Athletic Bilbao
profeesional fitbaa club frae Bilbao, Basque Kintra / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Athletic Club, kent commonly as Athletic Bilbao an aw, is a profeesional fitbaw club, based in Bilbao, Biscay, Spain.[1]
Full name | Athletic Club | ||
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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 | ||
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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.