Athletic Club, also known as Athletic Bilbao, is a professional football club, based in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. The club has played in the Primera DivisiĆ³n of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions. In the historical classification of La Liga Athletic are in 4th place and one of only three clubs which have never been relegated from La Liga (the others being Real Madrid and Barcelona). The club also has a women's team, which has won four championships in the Spanish Superliga.