Athletic Bilbao
Full name | Athletic Club[1][2] | |||
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Nickname(s) | Lehoiak (The Lions) Zuri-gorriak (The Red and Whites) Euskaldunak (The Basques)[citation needed] | |||
Founded | 18 July 1898 | |||
Ground | Estadio San Mamés | |||
Capacity | 53,289[3] | |||
President | Jon Uriarte | |||
Head coach | Ernesto Valverde | |||
League | La Liga | |||
2022–23 | La Liga, 8th of 20 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Athletic Club (
Athletic are the fourth most successful club in La Liga with eight titles to their name. In the table of
The club is one of three founding members of the Primera División that have never been relegated from the top division since its inception in 1929, the others being Real Madrid and Barcelona. These three clubs, along with Osasuna, are the only four professional clubs in Spain that are not sports corporations; instead they are owned and operated by club members. Athletic's main rivals are Real Sociedad, against whom it contests the Basque derby, and Real Madrid, due to sporting and political identity; a minor rivalry also exists with Barcelona due to historical significance. At various points in the club's history, further Basque league derbies have been contested against Alavés, Eibar and Osasuna.
The club is known for its
Despite the implications of the name 'Athletic Club' in English, and unlike some of the other major Spanish teams which have several departments, it is not a
History
Bilbao FC, Athletic Club, and Club Bizcaya
Football was introduced to
In 1898, Juan Astorquia and 6 other Basque students belonging to the Gymnasium Zamacois, began to practice football in Lamiako.
In the same year, Basque students also formed an affiliated team, Athletic Club Madrid, which later evolved into
Pichichi and Copa del Rey
The club featured prominently in early Copas del Rey. Following their triumph at the Copa de la Coronación by Club Bizcaya, the newly formed Athletic Bilbao won the very first Copas del Rey in 1903, both times under Juan Astorquia who was president and Captain. In 1904, they were declared winners after their opponents failed to turn up. In 1907, they revived the name Club Vizcaya after entering a combined team with Union Vizcaino. After a brief lull, they won again in 1910, with Luis Astorquia as the new captain and goalkeeper.
In 1911, former team captain Alejandro de la Sota, was elected as the 7th president of the club, and he was the driving force behind the construction of the San Mamés Stadium (whose architect was Manuel María Smith), which opened in 1913 and soon become one of the symbols of Athletic's dominance in the 1910s, winning the Copa del Rey three times in a row between 1914 and 1916, with Billy Barnes as coach. Between 1917 and 1919 the club went through a period of institutional crisis and during that time it did not participate in the Copa del Rey. In 1920, with the return of Billy Barnes, Athletic once again participated in the national championship and in 1921 won the Copa del Rey again.
The star of this team was
Eight championships at 1930s
Along with fellow Basque clubs such as Real Unión, Arenas Club de Getxo and Real Sociedad, Athletic was a founding member of La Liga in 1928 and by 1930 they were joined by CD Alavés; five of the ten clubs in the Primera División were from the Basque Country. The saying "Con cantera y afición, no hace falta importación", translated as "With home-grown teams and support, there is no need for import", made sense during these early days.
In 1922, a new English coach, Fred Pentland, arrived; in 1923, he led the club to victory in the Copa del Rey. He revolutionised the way Athletic played, favouring the short-passing game. In 1927, Pentland left Athletic but returned in 1929 and led the club to La Liga/Copa del Rey doubles in 1930 and 1931. The club won the Copa del Rey four times in a row between 1930 and 1933 and they were also La Liga runners-up in 1932 and 1933. In 1931, Athletic defeated Barcelona 12-1, the latter's worst defeat and the biggest win in LaLiga history.
Athletic's success under English coaches continued with William Garbutt. His first season in Spain was a massive success as he managed to win the Liga[20] that year. He had inherited a talented squad that included one of the best strikers in the club's history, known as Primera delantera histórica (en: First historic attack), formed by Lafuente, Iraragorri, Bata (top scorer of LaLiga in 1930-31), Chirri II and Gorostiza (top scorer of LaLiga in 1929-30 and 1931–32). Goalkeeper Gregorio Blasco also stood out, who was the most unbeaten goalie in LaLiga on three occasions.
Garbutt promoted the young Ángel Zubieta to the first team, a player who at 17 years of age went on to become the youngest ever to play for the Spanish national team[20] at the time. In the final game of the season, the title was decided when Athletic defeated Oviedo 2–0 at home on 19 April 1936, winning the title just two points clear of Real Madrid.[20] In July 1936, football halted due to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. The league did not restart until the 1939–40 season. Athletic Club did not win the title again until 1943 and by that time Garbutt had been exiled.[20]
Zarra and the second historic attack
In 1941, the club was forced to change its name to Atlético Bilbao, following
A year before Telmo Zarra made his debut, who became one of the club's great legends and the top scorer in its history with 335 goals. He won six Pichichi Trophies for being the top scorer in LaLiga (a record only surpassed by Messi in 2020), and his 38 goals in the 1950–51 season stood as a record for 60 years. He was also the top scorer in LaLiga history since 1950 with 251 goals, until in 2014 he was surpassed by Lionel Messi and later by Cristiano Ronaldo (however, he is still the top Spanish scorer in the championship).
During the 1940s and early 1950s, the club featured the legendary forward line formed by
The team of eleven villagers
In 1954, coach
In the same year the club also made their debut in the European Cup, where they reached the quarterfinals after eliminating FC Porto and Ferenc Puskás's Honvéd FC. They then beat Manchester United Busby Babes 5-3 at San Mamés Stadium, but were defeated 3-0 at Old Trafford, in a match in which goalkeeper Carmelo had to play almost the entire match injured because substitutions did not exist at that time.
Iribar and the first European final
The 1960s were dominated by Real Madrid, and Atlético went through a few years of transition in which the only figure that shone was goalkeeper
The 1970s were not much better, with only another single Copa del Generalísimo win in
The Clemente years
In 1981, Javier Clemente became manager. He put together one of the most successful teams in the club's history, the main lineup of this team was: Zubizarreta; Urkiaga, Goikoetxea, Rocky Liceranzu, De la Fuente; De Andrés, Sola, Urtubi; Dani, Sarabia and Argote. In 1982–83 season, Athletic became LaLiga champion after surpassing Santillana's Real Madrid in the standings on the last round. The following year they won a LaLiga and Copa del Rey double. In that cup final they beat Maradona's FC Barcelona 1-0; the Argentine player did not take the defeat well and attacked an Athletic player, which caused a brawl between both teams. Months earlier, Goikoetxea had injured Maradona after a hard tackle from behind, from which it took him several weeks to recover, and the Bilbao native was sanctioned with 17 games without playing (although the match referee did not show him any card for this fact).
In 1985 and 1986, Athletic finished third and fourth respectively. During the 1985-86 season Clemente was fired due to a bad relationship with the team's star, Sarabia. A succession of coaches that included José Ángel Iribar, Howard Kendall, Jupp Heynckes and Javier Irureta and even a returning Clemente failed to reproduce his success.
The Fernández era
In 1998, coach
21st century
The club narrowly avoided relegation during the
Prior to the
After star midfielder
After Bielsa, Ernesto Valverde returned for a second spell as manager, and he signed or brought through several new players as Athletic came fourth in the league, meaning a UEFA Champions League campaign. Ander Herrera transferred to Manchester United for €36 million deal at the end of the season.[30][31]
Athletic had a triumphant first full-capacity match in the new
In the first leg of the 2015 Supercopa de España at San Mamés, Athletic defeated Barcelona 4–0, with Aritz Aduriz scoring a hat-trick. In the return leg at Camp Nou, Athletic hung on with a 1–1 draw to win their first trophy since 1984.[35][36] Aduriz finished with 36 goals in all competitions. Athletic advanced to the quarter-finals in the Europa League where they were only defeated on penalties by the holders and eventual repeat winners Sevilla FC.
Valverde left his position at the end of the 2016–17 season after four years.[37] It was confirmed that his successor would be former player José Ángel Ziganda, moving up from Bilbao Athletic.[38] On 29 November the club suffered a shock defeat to SD Formentera in the domestic cup.[39][40] At the conclusion of a poor season overall, Ziganda was dismissed and Eduardo Berizzo was appointed. However, his spell was even less fruitful[41] and in December 2018, having won just two of his fifteen matches at the helm and with the team in the relegation zone, Berizzo was dismissed. B-team coach Gaizka Garitano took over[42] and oversaw an improvement in results, with the club moving well out of danger and narrowly missing out on a Europa League spot on the last day.[43]
The beginning of the
Crest
Athletic's shield has incorporated the escutcheons of Bilbao and Biscay. From the shield of Bilbao, it takes the bridge and the church of San Anton, and the wolves from the powerful Haro family, who were lords of Biscay and founders of Bilbao in 1300. From the shield of Biscay, it takes the Gernikako Arbola (Guernica's tree) and the cross of Saint Andrew (saltires). Its first documented use dates from 1922.
The first official club crest was a blue circle surrounded by a belt with the letters A and C in the centre in white (as the club colours were at that point).[52] The second was from 1910, consisting of a red-and-white flag (newly adopted as the shirt colours) with a red square in the top left corner, containing the initials of the club in white. The third, from 1913, involved the same flag, but in this case shown on a pole wrapped around a football (this is very similar to the Real Sociedad crest still in use today, ignoring the crown of royal patronage).[52]
The first version of the current crest, roughly an inverted triangular shield shape with a section of red-and-white stripes and a section of local motifs, is from 1922; this was a really simple version which was adapted several times, some of which closely resembled the crest of
Players
Current squad
- As of 1 September 2023[53]
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Coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Ernesto Valverde |
Assistant head coach | Jon Aspiazu |
Goalkeeper coach | Aitor Iru |
Fitness coach | José Antonio Pozanco |
Analyst | Alberto Iglesias |
Head of medical service | Josean Lekue |
Nurse | Juan Manuel Ipiña Álvaro Campa |
Physiotherapist | Jesús María López Isusko Ortuzar |
Sports therapist | Xabier Clemente Imanol Martín |
Match delegate | Sendoa Agirre |
Kit manager | Jon Escalza Iker López Josu Arambarri |
Director of football | Mikel González |
Presidency
This section needs to be updated.(July 2022) |
The current club president (elected in June 2022, following Aitor Elizegi) is Jon Uriarte.[54][55]
The board of the Athletic Club is composed of the following directors:[56][57]
- President: Jon Uriarte.
- Vice-president: Mikel Martínez.
- Secretary: Fernando San José.
- Vice-Secretary: María Tato.
- Treasurer: Aitor Bernardo.
- Accountant: Jon Ander de las Fuentes.
- Board members: Begoña Castaño, Goyo Arbizu, Itziar Villamandos, Óscar Beristain, Joana Martínez, Iker Goñi, Óscar Arce, Ricardo Hernani, Tomás Ondarra, Jorge Gómez, Manu Mosteiro.
- Managing Director: Jon Berasategi.
- General Secretary: Juan Ignacio Añibarro.
- Sporting Director: Víctor Moreno.
Coaches
Club colours
Athletic began playing in an improvised white kit, but in the 1902–03 season, the club's first official strip became half-blue, half-white shirts similar to those worn by Blackburn Rovers,[58] which were donated by Juan Moser. Later, a young student from Bilbao named Juan Elorduy, who was spending Christmas 1909 in London, was charged by the club to buy 25 new shirts, but was unable to find enough. Waiting for the ship back to Bilbao and empty handed, Elorduy realised that the colours of the local team Southampton[59] matched the colours of the City of Bilbao, and bought 50 shirts to take with him. Upon arriving in Bilbao, the club's directors decided almost immediately to change the team's strip to the new colours, and since 1910, Athletic Club have played in red and white stripes. Of the 50 shirts bought by Elorduy, half were then sent to Atlético Madrid, where Elorduy was a committee member and a former player; it had originally begun as a youth branch of Athletic Bilbao.[60][61][62][63][64] An investigation in 2023 proposed an alternative kit origin location as Sunderland.[65] Before the switch, only one other team in Spain wore red and white: Sporting de Gijón, since 1905. Change colours have often been blue and/or white, or black. In 2011, Athletic released a green, white and red away kit inspired by the Basque flag (this was worn against Atlético Madrid in the 2012 UEFA Europa League final).
Between 2001 and 2009 Athletic also manufactured their own playing kit, under the brand 100% Athletic and utilising the small design from their centenary celebrations as a manufacturer's logo.
Athletic were one of the last major clubs which did not have the logo of an official sponsor emblazoned on their kit. In the
Kit evolution
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Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
Period[64] | Kit manufacturer[64] | Shirt sponsor[64] |
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1980–1991 | Adidas | None |
1991–1999 | Kappa
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1999–2001 | Adidas | |
2001–2008 | 100% Athletic | |
2008–2009 | Petronor | |
2009–2013 | Umbro | |
2013–2015 | Nike[nb 1] | |
2015–2017 | Kutxabank | |
2017–2023 | New Balance[69] | |
2023– | Castore[70] |
Honours
- La Liga (8): 1929–30, 1930–31, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1942–43, 1955–56, 1982–83, 1983–84
- Supercopa de España (3): 1984,[note 2] 2015, 2020–21
- Copa Eva Duarte (1):[note 3] 1950
Results
Season | League | Cup[74] | Europe | Other Comp. | Top scorer(s)[75] | |||||||||||
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Div | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Player(s) | Goals | ||||||
2013–14 | 1D | 4th | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 66 | 39 | 70 | QF | Aritz Aduriz | 18 | ||||
2014–15 | 1D | 7th | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 41 | 55 | RU | Champions League Europa League |
GS R32 |
Aritz Aduriz | 26 | ||
2015–16 | 1D | 5th | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 45 | 62 | QF | Europa League | QF | Supercopa de España | W | Aritz Aduriz | 36 |
2016–17 | 1D | 7th | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 43 | 63 | R16 | Europa League | R32 | Aritz Aduriz | 24 | ||
2017–18 | 1D | 16th | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 41 | 49 | 43 | R32 | Europa League | R16 | Aritz Aduriz | 20 | ||
2018–19 | 1D | 8th | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 41 | 45 | 53 | R16 | Iñaki Williams | 14 | ||||
2019–20 | 1D | 11th | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 38 | 51 | RU | Raúl García | 15 | ||||
2020–21 | 1D | 10th | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 42 | 46 | RU | Supercopa de España | W | Raúl García | 10 | ||
2021–22 | 1D | 8th | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 36 | 55 | SF | Supercopa de España | RU | Iñaki Williams | 8 | ||
2022–23 | 1D | 8th | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 43 | 51 | SF | Iñaki Williams | 11 |
Pos. = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Winners | Runners-up | Champions League qualification | Europa League qualification | Zarra Trophy |
Statistics and records
Statistics
Institutional information:
- Associates: 43,699 (2023)
- Official fans groups: 485 (at 2023)
- Budget: €135,889,275 (at 2022–23 season)
- TV income: €66,560,000 (at 2022–23 season)[76]
Best positions
- Seasons in La Liga: all[77]
- Best position in La Liga: 1st (8 times)
- Worst position in La Liga: 17th (once)
- Historical position in the ranking of La Liga: 5th[78]
- Best position in UEFA Champions League / European Cup: Quarter-finals (1956–57)
- Best position in UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup: Runners-up (1976–77, 2011–12)
- Entries in UEFA competitions: 32 (until the 2022–23 season)
- 5 participations in the UEFA Champions League / European Cup
- 18 participations in the UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup
- 2 participations in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- 6 participations in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
- 1 participation in the UEFA Intertoto Cup
Goals records
- Most goals scored in one match home: Athletic 12–1 Barcelona (1930–31)
- Most goals scored in one match away: Osasuna 1–8 Athletic (1958–59)
- Most goals scored in one match in Copa del Rey: Athletic 12–1 Celta Vigo (1946–47)
- Most goals scored in one match in European competitions: Standard Liège 1–7 Athletic (2004–05)
Player records
- Top goalscorers: Telmo Zarra (335), Dani (199), Aritz Aduriz (172)
- Most appearances: José Ángel Iribar (614), Txetxu Rojo (541), Iker Muniain (active: 534 to end of 2022–23 season)
- Most seasons at the club: Agustín Gaínza (19), José Ángel Iribar (18), José Orúe and Txetxu Rojo (17)
- Most professional titles won with the club: Agustín Gaínza (10 titles)
- Youngest player to debut (in amateur competitions): Domingo Acedo (16 years old, 4 months, 12 days)[79][80]
- Youngest player to debut (in professional competitions): Iker Muniain (16 years old, 7 months, 11 days)[81]
- Youngest goalscorer (in amateur competitions): Domingo Acedo (16 years old, 4 months, 12 days)[79][80]
- Youngest goalscorer (in professional competitions): Iker Muniain (16 years old, 7 months, 18 days)[81]
- Oldest player to retire: Armando Ribeiro (39 years old, 119 days)[82]
- Oldest goalscorer: Aritz Aduriz (38 years old, 302 days)[83]
- Most expensive player signed: Iñigo Martínez (2018 for €32M from Real Sociedad)[84][85]
- Most expensive player sold: Kepa Arrizabalaga (2018 for €80M/£71m to Chelsea)[86]
Records
- Together with Real Madrid and Barcelona, Athletic is one of only three teams to have contested all editions of La Liga, without ever having been relegated[87]
- In the 1929–30 season, finished the league unbeaten over 18 games[87]
- Has the record for the biggest win in La Liga (12–1 over Barcelona, 1931)[87]
- Has the record for the biggest win in Copa del Rey (12–1 over Celta Vigo, 1947)[87]
- Has the record for the biggest wins away to Real Madrid (0–6 at Santiago Bernabéu), Barcelona (0–6 at Camp Nou), Espanyol (1–5) and Osasuna (1–8)[87]
- Zarra is the Spanish player with the most goals in La Liga history (251)[87]
- Zarra is the Spanish player with the most goals in a single La Liga season (38)[87]
- Zarra is the Spanish player with the most top scorer awards in La Liga history (6)[87]
- Zarra is the Spanish player with the most hat tricks in La Liga history (23)[87]
- Gaínza has the record of most goals scored in a Liga match (8)[87]
- Gaínza has the record of most appearances in the Copa del Rey by an outfield player (99)[88]
- Zarra is the top scorer in the history of the Copa del Rey (81)[87]
- Zarra holds the record for most goals in a Copa del Rey final (4)[87]
Stadium information
- Name: San Mamés
- Nickname: La Catedral (en: The Cathedral)
- City: Bilbao
- Opened: September 2013
- Capacity: 53,289[3]
- Beginning construction: 25 May 2010
- End construction (partial): September 2013
- End construction (total): August 2014
- Pitch size: 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
- Sports Facilities: Lezama
Lezama facilities
The Lezama Facilities is the complex where all of the categories of Athletic train. It was opened in the 1971–72 season, under the presidency of Felix Oráa. At present, facilities include, inter alia, five natural grass fields, a gymnasium, a pediment, a medical center and a residence for young players. Lezama has undergone remodeling since 1995 under the presidency of José María Arrate with the construction of new roads and parking entry and exit able to absorb the large number of vehicles that come every day, and a platform cover bringing greater convenience to fans attending the matches of the youth teams and other youth football teams.
These facilities are located in the municipality of Lezama, approximately ten miles from Bilbao.
Future
The Board has given the green light to the so-called "Lezama Master Plan"[when?], which was founded with the purpose of modernizing the structures of both the youth teams and first team. The "Plan" is the result of a rigorous study of the basic needs for the future of the Athletic Club. The work will take place over the course of two to three years and its budget is around €12 million. The club is committed to consolidate its cantera structure, which is the basis for the future of the club and in this regard Lezama will be expanded to classrooms for youth work in the lower categories and create an audiovisual department.
See also
- 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
- Primera División Femenino
- List of Athletic Bilbao records and statistics
- Athletic Bilbao signing policy
- One Club Award – an annual award organised by Athletic that honours players who only represented one club over the course of their career.
- Politics and sports
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Notes
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- ^ Cup awarded automatically as the club won both the Copa del Rey and La Liga.
- ^ The "Eva Duarte Cup" competition was the predecessor of the current "Spanish Supercup", with the league champion meeting the winner of the "Copa del Generalísimo".
External links
- Official website
- Athletic Club at La Liga
- Athletic Club at UEFA
- Media related to Athletic Club de Bilbao at Wikimedia Commons