Club Atletico Osasuna was established in 1920. In 1932 the club already played in the Segunda and three years after – in the Primera. The club finished 6th in the season of 1985 and took part in the UEFA Cup but tumbled out of the tournament after the second round.
In 1991 the club finished the championship on the 4th position and again participated in the UEFA Cup but didn’t get through the third round.
In 1994 the club got relegated to the Segunda division where they spent 6 unsuccessful seasons. 11 years after, in 2005, Osasuna reached the final of the Copa del Rey to be beaten by Real Betis.
In spring of 2006 the club from Osasuna finished 4th and secured a place in the UEFA Champions League qualifying round. It did not succeed in passing through play-off games and was set to be competing for the UEFA Cup once again. That came to be their best European season when the team got through to the semi-finals and lost to the future winner of the trophy, their compatriots Sevilla.
Once they participated in the Champions League and four times in the UEFA Cup. The famous players are Jaroslav Plasil, Unai Expósito, Tico and Pipa Gancedo.
The home ground of the club is Estadio Reyno de Navarra with capacity of almost 20,000 viewers.
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