2025 Atlético Nacional season
Atlético Nacional 2025 football season
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The 2025 season is Atlético Nacional's 78th year in existence and the club's 16th consecutive season in the top flight of Colombian football. In addition to competing in the Categoría Primera A, the club will participate in the Copa Colombia and the Copa Libertadores. In the 2025-I season, Atlético Nacional drew the highest average home league attendance with 34,231, followed by Independiente Medellín with 29,010 and Millonarios FC with 26,634.[1]
| 2025 season | ||||
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| Owner | Organización Ardila Lülle | |||
| Chairman | Sebastián Arango Botero | |||
| Manager | Javier Gandolfi | |||
| Stadium | Estadio Atanasio Girardot | |||
| Categoría Primera A | 3rd | |||
| Superliga Colombiana | Winners | |||
| Copa Libertadores | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | Edwin Cardona Kevin Viveros (5) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 19 August 2025. | ||||
Transfers
First team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| MF |  Billy Arce |
 Santos |
Free | 8 January 2025 | |
| MF |  Faber Gil |
Deportivo Pereira |
Loan | 15 January 2025 | |
| MF | Mateus Uribe |
 Al Sadd |
Free | 16 January 2025 | |
| DF |  Camilo Cándido |
 Cruz Azul |
Loan | 22 January 2025 | [5] |
| FW | Marino Hinestroza |
 Columbus Crew |
$1,500,000 | 1 February 2025 | [6] |
| DF | César Haydar |
 Kawasaki Frontale |
Loan | 17 July 2025 | [7] |
| MF |  Juan Bauza |
 FC U Craiova 1948 |
Loan | 27 July 2025 | [8] |
| FW | Marlos Moreno |
 CD Tenerife |
Free | 28 July 2025 | [9] |
Friendlies
Pre-season
| 16 January 2025 Friendly | Atlético Nacional | 2–1 |  Monagas |
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Categoría Primera A | 25 January 2025 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 52 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 87 | 57 | +30 | 46.15 | |
| Copa Colombia | Winner | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 70.00 | |||
| Superliga Colombiana | 29 January 2025 | 6 February 2025 | Final | Winners | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Copa Libertadores | 2 April 2025 | 19 August 2025 | Group stage | Round of 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 37.50 |
| Total | 72 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 116 | 70 | +46 | 47.22 | ||||
Last updated: 19 August 2025
Source: Competitions
Categoría Primera A
Torneo Apertura
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Junior | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 37 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 4 | Deportes Tolima | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 36 | |
| 5 | Atlético Nacional | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 35 | |
| 6 | Santa Fe | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 33 | |
| 7 | Once Caldas | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 33 |
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Yellow cards, 7) Red cards, 8) Drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Yellow cards, 7) Red cards, 8) Drawing of lots.
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2025. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The match schedule was released on 7 January 2025.[10][11]
| 25 January 2025 1 | Atlético Nacional | 4–0 | Once Caldas | Medellín |
| Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot |
| 2 February 2025 2 | La Equidad | 0–1 | Atlético Nacional |
| 9 February 2025 3 | Atlético Nacional | 3–0 | Deportivo Pereira | Medellín |
| 20:30 UTC−5 | Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot |
| 12 February 2025 4 | Independiente Santa Fe | 2–2 | Atlético Nacional | |
| 20:35 UTC−5 |
| 4 March 2025 7 | Fortaleza CEIF | 1–5 | Atlético Nacional | |
| 20:30 UTC−5 |
| 9 March 2025 8 | Atlético Nacional | 1–0 | América de Cali | Medellín |
| 19:45 UTC−5 | Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot |
| 15 March 2025 9 | Envigado | 0–0 | Atlético Nacional | Envigado |
| 14:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Estadio Polideportivo Sur |
| 19 March 2025 5 | Atlético Nacional | 4–3 | Deportes Tolima | Medellín |
| 20:30 UTC−5 | Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot |
| 23 March 2025 10 | Atlético Nacional | 1–1 | Independiente Medellín | Medellín |
| 17:45 UTC−5 | Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot |
| 28 March 2025 11 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 2–0 | Atlético Nacional | Bucaramanga |
| 19:30 UTC−5 |
| 5 April 2025 12 | Atlético Nacional | 1–0 | Unión Magdalena | Medellín |
| 14:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot |
| 13 April 2025 13 | Millonarios | 0–0 | Atlético Nacional | Bogotá |
| 18:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Estadio El Campín |
| 16 April 2025 14 | Atlético Nacional | 4–1 | Boyacá Chicó | Medellín |
| 18:20 UTC−5 |
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Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot |
| 20 April 2025 15 | Deportivo Cali | 1–0 | Atlético Nacional | Palmira |
| 18:20 | Stadium: Estadio Deportivo Cali |
| 30 April 2025 16 | Atlético Nacional | 3–0 | Deportivo Pasto |
| 4 May 2025 17 | Independiente Medellín | 1–1 | Atlético Nacional |
| 12 May 2025 18 | Atlético Nacional | 2–1 | Llaneros |
| 18 May 2025 19 | Águilas Doradas | 2–1 | Atlético Nacional |
Copa Colombia
Superliga Colombiana
| 29 January 2025 First leg | Atlético Nacional | 1–1 | Atlético Bucaramanga | Medellín |
| 19:30 UTC−5 |
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Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 42,130 Referee: Diego Ruiz |
| 6 February 2025 Second leg | Atlético Bucaramanga | 0–0 (1–1 agg.) (3–4 p) | Atlético Nacional | Bucaramanga |
| 19:30 UTC−5 |
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Stadium: Estadio Américo Montanini Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Carlos Ortega | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Copa Libertadores
Group stage
The draw took place on 17 March 2025.[12]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internacional |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 11 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 2 | Atlético Nacional |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 | |
| 3 | Bahia |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | Transfer to Copa Sudamericana |
| 4 | Nacional |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 |
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking.
| 2 April 2025 1 | Atlético Nacional | 3–0 | Nacional | Medellín |
| 21:00 UTC−5 |
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Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 40,083 Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez (Argentina) |
| 10 April 2025 2 | Internacional | 3–0 | Atlético Nacional | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| 19:00 UTC−3 |
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Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio Attendance: 42,804 Referee: Felipe González (Chile) |
| 24 April 2025 3 | Bahia | 1–0 | Atlético Nacional | Salvador, Brazil |
| 21:00 UTC−3 |
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Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova |
| 8 May 2025 4 | Atlético Nacional | 3–1 | Internacional | Medellín |
| 19:30 UTC−5 | Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot |
| 14 May 2025 5 | Atlético Nacional | 1–0 | Bahia | Medellín |
| 17:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot |
| 28 May 2025 6 | Nacional | 1–0 | Atlético Nacional | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 19:00 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central Attendance: 22,978[13] Referee: Maximiliano Ramírez (Argentina) |
Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held in 2 June, 12:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.
| 12 August 2025 First leg | Atlético Nacional | 0–0 | São Paulo | Medellín |
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 40,048 Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay) |