Athletic Bilbao: Profeesional fitbaa club frae Bilbao, Basque Kintra

Athletic Club

Full name	Athletic Club
Nickname(s)	Los Leones (The Lions)
Foondit	1898; 126 years ago (1898)
Ground	San Mamés, Bilbao
Ground Capacity	53,332
Preses	Jon Uriarte
Manager	Ernesto Valverde
League	La Liga
2022–23	La Liga, 8t o 20
Wabsteid	Club wabsteid
Hame colours Awey colours

The club haes played in La Liga syne its stairt in 1929. Thay hae wan the league on aicht occasions. In the historical clessification o La Liga, Athletic are in fowert place an ane o anerly three clubs whilk hae niver been relegate frae the Liga, the ithers bein Real Madrid an FC Barcelona. The club haes a weemen's team an aw, whilk haes wan fower championships in the Primera División Femenina.

The club is kent for its cantera policy o bringin young Basque players throu the ranks, as weel as recruitin tap Basque players frae ither clubs (lik Joseba Etxeberria an Javi Martínez). Athletic offeecial policy is signin profeesional players native tae or trained in fitbaw in the greater Basque Kintra, includin Biscay, Gipuzkoa, Álava an Navarre (in Spain); an Labourd, Soule an Lawer Navarre (in Fraunce). This haes gained Athletic baith admirers an critics. The club haes been praised for promotin hame grown players an club loyalty. Athletic is ane o anerly three profeesional clubs in Spain in La Liga (the ithers bein Real Madrid an Barcelona) that is no a sports corporation; it is awned an operatit bi its club members.

Athletic's main rival is Real Sociedad, again wham it plays the Basque derby. Anither Basque rival is CA Osasuna.

Naitional toornaments

• La Liga

Winners (8): 1929–30, 1930–31, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1942–43, 1955–56, 1982–83, 1983–84.

Runners-up (7): 1931–32, 1932–33, 1940–41, 1946–47, 1951–52, 1969–70, 1997–98.

• Copa del Rey

Winners (23): 1903, 1904, 1910, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1921, 1923, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1943, 1944, 1944–45, 1949–50, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1969, 1972–73, 1983–84.

Runners-up (13): 1905, 1906, 1913, 1920, 1942, 1948–49, 1952–53, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1976–77, 1984–85, 2008–09, 2011–12.

• Supercopa de España

Winners (1): 1984*.
(* Wan Copa del Rey an La Liga)

Runners-up (2): 1983, 2009.

• Copa Eva Duarte

Winners (1): 1950.
Runners-up (1): 1945

Internaitional toornaments

• UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League

Runners-up (2): 1976–77, 2011–12.

• Small Warld Club Cup

Winners (1): 1967.

• Copa Latina

Runners-up (1): 1956.

• Copa Ibérica

Runners-up (1): 1983.

Regional toornaments

Basque Cup

• Winners (1): 1935.

Northren Championship / Biscay Championship

• Winners (17): 1914, 1915, 1916, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1939, 1940.

• (in Basque) (in Spaingie) (in Inglis) Athletic Club Offeecial Wabsteid