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Also known as Athletic, Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Club de Bilbao

Spanish association football team from Bilbao, Spain

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Athletic Club is a professional soccer team based in Bilbao, Spain, that has been a prominent fixture in Spanish football for over a century. The club is notable for its tradition of only signing players with Basque Country roots, a unique policy that distinguishes it from other major European football clubs.

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Athletic Club
Country
Spain
Located in
Bilbao
Headquarters
Ibaigane Palace
Subsidiary
CD Baskonia
League
La Liga
Official website
www.athletic-club.eus
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Commons category
Athletic Club de Bilbao
topic's main category
Category:Athletic Bilbao
inception
1898-07-18
nickname
Zurigorriak
social media followers
665000
category for members of a team
Category:Athletic Bilbao footballers
official color
white
sRGB color hex triplet
FFFFFF
native label
Athletic Club
different from
Athletic Club
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Athletic Club (Basque: Athletic Kluba; Spanish: Athletic Club), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao (Spanish: Athletic de Bilbao), or simply Athletic, is a professional football club based in the city of Bilbao, Spain. They are known as Lehoiak (The Lions) 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.

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