La Liga Title 1943
A founding member of La Liga with a record of consistency and defensive resilience.
Athletic Bilbao is a Spanish professional football club based in Bilbao, Basque Country. They have competed in La Liga since its founding in 1929.
Quick Facts
- Manager
- Juan Urquizu
Lore & Background
Athletic Bilbao is one of three clubs to have made the most top-flight appearances, with 96 appearances up to 2026–27, a joint record with Barcelona and Real Madrid. They hold the record for most draws overall in La Liga with 737. The club achieved a 100% home win record in two seasons: 1933–34 (9 games) and 1935–36 (11 games). They also recorded the fewest losses in a season (0) in 1929–30 (18 games, final record P18 W12 D6 L0). Athletic Bilbao has the most points in a season under the 2-points-for-a-win system for an 18-game season: 30 points in 1929–30.
Reader's Guide
It only lists Athletic Bilbao as having a 100% home win record in 1933–34 and 1935–36, and as having the fewest home losses in a season in several years including 1929–30, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1975–76, and 1977–78.
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