Club Atlético de Madrid, known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at the international level as Atlético Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain that plays in La Liga (2020-21), the top flight of Spanish football. This unofficial Atlético Madrid fan flag (Spanish: bandera no oficial del Atlético de Madrid) consists of the team's official logo and a red-white striped background derived from the logo.
The shield-shaped logo features a bear reaching out to an Arbutus tree, known as the strawberry tree, which is also featured on the city's coat of arms, seven stars symbolizing Madrid's seven border provinces, and vertical stripes in team colors red and white. The bear and the strawberry tree have historical and cultural significance in Madrid. The use of red and white colors represents the club's traditional colors. Overall, the logo signifies Atlético Madrid's identity as a football club deeply rooted in the city of Madrid and its historical and cultural ties to the region.
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Team name: | Club Atlético de Madrid |
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Team nicknames: | Los Colchoneros (The Mattress Makers), Indios (Indians), Atleti |
Team abbreviations: | ATM |
Founded: | 1903 |
Location: | Madrid, Spain |
Stadium: | Metropolitano Stadium |
Capacity: | 70,460 |
League: | La Liga |
Team Colors: | Red and White |
Championships: | 11 |
Second places: | 10 |
Seasons in Primera División: | 87 |
Mascot: | Indi (racoon with an Apache hat) |
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