2012–13 Athletic Bilbao season
| 2012–13 season | ||||
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| President | Josu Urrutia | |||
| Manager | Marcelo Bielsa | |||
| Stadium | San Mamés | |||
| La Liga | 14th | |||
| Copa del Rey | Round of 32 | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Group Stage (3rd) | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Aritz Aduriz (13) All: Aritz Aduriz (17) | |||
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The 2012–13 Athletic Bilbao season is the 82nd consecutive season in the top flight and 112th season overall. Athletic are looking to continue their ascendency from last season where they made the final in two different competitions.
Athletic Bilbao will compete for their ninth La Liga title and will participate in the UEFA Europa League, entering in the third qualifying round due to their defeat to Barcelona in the 2012 Copa del Rey Final, whom had already qualified for European competition. They will also enter 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 April 2013
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | Cup | Europe | Total | Discipline | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | 
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| 1 | GK |  |
Gorka Iraizoz | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2 | FW | |
Gaizka Toquero | 1 (12) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 (12) | 2 | |||
| 3 | DF | |
Jon Aurtenetxe | 16 (3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 (3) | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4 | DF |  |
Aymeric Laporte | 13 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 (1) | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 5 | DF |  |
Fernando Amorebieta | 10 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 (1) | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| 6 | DF | |
Mikel San José | 15 (10) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21 (10) | 6 | 8 | ||
| 8 | MF | |
Ander Iturraspe | 21 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 31 (2) | 0 | 12 | ||
| 9 | FW | |
Fernando Llorente | 1 (17) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 (6) | 1 | 5 (23) | 2 | 1 | ||
| 10 | MF | |
Óscar de Marcos | 28 | 5 | 1 (1) | 0 | 8 | 1 | 37 (1) | 6 | 10 | ||
| 11 | FW | |
Ibai Gómez | 14 (12) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 (5) | 1 | 20 (17) | 4 | 2 | ||
| 13 | GK | |
Raúl Fernández | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 14 | MF | |
Markel Susaeta | 28 | 5 | 1 (1) | 0 | 8 | 4 | 37 (1) | 9 | 9 | 1 | |
| 15 | DF | |
Andoni Iraola | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 16 | FW | |
Isma López | 6 (2) | 0 | — | — | 6 (2) | 2 | 12 (4) | 2 | |||
| 17 | MF | |
Iñigo Pérez | 5 | 0 | — | — | 3 (1) | 1 | 8 (1) | 1 | 3 | ||
| 18 | MF | |
Carlos Gurpegi (c) | 16 (3) | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 23 (3) | 0 | 9 | ||
| 19 | FW | |
Iker Muniain | 19 (6) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 6 (2) | 1 | 26 (9) | 2 | 9 | ||
| 20 | FW | |
Aritz Aduriz | 27 (1) | 13 | 0 (2) | 1 | 5 (1) | 3 | 32 (4) | 17 | 9 | ||
| 21 | MF | |
Ander Herrera | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 (1) | 1 | 26 (1) | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | |
Xabi Castillo | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 (2) | 0 | 1 | ||
| 23 | DF | |
Borja Ekiza | 17 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 20 (2) | 0 | 2 | ||
| 26 | MF | |
Igor Martínez | 0 (3) | 0 | — | — | 2 (1) | 1 | 2 (4) | 1 | 1 | ||
| 27 | MF | |
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta | 0 (3) | 0 | — | — | 1 (4) | 0 | 1 (7) | 0 | |||
| 28 | DF | |
Jonás Ramalho | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 6 (1) | 0 | |||
| 33 | MF | |
Iker Undabarrena | — | — | — | — | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | |||
| 39 | MF | |
Erik Morán | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | |||
| 40 | MF | |
Álvaro Peña | — | — | — | — | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | ||
| 41 | MF | |
Jonxa Vidal | — | — | — | — | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | |||
Competitions
Pre-season
Kickoff times are in CET.
Win Draw Loss
| Round | Date/Time | Opponents | Location | Score | Scorers | Referee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 13 July 2012 - 20:00 | 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 |  PSV Eindhoven |
Stadion Miejski, Wrocław | 0–1 | Sebastian Tarnowski (Poland) | |
| Friendly | 22 July 2012 – 14:00 |  Śląsk Wrocław |
Stadion Miejski, Wrocław | 1–0 | Susaeta 43' |
Marek Opalinski (Poland) |
| Friendly | 27 July 2012 – 19:00 | 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) |
La Liga
League table
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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 |
| 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 31 | −16 |
Last updated: 1 April 2013.
Source: Athletic Bilbao
Matches
Kickoff times are in CET.
Copa del Rey
Kickoff times are in CET.
| Round | Date/Time | Opponents | Location | Score | Scorers | Referee |
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| Round of 32 (1st leg) | 1 November 2012 – 12:00 | Eibar | Ipurua, Eibar | 0–0 | Paradas Romero (Andalusia) | |
| Round of 32 (2nd leg) | 12 December 2012 – 20:00 | San Mamés, Bilbao | 1–1 (1–1a agg.) | Aduriz 88' |
Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid) |
UEFA Europa League
Kickoff times are in CET.
Qualifying 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' |
Serhiy Boiko (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 |  HJK Helsinki |
San Mamés, Bilbao | 6–0 | Aduriz 25', 51', Susaeta 31', 57', 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', Igor Martínez 88' |
Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland) |
Group stage
| Key to colour in group table |
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| Teams advance to Round of 32 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 16 |
 Sparta Prague
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 |
| Athletic Bilbao
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 |
 Ironi Kiryat Shmona
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 2 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
| Round | Date/Time | Opponents | Location | Score | Scorers | Referee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matchday 1 | 20 September 2012 – 21:05 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
San Mamés, Bilbao | 1–1 | Susaeta 40' |
Simon Lee Evans (Wales) |
| Matchday 2 | 4 October 2012 – 19:00 | Sparta Prague |
Generali Arena, Prague | 1–3 | De Marcos 73' |
Manuel De Sousa (Portugal) |
| Matchday 3 | 25 October 2012 – 19:00 | Lyon |
Stade de Gerland, Lyon | 1–2 | Ibai 79' |
Andre Marriner (England) |
| Matchday 4 | 8 November 2012 – 21:05 | Lyon |
San Mamés, Bilbao | 2–3 | Herrera 48', Aduriz 55' (pen.) |
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands) |
| Matchday 5 | 29 November 2012 – 19:00 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa | 2–0 | Llorente 34', Toquero 76' |
Rene Eisner (Austria) |
| Matchday 6 | 6 December 2012 – 21:05 | Sparta Prague |
San Mamés, Bilbao | 0–0 | Sébastien Delferiere (France) |
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2012 | FW | Aritz Aduriz
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Valencia CF
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€2,000,000 |
| 1 July 2012 | MF | Ismael López
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CD Lugo
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Free |
| 1 July 2012 | GK | Iago Herrerín
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Atlético Madrid B
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Free |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2012 | FW | Iñigo Díaz de Cerio
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CD Mirandés
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Free |
| 6 July 2012 | DF | Koikili
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CD Mirandés
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Free |
| 10 July 2012 | MF | Igor Gabilondo
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 AEK Larnaca
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Free |
| 25 July 2012 | MF | Pablo Orbaiz
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 Rubin Kazan
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Free |
| 29 August 2012 | MF | Javi Martínez
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 Bayern Munich
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€40,000,000 |
| 31 August 2012 | MF | Galder Cerrajería
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Real Oviedo
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Free |
| 31 August 2012 | MF | David López
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 Brighton & Hove Albion
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Free |
| 31 August 2012 | DF | Ustaritz
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Released | |
| 29 January 2013 | GK | Aitor Fernández
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Villarreal CF
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Free |
Loan out
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2012 | 30 June 2013 | GK | Iago Herrerín
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CD Numancia
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| 17 July 2012 | 30 June 2013 | DF | Iban Zubiaurre
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UD Salamanca
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| 28 August 2012 | 30 June 2013 | FW | Mikel Orbegozo
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Sestao River
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