# 2019–20 Athletic Bilbao season

The 2019–20 season was the 121st in Athletic Club’s history and the 89th in the top tier.
The season marks the first since the 2006–07 without Markel Susaeta who departed to Gamba Osaka in the summer and the first since 2007–08 without Ander Iturraspe who departed to RCD Espanyol in the same summer.

## Squad

According to the official website.

### Player statistics

* Includes the 2020 Copa del Rey Final, delayed until April 2021 and counted in the 2020–21 season in some resources – the match article has specifics of each player's involvement.
| S | P | N | Name | League | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Cup | Cup | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| S | P | N | Name | A | S | G | M | A | S | G | M | A | S | G | M |
| 1 | GK | | Unai Simón | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2992 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 3352 |
| 3 | DF | | Unai Núñez | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1569 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 484 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2053 |
| 4 | DF | | Iñigo Martínez | 33 | 0 | 1 | 2970 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 780 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 3750 |
| 5 | DF | | Yeray Álvarez | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2811 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 570 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 3381 |
| 6 | MF | | Mikel San José | 3 | 6 | 0 | 355 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 464 |
| 7 | MF | | Beñat Etxebarria | 3 | 8 | 0 | 388 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 234 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 622 |
| 8 | MF | | Unai López | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1804 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 172 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1976 |
| 9 | FW | | Iñaki Williams | 34 | 4 | 6 | 2957 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 670 | 41 | 5 | 9 | 3627 |
| 10 | FW | | Iker Muniain (c) | 26 | 5 | 5 | 2393 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 567 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 2960 |
| 11 | FW | | Iñigo Córdoba | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1448 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1524 |
| 12 | FW | | Gaizka Larrazabal | 2 | 8 | 0 | 244 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 327 |
| 13 | GK | | Iago Herrerín | 4 | 1 | 0 | 424 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 726 |
| 14 | MF | | Dani García | 33 | 3 | 0 | 3027 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 460 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 3487 |
| 15 | DF | | Iñigo Lekue | 6 | 8 | 0 | 617 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 318 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 935 |
| 16 | MF | | Mikel Vesga | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1264 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 507 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 1771 |
| 17 | DF | | Yuri Berchiche | 32 | 1 | 2 | 2851 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 613 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 3464 |
| 18 | DF | | Óscar de Marcos | 6 | 7 | 0 | 540 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 630 |
| 19 | FW | | Ibai Gómez | 6 | 11 | 0 | 690 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 181 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 871 |
| 20 | FW | | Aritz Aduriz | 0 | 14 | 1 | 194 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 241 |
| 21 | DF | | Ander Capa | 32 | 3 | 3 | 2875 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 469 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 3344 |
| 22 | MF | | Raúl García | 33 | 2 | 15 | 2876 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 709 | 41 | 2 | 15 | 3585 |
| 23 | FW | | Kenan Kodro | 4 | 8 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 367 |
| 24 | DF | | Mikel Balenziaga | 6 | 3 | 0 | 562 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 729 |
| 25 | FW | | Asier Villalibre | 5 | 14 | 3 | 523 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 211 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 734 |
| 27 | MF | | Unai Vencedor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 142 |
| 31 | GK | | Jokin Ezkieta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 116 |
| 34 | MF | | Oihan Sancet | 9 | 8 | 1 | 742 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 765 |
| Player arrived after end of regular season |||||||||||||
| 12 | MF | | Álex Berenguer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76 |

### Disciplinary record

* Includes the 2020 Copa del Rey Final, delayed until April 2021 and counted in the 2020–21 season in some resources – the match article has specifics of each player's involvement.
| S | P | Name | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Unai Simón | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Unai Núñez | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Iñigo Martínez | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Yeray Álvarez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Mikel San José | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Beñat Etxebarria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Unai López | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Iñaki Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Iker Muniain | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | Iñigo Córdoba | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Gaizka Larrazabal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Iago Herrerín | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Dani García | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Iñigo Lekue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Mikel Vesga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Yuri Berchiche | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Óscar de Marcos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Ibai Gómez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Aritz Aduriz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Ander Capa | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Raúl García | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Kenan Kodro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Mikel Balenziaga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Asier Villalibre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Unai Vencedor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | Jokin Ezkieta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Oihan Sancet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | FW | ESP | Gaizka Larrazabal |
| 25 | FW | ESP | Asier Villalibre |
| 27 | MF | ESP | Unai Vencedor |
| 34 | MF | ESP | Oihan Sancet |

### Transfer

In
| Date | Player | From | Type/Fee | Source |
| 30 June 2019 | Mikel Vesga | Leganés | Loan return | |
| 1 July 2019 | Jokin Ezkieta | Barcelona B | Free | |
Out
| Date | Player | To | Type/Fee |
| 30 June 2019 | Ander Iturraspe | Espanyol | Free |
| 30 June 2019 | Mikel Rico | Huesca | Free |
| 30 June 2019 | Markel Susaeta | Gamba Osaka | Free |
| 9 August 2019 | Peru Nolaskoain | Deportivo La Coruña | Loan |

## Staff

According to the official website:
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Gaizka Garitano |
| Assistant coach | Patxi Ferreira |
| Technical coach | Alberto Iglesias |
| Physical coach | Juan Ángel Iribarren |
| Goalkeeper coach | Aitor Iru |
| Representative | Sendoa Agirre |
| Head of medical service | Josean Lekue |
| Doctor | Paco Angulo |
| Nurses | Álvaro Campa (also physiotherapist), Juanma Ipiña |
| Physiotherapists | Beñat Azula, Isusko Ortuzar |
| Regenerative therapist | Xabier Clemente |
| Materials managers | Jon Eskalza, Iker López |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| La Liga | 16 August 2019 | 19 July 2020 | Matchday 1 | 11th | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 034.21 |
| Copa del Rey | 17 December 2019 | 3 April 2021 | First round | Runners-up | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 036.96 |
Source: Competitions

### La Liga

League table
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Valencia | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 53 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 52 |
| 11 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 51 |
| 12 | Levante | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 49 |
| 13 | Valladolid | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 42 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: La Liga
Results by round
| 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 | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | W | D | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | D | D | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | D | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | L |
| Position | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 |

#### Matches
### Copa del Rey

Semi-finals
Final