2015–16_Athletic_Bilbao_season
2015–16 Athletic Bilbao season
Athletic Bilbao 2015–16 football season
The 2015–16 season was the 117th in Athletic Club's history and the 85th in the top tier. On 17 August 2015, Athletic defeated Barcelona 5–1 on aggregate to win the Supercopa de España, the club's first silverware since 1984.
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| 2015–16 season | ||||
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| President | Josu Urrutia | |||
| Head coach | Ernesto Valverde | |||
| Stadium | San Mamés | |||
| La Liga | 5th | |||
| Copa del Rey | Quarter-finals | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Quarter-finals | |||
| Supercopa de España | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Aritz Aduriz (20) All: Aritz Aduriz (36) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 47,785 (vs Real Sociedad, 21 February 2016) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 19,871 (vs Linense, 16 December 2015) | |||
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According to the official website. Sabin Merino wore number 25 in domestic matches.
Player statistics
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| 1 | GK |  | Gorka Iraizoz (vc) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 3244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 3424 |
| 2 | DF | | Eneko Bóveda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1462 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 183 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 620 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 2361 |
| 3 | DF | | Gorka Elustondo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 465 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 398 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 975 |
| 4 | DF |  | Aymeric Laporte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 2213 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 450 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1080 | 44 | 1 | 5 | 3923 |
| 5 | MF | | Javier Eraso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 778 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 396 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 610 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1950 |
| 6 | MF | | Mikel San José | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 2691 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 234 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 893 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 3908 |
| 7 | MF | | Beñat Etxebarria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 2900 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 303 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1023 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 4398 |
| 8 | MF | | Ander Iturraspe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 700 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 337 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 392 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1429 |
| 10 | DF | | Óscar de Marcos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2886 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 363 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1055 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 4484 |
| 11 | FW | | Ibai Gómez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 228 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 343 |
| 13 | GK | | Iago Herrerín | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 174 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 540 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1470 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2184 |
| 14 | FW | | Markel Susaeta (3rd c) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1920 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1040 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 3406 |
| 15 | FW | | Iñaki Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 1638 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 417 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 374 | 29 | 8 | 13 | 2429 |
| 16 | DF | | Xabier Etxeita | 2 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2485 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 360 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1020 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 4023 |
| 17 | MF | | Mikel Rico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 691 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 431 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 1306 |
| 18 | MF | | Carlos Gurpegi (c) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 550 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1887 |
| 19 | MF | | Iker Muniain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1020 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 106 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 239 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1365 |
| 20 | FW | | Aritz Aduriz | 2 | 0 | 4 | 169 | 30 | 4 | 20 | 2776 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 364 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1177 | 49 | 6 | 36 | 4486 |
| 21 | FW | | Borja Viguera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 289 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 240 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 619 |
| 22 | MF | | Raúl García | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 2384 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 158 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 671 | 36 | 5 | 11 | 3213 |
| 24 | DF | | Mikel Balenziaga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2906 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 273 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1005 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 4364 |
| 25 | DF | | Enric Saborit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 27 | FW | | Sabin Merino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1129 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 224 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 540 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 1959 |
| 30 | DF | | Iñigo Lekue | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1157 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 375 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 514 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 2070 |
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| 9 | FW | | Kike Sola | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 121 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 230 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 430 |
| 23 | MF | | Ager Aketxe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 186 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 283 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 486 |
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Disciplinary record
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| 1 | GK | | Gorka Iraizoz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | | Eneko Bóveda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Gorka Elustondo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Aymeric Laporte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | | Javier Eraso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Mikel San José | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | | Beñat Etxebarria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Ander Iturraspe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | DF | | Óscar de Marcos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Ibai Gómez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | | Iago Herrerín | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | Markel Susaeta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | | Iñaki Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | | Xabier Etxeita | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Mikel Rico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | | Carlos Gurpegi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Iker Muniain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | | Aritz Aduriz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | | Borja Viguera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Raúl García | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | | Mikel Balenziaga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | | Enric Saborit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | | Sabin Merino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | | Iñigo Lekue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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| 9 | FW | | Kike Sola | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | | Ager Aketxe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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From the youth system
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Transfer
In
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| 5 June 2015 | Eneko Bóveda | Eibar | Free |
| Javier Eraso | Leganés | ||
| 1 July 2015 | Gorka Elustondo | Real Sociedad | |
| 31 August 2015 | Raúl García | Atlético Madrid | Undisclosed |
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| 15 June 2015 | Andoni Iraola |  New York City | Free |
| 8 July 2015 | Unai Bustinza | Leganés | Loan |
| 12 July 2015 | Unai Albizua | Free | |
| 14 July 2015 | Gaizka Toquero | Alavés | Free |
| 23 July 2015 | Erik Morán | Zaragoza | Loan |
| 13 August 2015 | Jon Aurtenetxe | Tenerife | |
| Guillermo Fernández | Leganés | ||
| 15 January 2016 | Kike Sola |  Middlesbrough |
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According to the official website.
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| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Ernesto Valverde |
| Assistant coach | Jon Aspiazu |
| Technical coaches | Joseba Etxeberria, Alberto Iglesias |
| Physical coaches | José Antonio Pozanco, Xabier Clemente |
| Goalkeeper coach | Aitor Iru |
| Representative | Andoni Imaz |
| Doctors | Josean Lekue, Paco Angulo |
| Masseur | Juan Manuel Ipiña |
| Physiotherapists | Álvaro Campa, Beñat Azula, Isusko Ortuzar |
| Podiatrist | Kepa Galardi |
| Materials managers | Txetxu Gallego, Jon Eskalza, Iker López |
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For the second time in their history (117 years), Athletic played in the United States when they shut out Club Tijuana 2–0 in a preseason contest in Boise, Idaho on 18 July 2015. The team's first trip to the U.S. took place on 4 April 1967 in Chicago, when Athletic beat Red Star Belgrade 3–1, also in a friendly.
Txorierri v Athletic Bilbao
| 7 July 2015 Friendly | Txorierri | 0–14 | Athletic Bilbao | Sondika, Spain |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Eraso  8', 17', 41'Gurpegi 13'Ibai 22'Aketxe 47', 57', 75'Viguera 51', 69'Sola 77', 79', 88'Susaeta 85' |
Stadium: Basozabal Referee: Xabier Gómez |
Krasnodar v Athletic Bilbao
| 11 July 2015 Friendly | Krasnodar | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Bischofshofen, Austria |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Mamayev 69' |
Report | Guillermo 48' |
Stadium: Sportplatz Bischofshofen Referee: Semiz Salihovic |
Athletic Bilbao v Greuther Fürth
| 14 July 2015 Friendly | Athletic Bilbao | 2–3 | Greuther Fürth | Leogang, Austria |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aduriz 14' Williams 22' |
Report | Tripić 52' Šukalo 87'Maderer 88' |
Stadium: Steinbergstadion Referee: Bernd Hirschbichler |
Athletic Bilbao v Club Tijuana
| 18 July 2015 Friendly | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Club Tijuana | Boise, Idaho, USA |
| 19:00 MDT (UTC−06:00) | Aduriz 3' Beñat 23' |
Report | Stadium: Albertsons Referee: José Carlos |
Real Betis v Athletic Bilbao
| 23 July 2015 Friendly | Real Betis | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Arcos de la Frontera, Spain |
| 20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Cejudo 71' |
Report | Sola 7' |
Stadium: Antonio Barbadillo Referee: Salvador Sánchez |
Athletic Bilbao v Valladolid
| 25 July 2015 Friendly | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Valladolid | Sestao, Spain |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Viguera 76' (pen.) |
Report | Guzmán 74' |
Stadium: Las Llanas Referee: Jon González |
Osasuna v Athletic Bilbao
| 2 August 2015 Friendly | Osasuna | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Pamplona, Spain |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Nino 35' Martínez 85' |
Report | Stadium: El Sadar Referee: Daniel Ocón |
Inter Milan v Athletic Bilbao
| 8 August 2015 Friendly | Inter Milan | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Parma, Italy |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Jovetić 27' Icardi 83' |
Report | Stadium: Ennio Tardini Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua |
Overview
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| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| La Liga | 23 August 2015 | 14 May 2016 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 047.37 |
| Europa League | 30 July 2015 | 14 April 2016 | Third qualifying round | Quarter-finals | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 056.25 |
| Copa del Rey | 2 December 2015 | 27 January 2016 | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 066.67 |
| Supercopa de España | 14 August 2015 | 17 August 2015 | Final | Winners | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 050.00 |
| Total | 62 | 32 | 12 | 18 | 105 | 70 | +35 | 051.61 | ||||
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Source: Competitions
Supercopa de España
Main article: 2015 Supercopa de España
Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona
| 14 August 2015 First leg | Athletic Bilbao | 4–0 | Barcelona | Bilbao |
| 22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | San José 13'  90+3'Eraso 44'Beñat 45'Aduriz 53', 60', 67' (pen.)Etxeita 70'Susaeta 74'Gurpegi 88' |
Report | Pedro 41' Dani Alves 67'Mascherano 80'Iniesta 90+1' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,000 Referee: José González (Castile and Léon) |
La Liga
Main article: 2015–16 La Liga
League table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 63 | 18 | +45 | 88 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Villarreal | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
| 6 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 60 | |
| 7 | Sevilla | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 52 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 2] |
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Source: La Liga, Soccerway
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; 7) Play-off.
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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; 7) Play-off.
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- Since the winners of the 2015–16 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.
- Sevilla qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. Based on their league position (7th), they would have received the spot above to enter the Europa League third qualifying round. This spot was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.
Results summary
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 62 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 28 | −5 |
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Round by round
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| 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 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | D | W | D | W |
| Position | 17 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
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Matches
Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona
| 23 August 2015 1 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–1 | Barcelona | Bilbao |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Elustondo 34' Eraso 37'Ibai 71' |
Report | Rakitić 44' Suárez 54' 75'Vermaelen 64' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 44,772 Referee: Carlos del Cerro (Madrid) |
Eibar v Athletic Bilbao
| 30 August 2015 2 | Eibar | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Eibar |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Saúl 34' (pen.) Adrián 61'Escalante 74'Mauro 77' |
Report | Ibai 2' Laporte 33' |
Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 5,511 Referee: David Fernández (Andalusia) |
Athletic Bilbao v Getafe
| 13 September 2015 3 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–1 | Getafe | Bilbao |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aduriz 6', 83' García 24'San José 72' |
Report | Lafita 48' Velázquez 70' 83'Lago 77'Alexis 83' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 39,107 Referee: Pedro Pérez (Andalusia) |
Villarreal v Athletic Bilbao
| 20 September 2015 4 | Villarreal | 3–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Villarreal |
| 18:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Bruno 24' 43' (pen.) Baptistão 45+3' 80'Nahuel 50'Bailly 60'Mario 67' |
Report | Laporte 11' Gurpegi 49'Aduriz 64' 90+2'De Marcos 88' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 18,165 Referee: Carlos Clos (Aragon) |
Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid
| 23 September 2015 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Beñat 64' De Marcos 66'Sabin 67'Ibai 81'García 90' |
Report | Benzema 19', 70' Ronaldo 52'Pepe 57'Kroos 78' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 43,487 Referee: Antonio Mateu (Valencia) |
Real Sociedad v Athletic Bilbao
| 27 September 2015 6 | Real Sociedad | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | San Sebastián |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Illarramendi 8' Pardo 52'I. Martínez 70' |
Report | Beñat 37' García 68'Williams 75'Etxeita 82' |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 26,114 Referee: Carlos Velasco (Madrid) |
Athletic Bilbao v Valencia
| 4 October 2015 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–1 | Valencia | Bilbao |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Laporte 34' Susaeta 60'Aduriz 69' |
Report | Parejo 20' 33' Cancelo 58'Feghouli 58'Orbán 67' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 41,508 Referee: Xavier Estrada (Catalonia) |
Deportivo La Coruña v Athletic Bilbao
| 18 October 2015 8 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2–2 | Athletic Bilbao | A Coruña |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Lucas 62' 80' Sidnei 85'Arribas 89' |
Report | Williams 30' Aduriz 63'Laporte 65'Beñat 75' |
Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 25,239 Referee: Santiago Jaime (Aragon) |
Athletic Bilbao v Sporting Gijón
| 26 October 2015 9 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–0 | Sporting Gijón | Bilbao |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Susaeta 29' Aduriz 42', 67' 76' |
Report | Halilović 14' Mascarell 23'Cases 61' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,477 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias (Galicia) |
Real Betis v Athletic Bilbao
| 1 November 2015 10 | Real Betis | 1–3 | Athletic Bilbao | Seville |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ceballos 31' Castro 67' (pen.)Bruno 75' |
Report | Williams 8', 45' García 12' 87'San José 23'Laporte 33'Etxeita 65' |
Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 24,879 Referee: José González (Castile and Léon) |
Athletic Bilbao v Espanyol
| 8 November 2015 11 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Espanyol | Bilbao |
| 12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Williams 8' Gurpegi 56'García 64'Beñat 73' |
Report | Álvarez 10' Pérez 51'Diop 56'Caicedo 56'Fuentes 60'López 86'Sylla 90+3' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,204 Referee: Alberto Undiano (Navarre) |
Granada v Athletic Bilbao
| 22 November 2016 12 | Granada | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Granada |
| 18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Laporte 5' (o.g.) Peñaranda 6'Robert 59'Success 59' 60'Pérez 86'Fernández 90+1' |
Report | Susaeta 23' Aduriz 24'Etxeita 36' |
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 13,031 Referee: Carlos del Cerro (Madrid) |
Rayo Vallecano v Athletic Bilbao
| 29 November 2015 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 0–3 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| 18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Baena 17' Trashorras 26'Nacho 59'Tito 90+2' |
Report | Aduriz 1', 24' (pen.), 60' Laporte  64' |
Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 13,100 Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Canary Islands) |
Athletic Bilbao v Málaga
| 6 December 2015 14 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–0 | Málaga | Bilbao |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | San José 19' García 19'Williams 19' |
Report | Filipenko 12' Amrabat 53'Recio 77' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 41,835 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez (Catalonia) |
Atlético Madrid v Athletic Bilbao
| 13 December 2015 15 | Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| 18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Saúl 45+2' Griezmann 67'Gabi 85' |
Report | Laporte 27' Aduriz 74' |
Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 44,417 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencia) |
Athletic Bilbao v Levante
| 20 December 2015 16 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Levante | Bilbao |
| 18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | San José 55' Williams 82' |
Report | Toño 37' Simão 39'Feddal 63'P. López 74'Lerma 90+1' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 39,471 Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Canary Islands) |
Celta Vigo v Athletic Bilbao
| 30 December 2015 17 | Celta Vigo | 0–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Vigo |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Cabral 65' Bongonda 84'Radoja 87' |
Report | San José 24' Laporte 52'Beñat 69'García 71'Iraizoz 80' |
Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 17,857 Referee: Pedro Pérez (Andalusia) |
Athletic Bilbao v Las Palmas
| 3 January 2016 18 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–2 | Las Palmas | Bilbao |
| 18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Aduriz 17' (pen.) Balenziaga 43'Iturraspe 59'Williams 66'De Marcos 80' |
Report | García 16' Gómez 22' 62'Tana 81'Aythami 84'El Zhar 88' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 41,562 Referee: Carlos del Cerro (Madrid) |
Sevilla v Athletic Bilbao
| 9 January 2016 19 | Sevilla | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Seville |
| 18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Gameiro 24', 59' (pen.) Vitolo 54'Krohn-Dehli 89' |
Report | Aduriz 52' Laporte 57'Balenziaga 77' |
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 35,421 Referee: Eduardo Prieto (Navarre) |
Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao
| 17 January 2016 20 | Barcelona | 6–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Messi 7' (pen.) Neymar 31'Suárez 47', 68', 82'Mascherano 51'Rakitić 62'Piqué 87' |
Report | Iraizoz 4' De Marcos 69'Eraso 85' |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 66,324 Referee: Antonio Mateu (Valencia) |
Athletic Bilbao v Eibar
| 24 January 2016 21 | Athletic Bilbao | 5–2 | Eibar | Bilbao |
| 12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Aduriz 12', 52' Sabin 27'Laporte 40' 49'Susaeta 75'Mauro 80' (o.g.) |
Report | Borja 4', 50' (pen.) Escalante 59'Keko 74' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 43,750 Referee: Jesús Gil (Extremadura) |
Getafe v Athletic Bilbao
| 30 January 2016 22 | Getafe | 0–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Getafe |
| 18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Cala 28'  90+2'Lago 29'Velázquez 76' |
Report | Williams 24' Etxeita 61'De Marcos 72'Balenziaga 79'San José 79'Beñat 90' |
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 9,431 Referee: Xavier Estrada (Catalonia) |
Athletic Bilbao v Villarreal
| 6 February 2016 23 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–0 | Villarreal | Bilbao |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Williams 29' 90' San José 41'Lekue 60'Sabin 67'Muniain 90' |
Report | Costa 27' Bakambu 40'Soldado 75'Ruiz 76'Bonera 77' 90+4' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 41,101 Referee: Mario Melero (Andalusia) |
Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao
| 13 February 2016 24 | Real Madrid | 4–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ronaldo 3', 87' Varane 16' 83'James 37'Kroos 45'Modrić 71' |
Report | Eraso 10' Etxeita 14'Balenziaga 43'Elustondo 90' |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 70,100 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez (Catalonia) |
Athletic Bilbao v Real Sociedad
| 21 February 2016 25 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–1 | Real Sociedad | Bilbao |
| 18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Susaeta 5' San José 28'García 64'Muniain 65'Aduriz 65'Beñat 90'De Marcos 90+3' |
Report | Illarramendi 13' Reyes 13'Jonathas 17' 19'Vela 53'Elustondo 87'Rulli 90+4' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 47,785 Referee: José Sánchez (Murcia) |
Valencia v Athletic Bilbao
| 28 February 2016 26 | Valencia | 0–3 | Athletic Bilbao | Valencia |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Gomes 43' Cancelo 54' |
Report | Sabin 73' Muniain 77'Aduriz 80' |
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 36,654 Referee: Jesús Gil (Extremadura) |
Athletic Bilbao v Deportivo La Coruña
| 2 March 2016 27 | Athletic Bilbao | 4–1 | Deportivo La Coruña | Bilbao |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Muniain 13' Aduriz 18' 36', 53', 60' |
Report | Mosquera 17' Borges 22'Riera 51'Lopo 59' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 37,552 Referee: Antonio Mateu (Valencia) |
Sporting Gijón v Athletic Bilbao
| 6 March 2016 28 | Sporting Gijón | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Gijón |
| 18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Vranješ 26' |
Report | Beñat 27' Laporte 52' 74'De Marcos 59'Balenziaga 90+2' |
Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 23,227 Referee: Carlos del Cerro (Madrid) |
Athletic Bilbao v Real Betis
| 13 March 2016 29 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–1 | Real Betis | Bilbao |
| 18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | García 20' Sabin 34', 50'Rico 44' |
Report | Castro 85' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,563 Referee: Santiago Jaime (Aragon) |
Espanyol v Athletic Bilbao
| 20 March 2016 30 | Espanyol | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Diop 54' Caicedo 57'Álvaro 60'Pérez 86'Pau 90+3' |
Report | Eraso 20' Rico 47'Lekue 84'Beñat 90+6' |
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 18,340 Referee: Eduardo Prieto (Navarre) |
Athletic Bilbao v Granada
| 3 April 2016 31 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Granada | Bilbao |
| 12:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aduriz 17' Lekue 28'Gurpegi 48' |
Report | Foulquier 26' Pérez 41'Lombán 44'Peñaranda 46' 77'Rico 86' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,680 Referee: Carlos Velasco (Madrid) |
Athletic Bilbao v Rayo Vallecano
| 10 April 2016 32 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Bilbao |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | García 16' Williams 61' |
Report | Nacho 2' Baena 16'Castro 52' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 37,703 Referee: Jesús Gil (Extremadura) |
Málaga v Athletic Bilbao
| 17 April 2016 33 | Málaga | 0–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Málaga |
| 12:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Recio 26' Torres 33'Weligton 60' |
Report | Muniain 26' García 53' 80'Bóveda 57'Gurpegi 66'Rico 84' |
Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 25,158 Referee: José Sánchez (Murcia) |
Athletic Bilbao v Atlético Madrid
| 20 April 2016 34 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–1 | Atlético Madrid | Bilbao |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Torres 38' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 44,687 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencia) |
Levante v Athletic Bilbao
| 24 April 2016 35 | Levante | 2–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Valencia |
| 12:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Víctor 13' Lerma 36'Etxeita 68' (o.g.)Juanfran 74' |
Report | Balenziaga 71' Susaeta 88'San José 90+1' |
Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 14,409 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias (Galicia) |
Athletic Bilbao v Celta Vigo
| 1 May 2016 36 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Celta Vigo | Bilbao |
| 12:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aduriz 38' (pen.) García 45+1' 72' |
Report | Orellana 13' 42' Díaz 28'Cabral 37' 40'Nolito 82'Hernández 90' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,654 Referee: Xavier Estrada (Catalonia) |
Las Palmas v Athletic Bilbao
| 8 May 2016 37 | Las Palmas | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Las Palmas |
| 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Momo 85' |
Report | Aduriz 89' |
Stadium: Gran Canaria Attendance: 27,349 Referee: Pedro Pérez (Andalusia) |
Copa del Rey
Main article: 2015–16 Copa del Rey
Round of 32
Linense v Athletic Bilbao
| 3 December 2015 First leg | Linense | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | La Línea |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Sola 13' Laporte 19' |
Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco (Madrid) |
Athletic Bilbao v Linense
| 16 December 2015 Second leg | Athletic Bilbao | 6–0 (8–0 agg.) | Linense | Bilbao |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | De Marcos 9' Eraso 49'Etxeita 56'Sola 62'García 67'Rico 89' |
Report | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 19,871 Referee: Xavier Estrada (Catalonia) |
Round of 16
Athletic Bilbao v Villarreal
| 6 January 2016 First leg | Athletic Bilbao | 3–2 | Villarreal | Bilbao |
| 12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | García 17' Susaeta 50'Williams 54'Aduriz 68'Laporte 81' |
Report | Baptistão 16' Marín 33'Samu 38'Pina 45'Mario 74' 87' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 36,599 Referee: Carlos Clos (Aragon) |
Villarreal v Athletic Bilbao
| 13 January 2016 Second leg | Villarreal | 0–1 (2–4 agg.) | Athletic Bilbao | Villarreal |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bailly 63' Rukavina 82'Marín 86' |
Report | Williams 21' 71' Etxeita 50'Aduriz 59' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 14,540 Referee: Carlos Velasco (Madrid) |
Quarter-finals
Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona
| 20 January 2016 First leg | Athletic Bilbao | 1–2 | Barcelona | Bilbao |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Laporte 54' De Marcos 65'Etxeita 67'Sabin 76'Iturraspe 77'Aduriz 89'San José 90+3' |
Report | Munir 18' Neymar 24'Iniesta 39'Mascherano 78'Dani Alves 90' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 46,224 Referee: José González (Castile and Léon) |
Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao
| 27 January 2016 Second leg | Barcelona | 3–1 (5–2 agg.) | Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona |
| 21:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Suárez 53' 70' Piqué 81'Neymar 90+1' |
Report | Williams 12' Rico 19'Balenziaga 39'Lekue 52' |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 63,405 Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Canary Islands) |
UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League
Qualifying phase
Third qualifying round
Athletic Bilbao 
v 
Inter Baku
v 
Inter Baku
| 30 July 2015 First leg | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Inter Baku | Bilbao, Spain |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Eraso 12', 49' |
Report | Kvekveskiri 62' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 32,823 Referee: Stavros Tritsonis (Greece) |
Inter Baku v Athletic Bilbao
v Athletic Bilbao
| 6 August 2015 Second leg | Inter Baku | 0–0 (0–2 agg.) | Athletic Bilbao | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 21:00 AZST (UTC+05:00) | Seyidov 55' |
Report | Balenziaga 25' |
Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
Play-off round
Group stage
Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group L
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athletic Bilbao |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 |  Augsburg |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Partizan |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 9 | |
| 4 |  AZ |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 4 |
Close
Athletic Bilbao v 
Augsburg
v Augsburg
| 17 September 2015 1 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–1 | Augsburg | Bilbao, Spain |
| 21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aduriz 55', 66' García 57'Beñat 74'Susaeta 90' |
Report | Altıntop 15' Werner 72' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 37,838 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia) |
AZ 
v Athletic Bilbao
v Athletic Bilbao
| 1 October 2015 2 | AZ | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Johansson 47' Henriksen 55'Bóveda 65' (o.g.)Coutinho 90' |
Report | Gurpegi 50' Iturraspe 53'García 71'Aduriz 75' |
Stadium: AFAS Attendance: 11,434 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) |
Partizan 
v Athletic Bilbao
v Athletic Bilbao
| 22 October 2015 3 | Partizan | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Lukić 62' Ostojić 84' |
Report | García 32' Beñat 42' 85'De Marcos 51'Laporte 53' |
Stadium: Partizan Attendance: 11,128 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland) |
Athletic Bilbao v Partizan
v Partizan
| 5 November 2015 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 5–1 | Partizan | Bilbao, Spain |
| 21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) | Williams 15', 19' Beñat 40'Aduriz 71'Elustondo 81' |
Report | Oumarou 17' Ćirković 39'Jevtović 49'Fabrício 53'Vulićević 55'Šaponjić 61' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 39,849 Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece) |
Augsburg v Athletic Bilbao
v Athletic Bilbao
| 26 November 2015 5 | Augsburg | 2–3 | Athletic Bilbao | Augsburg, Germany |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Trochowski 41' Kohr 47'Esswein 55'Bobadilla 59' |
Report | Susaeta 10' Aduriz 83', 86' |
Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 23,741 Referee: Artur Dias (Portugal) |
Athletic Bilbao v AZ
v AZ
| 10 December 2015 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–2 | AZ | Bilbao, Spain |
| 21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) | Sola 43' San José 47' (pen.)Sabin 77' |
Report | Van Overeem 26' Haye 55'Gouweleeuw 63'Janssen 88' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 29,483 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
Knockout phase
Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32
Marseille 
v Athletic Bilbao
v Athletic Bilbao
| 18 February 2016 First leg | Marseille | 0–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Marseille, France |
| 21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) | Diarra 76' Isla 89' |
Report | Aduriz 54' Beñat 60'Balenziaga 82'Elustondo 90+2' |
Stadium: Vélodrome Attendance: 29,727 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland) |
Athletic Bilbao v Marseille
v Marseille
| 25 February 2016 Second leg | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 (2–1 agg.) | Marseille | Bilbao, Spain |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | San José 38' Aduriz 53'Sabin 81' |
Report | Nkoulou 34' Mendy 38'Batshuayi 40'Nkoudou 75'Diarra 90+3' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 38,259 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) |
Round of 16
Athletic Bilbao v Valencia
v Valencia
| 10 March 2016 First leg | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Valencia | Bilbao, Spain |
| 21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) | García 20' |
Report | Fuego 63' Danilo 66'Mustafi 71' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 35,765 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
Valencia v Athletic Bilbao
v Athletic Bilbao
| 17 March 2016 Second leg | Valencia | 2–1 (2–2 (a) agg.) | Athletic Bilbao | Valencia, Spain |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Mina 13' 40' Santos 37'Fuego 42'Gomes 74'Vezo 83' |
Report | García 45+2' Aduriz 76'Laporte 77' |
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 31,681 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
Quarter-finals
Athletic Bilbao v Sevilla
v Sevilla
| 7 April 2016 First leg | Athletic Bilbao | 1–2 | Sevilla | Bilbao, Spain |
| 21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aduriz 48' Balenziaga 51'De Marcos 72' |
Report | Kolodziejczak 56' Rami 68'Banega 70'Iborra 83'Vitolo 88' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,856 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England) |
Sevilla v Athletic Bilbao
v Athletic Bilbao
| 14 April 2016 Second leg | Sevilla | 1–2 (a.e.t.) (3–3 agg.) (5–4 p) | Athletic Bilbao | Sevilla, Spain |
| 21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gameiro 59' Rami 86'Nzonzi 105+1'Coke 114'Konoplyanka 116' |
Report | Bóveda 28' Aduriz 57'San José 65'Balenziaga 74'García 80'Viguera 86'Muniain 95'Iraizoz 98'De Marcos 102'Etxeita 105+1' |
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 38,567 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
| Penalties | ||||
Coke  Krychowiak Konoplyanka Nzonzi Gameiro |
García Viguera San José Beñat Susaeta |
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