Athletic Bilbao

Athletic Bilbao

Athletic Club, commonly known as Athletic Bilbao, or simply Athletic, is a professional football club based in the city of Bilbao, Spain. They are known as Lehoiak because their stadium was built near a church called San Mamés, which was named after Saint Mammes, an early Christian thrown to the lions by the Romans. The team plays its home matches at the San Mamés Stadium. Its home colours are red and white striped shirts with black shorts. Athletic are the fourth most successful club in La Liga with eight titles to their name. In the table of Copa del Rey titles, Athletic is second only to Barcelona, having won it 24 times. It is also the most successful Basque football club in both league and cup titles won. The club also has one of the most successful women's teams in Spain, which has won five championships in the Primera División Femenina.

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• Entity:  Football Club

• Full name:  Athletic Club
• Nickname(s):  Lehoiak (The Lions), Zuri-Gorriak (The Red-And-Whites)
• Founded:  July 18, 1898
• Stadium:  Estadio San Mamés
• Stadium, capacity:  53,289
• President:  Jon Uriarte
• Head coach:  Edin Terzić
• Website:  Athletic-Club.eus Club Home Page
• Wikidata description:  Spanish Association Football Team From Bilbao, Spain
• Wikidata label:  Athletic Club
• Wikidata aliases:  Athletic Club, Athletic, Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Club De Bilbao

• Related Topics:  Athletic Bilbao Category, Bilbao Athletic – B Team In Segunda División B ., Cd Basconia – Affiliate Team For Under-20 Players In Tercera División ., Athletic Bilbao Cantera – Youth System Up To 19 Years, In Leagues Including División De Honor Juvenil ., Athletic Bilbao (Women) – Women's Team In The Primera División Femenino ., Athletic Bilbao Signing Policy - Since 1911, The Spanish Football Club Athletic Bilbao Has Had An Unwritten Rule Whereby The Club Will Only Sign Players Who Were Born Or Raised In The Basque Country Or Who Learned Their Football Skills At A Basque Club., One Club Award – An Annual Award Organised By Athletic That Honours Players Who Only Represented One Club Over The Course Of Their Career., Copa Del Rey Winners, La Liga Clubs, Unrelegated Association Football Clubs