The 2014–15 season was the 116th season in Athletic Club’s history and the 84th in the top-tier. The campaign was notable for Athletic competing in the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1998–99.
| 2014–15 season | |||
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.jpg) Athletic's line-up for their UEFA Champions League group stage tie away to FC Shakhtar Donetsk, November 2014 | |||
| President | Josu Urrutia | ||
| Head coach | Ernesto Valverde | ||
| Stadium | San Mamés | ||
| La Liga | 7th | ||
| Copa del Rey | Runners-up | ||
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage (3rd) | ||
| UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Aritz Aduriz (18) All: Aritz Aduriz (26) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 49,017 vs Napoli (27 August 2014) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 18,000 vs Alcoyano (18 December 2014) & vs Málaga (29 January 2015) | ||
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Squad
editSquad and statistics
editThe numbers and stats are established according to the official website: [1]
- As of 7 August 2015
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | Cup | Europe | Total | Discipline | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | 
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| 1 | GK |  |
Gorka Iraizoz | 34 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 42(1) | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2 | FW | |
Gaizka Toquero | 0(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(5) | 0 | |||
| 3 | DF | |
Jon Aurtenetxe | 3(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6(1) | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4 | DF |  |
Aymeric Laporte | 33 | 0 | 6(1) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 48(1) | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 5 | MF | |
Erik Morán | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | |||
| 6 | DF | |
Mikel San José | 23(5) | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7(2) | 2 | 36(7) | 8 | 13 | 1 | |
| 7 | MF | |
Beñat Etxebarria | 20(8) | 2 | 5(2) | 0 | 8(1) | 0 | 33(11) | 2 | 6 | ||
| 8 | MF | |
Ander Iturraspe | 20(5) | 2 | 3(3) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 30(8) | 2 | 6 | ||
| 9 | FW | |
Kike Sola | 1(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2(4) | 0 | |||
| 10 | MF | |
Óscar de Marcos | 32(3) | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9(1) | 1 | 48(4) | 2 | 9 | ||
| 11 | FW | |
Ibai Gómez | 9(12) | 1 | 4(3) | 0 | 4(2) | 1 | 17(17) | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12 | DF | |
Unai Bustinza | 1(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 13 | GK | |
Iago Herrerín | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14 | MF | |
Markel Susaeta | 20(11) | 1 | 5(3) | 1 | 6(3) | 1 | 31(17) | 3 | 3 | ||
| 15 | DF | |
Andoni Iraola (vc) | 16(6) | 1 | 6(1) | 0 | 3(2) | 1 | 25(9) | 2 | 6 | ||
| 16 | DF | |
Xabier Etxeita | 22(2) | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 32(2) | 3 | 7 | 1 | |
| 17 | MF | |
Mikel Rico | 32(4) | 3 | 6(2) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 48(6) | 3 | 5 | ||
| 18 | MF | |
Carlos Gurpegui (c) | 15(8) | 1 | 5(1) | 0 | 5(3) | 1 | 25(12) | 2 | 9 | ||
| 19 | FW | |
Iker Muniain | 25 | 1 | 6(1) | 0 | 7(2) | 1 | 38(3) | 2 | 8 | ||
| 20 | FW | |
Aritz Aduriz | 30(1) | 18 | 5(4) | 5 | 6(2) | 3 | 41(7) | 26 | 14 | ||
| 21 | FW | |
Borja Viguera | 10(10) | 1 | 2(2) | 2 | 2(2) | 0 | 14(14) | 3 | |||
| 22 | FW | |
Guillermo Fernández | 5(9) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3(1) | 1 | 9(10) | 1 | 2 | ||
| 23 | MF | |
Ager Aketxe | 3(5) | 1 | 1(2) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 4(8) | 1 | 1 | ||
| 24 | DF | |
Mikel Balenziaga | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 29 | MF | |
Unai López | 15(4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0(4) | 0 | 16(8) | 0 | 1 | ||
| 30 | FW | |
Iñaki Williams | 15(4) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 20(5) | 2 | 2 | ||
From the youth system
editNote: 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 in
edit| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | MF |
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Borja Viguera | 37 | EU | Alavés | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | €1,000,000 | |
| 3 | DF |
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Jon Aurtenetxe | 32 | EU | Celta Vigo | Loan return | Summer | 2017 | Loan return | |
| – | GK |
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Raúl Fernández | 36 | EU | Numancia | Loan return | Summer | Loan return | ||
| – | MF |
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Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta | 31 | EU | Mirandés | Loan return | Summer | 2016 | Loan return |
Total spending: 
€1,000,000
Transfers out
edit| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | MF |
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Ander Herrera | 35 | EU | Manchester United 
|
Transfer | Summer | €36,000,000 | |
| – | GK |
|
Raúl Fernández | 36 | EU | Racing Santander | Mutual termination | Summer | Free | |
| 3 | MF |
|
Iñigo Pérez | 36 | EU | Numancia | Mutual termination | Summer | Free | |
| – | MF |
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Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta | 31 | EU | Zaragoza | On loan | Summer | Loan | |
| 12 | DF |
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Unai Albizua | 35 | EU | Tenerife | On loan | Summer | Loan | |
| 22 | DF |
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Enric Saborit | 32 | EU | Mallorca | On loan | Summer | Loan | |
| – | MF |
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Iker Guarrotxena | 32 | EU | Tenerife | On loan | Summer | Loan | |
| 23 | DF |
|
Borja Ekiza | 36 | EU | Eibar | Mutual termination | Summer | Free |
Total revenue: 
€36,000,000
Pre-season and friendlies
edit| 12 July 2014 Friendly | Getxo XI | 0–4 | Athletic Bilbao | Getxo, Spain |
| 19:00 | Summary | Sola  25', 44'Laporte 56'Viguera 88' |
Stadium: Fadura Referee: González Esteban |
| 19 July 2014 Friendly | Al-Hilal | 0–3 | Athletic Bilbao | Wörgl, Austria |
| 19:00 | Summary | Beñat 3' Aduriz 73', 75' |
Stadium: Sportzentrum Referee:  Georg Hofer |
| 23 July 2014 Friendly | SC Paderborn | 1–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Wörgl, Austria |
| 16:30 | Koç 65' |
Summary | Ibai 28' Viguera 78' |
Stadium: Sportzentrum Referee: Walter Altmann |
| 27 July 2014 Friendly | Werder Bremen | 2–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Fügen, Austria |
| 16:00 | Prödl 29' Bartels 49' |
Summary | Aduriz 20' Susaeta 42' |
Stadium: Sportplatz Referee: Andreas Heiss |
| 31 July 2014 Friendly | Benfica | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Fribourg, Switzerland |
| 19:30 | Summary | Aduriz 39' Beñat 71' |
Stadium: BCF Arena Referee:  Stephan Klossner |
| 2 August 2014 Friendly | Toulouse | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Bayonne, France |
| 19:00 | Sylla 37' Regattin 65' |
Summary | Stadium: Stade Didier-Deschamps Referee: Saïd Ennjimi |
| 6 August 2014 Friendly | Osasuna | 3–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Pamplona, Spain |
| 20:00 | Flaño 17' De las Cuevas 21'Lotiès 33' |
Summary | Ibai 85' |
Stadium: El Sadar Stadium Referee: Ocón Arraiz |
| 9 August 2014 Friendly | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–3 | Athletic Bilbao | Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 | Hrgota 59' |
Summary | Aduriz 14', 18', 24' |
Stadium: Borussia-Park Referee:  Sascha Stegemann |
| 13 August 2014 Friendly | Olympiacos | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Athens, Greece |
| 20:30 | Summary | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Referee:  Andreas Pappas |
Competitions
editLa Liga
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Sevilla | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 71 | 45 | +26 | 76 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage[a] |
| 6 | Villarreal | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[b] |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b] |
| 8 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 51 | |
| 9 | Málaga | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 50 |
Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair-play points; 7) playoff match[3]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair-play points; 7) playoff match[3]
Notes:
- ^ Sevilla qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. As a result, the fifth-placed spot for the Europa League group stage they earned was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.
- ^ a b Since the winners of the 2014–15 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.
Results by round
editMatches
edit| 23 August 2014 1 | Málaga | 1–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Málaga |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Luis Alberto 35' Camacho  67'Duda  88'Samu 88'Antunes 90+2'Horta 90+4' |
Report | Iraizoz 35' Gurpegui 39'Laporte 69' |
Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 24,500 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community) |
| 30 August 2014 2 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–0 | Levante | Bilbao |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aduriz 32' Iturraspe 51'Balenziaga 66'Muniain 76' |
Report | Simão Mate 23' Barral 37'López 50'Vyntra 87' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 48,300 Referee: Pérez Montero (Andalusia) |
| 13 September 2014 3 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Busquets 61' Neymar 78', 83' |
Report | Aduriz 29' |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 80,181 Referee: Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia) |
| 20 September 2014 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–1 | Granada | Bilbao |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Iraola 38' Aduriz 86' |
Report | Córdoba 39' Nyom 48'Rochina 55'Foulquier 62'Yuste 87' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 33,000 Referee: J. A. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria) |
| 24 September 2014 5 | Rayo Vallecano | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Quini 18' Baptistão 39', 89'Trashorras 82' |
Report | Aduriz 20' Gurpegui 79'De Marcos 84' |
Stadium: Campo de Vallecas Attendance: 11,040 Referee: Mario Melero López (Andalusia) |
| 27 September 2014 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–0 | Eibar | Bilbao |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aduriz 4' Iraola 41'Balenziaga 56'Rico 79'Muniain 90+2' |
Report | Bóveda 21' Errasti 25'Arruabarrena 38'Capa 53'Navas 53'Ángel 90+2' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Madrid) |
| 5 October 2014 7 | Real Madrid | 5–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ronaldo 2', 55', 88' Ramos 28'Benzema 41', 69' |
De Marcos 25' Balenziaga 34' |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
| 18 October 2014 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Celta Vigo | Bilbao |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aduriz 6' (pen.) Muniain 56'Iraola 62'Iturraspe 88' |
Planas 65' Nolito 73'Charles 78' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 35,600 |
| 25 October 2014 9 | Almería | 0–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Almería |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Thomas 13' Verza 71' |
Iraola 54' Etxeita 56' |
Stadium: Juegos Mediterráneos |
| 2 November 2014 10 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Sevilla | Bilbao |
| 12:00 | Aduriz 1', 13' Iturraspe 23'Etxeita 43' |
Pareja 12' Mbia 34'Bacca 57' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,000 |
| 9 November 2014 11 | Valencia | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Valencia |
| 19:00 | Balenziaga 71' Iturraspe 77' |
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 39,600 |
| 21 November 2014 12 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–1 | Espanyol | Bilbao |
| 20:45 | Aduriz 29' Viguera 44'Iturraspe 78' |
Summary | Vázquez 52' Caicedo 61'López 62'García 75'Sevilla 75'Sánchez 84' |
Stadium: San Mamés Stadium Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Mario Melero López |
| 29 November 2014 13 | Getafe | 1–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Getafe |
| 16:00 | Michel 11' Diawara 15'Sarabia 20'Naldo 57'Velázquez 82'Escudero 88'Arroyo 89'Lafita 90+1' |
Summary | Muniain 18' San José 36', 80'Rico 40'Balenziaga 51'Laporte 70'Beñat 90' |
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 8,100 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo |
| 6 December 2014 14 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–1 | Córdoba | Bilbao |
| 18:00 CET | Iturraspe 52' Laporte 82'Iraizoz 84'Muniain 90+4' |
Summary | Ghilas 23' Luso 75'Campabadal 81'García 84'Pinillos 88'López Silva 90+1'Juan Carlos 90+4' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 38,500 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre |
| 14 December 2014 15 | Real Sociedad | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | San Sebastián |
| 21:00 CET | Vela 3' |
Report | San José 13' Laporte 26'  80'De Marcos 61'Iturraspe 85'Ibai 90+4' |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 26,651 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán |
| 21 December 2014 16 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–4 | Atlético Madrid | Bilbao |
| 21:00 CET | Rico 17' Aduriz 25'San José 52'Muniain 68' |
Report | Griezmann 28', 46', 73', 81' García 53' (pen.)Giménez 74'Turan 75'Gabi 89' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 46,500 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
| 3 January 2015 17 | Deportivo La Coruña | 1–0 | Athletic Bilbao | A Coruña |
| 22:00 CET | Cavaleiro 24' Domínguez 85' |
Report | López 63' |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 16,200 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
| 11 January 2015 18 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–2 | Elche | Bilbao |
| 17:00 CET | Balenziaga 17' San José 73'Aduriz 80' |
Report | Rodríguez 17', 72' Lombán 44'Fajr 53'Aarón 55'Suárez 64'Cisma 80'Adrián 89' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva |
| 17 January 2015 19 | Villarreal | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Villarreal |
| 20:00 CET | Cheryshev 42', 77' Bruno 56', 83' (pen.) |
Report | Etxeita 54' San José 76' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 19,300 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández |
| 25 January 2015 20 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Málaga | Bilbao |
| 17:00 CET | San José 70' |
Report | Camacho 9' Guerra 78' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 41,200 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo |
| 1 February 2015 21 | Levante | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Valencia |
| 11:00 | Simão Mate 23' Barral 62' |
Report | Iraola 5' Aduriz 48', 90', 87'De Marcos 62'Iturraspe 73'Susaeta 83' |
Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 16,359 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
| 8 February 2015 22 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–5 | Barcelona | Bilbao |
| 20:00 | Balenziaga 40' Rico 59'Aduriz 66'López 69'Etxeita 75'Gurpegui 90+1' |
Report | Messi 15' Suárez 26'Alves 45'De Marcos 62' (o.g.)Neymar 64'Pedro 86' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 43,800 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
| 14 February 2015 23 | Granada | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Granada |
| 19:00 | Bangoura 25' Insúa 68'Rico 70'Piti 84'Córdoba 90' |
Report | Muniain 28' Gurpegui 41'Aketxe 75'Laporte 89' |
Stadium: Los Cármenes Attendance: 14,879 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez |
| 22 February 2015 24 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Bilbao |
| 16:00 | San José 20' Aduriz 78', 86'Rico 83' |
Report | Nacho 23' Fatau 59' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 32,600 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán |
| 1 March 2015 25 | Eibar | 0–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Eibar |
| 16:00 | Navas 28' Lillo 31'García 60' |
Report | Gurpegui 36' San José 54'Muniain 60' |
Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 5,226 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
| 7 March 2015 26 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
| 17:00 | Aduriz 26', 30' Etxeita 38'Gurpegui 78' |
Report | Kroos 30' Illaramendi 40'Isco 74'Marcelo 86' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 51,000 |
| 14 March 2015 27 | Celta Vigo | 1–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Vigo |
| 22:00 | Fernández 16' Krohn-Dehli 20'Orellana 23'Larrivey 64' |
Report | Beñat 15' Aduriz 17' (pen.)San José 32', 27' 85'De Marcos 43' |
Stadium: Balaídos Referee: 17,000 |
| 21 March 2015 28 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Almería | Bilbao |
| 22:00 | Etxeita 9' Ibai 19'Rico 26'Laporte 85' |
Summary | Dubarbier 13' Balenziaga 47' (o.g.)Vélez 48' 90+1'Soriano 80'Hemed 90'Thomas 90+3' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 36,500 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias |
| 4 April 2015 29 | Sevilla | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Seville |
| 16:00 | Vidal 3' Bacca 21'Pareja 60'Vitolo 67'Banega 71' |
Summary | Laporte 34' Fernández 69'Beñat 74' |
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium Attendance: 27,752 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo |
| 9 April 2015 30 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Valencia | Bilbao |
| 20:00 | Balenziaga 10' Aduriz 32', 90'Gurpegui 80'Beñat 80'Iraizoz 83' |
Summary | Gomes 36' De Paul 61'Otamendi 82'Alves 83'Barragán 85' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,666 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
| 12 April 2015 31 | Espanyol | 1–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 17:00 | Stuani 33' García 40'Álvarez 88' |
Summary | Laporte 38' De Marcos 86' |
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 20,143 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán |
| 18 April 2015 32 | Athletic Bilbao | 4–0 | Getafe | Bilbao |
| 22:00 | Etxeita 27' Aduriz 45' (pen.), 46'Beñat 52'Ibai 79'Susaeta 87' |
Report | Castro 22' Alexis 32'Velázquez 44'Pedro León 88'Lago 90+2' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
| 24 April 2015 33 | Córdoba | 0–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Córdoba, Andalusia |
| 20:45 | Andone 58' Vico 81' |
Report | Williams 3' Etxeita 47'Deivid 56' (o.g.)San José 85' |
Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Arcángel Attendance: 16,000 Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes |
| 28 April 2015 34 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Real Sociedad | Bilbao |
| 22:00 | Balenziaga 12' Aduriz 52' (pen.)Laporte 79' |
Report | González 50' De la Bella 51', 60'Pardo 85' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,322 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 2 May 2015 35 | Atlético Madrid | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| 18:00 | Torres 41' Godín 86' |
Report | San José 71' Bustinza 76' Laporte 81' |
Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium Attendance: 53,500 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre |
| 9 May 2015 36 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Deportivo La Coruña | Bilbao |
| 22:00 CET | Aduriz 14', 40' Laporte 48'De Marcos 66'San José 85' |
Report | Postiga 78' Lucas 84'Borges 90'Lopo 90+3', 90+4' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 39,670 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
| 17 May 2015 37 | Elche | 2–3 | Athletic Bilbao | Elche |
| 19:00 CET | Jonathas 32', 45', 62' Cisma 88' |
Aduriz 55' Aketxe 80' San José 87' Gurpegui 89' Williams 90+2' |
Stadium: Martínez Valero Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
| 23 May 2015 38 | Athletic Bilbao | 4–0 | Villarreal | Bilbao |
| 18:30 CET | Aduriz 24' (pen.), 60' Iraola 27' Beñat 35' |
Jokić 23' |
Stadium: San Mamés Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias |
Copa del Rey
editRound of 32
edit| 2 December 2014 First leg | Alcoyano | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Alcoy |
| 20:00 CET | Francis 32' |
Report | Laporte 32' Beñat 78'Viguera 90+1'Susaeta 90+3' |
Stadium: El Collao Attendance: 3,517 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias |
| 18 December 2014 Second leg | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 (2–1 agg.) | Alcoyano | Bilbao |
| 22:00 CET | Viguera 39' De Marcos 61'Aduriz 88'San José 89' |
Report | Fuentes 41' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
Round of 16
edit| 6 January 2015 First leg | Celta Vigo | 2–4 | Athletic Bilbao | Vigo |
| 17:00 CET | López 11' Costas 36' 71'Charles 54', 82'Cabral 86' |
Report | San José 5', 77' Aduriz 15', 87' (pen.)Rico 33'Etxeita 39'Muniain 66' |
Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 14,929 Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero |
| 14 January 2015 Second leg | Athletic Bilbao | 0–2 (4 (a) –4 agg.) | Celta Vigo | Bilbao |
| 20:00 CET | Beñat 38' Rico 60'Gurpegui 80' |
Report | Samu 21' Etxeita 48' (o.g.)Orellana 61' (pen.)Hernández 72'Charles 75' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
Quarter-finals
edit| 21 January 2015 First leg | Málaga | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Málaga |
| 21:00 CET | Recio 62' Weligton 81' |
Report | Laporte 55' |
Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias |
| 29 January 2015 Second leg | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Málaga | Bilbao |
| 21:00 CET | Aduriz 48' De Marcos 57'Etxeita 74'Laporte 90' |
Report | Antunes 36' Amrabat 38'Recio 61'Samu 88'Camacho 90'Duda 90+1' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo |
Semi-finals
edit| 11 February 2015 First leg | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Espanyol | Bilbao |
| 21:00 | Aduriz 11' Gurpegui 41'Aurtenetxe 77'Herrerín 85' |
Report | Sánchez 35' Montañés 90+1' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
| 4 March 2015 Second leg | Espanyol | 0–2 (1–3 agg.) | Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona |
| 22:00 | Cañas 9' Moreno 38'Stuani 45'Arbilla 67'Álvaro 87' |
Report | De Marcos 8' Aduriz 13'Etxeita 42' |
Stadium: Power8 Stadium Attendance: 34,831 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
Final
edit| 30 May 2015 Final | Athletic Bilbao | 1–3 | Barcelona | Barcelona |
| 20:30 | Iraola 43' Balenziaga 58'Williams 67', 79'Iturraspe 87' |
Report | Iraola 43' Balenziaga 58'Williams 67', 79'Iturraspe 87' |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 97,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo |
UEFA Champions League
editPlay-off round
edit| 19 August 2014 First leg | Napoli  | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Naples, Italy |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Jorginho 10' Higuaín 68' |
Report | Muniain 41' Gurpegui 72'Balenziaga 75' |
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 49,872 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
| 27 August 2014 Second leg | Athletic Bilbao | 3–1 (4–2 agg.) | Napoli | Bilbao, Spain |
| Susaeta 30' Aduriz 61', 69'Ibai 74' |
Report | Ghoulam 39' Higuaín 43'Hamšík 47' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 49,017 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
Group stage
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | SHK | ATH | BATE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Porto
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | |
| 2 |  Shakhtar Donetsk
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | 5–0 | ||
| 3 | Athletic Bilbao
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | |
| 4 |  BATE Borisov
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 3 | 0–3 | 0–7 | 2–1 | — |
| 17 September 2014 1 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Bilbao, Spain |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 48,351 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
| 30 September 2014 2 | BATE Borisov | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Barysaw, Belarus |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Palyakow 19' Karnitsky 41' |
Report | Aduriz 45' |
Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 11,886 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France) |
| 21 October 2014 3 | Porto | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Porto, Portugal |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Herrera 45' Quaresma 75' |
Report | Fernández 58' |
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
| 5 November 2014 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–2 | Porto | Bilbao, Spain |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Martínez 55' Brahimi 74' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 47,243 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
| 25 November 2014 5 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Lviv, Ukraine |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kucher 58' Luiz Adriano 74'Srna 85'Stepaneko 89' |
Report | Iturraspe 50' Gurpegui 63'Viguera 66'San José 68'López 90+2' |
Stadium: Arena Lviv Attendance: 33,489 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 10 December 2014 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | BATE Borisov | Bilbao, Spain |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Iraola 23' San José 47'Susaeta 88'Rico 90+3' |
Report | Yablonskiy 22' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,852 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
UEFA Europa League
editRound of 32
edit| 19 February 2015 First Leg | Torino | 2–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Turin, Italy |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | López 18', 42' Benassi 71'Farnerud 90'Darmian 90+4' |
Report | Williams 9' Gurpegui 73'Beñat 76' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino Attendance: 25,725 Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece) |
| 26 February 2015 Second Leg | Athletic Bilbao | 2–3 (4–5 agg.) | Torino | Bilbao, Spain |
| 21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) | Etxeita 28' Iraola 44'Rico 45+2'De Marcos 61'Aduriz 70' |
Report | Quagliarella 16' (pen.) López 39', 45+2'Gazzi 48'Darmian 53', 68'Martínez 77' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 44,180 Referee: Liran Liany (Israel) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Athletic Bilbao". LFP. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-03.
- ^ "Soccerway - Athletic Bilbao". Archived from the original on 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
- ^ "Reglamento General" (PDF). www.[[LNFS|publisher=Royal Spanish Football Federation|trans-title=General Regulations|access-date=26 March 2015|lnfs]].es (in Spanish).