2008–09 Athletic Bilbao season

The 2008–09 season was the 108th season in Athletic Bilbao's history and their 78th consecutive season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.

Athletic Bilbao
2008–09 season
PresidentFernando García Macua
Head coachJoaquín Caparrós
StadiumSan Mamés
La Liga13th
Copa del ReyRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Fernando Llorente (13 goals)[1]

All:
Fernando Llorente (17 goals)

This season was the first since 1999–2000 without Dani Aranzubia who left to join fellow club Deportivo La Coruña.

Squad statistics

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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 Gorka Iraizoz 45 0 36 0 9 0
2 FW   ESP Gaizka Toquero 26 3 10+10 1 2+4 2
3 DF   ESP Koikili Lertxundi 26 1 18 1 8 0
4 DF   ESP Ustaritz Aldekoaotalora 14 0 10+1 0 2+1 0
5 DF   VEN Fernando Amorebieta 36 0 28+1 0 7 0
6 MF   ESP Joseba del Olmo 11 1 2+8 1 0+1 0
7 MF   ESP David López 35 5 26+3 3 5+1 2
8 MF   ESP Joseba Garmendia 12 1 5+6 1 0+1 0
9 FW   ESP Fernando Llorente 43 17 34 13 9 4
10 MF   ESP Francisco Yeste 32 3 24+4 3 3+1 0
11 MF   ESP Igor Gabilondo 23 4 11+6 2 5+1 2
12 FW   ESP Iñigo Vélez 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0
13 GK   ESP Armando 4 0 2+2 0 0 0
14 MF   ESP Markel Susaeta 40 1 24+10 1 5+1 0
15 DF   ESP Andoni Iraola 41 6 33 6 8 0
16 MF   ESP Pablo Orbaiz 38 1 27+3 1 6+2 0
17 FW   ESP Joseba Etxeberria 26 2 7+16 2 0+3 0
18 MF   ESP Carlos Gurpegui 26 0 10+9 0 3+4 0
19 DF   ESP Ander Murillo 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
20 DF   ESP Aitor Ocio 37 1 28 1 9 0
21 FW   ESP Ion Vélez 38 5 17+12 3 6+3 2
22 MF   ESP Iñaki Muñoz 6 0 2+3 0 0+1 0
24 MF   ESP Javi Martínez 41 6 30+2 5 9 1
26 MF   ESP Ander Iturraspe 5 0 1+3 0 1 0
29 DF   ESP Xabier Etxeita 16 1 8+6 1 0+2 0
33 DF   ESP Eneko Bóveda 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
41 MF   ESP Adrien Goñi 1 0 1 0 0 0
42 DF   ESP Mikel Balenziaga 26 0 21+3 0 1+1 0
47 DF   ESP Xabi Etxebarria 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ESP Javier Casas 2 0 1+1 0 0 0

Competitions

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La Liga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
11 Almería 38 13 7 18 45 61 −16 46[a]
12 Racing Santander 38 12 10 16 49 48 +1 46[a]
13 Athletic Bilbao 38 12 8 18 47 62 −15 44 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b]
14 Sporting Gijón 38 14 1 23 47 79 −32 43[c]
15 Osasuna 38 10 13 15 41 47 −6 43[c]
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:
  1. ^ a b ALM 1–1 RAC; RAC 0–2 ALM
  2. ^ Since Barcelona, winners of the 2008–09 Copa del Rey, already qualified for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League, losing cup finalists Athletic Bilbao earned a spot in the third qualifying round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.
  3. ^ a b SPG: 12 pts; OSA: 2 pts → OSA 3–3 VLD; VLD: 2 pts → VLD 0–0 OSA

Copa del Rey

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22 January 2009
20:00 CET
Quarter-finals 1st leg
Athletic Bilbao 0–0 Sporting de Gijón San Mamés, Bilbao
Report Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Medina Cantalejo
28 January 2009
21:00 CET
Quarter-finals 2nd leg
Sporting de Gijón 1–2
(1–2 agg.)
Athletic Bilbao El Molinón, Gijón
Carmelo   1' Report Gabilondo   42'
López   51'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: González Vázquez
4 February 2009
21:15 CET
Semi-finals 1st leg
Sevilla 2–1 Athletic Bilbao Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville
Duscher   61'
Acosta   90+2'
Report Llorente   42' Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
4 March 2009
20:00 CET
Semi-finals 2nd leg
Athletic Bilbao 3–0
(4–2 agg.)
Sevilla San Mamés, Bilbao
Martínez   4'
Llorente   34'
Toquero   37'
Report Attendance: 39,750
Referee: Mejuto González
13 May 2009
22:00 CEST
Final
Athletic Bilbao 1–4 Barcelona Mestalla, Valencia
Toquero   8' Report Touré   31'
Messi   54'
Bojan   57'
Xavi   64'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Medina Cantalejo
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References

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  1. ^ a b "Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Primera División 2008/2009". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Athletic Bilbao » Squad 2008/2009". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Copa del Rey 2008/2009". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 November 2020.