# 2005–06 Athletic Bilbao season

The 2005–06 season was the 105th season in Athletic Bilbao's history and their 75th consecutive season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | Intertoto Cup | Intertoto Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Iñaki Lafuente | 24 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Unai Expósito | 28 | 0 | 19+5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Javier Casas | 29 | 2 | 21+3 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Aitor Karanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ESP | Felipe Guréndez | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Endika Bordas | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ESP | Tiko | 32 | 1 | 6+22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Joseba Garmendia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Julen Guerrero | 21 | 0 | 4+13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Fernando Llorente | 25 | 4 | 12+10 | 2 | 1+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Francisco Yeste | 38 | 5 | 34+1 | 4 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ESP | Javi González | 9 | 2 | 3+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | ESP | Jesús María Lacruz | 34 | 3 | 25+5 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Dani Aranzubia | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ESP | Luis Prieto | 37 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Andoni Iraola | 42 | 3 | 34+4 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Pablo Orbaiz | 40 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ESP | Joseba Etxeberria | 31 | 4 | 24+5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Carlos Gurpegui | 33 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ESP | Ander Murillo | 29 | 0 | 19+7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ESP | Ismael Urzaiz | 27 | 3 | 16+10 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Jonan García | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ESP | Joseba Arriaga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ESP | Aritz Aduriz | 17 | 6 | 13+2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Miguel Escalona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ESP | Aritz Solabarrieta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ESP | Asier Ormazábal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ESP | Ustaritz Aldekoaotalora | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | VEN | Fernando Amorebieta | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ESP | Pablo Paredes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ESP | David de Paula | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | ESP | David Lizoain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | ESP | Mikel Dañobeitia | 26 | 1 | 8+14 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | ESP | Gontzal Rodríguez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | ESP | Mikel Martins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | ESP | Eder Martínez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 48 | FW | ESP | Urko Arroyo | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Beñat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Ibón Gutiérrez | 8 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Javier Tarantino | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |