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Bilbao FC
Athletic Club (; ), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao (), or simply Athletic, is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Southern Basque Country, Basque Country, 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 of Caesarea, Saint Mammes, an early Christian thrown to the lions by the Roman Empire, Romans. Mammes pacified the lions and was later made a saint. The team plays its home matches at the San Mamés Stadium. Its home colours are red and white striped shirts with black shorts. Athletic are the fourth most successful club in ''La Liga'' with eight titles to their name. In the table of titles, Athletic is second only to Barcelona, having won it 24 times. It is also the most successful Basque football club in both league and cup titles won. The club also has one of the most successful Athletic Club Femenino, wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Mamés Stadium (2013)
The San Mamés Stadium (also known as ''Nuevo San Mamés'' or ''San Mames Barria'') is an All-seater stadium, all-seater Association football, football stadium in Rafael Moreno Pitxitxi Kalea, Bilbao, Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, Spain. Inaugurated on 16 September 2013, the stadium replaced the San Mamés Stadium (1913), "old" San Mamés as the home of Athletic Bilbao. With a capacity of 53,331 seats, San Mamés is the seventh-largest stadium in Spain and the largest in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country. History Planning and construction The first stages of planning occurred as early as 2004, with initial contracts signed late on in 2006, after receiving approval to build in March 2006. The new stadium was to be built next to the existing San Mamés on land that was occupied until 2003 by the Bilbao International Trade Fair. On 26 May 2010 at 12:00, the ground-breaking ceremony took place at San Mamés Stadium (1913), San Mamé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
