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Osasuna 
Full name Club Atlético Osasuna Nickname(s) Los Rojillos, "Gorritxoak" (Little red ones) Founded 1920 Ground Reyno de Navarra, Pamplona,
Navarre, Spain
(Capacity: 19,553)Chairman Patxi Izco Manager José Luis Mendilibar League La Liga 2010–11 La Liga, 9th Website Club home page 
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Current seasonClub Atlético Osasuna, known as Osasuna, is a Spanish football team based in Iruñea-Pamplona, in the autonomous community of Navarre.
Founded in 1920, it currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at the 19,553-capacity Estadio Reyno de Navarra (formerly El Sadar). The team's home kit is red shirt, navy blue shorts, black socks with red back, whereas the away one is navy blue shirt, orange shorts and navy blue socks.
The word Osasuna means "health" in Basque (used in a sense of "strength", "vigour").
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History
Founded in 1920, Osasuna first reached Segunda División in 1932, making it to La Liga three seasons later.
The club achieved their first ever UEFA Cup qualification in 1985–86 after finishing sixth, eventually reaching the third round in the 1990–91 edition. Finishing last in 1993–94, the side spent six years in the second level.
After a stellar 2005–06 domestic campaign, Osasuna made history by finishing in fourth place - tied for best ever - synonymous with the chance of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League in the following season through play-off matches. This achievement was made all the more dramatic by the suspense that was maintained until the last day of the championship in which Osasuna and Sevilla FC were both vying for the fourth place. Both teams eventually ended the season with the same number of points but Osasuna got through due to their head-to-head record. However, Osasuna didn't make it to the Champions League group phase, as they were eliminated by Hamburger SV in the third qualifying round, leaving the Navarrese to vie in the UEFA Cup for the fifth time in their history.
Osasuna were drawn in Group D of the 2006–07 UEFA Cup along with Parma FC, RC Lens, OB Odense and SC Heerenveen. The club successfully qualified to the knock-out stage, finishing second in their group, and were drawn against FC Girondins de Bordeaux, who had dropped into the UEFA Cup following an unsuccessful Champions League campaign. Osasuna progressed 1–0 on aggregate, drawing 0–0 away before winning 1–0 in Pamplona through an extra-time winner by Javad Nekounam.
Next up were Scottish side Glasgow Rangers, and the Spanish side again progressed, following a 1–1 draw in Scotland and a 1–0 win at home. They were drawn against German side Bayer Leverkusen in the quarter-finals. Regarded as severe underdogs, Osasuna not only progressed to the semifinals but did so in style. A 3–0 away win had virtually sealed the tie, but Osasuna also won the second leg, 1–0. In the last-four round, Osasuna was drawn against holders and fellow Spanish side Sevilla, eventually losing 1–2 on aggregate after a 1–0 home win.
In the following two seasons, Osasuna struggled mightily in the league. In 2008–09, it only avoided relegation in the final day: being in 18th place and going into the final matchday, home to Real Madrid, they fell behind 1–0, but came back with two goals (the decider courtesy of Juanfran, a Merengue youth graduate) to remain in La Liga.
Seasons
Recent seasons
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Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Notes 2000–01 1D 15 38 10 12 16 43 54 42 last 32 2001–02 1D 17 38 10 12 16 36 49 42 last 32 2002–03 1D 12 38 12 11 15 40 48 47 semi-finals 2003–04 1D 13 38 11 15 12 38 37 48 last 16 2004–05 1D 15 38 12 10 16 46 65 46 final 2005–06 1D 4 38 21 5 12 49 43 68 last 16 UC 1st round 2006–07 1D 14 38 13 7 18 51 49 46 quarter-finals UC semi-finals 2007–08 1D 17 38 12 7 19 37 44 43 last 32 2008–09 1D 15 38 10 13 15 41 47 43 last 16
Season to season
Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1929 3ª 7th 1929/30 Regional — 1930/31 3ª 3rd 1931/32 3ª 1st 1932/33 2ª 8th 1933/34 2ª 5th 1934/35 2ª 1st 1935/36 1ª 12th 1939/40 2ª 2nd 1940/41 2ª 5th 1941/42 2ª 6th 1942/43 2ª 4th 1943/44 2ª 13th 1944/45 3ª 2nd 1945/46 3ª 5th 1946/47 3ª 2nd 1947/48 3ª 1st 1948/49 3ª 1st 1949/50 2ª 7th 1950/51 2ª 7th Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1951/52 2ª 6th 1952/53 2ª 1st 1953/54 1ª 13th 1954/55 2ª 9th 1955/56 2ª 1st 1956/57 1ª 6th 1957/58 1ª 5th 1958/59 1ª 8th 1959/60 1ª 15th 1960/61 2ª 1st 1961/62 1ª 12th 1962/63 1ª 15th 1963/64 2ª 5th 1964/65 2ª 10th 1965/66 2ª 9th 1966/67 2ª 4th 1967/68 2ª 15th 1968/69 3ª 1st 1969/70 2ª 15th 1970/71 3ª 4th Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1971/72 3ª 1st 1972/73 2ª 15th 1973/74 2ª 17th 1974/75 3ª 1st 1975/76 2ª 19th 1976/77 3ª 1st 1977/78 2ª 10th 1978/79 2ª 13th 1979/80 2ª 3rd 1980/81 1ª 11th 1981/82 1ª 10th 1982/83 1ª 14th 1983/84 1ª 15th 1984/85 1ª 6th 1985/86 1ª 14th 1986/87 1ª 15th 1987/88 1ª 5th 1988/89 1ª 10th 1989/90 1ª 8th 1990/91 1ª 4th Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1991/92 1ª 15th 1992/93 1ª 10th 1993/94 1ª 20th 1994/95 2ª 7th 1995/96 2ª 10th 1996/97 2ª 16th 1997/98 2ª 15th 1998/99 2ª 13th 1999/00 2ª 2nd 2000/01 1ª 15th 2001/02 1ª 17th 2002/03 1ª 11th 2003/04 1ª 13th 2004/05 1ª 15th 2005/06 1ª 4th 2006/07 1ª 14th 2007/08 1ª 17th 2008/09 1ª 14th 2009/10 1ª 12th 2010/11 1ª 9th Round of 32 2011/12 1ª —
- 34 seasons in La Liga
- 33 seasons in Segunda División
- 13 seasons in Tercera División
- 1 season in Categorías Regionales
Current squad
The numbers are established according to the official website: www.osasuna.es and www.lfp.es. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 1 
GK Ricardo 2 DF Marc Bertrán 3 DF Rubén 4 DF Miguel Flaño (vice-captain) 5 DF Lolo 6 
MF Javad Nekounam (3rd captain) 7 FW Kike Sola 8 MF Masoud Shojaei 9 
FW Dejan Lekić 10 MF Francisco Puñal (captain) 11 MF Javier Calleja 12 DF Ion Echaide 13 GK Asier Riesgo No. Position Player 14 MF Raúl García (on loan from Atlético Madrid) 15 
DF Rovérsio 16 MF Álvaro Cejudo 17 FW Nino 18 MF Xavi Annunziata 19 
FW Ibrahima Baldé 20 
DF Jukka Raitala (on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim) 21 
FW Roland Lamah 22 MF David Timor 23 DF Sergio 24 DF Damià 25 GK Andrés Fernández Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player DF Oier (to Celta de Vigo) MF Rúper (to Elche) FW Jorge Galán (to Kilmarnock) Honours/Achievements
- Spanish Cup: Runners-up 2004–05
- 4 UEFA Cup participations
Famous players
see also Category:CA Osasuna footballers
Famous coaches
Javier Aguirre (2002–06)- Ivan Brzić (1986–87)
- Rafael Benítez (1996–97)
- José Antonio Camacho (2008–11)
- Miguel Ángel Lotina (1999–02)
see also Category:CA Osasuna managers
See also
- CA Osasuna B - Osasuna's B team
External links
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