| 2006–07 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Ana Urkijo |
| Head coach | Félix Sarriugarte(until 27 November) Mané(from 28 November) |
| Stadium | San Mamés |
| La Liga | 17th |
| Copa del Rey | Round of 32 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Aritz Aduriz (9 goals)[1] All: Aritz Aduriz (9 goals) |
The2006–07 season was the106th season inAthletic Bilbao's history and their 76th consecutive season inLa Liga, the top division ofSpanish football.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Iñaki Lafuente | 13 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Unai Expósito | 32 | 0 | 29+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Javier Casas | 21 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Ustaritz Aldekoaotalora | 16 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Fernando Amorebieta | 28 | 0 | 21+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Josu Sarriegi | 38 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Tiko | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Joseba Garmendia | 16 | 1 | 6+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Fernando Llorente | 24 | 2 | 2+21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Francisco Yeste | 40 | 6 | 31+7 | 5 | 1+1 | 1 | |
| 11 | MF | Igor Gabilondo | 34 | 4 | 27+6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | DF | Iban Zubiaurre | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | GK | Dani Aranzubia | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | Luis Prieto | 19 | 2 | 18+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Andoni Iraola | 37 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Javi González | 10 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Pablo Orbaiz | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Joseba Etxeberria | 30 | 3 | 17+11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Carlos Gurpegui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | Ander Murillo | 36 | 1 | 31+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20 | FW | Ismael Urzaiz | 32 | 8 | 19+11 | 8 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| 21 | FW | Mikel Dañobeitia | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Javier Iturriaga | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 23 | FW | Aritz Aduriz | 35 | 9 | 27+7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | Javi Martínez | 36 | 3 | 32+3 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 25 | GK | Unai Alba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | DF | Gaizka Bergara | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 48 | FW | Urko Arroyo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | Aitor Alcalde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Beñat | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Levante | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 42 | |
| 16 | Real Betis | 38 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 40[a] | |
| 17 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 40[a] | |
| 18 | Celta(R) | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 39 | Relegation to theSegunda División |
| 19 | Real Sociedad(R) | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 35 |