Athletic Club (women)

Athletic Club

Full name

Athletic Club

Nickname(s)

Las leonas, Neskak

Founded

2002

Ground

Instalaciones de Lezama, Spain

Capacity

1,500

President

Josu Urrutia

Manager

Juan Luis Fuentes

League

Primera División

2013-14

Primera División, 2nd

Home colours

Away colours

Athletic Club Emakumeen Futbol Taldea is the women's football (soccer) section of Athletic Bilbao, currently competing in the Spanish First Division. It plays in the club's facilities in Lezama.

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.

Honours

Titles

Official competitions

Spanish League (4)
- 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
Euskal Herria Cup (1)
- 2011

Invitational competitions

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

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
2001-02	2 (Gr. 1)	1st
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	Finalist
2012-13		2nd	Quarterfinals
2013-14		2nd	Finalist

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	Díaz, Ferreira, Murua, Vázquez Vázquez 7, Juaristi 3, Olabarrieta 2, Díaz, Iturregi, Murua, Sánchez 0

Squad

As of 13 December 2013. 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	DF	Eztizen Merino
3	DF	Joana Arranz
4	DF	Irene Paredes
6	MF	Joana Flaviano
7	FW	Nekane Díez
8	MF	Arrate Orueta
9	FW	Irune Murua
10	DF	Iraia Iturregi
11	MF	Silvia Ruiz
12	FW	Manuela Lareo

No.	Position	Player
14	MF	Eunate Arraiza
15	MF	Alazne Gómez
16	MF	Amaia Olabarrieta
17	MF	Elixabet Ibarra
18	DF	Leire Landa
19	FW	Erika Vázquez
20	DF	Saioa González
21	DF	Vanesa Gimbert
23	DF	Patricia de la Sota
25	GK	Jone Guarrotxena
28	GK	Ane Otxoa de Zuazola

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

External links

Athletic Bilbao

Players Managers Statistics Seasons

Other teams	Athletic (reserve) Athletic (women)

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

Training ground	Lezama Facilities

Affiliated Clubs	CD Basconia

Related articles	Bizcaya

Rivalries	Basque derby

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Primera División · 2013–14 teams

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