2017–18 Athletic Bilbao season
| 2017–18 season | ||||
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.jpg) Away game in Moskva | ||||
| President | Josu Urrutia | |||
| Head coach | José Ángel Ziganda | |||
| Stadium | San Mamés | |||
| La Liga | 16th | |||
| Copa del Rey | Round of 32 | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Raúl García (10) All: Aritz Aduriz (20) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 45,761 (vs Real Sociedad, 16 December 2017) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 14,294 (vs Formentera, 29 November 2017) | |||
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The 2017–18 season was the 119th in Athletic Club’s history and the 87th in the top tier.[2][3]
Squad
[edit]According to the official website.[4] Unai Núñez wore number 12 in domestic matches from the beginning of 2018.
Player statistics
[edit]| S | P | N | Name | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||||||
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| A | S | G | M | A | S | G | M | A | S | G | M | A | S | G | M | ||||
| 1 | GK |  |
Kepa Arrizabalaga | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2700 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2790 |
| 3 | DF | |
Enric Saborit | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1429 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1764 |
| 4 | DF | |
Iñigo Martínez | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1440 |
| 5 | DF | |
Yeray Álvarez | 7 | 1 | 0 | 675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 314 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 989 |
| 6 | MF | |
Mikel San José | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2156 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 649 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 2895 |
| 7 | MF | |
Beñat Etxebarria | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1115 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 571 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 1776 |
| 8 | MF | |
Ander Iturraspe (vc) | 20 | 10 | 0 | 1903 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 529 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 2448 |
| 9 | FW | |
Kike Sola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| 10 | MF | |
Iker Muniain (3rd c) | 7 | 7 | 4 | 775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 523 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1298 |
| 11 | FW | |
Iñaki Williams | 31 | 7 | 7 | 2851 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 863 | 41 | 11 | 10 | 3804 |
| 13 | GK | |
Iago Herrerín | 8 | 0 | 0 | 720 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1260 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2070 |
| 14 | FW | |
Markel Susaeta (c) | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2268 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 772 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 3130 |
| 15 | DF | |
Iñigo Lekue | 22 | 10 | 0 | 2104 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 911 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 3195 |
| 16 | DF | |
Xabier Etxeita | 5 | 0 | 1 | 377 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1046 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1603 |
| 17 | MF | |
Mikel Rico | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0[1] | 389 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1559 |
| 18 | DF | |
Óscar de Marcos | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1663 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 630 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 2293 |
| 19 | FW | |
Sabin Merino | 5 | 8 | 0 | 371 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 535 |
| 20 | FW | |
Aritz Aduriz | 21 | 12 | 9 | 2149 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1159 | 34 | 14 | 20 | 3333 |
| 21 | MF | |
Mikel Vesga | 11 | 1 | 1 | 807 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 460 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1431 |
| 22 | MF | |
Raúl García | 30 | 4 | 10 | 2637 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 889 | 40 | 8 | 14 | 3563 |
| 24 | DF | |
Mikel Balenziaga | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1554 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 835 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2389 |
| 28 | FW | |
Iñigo Córdoba | 18 | 12 | 1 | 1457 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 552 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 2099 |
| 29 | DF | |
Óscar Gil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 30 | DF | |
Unai Núñez | 33 | 0 | 1 | 2942 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 225 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 3167 |
| 34 | DF | |
Andoni López | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 40 | MF | |
Iñigo Muñoz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Players left the club or on loan in winter transfer window | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | |
Eneko Bóveda | 6 | 0 | 0 | 523 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 657 |
| 4 | DF |  |
Aymeric Laporte | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1710 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 900 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 2700 |
| 23 | MF | |
Ager Aketxe | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 74 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 263 |
Disciplinary record
[edit]Iñigo Martínez' and Iñaki Williams' yellow cards against Celta Vigo on matchday 30 were removed in April 2018.[5]
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| 1 | GK | |
Kepa Arrizabalaga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | |
Enric Saborit | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | |
Iñigo Martínez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | |
Yeray Álvarez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | |
Mikel San José | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | |
Beñat Etxebarria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | |
Ander Iturraspe | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | |
Kike Sola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | |
Iker Muniain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | |
Iñaki Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | |
Iago Herrerín | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | |
Markel Susaeta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | |
Iñigo Lekue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | |
Xabier Etxeita | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | |
Mikel Rico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | |
Óscar de Marcos | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | |
Sabin Merino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | |
Aritz Aduriz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | |
Mikel Vesga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | |
Raúl García | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | |
Mikel Balenziaga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | |
Iñigo Córdoba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | |
Óscar Gil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | |
Unai Núñez | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | |
Andoni López | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | |
Iñigo Muñoz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players left the club or on loan in winter transfer window | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | |
Eneko Bóveda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | |
Aymeric Laporte | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | |
Ager Aketxe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
From the youth system
[edit]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
[edit]In
| Date | Name | Moving from | Fee |
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| 30 June 2017 | Ager Aketxe |
Cádiz |
Loan return |
| Óscar Gil |
Oviedo
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| Iago Herrerín |
Leganés
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| Kike Sola |
Numancia
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| Mikel Vesga |
Sporting Gijón
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| 30 January 2018 | Iñigo Martínez |
Real Sociedad |
€32M |
Out
| Date | Name | Moving to | Fee |
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| 14 June 2017 | Gorka Iraizoz |
Girona |
Free |
| 30 June 2017 | Gorka Elustondo |
 Atlético Nacional
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| 24 July 2017 | Javier Eraso |
Leganés
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| 20 January 2018 | Eneko Bóveda |
Deportivo La Coruña |
Free |
| 30 January 2018 | Aymeric Laporte |
 Manchester City |
€65M |
| 16 February 2018 | Ager Aketxe |
 Toronto |
Free |
Staff
[edit]According to the official website.[6]
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | José Ángel Ziganda |
| Assistant coach | Bingen Arostegi |
| Technical coach | Alberto Iglesias |
| Physical coach | Iban Urkiza |
| Recuperative coach | Xabier Clemente |
| Goalkeeper coach | Imanol Etxeberria |
| Representative | Andoni Imaz |
| Doctors | Josean Lekue, Paco Angulo |
| Masseur | Juan Manuel Ipiña |
| Physiotherapists | Beñat Azula, Isusko Ortuzar, Álvaro Campa |
| Regenerative therapist | Imanol Martín |
| Podiatrist | Sergio Bilbao |
| Material managers | Txetxu Gallego, Jon Eskalza, Iker López |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]| 12 July 2017 Friendly | Basel | 3–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Lens, Switzerland |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Delgado  30' (pen.)Van Wolfswinkel 60'Pululu 89' |
Report | Sabin 40' Sola 49' |
Stadium: Christ-Roi Referee: Sascha Amhof |
| 15 July 2017 Friendly | Sion | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Lens, Switzerland |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Zverotić 38' (o.g.) García 52' |
Stadium: Christ-Roi Referee: Lionel Tschudi |
| 17 July 2017 Friendly | Athletic Bilbao | 0–0 | Fenerbahçe | Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Municipal Referee: Adrien Jaccottet |
| 21 July 2017 Friendly | Club Brugge | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Bruges, Belgium |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | García 41', 59' (pen.) |
Stadium: Jan Breydel Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
| 22 July 2017 Friendly | Athletic Bilbao | 1–2 | Valladolid | Sestao, Spain |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Córdoba 4' |
Report | Arnaiz 35' Nacho 56' |
Stadium: Las Llanas Referee: Xabier Gómez |
| 29 July 2017 Friendly | Athletic Bilbao | 3–0 | Reus | Leioa, Spain |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | San José 35' Aketxe 52' (pen.)Williams 68' |
Report | Stadium: Sarriena Referee: Jon González |
| 5 August 2017 Friendly | Liverpool | 3–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| 17:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Firmino 20' (pen.) Woodburn 58'Solanke 79' |
Report | Williams 29' |
Stadium: Aviva Referee: Paul McLaughlin |
| 12 August 2017 Euskal Herriko Futbol Txapelketa | Athletic Bilbao | 2–2[2] | Alavés | Barakaldo, Spain |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Vesga 42' Aduriz 56' |
Report | Ibai 52' Santos 86' (pen.) |
Stadium: Lasesarre Referee: Daniel Palencia |
| 11 October 2017 Friendly | Barakaldo | 2–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Barakaldo, Spain |
| 20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Arroyo 51' (pen.) Bilbao 90' (o.g.) |
Report | Sabin 15' Beñat 29' |
Stadium: Lasesarre Referee: Jon González |
| 22 January 2018 Friendly | Athletic Bilbao | 0–0 | Rudeš | Lezama, Spain |
| 11:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Lezama Referee: Ricardo de Burgos |
| 23 May 2018 Friendly | Santutxu | 0–4 | Athletic Bilbao | Basauri, Spain |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Sabin 11', 54', 77' Aduriz 45' |
Stadium: Artunduaga Referee: Igor Guijarro |
Competitions
[edit]Overview
[edit]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| La Liga | 20 August 2017 | 20 May 2018 | Matchday 1 | 16th | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 26.32 |
| Europa League | 27 July 2017 | 15 March 2018 | Third qualifying round | Round of 16 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 50.00 |
| Copa del Rey | 25 October 2017 | 29 November 2017 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 54 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 64 | 67 | −3 | 31.48 | ||||
Source: Competitions
La Liga
[edit]League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 14 | Alavés | 38 | 15 | 2 | 21 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 47 | |
| 15 | Levante | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 46 | |
| 16 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 43[a] | |
| 17 | Leganés | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 43[a] | |
| 18 | Deportivo La Coruña (R) | 38 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 76 | −38 | 29 | Relegation to Segunda División |
Source: La Liga, Soccerway
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 (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[3]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
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 (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[3]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Results summary
[edit]| 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 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 43 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 33 | −11 |
Round by round
Source: [citation needed]
Matches
[edit]| 20 August 2017 1 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–0 | Getafe | Bilbao |
| 18:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Núñez  68' |
Report | Bergara 18' Álvaro 41'  66'Suárez 59'Molinero 63' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 38,110 Referee: Mario Melero (Andalusia) |
| 27 August 2017 2 | Eibar | 0–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Eibar |
| 18:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Kike 25' Jordán 49' 90+1' |
Report | Aduriz 38' Bóveda 81' |
Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 5,948 Referee: José Sánchez (Murcia) |
| 10 September 2017 3 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Girona | Bilbao |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Beñat 21' Muniain 25'Aduriz 53'García 64'San José 68'Laporte 90' |
Report | Alcalá 24' Granell 27'Bernardo 40'Aday 56'Douglas Luiz 80'Stuani 87' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 39,952 Referee: Daniel Trujillo (Canary Islands) |
| 17 September 2017 4 | Las Palmas | 1–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Las Palmas |
| 17:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Calleri 58' Tannane 63'Rémy 87' |
Report | Laporte 60' Aduriz 64'Vesga 77' |
Stadium: Gran Canaria Attendance: 19,149 Referee: Pablo González (Asturia) |
| 20 September 2017 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–2 | Atlético Madrid | Bilbao |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | García 90+2' |
Report | Thomas 25' Filipe Luís 39'Correa 55'Carrasco 73' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 43,499 Referee: Xavier Estrada (Catalonia) |
| 23 September 2017 6 | Málaga | 3–3 | Athletic Bilbao | Málaga |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Hernández 3' Rolán 35', 84'Borja 49'Ricca 51'Kuzmanović 52' 52'Recio 53'Rosales 60'Baysse 81' |
Report | Aduriz 4' (pen.) Williams 51', 70'Laporte 53'Aketxe 89' |
Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 23,425 Referee: Carlos del Cerro (Madrid) |
| 1 October 2017 7 | Valencia | 3–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Valencia |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gayà 18' Zaza 27' 84'Parejo 34' (pen.) 84'Rodrigo 66' |
Report | Arrizabalaga 33' Núñez 50'Aduriz 59'García 63' 76'Vesga 80' |
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 42,070 Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Canary Islands) |
| 14 October 2017 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Sevilla | Bilbao |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aduriz 13' Córdoba 33'Núñez 37'Vesga 43' 85'Laporte 90+8' |
Report | Lenglet 53' Correa 68'Vázquez 79'Pizarro 90+5'Muriel 90+8' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,197 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias (Galicia) |
| 22 October 2017 9 | Leganés | 1–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Leganés |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Pérez 11' Eraso 45'Beauvue 54'Siovas 82' |
Report | Vesga 31' San José 43'Iturraspe 64'Núñez 79' |
Stadium: Butarque Attendance: 10,509 Referee: Antonio Mateu (Valencia) |
| 28 October 2017 10 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–2 | Barcelona | Bilbao |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Iturraspe 41' |
Report | Messi 36' Busquets 47'Piqué 63'Paulinho 75' 90+2'Umtiti 81' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 43,579 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencia) |
| 5 November 2017 11 | Celta Vigo | 3–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Vigo |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | S. Gómez 16' 41' Aspas 22', 26'M. Gómez 64' |
Report | Vesga 12' García 38'Balenziaga 58'Aduriz 90+1' |
Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 19,876 Referee: Jesús Gil (Extremadura) |
| 19 November 2017 12 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Villarreal | Bilbao |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Iturraspe 19' Aduriz 77' |
Report | Bonera 5' Trigueros 28'Costa 34'Ruiz 63' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 36,728 Referee: David Medié (Catalonia) |
| 26 November 2017 13 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2–2 | Athletic Bilbao | A Coruña |
| 12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Adrián 35' Mosquera 39'Cartabia 44'Expósito 68'Schär 76'Albentosa 87' |
Report | Susaeta 16' Williams 60'Laporte 71' |
Stadium: Abanca-Riazor Attendance: 20,879 Referee: José González (Castile and Léon) |
| 2 December 2017 14 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–0 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | De Marcos 45' Etxeita 57' |
Report | Ramos 11' 86' Casemiro 73'Carvajal 90+1'Ronaldo 90+3' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 44,992 Referee: Antonio Mateu (Valencia) |
| 10 December 2017 15 | Levante | 1–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Valencia |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Toño 4' Laporte 73' (o.g.)Campaña 79'Chema 79' |
Report | Aduriz 5' (pen.) García 40'Rico 69'Vesga 76'Postigo 79' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 18,005 Referee: Xavier Estrada (Catalonia) |
| 16 December 2017 16 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–0 | Real Sociedad | Bilbao |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Aduriz 56' Lekue 74'Rico 88' |
Report | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 45,761 Referee: David Fernández (Andalusia) |
| 22 December 2017 17 | Real Betis | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Seville |
| 19:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Amat  34'Joaquín 78' |
Report | Núñez 15' Saborit 17'García 36' (pen.)Feddal 85' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 42,819 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencia) |
| 7 January 2018 18 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Alavés | Bilbao |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Etxeita 8' 79' Susaeta 53'Aduriz 64' (pen.) |
Report | Pedraza 12' Aguirregabiria 24'Alexis 62'Munir 64' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 41,070 Referee: Pablo González (Asturia) |
| 14 January 2018 19 | Espanyol | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Gerard 29' Hermoso 60'Martín 78' |
Report | Williams 35' Iturraspe 68'Saborit 76'García 80'Sabin 88' |
Stadium: RCDE Attendance: 19,827 Referee: Daniel Trujillo (Canary Islands) |
| 19 January 2018 20 | Getafe | 2–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Getafe |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Molina 21' 67' Amath 29'Molinero 47'Ángel 74'Djené 79'Arambarri 90+2' |
Report | Williams 13' Núñez 44'García 48' (pen.) |
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 11,103 Referee: Jesús Gil (Extremadura) |
| 26 January 2018 21 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Eibar | Bilbao |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Aduriz 50' |
Report | Kike 73' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 39,440 Referee: Mario Melero (Andalusia) |
| 4 February 2018 22 | Girona | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Girona |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Stuani 7' (pen.), 65' Maffeo 46' |
Report | Núñez 58' |
Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 9,362 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Andalusia) |
| 9 February 2018 23 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–0 | Las Palmas | Bilbao |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Aduriz 12' Saborit 51'Arrizabalaga 52'García 77' |
Report | Navarro 12' Calleri 41'Michel 59'Chichizola 79' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 33,839 Referee: Xavier Estrada (Catalonia) |
| 18 February 2018 24 | Atlético Madrid | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Correa 17' Costa 36' 80'Filipe Luís 62'Gameiro 67' |
Report | Beñat 40' Núñez 71' |
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 59,699 Referee: José González (Castile and Léon) |
| 25 February 2018 25 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Málaga | Bilbao |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Martínez 15' Susaeta 17'San José 44'Lekue 60'De Marcos 63' |
Report | En-Nesyri 13' 65' 84' González 24' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 37,734 Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Canary Islands) |
| 28 February 2018 26 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Valencia | Bilbao |
| 19:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Córdoba 29' De Marcos 49' |
Report | Zaza 20' Kondogbia 23'Murillo 69' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 34,382 Referee: Jesús Gil (Extremadura) |
| 3 March 2018 27 | Sevilla | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Seville |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Muriel 27' Vázquez 32'Nolito 75'Correa 83' |
Report | Saborit 64' San José 79'Martínez 83' |
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 25,185 Referee: Alberto Undiano (Navarre) |
| 11 March 2018 28 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Leganés | Bilbao |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | García 10', 17' 68' Córdoba 28' |
Report | El Zhar 12' Zaldúa 36'Brašanac 66'Siovas 72'Bustinza 89' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 30,896 Referee: José Sánchez (Murcia) |
| 18 March 2018 29 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Alcácer 8' Umtiti 17'Messi 30'Dembélé 39' |
Report | García 31' Lekue 40' |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 82,312 Referee: Santiago Jaime (Aragon) |
| 31 March 2018 30 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Celta Vigo | Bilbao |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Williams 31' Martínez 44'Núñez 55' 90+2' |
Report | M. Gómez 15' Méndez 90+1' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 33,881 Referee: Carlos del Cerro (Madrid) |
| 9 April 2018 31 | Villarreal | 1–3 | Athletic Bilbao | Villarreal |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Bonera 38' Bacca 45' 67'Álvaro 64' 89'Asenjo 87' |
Report | Córdoba 4' Martínez 41'Núñez 45'Williams 51'Iturraspe 67'Arrizabalaga 74'De Marcos 81'Muniain 87' |
Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 14,869 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias (Galicia) |
| 14 April 2018 32 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–3 | Deportivo La Coruña | Bilbao |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | García 47' 61' Susaeta 72'Yeray 90+2' |
Report | Adrián 6', 14' Valle 53'Rubén 79' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 37,976 Referee: José González (Castile and Léon) |
| 18 April 2018 33 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| 21:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Vázquez 45' Ronaldo 87'Carvajal 90+2' |
Report | Williams 14' 39' Iturraspe 61'De Marcos 84'San José 89' |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 59,293 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencia) |
| 23 April 2018 34 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–3 | Levante | Bilbao |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | García 8' 53' Iturraspe 41'Núñez 88' |
Report | Bardhi 42', 44' 45' Lerma 55'Jason 89'Morales 90' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 24,749 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Andalusia) |
| 28 April 2018 35 | Real Sociedad | 3–1 | Athletic Bilbao | San Sebastián |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | San José 15' (o.g.), 54' (o.g.) Illarramendi 26'Oyarzabal 36'Llorente 59'Pardo 85'Willian José 86' |
Report | García 13' 59' (pen.) De Marcos 24'Williams 81'Susaeta 84'Muniain 86'Martínez 90+4' |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 23,878 Referee: José Sánchez (Murcia) |
| 5 May 2018 36 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Real Betis | Bilbao |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Muniain 76' Aduriz 90+2' |
Report | Bartra 28' García 90+2' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 34,491 Referee: Javier Alberola (Castile-La Mancha) |
| 12 May 2018 37 | Alavés | 3–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Maripán 32' Munir 35' 60'Guidetti 43'Ibai 77' |
Report | Beñat 27' Saborit 34'Yeray 58'San José 73'Muniain 79'Martínez 90+3' |
Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 16,199 Referee: Xavier Estrada (Catalonia) |
| 20 May 2018 38 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–1 | Espanyol | Bilbao |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Da. López 9' J. López 81' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 28,492 Referee: David Fernández (Andalusia) |
Copa del Rey
[edit]Round of 32
| 25 October 2017 First leg | Formentera | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Sant Francesc Xavier |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Samuel 51' Liñán 60'Tejera 76'Gabri 81'Romero 90+1' |
Report | Etxeita 56' García 63' |
Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 2,376 Referee: Pablo González (Asturia) |
| 29 November 2017 Second leg | Athletic Bilbao | 0–1 (1–2 agg.) | Formentera | Bilbao |
| 21:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Gonzalez 90+2' Muñiz 90+6' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 14,294 Referee: Carlos del Cerro (Madrid) |
UEFA Europa League
[edit]Qualifying phase
[edit]Third qualifying round
| 27 July 2017 First leg | Dinamo București  | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Bucharest, Romania |
| 20:30 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Nascimento 34' Romera 49'Rivaldinho 54' 55'Hanca 61'Nedelcearu 90+3' |
Report | Laporte 21' Muniain 30' |
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 26,783 Referee: Tore Hansen (Norway) |
| 3 August 2017 Second leg | Athletic Bilbao | 3–0 (4–1 agg.) | Dinamo București | Bilbao, Spain |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | García 24', 29' Aduriz 86' |
Report | Katsikas 36' Costache 63'Albín 88' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 41,845 Referee: Pavle Radovanović (Montenegro) |
Play-off round
| 17 August 2017 First leg | Panathinaikos  | 2–3 | Athletic Bilbao | Athens, Greece |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Lod 29' Kourbelis 45'Cabezas 55' |
Report | García 22' Etxeita 32'Aduriz 68', 74' (pen.)De Marcos 71'San José 88' |
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal) |
| 24 August 2017 Second leg | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 (4–2 agg.) | Panathinaikos | Bilbao, Spain |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Muniain 22' Lekue 76' |
Report | Johansson 28' Luciano 34' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,747 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
Group stage
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athletic Bilbao
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11[a] | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 |  Östersunds FK
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11[a] | |
| 3 |  Zorya Luhansk
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Hertha BSC
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 |
| 14 September 2017 1 | Hertha BSC | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Berlin, Germany |
| 21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Weiser 26' Ibišević 60' |
Report | Vesga 43' San José 62' |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 28,832 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) |
| 28 September 2017 2 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–1 | Zorya Luhansk | Bilbao, Spain |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Kharatin 26' Opanasenko 58'Hordiyenko 68'Andriyevskyi 81' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 32,462 Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey) |
| 19 October 2017 3 | Östersund | 2–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Östersund, Sweden |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Mukiibi 6' Gero 52' 72'Sema 55'Edwards 64' |
Report | Aduriz 14' Córdoba 24'Williams 89' |
Stadium: Jämtkraft Arena Attendance: 7,870 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
| 2 November 2017 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Östersund | Bilbao, Spain |
| 21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) | Lekue 16' Balenziaga 64'Núñez 67' 89'Aduriz 70'Susaeta 84' |
Report | Mukiibi 81' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 32,354 Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland) |
| 23 November 2017 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–2 | Hertha BSC | Bilbao, Spain |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Aduriz 35' (pen.), 66' (pen.) Laporte 81'Williams 82'García 86' |
Report | Leckie 26' Langkamp 34'Selke 36' 67' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 38,928 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) |
| 7 December 2017 6 | Zorya Luhansk | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Lviv, Ukraine |
| 22:05 EET (UTC+02:00) | Lunyov 43' Andriyevskyi 50'Kabayev 82' |
Report | Núñez 16' Aduriz 70'García 86' |
Stadium: Arena Lviv Attendance: 8,428 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) |
Knockout phase
[edit]Round of 32
| 15 February 2018 First leg | Spartak Moscow  | 1–3 | Athletic Bilbao | Moscow, Russia |
| 21:00 MSK (UTC+03:00) | Kutepov 37' Zobnin 55'Luiz Adriano 60' 67' |
Report | García 15' Aduriz 22', 39'Kutepov 45+1' (o.g.)[4]Etxeita 56' |
Stadium: Otkritie Arena Attendance: 43,145 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
| 22 February 2018 Second leg | Athletic Bilbao | 1–2 (4–3 agg.) | Spartak Moscow | Bilbao, Spain |
| 21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) | Etxeita 57' San José 86'Aduriz 90+3' |
Report | Bocchetti 31' Luiz Adriano 44'Yeshchenko 67'Glushakov 80'Melgarejo 85'Kombarov 90+4' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 36,873 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
Round of 16
| 8 March 2018 First leg | Marseille | 3–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Marseille, France |
| 21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ocampos 1', 58' Payet 14' 45+4'Germain 38'Rami 45+1' |
Report | Aduriz 45+3' (pen.) San José 56'Susaeta 60'Beñat 82' |
Stadium: Vélodrome Attendance: 37,657 Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal) |
| 15 March 2018 Second leg | Athletic Bilbao | 1–2 (2–5 agg.) | Marseille | Bilbao, Spain |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Aduriz 15' 76' Williams 61' 74' |
Report | Payet 38' (pen.) Rami 48'Ocampos 52' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,580 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ He is credited with a goal against Spartak Moskva by some sources.
- ^ The match was abandoned at 90th minute, when 3 officials decided to leave the field due to a quarrel among players of both teams.[1]
- ^ "Reglamento General - Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Marca and Athletic credit the goal to Mikel Rico, whose goalbound shot was touched on the line by Kutepov (Footage).