2018–19 Athletic Bilbao season

The 2018–19 Athletic Bilbao season was the 120th in the club's history and the 88th in the top tier of Spanish football.^[2][3]

Athletic Bilbao

2018–19 season
President	Josu Urrutia (until 26 December) Aitor Elizegi (from 27 December)
Head coach	Eduardo Berizzo (until 4 December) Gaizka Garitano (from 5 December)
Stadium	San Mamés
La Liga	8th
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Iñaki Williams (12)[1] All: Iñaki Williams (14)[1]
Highest home attendance	47,629 (vs Barcelona, 10 February 2019)
Lowest home attendance	25,360 (vs Huesca, 28 November 2018)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

Squad

According to the official website.^[4]

Player statistics

S	P	N	Name	League				Cup				Total
				A	S	G	M	A	S	G	M	A	S	G	M
2	FW		Kenan Kodro	0	11	1	151	0	0	0	0	0	11	1	151
3	DF		Unai Núñez	11	1	0	1063	2	0	0	180	13	1	0	1243
4	DF		Iñigo Martínez	33	0	0	2903	2	0	0	180	35	0	0	3083
5	DF		Yeray Álvarez	30	0	0	2614	2	0	0	180	32	0	0	2794
6	MF		Mikel San José	16	17	0	1716	3	1	1	276	19	18	1	1992
7	MF		Beñat Etxebarria	25	2	1	2045	2	0	1	148	27	2	2	2193
8	MF		Ander Iturraspe (vc)	1	2	0	97	2	0	0	163	3	2	0	260
9	FW		Iñaki Williams	36	2	12[1]	3036	1	2	2	141	37	4	14[1]	3177
10	MF		Iker Muniain (3rd c)	27	7	7	2385	1	2	0	149	28	9	7	2534
11	FW		Iñigo Córdoba	15	8	0	1322	2	1	0	165	17	9	0	1487
12	DF		Yuri Berchiche	35	0	2	3120	2	0	0	180	37	0	2	3300
13	GK		Iago Herrerín	31	0	0	2790	0	0	0	0	31	0	0	2790
14	FW		Markel Susaeta (c)	15	7	1	1380	3	0	0	249	18	7	1	1629
15	DF		Iñigo Lekue	2	2	0	210	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	210
16	MF		Dani García	29	0	0	2482	1	2	0	141	30	2	0	2623
17	MF		Mikel Rico	3	1	0	243	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	243
18	DF		Óscar de Marcos	27	2	1	2426	2	2	0	223	29	4	1	2649
19	FW		Ibai Gómez	6	8	0	577	1	0	0	90	7	8	0	667
20	FW		Aritz Aduriz	10	10	2	941	3	0	4	178	13	10	6	1119
21	DF		Ander Capa	16	8	0	1637	2	1	0	160	18	9	0	1797
22	MF		Raúl García	27	6	9	2379	1	0	0	90	28	6	9	2469
23	MF		Unai López	3	4	0	325	1	0	0	65	4	4	0	390
24	DF		Mikel Balenziaga	6	5	0	520	2	0	0	180	8	5	0	700
25	GK		Unai Simón	7	0	0	630	4	0	0	360	11	0	0	990
30	FW		Gorka Guruzeta	0	6	0	45	3	0	1	259	3	6	1	304
31	MF		Peru Nolaskoain	4	4	2	465	2	0	0	180	6	4	2	645
Player on loan in winter transfer window
2	MF		Cristian Ganea	1	0	0	50	0	1	0	17	1	1	0	67

Disciplinary record

S	P	N	Name	League			Cup			Total
2	FW		Kenan Kodro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Unai Núñez	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
4	DF		Iñigo Martínez	12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0
5	DF		Yeray Álvarez	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
6	MF		Mikel San José	7	0	0	2	0	0	9	0	0
7	MF		Beñat Etxebarria	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
8	MF		Ander Iturraspe	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
9	FW		Iñaki Williams	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
10	MF		Iker Muniain	6	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
11	FW		Iñigo Córdoba	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
12	DF		Yuri Berchiche	9	0	1	0	0	0	9	0	1
13	GK		Iago Herrerín	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
14	FW		Markel Susaeta	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
15	DF		Iñigo Lekue	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
16	MF		Dani García	13	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0
17	MF		Mikel Rico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF		Óscar de Marcos	6	1	1	0	0	0	6	1	1
19	FW		Ibai Gómez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW		Aritz Aduriz	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
21	DF		Ander Capa	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
22	MF		Raúl García	13	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0
23	MF		Unai López	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
24	DF		Mikel Balenziaga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK		Unai Simón	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
30	FW		Gorka Guruzeta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF		Peru Nolaskoain	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1
Player on loan in winter transfer window
2	MF		Cristian Ganea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

From the youth system

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 GK  ESP Unai Simón 30 FW  ESP Gorka Guruzeta 31 MF  ESP Peru Nolaskoain

Transfer

In

Date	Name	Moving from	Fee	Source
30 June 2018	Unai López	Rayo Vallecano	Loan return
1 July 2018	Ander Capa	Eibar	€3M
	Cristian Ganea	Viitorul Constanța	Undisclosed
	Dani García	Eibar	Free
2 July 2018	Yuri Berchiche	Paris Saint-Germain	€19M
10 January 2019	Ibai Gómez	Alavés	Undisclosed
31 January 2019	Kenan Kodro	Copenhagen

Out

Date	Name	Moving to	Fee	Source
28 June 2018	Enric Saborit	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Free
30 June 2018	Kike Sola	Retired
4 July 2018	Mikel Vesga	Leganés	Loan
23 July 2018	Xabier Etxeita	Huesca	Loan
2 August 2018	Óscar Gil	Racing Santander	Free
8 August 2018	Kepa Arrizabalaga	Chelsea	£71.6M
18 August 2018	Andoni López	Almería	Loan
31 August 2018	Sabin Merino	Leganés
9 January 2019	Cristian Ganea	Numancia

Staff

According to the official website:

Position	Until 4 December 2018	Since 5 December 2018
Head coach	Eduardo Berizzo	Gaizka Garitano
Assistant coach(es)	Ernesto Marcucci, Roberto Bonano, Mariano Uglessich	Patxi Ferreira
Physical coach	Pablo Fernández	Juan Ángel Iribarren
Goalkeeper coach	Carlos Kisluk	Aitor Iru

Position	Name
Technical coach	Alberto Iglesias
Representative	Andoni Imaz
Head of medical service	Josean Lekue
Doctor	Paco Angulo
Nurses	Juanma Ipiña, Álvaro Campa
Physiotherapists	Beñat Azula, Isusko Ortuzar
Regenerative therapist	Xabier Clemente
Materials managers	Jon Eskalza, Iker López

Pre-season and friendlies

Amorebieta v Athletic Bilbao

19 July 2018 Friendly	Amorebieta	0–3	Athletic Bilbao	Amorebieta-Etxano, Spain
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	U. López 11' Nolaskoain 77' Sancet 79'	Stadium: Urritxe Referee: Eduardo Prieto

Barakaldo v Athletic Bilbao

22 July 2018 Friendly	Barakaldo	0–5	Athletic Bilbao	Barakaldo, Spain
11:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Yeray 20' Williams 21' Guruzeta 25' Aduriz 29' Muniain 31'	Stadium: Lasesarre Referee: Alberto Undiano

ADO Den Haag v Athletic Bilbao

25 July 2018 Friendly	ADO Den Haag	3–2	Athletic Bilbao	De Lutte, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Becker 30' Falkenburg 49' El Khayati 51'	Report	Aduriz 17' Sabin 78'	Stadium: Sportpark De Stockakker Referee: Smeenge Petrick

Fulham v Athletic Bilbao

28 July 2018 Friendly	Fulham	3–1[5]	Athletic Bilbao	Duisburg, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Kebano 35' Kamara 42' Yeray 45' (o.g.)	Report	Aduriz 5'	Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena Referee: Thorben Siewer

MSV Duisburg v Athletic Bilbao

28 July 2018 Friendly	MSV Duisburg	1–1[5]	Athletic Bilbao	Duisburg, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Souza 15'	Report	Rico 8'	Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena Referee: Thorben Siewer

Real Sociedad v Athletic Bilbao

4 August 2018 Euskal Herriko Futbol Txapelketa	Real Sociedad	0–1	Athletic Bilbao	Irun, Spain
18:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Williams 47'	Stadium: Gal Referee: Aitor Gorostegui

Fiorentina v Athletic Bilbao

5 August 2018 Friendly	Fiorentina	0–0[5] (3–5 p)	Athletic Bilbao	Mainz, Germany
13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report		Stadium: Opel Arena Referee: Patrick Alt
	Penalties
	Eysseric Gerson Sottil Graiciar		Beñat Balenziaga Iturraspe San José Sabin

Mainz 05 v Athletic Bilbao

5 August 2018 Friendly	Mainz 05	0–0[5] (5–3 p)	Athletic Bilbao	Mainz, Germany
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report		Stadium: Opel Arena Referee: Tim Gerach
	Penalties
	Mateta Baku Quaison Gbamin Brosinski		Beñat Williams Iturraspe Ganea

Hannover 96 v Athletic Bilbao

11 August 2018 Friendly	Hannover 96	2–0	Athletic Bilbao	Hanover, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Füllkrug 23' Asano 27'	Report		Stadium: HDI Arena Referee: Smeenge Petrick

Augsburg v Athletic Bilbao

12 August 2018 Friendly	Augsburg	0–1	Athletic Bilbao	Augsburg, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	López 72'	Stadium: WWK Arena Referee: Benjamin Cortus

Athletic Bilbao v Valladolid

6 September 2018 Friendly	Athletic Bilbao	3–1	Valladolid	Lezama, Spain
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Williams 41' San José 61' López 69'	Report	Keko 35'	Stadium: Lezama Referee: Jon González

Athletic Bilbao v Venezuela U-20

11 October 2018 Friendly	Athletic Bilbao	3–0	Venezuela U-20	Lezama, Spain
11:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Guruzeta 1' López 12' García 37' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Lezama Referee: Ekaitz García

Deportivo La Coruña v Athletic Bilbao

14 November 2018 Teresa Herrera Trophy	Deportivo La Coruña	2–2 (1–4 p)	Athletic Bilbao	A Coruña, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Santos 17' Saúl 86'	Report	Córdoba 10' Aduriz 50'	Stadium: Abanca-Riazor Referee: David Pérez
	Penalties
	Mosquera Bóveda Montiel		Aduriz Williams San José Iturraspe

Athletic Bilbao v Eibar

21 March 2019 Friendly	Athletic Bilbao	3–3	Eibar	Lezama, Spain
11:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Nolaskoain 38' Guruzeta 47' De Marcos 63'	Report	Milla 6' Kike 22' Cardona 51'	Stadium: Lezama Referee: Ekaitz García

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	20 August 2018	18 May 2019	Matchday 1	8th	38	13	14	11	41	45	−4	034.21
Copa del Rey	28 November 2018	16 January 2019	Round of 32	Round of 16	4	3	0	1	10	3	+7	075.00
Total					42	16	14	12	51	48	+3	038.10

Source: Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 2018–19 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Sevilla	38	17	8	13	62	47	+15	59[a]	Qualification for the Europa League group stage[b]
7	Espanyol	38	14	11	13	48	50	−2	53[c]	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
8	Athletic Bilbao	38	13	14	11	41	45	−4	53[c]
9	Real Sociedad	38	13	11	14	45	46	−1	50[d]
10	Real Betis	38	14	8	16	44	52	−8	50[d]

Source: La Liga, Soccerway
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)^[6]
Notes:

1. Getafe finished ahead of Sevilla on head-to-head points: Sevilla 0–2 Getafe, Getafe 3–0 Sevilla.
2. Since the winners of the 2018–19 Copa del Rey, Valencia, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.
3. Espanyol finished ahead of Athletic Bilbao on head-to-head points: Espanyol 1–0 Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Bilbao 1–1 Espanyol.
4. Real Sociedad finished ahead of Real Betis and Alavés on head-to-head points: Real Sociedad 6, Real Betis 5, Alavés 5. Real Betis finished ahead of Alavés on goal difference: Real Betis –8, Alavés –11.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	13	14	11	41	45	−4	53	9	8	2	26	19	+7	4	6	9	15	26	−11

Source: LaLiga

Result round by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	D	D	D	L	D	L	D	D	L	L	D	L	W	D	D	W	W	D	W	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	L	W	L
Position	5	5	6	8	12	15	15	17	17	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	15	14	11	12	13	11	10	12	12	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	8

Source: LaLiga

Matches

Athletic Bilbao v Leganés

20 August 2018 1	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Leganés	Bilbao
22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Yeray  17' Nolaskoain 27' Berchiche  53' R. García  78' Muniain 90+3'  90+4'	Report	Silva 33'  81' García  41' Carrillo  55' Gumbau  76' Santos  88'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 38,575 Referee: Adrián Cordero (Cantabria)

Athletic Bilbao v Huesca

27 August 2018 2	Athletic Bilbao	2–2	Huesca	Bilbao
22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	D. García  42' Susaeta 47' Berchiche 63' Iturraspe  73'	Report	Miramón 71' Pulido  72' Ávila 87' Musto  90+2'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 36,900 Referee: Javier Alberola (Castile-La Mancha)

Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid

15 September 2018 4	Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Real Madrid	Bilbao
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Muniain 32' Yeray  45' D. García  60' Capa  68' Berchiche  72' Beñat  78' Simón  90+2'	Report	Isco 63' Carvajal  85' Vázquez  87'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 46,551 Referee: José González (Castile and Léon)

Real Betis v Athletic Bilbao

23 September 2018 5	Real Betis	2–2	Athletic Bilbao	Seville
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Bartra 51' Canales  53' 68' Sidnei  70'	Report	Williams 7' R. García 18' Susaeta  38'  45' Yeray  40' Beñat  45' Berchiche  50' Martínez  87' Simón  90+3'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 50,426 Referee: Xavier Estrada (Catalonia)

Athletic Bilbao v Villarreal

26 September 2018 6	Athletic Bilbao	0–3	Villarreal	Bilbao
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	De Marcos  73'	Report	Fornals 65' Ruiz  76' Funes Mori 80' Toko Ekambi 89'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 39,869 Referee: Carlos del Cerro (Madrid)

Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao

29 September 2018 7	Barcelona	1–1	Athletic Bilbao	Barcelona
16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Rakitić  78' Munir 84' Busquets  89' Messi  90+4'	Report	De Marcos 41' Yeray  48' Nolaskoain  90' D. García  90'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 75,851 Referee: Santiago Jaime (Aragon)

Athletic Bilbao v Real Sociedad

5 October 2018 8	Athletic Bilbao	1–3	Real Sociedad	Bilbao
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	De Marcos  19' Susaeta  26' Martínez  29' Williams  31' Muniain 32' D. García  39' R. García  67'	Report	Oyarzabal 30' (pen.), 74' (pen.) Zubeldia  38' Sangalli 47' Moyá  57' Zurutuza  70' Illarramendi  83' Bautista  90+2'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 46,860 Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Canary Islands)

Eibar v Athletic Bilbao

21 October 2018 9	Eibar	1–1	Athletic Bilbao	Eibar
16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Charles 17' (pen.) Orellana  23' Enrich  75'	Report	Williams 21' López  28' De Marcos  65' R. García  87'	Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 6,519 Referee: Jesús Gil (Extremadura)

Rayo Vallecano v Athletic Bilbao

24 October 2018[7] 3	Rayo Vallecano	1–1	Athletic Bilbao	Madrid
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pozo 23' Imbula  59'	Report	R. García  53' Muniain 66'	Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 11,850 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Madrid)

Athletic Bilbao v Valencia

27 October 2018 10	Athletic Bilbao	0–0	Valencia	Bilbao
16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Capa  20' Berchiche  77'	Report	Vezo  16' Soler  35' Batshuayi  38' Wass  74' Gayà  90+2'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 39,471 Referee: Alberto Undiano (Navarre)

Espanyol v Athletic Bilbao

5 November 2018 11	Espanyol	1–0	Athletic Bilbao	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Iglesias 41' Granero  66'	Report	San José  20' D. García  48' Núñez  76'	Stadium: RCDE Attendance: 14,209 Referee: Pablo González (Asturia)

Atlético Madrid v Athletic Bilbao

10 November 2018 12	Atlético Madrid	3–2	Athletic Bilbao	Madrid
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Costa  38' Thomas 61' Kalinić  66' Adán  66' Vitolo  66' Rodri 80' Godín 90+1'	Report	Williams 36', 64' Beñat  49' San José  82' De Marcos  86' Martínez  90+4' Berchiche  90+5'  90+5'	Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 59,029 Referee: José Sánchez (Murcia)

Athletic Bilbao v Getafe

25 November 2018 13	Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Getafe	Bilbao
12:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Núñez  25' Nolaskoain 67'  73' Martínez  80' Aduriz  90+4' De Marcos  90+4'	Report	Arambarri  27' Amath  29' Cabrera  32' Mata 77'  90+5'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,121 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias (Galicia)

Levante v Athletic Bilbao

3 December 2018 14	Levante	3–0	Athletic Bilbao	Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Campaña  24' 59' Roger  41' 69' Chema 45' Rochina  60'	Report	Núñez  40' Aduriz  40' Martínez  65' Nolaskoain  73' Susaeta  84' Muniain  90+4'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 19,928 Referee: Santiago Jaime (Aragon)

Athletic Bilbao v Girona

10 December 2018 15	Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Girona	Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Beñat  55' Núñez  78' Capa  81' Aduriz 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Juanpe  83'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 34,060 Referee: Eduardo Prieto (Navarre)

Alavés v Athletic Bilbao

17 December 2018 16	Alavés	0–0	Athletic Bilbao	Vitoria-Gasteiz
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Duarte  58' Borja  87'	Report	D. García  14' Martínez  48'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 19,349 Referee: Antonio Mateu (Valencia)

Athletic Bilbao v Valladolid

22 December 2018 17	Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Valladolid	Bilbao
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	D. García  24' Aduriz 45' (pen.) Yeray  61' R. García  78'	Report	Míchel  32' Keko  44' Plano 90+2'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,880 Referee: José Sánchez (Murcia)

Celta Vigo v Athletic Bilbao

7 January 2019 18	Celta Vigo	1–2	Athletic Bilbao	Vigo
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Yokuşlu  25' Beltrán 45' Mallo  67'	Report	Williams  15' 54' Muniain 19'  90+2' Córdoba  40' D. García  58' Aduriz  85'	Stadium: Abanca-Balaídos Attendance: 13,266 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencia)

Athletic Bilbao v Sevilla

13 January 2019 19	Athletic Bilbao	2–0	Sevilla	Bilbao
16:15 CET (UTC+01:00)	Williams 23', 84' García  64' Muniain  76' Herrerín  81' Martínez  90'	Report	Mesa  26' Escudero  28' Gnagnon  90+3'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 41,479 Referee: Pablo González (Asturia)

Villarreal v Athletic Bilbao

20 January 2019 20	Villarreal	1–1	Athletic Bilbao	Villarreal
16:15 CET (UTC+01:00)	Funes Mori  37' Iborra  54' Mario  57' Álvaro  62' Toko Ekambi 71'	Report	Costa 18' (o.g.) Beñat  40'	Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 16,910 Referee: Alberto Undiano (Navarre)

Athletic Bilbao v Real Betis

27 January 2019 21	Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Real Betis	Bilbao
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Muniain 21' Berchiche  26' San José  31' Yeray  82' De Marcos  84' Capa  87'	Report	Sidnei  24' Loren  50'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,390 Referee: Xavier Estrada (Catalonia)

Real Sociedad v Athletic Bilbao

2 February 2019 22	Real Sociedad	2–1	Athletic Bilbao	San Sebastián
16:15 CET (UTC+01:00)	Oyarzabal 16' Willian José 45' Navas  81'	Report	Capa  55' R. García 82'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 27,073 Referee: Antonio Mateu (Valencia)

Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona

10 February 2019 23	Athletic Bilbao	0–0	Barcelona	Bilbao
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	D. García  52' De Marcos  68'  90+1' Yeray  90+1'	Report	Lenglet  72' Busquets  78'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 47,629 Referee: Carlos del Cerro (Madrid)

Huesca v Athletic Bilbao

18 February 2019 24	Huesca	0–1	Athletic Bilbao	Huesca
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Herrera  38' Miramón  41' Gallego  42' Diéguez  68' Gómez  73'	Report	García 19' (pen.) Capa  32'	Stadium: El Alcoraz Attendance: 6,742 Referee: José Sánchez (Murcia)

Athletic Bilbao v Eibar

23 February 2019 25	Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Eibar	Bilbao
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	R. García 1' Yeray  13' Beñat  55' Martínez  83'	Report	Diop  45' Oliveira  58' Charles  77' Arbilla  87'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 43,514 Referee: Mario Melero (Andalusia)

Valencia v Athletic Bilbao

3 March 2019 26	Valencia	2–0	Athletic Bilbao	Valencia
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Rodrigo 49' Gameiro 89'	Report	R. García  14' Yeray  53' Martínez  70'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 39,119 Referee: David Medié (Catalonia)

Athletic Bilbao v Espanyol

8 March 2019 27	Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Espanyol	Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	D. García  36' Berchiche  45' Martínez  78' R. García 80'	Report	Ferreyra 9'  21' Hermoso  24' Melendo  45' Granero  73' Sánchez  87'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 38,779 Referee: Pablo González (Asturia)

Athletic Bilbao v Atlético Madrid

16 March 2019 28	Athletic Bilbao	2–0	Atlético Madrid	Bilbao
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	R. García  37' Williams 73' San José  77' Yeray  82' Kodro 85'	Report	Rodri  45'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 39,659 Referee: Santiago Jaime (Aragon)

Girona v Athletic Bilbao

29 March 2019 29	Girona	1–2	Athletic Bilbao	Girona
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Stuani 37' Juanpe  72' Portu  80'	Report	Capa  39' Williams 53' R. García 59'  63' Martínez  80' Beñat  84'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 10,516 Referee: José Sánchez (Murcia)

Athletic Bilbao v Levante

3 April 2019 30	Athletic Bilbao	3–2	Levante	Bilbao
19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Berchiche 5'  77' García  6' Fernández 27' (o.g.)[8] Muniain  78' 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Morales  4' Vezo  43' Postigo  45' Roger 51' (pen.)  77' Cabaco  85'  90+6' 89' Simon  90+1'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 36,450 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Andalusia)

Getafe v Athletic Bilbao

7 April 2019 31	Getafe	1–0	Athletic Bilbao	Getafe
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Suárez  32' Ángel  60' 78'	Report	San José  11'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 11,447 Referee: José González (Castile and Léon)

Athletic Bilbao v Rayo Vallecano

14 April 2019 32	Athletic Bilbao	3–2	Rayo Vallecano	Bilbao
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Williams 2', 50'  90+5' R. García 72'	Report	Moreno 45' Advíncula  49'  52' Ba  68' De Tomás 85'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 38,864 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencia)

Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao

21 April 2019 33	Real Madrid	3–0	Athletic Bilbao	Madrid
16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Benzema 47', 76', 90' Kroos  69' Navas  82'	Report	Córdoba  3' Berchiche  15' R. García  45' Martínez  53'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 60,556 Referee: Mario Melero (Andalusia)

Leganés v Athletic Bilbao

24 April 2019 34	Leganés	0–1	Athletic Bilbao	Leganés
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Tarín  39'	Report	En-Nesyri 43' (o.g.) Córdoba  44' Lekue  90+3'	Stadium: Butarque Attendance: 4,155 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias (Galicia)

Athletic Bilbao v Alavés

27 April 2019 35	Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Alavés	Bilbao
13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	García  34' Beñat 41' San José  45'	Report	Laguardia  32' Vigaray  44' Borja 45'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,576 Referee: Jesús Gil (Extremadura)

Valladolid v Athletic Bilbao

5 May 2019 36	Valladolid	1–0	Athletic Bilbao	Valladolid
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Plano  11' Rubio 21' Míchel  35' Alcaraz  41' B. Fernández  50' Toni  84'	Report	Capa  30' D. García  30' San José  55' Aduriz  90+1' De Marcos  90+5'	Stadium: José Zorrilla Attendance: 22,151 Referee: Antonio Mateu (Valencia)

Athletic Bilbao v Celta Vigo

12 May 2019 37	Athletic Bilbao	3–1	Celta Vigo	Bilbao
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	R. García 16' (pen.), 17'  89' Williams 40' Beñat  45' Muniain  61' Capa  87'	Report	Boudebouz  24' Araujo  36' Hoedt  64' Aspas 89' (pen.)	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,494 Referee: Xavier Estrada (Catalonia)

Sevilla v Athletic Bilbao

18 May 2019 38	Sevilla	2–0	Athletic Bilbao	Seville
16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Rog  36' Ben Yedder 44' Gnagnon  60' Navas  60' Mercado  65' Munir 90+2'	Report	D. García  19' R. García  29'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 28,134 Referee: José Sánchez (Murcia)

Copa del Rey

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Round of 32

Athletic Bilbao v Huesca

28 November 2018[9] First leg	Athletic Bilbao	4–0	Huesca	Bilbao
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Aduriz 10', 32' Insua 27' (o.g.) Beñat 55' San José  59'	Report	Ávila  9' Sastre  22' Brežančić  41'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 25,360 Referee: José González (Castile and Léon)

Huesca v Athletic Bilbao

6 December 2018 Second leg	Huesca	0–4 (0–8 agg.)	Athletic Bilbao	Huesca
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Musto  27' Ávila  72'	Report	Aduriz 37', 58' Williams 80', 90+2'	Stadium: El Alcoraz Attendance: 5,561 Referee: Carlos del Cerro (Madrid)

Round of 16

Athletic Bilbao v Sevilla

10 January 2019 First leg	Athletic Bilbao	1–3	Sevilla	Bilbao
19:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	San José  36' 49'	Report	Nolito 6' Mesa  37' Silva 53' Vázquez  61' Ben Yedder 77'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 33,847 Referee: Carlos del Cerro (Madrid)

Sevilla v Athletic Bilbao

16 January 2019 Second leg	Sevilla	0–1 (3–2 agg.)	Athletic Bilbao	Seville
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Carriço  89'	Report	Guruzeta 77' Muniain  90+4'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 26,456 Referee: José González (Castile and Léon)