Athletic Club (women)

Athletic Club

Full name

Athletic Club

Nickname(s)

Las Leonas
(The Lionesses)
Neskak
(Girls)
Rojiblancas
(Red-Whites)

Founded

2002

Ground

Instalaciones de Lezama, Spain

Capacity

1,500

President

Manager

League

Primera División, 1st

Home colours

Away colours

Athletic Club (women) is the women's football (soccer) section of Athletic Bilbao, currently competing in the Spanish First Division. Athletic is one the most successful women's teams in Spain, with five championships. Just as in the men's team, their official policy is signing players native to or trained in football in the greater Basque Country. It plays in the club's facilities in Lezama.

History

The team was originally founded in 2000 as Leioa EFT after CD Sondika disbanded its women's team, which had played in the defunct División de Honor in the 1990s. After the new team gained promotion to the new Superliga Femenina in just two years it was absorbed by Athletic Bilbao. In its debut season Athletic won the championship, and it successfully defended the title in the next two seasons, becoming the first team to win the trophy in property.^[1] After a disappointing 2006 season, Athletic won its fourth title in 2007. They made consequently four appearances in the UEFA Women's Cup, where it was knocked out in the group stages by 1. FFC Frankfurt in 2004, Djurgårdens IF in 2005, SV Saestum in 2006 and ASDCF Bardolino in 2008.

Athletic was third in the next four championships. In 2012 it was the runner-up, and it reached the national cup's final for the first time, losing to RCD Espanyol after extra time.^[2] On 5 January 2013 the team celebrated its tenth anniversary beating Arsenal LFC in a friendly match.

On 5 June 2016, Athletic won its fifth league, nine years after its last success.^[3] They competed in the UEFA Women's Champions League the following season, where they were eliminated by Danish champions Fortuna Hjorring in the Round of 32.

Honours

Titles

Official competitions

Spanish League (5)
- 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2016
Euskal Herria Cup (5)
- 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

Invitational competitions

Sport Mundi Tournament (4)
- 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012
COTIF (1)
- 2015

National competition record

Athletic players celebrating the team's fourth championship on 6 May 2007 in San Mamés

Season	Division	Place	Copa de la Reina
2002–03	1	1st	Quarterfinals
2003–04		1st	Semifinals
2004–05		1st	Quarterfinals
2005–06		5th	Quarterfinals
2006–07		1st	Quarterfinals
2007–08		3rd	Quarterfinals
2008–09		3rd	Quarterfinals
2009–10		3rd	Quarterfinals
2010–11		3rd	Quarterfinals
2011–12		2nd	Runner-up
2012–13		2nd	Quarterfinals
2013–14		2nd	Runner-up
2014–15		3rd	Quarterfinals
2015–16		1st	Quarterfinals

UEFA competition record

Season	Competition	Stage	Result	Opponent	Scorers
2003-04 0 0	Women's Cup 0 0	Group stage 0 0	2–0 5–2 1–8	Neulengbach 1º Dezembro Frankfurt	Castrillo, Fernández Iturregi 2, Angulo, Ferreira, Ibarra Juaristi
2004-05 0 0	Women's Cup 0 0	Qualifying stage 0 0	10–3 1–1 5–0	Newtownabbey Strikers Maccabi Holon Clujana	Sánchez 2, Fernández, Ferreira, Iturregi, Onaindia, Orueta, Vázquez, Zabala + 1 o.g. Juaristi Fernández 2, Vázquez 2, Orueta
		Group stage 0 0	2–2 2–3 5–1	Arsenal Djurgården/Älvsjö Aegina	Iturregi, Vázquez Ferreira, Olabarrieta Vázquez, Fernández, Ibarra, Murua
2005-06 0 0	Women's Cup 0 0	Qualifying stage 0 0	6–2 3–0 1–1	Glasgow City Rapide Wezemaal Saestum	Vázquez 3, Fernández, Gurrutxaga, Juaristi Fernández, Juaristi, Orueta Fernández
2007-08 0 0	Women's Cup 0 0	Qualifying stage 0 0	4–0 16–0 0–1	Krka Novo Mesto Birkirkara Bardolino	Díez, Ferreira, Murua, Vázquez Vázquez 7, Juaristi 3, Olabarrieta 2, Díez, Iturregi, Murua, Sánchez 0
2016-17 0 0	Women's Champions League 0 0	Round of 32 0 0	2-1 1-3 (a.e.t.)	Fortuna Hjørring	Corres, Oroz Vázquez 0

Players

As of 28 October 2016.^[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Ainhoa Tirapu
2	FW	Estibaliz Bajo
3	DF	Ainhoa Vicente Moraza
4	DF	Garazi Murua
5	MF	Maite Lizaso
6	MF	Alazne Gómez
7	FW	Nekane Díez
8	MF	Joana Flaviano
9	FW	Irune Murua
10	DF	Iraia Iturregi
11	FW	Yulema Corres
12	MF	Jone Ibáñez
13	GK	Jone Guarrotxena

No.	Position	Player
14	MF	Eunate Arraiza
15	FW	Lucía García
16	MF	Maite Oroz
17	MF	Elixabet Ibarra
18	MF	Ainhoa Álvarez
19	FW	Erika Vázquez
21	DF	Vanesa Gimbert
22	GK	Andere Legina
23	MF	Marta Perea
24	MF	Damaris Egurrola
26	DF	María Blanco

Former players

For details of current and former players, see Category:Athletic Bilbao (women) players.

References

↑ A historic triple. El Mundo Deportivo, 18 April 2005
↑ Mari Paz dresses as a queen to give Espanyol its sixth Cup. Marca, 10 June 2012
↑ "El Athletic se proclama campeón de la Primera División Femenina" (in Spanish). LaLiga. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
↑ "Athletic Club Ladies". Athletic Club. Retrieved 14 October 2016.

External links

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Athletic Bilbao

Players Managers Statistics Seasons

Other teams	Bilbao Athletic Athletic (women) Athletic Juvenil (youth)

Home stadium	Lamiako (1901–1910) Jolaseta (1910–1913) San Mamés (1913–2013) San Mamés (2013–)

Training ground	Lezama Facilities

Affiliated Clubs	CD Basconia

Related articles	Bizcaya Athletic Bilbao signing policy

Rivalries	Basque derby

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Primera División (women) · 2016–17 teams

Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid FC Barcelona Real Betis RCD Espanyol Fundación Albacete UD Granadilla Tenerife Sur Levante UD Oiartzun KE Rayo Vallecano Real Sociedad Santa Teresa CD Sporting de Huelva UD Tacuense Valencia CF Zaragoza CFF

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