The 2015–16 season was Eibar's 2nd season in La Liga and 75th season in professional football. Eibar was reinstated to the first division even though they finished 18th and subsequently relegated during the 2014–15 season, due to Elche's administrative relegation by the Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP).
Season Thanks to their 2014 promotion and subsequent stay in La Liga, the club was able to expand the sitting of their stadium with the approval of the Eibar City Council. The addition of approximately 1,200 seats to the new North End raised the capacity to 6,267 of the stadium. For the new season, Eibar changed kits supplier from Hummel to Puma along with a new shirt sponsorship deal with Swiss oil company AVIA International.
On 18 July 2015, Eibar played its 75th-anniversary game against Scottish club Celtic in Ipurua (1–4). This included an inaugural ceremony on the pitch with a parade of 19th century clothed basque soldiers with a Saltire and bagpipes playing Scotland the Brave, with officials from both clubs shooting a 350 kg 19th century cannon. Eibar stated that they invited Celtic as their opponent for the game due to the strong connection between the Basque Country and Scotland, and also due to the Scottish presence in Eibar through the years (the main supporter group is named "Eskozia la Brava", meaning "Scotland the Brave").
After their opening weekend victory over Granada at Los Carmenes, Eibar lead La Liga's league table for the first time in their 75 years history. On 26 August, Eibar made official the transfer of Japanese international Takashi Inui from Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. The reported fee of 0.3 million euros is the most expensive transfer in Eibar's history. In response to the 2015 European migrant crisis, Eibar released a statement appealing to different government agencies, including the European Union, Government of Spain and Basque Government to find humanitarian solutions to this crisis. Eibar also pledged to donate 5 euros to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for every ticket sold to their home match against Atlético Madrid.
Squad
Team statistics {|cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="text-align: center; font-size: 85%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse; " |- style="background:#8B0000; color:white;" ! rowspan="2"| Number ! rowspan="2"| Position ! rowspan="2"| Name ! rowspan="2"| Age ! rowspan="2"| Since ! colspan="5"| La Liga ! colspan="5"| Copa del Rey ! rowspan="2"| Signed from ! rowspan="2"| Notes |- style="background:#8B0000; color:white;" ! Apps ! Mins ! ! ! ! Apps ! Mins ! ! ! |- ! colspan="17" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Goalkeepers |- |1 |GK |align="left"| Xabi Irureta | |2009
|4 |360 |0 |0 |0
|4 |540 |0 |2 |0 |align="left"|Real Unión | |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |13 |GK |align="left"| Asier Riesgo | |2015
|34 |3060 |0 |1 |0
|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Osasuna
|25 |GK |align="left"| Jaime Jimenez | |2014
|0 |0 |0 |0 |0
|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Real Valladolid
! colspan="17" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Defenders |- |2 |CB |align="left"| Ion Ansotegi | |2016
|8 |542 |0 |0 |0
|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Real Sociedad | |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |3 |CB |align="left"| Aleksandar Pantić | |2015
|20 |1677 |0 |6 |0
|3 |206 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Villarreal (on loan)
|4 |CB |align="left"| Iván Ramis | |2015
|23 |1794 |0 |8 |1
|2 |154 |0 |1 |0 |align="left"|Levante | |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |15 |CB |align="left"| Mauro dos Santos | |2015
|31 |2682 |0 |7 |0
|2 |180 |0 |1 |0 |align="left"|Almería
|16 |FB |align="left"| Lillo | |2013
|10 |549 |0 |5 |1
|3 |170 |0 |1 |0 |align="left"|Alcoyano | |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |17 |LB |align="left"| David Juncà | |2015
|31 |2335 |0 |8 |0
|2 |163 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Girona
|19 |LB |align="left"| Antonio Luna | |2015
|15 |1001 |0 |2 |0
|3 |197 |0 |2 |0 |align="left"| Aston Villa | |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |23 |CB |align="left"| Borja Ekiza | |2014
|4 |188 |0 |1 |0
|3 |270 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Athletic Bilbao
|33 |CB |align="left"| Imanol Corral | |2016
|1 |1 |0 |0 |0
|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Youth system
! colspan="17" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Midfielders |- |5 |MF |align="left"| Gonzalo Escalante | |2015
|34 |2829 |3 |15 |0
|2 |160 |0 |0 |1 |align="left"| Catania | |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |6 |DM |align="left"| Josip Radošević | |2016
|8 |405 |0 |2 |1
|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"| Napoli (on loan)
|7 |MF |align="left"| Ander Capa (vice-captain) | |2012
|36 |3122 |2 |12 |0
|1 |90 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Youth system | |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |8 |AM |align="left"| Takashi Inui | |2015
|27 |1627 |3 |1 |0
|2 |135 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"| Eintracht Frankfurt
|11 |MF |align="left"| Izet Hajrović | |2015
|7 |174 |0 |0 |0
|2 |172 |1 |0 |1 |align="left"| Werder Bremen (on loan) | |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |14 |MF |align="left"| Dani García (captain) | |2014
|35 |3056 |0 |15 |0
|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Real Sociedad
|20 |MF |align="left"| Keko Gontán | |2015
|29 |2315 |3 |5 |1
|3 |145 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Albacete | |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |22 |AM |align="left"| Jota | |2016
|13 |689 |0 |1 |0
|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"| Brentford (on loan)
|24 |MF |align="left"| Adrián González | |2015
|32 |2230 |5 |6 |0
|4 |305 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Elche | |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |28 |MF |align="left"| Iñigo Barrenetxea | |2015
|1 |2 |0 |0 |0
|2 |135 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Youth system
|29 |MF |align="left"| Asier Etxaburu | |2015
|0 |0 |0 |0 |0
|1 |46 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Youth system
! colspan="17" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Forwards |- |9 |FW |align="left"| Sergi Enrich | |2015
|38 |2420 |9 |4 |0
|3 |162 |2 |0 |0 |align="left"|Numancia | |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |18 |FW |align="left"| Borja Bastón | |2015
|36 |2577 |18 |3 |0
|3 |180 |1 |1 |0 |align="left"|Atlético Madrid (on loan)
|21 |FW |align="left"| Saúl Berjón | |2014
|29 |1400 |4 |1 |0
|2 |180 |1 |0 |0 |align="left"|Real Murcia
! colspan="17" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Departed during season |- |– |CF |align="left"| Mikel Arruabarrena | |2009
|6 |56 |1 |0 |0
|2 |180 |1 |0 |0 |align="left"| Legia Warsaw | |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |– |AM |align="left"| Eddy Israfilov | |2015
|6 |207 |0 |2 |0
|3 |170 |0 |1 |0 |align="left"|Real Murcia (on loan)
|– |FW |align="left"| Simone Verdi | |2015
|9 |290 |0 |2 |0
|4 |315 |1 |0 |0 |align="left"| Milan (on loan) |
From youth squad
Technical staff {|cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="text-align: center; font-size: 85%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- ! style="background:#8B0000; color:white; text-align:center;"| Position ! style="background:#8B0000; color:white; text-align:center;"| Name |- |align="left"|First team head coach || align="left"|José Luis Mendilibar |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |align="left"|Assistant coach || align="left"|Iñaki Bea |- |style="text-align: left;" rowspan="2"|Fitness coach || align="left"|Toni Ruiz |- |align="left"|Alain Gandiaga |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |align="left"|Goalkeeping coach || align="left"|Josu Anuzita |- |style="text-align: left;" rowspan="2"|Physiotherapist || align="left"|Manu Sánchez |- |align="left"|Unai Ormazabal |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |align="left"|Doctor || align="left"|Ostaiska Egia |- |align="left"|Team liaison || align="left"|German Andueza
Transfers
Out Number Position Name Age Moving to Type Transfer window Source2 RB Eneko Boveda Athletic Bilbao End of contract Summer 22 CB Raúl Navas Real Sociedad Loan return Summer 24 LB Abraham Minero Real Zaragoza Loan return Summer 20 CF Manu del Moral Sevilla Loan return Summer 19 CF Federico Piovaccari Sampdoria Loan return Summer 17 CB Dídac Vilà Milan Loan return Summer – CB Rafael Páez Liverpool Loan return Summer 13 GK Txusta Real Unión End of contract Summer 4 DM Txema Añibarro Retired Summer 18 DM Derek Boateng End of contract Summer 12 DM Borja Fernández Atlético de Kolkata End of contract Summer 9 CF Ángel Real Zaragoza End of contract Summer 15 CF Dejan Lekić Atlético de Kolkata End of contract Summer – MF Sergio García Real Murcia Loan Summer – MF Aitor Ortega Barakaldo Loan Summer – FW Julen Iriarte Real Unión Loan Summer 11 MF Dani Nieto Skoda Xanthi Contract termination Summer 8 DM Jon Errasti Spezia Contract termination Summer 5 MF Gonzalo Escalante Catania Loan return Winter 10 CF Mikel Arruabarrena Huesca Loan Winter 9 FW Simone Verdi Milan Loan return Winter 6 AM Eddy Israfilov Real Murcia Loan return Winter
In NumberPositionNameAgeMoving fromTypeTransfer windowSource– MF Ander Gayoso Barakaldo Loan return Summer – AM Aitor Ortega Amorebieta Loan return Summer – CF Julen Iriarte Mallorca B Loan return Summer – LB Antonio Luna Aston Villa Transfer Summer SDEibar.com– AM Eddy Pascual Real Murcia Loan Summer SDEibar.com– MF Keko Gontán Albacete Transfer Summer SDEibar.com– MF Sergio García Leioa Transfer Summer SDEibar.com– MF Gonzalo Escalante Catania Loan Summer SDEibar.com– FW Sergi Enrich Numancia Transfer Summer SDEibar.com– FW Thaylor Lubazandio Celta Vigo B Transfer Summer SDEibar.com– CB Iván Ramis Levante Transfer Summer SDEibar.com– CB Mauro dos Santos Almería Transfer Summer SDEibar.com– GK Asier Riesgo Osasuna Transfer Summer SDEibar.com– LB David Juncà Girona Transfer Summer SDEibar.com– FW Borja Bastón Atlético Madrid Loan Summer SDEibar.com– MF Adrián González Elche Transfer Summer SDEibar.com– FW Simone Verdi Milan Loan Summer SDEibar.com– CB Aleksandar Pantić Villarreal Loan Summer SDEibar.com– AM Takashi Inui Eintracht Frankfurt Transfer Summer SDEibar.com– MF Izet Hajrović Werder Bremen Loan Summer SDEibar.com5 MF Gonzalo Escalante Catania Transfer Winter SDEibar.com– AM Jota Brentford Loan Winter SDEibar.com– CB Ion Ansotegi Real Sociedad Transfer Winter SDEibar.com– DM Josip Radošević Napoli Loan Winter SDEibar.com
Competitions
Overall
Competition Started round Current position/round Final position First match Last matchLa Liga — — 14th 24 August 2015 15 May 2016Copa del Rey Round of 32 — Round of 16 2 December 2016 13 January 2016
Record
Friendlies
Kickoff times are in CET.
RoundDateTimeOpponentH/AScoreScorerAttendanceReferee75th Anniversary 18 July 2015 19:00 Celtic H 1–4 Arruabarrena 3,061 Bikandi Garrido (Basque Country)Pre-season 23 July 2015 19:30 Logroñés A 1–0 Arruabarrena 1,500 César Soto (Castile-La Mancha)Pre-season 24 July 2015 19:00 Real Unión N 3–1 Keko Gontán , Dani Nieto 500 Ibai Rezola (Basque Country)Pre-season 30 July 2015 19:00 Mirandés N 0–0 600 Pre-season 31 July 2015 19:00 Osasuna N 0–1 1,000 Fermín Lampreabe (Navarre)Pre-season 6 August 2015 20:00 Mensajero N 1–1 (4–2p) Endika 300 Christian Gadella (Canary Islands).XLV Teide Trophy 7 August 2015 21:00 Tenerife N 1–1 (2–4p) Saúl Berjón 2,000 Daniel Trujillo (Canary Islands)Pre-season 12 August 2015 20:30 Numancia A 2–0 Borja , Sergi Enrich 2,032 De la Fuente Ramos (Castile and León)City of Valladolid Trophy 15 August 2015 20:30 Real Valladolid A 0–1 3,289 Valdés Aller (Castile and León)Friendly 3 September 2015 19:00 Sporting Gijón N 0–1 400 Ander González (Basque Country)Friendly 9 October 2015 19:30 Bordeaux N 5–0 Arruabarrena , Sergi Enrich , Saúl Berjón Keko Gontán Friendly 12 November 2015 19:00 Toulouse N 3–1 Sergi Enrich , Thaylor , Arruabarrena Saïd Ennjimi (France)
Primera División
League table
Results summary
Result round by round
Matches Kickoff times are in CET and CEST.