The 2010–11 season was the 105th season in

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...

's history and their 74th season in

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known as the Primera División or La Liga, and officially known as LaLiga EA Sports for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Spain and the highest ...

, the top division of

Spanish football Football is the most popular sport in Spain, with 61% of the population interested in it. Spain has some of the most influential teams in Europe (Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid, Sevilla, Valencia, and others) as well as many playe ...

. It covers a period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011. Atlético Madrid competed for their tenth

title and participated in the

UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (UEL), usually known simply as the Europa League, is an annual association football, football club competition organised since 1971 by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European footb ...

as holders, entering in the Group stage due to their seventh-place finish in the

2010–11 La Liga The 2010–11 La Liga (known as the ''Liga BBVA'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 80th season of La Liga since its establishment. The campaign began on 28 August 2010, and concluded on 21 May 2011. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 o ...

. They also entered the

Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...

in the quarter-finals, where they were eliminated by eventual winners

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, th ...

. This season was the first since 2003–04 without

Pablo Ibáñez Pablo Ibáñez Tébar (born 3 August 1981), sometimes known as just Pablo, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a centre back. Pablo was born in Madrigueras. He began his football career in the youth teams of his local p ...

who departed for English club

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Kits

Supplier:

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/ Main Sponsor:

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/ Back Sponsor:

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/ Shorts Sponsor: Paf

Transfers

In (summer):

Filipe Luís Filipe Luís Kasmirski (born 9 August 1985) is a Brazilian football manager and former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, left back. He is the current head coach of Campeonato ...

: €12m from

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Diego Godín Diego Roberto Godín Leal (born 16 February 1986) is a Uruguayan former professional Association football, footballer who played as a centre-back. Regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation, he started out at C.A. Cerro, Cerro and ...

: €8m from

Villarreal Villarreal (officially, in ) is a city and municipality in the province of Castellón which is part of the Valencian Community in the east of Spain. The town is located at 42 m above sea level, 7 km to the south of the province's capital ( ...

Fran Mérida Francisco Mérida Pérez (; born 4 March 1990) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He signed at the age of 17 with Arsenal from Barcelona, but only appeared in 16 official games over the course of thr ...

: Free from

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Diego Costa Diego da Silva Costa (, ; born 7 October 1988) is a professional Association football, footballer who most recently played as a Striker (association football), striker for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Grêmio FBPA, Grêmio. Costa be ...

: From

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Mario Suárez: From

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, ...

In (winter): Juanfran: €4m from

Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Pamplona, Navarre. It was founded on 24 October 1920 and plays in La Liga, the top division of Spanish ...

Elías: From

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Out (summer):

José Manuel Jurado José Manuel Jurado Marín (born 29 June 1986) is a Spanish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for both major teams in Madrid during his career, Real Madrid CF, Real and Atlético Madrid, ...

: €13m to

Schalke Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04 (), and abbreviated as S04 (), is a Professionalism in association football, professional sports club from the Gelsenkirchen-Schalke, Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, N ...

Pablo Ibanez: Free to West Brom Mariano Pernía: To

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Out (winter): Simão: €0.9m to

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 18 km2 and its population is 175,190 (2022). It is located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and ...

Ignacio Camacho Ignacio Camacho Barnola (; born 4 May 1990) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. An academy graduate at Atlético Madrid, he made his senior debut at the age of 17. He spent the next three years at ...

: To Malaga

Juanito Juanito is a given name or nickname, meaning "Little Juan" or Johnny. Notable people with the name include: Professional footballers * Juan Ignacio Gomez Taleb (born 1985), Argentinian forward * Juan Díaz Sánchez (1948–2013), Spanish forw ...

: Free to

Squad

Competitions

UEFA Super Cup

La Liga

League table

Matches

Copa Del Rey

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Top scorers

¹Player left the club during the season.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2010-11 Atletico Madrid season Atletico Madrid Atlético Madrid seasons Atletico Madrid 2010 in the Community of Madrid 2011 in the Community of Madrid