2008 Atlético Nacional season

The 2008 Atlético Nacional season was the club's 61st season since being founded in 1948. Nacional played in the 2008 Copa Libertadores since they won the Copa Mustang consecutively in the previous season (2007), making them the first team in Colombia to achieve this goal since the introduction of the new Copa Mustang format. Oscar Quintabani was the club's manager for the second year in a row. The team roster was almost the same as last year's.[1]

Atlético Nacional
2008 season
ChairmanColombia Víctor Marulanda
ManagerArgentina Oscar Quintabani
Colombia Víctor Aristizábal
Colombia Gabriel Gómez
Colombia José Santa
Copa Mustang I 200814th
Copa Mustang II 20083rd
Copa Colombia 2008Semifinals
2008 Copa LibertadoresRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Sergio Galvan Rey (7)
Giovanni Moreno (7)

All:
Giovanni Moreno (17)
Highest home attendance41,237 vs Independiente Medellín (November 27, 2008)
Lowest home attendance400 vs Deportivo Pereira (March 12, 2008)

Team Kit

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This year Atlético Nacional will be changing manufacturers since their contract with Umbro expired; this year they will be featuring Marathon Sports as their new manufacturing sponsor. However, Postobón is still going to be their main shirt sponsor, making this their ninth year sponsoring the club.

Supplier: Marathon Sports
Sponsor(s): Postobón

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Team roster

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Copa Mustang-I

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As of January 18, 2008

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   COL David Ospina Ramírez
2 DF   COL Humberto Antonio Mendoza
3 DF   COL Walter José Moreno
4 MF   COL Harold Martínez
5 DF   COL Oscar Passo
6 DF   COL Camilo Pérez
7 FW   COL León Darío Muñoz
8 MF   COL Víctor Ibarbo
10 MF   CHI Francisco Arrué
11 FW   COL Elkin Murillo
12 GK   COL Carlos Barahona Angulo
13 MF   COL José Amaya
14 FW   COL Carmelo Valencia
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   COL Carlos Díaz
16 MF   COL Felipe Chara
18 DF   COL Juan Zúñiga
19 FW   ARG Sergio Galván Rey
20 DF   COL Julián Estiven Vélez
21 DF   COL Marlon Piedrahita
22 MF   COL David Córdoba
23 DF   COL Jimmy Bermúdez
24 MF   COL Diego Toro
25 GK   COL Juan Carlos Patino
30 FW   PAR Carlos Villagra
31 MF   CHI Fernando Martel

Reserve & Youth Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- DF   COL Juan Carlos Mosquera
-- DF   COL Julián Andrés Díaz
-- DF   COL Davison Monsalve
-- MF   COL Juan Carlos Ramírez
-- MF   COL Santiago Ceferino
-- MF   COL Jhonatan Cueto
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF   COL Jhon Edison Parra
-- FW   COL Jefferson Angulo
-- FW   COL José Novelio Romaña
-- FW   COL Yeison Javier Devoz
-- FW   COL Daniel Arango
-- FW   BRA John Cèiler

Starting 11 Copa Mustang 2008-I

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Copa Mustang-II

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As of May 24, 2008

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   COL Eduardo Blandón
2 DF   COL Humberto Antonio Mendoza (Captain)
3 DF   COL Walter José Moreno
4 MF   COL Harold Martínez
5 DF   COL Oscar Passo
6 FW   COL Jefferson Angulo
7 FW   COL Carmelo Valencia
8 MF   COL Jhon Charría
10 MF   COL Giovanni Moreno
11 FW   COL León Darío Muñoz
12 GK   COL Carlos Barahona Angulo
13 MF   COL José Amaya
14 MF   COL Jairo Palomino
15 DF   COL Carlos Díaz
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   COL Felipe Chara
17 FW   COL Carlos Rentería
19 FW   ARG Sergio Galván Rey (vice-captain)
20 DF   COL Julián Estiven Vélez
21 DF   COL Marlon Piedrahita
22 MF   COL David Córdoba
23 DF   COL Jimmy Bermúdez
24 MF   COL Diego Toro
30 FW   PAR Carlos Villagra
-- DF   COL Juan Carlos Mosquera
MF   COL Victor Ibarbo
-- MF   COL Cristian Correa
-- FW   COL Luis Perea

Reserve and youth squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK   COL Christian Vargas
-- DF   COL Julián Andrés Díaz
-- DF   COL Juan Pulgarín
-- DF   COL Jair Enrique Iglesias
-- DF   COL Juan Arboleda
-- MF   COL Santiago Ceferino
-- MF   COL Jhonatan Cueto
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF   COL Jhon Edison Parra
-- MF   COL Luis Londoño
-- FW   COL José Novelio Romaña
-- FW   COL Yeison Javier Devoz
-- FW   COL Daniel Arango
-- FW   BRA John Cèiler
-- FW   COL Juan González

Starting 11 Copa Mustang 2008-II

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Transfers

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In:

Out:

All Competitions

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Competition Final Position/Round First Match Last Match
Copa Colombia Third Phase March 12, 2008 October 1, 2008
Copa Mustang-I 14th February 2, 2008 May 18, 2008
Copa Libertadores Round of 16 February 27, 2008 May 7, 2008
Copa Mustang-II 3rd/Group Stage July 19, 2008 December 14, 2008

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Last updated on 30 Nov 2008.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Copa Mustang 2008-II Copa Mustang 2008-I Copa Colombia 2008 2008 Copa Libertadores
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   COL Eduardo Blandón 33 0 23 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   COL Humberto Antonio Mendoza 44 3 22 1 15 2 0 0 7 0
3 DF   COL Walter José Moreno 34 2 17 1 11 1 0 0 6 0
4 MF   COL Harold Martinez 22 0 11 0 8 0 0 0 3 0
5 DF   COL Oscar Passo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 FW   COL Cristian Correa 17 1 12 0 0 0 5 1 0 0
7 FW   COL Carmelo Valencia 23 2 6 0 13 1 0 0 4 1
8 MF   COL Jhon Charría 23 6 12 0 11 6 0 0 0 0
10 MF   COL Giovanni Moreno 43 17 21 7 22 10 0 0 0 0
11 FW   COL León Darío Muñoz 20 1 12 0 5 1 0 0 3 0
12 GK   COL Carlos Barahona Angulo 8 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 0
13 MF   COL José Amaya 38 0 19 0 12 0 0 0 7 0
14 MF   COL Jairo Palomino 39 1 17 0 22 1 0 0 0 0
15 DF   COL Carlos Díaz 18 0 11 0 5 0 0 0 2 0
16 MF   COL Felipe Chara 19 0 5 0 10 0 0 0 4 0
17 FW   COL Carlos Rentería 32 14 13 2 16 10 3 2 0 0
18 FW   COL Luis Perea 19 7 16 5 0 0 3 2 0 0
19 FW   ARG Sergio Galván Rey 42 11 19 7 15 2 0 0 8 2
20 DF   COL Julián Estiven Vélez 32 0 14 0 10 0 1 0 7 0
21 DF   COL Marlon Piedrahita 30 0 18 0 6 0 2 0 4 0
22 MF   COL David Córdoba 31 3 11 1 13 0 0 0 7 2
23 DF   COL Jimmy Bermúdez 6 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0
24 MF   COL Diego Toro 35 0 15 0 14 0 0 0 6 0
30 FW   PAR Carlos Villagra 24 7 4 0 14 4 0 0 6 3
MF   COL Juan Carlos Mosquera 9 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
FW   COL Jefferson Angulo 20 4 14 0 1 0 5 4 0 0
FW   COL Yeison Javier Devoz 15 5 4 0 4 0 7 5 0 0
MF   COL Juan Arboleda 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   COL Daniel Arango 9 1 4 0 0 0 5 1 0 0
MF   COL Victor Ibarbo 18 0 5 0 11 0 2 0 0 0
GK   COL David Ospina Ramírez 23 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 7 0
MF   COL Julián Andrés Díaz 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
MF   COL Davison Monsalve 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
DF   COL Juan Zúñiga 21 2 0 0 14 2 0 0 7 0
MF   CHI Fernando Martel 11 2 0 0 7 2 0 0 4 0
MF   COL Juan Carlos Ramírez 5 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
MF   COL Jhonatan Cueto 6 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0
FW   COL Juan Gonzalez 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW   CHI Francisco Arrué 17 1 0 0 12 0 0 0 5 1
FW   COL Elkin Murillo 16 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 5 0
MF   COL Luis Londoño 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
DF   COL Jair Enrique Iglesias 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
DF   COL Juan Pulgarín 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0
MF   COL Santiago Ceferino 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
GK   COL Christian Vargas 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
GK   COL Juan Carlos Patino 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW   COL José Novelio Romaña 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

Copa Mustang

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Copa Mustang 2008-I

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The Copa Mustang 2008-I began on February 2 and ended on May 18. Atlético Nacional was a firm candidate to win the championship after winning both Colombian championships last year, but eventually had an underwhelming campaign, finishing 14th and missing out on the playoffs.

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHA
ResultLLWLWLLWLDLWLWWWLL
Position15171214101317141615161516151071114
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

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Pos Team Pts GP W D L GF GA Dif
12. Atletico Junior 24 18 7 3 8 21 23 -2
13. Atlético Huila 23 18 5 8 5 25 25 0
14. Atlético Nacional 22 18 7 1 10 16 19 -3
15. Once Caldas 19 18 5 4 9 20 28 -8
16. Deportivo Pasto 19 18 5 4 9 15 24 -9

Fixtures

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Atlético Nacional0 – 1Santa Fe
Preciado   9'

Once Caldas1 – 0Atlético Nacional
Fano   90'
Attendance: 12,000

Atlético Nacional3 – 0Atlético Bucaramanga
Galvan Rey   6'   88'
Muñoz   8'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 14,832 Referee: Hernan Berrio, (COL)

Envigado FC1 – 0Atlético Nacional
Moreno   48'

Atlético Nacional1 – 0Independiente Medellín
Zuniga   10'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 32,000

Deportivo Cali2 – 1Atlético Nacional
Rodriguez   15'   21' Mendoza   90'
Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Francisco Penuela, (COL)

Atlético Nacional0 – 1La Equidad
Morcillo   85'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 14,000

Deportes Tolima1 – 2Atlético Nacional
Oliveira   45' Valencia   25'
Mendoza   63'

Independiente Medellín2 – 0Atlético Nacional
Álvarez   35'
Madera   70'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 26,452

Atlético Nacional1 – 1Millonarios
Zuñiga   90' Carreño   72'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 15,171

Deportivo Pereira1 – 0Atlético Nacional
Peralta   64'

Atlético Nacional3 – 1Cúcuta Deportivo
Villagra   1'   15'   28' Henry   23'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Attendance: 10,536

Junior3 – 0Atlético Nacional
Díaz   10'   35'
Palacio   64'

Atlético Nacional1 – 0Deportes Quindío
Moreno   87'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 8,278

Atlético Nacional3 – 2América de Cali
Muñoz   29'
Villagra   57'
Martel   76'
Arrechea   36'
Tejada   38'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 21,923

Deportivo Pasto0 – 1Atlético Nacional
Villagra   48'

Atlético Nacional0 – 1Boyacá Chicó
Palacios   20'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 19,776

Atlético Huila1 – 0Atlético Nacional
Aranda   90+3'

Copa Mustang 2008-II

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The expectations for this season were high, since Nacional had a poor campaign in the previous Copa Mustang tournament. At the beginning of the 2008-II Copa Mustang Nacional was not as successful as it was thought they were going to be; mainly due to many changes in the squad, and this was highlighted by a 5-0 loss against Santa Fe. The club struggled to look for a place in the top 8 during the first half of the tournament. In the other half the club was slightly getting back to shape by making the top 8 on five occasions, and it won its last three games, leading into a 3rd place finish in the last game of the tournament and qualifying to the Quadrangular Semifinals. In the quadrangular, Nacional finished last, without having a single win, and in its closing game against La Equidad at home, the club lost 4-1; only about 10,000 fans showed up to the game to see them lose on their 2008 season final game.

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAH
ResultLWDLWDLWLDLWWWLWWW
Position181413168101281012141211710953
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures

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Santa Fe5 – 0Atlético Nacional
Mosquera   5'   69'
Neculman   41'   61'
Anchico   85'
Attendance: 33,260

Atlético Nacional2 – 0Once Caldas
Moreno   90'
Rentería   85'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 20,366

Atlético Bucaramanga1 – 1Atlético Nacional
Cárdenas   56' Moreno   18'

Atlético Nacional1 – 2Envigado FC
Galván Rey   80' Serna   39'
González   56'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 12,969 Referee: Henry Barón, (COL)

Independiente Medellín0 – 1Atlético Nacional
Mendoza   45'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 18,051

Atlético Nacional1 – 1Deportivo Cali
Galván Rey   72' Montero   36'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 10,120 Referee: Imer Machado, (COL)

La Equidad1 – 0Atlético Nacional
Motta   24'

Atlético Nacional2 – 1Deportes Tolima
Perea   38'
Córdoba   85'
Marangoni   31'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 9,723

Atlético Nacional1 – 2Independiente Medellín
Galván Rey   75' Martínez   47'
Pérez   72'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 23,664

Millonarios0 – 0Atlético Nacional
Attendance: 40,000

Atlético Nacional0 – 1Deportivo Pereira
Medina   30'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 24,574

Cúcuta Deportivo0 – 1Atlético Nacional
Moreno  10'

Atlético Nacional2 – 1Junior
Moreno   67'
Galván Rey   83'
Hernández   28'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 15,562

Deportes Quindío0 – 3Atlético Nacional
Moreno   20'   80'
Galván Rey   90+2'

América de Cali3 – 0Atlético Nacional
Armero   30'
González   34'
Cortés   86'

Atlético Nacional2 – 1Deportivo Pasto
Galván Rey   18'   82' Mosquera   58'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 7,580

Boyacá Chicó0 – 1Atlético Nacional
Perea   37'

Atlético Nacional2 – 0Atlético Huila
Perea   11'   39'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 30,853

La Equidad0 – 0Atlético Nacional
Attendance: 18,000

Atlético Nacional1 – 1Independiente Medellín
Perea   69' Corredor   71'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 41,237

Atlético Nacional1 – 1Deportes Tolima
W. Moreno   1' Arrechea   12'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 36,585

Deportes Tolima2 – 1Atlético Nacional
Arrechea   8'
Arizala   82'
Moreno   19'

Independiente Medellín0 – 0Atlético Nacional
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 30,039

Atlético Nacional1 – 4La Equidad
Rentería   17' Manga   25'   61'
Roberto Polo   41'
Carpintero   59'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 8,473

Nacional had a decent run in the 2008 Copa Colombia, where they finished first in their group with only 1 loss against rivals DIM, but were unexpectedly eliminated by Primera B club Expreso Rojo in the third phase, which was the club that went the furthest in the tournament out of the clubs that weren't playing in the highest division.

Group stage

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Atlético Nacional2 – 0Deportivo Pereira
Perez   37'
Angulo   51'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 400

Envigado FC1 – 2Atlético Nacional
Hernandez   10' Angulo   15'
Arango   25'

Atlético Nacional3 – 1Independiente Medellín
Devoz   24'   52'
Angulo   76'
Pertuz   59'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín

Deportivo Rionegro0 – 0Atlético Nacional

Atlético Nacional1 – 0Itagüí Ditaires
Devoz   51'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín

Deportivo Pereira0 – 0Atlético Nacional

Atlético Nacional1 – 0Envigado Fútbol Club
Mosquera   44'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín

Independiente Medellín1 – 0Atlético Nacional
del Valle   29'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín

Atlético Nacional0 – 0Deportivo Rionegro
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín

Itagüí Ditaires2 – 3Atlético Nacional
Gallo   22'
Alzate   59'
Perea   1'
Devoz   60'
Pulgarín   75'

Second phase

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Unión Magdalena2 – 2Atlético Nacional
Batalla   22'
Pacheco   46'
Correa   43'
Romaña   72'

Atlético Nacional4 – 0Unión Magdalena
Angulo   15'
Rentería   32'
Perea   54'
Devoz   75'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín

Atletico Nacional won 6–2 on aggregate

Third phase

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Expreso Rojo2 – 0Atlético Nacional
Quiñónez   10'
Tchoupe   50'

Atlético Nacional1 – 0Expreso Rojo
Rentería   71'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín

Expreso Rojo won 2–1 on aggregate

Copa Libertadores

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Nacional made a good appearance in the 2008 Copa Libertadores. In the group stage they held the first place for the first five games, then in the last one when they lost 1-0 to São Paulo they went down to second place. In the round of 16 they had to play against Fluminense; in the first game Nacional lost at home 1-2, later in the second leg they lost 1-0 to the Brazilian club at Maracanã Stadium, which meant that Fluminense advanced to the next round, and Nacional were eliminated from the tournament.

Group stage

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Atlético Nacional 1 – 1  São Paulo FC
Córdoba   8' (Report) Miranda   32'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 30,918

Atlético Nacional 3 – 0 Sportivo Luqueño
Galvan Rey   22'
Villagra   43'
Valencia   79'
(Report)
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 15,860


Atlético Nacional  1 – 1  Audax Italiano
Villagra   59' (Report) Orellana   78'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín

Sportivo Luqueño  1 – 3  Atlético Nacional
Lazaga   71' (Report) Villagra   39'
Galvan Rey   51' (pen.)
Córdoba   90'

São Paulo FC  1 – 0  Atlético Nacional
Silva   39' (Report)
Attendance: 25,902

Round of 16

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Atlético Nacional  1 – 2  Fluminense
Arrué   52' (Report) Thiago Neves   22' (pen.)
Conca   76'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: TBA

Fluminense  1 – 0  Atlético Nacional
Roger   52' (Report)
Attendance: 31,700
Referee: Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru)

Fluminense won 3–1 on aggregate.


References

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  1. ^ "Atletico Nacional Colombia statistics, table, results, fixtures 2008". Fctables.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
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