Athletic Bilbao

Athletic Club de Bilbao is a Basque football club from Bilbao in Vizcaya. The club, which was founded by British expatriates in 1898, currently plays in the Primera División, where it has resided since the formation of Spain's national league in 1928. Of the founding league members, only Athletic, Real Madrid, and FC Barcelona have never been relegated. The club's biggest international success was in 1976-77, losing in the final of the UEFA Cup to Juventus.

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Basque - Football - Bilbao - Vizcaya - 1898 - Primera División - Spain - 1928 - Real Madrid - FC Barcelona - UEFA Cup - Juventus

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They are known as the Rojiblancos, because of their strip colour: red with white stripes and black shorts; and as Los leones ("the lions"), from the supporter of their coat-of-arms. Their stadium is the San Mamés, also known as La Catedral ("the cathedral" (of football)), which seats 40,000 spectators.

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Lion - Supporter

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