The 2008–09 season was the 103th season in Atlético Madrid's history and their 72rd season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. It covers a period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.

In the league, Atlético repeated the 4th place of 2007–08, improving on the previous season by three points. Uruguayan striker Diego Forlán had a tremendous season, scoring 32 league goals, the highest number of La Liga goals for a single player in a decade.

Squad

Goalkeepers

  • Grégory Coupet (1)
  • Leo Franco (25)
  • Ángel Bernabé (27)

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

  • Diego Forlán (7)
  • Luis García (9)
  • Sergio Agüero (10)
  • Florent Sinama Pongolle (14)

Competitions

La Liga

League table


Matches

  • Atlético Madrid–Málaga 4-0
  • 1-0 John Heitinga 26'
  • 2-0 Diego Forlán 38'
  • 3-0 Diego Forlán 43' (pen.)
  • 4-0 Florent Sinama Pongolle 80'
  • Valladolid–Atlético Madrid 2-1
  • 1-0 Ángel Vivar Dorado 3'
  • 2-0 Javier Baraja 28'
  • 2-1 Sergio Agüero 54'
  • Atlético Madrid–Recreativo Huelva 4-0
  • 1-0 Sergio Agüero 7'
  • 2-0 Maniche 52'
  • 3-0 Florent Sinama Pongolle 78'
  • 4-0 Florent Sinama Pongolle 88'
  • Getafe–Atlético Madrid 1-2
  • 0-1 Florent Sinama Pongolle 29'
  • 1-1 Juan Ángel Albín 75'
  • 1-2 David Cortés 82' (o.g.)
  • Atlético Madrid–Sevilla 0-1
  • 0-1 Luís Fabiano 21'
  • Barcelona–Atlético Madrid 6-1
  • 1-0 Rafael Márquez 3'
  • 2-0 Samuel Eto'o 5'
  • 3-0 Lionel Messi 9'
  • 3-1 Maxi Rodríguez 13'
  • 4-1 Samuel Eto'o 18'
  • 5-1 Eiður Guðjohnsen 28'
  • 6-1 Thierry Henry 73'
  • Atlético Madrid–Real Madrid 1-2
  • 0-1 Ruud van Nistelrooy 1'
  • 0-2 Gonzalo Higuaín 90' (pen.)
  • 1-2 Simão 90'
  • Villarreal–Atlético Madrid 4-4
  • 0-1 Simão 1'
  • 0-2 Diego Forlán 22'
  • 1-2 Marcos Senna 47'
  • 2-2 Joseba Llorente 51'
  • 3-2 Gonzalo Rodríguez 57'
  • 4-2 Giuseppe Rossi 67'
  • 4-3 Simão 83'
  • 4-4 Raúl García 85'
  • Atlético Madrid–Mallorca 2-0
  • 1-0 Sergio Agüero 13'
  • 2-0 Sergio Agüero 27'
  • Osasuna–Atlético Madrid 0-0
  • Atlético Madrid–Deportivo 4-1
  • 1-0 John Heitinga 26'
  • 2-0 Diego Forlán 51'
  • 3-0 Maxi Rodríguez 66'
  • 4-0 Diego Forlán 80'
  • 4-1 Filipe Luís 86'
  • Numancia–Atlético Madrid 1-1
  • 0-1 Diego Forlán 35'
  • 1-1 José Barkero 90' (pen.)
  • Atlético Madrid–Racing Santander 4-1
  • 0-1 Mohammed Tchité 7'
  • 1-1 Simão 21'
  • 2-1 Sergio Agüero 34'
  • 3-1 Diego Forlán 78'
  • 4-1 Diego Forlán 81'
  • Sporting Gijón–Atlético Madrid 2-5
  • 1-0 Mate Bilić 4'
  • 1-1 Sergio Agüero 5'
  • 1-2 Sergio Agüero 41'
  • 1-3 Diego Forlán 55'
  • 2-3 David Barral 60'
  • 2-4 Maxi Rodríguez 72'
  • 2-5 Diego Forlán 80'
  • Atlético Madrid–Betis 2-0
  • 1-0 Maxi Rodríguez 20'
  • 2-0 Sergio Agüero 81'
  • Espanyol–Atlético Madrid 2-3
  • 0-1 Maxi Rodríguez 7'
  • 1-1 Sergio Sánchez 58'
  • 1-2 Sergio Agüero 81'
  • 1-3 Maxi Rodríguez 90'
  • 2-3 Valdo 90'
  • Valencia–Atlético Madrid 3-1
  • 1-0 David Villa 33' (pen.)
  • 2-0 David Silva 39'
  • 2-1 Diego Forlán 45' (pen.)
  • 3-1 David Silva 68'
  • Atlético Madrid–Athletic Bilbao 2-3
  • 1-0 Antonio López 15'
  • 1-1 Koikili 45'
  • 1-2 Fernando Llorente 50'
  • 1-3 Fernando Llorente 66'
  • 2-3 Diego Forlán 90'
  • Almería–Atlético Madrid 1-1
  • 1-0 Kalu Uche 6'
  • 1-1 Florent Sinama Pongolle 22'
  • Málaga–Atlético Madrid 1-1
  • 1-0 Apoño 22'
  • 1-1 John Heitinga 44'
  • Atlético Madrid–Valladolid 1-2
  • 0-1 Luis Prieto 50'
  • 1-1 José García Calvo 56' (o.g.)
  • 1-2 Víctor 78'
  • Recreativo Huelva–Atlético Madrid 0-3
  • 0-1 Sergio Agüero 3'
  • 0-2 Diego Forlán 28'
  • 0-3 Diego Forlán 35'
  • Atlético Madrid–Getafe 1-1
  • 1-0 Diego Forlán 33'
  • 1-1 Juan Ángel Albín 88'
  • Sevilla–Atlético Madrid 1-0
  • 1-0 Jesús Navas 87'
  • Atlético Madrid–Barcelona 4-3
  • 0-1 Thierry Henry 19'
  • 0-2 Lionel Messi 33'
  • 1-2 Diego Forlán 32'
  • 2-2 Sergio Agüero 56'
  • 2-3 Thierry Henry 73'
  • 3-3 Diego Forlán 80' (pen.)
  • 4-3 Sergio Agüero 89'
  • Real Madrid–Atlético Madrid 1-1
  • 0-1 Diego Forlán 38'
  • 1-1 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 57'
  • Atlético Madrid–Villarreal 3-2
  • 0-1 Matías Fernández 19'
  • 0-2 Cani 52'
  • 1-2 Sergio Agüero 53'
  • 2-2 Diego Forlán 81'
  • 3-2 Antonio López 83'
  • Mallorca–Atlético Madrid 2-0
  • 1-0 Aritz Aduriz 24'
  • 2-0 Chory Castro 90'
  • Atlético Madrid–Osasuna 2-4
  • 0-1 Walter Pandiani 8'
  • 1-1 Diego Forlán 15'
  • 1-2 Krisztián Vadócz 44'
  • 1-3 Walter Pandiani 48'
  • 1-4 Masoud Shojaei 69'
  • 2-4 Pablo Ibáñez 74'
  • Deportivo–Atlético Madrid 1-2
  • 0-1 Sergio Agüero 45'
  • 0-2 Simão 70'
  • 1-2 Rodolfo Bodipo 87'
  • Atlético Madrid–Numancia 3-0
  • 1-0 Éver Banega 62'
  • 2-0 Diego Forlán 79'
  • 3-0 Simão 90'
  • Racing Santander–Atlético Madrid 5-1
  • 1-0 Christian 9'
  • 2-0 Ezequiel Garay 16'
  • 3-0 Mohammed Tchité 38'
  • 3-1 Diego Forlán 61' (pen.)
  • 4-1 Pedro Munitis 65'
  • 5-1 Nikola Žigić 87'
  • Atlético Madrid–Sporting Gijón 3-1
  • 1-0 Diego Forlán 27'
  • 2-0 Simão 41'
  • 3-0 Sergio Agüero 47'
  • 3-1 Mate Bilić 48'
  • Betis–Atlético Madrid 0-2
  • 0-1 Diego Forlán 13'
  • 0-2 Diego Forlán 89'
  • Atlético Madrid–Espanyol 3-2
  • 0-1 Nenê 39' (pen.)
  • 0-2 Dani Jarque 40'
  • 1-2 Diego Forlán 53'
  • 2-2 Sergio Agüero 60'
  • 3-2 Diego Forlán 90'
  • Atlético Madrid–Valencia 1-0
  • 1-0 Diego Forlán 30' (pen.)
  • Athletic Bilbao–Atlético Madrid 1-4
  • 0-1 Raúl García 59'
  • 1-1 Xabier Etxeita 68'
  • 1-2 Diego Forlán 73'
  • 1-3 Diego Forlán 78'
  • 1-4 Diego Forlán 87' (pen.)
  • Atlético Madrid–Almería 3-0
  • 1-0 Sergio Agüero 19'
  • 2-0 Raúl García 27'
  • 3-0 Diego Forlán 50'

Top scorers


Atlético Madrid 200809 Away Kit

2008 Der Beginn der spanischen Dominanz kicker

Real Madrid 2008 09

Maniche UEFA Champions League 2008/09 Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid Away football shirt 2008 2009.