# 1993–94 Athletic Bilbao season

The 1993–94 season was the 93rd season in Athletic Bilbao's history and their 63rd consecutive season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.

## Season summary

1993–94 was the second season in charge of Athletic for Jupp Heynckes, and the team continued to improve under the German's leadership, ending the La Liga campaign in 5th place. This qualified them for the 1994–95 UEFA Cup, ending five seasons without European competition. In the Copa del Rey, Bilbao reached the fourth round before being eliminated by Real Zaragoza.
Despite this success, Heynckes left the club at the end of the season to accept the position of head coach with Eintracht Frankfurt in his homeland. Former Athletic player and current Racing Santander coach Javier Irureta was appointed as his replacement.

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ESP | Kike Burgos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | ESP | Juanjo Valencia | 40 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Genar Andrinúa | 24 | 1 | 20+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Asier | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Eduardo Estíbariz | 23 | 0 | 17+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | José Manuel Galdames | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Carlos García | 18 | 3 | 12+3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| | DF | ESP | Aitor Karanka | 19 | 0 | 14+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Andoni Lakabeg | 31 | 0 | 17+12 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Jon Ander Lambea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Iñigo Larrainzar | 41 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Aitor Larrazábal | 35 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Óscar Tabuenka | 24 | 0 | 19+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Xabier Eskurza | 38 | 1 | 32+3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Ander Garitano | 29 | 6 | 25+1 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Julen Guerrero | 40 | 21 | 36 | 18 | 4 | 3 |
| | MF | ESP | Mikel Kortina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Josu Urrutia | 33 | 2 | 25+7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Óscar Vales | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | David Villabona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Bolo | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Aitor Huegún | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Ricardo Mendiguren | 20 | 0 | 12+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | José Ángel Uribarrena | 19 | 1 | 8+7 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Ernesto Valverde | 37 | 9 | 31+3 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Cuco Ziganda | 39 | 19 | 34+1 | 17 | 4 | 2 |

## Results
### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Zaragoza | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 71 | 47 | +24 | 46 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 45 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 43 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Sevilla | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 42 | |
| 7 | Valencia | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 40 | |
* ↑ Zaragoza entered UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as winners of 1993–94 Copa del Rey.