.

Transfers edit

In (summer):

  Sergio Asenjo: €5m from Real Valladolid[1]

  Leandro Cabrera: €1.5m from Defensor Sporting[2]

  Juanito: Free from Real Betis[3]

In (winter):

  Eduardo Salvio: €10m from Lanús

  Tiago: Loan from Juventus

Out (summer):

  John Heitinga: €7.04m to Everton

  Grégory Coupet: To PSG

  Luis García to Racing Santander

  Miguel de las Cuevas To Sporting Gijón

  Maniche Free to Köln

  Leo Franco: Free to Galatasaray

  Giourkas Seitaridis: Free to Panathinaikos

Out (winter):

  Florent Sinama Pongolle: €6.5m to Sporting CP

  Maxi Rodríguez: Free to Liverpool

  Roberto: Loan to Olympiacos

Squad edit

Goalkeepers edit

Defenders edit

Midfielders edit

Attackers edit

Overall Record edit

Competition Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 9th 38 13 8 17 57 61 −4 034.21
Copa del Rey Runners-up 9 5 1 3 21 10 +11 055.56
UEFA Champions League Group Stage 8 2 3 3 8 14 −6 025.00
UEFA Europa League Winner 9 3 5 1 11 9 +2 033.33
Total 64 23 17 24 97 94 +3 035.94

Source: Competitions

Competitions edit

La Liga edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Villarreal 38 16 8 14 58 57 +1 56[a] Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
8 Athletic Bilbao 38 15 9 14 50 53 −3 54
9 Atlético Madrid 38 13 8 17 57 61 −4 47[b] Qualification for the Europa League group stage[c]
10 Deportivo La Coruña 38 13 8 17 35 49 −14 47[b]
11 Espanyol 38 11 11 16 29 46 −17 44
Source: LFP and Yahoo! Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Mallorca could not qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League due to being immersed in a creditor contest, a situation against UEFA criteria. Then, Villarreal was invited to replace this spot.
  2. ^ a b DEP 2–1 ATM; ATM 3–0 DEP
  3. ^ Since Atlético Madrid won the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League they earned a spot in the group stage of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.

Matches edit

Copa del Rey edit

Round of 32 edit

27 October 2009 First Leg Marbella 0–2 Atlético Madrid Marbella
Troyano   18' (o.g.)
Rodríguez  81'
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez
10 November 2009 Second Leg Atlético Madrid 6–0
(8–0 agg.)
Marbella Madrid
Jurado   11'
Sinama Pongolle   16'
Rodríguez  21', 30', 46', 62'
Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández

Round of 16 edit

6 January 2010 First Leg Recreativo 3–0 Atlético Madrid Huelva
22:00 CET Fornaroli   14'
Barrales   25' (pen.)
Candeias   88'
Report Stadium: Nuevo Colombino
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: José González González
14 January 2010 Second Leg Atlético Madrid 5–1
(5–4 agg.)
Recreativo Madrid
22:00 CET Simão   22', 83'
Agüero   24', 63'
Ujfaluši   40'
Report Carmona   71' Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro

Quarter-finals edit

21 January 2010 First Leg Atlético Madrid 1–1 Celta Vigo Madrid
22:00 CET Tiago   11' Report Trashorras   3' Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
28 January 2010 Second Leg Celta Vigo 0–1
(1–2 agg.)
Atlético Madrid Vigo
22:00 CET Report Forlán   26' Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa

Semi-finals edit

4 February 2010 First Leg Atlético Madrid 4–0 Racing Santander Madrid
22:00 CET Simão   9'
Reyes   40'
Forlán   62' (pen.), 71' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
11 February 2010 Second Leg Racing Santander 3–2
(3–6 agg.)
Atlético Madrid Santander
22:00 CET Valera   2' (o.g.)
Xisco   88'
Tchité   90'
Report Moratón   8' (o.g.)
Jurado   51'
Stadium: El Sardinero
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Final edit

19 May 2010 Sevilla 2–0 Atlético Madrid Camp Nou, Barcelona
21:30 CEST Capel   5'
Navas   90+1'
Report Attendance: 93,000
Referee: Mejuto González

UEFA Champions League edit

Play-Off Round edit

19 August 2009 First leg Panathinaikos   2–3   Atlético Madrid Athens, Greece
20:45 Salpingidis   47'
Leto   74'
Report Rodríguez   36'
Forlán   63'
Agüero   70'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 50,540
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
25 August 2009 Second leg Atlético Madrid   2–0
(5–2 agg.)
  Panathinaikos Madrid, Spain
20:45 Vyntra   4' (o.g.)
Agüero   83'
Report Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 29,910
Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Chelsea 6 4 2 0 11 4 +7 14 Advance to knockout phase
2   Porto 6 4 0 2 8 3 +5 12
3   Atlético Madrid 6 0 3 3 3 12 −9 3 Transfer to Europa League
4   APOEL 6 0 3 3 4 7 −3 3
Source: RSSSF
15 September 2009 1 Atlético Madrid   0–0   APOEL Madrid, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 30,628
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
30 September 2009 2 Porto   2–0   Atlético Madrid Porto, Portugal
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Falcao   75'
Rolando   82'
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 37,609
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
21 October 2009 3 Chelsea   4–0   Atlético Madrid London, England
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Kalou   41', 52'
Lampard   69'
Perea   90+1' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,997
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)
3 November 2009 4 Atlético Madrid   2–2   Chelsea Madrid, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Agüero   66', 90+1' Report Drogba   82', 88' Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 36,284
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
25 November 2009 5 APOEL   1–1   Atlético Madrid Nicosia, Cyprus
20:45
(21:45 UTC+2)
Mirosavljević   5' Report Simão   62' Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 21,178
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
8 December 2009 6 Atlético Madrid   0–3   Porto Madrid, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Alves   2'
Falcao   14'
Hulk   76'
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 24,603
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)

UEFA Europa League edit

Knockout phase edit

Last 32 edit

18 February 2010 First leg Atlético Madrid   1–1   Galatasaray Madrid, Spain
21:05 Reyes   23' Report Keïta   77' Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 28,056
Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev (Russia)
25 February 2010 Second leg Galatasaray   1–2
(2–3 agg.)
  Atlético Madrid Istanbul, Turkey
19:00 Keïta   66' Report Simão   63'
Forlán   90'
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Last 16 edit

11 March 2010 First leg Atlético Madrid   0–0   Sporting CP Madrid, Spain
21:05 Report Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)
18 March 2010 Second leg Sporting CP   2–2
(2–2a agg.)
  Atlético Madrid Lisbon, Portugal
21:05 Liédson   19'
Polga   45+1'
Report Agüero   3', 33' Stadium: José Alvalade
Attendance: 41,919
Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany)

Quarter-final edit

1 April 2010 First leg Valencia   2–2   Atlético Madrid Valencia, Spain
21:05 Fernandes   66'
Villa   82'
Report Forlán   59'
López   72'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
8 April 2010 Second leg Atlético Madrid   0–0
(2a–2 agg.)
  Valencia Madrid, Spain
21:05 Report Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)

Semi-final edit

22 April 2010 First leg Atlético Madrid   1–0   Liverpool Madrid, Spain
21:05 Forlán   9' Report Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)
29 April 2010 Second leg Liverpool   2–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–2a agg.)
  Atlético Madrid Liverpool, England
21:05 Aquilani   44'
Benayoun   95'
Report Forlán   102' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,040
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Final edit

12 May 2010 Final Atlético Madrid   2–1 (a.e.t.)   Fulham Hamburg, Germany
20:45 Forlán   32', 116' Report Davies   37' Stadium: HSH Nordbank Arena
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Top scorers edit

Rank Position Number Player La Liga Copa del Rey UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Total
1 FW 7   Diego Forlán 18 3 1 6 28
2 FW 10   Sergio Agüero 12 1 4 2 19
3 MF 9   Jurado 7 2 0 0 9
4 MF 11   Maxi Rodríguez1 2 5 1 0 8
5 MF 20   Simão 2 3 1 1 7
6 MF 19   Reyes 2 1 0 1 4
7 DF 3   Antonio López 2 0 0 1 3
MF 5   Tiago 2 1 0 0 3
FW 58   Ibrahima 3 0 0 0 3
10 MF 14   Eduardo Salvio 2 0 0 0 2
DF 16   Juanito 2 0 0 0 2
12 MF 12   Paulo Assunção 1 0 0 0 1
FW 14   Sinama Pongolle1 0 1 0 0 1
DF 17   Tomáš Ujfaluši 0 1 0 0 1
DF 18   Álvaro Domínguez 0 1 0 0 1
MF 23   Cléber Santana1 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 1 2 1 0 4
Totals 57 21 8 11 97

1Player left the club during the season.

References edit

  1. ^ "Atletico sign Asenjo". FIFA. 9 July 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  2. ^ "El Atlético ficha a Leandro Cabrera" (in Spanish). AS. Archived from the original on 23 June 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Juanito leaves Betis for Atlético". UEFA.com. UEFA. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2024.