Athletic Club
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Athletic Club is a member-owned football club from Bilbao that fields only players born or trained in the Basque Country, and earns its money from LaLiga TV rights, matches and European competition at San Mamés, and its 43,800 members.
What makes it different
It fields only players born or trained in the Basque Country.
With no foreign signings, the club grows its own players and funds itself from TV rights, matches and members.
How big it is
How big is Athletic Club?
€192.9MRevenue2025/26
43,834Members2024/25
53,331Stadium seats2026
How it makes money 2025/26
Mostly TV rights and matches.
- Broadcasting43%€81.9M
- Competitions31%€59.7M
- Member fees14%€26.6M
- Advertising and sponsorship6%€12.0M
- Other operating income7%€12.7M
How the business works
Basque players only. Member-owned.
- 1Basque-only academy
- 2Members, no investors
- 3San Mamés every week
The rule that limits buying stars also removes owners and debt from the picture.
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1898Athletic Club is founded in Bilbao
- 1911Starts playing only home-grown players
- 1913San Mamés opens in Bilbao
- 1971Lezama academy opens
- 3-84Back-to-back leagues and a double
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Athletic Club's own reports.
- El Athletic cierra la temporada 2025/26 con un récord de ingresos de 193 millones y 21 millones de beneficio neto ↗
- Cierre económico de la temporada 2024/25 y presupuesto 2025/26 ↗
- Cuentas anuales y memoria económica, ejercicio 2024/2025 ↗
- Presupuestos ejercicio 2025/2026 (Asamblea General Ordinaria 2025) ↗
Full profile
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What Athletic Club tracks19 metrics
Members
Average headcount
San Mamés capacity
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
The full timeline16 moments
2002
2023
2025
Athletic Club vs Real Madridside by side
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