List of Athletic Bilbao seasons

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This is a list of seasons played by Athletic Bilbao in Spanish and European football, from 1898 to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.

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Athletic Club's finishing positions since 1929. They are one of three clubs that have been present in every top flight season Athletic Bilbao League Performance.svg
Athletic Club's finishing positions since 1929. They are one of three clubs that have been present in every top flight season

The club has won the League eight times, the Spanish Cup 24 times (including one disputed victory competing as Vizcaya ), the Spanish Super Cup three times (once by default after completing a double), and the Copa Eva Duarte once.

Key

Seasons

Season League Cup [1] Europe Other Comp.Top scorer(s) [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2]
DivisionPosPldWDLGFGAPtsPlayer(s)Goals
1898–99No national league availableNo official matches0
1899–1900No official matches0
1900–01No official matches0
1901–02 W [lower-alpha 3] William Dyer [2]
Walter Evans [3] 		5
1902–03 W Juan Astorquia [4]
De la Sota [5] 		2
1903–04 W No official matches [lower-alpha 4] 0
1904–05 RU No scorers0
1905–06 RU 3 players1
1906–07 RU [lower-alpha 5] Charles Simmons [6] 4
1907–08 DNE No official matches0
1908–09 QF Luis Saura [7]
Mortimer [8] 		1
1909–10 W Remigio Iza [9] 2
1910–11 W Martyn Veitch [10] 3
1911–12 DNE No official matches0
1912–13 RU Pichichi [11] 3
1913–14 W Regional Championship W Pichichi 13
1914–15 W Regional ChampionshipW Pichichi 22
1915–16 W Regional ChampionshipW Pichichi 13
1916–17 DNE Regional Championship Pichichi
Zubizarreta [12] 		6
1917–18 DNE Regional Championship Pichichi 11
1918–19 DNE Regional Championship Laca
Pichichi 		5
1919–20 RU Regional ChampionshipW José Laca [13] 6
1920–21 W Regional ChampionshipW Domingo Acedo [14] 7
1921–22 DNE Regional Championship Carmelo [15] 8
1922–23 W Regional ChampionshipW Travieso [16] 14
1923–24 SF Regional ChampionshipW José Laca 12
1924–25 DNE Regional ChampionshipSandalio Areta [17] 9
1925–26 GS Regional ChampionshipW Manuel Suárez [18] 19
1926–27 GS Regional Championship Lafuente
Manuel Suárez [19] 		5
1927–28 GS Regional ChampionshipWJosé Ayarza [20] 14
1928–29 La Liga 3rd18846433320 SF Regional ChampionshipW Víctor Unamuno [21] 28
1929–30 La Liga1st181260632830 W Regional Championship Guillermo Gorostiza [22] [lower-alpha 6] 32 [lower-alpha 7]
1930–31 La Liga1st181107733322 W Regional ChampionshipW Bata [23] 38 [lower-alpha 8]
1931–32 La Liga2nd181134472325 W Regional ChampionshipW Guillermo Gorostiza [lower-alpha 9] 25 [lower-alpha 10]
1932–33 La Liga2nd181305633026 W Regional ChampionshipW Bata 37
1933–34 La Liga1st181125612724 QF Regional ChampionshipW Bata 34
1934–35 La Liga4th221138603725 R16 Basque CupW Bata 28
1935–36 La Liga1st221435593331 QF Basque Cup Bata 30
1936–37 Spanish Civil War
1937–38
1938–39 R1 [lower-alpha 11] [24] Regional Championship W [lower-alpha 12] [24] Guillermo Gorostiza 8
1939–40 La Liga3rd221147574426 R2 Regional ChampionshipW Víctor Unamuno [lower-alpha 13] 29 [lower-alpha 14]
1940–41 La Liga2nd221354492431 R16 Víctor Unamuno 11
1941–42 La Liga7th261079554127 RU Telmo Zarra [25] 28
1942–43 La Liga1st261646733836 W Telmo Zarra 24
1943–44 La Liga10th2610511475125 W Telmo Zarra 21
1944–45 La Liga6th2614210544130 W Telmo Zarra 34 [lower-alpha 7]
1945–46 La Liga3rd261557633833 R16 Copa de Oro Argentina RU Telmo Zarra 24 [lower-alpha 15]
1946–47 La Liga2nd261547723834 SF Telmo Zarra 37 [lower-alpha 16]
1947–48 La Liga6th2612410564428 R16 José Luis Panizo [26] 17
1948–49 La Liga6th2611213616324 RU Telmo Zarra 31
1949–50 La Liga6th261259726629 W Telmo Zarra 36 [lower-alpha 17]
1950–51 La Liga7th3015312885633 SF Copa Eva Duarte W Telmo Zarra 49 [lower-alpha 18]
1951–52 La Liga2nd301767784640 R16 Venancio [27] 18
1952–53 La Liga6th3014412835232 RU Telmo Zarra 29 [lower-alpha 15]
1953–54 La Liga6th3012810544432 QF Eneko Arieta [28] 17
1954–55 La Liga3rd301596783939 W Eneko Arieta 23
1955–56 La Liga1st302244793148 W Latin Cup RU José Luis Artetxe [29] 20
1956–57 La Liga4th301659594537 R16 European Cup QF Félix Markaida [30] 14
1957–58 La Liga6th3014412564832 W José Luis Artetxe 17
1958–59 La Liga3rd3017211723336 R16 Ignacio Uribe [31] 16
1959–60 La Liga3rd3019110744539 SF Félix Markaida 21
1960–61 La Liga7th3012612424130 QF Eneko Arieta 14
1961–62 La Liga5th3012810523832 QF Eneko Arieta 15
1962–63 La Liga10th3010812414028 R16 José Argoitia [32] 9
1963–64 La Liga8th3012513434029 R2 Eneko Arieta 8
1964–65 La Liga7th3013611364132 SF Fairs Cup QF Antón Arieta [33] 15
1965–66 La Liga5th3014610433234 RU Javier Ormaza [34] 16
1966–67 La Liga7th3011910433631 RU Fairs Cup R1 Small World Club Cup W José Argoitia 16
1967–68 La Liga7th3011109512832 QF Fairs Cup QF Fidel Uriarte [35] 26 [lower-alpha 19]
1968–69 La Liga11th3010812424628 W Fairs Cup QF Fidel Uriarte 9
1969–70 La Liga2nd301776442041 SF Cup Winners' Cup R1 Félix Zubiaga [36] 12
1970–71 La Liga5th301479403135 R16 Fairs Cup R1 Fidel Uriarte 12
1971–72 La Liga9th3415415393234 SF UEFA Cup R2 Fidel Uriarte 17
1972–73 La Liga9th3412913413833 W Txetxu Rojo [37] 9
1973–74 La Liga5th3415712353137 R32 Cup Winners' Cup R2 José Lasa [38] 7
1974–75 La Liga10th3413714404233 SF Carlos Ruiz [39] 21 [lower-alpha 7]
1975–76 La Liga5th3414119433839 R32 Dani [40] 14
1976–77 La Liga3rd3415811554538 RU UEFA Cup RU Dani 29
1977–78 La Liga3rd3416810623640 R16 UEFA Cup R3 Dani 25
1978–79 La Liga9th34121012564634 R16 UEFA Cup R1 Dani 15
1979–80 La Liga7th3415514524435 R16 Dani 30
1980–81 La Liga9th3414713645335 SF Carlos Ruiz 21
1981–82 La Liga4th3418412634140 QF Dani 18
1982–83 La Liga1st342266713650 QF UEFA Cup R1 Dani 23
1983–84 La Liga1st342095533049 W European Cup R2 Supercopa de España RU Manu Sarabia [41] 11
1984–85 La Liga3rd3413156392641 RU European Cup R1 Supercopa de EspañaW [lower-alpha 20] Dani 10
1985–86 La Liga3rd341798443143 SF UEFA Cup R3 Manu Sarabia 8
1986–87 La Liga13th3411914394031 SF UEFA Cup R2 Manu Sarabia 12
1987–88 La Liga4th3817129504346 R16 Pedro Uralde [42] 17
1988–89 La Liga7th38151211453542 R16 UEFA Cup R2 Pedro Uralde 17
1989–90 La Liga12th38111512373937 R16 Ander Garitano [43] 7
1990–91 La Liga12th3815617415036 R5 Ernesto Valverde [44] 16
1991–92 La Liga14th3813718385833 QF Cuco Ziganda [45] 12
1992–93 La Liga8th3817615534940 R3 Cuco Ziganda 16
1993–94 La Liga5th38161111614743 R4 Cuco Ziganda 20
1994–95 La Liga8th38161012394242 QF UEFA Cup R3 Julen Guerrero [46] 16
1995–96 La Liga15th42111516445548 R16 Joseba Etxeberria [47] 10
1996–97 La Liga6th42161610725764 R4 Cuco Ziganda 17
1997–98 La Liga2nd3817147524265 QF UEFA Cup R2 Joseba Etxeberria 13
1998–99 La Liga8th3817912534760 R16 Champions League GS Ismael Urzaiz [48] 17
1999–2000 La Liga11th38121412475750 R2 Joseba Etxeberria 11
2000–01 La Liga12th38111017446043 R16 Ismael Urzaiz 13
2001–02 La Liga9th38141113546653 SF Ismael Urzaiz 18
2002–03 La Liga7th38151013636155 R32 Ismael Urzaiz 15
2003–04 La Liga5th38151112535356 R64 Fran Yeste [49] 11
2004–05 La Liga9th3814915595451 SF UEFA Cup R32 Ismael Urzaiz 12
2005–06 La Liga12th38111215404645 R16 Intertoto Cup R2 Aritz Aduriz [50] 6
2006–07 La Liga17th38101018446240 R32 Ismael Urzaiz 8
2007–08 La Liga11th38131114404350 QF Fernando Llorente [51] 12 [lower-alpha 21]
2008–09 La Liga13th3812818476244 RU Fernando Llorente 18 [lower-alpha 22]
2009–10 La Liga8th3815914505354 R32 Europa League R32 Supercopa de España RU Fernando Llorente 23 [lower-alpha 22]
2010–11 La Liga6th3818416595558 R16 Fernando Llorente 19 [lower-alpha 23]
2011–12 La Liga10th38121312495249 RU Europa League RU Fernando Llorente 29 [lower-alpha 24]
2012–13 La Liga12th3812917446545 R32 Europa League GS Aritz Aduriz 18 [lower-alpha 22]
2013–14 La Liga4th3820108663970 QF Aritz Aduriz 18 [lower-alpha 25]
2014–15 La Liga7th38151013424155 RU Champions League GS Europa League R32 Aritz Aduriz 26 [lower-alpha 23]
2015–16 La Liga5th3818812584562 QF Europa League QF Supercopa de España W Aritz Aduriz 36 [lower-alpha 14]
2016–17 La Liga7th3819613534363 R16 Europa League R32 Aritz Aduriz 24 [lower-alpha 25]
2017–18 La Liga16th38101315414943 R32 Europa League R16 Aritz Aduriz 20 [lower-alpha 26]
2018–19 La Liga8th38131411414553 R16 Iñaki Williams 14 [lower-alpha 27]
2019–20 La Liga11th38131213413851 RU Raúl Garcia 15
2020–21 La Liga10th38111314464246 RU Supercopa de España W Raúl Garcia 10 [lower-alpha 28]
2021–22 La Liga8th38141311433655 SF Supercopa de España RU Iñaki Williams 8
2022–23 La Liga8th3814915474351 SF Iñaki Williams 11 [lower-alpha 29]
2023–24 La Liga5th3819118613768 W Gorka Guruzeta 16 [lower-alpha 30]
WinnersRunners-upThird placeEuropean Cup/Champions League qualificationUEFA Cup/Europa League qualification Pichichi Trophy Zarra Trophy
  1. ↑ Goals scored in all competitions
  2. ↑ Statistics for the Regional Championships are incomplete; top scorers based on information available
  3. ↑ Competing as part of Bizcaya
  4. ↑ Awarded the cup without playing a single match
  5. ↑ Competing as part of Club Bizcaya
  6. ↑ The overall top scorer was Víctor Unamuno on 33 (but only 15 in the Liga); Gorostiza is listed due to his Pichichi Trophy achievement
  7. 1 2 3 19 goals in the Liga
  8. ↑ 27 goals in the Liga
  9. ↑ The overall top scorer was Bata on 29; he also scored 12 in the Liga but from 18 games; Gorostiza is listed due to his Pichichi Trophy achievement
  10. ↑ 12 goals in the Liga, from 15 games
  11. ↑ Club competed under the Bilbao Athletic name
  12. ↑ Club competed under the Bilbao Athletic name
  13. ↑ Guillermo Gorostiza also scored 29 but only 16 in the Liga; Unamuno is listed due to his Pichichi Trophy achievement
  14. 1 2 20 goals in the Liga
  15. 1 2 24 goals in the Liga
  16. ↑ 34 goals in the Liga
  17. ↑ 25 goals in the Liga
  18. ↑ 38 goals in the Liga
  19. ↑ 22 goals in the Liga
  20. ↑ Awarded trophy due to winning the League and Cup double
  21. ↑ 11 goals in the Liga
  22. 1 2 3 14 goals in the Liga
  23. 1 2 18 goals in the Liga
  24. ↑ 17 goals in the Liga
  25. 1 2 16 goals in the Liga
  26. ↑ 9 goals in the Liga
  27. ↑ 12 goals in the Liga
  28. ↑ 5 goals in the Liga
  29. ↑ 10 goals in the Liga
  30. ↑ 14 goals in the Liga

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