Atalanta B.C.
Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, often called Atalanta (nicknamed La Dea, the Nerazzurri, or the Orobici) is a professional football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. The club plays in Serie A ever since it got promoted from Serie B in 2010–11. They finished 3rd in the 2018–19 Serie A season, meaning they could play in the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the club's history. They play at the Gewiss Stadium, which has a capacity of 21,300. They have a long-standing rivalry with nearby club Brescia.
Full name | Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio S.p.A. | |||
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Nickname(s) | La Dea (The Goddess) Gli Orobici I Nerazzurri (The Black and Blues) | |||
Founded | 17 October 1907 | |||
Ground | Gewiss Stadium (capacity: 21,300) | |||
President | Antonio Percassi | |||
Head coach | Gian Piero Gasperini | |||
League | Serie A | |||
2021-22 | 8th | |||
Website | Club home page | |||
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Players
Current squad
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Out on loan
- As of 5 October 2020.
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Retired numbers
12 – Dedication to fans, the 12th man
14 – Federico Pisani, Forward (1991–97) – posthumous honour.
80 – Elio Corbani, radio journalist.
Managerial history
Atalanta have had many managers and head coaches throughout their history. Below is a chronological list of them from when Serie A was changed into a league format, from 1929–30 onwards.
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Honours
Domestic
- Winners (6):[5] 1927–28, 1939–40, 1958–59, 1983–84, 2005–06, 2010–11
- Runners-up (4): 1936–37, 1970–71, 1976–77, 1999–2000
- Winners: 1981–82
Atalanta B.C. Media
Performances of Atalanta in the Italian league since the first season of a unified Serie A
Atalanta players Angelo Domenghini and Piero Gardoni hoisting the 1962–63 Coppa Italia
Gianpaolo Bellini with Atalanta in 2016
Josip Iličić with Atalanta in 2020 (away kit, featuring the running girl in place of the club's crest)
Choreography on display in the Curva Nord during the 1996 Coppa Italia Final, including the large striped flag
A young Gaetano Scirea, one of the most famous footballers produced by the Atalanta youth system, during the 1972–73 season
References
- ↑ "Rosa". atalanta.it. Atalanta B.C. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ↑ "Squad - ATALANTA". legaseriea.it. Lega Serie A. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ↑ "Amichevole al Centro Bortolotti, la partita integrale | Atalanta–Como 4–0". YouTube.com. Atalanta B.C. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "Gasperini: 'Atalanta have many captains'". Football Italia. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ↑ (Italian record shared with Genoa C.F.C.)
Other websites
- Official website (in Italian)
- Official fans site (in Italian)
- Tutto Atalanta: Atalanta News & Gossip (in Italian)
- Russian fans site (in Russian)