Athletic Club Bilbao
| Athletic Club |  | | Full name | Athletic Club Bilbao | | Nickname(s) | Rojiblancos (Red-Whites)
Los Leones (The Lions) |
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| Founded | 1898 |
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| Ground | San Mamés,
Bilbao, Spain |
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| Capacity | 39,750 |
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| Chairman |  Fernando García Macua |
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| Manager | Joaquín Caparrós |
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| League | La Liga |
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| 2006-07 | La Liga, 17th |
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Athletic Club is a football club from Bilbao in Biscay (in Basque, Bizkaia), Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. Of the founding members, only Athletic, Real Madrid, and FC Barcelona have never been relegated. Athletic are historically one of the most successful clubs in Spain. They have won La Liga on eight occasions and the Copa del Rey twenty-four times. They are known as the Rojiblancos because of their red and white striped shirts and as Los leones because their stadium was built near a church called San Mamés (Saint Mammes). Mammes was an early Christian thrown to the lions by the Romans. The lions refused to eat Mames and he was later made a saint. The club is known for its cantera policy of bringing young Basque players through the ranks, as well as recruting top Basque players from other clubs (like Loren or Roberto Ríos). This has gained Athletic both admirers and critics. The club has been praised for promoting home grown players and club loyalty. Critics however see the cantera policy as exclusivist and cite the cases of Jesus María Pereda, Miguel Jones and Benjamín. Basques, however, do not see it as a no-foreigners policy but as a pro-Basque policy and argue that the recruitment of Biurrun and Bixente Lizarazu are evidence that the club is not xenophobic. They also cite the club's British origins, the use of Athletic in their name and the regular employment of foreign coaches as further proof that the club is not parochial.
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