1993–94 Athletic Bilbao season

The 1993–94 season was the 93rd season in Athletic Bilbao's history and their 63rd consecutive season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.

Athletic Bilbao

1993–94 season
President	José Julián Lertxundi
Head coach	Jupp Heynckes
Stadium	San Mamés
La Liga	5th
Copa del Rey	4th Round
Top goalscorer	League: Julen Guerrero, 18[1] All: Julen Guerrero, 21

Season summary

1993–94 was the second season in charge of Athletic for Jupp Heynckes, and the team continued to improve under the German's leadership, ending the La Liga campaign in 5th place.[2] This qualified them for the 1994–95 UEFA Cup, ending five seasons without European competition. In the Copa del Rey, Bilbao reached the fourth round before being eliminated by Real Zaragoza.[3]

Despite this success, Heynckes left the club at the end of the season to accept the position of head coach with Eintracht Frankfurt in his homeland.[4] Former Athletic player and current Racing Santander coach Javier Irureta was appointed as his replacement.[5]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[1][6][7]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Kike Burgos	2	0	1	0	1	0
	GK		Juanjo Valencia	40	0	37	0	3	0
	DF		Genar Andrinúa	24	1	20+1	1	3	0
	DF		Asier	5	0	2+3	0	0	0
	DF		Eduardo Estíbariz	23	0	17+3	0	3	0
	DF		José Manuel Galdames	5	0	2+2	0	1	0
	DF		Carlos García	18	3	12+3	2	3	1
	DF		Aitor Karanka	19	0	14+4	0	1	0
	DF		Andoni Lakabeg	31	0	17+12	0	1+1	0
	DF		Jon Ander Lambea	3	0	2	0	1	0
	DF		Iñigo Larrainzar	41	0	37	0	4	0
	DF		Aitor Larrazábal	35	4	32	4	3	0
	DF		Óscar Tabuenka	24	0	19+4	0	0+1	0
	MF		Xabier Eskurza	38	1	32+3	1	3	0
	MF		Ander Garitano	29	6	25+1	6	3	0
	MF		Julen Guerrero	40	21	36	18	4	3
	MF		Mikel Kortina	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF		Josu Urrutia	33	2	25+7	2	1	0
	MF		Óscar Vales	4	0	1+3	0	0	0
	MF		David Villabona	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
	FW		Bolo	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
	FW		Aitor Huegún	3	0	1+2	0	0	0
	FW		Ricardo Mendiguren	20	0	12+6	0	1+1	0
	FW		Ángel Uribarrena	19	1	8+7	1	1+3	0
	FW		Ernesto Valverde	37	9	31+3	9	3	0
	FW		Cuco Ziganda	39	19	34+1	17	4	2

Results

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Zaragoza	38	19	8	11	71	47	+24	46	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
4	Real Madrid	38	19	7	12	61	50	+11	45	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5	Athletic Bilbao	38	16	11	11	61	47	+14	43
6	Sevilla	38	15	12	11	56	42	+14	42
7	Valencia	38	14	12	12	55	50	+5	40

Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Zaragoza entered UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as winners of 1993–94 Copa del Rey.

See also

• 1993–94 La Liga
• 1993–94 Copa del Rey

References

1. "Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Primera División 1993/1994". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
2. "LaLiga 1993/1994 Table, Results, Fixtures – (Football/Spain)". flashscore.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
3. "Bastos para el rey de Copas" (PDF). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
4. "Eintracht Franfkurt - Trainer". kicker. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
5. "San Mamés da el voto a Arrate" (PDF). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
6. "Athletic Bilbao » Squad 1993/1994". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
7. "Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Copa del Rey 1993/1994". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

External links

• Official website (in English, Basque, and Spanish)