Athletic Club (women)

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Athletic Club
Full nameAthletic Club
Nickname(s)Las Leonas
(The Lionesses)
Neskak
(Girls)
Rojiblancas
(Red-Whites)
Founded2002
GroundInstalaciones de Lezama, Spain
Capacity1,500
PresidentJosu Urrutia
ManagerJoseba Agirre
LeaguePrimera División
2015–16Primera División, 1st

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

Invitational competitions

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		 Austria Neulengbach
Portugal 1º Dezembro
Germany 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		 Northern Ireland Newtownabbey Strikers
Israel Maccabi Holon
Romania 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		 England Arsenal
Sweden Djurgården/Älvsjö
Greece 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		 Scotland Glasgow City
Belgium Rapide Wezemaal
Netherlands 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		 Slovenia Krka Novo Mesto
Malta Birkirkara
Italy 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.)		 Denmark 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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Ainhoa Tirapu
2 FW Spain ESP Estibaliz Bajo
3 DF Spain ESP Ainhoa Vicente Moraza
4 DF Spain ESP Garazi Murua
5 MF Spain ESP Maite Lizaso
6 MF Spain ESP Alazne Gómez
7 FW Spain ESP Nekane Díez
8 MF Spain ESP Joana Flaviano
9 FW Spain ESP Irune Murua
10 DF Spain ESP Iraia Iturregi
11 FW Spain ESP Yulema Corres
12 MF Spain ESP Jone Ibáñez
13 GK Spain ESP Jone Guarrotxena
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Spain ESP Eunate Arraiza
15 FW Spain ESP Lucía García
16 MF Spain ESP Maite Oroz
17 MF Spain ESP Elixabet Ibarra
18 MF Spain ESP Ainhoa Álvarez
19 FW Spain ESP Erika Vázquez
21 DF Spain ESP Vanesa Gimbert
22 GK Spain ESP Andere Legina
23 MF Spain ESP Marta Perea
24 MF Spain ESP Damaris Egurrola
26 DF Spain ESP María Blanco

Former players

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

References

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

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