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

Squad information
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Gorka Iraizoz39EU 2007 150 0 2015 €4.6M Originally from Youth system
2 FW Gaizka Toquero36EU 2008 103 20 2012 Free
3 DF Jon Aurtenetxe29EU 2010 13 0 2014 Youth system
5 CB Fernando Amorebieta35EU 2005 187 1 2013 Youth system Second nationality: Spain
6 CB Mikel San José31EU 2010 64 5 2015 €2.5M Originally from Youth system
7 MF David López38EU 2007 125 14 2013 €6M
8 DM Ander Iturraspe31EU 2008 42 0 2012 Youth system
9 ST Fernando Llorente35EU 2004 244 84 2013 Youth system
10 FW Óscar de Marcos31EU 2009 44 3 2013 €0.35M
11 LM Igor Gabilondo41EU 2006 154 21 2012 Free
12 LB Koikili40EU 2007 98 2 2012 Free
13 GK Raúl32EU 2010 1 0 2012 Youth system
14 RW Markel Susaeta33EU 2007 151 12 2013 Youth system
15 RB Andoni Iraola38EU 2003 334 34 2014 Youth system
18 DM Carlos Gurpegui40EU 2001 256 17 2014 Youth system
19 LW Iker Muniain28EU 2009 73 11 2015 Youth system
20 CB Aitor Ocio44EU 2007 119 2 2012 €3.5M
21 MF Ander Herrera31EU 2011 0 0 2016 €7.5M
22 LB Xabi Castillo34EU 2009 45 0 2013 €1M Originally from Youth system
23 CB Borja Ekiza32EU 2010 21 0 2013 Youth system
24 CM Javi Martínez32EU 2006 197 23 2016 €6M
26 AM Igor Martínez31EU 2010 10 0 2013 €0.2M
28 FW Ibai32EU 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.

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

Total expenditure: €0 million

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

Total income: €0 million

Club

Coaching staff
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
Main article: 2011–12 La Liga

League table
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[lower-alpha 1]
11 Getafe 38 12 11 15 40 51 −11 47[lower-alpha 2]
12 Real Sociedad 38 12 11 15 46 52 −6 47[lower-alpha 2]
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. GET: 8 pts; RSO: 5 pts; BET: 2 pts

Results by round
Round2345678910111213141516171819121222324252627282929313233343536203738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHA
ResultDLLLDWWDWDDWLDDWDWLWDLWDWLLLDLWDWWLLDL
Position8141618191611118997899995766955578911111187678910
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  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
Main article: 2011–12 Copa del Rey

Round of 32
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
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
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
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
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
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League

Play-off round
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
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:
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
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Round of 32
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
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
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
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
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

References
  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.
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