2020–21 Athletic Bilbao season
2020–21 season | |
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President | Aitor Elizegi |
Head coach | Gaizka Garitano (until 3 January 2021)[1] Marcelino (from 4 January 2021)[2] |
Stadium | San Mamés |
La Liga | 10th |
Copa del Rey | Runners-up |
Supercopa de España | Winners |
Top goalscorer | League: Álex Berenguer (8) All: Raúl García (10) |
Biggest win | Athletic Bilbao 4–0 Real Betis Cádiz 0–4 Athletic Bilbao Athletic Bilbao 5–1 Getafe |
Biggest defeat | Athletic Bilbao 0–4 Barcelona |
The 2020–21 season was the 122nd season in the existence of Athletic Bilbao and the club's 90th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Athletic Bilbao participated in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey and the Supercopa de España. The season covered the period from 20 July 2020 to 30 June 2021, with the late start to the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.
The season was the first since the 2011–12 without Aritz Aduriz, who retired in May 2020.
Players
[edit ]First-team squad
[edit ]- As of 1 February 2021[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
[edit ]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit ]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit ]In
[edit ]Date | Player | From | Type | Fee | Ref |
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30 June 2020 | Romania Cristian Ganea | Romania Viitorul Constanța | Loan return | [4] | |
8 August 2020 | Spain Peru Nolaskoain | Deportivo La Coruña | Loan return | [5] | |
24 August 2020 | Spain Andoni López | Elche | Loan return | [6] | |
2 October 2020 | Spain Álex Berenguer | Italy Torino | Transfer | 10ドル.5M | [7] |
Out
[edit ]Date | Player | To | Type | Fee | Ref |
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20 May 2020 | Spain Aritz Aduriz | Retired | [8] | ||
20 July 2020 | Spain Beñat | Unattached | End of contract | [9] | |
14 August 2020 | Romania Cristian Ganea | Greece Aris | Transfer | Free | [10] |
1 September 2020 | Spain Andoni López | Logroñés | Transfer | Free | [11] |
21 September 2020 | Spain Mikel San José | England Birmingham City | Transfer | Free | [12] |
2 October 2020 | Spain Gaizka Larrazabal | Zaragoza | Transfer | Free | [13] |
28 January 2021 | Bosnia and Herzegovina Kenan Kodro | Valladolid | Loan | [14] |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit ]Win Draw Loss
- García Pérez 38' (pen.)
- Sáenz 69'
- Andy 81'
- Muniain 54'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Miguel Sesma Espinosa
- Zarraga 43'
- Villalibre 56'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leandro Carbajales Gómez
- Villalibre 64'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fulgencio Madrid Martínez
(2–4 p) Spain Athletic Bilbao Valladolid, Spain
Competitions
[edit ]Overall record
[edit ]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
La Liga | 12 September 2020 | 22 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 10th | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 028.95 |
Copa del Rey | 21 January 2021 | 17 April 2021 | Round of 32 | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 050.00 |
Supercopa | 14 January 2021 | 17 January 2021 | Semi-finals | Winners | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 100.00 |
Total | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 034.78 |
Source: Soccerway
La Liga
[edit ]League table
[edit ]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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8 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 53 |
9 | Granada | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 46[a] |
10 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 46[a] |
11 | Osasuna | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 44[b] |
12 | Cádiz | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 44[b] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[15]
Notes:
Results summary
[edit ]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 23 | −6 |
Source: La Liga
Results by round
[edit ]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 |
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Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
Result | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | D | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | D | D | W | D | D | D | D | D | W | D | W | D | L | L | L |
Position | 19 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Matches
[edit ]The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.[16] [17]
- D. García Yellow card 16'
- Oier Yellow card 54'
- Vidal Yellow card 63'
- Ru. García 81' (pen.)
- Álvarez Yellow card 24'
- Ra. García Yellow card 26'
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
- Simón Yellow card 17'
- Muniain Yellow card 66'
- I. Williams 86' (pen.)
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: César Soto Grado
- Villalibre 9'
- Capa Yellow card 14'
- Vesga Yellow card 48'
- Morcillo Yellow card 88'
- Martínez Yellow card 88'
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Mario Melero López
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
- I. Williams 19'
- Berenguer Yellow card 71'
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: David Medié Jiménez
- I. Williams 3'
- Vesga Yellow card 27'
- D. García Yellow card 70'
- Muniain 90'
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
- Berenguer 4', 29'
- López 15'
- Núñez Yellow card 19'
- I. Williams 52'
- Vesga Yellow card 70'
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
- Diego Carlos Yellow card 35'
- I. Williams 90'
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
- Sandro 61'
- Simón Yellow card 62'
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
Copa del Rey
[edit ]- Vesga Yellow card 45'
- Villalibre 53'
- I. Williams 78'
Referee: David Medié Jiménez
Supercopa
[edit ]The draw was held on 17 December 2020.[23] [24]
- De Marcos 42'
- D. García Yellow card 67'
- Villalibre 90', Yellow card 109'
- I. Williams 93'
- Morcillo Yellow card 110'
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
Statistics
[edit ]Appearances and goals
[edit ]- Last updated on 22 May 2021. Does not include the 2020 Copa del Rey Final, delayed until April 2021 and counted in the 2020–21 season in some resources – these stats are recorded under the 2019–20 Athletic Bilbao season article.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Supercopa de España | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | Spain ESP | Unai Simón | 43 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
13 | GK | Spain ESP | Jokin Ezkieta | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
25 | GK | Spain ESP | Iago Herrerín | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
3 | DF | Spain ESP | Unai Núñez | 30 | 2 | 23+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | Spain ESP | Iñigo Martínez | 33 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | Spain ESP | Yeray Álvarez | 30 | 1 | 22+1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
15 | DF | Spain ESP | Iñigo Lekue | 24 | 0 | 5+13 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
17 | DF | Spain ESP | Yuri Berchiche | 29 | 1 | 21+2 | 1 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
18 | DF | Spain ESP | Óscar de Marcos | 31 | 2 | 17+8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
21 | DF | Spain ESP | Ander Capa | 34 | 2 | 25+3 | 2 | 1+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
23 | DF | Spain ESP | Peru Nolaskoain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
24 | DF | Spain ESP | Mikel Balenziaga | 28 | 0 | 17+6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
6 | MF | Spain ESP | Mikel Vesga | 38 | 0 | 20+10 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | Spain ESP | Unai López | 31 | 3 | 15+11 | 3 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | MF | Spain ESP | Dani García | 35 | 0 | 21+6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
16 | MF | Spain ESP | Oihan Sancet | 26 | 2 | 11+13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
19 | MF | Spain ESP | Oier Zarraga | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
22 | MF | Spain ESP | Raúl García | 42 | 10 | 21+13 | 5 | 4+2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
27 | MF | Spain ESP | Unai Vencedor | 34 | 0 | 19+9 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
2 | FW | Spain ESP | Jon Morcillo | 36 | 2 | 16+14 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
7 | FW | Spain ESP | Ibai Gómez | 13 | 0 | 4+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | Spain ESP | Iñaki Williams | 46 | 8 | 27+11 | 6 | 3+3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
10 | FW | Spain ESP | Iker Muniain | 35 | 5 | 23+5 | 5 | 3+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
12 | FW | Spain ESP | Álex Berenguer | 43 | 9 | 27+8 | 8 | 5+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
20 | FW | Spain ESP | Asier Villalibre | 43 | 6 | 16+19 | 4 | 3+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | ||
26 | FW | Spain ESP | Iñigo Vicente | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
30 | FW | Spain ESP | Nico Williams | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||
11 | FW | Spain ESP | Iñigo Córdoba | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
19 | FW | Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH | Kenan Kodro | 3 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers
[edit ]- As of 22 May 2021
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Supercopa de España | Total |
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1 | 22 | MF | Spain | Raúl García | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
2 | 12 | FW | Spain | Álex Berenguer | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
3 | 9 | FW | Spain | Iñaki Williams | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
4 | 20 | FW | Spain | Asier Villalibre | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
5 | 10 | FW | Spain | Iker Muniain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
6 | 8 | MF | Spain | Unai López | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
7 | 2 | FW | Spain | Jon Morcillo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
3 | DF | Spain | Unai Núñez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
4 | DF | Spain | Iñigo Martínez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
16 | MF | Spain | Oihan Sancet | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
18 | DF | Spain | Óscar de Marcos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
21 | DF | Spain | Ander Capa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
13 | 5 | DF | Spain | Yeray Álvarez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
17 | DF | Spain | Yuri Berchiche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
19 | FW | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Kenan Kodro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Own goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
Totals | 46 | 8 | 5 | 59 |
Notes
[edit ]References
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