1993–94 Athletic Bilbao season

The 1993–94 season was the 93rd season in Athletic Bilbao's history and their 63rd consecutive season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.

Athletic Bilbao

1993–94 season
President	José Julián Lertxundi
Head coach	Jupp Heynckes
Stadium	San Mamés
La Liga	5th
Copa del Rey	4th Round
Top goalscorer	League: Julen Guerrero, 18[1] All: Julen Guerrero, 21
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Season summary

1993–94 was the second season in charge of Athletic for Jupp Heynckes, and the team continued to improve under the German's leadership, ending the La Liga campaign in 5th place.^[2] This qualified them for the 1994–95 UEFA Cup, ending five seasons without European competition. In the Copa del Rey, Bilbao reached the fourth round before being eliminated by Real Zaragoza.^[3]

Despite this success, Heynckes left the club at the end of the season to accept the position of head coach with Eintracht Frankfurt in his homeland.^[4] Former Athletic player and current Racing Santander coach Javier Irureta was appointed as his replacement.^[5]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ESP	Juanjo Valencia	40	0	37	0	3	0
	DF	ESP	Iñigo Larrainzar	41	0	37	0	4	0
	DF	ESP	Genar Andrinúa	24	1	20+1	1	3	0
	DF	ESP	Óscar Tabuenka	24	0	19+4	0	0+1	0
	DF	ESP	Aitor Larrazábal	35	4	32	4	3	0
	MF	ESP	Xabier Eskurza	38	1	32+3	1	3	0
	MF	ESP	Ander Garitano	29	6	25+1	6	3	0
	MF	ESP	Julen Guerrero	40	21	36	18	4	3
	MF	ESP	Josu Urrutia	33	2	25+7	2	1	0
	FW	ESP	Ernesto Valverde	37	9	31+3	9	3	0
	FW	ESP	Cuco Ziganda	39	19	34+1	17	4	2
	GK	ESP	Kike Burgos	2	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	ESP	Andoni Lakabeg	31	0	17+12	0	1+1	0
	DF	ESP	Eduardo Estíbariz	23	0	17+3	0	3	0
	DF	ESP	Aitor Karanka	19	0	14+4	0	1	0
	FW	ESP	Ricardo Mendiguren	20	0	12+6	0	1+1	0
	DF	ESP	Carlos García	18	3	12+3	2	3	1
	FW	ESP	José Ángel Uribarrena	19	1	8+7	1	1+3	0
	DF	ESP	Asier	5	0	2+3	0	0	0
	DF	ESP	José Manuel Galdames	5	0	2+2	0	1	0
	DF	ESP	Jon Ander Lambea	3	0	2	0	1	0
	MF	ESP	Mikel Kortina	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	ESP	Óscar Vales	4	0	1+3	0	0	0
	MF	ESP	David Villabona	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
	FW	ESP	Bolo	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
	FW	ESP	Aitor Huegún	3	0	1+2	0	0	0

Results

La Liga

Main article: 1993–94 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Zaragoza	38	19	8	11	71	47	+24	46	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
4	Real Madrid	38	19	7	12	61	50	+11	45	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5	Athletic Bilbao	38	16	11	11	61	47	+14	43
6	Sevilla	38	15	12	11	56	42	+14	42
7	Valencia	38	14	12	12	55	50	+5	40

Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Zaragoza entered UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as winners of 1993–94 Copa del Rey.

See also

• 1993–94 La Liga
• 1993–94 Copa del Rey