History

History

The most important milestones on a legendary travel

1890-1899 acrobatic Club is born The british ‘foot-ball ‘ arrives in Bilbao via the River Nervión

The love of a new sport
Football emerges in Biscay in the late nineteenth century as Bilbao and its surrounding areas experience a period of rapid industrial development. The sport was initially brought to Bilbao by British migrant workers and young Basques who had studied in Britain. The enthusiasm for this raw sport inspires the birth of Athletic Club in 1898 .
athletic-historia-surgirathletic-historia-surgir 1889 Reports The Sunderland Daily Echo reports on a catch played in Bilbao between English sailors .
athletic-historia-san-mamesathletic-historia-san-mames 1894 Zamacois Gymnastic Society universe of the Zamacois Gymnastic Society ( Bilbao ), the seed of Athletic Club .
athletic-historia-1liga-dobleteathletic-historia-1liga-doblete 1898 foundation athletic Club is founded .

1900-1909 First titles Matches in Lamiako and the beginning cup competitions Debut with a victory
Athletic Club play their games in Lamiako ( Leioa ). In 1902, Athletic wear their celebrated blue-and-white clean for the beginning time, make a alien debut and win the first always Alfonso XIII Coronation Cup. The Club inscribes its Statutes, integrates Bilbao FC and creates the Athletic Club Branch in Madrid .
athletic-1901-primeros-estatutosathletic-1901-primeros-estatutos 1901 Statutes First Statutes of Athletic Club. There are 33 founding members .
athletic-1902-primer-escudoathletic-1902-primer-escudo 1902 Blue-and-white shirt acrobatic Club gets its first golf club cap and a new blue-and-white strip .
athletic-1902-primer-tituloathletic-1902-primer-titulo 1902 first title acrobatic ’ sulfur beginning trophy : The Alfonso XIII Coronation Cup ( Madrid ) .

1910-1919 In crimson and white San Mamés Stadium opens No foreigners in the line-up
Athletic Club players turn out in red and white for the beginning prison term and the Club decides to compete without foreigners. The team leaves Lamiako and after a brief suspension in Jolaseta ( Getxo ) they settle permanently in Bilbao in 1913. Their new home is San Mamés, which fans dearly dub ‘ The Cathedral ’. The Royal Spanish Football Federation is besides officially founded in 1913 .
athletic-1910-estreno-camiseta-rojiblancaathletic-1910-estreno-camiseta-rojiblanca 1910 Red-and-White shirt The red-and-white shirt first appears during Irun Sporting Club vs Athletic Club .
athletic-1911-futbolistas-vascosathletic-1911-futbolistas-vascos 1911 Basque footballers athletic Club drops foreign players and takes a probability on competing with Basque footballers lone .
athletic-1913-inauguracion-san-mamesathletic-1913-inauguracion-san-mames 1913 inauguration of San Mamés Stadium San Mamés Stadium opens its doors. The first repair is athletic Club five Real Racing Club de Irun .
Historical data of all the Club ‘s players In this section, you can view the statistics of all Athletic Club ’ second players throughout the club ’ second history .
athletic-ac-museoa-jugadores-athletic-ac-museoa-jugadores- 1920-1929 The League begins First professional players Goodbye to amateur football
Professionalism gradually seeps into the Athletic Club squad and we say goodbye to the last generation of amateur footballers such as Carmelo Goyenechea. Athletic are nowadays separate of a new 10-team domestic league competition called ‘ La Liga ’. The Club expands its sporting sections and in 1923 celebrates its Silver Anniversary .
athletic-1924-carne-abonada-fotoathletic-1924-carne-abonada-foto 1924 The membership wag membership cards are created for Athletic Club fans .
athletic-1926-travieso-manuel-lopezathletic-1926-travieso-manuel-lopez 1926 The first professional players Manuel Vidal and Manuel López ( Travieso ), Athletic Club ’ s foremost professional footballers .
athletic-1928-inicio-ligaathletic-1928-inicio-liga 1928 The League starts La Liga kicks off

1930-1939 War and glory The Civil War interrupts Athletic ‘s dominance Years of titles and years of difficulties
This is the most successful period in Athletic Club ’ mho history. There are numerous titles, international players and goal-scoring records which still stand to this day. But due to the outbreak of the spanish Civil War, all competitions are suspended between 1936-1939. The Club is hindered and the team disintegrates. These are years of discord and exile .
athletic-1930-primer-titulo-ligaathletic-1930-primer-titulo-liga 1930 First title and double With Mister Pentland as coach, Athletic Club win their first league title and a first double over .
athletic-1931-segundo-dobleteathletic-1931-segundo-doblete 1931 Biggest league winnings and a second double athletic achieve their biggest league win, a 12-1 victory over FC Barcelona ( 7 goals by Bata ). And a second base double : league and Cup champions .
athletic-1938-refundacion-bilbao-athleticathletic-1938-refundacion-bilbao-athletic 1938 Bilbao Athletic The team is restructured. Bilbao Athletic are re-established .

1940-1949 athletic Club bounces binding Athletic ‘s post-war reconstruction Athletic Club to keep the League trophy
The effects of the Civil War weaken Athletic socially, economically and on the peddle. The club rebuilds and places its entrust in young. Led by a historic frontline, the youngsters form the base of the first gear slope to be permanently awarded the League trophy and they besides win a third base Copa del Rey. The Club celebrates its first 50-year anniversary .
athletic-1941-escudo-atletico-bilbaoathletic-1941-escudo-atletico-bilbao 1941 transfer of name athletic Club is forced to change its official diagnose to Atlético de Bilbao .
athletic-1943-tercer-dobleteathletic-1943-tercer-doblete 1943 Third double acrobatic Club ’ south third double. The beginning team to take the League trophy home forever .
athletic-1947-mayor-goleada-copaathletic-1947-mayor-goleada-copa 1947 Biggest Cup victory athletic Club record their biggest winnings in the Copa : athletic Club 12-1 RC Celta de Vigo ( Eight goals by Gainza ) .
Come and visit our museum ! Learn all about Athletic Club ’ s history through its possessions and its protagonists
athletic-museoathletic-museo 1950-1959 The football team villagers Athletic ‘s european Cup debut The Arch of San Mamés
This is the time of the football team villagers, symbols of Athletic and its young academy. New titles see the Club ’ s popularity grow, there ’ mho a first european Cup appearance and the first Fan Clubs are formed. San Mamés changes its attend : the new Main Stand and the Arch -an picture of industrial Bilbao- are built .
athletic-1950-primera-penaathletic-1950-primera-pena 1950 first Fan Club athletic ’ mho first base Fan Club : Peña Gainza de Minglanilla ( Cuenca ) .
athletic-1956-debut-copa-europaathletic-1956-debut-copa-europa 1956 european Cup introduction athletic Club ’ s fourth double and the team ’ s introduction in the european Cup .
athletic-1958-titulo-copaathletic-1958-titulo-copa 1958 Cup title Cup victory : The 11 Villagers defeat Alfredo Di Stéfano ’ s Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium .

1960-1969 The youth academy grows stronger acrobatic Club Under-18s and Bilbao Athletic take supreme headquarters allied powers europe The new generation of Lions
Before spanish football incorporates foreign players, the Club reinforces its committedness to youth. acrobatic Under-18s ( 1960 ) and Bilbao Athletic ( 1964 ) are created. In summation, Lezama, the beginning purpose-built football academy in the country, is designed ( 1969 ). This new generation of Lions, with José Ángel Iribar as goalkeeper, end the ten with another Copa title .
athletic-1960-athletic-juvenilathletic-1960-athletic-juvenil 1960 acrobatic Club Under-18s initiation of athletic Under-18s
athletic-1962-jose-angel-iribar-chopoathletic-1962-jose-angel-iribar-chopo 1962 José Ángel Iribar Goalkeeper José Ángel ‘ El Chopo ’ Iribar makes his debut .
athletic-1964-filial-bilbao-athleticathletic-1964-filial-bilbao-athletic 1964 Bilbao Athletic Bilbao Athletic becomes the main reserve english .

1970-1979 Lezama Academy All-round growth and high-performance education First UEFA final
Athletic Club opens Lezama Academy, celebrates its seventy-fifth anniversary with another Copa title and holds the first Fan Clubs Congress ( Bailén, Jaén ). The team, strengthened by respective signings, reaches a european concluding for the first time. After the political regimen change, the Club asserts its democratic principles by stating, “ one member, one vote ” .
athletic-1971-inauguracion-escuela-futbolathletic-1971-inauguracion-escuela-futbol 1971 Lezama inauguration Lezama Academy ( Biscay ) opens its doors. It ’ s the beginning academy of its kind in spanish football .
athletic-1972-vuelta-nombre-originalathletic-1972-vuelta-nombre-original 1972 Return to original diagnose The Club recovers its original name : acrobatic Club .
athletic-1977-primera-final-europeaathletic-1977-primera-final-europea 1977 inaugural european final athletic Club play Juventus FC in the final of the UEFA Cup .
Presidents in Club ‘s history Learn about the presidents who have had the honor of leading acrobatic Club throughout its 120-year-long historyCREATOR: gd-jpeg v1.0 (using IJG JPEG v62), quality = 82CREATOR: gd-jpeg v1.0 (using IJG JPEG v62), quality = 82 1980-1989 The ‘ Gabarra ’ New titles and historical celebration on the River Nervión The official anthem
After a long wait, the Lions win two La Liga titles and one Copa del Rey. Vast crowd line the riverbanks as Athletic ’ s players take to the River Nervión in La Gabarra ( a minor barge ) to celebrate their victories ; a true highlight in the history of Athletic Club and Biscay. San Mamés hosts the World Cup. The Club brings out an hymn and opens its headquarters : the Palace of Ibaigane .
athletic-1982-primeras-eleccionesathletic-1982-primeras-elecciones 1982 foremost elections All Athletic Club members go to the vote box for the first time ( universal right to vote ) .
athletic-1983-primera-travesia-gabarraathletic-1983-primera-travesia-gabarra 1983 first voyage of the Gabarra official Club Anthem and the Gabarra hits the waves after athletic Club gain La Liga .
athletic-1984-quinto-dobleteathletic-1984-quinto-doblete 1984 Fifth double athletic Club win a fifth double : Liga and Copa Champions .

1990-1999 The Centenary Before a new challenge : the Bosman rule The first 100 years
This is the first ten without a entitle in Athletic ’ sulfur history. After the Bosman rule, the club must rise to the challenge in regulate to keep competing. Despite everything, the red-and-white team continues to play in Europe, finishes second gear in the league and qualifies for the Champions League. The Club celebrates its first Centenary .
athletic-escudo-fondo-grisathletic-escudo-fondo-gris 1992 Public Limited Sports company creation of Public Limited Sports Companies ( SAD ), but Athletic retains its status as a non-commercial golf club .
athletic-1998-centenario-clubathletic-1998-centenario-club 1998 100 Years athletic Club celebrates its hundredth birthday by making its UEFA Champions League debut .
athletic-1999-aprobacion-estatutosathletic-1999-aprobacion-estatutos 1999 blessing of the Statutes Approval of Athletic Club ’ s current statutes .

2000-2009 athletic Club Women The Lionesses are formed, and churning times for the Club The Lionesses in the elite, the Lions in trouble
In the context of globalize football, the Lions are less competitive. Some seasons they only good manage to avoid relegation from La Liga, but in others they play in Europe and they reach the Copa del Rey final examination for the first time in 24 years. The Club founds acrobatic Club Women and the Lionesses win four league titles .
athletic-2002-debut-athletic-femeninoathletic-2002-debut-athletic-femenino 2002 athletic Club Women debut athletic Club Women ’ s first base meet : acrobatic Club – AD Torrejón ( Lezama ) .
athletic-2004-mayor-goleada-competicion-europeaathletic-2004-mayor-goleada-competicion-europea 2004 Biggest gain in european contest athletic Club criminal record their biggest winnings in european competition : Standard de Liège 1-7 Athletic Club .
athletic-2005-primer-titulo-liga-femeninoathletic-2005-primer-titulo-liga-femenino 2005 First League trophy acrobatic Club Women win three league titles in a row, becoming the beginning team to be permanently gifted the trophy .

2010-2019 A brand-new San Mamés New stadium, raw titles The reward after a long wait
After a hundred play in the same grind, Athletic opens its new stadium in 2013 : San Mamés, the raw Cathedral. In this ten, Athletic Club are runner-up eight times. The Lions reach the Europa League final and the Copa del Rey final doubly. The Lionesses are four-times runner-up in the League and twice in the Copa. The compensation comes in 2015-16 when the men ’ south team win the spanish Super Cup -our first trophy in 30 years- and the women ’ mho team take home plate the league title .
athletic-2012-segunda-final-europeaathletic-2012-segunda-final-europea 2012 moment european concluding second european final ( UEFA Europa League ) : cabaret Atlético de Madrid 3 – 0 Athletic Club .
athletic-despedida-480x319athletic-despedida-480x319 2013 Farewell and inauguration Goodbye to the previous San Mamés with a special tribute : athletic Club five Biscay Select XI and hello to the new San Mamés : acrobatic Club volt Celta Vigo .
historia1historia1 2015 Super Cup champions spanish Super Cup champions after defeating FC Barcelona ( 4-0 at San Mamés / 1-1 at Camp Nou )

2020 – Supercopa and pandemic Bittersweet emotions Three finals in the same season
For Athletic, the outbreak of the pandemic at the beginning of 2020 had a decisive shock on the start of a promise ten. The football world in general suffered as a result of COVID-19, which left the stadiums without their perfume : fans. In the midst of this unsealed panorama, 2021 began in dash, the Lions rhythm Real Madrid and FC Barcelona on the way to Supercopa aura. What ’ s more, athletic played two Copa del Rey finals in the space of two weeks ( the postponed 2020 final against Real and the 2021 edition, against Barça ).

2020-32020-3 2021 An unforgettable trophy The Lions win the 2021 Supercopa by defeating actual Madrid ( 2-1 ) in the semi-finals and FC Barcelona in a final to remember ( 3-2 ) .
2020-12020-1 2021 Two Copa finals without honor The historic feat of playing two Copa finals in the lapp year, in April 2021, against Real Sociedad and FC Barcelona, could not be capped off with the coveted trophy.

20-220-2 2021 The fans return to San Mamés Club members gradually returned to La Catedral at the start of the 2021-22 season, with an emotional ceremony kick-off in the foremost match back as a tribute to the fans .