2022–23 Athletic Bilbao season

Athletic Bilbao
2022–23 season
President	Jon Uriarte
Head coach	Ernesto Valverde
Stadium	San Mamés
La Liga	8th
Copa del Rey	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Oihan Sancet; Iñaki Williams; (10 each); All: ; Iñaki Williams (11)
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season was the 124th season in the history of Athletic Bilbao and their 92nd consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in La Liga and the Copa del Rey.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 31 January 2023^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ESP	Unai Simón
2	FW	ESP	Jon Morcillo
3	DF	ESP	Daniel Vivian
4	DF	ESP	Iñigo Martínez
5	DF	ESP	Yeray Álvarez
6	MF	ESP	Mikel Vesga
7	FW	ESP	Álex Berenguer
8	MF	ESP	Oihan Sancet
9	FW	GHA	Iñaki Williams
10	FW	ESP	Iker Muniain (captain)
11	FW	ESP	Nico Williams
12	FW	ESP	Gorka Guruzeta
13	GK	ESP	Julen Agirrezabala
14	MF	ESP	Dani García


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	ESP	Iñigo Lekue
16	MF	ESP	Unai Vencedor
17	DF	ESP	Yuri Berchiche
18	DF	ESP	Óscar de Marcos (vice-captain)
19	MF	ESP	Oier Zarraga
21	DF	ESP	Ander Capa
22	FW	ESP	Raúl García (3rd captain)
23	MF	ESP	Ander Herrera (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
24	DF	ESP	Mikel Balenziaga
27	GK	ESP	Álex Padilla
28	FW	ESP	Luis Bilbao
29	FW	ESP	Adu Ares
31	DF	ESP	Aitor Paredes
35	GK	ESP	Ander Iru

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date	Player	From	Type	Fee	Ref.
3 July 2022	Gorka Guruzeta	Amorebieta	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[2]
27 August 2022	Ander Herrera	Paris Saint-Germain	Loan		^[3]

Out[edit]

Date	Player	To	Type	Fee	Ref.
4 July 2022	Jokin Ezkieta	Released			^[4]
7 July 2022	Juan Artola	Burgos	Loan		^[5]
7 July 2022	Iñigo Córdoba	Released			^[6]
13 July 2022	Youssouf Diarra	Córdoba	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[7]
13 July 2022	Iñigo Vicente	Released			^[8]
14 July 2022	Imanol	Eibar	Loan		^[9]
14 July 2022	Beñat Prados	Mirandés	Loan		^[10]
16 July 2022	Unai Núñez	Celta Vigo	Loan		^[11]
10 August 2022	Álex Petxarroman	Andorra	Loan		^[12]
11 August 2022	Nico Serrano	Mirandés	Loan		^[13]
26 August 2022	Peru Nolaskoain	Eibar	Loan		^[14]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

17 July 2022 Cup der Traditionen	Athletic Bilbao	0–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Duisburg, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: MSV-Arena Referee: Lars Aarts (Germany)
Note: Match was one period of 45 minutes.

17 July 2022 Cup der Traditionen	MSV Duisburg	1–1	Athletic Bilbao	Duisburg, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ajani 35' Frey 38'	Report	Serrano 20'	Stadium: MSV-Arena Referee: Lars Aarts (Germany)
Note: Match was one period of 45 minutes.

21 July 2022 Friendly	VfL Bochum	1–4	Athletic Bilbao	Gütersloh, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Zoller 58'	Report	Vesga 38' R. García 65' Villalibre 82', 88' I. Williams 84'	Stadium: Heidewaldstadion Referee: Florian Exner (Germany)

23 July 2022 Friendly	Mainz 05	1–1	Athletic Bilbao	Mainz, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fernandes 120+1'	Report	N. Williams 40'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 5,300 Referee: Patrick Alt (Germany)
Note: Match was played in two 60-minute halves.

30 July 2022 Friendly	Newcastle United	2–1	Athletic Bilbao	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Wilson 4' Saint-Maximin 54'	Report	R. García 64'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 46,856 Referee: Jarred Gillett (England)

31 July 2022 Friendly	Mirandés	0–3	Athletic Bilbao	Miranda de Ebro
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Caropitche 72'	Report	Nolaskoain 38', 65' Villalibre 60', 84'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Anduva

5 August 2022 EH Txapela	Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Real Sociedad	Barakaldo
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Vesga 22'	Report	Rico 52' 71'	Stadium: Estadio Lasesarre Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

6 August 2022 Friendly	Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Alavés	Lezama
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Villalibre 24'	Report	Sylla 84'	Stadium: Lezama Facilities Attendance: 0 Referee: Gorka Etayo Herrera

6 December 2022 Friendly	Athletic Bilbao	2–0	Real Valladolid	Miranda de Ebro
12:00 CET (UTC+1)	Guruzeta 27' Sancet 51'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Anduva Referee: Gorka Mazo Maruri

11 December 2022 Trofeo Árbol de Gernika First leg	Athletic Bilbao	2–0	Guadalajara	Bilbao
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Berenguer 29' Sancet 59'	Report		Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 17,524 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

15 December 2022 Friendly	Burgos	0–3	Athletic Bilbao	Burgos
19:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Guruzeta 3', 50' R. García 58'	Stadium: El Plantío Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

18 December 2022 Friendly	Udinese	0–1	Athletic Bilbao	Udine
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	I. Williams 86'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	15 August 2022	4 June 2023	Matchday 1	8th	38	14	9	15	47	43	+4	036.84
Copa del Rey	13 November 2022	4 April 2023	First round	Semi-finals	7	5	1	1	14	4	+10	071.43
Total					45	19	10	16	61	47	+14	042.22

Source: Soccerway

La Liga[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Real Betis	38	17	9	12	46	41	+5	60	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
7	Osasuna	38	15	8	15	37	42	−5	53	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round^[a]
8	Athletic Bilbao	38	14	9	15	47	43	+4	51
9	Mallorca	38	14	8	16	37	43	−6	50
10	Girona	38	13	10	15	58	55	+3	49^[b]

Source: LaLiga Santander
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)^[17]
Notes:

^ Osasuna were initially disqualified from the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League due to historic match-fixing.^[15] However, the club became later eligible to participate after an evidence of innocence had been provided.^[16]
^ Head-to-head points: Girona 8, Rayo Vallecano 6, Sevilla 1.

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	14	9	15	47	43	+4	51	8	3	8	22	15	+7	6	6	7	25	28	−3

Source: La Liga

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	L	D	L	W	L	W	D	D	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	D
Position	10	7	4	6	6	4	3	3	6	6	6	6	7	4	5	7	8	8	9	8	7	7	9	9	9	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	7	8	8	8

Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 23 June 2022.^[18]^[19]

15 August 2022 1	Athletic Bilbao	0–0	Mallorca	Bilbao
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Copete 22' Battaglia 31' Rodríguez 35' Sánchez 66' Lee 71' Grenier 76'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 39,747 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

21 August 2022 2	Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Valencia	Bilbao
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Berenguer 42' Vivian 12' Muniain 68' Simón 79' Berchiche 86' Yeray 89'	Report	Musah 23' Diakhaby 73'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 43,333 Referee: César Soto Grado

29 August 2022 3	Cádiz	0–4	Athletic Bilbao	Cádiz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Espino 16' Alejo 60'	Report	I. Williams 24', 36' Lekue 39' Guruzeta 56', 90+3' Berenguer 78'	Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla Attendance: 17,029 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

4 September 2022 4	Athletic Bilbao	0–1	Espanyol	Bilbao
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Sancet 54' De Marcos 90' Vencedor 90+3'	Report	Cabrera 45+3' Braithwaite 83' D. Gómez 90+1'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 41,574 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

11 September 2022 5	Elche	1–4	Athletic Bilbao	Elche
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Mascarell 30' Roco 44' Ponce 59' Bigas 69'	Report	N. Fernández 9' (o.g.) Sancet 14' (pen.) N. Williams 22' Berenguer 44'	Stadium: Martínez Valero Attendance: 24,176 Referee: Mario Melero López

17 September 2022 6	Athletic Bilbao	3–2	Rayo Vallecano	Bilbao
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	I. Williams 14' Sancet 28' N. Williams 33' D. García 45'	Report	Trejo 5' Valentín 21' Ciss 67' Falcao 80'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 43,484 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

30 September 2022 7	Athletic Bilbao	4–0	Almería	Bilbao
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	I. Williams 10' Sancet 17' Yeray 37' N. Williams 62' Vesga 84' (pen.)	Report	Robertone 40' Kaiky 57' Puigmal 82'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,110 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

8 October 2022 8	Sevilla	1–1	Athletic Bilbao	Seville
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Torres 4' Isco 38' Telles 39' Carmona 58' Acuña 72'	Report	Vesga 73' Herrera 90+4'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 36,502 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

15 October 2022 9	Athletic Bilbao	0–1	Atlético Madrid	Bilbao
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Giménez 36' Griezmann 47' Morata 57' Oblak 68' Saúl 85' Witsel 90+2' Grbić 90+5'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 48,391 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

18 October 2022 10	Getafe	2–2	Athletic Bilbao	Getafe
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Iglesias 14' Suárez 19' Duarte 25' Aleñá 27', 31' Mata 45+1' Munir 76' Algobia 90+1'	Report	I. Williams 2' Sancet 18' R. García 62' Herrera 64' Zarraga 80' Martínez 90+2'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 11,395 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

23 October 2022 11	Barcelona	4–0	Athletic Bilbao	Barcelona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dembélé 12' Roberto 18' Lewandowski 22' Busquets 71' Torres 73' García 78'	Report	De Marcos 16' Vesga 89'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 84,817 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

30 October 2022 12	Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Villarreal	Bilbao
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	R. García 45' I. Williams 59' Vesga 89'	Report	Moreno 50'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 46,081 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

4 November 2022 13	Girona	2–1	Athletic Bilbao	Girona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Romeu 52' López 67' Martín 75'	Report	Berchiche 35' Guruzeta 78'	Stadium: Estadi Montilivi Attendance: 11,420 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

8 November 2022 14	Athletic Bilbao	3–0	Valladolid	Bilbao
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Guruzeta 18', 51', 45+1' Herrera 49' Vivian 78' Vencedor 84'	Report	Monchu 42'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,072 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

29 December 2022 15	Real Betis	0–0	Athletic Bilbao	Seville
19:15 CET (UTC+1)	Joaquín 86' Luiz Felipe 90+6'	Report	Vesga 54' Zarraga 82' Berchiche 86' Vivian 90+3'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 53,565 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

9 January 2023 16	Athletic Bilbao	0–0	Osasuna	Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Budimir 65'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 39,216 Referee: Mario Melero López

14 January 2023 17	Real Sociedad	3–1	Athletic Bilbao	San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sørloth 25', 48' Kubo 37', 38' Zubeldia 52' Oyarzabal 62' (pen.) Le Normand 83' Zubimendi 90+3'	Report	Sancet 40' D. García 43' Yeray 60' Vivian 60'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 38,229 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

22 January 2023 18	Athletic Bilbao	0–2	Real Madrid	Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Berchiche 50' Vivian 58' Herrera 88'	Report	Benzema 24' Camavinga 62' Vinícius 79' Kroos 90'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 49,402 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

29 January 2023 19	Celta Vigo	1–0	Athletic Bilbao	Vigo
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Tapia 36' Aspas 71' Núñez 81'	Report	Yeray 61' Zarraga 87'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 14,696 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

3 February 2023 20	Athletic Bilbao	4–1	Cádiz	Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sancet 10', 35', 75' Berchiche 30' 57' Yeray 44'	Report	Escalante 25' Hernández 84'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 43,044 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

11 February 2023 21	Valencia	1–2	Athletic Bilbao	Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Castillejo 17', 61' Duro 21'	Report	N. Williams 30', 41' De Marcos 57' Sancet 72'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 36,688 Referee: César Soto Grado

19 February 2023 22	Atlético Madrid	1–0	Athletic Bilbao	Madrid
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Giménez 36' De Paul 45' Griezmann 73'	Report	D. García 33' Yeray 55' Vivian 66'	Stadium: Cívitas Metropolitano Attendance: 61,617 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

26 February 2023 23	Athletic Bilbao	2–3	Girona	Bilbao
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	De Marcos 14' Berchiche 35' Yeray 45' R. García 77', 89' Muniain 85' Paredes 90+5'	Report	A. García 4' Castellanos 16' De Marcos 19' (o.g.) Bueno 28' Arnau 36' Vesga 45+1' (o.g.) Romeu 72' Gazzaniga 90+4'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,816 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

5 March 2023 24	Rayo Vallecano	0–0	Athletic Bilbao	Madrid
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Mumin 21'	Report	Sancet 90+3'	Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 12,979 Referee: Mario Melero López

12 March 2023 25	Athletic Bilbao	0–1	Barcelona	Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	I. Williams 30' Zarraga 86'	Report	Raphinha 45+1' Roberto 76'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 49,741 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

17 March 2023 26	Valladolid	1–3	Athletic Bilbao	Valladolid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	J. Sánchez 6' Larin 74', 88'	Report	Berchiche 23' Martínez 30' Guruzeta 57' Vesga 78', 90'	Stadium: José Zorilla Attendance: 21,707 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

1 April 2023 27	Athletic Bilbao	0–0	Getafe	Bilbao
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 43,782 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

8 April 2023 28	Espanyol	1–2	Athletic Bilbao	Cornellà de Llobregat
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Braithwaite 21' Gragera 53' Gil 59' Calero 78' Darder 90' Vidal 90+1' 90+1'	Report	De Marcos 21' I. Williams 22' D. García 30' Sancet 44' N. Williams 75' Simón 90+4'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 24,903 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

15 April 2023 29	Athletic Bilbao	2–0	Real Sociedad	Bilbao
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	I. Williams 33', 70' Capa 39' Guruzeta 45+3' D. García 47' Yeray 80' Vivian 83'	Report	Zubeldia 51' Le Normand 65'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 49,287 Referee: César Soto Grado

22 April 2023 30	Almería	1–2	Athletic Bilbao	Almería
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Ely 68' Centelles 90+2' Pozo 90+4'	Report	N. Williams 9' Sancet 21' De Marcos 56' Zarraga 65' Berenguer 90' Vesga 90+4'	Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 13,271 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

27 April 2023 31	Athletic Bilbao	0–1	Sevilla	Bilbao
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sancet 82' Yeray 90' R. García 90+2'	Report	Lamela 38' Acuña 38' Ocampos 81', 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,716 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

1 May 2023 32	Mallorca	1–1	Athletic Bilbao	Palma
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Raíllo 13' Muriqi 17' Maffeo 29' Lee 58' Ruiz de Galarreta 90+4'	Report	Berchiche 40' N. Williams 63' I. Williams 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium Attendance: 16,807 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

4 May 2023 33	Athletic Bilbao	0–1	Real Betis	Bilbao
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	De Marcos 49' Vivian 90+5'	Report	Willian José 6' Pérez 43' Pezzella 56' Guardado 82'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 43,116 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

13 May 2023 34	Villarreal	5–1	Athletic Bilbao	Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Capoue 1' Baena 56', 90' Jackson 37', 50' Parejo 45' Pedraza 58' Paredes 61' (o.g.)	Report	Sancet 45+3' (pen.) Herrera 54' Paredes 54' I. Williams 68'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

20 May 2023 35	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Celta Vigo	Bilbao
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	I. Williams 5' Paredes 34' N. Williams 39' Berenguer 54' D. García 82' R. García 90'	Report	Larsen 50' De la Torre 65'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,759 Referee: Mario Melero López

25 May 2023 36	Osasuna	2–0	Athletic Bilbao	Pamplona
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Torró 31', 77' Budimir 50', 66' Ibáñez 84'	Report	De Marcos 15' Berenguer 74' Vivian 76'	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 19,830 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

28 May 2023 37	Athletic Bilbao	0–1	Elche	Bilbao
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vivian 17'	Report	Clerc 60' Boyé 90+2'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 37,807 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

4 June 2023 38	Real Madrid	1–1	Athletic Bilbao	Madrid
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ceballos 55' Benzema 72' (pen.) Carvajal 85'	Report	Vesga 10' Sancet 49', 57' Berchiche 71'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 60,781 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

Copa del Rey[edit]

13 November 2022 First round	Alzira	0–2	Athletic Bilbao	Alzira
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	López 88'	Report	Berenguer 16' N. Williams 42' Lekue 74'	Stadium: Luis Suñer Picó Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

20 December 2022 Second round	Sestao River	0–1	Athletic Bilbao	Sestao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Huete 31' Uriarte 64' Urzelai 90+1'	Report	R. García 32'	Stadium: Las Llanas Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

5 January 2023 Round of 32	Eldense	1–6	Athletic Bilbao	Elda
21:00 CET	Pajarero 40' Carnicer 52' Soberón 67'	Report	N. Williams 35' Berenguer 41', 65' Zarraga 59' Correia 74' (o.g.) Muniain 90'	Stadium: Nuevo Pepico Amat Attendance: 5,700 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

18 January 2023 Round of 16	Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Espanyol	Bilbao
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	De Marcos 27' Yeray 45'	Report	Puado 36' Sánchez 44' S. Gómez 45+3' Vinícius 90+3'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 37,564 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

26 January 2023 Quarter-finals	Valencia	1–3	Athletic Bilbao	Valencia
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Diakhaby 28' De Marcos 43' (o.g.) Musah 45+2' Cömert 74' Moriba 90+7'	Report	Vivian 32' Muniain 35' N. Williams 45' Vesga 74' (pen.) Agirrezabala 78' Sancet 88'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 45,040 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

1 March 2023 Semi-finals First leg	Osasuna	1–0	Athletic Bilbao	Pamplona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ezzalzouli 47' Budimir 52' Gómez 54' Brašanac 90+1'	Report	Berenguer 40' Vesga 43' Martínez 64'	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 23,026 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

4 April 2023 Semi-finals Second leg	Athletic Bilbao	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–2 agg.)	Osasuna	Bilbao
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vesga 21' I. Williams 33' Sancet 94'	Report	Torró 43' Barja 75' Ibáñez 116'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 51,544 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

Last updated on 4 June 2023.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ESP	Unai Simón	31	0	31	0	0	0
13	GK	ESP	Julen Agirrezabala	14	0	7	0	7	0
35	GK	ESP	Ander Iru	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	ESP	Daniel Vivian	36	1	26+3	1	6+1	0
4	DF	ESP	Iñigo Martínez	18	1	15	1	3	0
5	DF	ESP	Yeray Álvarez	33	1	27+1	1	5	0
15	DF	ESP	Iñigo Lekue	23	0	14+6	0	1+2	0
17	DF	ESP	Yuri Berchiche	36	1	27+2	1	7	0
18	DF	ESP	Óscar de Marcos	43	2	32+5	1	6	1
21	DF	ESP	Ander Capa	7	0	1+6	0	0	0
24	DF	ESP	Mikel Balenziaga	4	0	1+2	0	0+1	0
31	DF	ESP	Aitor Paredes	17	0	9+7	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
6	MF	ESP	Mikel Vesga	43	4	28+8	3	7	1
8	MF	ESP	Oihan Sancet	41	10	32+4	10	4+1	0
14	MF	ESP	Dani García	29	0	18+7	0	1+3	0
16	MF	ESP	Unai Vencedor	11	0	0+10	0	0+1	0
19	MF	ESP	Oier Zarraga	30	1	6+20	0	3+1	1
23	MF	ESP	Ander Herrera	11	0	4+4	0	2+1	0
Forwards
2	FW	ESP	Jon Morcillo	10	0	0+10	0	0	0
7	FW	ESP	Álex Berenguer	43	7	26+11	4	5+1	3
9	FW	GHA	Iñaki Williams	42	11	34+2	10	3+3	1
10	FW	ESP	Iker Muniain	36	2	19+11	0	4+2	2
11	FW	ESP	Nico Williams	41	9	32+4	6	1+4	3
12	FW	ESP	Gorka Guruzeta	37	6	17+13	6	3+4	0
22	FW	ESP	Raúl García	42	3	6+29	2	3+4	1
28	FW	ESP	Luis Bilbao	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	ESP	Adu Ares	9	0	0+8	0	0+1	0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
20	FW	ESP	Asier Villalibre	8	0	1+4	0	1+2	0

References[edit]

^ "Team 2022-23". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^ "Gorka Guruzeta returns to Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao. 3 July 2022.
^ "Ander Herrera returns to Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao. 27 August 2022.
^ "Jokin Ezkieta leaves Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao. 4 July 2022.
^ "Artola joins Burgos CF on loan". Athletic Bilbao. 7 July 2022.
^ "Iñigo Córdoba will not continue at Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao. 7 July 2022.
^ "Diarra departs Athletic Club for Córdoba CF". Athletic Bilbao. 13 July 2022.
^ "Iñigo Vicente leaves Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao. 13 July 2022.
^ "Imanol García de Albéniz loaned to SD Eibar". Athletic Bilbao. 14 July 2022.
^ "Beñat Prados joins CD Mirandés on loan". Athletic Bilbao. 14 July 2022.
^ "Loan deal agreed with RC Celta for Unai Nuñez". Athletic Bilbao. 16 July 2022.
^ "Petxarroman loaned to FC Andorra". Athletic Bilbao. 10 August 2022.
^ "Nico Serrano moves on loan to CD Mirandés". Athletic Bilbao. 11 August 2022.
^ "Peru Nolaskoain loaned to SD Eibar". Athletic Bilbao. 26 August 2022.
^ "Osasuna barred from UEFA Conference League over historic match-fixing scandal". Reuters. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
^ "UEFA statement on CA Osasuna". UEFA. 25 July 2023.
^ "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
^ "OFICIAL: Este es el CALENDARIO oficial de Primera División para la temporada 2022/2023". rfef.es (in Spanish). 23 June 2022.
^ "These are the fixtures for the first Matchday of LaLiga Santander 2022/23". La Liga. 23 June 2022.

[table_note_res_ECLPO0.22569365344275-17] Osasuna were initially disqualified from the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League due to historic match-fixing.^[15] However, the club became later eligible to participate after an evidence of innocence had been provided.^[16]

[table_hth_GIR0.22569365344275-18] Head-to-head points: Girona 8, Rayo Vallecano 6, Sevilla 1.

[1] "Team 2022-23". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[2] "Gorka Guruzeta returns to Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao. 3 July 2022.

[3] "Ander Herrera returns to Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao. 27 August 2022.

[4] "Jokin Ezkieta leaves Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao. 4 July 2022.

[Artola-5] "Artola joins Burgos CF on loan". Athletic Bilbao. 7 July 2022.

[6] "Iñigo Córdoba will not continue at Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao. 7 July 2022.

[7] "Diarra departs Athletic Club for Córdoba CF". Athletic Bilbao. 13 July 2022.

[8] "Iñigo Vicente leaves Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao. 13 July 2022.

[Imanol-9] "Imanol García de Albéniz loaned to SD Eibar". Athletic Bilbao. 14 July 2022.

[Prados-10] "Beñat Prados joins CD Mirandés on loan". Athletic Bilbao. 14 July 2022.

[11] "Loan deal agreed with RC Celta for Unai Nuñez". Athletic Bilbao. 16 July 2022.

[12] "Petxarroman loaned to FC Andorra". Athletic Bilbao. 10 August 2022.

[13] "Nico Serrano moves on loan to CD Mirandés". Athletic Bilbao. 11 August 2022.

[14] "Peru Nolaskoain loaned to SD Eibar". Athletic Bilbao. 26 August 2022.

[15] "Osasuna barred from UEFA Conference League over historic match-fixing scandal". Reuters. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

[16] "UEFA statement on CA Osasuna". UEFA. 25 July 2023.

[19] "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

[20] "OFICIAL: Este es el CALENDARIO oficial de Primera División para la temporada 2022/2023". rfef.es (in Spanish). 23 June 2022.

[21] "These are the fixtures for the first Matchday of LaLiga Santander 2022/23". La Liga. 23 June 2022.

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