List of Athletic Bilbao records and statistics

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club. This article contains historical and current statistics and records pertaining to the club.

Records

  • One of the three clubs that have never been relegated from La Liga, along with Barcelona and Real Madrid.
  • Five-time La Liga and Copa del Rey winner in the same season.
  • First team to be permanently awarded the original Liga trophy.
  • Won La Liga unbeaten (1929–30 season, joint record).
  • Record for biggest Liga win, Athletic Bilbao 12–1 Barcelona (1930–31 season).
  • Record for most goals scored in a league match (includes both sides), 14 with Athletic Bilbao 9–5 Racing Santander (1932–33 season).
  • Record for most goals scored in a league match as visitors, Osasuna 1–8 Athletic Bilbao (1958–59 season, joint record).
  • Record for a draw with the most goals in a league match, Atlético 6–6 Athletic Bilbao (1949–50 season).
  • All-time La Liga top goalscorers (as a fraction) in a season (home); with 5.44 goals per match (1930–31 season).
  • All-time La Liga goalscorer (as a fraction) in a season (away); with 3.11 goals per match (1931–32 season).
  • All-time La Liga goalscorer (as a fraction) in a season; with 4.06 goals per match (1930–31 season).
  • Biggest away victories (in percentages) in a season with 8 out of 9, 89% (1932–33 season).
  • Biggest number of away points (percentage) in a season with 16 out of 18, 89% (1932–33 season).
  • Of the current Primera División teams, heaviest defeats inflicted at home ground against Barcelona, Real Betis, Espanyol and Celta Vigo (also Sporting Gijón, Zaragoza, Tenerife, Salamanca, Mérida and Lleida).
  • Of the current Primera División teams, heaviest La Liga defeats inflicted away against Barcelona (0–6), Real Madrid (0–6), Espanyol (1–5) and Osasuna (1–8).
  • Leading goalscorer in a single league match, Bata: seven goals (Athletic Bilbao 12–1 Barcelona, 1930–31 season, joint record).
  • Player with most appearances in La Liga: Zubizarreta, 622 (the first 169 matches with Athletic Bilbao).
  • Team with greatest number of Copa del Rey final appearances (disputed): 35.
  • Four permanently awarded league trophies (joint record).
  • Most goals scored in a Copa del Rey competition: 12 against Celta Vigo.
  • Player with most Copa del Rey final wins: Agustín Gaínza, 7.
  • Players with most Copa del Rey finals (disputed): Agustín Gaínza and Jose Mari Belauste, both have 9 confirmed wins.
  • All-time leading goalscorer in the history of the Copa del Rey: Telmo Zarra, 81 goals.
  • Leading goalscorer in a Copa del Rey match:
    1946–47
    season).
  • Player with most Copa del Rey matches: Agustín Gaínza, 99.

Extended honours

Titles

Tournament Titles Runners-up Winning season(s) Runner-up season(s)
Official national tournaments
La Liga 8 7 1929–30, 1930–31, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1942–43, 1955–56, 1982–83, 1983–84 1931–32, 1932–33, 1940–41, 1946–47, 1951–52, 1969–70, 1997–98
Copa del Rey 24[a] 16[b]
1932, 1933, 1943, 1944, 1944–45, 1949–50, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1969, 1972–73, 1983–84, 2023–24
 1905, 1906, 1913, 1920, 1942, 1948–49, 1952–53, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1976–77, 1984–85, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2019–20, 2020–21
Supercopa de España 3 3 1984,[c] 2015, 2020–21 1983, 2009, 2021–22
Copa Eva Duarte 1 1 1950 1945[d]
Other national tournaments
Copa de la Coronación 1 0 1902[a] -
Official international tournaments
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League - 2 - 1976–77, 2011–12
Latin Cup - 1 - 1956
Other international tournaments
Pequeña Copa del Mundo de Clubes
 1 - 1967 -
Iberian Cup - 1 - 1983
Regional tournaments
Northern Championship / Biscay Championship 15[e][f] 4 1913–14, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1925–26, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1939–40 1916–17, 1924–25,[g] 1926–27, 1929–30
Copa Vasca 1 - 1935[7][8] -
Friendly tournaments*
Copa Vasca 1 - 2004[9][10] -
Markus Liebherr Memorial Cup 1 - 2011 -
Memorial Juan Rojas 1 - 2006 -
Morocco Summer Cup 1 - 2008 -
Trofeo Aniversario de San Mamés 1 1 1963 -
Betway Cup 1 - 2019[11] -
Trofeo Caja Duero 2 - 2004, 2007 -
Trofeo Ciudad de Pamplona 1 - 2000 -
Trofeo Ciudad de San Sebastián 1 1 1968 -
Trofeo Ciudad de Santander 1 - 1987 -
Trofeo Ciudad de Valladolid 2 1 2012,[12] 2020 2008
Trofeo Ciudad de Vigo
 1 - 1979 -
Trofeo Colombino 3 1 1981, 1990, 1999 -
Trofeo Comunidad Autónoma de La Rioja 1 - 2010 -
Trofeo Concepción Arenal 1 - 1953 -
Trofeo Costa del Sol 2 - 1961, 1968 -
Trofeo Diputación Foral de Álava 2 1 1990, 1997 -
Trofeo Emma Cuervo 1 1 2003 -
Euskal Herriko Futbol Txapelketa 1 1 2018 2017
Trofeo Ibérico 1 1 1977 -
Trofeo Lasesarre 1 1 2007[13] -
Trofeo Luís Otero 1 - 1961 -
Trofeo Ramón de Carranza
 1 5 1972 -
Trofeo Teresa Herrera
 3 3 1947, 1983, 2018 1946, 1955, 1957
Trofeo Vasco-Navarro[14] 1 - 1974 -
Trofeo Villa de Bilbao 3 1 1975, 1977, 1978 -
Trofeo Villa de Gijón 1 1 2005 1963

(*) International friendly tournaments not included.

Notes

  1. ^
    LFP and RFEF official statistics do not regard this as an official edition of the Copa del Rey won by Athletic.[2]
  2. ^ In addition to the 16 listed, Club Bizcaya, composed mostly of players from Athletic, were runners-up in the 1907 Copa del Rey
  3. ^ Cup awarded automatically as the club won both the Copa del Rey and La Liga.
  4. ^ es:Copa de oro "Argentina"
  5. ^ In the 1917–18 North Championship, Athletic 'retired from the competition once finalised'.[3][4] after finishing top of the table.
  6. Bilbao Athletic, a makeshift squad formed after the Spanish Civil War.[5]
    The club includes this win and that in the 1935 Copa Vasca (below) for a total of 17.
  7. ^ In the 1924–25 Biscay Championship, Arenas Club de Getxo won a playoff 2–1 against Athletic after both finished level on points.[6]

Awards

  • Amberes Trophy (2): 1953, 1959
  • Martini&Rossi Trophy (1): 1956
  • Pichichi Trophy (12): 1930, 1931, 1932, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1968, 1975.
  • Zamora Trophy
    (6):     1930, 1934, 1936, 1941, 1947, 1970.

Players

See also: List of Athletic Bilbao players
This list is complete and up to date as of November 2022.

Games only include professional matches. Substitute appearances are included. Statistics for current players are updated continuously throughout the year. Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club.

Most appearances

[15]

Rank Player Period Total League Cup Europe Other
1 José Ángel Iribar 1962–1980 614 466 93 49 6
2 Iker Muniain 2009– 556 430 61 61 4
3 Txetxu Rojo 1965–1982 541 414 87 34 6
4 Óscar de Marcos 2009– 527 404 51 65 7
5 Joseba Etxeberria 1995–2010 514 441 41 26 2
6 Andoni Iraola 2003–2015 510 406 56 46 2
7

Markel Susaeta

2007–2019 507 379 50 75 3
8

Agustín Gaínza

1939–1959 496 380 99 6 7
9 José Orúe 1950–1968 483 391 74 16 2
10 Aitor Larrazábal 1990–2004 445 390 37 18 —

Top goalscorers

[16]

Rank Player Period Total League Cup Europe Other Ratio
1 Telmo Zarra 1940–1955 335 251 81 – 3 0.95
2 Bata 1929–1935 208 105 36 – 67 1.00
3
Dani
 1974–1986 199 147 37 11 4 0.50
4 Guillermo Gorostiza 1929–1936
1939–1940 		196 109 37 – 50 0.76
5 José Iraragorri 1930–1936
1946–1949 		179 88 24 – 67 0.75
6 Aritz Aduriz 2002–2003
2006–2008
2012–2020 		172 118 16 34 4 0.42
7 Eneko Arieta 1951–1966 171 136 30 4 1 0.56
8
Panizo
 1938–1955 169 126 37 – 6 0.41
9 Agustín Gaínza 1939–1959 152 119 30 1 2 0.30
10
José Artetxe
 1950–1965 134 105 23 5 1 0.39

Player league records

Pichichi winners

The Pichichi Trophy is an award given by the Spanish newspaper Marca to the top scorer at the end of the league season.

Season Player Goals Ratio
1929–30 Guillermo Gorostiza 19 1.05
1930–31
Bata
 27 1.58
1931–32 Guillermo Gorostiza 12 0.73
1939–40
Víctor Unamuno
 20 0.90
1944–45 Telmo Zarra 19 0.73
1945–46 Telmo Zarra 24 1.33
1946–47 Telmo Zarra 34 1.41
1949–50 Telmo Zarra 35 1.34
1950–51 Telmo Zarra 38 1.26
1952–53 Telmo Zarra 24 0.82
1967–68 Fidel Uriarte 22 0.91
1974–75
Carlos
 19 0.59

Ricardo Zamora Trophy

The Ricardo Zamora Trophy is an award established by Spanish newspaper Marca in 1958. The award goes to the goalkeeper who has the lowest "goals-to-games" ratio. The list also includes retrospective winners under the same rules before the trophy was introduced.

Season Player Ratio Goals Matches
1929–30
Gregorio Blasco
 1.33 20 15
1933–34
Gregorio Blasco
 1.50 21 14
1935–36
Gregorio Blasco
 1.47 30 21
1940–41 José María Echevarría 1.16 21 18
1946–47
Raimundo Pérez Lezama
 1.26 29 23
1969–70 José Ángel Iribar 0.66 20 30

Zarra Trophy

The Zarra Trophy is an award established by Spanish newspaper Marca in 2006. The award goes to the top scorer of Spanish nationality (born or acquired). The list also includes retrospective winners under the same rules before the trophy was introduced.

Season Player Goals
1929–30 Guillermo Gorostiza 19
1930–31
Bata
 27
1931–32 Guillermo Gorostiza 12
1939–40
Víctor Unamuno
 30
1944–45 Telmo Zarra 19
1945–46 Telmo Zarra 24
1946–47 Telmo Zarra 34
1949–50 Telmo Zarra 25
1950–51 Telmo Zarra 38
1952–53 Telmo Zarra 24
1959–60 Eneko Arieta 18
1967–68 Fidel Uriarte 22
1974–75
Carlos
 19
1992–93 José Ángel Ziganda 17
2011–12 Fernando Llorente 17
2014–15 Aritz Aduriz 18
2015–16 Aritz Aduriz 20

Trajectory

League career

Athletic Club's finishing positions since 1929.
  • Data obtained from the official club website.[17]

League final positions

Athletic Bilbao league final positions (to 2009).

Biggest wins

League

Home
Rank Season Opponents Result Athletic Bilbao scorers
1 1930–31 Barcelona 12–1
Lafuente (36'), Garizurieta (55'), Zabalo (71' p.) Iraragorri (83')[18]
2 1950–51 UE Lleida 10–0
Venancio (7', 77'), Lasquivar (57'), Nando (83')[19]
3 1941–42 Celta Vigo 10–0 Ortíz (30'),
Panizo (52', 77'), Viar (56'), Iriondo (88')[20]
4 1951–52 Zaragoza 10–1 Garate (6', 41'),
Venancio (57'), Gaínza (59', 76')[21]
5 1958–59 Celta Vigo 9–0
Mauri (10', 25' p., 62'), Uribe (32', 72')[22]
6 1958–59 Sporting Gijón 9–0
Artetxe (66')[23]
7 1933–34 Arenas de Getxo 9–0
Bata (22', 49', 65'), Careaga (71', 74')[24]
8 1928–29 Espanyol 9–0 Carmelo (18', 32', 70'),
Unamuno I (75')[25]
9 1932–33 Real Betis 9–1
Bata (8'), Gorostiza (59', 80')[26]
10 1967–68 Real Betis 8–0 Aranguren (8'), Uriarte (12', 41', 49', 57', 82' p.), Estéfano (32', 64')[27]
Away
Rank Season Opponents Result Athletic Bilbao scorers
1 1958–59 Osasuna 1–8
Mauri (32'), Glaría II (57' p.), Uribe (89')[28]
2 1929–30 Real Sociedad 1–7
Unamuno I (59')[29]
3 1945–46 Barcelona 0–6 Gaínza (5'), Zarra (27', 31'), Urra (63', 70'), Iriondo (81')[30]
4 1930–31 Real Madrid 0–6
Lafuente (77')[31]
5 2002–03 Osasuna 1–5
Yeste (40'), Arriaga (64'), Karanka (77')[32]
6 2020–21 Cádiz 0–4 Berenguer (4', 29'), López (15'), Williams (52')[33]

Cup

Rank Season Opponents Result Athletic Bilbao scorers
1 1946–47 Celta Vigo 12–1
Panizo
(65' p.)
2 1913–14 Vigo Sporting 11–0 Pichichi (x4), Zuazo, J.M. Belauste, Apón (x3), Iceta, R. Belauste
3 1979–80 CD Mungía 8–0
Urkiaga
(63')
4 1927–28 Gimnástica de Torrelavega 8–0 Calvar (x2), Ayarza (x2), Calero (x3), Ruiz (p.)
5 1978–79
Balmaseda
 8–1 Vidal (2'), Bengoetxea (29', 55', 65', 80'), Agirre (35'), Irureta (44'), Simón (60' p.).
6 1941–42 Logroñés 8–1
Panizo (62'), Garate
(87', 88')
7 1932–33 Deportivo La Coruña 8–1
Lafuente
8
1931–32
 Espanyol 8–1
Bata
(80', 88')
9 1948–49 Arenas Zaragoza 7–0
Venancio (47', 80'), Iriondo
(56', 63')
10 1942–43 Castellón 7–0 Anónimo (28' o.g.),
Panizo
(77')

Europe

Main article: Athletic Bilbao in European football
Rank Season Opponents Result Athletic Bilbao scorers
1 2004–05 Belgium Standard Liège 1–7
Del Horno (63'), J. Etxeberria
(71')
2 2012–13
HJK
 6−0 Aduriz (25', 51), Susaeta (31',57'), I. Pérez (42'), Iraola (85')
3 1976–77 Hungary Újpest 5–0
Dani
(25', 30', 53')
4 1983–84 Poland Lech Poznań 4–0
Urkiaga
(84')
5 1985–86 Turkey Beşiktaş 4–1
Urkiaga (31'), J. Salinas (49', 84'), Sarabia
(77')
6 1976–77
Milan
 4–1
Carlos
(47', 86')
7 2009–10 Austria Austria Wien 0–3 Llorente (19', 84'), San José (84')
8 2009–10 Austria Austria Wien 3–0 Llorente (8', 24'), Muniain (56').
9 1977–78 Hungary Újpest 3–0
Dani (69', 80'), Tirapu
(107')
10 1994–95 Cyprus Anorthosis 3–0
Goikoetxea (24'), Andrinua
(88')

Footnotes

A. ^ The "Europe" column constitutes goals and appearances in the UEFA Competitions.
B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes goals and appearances in the Supercopa de España and the Copa de la Liga.

References

Specific
  1. ^ "Spain – Cup 1902". RSSSF. 15 September 2000. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  2. ^ "La FEF no reconocerá al Barça la Liga del año 37" [The FEF will not recognize Barça's League in 1937]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 3 April 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Campeonato Regional del Norte 1917–18" [North Regional Championship 1917–18]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  4. ISBN 9788492109777
    . Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Bilbao Athletic history". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Campeonato Regional Vizcaíno 1924–25" [Biscay Regional Championship 1924–25]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  7. ^ El Area
  8. ^ "Copa Vasca 1934–35" [Basque Cup 1934–35]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Basque Cup Final: Athletic Club 2 Real Sociedad 1". Athletic Bilbao. 27 May 2004. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  10. ^ "El Athletic se impone 2-1 en la final" [Athletic wins 2-1 in the final]. AupaAthletic (in Spanish). 28 May 2004. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  11. ^ West Ham 2-2 Athletic Club: Lions win Betway Cup in penalty shootout Inside Athletic Club, 3 August 2019
  12. ^ "XXXIX Trofeo Ciudad de Valladolid". AS.com. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  13. ^ Trofeo Lasesarre[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ From the Museum to the Box: Deportivo Alavés Athletic Bilbao, 20 September 2019
  15. ^ Player Ranking | Most Appearances. Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 3 November 2021
  16. ^ Player Ranking | Scorers. Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 3 November 2021
  17. ^ "Athletic Bilbao full seasons". Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  18. ^ "Athletic Club 12 - FC Barcelona 1". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  19. ^ "Athletic 10 - UE Lleida 0". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  20. ^ "Athletic 10 - Celta 0". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  21. ^ "Athletic 10 - Zaragoza 1". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  22. ^ "Athletic 9 - Celta 0". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  23. ^ "Athletic 9 - Sporting 0". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  24. ^ "Athletic 9 - Arenas 0". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  25. ^ "Athletic 9 - Espanyol 0". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  26. ^ "Athletic 9 - Betis 1". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  27. ^ "Athletic 8 - Betis 0". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  28. ^ "Osasuna 1 - Athletic 8". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  29. ^ "Real Sociedad 1 - Athletic 7". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  30. ^ "Barcelona 0 - Athletic 6". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  31. ^ "Real Madrid 0 - Athletic 6". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  32. ^ "Osasuna 1 - Athletic 5". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  33. ^ "Cádiz 0 - Athletic 4". 15 February 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
General

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