This is a list of seasons played by Athletic Bilbao in Spanish and European football, from 1898 to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.
The club has won the League eight times, the Spanish Cup 25 times (including one disputed victory competing as Vizcaya), the Spanish Super Cup three times (once by default after completing a double), and the Copa Eva Duarte once.
Key
Key to league record: Pos = Final position Pld = Matches played W = Matches won D = Matches drawn L = Matches lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against Pts = Points
Key to rounds: W = Winner F = Final SF = Semi-finals QF = Quarter-finals R16 = Round of 16 R32 = Round of 32 R64 = Round of 64
R5 = Fifth round R4 = Fourth round R3 = Third round R2 = Second round R1 = First round GS = Group stage LP = League phase
Seasons SeasonLeagueCupEuropeOther Comp.Top scorer(s)DivisionPosPldWDLGFGAPtsPlayer(s)Goals1898–99No national league available No official matches01899–1900 No official matches01900–01 No official matches 01901–02WWilliam Dyer Walter Evans51902–03W Juan AstorquiaDe la Sota21903–04W No official matches01904–05RU No scorers01905–06RU3 players11906–07RUCharles Simmons41907–08DNENo official matches01908–09QFLuis SauraMortimer11909–10W Remigio Iza21910–11W Martyn Veitch 31911–12DNENo official matches01912–13RU Pichichi31913–14W Regional ChampionshipW Pichichi131914–15W Regional ChampionshipW Pichichi221915–16W Regional ChampionshipW Pichichi131916–17DNERegional ChampionshipPichichiZubizarreta61917–18DNERegional ChampionshipPichichi111918–19DNERegional ChampionshipLacaPichichi51919–20RURegional ChampionshipW José Laca61920–21W Regional ChampionshipW Domingo Acedo 71921–22DNERegional ChampionshipCarmelo81922–23W Regional ChampionshipW Travieso141923–24SF Regional ChampionshipW José Laca121924–25DNERegional Championship Sandalio Areta91925–26GSRegional ChampionshipW Manuel Suárez191926–27GSRegional ChampionshipLafuenteManuel Suárez51927–28GSRegional ChampionshipW José Ayarza141928–29La Liga3rd18846433320SFRegional ChampionshipW Víctor Unamuno281929–30La Liga1st181260632830WRegional ChampionshipGuillermo Gorostiza321930–31La Liga1st181107733322WRegional ChampionshipW Bata381931–32La Liga2nd181134472325WRegional ChampionshipW Guillermo Gorostiza251932–33La Liga2nd181305633026WRegional ChampionshipW Bata371933–34La Liga1st181125612724QFRegional ChampionshipW Bata341934–35La Liga4th221138603725R16Basque CupW Bata281935–36La Liga1st221435593331QFBasque CupBata301936–37 Spanish Civil War1937–381938–39R1 Regional ChampionshipWGuillermo Gorostiza81939–40La Liga3rd221147574426R2Regional ChampionshipW Víctor Unamuno291940–41La Liga2nd221354492431R16Víctor Unamuno111941–42La Liga7th261079554127RUTelmo Zarra281942–43La Liga1st261646733836WTelmo Zarra241943–44La Liga10th2610511475125WTelmo Zarra211944–45La Liga6th2614210544130WTelmo Zarra341945–46La Liga3rd261557633833R16Copa de Oro ArgentinaRUTelmo Zarra241946–47La Liga2nd261547723834SFTelmo Zarra371947–48La Liga6th2612410564428R16José Luis Panizo171948–49La Liga6th2611213616324RUTelmo Zarra311949–50La Liga6th261259726629WTelmo Zarra361950–51La Liga7th3015312885633SFCopa Eva Duarte WTelmo Zarra491951–52La Liga2nd301767784640R16Venancio181952–53La Liga6th3014412835232RUTelmo Zarra291953–54La Liga6th3012810544432QFEneko Arieta171954–55La Liga3rd301596783939W Eneko Arieta231955–56La Liga1st302244793148W Latin CupRUJosé Luis Artetxe201956–57La Liga4th301659594537R16European CupQF Félix Markaida141957–58La Liga6th3014412564832W José Luis Artetxe171958–59La Liga3rd3017211723336R16 Ignacio Uribe161959–60La Liga3rd3019110744539SF Félix Markaida211960–61La Liga7th3012612424130QF Eneko Arieta141961–62La Liga5th3012810523832QF Eneko Arieta151962–63La Liga10th3010812414028R16 José Argoitia91963–64La Liga8th3012513434029R2 Eneko Arieta81964–65La Liga7th3013611364132SFFairs CupQF Antón Arieta151965–66La Liga5th3014610433234RU Javier Ormaza161966–67La Liga7th3011910433631RUFairs CupR1 José Argoitia161967–68La Liga7th3011109512832QFFairs CupQF Fidel Uriarte261968–69La Liga11th3010812424628WFairs CupQF Fidel Uriarte91969–70La Liga2nd301776442041SFCup Winners' CupR1 Félix Zubiaga121970–71La Liga5th301479403135R16Fairs CupR1 Fidel Uriarte121971–72La Liga9th3415415393234SFUEFA CupR2 Fidel Uriarte171972–73La Liga9th3412913413833W Txetxu Rojo91973–74La Liga5th 3415712353137R32Cup Winners' CupR2 José Lasa71974–75La Liga10th3413714404233SF Carlos Ruiz211975–76La Liga5th3414119433839R32 Dani141976–77La Liga3rd3415811554538RUUEFA CupRU Dani291977–78La Liga3rd3416810623640R16UEFA CupR3 Dani251978–79La Liga9th34121012564634R16UEFA CupR1 Dani151979–80La Liga7th3415514524435R16 Dani301980–81La Liga9th 3414713645335SF Carlos Ruiz211981–82La Liga4th3418412634140QF Dani181982–83La Liga1st342266713650QFUEFA CupR1 Dani231983–84La Liga1st342095533049WEuropean CupR2 Supercopa de EspañaRUManu Sarabia111984–85La Liga3rd3413156392641RUEuropean CupR1 Supercopa de España WDani101985–86La Liga3rd341798443143SFUEFA CupR3 Manu Sarabia81986–87La Liga13th3411914394031SFUEFA CupR2 Manu Sarabia121987–88La Liga4th3817129504346R16 Pedro Uralde171988–89La Liga7th38151211453542R16UEFA CupR2 Pedro Uralde171989–90La Liga12th38111512373937R16 Ander Garitano71990–91La Liga12th3815617415036R5 Ernesto Valverde161991–92La Liga14th3813718385833QF Cuco Ziganda121992–93La Liga8th3817615534940R3 Cuco Ziganda161993–94La Liga5th38161111614743R4 Cuco Ziganda201994–95La Liga8th38161012394242QFUEFA CupR3 Julen Guerrero161995–96La Liga15th42111516445548R16 Joseba Etxeberria101996–97La Liga6th42161610725764R4 Cuco Ziganda171997–98La Liga2nd3817147524265QFUEFA CupR2Joseba Etxeberria131998–99La Liga8th3817912534760R16Champions LeagueGS Ismael Urzaiz171999–2000La Liga11th38121412475750R2 Joseba Etxeberria112000–01La Liga12th38111017446043R16 Ismael Urzaiz132001–02La Liga9th38141113546653SF Ismael Urzaiz182002–03La Liga7th38151013636155R32 Ismael Urzaiz152003–04La Liga5th38151112535356R64 Fran Yeste112004–05La Liga9th3814915595451SFUEFA CupR32 Ismael Urzaiz122005–06La Liga12th3811121540 4645R16Intertoto CupR2 Aritz Aduriz62006–07La Liga17th38101018446240R32 Ismael Urzaiz82007–08La Liga11th38131114404350QF Fernando Llorente122008–09La Liga13th3812818476244RU Fernando Llorente182009–10La Liga8th3815914505354R32Europa LeagueR32Supercopa de EspañaRUFernando Llorente232010–11La Liga6th3818416595558R16Fernando Llorente 192011–12La Liga10th38121312495249RUEuropa LeagueRU Fernando Llorente292012–13La Liga12th3812917446545R32Europa LeagueGSAritz Aduriz182013–14La Liga4th3820108663970QFAritz Aduriz182014–15La Liga7th38151013424155RUChampions LeagueGS Europa LeagueR32Aritz Aduriz262015–16La Liga5th3818812584562QFEuropa LeagueQFSupercopa de España WAritz Aduriz362016–17La Liga7th3819613534363R16Europa LeagueR32Aritz Aduriz242017–18La Liga16th38101315414943R32Europa LeagueR16Aritz Aduriz202018–19La Liga8th38131411414553R16Iñaki Williams142019–20La Liga11th38131213413851RURaúl Garcia152020–21La Liga10th38111314464246RUSupercopa de España WRaúl Garcia102021–22La Liga8th38141311433655SFSupercopa de EspañaRUIñaki Williams82022–23La Liga8th3814915474351SFIñaki Williams112023–24La Liga5th3819118613768 WGorka Guruzeta162024–25La Liga4th3819136542970R16Europa League SFSupercopa de EspañaSFOihan Sancet172025–26La Liga12th3813619435845SFChampions League LPSupercopa de EspañaSFGorka Guruzeta17 WinnersRunners-upThird placeEuropean Cup/Champions League qualificationUEFA Cup/Europa League qualificationPichichi TrophyZarra Trophy
References
External links Athletic Club at La Liga Club profile at BDfutbol (match summaries in each season, dating from 1928 to 1929) From official website: Current season matches Current season league statistics Current season cup statistics Current season continental statistics Past seasons (sortable by competition and year)