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2011–12 Athletic Bilbao season

The 2011–12 season was the 111th season in Athletic Bilbao's history and their 81st consecutive season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. It covers a period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.

Athletic Bilbao
2011–12 season
PresidentJosu Urrutia
Head coachMarcelo Bielsa
StadiumSan Mamés
La Liga10th
Copa del ReyRunners-up
UEFA Europa LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Fernando Llorente (17)
All: Fernando Llorente (29)

Athletic Bilbao competed for their ninth La Liga title and participated in the UEFA Europa League, entering in the play-off round due to their sixth-place finish in the 2010–11 La Liga. They also entered the Copa del Rey in the Round of 32.

Players edit

Squad information edit

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK   Gorka Iraizoz 43 EU 2007 150 0 2015 €4.6M Originally from Youth system
2 FW   Gaizka Toquero 39 EU 2008 103 20 2012 Free
3 DF   Jon Aurtenetxe 32 EU 2010 13 0 2014 Youth system
5 CB   Fernando Amorebieta 39 EU 2005 187 1 2013 Youth system Second nationality: Spain
6 CB   Mikel San José 34 EU 2010 64 5 2015 €2.5M Originally from Youth system
7 MF   David López 41 EU 2007 125 14 2013 €6M
8 DM   Ander Iturraspe 35 EU 2008 42 0 2012 Youth system
9 ST   Fernando Llorente 39 EU 2004 244 84 2013 Youth system
10 FW   Óscar de Marcos 35 EU 2009 44 3 2013 €0.35M
11 LM   Igor Gabilondo 45 EU 2006 154 21 2012 Free
12 LB   Koikili 43 EU 2007 98 2 2012 Free
13 GK   Raúl 36 EU 2010 1 0 2012 Youth system
14 RW   Markel Susaeta 36 EU 2007 151 12 2013 Youth system
15 RB   Andoni Iraola 41 EU 2003 334 34 2014 Youth system
18 DM   Carlos Gurpegui 43 EU 2001 256 17 2014 Youth system
19 LW   Iker Muniain 31 EU 2009 73 11 2015 Youth system
20 CB   Aitor Ocio 47 EU 2007 119 2 2012 €3.5M
21 MF   Ander Herrera 34 EU 2011 0 0 2016 €7.5M
22 LB   Xabi Castillo 38 EU 2009 45 0 2013 €1M Originally from Youth system
23 CB   Borja Ekiza 36 EU 2010 21 0 2013 Youth system
24 CM   Javi Martínez 35 EU 2006 197 23 2016 €6M
26 AM   Igor Martínez 34 EU 2010 10 0 2013 €0.2M
28 FW   Ibai 35 EU 2010 3 0 €0.2M (estimate)
  • Last updated: 6 July 2011
  • Source: Athletic-Club.net, Players transfer, Wikipedia players' articles (for player numbers, appearances, and goals)
  • Ordered by squad number.

Transfers edit

In edit

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
RB   Iban Zubiaurre 28 EU Albacete Loan return Summer 2014 N/A
FW   Ion Vélez 26 EU Numancia Loan return Summer 2012 N/A
MF   Ander Herrera 21 EU Zaragoza Transfer Summer 2016 Unknown Marca.com
MF   Iñigo Pérez 23 EU Huesca Loan return Summer 2012 N/A

Total expenditure:   €0 million

Out edit

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source

Total income:   €0 million

Club edit

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
Head coach Marcelo Bielsa
2nd coach Luciano Martín
Physical coaches Javier Reyes, Bernardo Requena, Xabier Clemente
Goalkeepers coach Luis Llopis
Representative Iñaki Morán
Medical services Joxean Lekue, Paco Angulo
Physiotherapists Juan Manuel Ipiña, Alfonso Ruiz, Álvaro Campa, Beñat Azula
Chiropractor Kepa Galardi
Material managers José Antonio Narváez, Txetxu Gallego

Source: Athletic-Club.net

La Liga edit

Main article: 2011–12 La Liga

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Mallorca 38 14 10 14 42 46 −4 52
9 Sevilla 38 13 11 14 48 47 +1 50
10 Athletic Bilbao 38 12 13 13 49 52 −3 49 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
11 Getafe 38 12 11 15 40 51 −11 47[b]
12 Real Sociedad 38 12 11 15 46 52 −6 47[b]
Source: ESPN
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Notes:
  1. ^ Athletic Bilbao qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League as runners-up of the 2011–12 Copa del Rey to Barcelona, who have qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League. Consequently, Levante entered the play-off round.
  2. ^ a b GET: 8 pts; RSO: 5 pts; BET: 2 pts


Results by round edit

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GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHA
ResultDLLLDWWDWDDWLDDWDWLWDLWDWLLLDLWDWWLLDL
Position8141618191611118997899995766955578911111187678910
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

21 August 2011 1 Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao Madrid
18:00 CET Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Referee: Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz
28 August 2011 2 Athletic Bilbao 1 – 1 Rayo Vallecano Bilbao
16:00 CET Iturraspe   56'
Iturraspe   90+1'		 Summary Movilla   62'
Arribas   73'
Piti   74'
Casado   77'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes
11 September 2011 3 Espanyol 2 – 1 Athletic Bilbao Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CET López   7'
García   25', 74',   53'		 Summary De Marcos   8'
Llorente   62'		 Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
18 September 2011 4 Athletic Bilbao 2 – 3 Real Betis Bilbao
21:00 CET De Marcos   38',   45'
Gurpegui   51'
Amorebieta   53'   90+5'
Muniain   75'
López   86' (pen.)		 Summary Beñat   7',   72'
Nacho   13',   24'
Iriney   41'
Sevilla   45' (pen.)
Mario   75',   75'
Casto   78'
Chica   86'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez
21 September 2011 5 Málaga 1 – 0 Athletic Bilbao Málaga
19:00 CET Cazorla   62',   76' Summary Iturraspe   61'
Toquero   84'
J. Martínez   88'		 Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 20,976
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes
24 September 2011 6 Athletic Bilbao 1 – 1 Villarreal Bilbao
17:00 CET Gabilondo   43'
Eikiza   45'   81'
Amorebieta   56'
J. Martínez   60'
Muniain   86'		 Summary Nilmar   53'
Musacchio   58'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
2 October 2011 7 Real Sociedad 1 – 2 Athletic Bilbao San Sebastián
11:00 CET I. Martínez   61'
Illarramendi   68'		 Summary Llorente   34', 70'
Amorebieta   49'
Iraola   73'
Gurpegui   75'
Susaeta   84'		 Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
17 October 2011 8 Athletic Bilbao 3 – 1 Osasuna Bilbao
20:00 CET Iraola   27'
Muniain   30'
Gabilondo   38'
J. Martínez   45+1',   90'		 Summary Nekounam   26',   90+1' (pen.)
Lamah   63'   70'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández
23 October 2011 9 Valencia 1 – 1 Athletic Bilbao Valencia
19:00 CET Soldado   25',   89'
Ruiz   31'
Miguel   74'		 Summary J. Martínez   41'
Iraola   45+2'
Herrera   71'
Muniain   72'
Iturraspe   78'
Aurtenetxe   89'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 27,532
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
27 October 2011 10 Athletic Bilbao 3 – 0 Atlético Madrid Bilbao
21:00 CET J. Martínez   17'
Aurtenetxe   37'
Llorente   67' (71)
Toquero   75'
Ekiza   80'		 Summary Godín   32'
Miranda   52'
Sílvio   66'
Assunção   81'
Salvio   85'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes
30 October 2011 11 Sporting Gijón 1 – 1 Athletic Bilbao Gijón
11:00 CET Trejo   27'
Bilić   71'		 Summary Iraola   12'
Susaeta   24',   63'
Iturraspe   90'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: José Luis González González
6 November 2011 12 Athletic Bilbao 2 – 2 Barcelona Bilbao
19:00 CET Herrera   20',   22'
J. Martínez   48'
Iturraspe   54'
Amorebieta   69'   90'
Piqué   80' (o.g.)		 Summary Fàbregas   24'
Piqué   63'
Messi   90+1'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero
20 November 2011 13 Sevilla 1 – 2 Athletic Bilbao Seville
17:00 CET Navas   15'
Navarro   27'
Spahić   90'		 Summary Iraola   6'
De Marcos   43',   71'
San José   48'		 Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez
27 November 2011 14 Athletic Bilbao 0 – 1 Granada Bilbao
18:45 CET Muniain   45'
Aurtenetxe   45'		 Summary López   32'
Nyom   33'
Yebda   41'
Siqueira   44'
Roberto   87'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
4 December 2011 15 Mallorca 1 – 1 Athletic Bilbao Palma
20:00 CET Álvaro   3'
Pina   30'
Tissone   45+2'
Ramis   56'
Martí   68'
Cáceres   71'
Chico   79'
Hemed   83'		 Summary Amorebieta   41',   45+3'
Iturraspe   51'
Pérez   72'
Toquero   86'
Raúl   90+2'		 Stadium: Iberostar
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández
11 December 2011 16 Athletic Bilbao 1 – 1 Racing Santander Bilbao
19:45 CET Iturraspe   65'
Aurtenetxe   80'
Iraola   88'		 Summary Arana   8'
Serrano   62'
Munitis   68'
Cisma   84'
Á. González   90+2'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
17 December 2011 17 Athletic Bilbao 2 – 1 Zaragoza Bilbao
20:00 CET Susaeta   7'
J. Martínez   21'
Herrera   78'
Toquero   87'		 Summary Ponzio   22' (pen.),   31'
Lanzaro   24'   69'
Tomás   37'
Postiga   60'
Juárez   90+1'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero
8 January 2012 18 Getafe 0 – 0 Athletic Bilbao Madrid
16:00 CET Güiza   28'
Rafa   55'
Míchel   58'		 Summary Aurtenetxe   69' Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Alfonso Alvarez Izquierdo
15 January 2012 19 Athletic Bilbao 3 – 0 Levante Bilbao
18:00 CET Amerebieta   11'
Llorente   40'
Aurtenetxe   46'
Herrera   64'
San José   90'		 Summary Torres   21'
Juanfran   61'   89'
Del Horno   68'
Farinós   75'
Ballesteros   90+3'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
22 January 2012 1 Real Madrid 4 – 1 Athletic Bilbao Madrid
21:30 CET Marcelo   25'
Ronaldo   29',   46' (pen.), 67' (pen.)
Ramos   57'
Arbeloa   74'
Callejón   86'		 Summary Llorente   13'
De Marcos   26',   66'
Iturraspe   46'		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz
28 January 2012 21 Rayo Vallecano 2 – 3 Athletic Bilbao Madrid
18:00 CET Michu   11'
Casado   18'
Arribas   27'
Rayco   82'		 Summary Pérez   9'
Llorente   17', 23', 68'
Susaeta   25'
Toquero   41'
Ekiza   85'		 Stadium: Vallecas
Attendance: 12,450
Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero
4 February 2012 22 Athletic Bilbao 3 – 3 Espanyol Bilbao
18:00 CET De Marcos   26'
Muniain   28'
López   44'
Llorente   58'
J. Martínez   65'   90'
Iturraspe   85'		 Summary Romaric   33'
Weiss   48',   58'
Forlín   70'
Albín   90',   90+1'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
11 February 2012 23 Real Betis 2 – 1 Athletic Bilbao Seville
22:00 CET Castro   9'
Iriney   47'
Molina   49'
Beñat   60'
Nélson   90+1',   72'		 Summary J. Martínez   23',   29'   64'
Aurtenetxe   49'		 Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes
19 February 2012 24 Athletic Bilbao 3 – 0 Málaga Bilbao
16:00 CET Iraola   15'
Herrera   21'
Amorebieta   57'
San José   60'
Toquero   61'
Muniain   65'
De Marcos   86'		 Summary Weligton   83' Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
26 February 2012 25 Villarreal 2 – 2 Athletic Bilbao Villarreal
12:00 CET Senna   11',   18'
Nilmar   68'		 Summary Aurtenetxe   50'
Llorente   62'
Pérez   64'
Toquero   66'
Susaeta   66'
Iturraspe   75'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
4 March 2012 26 Athletic Bilbao 2 – 0 Real Sociedad Bilbao
16:00 CET J. Martínez   22'
Susaeta   25', 81',   73'
Amorebieta   62'
San José   66'		 Summary Zurutuza   34'
Bergara   38'
Vela   73'
Cadamuro-Bentaïba   77'
González   80'
Estrada   84'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
11 March 2012 27 Osasuna 2 – 1 Athletic Bilbao Pamplona
21:30 CET Stadium: El Sadar
Referee: Alfonso Javier Álvarez Izquierdo
18 March 2012 28 Athletic Bilbao 0 – 3 Valencia Bilbao
18:00 CET Iraola   36'   66'
Iturraspe   66'
De Marcos   76'
San José   84'		 Summary Barragán   28'
Soldado   42', 57', 85' (pen.),   82'
Alba   44'
Topal   50'
Rami   75'
Parejo   80'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes
21 March 2012 29 Atlético Madrid 2 – 1 Athletic Bilbao Madrid
20:00 CET Gabi   38'
Falcao   50',   72'
Juanfran   64'
Miranda   66'
Suárez   82'		 Summary Herrera   40'
San José   63'
J. Martínez   70',   90+2'		 Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández
25 March 2012 30 Athletic Bilbao 1 – 1 Sporting Gijón Bilbao
18:00 CET De Marcos   77',   85'
Aurtenetxe   90+4'		 Summary Eguren   17'
Castro   34'
Botía   35'
Hernández   62'
Lora   90'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias
31 March 2012 31 Barcelona 2 – 0 Athletic Bilbao Barcelona
22:00 CET Iniesta   40'
Messi   58' (pen.)
Busquets   66'		 Summary Toquero   52'
Iturraspe   56'
J. Martínez   57'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 88,027
Referee: Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz
8 April 2012 32 Athletic Bilbao 1 – 0 Sevilla Bilbao
18:00 CET Llorente   47'
Iraola   48'
Amorebieta   81'
Muniain   88'
Aurtenetxe   89'		 Summary Kanouté   15'
Medel   40'
Escudé   41'
Navas   84'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Alfonso Alvarez Izquierdo
11 April 2012 33 Granada 2 – 2 Athletic Bilbao Granada
20:00 CET Romero   2',   39'
Nyom   63'
Geijo   74'
Gómez   87'		 Summary Iturraspe   48'
Amorebieta   60'
Llorente   81'
Susaeta   87'
De Marcos   90+2'		 Stadium: Los Cármenes
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
15 April 2012 34 Athletic Bilbao 1 – 0 Mallorca Bilbao
18:00 CET Llorente   13'
Herrera   50'		 Summary Cáceres   53'
Cendrós   76'
Pina   86'
Tejera   88'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández
22 April 2012 35 Racing Santander 0 – 1 Athletic Bilbao Santander
16:00 CET Álvaro   55'
Martínez   90'		 Summary Toquero   12'
Aurtenetxe   61'
Amorebieta   68'		 Stadium: El Sardinero
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero
29 April 2012 36 Zaragoza 2 – 0 Athletic Bilbao Zaragoza
16:00 CET Stadium: La Romareda
2 May 2012 20 Athletic Bilbao 0 – 3 Real Madrid Bilbao
22:00 CEST (UTC+02) J. Martínez   11'   72'
San José   37'
Toquero   45+1'
Pérez   85'		 Ramos   12'
Higuaín   16'
Özil   20',   78'
Coentrão   36'
Ronaldo   50'
Arbeloa   64'
Alonso   69'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes
5 May 2012 37 Athletic Bilbao 0 – 0 Getafe Bilbao
--:-- CEST (UTC+02) Stadium: San Mamés
13 May 2012 38 Levante 3 – 0 Athletic Bilbao Valencia
20:00 CEST (UTC+02) Ghezzal   45',   45', 67'
Farinós   88' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

Copa del Rey edit

Main article: 2011–12 Copa del Rey

Round of 32 edit

8 December 2011 First leg Real Oviedo 0 – 1 Athletic Bilbao Oviedo
22:00 CET Diop   40'
Nano   80'		 Summary De Marcos   11'
Pérez   85'		 Stadium: Carlos Tartiere
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: José Luis González González
21 December 2011 Second leg Athletic Bilbao 1–0
(2–0 agg.)		 Real Oviedo Bilbao
22:00 CET Amorebieta   56'
San José   64'
Herrera   74'		 Summary Juanma Marrero   36' Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes

Round of 16 edit

3 January 2012 First leg Albacete 0 – 0 Athletic Bilbao Albacete
20:00 CET Castillo   18'
Rocha   38'
Candela   56'		 Summary Iturraspe   45' Stadium: Carlos Belmonte
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz
12 January 2012 Second leg Athletic Bilbao 4 – 0
(4 – 0 agg.)		 Albacete Bilbao
20:00 CET Susaeta   24'
Iturraspe   42'
Muniain   53'
Herrera   65'
Toquero   77'
San José   86'		 Summary Castillo   49'
Rocha   60'
Candela   72'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández

Quarter-finals edit

18 January 2012 First leg Athletic Bilbao 2 – 0 Mallorca Bilbao
20:00 CET Llorente   10',   35'
Muniain   59',   77'		 Summary Cendrós   45'
Tissone   48'
Nunes   55'
Pereira   58'
João Victor   86'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: José Luis González González
25 January 2012 Second leg Mallorca 0 – 1
(0 – 3 agg.)		 Athletic Bilbao Palma
20:00 CET Ramis   90'
Chico   90'		 Summary Amorebieta   41'
Herrera   62'
Toquero   67'
Ramis   76' (o.g.)
Iraizoz   82'		 Stadium: Iberostar
Attendance: 10,990
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Semi-finals edit

31 January 2012 First leg Mirandés 1 – 2 Athletic Bilbao Miranda de Ebro
22:00 CET García   45'
Corral   67'
Mújika   85'
Lambarri   90+1'		 Summary Llorente   18',   27'
Iturraspe   56'
J. Martínez   61'
López   77'
Pérez   88'		 Stadium: Anduva
Attendance: 7,980
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
7 February 2012 Second leg Athletic Bilbao 6 – 2
(8 – 3 agg.)		 Mirandés Bilbao
22:00 CET Muniain   11'
Susaeta   14'
Aurtenetxe   22'
Amorebieta   60'
Llorente   71', 75'
Caneda   88' (o.g.)		 Summary Iribas   20'
Blanco   57', 86'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Final edit

Main article: 2012 Copa del Rey Final
25 May 2012 Final Athletic Bilbao 0 – 3 Barcelona Madrid
21:30 CEST Susaeta   40'
Iraola   43'		 Report Pedro   3', 25'
Messi   20'
Xavi   66'
Iniesta   71'		 Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 54,850
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

UEFA Europa League edit

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League

Play-off round edit

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
18 August 2011 First Leg Athletic Bilbao   0 – 0   Trabzonspor Bilbao, Spain
21:00 CET Report Stadium: San Mamés Stadium
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
25 August 2011 Second Leg Trabzonspor   Cancelled   Athletic Bilbao Istanbul, Turkey
20:30 CET Report Stadium: Türk Telekom Arena
Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany)
Note: As a result of match-fixing allegations, Turkish club Fenerbahçe were removed from the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League and were replaced with Trabzonspor on 24 August 2011. As a result, Trabzonspor's second leg against Athletic Bilbao was cancelled, and Athletic Bilbao qualified for the group stage.[1]

Group stage edit

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group F

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Athletic Bilbao 6 4 1 1 11 8 +3 13 Advance to knockout phase
2   Red Bull Salzburg 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 10
3   Paris Saint-Germain 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10
4   Slovan Bratislava 6 0 1 5 4 11 −7 1
Source: Soccerway
15 September 2011 1 Slovan Bratislava   1 – 2   Athletic Bilbao Bratislava, Slovakia
19:00 CET Guédé   34' Report Susaeta   13'
Muniain   40'		 Stadium: Štadión Pasienky
Attendance: 6,328
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
29 September 2011 2 Athletic Bilbao   2 – 0   Paris Saint-Germain Bilbao, Spain
21:05 CET Gabilondo   20'
Susaeta   45+1'		 Report Stadium: San Mamés Stadium
Attendance: 23,487
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
20 October 2011 3 Athletic Bilbao   2 – 2   Red Bull Salzburg Bilbao, Spain
21:05 CET Llorente   69' (pen.), 75' (pen.) Report Wallner   30'
Leonardo   36'		 Stadium: San Mamés Stadium
Attendance: 22,566
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
3 November 2011 4 Red Bull Salzburg   0 – 1   Athletic Bilbao Wals-Siezenheim, Austria
19:00 CET Report Herrera   37' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 10,350
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Bulgaria)
1 December 2011 5 Athletic Bilbao   2 – 1   Slovan Bratislava Bilbao, Spain
21:05 CET De Marcos   15'
Susaeta   75'		 Report Šebo   39' Stadium: San Mamés Stadium
Attendance: 28,314
Referee: Hannes Kaasik (Estonia)
14 December 2011 6 Paris Saint-Germain   4 – 2   Athletic Bilbao Paris, France
19:00 CET Pastore   21'
Bodmer   41'
Pérez   85' (o.g.)
Hoarau   90' (pen.)		 Report Aurtenetxe   3'
López   55'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 37,114
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Knockout phase edit

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Round of 32 edit

16 February 2012 First leg Lokomotiv Moscow   2 – 1   Athletic Bilbao Moscow, Russia
21:00 MSK Glushakov   61' (pen.)
Caicedo   71'		 Report Muniain   36' Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 13,160
Referee: Ovidiu Alin Hațegan (Romania)
23 February 2012 Second leg Athletic Bilbao   1 – 0
(a 2 – 2 agg.)		   Lokomotiv Moscow Bilbao, Spain
19:00 CET Muniain   62' Report Stadium: San Mamés Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Pawel Gil (Poland)

Round of 16 edit

8 March 2012 First leg Manchester United   2 – 3   Athletic Bilbao Manchester, England
20:05 WET Rooney   22', 90+2' (pen.) Report Llorente   44'
De Marcos   72'
Muniain   90'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,000[2]
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)
15 March 2012 Second leg Athletic Bilbao   2 – 1
(5 – 3 agg.)		   Manchester United Bilbao, Spain
19:00 CET Llorente   23'
De Marcos   65'		 Report Rooney   80' Stadium: San Mamés Stadium
Attendance: 40,000[3]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Quarter-finals edit

29 March 2012 First leg Schalke 04   2 – 4   Athletic Bilbao Gelsenkirchen, Germany
21:05 Raúl   22', 60' Report Llorente   20', 73'
De Marcos   81'
Muniain   90+3'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
5 April 2012 Second leg Athletic Bilbao   2 – 2
(6 – 4 agg.)		   Schalke 04 Bilbao, Spain
21:05 Ibai   41'
Susaeta   55'		 Report Huntelaar   29'
Raúl   52'		 Stadium: San Mamés Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Semi-finals edit

19 April 2012 First leg Sporting CP   2 – 1   Athletic Bilbao Lisbon, Portugal
21:05 Izmailov   61'
Pereira   67'
Insúa   76'
Capel   80'		 Report De Marcos   11'
Iturraspe   29'
Aurtenetxe   54'
Llorente   86'		 Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 37,700
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
26 April 2012 Second leg Athletic Bilbao   3 – 1
(4 – 3 agg.)		   Sporting CP Bilbao, Spain
21:05 Susaeta   17'
Ibai   45+1',   76'
Amorebieta   54'
Llorente   88'		 Report Van Wolfswinkel   10',   44'
Carriço   59'
Xandão   90+4'		 Stadium: San Mamés Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

Final edit

Main article: 2012 UEFA Europa League Final
9 May 2012 Final Atlético Madrid   3 – 0   Athletic Bilbao Bucharest, Romania
21:45 EEST Falcao   7', 34',   26'
Diego   85'		 Report Herrera   22'
Amorebieta   64'
Pérez   75'
Susaeta   90+1'		 Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 52,347
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Fenerbahce withdrawn from Europe because of match-fix probe". BBC. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Manchester United vs. Athletic Bilbao - 8 March 2012". Soccerway. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Baño al United y una gran página del Athletic en Europa". AS.com. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

External links edit

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