The La Liga Belt · rivalry
Athletic Bilbao vs. Atlético Madrid
28Belt meetings
11Athletic wins
10Atlético wins
13Title changes
Athletic Bilbao and Atlético Madrid have met 28 times with the La Liga belt on the line, from March 8, 1936 to September 5, 2026. The belt changed hands in 13 of those games. Athletic Bilbao lead the belt series 11–10, with 7 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 148 | Mar 8, 1936 | Athletic Bilbao beat Atlético Madrid 3–1 | Title change |
| 192 | Jan 6, 1941 | Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 206 | Nov 9, 1941 | Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 449 | Dec 31, 1950 | Atlético Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2–0 | Title change |
| 522 | Apr 26, 1953 | Athletic Bilbao beat Atlético Madrid 5–0 | Title change |
| 548 | Mar 21, 1954 | Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 607 | Mar 11, 1956 | Athletic Bilbao beat Atlético Madrid 2–1 | Title change |
| 615 | Sep 16, 1956 | Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 660 | Jan 12, 1958 | Atlético Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2–1 | Defense |
| 742 | Nov 13, 1960 | Athletic Bilbao beat Atlético Madrid 2–0 | Title change |
| 776 | Nov 19, 1961 | Atlético Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2–0 | Title change |
| 801 | Nov 4, 1962 | Atlético Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2–0 | Title change |
| 816 | Mar 3, 1963 | Athletic Bilbao and Atlético Madrid tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 901 | Jan 23, 1966 | Atlético Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,014 | Dec 7, 1969 | Atlético Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,048 | Jan 10, 1971 | Athletic Bilbao beat Atlético Madrid 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,101 | Oct 7, 1972 | Athletic Bilbao beat Atlético Madrid 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,287 | Feb 19, 1978 | Athletic Bilbao beat Atlético Madrid 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,474 | Oct 1, 1983 | Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,572 | Apr 20, 1986 | Atlético Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,653 | May 14, 1988 | Atlético Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 1–0 | Defense |
| 2,056 | Dec 5, 1998 | Athletic Bilbao and Atlético Madrid tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,093 | Nov 20, 1999 | Athletic Bilbao beat Atlético Madrid 4–2 | Title change |
| 2,814 | Nov 10, 2018 | Atlético Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3–2 | Defense |
| 2,830 | Mar 16, 2019 | Athletic Bilbao beat Atlético Madrid 2–0 | Title change |
| 2,954 | Apr 30, 2022 | Athletic Bilbao beat Atlético Madrid 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,059 | Mar 1, 2025 | Atlético Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,113 | Sep 5, 2026 | Athletic Bilbao beat Atlético Madrid 3–0 | Title change |