2020–21 Athletic Bilbao season

The 2020–21 season is the 122nd season in the existence of Athletic Bilbao and the club's 90th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Athletic Bilbao are participating in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey and the Supercopa de España. The season covers the period from 20 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Athletic Bilbao
2020–21 season
PresidentAitor Elizegi
Head coachGaizka Garitano
(until 3 January)[1]
Marcelino
(from 4 January)[2]
StadiumSan Mamés
La Liga11th
Copa del ReySemi-finals
Supercopa de EspañaWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Iker Muniain
Iñaki Williams
(4 each)

All:
Raúl García (6)
Biggest win4–0 vs Real Betis
Biggest defeat1–3 vs Real Madrid
All statistics correct as of 31 January 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 5 October 2020[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ESP Unai Simón
2 FW  ESP Jon Morcillo
3 DF  ESP Unai Núñez
4 DF  ESP Iñigo Martínez
5 DF  ESP Yeray Álvarez
6 MF  ESP Mikel Vesga
7 FW  ESP Ibai Gómez
8 MF  ESP Unai López
9 FW  ESP Iñaki Williams
10 FW  ESP Iker Muniain (captain)
11 FW  ESP Iñigo Córdoba
12 FW  ESP Álex Berenguer
13 GK  ESP Jokin Ezkieta
14 MF  ESP Dani García
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  ESP Iñigo Lekue
16 MF  ESP Oihan Sancet
17 DF  ESP Yuri Berchiche
18 DF  ESP Óscar de Marcos (2nd captain)
19 FW  BIH Kenan Kodro
20 FW  ESP Asier Villalibre
21 DF  ESP Ander Capa
22 MF  ESP Raúl García (3rd captain)
23 DF  ESP Peru Nolaskoain
24 DF  ESP Mikel Balenziaga
25 GK  ESP Iago Herrerín
26 FW  ESP Iñigo Vicente
27 MF  ESP Unai Vencedor
28 MF  ESP Oier Zarraga

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  ESP Daniel Vivian (at Mirandés until 30 June 2021)
DF  ESP Jon Sillero (at Numancia until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In

Date Player From Type Fee Ref
30 June 2020 Cristian Ganea Viitorul Constanța Loan return[4]
8 August 2020 Peru NolaskoainDeportivo La CoruñaLoan return[5]
24 August 2020 Andoni LópezElcheLoan return[6]
2 October 2020 Álex Berenguer TorinoTransfer€10.5M[7]

Out

Date Player To Type Fee Ref
20 May 2020 Aritz AdurizRetired[8]
20 July 2020 BeñatUnattachedEnd of contract[9]
14 August 2020 Cristian Ganea ArisTransferFree[10]
1 September 2020 Andoni LópezLogroñésTransferFree[11]
21 September 2020 Mikel San José Birmingham CityTransferFree[12]
2 October 2020 Gaizka LarrazabalZaragozaTransferFree[13]

Pre-season and friendlies

29 August 2020 Friendly UD Logroñés 3–1 Athletic Bilbao Logroño, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Las Gaunas
Attendance: 0
Referee: Miguel Sesma Espinosa
2 September 2020 Friendly Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Alavés Lezama, Spain
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Lezama Facilities
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ekhiotz Sánchez Asla
4 September 2020 Friendly Oviedo 2–2 Athletic Bilbao Oviedo, Spain
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leandro Carbajales Gómez
5 September 2020 Friendly Athletic Bilbao 2–2 Eibar Lezama, Spain
11:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Lezama Facilities
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gorka Etayo Herrera
18 September 2020 Friendly Sevilla 2–1 Athletic Bilbao San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Francisco Roca Robles
18 September 2020 Friendly Sevilla 0–1 Athletic Bilbao San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fulgencio Madrid Martínez
8 October 2020 XLVI Trofeo Ciudad de Valladolid Valladolid 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Athletic Bilbao Valladolid, Spain
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fernando Román Román
Penalties

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 12 September 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 20 7 3 10 27 25 +2 035.00
Copa del Rey 21 January 2021 Round of 32 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 066.67
Supercopa de España 14 January 2021 17 January 2021 Semi-finals Winners 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 100.00
Total 25 11 4 10 37 31 +6 044.00

Last updated: 4 February 2021

Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Levante 20 6 8 6 29 29 0 26
10 Celta Vigo 21 6 7 8 24 31 7 25
11 Athletic Bilbao 20 7 3 10 27 25 +2 24
12 Getafe 20 6 6 8 17 23 6 24
13 Cádiz 21 6 6 9 19 31 12 24
Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2021. Source: La Liga
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)[14]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
20 7 3 10 27 25  +2 24 6 0 4 18 9  +9 1 3 6 9 16  −7

Last updated: 31 January 2021.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHA
ResultLLWLLWLWLWDLDWDLWPLWL
Position19191415191416111489141310101291212911
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2021. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.[15][16]

12 September 2020 1 Granada 2–0 Athletic Bilbao Granada
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
27 September 2020 3 Eibar 1–2 Athletic Bilbao Eibar
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ipurua
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
1 October 2020 4 Athletic Bilbao 0–1 Cádiz Bilbao
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
4 October 2020 5 Alavés 1–0 Athletic Bilbao Vitoria-Gasteiz
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
18 October 2020 6 Athletic Bilbao 2–0 Levante Bilbao
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
24 October 2020 7 Osasuna 1–0 Athletic Bilbao Pamplona
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Sadar Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
31 October 2020 8 Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Sevilla Bilbao
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
8 November 2020 9 Valladolid 2–1 Athletic Bilbao Valladolid
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: César Soto Grado
23 November 2020 10 Athletic Bilbao 4–0 Real Betis Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
29 November 2020 11 Getafe 1–1 Athletic Bilbao Getafe
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Mario Melero López
4 December 2020 12 Athletic Bilbao 0–2 Celta Vigo Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: José Juan Vázquez
12 December 2020 13 Valencia 2–2 Athletic Bilbao Valencia
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
15 December 2020 19 Real Madrid 3–1 Athletic Bilbao Madrid
22:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano[18]
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
Note: The match originally scheduled for 20 January 2021, but brought forward due to the teams involvement in the Supercopa de España.[19]
18 December 2020 14 Athletic Bilbao 2–0 Huesca Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
22 December 2020 15 Villarreal 1–1 Athletic Bilbao Villarreal
22:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: David Medié Jiménez
31 December 2020 16 Athletic Bilbao 0–1 Real Sociedad Bilbao
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
3 January 2021 17 Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Elche Bilbao
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Mario Melero López
6 January 2021 2 Athletic Bilbao 2–3 Barcelona Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
Note: Match originally scheduled for 19 September 2020, but postponed due the delayed conclusion of the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League.[20]
25 January 2021 20 Athletic Bilbao 5–1 Getafe Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
31 January 2021 21 Barcelona 2–1 Athletic Bilbao Barcelona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
7 February 2021 22 Athletic Bilbao v Valencia Bilbao
16:15 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: San Mamés
15 February 2021 23 Cádiz v Athletic Bilbao Cádiz
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Ramón de Carranza
10 March 2021 18 Atlético Madrid v Athletic Bilbao Madrid
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Note: Match originally scheduled for 9 January 2021, but postponed due to the storm causing the closure of Madrid Barajas airport.[21]

Copa del Rey

21 January 2021 Round of 32 UD Ibiza 1–2 Athletic Bilbao Ibiza
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Can Misses
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
28 January 2021 Round of 16 Alcoyano 1–2 Athletic Bilbao Alcoy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Carbonell  39'
  • Jony  51'
  • Diakité  72'
  • López  88'
Report
Stadium: El Collao
Referee: David Medié Jiménez
4 February 2021 Quarter-finals Real Betis 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)
Athletic Bilbao Seville
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
Penalties
11 February 2021 Semi-finals
First leg
Athletic Bilbao v Levante Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: San Mamés
4 March 2021 Semi-finals
Second leg
Levante v Athletic Bilbao Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Ciutat de València

Supercopa de España

The draw was held on 17 December 2020.[22][23]

14 January 2021 Semi-finals Real Madrid 1–2 Athletic Bilbao Málaga
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
17 January 2021 Final Barcelona 2–3 (a.e.t.) Athletic Bilbao Seville
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: La Cartuja
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 17 January 2021.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLa LigaCopa del ReySupercopa de España
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Unai Simón 2001800020
13 GK Jokin Ezkieta 00000000
25 GK Iago Herrerín 00000000
Defenders
3 DF Unai Núñez 1118+11001+10
4 DF Iñigo Martínez 1901700020
5 DF Yeray Álvarez 1201100010
15 DF Iñigo Lekue 700+50000+20
17 DF Yuri Berchiche 16015+100000
18 DF Óscar de Marcos 1015+300021
21 DF Ander Capa 1921720020
23 DF Peru Nolaskoain 00000000
24 DF Mikel Balenziaga 1003+500020
Midfielders
6 MF Mikel Vesga 16010+40000+20
8 MF Unai López 1126+520000
14 MF Dani García 16011+300020
16 MF Oihan Sancet 1311+1210000
22 MF Raúl García 19311+610022
27 MF Unai Vencedor 1308+300020
28 MF Oier Zarraga 401+300000
Forwards
2 FW Jon Morcillo 1705+100000+20
7 FW Ibai Gómez 00000000
9 FW Iñaki Williams 20517+140021
10 FW Iker Muniain 20415+340020
12 FW Álex Berenguer 17212+32000+20
20 FW Asier Villalibre 1836+102000+21
26 FW Iñigo Vicente 200+200000
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
11 FW Iñigo Córdoba 301+200000
19 FW Kenan Kodro 310+310000

Goalscorers

As of 17 January 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name La Liga Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Total
1 9 FW Iñaki Williams 4 0 1 5
2 10 FW Iker Muniain 4 0 0 4
3 20 FW Asier Villalibre 2 0 1 3
22 MF Raúl García 1 0 2 3
5 8 MF Unai López 2 0 0 2
12 FW Álex Berenguer 2 0 0 2
21 DF Ander Capa 2 0 0 2
8 3 DF Unai Núñez 1 0 0 1
16 MF Oihan Sancet 1 0 0 1
18 DF Óscar de Marcos 0 0 1 1
19 FW Kenan Kodro 1 0 0 1
Own goal 1 0 0 1
Totals 21 0 5 26

Notes

    1. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[17]

    References

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    17. "La Liga pins hopes on the unpredictable as Spanish football returns without heavyweights". Yahoo Sports. 11 September 2020.
    18. Due to the on-going renovations of the Santiago Bernabéu, Real Madrid played their home matches at the Alfredo di Stéfano.
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