Atalanta
Bergamo's club, quarter-finalists in their first Champions League season.
Atalanta are an Italian club from Bergamo, Lombardy, founded in 1907, who play in Serie A.
Quick Facts
- Full name
- Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio S.p.A.
- Nickname
- La Dea (The Goddess)
- Gli Orobici (The Orobics)
- I Nerazzurri (The Black and Blues)
- Founded
- 17 October 1907 as SBG Atalanta; 30 March 1920 as Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio
- Ground
- New Balance Arena
- Capacity
- 23,439
- Owner
- La Dea S.r.l. (86%)
- (Stephen Pagliuca and others 55%; Antonio Percassi 45%)
- Others (14%)
- Chairman
- Antonio Percassi
- Manager
- Maurizio Sarri
Lore & Background
A third-place Serie A finish in 2018-19 took Atalanta into the Champions League group stage for the first time. In 2019-20 they lost their first three games yet reached the round of 16, and went on to the quarter-finals. They reached the round of 16 again in 2020-21 after a win away at Ajax, and returned to the competition in 2024-25 after three years away.
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