A crowded bar with people socializing and bartenders serving drinks.

THE ATHLETIC CLUB

OAKLAND

“Don’t wait until you’ve reached your goal to be proud of yourself. Be proud of every step you take toward reaching that goal.” – Simone Biles.

“Don’t wait until you’ve reached your goal to be proud of yourself. Be proud of every step you take toward reaching that goal.” – Simone Biles.

A crowded bar or restaurant with people eating, drinking, and socializing, with a DJ playing music in the background.
Group of smiling people celebrating and taking photos at a bar, wearing sports apparel and casual clothes.
Assorted appetizers including mini sandwiches with skewers, shrimp skewers, and other finger foods arranged on decorative trays at a buffet table.
People waiting in line outside a building with a sign that reads 'Summer of Soccer Copa & Euro All Games Live'
Black and white photo of a pool table with billiard balls, including the 10 ball in focus, and a person aiming a cue stick in the background.
A woman wearing glasses, a sports jersey, and a watch, holding a phone and looking at a clothing tag inside a crowded indoor space.
Black and white photo of a group of people cheering and shouting passionately in a sports bar or pub, some with raised fists, watching a game on TV.

Spirit OF COMPETITION

There are just a few things in this world that allow people who cannot speak the same language to communicate regardless. Sports is one of those things.

We started The Athletic Club because we loved watching they way sports brings people together. Whether allies supporting their team arm-in-arm, or rivals rooted in the spirit of healthy competition, we love watching friends and strangers alike, cheer, high five and hug their way through the game.

So we had our foundation and we knew we wanted to open a sports bar, but we couldn’t open just any sports bar. This one had to be different - music, food, cocktails, ambience… culture.

Welcome to The Athletic Club.

Unofficial the greatest sports bar of all time.

PROUD PARTNERS

Logo of OakLand Routs featuring a black outline of a tree above a colorful mosaic pattern, with the name curve above.
Circular logo for Oakland Baller's featuring a stylized letter B at the center, with the words 'Oakland' at the top and 'Baller's' at the bottom, all on a dark green background with white and gold outlines.
Colorful logo of Oakland Soul, featuring a rainbow-colored half-circle with black outlines, a white stylized coffee cup with the words 'OAKLAND SOUL' in bold white text below.

THE OFFICIAL BAR PARTNER FOR OAKLAND’S HOMEGROWN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS

We are super proud to be recognized by the Oakland Roots & Soul soccer teams and the Oakland Ballers baseball team as their official bar partner.

We show every game live and play host to all the away game watch parties.

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Back of a woman wearing a blue shirt with yellow text that reads 'NEW STATE WARRIOR DUB 73-9 NATION' in a circular pattern.
Two men play pool on a table in a dimly lit room with wooden floors, one is taking a shot while the other stands nearby observing.
Three friends posing for a photo in a nightlife setting, with two women and a man in the center, all smiling and pointing towards the camera, with other people socializing in the background.
Black and white photograph of a man with dark hair, wearing a button-up shirt, extending his fist toward the camera in a punch gesture, with an urban city skyline in the background.