# List of Athletic Bilbao records and statistics

Athletic Bilbao is a Spanish football club of Bilbao city, funded in 1898. It has played its entire history in La Liga since its creation in 1929, without being relegated, and is the third most successful club in Spain with 36 official honours.
This article contains historical and current statistics and records pertaining to the club.

## Honours

National honours :
| Honour | No. | Years |
| La Liga | 8 | 1929–30, 1930–31, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1942–43, 1955–56, 1982–83, 1983–84 |
| Copa del Rey | 24 | 1903, 1904, 1910, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1921, 1923, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1943, 1944, 1944–45, 1949–50, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1969, 1972–73, 1983–84, 2023–24 |
| Supercopa de España | 3 | 1984, 2015, 2021 |
| Copa Eva Duarte | 1 | 1950 |
Regional honours :
| Honour | No. | Years |
| Copa Vasca | 1 | 1936 |
| Campeonato Regional del Norte | 5 | 1913-14, 1914-15, 1915-16, 1919-20, 1920-21 |
| Campeonato Regional de Vizcaya | 12 | 1922-23, 1923-24, 1925-26, 1927-28, 1928-29, 1930-31, 1931-32, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1938-39, 1939-40 |
Other honours :
| Honour | No. | Years |
| Betway Cup | 1 | 2019 |
| Copa Vasca | 1 | 2004 |
| Euskal Herriko Txapela | 3 | 2018, 2022, 2024 |
| Markus Liebherr Memorial Cup | 1 | 2011 |
| Morocco Summer Cup | 1 | 2008 |
| Small Club World Cup | 1 | 1967 |
| Trofeo Aniversario de San Mamés | 1 | 1963 |
| Trofeo Caja Duero | 2 | 2004, 2007 |
| Trofeo Ciudad de Caracas | 1 | 1967 |
| Trofeo Ciudad de Pamplona | 1 | 2000 |
| Trofeo Ciudad de San Sebastián | 1 | 1966 |
| Trofeo Ciudad de Santander | 1 | 1987 |
| Trofeo Ciudad de Valladolid | 2 | 2012, 2020 |
| Trofeo Ciudad de Vigo | 1 | 1979 |
| Trofeo Colombino | 3 | 1981, 1990, 1999 |
| Trofeo Comunidad Autónoma de La Rioja | 1 | 2010 |
| Trofeo Concepción Arenal | 1 | 1953 |
| Trofeo Corpus de Cádiz | 1 | 1959 |
| Trofeo Costa del Sol | 2 | 1961, 1978 |
| Trofeo Ciudad de Tarragona | 1 | 2007 |
| Trofeo Diputación Foral de Álava | 2 | 1990, 1997 |
| Trofeo Emma Cuervo | 1 | 2003 |
| Trofeo Ibérico | 1 | 1977 |
| Trofeo Lasesarre | 2 | 2007, 2015 |
| Trofeo Luis Otero | 1 | 1961 |
| Trofeo Memorial Juan Rojas | 1 | 2008 |
| Trofeo Ramón de Carranza | 1 | 1972 |
| Trofeo Teresa Herrera | 3 | 1947, 1983, 2018 |
| Trofeo Villa de Bilbao | 3 | 1975, 1977, 1978 |
| Trofeo Villa de Gijón | 1 | 2015 |

## Awards

* Amberes Trophy (2): 1953, 1959
* Martini&Rossi Trophy (1): 1956
* Pichichi Trophy (12): 1930, 1931, 1932, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1968, 1975.
* Zamora Trophy (7): 1930, 1934, 1936, 1941, 1947, 1970, 2024.

## Club records

* One of the three clubs that have never been relegated from La Liga, along with Barcelona and Real Madrid.
* Five-time La Liga and Copa del Rey winner in the same season.
* First team to be permanently awarded the original Liga trophy.
* Won La Liga unbeaten (1929–30 season, joint record).
* Record for biggest Liga win, Athletic Bilbao 12–1 Barcelona (1930–31 season).
* Record for most goals scored in a league match (includes both sides), 14 with Athletic Bilbao 9–5 Racing Santander (1932–33 season).
* Record for most goals scored in a league match as visitors, Osasuna 1–8 Athletic Bilbao (1958–59 season, joint record).
* Record for a draw with the most goals in a league match, Atlético 6–6 Athletic Bilbao (1949–50 season).
* All-time La Liga top goalscorers (as a fraction) in a season (home); with 5.44 goals per match (1930–31 season).
* All-time La Liga goalscorer (as a fraction) in a season (away); with 3.11 goals per match (1931–32 season).
* All-time La Liga goalscorer (as a fraction) in a season; with 4.06 goals per match (1930–31 season).
* Biggest away victories (in percentages) in a season with 8 out of 9, 89% (1932–33 season).
* Biggest number of away points (percentage) in a season with 16 out of 18, 89% (1932–33 season).
* Of the current Primera División teams, heaviest defeats inflicted at home ground against Barcelona, Real Betis, Espanyol and Celta Vigo (also Sporting Gijón, Zaragoza, Tenerife, Salamanca, Mérida and Lleida).
* Of the current Primera División teams, heaviest La Liga defeats inflicted away against Barcelona (0–6), Real Madrid (0–6), Espanyol (1–5) and Osasuna (1–8).
* Most goals scored in a Copa del Rey competition: 12 against Celta Vigo.

## Players

Games only include professional matches. Substitute appearances are included. Statistics for current players are updated continuously throughout the year. Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club.

### Most appearances

| Rank | Player | Years | League | Cups | UEFA | Total |
| 1 | José Ángel Iribar | 1962–1980 | 466 | 93 | 55 | 614 |
| 2 | Óscar de Marcos | Since 2009 | 430 | 61 | 73 | 564 |
| 3 | Iker Muniain | 2009–2024 | 434 | 65 | 61 | 560 |
| 4 | Txetxu Rojo | 1965–1982 | 414 | 87 | 40 | 541 |
| 5 | Joseba Etxeberria | 1995–2010 | 445 | 43 | 26 | 514 |
| 6 | Andoni Iraola | 2003–2015 | 406 | 58 | 46 | 510 |
| 7 | Markel Susaeta | 2007–2019 | 379 | 53 | 75 | 507 |
| 8 | Agustín Gaínza | 1938–1959 | 380 | 108 | 8 | 489 |
| 9 | José María Orúe | 1950–1968 | 391 | 74 | 18 | 483 |
| 10 | Iñaki Williams | Since 2014 | 369 | 52 | 40 | 461 |

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Years | League | Cups | UEFA | Ratio | Total |
| 1 | Telmo Zarra | 1940–1955 | 251 | 84 | - | 0.95 | 335 |
| 2 | Dani | 1974–1986 | 147 | 41 | 11 | 0.50 | 199 |
| 3 | Aritz Aduriz | 2002–2020 | 118 | 20 | 34 | 0.42 | 172 |
| 4 | Eneko Arieta | 1951–1966 | 136 | 31 | 4 | 0.56 | 171 |
| 5 | José Luis Panizo | 1938–1955 | 126 | 38 | - | 0.40 | 165 |
| 6 | Agustín Gainza | 1938–1959 | 119 | 30 | 1 | 0.31 | 150 |
| 7 | Guillermo Gorostiza | 1929–1940 | 109 | 37 | - | 0.78 | 146 |
| 8 | Bata | 1929–1936 | 105 | 36 | - | 0.90 | 141 |
| 9 | José Luis Artetxe | 1950–1965 | 105 | 24 | 5 | 0.39 | 134 |
| 10 | Ismael Urzaiz | 1996–2007 | 116 | 12 | 1 | 0.31 | 129 |

### Players global records

* Telmo Zarra is the all-time goalscorer in the history of Copa del Rey, 81 goals.
* Telmo Zarra is the player with the highest number of goals in a Copa del Rey final, 4.
* Telmo Zarra is the Spanish player with most goals scored in the history of La Liga, 251 goals.
* Telmo Zarra is the Spanish player with most Pichichi Trophys, 6.
* Telmo Zarra is the Spanish player with the highest number of hat-tricks in a league season, 23.
* Agustín Gaínza is the top goalscorer in a Copa del Rey match, eight goals (Athletic Bilbao 12–1 Celta Vigo, 1946–47 season).
* Bata is the biggest goalscorer in a single match of La Liga: seven goals (Athletic Bilbao 12–1 Barcelona, 1930–31 season, joint record).
* Agustín Gaínza is the player with most Copa del Rey final wins, 7.
* Agustín Gaínza and José María Belauste are players with most Copa del Rey finals (disputed), both have 9 confirmed wins.
* Agustín Gaínza is the player with most Copa del Rey matches, 99.

### Individual honours
#### Pichichi Trophy

The Pichichi Trophy is an award given by the Spanish newspaper Marca to the top scorer of the league season.
| Season | Player | Goals | Ratio |
| 1929–30 | Guillermo Gorostiza | 19 | 1.05 |
| 1930–31 | Bata | 27 | 1.58 |
| 1931–32 | Guillermo Gorostiza | 12 | 0.73 |
| 1939–40 | Víctor Unamuno | 20 | 0.90 |
| 1944–45 | Telmo Zarra | 19 | 0.73 |
| 1945–46 | Telmo Zarra | 24 | 1.33 |
| 1946–47 | Telmo Zarra | 34 | 1.41 |
| 1949–50 | Telmo Zarra | 35 | 1.34 |
| 1950–51 | Telmo Zarra | 38 | 1.26 |
| 1952–53 | Telmo Zarra | 24 | 0.82 |
| 1967–68 | Fidel Uriarte | 22 | 0.91 |
| 1974–75 | Carlos | 19 | 0.59 |

#### Golden Pichichi Trophy

The Golden Pichichi Trophy is a special award given by the newspaper Marca in 2003 as a tribute to the living players with the most Pichichi Trophies in La Liga history. Only Telmo Zarra and Quini have this award.
| Year | Player | Goals | Matches | Ratio |
| 2003 | Telmo Zarra | 251 | 278 | 0.91 |

#### Zamora Trophy

The Ricardo Zamora Trophy is an award established by Spanish newspaper Marca in 1958. The award goes to the goalkeeper who has the lowest "goals-to-games" ratio. The list also includes retrospective winners under the same rules before the trophy was introduced.
| Season | Player | Ratio | Goals | Matches |
| 1929–30 | Gregorio Blasco | 1.33 | 20 | 15 |
| 1933–34 | Gregorio Blasco | 1.50 | 21 | 14 |
| 1935–36 | Gregorio Blasco | 1.47 | 30 | 21 |
| 1940–41 | José María Echevarría | 1.16 | 21 | 18 |
| 1946–47 | Raimundo Lezama | 1.26 | 29 | 23 |
| 1969–70 | José Ángel Iribar | 0.66 | 20 | 30 |
| 2023–24 | Unai Simón | 0.92 | 33 | 36 |

#### Zarra Trophy

The Zarra Trophy is an award established by Spanish newspaper Marca in 2006. The award goes to the top scorer of Spanish nationality (born or acquired).
| Season | Player | Goals |
| 2011–12 | Fernando Llorente | 17 |
| 2014–15 | Aritz Aduriz | 18 |
| 2015–16 | Aritz Aduriz | 20 |

## Transfers
### Record transfer fees paid

Record transfer fees paid by Athletic Bilbao :
| Rank | Player | From | Fee | Year |
| 1 | Iñigo Martínez | Real Sociedad | €32 million | 2018 |
| 2 | Yuri Berchiche | Paris Saint-Germain | €24 million | 2018 |
| 3 | Álvaro Djaló | Braga | €15 million | 2024 |
| 4 | Roberto Ríos | Real Betis | €12 million | 1997 |
| 5 | Álex Berenguer | Torino | €12 million | 2020 |

### Record transfer fees received

Record transfer fees received by Athletic Bilbao :
| Rank | Player | To | Fee | Year |
| 1 | Kepa Arrizabalaga | Chelsea | €80 million | 2018 |
| 2 | Aymeric Laporte | Manchester City | €65 million | 2018 |
| 3 | Javi Martínez | Bayern Munich | €40 million | 2012 |
| 4 | Ander Herrera | Manchester United | €36 million | 2014 |
| 5 | Asier del Horno | Chelsea | €12 million | 2005 |

## Trajectory
### League career

Data obtained from the official club website.

## Biggest wins
### La Liga

Home :
| Rank | Season | Opponents | Result | Athletic Bilbao scorers |
| 1 | 1930–31 | Barcelona | 12–1 | Bata (2', 8', 24', 37', 57', 60', 68'), Gorostiza (27'), Lafuente (36'), Garizurieta (55'), Zabalo (71' p.) Iraragorri (83') |
| 2 | 1950–51 | UE Lleida | 10–0 | Zarra (1', 13', 52', 67', 70', 86'), Venancio (7', 77'), Lasquivar (57'), Nando (83') |
| 3 | 1941–42 | Celta Vigo | 10–0 | Ortíz (30'), Zarra (32', 36', 68', 71' 85'), Panizo (52', 77'), Viar (56'), Iriondo (88') |
| 4 | 1951–52 | Zaragoza | 10–1 | Garate (6', 41'), Panizo (7', 11', 60', 79'), Manolín (52'), Venancio (57'), Gaínza (59', 76') |
| 5 | 1958–59 | Celta Vigo | 9–0 | Merodio (2', 52'), Artetxe (4', 86'), Mauri (10', 25' p., 62'), Uribe (32', 72') |
| 6 | 1958–59 | Sporting Gijón | 9–0 | Merodio (1', 59', 61'), Uribe (3', 22', 39'), Arieta I (13'), Mauri (35'), Artetxe (66') |
| 7 | 1933–34 | Arenas de Getxo | 9–0 | Iraragorri (14', 37', 51', 79'), Bata (22', 49', 65'), Careaga (71', 74') |
| 8 | 1928–29 | Espanyol | 9–0 | Carmelo (18', 32', 70'), Lafuente (39', 58' p., 81'), Calero (49', 86'), Unamuno I (75') |
| 9 | 1932–33 | Real Betis | 9–1 | Iraragorri (3', 5', 49' p., 69', 76'), Bata (8'), Gorostiza (59', 80') |
| 10 | 1967–68 | Real Betis | 8–0 | Aranguren (8'), Uriarte (12', 41', 49', 57', 82' p.), Estéfano (32', 64') |
Away :
| Rank | Season | Opponents | Result | Athletic Bilbao scorers |
| 1 | 1958–59 | Osasuna | 1–8 | Merodio (30', 37', 74', 75', 82'), Mauri (32'), Glaría II (57' p.), Uribe (89') |
| 2 | 1929–30 | Real Sociedad | 1–7 | Gorostiza (19', 57', 66'), Iraragorri (21', 28', 52'), Unamuno I (59') |
| 3 | 1945–46 | Barcelona | 0–6 | Gaínza (5'), Zarra (27', 31'), Urra (63', 70'), Iriondo (81') |
| 4 | 1930–31 | Real Madrid | 0–6 | Gorostiza (2'), Chirri II (10'), Iraragorri (20', 70'), Bata (22'), Lafuente (77') |
| 5 | 2002–03 | Osasuna | 1–5 | Aitor Ocio (14'), Ezquerro (30'), Yeste (40'), Arriaga (64'), Karanka (77') |
| 6 | 2020–21 | Cádiz | 0–4 | Berenguer (4', 29'), López (15'), Williams (52') |

### Copa del Rey

Home :
| Rank | Season | Opponents | Result | Athletic Bilbao scorers |
| 1 | 1946–47 | Celta Vigo | 12–1 | Gainza (9', 40', 53', 54', 71', 76', 77', 78'), Zarra (12'), Iriondo (25', 50'), Panizo (65' p.) |
| 2 | 1913–14 | Vigo Sporting | 11–0 | Pichichi (x4), Zuazo, J.M. Belauste, Apón (x3), Iceta, R. Belauste |
| 3 | 1979–80 | CD Mungía | 8–0 | Carlos (8', 73'), Sarabia (9', 30', 35', 39'), Dani (51' p.), Urkiaga (63') |
| 4 | 1927–28 | Gimnástica de Torrelavega | 8–0 | Calvar (x2), Ayarza (x2), Calero (x3), Ruiz (p.) |
| 5 | 1978–79 | Balmaseda | 8–1 | Vidal (2'), Bengoetxea (29', 55', 65', 80'), Agirre (35'), Irureta (44'), Simón (60' p.). |
| 6 | 1941–42 | Logroñés | 8–1 | Iriondo (3', 74'), Zarra (21', 50', 60'), Panizo (62'), Garate (87', 88') |
| 7 | 1932–33 | Deportivo La Coruña | 8–1 | Bata (x3), Chirri II, Gorostiza, Iraragorri (x2), Lafuente |
| 8 | 1931–32 | Espanyol | 8–1 | Chirri II (4', 12' p.), Gorostiza (13', 31', 69'), Iraragorri (40'), Bata (80', 88') |
| 9 | 1948–49 | Arenas Zaragoza | 7–0 | Panizo (7'), Zarra (22', 65'), Venancio (47', 80'), Iriondo (56', 63') |
| 10 | 1942–43 | Castellón | 7–0 | Anónimo (28' o.g.), Zarra (31', 39', 41', 80'), Garate (33'), Panizo (77') |

### Europe

Home :
| Rank | Season | Opponents | Result | Athletic Bilbao scorers |
| 1 | 2004–05 | Standard Liège | 1–7 | Ezquerro (6', 9', 55'), Yeste (35'), Iraola (58' p.), Del Horno (63'), J. Etxeberria (71') |
| 2 | 2012–13 | HJK | 6−0 | Aduriz (25', 51), Susaeta (31',57'), I. Pérez (42'), Iraola (85') |
| 3 | 1976–77 | Újpest | 5–0 | Rojo (13', 45'), Dani (25', 30', 53') |
| 4 | 1983–84 | Lech Poznań | 4–0 | Goikoetxea (11'), Sola (33' p.), Noriega (50'), Urkiaga (84') |
| 5 | 1976–77 | Milan | 4–1 | Dani (44' p., 81'), Carlos (47', 86') |
| 5 | 1985–86 | Beşiktaş | 4–1 | Urkiaga (31'), J. Salinas (49', 84'), Sarabia (77') |
| 7 | 2009–10 | Austria Wien | 0–3 | Llorente (19', 84'), San José (84') |
| 8 | 1977–78 | Újpest | 3–0 | Dani (69', 80'), Tirapu (107') |
| 8 | 1994–95 | Anorthosis | 3–0 | Guerrero (16'), J. A. Goikoetxea (24'), Andrinua (88') |
| 8 | 2009–10 | Austria Wien | 3–0 | Llorente (8', 24'), Muniain (56') |
| 8 | 2024–25 | IF Elfsborg | 3–0 | Boiro (6'), Prados (24'), Guruzeta (53') |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The number of Copa del Rey wins Athletic Bilbao have been credited with is disputed. The 1902 Copa de la Coronación was won by Club Bizcaya, a team made up of players from Athletic Bilbao and Bilbao FC. In 1903 these two clubs merged as Athletic Bilbao and took part in the first official Copa del Rey in 1903. The 1902 trophy is on display in the Athletic museum and the club includes it in its own honours list. However the LFP and RFEF official statistics do not regard this as an official edition of the Copa del Rey won by Athletic.
* ↑ Cup awarded automatically as the club won both the Copa del Rey and La Liga.
* ↑ In the 1917–18 North Championship, Athletic 'retired from the competition once finalised'. after finishing top of the table.
* ↑ The 1938–39 Biscay Championship was won by Bilbao Athletic, a makeshift squad formed after the Spanish Civil War. The club includes this win and that in the 1935 Copa Vasca (below) for a total of 17.
* 1 2 Includes all official Spanish Cup tournaments: Copa del Rey, Supercopa de España, Copa de la Liga and Copa Eva Duarte.
* ↑ 2002-03, 2006-08, 2012-20
    A. ^ The "Europe" column constitutes goals and appearances in the UEFA Competitions.
    B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes goals and appearances in the Supercopa de España and the Copa de la Liga.
* ↑ Unnofficial version