2014–15 Athletic Bilbao season

The 2014–15 season is the 116th season in Athletic Club’s history and the 84th in the top-tier. The campaign is notable for Athletic competing in the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1998–99.

Athletic Bilbao
2014–15 season
PresidentJosu Urrutia
Head coachErnesto Valverde
StadiumSan Mamés
La Liga7th
Copa del ReyRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage (3rd)
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Aritz Aduriz (18)
All:
Aritz Aduriz (26)
Highest home attendance49,017 vs Napoli (27 August 2014)
Lowest home attendance18,000 vs Alcoyano (18 December 2014)
& vs Málaga (29 January 2015)

Squad

As 2014..[1][2]

Squad and statistics

The numbers and stats are established according to the official website:

As of 7 August 2015
No. Pos. Nat. Name League Cup Europe Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKGorka Iraizoz 3400(1)08042(1)03
2FWGaizka Toquero 0(4)0000(1)00(5)0
3DFJon Aurtenetxe 3(1)020106(1)01
4DFAymeric Laporte 3306(1)09048(1)0151
5MFErik Morán 1(1)0100(1)02(2)0
6DFMikel San José 23(5)5617(2)236(7)8131
7MFBeñat Etxebarria 20(8)25(2)08(1)033(11)26
8MFAnder Iturraspe 20(5)23(3)07030(8)26
9FWKike Sola 1(4)0000(1)02(4)0
10MFÓscar de Marcos 32(3)1709(1)148(4)29
11FWIbai Gómez 9(12)14(3)04(2)117(17)22
12DFUnai Bustinza 1(1)01(1)0002(2)021
13GKIago Herrerín 4090201501
14MFMarkel Susaeta 20(11)15(3)16(3)131(17)33
15DFAndoni Iraola (vc) 16(6)16(1)03(2)125(9)26
16DFXabier Etxeita 22(2)2614032(2)371
17MFMikel Rico 32(4)36(2)010048(6)35
18MFCarlos Gurpegui (c) 15(8)15(1)05(3)125(12)29
19FWIker Muniain 2516(1)07(2)138(3)28
20FWAritz Aduriz 30(1)185(4)56(2)341(7)2614
21FWBorja Viguera 10(10)12(2)22(2)014(14)3
22FWGuillermo Fernández 5(9)0103(1)19(10)12
23MFAger Aketxe 3(5)11(2)00(1)04(8)11
24DFMikel Balenziaga 330708048010
29MFUnai López 15(4)0100(4)016(8)01
30FWIñaki Williams 15(4)1401(1)120(5)22

From the youth system

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF  ESP Unai Bustinza
22 FW  ESP Guillermo Fernández
23 MF  ESP Ager Aketxe
29 MF  ESP Unai López
30 FW  ESP Iñaki Williams

Transfers in
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
21 MF Borja Viguera 33EU Alavés Transfer Summer 2017 €1,000,000
3 DF Jon Aurtenetxe 28EU Celta Vigo Loan return Summer 2017 Loan return
– GK Raúl Fernández 32EU Numancia Loan return Summer Loan return
– MF Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta 27EU Mirandés Loan return Summer 2016 Loan return

Total spending: €1,000,000

Transfers out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
21 MF Ander Herrera 31EU Manchester United Transfer Summer €36,000,000
– GK Raúl Fernández 32EU Racing Santander Mutual termination Summer Free
3 MF Iñigo Pérez 32EU Numancia Mutual termination Summer Free
– MF Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta 27EU Zaragoza On loan Summer Loan
12 DF Unai Albizua 31EU Tenerife On loan Summer Loan
22 DF Enric Saborit 28EU Mallorca On loan Summer Loan
– MF Iker Guarrotxena 27EU Tenerife On loan Summer Loan
23 DF Borja Ekiza 32EU Eibar Mutual termination Summer Free

Total revenue: €36,000,000

Pre-season and friendlies
12 July 2014 FriendlyGetxo XI0–4Athletic BilbaoGetxo, Spain
19:00 Summary Sola  25', 44'
Laporte  56'
Viguera  88'		 Stadium: Fadura
Referee: González Esteban
19 July 2014 FriendlyAl-Hilal0–3Athletic BilbaoWorgl, Austria
19:00 Summary Beñat  3'
Aduriz  73', 75'		 Stadium: Sportzentrum
Referee: Georg Hofer
23 July 2014 FriendlySC Paderborn1–2Athletic BilbaoWorgl, Austria
16:30 Koç  65' Summary Ibai  28'
Viguera  78'		 Stadium: Sportzentrum
Referee: Walter Altmann
27 July 2014 FriendlyWerder Bremen2–2Athletic BilbaoFügen, Austria
16:00 Prödl  29'
Bartels  49'		 Summary Aduriz  20'
Susaeta  42'		 Stadium: Sportplatz
Referee: Andreas Heiss
31 July 2014 FriendlyBenfica0–2Athletic BilbaoFribourg, Switzerland
19:30 Summary Aduriz  39'
Beñat  71'		 Stadium: BCF Arena
Referee: Stephan Klossner
2 August 2014 FriendlyToulouse2–0Athletic BilbaoBayonne, France
19:00 Sylla  37'
Regattin  65'		 Summary Stadium: Stade Didier-Deschamps
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
6 August 2014 FriendlyOsasuna3–1Athletic BilbaoPamplona, Spain
20:00 Flaño  17'
De las Cuevas  21'
Lotiès  33'		 Summary Ibai  85' Stadium: El Sadar Stadium
Referee: Ocón Arraiz
9 August 2014 FriendlyBorussia Mönchengladbach1–3Athletic BilbaoMönchengladbach
15:30 Hrgota  59' Summary Aduriz  14', 18', 24' Stadium: Borussia-Park
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
13 August 2014 FriendlyOlympiacos0–0Athletic BilbaoAthens, Greece
20:30 Summary Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Referee: Andreas Pappas

Competitions

La Liga
Main article: 2014–15 La Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Sevilla 38 23 7 8 71 45 +26 76 Qualification to UEFA Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
6 Villarreal 38 16 12 10 48 37 +11 60 Qualification to UEFA Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 2]
7 Athletic Bilbao 38 15 10 13 42 41 +1 55 Qualification to UEFA Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
8 Celta Vigo 38 13 12 13 47 44 +3 51
9 Málaga 38 14 8 16 42 48 −6 50
Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair-play points; 7) playoff match[3]
Notes:
  1. Sevilla qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. As a result, the fifth-placed spot for the Europa League group stage they earned was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.
  2. Since the winners of the 2014–15 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWLLLDLDWWDWWLDLLLLDWLDWWWWWLDLWWDDDWW
Position157121518161917151111991010121213131311131312108889998887877
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
23 August 2014 1Málaga1–0Athletic BilbaoMálaga
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Luis Alberto  35'
Camacho  67'
Duda  88'
Samu  88'
Antunes  90+2'
Horta  90+4'		 Report Iraizoz  35'
Gurpegui  39'
Laporte  69'		 Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 24,500
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community)
30 August 2014 2Athletic Bilbao3–0LevanteBilbao
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Aduriz  32'
Iturraspe  51'
Balenziaga  66'
Muniain  76'		 Report Simão Mate  23'
Barral  37'
López  50'
Vyntra  87'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 48,300
Referee: Pérez Montero (Andalusia)
13 September 2014 3Barcelona2–0Athletic BilbaoBarcelona
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Busquets  61'
Neymar  78', 83'		 Report Aduriz  29' Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 80,181
Referee: Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)
20 September 2014 4Athletic Bilbao0–1GranadaBilbao
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Iraola  38'
Aduriz  86'		 Report Córdoba  39'
Nyom  48'
Rochina  55'
Foulquier  62'
Yuste  87'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: J. A. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)
24 September 2014 5Rayo Vallecano2–1Athletic BilbaoMadrid
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Quini  18'
Baptistão  39', 89'
Trashorras  82'		 Report Aduriz  20'
Gurpegui  79'
De Marcos  84'		 Stadium: Campo de Vallecas
Attendance: 11,040
Referee: Mario Melero López (Andalusia)
27 September 2014 6Athletic Bilbao0–0EibarBilbao
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Aduriz  4'
Iraola  41'
Balenziaga  56'
Rico  79'
Muniain  90+2'		 Report Bóveda  21'
Errasti  25'
Arruabarrena  38'
Capa  53'
Navas  53'
Ángel  90+2'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Madrid)
5 October 2014 7Real Madrid5–0Athletic BilbaoMadrid
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ronaldo  2', 55', 88'
Ramos  28'
Benzema  41', 69'		 De Marcos  25'
Balenziaga  34'		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
18 October 2014 8Athletic Bilbao1–1Celta VigoBilbao
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Aduriz  6' (pen.)
Muniain  56'
Iraola  62'
Iturraspe  88'		 Planas  65'
Nolito  73'
Charles  78'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 35,600
25 October 2014 9Almería0–1Athletic BilbaoAlmería
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Thomas  13'
Verza  71'		 Iraola  54'
Etxeita  56'		 Stadium: Juegos Mediterráneos
2 November 2014 10Athletic Bilbao1–0SevillaBilbao
12:00 Aduriz  1',  13'
Iturraspe  23'
Etxeita  43'		 Pareja  12'
Mbia  34'
Bacca  57'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 42,000
9 November 2014 11Valencia0–0Athletic BilbaoValencia
19:00 Balenziaga  71'
Iturraspe  77'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 39,600
21 November 2014 12Athletic Bilbao3–1EspanyolBilbao
20:45 Aduriz  29'
Viguera  44'
Iturraspe  78'		 Summary Vázquez  52'
Caicedo  61'
López  62'
García  75'
Sevilla  75'
Sánchez  84'		 Stadium: San Mamés Stadium
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Mario Melero López
29 November 2014 13Getafe1–2Athletic BilbaoGetafe
16:00 Michel  11'
Diawara  15'
Sarabia  20'
Naldo  57'
Velázquez  82'
Escudero  88'
Arroyo  89'
Lafita  90+1'		 Summary Muniain  18'
San José  36',  80'
Rico  40'
Balenziaga  51'
Laporte  70'
Beñat  90'		 Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 8,100
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
6 December 2014 14Athletic Bilbao0–1CórdobaBilbao
18:00 CET Iturraspe  52'
Laporte  82'
Iraizoz  84'
Muniain  90+4'		 Summary Ghilas  23'
Luso  75'
Campabadal  81'
García  84'
Pinillos  88'
López Silva  90+1'
Juan Carlos  90+4'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 38,500
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
14 December 2014 15Real Sociedad1–1Athletic BilbaoSan Sebastián
21:00 CET Vela  3' Report San José  13'
Laporte  26'  80'
De Marcos  61'
Iturraspe  85'
Ibai  90+4'		 Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 26,651
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
21 December 2014 16Athletic Bilbao1–4Atlético MadridBilbao
21:00 CET Rico  17'
Aduriz  25'
San José  52'
Muniain  68'		 Report Griezmann  28',  46', 73', 81'
García  53' (pen.)
Giménez  74'
Turan  75'
Gabi  89'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 46,500
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
3 January 2015 17Deportivo La Coruña1–0Athletic BilbaoA Coruña
22:00 CET Cavaleiro  24'
Domínguez  85'		 Report López  63' Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Attendance: 16,200
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
11 January 2015 18Athletic Bilbao1–2ElcheBilbao
17:00 CET Balenziaga  17'
San José  73'
Aduriz  80'		 Report Rodríguez  17',  72'
Lombán  44'
Fajr  53'
Aarón  55'
Suárez  64'
Cisma  80'
Adrián  89'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
17 January 2015 19Villarreal2–0Athletic BilbaoVillarreal
20:00 CET Cheryshev  42',  77'
Bruno  56',  83' (pen.)		 Report Etxeita  54'
San José  76'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 19,300
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
25 January 2015 20Athletic Bilbao1–1MálagaBilbao
17:00 CET San José  70' Report Camacho  9'
Guerra  78'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 41,200
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
1 February 2015 21Levante0–2Athletic BilbaoValencia
11:00 Simão Mate  23'
Barral  62'		 Report Iraola  5'
Aduriz  48', 90',  87'
De Marcos  62'
Iturraspe  73'
Susaeta  83'		 Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 16,359
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
8 February 2015 22Athletic Bilbao2–5BarcelonaBilbao
20:00 Balenziaga  40'
Rico  59'
Aduriz  66'
López  69'
Etxeita  75'
Gurpegui  90+1'		 Report Messi  15'
Suárez  26'
Alves  45'
De Marcos  62' (o.g.)
Neymar  64'
Pedro  86'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 43,800
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
14 February 2015 23Granada0–0Athletic BilbaoGranada
19:00 Bangoura  25'
Insúa  68'
Rico  70'
Piti  84'
Córdoba  90'		 Report Muniain  28'
Gurpegui  41'
Aketxe  75'
Laporte  89'		 Stadium: Los Cármenes
Attendance: 14,879
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
22 February 2015 24Athletic Bilbao1–0Rayo VallecanoBilbao
16:00 San José  20'
Aduriz  78',  86'
Rico  83'		 Report Nacho  23'
Fatau  59'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 32,600
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
1 March 2015 25Eibar0–1Athletic BilbaoEibar
16:00 Navas  28'
Lillo  31'
García  60'		 Report Gurpegui  36'
San José  54'
Muniain  60'		 Stadium: Ipurua
Attendance: 5,226
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes
7 March 2015 26Athletic Bilbao1–0Real MadridBilbao
17:00 Aduriz  26',  30'
Etxeita  38'
Gurpegui  78'		 Report Kroos  30'
Illaramendi  40'
Isco  74'
Marcelo  86'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 51,000
14 March 2015 27Celta Vigo1–2Athletic BilbaoVigo
22:00 Fernández  16'
Krohn-Dehli  20'
Orellana  23'
Larrivey  64'		 Report Beñat  15'
Aduriz  17' (pen.)
San José  32',  27'  85'
De Marcos  43'		 Stadium: Balaídos
Referee: 17,000
21 March 2015 28Athletic Bilbao2–1AlmeríaBilbao
22:00 Etxeita  9'
Ibai  19'
Rico  26'
Laporte  85'		 Summary Dubarbier  13'
Balenziaga  47' (o.g.)
Vélez  48'  90+1'
Soriano  80'
Hemed  90'
Thomas  90+3'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 36,500
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
4 April 2015 29Sevilla2–0Athletic BilbaoSeville
16:00 Vidal  3'
Bacca  21'
Pareja  60'
Vitolo  67'
Banega  71'		 Summary Laporte  34'
Fernández  69'
Beñat  74'		 Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium
Attendance: 27,752
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
9 April 2015 30Athletic Bilbao1–1ValenciaBilbao
20:00 Balenziaga  10'
Aduriz  32',  90'
Gurpegui  80'
Beñat  80'
Iraizoz  83'		 Summary Gomes  36'
De Paul  61'
Otamendi  82'
Alves  83'
Barragán  85'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 42,666
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes
12 April 2015 31Espanyol1–0Athletic BilbaoCornellà de Llobregat
17:00 Stuani  33'
García  40'
Álvarez  88'		 Summary Laporte  38'
De Marcos  86'		 Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 20,143
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
18 April 2015 32Athletic Bilbao4–0GetafeBilbao
22:00 Etxeita  27'
Aduriz  45' (pen.), 46'
Beñat  52'
Ibai  79'
Susaeta  87'		 Report Castro  22'
Alexis  32'
Velázquez  44'
Pedro León  88'
Lago  90+2'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
24 April 2015 33Córdoba0–1Athletic BilbaoCórdoba, Andalusia
20:45 Andone  58'
Vico  81'		 Report Williams  3'
Etxeita  47'
Deivid  56' (o.g.)
San José  85'		 Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Arcángel
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes
28 April 2015 34Athletic Bilbao1–1Real SociedadBilbao
22:00 Balenziaga  12'
Aduriz  52' (pen.)
Laporte  79'		 Report González  50'
De la Bella  51',  60'
Pardo  85'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 42,322
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
2 May 2015 35Atlético Madrid0–0Athletic BilbaoMadrid
18:00 Torres  41'
Godín  86'		 Report San José  71'
Bustinza  76' 
Laporte  81'		 Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium
Attendance: 53,500
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
9 May 2015 36Athletic Bilbao1–1Deportivo La CoruñaBilbao
22:00 CET Aduriz  14',  40'
Laporte  48'
De Marcos  66'
San José  85'		 Report Postiga  78'
Lucas  84'
Borges  90'
Lopo  90+3',  90+4'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 39,670
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
17 May 2015 37Elche2–3Athletic BilbaoElche
19:00 CET Jonathas  32', 45',  62'
Cisma  88'		 Aduriz  55'
Aketxe  80'
San José  87'
Gurpegui  89'
Williams  90+2'		 Stadium: Martínez Valero
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
23 May 2015 38Athletic Bilbao4–0VillarrealBilbao
18:30 CET Aduriz  24' (pen.), 60'
Iraola  27'
Beñat  35'		 Jokić  23' Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

Copa del Rey
Main article: 2014–15 Copa del Rey

Round of 32
2 December 2014 First legAlcoyano1–1Athletic BilbaoAlcoy
20:00 CET Francis  32' Report Laporte  32'
Beñat  78'
Viguera  90+1'
Susaeta  90+3'		 Stadium: El Collao
Attendance: 3,517
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
18 December 2014 Second legAthletic Bilbao1–0
(2–1 agg.)		AlcoyanoBilbao
22:00 CET Viguera  39'
De Marcos  61'
Aduriz  88'
San José  89'		 Report Fuentes  41' Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Round of 16
6 January 2015 First legCelta Vigo2–4Athletic BilbaoVigo
17:00 CET López  11'
Costas  36'  71'
Charles  54',  82'
Cabral  86'		 Report San José  5',  77'
Aduriz  15', 87' (pen.)
Rico  33'
Etxeita  39'
Muniain  66'		 Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 14,929
Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero
14 January 2015 Second legAthletic Bilbao0–2
(4 (a) –4 agg.)		Celta VigoBilbao
20:00 CET Beñat  38'
Rico  60'
Gurpegui  80'		 Report Samu  21'
Etxeita  48' (o.g.)
Orellana  61' (pen.)
Hernández  72'
Charles  75'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

Quarter-finals
21 January 2015 First legMálaga0–0Athletic BilbaoMálaga
21:00 CET Recio  62'
Weligton  81'		 Report Laporte  55' Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
29 January 2015 Second legAthletic Bilbao1–0
(1–0 agg.)		MálagaBilbao
21:00 CET Aduriz  48'
De Marcos  57'
Etxeita  74'
Laporte  90'		 Report Antunes  36'
Amrabat  38'
Recio  61'
Samu  88'
Camacho  90'
Duda  90+1'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Semi-finals
11 February 2015 First legAthletic Bilbao1–1EspanyolBilbao
21:00 Aduriz  11'
Gurpegui  41'
Aurtenetxe  77'
Herrerín  85'		 Report Sánchez  35'
Montañés  90+1'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
4 March 2015 Second legEspanyol0–2
(1–3 agg.)		Athletic BilbaoBarcelona
22:00 Cañas  9'
Moreno  38'
Stuani  45'
Arbilla  67'
Álvaro  87'		 Report De Marcos  8'
Aduriz  13'
Etxeita  42'		 Stadium: Power8 Stadium
Attendance: 34,831
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

Final
Main article: 2015 Copa del Rey Final
30 May 2015 FinalAthletic Bilbao1–3BarcelonaBarcelona
20:30 Iraola  43'
Balenziaga  58'
Williams  67',  79'
Iturraspe  87'		 Report Iraola  43'
Balenziaga  58'
Williams  67',  79'
Iturraspe  87'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 97,000
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Champions League

Play-off round
Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round § Play-off round
19 August 2014 First legNapoli 1–1 Athletic BilbaoNaples, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Jorginho  10'
Higuaín  68'		 Report Muniain  41'
Gurpegui  72'
Balenziaga  75'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 49,872
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
27 August 2014 Second legAthletic Bilbao 3–1
(4–2 agg.)		 NapoliBilbao, Spain
Susaeta  30'
Aduriz  61', 69'
Ibai  74'		 Report Ghoulam  39'
Higuaín  43'
Hamšík  47'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 49,017
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Group stage
Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification POR SHK ATH BATE
1 Porto 6 4 2 0 16 4 +12 14 Advance to knockout phase — 1–1 2–1 6–0
2 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 2 3 1 15 4 +11 9 2–2 — 0–1 5–0
3 Athletic Bilbao 6 2 1 3 5 6 −1 7 Transfer to Europa League 0–2 0–0 — 2–0
4 BATE Borisov 6 1 0 5 2 24 −22 3 0–3 0–7 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
17 September 2014 1Athletic Bilbao 0–0 Shakhtar DonetskBilbao, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 48,351
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
30 September 2014 2BATE Borisov 2–1 Athletic BilbaoBarysaw, Belarus
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Palyakow  19'
Karnitsky  41'		 Report Aduriz  45' Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 11,886
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
21 October 2014 3Porto 2–1 Athletic BilbaoPorto, Portugal
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Herrera  45'
Quaresma  75'		 Report Fernández  58' Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
5 November 2014 4Athletic Bilbao 0–2 PortoBilbao, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Martínez  55'
Brahimi  74'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 47,243
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
25 November 2014 5Shakhtar Donetsk 0–1 Athletic BilbaoLviv, Ukraine
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Kucher  58'
Luiz Adriano  74'
Srna  85'
Stepaneko  89'		 Report Iturraspe  50'
Gurpegui  63'
Viguera  66'
San José  68'
López  90+2'		 Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 33,489
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
10 December 2014 6Athletic Bilbao 2–0 BATE BorisovBilbao, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Iraola  23'
San José  47'
Susaeta  88'
Rico  90+3'		 Report Yablonskiy  22' Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 42,852
Referee: Daniele Orsato

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Europa League

Round of 32
Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
19 February 2015 First LegTorino 2–2 Athletic BilbaoTurin, Italy
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) López  18', 42'
Benassi  71'
Farnerud  90'
Darmian  90+4'		 Report Williams  9'
Gurpegui  73'
Beñat  76'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino
Attendance: 25,725
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece)
26 February 2015 Second LegAthletic Bilbao 2–3
(4–5 agg.)		 TorinoBilbao, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Etxeita  28'
Iraola  44'
Rico  45+2'
De Marcos  61'
Aduriz  70'		 Report Quagliarella  16' (pen.)
López  39',  45+2'
Gazzi  48'
Darmian  53',  68'
Martínez  77'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 44,180
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)
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References
  1. "Athletic Bilbao". LFP. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-03.
  2. "Soccerway - Athletic Bilbao". Archived from the original on 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  3. "Reglamento General" [General Regulations] (PDF). www.lnfs.es (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
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