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2014–15 Athletic Bilbao season
The 2014–15 season was the 116th season in Athletic Club’s history and the 84th in the top-tier. The campaign was notable for Athletic competing in the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1998–99.
2014–15 season | |
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President | Josu Urrutia |
Head coach | Ernesto Valverde |
Stadium | San Mamés |
La Liga | 7th |
Copa del Rey | Runners-up |
UEFA Champions League | Group stage (3rd) |
UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 |
Top goalscorer | League: Aritz Aduriz (18) All: Aritz Aduriz (26) |
Highest home attendance | 49,017 vs Napoli (27 August 2014) |
Lowest home attendance | 18,000 vs Alcoyano (18 December 2014) & vs Málaga (29 January 2015) |
Squad
Squad and statistics
The numbers and stats are established according to the official website: [1]
- As of 7 August 2015
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | Cup | Europe | Total | Discipline | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||
1 | GK | Gorka Iraizoz | 34 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 42(1) | 0 | 3 | |||
2 | FW | Gaizka Toquero | 0(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(5) | 0 | ||||
3 | DF | Jon Aurtenetxe | 3(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6(1) | 0 | 1 | |||
4 | DF | Aymeric Laporte | 33 | 0 | 6(1) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 48(1) | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
5 | MF | Erik Morán | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | ||||
6 | DF | Mikel San José | 23(5) | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7(2) | 2 | 36(7) | 8 | 13 | 1 | ||
7 | MF | Beñat Etxebarria | 20(8) | 2 | 5(2) | 0 | 8(1) | 0 | 33(11) | 2 | 6 | |||
8 | MF | Ander Iturraspe | 20(5) | 2 | 3(3) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 30(8) | 2 | 6 | |||
9 | FW | Kike Sola | 1(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2(4) | 0 | ||||
10 | MF | Óscar de Marcos | 32(3) | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9(1) | 1 | 48(4) | 2 | 9 | |||
11 | FW | Ibai Gómez | 9(12) | 1 | 4(3) | 0 | 4(2) | 1 | 17(17) | 2 | 2 | |||
12 | DF | Unai Bustinza | 1(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
13 | GK | Iago Herrerín | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | |||
14 | MF | Markel Susaeta | 20(11) | 1 | 5(3) | 1 | 6(3) | 1 | 31(17) | 3 | 3 | |||
15 | DF | Andoni Iraola (vc) | 16(6) | 1 | 6(1) | 0 | 3(2) | 1 | 25(9) | 2 | 6 | |||
16 | DF | Xabier Etxeita | 22(2) | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 32(2) | 3 | 7 | 1 | ||
17 | MF | Mikel Rico | 32(4) | 3 | 6(2) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 48(6) | 3 | 5 | |||
18 | MF | Carlos Gurpegui (c) | 15(8) | 1 | 5(1) | 0 | 5(3) | 1 | 25(12) | 2 | 9 | |||
19 | FW | Iker Muniain | 25 | 1 | 6(1) | 0 | 7(2) | 1 | 38(3) | 2 | 8 | |||
20 | FW | Aritz Aduriz | 30(1) | 18 | 5(4) | 5 | 6(2) | 3 | 41(7) | 26 | 14 | |||
21 | FW | Borja Viguera | 10(10) | 1 | 2(2) | 2 | 2(2) | 0 | 14(14) | 3 | ||||
22 | FW | Guillermo Fernández | 5(9) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3(1) | 1 | 9(10) | 1 | 2 | |||
23 | MF | Ager Aketxe | 3(5) | 1 | 1(2) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 4(8) | 1 | 1 | |||
24 | DF | Mikel Balenziaga | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 10 | |||
29 | MF | Unai López | 15(4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0(4) | 0 | 16(8) | 0 | 1 | |||
30 | FW | Iñaki Williams | 15(4) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 20(5) | 2 | 2 |
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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Transfers in
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
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21 | MF | Borja Viguera | 35 | EU | Alavés | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | €1,000,000 | ||
3 | DF | Jon Aurtenetxe | 31 | EU | Celta Vigo | Loan return | Summer | 2017 | Loan return | ||
– | GK | Raúl Fernández | 34 | EU | Numancia | Loan return | Summer | Loan return | |||
– | MF | Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta | 29 | EU | Mirandés | Loan return | Summer | 2016 | Loan return |
Total spending: €1,000,000
Transfers out
N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
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21 | MF | Ander Herrera | 33 | EU | Manchester United | Transfer | Summer | €36,000,000 | ||
– | GK | Raúl Fernández | 34 | EU | Racing Santander | Mutual termination | Summer | Free | ||
3 | MF | Iñigo Pérez | 34 | EU | Numancia | Mutual termination | Summer | Free | ||
– | MF | Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta | 29 | EU | Zaragoza | On loan | Summer | Loan | ||
12 | DF | Unai Albizua | 33 | EU | Tenerife | On loan | Summer | Loan | ||
22 | DF | Enric Saborit | 30 | EU | Mallorca | On loan | Summer | Loan | ||
– | MF | Iker Guarrotxena | 30 | EU | Tenerife | On loan | Summer | Loan | ||
23 | DF | Borja Ekiza | 34 | EU | Eibar | Mutual termination | Summer | Free |
Total revenue: €36,000,000
Pre-season and friendlies
23 July 2014 Friendly | SC Paderborn | 1–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Wörgl, Austria |
16:30 | Koç 65' | Summary | Ibai 28' Viguera 78' | Stadium: Sportzentrum Referee: Walter Altmann |
27 July 2014 Friendly | Werder Bremen | 2–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Fügen, Austria |
16:00 | Prödl 29' Bartels 49' | Summary | Aduriz 20' Susaeta 42' | Stadium: Sportplatz Referee: Andreas Heiss |
31 July 2014 Friendly | Benfica | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Fribourg, Switzerland |
19:30 | Summary | Aduriz 39' Beñat 71' | Stadium: BCF Arena Referee: Stephan Klossner |
2 August 2014 Friendly | Toulouse | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Bayonne, France |
19:00 | Sylla 37' Regattin 65' | Summary | Stadium: Stade Didier-Deschamps Referee: Saïd Ennjimi |
6 August 2014 Friendly | Osasuna | 3–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Pamplona, Spain |
20:00 | Flaño 17' De las Cuevas 21' Lotiès 33' | Summary | Ibai 85' | Stadium: El Sadar Stadium Referee: Ocón Arraiz |
9 August 2014 Friendly | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–3 | Athletic Bilbao | Mönchengladbach |
15:30 | Hrgota 59' | Summary | Aduriz 14', 18', 24' | Stadium: Borussia-Park Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
13 August 2014 Friendly | Olympiacos | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Athens, Greece |
20:30 | Summary | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Referee: Andreas Pappas |
Competitions
La Liga
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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5 | Sevilla | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 71 | 45 | +26 | 76 | Qualification to UEFA Champions League group stage[a] |
6 | Villarreal | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 60 | Qualification to UEFA Europa League group stage[b] |
7 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 55 | Qualification to UEFA Europa League third qualifying round[b] |
8 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 51 | |
9 | Málaga | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 50 |
Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair-play points; 7) playoff match[3]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair-play points; 7) playoff match[3]
Notes:
- ^ Sevilla qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. As a result, the fifth-placed spot for the Europa League group stage they earned was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.
- ^ a b Since the winners of the 2014–15 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.
Results by round
Matches
23 August 2014 1 | Málaga | 1–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Málaga |
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Luis Alberto 35' Camacho 67' Duda 88' Samu 88' Antunes 90+2' Horta 90+4' | Report | Iraizoz 35' Gurpegui 39' Laporte 69' | Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 24,500 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community) |
30 August 2014 2 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–0 | Levante | Bilbao |
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aduriz 32' Iturraspe 51' Balenziaga 66' Muniain 76' | Report | Simão Mate 23' Barral 37' López 50' Vyntra 87' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 48,300 Referee: Pérez Montero (Andalusia) |
24 September 2014 5 | Rayo Vallecano | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Quini 18' Baptistão 39', 89' Trashorras 82' | Report | Aduriz 20' Gurpegui 79' De Marcos 84' | Stadium: Campo de Vallecas Attendance: 11,040 Referee: Mario Melero López (Andalusia) |
27 September 2014 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–0 | Eibar | Bilbao |
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aduriz 4' Iraola 41' Balenziaga 56' Rico 79' Muniain 90+2' | Report | Bóveda 21' Errasti 25' Arruabarrena 38' Capa 53' Navas 53' Ángel 90+2' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Madrid) |
5 October 2014 7 | Real Madrid | 5–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ronaldo 2', 55', 88' Ramos 28' Benzema 41', 69' | De Marcos 25' Balenziaga 34' | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
25 October 2014 9 | Almería | 0–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Almería |
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Thomas 13' Verza 71' | Iraola 54' Etxeita 56' | Stadium: Juegos Mediterráneos |
9 November 2014 11 | Valencia | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Valencia |
19:00 | Balenziaga 71' Iturraspe 77' | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 39,600 |
29 November 2014 13 | Getafe | 1–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Getafe |
16:00 | Michel 11' Diawara 15' Sarabia 20' Naldo 57' Velázquez 82' Escudero 88' Arroyo 89' Lafita 90+1' | Summary | Muniain 18' San José 36', 80' Rico 40' Balenziaga 51' Laporte 70' Beñat 90' | Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 8,100 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo |
6 December 2014 14 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–1 | Córdoba | Bilbao |
18:00 CET | Iturraspe 52' Laporte 82' Iraizoz 84' Muniain 90+4' | Summary | Ghilas 23' Luso 75' Campabadal 81' García 84' Pinillos 88' López Silva 90+1' Juan Carlos 90+4' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 38,500 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre |
14 December 2014 15 | Real Sociedad | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | San Sebastián |
21:00 CET | Vela 3' | Report | San José 13' Laporte 26' 80' De Marcos 61' Iturraspe 85' Ibai 90+4' | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 26,651 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán |
3 January 2015 17 | Deportivo La Coruña | 1–0 | Athletic Bilbao | A Coruña |
22:00 CET | Cavaleiro 24' Domínguez 85' | Report | López 63' | Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 16,200 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
17 January 2015 19 | Villarreal | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Villarreal |
20:00 CET | Cheryshev 42', 77' Bruno 56', 83' (pen.) | Report | Etxeita 54' San José 76' | Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 19,300 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández |
1 February 2015 21 | Levante | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Valencia |
11:00 | Simão Mate 23' Barral 62' | Report | Iraola 5' Aduriz 48', 90', 87' De Marcos 62' Iturraspe 73' Susaeta 83' | Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 16,359 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
14 February 2015 23 | Granada | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Granada |
19:00 | Bangoura 25' Insúa 68' Rico 70' Piti 84' Córdoba 90' | Report | Muniain 28' Gurpegui 41' Aketxe 75' Laporte 89' | Stadium: Los Cármenes Attendance: 14,879 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez |
22 February 2015 24 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Bilbao |
16:00 | San José 20' Aduriz 78', 86' Rico 83' | Report | Nacho 23' Fatau 59' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 32,600 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán |
7 March 2015 26 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
17:00 | Aduriz 26', 30' Etxeita 38' Gurpegui 78' | Report | Kroos 30' Illaramendi 40' Isco 74' Marcelo 86' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 51,000 |
14 March 2015 27 | Celta Vigo | 1–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Vigo |
22:00 | Fernández 16' Krohn-Dehli 20' Orellana 23' Larrivey 64' | Report | Beñat 15' Aduriz 17' (pen.) San José 32', 27' 85' De Marcos 43' | Stadium: Balaídos Referee: 17,000 |
9 April 2015 30 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Valencia | Bilbao |
20:00 | Balenziaga 10' Aduriz 32', 90' Gurpegui 80' Beñat 80' Iraizoz 83' | Summary | Gomes 36' De Paul 61' Otamendi 82' Alves 83' Barragán 85' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,666 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
12 April 2015 31 | Espanyol | 1–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Cornellà de Llobregat |
17:00 | Stuani 33' García 40' Álvarez 88' | Summary | Laporte 38' De Marcos 86' | Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 20,143 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán |
24 April 2015 33 | Córdoba | 0–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Córdoba, Andalusia |
20:45 | Andone 58' Vico 81' | Report | Williams 3' Etxeita 47' Deivid 56' (o.g.) San José 85' | Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Arcángel Attendance: 16,000 Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes |
28 April 2015 34 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Real Sociedad | Bilbao |
22:00 | Balenziaga 12' Aduriz 52' (pen.) Laporte 79' | Report | González 50' De la Bella 51', 60' Pardo 85' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,322 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
2 May 2015 35 | Atlético Madrid | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
18:00 | Torres 41' Godín 86' | Report | San José 71' Bustinza 76' Laporte 81' | Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium Attendance: 53,500 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre |
9 May 2015 36 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Deportivo La Coruña | Bilbao |
22:00 CET | Aduriz 14', 40' Laporte 48' De Marcos 66' San José 85' | Report | Postiga 78' Lucas 84' Borges 90' Lopo 90+3', 90+4' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 39,670 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
23 May 2015 38 | Athletic Bilbao | 4–0 | Villarreal | Bilbao |
18:30 CET | Aduriz 24' (pen.), 60' Iraola 27' Beñat 35' | Jokić 23' | Stadium: San Mamés Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias |
Copa del Rey
Round of 32
18 December 2014 Second leg | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 (2–1 agg.) | Alcoyano | Bilbao |
22:00 CET | Viguera 39' De Marcos 61' Aduriz 88' San José 89' | Report | Fuentes 41' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
21 January 2015 First leg | Málaga | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Málaga |
21:00 CET | Recio 62' Weligton 81' | Report | Laporte 55' | Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias |
Semi-finals
11 February 2015 First leg | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Espanyol | Bilbao |
21:00 | Aduriz 11' Gurpegui 41' Aurtenetxe 77' Herrerín 85' | Report | Sánchez 35' Montañés 90+1' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
4 March 2015 Second leg | Espanyol | 0–2 (1–3 agg.) | Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona |
22:00 | Cañas 9' Moreno 38' Stuani 45' Arbilla 67' Álvaro 87' | Report | De Marcos 8' Aduriz 13' Etxeita 42' | Stadium: Power8 Stadium Attendance: 34,831 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
Final
30 May 2015 Final | Athletic Bilbao | 1–3 | Barcelona | Barcelona |
20:30 | Iraola 43' Balenziaga 58' Williams 67', 79' Iturraspe 87' | Report | Iraola 43' Balenziaga 58' Williams 67', 79' Iturraspe 87' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 97,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo |
UEFA Champions League
Play-off round
19 August 2014 First leg | Napoli | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Naples, Italy |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Jorginho 10' Higuaín 68' | Report | Muniain 41' Gurpegui 72' Balenziaga 75' | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 49,872 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
27 August 2014 Second leg | Athletic Bilbao | 3–1 (4–2 agg.) | Napoli | Bilbao, Spain |
Susaeta 30' Aduriz 61', 69' Ibai 74' | Report | Ghoulam 39' Higuaín 43' Hamšík 47' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 49,017 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | SHK | ATH | BATE | |
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1 | Porto | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | |
2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | 5–0 | ||
3 | Athletic Bilbao | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | |
4 | BATE Borisov | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 3 | 0–3 | 0–7 | 2–1 | — |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers