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Osasuna
Full name	Club Atlético Osasuna
Nickname(s)	Los Rojillos
Founded	1920
Ground	Estadio Reyno de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Capacity 19,800)
Chairman	Patxi Izco
Manager	José Ángel Ziganda
League	La Liga
2006-07	La Liga, 14th
Home colours 　 Away colours

Club Atlético Osasuna, usually known as Osasuna, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Pamplona in Navarra, founded in 1920.

Their home kit is red shirt, navy blue shorts, black socks with red back while their away kit is navy blue shirt, orange shorts and navy blue socks.

Osasuna is Basque for "health".

Contents 1 History 1.1 2005/2006 Campaign 1.2 2006/2007 UEFA Cup 2 Honours or Trophies 3 Current squad 2007/08 3.1 Important reserve players 3.2 Unregistered players 4 Statistics 2006/07 5 Recent history 6 Famous players 7 Famous coaches 8 External links

After a stellar 2005/2006 campaign in La Liga, Osasuna made history by finishing in a brilliant fourth place, 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 against Sevilla. 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 them to vie in the UEFA Cup for the fifth time in their history.

Osasuna were drawn in Group D of the UEFA Cup along with Italian side Parma, French side Lens, Danish side Odense and Dutch side Heerenveen. They successfully qualified to the knock-out stage, finishing 2nd in their group and were drawn against Bordeaux, who had dropped into the UEFA Cup following an unsuccessful Champions League campaign. Osasuna progressed 1-0 on aggregate, drawing 0-0 in France before winning 1-0 in Pamplona. Next up for Osasuna were Scottish side Rangers, and the Spanish side again progressed, following a 1-1 draw in Scotland and a 1-0 win in Spain. People were starting to take notice of Osasuna's success in the campaign, and they were drawn against German giants Bayer Leverkusen in the quarter-finals. Regarded as severe underdogs, Osasuna not only progressed to the Semi's but did so in some style. A 3-0 win in Germany had virtually sealed the tie, but Osasuna made sure of it with a 1-0 win back in Pamplona. In the semi's they were drawn against current holders, and fellow Spanish side, Sevilla. Osasuna were 1-0 victors in the 1st leg at home, however the dream ended in the return leg. Sevilla recorded a 2-0 win, and returned to the final of the competition where they played another Spanish side - Espanyol and became winners on penalties.

• 4 Participations in the UEFA Cup
• Copa del Rey, Runners-Up:1
  • 2005

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• 29 seasons in La Liga. Highest-ever position 4th (1990-91, 2005-06)
• 33 seasons in Segunda División
• 12 seasons in Segunda División B

The numbers are established according to the official website: www.osasuna.es and www.lfp.es.

As of 1 August 2007

No. Position Player 1 GK Juan Elía 2 DF José Izquierdo 3 DF Nacho Monreal 4 DF Miguel Flaño 5 MF Xavier Margairaz 6 MF Jaroslav Plašil 7 DF César Cruchaga 8 MF Héctor Font 9 FW Javier Portillo 10 MF Francisco Puñal (captain) 11 FW Walter Pandiani 12 MF Juanfran

No. Position Player 13 GK Ricardo 14 DF Josetxo 15 DF Igotz Garde 16 MF Javi García 17 DF Javier Flaño 18 FW Dady 19 DF Enrique Corrales 20 MF Hugo Viana 21 FW Carlos Vela 22 FW Kike Sola 23 MF Ludovic Delporte 24 DF Ion Erice

No. Position Player 26 GK Andrés 40 MF César Azpilicueta

No. Position Player - MF Javad Nekounam (Injured)

• Top Scorers:
  • Soldado - 11 goals
  • Valdo - 6 goals
  • David Lopez - 4 goals
• Top Goalkeepers
  • Ricardo - 46 goals In 36 Matches
  • Elía - 4 goals In 3 Matches

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Europe		Notes
2000-2001	1D	15	38	10	12	16	43	54	42
2001-2002	1D	17	38	10	12	16	36	49	42
2002-2003	1D	12	38	12	11	15	40	48	47
2003-2004	1D	13	38	11	15	12	38	37	48
2004-2005	1D	15	38	12	10	16	46	65	46	final
2005-2006	1D	4	38	21	5	12	49	43	68	last 16	UC	1st round
2006-2007	1D	14	38	13	7	18	51	49	46		UC	semi-finals

Leonel Gancedo Mariano Armentano Daniel Montenegro Gerardo Rivero Bernardo Romeo John Aloisi Edinho Rossi Diyan Angelov Pierre Webó Pablo Contreras Rafael Olarra Michael Pedersen Sammy Lee Robert Ullathorne Jamie Pollock Ludovic Delporte Javad Nekounam Michael Robinson Ashley Grimes Christian Manfredini Ibrahima Bakayoko

Carlos Vela Mohamed El Yaagoubi Zdravko Drincic Emeka Ifejiagwa Jan Urban Mirosław Trzeciak Roman Kosecki Jacek Ziober Ryszard Staniek Nuno Espírito Santo Ionel Gane Sergey Shustikov Dmitri Kuznetsov Savo Milošević Dejan Marković Risto Vidaković Petar Vasiljević Predrag Spasić Goran Stevanović Dusko Milinkovic Pablo Orbaiz Castañeda

Bustingorri Iriguibel Tiko Sabino Manuel Almunia Josep Fusté Tomás Zarraonaindia Paco Bienzobas Gregorio Vergel Ignacio Eizaguirre Pachín Ignacio Zoco Biurrun Juan Carlos Unzué Jon Andoni Goikoetxea Thomas Christiansen Fabian de Freitas Jerry Simons Chengue Morales Pablo García Marcelo Sosa Andrés Martínez

see also Cat:CA Osasuna footballers

• Rafael Benítez
• Miguel Ángel Lotina
• Ivan Brzic
• Javier Aguirre

see also Cat:CA Osasuna managers

• CA Osasuna Official Website
• Web sites about Osasuna (Spanish)
• "El Sadar" Stadium at Google Maps

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