Athletic Club, commonly known as Athletic Bilbao or just Athletic, is a professional football club based in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain that plays in La Liga (2020-21), the top flight of Spanish football. This unofficial Athletic Bilbao flag (Spanish: bandera no oficial del Athletic de Bilbao) consists of the team's official logo, the club's initials "AC" monogram, and a red-and-white striped background derived from the logo.
The Athletic Club logo features a red and white shield with the Basque Country symbols: the Guernica oak, St. Anton's Church, and the San Antón Bridge; vertical red-and-white stripes in team colors; and two wolves on the trunk of the tree, taken from the city's coat of arms. The design reflects the club's strong connection to its Basque heritage and the Catholic tradition in the region. The red and white colors represent the team's traditional colors. Overall, the logo signifies Athletic Club's identity as a Basque football club with deep cultural and historical roots.
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| Team name: | Athletic Club |
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| Team nicknames: | Lehoiak (The Lions), Zuri-gorriak (The Red and Whites), Euskaldunak (The Basques), Los Leones (The Lions) |
| Team abbreviations: | ATH or ATH Bilbao |
| Founded: | 1898 |
| Location: | Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain |
| Stadium: | San Mamés Stadium |
| Capacity: | 53,289 |
| League: | La Liga |
| Team Colors: | Red and White |
| Championships: | 8 |
| Second places: | 7 |
| Seasons in Primera División: | 93 |
| Mascot: | Harrotxu (a lion) |
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