| 2023–24 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Athletic squad during their victory parade on thegabarra in theNervión after winning the2023–24 Copa del Rey | ||||
| President | Jon Uriarte | |||
| Head coach | Ernesto Valverde | |||
| Stadium | San Mamés | |||
| La Liga | 5th | |||
| Copa del Rey | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Gorka Guruzeta (14) All: Gorka Guruzeta (16) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 46,112 | |||
The2023–24 season wasAthletic Bilbao's 126th season in existence and 93rd consecutive season inLa Liga. They also competed in theCopa del Rey, winning the latter title for the first time since1984.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Free | 1 July 2023 | [2] | ||
| MF | Loan return | 11 January 2024 | [3] | ||
| DF | €2million | 25 January 2024 | [4] |
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Free | 1 July 2023 | [5] | ||
| DF | End of contract | 1 July 2023 | |||
| MF | Loan | 10 August 2023 | [6] | ||
| MF | Loan | 12 January 2024 | [7] | ||
| Position | Player | Until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| MF | June 2032 | [8] | |
| DF | June 2025 | [9] | |
| DF | June 2024 | [10] | |
| MF | June 2024 | [11] | |
| MF | June 2026 | [6] | |
| MF | June 2027 | [12] |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 16 July 2023Trofeo Árbol de Gernika Second leg | Guadalajara | 2–0 (2–2agg.) (4–2p) | Athletic Bilbao | Zapopan, Mexico |
| 12:00CDT (UTC−5) | Report | Stadium:Estadio Akron Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Mexico) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 19 July 2023Copa Centenario | Necaxa | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Aguascalientes, Mexico |
| 22:00CDT (UTC−5) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Estadio Victoria Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Mexico) |
| 27 July 2023Friendly | Racing Santander | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Sarón |
| 19:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Estadio Fernando Astobiza Referee: Manuel Pozueta Rodríguez |
| 1 August 2023Friendly | Celtic | 3–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 19:30BST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Celtic Park Referee:Willie Collum (Scotland) | ||
| Note:James Forrest testimonial | ||||
| 3 August 2023Friendly | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Eibar | Sestao |
| 19:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Campo Municipal de Las Llanas Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
| 6 August 2023Friendly | Manchester United | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| 16:00BST (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Aviva Stadium Attendance: 50,238 Referee:Neil Doyle (Republic of Ireland) |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| La Liga | 12 August 2023 | 25 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 050.00 |
| Copa del Rey | 1 November 2023 | 6 April 2024 | First round | Winners | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 087.50 |
| Total | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 80 | 41 | +39 | 056.52 | ||||
Source:Soccerway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Girona | 38 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 85 | 46 | +39 | 81 | Qualification for theChampions League league phase |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 76 | |
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 68 | Qualification for theEuropa League league phase[a] |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 60 | |
| 7 | Real Betis | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 57 | Qualification for theConference League play-off round[a] |
| 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 | 11 | 8 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 68 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
Source:La Liga
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | D | D | L | W | D | L | W | W |
| Position | 20 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.[14]
| 12 August 20231 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–2 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
| 21:30CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium:San Mamés Attendance: 48,927 Referee:Jesús Gil Manzano |
| 19 August 20232 | Osasuna | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Pamplona |
| 21:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:El Sadar Attendance: 20,704 Referee:José Luis Munuera Montero |
| 27 August 20233 | Athletic Bilbao | 4–2 | Real Betis | Bilbao |
| 21:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:San Mamés Attendance: 44,340 Referee: César Soto Grado |
| 3 September 20234 | Mallorca | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Palma de Mallorca |
| 16:15CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:Estadi Mallorca Son Moix Attendance: 17,043 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez |
| 16 September 20235 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–0 | Cádiz | Bilbao |
| 14:00CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium:San Mamés Attendance: 42,881 Referee:Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
| 22 September 20236 | Alavés | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 21:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:Mendizorrotza Attendance: 19,421 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz |
| 27 September 20237 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–2 | Getafe | Bilbao |
| 19:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:San Mamés Attendance: 43,091 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos |
| 30 September 20238 | Real Sociedad | 3–0 | Athletic Bilbao | San Sebastián |
| 21:00CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:Reale Arena Attendance: 38,229 Referee:Jesús Gil Manzano |
| 6 October 20239 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–0 | Almería | Bilbao |
| 21:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:San Mamés Attendance: 43,677 Referee: Víctor García Verdura |
| 21 October 202310 | Barcelona | 1–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona |
| 21:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 38,194 Referee:Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 29 October 202311 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–2 | Valencia | Bilbao |
| 18:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:San Mamés Attendance: 46,563 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez |
| 5 November 202312 | Villarreal | 2–3 | Athletic Bilbao | Villarreal |
| 18:30CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 18,709 Referee:Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
| 10 November 202313 | Athletic Bilbao | 4–3 | Celta Vigo | Bilbao |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:San Mamés Attendance: 44,435 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana |
| 27 November 202314 | Girona | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Girona |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Montilivi Attendance: 13,123 Referee: Mario Melero López |
| 2 December 202315 | Athletic Bilbao | 4–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Bilbao |
| 16:15CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:San Mamés Attendance: 44,689 Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso |
| 10 December 202316 | Granada | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Granada |
| 16:15CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 12,849 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias |
| Note: The match was abandoned after 18 minutes due to the death of a spectator in the stadium, and resumed the following day.[15] | ||||
| 16 December 202317 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Atlético Madrid | Bilbao |
| 16:15CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium:San Mamés Attendance: 48,781 Referee:Jesús Gil Manzano |
| 20 December 202318 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Las Palmas | Bilbao |
| 21:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:San Mamés Attendance: 39,471 Referee:Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 4 January 202419 | Sevilla | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Seville |
| 19:15CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 28,366 Referee:José María Sánchez Martínez |
| 13 January 202420 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Real Sociedad | Bilbao |
| 18:30CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:San Mamés Attendance: 51,475 Referee:José Luis Munuera Montero |
| 20 January 202421 | Valencia | 1–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Valencia |
| 18:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Mestalla Attendance: 45,344 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana |
| 28 January 202422 | Cádiz | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Cádiz |
| 16:15CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Nuevo Mirandilla Attendance: 18,839 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer |
| 2 February 202423 | Athletic Bilbao | 4–0 | Mallorca | Bilbao |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:San Mamés Attendance: 47,061 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez |
| 12 February 202424 | Almería | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Almería |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 12,863 Referee: Víctor García Verdura |
| 19 February 202425 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–2 | Girona | Bilbao |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium:San Mamés Attendance: 46,220 Referee:José María Sánchez Martínez |
| 25 February 202426 | Real Betis | 3–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Seville |
| 16:15CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Benito Villamarín Attendance: 53,537 Referee:Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
| 3 March 202427 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–0 | Barcelona | Bilbao |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:San Mamés Attendance: 50,295 Referee:Alejandro José Hernández Hernández |
| 10 March 202428 | Las Palmas | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Las Palmas |
| 15:15WET (UTC±0) |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 27,316 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias |
| 16 March 202429 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Alavés | Bilbao |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:San Mamés Attendance: 48,257 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz |
| 31 March 202430 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| 21:00CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 72,991 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
| 14 April 202431 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Villarreal | Bilbao |
| 18:30CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:San Mamés Attendance: 50,061 Referee:Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
| 19 April 202432 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Granada | Bilbao |
| 21:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:San Mamés Attendance: 45,917 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva |
| 27 April 202433 | Atlético Madrid | 3–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| 21:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:Cívitas Metropolitano Attendance: 64,612 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 3 May 202434 | Getafe | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Getafe |
| 21:00CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Coliseum Attendance: 12,149 Referee:Jesús Gil Manzano |
| 11 May 202435 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–2 | Osasuna | Bilbao |
| 21:00CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium:San Mamés Attendance: 45,273 Referee:José María Sánchez Martínez |
| 15 May 202436 | Celta Vigo | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Vigo |
| 22:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:Balaídos Attendance: 21,301 Referee: Víctor García Verdura |
| 19 May 202437 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Sevilla | Bilbao |
| 19:00CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium:San Mamés Attendance: 44,717 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana |
| 25 May 202438 | Rayo Vallecano | 0–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| 18:30CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 13,090 Referee:José Luis Munuera Montero |
| 1 November 2023First round | Rubí | 1–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Rubí |
| 21:30CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Can Rosés Attendance: 4,000 Referee: César Soto Grado |
| 7 December 2023Second round | Cayón | 0–3 | Athletic Bilbao | Santander |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Campos de Sport de El Sardinero Attendance: 12,295 Referee: Jorge Bueno Mateo | |
| Note: The match was played at the Campos de Sport de El Sardinero in Santander, instead of Cayón's regular stadium, the Fernando Astobiza inCayón, which did not meet the broadcasting requirements. | ||||
| 7 January 2024Round of 32 | Eibar | 0–3 | Athletic Bilbao | Eibar |
| 19:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Ipurua Attendance: 7,499 Referee:Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
| 16 January 2024Round of 16 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Alavés | Bilbao |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:San Mamés Attendance: 45,233 Referee: César Soto Grado |
| 24 January 2024Quarter-finals | Athletic Bilbao | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Barcelona | Bilbao |
| 21:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium:San Mamés Attendance: 50,403 Referee:José María Sánchez Martínez |
| 7 February 2024Semi-finals First leg | Atlético Madrid | 0–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| 21:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Cívitas Metropolitano Attendance: 65,029 Referee:Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
| 29 February 2024Semi-finals Second leg | Athletic Bilbao | 3–0 (4–0agg.) | Atlético Madrid | Bilbao |
| 21:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium:San Mamés Attendance: 52,061 Referee:Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 6 April 2024Final | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2p) | Mallorca | Seville |
| 22:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:La Cartuja Attendance: 57,619 Referee:José Luis Munuera Montero | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Unai Simón | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | GK | Julen Agirrezabala | 12 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Daniel Vivian | 40 | 0 | 31+2 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | DF | Aitor Paredes | 40 | 1 | 31+3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 5 | DF | Yeray Álvarez | 21 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||||
| 15 | DF | Iñigo Lekue | 33 | 0 | 22+5 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | DF | Yuri Berchiche | 33 | 3 | 22+5 | 3 | 5+1 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | DF | Óscar de Marcos | 33 | 1 | 26+2 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | DF | Imanol | 10 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 27 | DF | Unai Egiluz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Mikel Vesga | 32 | 3 | 18+9 | 3 | 3+2 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | MF | Oihan Sancet | 38 | 6 | 25+5 | 4 | 6+2 | 2 | |||||
| 14 | MF | Dani García | 19 | 1 | 7+10 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | |||||
| 16 | MF | Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta | 35 | 1 | 25+4 | 1 | 3+3 | 0 | |||||
| 21 | MF | Ander Herrera | 27 | 0 | 10+13 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | MF | Beñat Prados | 33 | 0 | 16+10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 30 | MF | Unai Gómez | 33 | 2 | 9+16 | 2 | 2+6 | 0 | |||||
| 31 | MF | Mikel Jauregizar | 10 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | |||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Álex Berenguer | 41 | 8 | 15+20 | 7 | 4+2 | 1 | |||||
| 9 | FW | Iñaki Williams | 39 | 14 | 32+2 | 12 | 3+2 | 2 | |||||
| 10 | FW | Iker Muniain | 25 | 3 | 5+15 | 2 | 4+1 | 1 | |||||
| 11 | FW | Nico Williams | 37 | 8 | 29+2 | 5 | 4+2 | 3 | |||||
| 12 | FW | Gorka Guruzeta | 36 | 16 | 30+2 | 14 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 20 | FW | Asier Villalibre | 24 | 8 | 4+14 | 2 | 3+3 | 6 | |||||
| 22 | FW | Raúl García | 25 | 1 | 1+19 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 | |||||
| 23 | FW | Adu Ares | 17 | 2 | 2+10 | 0 | 3+2 | 2 | |||||
| 33 | FW | Aingeru Olabarrieta | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||
| 23 | MF | Peru Nolaskoain | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |||||