2007–08 Athletic Bilbao season

Athletic Bilbao

2007–08 season
President	Fernando García Macua
Head coach	Joaquín Caparrós
Stadium	San Mamés
La Liga	11th
Copa del Rey	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Fernando Llorente (11 goals) [1] All: Fernando Llorente (12 goals)
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The 2007–08 season was the 107th season in Athletic Bilbao's history and their 77th 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
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ESP	Armando	16	0	16	0	0	0
2	DF	ESP	Unai Expósito	4	0	2+1	0	1	0
3	DF	ESP	Asier del Horno	20	1	12+3	0	5	1
4	DF	ESP	Ustaritz Aldekoaotalora	23	0	14+6	0	3	0
5	DF	VEN	Fernando Amorebieta	40	1	34	0	6	1
6	DF	ESP	Iban Zubiaurre	2	0	1	0	0+1	0
7	MF	ESP	Tiko	5	0	2	0	2+1	0
8	MF	ESP	Joseba Garmendia	23	1	8+10	1	1+4	0
9	FW	ESP	Fernando Llorente	40	12	25+10	11	4+1	1
10	MF	ESP	Francisco Yeste	28	3	21+3	3	4	0
11	MF	ESP	Igor Gabilondo	31	4	21+5	4	5	0
12	DF	ESP	Koikili Lertxundi	29	1	26+2	1	1	0
13	GK	ESP	Dani Aranzubia	16	0	9+1	0	5+1	0
14	DF	ESP	Luis Prieto	5	0	1+2	0	0+2	0
15	DF	ESP	Andoni Iraola	41	2	35+1	1	5	1
16	MF	ESP	Pablo Orbaiz	25	0	20+3	0	2	0
17	FW	ESP	Joseba Etxeberria	25	4	20+5	4	0	0
18	MF	ESP	Carlos Gurpegui	5	0	5	0	0	0
19	DF	ESP	Ander Murillo	7	0	1+5	0	1	0
20	DF	ESP	Aitor Ocio	30	0	27	0	3	0
21	MF	ESP	David Cuéllar	7	0	1+6	0	0	0
22	MF	ESP	Iñaki Muñoz	19	2	3+10	0	5+1	2
23	FW	ESP	Aritz Aduriz	38	8	20+13	7	3+2	1
24	MF	ESP	Javi Martínez	36	0	33+1	0	1+1	0
25	MF	ESP	David López	35	2	20+11	2	3+1	0
26	GK	ESP	Raúl Fernández	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW	ESP	Markel Susaeta	34	6	23+6	4	4+1	2
28	GK	ESP	Gorka Iraizoz	14	0	13	0	1	0
29	DF	ESP	Javier Casas	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	DF	ESP	Gaizka Bergara	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	MF	ESP	Aitor Ramos	7	0	2+3	0	1+1	0
48	FW	ESP	Urko Arroyo	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	ESP	Néstor Susaeta	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ESP	Ion Vélez	9	0	2+7	0	0	0

Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 2007–08 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
9	Deportivo La Coruña	38	15	7	16	46	47	−1	52 [lower-alpha 1]	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
10	Valencia	38	15	6	17	48	62	−14	51	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round [lower-alpha 2]
11	Athletic Bilbao	38	13	11	14	40	43	−3	50
12	Espanyol	38	13	9	16	43	53	−10	48
13	Betis	38	12	11	15	45	51	−6	47 [lower-alpha 3]

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
Notes:

1. DEP 0–3 ALM; ALM 1–0 DEP
2. Valencia entered UEFA Cup as winners of 2007–08 Copa del Rey.
3. BET 3–2 GET; GET 1–1 BET

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2007–08 Copa del Rey

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Racing de Santander	5–3	Athletic Bilbao	2–0	3–3

External links

• Official website (in English, Basque, and Spanish)

References

1. "Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Primera División 2007/2008". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
2. "Athletic Bilbao » Squad 2007/2008". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
3. "Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Copa del Rey 2007/2008". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 November 2020.