2006–07 Athletic Bilbao season

Athletic Bilbao 2006–07 football season

Athletic Bilbao
2006–07 season
President	Ana Urkijo
Head coach	Félix Sarriugarte (until 27 November) Mané (from 28 November)
Stadium	San Mamés
La Liga	17th
Copa del Rey	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Aritz Aduriz (9 goals)^[1] All: Aritz Aduriz (9 goals)
← 2005–06 2007–08 →

The 2006–07 season was the 106th season in Athletic Bilbao's history and their 76th consecutive season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

^[1]^[2]^[3]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ESP	Iñaki Lafuente	13	0	10+1	0	2	0
2	DF	ESP	Unai Expósito	32	0	29+2	0	1	0
3	DF	ESP	Javier Casas	21	0	18+1	0	2	0
4	DF	ESP	Ustaritz Aldekoaotalora	16	0	11+4	0	1	0
5	DF	VEN	Fernando Amorebieta	28	0	21+6	0	1	0
6	DF	ESP	Josu Sarriegi	38	0	36	0	2	0
7	MF	ESP	Tiko	5	0	1+4	0	0	0
8	MF	ESP	Joseba Garmendia	16	1	6+10	1	0	0
9	FW	ESP	Fernando Llorente	24	2	2+21	2	1	0
10	MF	ESP	Francisco Yeste	40	6	31+7	5	1+1	1
11	MF	ESP	Igor Gabilondo	34	4	27+6	3	1	1
12	DF	ESP	Iban Zubiaurre	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
13	GK	ESP	Dani Aranzubia	28	0	28	0	0	0
14	DF	ESP	Luis Prieto	19	2	18+1	2	0	0
15	DF	ESP	Andoni Iraola	37	5	35	5	1+1	0
16	MF	ESP	Javi González	10	0	7+3	0	0	0
16	MF	ESP	Pablo Orbaiz	11	0	10	0	1	0
17	FW	ESP	Joseba Etxeberria	30	3	17+11	3	2	0
18	MF	ESP	Carlos Gurpegui	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	ESP	Ander Murillo	36	1	31+3	1	2	0
20	FW	ESP	Ismael Urzaiz	32	8	19+11	8	0+2	0
21	FW	ESP	Mikel Dañobeitia	6	0	1+3	0	1+1	0
22	MF	MEX	Javier Iturriaga	6	0	1+3	0	2	0
23	FW	ESP	Aritz Aduriz	35	9	27+7	9	1	0
24	MF	ESP	Javi Martínez	36	3	32+3	3	0+1	0
25	GK	ESP	Unai Alba	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	DF	ESP	Gaizka Bergara	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
48	FW	ESP	Urko Arroyo	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	ESP	Aitor Alcalde	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ESP	Beñat	1	0	0+1	0	0	0

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
15	Levante	38	10	12	16	37	53	−16	42
16	Real Betis	38	8	16	14	36	49	−13	40^[a]
17	Athletic Bilbao	38	10	10	18	44	62	−18	40^[a]
18	Celta de Vigo (R)	38	10	9	19	40	59	−19	39	Relegation to the Segunda División
19	Real Sociedad (R)	38	8	11	19	32	47	−15	35	Relegation to the Segunda División

Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b BET 3–0 ATH; ATH 1–2 BET

Copa del Rey

External links

Official website (in English, Basque, and Spanish)

References

^ ^a ^b "Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Primera División 2006/2007". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
^ "Athletic Bilbao » Squad 2006/2007". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Copa del Rey 2006/2007". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 November 2020.

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2006–07 in Spanish football

Domestic leagues	La Liga Segunda División 2ª División B (Play-Off 2ªB) 3ª División (Play-Off 3ª)
Domestic cups	Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Copa Federación de España
European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup Super Cup
Related to national team	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Luis Aragonés

Club seasons
La Liga	Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Barcelona Betis Celta Vigo Deportivo La Coruña Espanyol Getafe Levante Mallorca Gimnàstic Osasuna Racing de Santander Real Madrid Real Sociedad Recreativo Sevilla Valencia Villarreal Zaragoza
Segunda División	Alavés Albacete Almería Cádiz Castellón Ciudad de Murcia Elche Hércules Las Palmas Lorca Deportiva Málaga Murcia Numancia Poli Ejido Ponferradina Real Madrid B Salamanca Sporting Gijón Tenerife Valladolid Vecindario Xerez