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1997–98 Athletic Bilbao Season
The 1997–98 season was the 97th season in Athletic Bilbao's history and their 67th consecutive season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. Season summary The previous season, Luis Fernández's first as head coach, was a successful one for Athletic, as their 6th-place finish in La Liga gained them a place in the 1997–98 UEFA Cup first round after a two-year exile from European competition. The Frenchman's second La Liga campaign yielded even greater success: Bilbao finished as runners-up, behind only Barcelona, and qualified for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League. This was their highest league finish, and first qualification for Europe's premier competition, since their last La Liga triumph in 1984. They also had a good run in the Copa del Rey, reaching the quarterfinals for the first time since 1994–95. They were eliminated on away goals by eventual runners-up Mallorca. Athletic's UEFA Cup first round opponents were Sampdoria of Italy. The Spaniards t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club ( eu, Bilboko Athletic Kluba; es, Athletic Club de Bilbao), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao or just Athletic, is a professional Association football, football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country of Spain. They are known as ''Los Leones'' (The Lions) because their stadium was built near a church called ''San Mamés'', which was named after Saint Mammes of Caesarea, Saint Mammes, an early Christian thrown to the lions by the Roman Empire, Romans. Mammes pacified the lions and was later made a saint. The team plays its home matches at the San Mamés Stadium. Its home colours are red and white-striped shirts with black shorts. Athletic are the fourth most successful club in ''La Liga'' with eight titles to their name. In the table of ''Copa del Rey'' titles, Athletic is second only to Barcelona, having won it 23 times. It is also the most successful Basque football club in both league and cup titles won. The cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994–95 Copa Del Rey
The 1994–95 Copa del Rey was the 93rd staging of the Copa del Rey. The competition started on 28 September 1994 and concluded on 27 June 1995 with the Final, held at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and .... First round Second round Third round Fourth round Bracket Round of 16 First leg Second leg Quarter-finals First leg Second leg Semi-finals First leg Second leg Final ---- Resumed Top goalscorers References External links www.linguasport.com {{DEFAULTSORT:1994-95 Copa del Rey Copa del Rey seasons 1994–95 in Spanish football cups ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
