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Club Atlético Osasuna, usually known as Osasuna, is a Spain La Liga football (soccer) club based in Pamplona, Navarre, founded in 1920.

The team's home kit is red shirt, navy blue shorts, black socks with red back, whilst the away one is navy blue shirt, orange shorts and navy blue socks. Osasuna, which plays its home games at the Estadio Reyno de Navarra, means "health" in Basque language.

History

Founded in 1920, Osasuna first reached Segunda División in 1932, making it to La Liga three seasons later.

They achieved their first ever UEFA Cup qualification in UEFA Cup 1985-86, after La Liga 1984-85, eventually reaching the third round in UEFA Cup 1990-91. Finishing last in La Liga 1993-94, the side spent six years in the second level.

After a stellar La Liga 2005-06, Osasuna made history by finishing in 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. 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 2006-07 along with Parma F.C, RC Lens, OB Odense and SC Heerenveen. They 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 Scotland side Rangers F.C., and the Spanish side again progressed, following a 1-1 draw in Scotland and a 1-0 win at home. They were drawn against Germany giants Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the quarter-finals. Regarded as severe underdogs, Osasuna not only progressed to the semifinals but did so in style. A 3-0 win in Germany had virtually sealed the tie, but Osasuna also won the second leg, 1-0.

In the last-four round, Osasuna was drawn against UEFA Cup 2006-07 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 - RCD Espanyol - becoming winners on penalty shootout.

In the following two seasons, Osasuna struggled mightily in the league. In La Liga 2008–09, it only avoided relegation in the final day: being in 18th place and going into the final matchday, home to Real Madrid C.F., they fell behind 1–0, but came back with two goals (the decider courtesy of Juan Francisco Torres, a merengue youth graduate) for the final topflight maintenance.

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Seasons

Achievements

- 4 UEFA Cup participations
- Copa del Rey: Runners-Up Copa del Rey 2004-05

Recent history

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(highest-ever position 4th (1990-91, 2005-06))
- 33 seasons in Segunda División
- 13 seasons in Tercera División
- 1 season in Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol

Famous players

- Martín Astudillo
- Daniel Montenegro
- Bernardo Daniel Romeo
- John Aloisi
- Pierre Webó
- Eduardo Fernando Gomes
- Pablo Contreras
- Rafael Olarra
- Sammy Lee (footballer)
- Jamie Pollock
- Robert Ullathorne
- Ludovic Delporte
- Javad Nekounam
- Masoud Shojaei
- Ashley Grimes (footballer born 1957)
- Michael Robinson (footballer)
- Ibrahima Bakayoko
- Christian Manfredini
- Javier Aguirre
- Carlos Ochoa
- Juan Ángel Seguro
- Carlos Vela
- Manuel Vidrio

- Mohamed El Yaagoubi
- Emeka Ifejiagwa
- Roman Kosecki
- Ryszard Staniek
- Mirosław Trzeciak
- Jan Urban
- Jacek Ziober
- Nuno Espírito Santo
- Ionel Gane
- Dmitri Kuznetsov
- Sergey Shustikov
- Savo Milošević
- Predrag Spasić
- Goran Stevanović
- Petar Vasiljević
- Risto Vidaković
- Jaroslav Plašil
- Manuel Almunia
- Paco Bienzobas
- Vicente Biurrun
- Thomas Christiansen
- Carlos Cuéllar
- Ignacio Eizaguirre

- Ion Andoni Goikoetxea
- Domingo Larrainzar
- Iñigo Larrainzar
- Martín Domínguez
- Martín González
- Aitor Ocio
- Pablo Orbaiz
- Enrique Pérez Díaz
- Tiko (footballer)
- Juan Carlos Unzué
- Ignacio Zoco
- Fabian de Freitas
- Pablo Gabriel García
- Richard Morales
- Marcelo Sosa

- Miguel Ángel Lotina
- Ivan Brzić
- Javier Aguirre
- José Antonio Camacho

see also

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