Athletic de Bilbao vs. Barcelona – Watch the King’s Cup final at Boise’s Basque Center on May 25

By A Basque in Boise February 28, 2012 Basque Community, Diaspora, Entertainment, Food, Friends, Fun, Sports 5 Comments

On Friday, May 25, at 1:00 PM Mountain Standard Time (9:00 PM in Spain), Athletic de Bilbao will play against Futbol Club Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final. The last time Athletic made it to the final was in 2009, which was also against Barcelona, who took the title with a 4-1 victory.

This will be an exciting soccer match as the “Lions” look at this game as their chance to get even. The game will be shown at the Basque Center (601 Grove Street). We would like everyone to come down, watch the game in Basque Country style, with a potluck to match. Bring a favorite dish to share. The game starts at 1:00 PM MST and it’s our last chance this season to take the Gabarra for a spin.

The Copa del Rey is an annual soccer cup competition for Spanish football teams. The competition was founded in 1902. FC Barcelona has the most wins (25), closely followed by Athletic de Bilbao, with 23 wins. There remains a dispute over exactly how many Copas Athletic has actually won. The LFP (Liga de Futbol Profesional) and the Spanish Football Federation only officially recognize 23 wins. Athletic de Bilbao won the inaugural 1902 trophy under a different name, Club Vizcaya. That cup is on display in Athletic’s trophy case!

Thanks for passing by: ↓

Maria Jesusl Lontzo Sainz aita Ysabel Bilbao nere Mark Bieter Ainhoa Conchi

5 thoughts on “Athletic de Bilbao vs. Barcelona – Watch the King’s Cup final at Boise’s Basque Center on May 25”

Maria Jesusl February 28, 2012 at 8:57

Vale y que veais como se lleva la copa el Athletic.
Maria Jesusl February 28, 2012 at 8:57

Vale y que veais como se lleva la copa el Athletic.
Henar Chico February 28, 2012 at 8:59

Hombre, claro, ¿quién se la va a llevar si no?
Henar Chico February 28, 2012 at 8:59

Hombre, claro, ¿quién se la va a llevar si no?
Ysabel Bilbao February 28, 2012 at 16:30

I will be there to watch!!
Ysabel Bilbao February 28, 2012 at 16:30

I will be there to watch!!
Henar Chico February 28, 2012 at 16:36

That reminds me, I need to take half day off!
Henar Chico February 28, 2012 at 16:36

That reminds me, I need to take half day off!
Kabiru sa,idu May 15, 2012 at 5:07

We make all our intention on this game and we hope that we can win this tropy as much as possible because we are in sowrafle and our player return back to the injury hm till we meet
Kabiru sa,idu May 15, 2012 at 5:07

We make all our intention on this game and we hope that we can win this tropy as much as possible because we are in sowrafle and our player return back to the injury hm till we meet