2012–13 Athletic Bilbao season

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Copa del Rey
Round of 32
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage (3rd)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Aritz Aduriz (14)
All:
Aritz Aduriz (18)

The 2012–13 Athletic Bilbao season was the 82nd consecutive season in the top flight and 112th season overall. Athletic were looking to continue their ascendency from last season where they made the final in two different competitions.

Athletic Bilbao competed for their ninth

2012 Copa del Rey Final, who had already qualified for European competition. They also entered the Copa del Rey
in the Round of 32.

Squad

The numbers and stats are established according to the official website: www.athletic-club.net

As of 1 June 2013
No. Pos. Nat. Name League Cup Europe Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Spain Gorka Iraizoz 35 0 0 0 7 0 42 0 4
2 FW Spain Gaizka Toquero 1 (15) 0 1 0 5 2[1] 7 (15) 2[1] 1
3 DF Spain Jon Aurtenetxe 24 (3) 1 2 0 2 0 28 (3) 1 3
4 DF France Aymeric Laporte 14 (1) 0 0 0 2 0 16 (1) 0 6 1 1
5 DF Venezuela Fernando Amorebieta 10 (1) 0 2 0 4 0 16 (1) 0 7 1
6 DF Spain Mikel San José 23 (11) 5 2 0 4 1 29 (11) 6 9
8 MF Spain Ander Iturraspe 27 (3) 0 1 (1) 0 9 0 37 (4) 0 15 1
9 FW Spain Fernando Llorente 4 (22) 4 2 0 2 (6) 1 8 (28) 5 2
10 MF Spain Óscar de Marcos 36 6 1 (1) 0 8 1 45 (1) 7 15
11 FW Spain Ibai Gómez 17 (18) 4 2 0 4 (5) 1 23 (23) 5 2
13 GK Spain
Raúl Fernández
 3 0 2 0 3 0 8 0
14 MF Spain Markel Susaeta 36 7 1 (1) 0 8 4 44 (1) 12 10 1
15 DF Spain Andoni Iraola 34 (1) 0 1 0 7 1 42 (1) 1 5
16 FW Spain Isma López 6 (2) 0 — — 6 (2) 2 12 (4) 2
17 MF Spain Iñigo Pérez 5 0 — — 3 (1) 1 8 (1) 1 3
18 MF Spain Carlos Gurpegi (c) 24 (3) 1 — — 7 0 31 (3) 1 14
19 FW Spain Iker Muniain 27 (6) 1 1 (1) 0 6 (2) 1 34 (9) 2 11 1
20 FW Spain Aritz Aduriz 33 (3) 14 0 (2) 1 5 (1) 3 38 (6) 18 12 1
21 MF Spain Ander Herrera 29 1 2 0 3 (1) 1 34 (1) 2 12 1 1
22 DF Spain
Xabi Castillo
 3 (4) 0 0 0 5 0 8 (4) 0 1
23 DF Spain Borja Ekiza 23 (1) 0 1 0 2 (1) 0 26 (2) 0 3
26 MF Spain Igor Martínez 0 (3) 0 — — 2 (1) 1 2 (4) 1 1
27 MF Spain Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta 0 (3) 0 — — 1 (4) 0 1 (7) 0
28 DF Spain Jonás Ramalho 4 (2) 0 1 0 3 (1) 0 8 (3) 0
33 MF Spain Iker Undabarrena — — — — 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0
39 MF Spain Erik Morán 0 (1) 0 — — 1 (1) 0 1 (2) 0
40 MF Spain
Álvaro Peña
 — — — — 1 (1) 0 1 (1) 0 1
41 MF Spain Jonxa Vidal — — — — 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0

Competitions

Friendlies

Kickoff times are in CET.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round Date/Time Opponents Location Score Scorers Referee
Friendly 13 July 2012 - 20:00 France Lyon Stade des Alpes, Grenoble 2–1 Aduriz 78' (pen.), 88' Wilfried Bien (France)
Friendly 17 July 2012 – 21:45
Raja Casablanca
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
 1–3 Toquero 47' Hicham Tiazi (Morocco)
Friendly 21 July 2012 – 14:00 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Stadion Miejski, Wrocław
 0–1 Sebastian Tarnowski (Poland)
Friendly 22 July 2012 – 14:00 Poland Śląsk Wrocław
Stadion Miejski, Wrocław
 1–0 Susaeta 43' Marek Opalinski (Poland)
Friendly 27 July 2012 – 19:00 France Lille Stade André Darrigade, Dax 1–3 Ibai 67' Romain Delpech (France)
Friendly 11 August 2012 – 19:00
Sestao River
 Las Llanas, Sestao 1–2 Ibai 20' Bikandi Garrido (
Basque Country
)
Friendly 15 August 2012 - 19:00 Spain Barakaldo
Nuevo Lasesarre, Barakaldo
 2–1 Ibai 22', Aduriz 82' González Esteban (
Basque Country
)
Friendly 21 August 2012 – 19:00 Spain Amorebieta Urritxe, Amorebieta 1–3 Sabin 76'
Basque Country
)
Friendly 7 September 2012 - 20:00 Spain Real Valladolid
Nuevo José Zorrilla, Valladolid
 2–2 (3–1 pen.) Ibai 35', Toquero 88'
Castile and León
)
Friendly 7 May 2013 – 19:00 Spain Portugalete La Florida, Portugalete 3–1 Llorente 3', 76', Ibai 23' González Esteban (
Basque Country
)
Friendly 22 May 2013 – 19:00 Spain Somorrostro El Malecon, Muskiz 5–1 Ibai 11', 17', Sabin 15', Aurtenetxe 84', Unai López 87' Delgado Ferreiro (
Basque Country
)
Friendly[a] 5 June 2013 – 20:45 Biscay Biscay XI San Mamés, Bilbao 0–1 Arroyo 66' Delgado Ferreiro (
Basque Country
)
  1. ^ Centenary of Biscay Football Federation / Farewell to San Mamés[2][3]

La Liga

League table

Main article: 2012–13 La Liga
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Getafe 38 13 8 17 43 57 −14 47
11 Levante 38 12 10 16 40 57 −17 46
12 Athletic Bilbao 38 12 9 17 44 65 −21 45
13 Espanyol 38 11 11 16 43 52 −9 44
14 Valladolid 38 11 10 17 49 58 −9 43
Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th goal difference; 5th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points

Matches

Kickoff times are in CET.

Round Date/Time Opponents Location Score Scorers Referee
1 19 August 2012 – 19:00 Real Betis San Mamés, Bilbao 3–5 De Marcos 47', San José 67', 76' J. A. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)
2 27 August 2012 – 22:00 Atlético Madrid Vicente Calderón, Madrid 0–4 F. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)
3 2 September 2012 – 16:00 Real Valladolid San Mamés, Bilbao 2–0 Aduriz 69', Susaeta 75'
Community of Madrid
)
4 16 September 2012 – 12:00 Espanyol
Cornellà-El Prat, Cornellà de Llobregat
 3–3 Aduriz 56', 83', Llorente 71'
Andalusia
)
5 23 September 2012 – 19:50 Málaga San Mamés, Bilbao 0–0
Valencian Community
)
6 29 September 2012 – 20:00 Real Sociedad Anoeta, San Sebastián 0–2 Clos Gómez (Aragon)
7 7 October 2012 – 18:00 Osasuna San Mamés, Bilbao 1–0 Aduriz 12'
Castile and León
)
8 21 October 2012 – 20:00 Valencia
Mestalla, Valencia
 2–3 Aduriz 19', 30' Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)
9 28 October 2012 – 17:50 Getafe San Mamés, Bilbao 1–2 San José 90+3'
Canary Islands
)
10 4 November 2012 – 19:45 Granada
Los Cármenes, Granada
 2–1 Aduriz 13' (pen.), 27'
Asturias
)
11 11 November 2012 – 16:00 Sevilla San Mamés, Bilbao 2–1 De Marcos 26', Susaeta 45'
Canary Islands
)
12 17 November 2012 – 22:00
Real Madrid
 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 1–5 Ibai 42' J. A. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)
13 25 November 2012 – 17:00 Deportivo La Coruña San Mamés, Bilbao 1–1 De Marcos 24'
Catalonia
)
14 2 December 2012 – 20:00 Barcelona Camp Nou, Barcelona 1–5 Ibai 65'
Valencian Community
)
15 9 December 2012 – 17:00
Celta Vigo
 San Mamés, Bilbao 1–0 Aduriz 33' F. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)
16 16 December 2012 – 18:00 Mallorca
Palma
 1–0 Aduriz 11'
Community of Madrid
)
17 22 December 2012 – 22:00 Zaragoza San Mamés, Bilbao 0–2
Valencian Community
)
18 5 January 2013 – 16:00 Levante Ciutat de València, Valencia 1–3 Aduriz 6'
Andalusia
)
19 11 January 2013 – 21:30 Rayo Vallecano San Mamés, Bilbao 1–2 San José 76'
Andalusia
)
20 21 January 2013 – 21:30 Real Betis
Sevilla
 1–1 Aduriz 41'
Valencian Community
)
21 27 January 2013 – 21:00 Atlético Madrid San Mamés, Bilbao 3–0 San José 50', Susaeta 77', De Marcos 84'
Asturias
)
22 1 February 2013 – 21:30 Real Valladolid
Nuevo José Zorrilla, Valladolid
 2–2 De Marcos 22', Susaeta 50'
Catalonia
)
23 10 February 2013 – 19:00 Espanyol San Mamés, Bilbao 0–4
Community of Madrid
)
24 16 February 2013 – 18:00 Málaga
La Rosaleda, Málaga
 0–1
Castile and León
)
25 22 February 2013 – 21:30 Real Sociedad San Mamés, Bilbao 1–3 Ibai 30' Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)
26 2 March 2013 – 20:00 Osasuna
El Sadar, Pamplona
 1–0 Susaeta 63' F. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)
27 10 March 2013 – 12:00 Valencia San Mamés, Bilbao 1–0 Muniain 79' J. A. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)
28 16 March 2013 – 18:00 Getafe
Alfonso Pérez, Getafe
 0–1
Galicia
)
29 1 April 2013 – 20:00 Granada San Mamés, Bilbao 1–0 Aduriz 66'
Community of Madrid
)
30 8 April 2013 – 22:00 Sevilla
Sevilla
 1–2 Gurpegi 55'
Valencian Community
)
31 14 April 2013 – 21:00
Real Madrid
 San Mamés, Bilbao 0–3 F. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)
32 21 April 2013 – 17:00 Deportivo La Coruña
Riazor, A Coruña
 1–1 Llorente 44'
Andalusia
)
33 27 April 2013 – 18:00 Barcelona San Mamés, Bilbao 2–2 Susaeta 26', Ander Herrera 90'
Galicia
)
34 3 May 2013 – 21:00
Celta Vigo
 Balaídos, Vigo 1–1 De Marcos 43'
Community of Madrid
)
35 11 May 2013 – 16:00 Mallorca San Mamés, Bilbao 2–1 Aduriz 7', Llorente 78'
Canary Islands
)
36 19 May 2013 – 19:00 Zaragoza La Romareda, Zaragoza 2–1 Llorente 80', Ibai 92'
Community of Madrid
)
37 26 May 2013 – 20:00 Levante San Mamés, Bilbao 0–1 J. A. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)
38 1 June 2013 – 21:00 Rayo Vallecano Campo de Vallecas, Vallecas 2–2 Susaeta 30', Aurtenetxe 48'
Asturias
)

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2012–13 Copa del Rey

Kickoff times are in CET.

Round Date/Time Opponents Location Score Scorers Referee
Round of 32 (1st leg) 1 November 2012 – 12:00 Eibar Ipurua, Eibar 0–0
Andalusia
)
Round of 32 (2nd leg) 12 December 2012 – 20:00 San Mamés, Bilbao 1–1 (1–1
agg.
)		 Aduriz 88'
Community of Madrid
)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League

Kickoff times are in CET.

Qualifying round

Main article:
2012–13 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
Round Date/Time Opponents Location Score Scorers Referee
Third qualifying round (1st leg)
 2 August 2012 – 21:00
Slaven Belupo
 San Mamés, Bilbao 3–1 Isma López 16', 68', Susaeta 20'
Ukraine
)
Third qualifying round (2nd leg)
 9 August 2012 – 18:45 Gradski stadion, Koprivnica 1–2 (4–3
agg.
)		 Muniain 47' Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Play-off round (1st Leg)
 23 August 2012 – 21:00 Finland HJK Helsinki San Mamés, Bilbao 6–0 Aduriz 25', 51', Susaeta 31', 57', Iñigo Pérez 42', Iraola 85' Bülent Yıldırım (Turkey)
Play-off round (2nd Leg)
 30 August 2012 – 19:00
Sonera Stadium, Helsinki
 3–3 (9–3
agg.
)		 San José 67', Toquero 77',[1] Igor Martínez 88' Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)

Group stage

Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group I

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 France Lyon 6 5 1 0 14 8 +6 16 Advance to knockout phase
2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 2 3 1 9 6 +3 9
3 Spain Athletic Bilbao 6 1 2 3 7 9 −2 5
4 Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona 6 0 2 4 6 13 −7 2
Source: Soccerway

Kickoff times are in CET.

Round Date/Time Opponents Location Score Scorers Referee
Matchday 1 20 September 2012 – 21:05 Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona San Mamés, Bilbao 1–1 Susaeta 40' Simon Lee Evans (Wales)
Matchday 2 4 October 2012 – 19:00 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Generali Arena, Prague
 1–3 De Marcos 73'
Manuel De Sousa (Portugal
)
Matchday 3 25 October 2012 – 19:00 France Lyon Stade de Gerland, Lyon 1–2 Ibai 79' Andre Marriner (England)
Matchday 4 8 November 2012 – 21:05 France Lyon San Mamés, Bilbao 2–3 Ander Herrera 48', Aduriz 55' (pen.) Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Matchday 5 29 November 2012 – 19:00 Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa 2–0 Llorente 34', Toquero 76' Rene Eisner (Austria)
Matchday 6 6 December 2012 – 21:05 Czech Republic Sparta Prague San Mamés, Bilbao 0–0
Belgium
)

Transfers

Main articles: List of Spanish football transfers summer 2012 and List of Spanish football transfers winter 2012–13

In

Date Pos. Name From Transfer Fee
1 July 2012 FW Spain Aritz Aduriz Spain Valencia CF €2.5M
1 July 2012 MF Spain Ismael López Spain CD Lugo Free
1 July 2012 GK Spain Iago Herrerín Spain Atlético Madrid B Free

Out

Date Pos. Name To Transfer Fee
2 July 2012 FW Spain Iñigo Díaz de Cerio Spain CD Mirandés Free
6 July 2012 DF
Koikili
 Spain CD Mirandés Free
10 July 2012 MF Spain Igor Gabilondo
AEK Larnaca
 Free
25 July 2012 MF Spain Pablo Orbaiz
Rubin Kazan
 Free
29 August 2012 MF Spain Javi Martínez Germany Bayern Munich €40M
31 August 2012 MF Spain Galder Cerrajería Spain Real Oviedo Free
31 August 2012 MF
David López
 England Brighton & Hove Albion Free
31 August 2012 DF Spain Ustaritz Released
29 January 2013 GK
Aitor Fernández
 Spain Villarreal B Free

Loan out

Date from Date to Pos. Name To
1 July 2012 30 June 2013 GK Spain Iago Herrerín Spain CD Numancia
17 July 2012 30 June 2013 DF Spain Iban Zubiaurre Spain UD Salamanca
28 August 2012 30 June 2013 FW Spain Mikel Orbegozo
Sestao River

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Some sources, including his profile on the club's website (Athletic Bilbao), contemporary match reports (SportsMole, RTVE) and later career summaries in the media (El Desmarque El Mundo, Deia Archived 2018-02-12 at the Wayback Machine) give the goal to Toquero, but other statistical resources, including the UEFA match report, (UEFA, BDFutbol, Soccerway) count it as an own goal by HJK's Rami Hakanpää. Footage of the incident from a single angle is inconclusive.
  2. ^ "Bizkaia, invitada de honor en la despedida de San Mamés como preludio al Centenario" [Biscay guest of honor in the farewell of San Mamés as a prelude to the Centenary] (PDF) (in Spanish). Biscay Football Federation. 1 January 2014. p. 4. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Broche de oro en San Mamés: Iribar jugó los últimos minutos" [Gold pin in San Mamés: Iribar played the last minutes] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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