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Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club
Full name Athletic Bilbao
Nickname(s) Los Leones (The Lions)
Founded 18 July 1898
Ground San Mamés
(Capacity: 53,289)
Chairman Flag of Spain Jon Uriarte
Manager Flag of Spain Ernesto Valverde
Current League La Liga 
2023–24 La Liga, 5th
Website Club home page
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Football current event Current season

Athletic Club, commonly known as Athletic Bilbao, is a football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions. In the historical classification of La Liga, Athletic Bilbao are in 4th place and one of only three clubs which have never been relegated from La Liga (the others being Real Madrid and Barcelona). They also have won Copa del Rey 24 times, second only to Barcelona. Athletic is known for its cantera policy of bringing young Basque players through the ranks, as well as recruiting players from other Basque clubs. Athletic's official policy is to sign players native to or trained in football in the greater Basque Country.

Athletic Bilbao contest the Basque derby rivalry with Real Sociedad. Real Madrid are also considered club rivals due to political and sporting rivalry. The team plays its home matches at the San Mamés Stadium. Its home colours are red and white-striped shirts with black shorts. The club also has a women's team, which has won 4 championships in the Spanish Superliga.

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 10 March 2024
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Flag of Spain Unai Simon
3 DF Flag of Spain Daniel Vivan
4 DF Flag of Spain Aitor Paredes
5 DF Flag of Spain Yeray Álvarez
6 MF Flag of Spain Mikel Vesga
7 FW Flag of Spain Alex Berenguer
8 MF Flag of Spain Oihan Sancet
9 FW Flag of Ghana Inaki Williams
10 MF Flag of Spain Iker Muniain
11 FW Flag of Spain Nico Williams
12 FW Flag of Spain Gorka Guruzeta
13 GK Flag of Spain Julen Agirrezabala
14 MF Flag of Spain Dani Garcia
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Flag of Spain Inigo Lekue
16 MF Flag of Spain Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta
17 DF Flag of Spain Yuri Berchiche
18 DF Flag of Spain Oscar de Marcos
19 DF Flag of Spain Imanol Garcia de Albeniz
20 FW Flag of Spain Asier Villalibre
21 MF Flag of Spain Ander Herrera
22 MF Flag of Spain Raúl García
23 FW Flag of Spain Malcom Ares
24 MF Flag of Spain Benat Prados
30 MF Flag of Spain Unai Gomez
31 MF Flag of Spain Mikel Jauregizar
32 DF Flag of Spain Hugo Rincon

Reserve team[]

As of 22 January 2021
Main article:Athletic Bilbao B
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 FW Flag of Spain Nico Williams
38 DF Flag of Spain Aitor Paredes

Out on loan[]

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Flag of Spain Daniel Vivian (at Mirandés until 30 June 2021)
DF Flag of Spain Jon Sillero (at Numancia until 30 June 2021)

Club alumni[]

Former players[]

Main article: Athletic Bilbao players

Managers[]

Main article: Athletic Bilbao managers

Club honours[]

Domestic[]

  • 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 (14): 1905, 1906, 1913, 1920, 1942, 1948–49, 1952–53, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1976–77, 1984–85, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15
  • Supercopa de España
  • Copa Eva Duarte (Predecessor to the Supercopa de España)
    • Winners (1): 1950
    • Runners-up (1): 1945
  • Copa de la Coronación
    • Winners (1): 1902

International[]

Regional[]

  • Northern Championship / Biscay Championship
    • Winners (15): 1913–14, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1925–26, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1939–40
    • Runners-up (4): 1916–17, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1929–30
  • Copa Vasca
    • Winners (1): 1935


External links[]

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History: Seasons

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao squad - 2024–25

Simón · Gorosabel · Vivian · Paredes · Yeray · Vesga · Berenguer · Sancet · I. Williams · 10 N. Williams · 11 Djaló · 12 Guruzeta · 13 Agirrezabala · 14 Nuñez · 15 Lekue · 16 Ruiz de Galarreta · 17 Berchiche · 18 de Marcos · 19 Martón · 20 Gómez · 21 Herrera · 22 Serrano · 23 Jauregizar · 24 Prados · 26 Padilla · 32 Boiro · 33 Olabarrieta ·

Manager:  Flag of Spain Ernesto Valverde
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Copa del Rey winners

1902: Club Vizcaya • 1903: Athletic Bilbao • 1904: Athletic Bilbao • 1905: Madrid • 1906: Madrid • 1907: Madrid • 1908: Madrid • 1909: Club Ciclista • 1910: Athletic Bilbao & Barcelona • 1911: Athletic Bilbao • 1912: Barcelona • 1913: Barcelona & Rácing de Irún • 1914: Athletic Bilbao • 1915: Athletic Bilbao • 1916: Athletic Bilbao • 1917: Madrid • 1918: Real Unión • 1919: Arenas Club de Getxo • 1920: Barcelona • 1921: Athletic Bilbao • 1922: Barcelona • 1923: Athletic Bilbao • 1924: Real Unión • 1925: Barcelona • 1926: Barcelona • 1927: Real Unión • 1928: Barcelona • 1929: RCD Español • 1930: Athletic Bilbao • 1931: Athletic Bilbao • 1932: Athletic Bilbao • 1933: Athletic Bilbao • 1934: Madrid • 1935: Sevilla • 1936: Madrid • 1939: Sevilla • 1940: RCD Español • 1941: Valencia • 1942: Barcelona • 1943: Athletic Bilbao • 1944: Athletic Bilbao • 1945: Athletic Bilbao • 1946: Real Madrid • 1947: Real Madrid • 1948: Sevilla • 1949: Valencia • 1950: Athletic Bilbao • 1951: Barcelona • 1952: Barcelona • 1953: Barcelona • 1954: Valencia • 1955: Athletic Bilbao • 1956: Athletic Bilbao • 1957: Barcelona • 1958: Athletic Bilbao • 1959: Barcelona • 1960: Atlético Madrid • 1961: Atlético Madrid • 1962: Real Madrid • 1963: Barcelona • 1964: Real Zaragoza • 1965: Atlético Madrid • 1966: Real Zaragoza • 1967: Valencia • 1968: Barcelona • 1969: Athletic Bilbao • 1970: Real Madrid • 1971: Barcelona • 1972: Atlético Madrid • 1973: Athletic Bilbao • 1974: Real Madrid • 1975: Real Madrid • 1976: Atlético Madrid • 1977: Real Betis • 1978: Barcelona • 1979: Valencia • 1980: Real Madrid • 1981: Barcelona • 1982: Real Madrid • 1983: Barcelona • 1984: Athletic Bilbao • 1985: Atlético Madrid • 1986: Real Zaragoza • 1987: Real Sociedad • 1988: Barcelona • 1989: Real Madrid • 1990: Barcelona • 1991: Atlético Madrid • 1992: Atlético Madrid • 1993: Real Madrid • 1994: Real Zaragoza • 1995: Deportivo La Coruña • 1996: Atlético Madrid • 1997: Barcelona • 1998: Barcelona • 1999: Valencia • 2000: RCD Espanyol • 2001: Real Zaragoza • 2002: Deportivo La Coruña • 2003: RCD Mallorca • 2004: Real Zaragoza • 2005: Real Betis • 2006: RCD Espanyol • 2007: Sevilla • 2008: Valencia • 2009: Barcelona • 2010: Sevilla • 2011: Real Madrid • 2012: Barcelona • 2013: Atlético Madrid • 2014: Real Madrid • 2015: Barcelona • 2016: Barcelona • 2017: Barcelona • 2018: Barcelona • 2019: Valencia • 2020: Real Sociedad • 2021: Barcelona • 2022: Real Betis • 2023: Real Madrid • 2024: Athletic Bilbao •

Copa Eva Duarte winners

1940: Atlético Madrid • 1945: Barcelona • 1947: Real Madrid • 1948: Barcelona • 1949: Valencia • 1950: Athletic Bilbao • 1951: Atlético Madrid • 1952: Barcelona • 1953: Barcelona

La Liga 2024–25
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