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Athletic Club; ((バスク語:Athletic Kluba)), also commonly known as Athletic de Bilbao; ((バスク語:Bilboko Athletic Kluba)), is a professional football club, based in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. They are known as ''Los Leones'' (The Lions) because their stadium was built near a church called ''San Mamés'' (Saint Mammes). Mammes was a semi-legendary early Christian thrown to the lions by the Romans. Mammes pacified the lions and was later made a saint. The club is one of three founding members of the Primera División that have never been relegated from the top division, the others being Real Madrid and Barcelona. Athletic have won the league on eight occasions and in the historical classification of La Liga, Athletic are in fourth place. In the table of Copa del Rey titles, Athletic is second only to Barcelona, having won the Cup 23 times. The club also has a women's team, which has won four championships in the Primera División Femenina. The club is known for its cantera policy of bringing young Basque players through the ranks, as well as recruiting top Basque players from other clubs (like Joseba Etxeberria and Javi Martínez). Athletic official policy is signing professional players native to or trained in football in the greater Basque Country, including Biscay, Gipuzkoa, Álava and Navarre (in Spain); and Labourd, Soule and Lower Navarre (in France). Since its foundation, Athletic has played exclusively with Basque players, and has been one of the most successful teams of La Liga. This can be seen as a unique case in European football; this has gained Athletic both admirers and critics. The club has been praised for promoting home grown players and club loyalty. Athletic is one of only three professional clubs in Spain in La Liga (the others being Real Madrid, and Barcelona) that is not a sports corporation; it is owned and operated by its club members. Athletic's main rivals are Real Sociedad, against whom it plays the Basque derby, and Real Madrid (due to sport and political rivalry). == History == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Athletic Bilbao」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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