2009–10 Athletic Bilbao season

Athletic Bilbao 2009–10 football season

Athletic Bilbao
2009–10 season
President	Fernando García Macua
Head coach	Joaquín Caparrós
Stadium	San Mamés
La Liga	8th
Copa del Rey	Round of 32
UEFA Europa League	Round of 32
Supercopa de España	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Fernando Llorente (14 goals)^[1] All: Fernando Llorente (23 goals)
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 season was the 109th season in Athletic Bilbao's history and their 79th consecutive season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey		Europa League		Supercopa
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ESP	Gorka Iraizoz	51	0	37	0	0	0	12	0	2	0
2	FW	ESP	Gaizka Toquero	44	8	26+5	8	1+1	0	6+3	0	0+2	0
3	DF	ESP	Koikili Lertxundi	26	0	20+1	0	2	0	0+1	0	2	0
4	DF	ESP	Ustaritz Aldekoaotalora	21	1	15	1	1	0	3	0	2	0
5	DF	VEN	Fernando Amorebieta	47	0	34	0	2	0	11	0	0	0
7	MF	ESP	David López	25	0	7+10	0	1	0	1+5	0	1	0
8	MF	ESP	Iñaki Muñoz	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	ESP	Fernando Llorente	51	23	35+2	14	2	1	11	8	1	0
10	MF	ESP	Francisco Yeste	33	2	13+9	2	0	0	11	0	0	0
11	MF	ESP	Igor Gabilondo	33	3	16+10	3	0+1	0	3+1	0	2	0
12	DF	ESP	Mikel San José	30	3	24+1	1	0	0	4+1	2	0	0
13	GK	ESP	Armando	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	ESP	Markel Susaeta	46	4	23+12	4	1	0	8+1	0	1	0
15	DF	ESP	Andoni Iraola	52	2	37	2	2	0	11	0	2	0
16	MF	ESP	Pablo Orbaiz	30	1	17+3	1	2	0	4+2	0	2	0
17	FW	ESP	Joseba Etxeberria	18	2	2+5	0	1+1	0	3+4	2	1+1	0
18	MF	ESP	Carlos Gurpegui	44	1	30+4	1	1	0	5+2	0	2	0
19	DF	ESP	Iban Zubiaurre	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
20	DF	ESP	Aitor Ocio	10	0	3	0	0	0	6	0	1	0
21	FW	ESP	Ion Vélez	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
22	DF	ESP	Xabier Castillo	33	0	18+1	0	0+2	0	11	0	0+1	0
23	FW	ESP	Iñigo Díaz de Cerio	10	0	0+5	0	0+1	0	1+2	0	1	0
24	MF	ESP	Javi Martínez	46	9	34	6	1	1	10+1	2	0	0
26	MF	ESP	Ander Iturraspe	19	0	11+4	0	0	0	1+2	0	0+1	0
27	FW	ESP	Iker Muniain	35	6	4+22	4	0	0	4+5	2	0	0
28	FW	ESP	Óscar de Marcos	29	3	9+10	1	1	0	4+4	1	1	1
29	DF	ESP	Eneko Bóveda	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF	ESP	Adrien Goñi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	DF	ESP	Xabi Etxebarria	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
36	MF	ESP	Isaac Aketxe	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	ESP	Iñigo Pérez	5	0	0+3	0	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
39	DF	ESP	Jon Aurtenetxe	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	ESP	Xabier Etxeita	5	0	1+2	0	1	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
6	Getafe	38	17	7	14	58	48	+10	58	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
7	Villarreal	38	16	8	14	58	57	+1	56^[a]	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
8	Athletic Bilbao	38	15	9	14	50	53	−3	54
9	Atlético Madrid	38	13	8	17	57	61	−4	47^[b]	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[c]
10	Deportivo La Coruña	38	13	8	17	35	49	−14	47^[b]

Source: LFP and Yahoo! Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ Mallorca could not qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League due to being immersed in a creditor contest, a situation against UEFA criteria. Then, Villarreal was invited to replace this spot.
^ ^a ^b DEP 2–1 ATM; ATM 3–0 DEP
^ Since Atlético Madrid won the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League they earned a spot in the group stage of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.

Copa del Rey

Supercopa de España

Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona

16 August 2009 1st leg	Athletic Bilbao	1–2	Barcelona	San Mamés, Bilbao
22:00 CET	De Marcos 44'	Report	Xavi 58' Pedro 68'	Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez

Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao

23 August 2009 2nd leg	Barcelona	3–0 (5–1 agg.)	Athletic Bilbao	Camp Nou, Barcelona
22:00 CET	Messi 49', 67' (pen.) Bojan 72'	Report		Attendance: 61,083 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Werder Bremen	6	5	1	0	17	6	+11	16	Advance to knockout phase
2	Athletic Bilbao	6	3	1	2	10	8	+2	10	Advance to knockout phase
3	Nacional	6	1	2	3	11	12	−1	5
4	Austria Wien	6	0	2	4	4	16	−12	2

Source: Soccerway

Athletic Bilbao

Austria Wien

17 September 2009 1	Athletic Bilbao	3–0	Austria Wien	San Mamés, Bilbao
21:05	Llorente 8' (pen.), 24' Muniain 56'	Report		Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

Werder Bremen

Athletic Bilbao

1 October 2009 2	Werder Bremen	3–1	Athletic Bilbao	Weserstadion, Bremen
19:00	Hunt 18' Naldo 41' Frings 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Llorente 90+1'	Attendance: 24,305 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

Athletic Bilbao

Nacional

22 October 2009 3	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Nacional	San Mamés, Bilbao
19:00	Etxeberria 67' Llorente 86'	Report	Micael 42'	Attendance: 24,569 Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Nacional

Athletic Bilbao

5 November 2009 4	Nacional	1–1	Athletic Bilbao	Estádio da Madeira, Funchal
21:05	Edgar 64' (pen.)	Report	Etxeberria 85' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,945 Referee: William Collum (Scotland)

Austria Wien

Athletic Bilbao

3 December 2009 5	Austria Wien	0–3	Athletic Bilbao	Franz Horr Stadium, Vienna
19:00		Report	Llorente 19', 84' San José 62'	Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Athletic Bilbao

Werder Bremen

16 December 2009 6	Athletic Bilbao	0–3	Werder Bremen	San Mamés, Bilbao
21:05		Report	Pizarro 13' Naldo 20' Rosenberg 36'	Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)

Round of 32

Athletic Bilbao

Anderlecht

18 February 2010 1st leg	Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Anderlecht	San Mamés, Bilbao
21:05	San José 58'	Report	Biglia 35'	Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni (Italy)

Anderlecht

Athletic Bilbao

25 February 2010 2nd leg	Anderlecht	4–0 (5–1 agg.)	Athletic Bilbao	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels
19:00	Lukaku 4' San José 27' (o.g.) Juhász 49' Legear 68'	Report		Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)

External links

Official website (in English, Basque, and Spanish)

References

^ ^a ^b "Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Primera División 2009/2010". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
^ "Athletic Bilbao » Squad 2009/2010". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
^ "Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Copa del Rey 2009/2010". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
^ "Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Europa League Qual. 2009/2010". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
^ "Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Europa League 2009/2010". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
^ "Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Supercopa 2009". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 November 2020.

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2009–10 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 Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Super Cup
Related to national team	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5 2010 FIFA World Cup Vicente del Bosque

Club seasons
La Liga	Almería Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Barcelona Deportivo La Coruña Espanyol Getafe Málaga Mallorca Osasuna Racing Santander Real Madrid Sevilla Sporting Gijón Tenerife Valencia Valladolid Villarreal Xerez Zaragoza
Segunda División	Albacete Betis Cádiz Cartagena Castellón Celta Vigo Córdoba Elche Gimnàstic Girona Hércules Huesca Las Palmas Levante Murcia Numancia Rayo Vallecano Real Sociedad Real Unión Recreativo Salamanca Villarreal B