The La Liga Belt · rivalry
Athletic Bilbao vs. Real Madrid
47Belt meetings
10Athletic wins
27Real Madrid wins
15Title changes
Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid have met 47 times with the La Liga belt on the line, from February 11, 1934 to December 4, 2024. The belt changed hands in 15 of those games. Real Madrid lead the belt series 27–10, with 10 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | Feb 11, 1934 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3–0 | Title change |
| 177 | Apr 28, 1940 | Athletic Bilbao beat Real Madrid 3–1 | Defense |
| 368 | Dec 28, 1947 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 5–1 | Title change |
| 418 | Nov 13, 1949 | Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 482 | Jan 20, 1952 | Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 562 | Nov 7, 1954 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3–1 | Defense |
| 577 | Feb 20, 1955 | Athletic Bilbao beat Real Madrid 2–0 | Title change |
| 600 | Jan 22, 1956 | Athletic Bilbao beat Real Madrid 3–1 | Title change |
| 723 | Jan 31, 1960 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3–1 | Title change |
| 756 | Feb 26, 1961 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2–0 | Defense |
| 839 | Jan 12, 1964 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3–2 | Title change |
| 866 | Dec 20, 1964 | Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 920 | Nov 13, 1966 | Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 961 | Feb 11, 1968 | Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 990 | Jan 26, 1969 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,007 | Oct 19, 1969 | Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,177 | Dec 29, 1974 | Athletic Bilbao beat Real Madrid 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,211 | Dec 21, 1975 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,305 | Oct 14, 1978 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,410 | Nov 7, 1981 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,499 | Apr 1, 1984 | Athletic Bilbao beat Real Madrid 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,563 | Feb 16, 1986 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,586 | Nov 16, 1986 | Athletic Bilbao beat Real Madrid 4–2 | Defense |
| 1,625 | Oct 31, 1987 | Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,764 | May 11, 1991 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 4–1 | Defense |
| 1,771 | Sep 14, 1991 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 4–1 | Defense |
| 1,833 | Mar 21, 1993 | Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,858 | Dec 5, 1993 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,905 | Feb 26, 1995 | Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,980 | Jan 5, 1997 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 1–0 | Defense |
| 2,143 | Feb 10, 2001 | Athletic Bilbao beat Real Madrid 1–0 | Title change |
| 2,166 | Oct 6, 2001 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2–0 | Title change |
| 2,235 | Jun 22, 2003 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3–1 | Title change |
| 2,278 | Sep 25, 2004 | Athletic Bilbao beat Real Madrid 2–1 | Title change |
| 2,297 | Feb 19, 2005 | Athletic Bilbao beat Real Madrid 2–0 | Title change |
| 2,450 | Mar 14, 2009 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 5–2 | Defense |
| 2,498 | May 8, 2010 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 5–1 | Defense |
| 2,511 | Nov 20, 2010 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 5–1 | Defense |
| 2,573 | May 2, 2012 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3–0 | Defense |
| 2,694 | Sep 23, 2015 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2–1 | Defense |
| 2,736 | Oct 23, 2016 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2–1 | Defense |
| 2,754 | Mar 18, 2017 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2–1 | Defense |
| 2,859 | Dec 22, 2019 | Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,918 | May 16, 2021 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 1–0 | Defense |
| 2,938 | Dec 22, 2021 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,025 | Mar 31, 2024 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,049 | Dec 4, 2024 | Athletic Bilbao beat Real Madrid 2–1 | Defense |