2023–24 Athletic Bilbao season
The 2023–24 season is Athletic Bilbao's 126th season in existence and 93rd consecutive season in La Liga. They are also competing in the Copa del Rey.
| 2023–24 season | |||
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| President | Jon Uriarte | ||
| Head coach | Ernesto Valverde | ||
| Stadium | San Mamés | ||
| La Liga | 6th | ||
| Copa del Rey | First round | ||
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| All statistics correct as of 22 October 2023. | |||
Players
First-team squad
- As of 14 July 2023[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta |
Mallorca |
Free | 1 July 2023 | [2] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Oier Zarraga |
 Udinese |
Free | 1 July 2023 | [3] |
| DF | Iñigo Martínez |
End of contract | 1 July 2023 | ||
| MF | Nico Serrano |
 PEC Zwolle |
Loan | 10 August 2023 | [4] |
New contracts
| Position | Player | Until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Oihan Sancet | June 2032 | [5] |
| DF | Iñigo Lekue | June 2025 | [6] |
| DF | Óscar de Marcos | June 2024 | [7] |
| MF | Raúl García | June 2024 | [8] |
| MF | Nico Serrano | June 2026 | [4] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 16 July 2023 Trofeo Árbol de Gernika Second leg | Guadalajara  | 2–0 (2–2 agg.) (4–2 p) | Athletic Bilbao | Zapopan, Mexico |
| 12:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Akron Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Mexico) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 19 July 2023 Copa Centenario | Necaxa | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Aguascalientes, Mexico |
| 22:00 CDT (UTC−5) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Victoria Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Mexico) |
| 27 July 2023 Friendly | Racing Santander | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Sarón |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Fernando Astobiza Referee: Manuel Pozueta Rodríguez |
| 1 August 2023 Friendly | Celtic  | 3–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 19:30 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland) | ||
| Note: James Forrest testimonial | ||||
| 3 August 2023 Friendly | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Eibar | Sestao |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Campo Municipal de Las Llanas Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
| 6 August 2023 Friendly | Manchester United  | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| 16:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 50,238 Referee: Neil Doyle (Republic of Ireland) |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| La Liga | 12 August 2023 | 26 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 50.00 |
| Copa del Rey | 1 November 2023 | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 50.00 | |||
Last updated: 22 October 2023
Source: Soccerway
La Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 22 | Qualification to the Champions League league stage |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 18 | Qualification to the Europa League league stage |
| 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 17 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round |
| 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 16 | |
| 8 | Valencia | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 14 |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 October 2023. Source: LaLiga EA Sports
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)[9]
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)[9]
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 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Last updated: 22 October 2023.
Source: La Liga
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.[10]
| 12 August 2023 1 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–2 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
| 21:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 48,927 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
| 19 August 2023 2 | Osasuna | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Pamplona |
| 21:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 20,704 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
| 27 August 2023 3 | Athletic Bilbao | 4–2 | Real Betis | Bilbao |
| 21:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 44,340 Referee: César Soto Grado |
| 3 September 2023 4 | Mallorca | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Palma de Mallorca |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix Attendance: 17,043 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez |
| 16 September 2023 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–0 | Cádiz | Bilbao |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,881 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
| 22 September 2023 6 | Alavés | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 19,421 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz |
| 27 September 2023 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–2 | Getafe | Bilbao |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 43,091 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos |
| 30 September 2023 8 | Real Sociedad | 3–0 | Athletic Bilbao | San Sebastián |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 38,229 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
Copa del Rey
| 1 November 2023 First round | Rubí | v | Athletic Bilbao | Rubí |
| 21:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Can Rosés |
References
- "Team 2023-24". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- "DONE DEAL: Athletic Bilbao re-sign Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta from Real Mallorca – Tribal Football". www.tribalfootball.com. June 28, 2023.
- "Oier Zarraga signs for Udinese < Squad < News < Udinese". www.udinese.it.
- "Nico Serrano renueva dos años más y sale cedido al PEC Zwolle". www.athletic-club.eus.
- "Oihan Sancet renews contract until 2032". www.athletic-club.eus.
- "Iñigo Lekue renews contract until 2025". www.athletic-club.eus.
- Barlow, Ruairidh (May 23, 2023). "Athletic Club extend deal for veteran defender". Football España.
- "Raúl García renueva hasta 2024 con récord a la vista". Mundo Deportivo. June 30, 2023.
- "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- "Calendario de partidos del Athletic Club de la Liga 23/24". Relevo (in Spanish). 22 June 2023.
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