The 2025–26 season was the 127th season in the history of Athletic Bilbao, and the club's 95th consecutive season in La Liga.Squad of Athletic Club 2025-26 First Division, BDFutbol In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the Copa del Rey, the Supercopa de España, and the UEFA Champions League, qualifying for the two latter competitions after finishing fourth in the previous league campaign, and taking part in the primary continental tournament for the first time since the 2014–15 season.
Players
Transfers In PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource AlbaceteLoan return Racing SantanderLoan return ZaragozaLoan return MirandésLoan returnHugo Rincón y un futuro condicionado por Jesús Areso [Hugo Rincón and a future dependent upon Jesús Areso], One Football, 13 July 2025 (in Spanish) MirandésLoan return MirandésLoan return Pumas UNAMLoan return Sporting de GijónLoan return MallorcaFree Osasuna€12,000,000 Al-Nassr€10,000,000Aymeric Laporte's transfer to Athletic Club was delayed due to Al-Nassr having better offers from other clubs - reports, Tribuna.com, 12 September 2025
Out
PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource Celta de VigoEnd of loanRetiredN/A CastellónLoan ValenciaLoan EibarReleased MirandésLoan Al GharafaLoan GironaLoan AndorraLoan Racing de SantanderLoan EibarReleased Levante UDLoan
Friendlies
Competitions La Liga
League table
Matches The league schedule was released on 13 July 2025.
Copa del Rey
Supercopa de España
UEFA Champions League
League phase
The draw for the league phase was held on 28 August 2025.
Matches
Statistics Appearances and goals
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
References