2016–17 Athletic Bilbao season
The 2016–17 season was the 118th in Athletic Club’s history and the 86th in the top tier.
| 2016–17 season | ||||
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| President | Josu Urrutia | |||
| Head coach | Ernesto Valverde | |||
| Stadium | San Mamés | |||
| La Liga | 7th | |||
| Copa del Rey | Round of 16 | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Aritz Aduriz (16) All: Aritz Aduriz (24) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 49,164 (vs Real Madrid, 18 March 2017) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 29,633 (vs Racing Santander, 22 December 2016) | |||
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Squad
According to the official website.
Player statistics
| S | P | N | Name | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||||||
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| A | S | G | M | A | S | G | M | A | S | G | M | A | S | G | M | ||||
| 1 | GK |  | Gorka Iraizoz (c) | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1404 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2034 |
| 2 | DF | | Eneko Bóveda | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1559 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1840 |
| 3 | DF | | Gorka Elustondo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 255 |
| 4 | DF |  | Aymeric Laporte | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2865 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 540 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 3765 |
| 5 | MF | | Javier Eraso | 4 | 3 | 0 | 377 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 220 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 673 |
| 6 | MF | | Mikel San José | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2700 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 414 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 3384 |
| 7 | MF | | Beñat Etxebarria | 27 | 4 | 1 | 2410 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 466 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 2966 |
| 8 | MF | | Ander Iturraspe (3rd c) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1151 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 121 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 316 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 1588 |
| 10 | MF | | Iker Muniain | 28 | 7 | 7 | 2412 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 138 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 599 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 3149 |
| 11 | FW | | Iñaki Williams | 31 | 7 | 5 | 2801 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 264 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 557 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 3622 |
| 14 | FW | | Markel Susaeta (vc) | 11 | 15 | 1 | 1104 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 266 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 1474 |
| 15 | DF | | Iñigo Lekue | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1573 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 316 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1979 |
| 16 | DF | | Xabier Etxeita | 7 | 3 | 0 | 712 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 300 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1172 |
| 17 | MF | | Mikel Rico | 4 | 14 | 1 | 469 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 183 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 716 |
| 18 | DF | | Óscar de Marcos | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 439 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 2588 |
| 19 | FW | | Sabin Merino | 5 | 8 | 1 | 436 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 187 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 668 |
| 20 | FW | | Aritz Aduriz | 27 | 5 | 16 | 2430 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 274 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 484 | 35 | 7 | 24 | 3188 |
| 22 | MF | | Raúl García | 34 | 2 | 10 | 2883 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 226 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 628 | 44 | 2 | 14 | 3737 |
| 24 | DF | | Mikel Balenziaga | 33 | 0 | 1 | 2851 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 7 | 0 | 0[1] | 539 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 3660 |
| 25 | DF | | Enric Saborit | 5 | 4 | 0 | 459 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 237 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 135 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 831 |
| 26 | GK | | Kepa Arrizabalaga | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2016 |
| 27 | DF | | Yeray Álvarez | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2270 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 720 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 3008 |
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| 12 | MF | | Mikel Vesga | 3 | 3 | 0 | 285 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 465 |
| 13 | GK | | Iago Herrerín | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 21 | FW | | Borja Viguera | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| 28 | FW | | Asier Villalibre | 0 | 6 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 117 |
Disciplinary record
Iker Muniain's yellow card against Osasuna on matchday 10 was taken back in December 2016.
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| 1 | GK | | Gorka Iraizoz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Eneko Bóveda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Gorka Elustondo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Aymeric Laporte | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | | Javier Eraso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Mikel San José | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Beñat Etxebarria | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Ander Iturraspe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Iker Muniain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Iñaki Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | Markel Susaeta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Iñigo Lekue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | | Xabier Etxeita | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Mikel Rico | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | | Óscar de Marcos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Sabin Merino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | | Aritz Aduriz | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Raúl García | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | | Mikel Balenziaga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | | Enric Saborit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | | Kepa Arrizabalaga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | | Yeray Álvarez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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| 12 | MF | | Mikel Vesga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | | Iago Herrerín | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | | Borja Viguera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | | Asier Villalibre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
From the youth system
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfer
In
| Date | Name | Moving from | Fee |
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| 6 June 2016 | Kepa Arrizabalaga | Valladolid | Loan return |
Out
| Date | Name | Moving to | Fee |
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| 11 May 2016 | Carlos Gurpegi | Retired | |
| 30 July 2016 | Ibai Gómez | Alavés | Free |
| 30 August 2016 | Borja Viguera | Sporting Gijón | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2016 | Kike Sola | Getafe | Loan |
| 30 November 2016 | Iago Herrerín | Leganés | Emergency loan |
| 25 January 2017 | Mikel Vesga | Sporting Gijón | Loan |
| 30 January 2017 | Kike Sola | Numancia | |
| 31 January 2017 | Ager Aketxe | Cádiz | |
| 2 May 2017 | Asier Villalibre | Numancia |
Staff
According to the official website.
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Ernesto Valverde |
| Assistant coach | Jon Aspiazu |
| Technical coaches | Carlos Gurpegi, Alberto Iglesias |
| Physical coaches | José Antonio Pozanco, Xabier Clemente |
| Goalkeeper coach | Aitor Iru |
| Representative | Andoni Imaz |
| Doctors | Josean Lekue, Paco Angulo |
| Masseur | Juan Manuel Ipiña |
| Physiotherapists | Álvaro Campa, Beñat Azula, Isusko Ortuzar |
| Podiatrist | Sergio Bilbao |
| Materials managers | Txetxu Gallego, Jon Eskalza, Iker López |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 20 July 2016 Friendly | Huesca | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Huesca, Spain |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Camacho  45' |
Report | Susaeta 45+2' |
Stadium: El Alcoraz Referee: Antonio Monter |
| 23 July 2016 Friendly | Bordeaux | 2–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Tarnos, France |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Crivelli 17', 21' (pen.) |
Report | Viguera 43' Guillermo 49' |
Stadium: Jean André Maye Referee: Sylvain Palhies |
| 27 July 2016 Friendly | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Sporting Gijón | Leioa, Spain |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Williams 79' |
Report | Burgui 9' (pen.) |
Stadium: Sarriena Referee: Ricardo de Burgos |
| 30 July 2016 Friendly | Nantes | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Saint-Nazaire, France |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Léo Lagrange Referee: Lionel Jaffredo |
| 7 August 2016 Friendly | Southampton | 1–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Southampton, England |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) | Long 43' |
Report | Stadium: St Mary's Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 9 August 2016 Friendly | Borussia Dortmund | 0–1 | Athletic Bilbao | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Susaeta 20' |
Stadium: kybunpark Referee: Sandro Schärer |
| 12 August 2016 Friendly | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Sinsheim, Germany |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Kramarić 25' |
Report | Gil 21' |
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 14 August 2016 Friendly | Schalke 04 | 3–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Naldo 16' Huntelaar 20'Geis 82' |
Report | San José 59' Aduriz 90' (pen.) |
Stadium: Veltins Arena Referee: Guido Winkmann |
| 6 October 2016 Friendly | Sestao River | 0–4 | Athletic Bilbao | Sestao, Spain |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Elustondo 30' Sabin 45'Eraso 66', 83' |
Stadium: Las Llanas Referee: Ricardo de Burgos |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| La Liga | 21 August 2016 | 21 May 2017 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 50.00 |
| Europa League | 15 September 2016 | 23 February 2017 | Group stage | Round of 32 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 50.00 |
| Copa del Rey | 1 December 2016 | 11 January 2017 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 75.00 |
| Total | 50 | 26 | 7 | 17 | 74 | 63 | +11 | 52.00 | ||||
Source: Competitions
La Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 5 | Villarreal | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 67 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 64 | |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 8 | Espanyol | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 56 | |
| 9 | Alavés | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 55 |
Source: La Liga, Soccerway
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; 7) Play-off.[2]
Notes:
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; 7) Play-off.[2]
Notes:
- Since the winners of the 2016–17 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 summary
| 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 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 63 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 25 | −8 |
Round by round
Source:
Matches
| 21 August 2016 1 | Sporting Gijón | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Gijón |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | I. López 16' Amorebieta 45'Čop 50'Rodríguez 53' |
Report | Laporte 59' Bóveda 60'Muniain 75'Viguera 86' |
Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 24,833 Referee: Carlos Clos (Aragon) |
| 28 August 2016 2 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–1 | Barcelona | Bilbao |
| 20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Susaeta 45+1' Iturraspe 56'Eraso 62'Beñat 83'Balenziaga 89' |
Report | Umtiti 10' Rakitić 21'Busquets 37'L. Suárez 37'Roberto 59' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 46,724 Referee: Antonio Mateu (Valencia) |
| 11 September 2016 3 | Deportivo La Coruña | 0–1 | Athletic Bilbao | A Coruña |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Borges 70' Albentosa 90' |
Report | García 19' 41' San José 67'Beñat 71' |
Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 22,317 Referee: Xavier Estrada (Catalonia) |
| 18 September 2016 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Valencia | Bilbao |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | García 19' Aduriz 24', 41' 84'Beñat 27'Susaeta 74' |
Report | Medrán 2' Gayà 23'Parejo 66'Cancelo 77'Mangala 90+1' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,907 Referee: Jesús Gil (Extremadura) |
| 21 September 2016 5 | Granada | 1–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Granada |
| 22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Foulquier 17' Carcela 44' |
Report | García 15' Laporte 77' |
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 14,662 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencia) |
| 24 September 2016 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–1 | Sevilla | Bilbao |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | San José 26' Aduriz 33' 90' (pen.)Balenziaga 66'Williams 90+3' |
Report | Nasri 55' Mercado 56'Sirigu 88'Mariano 90+3' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,650 Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Canary Islands) |
| 2 October 2016 7 | Málaga | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Málaga |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Rosales 36' Ricca 45+1'Castro 54'Recio 68'Koné 70' 90+4'Sandro 82'Duda 83' 84'Charles 84'Juanpi 88' |
Report | Aduriz 3' Balenziaga 36'De Marcos 52'Sabin 59'Laporte 86' |
Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 23,188 Referee: Carlos del Cerro (Madrid) |
| 16 October 2016 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–2 | Real Sociedad | Bilbao |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aduriz 6' 60' García 11'San José 41'Muniain 51'Williams 72' |
Report | I. Martínez 6' 83' Zurutuza 16'Illarramendi 28'Rulli 39' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 47,428 Referee: José González (Castile and Léon) |
| 23 October 2016 9 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Benzema 7' Morata 83' 87'Carvajal 90+4' |
Report | Sabin 27' Etxeita 31'García 55'Laporte 87' |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 72,910 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias (Galicia) |
| 30 October 2016 10 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Osasuna | Bilbao |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | García 28' Muniain 60'Rico 71' |
Report | Riera 23' Oier 74' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 43,696 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Andalusia) |
| 6 November 2016 11 | Espanyol | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Fuego 12' |
Report | Eraso 6' Rico 45' |
Stadium: RCDE Attendance: 21,904 Referee: Daniel Trujillo (Canary Islands) |
| 20 November 2016 12 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Villarreal | Bilbao |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | García 67' |
Report | Sansone 17' Costa 76' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 38,399 Referee: José Sánchez (Murcia) |
| 28 November 2016 13 | Las Palmas | 3–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Las Palmas |
| 19:45 WET (UTC±00:00) | Boateng 40' Momo 50'Mesa 55'Livaja 58'Viera 85' 90' |
Report | Laporte 31' Beñat 38'Yeray 65'Aduriz 74' 74'García 79' (pen.) 87' |
Stadium: Gran Canaria Attendance: 20,717 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez (Catalonia) |
| 4 December 2016 14 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–1 | Eibar | Bilbao |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Beñat 42' Williams 55'San José 81'Muniain 90+1' |
Report | Inui 30' Gálvez 41'León 42'Arbilla 61'Enrich 70' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,831 Referee: Xavier Estrada (Catalonia) |
| 11 December 2016 15 | Real Betis | 1–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Seville |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Piccini 15' Castro 16' 18'Cejudo 74' |
Report | Laporte 3' García 47' |
Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 34,481 Referee: Antonio Mateu (Valencia) |
| 19 December 2016 16 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Celta Vigo | Bilbao |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Vesga 10' García 58'Lekue 79'Aduriz 82' (pen.)Yeray 86'San José 90+3' |
Report | Hernández 38' Guidetti 41'Aspas 54'Roncaglia 56' 80' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 35,945 Referee: David Fernández (Andalusia) |
| 8 January 2017 17 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–0 | Alavés | Bilbao |
| 12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Aduriz 45' Rico 45' |
Report | Laguardia 62' Feddal 64'Deyverson 89'Torres 90+3' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,366 Referee: Carlos del Cerro (Madrid) |
| 14 January 2017 18 | Leganés | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Leganés |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Díaz 51' Pérez 67'Insua 89' |
Report | Aduriz 65' García 69'Beñat 80' |
Stadium: Butarque Attendance: 10,992 Referee: Santiago Jaime (Aragon) |
| 22 January 2017 19 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–2 | Atlético Madrid | Bilbao |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Williams 36' Lekue 42'De Marcos 56'Iturraspe 63' |
Report | Koke 3' Gabi 47'Carrasco 64'Griezmann 80'Giménez 90+3' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 44,457 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias (Galicia) |
| 29 January 2017 20 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Sporting Gijón | Bilbao |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Muniain 50' Williams 66'Aduriz 71' (pen.), 83'Rico 84'García 90+2' |
Report | Čop 27' (pen.) Amorebieta 29'Canella 46'Carmona 68'Torres 85' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 41,812 Referee: Carlos Clos (Aragon) |
| 4 February 2017 21 | Barcelona | 3–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Alcácer 18' Piqué 22'Messi 40'Vidal 67' |
Report | Iturraspe 27' De Marcos 34'Laporte 70' |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 83,884 Referee: José González (Castile and Léon) |
| 11 February 2017 22 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Deportivo La Coruña | Bilbao |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | San José 62' Muniain 71'Aduriz 89' |
Report | Çolak 42' Navarro 58'Joselu 88' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 41,612 Referee: Mario Melero (Andalusia) |
| 19 February 2017 23 | Valencia | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Valencia |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Nani 13' Zaza 45' |
Report | García 29' |
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 36,396 Referee: David Fernández (Andalusia) |
| 26 February 2017 24 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–1 | Granada | Bilbao |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Susaeta 11' Lekue 33'San José 69'Williams 88' |
Report | Carcela 14' Wakaso 59'Ramos 61'Silva 69'Ochoa 69'Samper 80' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 37,563 Referee: Daniel Trujillo (Canary Islands) |
| 2 March 2017 25 | Sevilla | 1–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Seville |
| 21:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Iborra 14' Jovetić 37'Mariano 69'Mercado 75'Nasri 84'Correa 90'Kranevitter 90+2' |
Report | Susaeta 70' Etxeita 90+1' |
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 34,156 Referee: Daniel Ocón (La Rioja) |
| 5 March 2017 26 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Málaga | Bilbao |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Beñat 48' García 72' (pen.) 90'Saborit 90+3' |
Report | Fornals 67' Keko 72'Juankar 74'Camacho 80'Charles 90' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 33,625 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez (Catalonia) |
| 12 March 2017 27 | Real Sociedad | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | San Sebastián |
| 12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Illarramendi 26' I. Martínez 50'Berchiche 77' |
Report | García 28' (pen.) Muniain 39'Laporte 50'Williams 56'San José 68'Beñat 73'Arrizabalaga 79'Balenziaga 90' |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 25,557 Referee: José Sánchez (Murcia) |
| 18 March 2017 28 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Aduriz 28' 65' |
Report | Benzema 25' Carvajal 28'Casemiro 31' 68'Kroos 71'Navas 90+3' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 49,164 Referee: Santiago Jaime (Aragon) |
| 1 April 2017 29 | Osasuna | 1–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Pamplona |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Riera 22' Mérida 36'Oier 60'León 79'Clerc 81' |
Report | Aduriz 12' Muniain 34'Williams 44'De Marcos 84' |
Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 15,755 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Andalusia) |
| 4 April 2017 30 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Espanyol | Bilbao |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aduriz 17' (pen.), 37' Yeray 27' |
Report | Álvarez 18' Da. López 37'Fuego 90+1' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 38,586 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencia) |
| 7 April 2017 31 | Villarreal | 3–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Villarreal |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ruiz 17' 74' Bakambu 47' 53'Soriano 53'Adrián 58'Mario 64'Bruno 74'Fernández 90+2'Sansone 90+4' |
Report | Laporte 20' 25' Beñat 22'Iraizoz 76' |
Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 17,948 Referee: Daniel Trujillo (Canary Islands) |
| 14 April 2017 32 | Athletic Bilbao | 5–1 | Las Palmas | Bilbao |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | San José 7' 66' Muniain 9', 58'Aduriz 18', 59' |
Report | Bigas 12' Viera 60'Livaja 89' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 36,502 Referee: Xavier Estrada (Catalonia) |
| 24 April 2017 33 | Eibar | 0–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Eibar |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ramis 28' Escalante 56'Rivera 73'Gálvez 90+3'León 90+5' |
Report | San José 80' Sabin 85'García 90+4' |
Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 6,543 Referee: Carlos del Cerro (Madrid) |
| 27 April 2017 34 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Real Betis | Bilbao |
| 21:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Susaeta 8' Aduriz 53' (pen.)Muniain 60' |
Report | Brašanac 13' Mandi 58'Castro 63'Adán 72' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 34,301 Referee: José González (Castile and Léon) |
| 30 April 2017 35 | Celta Vigo | 0–3 | Athletic Bilbao | Vigo |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Fontàs 61' |
Report | García 35', 50' Laporte 69'Rico 83' |
Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 17,054 Referee: David Fernández (Andalusia) |
| 7 May 2017 36 | Alavés | 1–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 12:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Deyverson 36' Hernandez 53' |
Report | Balenziaga 14' Muniain 41'San José 56'Laporte 84' |
Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 16,003 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencia) |
| 14 May 2017 37 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Leganés | Bilbao |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aduriz 14' Beñat 29'San José 84' |
Report | Szymanowski 35' 61' Pérez 44'Bustinza 65'El Zhar 73'Timor 83'Champagne 90+2' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,292 Referee: David Fernández (Andalusia) |
| 21 May 2017 38 | Atlético Madrid | 3–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| 16:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Torres 8', 11' Thomas 38'Gabi 45'Correa 89' |
Report | Williams 71' |
Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 52,155 Referee: Xavier Estrada (Catalonia) |
Copa del Rey
Round of 32
| 1 December 2016 First leg | Racing Santander | 1–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Santander |
| 22:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Cobo 23' Pena 39'Peña 39'Gómez 73' |
Report | García 11', 28' |
Stadium: El Sardinero Attendance: 10,661 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Andalusia) |
| 22 December 2016 Second leg | Athletic Bilbao | 3–0 (5–1 agg.) | Racing Santander | Bilbao |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Etxeita 17' García 47'Williams 72' |
Report | Peña 40' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 29,633 Referee: Daniel Trujillo (Canary Islands) |
Round of 16
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Genk |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Athletic Bilbao |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Rapid Wien |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Sassuolo |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 5 |
| 15 September 2016 1 | Sassuolo | 3–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Reggio Emilia, Italy |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Acerbi 54' Lirola 60'Mazzitelli 62'Defrel 75'Politano 82' |
Report | García 90+4' |
Stadium: Mapei Attendance: 7,032 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland) |
| 29 September 2016 2 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Rapid Wien | Bilbao, Spain |
| 21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Beñat 59' Yeray 83' |
Report | Schrammel 29' Dibon 65'Grahovac 72'Joelinton 74' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 34,039 Referee: Tony Chapron (France) |
| 20 October 2016 3 | Genk | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Genk, Belgium |
| 21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Brabec 40' Sušić 64'Ndidi 83' |
Report | Aduriz 24' García 60'Muniain 90'Lekue 90+4' |
Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 9,530 Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden) |
| 3 November 2016 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 5–3 | Genk | Bilbao, Spain |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Aduriz 8', 24' (pen.), 44' (pen.), 74', 90+4' (pen.) Iturraspe 38' |
Report | Sušić 6' 80' Bailey 28'Nastić 42'Colley 43'Ndidi 51' 90+4'Pozuelo 87' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 33,417 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England) |
Knockout phase
Round of 32
| 16 February 2017 First leg | Athletic Bilbao | 3–2 |  APOEL | Bilbao, Spain |
| 21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) | García 25' Merkis 38' (o.g.)Laporte 48'Aduriz 61'Williams 72' |
Report | Efrem 9' 36' Merkis 13'Gianniotas 52' 89'Yambéré 65' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 32,675 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
| 23 February 2017 Second leg | APOEL | 2–0 (4–3 agg.) | Athletic Bilbao | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 20:00 EET (UTC+02:00) | Sotiriou 46' 44' 65' Gianniotas 54' (pen.)Ioannou 57'De Camargo 87' |
Report | García 45+2' De Marcos 54'Iturraspe 75' 90+1'Iraizoz 90+5' |
Stadium: GSP Attendance: 15,275 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia) |
References
- Athletic credits a goal against APOEL to him, though the footage confirms a deflection.
- "Primera División 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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