# 2015–16 Bilbao Athletic season

The 2015–16 season was the 52nd season in the existence of Bilbao Athletic and the club's first season back in the second division of Spanish football since the 1995–96 campaign 20 years earlier. During this season, Bilbao Athletic participated in the Segunda División, and also entered the season's edition of the invitational Premier League International Cup for age-restricted teams.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 1 February 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Jon Ander Felipe |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Egoitz Magdaleno |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Jonás Ramalho |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Enric Saborit |
| 6 | DF | ESP | Óscar Gil |
| 7 | MF | ESP | Iker Guarrotxena |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Iker Undabarrena |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Gorka Santamaría |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Unai López |
| 11 | MF | ESP | Aitor Seguín |
| 12 | FW | ESP | Asier Villalibre |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Alejandro Remiro |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Jon Iru |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Unai Bilbao |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Lander Olaetxea |
| 17 | MF | ESP | Jurgi Oteo |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Urtzi Iriondo |
| 19 | MF | ESP | Mikel Vesga |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Gorka Iturraspe |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Martín Bengoa |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Markel Etxeberria |
| 23 | DF | ESP | Yeray Álvarez |
| 24 | MF | ESP | Ager Aketxe |
| 27 | FW | ESP | Gorka Guruzeta |
| 28 | DF | ESP | Julen Arellano |
| 30 | MF | ESP | Iñigo Córdoba |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Name | Moving to | Fee |
| 30 June 2015 | Julen Arellano | FC Barcelona Juvenil A | Free |
| 30 June 2015 | Enric Saborit | RCD Mallorca | Loan return |
| 30 June 2015 | Iker Guarrotxena | CD Tenerife | Loan return |

### Out

| Date | Name | Moving to | Fee |
| 30 June 2015 | Mikel Juaristi | Unattached | Free |
| 4 July 2015 | Néstor Salinas | CD Mirandés | Free |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Overall record

| 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 % |
| Segunda División | 24 August 2015 | 4 June 2016 | Matchday 1 | 22nd | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 35 | 59 | −24 | 019.05 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 35 | 59 | −24 | 019.05 |
Last updated: 4 June 2016 Source: Soccerway

### Segunda División
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 18 | Almería | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 48 | |
| 19 | Ponferradina (R) | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 47 | Relegation to Segunda División B |
| 20 | Llagostera (R) | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 44 | Relegation to Segunda División B |
| 21 | Albacete (R) | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 39 | Relegation to Segunda División B |
| 22 | Bilbao Athletic (R) | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 35 | 59 | −24 | 32 | Relegation to Segunda División B |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 4 June 2016. Source: La Liga Adelante

#### 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 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | D | W | L | D | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W |
| Position | 17 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 14 July 2015.