Atlético de Madrid
Tier 1LaLigaMadrid, SpainOn the globe
- Founded
- 1903
- Ground
- Estadio Metropolitano70,813 seats · opened 1994
- Full name
- Club Atlético de Madrid
- Website
- atleticodemadrid.com
- Reserve sides
- Atlético Madrileño, Club Atlético de Madrid C
Who owns Atlético de Madrid
Atlético de Madrid is controlled by Apollo Sports Capital, which holds 55%.
Owned by a multi-club groupOwner based abroad: United States
From the pitch to the top
The company that fields the team, then each holder above it.
Fields the first teamClub Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D.
- 55%controlsApollo Sports CapitalSince 12 March 2026, figure as of 12 March 2026Majority confirmed by Apollo; ~55% per El CEO at closing (57% reported at announcement in Nov 2025).High confidenceSources: Apollo Global Management, El CEO, Vozpópuli
- Stake not knownsignificantQuantum Pacific Management LimitedFigure as of 12 March 2026Apollo Sports Capital became majority shareholder on 12 March 2026; Quantum Pacific kept 'substantially all' of its stake and is second-largest shareholder.High confidenceSources: Apollo Global Management, Apollo Global Management, El CEO
- Stake not knowncontrolsIdan OferFigure as of 16 October 2025FPF: Quantum Pacific Management Limited is '100% detida por pessoa singular'; Lusa names Ofer as majority owner of Quantum Pacific.Medium confidenceSources: Liga Portugal, Soccerway (Lusa)
- 10%minorityMiguel Ángel Gil MarínFigure as of March 2026Approximate ('alrededor del 10%').Medium confidenceSources: El CEO, Apollo Global Management
- 5%minorityAres ManagementSince 2021, figure as of March 2026Approximate ('aproximadamente 5%').Medium confidenceSources: El CEO, Apollo Global Management
- 3%minorityEnrique CerezoFigure as of March 2026Approximate ('cerca de 3%').Medium confidenceSources: El CEO, Apollo Global Management
Changes of control
- 12 March 2026
Apollo Sports Capital took control (55%).
Price reported as €2.5bn (Valuation of 100% of the club reported at announcement, not the price paid for the stake.).
Apollo reported about 57% at announcement and about 55% at completion; Quantum Pacific, Miguel Ángel Gil Marín, Ares and Enrique Cerezo kept smaller stakes.
- Valuation (100%)€2.50bnreported
- Investment promised€1.00bnreported
High confidenceSources: Apollo Global Management, El CEO, Vozpópuli
Atlético de Madrid’s finances
From its published accounts and league records. Figures compare only with clubs at the tier it played that season.
- Squad cost limit
- €327.0m
- maximum, 2025-26
- Public money
- €40.1k
- awarded, 2026, 1 records
The accounts
Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D., the entity that fields the team · 2014-15 to 2024-25
| Line | 2024-25Tier 1 · from filed accounts | 2021-22Tier 1 · from filed accounts | 2014-15from filed accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet | |||
| Share capital | €45.0m1 | €41.8m2 | €30.9m3 |
| Money from owners | |||
| Capital increase | €3.17m4 | €5.46m4 | €10.3m4 |
Notes on 4 figures, in the accounts’ own words
- Share capital: Subscribed capital after the act published on 2024-08-22, not at the financial year end.
- Share capital: Subscribed capital after the act published on 2021-09-10, not at the financial year end.
- Share capital: Subscribed capital after the act published on 2015-04-30, not at the financial year end.
- Capital increase: Sum of the season's registered nominal increases (acts in the record note); share premium not included.
2024-25: Source: Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil (BOE)2021-22: Source: Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil (BOE)2014-15: Sources: Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil (BOE), Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil (BOE)
League figures, wage bills, budgets and public money 17 records
| Season | TV money | Squad cost limit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | €327.0mmaximum | Source: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional) | |
| 2024-25 | €108.2mpaid | €310.7mmaximum | Sources: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional), LaLiga |
| 2023-24 | €117.9mpaid | €296.4mmaximum | Sources: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional), LaLiga |
| 2022-23 | €119.0mpaid | €341.0mmaximum | Sources: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional), LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional) |
| 2021-22 | €130.3mpaid | €171.6mmaximum | Sources: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional), LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional) |
| Public money, season or year | Total | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | €40.1kawarded | 1 |
| 2025 | €52.9kawarded | 1 |
| 2024 | €20.8kawarded | 1 |
| 2023 | €45kawarded | 1 |
| 2022 | €1.24mawarded | 4 |
- 28 September 2026€40.1kawarded from CONSEJERÍA DE CULTURA, TURISMO Y DEPORTE: Convocatoria de subvenciones de clubes de Élite 2026. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
- 4 August 2025€52.9kawarded from CONSEJERÍA DE CULTURA, TURISMO Y DEPORTE: Convocatoria de subvenciones de clubes de élite 2025. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
- 4 September 2024€20.8kawarded from CONSEJERÍA DE CULTURA, TURISMO Y DEPORTE: Convocatoria de subvenciones de clubes de élite 2024. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
- 22 August 2023€45kawarded from CONSEJERÍA DE CULTURA, TURISMO Y DEPORTE: Convocatoria de subvenciones de clubes de élite 2023. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
- 10 November 2022€49.2kawarded from CONSEJERÍA DE CULTURA, TURISMO Y DEPORTE: Convocatoria de subvenciones clubes de élite 2022. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
- 8 September 2022€1,787awarded from CONSEJERÍA DE CULTURA, TURISMO Y DEPORTE: Subvenciones a Asociaciones Deportivas Madrileñas excepto Federaciones. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
- 30 June 2022€1.11mawarded from CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE DEPORTES: CONVOCATORIA DE AYUDAS A CLUBES Y SAD PARTICIPANTES EN LA MÁXIMA CATEGORÍA FEMENINA DE FÚTBOL PARA ACOMETER LAS MEJORAS ESTRUCTURALES NECESARIAS PARA LA COMPETICIÓN, CON CARGO A LOS FONDOS EUROPEOS DEL PLAN DE RECUPERACIÓN, TRANSFORMACIÓN Y RESILIENCIA. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
- 30 June 2022€80kawarded from CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE DEPORTES: CONVOCATORIA DE AYUDAS A CLUBES Y SAD PARTICIPANTES EN LA MÁXIMA CATEGORÍA FEMENINA DE FÚTBOL PARA ACOMETER LAS MEJORAS ESTRUCTURALES NECESARIAS PARA LA COMPETICIÓN, CON CARGO A LOS FONDOS EUROPEOS DEL PLAN DE RECUPERACIÓN, TRANSFORMACIÓN Y RESILIENCIA. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
Where Atlético de Madrid has played
Not yet established
What we looked for and could not find in public sources. If you know, send a correction with a source.
- The club's accountsNo free accounts found for 2016-17 to 2024-25 (seasons played in tiers 1–3). The whole site, PDFs included, sits behind a Cloudflare challenge.
Sources13
- Resolución definitiva de concesión de ayudas Scouting 2026 Real Federación Española de Fútbol, Federation, September 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- LaLiga EA Sports: clubes LaLiga, League. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Transparência – Informação comunicada 2025-26 (participações qualificadas no capital social das sociedades desportivas), data 16/10/2025 Liga Portugal, League, 16 October 2025. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Apollo cerrará la compra del 55% del Atlético de Madrid y tomará el control del club El CEO, News, 9 March 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Investimento estrangeiro contempla 19 equipas das ligas profissionais de futebol Soccerway (Lusa), News. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Apollo compra el 57% del Atlético de Madrid y valora al club en 2.500 millones de euros Vozpópuli, News, 10 November 2025. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Wrexham AFC Welcomes Apollo Sports Capital as a Minority Investor Apollo Global Management, Owner, 8 December 2025. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Apollo Sports Capital Completes Transaction to Become Majority Shareholder of Atlético de Madrid Apollo Global Management, Owner, 12 March 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Apollo Sports Capital Completes Transaction to Become Majority Shareholder of Atlético de Madrid Apollo Global Management, Owner, 12 March 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Relación de S.A.D. de fútbol Consejo Superior de Deportes, Regulator. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 4 October 2026.
- Estadio Metropolitano Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Primera División de España 2026-27 Wikipedia (es), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
Also on Wikidata (Q8701).