Club, ES · LaLiga

Athletic Club

30Rank
€11.2m

Attributed real economy activation, season 2026–27 to date, 11 fixtures In progress

Athletic Club has activated €11.2m in the real economy in the season 2026–27 to date, across 11 fixtures, ranking 30th among clubs assessed by Reputation League.

Season brief · 2026–27, through 7 Nov 2026

Athletic Club: €11.2m of Economic Activation in the 2026–27 Season

Athletic Club generated €11.2 million in economic activation in the 2026–27 season through 7 Nov 2026, across 11 matches, according to Reputation League. It ranks 30th among European clubs assessed and 6th among Spanish clubs. Over the full 2025–26 season, the club generated €48.6 million across 51 matches.

The 6 home matches in Bilbao generated €11.8 million for the city's real economy, with 15,600 international visitors and about 23,900 overnight stays. The largest single contribution came from Athletic Club–Real Sociedad de Fútbol (LaLiga, 1 Nov 2026) at €2.0 million.

Season 2026–27, through 7 Nov 2026€11.2 million11 matches
Season 2025–26, full season€48.6 million51 matches
Home matches in Bilbao, whole-match value€11.8 million6 matches

Source: Reputation League, Economic Activation Platform (FEAF v3), season 2026–27 through 7 Nov 2026. Clubs, host cities and the press may reuse this brief and its image, citing Reputation League as the source.

Latest signals

Versus average 2016–2025
+23%

Economic activation per fixture: €1.0m against an average of €0.83m

Last full season, 2025–26
€48.6m

Rank 25, 51 fixtures

Average 2016–2025
€39.3m

Per season, 8 seasons, COVID-affected seasons excluded

Analytics

Athletic Club is running 26% ahead of its usual pace after 11 fixtures

Cumulative economic activation fixture by fixture, season in progress, against the 2016–2025 range (8 seasons, COVID-affected seasons excluded). A usual full season closes near €52.5m.

This season Usual pace (2016–2025 average) Range 2016–2025
€0€20m€40m€60m1102030405051fixtures€11.2musual €8.9mFixture 1: €1.9m this season · usual pace €1.1mFixture 2: €2.3m this season · usual pace €1.9mFixture 3: €2.3m this season · usual pace €2.8mFixture 4: €4.2m this season · usual pace €3.5mFixture 5: €5.8m this season · usual pace €4.4mFixture 6: €7.5m this season · usual pace €4.9mFixture 7: €7.7m this season · usual pace €6.1mFixture 8: €7.8m this season · usual pace €6.7mFixture 9: €9.2m this season · usual pace €7.6mFixture 10: €11.2m this season · usual pace €8.6mFixture 11: €11.2m this season · usual pace €8.9m
Source: Reputation League, FEAF v3.
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FixtureThis seasonUsual pace
1€1.9m€1.1m
2€2.3m€1.9m
3€2.3m€2.8m
4€4.2m€3.5m
5€5.8m€4.4m
6€7.5m€4.9m
7€7.7m€6.1m
8€7.8m€6.7m
9€9.2m€7.6m
10€11.2m€8.6m
11€11.2m€8.9m

Fixtures with the highest economic activation, 2026–27

  1. FC Barcelona – Athletic ClubLaLiga Barcelona, 27 Aug 2026€3.3m
  2. Athletic Club – Sevilla Fútbol ClubLaLiga Bilbao, 22 Aug 2026€2.3m
  3. Athletic Club – Real Sociedad de FútbolLaLiga Bilbao, 1 Nov 2026€2.1m

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