Club Atletico Osasuna (Spanish pronunciation"'klub At'letiko Osa'suna,, Osasuna Athletic Club) or simply Osasuna is an Spanish professional football club based in Pamplona, Navarre. The club was established on October 24, 1920 The club is now within La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576 capacity El Sadar Stadium. The regular kit of the team is a red shirt and the navy blue shorts. Osasuna is one of the four professional Spanish clubs owned by its owners with a president elected by the members.
Osasuna is the only Navarrese club to play within La Liga. Even though the club hasn't been awarded a national trophy, it made it to finals in the Copa del Rey final in 2005. The club's top league finishes was fourth place in the years 1990-1991, and 2005-06.
"Los Rojillos" is the club's nickname which translates to "The Little Reds". "Osasuna," the word "osasuna" refers to "health" and is a word in Basque which is used in the context that refers to "strength" and "vigour" that is what makes Osasuna one of the teams in La Liga with a Basque name. There are a variety of reasons why rivalries are rife among Osasuna along with Real Zaragoza, Real Madrid and a few Basque clubs, including Athletic Bilbao.
Osasuna is home to a cantera, which has seen several players become successful like other clubs within the Basque region.
