The 2016–17 season was the 118th in Athletic Club’s history and the 86th in the top tier.[1][2]
| 2016–17 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Josu Urrutia | |||
| Head coach | Ernesto Valverde | |||
| Stadium | San Mamés | |||
| La Liga | 7th | |||
| Copa del Rey | Round of 16 | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Aritz Aduriz (16) All: Aritz Aduriz (24) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 49,164 (vs Real Madrid, 18 March 2017) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 29,633 (vs Racing Santander, 22 December 2016) | |||
Squad
According to the official website.[3]
Player statistics
| S | P | N | Name | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | S | G | M | A | S | G | M | A | S | G | M | A | S | G | M | ||||
| 1 | GK |  | Gorka Iraizoz (c) | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1404 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2034 |
| 2 | DF | | Eneko Bóveda | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1559 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1840 |
| 3 | DF | | Gorka Elustondo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 255 |
| 4 | DF |  | Aymeric Laporte | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2865 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 540 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 3765 |
| 5 | MF | | Javier Eraso | 4 | 3 | 0 | 377 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 220 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 673 |
| 6 | MF | | Mikel San José | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2700 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 414 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 3384 |
| 7 | MF | | Beñat Etxebarria | 27 | 4 | 1 | 2410 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 466 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 2966 |
| 8 | MF | | Ander Iturraspe (3rd c) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1151 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 121 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 316 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 1588 |
| 10 | MF | | Iker Muniain | 28 | 7 | 7 | 2412 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 138 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 599 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 3149 |
| 11 | FW | | Iñaki Williams | 31 | 7 | 5 | 2801 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 264 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 557 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 3622 |
| 14 | FW | | Markel Susaeta (vc) | 11 | 15 | 1 | 1104 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 266 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 1474 |
| 15 | DF | | Iñigo Lekue | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1573 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 316 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1979 |
| 16 | DF | | Xabier Etxeita | 7 | 3 | 0 | 712 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 300 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1172 |
| 17 | MF | | Mikel Rico | 4 | 14 | 1 | 469 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 183 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 716 |
| 18 | DF | | Óscar de Marcos | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 439 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 2588 |
| 19 | FW | | Sabin Merino | 5 | 8 | 1 | 436 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 187 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 668 |
| 20 | FW | | Aritz Aduriz | 27 | 5 | 16 | 2430 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 274 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 484 | 35 | 7 | 24 | 3188 |
| 22 | MF | | Raúl García | 34 | 2 | 10 | 2883 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 226 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 628 | 44 | 2 | 14 | 3737 |
| 24 | DF | | Mikel Balenziaga | 33 | 0 | 1 | 2851 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 7 | 0 | 0[1] | 539 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 3660 |
| 25 | DF | | Enric Saborit | 5 | 4 | 0 | 459 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 237 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 135 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 831 |
| 26 | GK | | Kepa Arrizabalaga | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2016 |
| 27 | DF | | Yeray Álvarez | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2270 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 720 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 3008 |
| Players left the club or on loan, in transfer windows or mid-season | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | MF | | Mikel Vesga | 3 | 3 | 0 | 285 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 465 |
| 13 | GK | | Iago Herrerín | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 21 | FW | | Borja Viguera | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| 28 | FW | | Asier Villalibre | 0 | 6 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 117 |
Disciplinary record
Iker Muniain's yellow card against Osasuna on matchday 10 was taken back in December 2016.[4]
| S | P | N | Name | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| 1 | GK | | Gorka Iraizoz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Eneko Bóveda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Gorka Elustondo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Aymeric Laporte | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | | Javier Eraso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Mikel San José | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Beñat Etxebarria | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Ander Iturraspe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Iker Muniain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Iñaki Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | Markel Susaeta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Iñigo Lekue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | | Xabier Etxeita | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Mikel Rico | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | | Óscar de Marcos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Sabin Merino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | | Aritz Aduriz | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Raúl García | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | | Mikel Balenziaga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | | Enric Saborit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | | Kepa Arrizabalaga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | | Yeray Álvarez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Players left the club or on loan, in transfer windows or mid-season | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | MF | | Mikel Vesga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | | Iago Herrerín | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | | Borja Viguera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | | Asier Villalibre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
From the youth system
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfer
In
| Date | Name | Moving from | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 June 2016 | Kepa Arrizabalaga | Valladolid | Loan return |
Out
| Date | Name | Moving to | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2016 | Carlos Gurpegi | Retired | |
| 30 July 2016 | Ibai Gómez | Alavés | Free |
| 30 August 2016 | Borja Viguera | Sporting Gijón | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2016 | Kike Sola | Getafe | Loan |
| 30 November 2016 | Iago Herrerín | Leganés | Emergency loan |
| 25 January 2017 | Mikel Vesga | Sporting Gijón | Loan |
| 30 January 2017 | Kike Sola | Numancia | |
| 31 January 2017 | Ager Aketxe | Cádiz | |
| 2 May 2017 | Asier Villalibre | Numancia |
Staff
According to the official website.[5]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Ernesto Valverde |
| Assistant coach | Jon Aspiazu |
| Technical coaches | Carlos Gurpegi, 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 | Sergio Bilbao |
| Materials managers | Txetxu Gallego, Jon Eskalza, Iker López |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 20 July 2016 Friendly | Huesca | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Huesca, Spain |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Camacho  45' | Report | Susaeta 45+2' | Stadium: El Alcoraz Referee: Antonio Monter |
| 23 July 2016 Friendly | Bordeaux | 2–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Tarnos, France |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Crivelli 17', 21' (pen.) | Report | Viguera 43' Guillermo 49' | Stadium: Jean André Maye Referee: Sylvain Palhies |
| 27 July 2016 Friendly | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Sporting Gijón | Leioa, Spain |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Williams 79' | Report | Burgui 9' (pen.) | Stadium: Sarriena Referee: Ricardo de Burgos |
| 30 July 2016 Friendly | Nantes | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Saint-Nazaire, France |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Léo Lagrange Referee: Lionel Jaffredo |
| 7 August 2016 Friendly | Southampton | 1–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Southampton, England |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) | Long 43' | Report | Stadium: St Mary's Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 9 August 2016 Friendly | Borussia Dortmund | 0–1 | Athletic Bilbao | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Susaeta 20' | Stadium: kybunpark Referee: Sandro Schärer |
| 12 August 2016 Friendly | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Sinsheim, Germany |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Kramarić 25' | Report | Gil 21' | Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 14 August 2016 Friendly | Schalke 04 | 3–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Naldo 16' Huntelaar 20'Geis 82' | Report | San José 59' Aduriz 90' (pen.) | Stadium: Veltins Arena Referee: Guido Winkmann |
| 6 October 2016 Friendly | Sestao River | 0–4 | Athletic Bilbao | Sestao, Spain |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Elustondo 30' Sabin 45'Eraso 66', 83' | Stadium: Las Llanas Referee: Ricardo de Burgos |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| La Liga | 21 August 2016 | 21 May 2017 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 50.00 |
| Europa League | 15 September 2016 | 23 February 2017 | Group stage | Round of 32 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 50.00 |
| Copa del Rey | 1 December 2016 | 11 January 2017 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 75.00 |
| Total | 50 | 26 | 7 | 17 | 74 | 63 | +11 | 52.00 | ||||
Source: Competitions
La Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Villarreal | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 67 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 64 | |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 8 | Espanyol | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 56 | |
| 9 | Alavés | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 55 |
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; 7) Play-off.[2]
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; 7) Play-off.[2]
Notes:
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 63 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 25 | −8 |
Round by round
Source: [citation needed]
Matches
| 21 August 2016 1 | Sporting Gijón | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Gijón |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | I. López  16'Amorebieta 45'Čop 50'Rodríguez 53' | Report | Laporte 59' Bóveda 60'Muniain 75'Viguera 86' | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 24,833 Referee: Carlos Clos (Aragon) |
| 28 August 2016 2 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–1 | Barcelona | Bilbao |
| 20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Susaeta 45+1' Iturraspe 56'Eraso 62'Beñat 83'Balenziaga 89' | Report | Umtiti 10' Rakitić 21'Busquets 37'L. Suárez 37'Roberto 59' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 46,724 Referee: Antonio Mateu (Valencia) |
| 11 September 2016 3 | Deportivo La Coruña | 0–1 | Athletic Bilbao | A Coruña |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Borges 70' Albentosa 90' | Report | García 19' 41' San José 67'Beñat 71' | Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 22,317 Referee: Xavier Estrada (Catalonia) |
| 18 September 2016 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Valencia | Bilbao |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | García 19' Aduriz 24', 41' 84'Beñat 27'Susaeta 74' | Report | Medrán 2' Gayà 23'Parejo 66'Cancelo 77'Mangala 90+1' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,907 Referee: Jesús Gil (Extremadura) |
| 21 September 2016 5 | Granada | 1–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Granada |
| 22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Foulquier 17' Carcela 44' | Report | García 15' Laporte 77' | Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 14,662 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencia) |
| 24 September 2016 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–1 | Sevilla | Bilbao |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | San José 26' Aduriz 33' 90' (pen.)Balenziaga 66'Williams 90+3' | Report | Nasri 55' Mercado 56'Sirigu  88'Mariano 90+3' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,650 Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Canary Islands) |
| 2 October 2016 7 | Málaga | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Málaga |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Rosales 36' Ricca 45+1'Castro 54'Recio 68'Koné 70'  90+4'Sandro 82'Duda 83' 84'Charles 84'Juanpi 88' | Report | Aduriz 3' Balenziaga 36'De Marcos 52'Sabin 59'Laporte 86' | Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 23,188 Referee: Carlos del Cerro (Madrid) |
| 16 October 2016 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–2 | Real Sociedad | Bilbao |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aduriz 6' 60' García 11'San José 41'Muniain 51'Williams 72' | Report | I. Martínez 6' 83' Zurutuza 16'Illarramendi 28'Rulli 39' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 47,428 Referee: José González (Castile and Léon) |
| 23 October 2016 9 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Benzema 7' Morata 83' 87'Carvajal 90+4' | Report | Sabin 27' Etxeita 31'García 55'Laporte 87' | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 72,910 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias (Galicia) |
| 30 October 2016 10 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Osasuna | Bilbao |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | García 28' Muniain 60'Rico 71' | Report | Riera 23' Oier 74' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 43,696 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Andalusia) |
| 6 November 2016 11 | Espanyol | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Fuego 12' | Report | Eraso 6' Rico 45' | Stadium: RCDE Attendance: 21,904 Referee: Daniel Trujillo (Canary Islands) |
| 20 November 2016 12 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Villarreal | Bilbao |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | García 67' | Report | Sansone 17' Costa 76' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 38,399 Referee: José Sánchez (Murcia) |
| 28 November 2016 13 | Las Palmas | 3–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Las Palmas |
| 19:45 WET (UTC±00:00) | Boateng 40' Momo 50'Mesa 55'Livaja 58'Viera 85' 90' | Report | Laporte 31' Beñat 38'Yeray 65'Aduriz 74' 74'García 79' (pen.) 87' | Stadium: Gran Canaria Attendance: 20,717 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez (Catalonia) |
| 4 December 2016 14 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–1 | Eibar | Bilbao |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Beñat 42' Williams 55'San José 81'Muniain 90+1' | Report | Inui 30' Gálvez 41'León 42'Arbilla 61'Enrich 70' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,831 Referee: Xavier Estrada (Catalonia) |
| 11 December 2016 15 | Real Betis | 1–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Seville |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Piccini 15' Castro 16' 18'Cejudo 74' | Report | Laporte 3' García 47' | Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 34,481 Referee: Antonio Mateu (Valencia) |
| 19 December 2016 16 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Celta Vigo | Bilbao |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Vesga 10' García 58'Lekue 79'Aduriz 82' (pen.)Yeray 86'San José 90+3' | Report | Hernández 38' Guidetti 41'Aspas 54'Roncaglia 56' 80' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 35,945 Referee: David Fernández (Andalusia) |
| 8 January 2017 17 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–0 | Alavés | Bilbao |
| 12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Aduriz 45' Rico 45' | Report | Laguardia 62' Feddal 64'Deyverson 89'Torres 90+3' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,366 Referee: Carlos del Cerro (Madrid) |
| 14 January 2017 18 | Leganés | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Leganés |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Díaz 51' Pérez 67'Insua 89' | Report | Aduriz 65' García 69'Beñat 80' | Stadium: Butarque Attendance: 10,992 Referee: Santiago Jaime (Aragon) |
| 22 January 2017 19 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–2 | Atlético Madrid | Bilbao |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Williams 36' Lekue 42'De Marcos 56'Iturraspe 63' | Report | Koke 3' Gabi 47'Carrasco 64'Griezmann 80'Giménez 90+3' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 44,457 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias (Galicia) |
| 29 January 2017 20 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Sporting Gijón | Bilbao |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Muniain 50' Williams 66'Aduriz 71' (pen.), 83'Rico 84'García 90+2' | Report | Čop 27' (pen.) Amorebieta 29'Canella 46'Carmona 68'Torres 85' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 41,812 Referee: Carlos Clos (Aragon) |
| 4 February 2017 21 | Barcelona | 3–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Alcácer 18' Piqué 22'Messi 40'Vidal 67' | Report | Iturraspe 27' De Marcos 34'Laporte 70' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 83,884 Referee: José González (Castile and Léon) |
| 11 February 2017 22 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Deportivo La Coruña | Bilbao |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | San José 62' Muniain 71'Aduriz 89' | Report | Çolak 42' Navarro 58'Joselu 88' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 41,612 Referee: Mario Melero (Andalusia) |
| 19 February 2017 23 | Valencia | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Valencia |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Nani 13' Zaza 45' | Report | García 29' | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 36,396 Referee: David Fernández (Andalusia) |
| 26 February 2017 24 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–1 | Granada | Bilbao |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Susaeta 11' Lekue 33'San José 69'Williams 88' | Report | Carcela 14' Wakaso 59'Ramos 61'Silva 69'Ochoa 69'Samper 80' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 37,563 Referee: Daniel Trujillo (Canary Islands) |
| 2 March 2017 25 | Sevilla | 1–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Seville |
| 21:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Iborra 14' Jovetić 37'Mariano 69'Mercado 75'Nasri 84'Correa 90'Kranevitter 90+2' | Report | Susaeta 70' Etxeita 90+1' | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 34,156 Referee: Daniel Ocón (La Rioja) |
| 5 March 2017 26 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Málaga | Bilbao |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Beñat 48' García 72' (pen.) 90'Saborit 90+3' | Report | Fornals 67' Keko 72'Juankar 74'Camacho 80'Charles 90' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 33,625 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez (Catalonia) |
| 12 March 2017 27 | Real Sociedad | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | San Sebastián |
| 12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Illarramendi 26' I. Martínez 50'Berchiche 77' | Report | García 28' (pen.) Muniain 39'Laporte 50'Williams 56'San José 68'Beñat 73'Arrizabalaga 79'Balenziaga 90' | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 25,557 Referee: José Sánchez (Murcia) |
| 18 March 2017 28 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Aduriz 28' 65' | Report | Benzema 25' Carvajal 28'Casemiro 31' 68'Kroos 71'Navas 90+3' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 49,164 Referee: Santiago Jaime (Aragon) |
| 1 April 2017 29 | Osasuna | 1–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Pamplona |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Riera 22' Mérida 36'Oier 60'León 79'Clerc 81' | Report | Aduriz 12' Muniain 34'Williams 44'De Marcos 84' | Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 15,755 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Andalusia) |
| 4 April 2017 30 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Espanyol | Bilbao |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aduriz 17' (pen.), 37' Yeray 27' | Report | Álvarez 18' Da. López 37'Fuego 90+1' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 38,586 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencia) |
| 7 April 2017 31 | Villarreal | 3–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Villarreal |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ruiz 17' 74' Bakambu 47' 53'Soriano 53'Adrián 58'Mario 64'Bruno 74'Fernández 90+2'Sansone 90+4' | Report | Laporte 20' 25' Beñat 22'Iraizoz 76' | Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 17,948 Referee: Daniel Trujillo (Canary Islands) |
| 14 April 2017 32 | Athletic Bilbao | 5–1 | Las Palmas | Bilbao |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | San José 7' 66' Muniain 9', 58'Aduriz 18', 59' | Report | Bigas 12' Viera 60'Livaja 89' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 36,502 Referee: Xavier Estrada (Catalonia) |
| 24 April 2017 33 | Eibar | 0–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Eibar |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ramis 28' Escalante 56'Rivera 73'Gálvez 90+3'León 90+5' | Report | San José 80' Sabin 85'García 90+4' | Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 6,543 Referee: Carlos del Cerro (Madrid) |
| 27 April 2017 34 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Real Betis | Bilbao |
| 21:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Susaeta 8' Aduriz 53' (pen.)Muniain 60' | Report | Brašanac 13' Mandi 58'Castro 63'Adán 72' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 34,301 Referee: José González (Castile and Léon) |
| 30 April 2017 35 | Celta Vigo | 0–3 | Athletic Bilbao | Vigo |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Fontàs 61' | Report | García 35', 50' Laporte 69'Rico 83' | Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 17,054 Referee: David Fernández (Andalusia) |
| 7 May 2017 36 | Alavés | 1–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 12:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Deyverson 36' Hernandez 53' | Report | Balenziaga 14' Muniain 41'San José 56'Laporte 84' | Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 16,003 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencia) |
| 14 May 2017 37 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Leganés | Bilbao |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aduriz 14' Beñat 29'San José 84' | Report | Szymanowski 35' 61' Pérez 44'Bustinza 65'El Zhar 73'Timor 83'Champagne 90+2' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,292 Referee: David Fernández (Andalusia) |
| 21 May 2017 38 | Atlético Madrid | 3–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| 16:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Torres 8', 11' Thomas 38'Gabi 45'Correa 89' | Report | Williams 71' | Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 52,155 Referee: Xavier Estrada (Catalonia) |
Copa del Rey
Round of 32
| 1 December 2016 First leg | Racing Santander | 1–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Santander |
| 22:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Cobo 23' Pena 39'Peña 39'Gómez 73' | Report | García 11', 28' | Stadium: El Sardinero Attendance: 10,661 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Andalusia) |
| 22 December 2016 Second leg | Athletic Bilbao | 3–0 (5–1 agg.) | Racing Santander | Bilbao |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Etxeita 17' García 47'Williams 72' | Report | Peña 40' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 29,633 Referee: Daniel Trujillo (Canary Islands) |
Round of 16
| 5 January 2017 First leg | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Barcelona | Bilbao |
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Aduriz 25' 40' Williams 28'Iturraspe 53' 80'García 55' 74' | Report | Umtiti 40' Busquets 45'Iniesta 45'Alba 45'Messi 52' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 45,772 Referee: David Fernández (Andalusia) |
| 11 January 2017 Second leg | Barcelona | 3–1 (4–3 agg.) | Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona |
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Umtiti 30' L. Suárez 35'Neymar 48' (pen.)Messi 78' | Report | Etxeita 28' Laporte 41'Saborit 51'Elustondo 73'Beñat 77'Williams 90' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 71,455 Referee: Jesús Gil (Extremadura) |
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Genk | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Athletic Bilbao | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Rapid Wien | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Sassuolo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 5 |
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Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao| 15 September 2016 1 | Sassuolo | 3–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Reggio Emilia, Italy |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Acerbi 54' Lirola 60'Mazzitelli 62'Defrel 75'Politano 82' | Report | García 90+4' | Stadium: Mapei Attendance: 7,032 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland) |
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Rapid Wien
Rapid Wien| 29 September 2016 2 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Rapid Wien | Bilbao, Spain |
| 21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Beñat 59' Yeray 83' | Report | Schrammel 29' Dibon 65'Grahovac 72'Joelinton 74' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 34,039 Referee: Tony Chapron (France) |
v Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao| 20 October 2016 3 | Genk | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Genk, Belgium |
| 21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Brabec 40' Sušić 64'Ndidi 83' | Report | Aduriz 24' García 60'Muniain 90'Lekue 90+4' | Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 9,530 Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden) |
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Genk
Genk| 3 November 2016 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 5–3 | Genk | Bilbao, Spain |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Aduriz 8', 24' (pen.), 44' (pen.), 74', 90+4' (pen.) Iturraspe 38' | Report | Sušić 6' 80' Bailey 28'Nastić 42'Colley 43'Ndidi 51' 90+4'Pozuelo 87' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 33,417 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England) |
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Sassuolo
Sassuolo| 24 November 2016 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–2 | Sassuolo | Bilbao, Spain |
| 21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) | García 10' 37' Aduriz 52' 58'Laporte 76'Lekue 79' | Report | Balenziaga 2' (o.g.) Acerbi 72'Ragusa 78' 83'Missiroli 90+3'Magnanelli 90+4' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 37,806 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
v Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao| 8 December 2016 6 | Rapid Wien | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Vienna, Austria |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Joelinton 72' 84' Auer 89'Wöber 90+3' | Report | Saborit 84' Beñat 88' | Stadium: Allianz Attendance: 21,500 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
Knockout phase
Round of 32
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APOEL
APOEL| 16 February 2017 First leg | Athletic Bilbao | 3–2 | APOEL | Bilbao, Spain |
| 21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) | García 25' Merkis 38' (o.g.)Laporte 48'Aduriz 61'Williams 72' | Report | Efrem 9' 36' Merkis 13'Gianniotas 52' 89'Yambéré 65' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 32,675 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
v Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao| 23 February 2017 Second leg | APOEL | 2–0 (4–3 agg.) | Athletic Bilbao | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 20:00 EET (UTC+02:00) | Sotiriou 46' 44' 65' Gianniotas 54' (pen.)Ioannou 57'De Camargo 87' | Report | García 45+2' De Marcos 54'Iturraspe 75' 90+1'Iraizoz 90+5' | Stadium: GSP Attendance: 15,275 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia) |
See also
References
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