Athletic Club
Athletic Bilbao
(0 average - 0 votes)

Athletic Bilbao logo Details:

Полное название: Athletic Club
Город: Bilbao
Страна: Spain
Лига: Primera DivisiГіn
Основан: 1898
Стадион: Estadio San MamГ©s (40,000)
Цвета: Черный, Красный, Белый
Ранее назывался: Athletic Club (1898-1903), Athletic Club de Bilbao (1903-41), AtlГ©tico Bilbao (1941-77)
Nicknames: Rojiblancos, Zurigorri, Los Leones
Rival: Real Sociedad

 

Official Website: athletic-club.net

Description:

Athletic Club were formed in 1898 by Basques who had been studying in England. After a joint team named Club Vizcaya won the inaugural Copa del Rey in 1902, Athletic Club merged with the mainly British Bilbao FC the following year to create Athletic Club de Bilbao. Since 1912, the club has fielded only Basque players and is regarded as a symbol of Basque nationalism. In 1941 the Spanish federation forced all clubs in Spain to adopt Spanish-language names and the club became AtlГ©tico Bilbao. After the death of Franco, the club reverted to its original name - Athletic Club. Athletic are one of only three clubs, along with Real Madrid and Barcelona, to never have been relegated from the Примера Дивизион. Athletic Bilbao reached the 1977 UEFA Cup final, their best-ever performance in Europe.

 

Both of the Athletic Bilbao nicknames rojiblancos and zurigorri mean the Red and White in Spanish and Basque respectively.

Estadio San MamГ©s:

The stadium, built in 1913 and the oldest in Spain, is located near the cathedral of San Mames. According to legend a small boy named Mames was thrown into a lions' den. The lions refused to eat him and he later received sainthood. This is is the origin of the stadium name and the Leones (Lions) nickname. There are plans to build a new San MamГ©s on ground adjacent to the current site. It wil hold nearly 60,000 and be completed by 2011.

 

Previous Stadium: Lamiako (1898-1913).

 

JavaScript must be enabled in order for you to use Google Maps.
However, it seems JavaScript is either disabled or not supported by your browser.
To view Google Maps, enable JavaScript by changing your browser options, and then try again.

Major Trophies:

First-Tier League Titles:

  • La Liga (1930, 31, 34, 36, 43, 56, 83, 84)

Cup Titles:

  • Copa del Rey (1903, 04, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 21, 23, 30, 31, 32, 33, 43, 44, 45, 50, 55, 56, 58, 69, 73, 84)
  • Supercopa de EspaГ±a (1984)

Colors and Logo:

There is no clear consensus on why the club adopted its red and white shirts and black shorts but one common theory attributes it to the colors of English clubs Southampton and Sunderland, where many of the founders of Bilbao FC hailed from. The Athletic Bilbao emblem includes the bridge and Cathedral of San AntГіn over the NerviГіn River (both important symbolic locations in Bilbao and also present in the city's coat of arms); The Tree of Gernika, an important symbol of Basque freedom; and the club's colors in red and white vertical stripes like the shirts.
Last Updated on Sunday, 23 May 2010 19:53
 
Comments (1)
1 Friday, 22 January 2010 03:43
ottГі
go bilbao go in the riazor!

Add your comment

Your name:
Comment:
yvComment v.1.24.0