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Mark Meechan

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{{short description|Scottish youtuber}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2021}}

{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name = Mark Meechan
| image = Count Dankula live interview still (cropped).png
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| caption = Meechan during an interview in December 2017
| birth_name = Mark Meechan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|10|19|df=y}}<ref name=BDtweet />
| birth_place = [[Coatbridge]], [[North Lanarkshire]], Scotland
| nationality = [[Scottish people|Scottish]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Suzanne Kelly|June 2019}}<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1140345590150246400|title=Look how handsome @CountDankulaTV is!|name=Sue Hulk|user=SUEHULK|date=16 June 2019|access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref>
| children = 1
| pseudonym = Count Dankula
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| channel_display_name = Count Dankula
| channel_direct_url2 = channel/UCRLO8HU2LWaMH6mjbQ1falQ
| channel_display_name2 = Count Dankula 2 : Electric Boogaloo
| channel_direct_url3 = channel/UCmitI3k480YNXEw3aJG3nlg
| channel_display_name3 = Count Dankula Streams
| subscribers = 876,000 (Count Dankula)<br />271,000 (Count Dankula 2)<br />17,900 (Count Dankula Streams) – as of 24 October 2021
| views = 124.8 million (Count Dankula)<br />15.34 million (Count Dankula 2)<br />373,000 (Count Dankula Streams) – as of 13 June 2021
| stats_update = 13 June 2021
| occupation = YouTuber
| years_active = 2015–present
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'''Mark Meechan''' (born 19 October 1987)<ref name="BDtweet">{{cite tweet|number=1052734014581301248|title=It's My Birthday|last=Meechan|first=Mark|user=CountDankulaTV|date=17 October 2018|access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref> is a Scottish [[YouTuber]] and former [[UK Independence Party]] candidate for the [[European Parliament]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/coatbridge-man-who-taught-girlfriends-10896246|title=Coatbridge man who taught his girlfriend's dog to do a Nazi salute faces court|last=Miller|first=Graham|date=29 July 2017|work=Daily Record|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/20/youtube-user-convicted-hate-crime-pet-dogs-nazi-salutes/|title=YouTube user convicted of hate crime over pet dog's 'Nazi salutes'|last=Cramb|first=Auslan|date=20 March 2018|work=The Telegraph|access-date=24 March 2018|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> He uses the online name '''Count Dankula'''.

Meechan received press coverage when he posted a video showing him teaching his girlfriend's dog how to raise its paw in the manner of a [[Nazi salute]], and to react to the phrase "Do you wanna gas the Jews?"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/outrage-man-trains-hitler-dog-7792702|title=Shocking video shows man training 'Hitler dog' to perform a Nazi salute|last=Norton|first=Oliver|date=20 April 2016|work=Mirror Online|access-date=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/video-of-man-teaching-dog-nazi-salute-meets-outrage/|title=Video of man teaching dog Nazi salute meets outrage|date=23 April 2016|work=Times of Israel|access-date=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/12/hate-crime-trial-youtube-user-video-dog-taught-do-nazi-salute/|title=Hate crime trial of YouTube user over video of dog 'taught to do Nazi salute'|date=12 September 2017|work=The Telegraph|access-date=24 March 2018|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> Meechan was arrested and convicted of being "grossly offensive" under the [[Communications Act 2003]], following a trial in March 2018. The arrest generated controversy and discussions about [[free speech]].<ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-43478925|title=Man guilty of hate crime over 'Nazi pug'|date=20 March 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/man-convicted-hate-crime-video-dog-giving-nazi-salute-article-1.3889730|title=Man convicted of hate crime for video of dog giving Nazi salute|work=NY Daily News|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref> In April 2018, Meechan was fined £800.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2017/05/youtuber-count-dankula-could-face-year-in-jail-for-nazi-dog-video.html|title=YouTuber Count Dankula could face year in jail for Nazi dog video|date=18 May 2017|work=Newshub|access-date=2 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="fine">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/count-dankula-nazi-pug-salutes-mark-meechan-fine-sentenced-a8317751.html |title=Man who filmed girlfriend's dog giving Nazi salutes fined £800 |last=Dearden |first=Lizzie |date=23 April 2018 |newspaper=[[The Independent]]|access-date=23 April 2018}}</ref> Meechan stated he would not pay the fine,<ref>{{cite AV media|date= 15 November 2018 | title = Young Independence 2018 - Count Dankula |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79teD7lP_dA | access-date = 15 November 2018 | author = Count Dankula | via = [[YouTube]]}}</ref> and instead donated £800 to the Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16193487.nazi-dog-youtuber-donates-court-fine-to-charity/|title=Nazi dog Youtuber donates court fine to charity|work=HeraldScotland|access-date=14 December 2018}}</ref> In March 2019, the money was seized from his bank account by an arrestment order.<ref name=":6" />

== Arrest ==
In April 2016, Meechan posted a video on [[YouTube]] of his girlfriend's pet [[pug]] Buddha titled "M8 Yer Dugs A Nazi".<ref>{{cite AV media | date = 11 April 2016 | title = M8 Yer Dugs A Nazi |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYslEzHbpus | access-date = 29 October 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511153039/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYslEzHbpus | archive-date = 11 May 2016 | author = Count Dankula | via = [[YouTube]]}}</ref> At the start of the video, he says: "My girlfriend is always ranting and raving about how cute and adorable her wee dog is so I thought I would turn him into the least cute thing I could think of, which is a [[Nazi]]."<ref name=":0" /> In the video, the dog, prompted by the command "[[Sieg Heil]]", raises his right paw in the manner of a Nazi salute, watches a speech by [[Adolf Hitler]] (footage shown from the ''[[Triumph of the Will]]''),<ref>{{cite news |title=Free speech and Nazi dogs - Comedy |url=https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/count-dankula-nazi-dog-baddiel/ |access-date=27 June 2021 |work=TLS}}</ref> and responds immediately when Meechan asks if he wants to "[[The Holocaust#Extermination camps, gas chambers|gas the Jews]]".<ref name=":4">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2017/09/12/this-video-showed-a-nazi-saluting-dog-was-posting-it-on-youtube-a-hate-crime/|title=This video showed a Nazi-saluting dog. Was posting it on YouTube a hate crime?|last=Wootson|first=Cleve R Jr|date=12 September 2017|work=Washington Post|access-date=24 March 2018|issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> It ends with images of Hitler and Buddha the dog depicted with a [[toothbrush moustache]] similar to Hitler's.<ref>{{cite news|first=Connor|last=Griffith|url=http://www.keepcalmtalklaw.co.uk/offensive-jokes-becoming-criminal-count-dankulas-conviction/|title=Offensive jokes becoming criminal? Count Dankula's conviction|work=Keep Calm and Talk Law|date=20 April 2018|access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref>{{better source|date=May 2019|reason=This appears to be a student editorial}}

Meechan was arrested on suspicion of breaching the [[Communications Act 2003]].<ref name=":2">{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/youtuber-count-dankula-found-guilty-of-hate-crime-for-teaching-pet-pug-nazi-salute-a3794926.html|title=YouTuber found guilty of hate crime for teaching pet pug 'Nazi salute'|newspaper=[[Evening Standard]]|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref> On 19 March 2018, Meechan was convicted of breaching the act by Sheriff Derek O'Carroll at [[Airdrie, North Lanarkshire|Airdrie]] [[Sheriff Court]].<ref name=":5" /> The court ruled that Meechan's claim that the video was a joke intended for his girlfriend "lacked credibility" as Meechan's girlfriend did not subscribe to the YouTube channel to which the video was posted.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5">{{cite web|url=http://www.scotland-judiciary.org.uk/8/1962/PF-v-Mark-Meechan|title=PF v Mark Meechan - Judgments & Sentences - Judiciary of Scotland|website=www.scotland-judiciary.org.uk|access-date=28 April 2018}}</ref> On 23 April 2018, Meechan was sentenced to a fine of £800, with no prison sentence.<ref name="fine" />

=== Reaction ===
Approximately 500 people gathered in London to protest for [[free speech]] when the sentence was handed out.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/homenews/16178725.Video__Row_over_police_filming_London_protest_over_Scots__Nazi_dog__creator_conviction/|title=Row over police filming London protest over Scots 'Nazi dog' creator conviction|first=Martin|last=Williams|newspaper=The Sunday Herald|date=23 April 2018|access-date=23 April 2018}}</ref> Following Meechan's conviction, British comedians [[Ricky Gervais]] and [[David Baddiel]] made comments supporting Meechan.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name="Malik">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/25/being-offensive-should-not-be-illegal-in-society-that-defends-free-speech |title=The 'Nazi pug': giving offence is inevitable and often necessary in a plural society |first=Kenan |last=Malik |author-link=Kenan Malik |date=25 March 2018 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=16 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/youtuber-count-dankula-hate-speech-nazi-pug/|title=YouTuber Count Dankula found guilty of hate speech for 'Nazi salute' pug video|date=20 March 2018|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref> Others who opposed the prosecution included [[Kenan Malik]], [[Tim Blair]], [[Helen Dale]], [[Douglas Murray (author)|Douglas Murray]], [[Jonathan Pie|Tom Walker]], [[Shappi Khorsandi]], [[Marc Randazza]], [[Jonathan Turley]] and [[Stephen Fry]].{{refn|<ref name="Malik"/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/count-dankula-mark-meechan-prosecution-free-speech-battle/|title=The Prosecution of Count Dankula|first=Douglas|last=Murray|magazine=National Review|date=23 April 2018|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/count-dankula-freedom-of-speech-comedy-joke-iran-offended-a8270631.html|title=The conviction of Count Dankula sets a dangerous precedent for freedom of speech|first=Shappi |last=Khorsandi |author-link=Shappi Khorsandi|newspaper=The Independent|date=23 March 2018|access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/jonathan-pie-defends-youtuber-convicted-140909534.html|title=Jonathan Pie Defends YouTuber Convicted for Nazi Pug Video|publisher=Yahoo News|date=26 March 2018|access-date=23 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/blogs/tim-blair/from-being-fined-to-being-very-fine-indeed/news-story/1c67c05af4c5bfd6ee692ff67413e8a1|title=From being fined to being very fine indeed|first=Tim|last=Blair|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=26 April 2018|access-date=27 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/22/opinions/teaching-girlfriends-dog-the-nazi-salute-not-a-crime-randazza/index.html|title=Scottish comedian's Nazi salute dog video was awful. But it wasn't a crime|first=Marc|last=Randazza|publisher=CNN|date=22 March 2018|access-date=9 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://jonathanturley.org/2019/08/22/new-jersey-event-canceled-after-threats-from-anti-free-speech-groups/|title=New Jersey event canceled after threats from anti-free speech groups|first=Jonathan|last=Turley|date=22 August 2019|access-date=9 December 2019}}</ref>}} [[Index on Censorship]] CEO Jodie Ginsberg stated that the right to free expression must include the right to offend, "otherwise the freedom is meaningless".<ref name="fine" />

Sitcom writer [[Graham Linehan]] condemned Meechan. Meechan responded by saying that Linehan's show ''[[Father Ted]]'' also contained Nazi-related jokes.<ref name="herald">{{cite news|last1=Williams|first1=Martin|title=How 'Nazi dog' creator Mark Meechan clashed with Father Ted writer|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16117626.How__Nazi_dog__creator_clashed_with_Father_Ted_comedy_writer_over__fascist_claim_/|access-date=24 April 2018|work=Herald|date=27 March 2018}}</ref> Meechan was scrutinised for embracing support from right-wing figures [[Alex Jones]] and [[Tommy Robinson (activist)|Tommy Robinson]], to which he replied: "Imagine totally abandoning protecting human rights, just because someone you don't like is defending them too. Astounding."<ref name="herald" /> On 6 May 2018, Meechan spoke at the "Day for Freedom" rally, organised by Robinson, which was described as far-right by news media and observers.<ref name="bailey">{{cite news|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/tommy-robinsons-free-speech-rally-far-right-ideology/|title=Tommy Robinson's "Day For Freedom" rally was about promoting far right ideology, not free speech|first=Luke|last=Bailey|work=[[i (newspaper)|i]]|date=8 May 2018|access-date=13 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Grafton-Green |first1=Patrick |title=Scuffles break out as thousands descend on London for far-right rally |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/day-for-freedom-protest-in-london-scuffles-break-out-as-thousands-descend-on-capital-for-farright-a3832441.html |access-date=20 November 2018 |newspaper=Evening Standard |date=6 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wright |first1=Mic |title=A snowflake crowd at the 'Day for Freedom' protest |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/day-for-freedom-tommy-robinson |access-date=20 November 2018 |work=GQ UK |date=7 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Strudwick |first1=Patrick |title=The Drag Queen Who Sang At A Far-Right Rally Says Inciting Hatred Shouldn't Be A Crime |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/patrickstrudwick/the-drag-queen-who-sang-at-a-far-right-rally-says-inciting |access-date=20 November 2018 |work=BuzzFeed News |date=11 May 2018 }}</ref>

[[David Coburn (politician)|David Coburn]], the [[United Kingdom Independence Party]] [[Member of the European Parliament]] for [[Scotland (European Parliament constituency)|Scotland]], released a two-page statement condemning the ruling as "an embarrassment".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16119947.scots-ukip-chief-says-nazi-dog-conviction-is-a-national-disgrace-and-embarrassment/|title=Scots UKIP chief says 'Nazi Dog' conviction is 'a national disgrace and embarrassment'|first=Martin|last=Williams|publisher=Herald Scotland|date=28 March 2018|access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref> [[Philip Davies]], Conservative MP for [[Shipley (UK Parliament constituency)|Shipley]], brought up Meechan's case in the House of Commons and said: "Can we have a debate about freedom of speech in this country – something this country has long held dear and is in danger of throwing away needlessly?"<ref>{{cite news|last1=Coulter|first1=Martin|title=Yorkshire MP Philip Davies backs Ricky Gervais in freedom of speech row after YouTuber Count Dankula found guilty of making 'highly offensive' video|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/yorkshire-mp-philip-davies-backs-ricky-gervais-in-freedom-of-speech-row-after-youtuber-count-dankula-a3796961.html|access-date=24 April 2018|newspaper=Evening Standard|date=22 March 2018}}</ref>

Sheriff O'Carroll noted that there were only "very limited" submissions from the defence and the prosecution on the matter of the law as it regards freedom of expression; because of this, the trial was "concerned, ultimately, only with the narrow fact-based question of whether the Crown has proved beyond reasonable doubt that your using a public communications network on one day to post the video onto your video channel, constituted an offence contrary to section 127(1)(a) of the Communications Act 2003".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/section/127/data.htm|title=Communications Act 2003|website=www.legislation.gov.uk|access-date=4 March 2019}}</ref> He said the ruling sets no precedent.<ref name=":5" />

Meechan started a [[GoFundMe]] campaign on 24 April 2018 to raise £100,000 for an appeal and reached his goal as of 25 April.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/nazi-pug-man-mark-meechan-raises-100000-in-bid-to-appeal-court-conviction-a3823746.html|title=Count Dankula GoFundMe: 'Nazi pug' man Mark Meechan raises £100,000 in bid to appeal court conviction|first=Martin|last=Coulter|newspaper=Evening Standard|date=26 April 2018|access-date=28 April 2018}}</ref> In August 2018, Meechan announced that his request for an appeal had been denied by a member of the Sheriff Appeal Court, who also accused Meechan's lawyer of contempt. The letter stated that the appeal was "not arguable" due to the nature of the "deeply unpleasant offence". Meechan stated that he plans to contest the matter with the [[Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/count-dankula-nazi-pug-video-appeal-refused-youtube-court-case-gross-offence-a8483201.html|title=Count Dankula: Man who taught pug to do Nazi salute has appeal refused|first=Lizzie|last=Dearden|newspaper=The Independent|date=8 August 2018|access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref> Meechan's lawyer [[Dorothy Bain]] subsequently petitioned the [[High Court of Justiciary]] to hear the case. Senior judge [[Lord Carloway]] opined that the High Court did not have the power to grant an appeal denied by the Sheriff Court.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-46959556|title=Supreme Court appeal blocked for man in Pug Nazi salute case|publisher=BBC|date=22 January 2019|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref> In March 2019, the £800 was seized from Meechan's bank account under an arrestment order.<ref name=":6">{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nazi-pug-man-mark-meechan-hopes-to-stand-as-ukip-mep-b6fx6mhb7|title=Nazi pug man Mark Meechan hopes to stand as Ukip MEP|last=MacDonald|first=Stuart|date=11 April 2019|work=The Times|access-date=5 December 2019|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>

On 17 June 2020, Meechan announced that his additional appeal to the Supreme Court was also rejected. Meechan stated his intention to bring the case to the [[European Court of Human Rights]].<ref>{{cite AV media|date= 17 June 2020 | title = Count Dankula Vs The United Kingdom - Taking My Country To Court |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myNcPxc1Znw | access-date = 17 June 2020 | author = Count Dankula | via = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>

[[BBC Scotland]] planned to feature Meechan in a 2019 debate program, ''The Collective,'' and had him film two episodes. However, the network announced that these episodes would not be aired after a backlash over the announcement.<ref>{{cite news|last=Baynes|first=Chris|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/pug-nazi-salute-count-dankula-bbc-series-a8806416.html|title=Man who taught girlfriend's pet pug to perform Nazi salute dropped from BBC series after backlash|date=5 March 2019|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=8 March 2019}}</ref> [[BBC Three]] produced a documentary on Meechan's case which aired during the summer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/bbc-documentary-about-man-who-trained-dog-to-make-the-nazi-salute-panned|title=BBC airs documentary about the man who trained his dog to make a Nazi salute|date=4 August 2019|publisher=Jewish Telegraphic Agency|access-date=9 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-fringe-hit-back-nazi-16682634|title=Edinburgh Fringe hit back at 'Nazi Pug Man' Mark Meechan's claim he was banned from the festival|last=Mitchell|first=Hilary|date=1 August 2019|publisher=Edinburgh Live|access-date=9 December 2019}}</ref>

== Politics ==

On 16 June 2018, Meechan announced that he had joined [[UKIP]] along with fellow YouTubers [[Carl Benjamin]] and [[Paul Joseph Watson]] in what Watson describes as an attempted "[[soft coup]]".<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDgCgLlpOqM|title=UKIP Needs You|author=Count Dankula|date=16 June 2018|via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/far-right-youtube-stars-plan-takeover-of-ukip|title=Far-Right YouTube Stars Plan Takeover of UKIP|last=Sommer|first=Will|date=26 June 2018|website=[[The Daily Beast]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jun/29/ukips-new-guard-web-agitators-threaten-to-swamp-struggling-party |title=Ukip's new guard: web agitators threaten to swamp struggling party |last=Walker |first=Peter |date=29 June 2018 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=16 June 2020}}</ref>

In April 2019, Meechan said he intended to stand for [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] on behalf of UKIP in the upcoming [[2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom]].<ref name="Mirror2">{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/nazi-pug-youtuber-count-dankula-14277344|title='Nazi pug' YouTuber 'Count Dankula' says he's standing for Ukip in Euro election|last=Macdonald|first=Stuart|date=10 April 2019|newspaper=[[Daily Mirror]]|access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="Metro2">{{cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/04/11/man-trained-dog-give-nazi-salute-says-hell-stand-ukip-europe-elections-9159891/|title=Man who trained dog to give Nazi salute says he'll stand for UKIP in Europe elections|last=Wharton|first=Jane|date=11 April 2019|newspaper=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref> He was named fourth on UKIP's list in [[Scotland (European Parliament constituency)|Scotland]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.holyrood.com/articles/inside-politics/scotland%E2%80%99s-european-election-candidate-lists-full|title=Scotland's European election candidate lists in full|date=26 April 2019|work=Holyrood|access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref> but was not elected after UKIP won only 1.8% of the vote in Scotland.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-48424055|title=SNP increases MEPs amid Labour collapse|date=27 May 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=23 February 2020}}</ref>

In November 2019, Meechan posted a video announcing that he had left UKIP, citing internal disputes and backstabbing within the party over their leadership as his reason for leaving.<ref>{{cite AV media | date = 11 November 2019 | title = Why I'm Leaving UKIP |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDl-z9KPjDA | access-date = 23 December 2019 | author = Count Dankula | via = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>

On 25 July 2020, Meechan announced on Twitter that he had joined the [[Scottish Libertarian Party]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Meechan |first1=Mark |title=Well now. |url=https://twitter.com/CountDankulaTV/status/1287016349919858688 |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |access-date=26 July 2020 }}</ref>

On 10 April 2021, Meechan made an announcement on Twitter that he is running in the [[2021 Scottish Parliament election]] as a candidate for the [[Scottish Libertarian Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Meechan|first=Mark|date=10 April 2021|title=I'm running in the Scottish Elections taking place on the 6th of May.|url=https://twitter.com/countdankulatv/status/1380906781103304705|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref> He finished fifth in [[Motherwell and Wishaw (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Motherwell and Wishaw]] with 254 votes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2021/scotland/constituencies/S16000133|title=Motherwell & Wishaw|work=BBC News|date=7 May 2021|access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref> He was also first on the party's regional list for the [[Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Central Scotland]] region.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-56544110|title=Scottish Parliament election 2021: Central Scotland regional candidates|work=BBC News|access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref>

==Electoral history==
'''2021'''

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== Personal life ==
Meechan married Suzanne Kelly in 2019.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1140345590150246400|title=Look how handsome @CountDankulaTV is!|name=Sue Hulk|user=SUEHULK|date=16 June 2019|access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> They have a daughter, Sadie Meechan, born on 17 March 2021.<ref>{{cite tweet|title=Welcome to the world wee Sadie Meechan. Born 17/3/2021 at 16:26.|name=Sue Hulk|user=SUEHULK|number=1372872690361585664|access-date=2021-03-21|language=en}}</ref> He has hinted in several videos at being an atheist.

== YouTube ==
{{More citations needed section|date=May 2021}}
Meechan created his primary YouTube channel in 23 August 2015. It contains Meechan's comedic videos, also known as [[Shitposting|shitposts]], and videos discussing his opinions on free speech. It also features his video series, titled ''Absolute Mad Lads,'' which discusses various humans and animals in history and their perceived impressive character traits or actions. Meechan also has 2 other channels: his secondary channel, called Count Dankula 2: Electric Boogaloo and a now disused channel, called Count Dankula Streams.

He made a parody of the song Nations Of The World, titled the same, with lyrics parodying the stereotypes of the countries mentioned. The video was removed by YouTube.<ref>{{Cite web|last=@CountDankulaTV|date=2020-06-28|title=My Nations Of The World song, a satirical comedy song, has been removed from YouTube. No fun allowed.|url=https://twitter.com/countdankulatv/status/1277288034795491330|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-15|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{wikinews|Scottish man sentenced over 'grossly offensive' joke on YouTube}}
* [[Censorship in the United Kingdom]]
* [[Jackie (dog)|Jackie]], a Dalmatian taught by its owner to do Nazi salutes and whose owner was investigated by authorities, but charges were dropped for lack of evidence
* [[Twitter Joke Trial]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{wikiquote}}
* {{youtube|channel=UC7SeFWZYFmsm1tqWxfuOTPQ}}
* {{twitter|CountDankulaTV}}

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[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:British people convicted of hate crimes]]
[[Category:Internet censorship in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Scottish YouTubers]]
[[Category:People from Coatbridge]]
[[Category:YouTube controversies]]
[[Category:UK Independence Party people]]
[[Category:Scottish libertarians]]
[[Category:Politicians from North Lanarkshire]]

Castrop-Rauxel

2021-11-03T08:51:42Z

109.88.157.143: /* Economy */

{{Infobox German location
|type = Stadt
|name = Castrop-Rauxel
|image_photo = Castrop-Stadtmittelpunkt.jpg
|image_coa = DEU Castrop-Rauxel COA.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|51|33|N|7|19|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Castrop-Rauxel in RE.svg
|state = Nordrhein-Westfalen
|region = Münster
|district = Recklinghausen
|elevation = 98
|area = 51.66
|postal_code = 44575–44581
|area_code = 02305,<br>02367 (Henrichenburg)
|licence = RE, CAS, GLA
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 5 62 004
|divisions = 15
|website = [https://www.castrop-rauxel.de/ www.castrop-rauxel.de]
|mayor = Rajko Kravanja<ref>[https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020], Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.</ref>
|leader_term = 2020–25
|party = SPD
}}

'''Castrop-Rauxel''' ({{IPA-de|ˌkastʁɔpˈʁaʊksl̩}}), often simply referred to as '''Castrop''', is a former coal mining city in the eastern part of the [[Ruhr Area]] in Germany.

==Geography==
Castrop-Rauxel is located in Germany between [[Dortmund]] to the southeast, [[Bochum]] to the southwest, [[Herne, Germany|Herne]] to the west, [[Recklinghausen]] to the northwest, [[Datteln]] to the north and [[Waltrop]] to the northeast.

===Urban area===
[[File:Altes Rathaus Castrop-Rauxel.png|thumb|190px|Old town hall]]
[[File:Schloss Bladenhorst.jpg|thumb|190px|Bladenhorst castle]]
[[File:Castrop-Rauxel town hall.jpg|thumb|250px|Castrop-Rauxel town hall]]

The city covers an area of {{convert|51.67|km²|2|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.castrop-rauxel.de/inhalte/stadtinformation_kultur_freizeit/stadtinformation/stadtportrait/daten_und_fakten/index.php|title=Zahlen, Daten und Fakten (Numbers, Figures and Facts)|website=castrop-rauxel.de|publisher=Stadt Castrop-Rauxel|access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> The Halde Schwerin (slag heap in the Schwerin district) is marked as the point of highest elevation at {{convert|147|m|1|abbr=on}} above sea level. The lowest point is located on Pöppinghauser Straße (Poppinghausen Street), besides house number 264, with an elevation of {{convert|50.2|m|1|abbr=on}} above sea level.

The city is divided into 15 districts, listed in order from north to south: Becklem, Henrichenburg, Ickern, Habinghorst, Pöppinghausen (Castrop-Rauxel)|Pöppinghausen, Deininghausen, Rauxel, Bladenhorst, Behringhausen, [[Castrop]],Dingen, Schwerin, Obercastrop, Frohlinde and Merklinde.

The total area of the city divided into different uses (31 December 2010):

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Surface !! in m² !! in %
|-
| Buildings and open spaces|| 16,384,832 || 31.7%
|-
| Operating area || 1,497,843 || 2.9%
|-
| Recreation area || 2,835,924 || 5.5%
|-
| Traffic area || 6,191,789 || 12.0%
|-
| Agricultural land|| 14,116,843 || 27.3%
|-
| Forest land || 7,938,248 || 15.4%
|-
| Water surface || 1,941,522 || 3.8%
|-
| Other uses || 758,372 || 1.5%
|-
| Total area || 51,665,373 || 100%
|}

'''Population figures for the individual districts''' (Stand: 2005):
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- class="hintergrundfarbe5"
! style="background:#efefef;" | Districts
! style="background:#efefef;" | Population
|-----
| Henrichenburg || align="right" | 5,333
|-----
| Ickern || align="right" | 16,650
|-----
| Habinghorst,<br/>Pöppinghausen || align="right" | 9,970
|-----
| Deininghausen,<br/>Dingen,<br/>Rauxel || align="right" | 10,056
|-----
| Bladenhorst,<br/>Rauxel-Nord || align="right" | 6,065
|-----
| Schwerin || align="right" | 6,672
|-----
| Behringhausen,<br/>Castrop,<br/>Obercastrop || align="right" | 16,743
|-----
| Frohlinde || align="right" | 3,509
|-----
| Merklinde || align="right" | 2,621
|}

==History==
First mentioned in 834 as "Villa Castorpe",{{Citation needed|reason=source?|date=April 2008}} the city of Castrop was founded in 1902 by merging the municipalities Castrop, Obercastrop and Behringhausen. On April 1, 1926 '''Castrop-Rauxel''' was formed when Castrop merged with 10 other municipalities. During [[Oil Campaign of World War II (Targets)|World War II, a plant at Castrop-Rauxel]] used the [[Bergius process]] to produce synthetic ({{lang-de|[[Ersatz]]}}) oil products.

In 1975, the village of Henrichenburg was annexed and Castrop-Rauxel became part of the [[Recklinghausen (district)]]. In 1984 the last of 7 coal mines at Castrop-Rauxel ("Erin") closed.

==Mayors==
Lord Mayors
* 1926–1933: Mende, [[Centre Party (Germany)]] (Mayor, from 1928 Lord Mayor)
* 1933–1945: Richard Anton, [[NSDAP]]
* 1945–1946: Arnold Boerboom
* 1946–1948: Hubert Krehe, [[Christian Democratic Union (Germany)|CDU]]
* 1948–1971: Wilhelm Kauermann, [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]]
* 1971–1975: Hugo Paulikat, SPD

Mayors
* 1975–1989: Hugo Paulikat, SPD
* 1989–1999: Hans Ettrich, SPD
* 1999–2004: Nils Kruse, CDU
* 2004–2015: Johannes Beisenherz, SPD
* since 2015: Rajko Kravanja, SPD

==Transport==
Castrop-Rauxel has access to three major highways, the Emscherschnellweg A 42,the Sauerlandlinie A 45 and the A 2.<br/>
There are 3 railway stations within the city. The central station (Castrop-Rauxel Hauptbahnhof) on the Cologne-Minden Railway is located in the suburb of Rauxel. Connecting Castrop-Rauxel to the western Ruhr cities like [[Duisburg]], [[Oberhausen]], [[Essen]], [[Gelsenkirchen]], [[Herne, Germany|Herne]] and in the east to [[Dortmund]] and [[Hamm]].
The unmanned stations of Castrop-Rauxel South (Castrop-Rauxel Süd) and Castrop-Rauxel Merklinde on the [[Duisburg-Ruhrort–Dortmund railway]] have hourly services with trains to [[Dortmund Central Station|Dortmund]], [[Herne station|Herne]] and [[Dorsten]].
Located in the city centre is the central bus station Muensterplatz. From here passengers can travel to almost all suburbs and to neighboring cities like [[Herne, Germany|Herne]], [[Dortmund]] and [[Bochum]]. <br/>
The [[Rhine-Herne Canal]] runs right through Castrop-Rauxel; Castrop-Rauxel also has a small Yacht club on this body of water.

==Twin towns – sister cities==
[[File:Castrop Rauxel Square - geograph.org.uk - 1509700.jpg|thumb|upright|Castrop Rauxel Square, [[Wakefield]], named after its twin town]]
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
Castrop-Rauxel is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Städtepartnerschaften|url=https://www.castrop-rauxel.de/inhalte/stadtinformation_kultur_freizeit/stadtinformation/stadtportrait/staedtepartnerschaften/index.php|website=castrop-rauxel.de|publisher=Castrop-Rauxel|language=de|access-date=2021-02-11}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wakefield]], England, United Kingdom (1949)
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Vincennes]], France (1961)
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Kuopio]], Finland (1965)
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Zehdenick]], Germany (1990)
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Nowa Ruda]], Poland (1991)
*{{flagicon|GRC}} [[Trikala]], Greece (2013)
*{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Zonguldak]], Turkey (2013)
{{div col end}}

==Economy==
Castrop-Rauxel has been attempting to change from a former mining city to a city with a modern lifestyle, high recreational value, new economy companies, a 27-hole golf course, and various cultural events. Despite those efforts, the town has one of the lowest median incomes per capita in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Metalworking and electronics are the key manufacturing sectors.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/98861/Castrop-Rauxel Castrop-Rauxel] Entry on the website ''britannica.com''. Retrieved March 11, 2021.</ref>

==Culture==
The WLT (Westphalian State Theater) is the oldest and most relevant source of theatrical entertainment in Castrop-Rauxel. There is one cinema with two screens in Castrop.
Castrop’s history is closely connected to [[horse racing]], the Reiterbrunnen in the very center of Castrop’s market square is a reminder of the race days on the Naturhindernisbahn, now part of the Goldschmieding Park.


== Notable people ==
* Hedwig Kiesekamp, (1844–1919), singer and writer.
* Heinrich Haslinde, (1878–1938), local poet.
* Josef Hermann Dufhues, (1908–1971), politician [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]) Member of Landtag North Rhine-Westphalia, NRW Interior Minister and President of the Parliament
* Wilhelm Specht, (1910–1986) entrepreneur, businessman and association official
* Heinz Ballensiefen, (1912–† unknown), historian and Nazi functionary who used to investigate the "[[Jewish question]]"
* Hermann Paschasius Rettler, (1915–2004), bishop of [[Bacabal]] ([[Brazil]])
* [[Alfred Niepieklo]], (1927–2014), German Football Champion in 1956 and 1957
* Josef Reding, (born 1929), writer
* Erwin Weiss, (1934–2008), singer
* [[Friedhelm Wentzke]], (born 1935), canoeist
* [[Dietrich Berke]], (1938–2010), musicologist and publishing editor
* Paul Reding, (born 1939), painter, sculptor and writer.
* Werner Trzmiel, (born 1942), athlete
* Friedhelm Ost, (born 1942), journalist and politician.
* [[Klaus Fichtel]], (born 1944), footballer
* Gabriele Sikora, (born 1950), politician (SPD), 1995–2010 Member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
* Lawrence Schlieker, (born 1951), abbot of [[Gerleve Abbey|Benedictine Gerleve]]
* Udo Helmbrecht, (born 1955), former President of the BSI ([[Federal Office for Information Security]]) and Managing Director ENISA ([[European Network and Information Security Agency]])
* Mathias Schipper, (born 1957), footballer
* Hans-Peter Villis, (born 1958), manager
* Inge Blask, (born 1959), politician (SPD), since 2012 Member of Parliament
* [[Wolfram Wuttke]], (1961–2015), football player
* [[Dieter Hecking]], (born 1964), football coach
* Bernd "Bernie" Blume, (born 1964), tech entrepreneur
* [[Michael Ostrzyga]], (born 1975), composer and conductor
* [[Marcel Sieberg]], (born 1982), cyclist
* [[Barış Özbek]], (born 1986), footballer
* [[Marc-André Kruska]], (born 1987), footballer
* [[Eskimo Callboy]], (2010–present), [[metalcore]] band

==References==
;Notes
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}
{{Commons category|Castrop-Rauxel}}

{{Cities and towns in Recklinghausen (district)}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Oil campaign of World War II]]
[[Category:Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia]]
[[Category:Recklinghausen (district)]]
[[Category:Province of Westphalia]]

Tallinn Airport

2021-11-03T08:24:12Z

109.88.157.143: /* Airlines and destinations */

{{Short description|Airport in Tallinn, Estonia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Tallinn Airport
| nativename = <small>''{{lang|et|Tallinna lennujaam}}''</small>
| nativename-a =
| nativename-r =
| image = Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport logo.svg
| image-width = 75
| image2 = Tallinn Airport 03 July 2006.jpg
| image2-width = 250
| IATA = TLL
| ICAO = EETN
| type = Public
| owner =
| operator = Tallinn Airport Ltd
| city-served = [[Tallinn]], Estonia
| location = 
| hub = {{bulleted list
| [[airBaltic]]
| {{nowrap|[[SmartLynx Airlines Estonia]]}}
}}
| elevation-f = 131
| coordinates = {{Coord|59|24|48|N|024|49|57|E|region:EE-37_type:airport|display=it}}
| website = {{URL| https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/en/ | tallinn-airport.ee}}
| pushpin_map = Europe#Scandinavia#Estonia
| pushpin_label = EETN
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Europe##Location of [[Tallinn]] Airport in the [[Baltic Sea]] region##Location in Estonia
{{Infobox mapframe}}
Location in [[Tallinn]]
| metric-rwy = yes
| r1-number = 08/26
| r1-length-m = 3,480
| r1-surface = Asphalt/concrete
| stat-year = 2020
| stat1-header = Total passengers
| stat1-data = {{decrease}} 863,588
| stat2-header = Passenger change 19-20
| stat2-data = {{decrease}} 73.6%
| stat3-header = International Passengers
| stat3-data = {{decrease}} 838,747
| stat4-header = Domestic Passengers
| stat4-data = {{decrease}} 24,841
| stat5-header = Aircraft movements
| stat5-data = {{decrease}} 22,962
| stat6-header = Movements change 19-20
| stat6-data = {{decrease}} 52.0%
| stat7-header = Cargo (tonnes) 2019
| stat7-data = {{decrease}} 9,190
| stat8-header = Cargo change 19-20
| stat8-data = {{decrease}} 15.8%
| footnotes = Sources: Estonian [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]]<ref name="AIP">{{cite web|url=http://eaip.eans.ee/2016-07-21/html/index-en-GB.html |title=eAIP Estonia|publisher=[[Estonian Air Navigation Services]] (ANS) |access-date=27 July 2017}}</ref><br />Statistics from Tallinn Airport Ltd.<ref name="Q4_2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/TLL-traffic-2020-short_est.pdf |title=Lennuliikluse ülevaade 2020|publisher=Tallinn Airport |date=6 January 2021|access-date= 23 March 2021}}</ref>
}}

'''Tallinn Airport''' ({{lang-et|'''Tallinna lennujaam'''}}, {{airport codes|TLL|EETN|p=n}}) or '''Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport''' ({{lang-et|'''Lennart Meri Tallinna lennujaam'''}}) is the largest airport in [[Estonia]] as well as the only airport offering international services, and serves as a [[Airline hub|hub]] for the national airline [[Nordica (airline)|Nordica]], as well as the secondary hub for [[AirBaltic]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Latvian airBaltic becomes number one airline in Estonia |url=http://estonianworld.com/business/airbaltic-becomes-number-one-airline-in-estonia/ |work=Estonian World |date=4 May 2016 |access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref> cargo airline [[Airest]] and [[LOT Polish Airlines]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Siiri |last=Liiva |url=http://majandus24.postimees.ee/3915711/nordica-lennukipark-taeieneb-ajutiselt-uehe-loti-lennukiga |title=Nordica lennukipark täieneb ajutiselt ühe LOTi lennukiga |newspaper=Postimees Majandus |publisher=Postimees |date=18 November 2016 |access-date=19 November 2016 |language=et}}</ref> It was also the home base of the now defunct national airline [[Estonian Air]]. Tallinn Airport is open to both domestic and international flights. It is located {{convert|2.7|NM|lk=in}} southeast of the centre of [[Tallinn]]<ref name="AIP"/> on the eastern shore of [[Lake Ülemiste]]. It was formerly known as ''Ülemiste Airport''.

The airport has a single asphalt/concrete [[runway]], 08/26, that is {{convert|3480|x|45|m|abbr=on}} and large enough to handle wide-bodied aircraft such as the [[Boeing 747]], six [[taxiway]]s and seventeen [[airport terminal|terminal]] gates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/en/partners/airport-technical-data/|title=Airport Technical Data - Tallinna Lennujaam|website=www.tallinn-airport.ee|access-date=2 October 2021}}</ref> Since 29 March 2009 the airport is officially known as ''Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport'', in honour of the leader of the Estonian independence movement and second [[President of Estonia]] [[Lennart Meri]].<ref>[[Eesti Ekspress]] 19 March 2009:[http://www.ekspress.ee/2009/03/19/eesti-uudised/40464-lennart-meri-nimi-lennujaama-katusel-maksnuks-miljon-krooni Lennart Meri nimi lennujaama katusel maksnuks miljon krooni]</ref>

== History ==
=== Early development ===
Prior to the establishment of the present airport in Ülemiste area, [[Lasnamäe Airfield]] was the primary airport of Tallinn, serving as a base for [[Aeronaut (airline)|Aeronaut]] airline. After Aeronaut went bankrupt in 1928, air service was continued by [[Deruluft]], which used [[Nehatu, Harju County|Nehatu]] instead, {{convert|12|km|abbr=on}} from the centre of Tallinn. The first seaplane harbour on the shores of [[Lake Ülemiste]] was built 1928 to 1929 in order to serve Finnish [[seaplane]]s. The use of this harbour ended in [[World War II]]. On 26 March 1929 [[Riigikogu]] passed an expropriation act in order to establish a public airport. 10 ha of land was expropriated from Dvigatel joint-stock company and another 22 ha was expropriated from descendants of Vagner. 10 million [[Estonian kroon#First kroon, 1928–1940|sents]] were paid to land-owners as indemnity. Land leveling and renovation works took another 5 million sents.<ref name="Eesti Päevaleht" />

[[File:Ülemiste lennujaam (AM N 5631-681); Eesti Ajaloomuuseum.jpg|thumb|left|A floatplane version of the [[Junkers Ju 52|Ju 52/3m]] at the seaplane ramp of Ülemiste Airport]]
The building of Tallinn Airport started on 16 November 1931, and the first test landing was commenced by captain Reissar piloting [[Estonian Air Force]] [[Avro Avian|Avro 594 Avian]], tail number 120.<ref name="Story of Lasnamäe">{{cite web |url=http://jaakjuske.blogspot.de/2014/01/lasnamae-unustatud-sojavaelennuvalja.html |title=Lasnamäe unustatud sõjaväelennuvälja lugu |first=Jaak |last=Juske |work=jaakjuske.blogspot.com |date=25 January 2014 |access-date=17 June 2016 |language=et}}</ref> The airport was opened officially on 20 September 1936, although it had been operational a good while before the official opening - [[LOT Polish Airlines]], which commenced its first passenger flight from Tallinn on 18 August 1932 with [[Fokker F.VII|Fokker F.VIIb/3m]] from Lasnamäe Airfield,<ref name="tallinn-airport.ee">{{cite web |title=Poola lennukompanii LOT avas Tallinn-Riia-Varssavi liini |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/tallinna-lennujaam-80/poola-lennukompanii-lot-avas-tallinn-riia-varssavi-liini/ |access-date=17 June 2013 |language=et}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first= Riina |last=Luik |url=http://reis.postimees.ee/957668/tallinnast-varssavi-80-aastat-jaerjest |title=Tallinnast Varssavi 80 aastat järjest |newspaper=Postimees Reis |publisher=Postimees |date=31 August 2012 |access-date=14 November 2016 |language=et}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date= 19 August 1932 |title= Esimene lend Warssawi. |url= http://dea.digar.ee/cgi-bin/dea?a=is&oid=postimeesew19320819&type=staticpdf |newspaper= Postimees |location= Tartu, Estonia|language=et |number= 193 |page = 1|access-date= 14 November 2016}}</ref> later relocated the flights to Tallinn Airport and in 1935 the airport had 6 arrivals and departures on average every day. In April 1935 a ramp for seaplanes was built on a shore of Lake Ülemiste, together with a small arch bridge and a customs office, which allowed seaplanes to be relocated from a sea port. The same year the airport administration building was erected, which also served initially as a waiting place for travellers. The total cost of the whole airport project, including the cost of building flight hangars, was 25 million sents.<ref name="Eesti Päevaleht" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Tallinna Lennujaam – Huvitavaid fakte Tallinna lennujaamast |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/aboutcompany/huvitavaidfaktetallinnalennujaamast |access-date=9 January 2013 |language=et |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225175832/https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/aboutcompany/huvitavaidfaktetallinnalennujaamast |archive-date=25 December 2012 }}</ref>

As the very first runways had soft surface, it made them unavailable for takeoffs and landings during spring and autumn seasons. Therefore, only seaplanes stationed at Lake Ülemiste were able to carry out flights, and during winter months, it was possible to use the frozen surface of the lake as a runway for small airplanes. The concrete paved runways of the first stage, inaugurated together with the opening of the airport, were about 40 metres wide and 300 metres long. As they were arranged in a form of a triangle,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://reisiajakiri.gomaailm.ee/tallinna-lennujaam-75-vesilennukite-kaist-aasia-lendude-hubiks/ |title=Tallinna Lennujaam 75: Vesilennukite kaist Aasia lendude hub'iks |first=Martin |last=Hanson |publisher=gomaailm.ee |access-date=9 January 2013 |language=et}}</ref> they allowed takeoffs and landings in six directions. These were the first concrete-paved runway in Estonia, it was needed some 5,396 cubic meters of stone, 4,100 cubic meters of [[construction aggregate]] and 137 tons of cement to construct them.

[[File:Ülemiste lennujaam (AM N 5631-682); Eesti Ajaloomuuseum.jpg|thumb|[[LOT Polish Airlines|LOT]] [[Lockheed Model 10A Electra]] in front of a flight hangar at Tallinn Airport in the 1930s]]
In addition, 3 km of pipeworks was laid for drainage purposes.<ref name="Story of Lasnamäe" /> Before [[World War II]], Tallinn Airport had regular connections to abroad by at least [[Aerotransport]] (now part of the [[SAS Group]]),<ref name="Eesti Päevaleht">{{cite news |title=70-aastane Tallinna lennujaam alustas Ida-Euroopa suurimana |first=Ardo |last=Kaljuvee |url=http://www.epl.ee/news/kultuur/70-aastane-tallinna-lennujaam-alustas-ida-euroopa-suurimana.d?id=51058422 |publisher=epl.ee |date=30 September 2006 |access-date=9 January 2013 |language=et}}</ref> [[Deutsche Luft Hansa]], LOT and the Finnish company [[Aero O/Y#History|Aero]] (now [[Finnair]]). On 5 April 1937 the [[Helsinki-Malmi Airport|Helsinki]]-Tallinn-[[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw]]-[[Atarot Airport|Jerusalem]] route was inaugurated by Mr. Bobkowski, the assistant of the Polish Minister of Transport. The length of the route was {{convert|3187|km|nmi|adj=on}} and the journey time was 34 hours.<ref>{{cite news |date= 6 April 1937 |title= Lennuühendus Tallinn – Palestiina Awati esmaspäewal |url= http://dea.digar.ee/cgi-bin/dea?a=is&oid=postimeesew19370406&type=staticpdf |newspaper= Postimees |location= Tartu, Estonia|language=et |number= 92 |page = 3|access-date= 25 May 2016}}</ref> Passengers and cargo numbers grew quickly, from 4,100 passengers and 6,730 kg of cargo in 1933 to 11,892 passengers and 14,726 kg of cargo in 1937.<ref>{{cite news |date= 27 November 1938 |title= Eestile oma lennuliinid. |url= http://dea.digar.ee/cgi-bin/dea?a=is&oid=uuseesti19381127&type=staticpdf |newspaper= Uus Eesti |location= Tallinn, Estonia |language=et |number= 325 |page = 5|access-date= 17 June 2016}}</ref> Preparation and design works for a new passenger terminal started in 1938. 14 various projects were submitted for the architectural contest of the new terminal building, with the one from the architect Artur Jürvetson winning the contest in February the same year. The construction costs were estimated at 300 thousand [[Estonian kroon#First kroon.2C 1928.E2.80.931940|Estonian kroons]]. The first airplane of then the flag carrier of Estonia, AGO, arrived at Tallinn Airport on 5 October 1939, flying the route [[Dessau]] - [[Königsberg]] - Tallinn.<ref name="tallinn-airport.ee"/>

As Estonia was occupied by Soviet Union, on 22 July 1940 the order was made by Soviet occupation authorities to transfer the airport to [[Soviet Air Forces]]. All aircraft, which were at the airport at that time, including interned Polish [[Lockheed 14]], two [[Junkers Ju 52]] of AGO and [[PTO-4]] trainer aircraft of Estonian Airclub, were relocated to Lasnamäe Airfield.

During the [[German occupation of Estonia during World War II|German occupation]], regular international connections were announced on 16 October and already restored on 15 November 1941, when Deutsche Lufthansa and Aero O/Y started the route Helsinki-Tallinn-[[Spilve Airport|Riga]]-Königsberg-[[Berlin Tempelhof Airport|Berlin]].<ref>{{cite news |date= 16 October 1941 |title= Lennuühendus Helsingi-Berliin |url= http://dea.digar.ee/cgi-bin/dea?a=is&oid=jarvateatajaew19411016&type=staticpdf |newspaper= Järva Teataja |location= Paide, Estonia |language=et |number= 20 |page = 2|access-date= 4 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |title= Tallinnal lennuühendus Berliiniga |newspaper= Linnaleht |location= Tallinn, Estonia |date= 16 November 1941 |page = 1}}</ref> From 1942 to 1944 ''Sonderstaffel Buschmann'' was based at Tallinn Airport.<ref name="Story of Lasnamäe" />

===Soviet period===
Between 1945 and 1989, [[Aeroflot]] was the only airline that served Tallinn Airport.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}}

[[File:Aeropuerto Internacional de Tallinn, Estonia, 2012-08-05, DD 03.JPG|thumb|left|The old terminal was used from 1954 to 1980<ref name="Eesti Päevaleht" />]]
The construction of the new passenger terminal, which was put on hold due to war, resumed. The building, which was redesigned in accordance with the [[Stalinist architecture]], was finished in 1954 and commissioned on 7 November 1955. Regular flights with jet aircraft began on 2 October 1962 with a maiden passenger flight from [[Vnukovo International Airport|Moscow]] with a [[Tu-124]], which was the latest Soviet airliner.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tupolev.ru/russian/Show.asp?SectionID=344 |script-title=ru:ТУ-124 |publisher=tupolev.ru |access-date=9 January 2013 |language=ru}}</ref> As the terminal built in 1954 became obsolete and unable to cope with growing airport traffic, the construction of the current terminal building began in 1976 and the terminal was opened in 1980, prior to the [[Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Summer Olympics sailing event]], which was held in the city. The architect of the new terminal was Mihhail Piskov, who took visual inspiration from traditional Estonian housebarns, and the interior designer was Maile Grünberg.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/tallinna-lennujaam-80/avati-uus-tallinna-lennujaama-reisiterminal/ |title=VIDEO, GALERII: Lennujaam sai olümpiaks uue reisiterminali |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |language=et |access-date=5 June 2016}}</ref> The runway was also lengthened then. The first foreign airline since World War II to operate regular flights from Tallinn was [[Scandinavian Airlines System|SAS]], whose first flight to the airport took place on 25 November 1989.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/tallinna-lennujaam-80/tallinna-lennujaam-muutub-50-aasta-jarel-taas-rahvusvaheliseks/ |title=VIDEO: Tallinna Lennujaam muutus 50 aasta järel taas rahvusvaheliseks |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |language=et |access-date=5 June 2016}}</ref>

===Modern development===
[[File:Defense.gov News Photo 970711-M-0023H-001.jpg|thumb|A [[USAF]] [[C-5A Galaxy]] unloads at Tallinn Airport during Exercise Baltic Challenge '97]]
The construction works of the first cargo terminal (Cargo 1), located in the middle of future cargo area on the north side of the airport, were carried out from September 1997 until March 1998.<ref name="Cargo Terminal">{{cite news |title=Tallinn Airport – Cargo Terminal |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/associates/Cargo/Facilities/?articleID=630 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701175832/https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/associates/Cargo/Facilities/?articleID=630 |archive-date=1 July 2011 }}</ref> The passenger terminal building was completely modernised in 1999, increasing its capacity to 1.4 million passengers per year<ref name="Eesti Päevaleht" /> and after that greatly expanded in 2008. The growing demand for extra space for cargo operations, created a situation where there was need for cargo terminal expansion, Cargo 2.<ref name="Cargo Terminal" /> In order to meet the growing demand for new cargo facilities at Tallinn Airport, the number of cargo terminals was later expanded to four. In year 2012 a new aircraft maintenance hangar was opened and a number of passengers passed two million mark the first time in the history of the airport. On 11 January 2013 the airport was accepted into [[Airport Carbon Accreditation]] emission managing and reduction programme by [[Airports Council International|ACI]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tallinn Airport received Airport Carbon Accredited certificate |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/news/?newsID=6230 |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |date=12 January 2013 |access-date=15 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331013808/https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/news/?newsID=6230 |archive-date=31 March 2013 }}</ref> The year 2013 saw an introduction of an automatic border control system and a start of construction of a new business aviation hangar complex. {{Citation needed|date=March 2017}}

====2008 expansion====
[[File:Construction works in Tallinn Airport - panoramio.jpg|thumb|left|Construction of the terminal expansion]]
The airport underwent a large expansion project between January 2006 and September 2008. The existing terminal was expanded by {{convert|35000|m2|abbr=on|sigfig=4}} and the architects of the project were Jean Marie Bonnard, Pia Tasa and Inge Sirkel-Suviste.<ref name="Expansion 2008">{{cite web |title=Reconstruction of Tallinn airport |url=http://www.eareng.ee/blog/reconstruction-of-tallinn-airport-passengers-terminal-workshop-drawings/ |publisher=EA Reng |work=eareng.ee |access-date=6 April 2016}}</ref> The terminal was expanded in three directions, resulting in 18 new gates, separate lounges for [[Schengen Agreement|Schengen]] and non-Schengen passengers, 10 new check-in desks and a new restaurant and cafes. Due to the gallery that connects all the gates and was constructed in the middle of the terminal building the terminal became T-shaped. The projecting terminal section enables a two-level traffic for international passengers. The renewed terminal has nine passenger bridges. The extensions constructed at the ends of the terminal building became additional rooms for registering for the flights and for delivering arriving luggage.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tallinn Airport – The Cohesion Fund projects |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/aboutcompany/thecohesionfundprojects |access-date=10 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329181311/https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/aboutcompany/thecohesionfundprojects |archive-date=29 March 2013 }}</ref> Outside the terminal, the apron was refurbished and expanded and a new taxiway was added. The new terminal allows the airport to handle twice as many passengers as it could handle before. The renovated terminal received the award "Concrete Building of the Year 2008" by the Estonian Concrete Association.<ref name="Expansion 2008" />
[[File:Aeropuerto Internacional de Tallinn, Estonia, 2012-08-05, DD 04.JPG|thumb|left|The terminal after its expansion (August 2012)]]

====Renaming====
After the death of former [[president of Estonia]] [[Lennart Meri]] on 14 March 2006, journalist Argo Ideon from [[Eesti Ekspress]] proposed to honour the president's memory by naming Tallinn Airport after him – "{{lang|et|Tallinna Lennart Meri Rahvusvaheline Lennujaam}}" (Lennart Meri International Airport), drawing parallels with [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]], [[Charles de Gaulle Airport]], [[Sabiha Gökçen International Airport]] etc.<ref>Ideon, A. [http://ekspress.ee/viewdoc/BA6BA527F61B26D4C2257131005EB487 Lennu jaam]. 15 March 2006. Eesti Ekspress. (''In Estonian'')</ref> Ideon's article also mentioned the fact that Meri himself had shown concern for the condition of the then [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]-era construction (in one memorable case Meri, having arrived from [[Japan]], led the group of journalists that were expecting him, to the airport's [[toilet]]s to do the interview there, in order to point out the shoddy condition of the facilities<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.balticsww.com/new_airport.htm|title= City paper—The Baltic States|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060314183155/http://www.balticsww.com/new_airport.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 March 2006|website=www.balticsww.com}}</ref>).

The name change was discussed at a board meeting on 29 March 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postimees.ee/300306/online_uudised/196439.php |title=Lennujaama nõukogu arutab nimevahetust |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012045659/http://www.postimees.ee/300306/online_uudised/196439.php |archive-date=12 October 2007 |date=29 March 2006 |website=Postimees |language=et}}</ref> and on the opening of the new terminal on 19 September 2008, Prime Minister [[Andrus Ansip]] officially announced the renaming would take place in March 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/news/?newsID=3556 |title=Uuenenud lennujaam saab kevadel Lennart Meri nimeliseks |date=21 September 2008 |website=Tallinna Lennujaam |language=et}}</ref>

====Baltic Sea cruise turnarounds====
[[File:Embraer 170 (Estonian Air) Aeropuerto Tallinn, Estonia, 2012-08-05, DD 06.jpg|thumb|[[Estonian Air]] at Tallinn Airport (2012)]]
In 2011 a new project of cruise turnarounds was launched in cooperation with [[Tallinn Passenger Port]] and [[Happy Cruises]]. More than 7,000 Spanish passengers travelled that year on charter flights to and from Tallinn Airport.<ref>{{cite news |title=1,9 million passengers served in 2011 |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/news/?archive=1&year=2012&newsID=6070 |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |date=9 January 2012 |access-date=28 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402133415/https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/news/?archive=1&year=2012&newsID=6070 |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</ref> As the airport is located only 5 km from the city center cruise quay, transfer time from airport to cruise ship is under an hour.<ref>{{cite news |first=Teijo |last=Niemelä |title=Pullmantur revives Tallinn's turnaround sector |url=http://www.cruisebusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2685:pullmantur-revives-tallinns-turnaround-sector&catid=43:latest-news-catecory&Itemid=115 |publisher=cruisebusiness.com |date=16 July 2012 |access-date=28 September 2012}}</ref>

In 2012, [[Pullmantur Air]] started its charter operations from [[Madrid–Barajas Airport]] with three [[Airbus 321]]s and two to three [[Boeing 747]]s. During the summer 2012 about 16,000 tourists were transferred.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lennujaama 76. aasta tähtsündmus oli pööringusuvi |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/news/?newsID=6184 |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |date=20 September 2012 |access-date=28 September 2012 |language=et}}</ref> The company continued operations in 2013, transferring 25,000 tourists in five turnarounds,<ref>{{cite news |title=Pööringuga käis Eestis 25 000 hispaanlast |url=http://arileht.delfi.ee/news/tarbija/pooringuga-kais-eestis-25-000-hispaanlast.d?id=67525886 |work=Ärileht.ee |publisher=delfi.ee |language=et |date=30 December 2013 |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> as well as there was one partial turnaround operation for the cruise ship [[MS Deutschland]] operated by [[Peter Deilmann Cruises]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tallinna külastab suvehooaja esimene kruiisilaev Astor |url=http://www.ts.ee/uudised?&art=335 |publisher=Port of Tallinn |date=29 April 2012 |access-date=3 May 2013 |language=et}}</ref>

In 2015, cruise tourists were attended to by four airlines – [[Iberia (airline)|Iberia]], [[Iberia Express]], [[Wamos Air]], and [[Vueling]]. Some 5,000 passengers were expected during three turnarounds for [[Pullmantur Cruises]] cruise line.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/news/?newsID=6806 |title=Turnaround season begins this weekend |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |date=10 July 2015 |access-date=12 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712190331/https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/news/?newsID=6806 |archive-date=12 July 2015 }}</ref> Tallinn Airport served 9,369 cruise turnaround passengers in 2015. No cruise turnarounds are expected in summer 2016 due to construction works, but the airport plans to continue them in 2017.<ref name="Summary 2015">{{cite news |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/en/news/tallinn-airport-passenger-volumes-up-by-7-4-per-cent-in-2015/ |title=Tallinn Airport passenger volumes up by 7.4 per cent in 2015 |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |date=6 January 2016 |access-date=14 January 2016}}</ref>

====Demise of Estonian Air====
On 7 November 2015, [[Estonian Air]] was liquidated following an adverse decision by the European Commission.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/eu-orders-estonia-to-recover-funds-from-national-flag-carrier-1446906704 |title=Estonian Air Ceases Operations Following EU Subsidies Ruling |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=7 November 2015}}</ref> This meant a significant temporary loss of business for the airport, as Estonian Air had been the largest carrier, accounting for one third of all capacity in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Estonian Air network now (mostly) flown by Nordic Aviation Group using Adria Airways AOC; SAS and airBaltic sense opportunities |url=http://www.anna.aero/2015/11/18/estonian-air-collapse-analyse/ |date=18 November 2015}}</ref>

==Future expansion==
According to Erik Sakkov, board member of Tallinn Airport, the future plans include expanding the runway by 600–700 metres to serve regular long-haul flights,<ref>{{cite news |title=Online-intervjuu Erik Sakkoviga: Kas lennujaama tormiline kasv jätkub? |url=http://www.logistikauudised.ee/interview/2012/1/23/online-intervjuu-erik-sakkoviga-kas-lennujaama-tormiline-kasv-jatkub |publisher=logistikauudised.ee |access-date=27 April 2012 |language=et}}</ref> also building of a brand-new taxiway, new storage facilities, a new point-to-point terminal and expansion of the existing passenger terminal, so it can serve arriving and departing passengers on two different levels.<ref>{{cite news |first=Martin |last=Hanson |title=Erik Sakkov: üritame avada kõiki uksi ja flirdime kõikidega |url=http://majandus.delfi.ee/news/tarbija/erik-sakkov-uritame-avada-koiki-uksi-ja-flirdime-koikidega.d?id=61554726 |publisher=Delfi Majandus |access-date=27 April 2012 |language=et}}</ref> On 21 February 2013 the [[environmental impact assessment]] of the airport development project started. The project includes the runway lengthening by 720 metres, installation of the [[Category III approach|ILS Category II]] equipment, also lengthening of the existing northern taxiway till the end of the expanded runway, constructing of a whole new taxiway and a new apron area on the southern side of the airport, installation of the new perimeter security systems and constructing of an engine test facility and dedicated snow storage and de-icing areas.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tallinna lennujaama suurejooneline arenguprojekt: kuni 720 meetrit pikem lennurada |url=http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/eesti/tallinna-lennujaama-suurejooneline-arenguprojekt-kuni-720-meetrit-pikem-lennurada.d?id=65711614 |publisher=delfi.ee |language=et |date=21 February 2013 |access-date=22 February 2013}}</ref> Among other benefits the extension would enable planes to fly higher above the city of Tallinn by moving threshold of the runway further from Lake Ülemiste, thus reducing noise level.

The public discussion of the runway extension environmental effects evaluation report took place on 16 December 2013 and the construction work to extend the runway has begun on 1 May 2016. The length of the renovated runway is 3480 meters, the construction contract was concluded with [[Lemminkäinen Group|Lemminkäinen Eesti]]. On 17 November 2016 the airport administration reported, that the runway expansion works are completed, thus the runway became the longest one in the Baltic states.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/uudised/tallinna-lennujaama-lennurada-tanasest-baltimaade-pikim/ |title=Tallinna Lennujaama lennurada on tänasest Baltimaade pikim |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |language=et |date=17 November 2016 |access-date=17 November 2016}}</ref> The runway and the main taxiway were extended to the east and a new system of navigation lights was installed. In the summer and autumn of 2016 the construction work caused restrictions on nighttime flight operations but had no impact on scheduled operations. The soil of the safety area around the extended runway was enforced to reduce potential risks to aircraft in the event of runway overrun or excursion. In the course of the expansion work in 2016 some 45,000 tons of asphalt and 4,000 m<sup>3</sup> of concrete were laid down, also 60 kilometers of new duct access was built and 100 kilometers of new cables and 400 new navigation lights installed, as well as 10 kilometers of new rainwater removal infrastructure built. The expansion of the airstrip increased the airport's safety area by 41 hectares and five kilometers of new service roads were built.<ref>{{cite news |title=Runway of Tallinn Airport is longest in Baltics as of Thursday |url=http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/good_for_business/?doc=125567 |work=The Baltic Course |date=17 November 2016 |access-date=18 November 2016}}</ref> The whole expansion works must be completed by the end of 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tallinn airport to extend the runway to reduce noise level |url=http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/transport/?doc=84100 |work=The Baltic Course |date=25 November 2013 |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |editor1-last=Cavegn |editor1-first=Dario |title=Tallinn Airport begins extension and reconstruction works |url=http://news.err.ee/v/business/f9f53caf-528e-4312-b5cb-7e33a9ecf121/tallinn-airport-begins-extension-and-reconstruction-works |publisher=[[Eesti Rahvusringhääling|ERR]] |date=2 May 2016 |access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/en/news/tallinn-airport-air-traffic-area-procurement-won-by-lemminkainen-eesti/ |title=Tallinn Airport air traffic area procurement won by Lemminkäinen Eesti |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |date=11 March 2016 |access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Landin on Tallinn Ulemiste (TLL).jpg|right|thumb|Tallinn Airport's runway 08/26]]
On 12 June 2013 the City Administration of Tallinn approved a detailed planning for a 0.91 ha land plot, on which a new {{convert|4430|m2|abbr=on|sigfig=4}} maintenance hangar is going to be built.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lennujaamale kavandatakse lennukiremondihoonet |url=http://arileht.delfi.ee/news/uudised/lennujaamale-kavandatakse-lennukiremondihoonet.d?id=66271404 |work=Ärileht.ee |publisher=delfi.ee |language=et |date=11 June 2013 |access-date=19 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Detailplaneeringud |url=http://www.pealinn.ee/?pid=87&nid=11678&lang=5 |work=Pealinn |language=et |date=28 June 2013 |access-date=19 July 2013}}</ref> Total five-year investment plan amounts of more than 100 million euros.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://e24.postimees.ee/2770828/tallinna-lennujaama-kasum-kasvas-mullu-36-protsenti-5-miljoni-euroni |title=Tallinna Lennujaama kasum kasvas mullu 36 protsenti 5 miljoni euroni |author=BNS |newspaper=E24 Majandus |publisher=Postimees |date=23 April 2014 |access-date=26 April 2014 |language=et |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425234953/https://e24.postimees.ee/2770828/tallinna-lennujaama-kasum-kasvas-mullu-36-protsenti-5-miljoni-euroni |archive-date=25 April 2014 }}</ref> The airport is investing €126 million during the 2015–2021 period. The most important project is the reconstruction of the runway infrastructure at cost of €75 million.<ref name="2014 Annual Report">{{cite web |url=http://www.indiapost.gov.in/Pdf/Customs/List_of_Psychotropic_Substances.pdf |title=Tallinna Lennujaam Annual Report 2014 |publisher=Tallinn Airport |access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref> Additional investment of €2.5 million would be made in flight terminal in order to change its layout and improve the terminal's security, capacity and VIP area.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://majandus24.postimees.ee/3021893/tallinna-lennujaam-laiendab-eesti-eesistumisaastaks-2-5-miljoniga-terminali |title=Tallinna lennujaam laiendab Eesti eesistumisaastaks 2,5 miljoniga terminali |newspaper=Postimees Majandus |publisher=Postimees |date=10 December 2014 |access-date=2 February 2015 |language=et}}</ref> А [[multi-storey car park]] for 1,200 vehicles and 150 taxis<ref name="Summary 2015" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/tallinna-lennujaam-80/aastakumnete-suurim-remont/ |title=Algas aastakümnete suurim lennujaamaremont |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |language=et |access-date=5 June 2016}}</ref> would be built due to the consistently increasing need for parking spots around the airport. Work on the task and procurement conditions of the parking structure began in 2014. It will be located in front of the passenger terminal and should be completed in 2017 according to current plans.<ref name="2014 Annual Report" /> On 10 April 2019, Tallinn Airport announced plans to expand the airport terminal and build an airport city by 2035. The expanded terminal is planned to serve 6 to 8 million passengers per year with an expanded area of 85 000 m<sup>2</sup> and 26 gates instead of 13.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/en/news/tallinn-airport-will-expand-the-passenger-terminal-and-build-an-airport-city/|title=Tallinn Airport will expand the passenger terminal and build an airport city|date=2019-04-10|website=Tallinna Lennujaam|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref>

===Planned Terminal 2===
As the airport's current facilities could not serve more than 2.5 million passengers per year<ref name="Välisministeerium: Estonian Review">{{cite news |title=Tallinn Airport to build new cheap flights terminal |url=http://www.vm.ee/?q=en/node/14201 |publisher=Välisministeerium: Estonian Review |access-date=27 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213122424/https://www.vm.ee/?q=en%2Fnode%2F14201 |archive-date=13 December 2013 }}</ref> and the number of passengers is rapidly growing ({{increase}}38.2% in year 2011<ref>{{cite news |title=Tallinn Airport Posts 38 Percent Passenger Traffic Growth for 2011 |url=http://www.vm.ee/?q=en/node/13394 |publisher=Välisministeerium: Estonian Review |access-date=27 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608194044/https://www.vm.ee/?q=en%2Fnode%2F13394 |archive-date=8 June 2012 }}</ref>), a new terminal dedicated to low-cost airlines is planned to be built. On 12 April 2012 Tallinn Airport announced, that it will build next year a new terminal with five stands for low-cost airlines, which will be easily removable and extendable.<ref name="Välisministeerium: Estonian Review" /><ref>{{cite news |first=Ott |last=Tammik |title=Tallinn Airport to Build New Terminal for Discount Carriers |url=http://news.err.ee/Economy/b7c3e9b6-4c40-445f-91f5-54f480aaf18d |publisher=ERR |access-date=27 April 2012}}</ref> The new terminal would be intended for low-cost airlines such as [[Ryanair]], [[Easyjet]] and [[Norwegian Air Shuttle|Norwegian]] that do not want to pay that much to the airport and do not need many airport services. The new terminal is intended for the service of one million passengers and the space previously occupied by low-cost airlines would pass into the disposition of [[Nordica (airline)|Nordica]] and other traditional airlines.<ref name="Välisministeerium: Estonian Review" />

==Facilities==
There are one passenger terminal and four cargo terminals at the airport. These are located to the right of Runway 08's threshold, with Runway 26 being connected to the terminal segment by a parallel taxiway as long as the runway.

===Terminal building===
Estonian EXPO Center year-round permanent exhibition is located near the Gate 3, acting as a live advertising space where promotion representatives introduce the companies taking part in the exhibition<ref>{{cite web |url=http://estonianexpocenter.com/how_does_it_work |title=How does the presentation of the company and establishing contacts take place? |publisher=estonianexpocenter.com |access-date=23 September 2012}}</ref> and help finding cooperation partners in particular fields of business. The center was opened on 22 July 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lennujaamas alustab tööd Ekspokeskus |first=Ardo |last=Kaljuvee |url=http://www.epl.ee/news/tallinn/lennujaamas-alustab-tood-ekspokeskus.d?id=51279876 |newspaper=epl.ee |language=et |date=22 July 2010 |access-date=23 September 2012}}</ref> [[Viru Keemia Grupp|VKG]] has opened an [[oil shale]] themed exposition at Gate 4 on 9 January 2013, showing the history and development of Estonian [[oil shale industry]].<ref>{{cite news |title=VKG opens its own gate at Tallinn Airport |url=http://www.vkg.ee/eng/news/314/vkg-opens-its-own-gate-at-tallinn-airport |work=VKG |publisher=vkg.ee |date=9 January 2013 |access-date=15 January 2013}}</ref> The Estonian Tourist Board has opened a brand new "Visit Estonia" themed exposition at Gate 5 on 2 October 2013. The gate is divided into three parts: a children's territory with a [[Lotte from Gadgetville|Lotte]]-themed playhouse, an interactive, informative waiting area decorated with Estonian national patterns and a [[Jet bridge|bridge]] from the gate to the airplane that introduces travellers to Estonian nature.<ref>{{cite web |title=Visit Estonia gate opened at Tallinn Airport |url=http://www.visitestonia.com/en/visit-estonia-gate-opened-at-tallinn-airport |publisher=The Estonian Tourist Board |work=visitestonia.com |date=2 October 2013 |access-date=10 October 2013}}</ref>

====Passenger facilities====
[[File:15-08-14-Tallinn-RalfR-076.jpg|thumb|Transit area of the terminal]]
A lending [[library]] was open on 9 May 2013 in a special area by Gate 1. All books were donated by public including Estonian president [[Toomas Hendrik Ilves]] and the [[First Lady of Estonia]] [[Evelin Ilves]]. The library will have books in ten different languages, the majority being in Estonian, Russian and English. There will also be a selection of [[Children's literature|children's books]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tallinn Airport Opens Library, Rakvere Opens Police Museum |url=http://news.err.ee/culture/5a30a635-8fe2-48e9-89ed-4f9e417dbb7b |publisher=ERR |date=10 May 2013 |access-date=25 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Opening of Tallinn Airport Library |url=https://www.eesti.ee/ev95/en/programme/may/tallinn-airport-library |work=eesti.ee |access-date=25 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610214252/https://www.eesti.ee/ev95/en/programme/may/tallinn-airport-library |archive-date=10 June 2015 }}</ref> On 16 August 2013 Tallinn Airport unveiled a gallery and started exhibiting artists' work in the Passenger Terminal. The gallery of rotating exhibitions on the 1st floor of the Passenger Terminal is open to all arriving and departing passengers as well as those seeing them off or meeting them.<ref>{{cite news |title=Airport unveils gallery in Passenger Terminal |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/news/?newsID=6321 |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |date=16 August 2013 |access-date=11 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610222255/https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/news/?newsID=6321 |archive-date=10 June 2015 }}</ref>

On 1 September 2013, the airport opened an automatic border control system, that should accelerate procedures for passengers travelling out of the Schengen area. The fully automated border crossing system consists of two automated gates and six registering kiosks.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tallinn Airport to open automatic border control |url=http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/transport/?doc=79884 |work=The Baltic Course |date=2 September 2013 |access-date=11 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Septembrist teenindab Tallinna lennujaama reisijaid automaatne piirikontrollisüsteem |url=http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/eesti/septembrist-teenindab-tallinna-lennujaama-reisijaid-automaatne-piirikontrollisusteem.d?id=66666215 |publisher=delfi.ee |language=et |date=31 August 2013 |access-date=11 September 2013}}</ref>

The [[Nordea]] Lounge services business class passengers of [[Aeroflot]], [[Air Baltic]], [[Finnair]], [[Flybe]], [[LOT Polish Airlines]], [[Lufthansa]] and [[Scandinavian Airlines|SAS]], as well as [[Priority Pass]] and members of the Metropolis loyalty programme.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tallinn Airport – Business Class Lounge Nordea |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/services/businesslounges/businessclasslounge |access-date=30 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130422193718/https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/services/businesslounges/businessclasslounge |archive-date=22 April 2013 }}</ref>

Additional Tallinn Airport GH check-in terminal is located at the [[Radisson Blu]] Hotel Tallinn. Travellers can check in online and print boarding cards directly from the lobby. The system allows to check in 24 hours before departure and choose own specific seat.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tallinn Airport opens check-in terminal at the Radisson Blu Hotel |first=Toomas |last=Hõbemägi |url=http://www.balticbusinessnews.com/?PublicationId=ba7d4630-c106-439c-956f-bb3b33e3a105&ref=rss |newspaper=Baltic Business News |date=19 October 2012 |access-date=15 February 2013}}</ref>

===Airport museum and activity centre===
The museum is located in a small building near the terminal, also a relatively large area nearby will be transformed into [[open-air exhibition]]. Two ancient cult stones, which it is necessary to move during the expansion of the runway, will be transferred to that exhibition. The whole museum plot will be separated from the airfield. The museum will have a direct access from [[European route E263|E263]] motorway (shares the same route with [[Estonian main road 2]]).<ref>{{cite news |title=Iidsed kultusekivid viiakse lennuväljalt muuseumi |first=Uwe |last=Gnadenteich |url=http://www.tallinncity.ee/2610684/iidsed-kultusekivid-viiakse-lennuvaljalt-muuseumi |publisher=tallinncity.ee |language=et |date=26 November 2013 |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref> Additionally, a platform with a view onto the runway will be constructed, giving good possibilities for [[aircraft spotting]]. The activity centre opened in 2016.<ref name="2014 Annual Report" />

===Business aviation hangar complex===
On 20 March 2013 the airport authorities announced a public procurement for constructing a new hangar complex.
The cornerstone of the new complex was laid on 27 September 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title=Airport to Build New Hangars to Be Leased to Panaviatic |url=http://news.err.ee/economy/fceeb59c-5039-4bc0-913f-8ac1f12b6a1b |publisher=ERR |date=27 September 2013 |access-date=10 October 2013}}</ref> It has a surface area of {{convert|5230|m2|abbr=on|sigfig=4}}, is located right next to the existing General Aviation Terminal and will be servicing aircraft within a distance of up to 3,000 kilometers from Tallinn. The complex is intended for accommodating a total of nine planes, eight of them are mid-size [[business jet]]s and one aircraft the size of a large corporate aircraft. It consists of five hangars: the Hangar 1 for the large aircraft (such as [[Boeing 737]], [[Airbus A318]] or [[Airbus A319]]), hangars 2 to 5 are intended for smaller business jets ([[Bombardier Challenger 600|Bombardier Challenger 605]], [[Learjet 60]]). The whole complex was opened on 15 April 2014<ref name="Maintenance complex">{{cite news |title=Tallinn Airport – Baltic states' largest business jets' maintenance complex opened at Tallinn airport |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/news/?newsID=6548 |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |date=16 April 2014 |access-date=26 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502003538/https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/news/?newsID=6548 |archive-date=2 May 2014 }}</ref> and its operator is Panaviatic, which is going to expand its business jet operations from Tallinn Airport.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.e24.ee/1176324/lennujaam-laiendab-zukovi-lennuari-jaoks-angaare |title=Lennujaam laiendab Žukovi lennuäri jaoks angaare |last=Hankewitz |first=Gert D. |newspaper=E24 Majandus |date=21 March 2013 |access-date=21 March 2013 |language=et}}</ref> Apart from providing hangarage for business jets, the new complex also offers [[Maintenance, repair, and operations|MRO]] services by Panaviatic's subsidiary AS Panaviatic Maintenance.<ref name="Baltic hangar complex">{{cite news |title=Panaviatic to set up a new Baltic hangar complex |first=Anna |last=Nazarova |url=http://www.ato.ru/content/panaviatic-set-new-baltic-hangar-complex |publisher=ato.ru |date=11 September 2013 |access-date=10 October 2013}}</ref> The total investment was close to 5 million euros and the whole complex is the largest in the Baltic states.<ref name="Maintenance complex" />

===Aviation services===
[[File:15-08-14-Tallinn-RalfR-091.jpg|thumb|The main maintenance hangar of [[Magnetic MRO]], former Air Maintenance Estonia, at Tallinn Airport (2014)]]
[[Magnetic MRO]] has its facilities and headquarters on the airport property. On 6 September 2012 the company opened a new {{convert|5000|m2|abbr=on|sigfig=4}} column-free three-bay hangar for Base Maintenance works of narrow-body aircraft, such as [[Boeing 737]] and [[Airbus A320]]. The company has in total three main Base Maintenance lines, and two additional lines for lighter checks and modification works.<ref>{{cite news |title=Air Maintenance Estonia AS |url=http://www.ame.ee/ |access-date=27 April 2012}}</ref> With the addition of the new hangar, the maximum annual line maintenance capacity of the company boosted to 72 aircraft from the present 24. Magnetic MRO said the new hangar will allow it carry out a planned doubling of its workforce.<ref>{{cite news |title=AME Has Big Aspirations for Newly Opened Hangar at Tallinn Airport |url=http://news.err.ee/economy/9da4b52f-691c-4d31-8635-e9505b9b1431 |first=Ott |last=Tammik |publisher=ERR |date=6 September 2012 |access-date=18 September 2012}}</ref> On 21 December 2015 Magnetic MRO announced a launch of the second painting hangar, which will be built in co-operation with Tallinn Airport, in response to growing demand for painting services. The new {{convert|2000|m2|abbr=on|sigfig=4}} hangar with further expansion possibilities will be capable of housing aircraft in size up to [[Boeing 737 MAX|Boeing 737 MAX 9]] and [[Airbus A321neo]], as well as regional aircraft, and according to the agreement, the hangar is planned to be finalized and ready for use by 1 June 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Magnetic MRO to Launch a New Dedicated Painting Hangar in Tallinn Airport |url=http://magneticmro.com/#magnetic-mro-to-launch-a-new-dedicated-painting-hangar-in-tallinn-airport |publisher=Magnetic MRO |work=magneticmro.com |date=21 December 2015 |access-date=14 January 2016}}</ref>

===Air freight===
Tallinn Airport has 4 cargo terminals with total warehouse space of ca 11,600 m<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Aastaraamat_2016_veeb_eng.pdf |title=Tallinn Airport Annual report 2016 |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |access-date=16 June 2017}}</ref> The size of warehouse in Cargo 1 is 3601 m<sup>2</sup> and 2066 m<sup>2</sup> are dedicated for the office area. Cargo terminal is operated by different operators (including integrators) and Tallinn Airport Ltd. only acts as a lessor. The size of Cargo 2 warehouse is 1255 m<sup>2</sup> and 758 m<sup>2</sup> are dedicated for office space. Cargo 2 is operated by [[TNT Airways|TNT Express Worldwide]].<ref name="Cargo Terminal" /> Other logistics operators include [[DHL Aviation|DHL]], [[United Parcel Service|UPS]] and [[FedEx]].

==Airlines and destinations==
The following airlines operate scheduled year-round or seasonal routes at Tallinn Airport:<ref>[https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/en/flight-info/destinations/ tallinn-airport.ee - Destinations] retrieved 6 September 2020</ref>


{{Airport-dest-list

| [[Aegean Airlines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Athens International Airport|Athens]]

| [[Aeroflot]] | [[Sheremetyevo International Airport|Moscow–Sheremetyevo]]

| [[airBaltic]] | [[Amsterdam Schiphol Airport|Amsterdam]], [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport|Berlin]], [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]], [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]], [[Gatwick Airport|London–Gatwick]], [[Munich Airport|Munich]], [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen|Oslo]], [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]], [[Riga International Airport|Riga]], [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport|Stockholm–Arlanda]], [[Vienna International Airport|Vienna]], [[Vilnius Airport|Vilnius]] <br>'''Seasonal:''' [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]], [[Nice Côte d'Azur Airport|Nice]], [[Salzburg Airport|Salzburg]]

| {{nowrap|[[Corendon Airlines]]}} | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tiketatour.ee/turgi/lennuinfo/|title=Lennuinfo Tallinn-Antalya|website=tiketatour.ee}}</ref> [[Hurghada International Airport|Hurghada]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kidytour.ee/egiptus/lennuinfo/|title=Lennuinfo | Tiketatour.ee}}</ref>

| [[easyJet]] | [[Gatwick Airport|London–Gatwick]]

| [[Finnair]] | [[Helsinki Airport|Helsinki]]

| [[Freebird Airlines]] |'''Seasonal charter:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref name="Tez">{{cite web|url=https://www.tez-tour.com/avia-reference.html|title=Flight Schedules and Airline Availability|website=tez-tour.com}}</ref> [[Gazipaşa Airport|Gazipaşa]]<ref name="novatours">{{cite web|title=Novaturas Flights en|website=Novaturas flights|url=http://flights.novatours.eu/}}</ref>

|[[GetJet Airlines]] | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Hurghada International Airport|Hurghada]],<ref name=GWEgypt/> [[Sharm El Sheikh International Airport|Sharm El Sheikh]]<ref name=GWEgypt>{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/108135-lithuanias-getjet-secures-tui-baltics-charter-contract|title=Lithuania's GetJet secures TUI Baltics charter contract|website=ch-aviation.com|date=29 September 2021}}</ref>

| [[LOT Polish Airlines]] | [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw–Chopin]]

| [[Lufthansa]] | [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Munich Airport|Munich]]

| {{nowrap|[[Norwegian Air Shuttle]]}} | [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen|Oslo]], [[Stockholm–Arlanda Airport|Stockholm–Arlanda]]

| [[NyxAir]] | [[Helsinki Airport|Helsinki]], [[Kuressaare Airport|Kuressaare]] ''([[Public service obligation|PSO]])''

| [[Onur Air]] | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tui.ee/time-table/|title=TUI Baltics ametlik koduleht Eestis|website=www.tui.ee}}</ref>

| [[Pegasus Airlines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]]<ref> https://www.flypgs.com/en </ref>

| [[Ryanair]] | [[Barcelona Airport|Barcelona]], [[Beauvais Airport|Beauvais]], [[Orio al Serio International Airport|Bergamo]], [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport|Berlin]], [[Billund Airport|Billund]],<ref name="Ryanair">{{cite news|url=https://news.err.ee/1608206089/ryanair-adding-two-routes-to-sweden-denmark-in-fall|title= Ryanair adding two routes to Sweden, Denmark in fall|work=[[Eesti Rahvusringhääling|news.err.ee]]|date=8 May 2021|access-date=5 June 2021}}</ref> [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]], [[Liverpool John Lennon Airport|Liverpool]],<ref>https://www.business-live.co.uk/economic-development/ryanair-announces-20-new-liverpool-21104195</ref> [[London Stansted Airport|London–Stansted]], [[Malta International Airport|Malta]], [[Naples International Airport|Naples]], [[Paphos International Airport|Paphos]], [[Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport|Rome–Ciampino]], [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport|Stockholm–Arlanda]],<ref name="Ryanair"/> [[Vienna International Airport|Vienna]] <br>'''Seasonal:''' [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]], [[Weeze Airport|Weeze]]

| [[Scandinavian Airlines]] | [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]],<ref>[https://www.flysas.com/en/ flysas.com] retrieved 6 July 2021</ref> [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport|Stockholm–Arlanda]]

| {{nowrap|[[SmartLynx Airlines]]}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smartlynx.aero/en/passengers/route-map|title=Route map|website=smartlynx.aero}}</ref> | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]], [[Batumi International Airport|Batumi]], [[Burgas Airport|Burgas]], [[Corfu International Airport|Corfu]], [[Djerba–Zarzis International Airport|Djerba]], [[Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport|Enfidha]], [[Faro Airport|Faro]], [[Heraklion International Airport|Heraklion]], [[Hurghada International Airport|Hurghada]], [[Kefalonia International Airport|Kefalonia]], [[Rhodes International Airport|Rhodes]], [[Sharm El Sheikh International Airport|Sharm El Sheikh]], [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]], [[Tivat Airport|Tivat]], [[Varna Airport|Varna]]

| {{nowrap|[[Swiss International Air Lines]]}} | [[Zurich Airport|Zürich]]

| [[Transaviabaltika]] | [[Kärdla Airport|Kärdla]] ''([[Public service obligation|PSO]])'', [[Savonlinna Airport|Savonlinna]]

| [[Turkish Airlines]] | [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]]

| [[Wizz Air]] | [[Kharkiv International Airport|Kharkiv]], [[David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport|Kutaisi]], [[Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany)|Kyiv–Zhuliany]], [[Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport|Lviv]], [[Milan Malpensa Airport|Milan–Malpensa]], [[Naples International Airport|Naples]], [[Rome Fiumicino Airport|Rome–Fiumicino]], [[Sandefjord Airport, Torp|Sandefjord]], [[Venice Marco Polo Airport|Venice]] (begins 4 March 2022),<ref>https://italiavola.com/2021/10/06/wizz-apre-base-a-venezia-nellestate-2022/</ref> [[Vienna International Airport|Vienna]]

}}


===Cargo===
{{Airport-dest-list

| [[Diamond Sky]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Diamond Sky OÜ |url=https://www.teatmik.ee/et/personlegal/12439103-DIAMOND-SKY-O%C3%9C}}</ref> | [[Riga International Airport|Riga]], [[Kuressaare Airport|Kuressaare]], [[Ruhnu]], [[Parnu]] ''([[Public service obligation|PSO]])''

}}

==Statistics==
Total passengers using the airport has increased on average by 14.2% annually since 1998. On 16 November 2012 Tallinn Airport has reached two million passenger landmark for the first time in its history.<ref>{{cite news |title=FOTOD: Vaata, kuidas saabus Tallinna lennujaama kahe miljones reisija |url=http://majandus.delfi.ee/news/uudised/fotod-vaata-kuidas-saabus-tallinna-lennujaama-kahe-miljones-reisija.d?id=65274122 |publisher=delfi.ee |language=et |date=16 November 2012 |access-date=17 November 2012}}</ref> Passenger data reflects international and domestic flights combined, share of domestic flights compared to international flights was marginal. Passenger and cargo numbers exclude direct transit.<ref name="Statistics">{{cite web|url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/associates/GeneralInfo/statisticsandsurveys/?articleID=1355|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209020854/http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/associates/GeneralInfo/statisticsandsurveys/?articleID=1355|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 December 2008|title=Airport statistics}}</ref>

===Annual passenger numbers===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Annual passenger statistics for '''Tallinn Airport'''
! Year !! Total Passengers !! Aircraft movements !! Total Cargo
|-
! 1992
| 205,776 || 11,000 || 1,124
|-
! 1993
| 239,760 || 12,170 || 1,417
|-
! 1994
| 336,282 || 13,378 || 2,362
|-
! 1995
| 366,919 || 13,784 || 2,488
|-
! 1996
| 431,212 || 16,695 || 3,997
|-
! 1997
| 502,442 || 21,455 || 5,590
|-
! 1998
| 563,946 || 24,951 || 5,991
|-
! 1999
| 550,747 || 23,590 || 5,326
|-
! 2000
| 559,658 || 23,358 || 4,690
|-
! 2001
| 573,493 || 23,633 || 4,543
|-
! 2002
| 605,697 || 26,226 || 4,292
|-
! 2003
| 715,859 || 25,294 || 5,080
|-
! 2004
| 997,461 || 28,149 || 5,237
|-
! 2005
| 1,401,059 || 33,610 || 9,937
|-
! 2006
| 1,541,832 || 33,989 || 10,361
|-
! 2007
| 1,728,430 || 38,844 || 22,764
|-
! 2008
| 1,811,536 || 41,654 || 41,867
|-
! 2009
| 1,346,236 || 32,572 || 21,001
|-
! 2010
| 1,384,831 || 33,587 || 11,960
|-
! 2011
| 1,913,172 || 40,298 || 18,371
|-
! 2012
| 2,206,692 || 48,531 || 23,921
|-
! 2013
| 1,958,801 || 37,856 || 20,941
|-
! 2014
| 2,017,371 || 37,791 || 19,860
|-
! 2015
| 2,166,663 || 41,513 || 16,156
|-
! 2016
| 2,221,615<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/REPO7-kodulehele-ik.pdf|title=Tallinna Lennujaam Lennuliikluse ülevaade 2016 |publisher=Tallinn Airport |language=et |access-date=11 January 2017}}</ref> || 40,938 || 13,940
|-
! 2017
| 2,648,361<ref name="Traffic2017">{{cite web |url=https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/TLL-traffic-2018-short_est-1.pdf|title=Tallinn Airport - Traffic Report 2018|publisher=Tallinn Airport |date= 8 January 2018|access-date= 13 January 2018}}</ref> || 45,235<ref name="Traffic2017" /> || 11,345<ref name="Traffic2017" />
|-
! 2018
| 3,007,644 || 48,568 || 11,518
|-
!2019
|3,267,909<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/TLL-traffic-2019-short.pdf|title=Tallinn Airport Traffic report 2019|date=2020-01-02|access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref>
|47,867<ref name=":0" />
|10,916<ref name=":0" />
|-
! 2020
| 863,589 || 22,962<ref name="Statistics 2020">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/TLL-traffic-2020-short.pdf|title=Tallinn Airport Traffic Report|date=6 January 2021|access-date=2 October 2021}}</ref> || 9,190<ref name="Statistics 2020" />
|}

===In graph===
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=TLL|titre=Passengers at Tallinn Lennart Meri Airport}}

=== Busiest routes ===
{| class="toccolours sortable" style="padding:0.5em;"
|+ Busiest routes from Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (2018)<ref name="Tallinn Airport">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/arikliendile/statistika/|title=Statistika|website=Tallinna Lennujaam}}</ref>
|-
! <center>Rank<br />2018(16)</center>
! <center>Destination</center>
!Passengers handled (2018)
! <center>Passengers handled<br />(2016)</center>
! <center>Passengers handled<br />(2015)</center>
! <center>Passengers handled<br />(2014)</center>
! <center>Passengers handled<br />(2012)</center>
! <center>Passengers handled<br />(2011)</center>
! <center>% Change<br />2011 / 12</center>
! <center>Passengers handled<br />(2010)</center>
! <center>Passengers handled<br />(2009)</center>
|- style="background:#eee;"
| {{sort|02|1}} || {{sort|3|{{flag|Germany}}, [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]]}}
|255,678
| 245,173 || 259,555 || 269,730
| 117,346
|- style="background:#eee;"
| {{sort|01|1 (2)}}||{{sort|2|{{flag|Finland}}, [[Helsinki Airport|Helsinki]]}}
|270,380
| 233,151 || 212,074 ||214,193
| 193,678 || 184,762 || {{increase}}{{sort|3|4.8}} || 147,945 || 149,390
|- style="background:#eee;"
| {{sort|03|3 (2)}} || {{sort|4|{{flag|Latvia}}, [[Riga International Airport|Riga]]}}
|244,130
| 203,164 || 185,643 || 184,302
| 184,072 || 173,768 || {{increase}}{{sort|2|5.9}} || 150,024 || 154,742
|- style="background:#eee;"
| {{sort|04|4 (5)}}||{{sort|6|{{flag|Sweden}}, [[Stockholm Airport (disambiguation)|Stockholm (all)]]}}
|223,450
| 142,535 || 96,663 || 93,653
| 177,227 || 145,964 ||{{increase}}{{sort|1|21.4}}|| 115,046 || 112,861
|- style="background:#eee;"
| {{sort|06|5 (6)}}||{{sort|8|{{flag|United Kingdom}}, [[Airports of London|London (all)]]}}
|173,190
| 106,412 || 126,966 || 127,364
| 130,340 || 161,423 ||{{decrease}}{{sort|5|19.3}}|| 84,329 || 99,864
|- style="background:#eee;"
| {{sort|06|5}}||{{sort|8|{{flag|Poland}}, [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw]]}}
|150,382
| || ||
| || || || ||
|- style="background:#eee;"
| {{sort|04|7 (4)}}||{{sort|5|{{flag|Norway}}, [[Oslo Airport|Oslo (all)]]}}
|145,254
| 149,087 || 143,721 || 128,142 || 138,642
|
|
|
|
|- style="background:#eee;"
| {{sort|07|7}}||{{sort|7|{{flag|Russia}}, [[Sheremetyevo|Moscow (Sheremetyevo)]]}}
|119,118
| 100,918 || 118,699 || 110,481
| 91,938
|- style="background:#eee;"
| {{sort|06|9}}||{{sort|8|{{flag|Netherlands}}, [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]]}}
|108,493
| || ||
| || |||| ||
|- style="background:#eee;"
| 9 {{sort|08|(5)}}||{{sort|1|{{flag|Denmark}}, [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]]}}
| 106,573
| 77,606 || 103,156 || 113,158
| 123,966 || 133,101 || {{decrease}}{{sort|4|6.9}} || 140,997 || 142,449
|}

==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Year !! style="width:300px;"|Award !! style="width:400px;"|Category !! Results !! Ref
|-
| 2012 || EURO ANNIE 'Airport Growth Award'<br />by [[anna.aero]] || 1–2 million passengers || {{won}} ||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anna.aero/2012/05/30/yet-more-anna-aero-euro-annie-celebrations-pula-5-new-airlines-and-tallinn-38pc-growth/ |title=Yet more anna.aero EURO ANNIE Celebrations: Pula (5 new airlines) and Tallinn (+38% growth) |date=30 May 2012 |publisher=anna.aero |access-date=22 September 2012}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 || Best Airport Award<br />by [[Airports Council International Europe|ACI EUROPE]] || under 5 million passenger || {{won|place=Silver}} ||<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/news/?newsID=6791#.VZRSMTdYeBs |title=Tallinna Lennujaamale jälle hõbe |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |date=30 June 2015 |access-date=2 July 2015 |language=et}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|Best European Airport 2018<br />by [[Airports Council International|ACI INTERNATIONAL]]
|under 5 million passenger
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/uudised/tallinna-lennujaam-on-parim-lennujaam-euroopas/|title=Tallinna Lennujaam on parim lennujaam Euroopas|date=25 June 2018|work=Tallinna Lennujaam|access-date=4 August 2018|language=et-EE}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|Airport Service Quality Award Europe 2018 <br />by [[Airports Council International|ACI INTERNATIONAL]]
|under 5 million passenger
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/en/news/tallinn-airport-is-the-best-in-europe-according-to-passengers/|title=Tallinn Airport is the best in Europe according to passengers|date=7 March 2019|website=Tallinna Lennujaam}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|Best European Airport 2020 <br />by [[Airports Council International|ACI INTERNATIONAL]]
|under 5 million passenger
|{{won}}
|<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/en/news/the-service-level-of-tallinn-airport-is-still-among-the-best-in-europe/|title=Tallinn Airport is the best in Europe according to passengers|date=7 March 2019|website=Tallinna Lennujaam}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|Airport Service Quality Award Europe 2020 <br />by [[Airports Council International|ACI INTERNATIONAL]]
|under 5 million passenger
|{{won}}
|<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
|-
|}

==Ground transportation==
===Tram===
[[File:Tallinn airport tram.jpg|thumb|CAF Urbos tram in Tallinn Airport tram terminal]]
The best connection between downtown Tallinn and the airport is provided by tramline "4". The tram network extension to the airport terminal was opened on 1 September 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delfi.ee/a/79346860|title=DELFI FOTOD {{!}} 1. septembrist saab trammiga lennujaama|author=Kristjan Ats Mägi|date=2017-08-30|language=et|trans-title=DELFI FOTOD {{!}} From 1 September to the airport by tram|website=Delfi}}</ref> Trams mostly go with 6-minute intervals, the journey from downtown to the airport (and vice versa) takes 18–19 minutes. Trams run through the 150-metre long Ülemiste tram tunnel beneath the Tallinn-Narva railway.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://majandus24.postimees.ee/3091067/trammitunneli-rajamine-lennujaama-suunas-algab-juba-tanavu |title=Trammitunneli rajamine lennujaama suunas algab juba tänavu |newspaper=Postimees Majandus |publisher=Postimees |date=13 February 2015 |access-date=14 February 2015 |language=et}}</ref> Like all public transportation in Tallinn, the tram is free to the city's residents.

===Bus===
The line "2" offers a connection to [[Mõigu]] subdistrict of Tallinn<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soiduplaan.tallinn.ee/#bus/2/a-b/13601-1/en |title=Schedules |publisher=Tallinna Linnatranspordi Aktsiaselts |access-date=16 June 2017}}</ref>(Mõigu is located 1–2 km southeast from airport towards Tartu). On the returning route from Mõigu to Tallinn downtown (and further to [[Tallinn Passenger Port]]) the line "2" stops in Tartu Road (on the other side of parking house, not in public transportation terminal (or tram terminal)). Therefore, when going to city centre it is more convenient (easier) to take tram than bus "2". The line "2" buses go mostly with 20-minute intervals.

The line "49" provides connections to [[Viimsi Parish]], as well as to [[Iru, Tallinn|Iru subdistrict]], [[Iru village]] and [[Pirita]] and [[Lasnamäe]] districts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://transport.tallinn.ee/#bus/49/a-b/20803-1/en |title=Timetables |publisher=Tallinna Linnatranspordi Aktsiaselts |access-date=9 June 2019}}</ref>

The line "65" provides a connection to [[Lasnamäe]] district.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soiduplaan.tallinn.ee/#bus/65/a-b/16007-1/en |title=Schedules |publisher=Tallinna Linnatranspordi Aktsiaselts |access-date=16 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="Public Transport">{{cite web |title=Tallinn Airport – Public Transport |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/transport/publictransport |access-date=15 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217084247/https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/transport/publictransport |archive-date=17 February 2013 }}</ref>

Long-distance services include:
* intercity bus line "Täistunniekspress" ({{lang-en|"Hourlyexpress"}}), operated by [[Lux Express]], departs from Tallinn to [[Tartu]]. "Täistunniekspress" from Tartu arrives at the airport.<ref>{{cite web |title=TIMETABLE OF HOURLY EXPRESS |url=http://www.sebe.ee/prices-hourly-express |publisher=SEBE |work=sebe.ee |access-date=15 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213143647/https://www.sebe.ee/prices-hourly-express |archive-date=13 December 2013 }}</ref>
* intercity bus line "158", operated by SEBE, stops at the airport once a day.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sõiduplaan |url=http://sebe.ee/s%C3%B5iduplaan&id=15805&s1=1255&s2=1256 |publisher=SEBE |work=sebe.ee |access-date=15 February 2013 |language=et |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607125208/https://sebe.ee/s%C3%B5iduplaan%26id%3D15805%26s1%3D1255%26s2%3D1256 |archive-date=7 June 2013 }}</ref> and departs from Tallinn to Tartu. The bus stops at [[Kose]] crossroad and the [[Mäo, Järva County|Mäo]] and Puhu crossroads.<ref name="Public Transport" />

===Rail===
The nearest station is [[Ülemiste train station]], which lies about 800 metres from the airport, near [[Ülemiste Keskus]]. It provides access to [[regional rail]] and [[commuter rail]] lines of [[Elron (rail transit)|Elron]]. The station and Tallinn Airport are connected through the bus lines "49" and"65" and the tram line "4".

===Highway===
The airport is accessed by the [[European route E263|E263]] expressway (which shares the same route with the Estonian national road [[Estonian national road 2|T2]]). The [[European route E20|E20]] expressway (which follows the [[Estonian national road 1|T1]]) intersects with the E263 expressway {{convert|900|m|ft}} away from the airport towards the city centre. The [[European route E67|E67]] expressway (Via Baltica, follows the Estonian national road [[Estonian national road 4|T4]]) is easily accessible via the {{convert|3.8|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} [[dual carriageway]] Järvevana Road, which provides a direct connection with E263 at the intersection.

==Incidents and accidents==
* On 6 September 1938 at 5 p.m. EET, a [[Polish Aero Club|Warsaw Aero Club]] [[RWD-10]], piloted by {{interlanguage link|Zbigniew Oleński|pl}}, crashed into Lake Ülemiste during an [[aerobatic]] demonstration. The crash was caused by an error by the pilot, who misestimated the altitude during low-flight manoeuvres, and by muggy weather, which complicated the detection of a water surface. The depth of the crash site was only about 1 metre, which helped to absorb the shock but was too shallow for the pilot to drown. The pilot survived with head injuries. The plane's propeller and landing gear was damaged in the crash, but the plane was recovered and repaired by the staff of the seaplane terminal.<ref>{{cite news |date= 7 September 1938 |title= Poola lennuk kukkus Ülemiste järwe |url= http://dea.digar.ee/cgi-bin/dea?a=is&oid=postimeesew19380907&type=staticpdf |newspaper= Postimees |location= Tartu, Estonia|language=et |number= 242 |page = 3|access-date= 7 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="Ülemiste Järv">{{cite news |first=Risto |last=Berendson |url=http://tallinncity.postimees.ee/239432/uelemiste-jaerv-on-poola-lendureile-armuline |title=Ülemiste järv on Poola lendureile armuline |newspaper=Postimees Tallinn |publisher=Postimees |date=20 March 2010 |access-date=7 February 2017 |language=et}}</ref>
* On 8 January 1954, an [[Aeroflot]] [[Lisunov Li-2]] flying from Tallinn to [[Pulkovo Airport|Leningrad-Shosseynaya Airport]] was hijacked by a man in a Soviet Air Force uniform and a woman. Both had guns and the woman had a knife. The flight engineer attempted to overpower the hijackers, but was killed by gunfire. Other crew members did succeed in overpowering the two. The aircraft turned back to Tallinn.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19540108-0 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Lisunov Li-2 registration unknown Tallinn-Ülemiste Airport (TLL) |work=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=9 June 2019}}</ref>
* In January 1966, an [[Ilyushin Il-14]] flying from [[Kuressaare Airport|Kuressaare]] to Tallinn, made a landing on ice of Lake Ülemiste short of the runway 08 at its destination in nearly zero-visibility conditions. The incident was caused by an error of the air traffic controller, who misestimated the plane's altitude. The frontal landing gear was damaged during the unexpected landing, but the plane was otherwise intact. It was towed the same day to the airport. No injuries were reported, the passengers walked to the terminal across the frozen lake.<ref name="Ülemiste Järv" />
* On 16 November 1990, an [[Aeroflot]] [[Tupolev]] [[Tu-134]] flying from Tallinn to [[Moscow]] was hijacked during a domestic flight by a hijacker who demanded to be taken to Sweden. The aircraft with 64 passengers aboard returned and landed at Tallinn Airport. Upon landing, the hijacker was arrested by Soviet authorities. No casualties were reported.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19901116-0 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 134 registration unknown Tallinn-Ülemiste Airport (TLL) |work=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=17 June 2016}}</ref>
* On 18 September 1991 at 14:30 EEST (11:30 [[UTC]]), a [[Euro-Flite]] [[Dassault]] [[Falcon 20]] business jet, carrying 2 crew and 10 passengers, landed on the runway of Tallinn Airport with its right main gear failed to lock in its extended position. The captain used ailerons and wheel brakes to hold the aircraft on the runway as far as possible until most speed was lost. Thereafter the aircraft came down smoothly on its right wing-tip while continuing to move turning to the right. At the end of the landing run the aircraft left the runway and stopped about 8 m outside the runway edge. There was no fire. The aircraft involved was OH-FFA and it got substantial damage, but was later repaired. The flight had departed from [[Helsinki Airport]] with Tallinn as its destination. No injuries were reported.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19910918-1 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Dassault Falcon 20 OH-FFA Tallinn-Ülemiste Airport (TLL) |work=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=7 February 2017}}</ref>
* On 20 February 1993 [[Aeroflot]] Flight 2134, a [[Tupolev]] [[Tu-134]] flying from [[Roshchino International Airport|Tyumen]] to [[Pulkovo Airport|St. Petersburg]], was hijacked during a domestic flight by a hijacker who demanded to be taken to the United States. As there were not enough fuel, he initially demanded to be taken to Helsinki, but agreed to land in Tallinn Airport. After the landing and five and half hours of negotiations 30 passengers were released. The plane then departed and next landed to [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport]], where the hijacker, who was accompanied by his wife and child, peacefully surrendered to Swedish authorities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dtic.mil/get-tr-doc/pdf?Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf&AD=ADA280694 |title=Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1993 |date=27 June 1994 |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration |access-date=1 January 2014}}</ref>
* On 24 November 1994 a [[Komiavia]] [[Tupolev]] [[Tu-134]] flying from [[Syktyvkar Airport]] to [[Pulkovo Airport]] was hijacked by group of three hijackers, who demanded to be taken to Denmark. They surrendered after landing in Tallinn Airport and several hours of negotiations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19941124-0 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 134 RA-65615 ? Tallinn-Ulemiste Airport (TLL) |work=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=1 January 2014}}</ref>
* On 10 February 2003 an [[Enimex]] [[Antonov]] [[An-28]] crashed while heading to [[Helsinki Airport]] during a regular cargo flight. The aircraft banked right during climb and crashed nose down into some trees shortly after takeoff, 300 metres from Tallinn Airport. The aircraft involved was ES-NOY. The captain and first officer were killed during the crash, while a flight engineer was injured.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20030210-0 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov 28 ES-NOY Tallinn-Ulemiste Airport (TLL) |work=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=1 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ecaa.ee/index.php?id=1025 |title=Lennuõnnetus Tallinna lennuväljal |last=Peterson |first=Toomas |publisher=[[Estonian Civil Aviation Administration]]|access-date=1 January 2014 |language=et}}</ref>
* On 27 March 2006 an [[Airest]] [[Let L-410 Turbolet|Let L-410UVP-E20C]] caught fire while standing in Tallinn Airport. The aircraft involved was ES-LLG, it received substantial damage, but was later repaired. No injuries were reported.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20060327-0 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Let L-410UVP-E ES-LLG Tallinn-Ulemiste Airport (TLL) |work=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=1 January 2014}}</ref>
[[File:Lennuk ülemiste järves.jpg|thumb|Antonov An-26 on the ice of [[Lake Ülemiste]].]]
* On 18 March 2010 an [[Exin]] [[Antonov]] [[An-26]] aircraft made an emergency landing on the frozen [[Lake Ülemiste]], close to Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport. Initial reports indicated problems with the landing gear and one of the engines.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.epl.ee/artikkel/493821 |title=DHL-i kaubalennuk sooritas Ülemiste järvele hädamaandumise |last=Rand |first=Erik |date=18 March 2010 |publisher=[[Eesti Päevaleht]] |language=et |access-date=18 March 2010}}</ref> The flight was operated by [[Exin]] on behalf of DHL. The aircraft involved was SP-FDO and the flight had departed from [[Helsinki Airport]]. Two of the six crew members were injured.<ref name=AH428d13ae>{{cite web |url=http://avherald.com/h?article=428d13ae&opt=0 |title=Accident: Exin AN26 at Tallinn on Mar 18th 2010, gear and engine trouble |first=Simon |last=Hradecky |work=Aviation Herald|access-date=18 March 2010}}</ref> The wrecked plane was later towed to the parking position near the main taxiway and used for rescue trainings until 5 June 2015, when it was partly disassembled and transferred to the [[search and rescue]] school in [[Väike-Maarja]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Viita-Neuhaus |first=Anu |date=5 June 2015 |title=Ülemiste järve kukkunud lennuk maandus päästekooli õppeväljakule |url=http://www.virumaateataja.ee/3216373/ulemiste-jarve-kukkunud-lennuk-maandus-paastekooli-oppevaljakule |language=et |newspaper=Virumaa Teataja |access-date= 23 June 2015}}</ref> The airport plans to buy another used plane to continue trainings on site.<ref>{{cite news |last=Viita-Neuhaus |first=Anu |date=5 June 2015 |title=Tallinna lennujaam: "Päästekooli lennuk teenis meid hästi" |url=http://www.virumaateataja.ee/3215813/tallinna-lennujaam-paastekooli-lennuk-teenis-meid-hasti |language=et |newspaper=Virumaa Teataja|access-date= 23 June 2015}}</ref>
* On 25 August 2010 an [[Exin]] [[Antonov]] [[An-26]] aircraft made an emergency landing on the runway of Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport. Initial reports indicated problems with the landing gear during takeoff. The flight was operated by [[Exin]] on behalf of DHL. The aircraft involved was SP-FDP and the flight was scheduled to fly to [[Helsinki Airport]]. None of the four crew members were injured.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tallinnapostimees.ee/?id=304178 |title=Kaubalennukil purunes Tallinna lennujaamast startimisel telik |publisher=Postimees |access-date=25 August 2010}}</ref>
* On 8 February 2013 an [[ULS Airlines Cargo]] [[Airbus A300#A300B4|Airbus A300B4]] aircraft skidded off the taxiway during taxiing following a normal landing. All flight operations were cancelled for two and a half hours, except those of planes with [[STOL|shortened takeoff and landing capability]], which do not require the whole length of the runway and were cleared for takeoff. Planes en route to Tallinn were redirected to Helsinki and Riga.<ref>{{cite news |title=Video: Cargo Plane Freed, Tallinn Air Traffic Restored |url=http://news.err.ee/6025ced6-37d8-4def-9cf7-8f742c677690 |publisher=ERR |date=8 February 2013 |access-date=8 February 2013}}</ref> The aircraft involved was TC-KZV and the flight had departed from [[Sabiha Gökçen International Airport|Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen Airport]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Simon |last=Hradecky |title=Incident: ULS A30B at Tallinn on Feb 8th 2013, runway excursion during turn off |url=http://avherald.com/h?article=45d71b04&opt=0 |work=The Aviation Herald|date=8 February 2013 |access-date=9 February 2013}}</ref> No injuries were reported.<ref>{{cite news |title=FOTOD ja VIDEO: Lennuliiklus Tallinna lennujaamas peatati rajalt maha sõitnud lennuki tõttu |url=http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/eesti/fotod-ja-video-lennuliiklus-tallinna-lennujaamas-peatati-rajalt-maha-soitnud-lennuki-tottu.d?id=65650118 |publisher=delfi.ee |language=et |date=8 February 2013 |access-date=8 February 2013}}</ref>
* On 14 August 2014 an [[Estonian Air]] [[Bombardier Aerospace|Bombardier]] [[Bombardier CRJ700 series#CRJ900 and derivative|CRJ900NG]] aircraft made an emergency landing on the runway of Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport. The plane, carrying 86 people, was forced to land at Tallinn Airport shortly after takeoff because of left hand main gear tyre was blown on takeoff at 18:10. After airport crews scoured the runway and found tire debris, the pilots were alerted. After burning off most of its fuel, the plane touched down without incident in Tallinn at around 20:30.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.err.ee/v/society/12ed43e1-e1fe-43ad-a2fa-9ac3b39cfe84 |title=Emergency Landing at Tallinn Airport Draws Major Response |work=[[Eesti Rahvusringhääling|ERR]] |date=15 August 2014 |access-date=15 August 2014}}</ref> The aircraft involved was ES-ACC and the flight was scheduled to fly to [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]]. No injuries were reported.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/35368/ |title=Plane makes emergency landing in Estonia |work=[[The Baltic Times]] |date=15 August 2014 |access-date=15 August 2014}}</ref>
* On 11 July 2015 at 5:12 a.m. EEST (02:12 [[UTC]]) an [[Aviastar-TU]] [[Tupolev Tu-204]] aircraft arriving from [[Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport]] blew two of its right hand main gear tyres after landing. No damage to the runway or injuries were reported. The plane was towed to a parking position for repairs.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tallinnas maandunud kaubalennukil purunesid kaks põhiteliku rehvit |url=http://arileht.delfi.ee/news/uudised/tallinnas-maandunud-kaubalennukil-purunesid-kaks-pohiteliku-rehvi?id=71893023 |work=Ärileht.ee |publisher=delfi.ee |language=et |date=11 July 2015 |access-date=12 July 2015}}</ref>
* On 28 February 2018 a [[Smartlynx Airlines]] Airbus A320-214 made an emergency landing 150 meters from the runway during a [[touch-and-go landing]] exercise. After a successful runway approach, the aircraft was unable to regain altitude and collided with the runway. During the collision, the aircraft's engines touched the runway, and the covering flaps of the aircraft's main landing gear fell apart. The aircraft managed to regain altitude after the collision and turn back to make a landing, but after the turn both engines stopped. The pilot made an emergency landing about 150 meters from the runway, stopping at about 15 meters south of the runway. All of the aircraft's tires broke in the course of the training. The instructor and one of the students sustained mild injuries as a result of the accident.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.err.ee/689656/plane-to-make-emergency-landing-in-tallinn-landed-with-stopped-engines |title=Plane to make emergency landing in Tallinn landed with stopped engines |work=[[Eesti Rahvusringhääling|ERR]] |date=14 March 2018 |access-date=30 March 2018}}</ref>
* On 4 June 2019 a [[Nordica (airline)|Nordica]] [[Bombardier Aerospace|Bombardier]] [[Bombardier CRJ700 series#CRJ900 and derivative|CRJ900NG]] aircraft made an emergency landing on the runway of Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport. The plane, carrying 31 passengers and 5 crew members, landed at Tallinn Airport at 18:07 with one of its tyres blown. All flight operations at the airport were cancelled until 18:38. According to the spokesperson of Nordica, the plane tyre become damaged during a takeoff in [[Kyiv]]. The aircraft involved was ES-ACC and the flight had departed from [[Boryspil International Airport]]. No injuries were reported.<ref>{{cite web |editor1-last=Nael |editor1-first=Merili |url=https://www.err.ee/948987/kiievist-saabunud-nordica-lennuk-avariimaandus-tallinna-lennuvaljal |title=Kiievist saabunud Nordica lennuk avariimaandus Tallinna lennuväljal |work=[[Eesti Rahvusringhääling|ERR]] |language=et |date=4 June 2019 |access-date=5 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Nagel |first1=Riho |last2=Palgi |first2=Greete |title=VIDEO JA FOTOD <nowiki>|</nowiki> Purunenud rehviga Nordica reisilennuk tegi Tallinnas hädamaandumise |url=https://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/krimi/video-ja-fotod-purunenud-rehviga-nordica-reisilennuk-tegi-tallinnas-hadamaandumise?id=86427665 |publisher=delfi.ee |language=et |date=4 June 2019 |access-date=5 June 2019}}</ref>
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==See also==
* [[List of the busiest airports in the Baltic states]]
* [[List of the busiest airports in the former USSR]]
* [[Transport in Estonia]]

==References==
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Mexican Americans

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109.88.157.143: /* Mexican American communities */

{{very long|date=October 2021}}
{{short description|Americans of Mexican ancestry}}
{{Infobox ethnic group
| group = Mexican Americans
| pop = '''10,931,939''' (by birth)<ref name=ACS-B05006-2019>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?t=Place%20of%20Birth&tid=ACSDT1Y2019.B05006&hidePreview=false&vintage=2019|title=B05006 PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES - 2019 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates|date=July 1, 2019 |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |access-date=February 4, 2021}}</ref><br>
'''37,186,361''' (by ancestry)<ref name=ACS-B03001-2019>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=B03001%3A%20HISPANIC%20OR%20LATINO%20ORIGIN%20BY%20SPECIFIC%20ORIGIN&tid=ACSDT1Y2019.B03001&hidePreview=true|title=B03001 HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN BY SPECIFIC ORIGIN - United States - 2019 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates|date=July 1, 2019 |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |access-date=February 4, 2021}}</ref><br>{{small|11.3% of total U.S. population, 2019}}<ref name=ACS-B03001-2019/>
| regions = {{hlist|[[California]] especially in [[Los Angeles]], [[Southern California]] and [[Greater Los Angeles]]|[[Oregon]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gutiérrez |first1=Verónica F. |last2=Wallace |first2=Steven P. |last3=Castañeda |first3=Xóchitl |title=Demographic Profile of Mexican Immigrants in the United States |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242491308 |publisher=UCLA Center for Health Policy Research |date=October 2004}}</ref>|[[Washington (state)|Washington]]|[[Arizona]]| [[Nevada]]|[[New Mexico]]|[[Colorado]]|[[Utah]]||[[Florida]]|[[Texas]]|[[Wyoming]]| [[Oklahoma]]| <ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wTGeBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA137|page=137 | title=Geopolitics: The Geography of International Relations| isbn=9781442223516| last1=Cohen| first1=Saul Bernard| date=25 November 2014}}</ref>|[[Idaho]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Terrazas |first1=Aaron |title=Mexican Immigrants in the United States in 2008 |url=https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/mexican-immigrants-united-states-2008 |publisher=Migration Policy Institute |date=February 22, 2010}}</ref>|[[Chicago metropolitan area|Chicago]]}} (also emerging populations in {{hlist|[[Southeastern United States|Southeast]]|[[Upper Midwest]]|[[Northeastern United States|Northeast]])|[[New York (state)|New York]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zong |first1=Jie |last2=Batalova |first2=Jeanne |title=Mexican Immigrants in the United States |url=https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/mexican-immigrants-united-states-2017 |publisher=Migration Policy Institute |date=October 5, 2018}}</ref>|[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]|[[Montana]]||[[Wisconsin]]|[[Michigan]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xv5ivm13_0oC&pg=PA334|page=334|title=The Rocky Mountain Region|isbn=9780313328176|last1=Newby|first1=Rick|year=2004}}</ref>|[[North Carolina]]|Growing population in [[suburb|suburbs]] and [[rural]] areas in the Southwest<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6qnuDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA53|page=53|title=Race, Ethnicity, and Place in a Changing America, Third Edition|isbn=9781438463292|last1=Frazier|first1=John W.|last2=Tettey-Fio|first2=Eugene L.|last3=Henry|first3=Norah F.|date=29 December 2016}}</ref>}}
| languages = {{hlist|[[Spanish language in the United States|Spanish]]|[[American English|English]]|[[Spanglish]]|[[Languages of Mexico|Indigenous Mexican languages]]}}
| religions = Predominantly [[Catholic Church in the United States|Roman Catholic]]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/12/08/on-religion-mexicans-are-more-catholic-and-often-more-traditional-than-mexican-americans/|title=On religion, Mexicans are more Catholic and often more traditional than Mexican Americans|first=Juan Carlos|last=Donoso}}</ref>
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| related_groups = [[Spanish Americans]], other [[Latino Americans]]
| image = Percent of Mexican American (of any race) by state 2010.svg
| image_caption = Percent of population of Mexican descent in 2010.<ref name="Multicultural America">{{cite book |doi=10.4135/9781452276274.n570 |chapter=Mexican Americans |title=Multicultural America: A Multimedia Encyclopedia |year=2013 |last1=García |first1=Justin |isbn=9781452216836 }}</ref>
}}
{{Chicano and Mexican American topics sidebar|state=collapsed}}{{Hispanic and Latino Americans|state=collapsed}}

'''Mexican Americans''' ({{lang-es|mexicano-estadounidenses}} or {{lang|es|estadounidenses de origen mexicano}}) are [[Americans]] of full or partial [[Mexicans|Mexican]] descent.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=Mexican american|url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/mexican-american|website=Dictionary.com|quote=a citizen or resident of the U.S. of Mexican birth or descent; Chicano}}</ref> In 2019, Mexican Americans comprised 11.3% of the U.S. population and 61.5% of all [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino Americans]].<ref name=ACS-B05006-2019/> In 2019, 71% of Mexican Americans were born in the United States,<ref name=ACS-B05006-2019/> though they make up 53% of the total population of foreign-born Latino Americans and 25% of the total foreign-born population.<ref name=invsn/> The U.S. is home to the second-largest [[Mexicans|Mexican community]] in the world (24% of the entire [[emigration from Mexico|Mexican-origin population of the world]]), second only to [[Mexico]] itself.<ref name="NHS2011">{{cite web|date=2013-05-08|title=National Household Survey (NHS) Profile, 2011|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Canada&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1|access-date=2014-03-24|publisher=2.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> Most Mexican Americans reside in [[Southwestern United States|the Southwest]] (over 60% in the states of [[California]] and [[Texas]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-04.pdf |title=Table 4. Top Five States for Detailed Hispanic or Latino Origin Groups With a Population Size of One Million or More in the United States: 2010 |work=The Hispanic Population 2010 |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=22 May 2012}}</ref> Many Mexican Americans {{how many|date=July 2021}} living in the United States have assimilated into [[Culture of the United States|U.S. culture]] which has made some become less connected with their culture of birth (or of their parents) and sometimes creates an [[identity crisis]].<ref name="gale encyclopedia">{{cite book |last1=Englekirk |first1=Allan |last2=Marín |first2=Marguerite |editor1-last=Riggs |editor1-first=Thomas |title=The Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America |date=2014 |publisher=Gale, Cengage Learning |oclc=959057826 |isbn=978-1-4144-3806-1 |pages=195–217 |edition=3rd |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MER0oAEACAAJ |chapter=Mexican Americans}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gallardo|first=Miguel E.|title=Chicano|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Chicano|access-date=26 June 2020|website=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref><ref name=":72">{{Cite book|last=Montoya|first=Maceo|url=https://archive.org/details/chicanomovementf0000mont/page/3|title=Chicano Movement For Beginners|publisher=For Beginners|year=2016|isbn=9781939994646|pages=[https://archive.org/details/chicanomovementf0000mont/page/3 3–5]}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{cite journal |last1=Borunda |first1=Rose |last2=Martinez |first2=Lorena Magdalena |title=Strategies for Defusing Contemporary Weapons in the Ongoing War Against Xicanx Children and Youth |journal=Contemporary School Psychology |date=September 2020 |volume=24 |issue=3 |pages=266–278 |doi=10.1007/s40688-020-00312-x |s2cid=225409343 }}</ref><ref name=":32">{{cite journal |last1=Zepeda |first1=Susy |title=Decolonizing Xicana/x Studies: Healing the Susto of De-indigenization |journal=Aztlan: A Journal of Chicano Studies |date=15 March 2020 |volume=45 |issue=1 |pages=225–242 |url=https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/csrc/aztlan/2020/00000045/00000001/art00015 }}</ref>

Most Mexican Americans are of varying degrees of [[Spanish Mexicans|Spanish]] and Indigenous descent,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/mexican-americans|title = TSHA | Mexican Americans}}</ref> being made up of varying [[Peninsulares|Peninsular Spanish]] ([[Spaniard]] born in [[Spain]] that resided in the colonies of the [[Spanish Empire]]), [[Criollo people|Criollo Spanish]] (Spaniard settler born in the colonies of the Spanish Empire), [[White Mexican]] (after the independence of Mexico), and [[mestizo|Mexican mestizo]] origin ([[multiracial people]] with a combined European and Indigenous American ancestry). Others are [[Indigenous peoples|Indigenous]] primarily descended from one or more of the over 60 [[Indigenous peoples of Mexico|Indigenous groups in Mexico]] (approximately 200,000 people in California alone).<ref>{{cite web|last=Cengel|first=Katya|date=June 25, 2013|title=The Other Mexicans|url=https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/06/130624-mexico-mixteco-indigenous-immigration-spanish-culture/|access-date=2019-06-01|publisher=National Geographic|df=mdy-all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710104524/https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/06/130624-mexico-mixteco-indigenous-immigration-spanish-culture/| archive-date=10 July 2018}}</ref> It is estimated that approximately 10% of the current Mexican American population are descended from early Spanish and Mexican residents such as [[Hispanos of New Mexico|New Mexican Hispanos]], [[Tejanos]], and [[Californios]], who became U.S. citizens in 1848 through the [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]], which ended the [[Mexican–American War]]. Mexicans living in the United States after the treaty was signed were forced to choose between keeping their Mexican citizenship or becoming an American citizen. Few chose to leave their homes in the States.<ref name="Multicultural America"/> The majority of these [[Hispanophone]] populations eventually [[American English|adopted English]] as their first language and became [[Americanization|Americanized]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Mexican Americans – MSN Encarta |url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761587500_1/Mexican_Americans.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5kx7M1c1J?url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761587500_1/Mexican_Americans.html |archive-date=November 1, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Also called [[Hispanos]], these descendants of colonial [[Spaniard|Spanish]] settlers from the [[Viceroyalty of New Spain]] and independent Mexico from early to middle XIX century differentiate themselves culturally from the population of Mexican Americans whose ancestors arrived in the American Southwest after the [[Mexican Revolution]].<ref>[http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/revista/articles/view/577 ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430234919/http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/revista/articles/view/577 |date=April 30, 2008 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.nmculturenet.org/heritage/cuartocentenario/spanish_view.php ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006190603/http://www.nmculturenet.org/heritage/cuartocentenario/spanish_view.php |date=October 6, 2007 }}</ref>

Although most of the Mexican American population was deemed [[white Americans|white]] by the Treaty, many continued to face discrimination in the form of [[Anti-Mexican sentiment]], rooted in the idea that Mexicans were "too Indian" to be citizens.<ref name=ManifestDestinies/> Despite assurances to the contrary, the [[property rights]] of formerly Mexican citizens were often not honored by the U.S. government.<ref>U.S. Congress. Recommendation of the Public Land Commission for Legislation as to Private Land Claims, 46th Congress, 2nd Session, 1880, House Executive Document 46, pp. 1116–17.</ref><ref>Mexicanos: A history of Mexicans in the United States. Manuel G. Gonzales, Indiana University Press P.86-87 {{ISBN|0-253-33520-5}}</ref><ref>The U.S.-Mexico Border: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, John C. Davenport, P.48, {{ISBN|0-7910-7833-7}}</ref> Continuous large-scale [[Human migration|migration]], particularly after the 1910 [[Mexican Revolution]], added to this population. During the [[Great Depression]], many Mexican Americans were [[Mexican Repatriation|repatriated or deported]] to Mexico. An estimated 355,000 to 2 million people were repatriated in total, 40 to 60% of whom were [[Birthright citizenship in the United States|American citizens]] - overwhelmingly children.<ref name=":2">{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Byza6YM2bukC |title=The Praeger Handbook of Latino Education in the U.S. |last=Rosales |first=F. Arturo |date=2007-01-01 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=9780313338304 |editor-last=Soto |editor-first=Lourdes Diaz |pages=400–403 |chapter=Repatriation of Mexicans from the US }}</ref><ref name="johnson">{{cite news |url=http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1147&context=plr |title=The Forgotten Repatriation of Persons of Mexican Ancestry and Lessons for the War on Terror |last=Johnson |first=Kevin |date=Fall 2005 |publisher=Pace Law Review |issue=1 |location=Davis, CA |volume=26 }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GKYr2bRqlxMC |title=Unwanted Mexican Americans in the Great Depression: Repatriation Pressures, 1929-1939 |last=Hoffman |first=Abraham |date=1974-01-01 |publisher=VNR AG |isbn=9780816503667}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1A6iBy_0qacC |title=Decade of Betrayal: Mexican Repatriation in the 1930s |last1=Balderrama |first1=Francisco E. |last2=Rodriguez |pages= 330 |first2=Raymond |date=2006-01-01 |publisher=[[University of New Mexico Press]] |isbn=9780826339737}}</ref><ref name="gratton">{{cite news|url=https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/102163/imre12054.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y|title=Immigration, Repatriation, and Deportation: The Mexican-Origin Population in the United States, 1920-1950|last1=Gratton|first1=Brian|last2=Merchant |first2=Emily|date=December 2013|pages=944–975|publisher=The International migration review|issue=4|volume=47}}</ref>
[[Critical race theorist]] [[Ian Haney López]], posited that in the 1930s, "community leaders promoted the term ''Mexican American'' to convey an [[assimilationist]] ideology stressing white identity" and that by the 1940s and 1950s, the community had fractured over the issue of [[cultural assimilation]] with some anti-assimilationist youth rejecting ''Mexican American'' and instead developed an "alienated ''[[pachuco]]'' culture that fashioned itself neither as Mexican nor American"<ref name=":382">{{Cite book|last=López|first=Ian Haney|title=Racism on Trial: The Chicano Fight for Justice|publisher=Harvard University Press|year=2009|isbn=9780674038264|pages=1–3}}</ref> while others developed a more assimilationist stance by promoting the ''Mexican American'' identity "as a [[White Americans|white ethnic group]] that had little in common with [[African Americans]]."<ref>{{Cite book|last=Muñoz|first=Carlos|title=Youth, Identity, Power: The Chicano Movement|publisher=Verso|year=2007|isbn=9781844671427|pages=64|quote="They did not reject their Mexican origins, but, like the generation of the 1930s, emphasized the American part of their Mexican American identity... They promoted the image of Mexican Americans as a white ethnic group that had little in common with African Americans. They believed that by minimizing the existence of racism toward their people, they could 'deflect' anti-Mexican sentiment in society."}}</ref> The anti-assimilationist challenge to ''Mexican American'' identity would form the basis of ''[[Chicano|Chicano/a]]'' identity in the 1960s, which itself was influenced by the reclamation of ''[[Black people|Black]]'' by [[African Americans]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Herbst|first=Philip|title=The Color of Words: An Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Ethnic Bias in the United States|publisher=Intercultural Press|year=2007|isbn=9781877864971|pages=47}}</ref><ref name=":62">{{Cite book|last=Mantler|first=Gordon K.|title=Power to the Poor: Black-Brown Coalition and the Fight for Economic Justice, 1960-1974|publisher=University of North Carolina Press|year=2013|isbn=9781469608068|pages=65–89}}</ref> Although ''Chicano/a'' had previously been used as a [[classist]] and [[racial slur]] to refer to [[working class]] Mexican American people in Spanish-speaking neighborhoods, the [[Chicano Movement]] reclaimed the term to promote cultural revitalization and community empowerment in the 1960s and 1970s.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/americanheritage00dict|title=The American Heritage Guide to Contemporary Usage and Style|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Company|year=2005|isbn=9780618604999|pages=[https://archive.org/details/americanheritage00dict/page/n109 90]|url-access=limited}}</ref><ref name=":37">{{Cite book|last=Veléz|first=Lupe|title=From Bananas to Buttocks: The Latina Body in Popular Film and Culture|publisher=University of Texas Press|year=2010|isbn=9780292778498|pages=66–67}}</ref>

In the 1980s, following the decline of the Chicano Movement, [[Cultural assimilation|assimilation]] and [[economic mobility]] became a goal of many Mexican Americans in an era of [[conservatism]],<ref name=":31">{{Cite book|last=Mora|first=Carlos|title=Latinos in the West: The Student Movement and Academic Labor in Los Angeles|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|year=2007|isbn=9780742547841|pages=53–60}}</ref> many of whom adopted the terms ''[[Hispanic]]'' and ''[[Latino (demonym)|Latino]]''.<ref name=":13">{{cite web|last=Romero|first=Dennis|date=15 July 2018|title=A Chicano renaissance? A new Mexican-American generation embraces the term|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/chicano-renaissance-new-mexican-american-generation-embraces-term-n869846|access-date=2 August 2019|website=NBC News}}</ref> Prior to this time, the [[United States Census]] provided no clear way for Mexican Americans to identify. On the [[1980 United States Census|1980 census]], the U.S. government promoted the term ''Hispanic'' while ''Chicano'' appeared as a subcategory underneath the category of ''Spanish/Hispanic'' descent.<ref name=":11">{{Cite book|last=Stephen|first=Lynn|title=Transborder Lives: Indigenous Oaxacans in Mexico, California, and Oregon|publisher=Duke University Press Books|year=2007|isbn=9780822339908|pages=223–225}}</ref> Immigration from Mexico increased greatly during the 1980s and 1990s and peaked in the mid-2000s. With the peak of immigration in the 1980s the Immigration Amnesty was passed, letting many of the Mexican immigrants get their residency in the United states. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Immigration Amnesty in the 1980s {{!}} Latinos and Hispanics in America|url=http://asu.news21.com/archive/2009/immigration_amnesty_in_the_1980s/index.html|access-date=2020-11-13|website=asu.news21.com}}</ref> The [[Great Recession]] (2007-2009) resulted in a decline in immigration from Mexico.<ref name=":7">{{cite journal |last=Villarreal |first=Andrés |date=December 2014 |title=Explaining the Decline in Mexico-U.S. Migration: The Effect of the Great Recession |journal=Demography |volume=51 |issue=6 |pages=2203–2228 |doi=10.1007/s13524-014-0351-4 |pmc=4252712 |pmid=25407844}}</ref>

==History of Mexican Americans==
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[[File:Southwestern_Chillis_and_Skull.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.9|Symbols of the Southwest: a string of chili peppers (a [[ristra]]) and a bleached white cow's skull hang in a market near [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]]]]
In 1900, there were slightly more than 500,000 [[Latinos]] of Mexican descent living in New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, California and Texas.<ref>{{cite web |author=Population Reference Bureau |url=http://www.prb.org/Articles/2004/LatinosandtheChangingFaceofAmerica.aspx |title=Latinos and the Changing Face of America – Population Reference Bureau |publisher=Prb.org |date=2013-11-13 |access-date=2014-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519161150/http://www.prb.org/Articles/2004/LatinosandtheChangingFaceofAmerica.aspx |archive-date=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Most were Mexican Americans of Spanish descent and other Hispanicized European settlers who settled in the Southwest during Spanish colonial times, as well as local and Mexican Amerindians.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

As early as 1813, some of the [[Tejano]]s who colonized Texas in the Spanish Colonial Period established a government in Texas that desired independence from Spanish-ruled Mexico. In those days, there was no concept of identity as Mexican. Many Mexicans were more loyal to their states/provinces than to their country as a whole, which was a colony of Spain. This was particularly true in frontier regions such as [[Zacatecas]], [[Coahuila y Tejas|Texas]], [[Yucatan peninsula|Yucatán]], [[Oaxaca]], [[Santa Fe de Nuevo Mexico|New Mexico]], etc.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/war/borderlands_on_the_eve.html |title=The U.S.-Mexican War: War (1846-1848): The Borderlands on the Eve of War |publisher=[[PBS]] |date=2006-03-14 |access-date=2014-01-06}}</ref>

As shown by the writings of colonial Tejanos such as [[Antonio Menchaca]], the [[Texas Revolution]] was initially a colonial Tejano cause. Mexico encouraged immigration from the United States to settle east Texas and, by 1831, [[Anglo-Americans|English-speaking]] settlers outnumbered Tejanos ten to one in the region. Both groups were settled mostly in the eastern part of the territory.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/alamo/timeline/timeline2.html |title=American Experience | Remember the Alamo | Timeline |publisher=PBS |date=2004-01-30 |access-date=2014-01-06}}</ref> The Mexican government became concerned about the increasing volume of Anglo-American immigration and restricted the number of settlers from the United States allowed to enter Texas. Consistent with its abolition of slavery, the Mexican government banned slavery within the state, which angered American slave owners.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dissidentvoice.org/April2004/Felux0408.htm |title=(DV) Felux: Remember the Alamo? |publisher=Dissidentvoice.org |access-date=2014-01-06}}</ref> The American settlers, along with many of the Tejano, rebelled against the centralized authority of [[Mexico City]] and the [[General Santa Anna|Santa Anna]] regime, while other Tejano remained loyal to Mexico, and still others were neutral.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ENPUSvf4Z3EC&pg=PA41 |title=Las Tejanas: 300 Years of History - Teresa Palomo Acosta, Ruthe Winegarten - Google Boeken |access-date=2014-01-06|isbn=9780292784482 |last1=Acosta |first1=Teresa Palomo |last2=Winegarten |first2=Ruthe |date=2010-01-01}}</ref><ref>[http://bexargenealogy.com/Tejanos.html] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009202911/http://bexargenealogy.com/Tejanos.html|date=October 9, 2007}}</ref>

Author John P. Schmal wrote of the effect Texas independence had on the Tejano community:
<blockquote>
A native of San Antonio, [[Juan Seguín]] is probably the most famous Tejano to be involved in the War of Texas Independence. His story is complex because he joined the Anglo rebels and helped defeat the Mexican forces of Santa Anna. But later on, as Mayor of San Antonio, he and other Tejanos felt the hostile encroachments of the growing Anglo power against them. After receiving a series of death threats, Seguín relocated his family in Mexico, where he was coerced into military service and fought against the US in 1846–1848 Mexican–American War.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.houstonculture.org/hispanic/alamo.html |title=The Hispanic Experience – Tejanos in the Texas Revolution |publisher=Houstonculture.org |access-date=2014-01-06}}</ref>

Although the events of 1836 led to independence for the people of Texas, the Hispanic population of the state was very quickly disenfranchised, to the extent that their political representation in the Texas State Legislature disappeared entirely for several decades.</blockquote>

[[File:All the Way to the Bay mural in Chicano Park.JPG|thumb|right|Mural in [[Chicano Park]], San Diego stating "All the way to the Bay"]]
As a Spanish colony, the territory of California also had an established population of colonial settlers. [[Californios]] is the term for the Spanish-speaking residents of modern-day California; they were the original Mexicans (regardless of race) and local Hispanicized Amerindians in the region ([[Alta California]]) before the United States acquired it as a territory. In the mid-19th century, more settlers from the United States began to enter the territory.

In California, Spanish settlement began in 1769 with the establishment of the Presidio and Catholic mission of San Diego. 20 more missions were established along the California coast by 1823, along with military Presidios and civilian communities. Settlers in California tended to stay close to the coast and outside of the California interior. The California economy was based on agriculture and livestock. In contrast to central New Spain, coastal colonists found little mineral wealth. Some became farmers or ranchers, working for themselves on their own land or for other colonists. Government officials, priests, soldiers, and artisans settled in towns, missions, and presidios.<ref name="Pitti, Jose 1988 p.207">Pitti, Jose (1988). A History of Mexican Americans in California. State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation. p.207.</ref>

One of the most important events in the history of Mexican settlers in California occurred in 1833, when the Mexican Government secularized the missions. In effect this meant that the government took control of large and vast areas of land. These lands were eventually distributed among the population in the form of Ranchos, which soon became the basic socio-economic units of the province.<ref name="Pitti, Jose 1988 p.207"/>

Relations between Californios and English-speaking settlers were relatively good until 1846, when military officer [[John C. Fremont]] arrived in Alta California with a United States force of 60 men on an exploratory expedition. Fremont made an agreement with Comandante Castro that he would stay in the [[San Joaquin Valley]] only for the winter, then move north to Oregon. However, Fremont remained in the [[Santa Clara Valley]] then headed towards [[Monterey]]. When Castro demanded that Fremont leave Alta California, Fremont rode to [[Fremont Peak (California)|Gavilan Peak]], raised a US flag and vowed to fight to the last man to defend it. After three days of tension, Fremont retreated to Oregon without a shot being fired.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

With relations between Californios and Americans quickly souring, Fremont returned to Alta California, where he encouraged European-American settlers to seize a group of Castro's soldiers and their horses. Another group seized the [[Presidio of Sonoma]] and captured Mariano Vallejo.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

[[File:SACC Nima.jpg|thumb|left|The Henry B. González Convention Center and Lila Cockrell Theater along the San Antonio River Walk. The [[Tower of the Americas]] is visible in the background.]]
The Americans chose [[William B. Ide]] as chosen Commander in Chief and on July 5, he proclaimed the creation of the [[Bear Flag Republic]]. On July 9, US military forces reached Sonoma; they lowered the Bear Flag Republic's flag, replacing it with a US flag. Californios organized an army to defend themselves from invading American forces after the Mexican army retreated from Alta California to defend other parts of Mexico.

The Californios defeated an American force in Los Angeles on September 30, 1846. In turn, they were defeated after the Americans reinforced their forces in what is now southern California. Tens of thousands of miners and associated people arrived during the [[California Gold Rush]], and their activities in some areas meant the end of the Californios' ranching lifestyle. Many of the English-speaking 49ers turned from mining to farming and moved, often illegally, onto land granted to Californios by the former Mexican government.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldrush/peopleevents/p_coronel.html |title=American Experience | The Gold Rush | People & Events |publisher=PBS |date=2006-09-13 |access-date=2014-01-06}}</ref>

The United States had first come into conflict with Mexico in the 1830s, as the westward spread of United States settlements and of slavery brought significant numbers of new settlers into the region known as Tejas (modern-day Texas), then part of Mexico. The [[Mexican–American War]], followed by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 and the [[Gadsden Purchase]] in 1853, extended US control over a wide range of territory once held by Mexico, including the present-day borders of Texas and the states of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and California.

[[File:Mural LA Central Library.jpg|right|thumb|An example of a Chicano-themed mural in the [[Richard Riordan Central Library]]]]
Although the treaty promised that the landowners in this newly acquired territory would have their property rights preserved and protected as if they were citizens of the United States, many former citizens of Mexico lost their land in lawsuits before state and federal courts over terms of land grants, or as a result of legislation passed after the treaty.<ref name="autogenerated8">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbook.com/wb/Students?content_spotlight/cinco/hispanic |title=World Book Encyclopedia |publisher=Worldbook.com |access-date=2014-01-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421210323/http://www.worldbook.com/wb/Students?content_spotlight%2Fcinco%2Fhispanic |archive-date=2009-04-21 }}</ref> Even those statutes which Congress passed to protect the owners of property at the time of the extension of the United States' borders, such as the [[1851 California Land Act]], had the effect of dispossessing Californio owners. They were ruined by the cost over years of having to maintain litigation to support their land titles.

Following the concession of California to the United States under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexicans were repeatedly targeted by legislation that targeted their socio-economic standing in the area. One significant instance of this is exemplified by the passage of legislation that placed the heaviest tax burden on land. The fact that there was such a heavy tax on land was important to the socio-economic standing of Mexican Americans, because it essentially limited their ability to keep possession of the Ranchos that had been originally granted to them by the Mexican government.<ref name="Pitti, Jose 1988 p.207" />

===19th-century and Early 20th-century Mexican migration===
[[File:TMP D155 Residences of peons.jpg|thumb|The first Mexican braceros arrived in California in 1917.]]

In the late nineteenth century, liberal Mexican President [[Porfirio Díaz]] embarked on a program of economic modernization that triggered not only a wave of internal migration in Mexico from rural areas to cities, but also Mexican emigration to the United States. A railway network was constructed that connected central Mexico to the U.S. border and also opened up previously isolated regions. The second factor was the shift in land tenure that left Mexican peasants without title or access to land for farming on their own account.<ref>Martín Valadez, "Migration: To the United States", in ''Encyclopedia of Mexico'', vol. 2, p. 890. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997.</ref> For the first time, Mexicans in increasing numbers migrated north into the U.S. for better economic opportunities. In the early 20th century, the first main period of migration to the United States happened between the 1910s to the 1920s, referred to as the Great Migration.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Garip |first1=Filiz |title=On the Move: Changing Mechanisms of Mexico-US Migration |date=2017 |publisher=[[Princeton University Press]] |pages=Introduction & Chapter 1}}</ref> During this time period the [[Mexican Revolution]] was taking place, creating turmoil within and against the Mexican government causing civilians to seek out economic and political stability in the United States. Over 1.3 million Mexicans relocated to the United States from 1910 well into the 1930s, with significant increases each decade.<ref name="auto"/> Many of these immigrants found agricultural work, being contracted under private laborers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zong |first1=Jie |title=Mexican Immigrants in the United States |url=https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/mexican-immigrants-united-states |website=Migration Policy Institute |date=March 17, 2016}}</ref>

During the [[great depression]] in the 1930s, many Mexicans and Mexican Americans were repatriated to Mexico. Many deportations were overseen by state and local authorities who acted on the encouragement of Secretary of Labor [[William N. Doak]] and the Department of Labor.<ref name=":0"/> The government deported at least 82,000 people.<ref name="gratton"/> Between 355,000 and 2,000,000 were repatriated or deported to Mexico in total; approximately forty to sixty percent of those repatriated were [[Birthright citizenship in the United States|birthright citizens]] - overwhelmingly children.<ref name="gratton"/><ref name=":1"/> Voluntary repatriation was much more common during the repatriations than formal deportation.<ref name="gratton"/><ref name=":2"/> According to legal professor Kevin R. Johnson, the repatriation campaign was based on ethnicity and meets the modern legal standards of [[ethnic cleansing]], because it frequently ignored citizenship.<ref name="johnson"/>

The second period of increased migration is known as the Bracero Era from 1942 to 1964, referring to the [[Bracero program]] implemented by the United States, contracting agricultural labor from Mexico due to labor shortages from the World War II draft. An estimated 4.6 million Mexican immigrants were pulled into the U.S. through the Bracero Program from the 1940s to the 1960s.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Garip |first1=Filiz |title=On the Move: Changing Mechanisms of Mexico-US Migration |date=2017 |publisher=Princeton University Press |pages=22}}</ref> The lack of agricultural laborers due to increases in military drafts for World War II opened up a chronic need for low wage workers to fill jobs.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

=== Late 20th century ===
[[File:Mariachi Plaza (5399467849).jpg|thumb|left|alt=Mariachi Plaza|[[Mariachi]] bands, who are available for hire, wait at the [[Mariachi Plaza]] in Los Angeles]]

While Mexican Americans are concentrated in the [[Southwestern United States|Southwest]]: California, [[Arizona]], [[New Mexico]], and Texas, during World War I many moved to industrial communities such as [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], Chicago, Detroit, [[Cleveland]], [[Pittsburgh]], and other steel-producing regions, where they gained industrial jobs. Like European immigrants, they were attracted to work that did not require proficiency in English. Industrial restructuring in the second half of the century put many Mexican Americans out of work in addition to people of other ethnic groups. Their industrial skills were not as useful in the changing economies of these areas{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

[[File:LA_Plaza_de_Cultura_y_Artes,_Los_Angeles,_California_(14523832122).jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes]].]]
During the first half of the 20th century, Mexican-American workers formed unions of their own and joined integrated unions. The most significant union struggle involving Mexican Americans was the effort to organize agricultural workers and the [[United Farm Workers]]' long strike and boycott aimed at grape growers in the [[San Joaquin Valley|San Joaquin]] and [[Coachella Valley|Coachella]] valleys in the late 1960s. Leaders [[César Chávez]] and [[Dolores Huerta]] gained national prominence as they led a workers' rights organization that helped workers get unemployment insurance to an effective union of farmworkers almost overnight. The struggle to protect rights and sustainable wages for migrant workers has continued.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

The [[Delano grape strike]] was influenced by the [[Filipino Americans|Filipino-American]] farm worker strike in Coachella Valley, May 1965. In which Migrant Filipino-American workers asked for a $0.15/hour raise. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Janos|first=Adam|title=When Grapes Became America's Most Controversial Fruit|url=https://www.history.com/news/delano-grape-strike-united-farm-workers-filipinos|access-date=2020-11-09|website=HISTORY|language=en}}</ref>

The 1965 [[Delano grape strike]], sparked by mostly [[Filipino American]] farmworkers, became an [[intersectionality|intersectional]] struggle when labor leaders and [[voting rights]] and [[civil rights]] activists [[Dolores Huerta]], founder of the National Farm Workers Association, and her co-leader [[César Chávez]] united with the strikers to form the [[United Farm Workers]]. Huerta's slogan "[[Sí, se puede]]" (Spanish for "Yes we can"), was popularized by Chávez's fast and became a rallying cry for the [[Chicano Movement]], or Mexican American civil rights movement. The Chicano movement aimed for a variety of [[civil rights in the United States|civil rights]] reforms, and was inspired by the [[civil rights movement]]; demands ranged from the restoration of land grants to farm workers' rights, to enhanced education, to voting and political rights, as well as emerging awareness of collective history. The [[East L.A. walkouts|Chicano walkouts]] of [[Vietnam War|antiwar students]] is traditionally seen as the start of the more radical phase of the Chicano movement.<ref name="makers_hof">{{cite web|date=October 5, 2015|title=Meet the 20 MAKERS Inducted Into the National Women's Hall of Fame|url=http://www.makers.com/blog/makers-inducted-national-womens-hall-fame|access-date=31 May 2017|publisher=Makers|archive-date=26 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326153357/http://www.makers.com/blog/makers-inducted-national-womens-hall-fame|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="adelante">{{cite web|title=Dolores Huerta|url=http://action.theadelantemovement.com/legends/Dolores_Huerta/|access-date=31 May 2017|publisher=The Adelante Movement|archive-date=20 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320105851/http://action.theadelantemovement.com/legends/Dolores_Huerta/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Since the late 20th century, undocumented Mexican immigrants have increasingly become a large part of the workforce in industries such as meat packing, where processing centers have moved closer to ranches in relatively isolated rural areas of the [[Midwest]]; in agriculture in the southeastern United States; and in the construction, landscaping, restaurant, hotel and other service industries throughout the country.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

Since there weren't many job opportunities in their country, Mexicans moved to the U.S to help them receive a job. However, when they came to the U.S. their wages were extremely low.<ref name="gale encyclopedia"/>

Mexican-American identity has changed throughout these years. Over the past hundred years, activist Mexican Americans have campaigned for their constitutional rights as citizens, to overturn discrimination in voting and to gain other civil rights. They have opposed educational and employment discrimination, and worked for economic and social advancement. In numerous locations, court cases have been filed under the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]] to challenge practices, such as poll taxes and literacy tests in English, that made it more difficult for Spanish-language minorities to register and vote. At the same time, many Mexican Americans have struggled with defining and maintaining their community's cultural identity as distinct from mainstream United States. That changes in response to the absorption of countless new immigrants.

[[File:Trends of Mexican Migration to United States 1900-2016.png|thumb|Trend of Mexican migration to the United States. Here the term immigrant refers to those who were not born in the U.S. but are now currently residing in the U.S. This can include naturalized U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents, employees and students on visas, and the undocumented.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=Mexican-Born Population Over Time, 1850-Present.|url=http://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/mexican-born-population-over-time?width=1000&height=850&iframe=true|website=Migration Policy Institute|date = 2013-08-14}}</ref>]]

In the 1960s and 1970s, some Latino student groups flirted with Mexican nationalism, and differences over the proper name for members of the community. Discussion over self-identification as [[Chicano|Chicano/Chicana]], [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]], or Mexican Americans became tied up with deeper disagreements over whether to integrate into or remain separate from mainstream American society. There were divisions between those Mexican Americans whose families had lived in the United States for two or more generations and more recent immigrants, in addition to distinctions from other Latino immigrants from nations in Central and South America with their own distinct cultural traditions.

During this period, civil rights groups such as the [[National Mexican-American Anti-Defamation Committee]] were founded. By the early 21st century, the states with the largest percentages and populations of Mexican Americans are California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, [[Colorado]], [[Nevada]], and [[Utah]]. There have also been markedly increasing populations in [[Oklahoma]], [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Illinois]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/ |title=Census Bureau Home Page |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=2014-01-06}}</ref>

In terms of religion, Mexican Americans are primarily [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]].<ref>[https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/05/27/mexicans-and-dominicans-more-catholic-than-most-hispanics/ Mexicans, Dominicans are more Catholic than most other Hispanics]</ref> A large minority are [[Protestantism|Evangelical Protestants]]. Notably, according to a Pew Hispanic Center report in 2006 and the Pew Religious Landscape Survey in 2008, Mexican Americans are significantly less likely than other Latino groups to abandon Catholicism for Protestant churches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pewhispanic.org/2007/04/25/changing-faiths-latinos-and-the-transformation-of-american-religion-2006-hispanic-religion-survey/ |title=Changing Faiths: Latinos and the Transformation of American Religion (2006 Hispanic Religion Survey) | Pew Hispanic Center |publisher=Pewhispanic.org |access-date=2014-01-06|date=2007-04-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/report-religious-landscape-study-full.pdf |title=U.S. Religious Landscape Survey: Religious Affiliation, Diverse and Dynamic, February 2008 | Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life |publisher=Pewforum.org |access-date=2014-10-16}}</ref>

In 2008, "Yes We Can" (in Spanish: ''"[[Sí, se puede]]"'') was adopted as the 2008 [[:Yes We Can (slogan)|campaign slogan]] of [[Barack Obama]], whose [[2008 United States presidential election|election]] and [[2012 United States presidential election|reelection]] as the first [[African American]] president underlined the growing importance of the Mexican American vote.<ref name=":7" /> The failure of both parties' presidents to properly enact [[immigration reform in the United States]] led to an increased polarization of how to handle an increasingly diverse population as Mexican Americans spread out from traditional centers in the Southwest and [[Chicago]].
Most mexican [[Romani people|Roma]] came to the United States from Argentina.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carey |first1=Lydia |title=Romani Heritage: A Glimpse Into Mexico's Misunderstood Gypsy Community |url=https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/mexico/articles/romani-heritage-a-glimpse-into-mexicos-misunderstood-gypsy-community/ |website=Culture Trip |date=February 21, 2018}}</ref>In 2015, the United States admitted 157,227 Mexican immigrants,<ref>[https://www.dhs.gov/immigration-statistics/yearbook/2015/table2 Department of Homeland Security: "2015 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics"] 2015</ref> and as of November 2016, 1.31 million Mexicans were on the waiting list to immigrate to the United States through legal means.<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. State Department: "Annual Report of Immigrant Visa Applicants in the Family-sponsored and Employment-based preferences Registered at the National Visa Center as of November 1, 2016|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Immigrant-Statistics/WaitingListItem.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010030304/https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Immigrant-Statistics/WaitingListItem.pdf|archive-date=10 October 2017|access-date=7 October 2017|website=Travel.state.gov}}</ref>
A 2014 survey showed that 34% of Mexicans would immigrate to the United States if given the opportunity, with 17% saying they would do it illegally.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Editor|first=Rafael Romo, Senior Latin American Affairs|date=2014-08-27|title=Third of Mexicans would migrate to U.S., survey finds|url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/08/27/world/americas/mexico-immigration-survey/index.html|access-date=2021-01-23|website=CNN Digital|language=en}}</ref>

==Race and ethnicity==
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Ethnically, Mexican Americans are a diverse population, including those of [[White Mexican|European]] ancestry, [[Indigenous peoples in Mexico|Indigenous]] ancestry, a mixture of both, African, East Asian, and Mexicans of Middle Eastern descent (mainly Lebanese). The Mexican population is majority [[Mestizo]], which in colonial times meant to be a person of mixed heritage, particularly European and Native American. Nonetheless, the meaning of the word has changed through time, currently being used to refer to the segment of the Mexican population who does not speak [[Languages of Mexico|Indigenous languages]],<ref name="EL MESTIZAJE Y LAS CULTURAS REGIONALES">{{cite web |last1=Navarrete |first1=Federico |title=El Mestizaje Y Las Culturas Regionales |url=http://www.nacionmulticultural.unam.mx/Portal/Izquierdo/BANCO/Mxmulticultural/Elmestizajeylasculturas-elmestizaje.html |publisher=Programa Universitario México Nacion |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823015618/http://www.nacionmulticultural.unam.mx/Portal/Izquierdo/BANCO/Mxmulticultural/Elmestizajeylasculturas-elmestizaje.html |archive-date=August 23, 2013 |language=es |date=2004 |url-status=dead|quote= en el censo de 1930 el gobierno mexicano dejó de clasificar a la población del país en tres categorías raciales, blanco, mestizo e indígena, y adoptó una nueva clasificación étnica que distinguía a los hablantes de lenguas indígenas del resto de la población, es decir de los hablantes de español}}</ref> thus in Mexico, the term "Mestizo" has become a cultural label rather than a racial one, it is vaguely defined and includes people who does not have Indigenous ancestry, people who does not have European ancestry as well as people of [[Afro-Mexicans|African ancestry]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lizcano Fernandez |first1=Francisco |title=Composición étnica de las tres áreas culturales del continente americano al comienzo del siglo XXI |journal=Convergencia |volume=12 |issue=38 |date=August 2005 |hdl=20.500.11799/38330 }}</ref>
Such transformation of the word is not a casualty but the result of a concept known as "mestizaje", which was promoted by the post-revolutionary Mexican government in an effort to create a united Mexican ethno-cultural identity with no racial distinctions.<ref>Knight, Alan. 1990. "Racism, Revolution and ''indigenismo'': Mexico 1910–1940". Chapter 4 in ''The Idea of Race in Latin America, 1870–1940''. Richard Graham (ed.) pp. 78–85)</ref> It is because of this that sometimes the Mestizo population in Mexico is estimated to be as high as 93% of the Mexican population.<ref name="Silva-Zolezzi et al 2009">{{cite journal |last1=Silva-Zolezzi |first1=Irma |last2=Hidalgo-Miranda |first2=Alfredo |last3=Estrada-Gil |first3=Jesus |last4=Fernandez-Lopez |first4=Juan Carlos |last5=Uribe-Figueroa |first5=Laura |last6=Contreras |first6=Alejandra |last7=Balam-Ortiz |first7=Eros |last8=del Bosque-Plata |first8=Laura |last9=Velazquez-Fernandez |first9=David |last10=Lara |first10=Cesar |last11=Goya |first11=Rodrigo |last12=Hernandez-Lemus |first12=Enrique |last13=Davila |first13=Carlos |last14=Barrientos |first14=Eduardo |last15=March |first15=Santiago |last16=Jimenez-Sanchez |first16=Gerardo |title=Analysis of genomic diversity in Mexican Mestizo populations to develop genomic medicine in Mexico |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |date=26 May 2009 |volume=106 |issue=21 |pages=8611–8616 |doi=10.1073/pnas.0903045106 |pmid=19433783 |pmc=2680428 |bibcode=2009PNAS..106.8611S |doi-access=free }}</ref>

Per the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 US Census]], the majority (52.8%) of Mexican Americans identified as being [[White Hispanic and Latino Americans|white]].<ref name="US Census 2010"/> The remainder identified themselves as being of [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|"some other race"]] (39.5%), "two or more races" (5.0%), [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] (1.4%), [[black Hispanic and Latino Americans|Black]] (0.9%), and [[Asian Hispanic and Latino Americans|Asian]] / [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (0.4%).<ref name="US Census 2010" /> It is notable that only 5% of Mexican Americans reported being of two or more races despite the presumption of mestizaje among the Mexican population in Mexico.
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Genetic studies made in the Mexican population have found European ancestry ranging from 56%<ref name="Plos genetics">{{cite journal|title=Geographic Patterns of Genome Admixture in Latin American Mestizos|journal=PLOS Genetics |date=2008-03-21 |doi=10.1371/journal.pgen.1000037|volume=4|issue = 3|pages=e1000037|pmid=18369456|pmc=2265669 |last1=Wang |first1=S |last2=Ray |first2=N |last3=Rojas |first3=W |display-authors=etal }}</ref> going to 60%,<ref>{{cite journal |pmid=11891937 |doi=10.1002/ajhb.10020 |volume=14 |issue=2 |title=Genetic admixture in three Mexican Mestizo populations based on D1S80 and HLA-DQA1 loci. |journal=Am J Hum Biol |pages=257–63 |last1=Cerda-Flores |first1=RM |last2=Villalobos-Torres |first2=MC |last3=Barrera-Saldaña |first3=HA |last4=Cortés-Prieto |first4=LM |last5=Barajas |first5=LO |last6=Rivas |first6=F |last7=Carracedo |first7=A |last8=Zhong |first8=Y |last9=Barton |first9=SA |last10=Chakraborty |first10=R |year=2002|s2cid=31830084 }}</ref> 64%<ref name="Admixture and population structure in Mexican-Mestizos based on paternal lineages">{{cite journal |last1=Martínez-Cortés |first1=Gabriela |last2=Salazar-Flores |first2=Joel |last3=Gabriela Fernández-Rodríguez |first3=Laura |last4=Rubi-Castellanos |first4=Rodrigo |last5=Rodríguez-Loya |first5=Carmen |last6=Velarde-Félix |first6=Jesús Salvador |last7=Franciso Muñoz-Valle |first7=José |last8=Parra-Rojas |first8=Isela |last9=Rangel-Villalobos |first9=Héctor |title=Admixture and population structure in Mexican-Mestizos based on paternal lineages |journal=Journal of Human Genetics |date=2012 |volume=57 |issue=9 |pages=568–574 |doi=10.1038/jhg.2012.67 |pmid=22832385 |quote=In the total population sample, paternal ancestry was predominately European (64.9%), followed by Native American (30.8%) and African (4.2%). However, the European ancestry was prevalent in the north and west (66.7–95%) and, conversely, Native American ancestry increased in the center and southeast (37–50%), whereas the African ancestry was low and relatively homogeneous (0–8.8%)|doi-access=free }}</ref> and up to 78%.<ref name="Genetic structure of the populations migrating from San Luis Potosi and Zacatecas to Nuevo León in Mexico">{{cite journal |pmid=2055589 |volume=63 |issue=3 |title=Genetic structure of the populations migrating from San Luis Potosi and Zacatecas to Nuevo León in Mexico. |date=June 1991 |journal=Hum Biol |pages=309–27 |last1=Cerda-Flores |first1=RM |last2=Kshatriya |first2=GK |last3=Barton |first3=SA |last4=Leal-Garza |first4=CH |last5=Garza-Chapa |first5=R |last6=Schull |first6=WJ |last7=Chakraborty |first7=R}}</ref> In general, Mexicans have both European and Amerindian ancestries, and the proportion varies by region and individuals. African ancestry is also present, but in lower proportion. There is genetic asymmetry, with the direct paternal line predominately European and the maternal line predominately Amerindian. Younger Mexican Americans tend to have more Indigenous ancestry; in those studied born between the 1940s and 1990s, there was an average increase in ancestry of 0.4% per year. Though there is no simple explanation, it is possibly some combination of [[assortative mating]], changes in migration patterns over time (with more recent immigrants having higher levels of Indigenous ancestry), population growth, and other unexamined factors.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Spear|first1=Melissa L|last2=Diaz-Papkovich|first2=Alex|last3=Ziv|first3=Elad|last4=Yracheta|first4=Joseph M|last5=Gravel|first5=Simon|last6=Torgerson|first6=Dara G|last7=Hernandez|first7=Ryan D|date=2020-12-29|editor-last=Sohail|editor-first=Mashaal|editor2-last=Wittkopp|editor2-first=Patricia J|editor3-last=Sohail|editor3-first=Mashaal|editor4-last=Wojcik|editor4-first=Genevieve L|title=Recent shifts in the genomic ancestry of Mexican Americans may alter the genetic architecture of biomedical traits|journal=eLife|volume=9|pages=e56029|doi=10.7554/eLife.56029|pmid=33372659|pmc=7771964|issn=2050-084X|doi-access=free}}</ref>

For instance, a 2006 study conducted by Mexico's [[National Institute of Genomic Medicine INMEGEN|National Institute of Genomic Medicine (INMEGEN)]], which genotyped 104 samples, reported that Mestizo Mexicans are 58.96% European, 35.05% "Asian" (primarily Amerindian), and 5.03% Other.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ashg.org/genetics/abstracts/abs06/f1065.htm|title=Evaluation of Ancestry and Linkage Disequilibrium Sharing in Admixed Population in Mexico|author1=J.K. Estrada|author2=A. Hidalgo-Miranda|author3=I. Silva-Zolezzi|author4=G. Jimenez-Sanchez|publisher=ASHG|access-date=July 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913031830/http://www.ashg.org/genetics/abstracts/abs06/f1065.htm|archive-date=September 13, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> According to a 2009 report by the Mexican Genome Project, which sampled 300 Mestizos from six Mexican states and one Indigenous group, the gene pool of the Mexican mestizo population was calculated to be 55.2% percent Indigenous, 41.8% European, 1.0% African, and 1.2% Asian.<ref name="Silva-Zolezzi et al 2009"/> A 2012 study published by the ''[[Journal of Human Genetics]]'' found the deep paternal ancestry of the Mexican Mestizo population to be predominately European (64.9%) followed by Amerindian (30.8%) and Asian (1.2%).<ref>{{cite journal|title=Admixture and population structure in Mexican-Mestizos based on paternal lineages - |publisher=Journal of Human Genetics |quote=In the total population sample, paternal ancestry was predominately European (64.9%), followed by Native American (30.8%) and African (4.2%).|pmid=22832385|doi=10.1038/jhg.2012.67|volume=57|issue=9 |year=2012|journal=J. Hum. Genet.|pages=568–74 | last1 = Martínez-Cortés | first1 = G | last2 = Salazar-Flores | first2 = J | last3 = Fernández-Rodríguez | first3 = LG | last4 = Rubi-Castellanos | first4 = R | last5 = Rodríguez-Loya | first5 = C | last6 = Velarde-Félix | first6 = JS | last7 = Muñoz-Valle | first7 = JF | last8 = Parra-Rojas | first8 = I | last9 = Rangel-Villalobos | first9 = H| doi-access = free }}</ref> An autosomal ancestry study performed on Mexico City reported that the European ancestry of Mexicans was 52% with the rest being Amerindian and a small African contribution, additionally maternal ancestry was analyzed, with 47% being of European origin. Unlike previous studies which only included Mexicans who self-identified as Mestizos, the only criteria for sample selection in this study was that the volunteers self-identified as Mexicans.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Price |first1=Alkes L. |last2=Patterson |first2=Nick |last3=Yu |first3=Fuli |last4=Cox |first4=David R. |last5=Waliszewska |first5=Alicja |last6=McDonald |first6=Gavin J. |last7=Tandon |first7=Arti |last8=Schirmer |first8=Christine |last9=Neubauer |first9=Julie |last10=Bedoya |first10=Gabriel |last11=Duque |first11=Constanza |last12=Villegas |first12=Alberto |last13=Bortolini |first13=Maria Catira |last14=Salzano |first14=Francisco M. |last15=Gallo |first15=Carla |last16=Mazzotti |first16=Guido |last17=Tello-Ruiz |first17=Marcela |last18=Riba |first18=Laura |last19=Aguilar-Salinas |first19=Carlos A. |last20=Canizales-Quinteros |first20=Samuel |last21=Menjivar |first21=Marta |last22=Klitz |first22=William |last23=Henderson |first23=Brian |last24=Haiman |first24=Christopher A. |last25=Winkler |first25=Cheryl |last26=Tusie-Luna |first26=Teresa |last27=Ruiz-Linares |first27=Andrés |last28=Reich |first28=David |title=A Genomewide Admixture Map for Latino Populations |journal=The American Journal of Human Genetics |date=June 2007 |volume=80 |issue=6 |pages=1024–1036 |doi=10.1086/518313 |pmid=17503322 |pmc=1867092 }}</ref>

While Mexico does not have comprehensive modern racial censuses, some international publications believe that Mexican people of predominately European descent (Spanish or other European) make up approximately one-sixth (16.5%), this based on the figures of the last racial census in the country, made in 1921.<ref name="Encyclopædia Britannica">{{cite web |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/379167/Mexico/27384/Ethnic-groups|title=Encyclopædia Britannica: Mexico Ethnic groups}}</ref> According to an opinion poll conducted by the [[Latinobarómetro]] organization in 2011, 52% of Mexican respondents said they were mestizos, 19% Indigenous, 6% white, 2% mulattos and 3% "other race."<ref>[http://www.infoamerica.org/primera/lb_2011.pdf Informe 2011 Latinobarómetro - pag. 58]</ref>

=== US census bureau classifications ===

As the United States' borders expanded, the [[United States Census Bureau]] changed its racial classification methods for Mexican Americans under United States jurisdiction. The Bureau's classification system has evolved significantly from its inception:
* From 1790 to 1850, there was no distinct racial classification of Mexican Americans in the US census. The categories recognized by the [[Census Bureau]] were ''White,'' ''Free People of Color'', and ''Black''. The Census Bureau estimates that during this period the number of persons who could not be categorized as white or black did not exceed 0.25% of the total population based on 1860 census data.<ref name="historical census">
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* From 1850 through 1920, the Census Bureau expanded its racial categories to include multi-racial persons, under ''[[Mestizos]]'', ''[[Mulattos]]'', as well as new categories of distinction of ''[[Amerindians]]'' and ''[[Asians]].'' It classified Mexicans and Mexican Americans as "white".<ref name="historical census"/>
* The 1930 US census added a separate category for "color" or "race" which declassified Mexicans as white. Census workers were instructed to write "W" for white and "Mex" for Mexican." Other categories were "Neg" for Negro; "In" for Amerindian; "Ch" for Chinese; "Jp" for Japanese; "Fil" for Filipino; "Hin" for Hindu; and "Kor" for Korean.<ref name="1930 census">
{{cite web| url = http://www.genealogybranches.com/1930census.html| title = US Population in the 1930 Census by Race| year= 2002| access-date = December 7, 2006}}</ref>
* In the 1940 census, due to widespread protests by the Mexican American community following the 1930 changes, Mexican Americans were re-classified as ''White''. Instructions for enumerators were: "Mexicans – Report 'White' (W) for Mexicans unless they are definitely of Indigenous or other non-white race." During the same census, however, the bureau began to track the ''White population of Spanish mother tongue''. This practice continued through the 1960 census.<ref name="historical census"/> The 1960 census also used the title "Spanish-surnamed American" in their reporting data of Mexican Americans; this category also covered Cuban Americans, Puerto Ricans and others under the same category.
* From 1970 to 1980, there was a dramatic increase in the number of people who identified as "of Other Race" in the census, reflecting the addition of a question on 'Latino origin' to the 100-percent questionnaire, an increased propensity for Latinos to identify as other than White as they agitated for civil rights, and a change in editing procedures to accept reports of "Other race" for respondents who wrote in ethnic Latino entries, such as Mexican, Cuban, or Puerto Rican. In 1970, such responses in the Other race category were reclassified and tabulated as white. During this census, the bureau attempted to identify all ''Latinos'' by use of the following criteria in sampled sets:<ref name="historical census"/>
** Spanish speakers and persons belonging to a household where the head of household was a Spanish speaker
** persons with Spanish heritage by birth location or surname
** Persons who self-identified Spanish origin or descent
* From 1980 on, the Census Bureau has collected data on Latino origin on a 100-percent basis. The bureau has noted in 2002 that an increasing number of respondents identify as of Latino origin but not of the ''White'' race.<ref name="historical census"/>
For certain purposes, respondents who wrote in "Chicano" or "Mexican" (or indeed, almost all Latino origin groups) in the "Some other race" category were automatically re-classified into the "White race" group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seer.cancer.gov/manuals/2007/SPCSM_2007_AppendixD.pdf |title=Surveillance Epidemology and End Results. Race and Nationality Descriptions from the 2000 US Census and Bureau of Vital Statistics. 2007. May 21, 2007. |access-date=2014-01-06}}</ref>

===Politics and debate of racial classification===
[[File:Portrait of Romualdo Pacheco (cropped).png|thumb|right|200px|[[Romualdo Pacheco]], a Californio statesman and first Mexican to serve in the U.S. House in 1877.]]
[[File:Octaviano Larrazolo, bw photo portrait, 1919.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Octaviano Larrazolo]] became the first Mexican American to serve in the U.S. Senate in 1928.]]
[[File:Lucille_Roybal-Allard_official_photo.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Lucille Roybal-Allard]] daughter of [[Edward R. Roybal]] first Latina and Latino chair of the [[Congressional Hispanic Caucus]]]]
In some cases, legal classification of White racial status has made it difficult for Mexican-American rights activists to prove minority discrimination. In the case ''[[Hernandez v. Texas]]'' (1954), civil rights lawyers for the appellant, named Pedro Hernandez, were confronted with a paradox: because Mexican Americans were classified as White by the federal government and not as a separate race in the census, lower courts held that they were not being denied equal protection by being tried by juries that excluded Mexican Americans by practice. The lower court ruled there was no violation of the Fourteenth Amendment by excluding people with Mexican ancestry among the juries. Attorneys for the state of Texas and judges in the state courts contended that the amendment referred only to racial, not "nationality," groups. Thus, since Mexican Americans were tried by juries composed of their racial group—whites—their constitutional rights were not violated. The US Supreme Court ruling in ''Hernandez v. Texas'' case held that "nationality" groups could be protected under the Fourteenth Amendment, and it became a landmark in the civil rights history of the United States.<ref name="Another White Race:">{{cite web|url=https://litigation-essentials.lexisnexis.com/webcd/app?action=DocumentDisplay&crawlid=1&srctype=smi&srcid=3B15&doctype=cite&docid=21+Law+&+Hist.+Rev.+109&key=9eb15db6c4cb5ea99766572941111225|title=LexisNexis® Litigation Essentials - Error|website=litigation-essentials.lexisnexis.com|access-date=7 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007170227/https://litigation-essentials.lexisnexis.com/webcd/app?action=DocumentDisplay&crawlid=1&srctype=smi&srcid=3B15&doctype=cite&docid=21+Law+&+Hist.+Rev.+109&key=9eb15db6c4cb5ea99766572941111225|archive-date=7 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oyez.org/cases/1940-1955/347us475|title=Hernandez ''v.'' Texas|website=[[Oyez Project|Oyez]] |publisher=[[Chicago-Kent College of Law]] |access-date=2019-10-05}}</ref>

While Mexican Americans served in all-White units during World War II, many Mexican–American veterans continued to face discrimination when they arrived home; they created the G.I. Forum to work for equal treatment.<ref name="Mexican American voters">{{cite web|url=http://www1.cuny.edu/portal_ur/content/voting_cal/mexican_american.html/|title=Mexican American Voters / Voting Rights and Citizenship|work=cuny.edu|access-date=2014-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411152220/http://www1.cuny.edu/portal_ur/content/voting_cal/mexican_american.html|archive-date=2014-04-11|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In times and places in the United States where Mexicans were classified as White, they were permitted by law to intermarry with what today are termed "non-Latino whites." Social customs typically approved of such marriages only if the Mexican partner was not of visible Indigenous ancestry.<ref>{{cite book|last=De Genova|first=Nicholas|title=Racial Transformations: Latinos And Asians|page=96|publisher=Duke University Press|year=2006|isbn=978-0-8223-3716-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EypC4KRNR9oC&pg=PA95 }}</ref>

Legally, Mexican Americans could vote and hold elected office; however, in many states electoral practices discriminated against them, especially as a language minority. After they created political organizations such as the League of United Latin America Citizens and the G.I. Forum, Mexican Americans began to exert more political influence and gain elective office. [[Edward Roybal]]'s election to the Los Angeles City Council in 1949 and to Congress in 1962 also represented this rising Mexican-American political power.

In the late 1960s the founding of the Crusade for Justice in Denver and the land grant movement in New Mexico in 1967 set the bases for what would become known as Chicano (Mexican American) nationalism. The 1968 Los Angeles, California school walkouts expressed Mexican-American demands to end ''de facto'' ethnic segregation (also based on residential patterns), increase graduation rates, and reinstate a teacher fired for supporting student political organizing. A notable event in the Chicano movement was the 1972 Convention of La Raza Unida (United People) Party, which organized with the goal of creating a third party to give Chicanos political power in the U.S.<ref name="Mexican American voters"/>

In the past, Mexicans were legally considered "White" because either they were accepted as being of Spanish ancestry, or because of early treaty obligations to Spaniards and Mexicans that conferred citizenship status to Mexican peoples before the American Civil War. Numerous slave states bordered Mexican territory at a time when 'whiteness' was nearly a prerequisite for US citizenship in those states.<ref name="Haney-Lopez0">{{cite book| author = Haney-Lopez, Ian F.| title = White by Law: The Legal Construction of Race| publisher = New York University| year = 1996
| chapter = 3 Prerequisite cases| page = 61}}</ref><ref name="Haney-Lopez1">{{cite book| author = Haney-Lopez, Ian F.| title = White by Law: The Legal Construction of Race| publisher = New York University| year = 1996| chapter = Appendix "A"}}</ref>

Although Mexican Americans were legally classified as "white" in terms of official federal policy, socially they were seen as "too Indian" to be treated as such.<ref name=ManifestDestinies>{{cite book|author=Gomez, Laura E.|title=Manifest Destinies|publisher=NYU Press}}</ref> Many organizations, businesses, and homeowners associations and local legal systems had official policies in the early 20th century to exclude Mexican Americans in a racially discriminatory way.<ref name="autogenerated2"/> Throughout the Southwest, discrimination in wages was institutionalized in "White wages" versus lower "Mexican wages" for the same job classifications.<ref name="autogenerated2"/> For Mexican Americans, opportunities for employment were largely limited to guest worker programs.<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web |url=http://www.understandingrace.org/history/society/post_war_economic_boom.html |title=RACE – History – Post-War Economic Boom and Racial Discrimination |publisher=Understandingrace.org |date=1956-12-21 |access-date=2014-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818185124/http://www.understandingrace.org/history/society/post_war_economic_boom.html |archive-date=2013-08-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The ''bracero'' program, begun in 1942 during World War II, when many United States men were drafted for war, allowed Mexicans temporary entry into the U.S. as migrant workers at farms throughout California and the Southwest. This program continued until 1964.<ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref name="autogenerated11">[http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=173707 JS Online: Filmmaker explores practice of redlining in documentary] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929122851/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=173707 |date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref><ref name="Pulido 53">{{cite book|last=Pulido|first=Laura|title=Black, Brown, Yellow, and Left: Radical Activism in Los Angeles|page=53|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-24520-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CzarnBhJiZUC&pg=PA53 |year=2006}}</ref>

A number of western states passed anti-[[miscegenation]] laws, directed chiefly at Chinese and Japanese. As Mexican Americans were then classified as "White" by the census, they could not legally marry African or Asian Americans (See ''[[Perez v. Sharp]]'').<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Ortiz|first1=Vilma|last2=Telles|first2=Edward|date=April 2012|title=Racial Identity and Racial Treatment of Mexican Americans|journal=Race and Social Problems|volume=4|issue=1|pages=41–56|doi=10.1007/s12552-012-9064-8|issn=1867-1748|pmc=3846170|pmid=24307918}}</ref> According to historian Neil Foley in his book ''The White Scourge: Mexicans, Blacks, and Poor Whites in Texas Cotton Culture'', Mexicans and Mexican-Americans in Texas did marry non-Whites, typically without reprisal.<ref>{{cite book |last=Foley |first=Neil |url=https://archive.org/details/whitescourgemexi0000fole |url-access=registration |title=The White Scourge: Mexicans, Blacks, and Poor Whites in Texas Cotton Culture |publisher= University of California Press|year=1998|isbn=9780520918528 }}</ref>

While of racial segregation and discrimination against both Mexican American and African American minorities were subject to segregation and racial discrimination, they were treated differently. There were legal racial demarcations between Whites and blacks in a state like Texas, whereas the line between Whites and Mexican Americans was not legally defined. Mexican Americans could attend White schools and colleges (which were racially segregated against blacks), mix socially with Whites and, marry Whites. These choices were prohibited to African Americans under state laws. Racial segregation operated separately from economic class and was rarely as rigid for Mexican Americans as it was for African Americans. For instance, even when some African Americans in Texas enjoyed higher economic status than Mexican Americans (or Whites) in an area, they were still segregated by law.<ref name="Jason McDonald 2012"/>{{page needed|date=November 2015}}

==Demographics==
[[File:Janet_Murguía_NCLR_President_and_CEO.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Janet Murguía]] is president of [[UnidosUS]] the United States's largest Latino nonprofit advocacy organization.]]

===Mexican-born population over time===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Population<ref name=invsn>[https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/mexican-born-population-over-time?width=900&height=850&iframe=true Number of Mexican Immigrants and Their Share of the Total U.S. Immigrant Population, 1850-2017], ''Migration Policy Institute''</ref>!! Percentage of all<br> U.S. immigrants
|-
| 1850 || 13,300 || 0.6
|-
| 1860 || 27,500 || 0.7
|-
| 1870 || 42,400 || 0.8
|-
| 1880 || 68,400 || 1.0
|-
| 1890 || 77,900 || 0.8
|-
| 1900 || 103,400 || 1.0
|-
| 1910 || 221,900 || 1.6
|-
| 1920 || 486,400 || 3.5
|-
| 1930 || 641,500 || 4.5
|-
| 1940 || 357,800 || 3.1
|-
| 1950 || 451,400 || 3.9
|-
| 1960 || 575,900 || 5.9
|-
| 1970 || 759,700 || 7.9
|-
| 1980 || 2,199,200 || 15.6
|-
| 1990 || 4,298,000 || 21.7
|-
| 2000 || 9,177,500 || '''29.5'''
|-
| 2010 || '''11,711,700''' || 29.3
|-
| 2017 || 11,269,900 || 25.3
|-
|}

==Culture==
[[File:Quinceañera. Santa Fe (14369403262).jpg|thumb|right|300px|Mexican American girls at a [[Quinceañera]] celebration in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]]]]

===Food and drink===
{{See also| Mexican cuisine in the United States}}
{{Section expand|date=June 2020}}
Mexican Americans have influenced American cuisine.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Mexican Food Revolution |url=https://americanhistory.si.edu/food/resetting-table/mexican-food-revolution |website=National Museum of American History |date=August 16, 2013}}</ref> Mexican cuisine has influenced [[Californian cuisine]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gilsgourmet.com/post/history-of-california-cuisine|title=History of California Cuisine|date=27 January 2020}}</ref> [[Taco Bell]] and [[Del Taco]] are a example of Mexican-American cuisine.

===Music===
{{Section expand|date=June 2020}}
Mexican American styles of music is [[Chicano rock]], [[ranchera]], [[Conjunto]], [[Son Jarocho]], [[Contradanza|Habanera]] and [[mariachi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mexican American Song |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200197459 |website=Library of Congress |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306162420/https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200197459 |archive-date=March 6, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Chicano rap]] is performed by Mexican-American rappers.

==Economic and social issues==
===Immigration issues===
{{See also|2006 United States immigration reform protests|Illegal immigration to the United States}}
:''See also [[Strangers No Longer]]: Together on the Journey of Hope'', a pastoral letter written by both the [[United States Conference of Catholic Bishops]] and the [[Mexican Episcopal Conference]], which deals with the issue of migration in the context of the [[United States]] and [[Mexico]].

[[File:Cesar Chavez Day.jpg|thumb|left|[[Cesar Chavez]], supporters say his work led to numerous improvements for union laborers. Although the [[UFW]] faltered a few years after Chavez died in 1993, he became an iconic "folk saint" in the pantheon of Mexican Americans.]]
Since the 1960s, Mexican immigrants have met a significant portion of the demand for cheap labor in the United States.<ref>Scruggs, O. (1984). Operation Wetback: The Mass Deportation of Mexican Undocumented Workers in 1954. Labor History, 25(1), 135–137. Retrieved from America: History & Life database.</ref> Fear of [[deportation]] makes them highly vulnerable to exploitation by employers. Many employers, however, have developed a "don't ask, don't tell" attitude toward hiring undocumented Mexican nationals. In May 2006, hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants, Mexicans and other nationalities, walked out of their jobs across the country in [[2006 United States immigration reform protests|protest]] to support immigration reform (many in hopes of a path to citizenship similar to the [[Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986]] signed into law by President Ronald Reagan, which granted citizenship to Mexican nationals living and working without documentation in the US).

[[File:May 1 2006 Rally in Chicago.jpg|thumb|right|A rally on [[International Workers' Day|May Day]] [[2006 United States immigration reform protests|2006]] in Chicago. The protests began in response to proposed legislation known as [[H.R. 4437]], which would raise penalties for [[illegal immigration]] and classify undocumented immigrants and anyone who helped them enter or remain in the US as felons.]]
Even legal immigrants to the United States, both from Mexico and elsewhere, have spoken out against illegal immigration. However, according to a survey conducted by the [[Pew Research Center]] in June 2007, 63% of Americans would support an immigration policy that would put undocumented immigrants on a path to citizenship if they "pass background checks, pay fines and have jobs, learn English", while 30% would oppose such a plan. The survey also found that if this program was instead labeled "amnesty", 54% would support it, while 39% would oppose.<ref>{{cite web|author=Publications |url=http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=335 |title=Summary of Findings: Mixed Views on Immigration Bill |publisher=People-press.org |date=2007-06-07 |access-date=2014-01-06}}</ref>

[[Alan Greenspan]], former Chairman of the Federal Reserve, has said that the growth of the working-age population is a large factor in keeping the economy growing and that immigration can be used to grow that population. According to Greenspan, by 2030, the growth of the US workforce will slow from 1 percent to 1/2 percent, while the percentage of the population over 65 years will rise from 13 percent to perhaps 20 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/testimony/2003/20030227/ |title=FRB: Testimony, Greenspan-Aging population-February 27, 2003 |publisher=Federalreserve.gov |date=2003-02-27 |access-date=2014-01-06}}</ref> Greenspan has also stated that the current immigration problem could be solved with a "stroke of the pen", referring to the [[Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007]] which would have strengthened border security, created a guest worker program, and put undocumented immigrants currently residing in the US on a path to citizenship if they met certain conditions.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2007-05-17-greenspan-immigration_N.htm | work=USA Today | title=Immigration curbs hurting US, Greenspan says | date=May 17, 2007 | access-date=May 12, 2010}}</ref>

According to data published by the [[Bank of Mexico]], Mexicans in the United States sent $24.7 billion in [[remittance]]s to Mexico in 2015.

==Discrimination and stereotypes==
{{main|Anti-Mexican sentiment|Latinophobia}}{{See also|Madrigal v. Quilligan}}
[[File:Solo s 48 Fleetline.jpg|thumb|right|[[Lowrider]] began in the Mexican-American Barrios of Los Angeles, California in the mid-to-late 1940s and during the post-war prosperity of the 1950s. Initially, some youths would place sandbags in the trunk of their customized cars in order to create a lowered effect.]]

Throughout US history, Mexican Americans have endured various types of negative stereotypes which have long circulated in media and popular culture.<ref>Flores Niemann Yolanda, ''et al.'' ‘’Black-Brown Relations and Stereotypes’’ (2003); Charles Ramírez Berg, ’’Latino Images in Film: Stereotypes, Subversion, & Resistance’’ (2002); Chad Richardson, ‘’Batos, Bolillos, Pochos, and Pelados: Class & Culture on the South Texas Border’’ (1999)</ref><ref>[http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p111385_index.html Life on the Texas-Mexico Border: Myth and reality as represented in Mainstream and Independent Western Cinema] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022070241/http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p111385_index.html |date=October 22, 2007 }}</ref> Mexican Americans have also faced discrimination based on ethnicity, race, culture, poverty, and use of the Spanish language.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/lhr/21.1/forum_wilson.html |title=Steven H. Wilson | Brown over "Other White": Mexican Americans' Legal Arguments and Litigation Strategy in School Desegregation Lawsuits | Law and History Review, 21.1 |publisher=The History Cooperative |access-date=2014-01-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930061850/http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/lhr/21.1/forum_wilson.html |archive-date=2012-09-30 }}</ref>

Since the majority of [[undocumented immigrants in the US]] have traditionally been from Latin America, the Mexican American community has been the subject of widespread immigration raids. During [[The Great Depression]], the United States government sponsored a [[Mexican Repatriation]] program which was intended to encourage people to voluntarily move to Mexico, but thousands were deported against their will. More than 500,000 individuals were deported, approximately 60 percent of which were actually United States citizens.<ref>[http://campusapps.fullerton.edu/news/2005/valenciana.html 1930s Mexican Deportation: Educator brings attention to historic period and its effect on her family] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061005062329/http://campusapps.fullerton.edu/news/2005/valenciana.html |date=October 5, 2006 }}</ref><ref name="autogenerated3">[http://www.counselingkevin.com/the_economy/index.html Counseling Kevin: The Economy] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070902035337/http://www.counselingkevin.com/the_economy/index.html |date=September 2, 2007 }}</ref> In the post-war era, the Justice Department launched [[Operation Wetback]].<ref name="autogenerated3" />

[[File:TaqueriaMiLindoHuetamoHoustonTX.jpg|thumb|left|Food truck Mi Lindo [[Huetamo]] #2, in Houston, Texas.]]
During World War II, more than 300,000 Mexican Americans served in the US armed forces.<ref name="autogenerated8" /> Mexican Americans were generally integrated into regular military units; however, many Mexican–American War veterans were discriminated against and even denied medical services by the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]] when they arrived home.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> In 1948, war veteran [[Hector P. Garcia]] founded the [[American GI Forum]] to address the concerns of Mexican American veterans who were being discriminated against. The AGIF's first campaign was on the behalf of [[Felix Longoria]], a Mexican American private who was killed in the Philippines while in the line of duty. Upon the return of his body to his hometown of [[Three Rivers, Texas]], he was denied funeral services because of his nationality.

In the 1948 case of ''[[Perez v. Sharp]]'', the Supreme Court of California recognized that interracial bans on marriage violated the Fourteenth Amendment of the Federal Constitution. The case involved Andrea Perez, a Mexican-American woman listed as White, and Sylvester Davis, an African American man.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/perez-v-sharp-26107|title=Perez v. Sharp - 32 Cal.2d 711 - Fri, 10/01/1948 {{!}} California Supreme Court Resources|website=scocal.stanford.edu|access-date=2019-10-05}}</ref>

In 2006, ''Time'' magazine reported that the number of hate groups in the United States increased by 33% since 2000, with illegal immigration being used as a foundation for recruitment.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1198895,00.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060616064019/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1198895,00.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=June 16, 2006 | work=Time | title=How Immigration is Rousing the Zealots | date=May 29, 2006 | access-date=May 12, 2010 | first=Jeffrey | last=Ressner}}</ref> According to the 2011 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Hate Crimes Statistics Report, 56.9% of the 939 victims of crimes motivated by a bias toward the victims’ ethnicity or national origin were directed at Latinos.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/hate-crime/2011/narratives/victims|title=Victims|website=Fbi.gov|access-date=7 October 2017}}</ref> In California, the state with the largest Mexican American population, the number of hate crimes committed against Latinos almost doubled from 2003 to 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.democracynow.org/2007/12/5/fbi_statistics_show_anti_latino_hate |title=FBI Statistics Show Anti-Latino Hate Crimes on the Rise |publisher=Democracy Now! |access-date=2014-01-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ccsre.stanford.edu/reports/exec_summary5.pdf |title=Latino Communities of the Central Valley: Population, Families, and Households|access-date=2008-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216020854/http://ccsre.stanford.edu/reports/exec_summary5.pdf |archive-date=2008-02-16 }}</ref> In 2011, hate crimes against Latinos declined 31% in the United States and 43% in California.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fronterasdesk.org/news/2012/dec/17/report-shows-anti-latino-hate-crimes-down/|title=Report Shows Anti-Latino Hate Crimes Down 31 Percent|website=Fronterasdesk.org|access-date=7 October 2017}}</ref>

==Social status and assimilation==
{{See also|Tex-Mex|Mexican cuisine in the United States}}
[[File:Tropical_Amèrica_.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[América Tropical: Oprimida y Destrozada por los Imperialismos|America Tropical]]]]
There have been increases in average personal and household incomes for Mexican Americans in the 21st century. US-born Americans of Mexican heritage earn more and are represented more in the middle and upper-class segments more than most recently arriving Mexican immigrants.

Most immigrants from Mexico, as elsewhere, come from the lower classes and from families generationally employed in lower skilled jobs. They also are most likely from rural areas. Thus, many new Mexican immigrants are not skilled in white collar professions. Recently, some professionals from Mexico have been migrating, but to make the transition from one country to another involves re-training and re-adjusting to conform to US laws —i.e. professional licensing is required.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Salgado|first1=Casandra D.|last2=Ortiz|first2=Vilma|date=2019-05-03|title=Mexican Americans and wealth: economic status, family and place|journal=Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies|volume=46|issue=18|pages=3855–3873|doi=10.1080/1369183X.2019.1592878|s2cid=155153400|issn=1369-183X}}</ref>

[[File:CornmealProducts.jpg|left|thumb|[[Mexican food]] has become part of the mainstream American market just as [[Italian food]] did decades before and assimilated to the American market like [[Tex-Mex]].]]
According to James P. Smith, the children and grandchildren of Latino immigrants tend to lessen educational and income gaps with White American. Immigrant Latino men earn about half of what whites make, while second generation US-born Latinos make about 78 percent of the salaries of their white counterparts and by the third generation US-born Latinos make on average identical wages to their US-born white counterparts.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20060618/ai_n16490113 | work=Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | title=Assimilation of immigrants is not a problem in the U.S | first=Tyler | last=Cowen | date=June 18, 2006}}</ref> However, the number of [[Mexican American professionals]] have been growing in size since 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mexican American Proarchive|url=http://mexican-american-proarchive.com/2014/12/slow-and-steady-progress-for-mexican-american-professionals-the-results-of-the-american-surveys-for-the-years-2010-2012-show-positive-results/|website=Mexican American Proarchive|date=2014-12-09}}</ref>

[[File:Victor Clothing Mural by elmsn (Flickr).png|thumb|''[[Victor Clothing|The Pope of Broadway]]'', mural by Eloy Torrez]]
The Mexican median household income was a mere $37,390 compared to that of $49,487 and $54,656 for immigrants and native-born populations respectively. This pushed 28% of Mexican families to live in poverty, to put that in perspective the rest of the immigrants where at 18% and native-born families 10%.

Huntington (2005) argues that the sheer number, concentration, linguistic homogeneity, and other characteristics of Latin American immigrants will erode the dominance of English as a nationally unifying language, weaken the country's dominant cultural values, and promote ethnic allegiances over a primary identification as an American. Testing these hypotheses with data from the US Census and national and Los Angeles opinion surveys, Citrin et al. (2007) show that Latinos generally acquire English and lose Spanish rapidly beginning with the second generation, and appear to be no more or less religious or committed to the work ethic than native-born non-Mexican American whites. However, the children and grandchildren of Mexican immigrants were able to make close ties with their extended families in Mexico, since United States shares a 2,000 mile border with Mexico. Many had the opportunity to visit Mexico on a relatively frequent basis. As a result, many Mexicans were able to maintain a strong Mexican culture, language, and relationship with others.<ref>{{cite book|last=LeeAnne|first=Gelletly|title=Mexican Immigration|publisher=Mason Crest|location=Philadelphia}}</ref>

South et al. (2005) examine Latino spatial assimilation and inter-neighborhood [[geographic mobility]]. Their longitudinal analysis of seven hundred Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban immigrants followed from 1990 to 1995 finds broad support for hypotheses derived from the classical account of assimilation into American society. High income, English-language use, and embeddedness in American social contexts increased Latin American immigrants' geographic mobility into multi-ethnic neighborhoods. US citizenship and years spent in the United States were positively associated with geographic mobility into different neighborhoods while co-ethnic contact and prior experiences of ethnic discrimination decreased the likelihood that Latino immigrants would move from their original neighborhoods and into non-Latino white census tracts.<ref>South, Scott J.; Crowder, Kyle; and Chavez, Erick. "Geographic Mobility and Spatial Assimilation among US Latino Immigrants." ''International Migration Review'' 2005 39(3): 577–607. {{ISSN|0197-9183}}</ref>

===Intermarriage===
[[File:Jessica_Alba_Cropped2.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Jessica Alba]]'s mother has [[Danish people|Danish]], [[Welsh people|Welsh]], [[German people|German]] and [[French people|French]] ancestry, while her paternal grandparents, who were born in California, were the children of Mexican immigrants.<ref>{{cite web|title = Hollywood Now: New Fall Previews – InterfaithFamily|url = http://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/popular_culture/Hollywood_Now_New_Fall_Previews.shtml|website = www.interfaithfamily.com|access-date = June 15, 2015|date = August 29, 2014|last = Miller|first = Gerri}}</ref>]]

According to 2000 census data, US-born ethnic Mexicans have a high degree of [[Interracial marriage in the United States|intermarriage]] with [[non-Hispanic whites|non-Latino whites]]. Based on a sample size of 38,911 U.S.-born Mexican husbands and 43,527 U.S.-born Mexican wives:<ref name="Borjas1">{{cite book |last1=Borjas |first1=George J. |title=Mexican Immigration to the United States |date=2007 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |isbn=978-0-226-06668-4 |page=244 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_iONl31AMQYC&pg=PA244 }}</ref>
* 50.6% of US-born Mexican men and 45.3% of US-born Mexican women married US-born Mexicans;<ref name=Borjas1 />
* 26.7% of US-born Mexican men and 28.1% of US-born Mexican women married non-Latino whites; and<ref name=Borjas1 />
* 13.6% of US-born Mexican men and 17.4% of US-born Mexican women married Mexico-born Mexicans.<ref name=Borjas1 />
In addition, based on 2000 data, there is a significant amount of ethnic absorption of ethnic Mexicans into the mainstream population with 16% of the children of mixed marriages not being identified in the census as Mexican.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=_iONl31AMQYC&pg=PA244 ''Mexican Immigration to the United States'' edited by George J. Borjas] page 252 | retrieved March 20, 2013</ref>

A study done by the National Research Council (US) Panel on Latinos in the United States published in 2006 looked at not only marriages, but also non-marriage unions. It found that since at least 1980, marriage for females across all Latino ethnic groups, including Mexican Americans, has been in a steady decline.<ref name="Landale1">Nancy S. Landale, R. Salvador Olopesa, and Christina Bradatan. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK19902/ Hispanic Families in the United States: Family Structure and Process in an Era of Family change].</ref> In addition, the percentage of births to unmarried mothers increased for females of Mexican descent from 20.3% in 1980 to 40.8% in 2000, more than doubling in that time frame.<ref name=Landale1 /> The study also found that for females of all Latino ethnicities, including Mexican origin, "considerably fewer births to unmarried Latino mothers involve partnerships with non-Latino white males than is the case for married Latino mothers. Second, births outside marriage are more likely to involve a non-Latino black father than births within marriage."<ref name=Landale1 /> Additionally, "Unions among partners from different Latino origins or between Latinos and non-Latino blacks are considerably more evident in cohabitation and parenthood than they are in marriage. In particular, unions between Latinos and non-Latino blacks are prominent in parenthood, especially non-marital births."<ref name=Landale1 /> Furthermore, for 29.7% of unmarried births to native-born females of Mexican origin and 40% of unmarried births to females of "Other Latino" origin, which may include Mexican American, information on the father's ethnicity was missing.<ref name=Landale1 /> The study was supported by the U.S. Census Bureau, amongst other sources.<ref name=Landale1 />

==Segregation issues==
===Housing market practices===
Studies have shown that the segregation among Mexican Americans and Mexican immigrants seems to be declining. One study from 1984 found that Mexican American applicants were offered the same housing terms and conditions as non-Latino white Americans. They were asked to provide the same information (regarding employment, income, credit checks, etc.) and asked to meet the same general qualifications of their non-Latino white peers.<ref name="autogenerated7">James, Franklin J., and Eileen A. Tynan. Minorities in the Sunbelt. New Jersey: The State University of New Jersey, 1984.</ref> In this same study, it was found that Mexican Americans were more likely than non-Latino white Americans to be asked to pay a security deposit or application fee<ref name="autogenerated7" /> and Mexican American applicants were also more likely to be placed onto a waiting list than non-Latino white applicants.<ref name="autogenerated7" />

===Battle of Chavez Ravine===
[[File:Dodger Stadium view of downtown 2015-10-04.jpg|thumb|right|View of downtown and the Palos Verdes Peninsula]]
The '''[[Battle of Chavez Ravine]]''' has several meanings, but often refers to controversy surrounding government acquisition of land largely owned by Mexican Americans in [[Los Angeles]]' [[Chavez Ravine]] over approximately ten years (1951–1961). The eventual result was the removal of the entire population of Chavez Ravine from land on which Dodger Stadium was later constructed.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.scpr.org/news/2017/10/31/77135/remembering-dodger-stadium-when-it-was-chavez-ravi/|title=What Dodger Stadium looked like when it was Chavez Ravine|last=Radio|first=Southern California Public|date=2017-10-31|website=Southern California Public Radio|access-date=2019-10-05}}</ref> The great majority of the Chavez Ravine land was acquired to make way for proposed public housing. The public housing plan that had been advanced as politically "progressive" and had resulted in the removal of the Mexican American landowners of Chavez Ravine, was abandoned after passage of a public referendum prohibiting the original housing proposal and election of a conservative Los Angeles mayor opposed to public housing. Years later, the land acquired by the government in Chavez Ravine was dedicated by the city of Los Angeles as the site of what is now [[Dodger Stadium]].<ref name=":5" />

===Latino segregation versus Black segregation===
[[File:East LA Interchange map.svg|thumb|right|alt=Map of East LA Interchange|Viramontes' Childhood Neighborhood Was Divided by the East LA Interchange in the Early 1960s. [[Their Dogs Came with Them]] a book that focuses on the freeway construction and difficult conditions for the Mexican Americans living in this area at the time.]]

When comparing the contemporary segregation of Mexican Americans to that of Black Americans, some scholars claim that "Latino segregation is less severe and fundamentally different from Black residential segregation." suggesting that the segregation faced by Latinos is more likely to be due to factors such as lower socioeconomic status and immigration while the segregation of African Americans is more likely to be due to larger issues of the history of racism in the US.<ref name="autogenerated9">Martin, Michael E. Residential Segregation Patterns of Latinos in the United States, 1991–2000. New York: Routledge, 2007.</ref>

Legally, Mexican Americans could vote and hold elected office, however, it was not until the creation of organizations such as the League of United Latin America Citizens and the G.I. Forum that Mexican Americans began to achieve political influence. [[Edward R. Roybal|Edward Roybal's]] election to the Los Angeles City Council in 1949 and then to Congress in 1962 also represented this rising Mexican American political power.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/R/ROYBAL,-Edward-R--(R000485)/|title=ROYBAL, Edward R. {{!}} US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives|website=history.house.gov|access-date=2019-10-05}}</ref> In the late 1960s the founding of the Crusade for Justice in Denver in and the land grant movement in New Mexico in 1967 set the bases for what would become the Chicano (Mexican American) nationalism. The 1968 Los Angeles school walkouts expressed Mexican American demands to end segregation, increase graduation rates, and reinstate a teacher fired for supporting student organizing. A notable event in the Chicano movement was the 1972 Convention of La Raza Unida (United People) Party, which organized with the goal of creating a third party that would give Chicanos political power in the U.S.<ref name="Mexican American voters"/>

[[File:Los Angeles County Mexican 2000.png|thumb|left|Map of Los Angeles County showing percentage of population self-identified as ''Mexican'' in ancestry or national origin by census tracts. Heaviest concentrations are in [[East Los Angeles, California|East Los Angeles]], [[Echo Park, Los Angeles|Echo Park]]/[[Silver Lake, Los Angeles|Silver Lake]], [[South Los Angeles]], and [[San Pedro, Los Angeles|San Pedro]]/[[Wilmington, Los Angeles|Wilmington]].]]
In the past, Mexicans were legally considered "White" because either they were considered to be of full Spanish heritage, or because of early treaty obligations to Spaniards and Mexicans that conferred citizenship status to Mexican peoples at a time when whiteness was a prerequisite for US citizenship.<ref name="Haney-Lopez0"/><ref name="Haney-Lopez1"/> Although Mexican Americans were legally classified as "White" in terms of official federal policy, many organizations, businesses, and homeowners associations and local legal systems had official policies to exclude Mexican Americans. Throughout the southwest discrimination in wages were institutionalized in "white wages" versus lower "Mexican wages" for the same job classifications. For Mexican Americans, opportunities for employment were largely limited to guest worker programs. The bracero program, which began in 1942 and officially ended in 1964, allowed them temporary entry into the U.S. as migrant workers in farms throughout California and the Southwest.<ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref name="autogenerated2"/><ref name="autogenerated11"/><ref name="Pulido 53"/>

Mexican Americans legally classified as "White", following anti-[[miscegenation]] laws in most western states until the 1960s, could not legally marry African or Asian Americans (See ''[[Perez v. Sharp]]'').<ref name=":4" /> However, most were not socially considered white, and therefore, according to Historian Neil Foley in the book ''The White Scourge: Mexicans, Blacks, and Poor Whites in Texas Cotton Culture'', Mexicans and Mexican-Americans did marry non-whites typically without reprisal.

Despite the similarities between Mexican American and African American patterns of segregation, there were important differences. The racial demarcations between whites and blacks in a state like Texas were inviolable, whereas those between whites and Mexican Americans were not. It was possible for Mexican Americans to attend white schools and colleges, mix socially with whites and, on occasion, marry whites: all of these things were impossible for African Americans, largely due to the legalized nature of black-white segregation. Racial segregation was rarely as rigid for Mexican Americans as it was for African Americans, even in situations where African Americans enjoyed higher economic status than Mexican Americans.<ref name="Jason McDonald 2012">{{cite book|first=Jason|last=McDonald|title=Racial Dynamics in Early Twentieth-Century Austin, Texas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JB-l5_Y3LCgC&pg=PP2|date=14 June 2012|publisher=Lexington Books|isbn=978-0739170977}}</ref>

===Segregated schools===
[[File:Mexican school in Peñasco, New Mexico.jpg|thumb|[[Mendez v. Westminster]] was a 1947 federal court case that challenged Mexican remedial schools in Orange County, California. In its ruling, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in an en banc decision, held that the forced segregation of Mexican American students into separate "Mexican schools" was unconstitutional and unlawful because Mexicans were white. It was the first ruling in the United States in favor of desegregation.]]
During certain periods {{when|date=August 2017}}, Mexican American children sometimes were forced to register at "Mexican schools", where classroom conditions were poor, the school year was shorter, and the quality of education was substandard.<ref name="autogenerated5">Ferg-Cadima, James A. Black, [http://www.maldef.org/publications/pdf/LatinoDesegregationPaper2004.pdf "White and Brown"]. Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. April 28, 2008 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008072018/http://www.maldef.org/publications/pdf/LatinoDesegregationPaper2004.pdf |date=October 8, 2007 }}</ref>

Various reasons for the inferiority of the education given to Mexican American students have been listed by James A. Ferg-Cadima including: inadequate resources, poor equipment, unfit building construction. In 1923, the Texas Education Survey Commission found that the school year for some non-white groups was 1.6 months shorter than the average school year.<ref name="autogenerated5" /> Some have interpreted the shortened school year as a "means of social control" implementing policies to ensure that Mexican Americans would maintain the unskilled labor force required for a strong economy. A lesser education would serve to confine Mexican Americans to the bottom rung of the social ladder. By limiting the number of days that Mexican Americans could attend school and allotting time for these same students to work, in mainly agricultural and seasonal jobs, the prospects for higher education and upward mobility were slim.<ref name="autogenerated5" />

===Immigration and segregation===
[[File:El Paso Morning Times, El Paso, Texas, January 30, 1917.png|thumb|left|El Paso Morning Times newspaper January 30, 1917 Headlinedː "Bill Before [[Legislature]] To Prevent Mexicans Voting" depicts the [[1917 Bath Riots]] begun by Carmelita Torres at the Santa Fe International Bridge disinfecting plant at the El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico border.]]

Immigration hubs are popular destinations for Latino immigrants. These segregated areas have historically served the purpose of allowing immigrants to become comfortable in the United States, accumulate wealth, and eventually leave.<ref name="autogenerated6">{{cite document |last1=White |first1=Michael J. |first2=Catherine |last2=Bueker |first3=Jennifer E. |last3=Glick |date=August 2002 |title=The Impact of Immigration on Residential Segregation Revisited |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/252197245 }}</ref>

This model of immigration and residential segregation, explained above, is the model which has historically been accurate in describing the experiences of Latino immigrants. However, the patterns of immigration seen today no longer follows this model. This old model is termed the standard spatial assimilation model. More contemporary models are the polarization model and the diffusion model: The spatial assimilation model posits that as immigrants would live within this country's borders, they would simultaneously become more comfortable in their new surroundings, their socioeconomic status would rise, and their ability to speak English would increase. The combination of these changes would allow for the immigrant to move out of the barrio and into the dominant society. This type of assimilation reflects the experiences of immigrants of the early twentieth century.<ref name="autogenerated9" />

Polarization model suggests that the immigration of non-black minorities into the United States further separates blacks and whites, as though the new immigrants are a buffer between them. This creates a hierarchy in which blacks are at the bottom, whites are at the top, and other groups fill the middle. In other words, the polarization model posits that Asians and Latinos are less segregated than their African-American peers because white American society would rather live closer to Asians or Latinos than African-Americans.<ref name="autogenerated6" />

The diffusion model has also been suggested as a way of describing the immigrant's experience within the United States. This model is rooted in the belief that as time passes, more and more immigrants enter the country. This model suggests that as the United States becomes more populated with a more diverse set of peoples, stereotypes and discriminatory practices will decrease, as awareness and acceptance increase. The diffusion model predicts that new immigrants will break down old patterns of discrimination and prejudice, as one becomes more and more comfortable with the more diverse neighborhoods that are created through the influx of immigrants.<ref name="autogenerated6" /> Applying this model to the experiences of Mexican Americans forces one to see Mexican American immigrants as positive additions to the "American melting pot," in which as more additions are made to the pot, the more equal and accepting society will become.

==The Chicano movement and the Chicano Moratorium==
{{See also|Chicano movement|Chicano studies|Chicano literature}}
{{More citations needed|section|date=June 2021}}
[[File:Ruben Salazar Globe Lobby Plaque.jpg|thumb|A plaque honoring Ruben Salazar mounted in the Globe Lobby of the Los Angeles Times Building in downtown Los Angeles.]]

In the heady days of the late 1960s, when the student movement was active around the globe, the Chicano movement conducted actions such as the mass walkouts by high school students in [[Denver]] and [[East Los Angeles, California]] in 1968 and the [[Chicano Moratorium]] in Los Angeles in 1970. The movement was particularly strong at the college level, where activists formed [[MEChA]], an organization that seeks to promote Chicano unity and empowerment through education and political action, but also espouses [[revanchism|revanchist]] ideals centered around "taking back" the American southwest for Mexican- Americans (Chicanos) through education. The new Chicano college graduate's ideal was to become empowered through education, return to his/her community and advise more chicanos to continue with their college education after high school. And upon graduation, the purpose was to return to their communities and advise other members of their families and ethnic groups to follow their footsteps. The communities political positions, and management positions were going to be reached by empowering chicanos through higher education and become involved in city councils, management positions, and politics (Pinzon, 2015)

The Chicano Moratorium, formally known as the National Chicano Moratorium Committee, was a movement of Chicano anti-war activists that built a broad-based but fragile coalition of Mexican-American groups to organize opposition to the [[Vietnam War]]. The committee was led by activists from local colleges and members of the "[[Brown Berets]]", a group with roots in the high school student movement that staged walkouts in 1968, known as the [[East L.A. walkouts]], also called "blowouts".{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

The best known historical fact of the Moratorium was the death of [[Rubén Salazar]], known for his reporting on civil rights and police brutality. The official story is that Salazar was killed by a [[tear gas]] canister fired by a member of the [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department]] into the Silver Dollar Café at the conclusion of the [[National Chicano Moratorium March]].{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

==Education==
===Parental Involvement===
[[File:Sal-Castro.png|thumb|upright|[[Sal Castro]] was a [[Mexican-American]] [[Education|educator]] and [[Activism|activist]]. He was most well known for his role in the 1968 [[East L.A. walkouts]]. See [[Walkout (film)|Walkout]].]]

Parents are commonly associated with being a child's first teacher. As the child grows older, the parent's role in their child's learning may change; however, a parent will often continue to serve as a role model. There are multiple research articles that have looked at parental involvement and education. A key aspect of parental involvement in education is that it can be transmitted in many ways. For a long time, there has been a misconception that the parents of Mexican American students are not involved in their children's education; however, multiple studies have demonstrated that parents are involved in their children's education (Valencia & Black, 2002).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Valencia |first1=Richard R. |title='Mexican Americans Don't Value Education!' On the Basis of the Myth, Mythmaking, and Debunking |journal=Journal of Latinos and Education |date=April 2002 |volume=1 |issue=2 |pages=81–103 |doi=10.1207/S1532771XJLE0102_2 |s2cid=144594549}}</ref> It is important to know that the parents of Mexican American students frequently display their involvement through untraditional methods; such as, consejos, home-base practices, and high academic expectations.

[[File:Cavazos.jpg|thumb|left|[[Lauro Cavazos]] [[United States Secretary of Education|Secretary of Education]] from August 1988 to December 1990.]]

Literature has demonstrated that parental involvement has had a positive influence in the academic achievement of Mexican American students. Studies have shown that Mexican families show their value towards education by using untraditional methods (Kiyama, 2011).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kiyama |first1=Judy Marquez |title=Family Lessons and Funds of Knowledge: College-Going Paths in Mexican American Families |journal=Journal of Latinos and Education |date=January 2011 |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=23–42 |doi=10.1080/15348431.2011.531656 |hdl=1802/23012 |s2cid=17247506 |hdl-access=free }}</ref> One educational practice that is commonly used among Mexican families are consejos (advice). Additional research has supported the idea that parents’ consejos have had a significant influence on the education of Mexican American students. Espino (2016)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Espino |first1=Michelle M. |title=The Value of Education and Educación : Nurturing Mexican American Children's Educational Aspirations to the Doctorate |journal=Journal of Latinos and Education |date=2 April 2016 |volume=15 |issue=2 |pages=73–90 |doi=10.1080/15348431.2015.1066250 |s2cid=146963763 }}</ref> studied the influence that parental involvement had on seven, 1st generation Mexican American PhDs. The study found that one of the participant's father would frequently use consejos to encourage his son to continue his education. The father's consejos served as an encouragement tool, which motivated the participant to continue his education. Consejos are commonly associated with the parents’ occupation. Parents use their occupation as leverage to encourage their child to continue his or her education, or else they may end up working an undesirable job (Espino, 2016). While this might not be the most common form of parental involvement, studies have shown that it has been an effective tool that encourages Mexican American students. Although that might be an effective tool for Mexican American students, a mother can be just as an important figure for consejos. A mother's role teaches their child the importance of everyday tasks such as knowing how to cook, clean and care for oneself in order to be independent and also to help out around the house. The children of single mothers have a huge impact on their children in pushing them to be successful in school in order to have a better life than what they provided to their children. Most single mothers live in poverty and are dependent of the government, so they want the best for their children so they are always encouraging their children to be focused and do their best.

[[File:Arizona Ethnic Studies.jpg|right|alt=Protesters against HB 2281|thumb|Protesters are seen in June 2011 in support of the [[Tucson Unified School District]]'s Mexican-American studies program. A new state law HB2281 effectively ended the program saying it was divisive.]]

Another study emphasized the importance of home-based parental involvement. Altschul (2011)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Altschul |first1=I. |title=Parental Involvement and the Academic Achievement of Mexican American Youths: What Kinds of Involvement in Youths' Education Matter Most? |journal=Social Work Research |date=1 September 2011 |volume=35 |issue=3 |pages=159–170 |doi=10.1093/swr/35.3.159 }}</ref> conducted a study that tested the effects of six different types of parental involvement and their effect on Mexican American students. The study used previous data from the National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS) of 1988. The data was used to evaluate the influence of parental practices in the 8th grade and their effect on students once they were in the 10th grade. Altschul (2011) noted that home-based parental involvement had a more positive effect on the academic achievement of Mexican American students, than involvement in school organizations. The literature suggests that parental involvement in the school setting is not necessary, parents can impact the academic achievement of their children from their home.

Additional literature has demonstrated that parent involvement also comes in the form of parent expectations. Valencia and Black (2002) argued that Mexican parents place a significant amount of value on education and hold high expectations for their children. The purpose of their study was to debunk the notion that Mexicans do not value education by providing evidence that shows the opposite. Setting high expectations and expressing their desire for their children to be academically successful has served as powerful tools to increase of the academic achievement among Mexican American students (Valencia & Black, 2002). Keith and Lichtman (1995)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Keith |first1=Patricia B. |last2=Lichtman |first2=Marilyn V. |title=Does parental involvement influence the academic achievement of Mexican-American eighth graders? Results from the National Education Longitudinal Study. |journal=School Psychology Quarterly |date=24/1994 |volume=9 |issue=4 |pages=256–273 |doi=10.1037/h0088292 }}</ref> also conducted a research study that measured the influence of parental involvement and academic achievement. The data was collected from the NELS and used a total of 1,714 students that identified as Mexican American (Chicana/o). The study found a higher level of academic achievement among 8th grade Mexican American students and parents who had high educational aspirations for their children (Keith & Lichtman, 1995).

[[File:Family_eating_meal.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Mexican American family eating a meal]]

Additional research done by Carranza, You, Chhuon, and Hudley (2009)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Carranza |first1=Francisco D. |last2=You |first2=Sukkyung |last3=Chhuon |first3=Vichet |last4=Hudley |first4=Cynthia |title=Mexican American adolescents' academic achievement and aspirations: the role of perceived parental educational involvement, acculturation, and self-esteem |journal=Adolescence |date=22 June 2009 |volume=44 |issue=174 |pages=313–334 |id={{GALE|A207643292}} {{INIST|21922379}} |pmid=19764269 }}</ref> added support to the idea that high parental expectations were associated with higher achievement levels among Mexican American students. Carranza et al. (2009) studied 298 Mexican American high school students. They studied whether perceived parental involvement, acculturation, and self-esteem had any effect on academic achievement and aspirations. Results from their study demonstrated that perceived parental involvement had an influence on the students’ academic achievement and aspirations. Additionally, Carranza et al. noted that among females, those who perceived that their parents expected them to get good grades tended to study more and have higher academic aspirations (2009). The findings suggest that parental expectations can affect the academic performance of Mexican American students.

Based on current literature, one can conclude that parental involvement is an extremely important aspect of Mexican American students’ education. The studies demonstrated that parental involvement is not limited to participating in school activities at the school; instead, parental involvement can be displayed through various forms. There are numerous studies that suggest that parental expectations are associated with the achievement level of Mexican American students. Future research should continue to study the reasons why Mexican American students perform better when their parents expect them to do well in school. Furthermore, future research can also look into whether gender influences parental expectations.

''[[Stand and Deliver]]'' was an inductee of the 2011 [[National Film Registry]] list.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|title=Complete National Film Registry Listing - National Film Preservation Board|work=The Library of Congress|access-date=2018-03-18}}</ref><ref name="LOC">{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-240.html|title=2011 National Film Registry More Than a Box of Chocolates|work=Library of Congress|date=December 28, 2011|access-date=December 29, 2011}}</ref> The National Film Board said that it was "one of the most popular of a new wave of narrative feature films produced in the 1980s by Latino filmmakers" and that it "celebrates in a direct, approachable, and impactful way, values of self-betterment through hard work and power through knowledge."<ref name="LOC"/>

==Mexican American communities==
{{main|List of Mexican-American communities}}
[[File:Oasis_Drive-In,_Crystal_City,_TX_IMG_4246.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Oasis Drive Inn with mural of a [[Scarlet macaw]] on U.S. Highway 83 in [[Crystal City, Texas]].]]
[[File:Record Ave. & Hammel St..jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[City Terrace]] Streets]]
[[File:Día de Los Muertos Celebration.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Two Mexican American boys at a [[Día de Los Muertos]] celebration in [[Greeley, Colorado]]]]
[[File:Los Angeles with Mount Baldy.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Los Angeles]] attracts Mexican American immigrants because of its rich Spanish and Mexican architecture, history and culture.]]

Large Mexican American populations by both size and per capita exist in the following American cities:
* Los Angeles, California area – [[History of the Mexican Americans in Los Angeles|the city proper home to over 1.2 million of Mexican ancestry]], another 2.3 million throughout [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]], and a total of about 6.3 million in the five-county [[Greater Los Angeles Area]]. Largest Mexican ancestry populated city in the United States. (according to the 2010 census, L.A. is now 31.9% of Mexican descent with numerous [[Central American]] national groups).
** [[East Los Angeles, California]] – Unincorporated community of roughly 130,000, name synonymous with Mexican Americans, 97% Latino, 88% of Mexicans are immigrant, 40% of east L.A. residents reportedly Mexican including American-born.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=U.S. Census website|date=29 November 2014|access-date=7 October 2017}}</ref>
** [[Montebello, California]] – Over 62% of the population is Mexican.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.infoplease.com/us/california/demographic-statistics-119 |title = Demographic Statistics for Montebello, California}}</ref>
** [[Culver City, California]] – Also the site of the infamous [[Zoot Suit Riots]] in 1943.
** [[Long Beach, California]] – Third largest city in [[Southern California]], One of many cities in the region with a large Mexican/Latin American population.
** [[South Gate, California]] – over 70.77% of the population is Mexican or Mexican American.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://zipatlas.com/us/ca/city-comparison/percentage-mexican-population.htm | title=Cities with the Highest Percentage of Mexicans in California | Zip Atlas}}</ref>
** [[La Puente, California]] – about two-thirds are of Mexican ancestry or Latino, one of the largest Latino (in percentage, the most Mexican American community) populations in California.
** [[Downey, California]] - Between 45-50% are of Mexican descent.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-downey-latinos-20150805-story.html |title = Latinos' rising fortunes are epitomized in Downey|website = [[Los Angeles Times]]|date = 2015-08-05}}</ref>
** [[El Monte, California]] – 71.89 % Mexican
** [[Huntington Park, California|Huntington Park]] – Large Mexican population
** [[Cudahy, California]] – Large Mexican population
** [[Irwindale, California]] – Large Mexican population
** [[Oxnard, California]] – 65.96 % Mexican
** [[Inland Empire, California]] (Riverside/ San Bernardino Counties- and the cities of that namesake) – About a third of the population are of Mexican descent. Including [[Pomona, California|Pomona]] and [[Romoland, California|Romoland]] with high Mexican percentages.
*** [[Riverside, California]],<ref name="factfinder2.census.gov">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_SF1_QTP10&prodType=table |title=American FactFinder - Results |author=Data Access and Dissemination Systems (DADS) |work=census.gov }}{{Dead link|date=February 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Adelanto]], [[Hesperia, California|Hesperia]], [[Victorville]] and [[Apple Valley, California|Apple Valley]] in the [[Victor Valley]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cruz |first1=Rene Ray De La |title=Strength in numbers: Hispanics now the majority in Inland Empire |url=https://www.vvdailypress.com/news/20170928/strength-in-numbers-hispanics-now-majority-in-inland-empire |website=Daily Press |date=September 28, 2017}}</ref> [[Rialto, California|Rialto]] and [[San Bernardino, California]]<ref name="factfinder2.census.gov"/><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.riversideca.gov/athomeinriverside/neighborhoods-eastside.asp | title=Riverside, California | City of Arts & Innovation | at Home in Riverside}}</ref>
*** [[Indio, California]]<ref name="factfinder2.census.gov"/> and [[Coachella, California]] (primarily Mexican-American).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_SF1_QTP6&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212213134/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_SF1_QTP6&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-02-12|title=American FactFinder - Results|author=Data Access and Dissemination Systems (DADS)|work=census.gov}}</ref>
** [[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana]] – 78% Latino with the majority being of Mexican descent.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nagourney |first1=Adam |last2=Medina |first2=Jennifer |title=This City Is 78% Latino, and the Face of a New California|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/12/us/california-latino-voters.html |website=The New York Times |date=October 11, 2016}}</ref>
** [[Southern California]] is the highest densely populated Mexican-American region, but by areas of percentage it is [[South Texas]].
* [[San Diego]], California – slightly less than one-third of the city's population is Latino, primarily Mexican American; however, this percentage is the lowest of any significant border city.
* [[Imperial Valley]] region ([[Imperial County, California]] and [[Yuma, Arizona]]).
* [[San Francisco Bay Area]] – also with over one million Latinos, many of whom are Mexican Americans, both US-born and foreign-born (see also [[Oakland, California|Oakland]] about 10–20% Latino and San Francisco – the Mission District section- the city is 10–20% Latino).
** [[Oakland]] – California's third largest Mexican-American city by percentage (over 25%) after Long Beach (about 30%). Many live in the [[Fruitvale, Oakland|Fruitvale]] district.
** [[San Jose, California]] – Nearly one-third of the city's population is Mexican American or of Latino origin; San Jose has the largest Mexican American population within the Bay Area.
* [[Central Valley of California]] both the [[Sacramento Valley|Sacramento]] and [[San Joaquin Valley]]s have majority Mexican American communities. Examples being [[Sacramento]] and [[Fresno, California|Fresno]], and the heaviest concentrations in [[Kern County, California]] around [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]].
* [[Phoenix, Arizona]] – fifth largest Mexican-American population.
* [[Tucson metropolitan area|Tucson]] – 30% of the almost 1 million people in the metro area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-context=adp&-qr_name=ACS_2009_5YR_G00_DP5YR5&-ds_name=ACS_2009_5YR_G00_&-tree_id=5309&-redoLog=true&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=31000US46060&-format=&-_lang=en |title=American FactFinder |publisher=Factfinder.census.gov |access-date=2014-01-06 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200211182359/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-context=adp&-qr_name=ACS_2009_5YR_G00_DP5YR5&-ds_name=ACS_2009_5YR_G00_&-tree_id=5309&-redoLog=true&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=31000US46060&-format=&-_lang=en |archive-date=2020-02-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Las Vegas, Nevada]] - 70 percent of Latinos that are eligible to vote in [[Nevada]] are Mexican <ref>{{cite web |title=Pewresearch: Latinos in the 2014 Election: Nevada |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/fact-sheet/latinos-in-the-2014-election-nevada }}</ref>
* [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex|Dallas/Fort Worth Area]] – [[History of Mexican Americans in Dallas–Fort Worth|fifth largest Mexican-American population and over 1.5 million Mexicans]] in the [[Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex]] (3rd largest foreign born Mexican population in the US per MSA).
* [[San Antonio|San Antonio, Texas]] – over half of the population in the city proper (53.2%, 705,530) and second largest Mexican population of any city in the US.<ref name="factfinder2.census.gov"/>
* [[Laredo, Texas]] - has the largest Mexican-American community bordering with [[Nuevo Laredo|Nuevo Laredo, Mexico]]. The majority of Laredo speaks Spanish as their first language.
* [[Houston|Houston, Texas]] – [[History of Mexican Americans in Houston|Third largest Mexican ancestry community]] in the United States.<ref name="census">[https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=houston%20texas%20hispanic%20or%20latino&tid=ACSDP1Y2019.DP05&hidePreview=false Hispanic or Latino by Type: 2019]</ref>
* [[San Angelo, Texas]] with other areas of [[West Texas]], home to [[Tejanos]].
* [[El Paso, Texas]] – largest Mexican-American community bordering a state of Mexico.
* [[South Texas]] – Heavily populated by Mexican-Americans, who are the ethnic majority, in a region spanning from [[Laredo, Texas|Laredo]] to [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]] to [[Brownsville, Texas|Brownsville]].
* [[Harlingen, Texas]] – The Latino population of Harlingen is 72% due to its proximity to the [[Rio Grande]] Mexico border.<ref>{{cite web |title=Race and Ethnicity in Harlingen, Texas |url=https://statisticalatlas.com/place/Texas/Harlingen/Race-and-Ethnicity |website=Statistical Atlas}}</ref>
* [[Denver]], Colorado – Colorado has the eighth largest population of Latinos, seventh highest percentage of Latinos, fourth largest population of Mexican-Americans, and sixth highest percentage of Mexican-Americans in the United States. According to the 2010 census, there are over 1 million Mexican-Americans in Colorado.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dola.colorado.gov/dlg/demog/2010data/race%20and%20hispanic%20origin%20muni.pdf|title=2010 Population by Race and Hispanic Origin|website=Dola.colorado.gov|access-date=7 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919153224/http://dola.colorado.gov/dlg/demog/2010data/race%20and%20hispanic%20origin%20muni.pdf|archive-date=19 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Over one-third of the city's population is Mexican-American or Latino, as well as approximately one-fourth of the entire Denver Metropolitan area. About 17% of the cities population is foreign born, mostly from Latin America.
* [[Greeley, Colorado]] – Over one-third of the city's population is Latino, mostly Mexican-American.
** [[Garden City, Colorado|Garden City]] is Latino majority, and [[Evans, Colorado|Evans]] has a very large Latino population as well.
* [[Demographics of Colorado|Southern Colorado]] is home to many communities of Latinos descended from Mexican settlers who arrived during Spanish colonial times. Roughly half of [[Pueblo, Colorado|Pueblo]]'s population is Latino, mostly Mexican-American. Many other towns in southern Colorado have high proportions of Mexican-Americans. [[La Junta, Colorado|La Junta]], [[Rocky Ford, Colorado|Rocky Ford]], [[Las Animas, Colorado|Las Animas]], [[Lamar, Colorado|Lamar]], [[Walsenburg, Colorado|Walsenburg]], and [[Trinidad, Colorado|Trinidad]] all have large Mexican American communities.
** [[San Luis Valley]] – The San Luis Valley has many towns with large Mexican-American populations. [[Antonito, Colorado|Antonito]], [[Blanca, Colorado|Blanca]], [[Center, Colorado|Center]], [[Del Norte, Colorado|Del Norte]], [[Fort Garland, Colorado|Fort Garland]], [[Monte Vista, Colorado|Monte Vista]], and [[Romeo, Colorado|Romeo]] are all Latino majority.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scseed.org/wb/media/SLV%20Statistical%20Profile%2012-03-07.pdf|title=San Luis Valley Statistical Profile|website=Scseed.org|access-date=7 October 2017}}</ref>
* [[Yakima Valley AVA|The Yakima Valley]] and [[Tri-Cities, Washington]] – This region of [[Washington (state)|Washington]] contains many communities of Mexican-American majority thanks to high demand for agricultural labor.
* [[Chicago metropolitan area|Chicago]] – Over 1.5 million of Mexican ancestry in the Chicago metropolitan area<ref name="factfinder2.census.gov"/>
* [[New York City]] – Mexicans are the third largest Latino ethnic group after Puerto Ricans and Dominicans. New York City's Mexican population ranked 11th among major American cities in 2000 at 186,872.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tc.columbia.edu/articles/2003/september/mexicans-are-now-new-york-citys-fastest-growing-ethnic-grou/|title = Mexicans Are Now New York City's Fastest Growing Ethnic Group}}</ref>
* [[Atlanta]] – Mexicans are the largest Latino ethnic group in Atlanta.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Odem |first1=Mary |last2=Browne |first2=Irene |title=Understanding the Diversity Of Atlanta's Latino Population: Intersections of Race, Ethnicity, and Class |journal=Norteamérica, Revista Académica del CISAN-UNAM |date=19 December 2011 |volume=6 |doi=10.22201/cisan.24487228e.2011.3.147 |doi-broken-date=31 October 2021 |url=https://www.revistanorteamerica.unam.mx/index.php/nam/article/view/147 }}</ref> Gwinnett County has the most persons born in Mexico.<ref> http://documents.atlantaregional.com/gawsnapshots/mexican.pdf{{full|date=July 2021}}</ref>
* [[Philadelphia]] – As with New York City, Mexicans are the third largest Latino ethnic group after Puerto Ricans and Dominicans, numbering around 15,000. However, Mexicans are the second-largest Latino community in the Philadephia Metro Area, with numbers ranging from 80,000 to 100,000.

=== Other US destinations ===
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[[File:Flickr bargas 2306893354--Ninfas on Navigation.jpg|thumb|Original [[Ninfa's]] on Navigation Boulevard, established by [[Ninfa Laurenzo]].]]

In the 1990s and 2000s, the [[Midwestern United States]] became a major destination for Mexican immigrants. But Mexican-Americans were already present in the Midwest's industrial cities and urban areas. Especially Mexicans/Latinos came into states like [[Illinois]] (mostly in [[Chicago]] and close-in suburbs), [[Indiana]] especially the [[Northern Indiana|Northern]] section, [[Iowa]], [[Kansas]], [[Michigan]] (Especially in the Western Portion of the state.), [[Minnesota]], [[Missouri]], [[Nebraska]] and [[Wisconsin]] due to needs of the region's industrial manufacturing base.

Another destination of Mexican and Latin American immigration was the Northeastern United States, in places such as the [[Monongahela Valley]], [[Pennsylvania]]; [[Mahoning Valley]], [[Ohio]]; throughout [[Massachusetts]] and the state of [[Rhode Island]]; [[New Haven, Connecticut]] along with other Latin American nationalities; Washington, D.C. with [[Maryland]] and [[Northern Virginia]] included; the [[Hudson Valley]] and [[Long Island]] of New York state; the [[Jersey Shore]] region and the [[Delaware Valley]], [[New Jersey]].

Communities that consist mostly of recent-arrived immigrants from Mexico, other than Texas, are also present in other parts of the rural [[Southern United States]], in states such as [[Florida]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[North Carolina]], [[Tennessee]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Arkansas]], [[South Carolina]] and [[Alabama]]. A growing Mexican-American population is also present in urban areas such as [[Orlando, Florida]], [[Tampa, Florida]] with the [[Central Florida]] region included; the [[Atlanta]] metro area; [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]- with a majority Latino enclave of Eastland; [[New Orleans]] which increased after Hurricane Katrina in Sep. 2005; the [[Hampton Roads]], [[Virginia]] area; the states of [[Maine]], [[New Hampshire]] and [[Delaware]]; and [[Pennsylvania]] especially in the [[Philadelphia]] metropolitan area.

Major cities like [[Boise, Idaho]]; [[Detroit, Michigan]]; [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]; [[Portland, Oregon]]; [[Salt Lake City, Utah]]; and [[Seattle, Washington]] have a large Mexican-American population.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.pewhispanic.org/interactives/hispanic-population-in-select-u-s-metropolitan-areas/ | title=Hispanic Population and Origin in Select U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 2014 | Pew Research Center}}</ref>

===U.S. states by Mexican American population===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! State/Territory || Mexican<br>American<br>Population<br>(2018)<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.socialexplorer.com/blog/post/mexican-american-population-in-the-united-states-10564| title = Mexican-American Population in the United States in 2018| access-date=July 6, 2020 | work=Socialexplorer.com}}</ref>|| Percentage
|-
| {{flag|Alabama}} ||align="right"| 124,210||align="right"| 2.6
|-
| {{flag|Alaska}} ||align="right"| 28,049 ||align="right"| 3.8
|-
| {{flag|Arizona}} ||align="right"| 1,926,274 ||align="right"| 27.8
|-
| {{flag|Arkansas}} ||align="right"| 159,273 ||align="right"| 5.4
|-
| {{flag|California}} ||align="right"| 12,621,844 ||align="right"| 32.3
|-
| {{flag|Colorado}} ||align="right"| 869,149 ||align="right"| 15.8
|-
| {{flag|Connecticut}} ||align="right"| 57,383 ||align="right"| 1.6
|-
| {{flag|Delaware}} ||align="right"| 34,244||align="right"| 3.7
|-
| {{flag|District of Columbia}} ||align="right"| 14,146 ||align="right"| 1.6
|-
| {{flag|Florida}} ||align="right"| 713,518 ||align="right"| 3.5
|-
|| {{flagicon|Georgia (U.S. state)}} [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] ||align="right"| 561,710 ||align="right"| 5.5
|-
| {{flag|Hawaii}} ||align="right"| 45,832 ||align="right"| 3.3
|-
| {{flag|Idaho}} ||align="right"| 181,185 ||align="right"| 10.8
|-
| {{flag|Illinois}} ||align="right"| 1,715,831 ||align="right"| 13.4
|-
| {{flag|Indiana}} ||align="right"| 333,219 ||align="right"| 5.1
|-
| {{flag|Iowa}} ||align="right"| 143,368 ||align="right"| 4.6
|-
| {{flag|Kansas}} ||align="right"| 278,213 ||align="right"| 9.6
|-
| {{flag|Kentucky}} ||align="right"| 89,217 ||align="right"| 2.1
|-
| {{flag|Louisiana}} ||align="right"| 93,750 ||align="right"| 2.1
|-
| {{flag|Maine}} ||align="right"| 6,251 ||align="right"| 0.5
|-
| {{flag|Maryland}} ||align="right"| 97,231 ||align="right"| 1.7
|-
| {{flag|Massachusetts}} ||align="right"| 47,911 ||align="right"| 0.7
|-
| {{flag|Michigan}} ||align="right"| 363,421 ||align="right"| 4.9
|-
| {{flag|Minnesota}} ||align="right"| 201,580 ||align="right"| 3.7
|-
| {{flag|Mississippi}} ||align="right"| 56,282 ||align="right"| 1.9
|-
| {{flag|Missouri}} ||align="right"| 172,055 ||align="right"| 2.9
|-
| {{flag|Montana}} ||align="right"| 27,510 ||align="right"| 2.7
|-
| {{flag|Nebraska}} ||align="right"| 150,424 ||align="right"| 7.9
|-
| {{flag|Nevada}} ||align="right"| 629,469 ||align="right"| 21.6
|-
| {{flag|New Hampshire}} ||align="right"| 8,686 ||align="right"| 0.7
|-
| {{flag|New Jersey}} ||align="right"| 230,875 ||align="right"| 2.6
|-
| {{flag|New Mexico}} ||align="right"| 658,516 ||align="right"| 31.5
|-
| {{flag|New York}} ||align="right"| 477,194 ||align="right"| 2.5
|-
| {{flag|North Carolina}} ||align="right"| 538,505 ||align="right"| 5.3
|-
| {{flag|North Dakota}} ||align="right"| 17,915 ||align="right"| 2.3
|-
| {{flag|Ohio}} ||align="right"| 200,060 ||align="right"| 1.8
|-
| {{flag|Oklahoma}} ||align="right"| 333,166||align="right"| 8.5
|-
| {{flag|Oregon}} ||align="right"| 431,169 ||align="right"| 10.6
|-
| {{flag|Pennsylvania}} ||align="right"| 152,537 ||align="right"| 1.2
|-
| {{flag|Rhode Island}} ||align="right"| 11,123 ||align="right"| 1.1
|-
| {{flag|South Carolina}} ||align="right"| 150,582 ||align="right"| 3.1
|-
| {{flag|South Dakota}} ||align="right"| 21,229 ||align="right"| 2.5
|-
| {{flag|Tennessee}} ||align="right"| 217,557 ||align="right"| 3.3
|-
| {{flag|Texas}} ||align="right"| 9,394,506 ||align="right"| 33.7
|-
| {{flag|Utah}} ||align="right"| 306,375 ||align="right"| 10.7
|-
| {{flag|Vermont}} ||align="right"| 3,335 ||align="right"| 0.6
|-
| {{flag|Virginia}} ||align="right"| 173,046 ||align="right"| 2.1
|-
| {{flag|Washington}} ||align="right"| 728,208 ||align="right"| 10.0
|-
| {{flag|West Virginia}} ||align="right"| 10,982 ||align="right"| 0.6
|-
| {{flag|Wisconsin}} ||align="right"| 278,789 ||align="right"| 4.9
|-
| {{flag|Wyoming}} ||align="right"| 44,704 ||align="right"| 7.7
|-
| ''Total US'' ||align="right"| 36,600,000||align="right"| 12.2
|}

== Health ==

=== Diabetes ===
[[File:Francisco_Cigarroa_Nima2.JPG|thumb|right|200px|[[Francisco G. Cigarroa]]]]

[[Diabetes mellitus|Diabetes]] refers to a disease in which the body has an inefficiency of properly responding to [[insulin]], which then affects the levels of glucose. The prevalence of diabetes in the United States is constantly rising. Common types of Diabetes are [[Diabetes mellitus type 1|type 1]] and [[Diabetes mellitus type 2|type 2]]. [[Diabetes mellitus type 2|Type 2]] is the more common type of diabetes among Mexican Americans, and is constantly increasing due to poor diet habits.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Seligman|first1=Rebecca|last2=Mendenhall|first2=Emily|last3=Valdovinos|first3=Maria D.|last4=Fernandez|first4=Alicia|last5=Jacobs|first5=Elizabeth A.|date=March 2015|title=Self-care and Subjectivity among Mexican Diabetes Patients in the United States|journal=Medical Anthropology Quarterly|volume=29|issue=1|pages=61–79|doi=10.1111/maq.12107|issn=0745-5194|pmid=24942832}}</ref> The increase of [[obesity]] results in an increase of [[Diabetes mellitus type 2|type 2 diabetes]] among Mexican Americans in the United States. Mexican American men have higher prevalence rates in comparison to non-Latinos, whites and blacks.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal|last=Martorell|first=Reynaldo|date=2004-12-15|title=Diabetes and Mexicans: Why the Two Are Linked|journal=Preventing Chronic Disease|volume=2|issue=1|pages=A04|issn=1545-1151|pmc=1323307|pmid=15670457}}</ref> “The prevalence of diabetes increased from 8.9% in 1976–1980 to 12.3% in 1988–94 among adults aged 40 to 74” according to the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994.<ref name=":3" /> In a 2014 study, The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that by 2050, one in three people living in the United States will be of Latino origin including Mexican Americans.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.diabetes.org/newsroom/press-releases/2014/diabetes-among-hispanics-all-are-not-equal.html|title=Diabetes Among Hispanics: All Are Not Equal|last1=Drive|first1=American Diabetes Association 2451 Crystal|last2=Arlington|first2=Suite 900|website=American Diabetes Association|access-date=2018-12-09|last3=Va 22202 1-800-Diabetes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210110837/http://www.diabetes.org/newsroom/press-releases/2014/diabetes-among-hispanics-all-are-not-equal.html|archive-date=2018-12-10|url-status=dead}}</ref> Type 2 diabetes prevalence is rising due to many risk factors and there are still many cases of pre-diabetes and undiagnosed diabetes due to lack of sources. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2011), individuals of Mexican descent are 50% more likely to die from diabetes than their white counterparts.<ref name=":3" />


==Notable people==
{{main|List of Mexican Americans}}

==See also==
[[File:Virgin_of_Guadalupe_San_Antonio.jpg|thumb|right|Facade of building in San Antonio (Texas).]]
{{Portal|United States|Mexico|Hispanic and Latino Americans}}
* [[Indigenous Mexican Americans]]
* [[Mexico–United States barrier]]
* [[Migrant deaths along the Mexico–United States border]]
* [[American immigration to Mexico]]
* [[Mexico–United States relations]]
* [[Hyphenated American]]
* [[Mexicans abroad]]
* [[Mexican cuisine]]
* [[Mexican people]]
* [[Tex-Mex cuisine]]
* [[Mexican-American cuisine]]
* [[History of Mexican Americans in Los Angeles]]
* [[History of Mexican Americans in Texas]]
* [[Mexicans in Chicago]]
* [[History of Mexican Americans in Metro Detroit]]
* [[History of Mexican Americans in Dallas–Fort Worth]]
* [[History of Mexican Americans in Houston]]
* [[History of Mexican Americans in Tucson]]
* [[Mexican culture]]
'''Ethnic:'''
* [[Melting pot]] (metaphor for cultural fusion)
* [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Amerindian]]
* [[White Latino Americans]]
* [[White Mexican]]
* [[Olive skin]]
* [[Mestizo]]
* [[Bronze (racial classification)|Bronze race]]
* [[La Raza Cósmica|Cosmic race]]
* [[Brown (racial classification)#Hispanics in the United States|Brown race]]
* [[Mestizos in the United States]]

'''Political:'''
* [[Reconquista (Mexico)]]

'''Cultural:'''
* [[Chicanismo]]
* [[Chicano poetry]]
* [[List of Mexican American writers]]
* [[El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument]]

'''Film:'''
* [[Lowriders (film)|Lowriders]]
* [[McFarland, USA]]
* [[Spare Parts (2015 film)|Spare Parts]]
* [[Cesar Chavez (film)|Cesar Chavez]]
* [[A Better Life]]
* [[From Prada to Nada]]
* [[Fools Rush In (1997 film)|Fools Rush In]]
* [[La Bamba (film)|La Bamba]]
*[[Tortilla Soup]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Bibliography/further reading==
{{main|Mexican American bibliography}}
* Englekirk, Allan, and Marguerite Marín. "Mexican Americans." ''Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America,'' edited by Thomas Riggs, (3rd ed., vol. 3, Gale, 2014), pp. 195-217. [https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3273300123/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=ab7d2d8e online]
* Gomez, Laura. [[Manifest Destinies: The Making of the Mexican American Race]] (New York UP, 2007). {{ISBN|978-0-8147-3174-1}}
* Gómez-Quiñones, Juan, and Irene Vásquez. ''Making Aztlán: Ideology and Culture of the Chicana and Chicano Movement, 1966-1977'' (2014)
* Meier, Matt S., and Margo Gutiérrez. ''Encyclopedia of the Mexican American civil rights movement'' (Greenwood 2000) [https://www.questia.com/library/120072171/encyclopedia-of-the-mexican-american-civil-rights online]
* Quiroz, Anthony (ed.), ''Leaders of the Mexican American Generation: Biographical Essays.'' Boulder, CO: University Press of Colorado, 2015.
* Orozco, Cynthia E. ''No Mexicans, women, or dogs allowed: The rise of the Mexican American civil rights movement'' (University of Texas Press, 2010) [https://www.questia.com/library/120074575/no-mexicans-women-or-dogs-allowed-the-rise-of-the online]
* Rosales, F. Arturo. ''Chicano! The history of the Mexican American civil rights movement'' (Arte Público Press, 1997); [https://www.questia.com/library/97907989/chicano-the-history-of-the-mexican-american-civil online]
* {{cite journal | last1 = Sánchez | first1 = George I | year = 2006 | title = Ideology, and Whiteness in the Making of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement, 1930–1960 | journal = Journal of Southern History | volume = 72 | issue = 3| pages = 569–604 | jstor=27649149| doi = 10.2307/27649149 }}

==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721213311/http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll/collections/cema/listguides.html#Chicano California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives – In the Chicano/Latino Collections] - [[University of California Santa Barbara]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090422084217/http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll/collections/cema/digitalChicanoArt.html California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives – Digital Chicano Art] - University of California Santa Barbara
* [http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/calcultures/ethnic_groups/ethnic3.html Calisphere > California Cultures > Hispanic Americans] - [[University of California System]]
* [http://cemaweb.library.ucsb.edu/project_description.html ImaginArte – Interpreting and Re-imaging Chican@Art] - University of California Santa Barbara
* [https://mexican-american.org Mexican American News – Network of the Mexican American Community]
* [http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761587500_1/Mexican_Americans.html Mexican Americans MSN Encarta] ([https://www.webcitation.org/5kx7M1c1J?url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761587500_1/Mexican_Americans.html Archived] 2009-11-01)
* [http://thinkmexican.tumblr.com/ Think Mexican – News, Culture, and Information on the Mexican Community]

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2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season

2021-11-01T21:43:03Z

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{{short description|86th season in franchise history, plagued by conflict}}
{{Infobox NFL team season
| team = Pittsburgh Steelers
| logo =
| year = 2018
| record = 9–6–1
| division_place = 2nd [[AFC North]]
| coach = [[Mike Tomlin]]
| general manager = [[Kevin Colbert]]
| owner = [[Rooney family|The Rooney Family]]
| stadium = [[Heinz Field]]
| playoffs = ''Did not qualify''
| pro bowlers = {{Collapsible list
|title = 8
|1 = WR [[Antonio Brown]]
|2 = OG [[David DeCastro]]
|3 = RB [[James Conner (American football)|James Conner]]
|4 = OT [[Alejandro Villanueva (American football)|Alejandro Villanueva]]
|5 = C [[Maurkice Pouncey]]
|6 = WR [[JuJu Smith-Schuster]]
|7 = DT [[Cameron Heyward]]
|8 = OLB [[T. J. Watt]]}}
| AP All-pros = {{Collapsible list
|title = 1
|1 = C [[Maurkice Pouncey]] ''(2nd team)''
}}
| MVP = [[JuJu Smith-Schuster]]
| ROY = [[Terrell Edmunds]]
| uniform = Pittsb steelers uniforms17.png
| shortnavlink = Steelers seasons
}}
The [[2018 NFL season|2018 season]] was the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]' 86th as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the [[National Football League]]. It also marked the 19th season under leadership of general manager [[Kevin Colbert]] and the 12th under [[List of Pittsburgh Steelers head coaches|head coach]] [[Mike Tomlin]]. After starting the season 7–2–1, the Steelers lost four of their last six games (including losing three straight to the [[AFC West]]), allowing the [[2018 Baltimore Ravens season|Ravens]] to clinch the AFC North on the last day of the season, and missing the playoffs for the first time since [[2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season|2013]].
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==Off-the-field events==
The team was mocked in the media due to conflict between team members and staff during both the off-season and the regular season, and for subsequently missing the playoffs after a 7–2–1 start in light of the conflict.<ref name="Jesse James thoughts">{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/steelers-jesse-james-on-the-drama-surrounding-his-team-we-are-kardashians/ |title=Steelers' Jesse James on the drama surrounding his team: 'We are — Kardashians' |last=Skiver |first=Kevin |date=January 2, 2019 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en |access-date=February 2, 2019}}</ref> Star running back [[Le'Veon Bell]] refused to sign his franchise tag, holding out for a more permanent contract for what was first expected to be the first few weeks of the season, but later missing out on the entire season.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2018/11/13/pittsburgh-steelers-leveon-bell-miss-2018-season/stories/201811130143 |title=Le'Veon Bell fails to report, will miss rest of 2018 season |last=Bouchette |first=Ed |date=November 13, 2018 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |access-date=February 2, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Quarterback [[Ben Roethlisberger]] received criticism for openly calling out teammates during public interviews with the media, as well as for his initial reaction to the team drafting quarterback [[Mason Rudolph (American football)|Mason Rudolph]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/steelers-ben-roethlisberger-on-public-criticism-of-teammates-ive-earned-the-right/ |title=Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger on public criticism of teammates: 'I've earned the right' |last=Skiver |first=Kevin |date=November 28, 2018 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en |access-date=2019-02-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2774359-ben-roethlisberger-surprised-steelers-drafted-mason-rudolph-wont-mentor-qb |title=Ben Roethlisberger 'Surprised' Steelers Drafted Mason Rudolph, Won't Mentor QB |last=Wells |first=Adam |website=Bleacher Report |language=en |date=2019-05-04 |access-date=2019-05-08}}</ref>

Most notably, wide receiver [[Antonio Brown]] was involved with a string of incidents, ranging from tossing furniture out of his apartment window in the off-season,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/24942401/antonio-brown-sued-allegedly-throwing-items-balcony/ |title=Antonio Brown accused of tossing items off balcony |last=Fowler |first=Kevin |date=October 11, 2018 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> arguing with offensive coordinator [[Randy Fichtner]], clashing with the media about his role on the offense,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/24714149/antonio-brown-responds-trade-let-find-critical-tweet/ |title=Antonio Brown responds 'trade me let's find out to critical tweet |last=Fowler |first=Kevin |date=September 18, 2018 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> and getting cited for speeding in excess of over 100 mph along a suburban highway.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2018/11/08/Pittsburgh-steelers-antonio-brown-police-speeding-ticket-ross-mcknight-road-allegheny-county/stories/201811080137/ |title= Steelers' Antonio Brown cited for driving over 100 mph on McKnight Road in Ross |last=Murray |first=Ashley |date=November 8, 2018 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |language=en |access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> These incidents culminated in Brown reportedly getting into a heated argument with Roethlisberger and benched for the final game of the season against the [[2018 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals]] as a result, then storming out of the team facility and ignoring all contact from teammates, coaches, and the front office.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/12/31/report-antonio-brown-missed-game-for-disciplinary-reasons-not-injury/ |title=Report: Antonio Brown missed game for disciplinary reasons, not injury |last=Williams |first=Charean |date=2018-12-31 |website=ProFootballTalk |language=en |access-date=2019-02-02}}</ref> Brown's tipping point was suggested to be the Steelers' decision to name receiver [[JuJu Smith-Schuster]] as team MVP leading up to Week 17<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/01/03/antonio-brown-upset-juju-smith-schuster-steelers-mvp-award |title=Antonio Brown's Team MVP Snub May Have Set Off Dispute With Steelers |last=Carroll |first=Charlotte |date=January 3, 2019 |website=SI.com |language=en |access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> which also led up to Brown demanding a trade from the Steelers a few days after the season where he would be eventually traded to the [[Oakland Raiders]] at the start of the new NFL year.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rosenthal |first1=Gregg |title=Steelers trade Antonio Brown to Raiders: Who won, who lost? |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001021716/article/steelers-trade-antonio-brown-to-raiders-who-won-who-lost |access-date=10 July 2019}}</ref> Brown also openly called out Smith-Schuster via [[Twitter]]<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1114953676202762240|user=AB84 |title=Emotion: boy fumbled the whole post season in the biggest game of year! Everyone went blind to busy making guys famous not enough reality these days! 🤙🏾 by the way check the list |date=2019-04-07}}</ref> and [[Instagram]] in April 2019<ref>{{cite web |last1=McKenna |first1=Henry |title=Antonio Brown aims to embarrass JuJu Smith-Schuster by sharing old DM |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/04/antonio-brown-juju-smith-schuster-old-dm |access-date=10 July 2019}}</ref> due to his game losing fumble in a Week 16 loss to the [[2018 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]], which crippled the Steelers playoff chances.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ebrahim |first1=Baasil |title=Antonio Brown just keeps taking shots at JuJu Smith-Schuster |url=https://fansided.com/2019/04/08/antonio-brown-tweets-juju-smith-schuster/ |access-date=10 July 2019}}</ref>

Following the season, fans, commentators, and numerous current and former Steelers lamented the conflict inside the organization, with some blaming the team culture for the late season collapse (which included four close, mistake-filled and penalty-prone losses within the final six games) and head coach [[Mike Tomlin]] for his inability to control a drama-filled locker room.<ref name="Jesse James thoughts" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001014985/article/james-harrison-pins-blame-for-drama-on-mike-tomlin |title=James Harrison pins blame for drama on Mike Tomlin |last=Shook |first=Nick |date=January 31, 2019 |website=NFL.com |language=en |access-date=February 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite video |url=http://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/25892516 |title=JuJu on Steelers: 'Everyone needs to stop being divas' |date=January 31, 2019 |publisher=ESPN |series=First Take}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2019/2/1/18205328/hines-ward-adds-his-name-to-list-of-former-players-embarrassed-by-steelers-current-drama-nfl-news |title=Hines Ward adds his name to the list of former players embarrassed by Steelers current drama |last=Chester |first=Simon |date=February 1, 2019 |website=Behind the Steel Curtain |publisher=SB Nation |access-date=February 2, 2019}}</ref> The drama during the Steelers' 2018 season was most notably chronicled in satirical fashion by UrinatingTree, a Pittsburgh-based [[YouTube personality]], former video game reviewer, and prominent Steelers fan known for his colorful and rant-filled videos poking fun at sports franchises. UrinatingTree (a.k.a. Steve Linkowski<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBiHnZzX3bc|title=Interview with the man behind UrinatingTree, Steve Linkowski|website=[[YouTube]]|date=November 16, 2020}}</ref>) dubbed his video series focusing on the off-the-field drama as ''"Days of our Steelers"'' as a parody to [[NBC]]'s [[soap opera]] TV show ''[[Days of Our Lives]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2019/07/02/YouTube-star-Pittsburgh-sports-Steelers-Pirates-Penguins/stories/201907020155 |title=Meet the YouTube star keeping Pittsburgh sports teams honest |last=Axelrod |first=Joshua |date=2019-07-03 |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |language=en |access-date=2019-07-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Penix |first1=Sam |title=In This Episode of Days of Our Steelers |url=https://clutchpoints.com/in-this-episode-of-days-of-our-steelers/ |website=ClutchPoints |access-date=11 July 2019}}</ref> In addition to gaining viral popularity, the series received praise from sports fans for its raw, honest, and in-depth look at the drama within the team, especially from a fan's perspective.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://medium.com/@dbaker994/days-of-our-steelers-a-youtube-series-exposing-blatant-toxicity-28bee381601f |title="Days of Our Steelers": A YouTube Series Exposing Blatant Toxicity |last=Baker |first=David |date=2019-09-19 |website=Medium |language=en |access-date=2019-11-30}}</ref> The team blocked UrinatingTree on [[Twitter]].<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1050614221669425152 |user=UrinatingTree |title=I'm straight up laughing my ass off at this revelation. Have I made it to the big time yet? |date=2018-10-11}}</ref> The series has continued, albeit more sporadically, during the 2019 and 2020 seasons.

==Transactions==
The Steelers were involved in the following transactions during the 2018 season:

===Trades===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:75%"
|- style="text-align:center; background:#ddd"
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Player
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Acquired from
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Traded to
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Date
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Trade terms
|-
| <div style="text-align: center">WR [[Martavis Bryant]]</div> || style="background:darkgray"| || <div style="text-align: center">[[Oakland Raiders]]</div> || <div style="text-align: center">April 26</div> || <div style="text-align: center">[[2018 NFL Draft#Round three|2018 3rd round pick]]</div>
|-
| <div style="text-align: center">WR [[Ryan Switzer]]</div> || <div style="text-align: center">[[Oakland Raiders]]</div> || style="background:darkgray"| || <div style="text-align: center">August 27</div> || <div style="text-align: center">[[2019 NFL Draft#Round five|2019 5th round pick]] to Oakland, [[2019 NFL Draft#Round six|2019 6th round pick]] to Pittsburgh</div>
|}

=== Free agent signings ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:75%"
|- style="text-align:center; background:#ddd"
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Player
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Acquired from
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Lost to
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Date
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Contract terms
|-
| <div style="text-align: center">OT [[Chris Hubbard]]</div> || style="background:darkgray"| || <div style="text-align: center">[[Cleveland Browns]]</div> || <div style="text-align: center">March 14</div> || <div style="text-align: center">5 years / $37.5 million</div>
|-
| <div style="text-align: center">ILB Jon Bostic</div> || <div style="text-align: center">[[Indianapolis Colts]]</div> || style="background:darkgray"| || <div style="text-align: center">March 17</div> || <div style="text-align: center">2 years / $4.1 million</div>
|-
| <div style="text-align: center">SS Morgan Burnett</div> || <div style="text-align: center">[[Green Bay Packers]]</div> || style="background:darkgray"| || <div style="text-align: center">March 20</div> || <div style="text-align: center">3 years / $14.5 million</div>
|-
| <div style="text-align: center">SS Nat Berhe</div> || <div style="text-align: center">[[New York Giants]]</div> || style="background:darkgray"| || <div style="text-align: center">April 6</div> || <div style="text-align: center">1 year / $880,000</div>
|-
|}

===Signings===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:50%"
|- style="text-align:center; background:#ddd"
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Player
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Date
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Contract terms
|-
| SS Jordan Dangerfield || January 15 || (Reserve/Future)
|-
| ILB Matt Galambos || January 15 || (Reserve/Future)
|-
| OLB Farrington Huguenin || January 15 || (Reserve/Future)
|-
| TE Jake McGee || January 15 || (Reserve/Future)
|-
| CB Dashaun Phillips || January 15 || (Reserve/Future)
|-
| TE Xavier Grimble || January 15 || 1-year extension (ERFA)
|-
| LS Cameron Kanaday || January 15 || 1-year extension (ERFA)
|-
| CB Mike Hilton || January 16 || 1-year extension (ERFA)
|-
| DE Lavon Hooks || January 16 || (Reserve/Future)
|-
| ILB Keith Kelsey || January 16 || (Reserve/Future)
|-
| WR Justin Thomas || January 16 || (Reserve/Future)
|-
| WR Marcus Tucker || January 16 || (Reserve/Future)
|-
| DE [[Casey Sayles]] || January 18 || (Reserve/Future)
|-
| S Malik Golden || January 19 || (Reserve/Future)
|-
| LB Darnell Leslie || January 19 || (Reserve/Future)
|-
| P [[Matt Wile]] || January 19 || (Reserve/Future)
|-
| WR Trey Griffey || January 29 || (Reserve/Future)
|-
| WR Tevin Jones || January 29 || (Reserve/Future)
|-
| RB James Summers || January 29 || (Reserve/Future)
|-
| OL Matt Feiler || January 31 || 1-year extension (ERFA)
|-
| P Jordan Berry || February 1 || 1-year extension (RFA)
|-
| OL B.J. Finney || February 9 || 1-year extension (ERFA)
|-
| FB Roosevelt Nix || February 10 || 4-year extension (RFA)
|-
| RB Le'Veon Bell || March 6 || 1-year extension (Franchise Tag)
|-
| K Chris Boswell || March 12 || 1-year extension (RFA)
|-
| OLB Anthony Chickillo || March 13 || 1-year extension (RFA)
|-
| RB Fitzgerald Toussaint || March 15 || 1-year extension (RFA)
|-
| DT Daniel McCullers || March 22 || 1-year extension (URFA)
|-
| RB Stevan Ridley || April 4 || 1-year extension (URFA)
|-
| WR Justin Hunter || April 5 || 1-year extension (URFA)
|-
| OT Joseph Cheek || April 9 || (Reserve/Future)
|-
| OT Larson Graham || April 9 || (Reserve/Future)
|-
| C Parker Collins || April 9 || (Reserve/Future)
|-
|}

===Cuts===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:28%"
|-style="text-align:center; background:#ddd"
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Position
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Player
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Date
|-
| <div style="text-align: center">CB</div> || <div style="text-align: center">William Gay</div> || <div style="text-align: center">March 14</div>
|-
| <div style="text-align: center">FS</div> || <div style="text-align: center">Mike Mitchell</div> || <div style="text-align: center">March 14</div>
|-
| <div style="text-align: center">S</div> || <div style="text-align: center">Robert Golden</div> || <div style="text-align: center">March 14</div>
|-
| <div style="text-align: center">CB</div> || <div style="text-align: center">Antonio Crawford</div> || <div style="text-align: center">April 12</div>
|-
| <div style="text-align: center">S</div> || <div style="text-align: center">J.J. Wilcox</div> || <div style="text-align: center">April 30</div>
|}

==Draft==
{{main|2018 NFL Draft}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| 2018 Pittsburgh Steelers Draft
|-
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Round !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Selection !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Player !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Position !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| College !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Notes
|-
! [[List of Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft picks|1]] || 28
| [[Terrell Edmunds]] || [[Safety (gridiron football position)|S]] || [[Virginia Tech]] ||
|-
! 2 || 60
| [[James Washington (wide receiver)|James Washington]] || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || [[Oklahoma State Cowboys football|Oklahoma State]]||
|-
!rowspan="2"| 3 || 76
| [[Mason Rudolph (American football)|Mason Rudolph]] || [[Quarterback|QB]] || [[Oklahoma State Cowboys football|Oklahoma State]] || From Seattle
|-
! 92
| [[Chukwuma Okorafor]] || [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|OT]] || [[Western Michigan Broncos football|Western Michigan]] ||
|-
!rowspan="2"| 5 || 148
| [[Marcus Allen (safety)|Marcus Allen]] || [[Safety (gridiron football position)|S]] || [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] || From San Francisco
|-
! 165
| [[Jaylen Samuels]] || [[Running back|RB]] || [[NC State Wolfpack football|NC State]] ||
|-
! 7 || 246
| [[Joshua Frazier]] || [[Defensive tackle|DT]] || [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] ||
|}

'''Draft trades'''
*The Steelers traded their fourth-round selection (128th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's fifth-round selection (148th overall) and tight end [[Vance McDonald]].
*The Steelers traded their sixth-round selection (202nd overall) to Cleveland in exchange for cornerback [[Justin Gilbert]]. Cleveland then traded this selection back to Pittsburgh in exchange for a 2019 seventh round selection and WR [[Sammie Coates]]. Pittsburgh then traded this selection to Tampa Bay in exchange for Tampa Bay's seventh-round selection in 2019 and free safety [[J. J. Wilcox]].
*The Steelers traded cornerback [[Ross Cockrell]] to the New York Giants in exchange for the Giants' seventh-round selection (220th overall)
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*The Steelers traded wide receiver [[Martavis Bryant]] to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for Oakland's third-round selection previously acquired from the [[Arizona Cardinals]] (79th overall). They later traded the 79th selection and their seventh-round selection (220th overall) to the [[Seattle Seahawks]] for Seattle's third-round pick (76th overall).
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===Undrafted free agents===
All [[Undrafted sportsperson|undrafted free agent]]s were signed after the [[2018 NFL draft]] concluded on April 28 unless otherwise noted.

{|style="margin: 0.75em 0 0 0.5em"
|-
| style="background:#d9e9f9; border:1px solid #aaa; width:2em; text-align:center"|
| = Made Week 1 roster ||
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| 2018 Pittsburgh Steelers Undrafted Free Agents
|-
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Position !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Player !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| College !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Notes
|- style="background:#d9e9f9;
| LB || [[Olasunkanmi Adeniyi]] || [[Toledo Rockets football|Toledo]] ||
|-
| DT || Parker Cothren || [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] ||
|-
| RB || Jarvion Franklin || [[Western Michigan Broncos football|Western Michigan]] || Signed to practice squad
|-
| DE || Greg Gilmore || [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] ||
|-
| WR || [[Quadree Henderson]] || [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]] ||
|-
| CB || Trey Johnson || [[Villanova Wildcats football|Villanova]] ||
|-
| TE || Pharoah McKever || [[NC State Wolfpack football|NC State]] ||
|-
| C || Patrick Morris || [[TCU Horned Frogs football|TCU]] || Signed to practice squad
|-
| OL || Ikenna Nwokeji || [[Elon Phoenix football|Elon]] || Released May 14
|-
| WR || Damoun Patterson || [[Youngstown State Penguins football|Youngstown State]] || Signed May 14
|-
| OL || R.J. Prince || [[North Carolina Tar Heels football|North Carolina]] || Signed May 14, Signed to practice squad
|-
| G || Chris Schleuger || [[UAB Blazers football|UAB]] ||
|-
| CB || [[Jamar Summers]] || [[UConn Huskies football|UCONN]] ||
|- style="background:#d9e9f9;
| LB || [[Matthew Thomas (linebacker)|Matthew Thomas]] || [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]] ||
|-
| DE || Kendal Vickers || [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]] ||
|}

==Staff==
{{NFL final staff
|Year=2018
|TeamName=Pittsburgh Steelers
|Front Office=
*President – [[Art Rooney II]]
*Vice president – [[Art Rooney Jr.]]
*Vice president & general manager – [[Kevin Colbert]]
*Vice president of football and business administration – [[Omar Khan (administrator)|Omar Khan]]
*Football administration coordinator – [[Samir Suleiman]]
*Player personnel coordinator – [[Dan Rooney Jr.]]
*College scouting coordinator – [[Phil Kreidler]]
*Pro scouting coordinator – [[Brandon Hunt (American football)|Brandon Hunt]]
*Analytics and football research coordinator – [[Karim Kassam]]
|Head Coaches=
*Head coach – [[Mike Tomlin]]
*Assistant head coach – [[John Mitchell (American football coach)|John Mitchell]]
|Offensive Coaches=
*Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – [[Randy Fichtner]]
*Running backs – [[James Saxon (American football)|James Saxon]]
*Wide receivers – [[Darryl Drake]]
*Tight ends – [[James Daniel]]
*Offensive line – [[Mike Munchak]]
*Assistant offensive line coach – [[Shaun Sarrett]]
|Defensive Coaches=
*Defensive coordinator – [[Keith Butler (American football)|Keith Butler]]
*Defensive line – [[Karl Dunbar]]
*Outside linebackers – [[Joey Porter]]
*Inside linebackers – [[Jerry Olsavsky]]
*Defensive backs – [[Tom Bradley (American football)|Tom Bradley]]
|Special Teams Coaches=
*Special teams coordinator – [[Danny Smith (coach)|Danny Smith]]
|Coaching Assistants=
*Coaching assistant – Blaine Stewart
*Coaching assistant – [[Daniel Martin Rooney]]
*Coaching assistant – [[Denzel Martin]]
*Coaching assistant – [[Matt Symmes]]
|Strength and Conditioning=
*Conditioning coordinator – [[Garrett Giemont]]
*Conditioning assistant – [[Marcel Pastoor]]
}}

==Final roster==
{{NFL final roster
|Year=2018
|TeamName=Pittsburgh Steelers
|Active=53
|Inactive=12
|PS=11
|Quarterbacks=
{{NFLplayer| 5|Joshua Dobbs}}
{{NFLplayer| 7|Ben Roethlisberger}}
{{NFLplayer| 2|Mason Rudolph|d=American football|rookie=y}}
|Running Backs=
{{NFLplayer|30|James Conner|d=American football}}
{{NFLplayer|33|Trey Edmunds}}
{{NFLplayer|45|Roosevelt Nix|d=fullback|FB}}
{{NFLplayer|22|Stevan Ridley}}
{{NFLplayer|38|Jaylen Samuels|rookie=y}}
|Wide Receivers=
{{NFLplayer|84|Antonio Brown|KR/PR}}
{{NFLplayer|88|Darrius Heyward-Bey}}
{{NFLplayer|17|Eli Rogers}}
{{NFLplayer|19|JuJu Smith-Schuster}}
{{NFLplayer|10|Ryan Switzer|}}
{{NFLplayer|13|James Washington|d=wide receiver|rookie=y}}
|Tight Ends=
{{NFLplayer|85|Xavier Grimble}}
{{NFLplayer|81|Jesse James|d=tight end}}
{{NFLplayer|89|Vance McDonald}}
|Offensive Linemen=
{{NFLplayer|72|Zach Banner|T}}
{{NFLplayer|66|David DeCastro|G}}
{{NFLplayer|71|Matt Feiler|T}}
{{NFLplayer|67|B. J. Finney|G}}
{{NFLplayer|73|Ramon Foster|G}}
{{NFLplayer|76|Chukwuma Okorafor|rookie=y|T}}
{{NFLplayer|53|Maurkice Pouncey|C}}
{{NFLplayer|78|Alejandro Villanueva|d=American football|T}}
|Defensive Linemen=
{{NFLplayer|94|Tyson Alualu|NT}}
{{NFLplayer|79|Javon Hargrave|NT}}
{{NFLplayer|97|Cameron Heyward|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|93|Daniel McCullers|NT}}
{{NFLplayer|91|Stephon Tuitt|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|96|L. T. Walton|NT}}
|Linebackers=
{{NFLplayer|92|Olasunkanmi Adeniyi|rookie=y|OLB}}
{{NFLplayer|51|Jon Bostic|ILB}}
{{NFLplayer|56|Anthony Chickillo|OLB}}
{{NFLplayer|48|Bud Dupree|OLB}}
{{NFLplayer|54|L. J. Fort|ILB}}
{{NFLplayer|44|Tyler Matakevich|ILB}}
{{NFLplayer|90|T. J. Watt|OLB}}
{{NFLplayer|98|Vince Williams|d=American football|ILB}}
|Defensive Backs=
{{NFLplayer|29|Brian Allen|d=cornerback|FS}}
{{NFLplayer|27|Marcus Allen|d=safety|rookie=y|FS}}
{{NFLplayer|42|Morgan Burnett|SS}}
{{NFLplayer|25|Artie Burns|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|37|Jordan Dangerfield|SS}}
{{NFLplayer|21|Sean Davis|d=American football|FS}}
{{NFLplayer|34|Terrell Edmunds|rookie=y|SS}}
{{NFLplayer|23|Joe Haden|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|28|Mike Hilton|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|24|Coty Sensabaugh|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|20|Cameron Sutton|CB}}
|Special Teams=
{{NFLplayer| 4|Jordan Berry|P}}
{{NFLplayer|57|Kameron Canaday|LS}}
{{NFLplayer| 3|Matt McCrane|rookie=y|K}}
|Reserve Lists=
{{NFLplayer|26|Le'Veon Bell|RB|Exempt}}
{{NFLplayer|31|Nat Berhe|FS|IR}}
{{NFLplayer| 9|Chris Boswell|K|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|72|Joseph Cheek|T|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|77|Marcus Gilbert|d=American football|T|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|39|Malik Golden|FS|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|65|Jerald Hawkins|T|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|11|Justin Hunter|WR|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|38|Trey Johnson|d=American football|rookie=y|CB|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|55|Keith Kelsey|DE|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|80|Jake McGee|d=American football|TE|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|50|Ryan Shazier|ILB|PUP}}
|Practice Squad=
{{NFLplayer|99|Keion Adams|OLB}}
{{NFLplayer|15|Trey Griffey|WR}}
{{NFLplayer|82|Bucky Hodges|TE}}
{{NFLplayer|95|Lavon Hooks|NT}}
{{NFLplayer|14|Tevin Jones|WR}}
{{NFLplayer|62|Patrick Morris|d=American football|rookie=y|C}}
{{NFLplayer|64|R. J. Prince|rookie=y|G}}
{{NFLplayer|49|Christian Scotland-Williamson|rookie=y|TE}}
{{NFLplayer|46|Matthew Thomas|d=linebacker|ILB}}
{{NFLplayer|35|Herb Waters|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|40|Ralph Webb|d=American football|RB|rookie=y}}
}}

==Preseason==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Week
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Date
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Opponent
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Result
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Record
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Game site
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| NFL.com<br>recap
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 1
| {{dow tooltip|August 9, 2018}}
| at [[2018 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]
| '''W''' 31–14
| 1–0
| [[Lincoln Financial Field]]
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018080960/2018/PRE1/steelers@eagles Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 2
| {{dow tooltip|August 16, 2018}}
| at [[2018 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]
| '''L''' 34–51
| 1–1
| [[Lambeau Field]]
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018081652/2018/PRE2/steelers@packers Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 3
| {{dow tooltip|August 25, 2018}}
| [[2018 Tennessee Titans season|Tennessee Titans]]
| '''W''' 16–6
| 2–1
| [[Heinz Field]]
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018082556/2018/PRE3/titans@steelers Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 4
| {{dow tooltip|August 30, 2018}}
| [[2018 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]]
| '''W''' 39–24
| 3–1
| Heinz Field
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018083062/2018/PRE4/panthers@steelers Recap]
|}

==Regular season==
===Schedule===
The Steelers' regular season schedule was announced on April 19.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Week
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Date
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Opponent
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Result
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Record
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Game site
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| NFL.com<br>recap
|-style="background:#ffc"
! [[#Week 1: at Cleveland Browns|1]]
| September 9
| at '''[[2018 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]]'''
|'''T''' 21–21 {{small|(OT)}}
| 0–0–1
| [[FirstEnergy Stadium]]
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018090901/2018/REG1/steelers@browns Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! [[#Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs|2]]
| September 16
| [[2018 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]]
| '''L''' 37–42
| 0–1–1
| [[Heinz Field]]
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018091605/2018/REG2/chiefs@steelers Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! [[#Week 3: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers|3]]
| {{dow tooltip|September 24, 2018}}
| at [[2018 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
| '''W''' 30–27
| 1–1–1
| [[Raymond James Stadium]]
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018092400/2018/REG3/steelers@buccaneers Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! [[#Week 4: vs. Baltimore Ravens|4]]
| September 30
| '''[[2018 Baltimore Ravens season|Baltimore Ravens]]'''
| '''L''' 14–26
| 1–2–1
| Heinz Field
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018093012/2018/REG4/ravens@steelers Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! [[#Week 5: vs. Atlanta Falcons|5]]
| October 7
| [[2018 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]]
| '''W''' 41–17
| 2–2–1
| Heinz Field
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018100707/2018/REG5/falcons@steelers Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! [[#Week 6: at Cincinnati Bengals|6]]
| October 14
| at '''[[2018 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals]]'''
| '''W''' 28–21
| 3–2–1
| [[Paul Brown Stadium]]
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018101401/2018/REG6/steelers@bengals Recap]
|-
! 7
| colspan=6| ''[[Bye (sports)|Bye]]''
|-style="background:#cfc"
! [[#Week 8: vs. Cleveland Browns|8]]
| October 28
| '''[[2018 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]]'''
| '''W''' 33–18
| 4–2–1
| Heinz Field
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018102807/2018/REG8/browns@steelers Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc
! [[#Week 9: at Baltimore Ravens|9]]
| November 4
| at '''[[2018 Baltimore Ravens season|Baltimore Ravens]]'''
| '''W''' 23–16
| 5–2–1
| [[M&T Bank Stadium]]
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018110400/2018/REG9/steelers@ravens Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! [[#Week 10: vs. Carolina Panthers|10]]
| {{dow tooltip|November 8, 2018}}
| [[2018 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]]
| '''W''' 52–21
| 6–2–1
| Heinz Field
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018110800/2018/REG10/panthers@steelers Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! [[#Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars|11]]
| November 18
| at [[2018 Jacksonville Jaguars season|Jacksonville Jaguars]]
| '''W''' 20–16
| 7–2–1
| [[TIAA Bank Field]]
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018111810/2018/REG11/steelers@jaguars Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! [[#Week 12: at Denver Broncos|12]]
| November 25
| at [[2018 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]]
| '''L''' 17–24
| 7–3–1
| [[Broncos Stadium at Mile High]]
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018112509/2018/REG12/steelers@broncos Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! [[#Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Chargers|13]]
| December 2
| [[2018 Los Angeles Chargers season|Los Angeles Chargers]]
| '''L''' 30–33
| 7–4–1
| Heinz Field
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018120208/2018/REG13/chargers@steelers Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! [[#Week 14: at Oakland Raiders|14]]
| December 9
| at [[2018 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]]
| '''L''' 21–24
| 7–5–1
| [[Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum]]
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018120913/2018/REG14/steelers@raiders Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! [[#Week 15: vs. New England Patriots|15]]
| December 16
| [[2018 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]]
| '''W''' 17–10
| 8–5–1
| Heinz Field
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018121610/2018/REG15/patriots@steelers Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! [[#Week 16: at New Orleans Saints|16]]
| December 23
| at [[2018 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]]
| '''L''' 28–31
| 8–6–1
| [[Mercedes-Benz Superdome]]
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018122313/2018/REG16/steelers@saints Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! [[#Week 17: vs. Cincinnati Bengals|17]]
| December 30
| '''[[2018 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals]]'''
| '''W''' 16–13
| 9–6–1
| Heinz Field
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018123009/2018/REG17/bengals@steelers Recap]
|}
'''Note:''' Intra-division opponents are in '''bold''' text.

===Game summaries===
====Week 1: at Cleveland Browns====
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week One: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
|date=September 9
|time=1:00 p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]
|road=Steelers
|R1=0|R2=7|R3=14|R4=0|R5=0
|home=Browns
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=7|H4=14|H5=0
|stadium=[[FirstEnergy Stadium]], [[Cleveland, Ohio]]
|attendance=67,431
|weather={{convert|58|F|C}}, rain
|referee=[[Shawn Smith (American football)|Shawn Smith]]
|TV=[[NFL on CBS|CBS]]
|TVAnnouncers=[[Greg Gumbel]], [[Trent Green]], [[Bruce Arians]] and [[Melanie Collins]]
|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018090901/2018/REG1/steelers@browns Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57569/CLE_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]
|scoring=
'''First quarter'''
* No scoring plays
'''Second quarter'''
* PIT – [[James Conner (American football)|James Conner]] 4-yard run ([[Chris Boswell]] kick), 11:16. ''Steelers 7–0. '''Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 5:39.'''''
'''Third quarter'''
* CLE – [[Tyrod Taylor]] 20-yard run ([[Zane Gonzalez]] kick), 10:05. ''Tied 7–7. '''Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 4:55.'''''
* PIT – [[Antonio Brown]] 22-yard pass from [[Ben Roethlisberger]] (Chris Boswell kick), 8:24. ''Steelers 14–7. '''Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:41.'''''
* PIT – James Conner 22-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 5:29. ''Steelers 21–7. '''Drive: 2 plays, 39 yards, 0:45.'''''
'''Fourth quarter'''
* CLE – [[Carlos Hyde]] 1-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick), 7:32. ''Steelers 21–14. '''Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:04.'''''
* CLE – [[Josh Gordon]] 17-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor (Zane Gonzalez kick), 1:58. ''Tied 21–21. '''Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:12.'''''
'''Overtime'''
* No scoring plays
|stats=
'''Top passers'''
* PIT – [[Ben Roethlisberger]] - 23/41, 335 yards, TD, 3 INT
* CLE – [[Tyrod Taylor]] - 15/40, 197 yards, TD, INT
'''Top rushers'''
* PIT – [[James Conner (American football)|James Conner]] - 31 rushes, 135 yards, 2 TD
* CLE – [[Tyrod Taylor]] - 8 rushes, 77 yards, TD
'''Top receivers'''
* PIT – [[JuJu Smith-Schuster]] - 5 receptions, 119 yards
* CLE – [[Jarvis Landry]] - 7 receptions, 106 yards
}}
The Steelers started their season on the road against the [[2018 Cleveland Browns season|Browns]]. After a scoreless first quarter, the Steelers struck first in the second when second-year RB James Conner ran for a 4-yard touchdown to make it 7–0 at halftime. After the break, the Browns went to work as [[Tyrod Taylor]] ran for a 20-yard touchdown to tie the game up at 7–7. However, the Steelers retook the lead with 2 more touchdowns: Ben Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 22-yard pass followed up by Conner's second touchdown of the day from 22 yards out to make it 14–7 and then 21–7. In the fourth quarter however, it was all Browns when [[Carlos Hyde]] ran for a 1-yard touchdown followed by Taylor connecting with [[Josh Gordon]] on a 17-yard touchdown to make it 21–14 and then 21–21. In overtime, both teams' defenses showed out. Neither team would score, leading to a tie.

With the tie, the Steelers started their season 0–0–1. It was the first time ever that they played the Browns to a tie game.<ref name=PFR>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=pit&tm2=cle&yr=all |title=All Matchups, Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=2018-10-17}}</ref> This would snap their 6-game winning streak over the Browns.<ref name=PFR/> Also, the team's winning streak against division rivals was snapped. They also had their first tie game since 2002 against the [[Atlanta Falcons]]. Roethlisberger tied his career high of 5 turnovers in a game (3 interceptions, 2 lost fumbles) as the team turned the ball over 6 times including a Conner fumble late in the fourth quarter.

On a positive note, the team's defense was able to get a turnover of their own (1 interception) and sack Taylor 7 times.

====Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs====
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week Two: Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
|date=September 16
|time=1:00 pm. EDT
|road='''Chiefs'''
|R1=21|R2=0|R3=14|R4=7
|home=Steelers
|H1=0|H2=21|H3=7|H4=9
|stadium=[[Heinz Field]], [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
|attendance=63,956
|weather={{convert|80|F|C}}, partly cloudy
|referee=[[Jerome Boger]]
|TV=CBS
|TVAnnouncers=[[Ian Eagle]], [[Dan Fouts]] and [[Evan Washburn]]
|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018091605/2018/REG2/chiefs@steelers Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57589/PIT_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]
|scoring=
'''First quarter'''
* KC – [[Chris Conley (American football)|Chris Conley]] 15-yard pass from [[Patrick Mahomes]] ([[Harrison Butker]] kick), 13:05. ''Chiefs 7–0. '''Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 1:03.'''''
* KC – [[Travis Kelce]] 19-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 9:08. ''Chiefs 14–0. '''Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:32.'''''
* KC – [[Kareem Hunt]] 5-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 2:24. ''Chiefs 21–0. '''Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:40.'''''
'''Second quarter'''
* PIT – [[Jesse James (tight end)|Jesse James]] 26-yard pass from [[Ben Roethlisberger]] ([[Chris Boswell]] kick), 14:20. ''Chiefs 21–7. '''Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 3:04.'''''
* PIT – [[JuJu Smith-Schuster]] 2-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (kick failed), 6:27. ''Chiefs 21–13. '''Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 5:41.'''''
* PIT – [[James Washington (wide receiver)|James Washington]] 14-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Ben Roethlisberger-[[James Conner (American football)|James Conner]] pass), 0:18. ''Tied 21–21. '''Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 2:48.'''''
'''Third quarter'''
* KC – Travis Kelce 25-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 12:42. ''Chiefs 28–21. '''Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:18.'''''
* PIT – James Conner 1-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 7:12. ''Tied 28–28. '''Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:57.'''''
* KC – [[Demarcus Robinson]] 3-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 3:15. ''Chiefs 35–28. '''Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:67.'''''
'''Fourth quarter'''
* KC – [[Tyreek Hill]] 29-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 13:42. ''Chiefs 42–28. '''Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 3:04.'''''
* PIT – Kareem Hunt tackled in end zone by [[Artie Burns]] and [[Morgan Burnett]], 12:02. ''Chiefs 42–30.''
* PIT – Ben Roethlisberger 1-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 1:59. ''Chiefs 42–37. '''Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:04.'''''
|stats=
'''Top passers'''
* KC – Patrick Mahomes – 23/28, 326 yards, 6 TD
* PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 39/60, 452 yards, 3 TD
'''Top rushers'''
* KC – Kareem Hunt – 18 carries, 75 yards
* PIT – James Conner – 8 carries, 17 yards, 1 TD
'''Top receivers'''
* KC – Travis Kelce – 7 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD
* PIT – JuJu Smith-Schuster – 13 receptions, 121 yards, 1 TD
}}
The Steelers had their home opener against the [[2018 Kansas City Chiefs season|Chiefs]]. In the first quarter, it was all Chiefs when [[Patrick Mahomes]] threw 3 touchdowns: a 15-yard pass to [[Chris Conley (American football)|Chris Conley]], a 19-yard pass to [[Travis Kelce]], and a 5-yard pass to [[Kareem Hunt]] to make the score 7–0, 14–0, and then 21–0. In the second quarter, the Steelers responded with 3 touchdowns of their own to tie the game up when Ben Roethlisberger connected with Jesse James on a 26-yard pass, followed up with him connecting with JuJu Smith-Schuster on a 2-yard pass (with a failed PAT), and then connecting with James Washington on a 14-yard pass (with a successful 2-point conversion pass to James Conner) to make it 21–7, 21–13, and then 21–21 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Chiefs moved back into the lead when Mahomes found Kelce again on a 25-yard pass to make it 28–21. The Steelers would tie it up when James Conner ran for a 1-yard touchdown to make it 28–28. The Chiefs would pull away again as Mahomes connected with [[Demarcus Robinson]] on a 3-yard pass to make it 35–28. In the fourth quarter, the Chiefs moved ahead by double digits as Mahomes found [[Tyreek Hill]] on a 29-yard pass to make it 42–28. The Steelers scored twice to come within 5: first when Hunt was tackled by Artie Burns and Morgan Burnett in the end zone for a safety followed by Roethlisberger's 3-yard run for a touchdown to make it 42–30 and then 42–37. With seconds left, the defense was able to get the stop and was about to get their offense back on the field for likely one final play. But a flag for roughing the kicker kept the Chiefs' offense on the field, which sealed the game.

With the loss, the Steelers dropped to 0–1–1. With the Browns' loss to the Saints, both teams remain tied for third place in the AFC North.

Roethlisberger's record against the Chiefs would drop to 6–2. He passed [[John Elway]] for seventh-most passing yards in NFL history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/Article/Ben-Roethlisberger-NFL-record-John-Elway-121976573/|title=Roethlisberger passes Elway for 7th all-time in passing yards|last=Deardo|first=Bryan|date=September 16, 2018|website=Pittsburgh Steelers|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-18}}</ref>

During the game, WR Antonio Brown was caught on camera arguing with offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner for not getting enough playing time during the game. This was only the start of a turmoil-filled season for the Steelers.

====Week 3: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers====
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week Three: Pittsburgh Steelers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
|date={{dow tooltip|September 24, 2018}}
|time=8:20 pm. EDT
|road='''Steelers'''
|R1=6|R2=24|R3=0|R4=0
|home=Buccaneers
|H1=7|H2=3|H3=3|H4=14
|stadium=[[Raymond James Stadium]], [[Tampa, Florida]]
|attendance=62,571
|weather={{convert|77|F|C}}, cloudy
|referee=[[Pete Morelli]]
|TV=[[Monday Night Football|ESPN]]/[[WTAE-TV|WTAE]]
|TVAnnouncers=[[Joe Tessitore]], [[Jason Witten]], [[Booger McFarland]] and [[Lisa Salters]]
|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018092400/2018/REG3/steelers@buccaneers Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57614/TB_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]
|scoring=
'''First quarter'''
*TB – [[Cameron Brate]] – 4-yard TD pass from [[Ryan Fitzpatrick]], 7:21. ([[Chandler Catanzaro]] kick). ''Buccaneers 7–0''. '''Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:34.'''
*PIT – [[Vance McDonald]] – 75-yard TD pass from [[Ben Roethlisberger]], 5:48. ''Buccaneers 7–6''. '''Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:33.'''
'''Second quarter'''
*PIT – [[Chris Boswell]] – 38-yard field goal, 12:14. ''Steelers 9–7''. '''Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:45.'''
*PIT – [[Antonio Brown]] – 27-yard TD pass from Ben Roethlisberger, 10:33. (Chris Boswell kick). ''Steelers 16–7''. '''Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:47.'''
*PIT – [[Bud Dupree]] – 10-yard INT return, 2:50. ''Steelers 23–7''. '''Drive: 2 plays, 0 yards, 0:47.'''
*TB – Chandler Catanzaro – 21-yard field goal, 1:15. ''Steelers 23–10''. '''Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:35.'''
*PIT – [[Ryan Switzer]] – 1 yard TD pass from Ben Roethlisberger, 0:06. ''Steelers 30–10''. '''Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:09.'''
'''Third quarter'''

*TB – Chandler Catanzaro – 28-yard field goal, 7:07. ''Steelers 30–13''. '''Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 7:53.'''
'''Fourth quarter'''

*TB – [[Chris Godwin]] – 4-yard TD pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 11:06. ''Steelers 30–20''. '''Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 5:00.'''
*TB – [[Mike Evans (wide receiver)|Mike Evans]] – 24-yard TD pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 5:43. ''Steelers 30–27''. '''Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 2:57.'''
|stats=
'''Top passers'''
* PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 30/38, 353 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
* TB – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 30/50, 411 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
'''Top rushers'''
* PIT – James Conner – 15 carries, 33 yards
* TB – Peyton Barber – 8 carries, 33 yards
'''Top receivers'''
* PIT – JuJu Smith-Schuster – 9 receptions, 116 yards
* TB – Mike Evans – 6 receptions, 137 yards, 1 TD
}}
After a tough loss at home, the Steelers traveled to Tampa Bay to take on the [[2018 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Buccaneers]]. The Bucs scored first when [[Cameron Brate]] caught a 4-yard pass from [[Ryan Fitzpatrick]] to make it 7–0. The Steelers would answer when Ben Roethlisberger found Vance McDonald on a 75-yard pass to make it 7–6. The Steelers continued to score heading into the second quarter: they took the lead with Chris Boswell's 38-yard field goal to make it 9–7. This would be followed up by Roethlisberger finding Antonio Brown on a 27-yard pass to make it 16–7, and then Bud Dupree intercepted Fitzpatrick to return it 10 yards for a touchdown to make it 23–7. The Bucs came closer when [[Chandler Catanzaro]] kicked a 21-yard field goal to make it 23–10. The Steelers wrapped up the first half scoring when Roethlisberger found Ryan Switzer on a 1-yard pass to make it 30–10. In the second half, it was all Bucs as they would outscore the Steelers 17–0 heading into the fourth quarter when Catanzaro kicked a 28-yard field goal to make it 30–13 in the third. In the fourth, the Bucs ended up coming within 3 when Fitzpatrick threw 4-yard and 24-yard passes to [[Chris Godwin]] and [[Mike Evans (wide receiver)|Mike Evans]] to make it 30–20 and then 30–27. The Steelers' defense held them off at the last moment to win the game, sealing the win.

With the win, the Steelers improved to 1–1–1. This would be the team's first 1–1–1 start since 1974.

The defense which had earned 2 turnovers in their first 2 games earned 4 turnovers in this game alone (3 interceptions, 1 recovered fumble).

====Week 4: vs. Baltimore Ravens====
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week Four: Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
|date=September 30
|time=8:20 pm. EDT
|road='''Ravens'''
|R1=14|R2=0|R3=3|R4=9
|home=Steelers
|H1=0|H2=14|H3=0|H4=0
|stadium=Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|attendance=62,030
|weather={{convert|69|F|C}}, clear
|referee=[[Tony Corrente]]
|TV=[[NBC Sunday Night Football|NBC]]
|TVAnnouncers=[[Al Michaels]], [[Cris Collinsworth]], [[Michele Tafoya]] and [[Terry McAulay]]
|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018093012/2018/REG4/ravens@steelers Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57628/PIT_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]
|scoring=
'''First quarter'''
*BAL – [[John Brown (wide receiver)|John Brown]] – 33-yard TD pass from [[Joe Flacco]]. ([[Justin Tucker]] kick), 10:45. ''Ravens 7–0''. '''Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:15.'''
*BAL – [[Alex Collins (American football)|Alex Collins]] – 3-yard TD pass from Joe Flacco. (Justin Tucker kick), 8:03. ''Ravens 14–0''. '''Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:56.'''
'''Second quarter'''
*PIT – [[Chris Boswell]] – 34-yard field goal, 14:07. ''Ravens 14–3''. '''Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 5:26.'''
*PIT – Chris Boswell – 39-yard field goal, 6:26. ''Ravens 14–6''. '''Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 6:13.'''
*PIT – [[Antonio Brown]] – 26-yard TD pass from [[Ben Roethlisberger]], 2:50. (Ben Roethlisberger pass to James Conner for two-point conversion). ''Tied 14–14''. '''Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 1:58.'''
'''Third quarter'''
*BAL – Justin Tucker – 47-yard field goal, 2:50. ''Ravens 17–14''. '''Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 3:26.'''
'''Fourth quarter'''
*BAL – Justin Tucker – 49-yard field goal, 11:52. ''Ravens 20–14''. '''Drive: 11 plays, 37 yards, 6:15.'''
*BAL – Justin Tucker – 28-yard field goal, 3:37. ''Ravens 23–14''. '''Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 6:40.'''
*BAL – Justin Tucker – 31-yard field goal, 1:56. ''Ravens 26–14''. '''Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 1:19.'''
|stats=
'''Top passers'''
* BAL – [[Joe Flacco]] – 28/42, 363 yards, 2 TD
* PIT – [[Ben Roethlisberger]] – 27/47, 274 yards, TD, INT
'''Top rushers'''
* BAL – [[Alex Collins (American football)|Alex Collins]] – 11 carries, 42 yards
* PIT – [[James Conner (American football)|James Conner]] – 9 carries, 19 yards
'''Top receivers'''
* BAL – [[John Brown (wide receiver)|John Brown]] – 3 receptions, 116 yards, TD
* PIT – [[Antonio Brown]] – 5 receptions, 62 yards, TD
}}

After winning in prime time on the road, the Steelers returned home for a prime time game against their arch-rival, the [[2018 Baltimore Ravens season|Ravens]]. In the first quarter, it was all Ravens when [[Joe Flacco]] threw 2 touchdowns: a 33-yard pass to [[John Brown (wide receiver)|John Brown]] followed up by a 3-yard pass to [[Alex Collins (American football)|Alex Collins]] to make it 7–0 and then 14–0. In the second quarter, the Steelers responded as Chris Boswell nailed field goals from 34 and 39 yards out to make it 14–3 and then 14–6. This would be followed by Ben Roethlisberger finding Antonio Brown on a 26-yard pass (with a successful 2-point conversion) to tie the game up at 14–14 going into halftime. In the second half, [[Justin Tucker]] kicked a 47-yard field goal in the third quarter to make it 17–14 for the Ravens. He would kick 3 more in the fourth to seal the game from 49, 28, and 31 yards out to make it 20–14, 23–14, and the final score 26–14.

With the loss, the Steelers fell to 1–2–1. Also, their 3-game winning streak against the Ravens was snapped.

====Week 5: vs. Atlanta Falcons====
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week Five: Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
|date=October 7
|time=1:00 pm. EDT
|road=Falcons
|R1=0|R2=10|R3=0|R4=7
|home='''Steelers'''
|H1=13|H2=0|H3=14|H4=14
|stadium=Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|attendance=64,781
|weather={{convert|83|F|C}}, sunny
|referee=[[John Parry (American football official)|John Parry]]
|TV=[[Fox NFL|Fox]]
|TVAnnouncers=[[Chris Myers]], [[Daryl Johnston]] and [[Laura Okmin]]
|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018100707/2018/REG5/falcons@steelers Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57638/PIT_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]
|scoring=
'''First quarter'''
* PIT – [[James Conner (American football)|James Conner]] 1-yard run (kick failed), 10:44. ''Steelers 6–0. '''Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:16.'''''
* PIT – [[JuJu Smith-Schuster]] 18-yard pass from [[Ben Roethlisberger]] ([[Chris Boswell]] kick), 0:37. ''Steelers 13–0. '''Drive: 11 plays, 97 yards, 4:38.'''''
'''Second quarter'''
* ATL – [[Mohamed Sanu]] 43-yard pass from [[Matt Ryan (American football)|Matt Ryan]] ([[Matt Bryant]] kick), 11:21. ''Steelers 13–7. '''Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:16.'''''
* ATL – Matt Bryant 47-yard field goal, 4:23. ''Steelers 13–10. '''Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 5:56.'''''
'''Third quarter'''
* PIT – [[Antonio Brown]] 9-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 3:42. ''Steelers 20–10. '''Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 7:06.'''''
* PIT – James Conner 2-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 1:39. ''Steelers 27–10. '''Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 0:58.'''''
'''Fourth quarter'''
* ATL – [[Ito Smith]] 2-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 12:28. ''Steelers 27–17. '''Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:11.'''''
* PIT – Antonio Brown 47-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 9:41. ''Steelers 34–17. '''Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:47.'''''
* PIT – [[L. J. Fort]] fumble recovery in end zone (Chris Boswell kick), 3:35. ''Steelers 41–17.''
|stats=
'''Top passers'''
* ATL – [[Matt Ryan (American football)|Matt Ryan]] – 26/38, 285 yards, 1 TD
* PIT – [[Ben Roethlisberger]] – 19/29, 250 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
'''Top rushers'''
* ATL – [[Devonta Freeman]] – 8 carries, 32 yards
* PIT – [[James Conner (American football)|James Conner]] – 21 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD
'''Top receivers'''
* ATL – [[Austin Hooper]] – 9 receptions, 77 yards
* PIT – [[Antonio Brown]] – 6 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD
}}
After a tough loss, the Steelers stayed at home for a duel against the [[2018 Atlanta Falcons season|Falcons]]. In the first quarter, it was all Steelers as James Conner ran for a 1-yard touchdown (with a failed PAT) to make it 6–0. Ben Roethlisberger then connected with JuJu Smith-Schuster on an 18-yard pass to make it 13–0. In the second quarter, the Falcons responded when [[Matt Ryan (American football)|Matt Ryan]] found [[Mohamed Sanu]] on a 43-yard pass to make it 13–7. This would be followed by [[Matt Bryant]] kicking a 47-yard field goal to make it 13–10 at halftime. In the third quarter, Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 9-yard pass to make it 20–10. This would be followed up by Conner running for a 2-yard touchdown to make it 27–10. In the fourth quarter, the Falcons drew closer when [[Ito Smith]] ran for a 2-yard touchdown to make it 27–17. However, the Steelers sealed the game with 2 more touchdowns: Roethlisberger found Brown on a 47-yard pass to make it 34–17 followed by L. J. Fort recovering a fumble in the end zone to make the final score 41–17.

With the win, the Steelers improved to 2–2–1.

After being outscored 29–0 in the second half of their previous 2 games, the Steelers outscored the Falcons 28–7 in the second half.

With the win, the Steelers won their 100th regular season game at Heinz Field since its opening in 2001 with a record of 100-38-1 at that point.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/ContentGallery/Records-set-during-Pittsburgh-Steelers-41-17-victory-over-Falcons-123032156/|title=Records set during Pittsburgh Steelers 41-17 win over Falcons|last=Deardo|first=Bryan|date=October 7, 2018|website=Pittsburgh Steelers|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-17}}</ref>

====Week 6: at Cincinnati Bengals====
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week Six: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
|date=October 14
|time=1:00 pm. EDT
|road='''Steelers'''
|R1=0|R2=14|R3=3|R4=11
|home=Bengals
|H1=7|H2=7|H3=0|H4=7
|stadium=[[Paul Brown Stadium]], [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]
|attendance=60,594
|weather={{convert|51|F|C}}, mostly cloudy
|referee=[[Clete Blakeman]]
|TV=CBS
|TVAnnouncers=Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018101401/2018/REG6/steelers@bengals Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57647/CIN_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]
|scoring=
'''First quarter'''
*CIN – [[Tyler Boyd (American football)|Tyler Boyd]] – 2-yard pass from [[Andy Dalton]]. ([[Randy Bullock]] kick), 4:36. ''Bengals 7–0. '''Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 4:24.'''''
'''Second quarter'''
* PIT – [[James Conner (American football)|James Conner]] 1-yard run ([[Chris Boswell]] kick), 14:33. ''Tied 7–7. '''Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:03.'''''
* PIT – James Conner 1-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 1:07. ''Steelers 14–7. '''Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:18.'''''
* CIN – Tyler Boyd 14-yard pass from [[Andy Dalton]]. (Randy Bullock kick), 0:19. ''Tied 14–14. '''Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 0:48.'''''
'''Third quarter'''
* PIT – Chris Boswell 21-yard field goal, 6:53. ''Steelers 17–14. '''Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 6:21.'''''
'''Fourth quarter'''
* PIT – Chris Boswell 24-yard field goal, 3:32. ''Steelers 20–14. '''Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 5:47.'''''
* CIN – [[Joe Mixon]] 4-yard run (Randy Bullock kick), 1:18. ''Bengals 21–20. '''Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:14.'''''
* PIT – [[Antonio Brown]] 31-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Ben Roethlisberger pass to JuJu Smith-Schuster for two-point conversion), 0:10. ''Steelers 28–21. '''Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 1:08.'''''
|stats=
'''Top passers'''
* PIT – [[Ben Roethlisberger]] – 32/46, 369 yards, 1 TD
* CIN – [[Andy Dalton]] – 26/42, 229 yards, 2 TD
'''Top rushers'''
* PIT – [[James Conner (American football)|James Conner]] – 19 carries, 111 yards, 2 TD
* CIN – [[Joe Mixon]] – 11 carries, 64 yards, 1 TD
'''Top receivers'''
* PIT – [[JuJu Smith-Schuster]] – 7 receptions, 111 yards
* CIN – [[A. J. Green]] – 7 receptions, 85 yards
}}
After a huge win at home, the Steelers traveled to Cincinnati for Game 1 against the [[2018 Cincinnati Bengals season|Bengals]]. The Bengals scored first when [[Andy Dalton]] found [[Tyler Boyd (American football)|Tyler Boyd]] on a 2-yard pass to make it 7–0 for the only points of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Steelers took the lead when James Conner ran for 2 1-yard touchdowns to make it 7–7 and then 14–7. The Bengals managed to tie the game up at halftime when Dalton found Boyd on a 14-yard pass to make it 14–14. In the third quarter, the Steelers scored when Chris Boswell kicked a 21-yard field goal to make it 17–14. They would increase their lead in the fourth quarter when Boswell kicked another one from 24 yards out to make it 20–14. However, the Bengals would take the lead when [[Joe Mixon]] ran for a 4-yard touchdown to make it 21–20. The Steelers completed the comeback when Ben Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 31-yard pass (with a successful 2-point conversion) to make the final score 28–21. With just :10 on the game clock, Dalton tried for the eventual home run ball. Though, the pass fell incomplete ending the game and giving the Steelers the win.

With the win and their 7th straight victory against the Bengals, the Steelers go into their bye week 3–2–1. The team was also able to snap being tied with the Browns as they would move into first place in the AFC North.

====Week 8: vs. Cleveland Browns====
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week Eight: Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
|date=October 28
|time=1:00 pm. EDT
|road=Browns
|R1=6|R2=0|R3=6|R4=6
|home='''Steelers'''
|H1=0|H2=14|H3=9|H4=10
|stadium=Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|attendance=63,780
|weather={{convert|47|F|C}}, cloudy
|referee=[[Carl Cheffers]]
|TV=CBS
|TVAnnouncers=Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018102807/2018/REG8/browns@steelers Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57682/PIT_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]
|scoring=
'''First quarter'''
*CLE – [[Greg Joseph]] 34-yard field goal, 9:15. ''Browns 3–0. '''Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:50.'''''
*CLE – Greg Joseph 45-yard field goal, 2:38. ''Browns 6–0. '''Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 2:20.'''''
'''Second quarter'''
*PIT – [[Antonio Brown]] 43-yard pass from [[Ben Roethlisberger]] ([[Chris Boswell]] kick), 11:35. ''Steelers 7–6. '''Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:03.'''''
*PIT – Antonio Brown 1-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 0:10. ''Steelers 14–6. '''Drive: 16 plays, 87 yards, 7:12.'''''
'''Third quarter'''
*PIT – Penalty on [[Desmond Harrison (American football)|Desmond Harrison]] assessed in CLE end zone for a safety, 8:13. ''Steelers 16–6.''
*CLE – [[Antonio Callaway]] 1-yard pass from [[Baker Mayfield]] (kick failed), 5:29. ''Steelers 16–12. '''Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 2:43.'''''
*PIT – [[James Conner (American football)|James Conner]] 12-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 2:49. ''Steelers 23–12. '''Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:42.'''''
'''Fourth quarter'''
*PIT – Chris Boswell 42-yard field goal, 13:33. ''Steelers 26–12. '''Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 2:46.'''''
*PIT – James Conner 22-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 2:10. ''Steelers 33–12. '''Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:37.'''''
*CLE – [[Seth DeValve]] 24-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (pass failed), 0:13. ''Steelers 33–18. '''Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:58.'''''
|stats=
'''Top passers'''
*CLE – [[Baker Mayfield]] – 22/36, 180 yards, 2 TD, INT
*PIT – [[Ben Roethlisberger]] – 24/36, 257 yards, 2 TD, INT
'''Top rushers'''
*CLE – [[Nick Chubb]] – 18 rushes, 65 yards
*PIT – [[James Conner (American football)|James Conner]] – 24 rushes, 146 yards, 2 TD
'''Top receivers'''
*CLE – [[Jarvis Landry]] – 8 receptions, 39 yards
*PIT – [[Antonio Brown]] – 6 receptions, 74 yards, 2 TD
}}
After coming off the bye week, the Steelers returned home for their second game against the Browns. In the first quarter, the Browns would score 2 field goals as Greg Joseph kicked them from 34 and 45 yards out to make it 3–0 and then 6–0. In the second quarter, the Steelers took the lead when Ben Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on 2 touchdown passes: from 43 and 1 yard to make it 7–6 and then 14–6 by halftime. In the third quarter, the Steelers increased their lead as a holding penalty in the end zone on Browns offensive tackle Desmond Harrison led to a safety, making the score 16–6. The Browns came within 4 when Baker Mayfield found Antonio Callaway on a 1-yard pass (with a failed PAT) to make it 16–12. The Steelers responded with James Conner's 12-yard touchdown run to make it 23–12. In the fourth, the Steelers increased their lead when Chris Boswell kicked a 42-yard field goal to make it 26–12. This would be followed by Conner's second touchdown run from 22 yards out to make the score 33–12. The Browns scored on their last offensive play of the game as Mayfield found Seth DeValve on a 24-yard pass (with a failed 2-point conversion) to make the final score 33–18.

With the win, the Steelers improved to 4–2–1 and maintained their lead in the AFC North. This also marked the Steelers' fifteenth consecutive win over the Browns in Pittsburgh. This was [[Hue Jackson]]'s final game as the Browns head coach as he would be fired the next day.

A day prior to this game, eleven people were killed when a [[Pittsburgh synagogue shooting|mass shooting]] occurred in the [[Squirrel Hill]] section of Pittsburgh. A [[moment of silence]] was observed for the victims prior to the game's kickoff. Two days later members of the Steelers attended the memorial services of Cecil and David Rosenthal sister of former community relations manager Michelle Rosenthal.

====Week 9: at Baltimore Ravens====
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week Nine: Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
|date=November 4
|time=1:00 pm. EST
|road='''Steelers'''
|R1=7|R2=7|R3=6|R4=3
|home=Ravens
|H1=3|H2=3|H3=7|H4=3
|stadium=[[M&T Bank Stadium]], [[Baltimore, Maryland]]
|attendance=70,997
|weather={{convert|55|F|C}}, sunny, windy
|referee=[[Craig Wrolstad]]
|TV=CBS
|TVAnnouncers=Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018110400/2018/REG9/steelers@ravens Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57689/BAL_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]
|scoring=
'''First quarter'''
* BAL – [[Justin Tucker]] 23-yard field goal, 5:02. ''Ravens 3–0. '''Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:20.'''''
* PIT – [[James Conner (American football)|James Conner]] 7-yard pass from [[Ben Roethlisberger]] ([[Chris Boswell]] kick), 1:03. ''Steelers 7–3. '''Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:59.'''''
'''Second quarter'''
* PIT – [[Antonio Brown]] 6-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 7:18. ''Steelers 14–3. '''Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:46.'''''
* BAL – Justin Tucker 23-yard field goal, 4:37. ''Steelers 14–6. '''Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:41.'''''
'''Third quarter'''
* PIT – Ben Roethlisberger 1-yard run (kick failed), 6:46. ''Steelers 20–6. '''Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 8:14.'''''
* BAL – [[Alex Collins (American football)|Alex Collins]] 1-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 2:56. ''Steelers 20–13. '''Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:50.'''''
'''Fourth quarter'''
* PIT – Chris Boswell 29-yard field goal, 8:26. ''Steelers 23–13. '''Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 5:49.'''''
* BAL – Justin Tucker 37-yard field goal, 5:23. ''Steelers 23–16. '''Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:03.'''''
|stats=
'''Top passers'''
* PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 28/47, 270 yards, 2 TD
* BAL – [[Joe Flacco]] – 23/37, 209 yards
'''Top rushers'''
* PIT – James Conner – 24 carries, 107 yards
* BAL – Alex Collins – 9 carries, 35 yards, 1 TD
'''Top receivers'''
* PIT – [[JuJu Smith-Schuster]] – 7 receptions, 78 yards
* BAL – [[Willie Snead IV]] – 7 receptions, 58 yards
}}
After winning over the Browns at home, the Steelers traveled to Baltimore for their second game against the Ravens. The Ravens scored first when Justin Tucker kicked a 23-yard field goal to make it 3–0. The Steelers however took the lead when Ben Roethlisberger found James Conner on a 7-yard pass to make it 7–3. In the second quarter, the Steelers went up by double digits as Ben Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 6-yard pass to make it 14–3. The Ravens closed the scoring of the first half with Tucker's second field goal from 23 yards out to make it 14–6 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Steelers went back to work as Roethlisberger ran for a touchdown (with a failed PAT) from a yard out to make it 20–6. The Ravens scored one of their own when Alex Collins made it into the end zone with a 1-yard touchdown to make it 20–13. The Steelers pulled away in the fourth quarter as Chris Boswell kicked a 29-yard field goal to make it 23–13. Tucker then kicked a 37-yard field goal to get the Ravens closer and to make it 23–16. Both teams' defenses showed up late, and Roethlisberger was sacked at the Steelers' 41-yard line. However, trapped in their own territory, the Ravens failed to convert a 4th and long, sealing the win for the Steelers with the final score 23–16.

With the win, the Steelers improved to 5–2–1 and maintained their lead in the AFC North.

====Week 10: vs. Carolina Panthers====
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week Ten: Carolina Panthers at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
|date={{dow tooltip|November 8, 2018}}
|time=8:20 pm. EST
|road=Panthers
|R1=7|R2=7|R3=0|R4=7
|home='''Steelers'''
|H1=21|H2=10|H3=14|H4=7
|stadium=Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|attendance=62,881
|weather={{convert|40|F|C}}, clear
|referee=[[Walt Coleman]]
|TV=Fox/[[Thursday Night Football|NFLN]]
|TVAnnouncers=[[Joe Buck]], [[Troy Aikman]], [[Erin Andrews]] and Kristina Pink
|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018110800/2018/REG10/panthers@steelers Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57701/PIT_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]
|scoring=
'''First quarter'''
* CAR – [[Christian McCaffrey]] 20-yard pass from [[Cam Newton]] ([[Graham Gano]] kick), 10:29. ''Panthers 7–0. '''Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:31.'''''
* PIT – [[JuJu Smith-Schuster]] 75-yard pass from [[Ben Roethlisberger]] ([[Chris Boswell]] kick), 10:18. ''Tied 7–7. '''Drive: 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:11.'''''
* PIT – [[Vince Williams (American football)|Vince Williams]] 17-yard interception return (Chris Boswell kick), 10:05. ''Steelers 14–7.''
* PIT – [[James Conner (American football)|James Conner]] 2-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 4:35. ''Steelers 21–7. '''Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:21.'''''
'''Second quarter'''
* PIT – Chris Boswell 50-yard field goal, 9:49. ''Steelers 24–7. '''Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:01.'''''
* CAR – Christian McCaffrey 25-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 5:04. ''Steelers 24–14. '''Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:42.'''''
* PIT – [[Antonio Brown]] 53-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 3:08. ''Steelers 31–14. '''Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:56.'''''
'''Third quarter'''
* PIT – [[Vance McDonald]] 12-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 8:18. ''Steelers 38–14. '''Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:42.'''''
* PIT – [[Jesse James (tight end)|Jesse James]] 8-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 0:18. ''Steelers 45–14. '''Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:48.'''''
'''Fourth quarter'''
* PIT – [[Jaylen Samuels]] 6-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 14:55. ''Steelers 52–14. '''Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:15.'''''
* CAR – Christian McCaffrey 1-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 5:35. ''Steelers 52–21. '''Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:41.'''''
|stats=
'''Top passers'''
* CAR – [[Cam Newton]] – 23/29, 193 yards, 2 TD, INT
* PIT – [[Ben Roethlisberger]] – 22/25, 328 yards, 5 TD
'''Top rushers'''
* CAR – [[Christian McCaffrey]] – 14 carries, 77 yards, TD
* PIT – [[James Conner (American football)|James Conner]] – 13 carries, 65 yards, TD
'''Top receivers'''
* CAR – [[Christian McCaffrey]] – 5 receptions, 61 yards, 2 TD
* PIT – [[Antonio Brown]] – 6 receptions, 96 yards, TD
}}
After a tough road win, the Steelers went back home to take on the Panthers on Thursday Night Football. The Panthers scored first in the first quarter when Cam Newton found Christian McCaffrey on a 20-yard pass to make it 7–0. However, the Steelers responded with 3 touchdowns of their own to close out the quarter: Ben Roethlisberger found JuJu Smith-Schuster on a 75-yard pass on the team's first offensive play of the game, and on the next scrimmage play, Vince Williams intercepted Cam Newton and returned it 17 yards for a touchdown. James Conner closed out the scoring in the first quarter when he scored from 2 yards out to make it 21–7. The Steelers would score again in the second quarter when Chris Boswell kicked a 50-yard field goal to make it 24–7. The Panthers would draw closer when Newton and McCaffrey connected again on a 25-yard pass to make it 24–14. Roethlisberger then found Antonio Brown on a 53-yard pass to make the score 31–14 at halftime. In the third quarter, it was all Steelers when Roethlisberger threw 2 more touchdown passes: a 12-yarder to Vance McDonald and then an 8-yarder to Jesse James to increase their lead to 45–14. In the fourth quarter, Roethlisberger found Jaylen Samuels on a 6-yard pass to put the Steelers up 52–14. McCaffrey then put up a 1-yard touchdown in the closing minutes to make the final score 52–21.

With the win, the Steelers improved to 6–2–1. The team's 52 points was the most ever scored in a single game at Heinz Field, and the most by the franchise since 1984. Ben Roethlisberger became the second quarterback to record a perfect 158.3 [[passer rating]] in four games in his career, after [[Peyton Manning]].

====Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars====
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week Eleven: Pittsburgh Steelers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
|date=November 18
|time=1:00 pm. EST
|road='''Steelers'''
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=6|R4=14
|home=Jaguars
|H1=0|H2=9|H3=7|H4=0
|stadium=[[TIAA Bank Field]], [[Jacksonville, Florida]]
|attendance=67,683
|weather={{convert|73|F|C}}, mostly sunny
|referee=[[Walt Anderson (American football)|Walt Anderson]]
|TV=CBS
|TVAnnouncers=[[Jim Nantz]], [[Tony Romo]] and [[Tracy Wolfson]]
|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018111810/2018/REG11/steelers@jaguars Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57726/JAX_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]
|scoring=
'''First quarter'''
* No scoring plays
'''Second quarter'''
* JAX – [[Josh Lambo]] 48-yard field goal, 13:10. ''Jaguars 3–0. '''Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 8:57.'''''
* JAX – Josh Lambo 38-yard field goal, 8:34. ''Jaguars 6–0. '''Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 3:28.'''''
* JAX – Josh Lambo 43-yard field goal, 3:37. ''Jaguars 9–0. '''Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 4:46.'''''
'''Third quarter'''
* JAX – [[Leonard Fournette]] 2-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 1:35. ''Jaguars 16–0. '''Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:50.'''''
* PIT – [[Antonio Brown]] 78-yard pass from [[Ben Roethlisberger]] (pass failed), 1:17. ''Jaguars 16–6. '''Drive: 2 plays, 84 yards, 0:52.'''''
'''Fourth quarter'''
* PIT – [[Vance McDonald]] 11-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger ([[Chris Boswell]] kick), 2:28. ''Jaguars 16–13. '''Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:38.'''''
* PIT – Ben Roethlisberger 1-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 0:05. ''Steelers 20–16. '''Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 1:39.'''''
|stats=
'''Top passers'''
* PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 27/47, 314 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
* JAX – [[Blake Bortles]] – 10/18, 104 yards
'''Top rushers'''
* PIT – [[James Conner (American football)|James Conner]] – 9 carries, 25 yards
* JAX – Leonard Fournette – 28 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD
'''Top receivers'''
* PIT – Antonio Brown – 5 receptions, 117 yards, 1 TD
* JAX – Leonard Fournette – 2 receptions, 46 yards
}}
After a blowout victory against the Panthers, the Steelers traveled to Jacksonville to face the Jaguars. After a scoreless first quarter, the Jags put up 3 field goals in the second when Josh Lambo converted from 48, 38, and 43 yards out to make it 3–0, 6–0, and then 9–0 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Jaguars would make it 16–0 after Leonard Fournette ran for a 2-yard touchdown. From then on, it was all Steelers scoring when Ben Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 78-yard pass to make it 16–6 heading into the fourth quarter. In the final quarter, Roethlisberger found Vance McDonald on an 11-yard touchdown pass to draw the Steelers within three points. On the Steelers' final offensive drive, Roethlisberger ran for a 1-yard touchdown to make it 20–16 with five seconds remaining in the game, completing the comeback victory.

With the win, the Steelers improved to 7–2–1. This would be the team's third straight season with a 6-game winning streak.

====Week 12: at Denver Broncos====
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week Twelve: Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos – Game summary
|date=November 25
|time=4:25 pm. EST/2:25 p.m. [[Mountain Time Zone|MST]]
|road=Steelers
|R1=0|R2=10|R3=7|R4=0
|home='''Broncos'''
|H1=3|H2=7|H3=7|H4=7
|stadium=[[Broncos Stadium at Mile High]], [[Denver, Colorado]]
|attendance=76,536
|weather={{convert|41|F|C}}, mostly sunny
|referee=Tony Corrente
|TV=CBS
|TVAnnouncers=Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018112509/2018/REG12/steelers@broncos Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57740/DEN_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]
|scoring=
'''First quarter'''
* DEN – [[Brandon McManus]] 41-yard field goal, 6:26. ''Broncos 3–0. '''Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 3:10.'''''
'''Second quarter'''
* PIT – [[Chris Boswell]] 41-yard field goal, 6:29. ''Tied 3–3. '''Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 5:20.'''''
* DEN – [[Matt LaCosse]] 10-yard pass from [[Case Keenum]] (Brandon McManus kick), 3:27. ''Broncos 10–3. '''Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:02.'''''
* PIT – [[Alejandro Villanueva (American football)|Alejandro Villanueva]] 2-yard pass from Chris Boswell (Chris Boswell kick), 0:00. ''Tied 10–10. '''Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 3:27.'''''
'''Third quarter'''
* PIT – [[JuJu Smith-Schuster]] 97-yard pass from [[Ben Roethlisberger]] (Chris Boswell kick), 10:32. ''Steelers 17–10. '''Drive: 1 play, 97 yards, 0:15.'''''
* DEN – [[Emmanuel Sanders]] 5-yard pass from Case Keenum (Brandon McManus kick), 5:30. ''Tied 17–17. '''Drive: 2 plays, 43 yards, 0:37.'''''
'''Fourth quarter'''
* DEN – [[Phillip Lindsay]] 2-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 9:17. ''Broncos 24–17. '''Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 5:43.'''''
|stats=
'''Top passers'''
* PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 41/56, 462 yards, TD, 2 INT
* DEN – Case Keenum – 15/28, 197 yards, 2 TD
'''Top rushers'''
* PIT – [[James Conner (American football)|James Conner]] – 13 rushes, 53 yards
* DEN – Phillip Lindsay – 14 rushes, 110 yards, TD
'''Top receivers'''
* PIT – JuJu Smith-Schuster – 13 catches, 189 yards, TD
* DEN – Emmanuel Sanders – 7 catches, 86 yards, TD
}}
After a tough win over the Jags, the Steelers traveled out west to face the Broncos. The Broncos scored first when Brandon McManus kicked a 41-yard field goal to make it 3–0 for the first quarter's only points. The Steelers tied it up in the second quarter when Chris Boswell kicked a 41-yard field goal of his own to make it 3–3. The Broncos retook the lead when Case Keenum found Matt LaCosse on a 10-yard pass to make it 10–3. The Steelers tied it up when Boswell found Alejandro Villanueva on a 2-yard pass on a fake field goal to make it 10–10 at halftime. After the break, the Steelers went back to work as Ben Roethlisberger found JuJu-Smith Schuster on a 97-yard pass to take the lead 17–10. The Broncos then tied it up again when Keenum found Emmanuel Sanders on a 5-yard pass to make it 17–17 following a [[Chris Harris Jr.]] interception of Roethlisberger. In the fourth the Broncos retook the lead and went on to win the game when Philip Lindsay ran for a 2-yard touchdown to make the score 24–17. Roethlisberger tried to rally the Steelers into a potential overtime period, but his 3rd-and-goal pass intended for Antonio Brown would be intercepted by [[Shelby Harris]] with a minute left to play, sealing the win for the Broncos.

With their 6-game winning streak snapped, the Steelers fell to 7–3–1. This was the first road loss for the Steelers since Week 3 of the 2017 season.

====Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Chargers====
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week Thirteen: Los Angeles Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
|date=December 2
|time=8:20 pm. EST
|road='''Chargers'''
|R1=7|R2=0|R3=8|R4=18
|home=Steelers
|H1=13|H2=10|H3=0|H4=7
|stadium=Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|attendance=61,069
|weather={{convert|57|F|C}}, clear
|referee=[[Bill Vinovich]]
|TV=NBC
|TVAnnouncers=Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya and Terry McAulay
|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018120208/2018/REG13/chargers@steelers Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57752/PIT_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]
|scoring=
'''First quarter'''
* PIT – [[James Conner (American football)|James Conner]] 1-yard rush ([[Chris Boswell]] kick), 9:20. ''Steelers 7–0. '''Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:59.'''''
* PIT – James Conner 1-yard rush (kick failed), 4:41. ''Steelers 13–0. '''Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 3:01.'''''
* LAC – [[Travis Benjamin]] 46-yard pass from [[Philip Rivers]] ([[Michael Badgley]] kick), 1:04. ''Steelers 13–7. '''Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:37.'''''
'''Second quarter'''
* PIT – Chris Boswell 48-yard field goal, 2:40. ''Steelers 16–7. '''Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:59.'''''
* PIT – [[Antonio Brown]] 28-yard pass from [[Ben Roethlisberger]] (Chris Boswell kick), 0:17. ''Steelers 23–7. '''Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 1:18.'''''
'''Third quarter'''
* LAC – [[Keenan Allen]] 10-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Philip Rivers-[[Antonio Gates]] pass), 1:43. ''Steelers 23–15. '''Drive: 13 plays, 88 yards, 8:07.'''''
'''Fourth quarter'''
* LAC – [[Desmond King (American football)|Desmond King]] 73-yard punt return (Philip Rivers-Keenan Allen pass), 12:52. ''Tied 23–23.''
* LAC – [[Justin Jackson (American football)|Justin Jackson]] 18-yard rush (Michael Badgley kick), 8:09. ''Chargers 30–23. '''Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:51.'''''
* PIT – [[Jaylen Samuels]] 10-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 4:10. ''Tied 30–30. '''Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 3:59.'''''
* LAC – Michael Badgley 29-yard field goal, 0:00. ''Chargers 33–30. '''Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 4:10.'''''
|stats=
'''Top passers'''
* LAC – Philip Rivers – 26/36, 299 yards, 2 TD
* PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 29/45, 281 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
'''Top rushers'''
* LAC – Justin Jackson – 8 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD
* PIT – James Conner – 15 carries, 60 yards, 2 TD
'''Top receivers'''
* LAC – Keenan Allen – 14 receptions, 148 yards, 1 TD
* PIT – Antonio Brown – 10 receptions, 154 yards, 1 TD
}}

After a tough road loss, the Steelers returned home for a Sunday Night Football duel against the Chargers. The Steelers struck first in the first quarter when James Conner ran for two 1-yard touchdowns to make it 7–0 and then 13–0 (due to a failed PAT) but the Chargers would respond on a controversial touchdown, due to movement on the Chargers offensive line before the ball was snapped, when Philip Rivers found Travis Benjamin on a 46-yard pass to make it 13–7. In the second quarter, the Steelers pulled away as Chris Boswell kicked a 48-yard field goal to make it 16–7. This would be followed up with Ben Roethlisberger finding Antonio Brown on a 28-yard pass to make it 23–7 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Chargers drew closer when Rivers found Keenan Allen on a 10-yard pass (with a successful 2-point conversion) to make it 23–15. In the fourth quarter, they would tie the game up as Desmond King returned a punt 73 yards for a touchdown. Rivers then connected with Allen for another 2-point conversion to make it 23–23. The Chargers would then take the lead when Justin Jackson ran for an 18-yard touchdown to make it 30–23. The Steelers tied it up later on however when Roethlisberger found Jaylen Samuels on a 10-yard pass, making it 30–30. The Chargers would seal the game when Mike Badgley kicked a 29-yard field goal to make the final score 33–30.

With the loss, the Steelers fell to 7–4–1.

====Week 14: at Oakland Raiders====
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week Fourteen: Pittsburgh Steelers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
|date=December 9
|time=4:25 pm. EST/1:25 p.m. [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
|road=Steelers
|R1=0|R2=14|R3=0|R4=7
|home='''Raiders'''
|H1=7|H2=3|H3=0|H4=14
|stadium=[[Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum]], [[Oakland, California]]
|attendance=53,960
|weather={{convert|55|F|C}}, partly cloudy
|referee=[[Ronald Torbert]]
|TV=Fox
|TVAnnouncers=[[Thom Brennaman]], [[Chris Spielman]] and [[Shannon Spake]]
|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018120913/2018/REG14/steelers@raiders Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57773/OAK_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]
|scoring=
'''First quarter'''
* OAK – [[Doug Martin (running back)|Doug Martin]] 1-yard rush ([[Daniel Carlson]] kick), 10:44. ''Raiders 7–0. '''Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:16.'''''
'''Second quarter'''
* PIT – [[Stevan Ridley]] 2-yard rush ([[Chris Boswell]] kick), 12:18. ''Tied 7–7. '''Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 6:30.'''''
* OAK – Daniel Carlson 44-yard field goal, 8:04. ''Raiders 10–7. '''Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:14.'''''
* PIT – [[JuJu Smith-Schuster]] 1-yard pass from [[Ben Roethlisberger]] (Chris Boswell kick), 0:10. ''Steelers 14–10. '''Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 2:47.'''''
'''Third quarter'''
* ''No scoring plays.''
'''Fourth quarter'''
* OAK – [[Lee Smith (American football)|Lee Smith]] 3-yard pass from [[Derek Carr]] (Daniel Carlson kick), 5:20. ''Raiders 17–14. '''Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 7:50.'''''
* PIT – JuJu Smith-Schuster 1-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 2:55. ''Steelers 21–17. '''Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:25.'''''
* OAK – [[Derek Carrier]] 6-yard pass from Derek Carr (Daniel Carlson kick), 0:21. ''Raiders 24–21. '''Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:34.'''''
|stats=
'''Top passers'''
* PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 25/29, 282 yards, 2 TD
* OAK – Derek Carr – 25/34, 322 yards, 2 TD
'''Top rushers'''
* PIT – [[Jaylen Samuels]] – 11 carries, 28 yards
* OAK – Doug Martin – 16 carries, 32 yards, TD
'''Top receivers'''
* PIT – JuJu Smith-Schuster – 8 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD
* OAK – [[Jared Cook]] – 7 receptions, 116 yards
}}
After a tough loss at home, the Steelers traveled out west to face the Raiders. The Raiders scored first in the first quarter when Doug Martin ran for a 1-yard touchdown to make it 7–0 for that period's only score. The Steelers managed to tie it up in the second quarter when Stevan Ridley ran for a 2-yard touchdown to make it 7–7. The Raiders would retake the lead when Daniel Carson kicked a 44-yard field goal to make it 10–7. The Steelers moved back into the lead when Ben Roethlisberger found JuJu-Smith Schuster on a 1-yard pass to make it 14–10 at halftime. After a scoreless third quarter, the Raiders would retake the lead in the fourth when Derek Carr found Lee Smith on a 3-yard pass to make it 17–14. The Steelers then retook the lead when Roethlisberger found Smith-Schuster on another 1-yard pass to make it 21–17. The Raiders quickly answered when Carr found Derek Carrier on a 6-yard pass to retake the lead 24–21. Pittsburgh got the ball one final time, advancing deep into Raiders territory with a [[Hook and ladder (football)|hook and lateral]] play from [[James Washington (wide receiver)|James Washington]] to Smith-Schuster, but kicker [[Chris Boswell]] slipped and missed the potential game-tying field goal.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2018/12/09/steelers-vs-raiders-nfl-week-14-schedule-scores-results/stories/201812090172 | title=Ben Roethlisberger-led comeback goes up in flames in Steelers loss | work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] | date=9 December 2018 | access-date=18 December 2018 | author=Bouchette, Ed}}</ref>

With their third straight loss, the Steelers fell to 7–5–1 and finished 0–4 against the AFC West. Roethlisberger's record against the Raiders in Oakland also dropped to 0–4.

====Week 15: vs. New England Patriots====
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week Fifteen: New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
|date=December 16
|time=4:25 pm. EST
|road=Patriots
|R1=7|R2=0|R3=3|R4=0
|home='''Steelers'''
|H1=7|H2=7|H3=0|H4=3
|stadium=Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|attendance=65,280
|weather={{convert|42|F|C}}, cloudy
|referee=John Parry
|TV=CBS
|TVAnnouncers=Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018121610/2018/REG15/patriots@steelers Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57788/PIT_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]
|scoring=
'''First quarter'''
*PIT – [[Vance McDonald]] 5-yard pass from [[Ben Roethlisberger]] ([[Chris Boswell]] kick), 8:45. ''Steelers 7–0. '''Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:20.'''''
*NE – [[Chris Hogan (American football)|Chris Hogan]] 63-yard pass from [[Tom Brady]] ([[Stephen Gostkowski]] kick), 6:58. ''Tied 7–7. '''Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 1:52.'''''
'''Second quarter'''
*PIT – [[Antonio Brown]] 17-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 12:07. ''Steelers 14–7. '''Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 4:17.'''''
'''Third quarter'''
*NE – Stephen Gostkowski 33-yard field goal, 0:20. ''Steelers 14–10. '''Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 8:15.'''''
'''Fourth quarter'''
*PIT – Chris Boswell 48-yard field goal, 2:34. ''Steelers 17–10. '''Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 5:13.'''''
|stats=
'''Top passers'''
*NE – [[Tom Brady]] – 25/36, 279 yards, TD, INT
*PIT – [[Ben Roethlisberger]] – 22/34, 235 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
'''Top rushers'''
*NE – [[Sony Michel]] – 13 rushes, 59 yards
*PIT – [[Jaylen Samuels]] – 19 rushes, 142 yards
'''Top receivers'''
*NE – [[Julian Edelman]] – 7 receptions, 90 yards
*PIT – [[James Washington (wide receiver)|James Washington]] – 3 receptions, 65 yards
}}
After a tough road loss, the Steelers returned home for a game against the Patriots. In the first quarter, the Steelers scored first when Ben Roethlisberger found Vance McDonald on a 5-yard pass to make it 7–0. The Patriots tied the game up when Tom Brady found Chris Hogan on a 63-yard pass to make it 7–7. In the second quarter, the Steelers moved back into the lead when Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 17-yard pass to make it 14–7 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Pats managed to score and come within 4 when Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 33-yard field goal to make it 14–10 for the quarter's only score. However, the Steelers moved up ahead by 7 in the fourth quarter when Chris Boswell kicked a 48-yard field goal to make it 17–10. The Pats were able to drive down the field with under 2 minutes left, but after a penalty which would back them further away from the first down marker, Brady would throw 4 straight incompletions to end the game with that final score.

With the win and 3-game losing streak snapped, the Steelers improved to 8–5–1. Roethlisberger's career record against the Patriots improved to 4–8. The team was also able to snap their 5-game losing streak to the Pats, beating them for the first time since 2011.

====Week 16: at New Orleans Saints====
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week Sixteen: Pittsburgh Steelers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
|date=December 23
|time=4:25 pm. EST/3:25 p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CST]]
|road=Steelers
|R1=3|R2=11|R3=14|R4=0
|home='''Saints'''
|H1=7|H2=10|H3=7|H4=7
|stadium=[[Mercedes-Benz Superdome]], [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]
|attendance=73,086
|weather=Played indoors (dome stadium)
|referee=Craig Wrolstad
|TV=CBS
|TVAnnouncers=Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018122313/2018/REG16/steelers@saints Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57804/NO_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]
|scoring=
'''First quarter'''
* PIT – [[Chris Boswell]] 49-yard field goal, 5:32. ''Steelers 3–0. '''Drive: 9 plays, 29 yards, 4:46.'''''
* NO – [[Mark Ingram Jr.]] 1-yard rush ([[Wil Lutz]] kick), 2:57. ''Saints 7–3. '''Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:35.'''''
'''Second quarter'''
* PIT – Chris Boswell 30-yard field goal, 14:05. ''Saints 7–6. '''Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:52.'''''
* NO – [[Alvin Kamara]] 8-yard rush (Wil Lutz kick), 10:22. ''Saints 14–6. '''Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:43.'''''
* PIT – [[Jaylen Samuels]] 3-yard pass from [[Ben Roethlisberger]] (Ben Roethlisberger-[[Eli Rogers]] pass), 0:40. ''Tied 14–14. '''Drive: 15 plays, 97 yards, 6:04.'''''
* NO – Wil Lutz 43-yard field goal, 0:02. ''Saints 17–14. '''Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 0:38.'''''
'''Third quarter'''
* NO – Alvin Kamara 1-yard rush (Wil Lutz kick), 9:13. ''Saints 24–14. '''Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:47.'''''
* PIT – [[Antonio Brown]] 3-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 4:48. ''Saints 24–21. '''Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:25.'''''
* PIT – Antonio Brown 20-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 1:02. ''Steelers 28–24. '''Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:36.'''''
'''Fourth quarter'''
* NO – [[Michael Thomas (wide receiver, born 1993)|Michael Thomas]] 2-yard pass from [[Drew Brees]] (Wil Lutz kick), 1:25. ''Saints 31–28. '''Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 2:41.'''''
|stats=
'''Top passers'''
* PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 33/50, 380 yards, 3 TD
* NO – Drew Brees – 27/39, 326 yards, 1 TD
'''Top rushers'''
* PIT – Jaylen Samuels – 12 carries, 53 yards
* NO – Mark Ingram Jr. – 11 carries, 35 yards, 1 TD
'''Top receivers'''
* PIT – Antonio Brown – 14 receptions, 185 yards, 2 TD
* NO – Michael Thomas – 11 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD
}}

After a tough win over the Patriots, the Steelers traveled south to take on the Saints. In the first quarter, the Steelers scored first when Chris Boswell kicked a 49-yard field goal to make it 3–0. In the first quarter, on 4th and 1 from the Pittsburgh 35, the Saints tried a long pass into the endzone, on which a defensive pass interference was called, giving the Saints 1st and goal at the 1, on which they would take the lead when Mark Ingram II ran for a 1-yard touchdown to make it 7–3. In the second quarter, the Steelers came within a point as Boswell kicked another field goal from 30 yards out to make it 7–6. The Saints pulled away when Alvin Kamara ran for an 8-yard touchdown to make it 14–6. The Steelers would tie it up when Ben Roethlisberger found Jaylen Samuels on a 3-yard pass (with a successful 2-point conversion) to make it 14–14. The Saints moved up 17–14 at halftime when Wil Lutz kicked a 43-yard field goal. In the third quarter, the Saints increased their lead when Kamara ran for a 1-yard touchdown to make it 24–14. The Steelers would take the lead when Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on touchdown passes from 3 and 20 yards out to narrow the Saints' lead to 24–21 and then take the lead 28–24. In the fourth quarter, the Saints were able to complete the comeback when Drew Brees found Michael Thomas on a 2-yard pass to make the final score 31–28. Roethlisberger's best effort at a late rally would come up short when star wide receiver [[JuJu Smith-Schuster]] fumbled in Saints territory with less than a minute remaining, effectively sealing the win for the Saints.

With the loss, the Steelers fell to 8–6–1 and second place in the AFC North.

The game, ironically, was also Brown's last in a Steelers uniform. He would then tie with [[Brandon Marshall]] for most seasons with 1,000 yards and 100 receptions in NFL history with 6.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi|title=Single Seasons - Receptions >= 100 and Receiving Yds >= 1000|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2019-12-18}}</ref> He was subsequently benched for week 17 after his heated confrontation with Roethlisberger at practice. The Steelers would eventually trade Brown to the [[Oakland Raiders]] on March 10, 2019 for a third-round and a fifth-round pick in the [[2019 NFL Draft]].

====Week 17: vs. Cincinnati Bengals====
{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week Seventeen: Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
|date=December 30
|time=4:25 pm. EST
|road=Bengals
|R1=0|R2=10|R3=0|R4=3
|home='''Steelers'''
|H1=0|H2=3|H3=7|H4=6
|stadium=Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|attendance=63,874
|weather={{convert|42|F|C}}, partly cloudy
|referee=Carl Cheffers
|TV=CBS
|TVAnnouncers=[[Kevin Harlan]], [[Rich Gannon]] and [[Steve Tasker]]
|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018123009/2018/REG17/bengals@steelers Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/57816/PIT_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]
|scoring=
'''First quarter'''
* ''No scoring plays.''
'''Second quarter'''
* CIN – [[Shawn Williams (American football)|Shawn Williams]] 58-yard interception return ([[Randy Bullock]] kick), 12:37. ''Bengals 7–0.
* CIN – Randy Bullock 49-yard field goal, 2:12. ''Bengals 10–0. '''Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 6:31.'''''
* PIT – [[Matt McCrane]] 35-yard field goal, 0:00. ''Bengals 10–3. '''Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 2:12.'''''
'''Third quarter'''
* PIT – [[JuJu Smith-Schuster]] 11-yard pass from [[Ben Roethlisberger]] (Matt McCrane kick), 3:50. ''Tied 10–10. '''Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:25.'''''
'''Fourth quarter'''
* PIT – Matt McCrane 47-yard field goal, 8:35. ''Steelers 13–10. '''Drive: 13 plays, 48 yards, 7:19.'''''
* CIN – Randy Bullock 32-yard field goal, 6:17. ''Tied 13–13. '''Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:18.'''''
* PIT – Matt McCrane 35-yard field goal, 1:58. ''Steelers 16–13. '''Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 4:21.'''''
|stats=
'''Top passers'''
* CIN – [[Jeff Driskel]] – 12/24, 95 yards
* PIT – [[Ben Roethlisberger]] – 31/45, 287 yards, TD, INT
'''Top rushers'''
* CIN – [[Joe Mixon]] – 13 carries, 105 yards
* PIT – [[James Conner (American football)|James Conner]] – 14 carries, 64 yards
'''Top receivers'''
* CIN – [[Alex Erickson]] – 6 receptions, 63 yards
* PIT – [[James Washington (wide receiver)|James Washington]] – 3 receptions, 64 yards
}}
After a tough loss and their playoff chances on the line, the Steelers went home for the season finale at home for Round 2 against the Bengals. After a scoreless first quarter, the Bengals would score in the second quarter when Shawn Williams returned an interception 58 yards for a touchdown to make it 7–0. They made it 10–0 after Randy Bullock kicked a 49-yard field goal. The Steelers managed to get on the board before halftime when Matt McCrane kicked a 39-yard field goal to make it 10–3 at halftime. The Steelers managed to tie it up when Ben Roethlisberger found JuJu Smith-Schuster on an 11-yard pass to make it 10–10. They would then make it 13–10 when McCrane kicked a 47-yard field goal. The Bengals tied it up when Bullock kicked a 32-yard field goal. However, the Steelers would retake the lead when McCrane kicked a 35-yard field goal to make it 16–13 for the final score of the game.

With the 8th straight win over the Bengals, the Steelers finished their season 9–6–1. At the conclusion of the game, the Jumbotron showed the conclusion of the Browns-Ravens game, with most of the fans sticking around and most of players waiting on the field. However, the Ravens would win that game sending the Steelers to second place in the division, officially missing the playoffs for the first time in 5 years, thus capping off a disappointing and bitter end to one of the most turbulent seasons in franchise history.

===Standings===
====Division====
{{2018 AFC North standings|team=PIT}}

====Conference====
{{2018 AFC standings|team=PIT}}

==Awards==

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 35%; text-align:center"
|+ style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| AFC Offensive Player of The Week/Month
|-
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Position !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Player !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Week/Month
|-
| QB || Ben Roethlisberger || 3, 10
|-
| RB || James Conner || 8
|-
| RB || James Conner || October
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 35%; text-align:center"
|+ style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| AFC Defensive Player of The Week/Month
|-
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Position !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Player !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Week/Month
|-
| LB || T. J. Watt || 1, 5
|-
| CB || Joe Haden || 15
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 35%; text-align:center"
|+ style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Other Awards
|-
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Award !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Position !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Player !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Week
|-
| FEDEX Ground Player of The Week || RB || James Conner || 1, 8
|-
| Built Ford Tough Offensive Line of The Week || OL || Alejandro Villanueva, Ramon Foster, Maurkice Pouncey, David DeCastro, Marcus Gilbert || 6
|-
| Pepsi Rookie of The Week
| RB || Jaylen Samuels || 15
|}

===Other===

{| class="wikitable" style="width:40%"
|- style="text-align:center; background:#ddd"
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Name
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Date
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Steelers|year=2018|border=2}}"| Details
|-
| <div style="text-align: center">Richard Mann</div> || <div style="text-align: center">January 17</div> || <div style="text-align: center">Retired as WR Coach</div>
|-
| <div style="text-align: center">[[Randy Fichtner]]</div> || <div style="text-align: center">January 18</div> || <div style="text-align: center">Promoted to Offensive Coordinator</div>
|-
| <div style="text-align: center">[[Darryl Drake]]</div> || <div style="text-align: center">January 26</div> || <div style="text-align: center">Hired as WR Coach</div>
|-
| <div style="text-align: center">[[Carnell Lake]]</div> || <div style="text-align: center">February 7</div> || <div style="text-align: center">Resigned as DB Coach</div>
|-
| <div style="text-align: center">[[Karl Dunbar]]</div> || <div style="text-align: center">February 8</div> || <div style="text-align: center">Hired as DL Coach</div>
|-
| <div style="text-align: center">[[Tom Bradley (American football)|Tom Bradley]]</div> || <div style="text-align: center">February 8</div> || <div style="text-align: center">Hired as DB Coach</div>
|}

==See also==
=== Other teams in NFL history plagued by internal conflict ===
*[[1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season]], another drama-filled season in Steelers history
*[[1989 Buffalo Bills season]] (nicknamed the "Bickering Bills")
*[[1993 Houston Oilers season]]
*[[2012 New York Jets season]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/2018.htm 2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season statistics at Pro Football Reference]
* [http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/2018-pit 2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season] statistics at jt-sw.com
* {{official website|http://www.steelers.com}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDOgN6Q5xyo Days Of Our Steelers - The Complete 2018 Season] on YouTube

{{Pittsburgh Steelers}}
{{Pittsburgh Steelers seasons}}
{{2018 NFL season by team}}

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[[Category:Pittsburgh Steelers seasons]]
[[Category:2018 in sports in Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh Steelers]]
[[Category:2010s in Pittsburgh]]

Derrick Green

2021-11-01T20:07:34Z

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'''Derrick Leon Green''' (born January 20, 1971) is an American musician best known as the vocalist of Brazilian [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Sepultura]]. He joined the band in 1997 after the departure of band founder [[Max Cavalera]].

==Early life==
Born in [[Cleveland, Ohio]], Green is the youngest of three children; his sister [[Renée Green]] is an artist, writer, and filmmaker. Green's father, Friendly, an electrician, and mother, Gloria, a music teacher, moved the family from inner-city Cleveland to surbuban Shaker Heights when Green was 7. "This was my first live interaction with white people," Green later recalled.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.examiner.com/metal-music-in-cleveland/interview-with-cleveland-s-own-derrick-green-of-sepultura|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027102720/http://www.examiner.com/metal-music-in-cleveland/interview-with-cleveland-s-own-derrick-green-of-sepultura|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-10-27|title=Interview with Cleveland's own Derrick Green of Sepultura - Cleveland Metal Music {{!}} Examiner.com|date=2010-10-27|access-date=2018-02-19}}</ref>
From an early age, Green knew he wanted to leave the United States and he lived in Berlin for a time before moving from New York to São Paulo.<ref>{{cite web|title=May 2018 Interview With Derrick Green and Andreas Kisser|url=https://teenyrockers.com/blogs/milk-hugs-rock-n-roll/teeny-rockers-presents-sepultura|website=www.teenyrockers.com|access-date=May 17, 2018|archive-date=July 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701194412/https://teenyrockers.com/blogs/milk-hugs-rock-n-roll/teeny-rockers-presents-sepultura|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Music career==

===Pre-Sepultura===
Green became a friend and [[road crew|roadie]] of the already formed [[thrash metal]]/[[Hardcore punk|hardcore]] band [[Outface]] which was formed in 1985. He then joined the band in 1986 at the age of 15 after the departure of their two former singers. The band consisted of guitarist Charlie Garriga ([[CIV (band)|CIV]]), bassist [[Frank Cavanagh]] ([[Prong (band)|Prong]] and [[Filter (band)|Filter]]) and drummer Mark Konopka. They recorded two demos, one in 1987 and the other in 1989. They were then offered a recording deal by a friend from New York, [[Walter Schreifels]] ([[Quicksand]], [[Youth of Today]], [[Gorilla Biscuits]]) for a recording deal to record for his new sub label of [[Crisis Records]] for one studio album, [[Friendly Green]] (named after Green's father), released in 1992. Stylistically, their music varied between rock, [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] and [[Punk rock|punk]] with [[ska]] elements. Green was credited as Simon Verde on the Outface release ("Green" is translated as "Verde" in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian). With this lineup they toured and played in many places on the east coast and the south of the United States and one tour in Europe.

Once back from the tour in Europe, Green and Garriga decided that they wanted to move to New York City. Cavanagh stayed and later went on to join the band Filter. Konopka also decided to stay and recorded one album with the band Integrity.

In New York, Green and Garriga teamed up with drummer [[Sammy Siegler]] (Side by Side, Youth of Today, [[Judge (band)|Judge]]), bass player Eric Thrice ([[Orange 9mm]]), who was replaced by Sara Cox, to form Overfiend. The band was named after the brutal Japanese animated film ''[[Legend of the Overfiend]]''. They recorded a three-song demo with the help of Schreifels, the direction was much heavier with influences of metal and heavy rock. Their first show was played in Staten Island opening for [[Sick of It All]]. This would be their only show. Garriga and Siegler would leave the band to join and form CIV.

In 1996, Green would start to play guitar and sing with Sara Cox, they would then form the band Alpha Jerk. They later recruited drummer Luke Abby ([[Warzone (band)|Warzone]], Gorilla Biscuits), who was then replaced by Nick Heller (Sweet Diesel). They would release one self-titled album on [[Toybox Records]]. They managed to play a few shows in the New York area and doing a few shows together with the bands [[Lunachicks]] and Demonspeed. Two songs were featured on ''New York's Hardest, Vol. 2'' compilation.

===Sepultura===
Green was approached in 1997 by A&R rep Mike Gitter from [[Roadrunner Records]]. He told him that Sepultura frontman Max Cavalera had left the band in 1996 and they were searching for a new vocalist. He suggested Green try out for the position. Sepultura had recorded one song with no vocals to see what people all around the world could come up with. Green got a hold of the tape from Gitter and he recorded his idea for the song "Choke" and sent it to [[Brazil]]. A month later he received a phone call from Sepultura's drummer, [[Igor Cavalera]]. He was then asked to fly down to [[São Paulo]], Brazil to meet everyone and audition for the position. Green flew out a week later and met everyone and auditioned for two weeks. Green was asked to come back to Brazil to start recording his first album, ''[[Against (album)|Against]]'', with Sepultura.

[[Image:Sepultura @ Maquinária Festival 01.jpg|right|190px|thumb|Green performing in 2009]]
Most of ''Against'' was written before Green entered the band. ''Against'' was released in 1998 and the group set out on a world tour. Green moved from New York and decided to live in Amsterdam while on a promo tour. The album was critically and commercially less successful than previous Sepultura albums, as many fans were still coming to terms with the absence of Max Cavalera from the band. [[AllMusic]] gave the album 3 stars out of 5, and gave an optimistic note of the band's future by stating that "there are enough flashes of the old Sepultura brilliance to suggest that great things are still to come".<ref>{{cite web|last=Huey |first=Steve |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=against-r376441/review|pure_url=yes}} |title=Against – Sepultura |publisher=AllMusic |date=October 6, 1998 |access-date=2010-12-11}}</ref>

''[[Nation (Sepultura album)|Nation]]'' would be the first album that Green would take part in the writing process for, from beginning to end. He decided to move to São Paulo to be closer to the group and work on the new material. ''Nation'', the band's eighth album with Roadrunner Records, was released in 2001 and sold poorly. Allmusic.com gave the album 3 stars out of 5 and said, "As Green scrapes the lining of his vocal chords through the brash, impassioned tracks, he's singing about more than just 'one tribe, Sepulnation'; he's suggesting something bigger, something worth shouting about and fighting for".<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith |first=Kerry L. |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=nation-r523198/review|pure_url=yes}} |title=Nation – Sepultura |publisher=AllMusic |date=March 20, 2001 |access-date=2010-12-11}}</ref> In an interview, Derrick said about the album that "every song will be related to the idea of building this idea of a positive nation. We will have our own flag, our own anthem, our own army".

Nation was the group's last studio album with Roadrunner Records, as their contract ran out. The contract had an option for one more album but the group felt the label was not supportive enough. A recording of Max Cavalera's last live show with Sepultura, titled ''[[Under a Pale Grey Sky]]'', was released in 2002 by Roadrunner Records, against the wishes of the band.

''[[Revolusongs]]'', an [[Extended play|EP]] of [[Cover version|cover]] songs was released by the band. The EP was exclusively released in Brazil and Japan, but then the band was picked up by record label [[SPV GmbH|SPV]] and Revolusongs was later included as a bonus disc on the [[digipak]] edition of ''[[Roorback]]'', the next full-length studio album with Green. A collaboration between the video director [[Ricardo Della Rosa]] and Green created the idea of the music video of [[U2]]'s song "[[Bullet the Blue Sky]]". It won best photography in the 2003 [[Brazil MTV music awards]] show.

Despite ''Roorback'' receiving critical acclaim, sales remained low. Allmusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5 and said, "if there are still any lingering doubts about the Green/Sepultura match, 2003's excellent Roorback should put them to rest for good. Green is passionate and focused throughout the album —he has no problem going that extra mile— and the writing is consistently strong".<ref>{{cite web|last=Henderson |first=Alex |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=roorback-r655133/review|pure_url=yes}} |title=Roorback – Sepultura |publisher=AllMusic |date=August 26, 2003 |access-date=2010-12-11}}</ref>

All the tracks on the DVD ''Live in São Paulo'' were recorded on April 3, 2005, at a concert in São Paulo, Brazil. A CD of the same name was also recorded. Both were released on November 8, 2005, through SPV Records. The second DVD features a documentary of the band's career from 1998 on, filmed and co-edited by Green.

''[[Dante XXI]]'' was released on March 14, 2006. It is a concept album based on [[Dante]]'s ''[[The Divine Comedy]]'', a book that Green read in high school and suggested to the band for the concept for the album. In "[[Convicted in Life]]" video, Green collaborated with the video director Luis Carone for the idea. The video won for best editing in a video and best direction in a video at the [[Brazil MTV music awards]] show in 2006.

Allmusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5 and said that, "Overall, Dante XXI is easily one of Sepultura's strongest releases to feature Green on vocals".<ref>{{cite web|last=Prato |first=Greg |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=dante-xxi-r821812/review|pure_url=yes}} |title=Dante XXI – Sepultura |publisher=AllMusic |date=March 14, 2006 |access-date=2010-12-11}}</ref> Igor Cavalera left the band after the release of Dante XXI. He was replaced by Brazilian drummer [[Jean Dolabella]] who they continued with and toured with for the most part of the Dante XXI tour.
[[File:20140613-018-Nova Rock 2014-Sepultura-Derrick Leon Green.JPG|thumb|Green at the [[Nova Rock Festival]] 2014]]
Sepultura released the album ''[[A-Lex]]'' on January 26, 2009. A-Lex is a concept album based on [[Anthony Burgess]]' book ''[[A Clockwork Orange (novel)|A Clockwork Orange]]''. Allmusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5 and said that "personnel changes can have a very negative effect on a band, but Sepultura have maintained their vitality all these years – and that vitality is alive and well on the superb A-Lex".<ref>{{cite web|last=Henderson |first=Alex |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=a-lex-r1463029/review|pure_url=yes}} |title=A-Lex – Sepultura |publisher=AllMusic |date=January 27, 2009 |access-date=2010-12-11}}</ref>

On July 6, 2010, it was announced that Sepultura have signed a deal with [[Nuclear Blast Records]], and will release their first album ''Kairos'' for the label in 2011. [[Roy Z]] ([[Judas Priest]], [[Halford (band)|Halford]], [[Iron Maiden]]'s [[Bruce Dickinson]], [[Helloween]]) was the producer for the new album.

===Musica Diablo===
Green joined another band, Musica Diablo, in 2008, a [[thrash metal]] band with members of Nitrominds, Ação Direta and [[Dead Fish (band)|Dead Fish]]. On May 28, 2010, the band released their self-titled debut album on both CD and MP3 download.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicadiablo.com |title=Welcome to Musica Diablo |website=Musicadiablo.com |access-date=2010-12-11 |archive-date=October 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012185301/http://www.musicadiablo.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[CD Universe]] said that "Musica Diablo's extreme fast thrash metal, with the characteristic Brazilian style and a strong root into the 1980s veterans made them unique, and the need of recording a proper album was eminent. The band recorded their first album in January 2010 with the well known producer Rafael Ramos in Rio de Janeiro. A month later, Derrick Green recorded his vocals in São Paulo, again under Rafael's production. The result is a killer, blast-in-your-face album with 11 songs of sheer violence and pure Brazilian Thrash Metal!".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8202662 |title=Musica Diablo CD |website=Cduniverse.com |date=May 25, 2010 |access-date=2010-12-11}}</ref> Green has since left Musica Diablo.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=161246 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909070327/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=161246 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-09-09 |title=Musica Diablo Parts Ways With Sepultura Frontman Derrick Green |website=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=2012-01-11 }}</ref>

===Collaborations===
Green was a guest vocalist on a few CDs including [[Biohazard (band)|Biohazard]]'s ''[[Uncivilization]]'' and the soundtrack of the Brazilian movie ''[[Lisbela e o Prisioneiro]]''.

Green appeared with Sepultura in a successful ad campaign for [[Volkswagen]] that aired nationally throughout Brazil in 2008. The spot said that "it's the first time you've seen Sepultura like this. And a sedan like this one too".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQmHs2rPJ24 |title=Sepultura em comercial da Volkswagen (novo Voyage) |work=Volkswagen |via=YouTube |access-date=December 11, 2010 |archive-date=June 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613191000/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQmHs2rPJ24&gl=US&hl=en&has_verified=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> This Volkswagen TV spot shows Sepultura playing [[bossa nova]], the opposite of its Heavy Metal style, to say that "you never saw something like this, as you never saw a car like the new Voyage".

Green is working on a three volume book set of his photography and writings due to be released in late 2011/2012. Each volume will be released at different times.

In 2013, Green worked on a side project called Maximum Hedrum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sepultura-frontman-kicks-off-month-long-l-a-residency-with-maximum-hedrum-project/|title=SEPULTURA Frontman Kicks Off Month-Long L.A. Residency With MAXIMUM HEDRUM Project|date=January 18, 2013|work=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=August 5, 2020}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
In 2011, when asked about his religious views, Green replied:<ref>{{cite web|last1=Britt|first1=Denise|title=Sepultura Singer Slams Reunion Rumors|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/sepultura_singer_slams_reunion_rumors.html|work=Ultimate Guitar Archive|access-date=November 25, 2014|date=May 24, 2014}}</ref>

{{quote|I think there is a connection that is missing between nature and people. We're connected. People cannot live without nature. And I feel this is something that is a very powerful inner phase, indisputable and very realistic. And it's in a sense a God in itself, this planet, it's something beautiful and very powerful and gives so much nourishment to its people and everything around us and I feel to be connected with that is something that we need to re-learn. So for me, my religion is this planet and having that connection and trying my best to learn to deal with it.}}

Green speaks fluent Portuguese with a noticeable American accent. He previously lived in Carapicuíba, [[São Paulo]], but now lives in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jkm0qJ6Boc|title=SepulQuarta - LIVE Q&A with Devin Townsend, Derrick Green & Andreas Kisser|access-date=January 6, 2021|publisher=Sepultura|via=YouTube|date=July 22, 2020|archive-date=November 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105122620/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jkm0qJ6Boc|url-status=live}}</ref>

Green is a [[vegan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/derrick-green-says-sepultura-started-to-develop-a-little-bit-more-of-their-own-personality-on-arise/|title=DERRICK GREEN Says SEPULTURA 'Started To Develop A Little Bit More Of Their Own Personality' On 'Arise'|date=February 18, 2018|work=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=August 5, 2020|archive-date=September 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919064053/https://blabbermouth.net/news/derrick-green-says-sepultura-started-to-develop-a-little-bit-more-of-their-own-personality-on-arise/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/derrickgreenofficial/|title=Derrick Green 🤘🏾! (@derrickgreenofficial)|work=Instagram|access-date=August 5, 2020|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308125504/https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/|url-status=live}}</ref> He has been a vegetarian since 1986. He made this publicly clear in a PETA video interview regarding Sepultura's 2006 video of the song "Convicted in Life". Derrick stated in the interview that the subject of this video is that some kind of "karma" is inflicted on those that damage the environment and its wildlife.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.peta2.com/news/sepulturasofter-side/|title=Sepultura’s Softer Side|work=Peta2|date=July 19, 2011|access-date=August 5, 2020|archive-date=September 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930091906/https://www.peta2.com/news/sepulturasofter-side/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Discography==
* [[Outface]] – ''[[Friendly Green]]'' (1992)
* Alpha Jerk – ''S/T'' (1996)
* Various – ''New York's Hardest, Vol. 2 Comp'' (1998)
* [[Sepultura]] – ''[[Against (album)|Against]]'' (1998)
* [[Sepultura]] – ''[[Nation (Sepultura album)|Nation]]'' (2001)
* [[Sepultura]] – ''[[Revolusongs]]'' (2002)
* [[Sepultura]] – ''[[Roorback]]'' (2003)
* [[Sepultura]] – ''[[Live in São Paulo (Sepultura album)|Live in São Paulo]]'' (2005)
* [[Sepultura]] – ''[[Dante XXI]]'' (2006)
* [[Sepultura]] – ''[[A-Lex]]'' (2009)
* Música Diablo – ''Música Diablo'' (2010)
* [[Sepultura]] – ''[[Kairos (Sepultura album)|Kairos]]'' (2011)
* Maximum Hedrum – ''S/T'' (2013)
* [[Sepultura]] – ''[[The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart]]'' (2013)
* [[Sepultura]] – ''[[Machine Messiah (album)|Machine Messiah]]'' (2017)
*[[Sepultura]] – [[Quadra (album)|Quadra]] (2020)

==References==
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Whitechapel (band)

2021-10-28T12:29:18Z

109.88.157.143: /* Musical style and influences */

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{short description | American rock band}}
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| caption = Whitechapel performing at The Grove of Anaheim on the 2011 Summer Slaughter Tour
| landscape = yes
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| origin = [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], U.S.
| genre = [[Deathcore|Deathcore]]<ref name="AllMusic Band Bio"/>, [[Groove Metal]]
| years_active = 2006–present
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* [[Candlelight Records|Candlelight]]
* {{nowrap|[[Ferret Music|Siege of Amida]]}}
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* Phil Bozeman
* Ben Savage
* Gabe Crisp
* Alex Wade
* Zach Householder
* [[Alex Rüdinger]]
| past_members =
* Brandon Cagle
* Kevin Lane
* Derek Martin
* Ben Harclerode
}}

'''Whitechapel''' is an American [[deathcore]] band from [[Knoxville, Tennessee]]. The band is named after the [[Whitechapel]] district in [[East London]], England, where [[Jack the Ripper]] committed a [[Whitechapel murders|series of murders]]. The group comprises vocalist [[Phil Bozeman]], guitarists Ben Savage, Alex Wade, and Zach Householder, drummer [[Alex Rüdinger]] and bassist Gabe Crisp. Founded in 2006 by Bozeman and Savage, the band has released seven studio albums and fourteen music videos, and are currently signed to [[Metal Blade Records]]. Whitechapel's 2010 album ''[[A New Era of Corruption]]'', sold around 10,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release and debuted at position No. 43 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart. The band's [[Whitechapel (album)|self-titled fourth album]] was released in 2012 and debuted at No. 47 on the Billboard 200, selling roughly 9,200 copies in its first week. In 2014 the band released their fifth full-length album, ''[[Our Endless War]]'' to generally positive reviews.<ref>{{Citation|title=Our Endless War by Whitechapel|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/our-endless-war|access-date=June 25, 2017}}</ref> The album sold roughly 16,000 copies in its first week and debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lambgoat.com/bits/8179/Whitechapel-Our-Endless-War-Billboard-Top-10|title=Whitechapel Our Endless War Billboard Top 10|website=lambgoat.com|access-date=June 25, 2017}}</ref> They released their sixth full-length album ''[[Mark of the Blade]]'' in 2016 to greater critical acclaim, selling roughly 8,000 copies in the first week of its release.<ref>{{Citation|title=Mark of the Blade by Whitechapel|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/mark-of-the-blade/whitechapel|access-date=June 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://lambgoat.com/news/26906/Whitechapel-album-Mark-of-the-Blade-debuts-in-Top-100|title=Whitechapel album 'Mark of the Blade' debuts in Top 100|access-date=June 25, 2017}}</ref> In 2019, Whitechapel released their seventh album, ''[[The Valley (Whitechapel album)|The Valley]]'', which debuted at No. 143 on the Billboard 200 also to critical acclaim.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lambgoat.com/news/31399/Whitechapel-album-The-Valley-debuts-in-Top-150|title=Whitechapel album 'The Valley' debuts in Top 150|access-date=December 1, 2020}}</ref>

==History==

===Formation and ''The Somatic Defilement'' (2006–2007)===
Whitechapel was founded in February 2006 by Knoxville residents Phil Bozeman, Brandon Cagle, and Ben Savage. They were soon joined by Alex Wade (formerly of Redwinterdying) as a guitarist, along with bassist, Gabe Crisp, and drummer, Derek Martin. The group recorded their first demos in March of that year. They named themselves after the [[Whitechapel]] district of [[London]], where [[Jack the Ripper]] committed his [[Whitechapel murders|murders]].<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1087757|pure_url=yes}} Review of ''The Somatic Defilement'']. [[Allmusic]]</ref> In 2007, the band signed to [[Siege of Amida Records]] in the United Kingdom, and [[Candlelight Records]] in [[North America]], and later acquired new drummer Kevin Lane and released their debut full-length album ''[[The Somatic Defilement]]'' in June of that year.<ref>[http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/whitechapelsoma.htm Review of ''The Somatic Defilement'']. [[About.com]]. Accessed February 16, 2008.</ref><ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1392950|pure_url=yes}} Review of ''This Is Exile''] [[Allmusic]]. Retrieved October 11, 2009</ref><ref name=musicmight>{{cite web |author=Sharpe-Young, Garry |title=Whitechapel |url=http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+states/tennessee/knoxville/whitechapel |publisher=[[MusicMight]] |access-date=November 28, 2009}}</ref>

===''This Is Exile'' (2007–2010)===
In October 2007, the group signed to [[Metal Blade Records]], and in 2008 released their second album entitled ''[[This Is Exile]]''.<ref>[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=82935 Whitechapel signs with Metal Blade Records]. [[Blabbermouth.net]]. Accessed February 16, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://altpress.com/news/2859.htm Metal Blade Records Signs Whitechapel]. [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]. Accessed February 16, 2008.</ref> The album reached No. 118 in the Billboard Top 200.<ref name="AllMusic Band Bio">[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p829034|pure_url=yes}} Whitechapel], [[Allmusic]]</ref> In May 2008, the band toured on [[The Summer Slaughter Tour]], and in August 2008, they began their first ever headlining tour with [[Impending Doom (American band)|Impending Doom]], [[A Different Breed of Killer]], and [[Through the Eyes of the Dead]].

In 2008, they were starting to tour with more popular bands such as [[Parkway Drive]] and [[Unearth]] on the Never Say Die! tour. They have produced a video for the song "Possession", along with one for "This Is Exile". Whitechapel has also toured on the Rockstar [[Mayhem Festival]] on the Hot Topic Stage along with the bands [[Job for a Cowboy]], [[Cannibal Corpse]], [[Behemoth (band)|Behemoth]] and [[The Black Dahlia Murder (band)|The Black Dahlia Murder]], and alongside bands of the main stage such as [[Slayer]] and [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]], who headlined the tour.

Whitechapel toured with [[Darkest Hour (band)|Darkest Hour]] and [[Trivium (band)|Trivium]] on Trivium's 2009 and 2010 "Into the Mouth of Hell We March Tour".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trivium.org/index.php?rss&nid=758 |title=Trivium Silence In The Snow – Available Now |website=Trivium.org |date=August 12, 2014 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>

===''A New Era of Corruption'' and Lane's departure (2010–2011)===
Whitechapel recorded their follow-up album to ''This Is Exile'' from December 27 to March 31 with [[Jason Suecof]] as the chosen producer. The band early-on announced a summer 2010 release date for the record.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=55966489&blogId=522567973 |title=Featured Content on Myspace |website=Blogs.myspace.com |access-date=April 27, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207065936/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view |archive-date=February 7, 2009 }}</ref> The name of the album was later confirmed to be ''[[A New Era of Corruption]]''. A song from ''A New Era of Corruption'' entitled, "The Darkest Day of Man" was performed live before the album's release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theprp.com/2010/03/18/news/fan-filmed-footage-of-new-whitechapel-track-available-online/ |title=Fan-Filmed Footage Of New Whitechapel Track Available Online | Theprp.com – Metal And Hardcore News Plus Reviews And More |website=Theprp.com |date=March 30, 2016 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref> Months later it was released as [[streaming media]] online.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/03/31/whitechapel-a-new-era-of-corruption-new-album/|title=Whitechapel, 'A New Era of Corruption' — New Album|website=Noisecreep|access-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref> ''A New Era of Corruption'' was released on June 8, 2010, sold around 10,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release and debuted at position No. 43 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=141642 |title=Whitechapel: 'A New Era Of Corruption' Cracks U.S. Top 50 - Blabbermouth.net |website=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=June 16, 2010 |access-date=April 27, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619054857/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=141642 |archive-date=June 19, 2010 }}</ref>

Whitechapel's focus on mass exposure over their small, dedicated following has provided them with featured spots in both California Metal Fest IV and 2010's [[Warped Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWSsw3tmEhk |title=YouTube |publisher=YouTube |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref> They have also been announced to play Download festival in 2010, and will be a part of the second stage showcased.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/lineup/index.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=April 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119034146/http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/lineup/index.aspx |archive-date=November 19, 2012 }}</ref> A headlining US tour with Impending Doom, [[Oceano (band)|Oceano]], I Declare War and [[Miss May I]] was held before the end of November. During December 2010, drummer, Kevin Lane willingly left the group to return to college and due to his ankle not being on par and would hinder the band; former [[Knights of the Abyss]] drummer Benjamin Harclerode joined the band in Lane's replacement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=151799 |title=Whitechapel Parts Ways With Drummer - Blabbermouth.net |website=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=January 4, 2011 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref> A live music video for the song "Breeding Violence" was released February 7, 2011. Whitechapel did a US headlining tour titled "The Welcome to Hell Tour" with [[The Acacia Strain]], [[Veil of Maya]], [[Chelsea Grin]] and [[I Declare War (band)|I Declare War]] throughout February and March 2011. This tour was followed by another headlining tour of the same name in Europe with The Acacia Strain as direct support and Impending Doom opening the show. Whitechapel also co-headlined the 2011 Summer Slaughter Tour, alongside The Black Dahlia Murder. In the fall and winter of 2011, Whitechapel embarked on a US tour with [[The Devil Wears Prada (band)|The Devil Wears Prada]], [[For Today (band)|For Today]] and [[Enter Shikari]].

In September 28, Whitechapel released a new song titled "Section 8" and confirmed a limited edition EP titled ''[[Recorrupted]]'';<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=163920 |title=Whitechapel: New Song Available For Streaming - Blabbermouth.net |website=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=September 28, 2011 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref> the EP was released on November 8, 2011.

===''Recorrupted'' and ''Whitechapel'' (2012–2013)===
Whitechapel undertook a US headlining tour titled "The Recorruptour" with Miss May I, [[After the Burial]], [[Within the Ruins]], [[The Plot in You]] and Structures throughout March and May 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lambgoat.com/news/17343/Whitechapel-Miss-May-I-After-The-Burial-tour |title=Whitechapel, Miss May I, After The Burial tour |website=Lambgoat.com |date=December 12, 2011 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref> Whitechapel also played the entire Mayhem Festival tour of 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lambgoat.com/news/17626/Rockstar-Energy-Drink-Mayhem-Festival-line-up |title=Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival 2012 line-up |website=Lambgoat.com |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>

The band recorded their [[Whitechapel (album)|self-titled fourth album]] at Wade Studios with producer [[Mark Lewis (music producer)|Mark Lewis]], which was released June 19 via Metal Blade Records, debuted at No. 47 on the Billboard 200, selling roughly 9,200 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/whitechapel-new-album-lands-on-billboard-chart/|title=Whitechapel: New Album Lands On Billboard Chart - Blabbermouth.net|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|date=June 27, 2012|access-date=July 18, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theprp.com/2012/01/24/news/whitechapel-to-begin-recording-next-week/ |title=Whitechapel To Begin Recording Next Week | Theprp.com – Metal And Hardcore News Plus Reviews And More |website=Theprp.com |date=March 30, 2016 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref> The first single, entitled "Hate Creation", was released on April 30 via the Metal Blade Records YouTube channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqNrwWoq5V0&feature=g-all-u |title=Whitechapel "Hate Creation" (OFFICIAL) |publisher=YouTube |date=April 30, 2012 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>
Whitechapel had to cancel the European tour with [[August Burns Red]] and The Devil Wears Prada due to an illness in the family.
They co-headlined the Brothers of Brutality tour in January and February with The Plot in You, [[Obey the Brave]], Unearth, and [[Emmure]] as well as co-headlining the "Don't Pray for Us" tour with [[Asking Alexandria]], [[Motionless in White]], [[Chimaira]], and [[I Killed the Prom Queen]].

On April 16, 2013, a remixed and remastered edition of their debut album ''The Somatic Defilement'' was released via Metal Blade Records.<ref name="altpress.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/aptv/video/video_premiere_whitechapel_possibilities_of_an_impossible_existence |title=Video Premiere: Whitechapel, "Possibilities Of An Impossible Existence" |website=Altpress.com |date=November 5, 2012 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>

===''Our Endless War'' (2013–2015)===
The band announced via Twitter and Instagram that a new album would be recorded in the Fall of 2013. With this announcement they released a video of a new guitar riff. On August 31, 2013, the band announced via Facebook that drum tracking for the album had begun. On November 29, 2013, vocalist Phil Bozeman stated via YouTube that the band's last day in the studio would be December 9, and said that by then, everything should be done and ready to be sent to mixing and mastering. He said that he didn't yet have a release date for the album, but simply said "sometime next year, sometime after Christmas". On December 7, the band posted an in-studio teaser of the new album on both Facebook and YouTube. On December 10, the band announced that tracking of the album had been completed. On February 26, 2014, it was announced the new album would be called ''[[Our Endless War]]'', and the album's lead single, "The Saw is the Law", was released. They also announced a North American release date of April 29, 2014, and released the album artwork and track listing on the same day. ''Our Endless War'' itself received mixed reviews upon its release. On February 20, 2015 the band published a video for the song "Let Me Burn" from the album.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jonathan |last=Barkan |url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3333704/nsfw-whitechapel-let-burn-video-premiere-exclusive/ |title=NSFW: Whitechapel "Let Me Burn" Video Premiere (Exclusive) |website=Bloody-disgusting.com |date=February 26, 2015 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref> A lyric and live music video were released for the title track, "Our Endless War", and a music video was released for "Worship the Digital Age". They released a live album titled ''The Brotherhood of the Blade'' on October 30, 2015

===''Mark of the Blade'' and Harclerode's departure (2015–2017)===
On September 13, 2015, Phil Bozeman informally announced in YouTube vlog that the band was currently in the process of writing a new album entitled ''[[Mark of the Blade]]''. The album was released on June 24, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwYhwDyEC_k |title=Omg! A New Video?! New Vape Setup! |publisher=YouTube |date=September 13, 2015 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>

On August 9, 2017, Ben Harclerode announced via Twitter that he had parted ways with the group, stating "...it was the hardest move I've ever made, but I was truly unhappy and needed to happen."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2017/08/10/whitechapel-part-ways-with-drummer-ben-harclerode/|title=Whitechapel Part Ways with Drummer Ben Harclerode|publisher=Metalsucks |date=August 10, 2017}}</ref>

=== ''The Valley'' (2018–2020) ===
On November 2, 2018 the band announced their seventh studio album ''[[The Valley (Whitechapel album)|The Valley]]'' will be released on March 29, 2019 via Metal Blade Records and the first song "Brimstone" was released. It has also been reported Navene Koperweis from Entheos has tracked drums for the upcoming album.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2018/11/02/whitechapel-unleash-brutal-new-song-brimstone-from-forthcoming-album-the-valley/|title=Whitechapel unleash brutal new song 'Brimstone' from forthcoming album The Valley|date=November 2, 2018|work=Wall Of Sound|access-date=November 2, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> The song solidifies a change in their once-deathcore sound to a more melodic metal sound.

On February 20, 2019 the band released a music video for the song "When a Demon Defiles a Witch"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2019/02/21/whitechapel-unleash-a-brutal-new-video-for-when-a-demon-defiles-a-witch/|title=Whitechapel unleash a brutal new video for 'When a Demon Defiles a Witch'|last=brownypaul|date=February 21, 2019|website=Wall Of Sound|language=en-US|access-date=February 21, 2019}}</ref>

On March 21, 2019 the band released a music video for "Hickory Creek".<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw6hANHeIaw | title=Whitechapel "Hickory Creek" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)| date=March 21, 2019|access-date=March 24, 2019}}</ref> The song consists almost entirely of clean or melodic vocals in a stark contrast to much of their earlier work. The video ends with a dedication to the lead vocalist's mother, "Theresa Leslie Bozeman" who died in 2000. This echoes the dedication at the end of their 2016 music video for the song "Bring Me Home"<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XIxKhycLrE | title=Whitechapel "Bring Me Home" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
| date=October 27, 2016 | access-date=March 24, 2019}}</ref> which concludes with a dedication to Bozeman's father "Michael Gary Bozeman" who died in 1995.

On April 14, 2020, an acoustic version of "Hickory Creek" was released. This is the first Whitechapel song to feature entirely clean vocals.

=== Kin (2020-present) ===
On September 23, 2020, guitarist Alex Wade revealed to Knotfest.com's "Mosh Talks" that recording had begun on the next Whitechapel album. Wade stated the [[COVID-19]] Pandemic had given them time to make a new album and that it would once again be produced by Mark Lewis. He also stated the album will contain clean vocals and melody as well as the trademark heaviness the band is known for. The album is expected in late 2021. <ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.theprp.com/2020/09/23/news/whitechapel-headed-to-the-studio-for-new-album | title=Whitechapel Headed To Studio For New Album | date=September 23, 2020 | access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref>

On August 30 2021, Whitechapel announced that the new album is called "Kin", and will be released on October 29, 2021. <ref>{{Cite web| url=https://lambgoat.com/news/34618/whitechapel-expected-to-release-new-album-in-october | title=Whitechapel expected to release new album in October | date=August 24, 2021 | access-date=August 30, 2021}}</ref> The band released their new album's first single "Lost Boy" on August 31, 2021 and was followed by the second single for the album "A Bloodsoaked Symphony" on September 23, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aarons|first=Ricky|date=2021-08-30|title=Whitechapel Drop ‘Lost Boy’ + Set To Announce New Album Kin|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/08/31/whitechapel-drop-lost-boy-set-to-announce-new-album-kin/|access-date=2021-08-31|website=Wall Of Sound|language=en-US}}</ref>

On September 3, 2021, the band announced that [[Alex Rüdinger]] would become their official drummer. He had previously been the band's live drummer, starting in 2019. <ref>{{Cite web| url=https://metalinjection.net/news/whitechapel-announces-alex-rudinger-as-their-new-drummer | title=WHITECHAPEL announces Alex Rüdinger As Their New Drummer | date=September 3, 2021 | access-date=September 3, 2021}}</ref>

==Musical style and influences==
Whitechapel is generally considered a [[deathcore]] band.<ref>{{cite web|title=Whitechapel - Whitechapel Review|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/whitechapel/fr/Whitechapel-Whitechapel-Review.htm|publisher=[[About.com]]|access-date=May 1, 2015|quote=When metal historians look back at the era of deathcore, one band that will undoubtedly stand out from the rest is Whitechapel.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Monger|first=James|title=This Is Exile – Whitechapel {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/this-is-exile-r1392950|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|access-date=May 1, 2015|quote=The burgeoning southwestern United States "deathcore" scene gets another kick in the teeth from Knoxville, TN's Whitechapel with This Is Exile, their first full-length for Metal Blade.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Whitechapel Announces North American Tour – In Metal News|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=62899|publisher=MetalUnderground|access-date=May 1, 2011|quote=American rock heavyweights Whitechapel have revealed the dates for its forthcoming headline tour of North America.}}</ref> Whitechapel have stated that they are influenced by a wide variety of artists, including [[Cannibal Corpse]], [[Meshuggah]], [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]], [[Dying Fetus]], [[Bloodbath]], [[Pantera]], [[Metallica]], [[Slayer (band)|Slayer]], [[Suffocation (band)|Suffocation]], [[Deftones]], [[Despised Icon]], [[Behemoth (band)|Behemoth]], [[Nile (band)|Nile]], [[Gojira (band)|Gojira]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/whitechapel_f2/whitechapel/reviews |title=Reviews of Whitechapel by Whitechapel (Album, Deathcore) |publisher=Rate Your Music |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref> [[Vader (band)|Vader]], [[Necrophagist]], [[Tool (band)|Tool]], [[Carcass (band)|Carcass]], [[Aborted]], [[Amon Amarth]], [[Agnostic Front]], [[Hatebreed]], [[Deicide (band)|Deicide]], [[Morbid Angel]], [[Napalm Death]], [[Entombed (band)|Entombed]] and [[Cattle Decapitation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalblade.com/eu/artists/whitechapel/interview.php |title=Metal Blade Records - Europe |website=Metalblade.com |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smnnews.com/2010/09/29/whitechapel-phil-bozeman-answers-your-questions-part-3/ |title=WHITECHAPEL: Phil Bozeman Answers YOUR Questions (Part 3) |website=SMNnews.com |date=September 29, 2010 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>

In an interview, Bozeman said, "Me and Ben [Savage] are more the [[death metal]] kind of guys like Cannibal Corpse and Bloodbath, Zach [Householder] is too but he's more into epic [[black metal]] and European metal, [[Norwegian black metal]] and he brings a lot of that influence, Alex [Wade] has more of a [[hardcore punk|hardcore]] background and that's his influence."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodmusicmagazine.com/whoshot/phil-bozeman-of-whitechapel-interview/ |title=Phil Bozeman of Whitechapel interview |magazine=Hollywood Music Magazine |date=July 9, 2010 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>

On Whitechapel's 2016 album ''[[Mark of the Blade]]'', the songs "Bring Me Home" and "Decennium" were the first to feature lead vocalist Phil Bozeman performing clean vocals. Bozeman continued to use clean vocals on the songs "When a Demon Defiles a Witch", "Hickory Creek", and "Third Depth", on the 2019 album ''[[The Valley (Whitechapel album)|The Valley]]''. Their 2021 album [[Kin]] is expected to have even more clean vocals.

==Members==
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;Current members
* Phil Bozeman – vocals <small>(2006–present)</small>
* Ben Savage – lead guitar <small>(2006–present)</small>
* Alex Wade – rhythm guitar <small>(2006–present)</small>
* Gabe Crisp – bass <small>(2006–present)</small>
* Zach Householder – third guitar <small>(2007–present)</small>
* [[Alex Rüdinger]] – drums <small>(2021–present; touring 2019–2021)</small>
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;Former members
* Brandon Cagle – third guitar <small>(2006–2007)</small>
* Derek Martin – drums <small>(2006–2007)</small>
* Kevin Lane – drums <small>(2007–2011)</small>
* Ben Harclerode – drums <small>(2011–2017)</small>

;Former touring musicians
* Gavin Parsons – drums <small>(2011)</small>
* Chason Westmoreland – drums <small>(2017)</small>
* Ernie Iniguez – drums <small>(2017–2019)</small>
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==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Album details
! scope="col" colspan="10" | Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name="Billboard 200">{{cite web | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=whitechapel|chart=billboard 200}} | title=Whitechapel – Chart History: Billboard 200 | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Top Heatseekers|US<br />Heat.]]<br /><ref name="US-Heatseekers-albums">{{cite web | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=whitechapel|chart=heatseekers albums}} | title=Whitechapel – Chart History: Heatseekers Albums | work=Billboard | access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Independent Albums|US<br />Indie.]]<br /><ref name="US-Independent-albums">{{cite web | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=whitechapel|chart=independent albums}} | title=Whitechapel – Chart History: Independent Albums | work=Billboard | access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US<br />Rock<br /><ref name="US-Rock-albums">{{cite web | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=whitechapel|chart=rock albums}} | title=Whitechapel – Chart History: Top Rock Albums | work=Billboard | access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US<br />Hard Rock<br /><ref name="US-Hard Rock-albums">{{cite web | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=whitechapel|chart=hard rock albums}} | title=Whitechapel – Chart History: Hard Rock Albums | work=Billboard | access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Canadian Albums Chart|CAN]]<br /><ref name="CAN-albums">{{cite web | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=whitechapel|chart=canadian albums}} | title=Whitechapel – Chart History: Top Canadian Albums | work=Billboard | access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[GfK Entertainment Charts|GER]]<br /><ref name="GER-albums">{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artist_search=Whitechapel&do_search=do|title=Discographie Whitechapel|publisher=GfK Entertainment|access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br /><ref name=AUT-albums>{{cite web |title=Discographie Whitechapel |url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Whitechapel |work=austriancharts.at |access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Ultratop|BEL<br /><small>(WAL)</small>]]<br /><ref name=BEL(WAL)-albums>{{cite web |title=Discographie Whitechapel |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Whitechapel |work=ultratop.be |access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Swiss Hitparade|CH]]<br /><ref>{{cite web |title=Discographie Whitechapel |url=http://swisscharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Whitechapel |work=swisscharts.com |access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[The Somatic Defilement]]''
|
* Released: {{dts|2007-07-31}}
* Label: [[Candlelight Records|Candlelight]]
* Formats: CD, digital download
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[This Is Exile]]''
|
* Released: {{dts|2008-07-08}}
* Label: [[Metal Blade Records|Metal Blade]]
* Formats: CD, digital download
| 118 || 2 || 14 || — || 13 || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[A New Era of Corruption]]''
|
* Released: {{dts|2010-06-08}}
* Label: Metal Blade
* Formats: CD, digital download
| 43 || — || 3 || 12 || 5 || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Whitechapel (album)|Whitechapel]]''
|
* Released: {{dts|2012-06-19}}
* Label: Metal Blade
* Formats: CD, digital download
| 47 || — || 10 || 20 || 3 || — || — || — || 168 || —
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Our Endless War]]''
|
* Released: {{dts|2014-04-29}}
* Label: Metal Blade
* Formats: CD, digital download
| 10 || — || 2 || 2 || 1 || 23 || 50 || 72 || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Mark of the Blade]]''
|
* Released: {{dts|2016-06-24}}
* Label: Metal Blade
* Formats: CD, digital download
| 72 || — || 3 ||6 || 1 || — || 16 || 36 || 165 || 64
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[The Valley (Whitechapel album)|The Valley]]''
|
* Released: {{dts|2019-03-29}}
* Label: Metal Blade
* Formats: LP, CD, digital download
| 143 || — || 5 || 26 || 7 || — || 27 || 36 || — || 46
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Kin''
|
* Released: {{dts|2021-10-29}}
* Label: Metal Blade
* Formats: LP, CD, digital download
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| colspan="15" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

===Extended plays===
*''[[Recorrupted]]'' (2011)

===Demos===
*''Demo 1'' (2006)
*''Demo 2'' (2006)
*''Demo 3'' (2011)

===Live albums===
*''The Brotherhood of the Blade'' (2015)

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Album
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2008
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpgAxcvbkUQ "This Is Exile"]
|rowspan="2"| David Brodsky<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/whitechapel/253861/this-is-exile.jhtml#artist=2057746 |title=Original TV Shows, Reality TV Shows |publisher=MTV |date=February 9, 2016 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"| ''[[This Is Exile]]''
|-
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o9tj-xH1qU "Possession"]
|-
| 2009
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4-3vDzyo3s "Eternal Refuge"]
| Abstrakt Pictures<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=121661 |title=Whitechapel: 'Eternal Refuge' Video Released - Blabbermouth.net |website=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=June 9, 2009 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2010
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAAuNFV20mk "The Darkest Day of Man"]
| David Brodsky<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/3822/18257/Whitechapel.html |title=Whitechapel.html - The Gauntlet Heavy Metal News |website=Thegauntlet.com |date=March 31, 2010 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|''[[A New Era of Corruption]]''
|-
| 2011
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxdfUTJQuhU "Breeding Violence"]
| Scott Hansen<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=150890 |title=Whitechapel To Film 'Breeding Violence' Video In Nashville - Blabbermouth.net |website=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=December 14, 2010 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2012
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAjHBcnXFwU "I, Dementia"]
| David Brodsky<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAjHBcnXFwU |title=Whitechapel - "I, Dementia" [OFFICIAL VIDEO] (Scion AV) |via=YouTube |date=June 28, 2012 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|''[[Whitechapel (album)|Whitechapel]]''
|-
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpSd-cCcpCs "Possibilities of an Impossible Existence"]
| Strati Hovartos <ref name="altpress.com"/>
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2014
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx4157TlEBE "Our Endless War"]
| Naughty Mantis<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx4157TlEBE |title=Whitechapel "Our Endless War" (OFFICIAL VIDEO) |via=YouTube |date=October 26, 2014 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|''[[Our Endless War]]''
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSyAKBj3XPM "Worship the Digital Age"]
|David Brodsky<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSyAKBj3XPM |title=Whitechapel "Worship the Digital Age" (OFFICIAL VIDEO) |via=YouTube |date=October 26, 2014 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5tXsWlcj7g "Let Me Burn"]
| Mitch Massie<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5tXsWlcj7g |title=Whitechapel "Let Me Burn" (OFFICIAL VIDEO) |via=YouTube |date=June 13, 2014 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2016
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbANenk8o1o "Elitist Ones"]
|James Foster<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbANenk8o1o|title=Whitechapel "Elitist Ones" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|''[[Mark of the Blade]]''
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XIxKhycLrE "Bring Me Home"]
|Naughty Mantis<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XIxKhycLrE|title=Whitechapel "Bring Me Home" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2019
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuRZYB9EEZM "When a Demon Defiles a Witch"]
|rowspan="2"| Mathis Arnell<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuRZYB9EEZM|title=Whitechapel "When a Demon Defiles a Witch" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)|via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw6hANHeIaw|title=Whitechapel "Hickory Creek" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|''[[The Valley (Whitechapel album)|The Valley]]''
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw6hANHeIaw "Hickory Creek"]
|-
| 2020
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNToWb3ZBE8 "Doom Woods"]
| Chrystal Spotlight<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuRZYB9EEZM|title=Whitechapel "Doom Woods" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Whitechapel (band)|Whitechapel}}
* [http://www.whitechapelband.com/ Official website]

{{Whitechapel}}

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Whitechapel (band)

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{{short description | American rock band}}
{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Whitechapel 
| image = Whitechapel live in anaheim 2011.jpg
| caption = Whitechapel performing at The Grove of Anaheim on the 2011 Summer Slaughter Tour
| landscape = yes
| background = group_or_band
| origin = [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], U.S.
| genre = [[Deathcore|Deathcore]]<ref name="AllMusic Band Bio"/>, [[Groove Metal]]
| years_active = 2006–present
| label = {{flatlist|
* [[Metal Blade Records|Metal Blade]]
* [[Candlelight Records|Candlelight]]
* {{nowrap|[[Ferret Music|Siege of Amida]]}}
}}
| website = {{url|whitechapelband.com}}
| current_members =
* Phil Bozeman
* Ben Savage
* Gabe Crisp
* Alex Wade
* Zach Householder
* [[Alex Rüdinger]]
| past_members =
* Brandon Cagle
* Kevin Lane
* Derek Martin
* Ben Harclerode
}}

'''Whitechapel''' is an American [[deathcore]] band from [[Knoxville, Tennessee]]. The band is named after the [[Whitechapel]] district in [[East London]], England, where [[Jack the Ripper]] committed a [[Whitechapel murders|series of murders]]. The group comprises vocalist [[Phil Bozeman]], guitarists Ben Savage, Alex Wade, and Zach Householder, drummer [[Alex Rüdinger]] and bassist Gabe Crisp. Founded in 2006 by Bozeman and Savage, the band has released seven studio albums and fourteen music videos, and are currently signed to [[Metal Blade Records]]. Whitechapel's 2010 album ''[[A New Era of Corruption]]'', sold around 10,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release and debuted at position No. 43 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart. The band's [[Whitechapel (album)|self-titled fourth album]] was released in 2012 and debuted at No. 47 on the Billboard 200, selling roughly 9,200 copies in its first week. In 2014 the band released their fifth full-length album, ''[[Our Endless War]]'' to generally positive reviews.<ref>{{Citation|title=Our Endless War by Whitechapel|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/our-endless-war|access-date=June 25, 2017}}</ref> The album sold roughly 16,000 copies in its first week and debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lambgoat.com/bits/8179/Whitechapel-Our-Endless-War-Billboard-Top-10|title=Whitechapel Our Endless War Billboard Top 10|website=lambgoat.com|access-date=June 25, 2017}}</ref> They released their sixth full-length album ''[[Mark of the Blade]]'' in 2016 to greater critical acclaim, selling roughly 8,000 copies in the first week of its release.<ref>{{Citation|title=Mark of the Blade by Whitechapel|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/mark-of-the-blade/whitechapel|access-date=June 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://lambgoat.com/news/26906/Whitechapel-album-Mark-of-the-Blade-debuts-in-Top-100|title=Whitechapel album 'Mark of the Blade' debuts in Top 100|access-date=June 25, 2017}}</ref> In 2019, Whitechapel released their seventh album, ''[[The Valley (Whitechapel album)|The Valley]]'', which debuted at No. 143 on the Billboard 200 also to critical acclaim.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lambgoat.com/news/31399/Whitechapel-album-The-Valley-debuts-in-Top-150|title=Whitechapel album 'The Valley' debuts in Top 150|access-date=December 1, 2020}}</ref>

==History==

===Formation and ''The Somatic Defilement'' (2006–2007)===
Whitechapel was founded in February 2006 by Knoxville residents Phil Bozeman, Brandon Cagle, and Ben Savage. They were soon joined by Alex Wade (formerly of Redwinterdying) as a guitarist, along with bassist, Gabe Crisp, and drummer, Derek Martin. The group recorded their first demos in March of that year. They named themselves after the [[Whitechapel]] district of [[London]], where [[Jack the Ripper]] committed his [[Whitechapel murders|murders]].<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1087757|pure_url=yes}} Review of ''The Somatic Defilement'']. [[Allmusic]]</ref> In 2007, the band signed to [[Siege of Amida Records]] in the United Kingdom, and [[Candlelight Records]] in [[North America]], and later acquired new drummer Kevin Lane and released their debut full-length album ''[[The Somatic Defilement]]'' in June of that year.<ref>[http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/whitechapelsoma.htm Review of ''The Somatic Defilement'']. [[About.com]]. Accessed February 16, 2008.</ref><ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1392950|pure_url=yes}} Review of ''This Is Exile''] [[Allmusic]]. Retrieved October 11, 2009</ref><ref name=musicmight>{{cite web |author=Sharpe-Young, Garry |title=Whitechapel |url=http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+states/tennessee/knoxville/whitechapel |publisher=[[MusicMight]] |access-date=November 28, 2009}}</ref>

===''This Is Exile'' (2007–2010)===
In October 2007, the group signed to [[Metal Blade Records]], and in 2008 released their second album entitled ''[[This Is Exile]]''.<ref>[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=82935 Whitechapel signs with Metal Blade Records]. [[Blabbermouth.net]]. Accessed February 16, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://altpress.com/news/2859.htm Metal Blade Records Signs Whitechapel]. [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]. Accessed February 16, 2008.</ref> The album reached No. 118 in the Billboard Top 200.<ref name="AllMusic Band Bio">[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p829034|pure_url=yes}} Whitechapel], [[Allmusic]]</ref> In May 2008, the band toured on [[The Summer Slaughter Tour]], and in August 2008, they began their first ever headlining tour with [[Impending Doom (American band)|Impending Doom]], [[A Different Breed of Killer]], and [[Through the Eyes of the Dead]].

In 2008, they were starting to tour with more popular bands such as [[Parkway Drive]] and [[Unearth]] on the Never Say Die! tour. They have produced a video for the song "Possession", along with one for "This Is Exile". Whitechapel has also toured on the Rockstar [[Mayhem Festival]] on the Hot Topic Stage along with the bands [[Job for a Cowboy]], [[Cannibal Corpse]], [[Behemoth (band)|Behemoth]] and [[The Black Dahlia Murder (band)|The Black Dahlia Murder]], and alongside bands of the main stage such as [[Slayer]] and [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]], who headlined the tour.

Whitechapel toured with [[Darkest Hour (band)|Darkest Hour]] and [[Trivium (band)|Trivium]] on Trivium's 2009 and 2010 "Into the Mouth of Hell We March Tour".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trivium.org/index.php?rss&nid=758 |title=Trivium Silence In The Snow – Available Now |website=Trivium.org |date=August 12, 2014 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>

===''A New Era of Corruption'' and Lane's departure (2010–2011)===
Whitechapel recorded their follow-up album to ''This Is Exile'' from December 27 to March 31 with [[Jason Suecof]] as the chosen producer. The band early-on announced a summer 2010 release date for the record.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=55966489&blogId=522567973 |title=Featured Content on Myspace |website=Blogs.myspace.com |access-date=April 27, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207065936/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view |archive-date=February 7, 2009 }}</ref> The name of the album was later confirmed to be ''[[A New Era of Corruption]]''. A song from ''A New Era of Corruption'' entitled, "The Darkest Day of Man" was performed live before the album's release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theprp.com/2010/03/18/news/fan-filmed-footage-of-new-whitechapel-track-available-online/ |title=Fan-Filmed Footage Of New Whitechapel Track Available Online | Theprp.com – Metal And Hardcore News Plus Reviews And More |website=Theprp.com |date=March 30, 2016 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref> Months later it was released as [[streaming media]] online.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/03/31/whitechapel-a-new-era-of-corruption-new-album/|title=Whitechapel, 'A New Era of Corruption' — New Album|website=Noisecreep|access-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref> ''A New Era of Corruption'' was released on June 8, 2010, sold around 10,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release and debuted at position No. 43 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=141642 |title=Whitechapel: 'A New Era Of Corruption' Cracks U.S. Top 50 - Blabbermouth.net |website=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=June 16, 2010 |access-date=April 27, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619054857/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=141642 |archive-date=June 19, 2010 }}</ref>

Whitechapel's focus on mass exposure over their small, dedicated following has provided them with featured spots in both California Metal Fest IV and 2010's [[Warped Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWSsw3tmEhk |title=YouTube |publisher=YouTube |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref> They have also been announced to play Download festival in 2010, and will be a part of the second stage showcased.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/lineup/index.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=April 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119034146/http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/lineup/index.aspx |archive-date=November 19, 2012 }}</ref> A headlining US tour with Impending Doom, [[Oceano (band)|Oceano]], I Declare War and [[Miss May I]] was held before the end of November. During December 2010, drummer, Kevin Lane willingly left the group to return to college and due to his ankle not being on par and would hinder the band; former [[Knights of the Abyss]] drummer Benjamin Harclerode joined the band in Lane's replacement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=151799 |title=Whitechapel Parts Ways With Drummer - Blabbermouth.net |website=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=January 4, 2011 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref> A live music video for the song "Breeding Violence" was released February 7, 2011. Whitechapel did a US headlining tour titled "The Welcome to Hell Tour" with [[The Acacia Strain]], [[Veil of Maya]], [[Chelsea Grin]] and [[I Declare War (band)|I Declare War]] throughout February and March 2011. This tour was followed by another headlining tour of the same name in Europe with The Acacia Strain as direct support and Impending Doom opening the show. Whitechapel also co-headlined the 2011 Summer Slaughter Tour, alongside The Black Dahlia Murder. In the fall and winter of 2011, Whitechapel embarked on a US tour with [[The Devil Wears Prada (band)|The Devil Wears Prada]], [[For Today (band)|For Today]] and [[Enter Shikari]].

In September 28, Whitechapel released a new song titled "Section 8" and confirmed a limited edition EP titled ''[[Recorrupted]]'';<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=163920 |title=Whitechapel: New Song Available For Streaming - Blabbermouth.net |website=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=September 28, 2011 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref> the EP was released on November 8, 2011.

===''Recorrupted'' and ''Whitechapel'' (2012–2013)===
Whitechapel undertook a US headlining tour titled "The Recorruptour" with Miss May I, [[After the Burial]], [[Within the Ruins]], [[The Plot in You]] and Structures throughout March and May 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lambgoat.com/news/17343/Whitechapel-Miss-May-I-After-The-Burial-tour |title=Whitechapel, Miss May I, After The Burial tour |website=Lambgoat.com |date=December 12, 2011 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref> Whitechapel also played the entire Mayhem Festival tour of 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lambgoat.com/news/17626/Rockstar-Energy-Drink-Mayhem-Festival-line-up |title=Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival 2012 line-up |website=Lambgoat.com |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>

The band recorded their [[Whitechapel (album)|self-titled fourth album]] at Wade Studios with producer [[Mark Lewis (music producer)|Mark Lewis]], which was released June 19 via Metal Blade Records, debuted at No. 47 on the Billboard 200, selling roughly 9,200 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/whitechapel-new-album-lands-on-billboard-chart/|title=Whitechapel: New Album Lands On Billboard Chart - Blabbermouth.net|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|date=June 27, 2012|access-date=July 18, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theprp.com/2012/01/24/news/whitechapel-to-begin-recording-next-week/ |title=Whitechapel To Begin Recording Next Week | Theprp.com – Metal And Hardcore News Plus Reviews And More |website=Theprp.com |date=March 30, 2016 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref> The first single, entitled "Hate Creation", was released on April 30 via the Metal Blade Records YouTube channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqNrwWoq5V0&feature=g-all-u |title=Whitechapel "Hate Creation" (OFFICIAL) |publisher=YouTube |date=April 30, 2012 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>
Whitechapel had to cancel the European tour with [[August Burns Red]] and The Devil Wears Prada due to an illness in the family.
They co-headlined the Brothers of Brutality tour in January and February with The Plot in You, [[Obey the Brave]], Unearth, and [[Emmure]] as well as co-headlining the "Don't Pray for Us" tour with [[Asking Alexandria]], [[Motionless in White]], [[Chimaira]], and [[I Killed the Prom Queen]].

On April 16, 2013, a remixed and remastered edition of their debut album ''The Somatic Defilement'' was released via Metal Blade Records.<ref name="altpress.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/aptv/video/video_premiere_whitechapel_possibilities_of_an_impossible_existence |title=Video Premiere: Whitechapel, "Possibilities Of An Impossible Existence" |website=Altpress.com |date=November 5, 2012 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>

===''Our Endless War'' (2013–2015)===
The band announced via Twitter and Instagram that a new album would be recorded in the Fall of 2013. With this announcement they released a video of a new guitar riff. On August 31, 2013, the band announced via Facebook that drum tracking for the album had begun. On November 29, 2013, vocalist Phil Bozeman stated via YouTube that the band's last day in the studio would be December 9, and said that by then, everything should be done and ready to be sent to mixing and mastering. He said that he didn't yet have a release date for the album, but simply said "sometime next year, sometime after Christmas". On December 7, the band posted an in-studio teaser of the new album on both Facebook and YouTube. On December 10, the band announced that tracking of the album had been completed. On February 26, 2014, it was announced the new album would be called ''[[Our Endless War]]'', and the album's lead single, "The Saw is the Law", was released. They also announced a North American release date of April 29, 2014, and released the album artwork and track listing on the same day. ''Our Endless War'' itself received mixed reviews upon its release. On February 20, 2015 the band published a video for the song "Let Me Burn" from the album.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jonathan |last=Barkan |url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3333704/nsfw-whitechapel-let-burn-video-premiere-exclusive/ |title=NSFW: Whitechapel "Let Me Burn" Video Premiere (Exclusive) |website=Bloody-disgusting.com |date=February 26, 2015 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref> A lyric and live music video were released for the title track, "Our Endless War", and a music video was released for "Worship the Digital Age". They released a live album titled ''The Brotherhood of the Blade'' on October 30, 2015

===''Mark of the Blade'' and Harclerode's departure (2015–2017)===
On September 13, 2015, Phil Bozeman informally announced in YouTube vlog that the band was currently in the process of writing a new album entitled ''[[Mark of the Blade]]''. The album was released on June 24, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwYhwDyEC_k |title=Omg! A New Video?! New Vape Setup! |publisher=YouTube |date=September 13, 2015 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>

On August 9, 2017, Ben Harclerode announced via Twitter that he had parted ways with the group, stating "...it was the hardest move I've ever made, but I was truly unhappy and needed to happen."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2017/08/10/whitechapel-part-ways-with-drummer-ben-harclerode/|title=Whitechapel Part Ways with Drummer Ben Harclerode|publisher=Metalsucks |date=August 10, 2017}}</ref>

=== ''The Valley'' (2018–2020) ===
On November 2, 2018 the band announced their seventh studio album ''[[The Valley (Whitechapel album)|The Valley]]'' will be released on March 29, 2019 via Metal Blade Records and the first song "Brimstone" was released. It has also been reported Navene Koperweis from Entheos has tracked drums for the upcoming album.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2018/11/02/whitechapel-unleash-brutal-new-song-brimstone-from-forthcoming-album-the-valley/|title=Whitechapel unleash brutal new song 'Brimstone' from forthcoming album The Valley|date=November 2, 2018|work=Wall Of Sound|access-date=November 2, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> The song solidifies a change in their once-deathcore sound to a more melodic metal sound.

On February 20, 2019 the band released a music video for the song "When a Demon Defiles a Witch"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2019/02/21/whitechapel-unleash-a-brutal-new-video-for-when-a-demon-defiles-a-witch/|title=Whitechapel unleash a brutal new video for 'When a Demon Defiles a Witch'|last=brownypaul|date=February 21, 2019|website=Wall Of Sound|language=en-US|access-date=February 21, 2019}}</ref>

On March 21, 2019 the band released a music video for "Hickory Creek".<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw6hANHeIaw | title=Whitechapel "Hickory Creek" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)| date=March 21, 2019|access-date=March 24, 2019}}</ref> The song consists almost entirely of clean or melodic vocals in a stark contrast to much of their earlier work. The video ends with a dedication to the lead vocalist's mother, "Theresa Leslie Bozeman" who died in 2000. This echoes the dedication at the end of their 2016 music video for the song "Bring Me Home"<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XIxKhycLrE | title=Whitechapel "Bring Me Home" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
| date=October 27, 2016 | access-date=March 24, 2019}}</ref> which concludes with a dedication to Bozeman's father "Michael Gary Bozeman" who died in 1995.

On April 14, 2020, an acoustic version of "Hickory Creek" was released. This is the first Whitechapel song to feature entirely clean vocals.

=== Kin (2020-present) ===
On September 23, 2020, guitarist Alex Wade revealed to Knotfest.com's "Mosh Talks" that recording had begun on the next Whitechapel album. Wade stated the [[COVID-19]] Pandemic had given them time to make a new album and that it would once again be produced by Mark Lewis. He also stated the album will contain clean vocals and melody as well as the trademark heaviness the band is known for. The album is expected in late 2021. <ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.theprp.com/2020/09/23/news/whitechapel-headed-to-the-studio-for-new-album | title=Whitechapel Headed To Studio For New Album | date=September 23, 2020 | access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref>

On August 30 2021, Whitechapel announced that the new album is called "Kin", and will be released on October 29, 2021. <ref>{{Cite web| url=https://lambgoat.com/news/34618/whitechapel-expected-to-release-new-album-in-october | title=Whitechapel expected to release new album in October | date=August 24, 2021 | access-date=August 30, 2021}}</ref> The band released their new album's first single "Lost Boy" on August 31, 2021 and was followed by the second single for the album "A Bloodsoaked Symphony" on September 23, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aarons|first=Ricky|date=2021-08-30|title=Whitechapel Drop ‘Lost Boy’ + Set To Announce New Album Kin|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/08/31/whitechapel-drop-lost-boy-set-to-announce-new-album-kin/|access-date=2021-08-31|website=Wall Of Sound|language=en-US}}</ref>

On September 3, 2021, the band announced that [[Alex Rüdinger]] would become their official drummer. He had previously been the band's live drummer, starting in 2019. <ref>{{Cite web| url=https://metalinjection.net/news/whitechapel-announces-alex-rudinger-as-their-new-drummer | title=WHITECHAPEL announces Alex Rüdinger As Their New Drummer | date=September 3, 2021 | access-date=September 3, 2021}}</ref>

==Musical style and influences==
Whitechapel is generally considered a [[deathcore]] band.<ref>{{cite web|title=Whitechapel - Whitechapel Review|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/whitechapel/fr/Whitechapel-Whitechapel-Review.htm|publisher=[[About.com]]|access-date=May 1, 2015|quote=When metal historians look back at the era of deathcore, one band that will undoubtedly stand out from the rest is Whitechapel.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Monger|first=James|title=This Is Exile – Whitechapel {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/this-is-exile-r1392950|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|access-date=May 1, 2015|quote=The burgeoning southwestern United States "deathcore" scene gets another kick in the teeth from Knoxville, TN's Whitechapel with This Is Exile, their first full-length for Metal Blade.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Whitechapel Announces North American Tour – In Metal News|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=62899|publisher=MetalUnderground|access-date=May 1, 2011|quote=American rock heavyweights Whitechapel have revealed the dates for its forthcoming headline tour of North America.}}</ref> Whitechapel have stated that they are influenced by a wide variety of artists, including [[Cannibal Corpse]], [[Meshuggah]], [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]], [[Dying Fetus]], [[Bloodbath]], [[Pantera]], [[Metallica]], [[Slayer (band)|Slayer]], [[Suffocation (band)|Suffocation]], [[Deftones]], [[Despised Icon]], [[Behemoth (band)|Behemoth]], [[Nile (band)|Nile]], [[Gojira (band)|Gojira]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/whitechapel_f2/whitechapel/reviews |title=Reviews of Whitechapel by Whitechapel (Album, Deathcore) |publisher=Rate Your Music |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref> [[Vader (band)|Vader]], [[Necrophagist]], [[Tool (band)|Tool]], [[Carcass (band)|Carcass]], [[Aborted]], [[Amon Amarth]], [[Agnostic Front]], [[Hatebreed]], [[Deicide (band)|Deicide]], [[Morbid Angel]], [[Napalm Death]], [[Entombed (band)|Entombed]] and [[Cattle Decapitation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalblade.com/eu/artists/whitechapel/interview.php |title=Metal Blade Records - Europe |website=Metalblade.com |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smnnews.com/2010/09/29/whitechapel-phil-bozeman-answers-your-questions-part-3/ |title=WHITECHAPEL: Phil Bozeman Answers YOUR Questions (Part 3) |website=SMNnews.com |date=September 29, 2010 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>

In an interview, Bozeman said, "Me and Ben [Savage] are more the [[death metal]] kind of guys like Cannibal Corpse and Bloodbath, Zach [Householder] is too but he's more into epic [[black metal]] and European metal, [[Norwegian black metal]] and he brings a lot of that influence, Alex [Wade] has more of a [[hardcore punk|hardcore]] background and that's his influence."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodmusicmagazine.com/whoshot/phil-bozeman-of-whitechapel-interview/ |title=Phil Bozeman of Whitechapel interview |magazine=Hollywood Music Magazine |date=July 9, 2010 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>

On Whitechapel's 2016 album ''[[Mark of the Blade]]'', the songs "Bring Me Home" and "Decennium" were the first to feature lead vocalist Phil Bozeman performing clean vocals. Bozeman continued to use clean vocals on the songs "When a Demon Defiles a Witch", "Hickory Creek", and "Third Depth", on the 2019 album ''[[The Valley (Whitechapel album)|The Valley]]''.

==Members==
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;Current members
* Phil Bozeman – vocals <small>(2006–present)</small>
* Ben Savage – lead guitar <small>(2006–present)</small>
* Alex Wade – rhythm guitar <small>(2006–present)</small>
* Gabe Crisp – bass <small>(2006–present)</small>
* Zach Householder – third guitar <small>(2007–present)</small>
* [[Alex Rüdinger]] – drums <small>(2021–present; touring 2019–2021)</small>
{{col-2}}
;Former members
* Brandon Cagle – third guitar <small>(2006–2007)</small>
* Derek Martin – drums <small>(2006–2007)</small>
* Kevin Lane – drums <small>(2007–2011)</small>
* Ben Harclerode – drums <small>(2011–2017)</small>

;Former touring musicians
* Gavin Parsons – drums <small>(2011)</small>
* Chason Westmoreland – drums <small>(2017)</small>
* Ernie Iniguez – drums <small>(2017–2019)</small>
{{col-end}}

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==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Album details
! scope="col" colspan="10" | Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name="Billboard 200">{{cite web | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=whitechapel|chart=billboard 200}} | title=Whitechapel – Chart History: Billboard 200 | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Top Heatseekers|US<br />Heat.]]<br /><ref name="US-Heatseekers-albums">{{cite web | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=whitechapel|chart=heatseekers albums}} | title=Whitechapel – Chart History: Heatseekers Albums | work=Billboard | access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Independent Albums|US<br />Indie.]]<br /><ref name="US-Independent-albums">{{cite web | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=whitechapel|chart=independent albums}} | title=Whitechapel – Chart History: Independent Albums | work=Billboard | access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US<br />Rock<br /><ref name="US-Rock-albums">{{cite web | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=whitechapel|chart=rock albums}} | title=Whitechapel – Chart History: Top Rock Albums | work=Billboard | access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US<br />Hard Rock<br /><ref name="US-Hard Rock-albums">{{cite web | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=whitechapel|chart=hard rock albums}} | title=Whitechapel – Chart History: Hard Rock Albums | work=Billboard | access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Canadian Albums Chart|CAN]]<br /><ref name="CAN-albums">{{cite web | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=whitechapel|chart=canadian albums}} | title=Whitechapel – Chart History: Top Canadian Albums | work=Billboard | access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[GfK Entertainment Charts|GER]]<br /><ref name="GER-albums">{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artist_search=Whitechapel&do_search=do|title=Discographie Whitechapel|publisher=GfK Entertainment|access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br /><ref name=AUT-albums>{{cite web |title=Discographie Whitechapel |url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Whitechapel |work=austriancharts.at |access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Ultratop|BEL<br /><small>(WAL)</small>]]<br /><ref name=BEL(WAL)-albums>{{cite web |title=Discographie Whitechapel |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Whitechapel |work=ultratop.be |access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Swiss Hitparade|CH]]<br /><ref>{{cite web |title=Discographie Whitechapel |url=http://swisscharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Whitechapel |work=swisscharts.com |access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[The Somatic Defilement]]''
|
* Released: {{dts|2007-07-31}}
* Label: [[Candlelight Records|Candlelight]]
* Formats: CD, digital download
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[This Is Exile]]''
|
* Released: {{dts|2008-07-08}}
* Label: [[Metal Blade Records|Metal Blade]]
* Formats: CD, digital download
| 118 || 2 || 14 || — || 13 || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[A New Era of Corruption]]''
|
* Released: {{dts|2010-06-08}}
* Label: Metal Blade
* Formats: CD, digital download
| 43 || — || 3 || 12 || 5 || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Whitechapel (album)|Whitechapel]]''
|
* Released: {{dts|2012-06-19}}
* Label: Metal Blade
* Formats: CD, digital download
| 47 || — || 10 || 20 || 3 || — || — || — || 168 || —
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Our Endless War]]''
|
* Released: {{dts|2014-04-29}}
* Label: Metal Blade
* Formats: CD, digital download
| 10 || — || 2 || 2 || 1 || 23 || 50 || 72 || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Mark of the Blade]]''
|
* Released: {{dts|2016-06-24}}
* Label: Metal Blade
* Formats: CD, digital download
| 72 || — || 3 ||6 || 1 || — || 16 || 36 || 165 || 64
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[The Valley (Whitechapel album)|The Valley]]''
|
* Released: {{dts|2019-03-29}}
* Label: Metal Blade
* Formats: LP, CD, digital download
| 143 || — || 5 || 26 || 7 || — || 27 || 36 || — || 46
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Kin''
|
* Released: {{dts|2021-10-29}}
* Label: Metal Blade
* Formats: LP, CD, digital download
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| colspan="15" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

===Extended plays===
*''[[Recorrupted]]'' (2011)

===Demos===
*''Demo 1'' (2006)
*''Demo 2'' (2006)
*''Demo 3'' (2011)

===Live albums===
*''The Brotherhood of the Blade'' (2015)

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Album
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2008
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpgAxcvbkUQ "This Is Exile"]
|rowspan="2"| David Brodsky<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/whitechapel/253861/this-is-exile.jhtml#artist=2057746 |title=Original TV Shows, Reality TV Shows |publisher=MTV |date=February 9, 2016 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"| ''[[This Is Exile]]''
|-
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o9tj-xH1qU "Possession"]
|-
| 2009
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4-3vDzyo3s "Eternal Refuge"]
| Abstrakt Pictures<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=121661 |title=Whitechapel: 'Eternal Refuge' Video Released - Blabbermouth.net |website=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=June 9, 2009 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2010
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAAuNFV20mk "The Darkest Day of Man"]
| David Brodsky<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/3822/18257/Whitechapel.html |title=Whitechapel.html - The Gauntlet Heavy Metal News |website=Thegauntlet.com |date=March 31, 2010 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|''[[A New Era of Corruption]]''
|-
| 2011
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxdfUTJQuhU "Breeding Violence"]
| Scott Hansen<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=150890 |title=Whitechapel To Film 'Breeding Violence' Video In Nashville - Blabbermouth.net |website=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=December 14, 2010 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2012
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAjHBcnXFwU "I, Dementia"]
| David Brodsky<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAjHBcnXFwU |title=Whitechapel - "I, Dementia" [OFFICIAL VIDEO] (Scion AV) |via=YouTube |date=June 28, 2012 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|''[[Whitechapel (album)|Whitechapel]]''
|-
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpSd-cCcpCs "Possibilities of an Impossible Existence"]
| Strati Hovartos <ref name="altpress.com"/>
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2014
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx4157TlEBE "Our Endless War"]
| Naughty Mantis<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx4157TlEBE |title=Whitechapel "Our Endless War" (OFFICIAL VIDEO) |via=YouTube |date=October 26, 2014 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|''[[Our Endless War]]''
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSyAKBj3XPM "Worship the Digital Age"]
|David Brodsky<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSyAKBj3XPM |title=Whitechapel "Worship the Digital Age" (OFFICIAL VIDEO) |via=YouTube |date=October 26, 2014 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5tXsWlcj7g "Let Me Burn"]
| Mitch Massie<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5tXsWlcj7g |title=Whitechapel "Let Me Burn" (OFFICIAL VIDEO) |via=YouTube |date=June 13, 2014 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2016
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbANenk8o1o "Elitist Ones"]
|James Foster<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbANenk8o1o|title=Whitechapel "Elitist Ones" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|''[[Mark of the Blade]]''
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XIxKhycLrE "Bring Me Home"]
|Naughty Mantis<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XIxKhycLrE|title=Whitechapel "Bring Me Home" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2019
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuRZYB9EEZM "When a Demon Defiles a Witch"]
|rowspan="2"| Mathis Arnell<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuRZYB9EEZM|title=Whitechapel "When a Demon Defiles a Witch" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)|via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw6hANHeIaw|title=Whitechapel "Hickory Creek" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|''[[The Valley (Whitechapel album)|The Valley]]''
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw6hANHeIaw "Hickory Creek"]
|-
| 2020
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNToWb3ZBE8 "Doom Woods"]
| Chrystal Spotlight<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuRZYB9EEZM|title=Whitechapel "Doom Woods" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.whitechapelband.com/ Official website]

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Isabel Díaz Ayuso

2021-10-25T11:51:20Z

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{{short description|Spanish politician}}
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|caption = Isabel Díaz Ayuso in 2019
|office = [[President of the Community of Madrid]]
|term_start = 19 August 2019
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|vicepresident = [[Ignacio Aguado]] (2019−2021)
|predecessor = [[Ángel Garrido]]
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|office2 = [[Government of the Community of Madrid|Deputy Minister of the Presidency and Justice of the Community of Madrid]]
|term_start2 = 26 September 2017
|term_end2 = 22 May 2018
|president2 = [[Cristina Cifuentes]]
|predecessor2 = [[Enrique Ruiz Escudero]]
|successor2 = José Enrique Núñez Guijarro
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|birth_place = [[Madrid]], Spain
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'''Isabel Natividad Díaz Ayuso''' ({{IPA-es|isaˈβel ˈdi.aθ aˈʝuso}}; born 17 October 1978) is a Spanish politician serving as the [[president of the Community of Madrid]] since 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Real Decreto 495/2019, de 16 de agosto, por el que se nombra Presidenta de la Comunidad de Madrid a doña Isabel Natividad Díaz Ayuso.|journal=[[Boletín Oficial del Estado]]|date=17 August 2019 |volume=2019 |issue=197 |page=92201 |url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2019/08/17/pdfs/BOE-A-2019-12165.pdf |access-date=17 August 2019 |publisher=[[Government of Spain]] |location=Madrid, Spain |language=es}}</ref> A member of the [[People's Party (Spain)|People's Party]], and the vice-secretary of communication and spokeswoman of the [[People's Party of the Community of Madrid|party's Madrilenian branch]],<ref>{{cite news |date=19 May 2018 |title=Isabel Díaz Ayuso, vicesecretaria de Comunicación y portavoz del PP de Madrid |url=http://www.telemadrid.es/noticias/madrid/Isabel-Ayuso-Comunicacion-PP-Madrid-0-2013698646--20180519063232.html |language=es |work=Telemadrid |access-date=17 January 2019}}</ref> she was the regional candidate for president of the Community of Madrid ahead of the [[2019 Madrilenian regional election]].<ref>{{cite news |date=11 January 2019 |title=Casado elige a Díaz Ayuso como candidata a la Comunidad de Madrid y a Martínez-Almeida para la alcaldía |url=https://www.eldiario.es/politica/Casado-candidata-Comunidad-Madrid-alcaldia_0_856014720.html |language=es |work=eldiario.es |access-date=17 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=12 January 2019 |title=Casado elige dos perfiles "duros" para las candidaturas a la Comunidad y el Ayuntamiento |url=https://www.elmundo.es/madrid/2019/01/11/5c384fcffdddffc67a8b46bf.html |language=es |work=El Mundo |access-date=17 January 2019}}</ref> Although her party lost the [[2019 Madrilenian regional election|regional elections]] for the first time since May [[1991 Madrilenian regional election|1991]], she was later elected President by the [[Assembly of Madrid]]. Her administration represented several firsts: it was the first time that the region was run by a coalition government—formed by Ayuso's own conservative People's Party (PP) and [[Citizens (Spanish political party)|Citizens]]—and it was the first time that the far right, represented by [[Vox (political party)|Vox]], propped up an autonomous executive in Madrid.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/elpais/2019/08/14/inenglish/1565798579_859582.html|title=Madrid region gets its first government propped up by the far right|first=Juan José|last=Mateo|date=14 August 2019|access-date=4 September 2019|work=El País}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Born on 17 October 1978 in Madrid in the [[Chamberí]] district, her parents were involved in the trade of medical and orthopaedic goods.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Isabel Díaz Ayuso|url=https://www.comunidad.madrid/transparencia/persona/isabel-diaz-ayuso|date=2016-06-24|website=Portal de Transparencia|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref><ref>[https://www.vozpopuli.com/gritos/ayuso-divorcio-novio-drama-familiar.html?amp=1 Isabel Díaz Ayuso, al descubierto: su divorcio, su novio, su drama familiar y más]. ''Voz Populi'' (2021-03-10). Retrieved 2021-05-05.</ref> She has a degree in Journalism from the [[Complutense University of Madrid]] (UCM)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Asamblea de Madrid. Páginas - Curriculum|url=http://www.asambleamadrid.es/ES/QueEsLaAsamblea/ComposiciondelaAsamblea/Distribuciondeescanos/Paginas/curriculum.aspx?IdDip=1350|date=2018-04-16|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180416073534/http://www.asambleamadrid.es/ES/QueEsLaAsamblea/ComposiciondelaAsamblea/Distribuciondeescanos/Paginas/curriculum.aspx?IdDip=1350|access-date=2020-05-13|archive-date = 2018-04-16}}</ref> and a Master's degree in Political Communication and Protocol.<ref name=":0" /> Her partner between 2016 and 2020, was the hairdresser Jairo Alonso.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Isabel Díaz Ayuso y Jairo Alonso rompen su relación|url=https://www.abc.es/estilo/gente/abci-isabel-diaz-ayuso-y-jairo-alonso-rompen-relacion-202101181141_video.html|work=ABC|language=es|access-date=2021-01-18}}</ref>

During the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Spain]], she announced on 16 March 2020 that she had tested positive for the disease.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/espana/madrid/2020-03-16/isabel-diaz-ayuso-positivo-por-coronavirus.html|title=Isabel Díaz Ayuso, positivo por coronavirus|last=Mateo|first=Juan José|date=2020-03-16|website=El País|language=es|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref>

Though she was raised catholic, Diaz Ayuso is non-religious.

== Political career ==
Affiliated to the Popular Party (PP) in 2005, when [[Pablo Casado]] was the president of New Generations in Madrid, in 2006, she was hired by Alfredo Prada, Minister of Justice and the Interior of the Government of the [[Community of Madrid]], for his press department, gaining the confidence of Esperanza Aguirre.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Esperanza Aguirre resucita con la elección de Ayuso y Almeida|url=https://lamiradacomun.es/madrid/esperanza-aguirre-resucitapolitica-madrilenaayuso-y-almeida/|date=2019-01-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128082910/https://lamiradacomun.es/madrid/esperanza-aguirre-resucitapolitica-madrilenaayuso-y-almeida/|access-date=2020-05-13|archive-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> Specialized in political communication, she directed the online area of the PP, taking charge of [[Cristina Cifuentes]]' digital campaign in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PERFIL {{!}} Isabel Díaz Ayuso, la que elevó a Cifuentes a la Presidencia|url=https://www.madridiario.es/456317/perfil--isabel-diaz-ayuso|last=Madridiario|website=Madridiario|language=es|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>

A candidate on the PP list for the 2011 Madrid Assembly elections, she was not elected as a Member of Parliament at the time. She entered the ninth legislature of the regional parliament on 15 July, filling the vacancy caused by Engracia Hidalgo's resignation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asambleamadrid.es/BOAM/BOAM_9_00008.pdf|date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105659/http://www.asambleamadrid.es/BOAM/BOAM_9_00008.pdf|title=Boletín Oficial de la Asamblea de Madrid|language=es|access-date=2020-05-13|archive-date=2016-03-04}}</ref> She renewed her act as a deputy in the 2015 elections. During the X legislature she served as deputy spokesperson for her group, a position she abandoned along with her status as a deputy when she was appointed vice-counselor of the Presidency and Justice of the regional government.<ref>{{Cite web|title=DECRETO 85/2017, de 26 de septiembre, del Consejo de Gobierno, por el que se nombra Viceconsejera de Presidencia y Justicia a doña Isabel Díaz Ayuso.|url=http://w3.bocm.es/boletin/CM_Orden_BOCM/2017/09/27/BOCM-20170927-1.PDF|access-date=13 May 2020}}</ref>

On 11 January 2019, PP president Pablo Casado appointed her to lead the party in the [[2019 Madrilenian regional election]]. In that election on 26 May, the PP list obtained 22.23% of valid votes and 30 seats, the second most voted list after the [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party|PSOE]], with 27.31% of valid votes and 37 seats.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elecciones a la Asamblea de Madrid 2019|url=http://www.bocm.es/boletin/CM_Orden_BOCM/2019/06/07/BOCM-20190607-28.PDF}}</ref>

== Presidency of the Community of Madrid ==
[[File:Investidura de Isabel Díaz Ayuso (48553035842).jpg|thumb|left|Díaz Ayuso at the Assembly of Madrid, during the investiture session.]]
Proposed as a candidate for the Presidency of the Community of Madrid by the President of the [[Assembly of Madrid]], [[Juan Trinidad]], who had previously prevented an investiture session for Ángel Gabilondo by scheduling an investiture session without a candidate in July 2019,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mateo|first=Juan José|date=2019-07-12|title=El presidente de la Asamblea reconoce la controversia de no presentar a Gabilondo a la investidura|language=es|work=El País|url=https://elpais.com/ccaa/2019/07/12/madrid/1562923485_833962.html|access-date=2020-05-13|issn=1134-6582}}</ref> Díaz Ayuso was sworn in as President of the regional government on August 14, with 68 votes in favour (corresponding to members of the Popular, Citizens' and Vox parliamentary groups in Madrid) and 64 against (corresponding to members of the Socialist, Más Madrid and United We Can-Madrid en Pie parliamentary groups).

In January 2020, she hired [[Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Bajón|Miguel Ángel Rodríguez]] as chief of staff. Her vice president, [[Ignacio Aguado]], then explained his disagreement with the decision.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mateo|first=Juan José|date=2020-01-22|title=El Gobierno se parte en dos por el fichaje de Miguel Ángel Rodríguez como jefe de gabinete de Ayuso|language=es|work=El País|url=https://elpais.com/ccaa/2020/01/21/madrid/1579638633_369224.html|access-date=2020-05-13|issn=1134-6582}}</ref>

Six months after her inauguration as President of the Community of Madrid, the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] reached Spain with special virulence in the Community of Madrid. In accordance with the [[State of alarm (Spain)|state of alarm]] decreed by the [[Government of Spain|Spanish government]] on 14 March 2020, the government of the Community of Madrid, like the other autonomous communities, took immediate measures [required clarification] such as the closure of schools and leisure centres, shows and sports events, retired people's day centres, religious celebrations, the closure of hotels and tourist accommodation, shops considered not to be of basic need and the limitation of travel to those needed to go to work or buy food. It also adopted protection measures in public transport, and tax reductions in the payment of Business Tax (IAE) and Property Tax (IBI) for leisure, hotel and commercial premises, travel agencies and large stores, on the condition that they maintain the jobs until the end of the year. Presential activity was suspended in all Community Citizen Service offices, and teleworking was encouraged.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Las medidas contra el coronavirus que ha puesto en marcha Madrid|url=https://elpais.com/espana/madrid/2020-03-11/coronavirus-en-madrid-medidas-puestas-en-marcha.html|date=2020-03-11|website=El País|language=es|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>

In view of the saturation of hospital services, Ayuso's government used the ferial enclosure IFEMA as an emergency hospital, which disposed of 5,500 hospital beds in order to attend all patients. IFEMA hospital was built in record time, less than 2 weeks, and the idea of the emergency hospital gave birth to the future Zendal Hospital, inagurated a few months later. Hotels in Madrid were also used to look after less sick patients.<ref>{{Cite web|title=La Comunidad de Madrid activa cientos de camas en dos hoteles y moviliza a miles de licenciados en Medicina sin el MIR|url=https://elpais.com/espana/madrid/2020-03-18/la-comunidad-de-madrid-activa-cientos-de-camas-en-dos-hoteles-para-atender-a-contagiados-leves.html|first1=Juan José|last1=Mateo|first2=Berta|last2=Ferrero|first3=Luis|last3=de Vega|date=2020-03-18|website=El País|language=es|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> Ayuso stopped appearing before the Madrid Assembly on 5 March 2020, and the chamber was closed for more than a month.<ref>{{Cite web|title=La oposición fuerza la reactivación de la Asamblea de Madrid|url=https://elpais.com/espana/madrid/2020-04-10/la-oposicion-fuerza-la-reactivacion-de-la-asamblea-de-madrid.html|last=Mateo|first=Juan José|date=2020-04-10|website=El País|language=es|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>

Ayuso was criticised for delivering high-quality FFP2 and FFP3 protective masks to the citizens of the [[Community of Madrid]] for free, which arguably could provoke that these kind of masks became scarce in hospitals – it later was revealed that hospitals were also well supplied with this equipment.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ayuso tras las críticas por mascarillas: Los sanitarios han recibido material|url=https://www.eldiario.es/sociedad/Ayuso-criticas-mascarillas-sanitarios-recibido_0_1026448171.html|website=eldiario.es|language=es|access-date=2020-05-20}}</ref>

Ayuso opposed the request of her coalition partners, [[Citizens (Spanish political party)|Citizens]] party, for the army to intervene in retirement homes.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Crisis de Gobierno en Madrid por el coronavirus: Ayuso quita a Ciudadanos el control de las residencias|url=https://www.elplural.com/politica/espana/crisis-gobierno-madrid-coronavirus-ayuso-quita-ciudadanos-control-residencias_236403102|website=El Plural|language=es|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> However, the army did so, against her own criteria, finding corpses and people "in extreme situations and in poor sanitary conditions.<ref name=":1" />

In May 2020, her Director General of Public Health, [[Yolanda Fuentes]], resigned, disagreeing with Ayuso's decision to request the transfer from phase 0 to phase 1 of the confinement, because it was not based on "health criteria", a position Ayuso reportedly took after a meeting with businessmen.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Yolanda Fuentes considera que la decisión de Ayuso "no está basada en criterios de salud"|url=https://www.cope.es/emisoras/comunidad-de-madrid/noticias/yolanda-fuentes-considera-que-decision-ayuso-esta-basada-criterios-salud-20200508_710696|last=Digital|first=Redacción|date=2020-05-08|website=COPE|language=es|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first1=Jessica|last1=Murray Simon|first2=Amy|last2=Walker|first3=Nadeem|last3=Badshah|date=2020-05-07|title=US Covid-19 death toll passes 75,000 – as it happened|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/may/07/coronavirus-live-news-trump-says-covid-19-task-force-to-continue-indefinitely-as-us-china-rift-widens|access-date=2020-05-13|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

On 3 October, Alberto Reyero, the regional minister responsible for nursing homes announced his resignation, wishing "good luck and success in the task that she has ahead" to Díaz Ayuso. He also mentioned that "the unity of the institutions is the most successful way to defeat the virus", criticizing the confrontation between the regional and national administrations.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-02|title=Dimite Alberto Reyero como consejero de Políticas Sociales pidiendo la "unidad de las instituciones" frente al virus|url=https://www.europapress.es/madrid/noticia-dimite-consejero-alberto-reyero-apelando-unidad-instituciones-luchar-contra-virus-20201002202857.html|access-date=2021-03-01|website=www.europapress.es}}</ref> However, six days later, the central government approved the State of Alarm for the Community of Madrid following unsuccessful talks and confrontation between Díaz Ayuso and PM Pedro Sánchez.<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Ignacio|last1=Escolar|first2=Irene|last2=Castro|first3=Fátima|last3=Caballero|first4=Aitor|last4=Riveiro|date=2020-10-09|title=Las tres llamadas de Sánchez a Ayuso que desembocaron en un estado de alarma en la Comunidad de Madrid|url=https://www.eldiario.es/politica/tres-llamadas-sanchez-ayuso-desembocaron-alarma-comunidad-madrid_1_6283159.html|access-date=2021-03-01|website=ElDiario.es|language=es}}</ref>

On 20 October 2020, two health officials of the Ayuso administration (the manager of Primary Attention and the manager of Hospitals) handed in their resignation.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Valdés|first=Isabel|date=2020-10-20|title=Dimiten las responsables de atención primaria y hospitales del Ejecutivo de Díaz Ayuso|url=https://elpais.com/espana/madrid/2020-10-20/dimiten-las-responsables-de-atencion-primaria-y-hospitales-del-ejecutivo-de-diaz-ayuso.html|access-date=2021-03-01|website=El País|language=es}}</ref>

On 1 December 2020, Díaz Ayuso inaugurated the [[Hospital de Emergencias Enfermera Isabel Zendal|Hospital Isabel Zendal]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-01|title=Díaz Ayuso inaugura el Hospital Enfermera Isabel Zendal|url=https://www.comunidad.madrid/noticias/2020/12/01/diaz-ayuso-inaugura-hospital-enfermera-isabel-zendal|access-date=2021-03-01|website=Comunidad de Madrid|language=es}}</ref> praised by her government but heavily criticised by the opposition for its cost overruns and its use as an "advertising campaign".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bañuelos|first=Javier|date=2020-12-30|title=Las facturas por las obras del Isabel Zendal superan ya los 135 millones|url=https://cadenaser.com/emisora/2020/12/30/radio_madrid/1609335516_047270.html|access-date=2021-03-01|website=Cadena SER|language=es}}</ref>

After [[Storm Filomena]], the opposition criticised her government performance, accusing it of "lack of anticipation" against the incidences caused by the storm, that seriously damaged some infrastructure and parks in the region as well as trapping many citizens of the region for a whole night on the road, with snow reaching it some points more than 50 centimeters.<ref>{{Cite web|title=La oposición critica la gestión de la borrasca Filomena: “No hicieron nada para evitar sus efectos”|url=https://www.madridiario.es/la-oposicion-critica-la-gestion-de-la-borrasca-filomena-no-hicieron-nada-para-evitar-sus-efectos-html|access-date=2021-03-01|website=Madridiario|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-16|title=Isabel Zubiaurre desmonta las declaraciones de Díaz Ayuso sobre Filomena: "A lo mejor no ve laSexta"|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/yotele/20210116/isabel-zubiaurre-contesta-diaz-ayuso-filomena-nevada-madrid-lasexta-video-11458615|access-date=2021-03-01|website=El Periódico de Catalunya|language=es}}</ref>

On 10 March 2021, following an announcement by the [[Socialist Party of the Region of Murcia|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party]] (PSOE) and [[Citizens (Spanish political party)|Citizens]] (Cs) to bring down the [[People's Party (Spain)|People's Party]]-led government in the [[Region of Murcia]], she announced the breakup of her alliance with Cs in her own region and called a [[snap election]] in the Community of Madrid scheduled for 4 May. However, both the PSOE and [[Más Madrid]] preventively filled [[Motions of no confidence in Spain|motions of no confidence]] in an attempt to thwart Ayuso's move.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Sofia|last=Pérez Mendoza|date=2021-03-10|title=El Gobierno de Ayuso comunicó a la Asamblea de Madrid la convocatoria electoral dos minutos antes de que se diera tramitación a las mociones de censura|url=https://www.eldiario.es/sociedad/ultima-hora-coronavirus-actualidad-politica-10-de-marzo_6_7291739_1064959.html|access-date=2021-03-11|website=ElDiario.es|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Caballero|first=Fátima|date=2021-03-10|title=Ayuso rompe con Ciudadanos y convoca elecciones anticipadas en Madrid|url=https://www.eldiario.es/madrid/ayuso-convoca-elecciones-anticipadas-madrid_1_7292811.html|access-date=2021-03-11|website=ElDiario.es|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Varela|first=Cristina Armunia Berges, Paloma Martínez|date=2021-03-10|title=Ayuso destituye a todos los consejeros de Ciudadanos que formaban parte de su Gobierno|url=https://www.eldiario.es/sociedad/ultima-hora-coronavirus-actualidad-politica-10-de-marzo_6_7291739_1064928.html|access-date=2021-03-11|website=ElDiario.es|language=es}}</ref>

Following her party's victory in the [[2021 Madrilenian regional election|May elections]], she was able to form a new government of the [[People's Party of the Community of Madrid]] with the external support of the far-right [[Vox (political party)|Vox]], after her former colleagues of Citizens failed to gain a single seat.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Caballero|first=Fátima|date=2021-06-18|title=Ayuso, elegida presidenta de la Comunidad de Madrid con el apoyo de la extrema derecha|url=https://www.eldiario.es/madrid/ayuso-presidenta-comunidad-madrid-extrema-derecha_1_8052393.html|access-date=2021-09-07|website=ElDiario.es|language=es}}</ref>

On 31 August 2021, she announced her intention to contest the leadership of the regional branch of the party, a position left vacant since the resignation of former President [[Cristina Cifuentes]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=EFE|first=El País|date=2021-08-31|title=Díaz Ayuso presentará su candidatura para presidir el Partido Popular de Madrid|url=https://elpais.com/espana/madrid/2021-08-31/diaz-ayuso-presentara-su-candidatura-para-presidir-el-pp-de-madrid.html|access-date=2021-09-07|website=EL PAÍS|language=es}}</ref>

==Political positions==
On April 2019 she claimed the night traffic jams as a "hallmark" of the city of Madrid, lamenting their disappearance with the start-up of [[Madrid Central]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-24|title=Díaz Ayuso añora "los atascos a las tres de la mañana un sábado" en Madrid que considera "una seña de identidad de nuestra ciudad"|url=https://www.abc.es/espana/abci-diaz-ayuso-anora-atascos-tres-manana-sabado-madrid-considera-sena-identidad-nuestra-ciudad-201904241457_video.html|access-date=2021-04-05|website=ABC|language=es}}</ref> Later, in an interview with ''[[El País]]'', she clarified that "... I love the nightlife here, I have lived it with intensity. I hate traffic jams: I hate them. I just miss that nightlife and everyone has understood what I meant". She also declared to "have lost her faith" after her grandfather's death.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mantilla|first=Jesús Ruiz|date=2019-05-23|title=Isabel Díaz Ayuso: “Perdí la fe a los nueve años”|language=es|work=El País|url=https://elpais.com/ccaa/2019/05/22/madrid/1558534369_624185.html|access-date=2021-04-05|issn=1134-6582}}</ref> Ayuso, who broke in as leader of the PP candidacy with a harsh speech, close to that of [[José María Aznar]], [[Esperanza Aguirre]] and [[Pablo Casado]], had declared to be "next to [[Vox (political party)|Vox]], not in front of it".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Casado opta por dos candidatos con un perfil 'aguirrista' para el Ayuntamiento y la Comunidad de Madrid|url=https://www.publico.es/politica/casado-opta-candidatos-perfil-aguirrista.html|access-date=2021-04-05|website=Público}}</ref>

In the same month of April, when she was already the candidate for the presidency of the Community of Madrid, she proposed that children conceived but not born yet to be counted as members of family units for the purpose of applying for social aid or school places. She did not clarify whether these aids would be maintained in the event that the baby was not born.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-10|title=Ayuso propone que el niño "concebido no nacido" cuente como un miembro más de la familia para solicitar ayudas|url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/3611595/0/isable-diaz-ayuso-propuesta-nino-concebido-no-nacido-familia-numerosa/|access-date=2021-04-05|website=20 minutos|language=es}}</ref>

In February 2020, she considered that the LGBT law of the Community of Madrid approved by her predecessor in office – who also belonged to the [[People's Party (Spain)|People's Party]] and of which she herself voted in favour – was a consequence of the "tyrannical progressivism" and that, if it were up to her, "some articles would have to be repealed".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Caballero|first=Fátima|date=2020-02-10|title=Ayuso carga ahora contra la ley LGTB de Cifuentes y dice que habría que derogar algunos artículos pero la "progresía tirana" lo impide|url=https://www.eldiario.es/madrid/ayuso-lgtb-cifuentes-articulos-progresia_1_1141026.html|access-date=2021-04-05|website=ElDiario.es|language=es}}</ref>

Ayuso believes that Spain brought civilisation to the Americas. She accused the President of Mexico, [[Andrés Manuel López Obrador]], of instigating an "indigenism that is the new communism" when he requested an apology from the Spanish Crown and the Catholic Church.<ref name=jones>{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Sam |title=Madrid leader takes issue with pope’s apology for ‘painful errors’ in Mexico |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/29/madrid-leader-takes-issue-with-popes-apology-for-painful-errors-in-mexico |access-date=10 October 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=29 September 2021}}</ref> She disagreed with [[Pope Francis]]'s statement that the Catholic Church should ask forgiveness for its actions in Mexico.<ref name=jones/>

Some of her positions and comments have strained relations with her government partners, [[Citizens (Spanish political party)|Ciudadanos]], which have led to the planning of early elections on several occasions.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-22|title=Díaz Ayuso admite que sopesó convocar elecciones anticipadas en Madrid|url=https://elpais.com/espana/2020-06-22/diaz-ayuso-admite-que-sopeso-convocar-elecciones-anticipadas-en-madrid.html|access-date=2021-04-05|website=El País|language=es}}</ref> An early election was scheduled for May 2021 after she expelled the Cs members of her government due to the [[Motions of no confidence in Spain|motion of no confidence]] presented in Murcia by the [[Socialist Party of the Region of Murcia|Socialist Party]] and her government colleagues.

== Acknowledgments ==
In September 2021 Ayuso was awarded the Bruno Leoni Prize in recognition of the policies implemented by the Community of Madrid to contrast the COVID-19 epidemic, avoiding indiscriminate [[Lockdown|lockdowns]] and aiming at preserving [[Individual freedom|individual freedoms]] and economic activities. The Prize is awarded by [[Istituto Bruno Leoni]], an Italian [[Classical liberalism|classical-liberal]] [[think tank]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Madueño|first=Juan Diego|date=2021-09-14|title=Ayuso, experta en libertad en Milán: "Está en peligro nuestro modo de vida"|work=El Mundo|url=https://www.elmundo.es/espana/2021/09/13/613f905421efa0db588b45c3.html}}</ref> This was the first instance of a government personality being selected while in office.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-09-14|title=El Instituto Bruno Leoni premia a Ayuso por su defensa de la libertad en la pandemia|work=TeleMadrid|url=https://www.telemadrid.es/programas/telenoticias-1/Instituto-Bruno-Leoni-Ayuso-libertad-2-2377582234--20210913030807.html}}</ref> Previously, the prize had been awarded to personalities such as [[Nobel Prize|Nobel]] laureates [[Vernon L. Smith]] and [[Mario Vargas Llosa]], academics ([[Richard Pipes]] and [[Deirdre McCloskey]]), and democracy activists ([[Leopoldo López|Leopoldo Lòpez]] and Canan Arin).<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-09-14|title=Ayuso conquista Italia: el Instituto Bruno Leoni premia su defensa de la libertad durante la pandemia|work=OkDiario|url=https://okdiario.com/espana/ayuso-conquista-italia-milan-concede-premio-bruno-leoni-defensa-libertad-7758725}}</ref>

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Atlético Madrid

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'''Club Atlético de Madrid, [[Sociedad Anónima Deportiva|S.A.D.]]''' ({{IPA-es|ˈkluβ aˈtletiko ðe maˈðɾið}}; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as '''Atlético Madrid''' in English or simply as '''Atlético''' or '''Atleti''', is a Spanish professional [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Madrid]], that play in [[La Liga]]. The club play their home games at the [[Metropolitano Stadium|Wanda Metropolitano Stadium]], which has a capacity of 68,456.<ref name="Capacity" />

In terms of [[List of Spanish football champions|league titles]] won, Atlético Madrid are the third most successful club in Spanish football – behind [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] and [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]. Atlético have won La Liga on eleven occasions, including a league and cup double in 1996; the [[Copa del Rey]] on ten occasions; two [[Supercopa de España|Supercopas de España]], one
[[:es:Copa Presidente FEF de 1941-47|Copa Presidente FEF]] and one [[Copa Eva Duarte]]; in [[UEFA competitions|Europe]], they won the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] in [[1962 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|1962]], were runners-up in [[1963 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|1963]] and [[1986 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|1986]], were [[UEFA Champions League]] runners-up in [[1974 European Cup Final|1974]], [[2014 UEFA Champions League Final|2014]] and [[2016 UEFA Champions League Final|2016]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season=1973/index.html |title=1973/74: Müller ends Bayern wait |publisher=[[UEFA]] |access-date=7 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011155417/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season%3D1973/index.html |archive-date=11 October 2010 |url-status = live}}</ref> won the [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] in [[2010 UEFA Europa League Final|2010]], [[2012 UEFA Europa League Final|2012]] and [[2018 UEFA Europa League Final|2018]], and won the [[UEFA Super Cup]] in [[2010 UEFA Super Cup|2010]], [[2012 UEFA Super Cup|2012]] and [[2018 UEFA Super Cup|2018]] as well as the [[1974 Intercontinental Cup]].

Atlético's home kit is red and white vertical striped shirts, blue shorts, and blue and red socks. This combination has been used since 1911. Throughout their history the club has been known by a number of nicknames, including ''Los Colchoneros'' ("The Mattress Makers"), due to their first team stripes being the same colours as traditional [[mattress]]es. During the 1970s, they became known as ''Los Indios'', which some attribute to the club's signing several South American players after the restrictions on signing foreign players were lifted. However, there are a number of alternative theories which claim they were named so because their stadium was "camped" on the river bank, or because ''Los Indios'' (The Indians) were the traditional enemy of ''Los Blancos'' (The Whites), which is the nickname of the club's [[Madrid Derby|city rivals]], Real Madrid.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://eurorivals.net/derbies/real-madrid_v_atletico-madrid_derby.html | title = Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid Derby: Great Local Football Derbies | publisher = Eurorivals | access-date = 20 November 2010 }}</ref> [[Felipe VI]], the king of Spain, has been the honorary president of the club since 2003.

The club co-owned the [[Indian Super League|Indian Super League (ISL)]] franchise in [[Kolkata]], formerly named [[ATK (football club)|Atlético de Kolkata]], which won the competition twice, but in 2017 Atlético decided to end its franchise partnership with the ISL club due to broken commitments.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://thefangarage.com/articles/11450-why-atletico-de-madrid-are-ditching-their-isl-franchise-partnership-with-atletico-de-kolkata | title = Atletico de Madrid are ditching their ISL franchise partnership with Atletico de Kolkata | publisher = TFG team | access-date = 11 July 2017 }}</ref> Atlético also co-owns [[Liga MX]] club [[Atlético San Luis]], and the [[Canadian Premier League]] side [[Atlético Ottawa]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Thapa|first=Chirinjibi|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/sports/it-s-no-more-just-about-real-or-barca-breaking-records-la-liga-india-head-120032000916_1.html|title=It's no more just about Real or Barca breaking records: La Liga India head|date=20 March 2020|work=Business Standard India|access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref>

==History==

===Foundation and first years (1903–1939)===
[[File:Enrique Allende.jpg|thumb|Enrique Allende, first President of the club after its establishment in 1903]]

The club was founded on 26 April 1903<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=31070/index.html |title=Classic club |publisher=[[FIFA]] |access-date=20 November 2010 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906093039/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club%3D31070/index.html |archive-date= 6 September 2011}}</ref> as ''Athletic Club Sucursal de Madrid'' by three [[Basque people|Basque]] students living in [[Madrid]]. These founders saw the new club as a youth branch of their childhood team, [[Athletic Bilbao]]<ref name="autogenerated1"/> who they had just seen win the [[1903 Copa del Rey Final]] in the city. In 1904, they were joined by dissident members of [[Real Madrid]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atleticomadrid.azplayers.com/history.html |title=Atletico Madrid History |publisher=Atleticomadrid.azplayers |access-date=20 November 2010 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707202444/http://www.atleticomadrid.azplayers.com/history.html |archive-date=7 July 2011}}</ref> The side began playing in blue and white halved shirts, the then colours of Athletic Bilbao, but by 1911, both the Bilbao and Madrid teams were playing in their current colours of red and white stripes. Some believe the change came about because red and white striped tops were the cheapest to make, as the same combination was used to make [[ticking]] for [[mattress]]es, and the unused cloth was easily converted into football shirts. This contributed to the club's nickname, ''Los Colchoneros''.

[[File:Atletico madrid 1911.jpg|thumb|An Athletic Madrid lineup of 1911 in their new red and white kit]]
However, another explanation is that both Athletic Bilbao and Athletic Madrid used to buy [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]' blue and white kits<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Blackburn_Rovers/Blackburn_Rovers.htm | title = Blackburn Rovers | website = Historical Football Kits |access-date = 10 October 2018}}</ref> in England.<ref name="theoffside1">{{cite web|url=http://atletico.theoffside.com/tidbits/the-atletico-crest-and-its-meaning.html|title=The Atlético Crest and its Meaning – The Offside – Atlético Madrid Spanish La Liga Football Blog|publisher=Atletico.theoffside|access-date=20 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101103024251/http://atletico.theoffside.com/tidbits/the-atletico-crest-and-its-meaning.html |archive-date=3 November 2010|url-status = dead}}</ref> In late 1909, Juanito Elorduy, a former player and member of the board of Athletic Madrid, went to England to buy kits for both teams but failed to find Blackburn kits to purchase; he instead bought the red and white shirts of [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] (the club from the [[Southampton|port city]] which was his embarkation point back to Spain).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Southampton/Southampton.htm | title = Southampton | website = Historical Football Kits |access-date = 10 October 2018}}</ref> Athletic Madrid adopted the red and white shirt, leading to them being known as ''Los Rojiblancos'',<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.abc.es/20120508/deportes-futbol/abci-historia-athletic-atletico-201205071903.html | title = Athletic-Atlético, historia de dos parientes| trans-title= Athletic-Atlético, history of two relatives| language=es |newspaper = [[ABC (newspaper)|ABC]] | date=8 May 2012|access-date = 10 October 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Agiriano|first=Jon|url=https://athletic.elcorreo.com/noticias/2010-01-06/colores-siglo-20100106.html|title=Los Colores del Siglo |trans-title=The colours of the century |language=es|work=El Correo|access-date=15 October 2018 |date=6 January 2010 }}</ref> but opted to keep their existing blue shorts whereas the Bilbao team switched to new black shorts.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://equiposdefutbol2.blogspot.com/2016/07/athletic-de-madrid-1910-11.html?m=1 | title = Athletic de Madrid 1910-11 |language=es | website = Equipos de Fútbol (Football Teams) | date=13 July 2016 |access-date = 10 October 2018}}</ref> Athletic Bilbao won the [[1911 Copa del Rey Final]] using several 'borrowed' players from Athletic Madrid, including {{Interlanguage link|Manolón|es|Manuel Garnica Serrano|vertical-align=sup}} who scored one of their goals.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://memoriasdelfutbolvasco.wordpress.com/2014/03/30/manuel-garnica/ | title = Manuel Garnica, the "Saint" who scored a goal with Athletic | trans-title =Manuel Garnica, el "Santo" que metió un gol con el Athletic |language=es|website = Memorias del Fútbol Vasco (Memories of Basque Football) | date= 30 March 2014 |access-date = 10 October 2018}}</ref>

Athletic's first ground, the Ronda de [[Vallecas]], was in the eponymous working-class area on the south side of the city. In 1919, the Compañía Urbanizadora Metropolitana—the company that ran the underground communication system in Madrid—acquired some land, near the [[University City of Mexico|Ciudad Universitaria]]. In 1921, Athletic Madrid became independent of parent-club Athletic Bilbao and moved into a 35,800-seater stadium built by the company, the [[Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thisisanfield.com/blog/2010/04/26/talking-history-atletico-madrid-vs-liverpool/ | title = Talking History: Atlético Madrid – This Is Anfield (Liverpool FC) | publisher = Thisisanfield | access-date = 20 November 2010 | date = 2010-04-26 }}</ref> The Metropolitano was used until 1966, when they moved to the new [[Vicente Calderón Stadium|Estadio Vicente Calderón]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://clubatleticodemadrid.com/es/elclub/instalaciones_club.asp |work=Club Atlético De Madrid |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525044216/http://clubatleticodemadrid.com/es/elclub/instalaciones_club.asp |archive-date=25 May 2012 |access-date=20 November 2010 |language=es |year=2007 |title=El Estadio}}</ref> After the move, the Metropolitano was demolished and was replaced with university buildings and an office block belonging to the company ENUSA.

During the 1920s, Athletic won the ''[[Campeonato Regional Centro|Campeonato del Centro]]'' three times and were [[Copa del Rey]] runners-up in [[1921 Copa del Rey|1921]], where they faced parent club Athletic Bilbao, as they would again in [[1926 Copa del Rey|1926]]. Based on these successes, in 1928 they were invited to join the Primera División of the inaugural [[La Liga]] played the following year. During their debut La Liga campaign, the club were managed by [[Fred Pentland]], but after two seasons they were relegated to [[Segunda División]]. They briefly returned to La Liga in 1934 but were relegated again in 1936 after [[Josep Samitier]] took over in mid-season from Pentland. The [[Spanish Civil War]] gave ''Los Colchoneros'' a reprieve, as [[Real Oviedo]] was unable to play due to the destruction of their stadium during the bombings. Thus, both La Liga and Athletic's relegation were postponed, the latter by winning a playoff against [[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]], champion of the Segunda División tournament.

===Athletic Aviación de Madrid (1939–1947)===
By 1939, when La Liga had resumed, Athletic had merged with ''Aviación Nacional'' of [[Zaragoza]] to become ''Athletic Aviación de Madrid''. Aviación Nacional had been founded in 1939 by members of the [[Spanish Air Force]]. They had been promised a place in the Primera División for the 1939–40 season, only to be denied by the [[Royal Spanish Football Federation|RFEF]]. As a compromise, this club merged with Athletic, whose squad had lost eight players during the Civil War. The team were awarded a place in the [[1939–40 La Liga]] campaign only as a replacement for Real Oviedo. With the legendary [[Ricardo Zamora]] as manager, the club subsequently won their first La Liga title that season and retained the title in [[1940–41 La Liga|1941]]. The most influential and charismatic player of these years was the captain [[Germán Gómez]], who was signed from [[Racing de Santander]] in 1939. He played eight consecutive seasons for the ''Rojiblancos'' until the [[1947–48 La Liga|1947–48 campaign]]. From his central midfield position, he formed a legendary midfield alongside Machín and [[Ramón Gabilondo]].
In 1941, [[Language politics in Francoist Spain|a decree issued by Francisco Franco]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oleole.com/la-liga/history/ehiah.html |title=La Liga History – Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306110834/http://www.oleole.com/la-liga/history/ehiah.html |archive-date=6 March 2012 |work=Ole Ole |date=6 April 2009 |access-date=20 November 2010}}</ref> banned teams from using foreign names and the club became ''Atlético Aviación de Madrid''. In 1947, the club decided to drop the military association from its name and settled on its current name of ''Club Atlético de Madrid''. The same year saw Atlético beat [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] 5–0 at the ''Metropolitano'', their biggest win over their cross-town rivals to date.<ref>[http://www.realatletico.com/ Real Madrid Vs. Atletico Madrid] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114033056/http://realatletico.com/ |date=14 November 2018 }}. Realatletico.com. Retrieved 20 November 2010.</ref>

===Golden age (1947–1965)===
[[File:Helenio Herrera Elgrafico.jpeg|thumb|upright|[[Helenio Herrera]] won two Liga titles as Atlético manager.]]
Under [[Helenio Herrera]] and with the help of [[Larbi Benbarek]], Atlético won La Liga again in [[1949–50 La Liga|1950]] and [[1950–51 La Liga|1951]]. With the departure of Herrera in 1953, the club began to slip behind Real Madrid and [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] and for the remainder of the 1950s were left to battle it out with Athletic Bilbao for the title of third team in Spain.

However, during the 1960s and 1970s, Atlético Madrid seriously challenged Barcelona for the position of second team. The [[1957-58 La Liga|1957–58 season]] saw [[Ferdinand Daučík]] take charge of Atlético, where he led them to second place in La Liga. This resulted in Atlético qualifying for the [[1958–59 European Cup]] since the winners, Real Madrid, were the reigning European champions. Inspired by Brazilian centre-forward [[Vavá]] and [[Enrique Collar]], Atlético reached the semi-finals after beating [[Drumcondra F.C.|Drumcondra]], [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] and [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]].<ref>[http://www.europeancuphistory.com/euro58.html European Cup & Champions League History 1955–2010]. Europeancuphistory.com. Retrieved 20 November 2010.</ref> In the semi-finals, they met Real Madrid, who won the first leg 2–1 at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]] while Atlético won 1–0 at the ''Metropolitano''.<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec195859.html European Competitions 1958–59]. Rsssf.com. Retrieved 20 November 2010.</ref> The tie went to a replay and Real won 2–1 in [[Zaragoza]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season=1958/index.html |title=1958/59: Di Stéfano keeps Madrid rolling on |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501044830/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season%3D1958/index.html |archive-date=1 May 2013 |work=[[Uefa.com]] |date=3 June 1959 |access-date=20 November 2010 |publisher=[[UEFA Champions League]]}}</ref>

Atlético, however, gained their revenge when, led by former Real coach [[José Villalonga Llorente|José Villalonga]], they defeated Real in two successive [[Copa del Rey]] finals in [[1960 Copa del Generalísimo Final|1960]] and [[1961 Copa del Generalísimo Final|1961]]. In 1962, they won the [[1961-62 European Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]], beating [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] 3–0 after a replay.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season=1961/intro.html |work=[[Uefa.com]] |title=UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904090138/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season%3D1961/intro.html |archive-date=4 September 2015 |date=1 June 1962 |access-date=20 November 2010}}</ref> This achievement was significant for the club, as the Cup Winners' Cup was the only major European trophy that Real Madrid never won. The following year the club reached the [[1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup|1963]] final, but lost to [[Football League First Division|English]] side [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] 5–1.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season=1962/intro.html |work=[[Uefa.com]] |title=UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112171124/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season%3D1962/intro.html |archive-date=12 January 2016 |access-date=20 November 2010 |date=1 June 1963}}</ref> [[Enrique Collar]], who continued to be an influential player during this era, was now joined by the likes of midfielder [[Miguel Jones]] and midfield playmaker [[Adelardo Rodríguez|Adelardo]].<ref>[http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j5413.html Adelardo, Adelardo Rodríguez Sánchez]. BDFutbol (26 September 1939). Retrieved 20 November 2010.</ref>

Atlético's best years coincided with dominant Real Madrid teams. Between 1961 and 1980, Real Madrid dominated La Liga, winning the competition 14 times. During this era, only Atlético offered Real any serious challenge, winning La Liga titles in [[1965–66 La Liga|1966]], [[1969–70 La Liga|1970]], [[1972–73 La Liga|1973]] and [[1976–77 La Liga|1977]] and finishing runners-up in [[1960–61 La Liga|1961]], [[1962–63 La Liga|1963]] and [[1964–65 La Liga|1965]]. The club had further success winning the Copa del Rey on three occasions in [[1965 Copa del Generalísimo Final|1965]], [[1972 Copa del Generalísimo Final|1972]] and [[1976 Copa del Generalísimo Final|1976]]. In 1965, when they finished as [[1964-65 La Liga|La Liga]] runners-up to Real after an intense battle for the title, Atlético became the first team to beat Real at the Bernabéu in eight years.

===European Cup Finalists (1965–1974)===
Significant players from this era included the now-veteran [[Adelardo Rodríguez|Adelardo]] and regular goalscorers [[Luis Aragonés]], [[Javier Irureta]] and [[José Eulogio Gárate]], the latter winning the [[The Pichichi Trophy|''Pichichi'']] three times in 1969, 1970 and 1971. In the 1970s, Atlético also recruited several [[Argentina|Argentine]] players, signing [[Rubén Ayala]], [[Rubén Oswaldo Díaz|Panadero Díaz]] and [[Ramón Armando Heredia Ruarte|Ramón "Cacho" Heredia]] as well as coach [[Juan Carlos Lorenzo]]. Lorenzo believed in discipline, caution and disrupting the opponents' game, and although controversial, his methods proved successful—after winning La Liga in [[1972-73 La Liga|1973]], the club reached the [[1974 European Cup Final]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1973/overview/index.html#197374+muller+ends+bayern+wait |title=1973/74: Müller ends Bayern wait – |publisher=Uefa.com |date=15 May 1974 |access-date=2013-03-08 |archive-date=24 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724074303/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1973/overview/index.html#197374+muller+ends+bayern+wait |url-status=dead }}</ref> On the way to the Final, Atlético knocked out [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]], [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]], [[Red Star Belgrade]] and [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]].<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec197374.html European Competitions 1973–74]. Rsssf.com. Retrieved 20 November 2010.</ref> In the away leg of the semi-final against Celtic, Atlético had Ayala, Díaz and substitute [[Quique Sánchez Flores|Quique]] all sent off during a hard-fought encounter in what was reported as one of the worst cases of cynical fouling the tournament has seen. Because of this cynicism, they managed a 0–0 draw, which was followed by a 2–0 victory in the return leg with goals from Gárate and Adelardo.<ref>[http://www.europeancuphistory.com/euro74.html European Cup & Champions League History 1955–2010]. Europeancuphistory.com. Retrieved 20 November 2010.</ref> The Final at [[Heysel Stadium]], however, was a loss for Atlético. Against a [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] team that included [[Franz Beckenbauer]], [[Sepp Maier]], [[Paul Breitner]], [[Uli Hoeneß]] and [[Gerd Müller]], Atlético played above themselves. Despite missing Ayala, Díaz and Quique through suspension, they went ahead in extra-time with only seven minutes left. Aragonés scored with a superb, curling free-kick that looked like the winner, but in the last minute of the game, Bayern defender [[Georg Schwarzenbeck]] equalized with a stunning 25-yarder that left Atlético goalkeeper [[Miguel Reina]] motionless.<ref name="autogenerated1973">{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season=1973/index.html |title=1973/74: Müller ends Bayern wait on |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011155417/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season=1973/index.html |archive-date=11 October 2010 |work=[[Uefa.com]] |date=15 May 1974 |access-date=20 November 2010 |publisher=[[UEFA Champions League]]}}</ref> In a replay back at Heysel two days later, Bayern won convincingly 4–0, with two goals each from Hoeneß and Müller.<ref name="autogenerated1973"/>

===The Aragonés years (1974–1987)===
[[File:Luis Aragones.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Luis Aragonés]], Atlético's top scorer of all time, four-time club manager and most successful manager]]
Shortly after the defeat in the [[1974 European Cup Final]], Atlético appointed their veteran player [[Luis Aragonés]] as coach. Aragonés subsequently served as coach on four separate occasions, from 1974 to 1980, from 1982 to 1987, once again from 1991 until 1993 and finally from 2002 to 2003. His first success came quickly as Bayern Munich had refused to participate in the [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]] because of fixture congestion,<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/matchreport/newsid=510737.html |title=Intercontinental Cup 1974 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091204133633/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/matchreport/newsid%3D510737.html |archive-date=4 December 2009 |work=[[FIFA.com]] |access-date=20 November 2010}}</ref> and as European Cup runners-up, Atlético were invited instead. Their opponents were [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]]<ref name="autogenerated2"/> of Argentina and, after losing the away leg 1–0, they won the return leg 2–0 with goals from [[Javier Irureta]] and [[Rubén Ayala]].<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/intconclub74.html Intercontinental Club Cup 1974]. Rsssf.com. Retrieved 20 November 2010.</ref> Aragonés subsequently led the club to further successes in the Copa del Rey in [[1976 Copa del Generalísimo Final|1976]] and La Liga in [[1976–77 La Liga|1977]].

During his second spell in charge, Aragonés led the club to a runners-up finish in [[1984-85 La Liga|La Liga]] and a winner's medal in the [[1985 Copa del Rey Final|Copa del Rey]], both in 1985. He received considerable help from [[Hugo Sánchez]], who scored 19 league goals and won the [[The Pichichi Trophy|''Pichichi'']]. Sánchez also scored twice in the cup final as Atlético beat Athletic Bilbao 2–1. Sánchez, however, only remained at the club for one season before his move across the city to Real Madrid. Despite the loss of Sánchez, Aragonés went on to lead the club to success in the [[Supercopa de España]] in [[1985 Supercopa de España|1985]] and then guided them to the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] final in [[1986 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|1986]]. Atlético, however, lost their third successive European final, this time 3–0 to [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season=1985/intro.html |work=[[Uefa.com]] |title=UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821192010/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season%3D1985/intro.html |archive-date=21 August 2010 |date=1 June 1986 |access-date=20 November 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec198586.html#cwc European Competitions 1985–86]. Rsssf.com. Retrieved 20 November 2010.</ref>

===The Radomir Antić years (1987–2005)===
[[File:Radomir Antić.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Radomir Antić]] managed Atlético in three stints during the ownership of [[Jesús Gil]], winning a league and cup double in 1996.]]
In 1987, controversial politician and businessman [[Jesús Gil]] became club president, running the club until his resignation in May 2003.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/3716251.stm | work=BBC News | title=Atletico owner Gil dies | date=14 May 2004}}</ref>

Atlético had not won La Liga for 10 years and were desperate for league success. Right away, Gil spent heavily, bringing in a number of expensive signings, most notably Portuguese winger [[Paulo Futre]], who had just won the [[1987 European Cup Final|European Cup]] with [[FC Porto|Porto]].<ref>[http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j2197.html Futre, Paulo Jorge Dos Santos Futre]. BDFutbol (28 February 1966). Retrieved 20 November 2010.</ref> All the spending, however, only brought in two consecutive [[Copa del Rey]] trophies in [[1991 Copa del Rey Final|1991]] and [[1992 Copa del Rey Final|1992]] as the league title proved elusive. The closest Atlético came to the La Liga trophy was the [[1990–91 La Liga|1990–91 season]] when they finished runners-up by 10 points to [[Johan Cruyff]]'s [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]. In the process, Gil developed a ruthless reputation due to the manner in which he ran the club. In pursuit of league success, he hired and fired a number of high-profile head coaches, including [[César Luis Menotti]], [[Ron Atkinson]], [[Javier Clemente]], [[Tomislav Ivić]], [[Francisco Maturana]], [[Alfio Basile]] as well as club legend Luis Aragonés.

[[Jesús Gil]] also closed down Atlético's youth academy in 1992,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2009/nov/03/atletico-madrid-worst-run-club-europe | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Are 'madhouse' Atlético Madrid the worst run club in Europe? | first=Sid | last=Lowe | date=3 November 2009}}</ref> a move that would prove significant due to 15-year-old academy member [[Raúl (footballer)|Raúl]] who, as a result, went across town to later achieve worldwide fame with rivals Real Madrid.<ref>[http://www.spanish-fiestas.com/celebrities/raul-gonzalez.htm Raúl González], spanish-fiestas.com</ref> The move came as part of the overall Gil-initiated business restructuring of the club; Atlético became a [[Sociedad Anónima Deportiva]], a corporate structure benefiting from a then-recently introduced special legal status under Spanish corporate law, allowing individuals to purchase and trade club shares.

In the [[1994-95 La Liga|1994–95 league]] campaign, Atlético only avoided relegation via a draw on the last day of the season. This prompted another managerial change along with a wholesale squad clearance during the summer 1995 transfer window. Somewhat unexpectedly, in the following 1995–96 season, newly arrived head coach [[Radomir Antić]], with a squad including holdovers [[Antonio Muñoz Gómez|Toni]], [[Roberto Solozábal]], [[Delfí Geli]], [[Juan Vizcaíno]], [[José Luis Caminero]], [[Diego Simeone]] and [[Kiko (footballer, born 1972)|Kiko]], as well as new acquisitions [[Milinko Pantić]], [[Luboslav Penev]], [[Santiago Denia|Santi Denia]] and [[José Francisco Molina]] finally delivered the much sought-after league title as Atlético won the [[1995-96 La Liga|La Liga]]/[[1996 Copa del Rey Final|Copa del Rey]] double.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

The next season, 1996–97, saw the club take part in the [[1996-97 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] for the first time. With expectations and ambitions raised, the most notable summer transfer signings were striker [[Juan Esnáider]] from Real Madrid and [[Radek Bejbl]], who was coming off a great showing for [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] at [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 1996]]. Playing on two fronts, Atlético fell out of the league title contention early while, in the Champions League, they were eliminated by [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] in extra-time in the quarter-finals. Before the 1997–98 season, the heavy spending continued with the signings of [[Christian Vieri]] and [[Juninho Paulista|Juninho]]. All of the success, however, produced little change in the overall Gil strategy, and although Antić survived three consecutive seasons in charge, he was replaced during the summer of 1998 with [[Arrigo Sacchi]], who himself only remained in the managerial hot seat for less than six months. Antić then returned briefly in early 1999 only to be replaced with [[Claudio Ranieri]] at the end of the season. The [[1999-2000 Atlético Madrid season|1999–2000 season]] proved disastrous for Atlético. In December 1999, Gil and his board were suspended pending an investigation into the misuse of club funds, with government-appointed administrator José Manuel Rubí running Atlético's day-to-day operations. With the removal of club President Jesús Gil and his board, the players performed poorly and the club floundered. Ranieri handed in his resignation with the club sitting 17th out of 20 in the league table and heading towards relegation. Antić, returning for his third coaching stint, was unable to prevent the inevitable. Despite reaching the [[2000 Copa del Rey Final|Copa del Rey]] final in 2000, Atlético were relegated second time after 66 years.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/apr/18/atletico-madrid-liverpool-europa-league | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Atlético Madrid can put end to glory of suffering in Liverpool semi | first=Sid | last=Lowe | date=18 April 2010}}</ref>

Atlético spent two seasons in the [[Segunda División]], narrowly missing out on promotion in [[2000–01 Atlético Madrid season|2000–01 season]] before winning the Segunda División championship in 2002. It was again Luis Aragonés, in his fourth and last spell as manager of Atlético, who brought them back to the Primera División.<ref>[http://www.insidefutbol.com/2009/12/01/atletico-madrid-season-needs-flores-formula/13605/ Atletico Madrid Season Needs Flores Formula]. Insidefutbol.com (1 December 2009). Retrieved 20 November 2010.</ref> He also coached the team during the next season, and gave [[Fernando Torres]] his La Liga debut.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://torres.soccer-profiles.com/career.php |title=Fernando Torres Career |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110109022759/http://torres.soccer-profiles.com/career.php |archive-date=9 January 2011 |work=Torres Soccer Profiles |access-date=20 November 2010}}</ref>

===Aguirre era (2006–2009)===
In 2006, Atlético signed [[Portugal national football team|Portuguese]] midfielders [[Costinha]] and [[Maniche]], as well as [[Argentina national football team|Argentine]] forward [[Sergio Agüero]]. In July 2007, Fernando Torres left the club for [[Liverpool F.C|Liverpool]] for €38 million,<ref name="espn">[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=443005&cc=5901 Torres cuts short holiday, set to join Liverpool] Soccernet.espn.go.com (3 July 2007). Retrieved 20 November 2010.</ref> while [[Luis García (footballer, born 1978)|Luis García]] moved in the opposite direction at the same time in an unrelated transfer.<ref name="espn" /> The club also bought [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] international and former [[European Golden Boot]] and [[Pichichi Trophy|''Pichichi'']] winner [[Diego Forlán]] for roughly €21 million from [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7682197.stm | work=BBC News | title=New and improved Forlan to test Liverpool | date=22 October 2008 | first=Simon | last=Austin}}</ref> Other additions included Portuguese winger [[Simão Sabrosa]] from [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] for €20 million and winger [[José Antonio Reyes]] from [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] for €12 million.<ref>[http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/atletico/es/desarrollo/1021661.html Reyes goes to Atleti], ''Marca'' 29 July 2007 {{in lang|es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=367912|title=Reyes passes Atletico Madrid medical|work=Goal|date=30 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930200128/http://www.goal.com/en-india/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=367912|archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref>

In July 2007, the Atlético board reached an agreement with the [[Madrid|City of Madrid]] to sell the land where their stadium is located and move the club to the City-owned [[Estadio La Peineta|Olympic Stadium]]. However, the new stadium will change hands in 2016 and be owned by the club. Madrid had applied to host the [[2016 Olympic Games]], losing out to [[Rio de Janeiro]].<ref>[http://football.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,6815033,00.html ''The Guardian''] 30 July 2007 {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

The [[2007–08 Atlético Madrid season|2007–08 season]] proved to be the most successful season for the club in the past decade. The team reached the round of 32 in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]], where they were defeated by [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]. They also reached the quarter-final round of the [[2007–08 Copa del Rey|Copa del Rey]], where they were beaten by eventual champions [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]. More significantly, the team finished the [[2007–08 La Liga|league season]] in fourth place, qualifying for the [[2008-09 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] for the first time since the [[1996–97 UEFA Champions League|1996–97 season]].<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec199697.html#cc European Competitions 1996–97]. Rsssf.com. Retrieved 20 November 2010.</ref>

[[File:Diego Forlán cropped.jpg|thumb|[[Diego Forlán]] scored 32 La Liga goals for Atlético in 2008–09, making him the top scorer in Spain and Europe.]]
On 3 February 2009, [[Javier Aguirre]] was dismissed from his post as manager after a poor start to the season, going without a win in six games. He later claimed that this was not accurate, and that he had left by mutual termination rather than through sacking.<ref>[http://theoriginalwinger.com/2009-02-03-javier-aguirre-walks-away-from-atletico Javier Aguirre Walks Away From Atletico] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004005648/http://theoriginalwinger.com/2009-02-03-javier-aguirre-walks-away-from-atletico |date=4 October 2011 }}. TheOriginalWinger.com (3 February 2009). Retrieved 20 November 2010.</ref> There was public outrage after his dismissal, many believing he was not the cause of Atlético's problems, namely player Diego Forlán. He backed his former manager and said that, "Dismissing Javier was the easy way out, but he was not the cause of our problems. The players are to blame because we have not been playing well and we have been committing a lot of errors." This led to the appointment of [[Abel Resino]] as Atlético's new manager.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tribalfootball.com/abel-resino-atletico-madrid-job-dream-come-true-226006 |title=Abel Resino: Atletico Madrid job dream come true |author=Spanish Football News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207052639/http://www.tribalfootball.com/abel-resino-atletico-madrid-job-dream-come-true-226006 |archive-date=7 February 2009 |work=Tribal Football |access-date=20 November 2010 |date=4 February 2009}}</ref>

Atlético's success continued in the latter half of the season when they placed fourth once again in the league table, securing a position in the playoff round of the UEFA Champions League. Striker Diego Forlán was crowned with the [[Pichichi Trophy|''Pichichi'']] and also won the [[European Golden Shoe]] after scoring 32 goals for Atlético that season.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-09-14|title=Diego Forlán reveals folly of defying Sir Alex Ferguson's footwear advice|url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/sep/14/diego-forlan-alex-ferguson-studs|access-date=2021-04-22|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> Atlético saw this domestic success as an opportunity to reinforce their squad for the upcoming [[2009-10 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] season. They replaced veteran goalkeeper [[Leo Franco]] with [[David de Gea]] from the youth ranks and signed promising youngster [[Sergio Asenjo]] from [[Real Valladolid]]. Atlético also purchased [[Real Betis]] defender and Spanish international [[Juanito (footballer, born 1976)|Juanito]] on a free transfer. Despite pressure from big clubs to sell star players Agüero and Forlán, Atlético remained committed to keeping their strong attacking base in the hopes for a successful new season.

The [[2009–10 La Liga|2009–10]] season, however, began poorly with many defeats and goals conceded. On 21 October, Atletico were hammered 4–0 by [[Premier League|English]] club [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in the Champions League group stage.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8316478.stm|title=Chelsea 4–0 Atletico Madrid|date=21 October 2009|work=BBC Sport|first=Paul|last=Fletcher|access-date=13 May 2010}}</ref> This defeat led Atletico's management to announce that manager [[Abel Resino]] had to leave.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8322014.stm|title=Atletico Madrid sack coach Resino |date=23 October 2009|work=BBC Sport|access-date=24 October 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091026110251/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8322014.stm| archive-date= 26 October 2009 |url-status = live}}</ref> After failing to sign Danish former footballer [[Michael Laudrup]], Atlético Madrid made it official that the new manager for the rest of the season would be former player [[Quique Sánchez Flores|Quique]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laligaweekly.com/2009/10/quique-to-atletico-madrid.html |title=Quique to Atletico Madrid |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091030114611/http://www.laligaweekly.com/2009/10/quique-to-atletico-madrid.html |archive-date=30 October 2009 |work=La Liga Weekly |date=23 October 2009 |access-date=20 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_23622.shtml |title=Quique Sánchez Flores to be manager at Atlético de Madrid |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301184542/http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_23622.shtml |archive-date=1 March 2012 |work=Typically Spanish |date=24 October 2009 |access-date=20 November 2010}}</ref>

===La Liga and European successes (2009–)===
[[File:Falcao Celebración Europa League 2012.JPG|thumb|left|[[Radamel Falcao]] celebrating the club's win in the [[2012 UEFA Europa League Final]], in which he scored twice]]

With the arrival of [[Quique Sánchez Flores|Quique]] as coach in October 2009, Atlético saw a huge change of fortunes. Though they continued to lag somewhat in La Liga during the [[2009-10 La Liga|2009–10 season]], finishing in the ninth position, they managed to get third place in the [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League]] group stage and subsequently entered the [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] in the round of 32, going on to win the Europa League, beating English teams [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in the semi-finals and eventually [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/uefacup/7719190/Atletico-Madrid-coach-Quique-Sanchez-Flores-hails-players-resolve-against-Fulham.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522052228/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/uefacup/7719190/Atletico-Madrid-coach-Quique-Sanchez-Flores-hails-players-resolve-against-Fulham.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=22 May 2010 | location=London | work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | title=Atletico Madrid coach Quique Sanchez Flores hails players' resolve against Fulham | date=13 May 2010}}</ref> in the [[2010 UEFA Europa League Final|final]] held in the [[Volksparkstadion|HSH Nordbank Arena]] in [[Hamburg]] on 12 May 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8649664.stm|title=Liverpool 2 – 1 Atletico Madrid (agg 2 – 2)|date=29 April 2010|work=[[BBC Sport]]|first=David|last=Ornstein|access-date=13 May 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100512132933/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8649664.stm| archive-date= 12 May 2010 |url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=292076&cc=5739|title=Late winner breaks Fulham hearts|date=12 May 2010|publisher=[[ESPNsoccernet]]|access-date=13 May 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100518145808/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=292076&cc=5739| archive-date= 18 May 2010 |url-status = live}}</ref> [[Diego Forlán]] scored twice, the second being an extra-time winner in the 116th minute, as Atlético Madrid won 2–1.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/fulham/7715512/Fulham-Atletico-Madrid.html|title=Fulham 1 Atlético Madrid 2 aet: match report|date=12 May 2010|work=The Daily Telegraph |first=Henry|last=Winter|author-link=Henry Winter|location=[[HSH Nordbank Arena]], Hamburg|access-date=12 May 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100515122819/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/fulham/7715512/Fulham-Atletico-Madrid.html| archive-date= 15 May 2010 |url-status = dead}}</ref>

It was the first time since the [[1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup]] that Atlético had claimed a European title. They also reached the [[2010 Copa del Rey Final|Copa del Rey final]] on 19 May 2010, where they faced [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]], but lost 2–0 at the [[Camp Nou]] in [[Barcelona]].<ref>[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=292636&cc=5901 Report: Atlético Madrid v Sevilla FC – Spanish Copa del Rey – ESPN Soccernet]. Soccernet.espn.go.com (20 May 2010). Retrieved 20 November 2010.</ref> By winning the Europa League, they qualified for the [[2010 UEFA Super Cup]] against [[Inter Milan]], winner of the [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League]], which was played at [[Stade Louis II]] in [[Monaco]] on 27 August 2010. Atlético won 2–0 with goals from [[José Antonio Reyes]] and [[Sergio Agüero]], Atlético's first win in the [[UEFA Super Cup]].

Atlético had a comparatively disappointing 2010–11 season, finishing only seventh in the League and being eliminated in the quarter-finals of the [[2010–11 Copa del Rey|Copa del Rey]] and the group stage of the [[2010–11 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]. This ultimately led to the departure of manager [[Quique Sánchez Flores|Quique]] before the conclusion of the season, who was replaced with ex-Sevilla manager [[Gregorio Manzano]], and who secured the final Europa League place for Atlético. Manzano himself was replaced with [[Diego Simeone]] in December 2011 after a poor run of form in La Liga.

Simeone led Atlético to their second [[2011–12 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] win in the three years since its creation, as they beat [[Athletic Bilbao]] 3–0 in the final on 9 May 2012 at [[Arena Națională|National Arena]] in [[Bucharest]] with [[Radamel Falcao]] – twice – and [[Diego (footballer, born 1985)|Diego]] being the scorers.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/may/09/atletico-madrid-athletic-bilbao-europa-league | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Jonathan | last=Wilson | title=Atlético Madrid 3–0 Athletic Bilbao | date=9 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/match/79438/atletico-madrid-vs-athletic-bilbao/report |title=Atl. Madrid 3–0 Athletic Bilbao: EL champs |publisher=Goal.com |date=9 May 2012 |access-date=2013-03-08}}</ref> Again, by winning the Europa League, they qualified for the [[2012 UEFA Super Cup]] against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], winner of the [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League|previous season's Champions League]], which was played at [[Stade Louis II|Stade Louis II, Monaco]] on 31 August 2012; Atlético won 4–1, including a [[hat-trick]] by Falcao in the first half. On 17 May 2013, Atlético beat Real Madrid 2–1 in the [[2013 Copa del Rey Final|Copa del Rey Final]] in a tense match where both teams finished with 10 men. This ended a 14-year and 25-match winless streak in [[El Derbi madrileño|the Madrid derby]]. The [[2012–13 Atlético Madrid season|2012–13 season]] saw the club finish with three trophies in a little over a year.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/europe/2013/05/17/atletico-real-madrid-copa-del-rey-soccer-cristiano-ronaldo-jose-mourinho-miranda/2216441/ |agency=Associated Press| title=Atletico Madrid upsets Real Madrid to win Copa del Rey | date=17 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/football-atletico-stun-10-man-real-madri/679092.html |title=Football: Atletico stun 10-man Real Madrid to win Spanish Cup |date=17 May 2013 |location=Singapore |work=Channel News Asia |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607135754/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/football-atletico-stun-10-man-real-madri/679092.html |archive-date= 7 June 2013}}</ref>
[[File:Almeida dedica la victoria del Atlético de Madrid a los aficionados que “estos 15 meses de pandemia han empujado desde el cielo”.jpg|thumb|Simeone holding La Liga trophy on 23 May 2021]]
On 17 May 2014, a 1–1 draw at the [[Camp Nou]] against [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] secured the [[2013–14 La Liga|La Liga title]] for Atlético, their first since 1996, and the first title since [[2003–04 La Liga|2003–04]] not won by Barcelona or Real Madrid.<ref>{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Richard|title=Barcelona 1 Atletico Madrid 1, La Liga: match report|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/la-liga/10838338/Barcelona-v-Atletico-Madrid-La-Liga-live.html|access-date=17 May 2014|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=17 May 2014}}</ref> One week later, Atlético faced city rivals Real Madrid in their first [[2014 UEFA Champions League Final|Champions League final]] since 1974, and the first played between two sides from the same city. They took a first-half lead through [[Diego Godín]] and led until the third minute of injury time, when [[Sergio Ramos]] headed in an equaliser from a corner; the match went to extra time, and Real ultimately won 4–1. Atlético reached a second Champions League final in three seasons in [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League|2015–16]], again facing Real Madrid, and lost on penalties after a 1–1 draw.<ref name=bbcsum>{{cite news|title=Real Madrid beat Atlético Madrid on penalties|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/35947318|access-date=28 May 2016|work=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref> In 2018, they won their third [[2017-18 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] title in nine years by beating [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] 3–0 in the [[2018 UEFA Europa League Final|final]] at [[Parc Olympique Lyonnais|Stade de Lyon]] in [[Metropolis of Lyon|Lyon]], courtesy of a brace from [[Antoine Griezmann]] and a goal from club captain [[Gabi (footballer, born 1983)|Gabi]] in what would be his last match for the club. Atlético also won another [[2018 UEFA Super Cup|UEFA Super Cup]] after beating Real Madrid 4–2 at the outset of the following season at the [[A. Le Coq Arena|Lilleküla Arena]] in [[Tallinn]]. On 22 May 2021, a 1–2 win at the [[Estadio José Zorrilla|José Zorrilla Stadium]] against [[Real Valladolid CF|Valladolid]] secured the [[2020–21 La Liga|La Liga title]] for Atlético, seven years after their last triumph.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Atletico edge Real to La Liga title|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57214133|access-date=2021-05-23}}</ref>

==Rivalries==

'''Real Madrid'''
{{See|Madrid Derby}}
[[File:Real Madrid vs. Atlético Madrid 28 September 2013 Set B 02.JPG|thumb|Madrid derby in 2014]]
[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] and Atlético Madrid are clubs with contrasting identities and different fates. While Real Madrid's [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]] proudly rises on [[Paseo de la Castellana]] in the [[upper class|wealthy]] [[Chamartín (Madrid)|Chamartín]] neighbourhood of northern Madrid, Atlético's former stadium, the less glamorous [[Vicente Calderón Stadium|Vicente Calderón]], stood in the central-south of Madrid 1.8 km from the city center in the [[working class]] barrio of [[Arganzuela]]. Historically, Real Madrid have long been seen as the [[The Establishment|establishment]] club. On the other side, Atlético Madrid were always characterized by a ''sentimiento de rebeldía'', a sense of rebellion, although during the early [[Francisco Franco]] years, it was Atlético that was the preferred team of the regime. They were associated with the military airforce (renamed Atlético Aviación), until the regime's preferences moved towards Real Madrid in the 1950s.<ref>{{Cite web|last=January 2015|first=07|title=Why everything you know about the Madrid derby might be wrong|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/why-everything-you-know-about-madrid-derby-might-be-wrong|access-date=2021-04-23|website=fourfourtwo.com|language=en}}</ref>

Certainly, the dictatorial state sought to make political capital out of Real Madrid's European Cup trophies at a time when Spain was internationally isolated; "Real Madrid are the best embassy we ever had", said Franco's foreign minister Fernando Maria de Castiella.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2995469/Simply-the-best-all-time-greats-final-selection.html "Simply the best – all-time greats final selection"], Telegraph, 29 December 2000.</ref> Such perceptions have had an important impact on the city's footballing identities, tapping into the [[collective consciousness]]. In this vein, Atlético fans were probably the originators, and are the most frequent singers, of the song, sung to the tune of the Real Madrid anthem, ''"Hala Madrid, hala Madrid, el equipo del gobierno, la vergüenza del país"'', "Go Madrid, go Madrid, the government's team, the country's shame."

Until recently, Atlético Madrid had struggled significantly in the derby, carrying a 14-year winless streak into the [[2012-13 Atlético Madrid season|2012–13 season]]. This spell ended, however, on 17 May 2013 after Atlético beat their city rivals 2–1 at the Santiago Bernabéu in the [[2013 Copa del Rey Final]], and continued on 29 September 2013 when they won a 1–0 victory, again at the Bernabéu.

'''FC Barcelona'''

Although less famous than the Derbi Madrileño, a historic rivalry exists between Atlético Madrid and [[Futbol Club Barcelona|Barcelona]], which is also considered one of the "Classics" of Spanish football. Once lopsided in favor of the Catalan club, this rivalry has become competitive since the early 2010s, marked by events such as the 2016 Champions League knockout phase where Atletico Madrid upset Barcelona, the controversial departure of [[France national football team|French]] striker [[Antoine Griezmann]] from the Madrid club to the Catalan club in 2019 (and his subsequent return in 2021 amid Barcelona's financial struggles), and the surprise move of [[Luis Suárez]] to Atlético in 2020, a move which saw the Uruguyan star play a crucial role in the team's championship run. However, by tradition and current affairs, the greatest rivalry is that which exists with its "[[Real Madrid|merengues]]" neighbors.<ref>{{cite web|language=es|url=https://es.fifa.com/news/y=2014/m=1/news=atleti-barca-rivalidad-puro-gol-2259293.html|title=Atléti-Barça: History of a rivalry|publisher=FIFA|access-date=14 August 2019|archive-date=25 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725153708/https://es.fifa.com/news/y=2014/m=1/news=atleti-barca-rivalidad-puro-gol-2259293.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|language=es|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/20121215/fc-barcelona/barca-atletico-otro-clasico_54357999594.html|title=Duels between Barça and Atlético enclose as much history as the Classic|publisher=Mundo Deportivo}}</ref> A key reason why the Atletico-Barcelona rivalry is not more fierce has to do with both clubs, though portrayed as rivals by the media, being significantly more amicable towards each other than they are with Real Madrid, with fans often supporting each other when playing against the Merengues.

'''Other clubs'''

In Spain, Atletico Madrid has minor but vivid rivalries with Espanyol and Villareal. Akin to the Colchoneros, those teams are seen as "sidekicks" to greater clubs in the same geographic area (Espanyol for FC Barcelona, Villareal for Valencia).

Outside of Spain, Atletico Madrid has few historic rivalries. However, the team's recent bouts of success at the European level have, according to fans and commentators, triggered emerging rivalries with teams such as Liverpool (which Atletico Madrid upset in matches during the 2019-2020 Champions Leagues campaign), Marseille (namely since Atlético's win in the 2018 Europa League final), and Juventus.

== League record ==
=== Season to season ===
{|
|valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#f0f6fa;"
!Season
!Tier
!Division
!Place
![[Copa del Rey]]
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1929 La Liga|1928–29]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|6th
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1929–30 La Liga|1929–30]]
|style="background:gold|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|10th
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 32
|-
|style="background:silver;"|[[1930–31 Segunda División|1930–31]]
|style="background:silver;"|2
|style="background:silver;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]]
|style="background:silver;"|3rd
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 32
|-
|style="background:silver;"|[[1931–32 Segunda División|1931–32]]
|style="background:silver;"|2
|style="background:silver;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]]
|style="background:silver;"|3rd
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 16
|-
|style="background:silver;"|[[1932–33 Segunda División|1932–33]]
|style="background:silver;"|2
|style="background:silver;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]]
|style="background:silver;"|2nd
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 16
|-
|style="background:silver;"|[[1933–34 Segunda División|1933–34]]
|style="background:silver;"|2
|style="background:silver;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]]
|style="background:silver;"|2nd
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 32
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1934–35 La Liga|1934–35]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|7th
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1935–36 La Liga|1935–36]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|11th
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 32
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1939–40 La Liga|1939–40]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|1st
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 16
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1940–41 La Liga|1940–41]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|1st
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1941–42 La Liga|1941–42]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|3rd
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1942–43 La Liga|1942–43]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|8th
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1943–44 La Liga|1943–44]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|2nd
!style="background:#efefef"|Semi-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1944–45 La Liga|1944–45]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|3rd
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1945–46 La Liga|1945–46]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|7th
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1946–47 La Liga|1946–47]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|3rd
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 16
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1947–48 La Liga|1947–48]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|3rd
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1948–49 La Liga|1948–49]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|4th
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1949–50 La Liga|1949–50]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|1st
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1950–51 La Liga|1950–51]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|1st
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|}
|valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#f0f6fa;"
!Season
!Tier
!Division
!Place
![[Copa del Rey]]
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1951–52 La Liga|1951–52]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|4th
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 16
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1952–53 La Liga|1952–53]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|8th
!style="background:#efefef"|Semi-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1953–54 La Liga|1953–54]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|11th
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 16
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1954–55 La Liga|1954–55]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|8th
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 16
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1955–56 La Liga|1955–56]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|5th
!style="background:#efefef"|Runners-up
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1956–57 La Liga|1956–57]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|5th
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 16
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1957–58 La Liga|1957–58]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|2nd
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 16
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1958–59 La Liga|1958–59]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|5th
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1959–60 La Liga|1959–60]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|5th
!style="background:#efefef"|Winners
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1960–61 La Liga|1960–61]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|2nd
!style="background:#efefef"|Winners
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1961–62 La Liga|1961–62]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|3rd
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 32
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1962–63 La Liga|1962–63]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|2nd
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1963–64 La Liga|1963–64]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|7th
!style="background:#efefef"|Runners-up
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1964–65 La Liga|1964–65]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|2nd
!style="background:#efefef"|Winners
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1965–66 La Liga|1965–66]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|1st
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1966–67 La Liga|1966–67]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|4th
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1967–68 La Liga|1967–68]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|6th
!style="background:#efefef"|Semi-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1968–69 La Liga|1968–69]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|6th
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1969–70 La Liga|1969–70]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|1st
!style="background:#efefef"|Did not participate
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1970–71 La Liga|1970–71]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|3rd
!style="background:#efefef"|Semi-finals
|}
|}
{|
|valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#f0f6fa;"
!Season
!Tier
!Division
!Place
![[Copa del Rey]]
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1971–72 La Liga|1971–72]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|4th
!style="background:#efefef"|Winners
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1972–73 La Liga|1972–73]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|1st
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 32
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1973–74 La Liga|1973–74]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|2nd
!style="background:#efefef"|Semi-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1974–75 La Liga|1974–75]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|6th
!style="background:#efefef"|Runners-up
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1975–76 La Liga|1975–76]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|3rd
!style="background:#efefef"|Winners
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1976–77 La Liga|1976–77]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|1st
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 16
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1977–78 La Liga|1977–78]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|6th
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1978–79 La Liga|1978–79]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|3rd
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 64
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1979–80 La Liga|1979–80]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|13th
!style="background:#efefef"|Semi-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1980–81 La Liga|1980–81]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|3rd
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 16
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1981–82 La Liga|1981–82]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|8th
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1982–83 La Liga|1982–83]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|3rd
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 64
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1983–84 La Liga|1983–84]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|4th
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 16
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1984–85 La Liga|1984–85]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|2nd
!style="background:#efefef"|Winners
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1985–86 La Liga|1985–86]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|5th
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1986–87 La Liga|1986–87]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|7th
!style="background:#efefef"|Runners-up
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1987–88 La Liga|1987–88]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|3rd
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1988–89 La Liga|1988–89]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|4th
!style="background:#efefef"|Semi-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1989–90 La Liga|1989–90]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|4th
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 16
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1990–91 La Liga|1990–91]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|2nd
!style="background:#efefef"|Winners
|}
|valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#f0f6fa;"
!Season
!Tier
!Division
!Place
![[Copa del Rey]]
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1991–92 La Liga|1991–92]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|3rd
!style="background:#efefef"|Winners
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1992–93 La Liga|1992–93]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|6th
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 16
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1993–94 La Liga|1993–94]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|12th
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 16
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1994–95 La Liga|1994–95]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|14th
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1995–96 La Liga|1995–96]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|1st
!style="background:#efefef"|Winners
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1996–97 La Liga|1996–97]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|5th
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1997–98 La Liga|1997–98]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|7th
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 16
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1998–99 La Liga|1998–99]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|13th
!style="background:#efefef"|Runners-up
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[1999–2000 La Liga|1999–00]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|19th
!style="background:#efefef"|Runners-up
|-
|style="background:silver;"|[[2000–01 Segunda División|2000–01]]
|style="background:silver;"|2
|style="background:silver;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]]
|style="background:silver;"|4th
!style="background:#efefef"|Semi-finals
|-
|style="background:silver;"|[[2001–02 Segunda División|2001–02]]
|style="background:silver;"|2
|style="background:silver;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]]
|style="background:silver;"|1st
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 64
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[2002–03 La Liga|2002–03]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|12th
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[2003–04 La Liga|2003–04]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|7th
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[2004–05 La Liga|2004–05]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|11th
!style="background:#efefef"|Semi-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[2005–06 La Liga|2005–06]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|10th
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 16
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[2006–07 La Liga|2006–07]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|7th
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 16
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[2007–08 La Liga|2007–08]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|4th
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[2008–09 La Liga|2008–09]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|4th
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 16
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[2009–10 La Liga|2009–10]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|9th
!style="background:#efefef"|Runners-up
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[2010–11 La Liga|2010–11]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|7th
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|}
|}
{|
|valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#f0f6fa;"
!Season
!Tier
!Division
!Place
![[Copa del Rey]]
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[2011–12 La Liga|2011–12]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|5th
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 32
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[2012–13 La Liga|2012–13]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|3rd
!style="background:#efefef"|Winners
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[2013–14 La Liga|2013–14]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|1st
!style="background:#efefef"|Semi-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[2014–15 La Liga|2014–15]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|3rd
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[2015–16 La Liga|2015–16]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|3rd
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[2016–17 La Liga|2016–17]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|3rd
!style="background:#efefef"|Semi-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[2017–18 La Liga|2017–18]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|2nd
!style="background:#efefef"|Quarter-finals
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[2018–19 La Liga|2018–19]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|2nd
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 16
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[2019–20 La Liga|2019–20]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|3rd
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 32
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[2020–21 La Liga|2020–21]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|1st
!style="background:#efefef"|Round of 64
|-
|style="background:gold;"|[[2021–22 La Liga|2021–22]]
|style="background:gold;"|1
|style="background:gold;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:gold;"|
!style="background:#efefef"|
|}
|}
----
*'''85''' seasons in [[La Liga]]
*'''6''' seasons in [[Segunda División]]

==Honours==
{{Main article|List of Atlético Madrid honours and achievements}}
[[File:Madrid - Atleti campeón - 140518 201048.jpg|thumb|Celebrations of Atlético Madrid after winning the 2013–14 La Liga title]]
[[File:Atlético de Madrid´s trophies.JPG|thumb|Trophy cabinet]]

===Domestic competitions===
* '''[[La Liga]]'''
: '''Winners (11): '''[[1939–40 La Liga|1939–40]], [[1940–41 La Liga|1940–41]], [[1949–50 La Liga|1949–50]], [[1950–51 La Liga|1950–51]], [[1965–66 La Liga|1965–66]], [[1969–70 La Liga|1969–70]], [[1972–73 La Liga|1972–73]], [[1976–77 La Liga|1976–77]], [[1995–96 La Liga|1995–96]], [[2013–14 La Liga|2013–14]], [[2020–21 La Liga|2020–21]]<ref name="Evolution 1929–10">{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.es/Default.aspx?tabid=113&Controltype=EvHist&id=1&tmpd=28&tmph=110&e1=5&e2=&e3=&e4= |title=Evolution 1929–10 |publisher=[[Liga de Fútbol Profesional]] |access-date=6 August 2010 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720042754/http://www.lfp.es/Default.aspx?tabid=113&Controltype=EvHist&id=1&tmpd=28&tmph=110&e1=5&e2=&e3=&e4= |archive-date=20 July 2011}}</ref>

* '''[[Copa del Rey]] '''
: '''Winners (10):''' [[1959–60 Copa del Rey|1959–60]], [[1960–61 Copa del Rey|1960–61]], [[1964–65 Copa del Rey|1964–65]], [[1971–72 Copa del Rey|1971–72]], [[1975–76 Copa del Rey|1975–76]], [[1984–85 Copa del Rey|1984–85]], [[1990–91 Copa del Rey|1990–91]], [[1991–92 Copa del Rey|1991–92]], [[1995–96 Copa del Rey|1995–96]], [[2012–13 Copa del Rey|2012–13]]<ref>{{cite web|language=es|url=http://www.marca.com/futbol/copa-rey/palmares.html|title=Palmarés en |publisher=[[MARCA]] |access-date=22 June 2010}}</ref>

*'''[[Supercopa de España]] '''
: '''Winners (2):''' [[1985 Supercopa de España|1985]], [[2014 Supercopa de España|2014]]<ref name="rsssf2">{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/spansupcuphist.html |author1=Carnicero, José |author2=Torre, Raúl |author3=Ferrer, Carles Lozano |title=Spain – List of Super Cup Finals |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] (RSSSF) |date=28 August 2009 |access-date=22 June 2010}}</ref>

*'''[[:es:Copa Presidente FEF de 1941-47|Copa Presidente FEF]] '''
:'''Winners (1)''': 1947

*'''[[Copa Eva Duarte]] '''
: '''Winners (1):''' [[Copa Eva Duarte|1951]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Spain - List of Super Cup Finals|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/spansupcuphist.html|access-date=2021-09-12|website=www.rsssf.com}}</ref>

{{notelist}}

===International competitions===
* '''[[European Cup]] / [[UEFA Champions League]]'''
:Runners-up (3): [[1973–74 European Cup|1973–74]], [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League|2013–14]], [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League|2015–16]]
* '''[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] '''
: '''Winners (1):''' [[1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup|1961–62]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/index.html |title=UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |publisher=[[UEFA]] |access-date=22 June 2010 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501123433/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/index.html |archive-date=1 May 2010 }}</ref>
:Runners-up (2): [[1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup|1962–63]], [[1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup|1985–86]]

* '''[[UEFA Europa League]] '''
: '''Winners (3):''' [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League|2009–10]], [[2011–12 UEFA Europa League|2011–12]], [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League|2017–18]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Atlético, campeón de la Europa League: Todas las reacciones de los protagonistas |url=http://www.marca.com/futbol/europa-league/2018/05/16/5afc1babca4741f7758b45d0.html |date=16 May 2018 |access-date=16 May 2018 |newspaper=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]] |language=es |publisher=[[Unidad Editorial]] Información Deportiva, S.L.U.}}</ref>
* '''[[UEFA Super Cup]] '''
: '''Winners (3):''' [[2010 UEFA Super Cup|2010]], [[2012 UEFA Super Cup|2012]], [[2018 UEFA Super Cup|2018]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/supercup/history/index.html |title=UEFA Super Cup |publisher=[[UEFA]] |access-date=22 June 2010 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820032123/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/supercup/history/index.html |archive-date=20 August 2010 }}</ref>
* '''[[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]]'''
: '''Winners (1):''' [[1974 Intercontinental Cup|1974]]

===Awards & recognitions===
*Copa Stadium (Spain’s oldest National Sport Award): 1962<ref>{{Cite web|last=Copa Stadium winners since 1923|title=|url=|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Gold Medal ([[Royal Order of Sports Merit]]): 2014<ref>{{Cite web|last=MARCA.com|date=2014-08-12|title=El Atlético recibirá la Placa de Oro de la Real Orden del Mérito Deportivo|url=https://www.marca.com/2014/08/12/futbol/equipos/atletico/1407855769.html|access-date=2021-09-12|website=MARCA.com|language=es}}</ref>
*[[Globe Soccer Awards|Globe Soccer Special Award]]: 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.globesoccer.com/winners/atletico-de-madrid-special-award-2014/|title=Atletico de Madrid GLOBE SOCCER SPECIAL AWARD 2014|website=Dubai Globe Soccer Awards}}</ref>
*[[Globe Soccer Awards|Globe Soccer Best Club of the Year]]: 2012, 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.globesoccer.com/winners/atletico-de-madridbest-club-of-the-year-3/|title=Atletico de Madrid BEST CLUB OF THE YEAR 2012|website=Dubai Globe Soccer Awards}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.globesoccer.com/winners/atletico-madrid-best-club-of-the-year/|title=Atletico Madrid BEST CLUB OF THE YEAR 2018|website=Dubai Globe Soccer Awards}}</ref>
*[[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]] The World's Club Team of the Year: 2018<ref name="IFFHS 2018">{{cite web|url=https://iffhs.de/iffhs-awards-2018-club-world-ranking-2018-atletico-de-madrid-for-the-first-time/|title=IFFHS AWARDS 2018 – CLUB WORLD RANKING 2018 : ATLETICO DE MADRID FOR THE FIRST TIME !|publisher=IFFHS |access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref>

==International competition record==
{{Main|Atlético Madrid in European football}}
Atlético has played at the European stage regularly since its [[1958–59 European Cup]] debut, subsequently entering the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] ([[1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup|1961–62]]), the [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] ([[1963–64 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1963–64]]), the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] ([[1971–72 UEFA Cup|1971–72]]) and the [[UEFA Super Cup]] ([[2010 UEFA Super Cup|2009–10]]). Starting with the [[1999–2000 La Liga|1999–00 relegation]] Atlético did not qualify for European competitions for seven years, but from the [[2007–08 UEFA Cup|2007–08 season]], it has taken part in either the Champions League or the [[UEFA Europa League]] every year, enjoying success in both competitions.

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" width="100%"
! style="background:#b0382a;border:1px solid #CD3333;color:#ffffff;" colspan=20 | Atlético Madrid's season-by-season record in international competitions
|-
| colspan=20| <sup>1</sup> Group stage. Highest-ranked eliminated team in case of qualification, lowest-ranked qualified team in case of elimination.
|-
!colspan=20|[[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]] / [[FIFA Club World Cup]]
|-
! Season !! colspan=12| !! Quarter-finals !! Semi-finals !! Final / 3rd pos.
|-
| [[1974 Intercontinental Cup|1974–75]] || colspan=14| || bgcolor=yellow|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]]
|-
!colspan=20|[[UEFA Super Cup]]
|-
! Season !! colspan=14| !! Final
|-
| [[2010 UEFA Super Cup|2010]] || colspan=14| || bgcolor=yellow|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan]]
|-
| [[2012 UEFA Super Cup|2012]] || colspan=14| || bgcolor=yellow|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|-
| [[2018 UEFA Super Cup|2018]] || colspan=14| || bgcolor=yellow|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|-
!colspan=20|[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup / UEFA Champions League]]
|-
! Season !! colspan=10|Preliminary stages !! Round of 32 !! Round of 16 !! Quarter-finals !! Semi-finals !! Final
|-
| [[1958–59 European Cup|1958–59]] || colspan=10| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Drumcondra FC|Drumcondra]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|-
| [[1966–67 European Cup|1966–67]] || colspan=10| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Malmö FF|Malmö]] || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[FK Vojvodina|Vojvodina]]
|-
| [[1970–71 European Cup|1970–71]] || colspan=10| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[FK Austria Vienna|Austria Vienna]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Legia Warsaw]] || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|-
| [[1973–74 European Cup|1973–74]] || colspan=10| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|ROM|1965}} [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Red Star Belgrade]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] || bgcolor=lightgrey|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|-
| [[1977–78 European Cup|1977–78]] || colspan=10| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|ROM|1965}} [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[FC Nantes|Nantes]] || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]]
|-
| [[1996–97 UEFA Champions League|1996–97]] || colspan=11| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Widzew Łódź]] <sup>1</sup> || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|-
| [[2008–09 UEFA Champions League|2008–09]] || colspan=9| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] <sup>1</sup> || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|POR}} [[FC Porto|Porto]]
|-
| [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League|2009–10]] || colspan=9| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]] || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|POR}} [[FC Porto|Porto]] <sup>1</sup>
|-
| [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League|2013–14]] || colspan=10| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|POR}} [[FC Porto|Porto]] <sup>1</sup> || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] || bgcolor=lightgrey|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|-
| [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League|2014–15]] || colspan=10| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]] <sup>1</sup> || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|-
| [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League|2015–16]] || colspan=10| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] <sup>1</sup> || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|NED}} [[PSV Eindhoven]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] || bgcolor=lightgrey|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|-
| [[2016–17 UEFA Champions League|2016–17]] || colspan=10| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[FC Rostov|Rostov]] <sup>1</sup> || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|-
| [[2017–18 UEFA Champions League|2017–18]] || colspan=10| || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] <sup>1</sup>
|-
| [[2018–19 UEFA Champions League|2018–19]] || colspan=10| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] <sup>1</sup> || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|-
| [[2019–20 UEFA Champions League|2019–20]] || colspan=10| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]] <sup>1</sup> || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|GER}} [[RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V.|RB Leipzig]]
|-
!colspan=20|[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]
|-
! Season !! colspan=10|Preliminary stages !! Round of 32 !! Round of 16 !! Quarter-finals !! Semi-finals !! Final
|-
| [[1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup|1961–62]] || colspan=10| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[CS Sedan|Sedan]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|GDR}} [[FC Carl Zeiss Jena|Carl Zeiss]] || bgcolor=yellow|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]
|-
| [[1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup|1962–63]] || colspan=11| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|MLT|1943}} [[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} [[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[1. FC Nürnberg|Nürnberg]] || bgcolor=lightgrey|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|-
| [[1965–66 European Cup Winners' Cup|1965–66]] || colspan=10| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|ROM|1965}} [[Universitatea Cluj|Universitatea Cl.]] || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Borussia Dortmund]]
|-
| [[1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup|1972–73]] || colspan=10| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[SC Bastia|Bastia]] || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|URS}} [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]
|-
| [[1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup|1975–76]] || colspan=10| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[FC Basel|Basel]] || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Eintracht Frankfurt]]
|-
| [[1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup|1976–77]] || colspan=10| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[SK Rapid Wien|Rapid Wien]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[HNK Hajduk Split|Hajduk Split]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]] || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hamburger SV]]
|-
| [[1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup|1985–86]] || colspan=10| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Bangor City F.C.|Bangor City]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Red Star Belgrade]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[KFC Uerdingen 05|Uerdingen]] || bgcolor=lightgrey|{{flagicon|URS}} [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kiev]]
|-
| [[1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup|1991–92]] || colspan=10| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Fyllingen Fotball|Fyllingen]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]]
|-
| [[1992–93 European Cup Winners' Cup|1992–93]] || colspan=10| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|SVN}} [[NK Maribor|Maribor]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Trabzonspor]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]] || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]
|-
!colspan=20|[[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] / [[UEFA Cup]] / [[UEFA Europa League]]
|-
! Season !! colspan=10|Preliminary stages !! Round of 32 !! Round of 16 !! Quarter-finals !! Semi-finals !! Final
|-
| [[1963–64 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1963–64]] || colspan=10| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|POR}} [[FC Porto|Porto]] || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|-
| [[1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1964–65]] || colspan=9| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Servette FC|Servette]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[RFC Liège]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|Bye || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|-
| [[1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1967–68]] || colspan=9| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Wiener SC]] || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Göztepe SK|Göztepe]]
|-
| [[1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1968–69]] || colspan=9| || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[K.S.V. Waregem|Waregem]]
|-
| [[1971–72 UEFA Cup|1971–72]] || colspan=9| || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Panionios F.C.|Panionios]]
|-
| [[1974–75 UEFA Cup|1974–75]] || colspan=9| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kjøbenhavns Boldklub|KB]] || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]
|-
| [[1979–80 UEFA Cup|1979–80]] || colspan=9| || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|GDR}} [[Dynamo Dresden]]
|-
| [[1981–82 UEFA Cup|1981–82]] || colspan=9| || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Boavista F.C.|Boavista]]
|-
| [[1983–84 UEFA Cup|1983–84]] || colspan=9| || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|NED}} [[FC Groningen|Groningen]]
|-
| [[1984–85 UEFA Cup|1984–85]] || colspan=9| || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[FC Sion|Sion]]
|-
| [[1986–87 UEFA Cup|1986–87]] || colspan=9| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Vitória S.C.|Vitória]]
|-
| [[1988–89 UEFA Cup|1988–89]] || colspan=9| || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|NED}} [[FC Groningen|Groningen]]
|-
| [[1989–90 UEFA Cup|1989–90]] || colspan=9| || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]
|-
| [[1990–91 UEFA Cup|1990–91]] || colspan=9| || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|ROM}} [[FC Politehnica Timișoara|Politehnica Timișoara]]
|-
| [[1993–94 UEFA Cup|1993–94]] || colspan=9| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]] || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[OFI Crete F.C.|OFI]]
|-
| [[1997–98 UEFA Cup|1997–98]] || colspan=9| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]]
|-
| [[1998–99 UEFA Cup|1998–99]] || colspan=9| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|SCG}} [[FK Obilic|Obilic]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Sociedad|R. Sociedad]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]
|-
| [[1999–2000 UEFA Cup|1999–00]] || colspan=8| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[MKE Ankaragücü|Ankaragücü]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Amica Wronki|Amica]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|GER}} [[VfL Wolfsburg|Wolfsburg]] || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[RC Lens|Lens]]
|-
| [[2007–08 UEFA Cup|2007–08]] || colspan=7| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[FK Vojvodina|Vojvodina]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Kayseri Erciyesspor|Erciyesspor]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[F.C. Copenhagen|Copenhagen]] <sup>1</sup> || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
|-
| [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League|2009–10]] || colspan=10| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Sporting CP]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] || bgcolor=yellow|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
|-
| [[2010–11 UEFA Europa League|2010–11]] || colspan=9| || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Aris Thessaloniki F.C.|Aris]] <sup>1</sup>
|-
| [[2011–12 UEFA Europa League|2011–12]] || colspan=7| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Strømsgodset IF|Strømsgodset]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Vitória S.C.|Vitória]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] <sup>1</sup>|| bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Hannover 96]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] || bgcolor=yellow|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Athletic Bilbao]]
|-
| [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League|2012–13]] || colspan=9| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.|Académica]] <sup>1</sup> || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]]
|-
| [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League|2017–18]] || colspan=10| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[F.C. Copenhagen|Copenhagen]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Sporting CP]] || bgcolor=lightgreen| {{flagicon|England}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]||bgcolor=yellow|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
|-
!colspan=20|[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]
|-
! Season !! colspan=10| !! Round of 32 !! Round of 16 !! Quarter-finals !! Semi-finals !! Finals
|-
| [[2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2004–05]] || colspan=12| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[FC Fastav Zlín|Fastav Zlín]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|SCG}} [[OFK Beograd]] || bgcolor=lightpink|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]]
|-
| [[2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2007–08]] || colspan=14| || bgcolor=lightgreen|{{flagicon|ROM}} [[AF Gloria Bistrița|Gloria Bistrița]]
|}

===UEFA club coefficient ranking===
{{updated|18 September 2020|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/club/#/yr/2020|title=Member associations – UEFA Coefficients – Club coefficients|last=UEFA.com|publisher=UEFA}}</ref>}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Rank !! Team !! Points
|-
|1|| align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]||111.000
|-
|2||align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] ||106.000
|-
|3||align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]||105.000
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|rowspan=2|4|| align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} '''Atlético Madrid'''||rowspan=2|103.000
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|}

==Players==
===Current squad===
{{updated|1 September 2021}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.atleticodemadrid.com/jugadores-primer-equipo/|title=First Team|publisher=Atlético de Madrid|access-date=1 September 2021}}</ref>



{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=FRA|pos=GK|name=[[Benjamin Lecomte]]|other=on loan from [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=URU|pos=DF|name=[[José Giménez]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|3rd captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=CTA|pos=MF|name=[[Geoffrey Kondogbia]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Rodrigo De Paul]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=[[Koke (footballer, born 1992)|Koke]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=POR|pos=FW|name=[[João Félix]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Antoine Griezmann]]|other=on loan from [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=URU|pos=FW|name=[[Luis Suárez]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=[[Ángel Correa]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=[[Thomas Lemar]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Renan Lodi]]|other=}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=SVN|pos=GK|name=[[Jan Oblak]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|vice-captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=[[Marcos Llorente]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=MNE|pos=DF|name=[[Stefan Savić]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|4th captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=MEX|pos=MF|name=[[Héctor Herrera]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=SRB|pos=FW|name=[[Ivan Šaponjić]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Felipe (footballer, born 1989)|Felipe]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Matheus Cunha]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=[[Yannick Carrasco]]|other=}}
{{Fs Player|no=22|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=[[Mario Hermoso]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Kieran Trippier]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=CRO|pos=DF|name=[[Šime Vrsaljko]]|other=}}
{{Fs end}}

===Reserve team===
{{main|Atlético Madrid B}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=[[Javi Serrano]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=[[Giuliano Simeone]]}}
{{Fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=CRO|pos=GK|name=[[Ivo Grbić (footballer)|Ivo Grbić]]|other=at [[Lille OSC|Lille]] until 30 June 2022}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=[[Manu Sánchez (footballer, born 2000)|Manu Sánchez]]|other=at [[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]] until 30 June 2022}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=[[Mariano Gómez (footballer)|Mariano Gómez]]|other=at [[Algeciras CF|Algeciras]] until 30 June 2022}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=[[Nehuén Pérez]]|other=at [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]] until 30 June 2022}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=COL|pos=DF|name=[[Santiago Arias]]|other=at [[Granada CF|Granada]] until 30 June 2022}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=MAR|pos=MF|name=[[Abde Damar]]|other=at [[RCD Espanyol B|Espanyol B]] until 30 June 2022}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=[[Alberto Soto (footballer, born 2001)|Alberto Soto]]|other=at [[Atlético Ottawa]] until 30 November 2021}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=[[Ismael Gutiérrez]]|other=at [[Málaga CF|Málaga]] until 30 June 2022}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=URU|pos=MF|name=[[Juan Manuel Sanabria|Juan Sanabria]]|other=at [[Atlético San Luis]] until 30 June 2022}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=[[Rodrigo Riquelme (footballer, born 2000)|Rodrigo Riquelme]]|other=at [[CD Mirandés|Mirandés]] until 30 June 2022}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=[[Saúl Ñíguez|Saúl]]|other=at [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] until 30 June 2022}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=[[Vitolo (footballer, born 1989)|Vitolo]]|other=at [[Getafe CF|Getafe]] until 30 June 2022}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=[[Álvaro Morata]]|other=at [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] until 30 June 2022}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=[[Borja Garcés]]|other=at [[CD Leganés|Leganés]] until 30 June 2022}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=[[Cedric Teguia]]|other=at [[Celta de Vigo B]] until 30 June 2022}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=[[Germán Valera]]|other=at [[Real Sociedad B]] until 30 June 2022}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=POR|pos=FW|name=[[Marcos Paulo (footballer, born 2001)|Marcos Paulo]]|other=at [[F.C. Famalicão|Famalicão]] until 30 June 2022}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=[[Sergio Camello]]|other=at [[CD Mirandés|Mirandés]] until 30 June 2022}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=[[Víctor Mollejo]]|other=at [[CD Tenerife|Tenerife]] until 30 June 2022}}
{{Fs end}}

==Staff==

===Technical staff===
[[File:Diego Simeone.jpg|200px|thumbnail|[[Diego Simeone]], coach since 23 December 2011]]
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Position
!Staff
|-
|Head coach||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Diego Simeone]]
|-
|Assistant manager||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Nelson Vivas]]
|-
|Goalkeeper coach||{{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Vercellone
|-
|Fitness coach||{{flagicon|URU}} Oscar Ortega
|-
|rowspan="5"|Physiotherapists
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Iván Ortega
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Jesús Vázquez
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Esteban Arévalo
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} David Loras
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Felipe Iglesias Arroyo
|-
|rowspan="2"|Rehabilitation physios
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Óscar Pitillas
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Alfredo Jarodich
|-
|rowspan="2"|Technical assistant Team
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Menéndez
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Castro
|-
|Team delegate||{{flagicon|ESP}} Pedro Pablo Matesanz
|-
|Head of medical department||{{flagicon|ESP}} José María Villalón
|-
|Club doctor||{{flagicon|ESP}} Gorka de Abajo
|-
|Doctor||{{flagicon|ESP}} Óscar Luis Celada
|-
|rowspan="4"|Technical team||{{flagicon|ESP}} Cristian Bautista
|-
|{{flagicon|BUL}} Dimcho Pilichev
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Sánchez Ramírez
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Mario Serrano
|}
<small>Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20151009052931/http://en.clubatleticodemadrid.com/jugadores-primer-equipo Atlético Madrid]</small>

===Coaches===
{{details|List of Atlético Madrid managers}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| align="center" colspan="5"|'''<span style="color:black;">The following coaches won at least one trophy while in charge with club</span>'''
|-
! Name
! Period
! Trophies
|-
|{{flagicon|Spain|1945}} [[Ricardo Zamora]]
|align=center|1939–46
|2 [[La Liga]], [[Copa Eva Duarte|Supercopa de España]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Spain|1945}} {{Interlanguage link|Emilio Vidal (footballer)|es|Emilio Vidal Llanes|lt=Emilio Vidal|vertical-align=sup}}
|align=center|1946–48
|{{Interlanguage link|Copa Presidente FEF|es|Copa Presidente FEF de 1941/47|vertical-align=sup}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Helenio Herrera]]
|align=center|1949–53
|2 [[La Liga]], [[Copa Eva Duarte|Supercopa de España]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Spain|1945}} [[José Villalonga Llorente|José Villalonga]]
|align=center|1960–62
|2 [[Copa del Rey]], [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Brazil|1945}} [[Otto Bumbel]]
|align=center|1964–65
|[[Copa del Rey]]
|-
| {{nowrap| {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} [[Domènec Balmanya]]}}
|align=center|1965–66
|[[La Liga]]
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Marcel Domingo]]
|align=center|1969–72, 1979–80
|[[La Liga]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Austria}} [[Max Merkel]]
|align=center|1971–73
|[[La Liga]], [[Copa del Rey]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Luis Aragonés]]
|align=center|1974–80, 1982–87, 1991–93, 2001–03
|[[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]], [[La Liga]], 3 [[Copa del Rey|Copas del Rey]], [[Supercopa de España]], [[Segunda División]], [[Iberian Cup]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Tomislav Ivić]]
|align=center|1990–91
|[[Copa del Rey]]
|-
|{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Radomir Antić]]
|align=center|1995–98
|[[La Liga]], [[Copa del Rey]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Quique Sánchez Flores]]
|align=center|2009–11
|[[UEFA Europa League]], [[UEFA Super Cup]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Diego Simeone]]
|align=center|2011–
|2 [[La Liga]], 2 [[UEFA Europa League]], 2 [[UEFA Super Cup]], [[Copa del Rey]], [[Supercopa de España]]
|}

===Presidents===
[[File:Enrique.cerezo (cropped).JPG|thumb|[[Enrique Cerezo]], current president of Atlético]]

{{Div col}}
* 1. Enrique Allende ''(1903)''
* 2. Eduardo de Acha ''(1903–07)''
* 3. Ricardo de Gondra ''(1907–09)''
* 4. Ramón de Cárdenas ''(1909–12)''
* 5. [[Julián Ruete]] ''(1912–19)''
* 6. Álvaro de Aguilar ''(1919–20)''
* 7. [[Julián Ruete]] ''(1920–23)''
* 8. Juan de Estefanía ''(1923–26)''
* 9. Luciano Urquijo ''(1926–31)''
* 10. Rafael González ''(1931–35)''
* 11. José L. del Valle ''(1935–36)''
* 12. José María Fernández ''(1936–39)''
* 13. Francisco Vives ''(1939)''
* 14. Luis Navarro ''(1939–41)''
* 15. Manuel Gallego ''(1941–45)''
* 16. Juan Touzón ''(1946–47)''
* 17. Cesáreo Galindez ''(1947–52)''
* 18. Marqués de la Florida ''(1952–55)''
* 19. Jesús Suevos ''(1955)''
* 20. Javier Barroso ''(1963–64)''
* 21. [[Vicente Calderón]] ''(1964–80)''
* 22. Ricardo Irezábal ''(1980)''
* 23. Alfonso Cabeza ''(1980–82)''
* 24. Antonio del Hoyo ''(1982)''
* 25. Agustín Cotorruelo ''(1982)''
* 26. [[Vicente Calderón]] ''(1982–87)''
* 27. Francisco Castedo ''(1987)''
* 28. [[Jesús Gil]] ''(1987–2003)''
* 29. [[Enrique Cerezo]] ''(2003–)'' {{Div col end}}

===Current board===
* '''President''': [[Enrique Cerezo|Enrique Cerezo Torres]]
* '''Chief Executive Officer''': [[Miguel Ángel Gil Marín]]. Owner of the club, he holds 56% of the stock. He is the son of former club president [[Jesús Gil]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/gil-marin-quiso-vender-acciones/20110510dasdasftb_7/Tes|title=Gil Marín no quiso vender sus acciones del Atlético - Más Fútbol - AS.com|first=Diario|last=AS|date=10 May 2011}}</ref>

==Recent seasons==
{{main|List of Atlético Madrid seasons}}
:{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! {{tooltip|Div.|Division}}
! Pos.
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! GF
! GA
! Pts
![[Copa del Rey|Cup]]
!colspan=2|Europe
!Notes
|-
|[[2002–03 La Liga|2002–03]]
|1D
|align=right |'''11th'''
|align=right|38||align=right|12||align=right|11||align=right|15
|align=right|51||align=right|56||align=right|'''47'''
||[[2002–03 Copa del Rey|Quarter-final]]
|||||
|-
|[[2003–04 La Liga|2003–04]]
|1D
|align=right |'''7th'''
|align=right|38||align=right|15||align=right|10||align=right|13
|align=right|51||align=right|53||align=right|'''55'''
||[[2003–04 Copa del Rey|Quarter-final]]
|||||
|-
|[[2004–05 La Liga|2004–05]]
|1D
|align=right |'''11th'''
|align=right|38||align=right|13||align=right|11||align=right|14
|align=right|40||align=right|34||align=right|'''50'''
|[[2004–05 Copa del Rey|Semi-final]]
|
||| style="background:silver;"|Final [[2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup|UEFA Intertoto Cup]]
|-
|[[2005–06 La Liga|2005–06]]
|1D
|align=right |'''10th'''
|align=right|38||align=right|13||align=right|13||align=right|12
|align=right|45||align=right|37||align=right|'''52'''
|[[2005–06 Copa del Rey|Round of 16]]
|||||
|-
|[[2006–07 La Liga|2006–07]]
|1D
|align=right |'''7th'''
|align=right|38||align=right|17||align=right|9||align=right|12
|align=right|46||align=right|39||align=right|'''60'''
|[[2006–07 Copa del Rey|Round of 16]]
|||||
|-
|[[2007–08 La Liga|2007–08]]
|1D
|align=right |'''4th'''
|align=right|38||align=right|19||align=right|7||align=right|12
|align=right|66||align=right|47||align=right|'''64'''
|[[2007–08 Copa del Rey|Quarter-final]]
|[[2007–08 UEFA Cup|UC]]||Round of 32*||
|-
|[[2008–09 La Liga|2008–09]]
|1D
|align=right |'''4th'''
|align=right|38||align=right|20||align=right|7||align=right|11
|align=right|80||align=right|57||align=right|'''67'''
|[[2008–09 Copa del Rey|Round of 16]]
||[[2008–09 UEFA Champions League|UCL]]|||Round of 16
|[[Diego Forlán|Forlán]] won the [[Pichichi Trophy|Pichichi]] and [[European Golden Shoe|Golden Shoe]] with 32 goals.
|-
|[[2009–10 La Liga|2009–10]]
|1D
|align=right |'''9th'''
|align=right|38||align=right|13||align=right|8||align=right|17
|align=right|57||align=right|61||align=right|'''47'''
| style="background:silver;"|[[2009–10 Copa del Rey|Final]]
|bgcolor=gold|'''[[2009–10 UEFA Europa League|UEL]]'''||bgcolor=gold|'''Winner'''
|[[2009–10 UEFA Champions League|UCL]] – Out in Group stage
|-
|[[2010–11 La Liga|2010–11]]
|1D
|align=right |'''7th'''
|align=right|38||align=right|17||align=right|7||align=right|14
|align=right|62||align=right|53||align=right|'''58'''
|[[2010–11 Copa del Rey|Quarter-final]]
||[[2010–11 UEFA Europa League|UEL]]
|Group stage
|bgcolor=gold|'''Win [[2010 UEFA Super Cup|UEFA Super Cup]]'''
|-
|[[2011–12 La Liga|2011–12]]
|1D
|align=right |'''5th'''
|align=right|38||align=right|15||align=right|11||align=right|12
|align=right|53||align=right|46||align=right|'''56'''
|[[2011–12 Copa del Rey|Round of 32]]
|bgcolor=gold|'''[[2011–12 UEFA Europa League|UEL]]'''||bgcolor=gold|'''Winner'''
|12 wins in a row in European competitions
|-
|[[2012–13 La Liga|2012–13]]
|1D
|bgcolor=#CC9966 align=right |'''3rd'''
|align=right|38||align=right|23||align=right|7||align=right|8
|align=right|65||align=right|31||align=right|'''76'''
|bgcolor=gold|'''[[2012–13 Copa del Rey|Winner]]'''
|[[2012–13 UEFA Europa League|UEL]] ||Round of 32
|bgcolor=gold|'''Win [[2012 UEFA Super Cup|UEFA Super Cup]]'''
|-
|[[2013–14 La Liga|2013–14]]
|1D
|style="text-align:right; background:gold;"|'''1st'''
|align=right|38||align=right|28||align=right|6||align=right|4
|align=right|76||align=right|25||align=right|'''90'''
|[[2013–14 Copa del Rey|Semi-final]]
|[[2013–14 UEFA Champions League|UCL]] ||style="background:silver;"|[[2014 UEFA Champions League Final|Final]]
|style="background:silver;"|Final [[2013 Supercopa de España|Supercopa]]
|-
|[[2014–15 La Liga|2014–15]]
|1D
|bgcolor=#CC9966 align=right |'''3rd'''
|align=right|38||align=right|23||align=right|9||align=right|6
|align=right|67||align=right|29||align=right|'''78'''
|[[2014–15 Copa del Rey|Quarter-final]]
|[[2014–15 UEFA Champions League|UCL]] ||Quarter-final
|style="background:gold;"|'''Win [[2014 Supercopa de España|Supercopa]]'''
|-
|[[2015–16 La Liga|2015–16]]
|1D
|bgcolor=#CC9966 align=right |'''3rd'''
|align=right|38||align=right|28||align=right|4||align=right|6
|align=right|63||align=right|18||align=right|'''88'''
|[[2015–16 Copa del Rey|Quarter-final]]
|[[2015–16 UEFA Champions League|UCL]] ||style="background:silver;"|[[2016 UEFA Champions League Final|Final]]
|
|-
|[[2016–17 La Liga|2016–17]]
|1D
|bgcolor=#CC9966 align=right |'''3rd'''
|align=right|38||align=right|23||align=right|9||align=right|6
|align=right|70||align=right|27||align=right|'''78'''
|[[2016–17 Copa del Rey|Semi-final]]
|[[2016–17 UEFA Champions League|UCL]] ||Semi-final
|
|-
|[[2017–18 La Liga|2017–18]]
|1D
|style="background:silver;" align=right |'''2nd'''
|align=right|38||align=right|23||align=right|10||align=right|5
|align=right|58||align=right|22||align=right|'''79'''
|[[2016–17 Copa del Rey|Quarter-final]]
|bgcolor=gold|'''[[2017–18 UEFA Europa League|UEL]]'''||bgcolor=gold|'''Winner'''
|[[2017–18 UEFA Champions League|UCL]] – Out in Group stage
|-
|[[2018–19 La Liga|2018–19]]
|1D
|style="background:silver;" align=right |'''2nd'''
|align=right|38||align=right|22||align=right|10||align=right|6
|align=right|55||align=right|29||align=right|'''76'''
|[[2018–19 Copa del Rey|Round of 16]]
||[[2018–19 UEFA Champions League|UCL]]|||Round of 16
|bgcolor=gold|'''Win [[2018 UEFA Super Cup|UEFA Super Cup]]'''
|-
|[[2019–20 La Liga|2019–20]]
|1D
|bgcolor=#CC9966 align=right |'''3rd'''
|align=right|38||align=right|18||align=right|16||align=right|4
|align=right|51||align=right|27||align=right|'''70'''
|[[2019–20 Copa del Rey|Round of 32]]
||[[2019–20 UEFA Champions League|UCL]]
|Quarter-final
|style="background:silver;"|Final [[2019–20 Supercopa de España|Supercopa]]
|-
|[[2020–21 La Liga|2020–21]]
|1D
|style="text-align:right; background:gold;"|'''1st'''
|align=right|38||align=right|26||align=right|8||align=right|4
|align=right|67||align=right|25||align=right|'''86'''
|[[2020–21 Copa del Rey|Round of 64]]
||[[2020–21 UEFA Champions League|UCL]]|||Round of 16
|
|}

Note: Atlético reached the 2007–08 UEFA Cup Round of 32 as qualified from the [[2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup|UEFA Intertoto Cup]].

==Stadium & facility==
The club played their home games at the 54,990<ref name="uefa.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/StatDoc/competitions/UEFACup/01/67/59/06/1675906_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=Club Atlético de Madrid |work=2011/12 UEFA Europa League Group I |publisher=UEFA Europa Group |page=88 |access-date=23 August 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> seat [[Vicente Calderón Stadium|Estadio Vicente Calderón]] in southern [[Madrid]] until 2017. Before this, the club played originally at the Ronda de Vallecas until 1923. After the completion of the [[Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid]] in 1923, the club moved there until the Vicente Calderón was finished in 1966.
[[File:Wanda-Metropolitano.jpg|thumb|[[Metropolitano Stadium]] home of Atlético]]
The club now plays in the renovated [[Metropolitano Stadium|Wanda Metropolitano Stadium]],<ref name=Madrid.es>{{cite web|last=Madrid.es|title=Ayuntamiento de Madrid – El Calderón se va al nuevo Estadio olímpico|url=http://www.madrid.es/portal/site/munimadrid/menuitem.650ba10afbb0b0aa7d245f019fc08a0c/?vgnextoid=246bd63ca9a2e110VgnVCM1000000b205a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=6091317d3d2a7010VgnVCM100000dc0ca8c0RCRD|publisher=Madrid.es|access-date=20 November 2012}}</ref> which was expanded from a 20,000 seat capacity to 68,000 after it was used for [[Madrid bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics|Madrid's failed bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics]]. The Vicente Calderón has been demolished in July 2020, and replaced by a waterfront park at the banks of the [[Manzanares River]] in Madrid.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eufootball.biz/Stadia-Facilities/6502-atletico_madrid_new_stadium.html|title=Atletico Madrid to move to new stadium|date=15 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309223309/http://www.eufootball.biz/Stadia-Facilities/6502-atletico_madrid_new_stadium.html|archive-date=9 March 2009}}</ref>
On 17 September 2017, the renovated Metropolitano Stadium hosted its first competitive match against [[Malaga CF]], in which [[Felipe VI|King Felipe VI]] attended. [[Antoine Griezmann]] scored the club's first goal at the stadium.

===Training ground===
The club's training ground is the [[Ciudad Deportiva Atlético de Madrid]] in [[Majadahonda]], around 20 km west of Madrid. The facility maintains grass and artificial patches as well as a gym. Both the senior and youth squads train at the club-owned facilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://clubatleticodemadrid.com/en/elclub/instalaciones_ciudad.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708170000/http://clubatleticodemadrid.com/en/elclub/instalaciones_ciudad.asp |archive-date=8 July 2011 |work=Club Atlético de Madrid |access-date=20 November 2010 |title=Training Complex |year=2007}}</ref>

Atlético also runs a sports academy at the [[Estadio Cerro del Espino|Ciudad Deportiva del Nuevo Cerro del Espino]] in Majadahonda. The club also runs an Academy in [[Bucharest]], Romania, its first in Europe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spanish club Atletico Madrid to open football academy in Bucharest, its first in Europe|first=Andrei |last=Chirileasa |publisher=Romania-Insider.com|date=20 June 2014 |access-date=16 May 2017 |url=https://www.romania-insider.com/spanish-club-atletico-madrid-to-open-football-academy-in-bucharest-its-first-in-europe/}}</ref>

===Pakistani Academy===
In October 2018, Atletico De Madrid announced their first academy in [[Pakistan]] which was based in [[Lahore]], which was the first European football academy in Pakistan. In April 2019, they launched "Football School Program" in [[Lahore]]. In October 2019, Atletico De Madrid conducted talents in [[Lahore]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nation.com.pk/11-Oct-2019/atletico-de|title=Atlético de Madrid set to conduct its first talent hunt trails in Lahore|date=2019-10-11|website=The Nation|language=en|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref> In February 2020, Pakistan Football Federation announced the 2020-21 Football Federation League in which Atletico Madrid Lahore was included in Group C and was made a professional Pakistani football club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballpakistan.com/2020/02/pff-league-begins-10-march/|title=PFF League begins 10 March – FootballPakistan.com (FPDC)|author=Editorial Staff|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref> It made its debut against Hazara Coal and won by 2–0.

==Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors==
[[File:Atlético de Madrid - 04.jpg|thumb|Atlético players with kits stating "[[Azerbaijan]] [[The Land of Fire|Land of Fire]]"]]
[[File:Autobús del Atlético de Madrid (Madrid) 01.jpg|thumb|Atlético de Madrid's bus, decorated with red and white colours]]
{{Commons|Atlético Madrid kits}}
Atlético began playing in blue and white, mirroring then-parent club [[Athletic Bilbao]], but both changed to red-and-white stripes by 1911 which became their traditional colours. The change took hold because red and white striped tops were the cheap to make, as the same combination was used to make bed mattresses, and the unused cloth was easily converted into football shirts. The kit has been made by [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] since 2001, as the company wants to provide competition with rival brand [[Adidas]], who have a long-term deal with [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]].

The club's main shirt sponsorship by the government of [[Azerbaijan]] between 2012 and 2014, featuring the slogan 'Land of Fire', was condemned by [[Reporters Without Borders]], who satirized it in a campaign visual in which the shirt's vertical stripes become prison bars with the logo "Azerbaijan, Land of Repression".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.rsf.org/azerbaidjan-do-you-know-who-atletico-madrid-s-22-05-2014,46334.html|title=Do you know who Atlético Madrid's real sponsor is? – Reporters without borders|date=2014-05-22|access-date=25 August 2014|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054630/http://en.rsf.org/azerbaidjan-do-you-know-who-atletico-madrid-s-22-05-2014,46334.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Atlético Madrid admitted its sponsorship deal had a political dimension, saying the intention was to "promote the image of Azerbaijan".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-27343540|title=Atletico Madrid: Azerbaijan logo edited out of Iran paper (altered images)|date=9 May 2014|work=BBC News|last1=Images|first1=Altered}}</ref> In August 2014, the [[Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights]] wrote to Atlético, calling on it to end the sponsorship by and promotion of Azerbaijan because of the country's human rights record, calling it "one of the most repressive countries in the world".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hfhr.pl/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/List_HFPC_AtleticoMadrid_20082014.pdf |title=Dear Mr. President |publisher=Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights |access-date=23 August 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Previously, the club was sponsored by [[Columbia Pictures]], who would change the shirt sponsor's logo, and occasionally the shirt itself, as they did with the away shirt when ''[[Spider-Man 2]]'' was in cinemas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://footballspeak.com/post/2011/11/29/Football-sponsors.aspx |title=Football sponsors and their marketing strategy |publisher=Footballspeak.com |access-date=2013-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116064932/http://footballspeak.com/post/2011/11/29/Football-sponsors.aspx |archive-date=16 January 2013 |url-status = dead}}</ref> Because shirts would have to be introduced and removed from shops at a very fast pace to keep up with film releases, Nike decided to not include a sponsor's logo on replica shirts made from 2002 to 2005.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|-
! Period
! Kit manufacturer
! Shirt Sponsors
|-
|1980–1986
| Meyba
||<small>''None''</small>
|-
|1986–1989
|rowspan=7| [[Puma AG|Puma]]
||<small>''None''</small>
|-
|1989–1990
|| [[Kyocera|Mita]]
|-
|1990–1993
|| [[Marbella]]*
|-
|1993–1994
|| [[Antena 3 (Spain)|Antena 3]]
|-
|1994–1996
|| [[Marbella]]*
|-
|1996–1997
|| [[Bandai]]/[[Tamagotchi]]
|-
|1997–1998
|rowspan=2| [[Marbella]]*
|-
|1998–1999
|rowspan=3| [[Reebok]]
|-
|1999–2000
||<small>''None''</small>
|-
|2000–2001
|rowspan=2| Idea
|-
|2001–2002
|rowspan=11| [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|-
|2002–2003
||<small>''Century''</small>
|-
|2003–2005
|| [[Columbia Pictures]]**
|-
|2005–2011
|| [[Kia Motors|KIA]]
|-
| March–May 2012
|[[Rixos Hotels]] (Liga only, except v. R. Madrid)
|-
| May–December 2012
|| [[Huawei]]
|-
|2012–2014
|| [[Azerbaijan]] [[The Land of Fire|Land of Fire]]
|-
|2014–2015
|| [[2015 European Games|Baku 2015]]
|-
|2015–
|| [[Plus500]]
|-
|2018–
|| [[Hyundai Motors|Hyundai]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Atlético Madrid park up with Hyundai|url=https://soccerex.wandle.solutions/insight/articles/2018/atlético-madrid-park-up-with-hyundai|access-date=2021-04-22|website=soccerex.wandle.solutions|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=July 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> (co-sponsor)
|-
|2019–
|| [[Ria Money Transfer]] (co-sponsor)
|-
|}

*
* (**) – 2003–05 [[Columbia Pictures]] (Movies advertised on the shirt included ''[[Bewitched (2005 film)|Bewitched]]'', ''[[Hollywood Homicide]]'', ''[[S.W.A.T. (film)|S.W.A.T.]]'', ''[[Big Fish]]'', ''[[Hellboy (2004 film)|Hellboy]]'', ''[[Spanglish (film)|Spanglish]]'', ''[[Resident Evil 2: Apocalypse]]'', ''[[Hitch (film)|Hitch]]'', ''[[xXx (film)|xXx]]'', and ''Spider-Man 2''.)

==Supporters==
Celebrities [[Joaquín Sabina]], [[Belén Esteban]], Birgitte V. Gade, [[Leiva (singer)|Leiva]], [[Álvaro Bautista]], [[Dani Martín (singer)|Dani Martin]], [[Ana Rosa Quintana]], [[Javier Bardem]], [[Sara Carbonero]], [[Pablo Iglesias Turrión]], El Langui, [[Pedro Sánchez (Spanish politician)|Pedro Sánchez]], [[Luis de Guindos]], [[Rosendo Mercado]], José Tomás, Cayetano Martínez de Irujo, [[David Muñoz (chef)|David Muñoz]], [[Will Smith]], [[Harrison Ford]], [[Halle Berry]], [[Tom Cruise]], [[Matt Damon]], [[Vin Diesel]], [[Charlize Theron]] and [[Karl-Anthony Towns]] are all fans of the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.goal.com/s/en/news/7180/galleries/2016/05/24/23868582/usain-bolt-will-smith-sara-carbonero-and-the-famous-fans-of |title=Usain Bolt, Will Smith, Sara Cabonero and other famous fans of Athletico & Real Madrid |work=[[Goal.com]] |access-date=19 May 2018|date=2016-05-24 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.marca.com/en/football/spanish-football/album/2016/05/26/57475e1846163fd6678b458d.html |title=Champions League Final: 10 celebrities who will be supporting Atletico Madrid on Saturday |newspaper=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]] |date=26 May 2016 |access-date=19 May 2018}}</ref> Atlético is also supported by [[King Felipe VI]], who became Honorary President of the club in 2003.<ref>{{cite news |author=EP |title=El Príncipe Felipe, Presidente de Honor del Centenario |url=https://as.com/futbol/2003/04/02/mas_futbol/1049234421_850215.html |date=2 April 2013 |access-date=18 May 2018 |newspaper=[[AS (newspaper)|AS]] |language=es}}</ref>

==Notable players==

{{For|a list of former and current Atlético Madrid players with a Wikipedia article|List of Atlético Madrid players}}
[[Adelardo Rodríguez|Adelardo]] holds the club's official appearance record, wearing the Atlético shirt in 551 matches from 1959 to 1976, while [[Adrián Escudero]] has the record for most goals in La Liga with 150. [[João Félix]] is the club's most expensive signing at €126 million and at €120 million, [[Antoine Griezmann]] is the club's biggest sale.

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{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|+ Most appearances<ref>[https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/e/egols7.html Most appearances for Atlético de Madrid] bdfutbol.com</ref>
|-
! No.
! Name
! {{tooltip|Apps|Appearances}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
!1
|align="left"|[[Adelardo Rodríguez]]
|553
| <ref>{{cite book |title=Memoria de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional |chapter-url=http://files.laliga.es/memorias/2009-2010/MemoriaLFP_2009-10.pdf |page=60 |work=[[Liga de Fútbol Profesional]] |chapter=Clubes Liga BBVA |date=30 June 2010 |last=Astiazarán Iriondo |first=José Luís |editor-last=Roca Pérez |editor-first=Francisco |editor2-last=del Campo Colás |editor2-first=Carlos |editor3-last=Tebas Medrano |editor3-first=Javier |editor4-last=Sepulcre Coves |editor4-first=José |publisher=[[Liga BBVA]]}}</ref>
|-
!2
|align="left"|'''[[Koke (footballer, born 1992)|Koke]]'''
|509
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.atleticodemadrid.com/noticias/koke-reaches-450-atleti-matches|title=Koke reaches 450 Atleti matches |date=23 June 2020 |access-date=27 June 2020 |work=Atlético de Madrid}}</ref>
|-
!3
|align="left"|[[Tomás Reñones]]
|483
| <ref>{{cite news |author=EFE |author-link=EFE |title=Tomás, de capitán del Atlético en la 'era Gil' a alcalde de Marbella |url=http://www.ideal.es/granada/pg060329/actualidad/espana/200603/29/RC-marbella6.html |date=14 February 2004 |access-date=25 May 2018 |newspaper=[[Ideal (newspaper)|Ideal]] |language=es}}</ref>
|-
!4
|align="left"|[[Enrique Collar]]
|470
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lavidaenrojiblanco.com/reportajes/enrique-collar-primer-nino-rojiblanco |title=Enrique Collar, el primer niño rojiblanco |last=Sánchez |first=Fernando |date=17 August 2016 |access-date=25 May 2018 |work=La Vida en Rojiblanco |language=es |publisher=Elegant Themes}}</ref>

|-
!5
|align="left"|[[Carlos Aguilera (Spanish footballer)|Carlos Aguilera]]
|456
|-

|-
!6
|align="left"|[[Isacio Calleja]]
|421
| <ref>{{cite journal |title=Otro éxito para una pareja de época |url=http://revistaelbalon.com/atletico-madrid/exito-koke-saul-pareja-epoca/ |author=Redacción |date=18 May 2018 |access-date=25 May 2018 |journal=Revista el Balón |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526041059/http://revistaelbalon.com/atletico-madrid/exito-koke-saul-pareja-epoca/ |archive-date=26 May 2018 |url-status = dead}}</ref>
|-
!7
|align="left"|[[Gabi (footballer, born 1983)|Gabi]]
|417
|-
!8
|align="left"|[[Fernando Torres]]
|404
|<ref>{{cite news |last=Rincón |first=Jaime |title=The title Fernando Torres deserved |url=http://www.marca.com/en/football/spanish-football/2018/05/16/5afca32cca4741df2f8b45ef.html |date=16 May 2018 |access-date=18 May 2018 |newspaper=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]] |publisher=[[Unidad Editorial]] Información Deportiva, S.L.U.}}</ref>
|-
!9
|align="left"|[[Diego Godín]]
|389
|-
!10
|align="left"|[[Luis Aragonés]]
|368
| <ref name="Aragonés">[https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j5650.html Luis Aragonés] bdfutbol.com</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Luis Aragonés, 50 años dedicados al fútbol |url=https://as.com/futbol/2014/02/01/primera/1391247050_653122.html |date=1 February 2014 |access-date=25 May 2018 |newspaper=[[AS (newspaper)|AS]] |language=es}}</ref>
|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|+ Most goals<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/es/noticias/torres-y-los-maximos-goleadores-de-la-historia-del-atletico/q79f8paaib031en25bg0p136p |title=Torres, Luis Aragonés y los máximos goleadores de la historia del Atlético |date=15 April 2018 |access-date=21 May 2018 |work=[[Goal.com]] |language=es}}</ref>
|-
! No.
! Name
! Goals
! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
!1
|align="left"|[[Luis Aragonés]]
|172
| <ref name="Aragonés"/>
|-
!2
|align="left"|[[Adrián Escudero]]
|169
| <ref name="en.atleticodemadrid.com">{{cite web |url=https://en.atleticodemadrid.com/noticias/fernando-torres-becomes-our-fifth-all-time-leading-goalscorer |title=Fernando Torres becomes our fifth all-time leading goalscorer |publisher=Club Atlético de Madrid |date=15 April 2018 |access-date=23 August 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!3
|align="left"|[[Paco Campos]]
|158
| <ref name="en.atleticodemadrid.com"/>
|-
!4
|align="left"|[[José Eulogio Gárate]]
|136
| <ref name="en.atleticodemadrid.com"/>
|-
!5
|align="left"|'''[[Antoine Griezmann]]'''
|134
|-
!6
|align="left"|[[Fernando Torres]]
|129
|-
!7
|align="left"|[[Joaquín Peiró]]
|125
|-
!8
|align="left"|[[Adelardo Rodríguez]]
|113
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://cadenaser.com/emisora/2015/06/26/radio_extremadura/1435325667_964269.html |title=Adelardo, el motor rojiblanco |last=Vela |first=José Luís |date=3 July 2015 |access-date=21 May 2018 |work=[[Cadena Ser]] |language=es}}</ref>
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|align="left"|[[Enrique Collar]]
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|align="left"| [[José Juncosa]]
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==See also==
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* [[Atlético Madrid B]]
* [[Atlético Madrid (youth)]]
* [[Atlético Madrid Femenino]]
* [[Atlético Ottawa]]
* [[Atlético San Luis]]
* [[Atlético San Luis Premier]]
* [[Atlético San Luis (women)]]
* [[Jamshedpur FC]]
* [[Tata Football Academy]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150617123240/http://www.laliga.es/en/liga-bbva/atletico Atlético de Madrid] at [[La Liga]] {{in lang|en|es}}
* [http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/teams/club=50124/profile/index.html Atlético de Madrid] at [[UEFA]] {{in lang|en|es}}

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