2015–16 Athletic Bilbao season
The 2015–16 season was the 117th in Athletic Club’s history and the 85th in the top tier. On 17 August 2015, Athletic defeated Barcelona 5–1 on aggregate to win the Supercopa de España, the club's first silverware since 1984.
2015–16 season | ||||
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President | Josu Urrutia | |||
Head coach | Ernesto Valverde | |||
Stadium | San Mamés | |||
La Liga | 5th | |||
Copa del Rey | Quarter-finals | |||
UEFA Europa League | Quarter-finals | |||
Supercopa de España | Winners | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Aritz Aduriz (20) All: Aritz Aduriz (36) | |||
Highest home attendance | 47,785 (vs Real Sociedad, 21 February 2016) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 19,871 (vs Linense, 16 December 2015) | |||
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Squad
According to the official website. Sabin Merino wore number 25 in domestic matches.
Player statistics
S | P | N | Name | Super Cup | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||||||||||
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A | S | G | M | A | S | G | M | A | S | G | M | A | S | G | M | A | S | G | M | ||||
1 | GK | Gorka Iraizoz (vc) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 3244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 3424 | |
2 | DF | Eneko Bóveda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1462 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 183 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 620 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 2361 | |
3 | DF | Gorka Elustondo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 465 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 398 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 975 | |
4 | DF | Aymeric Laporte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 2213 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 450 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1080 | 44 | 1 | 5 | 3923 | |
5 | MF | Javier Eraso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 778 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 396 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 610 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1950 | |
6 | MF | Mikel San José | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 2691 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 234 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 893 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 3908 | |
7 | MF | Beñat Etxebarria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 2900 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 303 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1023 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 4398 | |
8 | MF | Ander Iturraspe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 700 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 337 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 392 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1429 | |
10 | DF | Óscar de Marcos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2886 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 363 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1055 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 4484 | |
11 | FW | Ibai Gómez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 228 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 343 | |
13 | GK | Iago Herrerín | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 174 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 540 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1470 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2184 | |
14 | FW | Markel Susaeta (3rd c) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1920 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1040 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 3406 | |
15 | FW | Iñaki Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 1638 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 417 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 374 | 29 | 8 | 13 | 2429 | |
16 | DF | Xabier Etxeita | 2 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2485 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 360 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1020 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 4023 | |
17 | MF | Mikel Rico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 691 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 431 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 1306 | |
18 | MF | Carlos Gurpegi (c) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 550 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1887 | |
19 | MF | Iker Muniain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1020 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 106 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 239 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1365 | |
20 | FW | Aritz Aduriz | 2 | 0 | 4 | 169 | 30 | 4 | 20 | 2776 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 364 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1177 | 49 | 6 | 36 | 4486 | |
21 | FW | Borja Viguera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 289 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 240 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 619 | |
22 | MF | Raúl García | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 2384 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 158 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 671 | 36 | 5 | 11 | 3213 | |
24 | DF | Mikel Balenziaga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2906 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 273 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1005 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 4364 | |
25 | DF | Enric Saborit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |
27 | FW | Sabin Merino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1129 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 224 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 540 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 1959 | |
30 | DF | Iñigo Lekue | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1157 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 375 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 514 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 2070 | |
Players moved to reserve team or on loan in winter transfer window | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | FW | Kike Sola | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 121 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 230 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 430 | |
23 | MF | Ager Aketxe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 186 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 283 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 486 |
Disciplinary record
From the youth system
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfer
In
Date | Name | Moving from | Fee |
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5 June 2015 | Free | ||
1 July 2015 | |||
31 August 2015 | Undisclosed |
Out
Date | Name | Moving to | Fee |
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15 June 2015 | Free | ||
8 July 2015 | Loan | ||
12 July 2015 | Free | ||
14 July 2015 | Free | ||
23 July 2015 | Loan | ||
13 August 2015 | |||
15 January 2016 |
Staff
According to the official website.
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Ernesto Valverde |
Assistant coach | Jon Aspiazu |
Technical coaches | Joseba Etxeberria, Alberto Iglesias |
Physical coaches | José Antonio Pozanco, Xabier Clemente |
Goalkeeper coach | Aitor Iru |
Representative | Andoni Imaz |
Doctors | Josean Lekue, Paco Angulo |
Masseur | Juan Manuel Ipiña |
Physiotherapists | Álvaro Campa, Beñat Azula, Isusko Ortuzar |
Podiatrist | Kepa Galardi |
Materials managers | Txetxu Gallego, Jon Eskalza, Iker López |
Pre-season and friendlies
For the second time in their history (117 years), Athletic played in the United States when they shut out Club Tijuana 2–0 in a preseason contest in Boise, Idaho on 18 July 2015. The team's first trip to the U.S. took place on 4 April 1967 in Chicago, when Athletic beat Red Star Belgrade 3–1, also in a friendly.
7 July 2015 Friendly | Txorierri | 0–14 | Athletic Bilbao | Sondika, Spain |
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Eraso Gurpegi Ibai Aketxe Viguera Sola Susaeta |
Stadium: Basozabal Referee: Xabier Gómez |
11 July 2015 Friendly | Krasnodar | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Bischofshofen, Austria |
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Mamayev |
Report | Guillermo |
Stadium: Sportplatz Bischofshofen Referee: Semiz Salihovic |
14 July 2015 Friendly | Athletic Bilbao | 2–3 | Greuther Fürth | Leogang, Austria |
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aduriz Williams |
Report | Tripić Šukalo Maderer |
Stadium: Steinbergstadion Referee: Bernd Hirschbichler |
18 July 2015 Friendly | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Club Tijuana | Boise, Idaho, USA |
19:00 MDT (UTC−06:00) | Aduriz Beñat |
Report | Stadium: Albertsons Referee: José Carlos |
23 July 2015 Friendly | Real Betis | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Arcos de la Frontera, Spain |
20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Cejudo |
Report | Sola |
Stadium: Antonio Barbadillo Referee: Salvador Sánchez |
25 July 2015 Friendly | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Valladolid | Sestao, Spain |
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Viguera |
Report | Guzmán |
Stadium: Las Llanas Referee: Jon González |
2 August 2015 Friendly | Osasuna | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Pamplona, Spain |
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Nino Martínez |
Report | Stadium: El Sadar Referee: Daniel Ocón |
8 August 2015 Friendly | Inter Milan | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Parma, Italy |
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Jovetić Icardi |
Report | Stadium: Ennio Tardini Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
La Liga | 23 August 2015 | 14 May 2016 | - | 5th | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 47.37 |
Europa League | 30 July 2015 | 14 April 2016 | Third qualifying round | Quarter-finals | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 56.25 |
Copa del Rey | 2 December 2015 | 27 January 2016 | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 66.67 |
Supercopa de España | 14 August 2015 | 17 August 2015 | - | Winners | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 50.00 |
Total | 62 | 32 | 12 | 18 | 105 | 70 | +35 | 51.61 |
Supercopa de España
14 August 2015 First leg | Athletic Bilbao | 4–0 | Barcelona | Bilbao |
22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | San José Eraso Beñat Aduriz Etxeita Susaeta Gurpegi |
Report | Pedro Dani Alves Mascherano Iniesta |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,000 Referee: José González (Castile and Léon) |
La Liga
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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3 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 63 | 18 | +45 | 88 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
4 | Villarreal | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
5 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
6 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 60 | |
7 | Sevilla | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 52 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 2] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Play-off.
Notes:
- Since the winners of the 2015–16 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.
- Sevilla qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. Based on their league position (7th), they would have received the spot above to enter the Europa League third qualifying round. This spot was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 62 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 28 | −5 |
Round by round
Matches
23 August 2015 1 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–1 | Barcelona | Bilbao |
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Elustondo Eraso Ibai |
Report | Rakitić Suárez Vermaelen |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 44,772 Referee: Carlos del Cerro (Madrid) |
30 August 2015 2 | Eibar | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Eibar |
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Saúl Adrián Escalante Mauro |
Report | Ibai Laporte |
Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 5,511 Referee: David Fernández (Andalusia) |
13 September 2015 3 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–1 | Getafe | Bilbao |
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aduriz García San José |
Report | Lafita Velázquez Lago Alexis |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 39,107 Referee: Pedro Pérez (Andalusia) |
20 September 2015 4 | Villarreal | 3–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Villarreal |
18:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Bruno Baptistão Nahuel Bailly Mario |
Report | Laporte Gurpegi Aduriz De Marcos |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 18,165 Referee: Carlos Clos (Aragon) |
23 September 2015 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Beñat De Marcos Sabin Ibai García |
Report | Benzema Ronaldo Pepe Kroos |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 43,487 Referee: Antonio Mateu (Valencia) |
27 September 2015 6 | Real Sociedad | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | San Sebastián |
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Illarramendi Pardo I. Martínez |
Report | Beñat García Williams Etxeita |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 26,114 Referee: Carlos Velasco (Madrid) |
4 October 2015 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–1 | Valencia | Bilbao |
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Laporte Susaeta Aduriz |
Report | Parejo Cancelo Feghouli Orbán |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 41,508 Referee: Xavier Estrada (Catalonia) |
18 October 2015 8 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2–2 | Athletic Bilbao | A Coruña |
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Lucas Sidnei Arribas |
Report | Williams Aduriz Laporte Beñat |
Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 25,239 Referee: Santiago Jaime (Aragon) |
26 October 2015 9 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–0 | Sporting Gijón | Bilbao |
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Susaeta Aduriz |
Report | Halilović Mascarell Cases |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,477 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias (Galicia) |
1 November 2015 10 | Real Betis | 1–3 | Athletic Bilbao | Seville |
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ceballos Castro Bruno |
Report | Williams García San José Laporte Etxeita |
Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 24,879 Referee: José González (Castile and Léon) |
8 November 2015 11 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Espanyol | Bilbao |
12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Williams Gurpegi García Beñat |
Report | Álvarez Pérez Diop Caicedo Fuentes López Sylla |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,204 Referee: Alberto Undiano (Navarre) |
22 November 2016 12 | Granada | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Granada |
18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Laporte Peñaranda Robert Success Pérez Fernández |
Report | Susaeta Aduriz Etxeita |
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 13,031 Referee: Carlos del Cerro (Madrid) |
29 November 2015 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 0–3 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Baena Trashorras Nacho Tito |
Report | Aduriz Laporte |
Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 13,100 Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Canary Islands) |
6 December 2015 14 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–0 | Málaga | Bilbao |
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | San José García Williams |
Report | Filipenko Amrabat Recio |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 41,835 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez (Catalonia) |
13 December 2015 15 | Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Saúl Griezmann Gabi |
Report | Laporte Aduriz |
Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 44,417 Referee: Juan Martínez (Valencia) |
20 December 2015 16 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Levante | Bilbao |
18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | San José Williams |
Report | Toño Simão Feddal P. López Lerma |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 39,471 Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Canary Islands) |
30 December 2015 17 | Celta Vigo | 0–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Vigo |
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Cabral Bongonda Radoja |
Report | San José Laporte Beñat García Iraizoz |
Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 17,857 Referee: Pedro Pérez (Andalusia) |
3 January 2016 18 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–2 | Las Palmas | Bilbao |
18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Aduriz Balenziaga Iturraspe Williams De Marcos |
Report | García Gómez Tana Aythami El Zhar |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 41,562 Referee: Carlos del Cerro (Madrid) |
9 January 2016 19 | Sevilla | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Seville |
18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Gameiro Vitolo Krohn-Dehli |
Report | Aduriz Laporte Balenziaga |
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 35,421 Referee: Eduardo Prieto (Navarre) |
17 January 2016 20 | Barcelona | 6–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona |
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Messi Neymar Suárez Mascherano Rakitić Piqué |
Report | Iraizoz De Marcos Eraso |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 66,324 Referee: Antonio Mateu (Valencia) |
24 January 2016 21 | Athletic Bilbao | 5–2 | Eibar | Bilbao |
12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Aduriz Sabin Laporte Susaeta Mauro |
Report | Borja Escalante Keko |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 43,750 Referee: Jesús Gil (Extremadura) |
30 January 2016 22 | Getafe | 0–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Getafe |
18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Cala Lago Velázquez |
Report | Williams Etxeita De Marcos Balenziaga San José Beñat |
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 9,431 Referee: Xavier Estrada (Catalonia) |
6 February 2016 23 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–0 | Villarreal | Bilbao |
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Williams San José Lekue Sabin Muniain |
Report | Costa Bakambu Soldado Ruiz Bonera |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 41,101 Referee: Mario Melero (Andalusia) |
13 February 2016 24 | Real Madrid | 4–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ronaldo Varane James Kroos Modrić |
Report | Eraso Etxeita Balenziaga Elustondo |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 70,100 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez (Catalonia) |
21 February 2016 25 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–1 | Real Sociedad | Bilbao |
18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Susaeta San José García Muniain Aduriz Beñat De Marcos |
Report | Illarramendi Reyes Jonathas Vela Elustondo Rulli |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 47,785 Referee: José Sánchez (Murcia) |
28 February 2016 26 | Valencia | 0–3 | Athletic Bilbao | Valencia |
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Gomes Cancelo |
Report | Sabin Muniain Aduriz |
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 36,654 Referee: Jesús Gil (Extremadura) |
2 March 2016 27 | Athletic Bilbao | 4–1 | Deportivo La Coruña | Bilbao |
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Muniain Aduriz |
Report | Mosquera Borges Riera Lopo |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 37,552 Referee: Antonio Mateu (Valencia) |
6 March 2016 28 | Sporting Gijón | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Gijón |
18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Vranješ |
Report | Beñat Laporte De Marcos Balenziaga |
Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 23,227 Referee: Carlos del Cerro (Madrid) |
13 March 2016 29 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–1 | Real Betis | Bilbao |
18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | García Sabin Rico |
Report | Castro |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,563 Referee: Santiago Jaime (Aragon) |
20 March 2016 30 | Espanyol | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Cornellà de Llobregat |
12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Diop Caicedo Álvaro Pérez Pau |
Report | Eraso Rico Lekue Beñat |
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 18,340 Referee: Eduardo Prieto (Navarre) |
3 April 2016 31 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Granada | Bilbao |
12:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aduriz Lekue Gurpegi |
Report | Foulquier Pérez Lombán Peñaranda Rico |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,680 Referee: Carlos Velasco (Madrid) |
10 April 2016 32 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Bilbao |
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | García Williams |
Report | Nacho Baena Castro |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 37,703 Referee: Jesús Gil (Extremadura) |
17 April 2016 33 | Málaga | 0–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Málaga |
12:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Recio Torres Weligton |
Report | Muniain García Bóveda Gurpegi Rico |
Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 25,158 Referee: José Sánchez (Murcia) |
20 April 2016 34 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–1 | Atlético Madrid | Bilbao |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Torres |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 44,687 Referee: Juan Martínez (Valencia) |
24 April 2016 35 | Levante | 2–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Valencia |
12:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Víctor Lerma Etxeita Juanfran |
Report | Balenziaga Susaeta San José |
Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 14,409 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias (Galicia) |
1 May 2016 36 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Celta Vigo | Bilbao |
12:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aduriz García |
Report | Orellana Díaz Cabral Nolito Hernández |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,654 Referee: Xavier Estrada (Catalonia) |
8 May 2016 37 | Las Palmas | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Las Palmas |
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Momo |
Report | Aduriz |
Stadium: Gran Canaria Attendance: 27,349 Referee: Pedro Pérez (Andalusia) |
14 May 2016 38 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–1 | Sevilla | Bilbao |
19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | García Aduriz Rico |
Report | Coke Cristóforo Muñoz Kolodziejczak Curro |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 44,280 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez (Catalonia) |
Copa del Rey
Round of 32
3 December 2015 First leg | Linense | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | La Línea |
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Sola Laporte |
Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco (Madrid) |
16 December 2015 Second leg | Athletic Bilbao | 6–0 (8–0 agg.) | Linense | Bilbao |
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | De Marcos Eraso Etxeita Sola García Rico |
Report | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 19,871 Referee: Xavier Estrada (Catalonia) |
Round of 16
6 January 2016 First leg | Athletic Bilbao | 3–2 | Villarreal | Bilbao |
12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | García Susaeta Williams Aduriz Laporte |
Report | Baptistão Marín Samu Pina Mario |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 36,599 Referee: Carlos Clos (Aragon) |
13 January 2016 Second leg | Villarreal | 0–1 (2–4 agg.) | Athletic Bilbao | Villarreal |
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bailly Rukavina Marín |
Report | Williams Etxeita Aduriz |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 14,540 Referee: Carlos Velasco (Madrid) |
Quarter-finals
20 January 2016 First leg | Athletic Bilbao | 1–2 | Barcelona | Bilbao |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Laporte De Marcos Etxeita Sabin Iturraspe Aduriz San José |
Report | Munir Neymar Iniesta Mascherano Dani Alves |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 46,224 Referee: José González (Castile and Léon) |
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying phase
Third qualifying round
30 July 2015 First leg | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Bilbao, Spain | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Eraso |
Report | Kvekveskiri |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 32,823 Referee: Stavros Tritsonis (Greece) |
6 August 2015 Second leg | Inter Baku | 0–0 (0–2 agg.) | Baku, Azerbaijan | |
21:00 AZST (UTC+05:00) | Seyidov |
Report | Balenziaga |
Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
Play-off round
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | |
2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 9 | ||
3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 9 | ||
4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 4 |
17 September 2015 1 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–1 | Bilbao, Spain | |
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aduriz García Beñat Susaeta |
Report | Altıntop Werner |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 37,838 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia) |
1 October 2015 2 | AZ | 2–1 | Alkmaar, Netherlands | |
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Johansson Henriksen Bóveda Coutinho |
Report | Gurpegi Iturraspe García Aduriz |
Stadium: AFAS Attendance: 11,434 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) |
22 October 2015 3 | Partizan | 0–2 | Belgrade, Serbia | |
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Lukić Ostojić |
Report | García Beñat De Marcos Laporte |
Stadium: Partizan Attendance: 11,128 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland) |
5 November 2015 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 5–1 | Bilbao, Spain | |
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) | Williams Beñat Aduriz Elustondo |
Report | Oumarou Ćirković Jevtović Fabrício Vulićević Šaponjić |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 39,849 Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece) |
26 November 2015 5 | Augsburg | 2–3 | Augsburg, Germany | |
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Trochowski Kohr Esswein Bobadilla |
Report | Susaeta Aduriz |
Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 23,741 Referee: Artur Dias (Portugal) |
10 December 2015 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–2 | Bilbao, Spain | |
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) | Sola San José Sabin |
Report | Van Overeem Haye Gouweleeuw Janssen |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 29,483 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
Knockout phase
Round of 32
18 February 2016 First leg | Marseille | 0–1 | Marseille, France | |
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) | Diarra Isla |
Report | Aduriz Beñat Balenziaga Elustondo |
Stadium: Vélodrome Attendance: 29,727 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland) |
25 February 2016 Second leg | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 (2–1 agg.) | Bilbao, Spain | |
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | San José Aduriz Sabin |
Report | Nkoulou Mendy Batshuayi Nkoudou Diarra |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 38,259 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) |
Round of 16
10 March 2016 First leg | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Bilbao, Spain | |
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) | García |
Report | Fuego Danilo Mustafi |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 35,765 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
17 March 2016 Second leg | Valencia | 2–1 (2–2 (a) agg.) | Valencia, Spain | |
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Mina Santos Fuego Gomes Vezo |
Report | García Aduriz Laporte |
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 31,681 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
Quarter-finals
7 April 2016 First leg | Athletic Bilbao | 1–2 | Bilbao, Spain | |
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aduriz Balenziaga De Marcos |
Report | Kolodziejczak Rami Banega Iborra Vitolo |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,856 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England) |
14 April 2016 Second leg | Sevilla | 1–2 (a.e.t.) (3–3 agg.) (5–4 p) | Sevilla, Spain | |
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gameiro Rami Nzonzi Coke Konoplyanka |
Report | Bóveda Aduriz San José Balenziaga García Viguera Muniain Iraizoz De Marcos Etxeita |
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 38,567 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
Penalties | ||||
Coke Krychowiak Konoplyanka Nzonzi Gameiro |