The 2009 Atlético Nacional season was Atlético Nacional's 61st season in the

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. In this season, the club only participated in the

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and

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, as they failed to qualify to CONMEBOL tournaments like the Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana after a poor 2008 season. For this season manager and club legend Luis Fernando Suárez was brought in, who won a league championship with Nacional in 1999, and won the Copa Libertadores with them as a player. However, he was sacked after only winning two of 16 matches in all competitions, being replaced by interim manager José Santa for the rest of the Apertura tournament. In June, Spanish manager

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took over for the Finalizacion and the knockout stages of the Copa Colombia. This was one of Nacional's most disappointing seasons: in the Apertura tournament they finished second-to-last in the table. The Finalizacion tournament was better, where they finished seventh in the regular season table and made the playoffs, but didn't qualify for the finals. They had a decent run in the cup, where they were eliminated in the semi-finals by Santa Fe.

Team kit

This year Atlético Nacional changed their kit manufacturer to

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as their one-year contract with

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expired.

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was still their shirt sponsor though, making this year their tenth year sponsoring them. , , ,

Squad

''As of January 29, 2009''

Reserve & Youth Squad

Transfers

In: * Andrés Orozco ''From

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'' * Baiano ''From

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'' *

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''From Monarcas Morelia'' *

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From

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(January) * Armando Carrillo from

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(June) * Jairo Patiño from San Luis (June) * Ezequiel Maggiolo from

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(June) * Gastón Pezzuti from Gimnasia y Esgrima Jujuy (June) *Loan Return:

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from Envigado (June) *Loan Return: Yeison Devoz from

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(June) Out: *Loan:

to Envigado (January) *Loan: Yeison Devoz to

(January) * Carlos Villagra ''To

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'' * Carlos Díaz ''To

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'' * Oscar Passo ''To

'' * Carmelo Valencia ''To Millonarios'' *

(May)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only. :''Last updated on 19 April 2009.'' * = 1 suspension withdrawn
** = 2 suspensions withdrawn

Pre-season

Copa Cajasai

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Copa Cafam

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Friendly matches

This game was played by the alternate roster of Atlético Nacional since it was played the same day of the match of Copa Cafam. As for

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they also played with their alternative team. ---- ----

Torneo Apertura

The first two games for Atlético Nacional were played behind closed doors, due to the disturbances made by the fans in the last season's final game against

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. The organization were fined around $5,000. Atlético Nacional struggled and lost the first six games of the season, finally winning their first match against Millonarios. Nacional then went on a six-match winless run, until manager Luis Fernando Suárez resigned from the team a few days after losing to

on 19 April, later on 22 April José Santa would take over.

Results by round

Results

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's schedule as they were playing in Copa Libertadores. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

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Despite Nacional's poor Apertura campaign, in the Copa Colombia they were undefeated for their first seven matches until losing El Clasico Paisa on 5 July. On 3 June, new manager Ramón Cabrero took over with his first match being a victory against Once Caldas. He led the team to the semi-finals, where they were eliminated by Independiente Santa Fe.

Group Stage

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Second Stage

Third Stage

Semifinals

References

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