Third shirt as worn when the side were promoted to La Liga as champions after their second season in Segunda División. Atléti, lead by manager Luis Aragonés, cruised to promotion with an eight-point lead on their nearest rivals, despite having to sell many of their best players the previous summer for financial reasons. Uruguayan forward Diego Alonso finished as top scorer in the league with 22 goals in a partnership with young and hotly tipped prospect Fernando Torres