1993–94 Athletic Bilbao season

Athletic Bilbao
1993–94 season
PresidentJosé Julián Lertxundi
Head coachJupp Heynckes
StadiumSan Mamés
La Liga5th
Copa del Rey4th Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Julen Guerrero, 18[1]
All: Julen Guerrero, 21

The 1993–94 season was the 93rd season in Athletic Bilbao's history and their 63rd consecutive season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.

Season summary

1993–94 was the second season in charge of Athletic for Jupp Heynckes, and the team continued to improve under the German's leadership, ending the La Liga campaign in 5th place.[2] This qualified them for the 1994–95 UEFA Cup, ending five seasons without European competition. In the Copa del Rey, Bilbao reached the fourth round before being eliminated by Real Zaragoza.[3]

Despite this success, Heynckes left the club at the end of the season to accept the position of head coach with Eintracht Frankfurt in his homeland.[4] Former Athletic player and current Racing Santander coach Javier Irureta was appointed as his replacement.[5]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[1][6][7]

No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Spain ESP Kike Burgos 2 0 1 0 1 0
GK Spain ESP Juanjo Valencia 40 0 37 0 3 0
DF Spain ESP Genar Andrinúa 24 1 20+1 1 3 0
DF Spain ESP Asier 5 0 2+3 0 0 0
DF Spain ESP Eduardo Estíbariz 23 0 17+3 0 3 0
DF Spain ESP José Manuel Galdames 5 0 2+2 0 1 0
DF Spain ESP Carlos García 18 3 12+3 2 3 1
DF Spain ESP Aitor Karanka 19 0 14+4 0 1 0
DF Spain ESP Andoni Lakabeg 31 0 17+12 0 1+1 0
DF Spain ESP Jon Ander Lambea 3 0 2 0 1 0
DF Spain ESP Iñigo Larrainzar 41 0 37 0 4 0
DF Spain ESP Aitor Larrazábal 35 4 32 4 3 0
DF Spain ESP Óscar Tabuenka 24 0 19+4 0 0+1 0
MF Spain ESP Xabier Eskurza 38 1 32+3 1 3 0
MF Spain ESP Ander Garitano 29 6 25+1 6 3 0
MF Spain ESP Julen Guerrero 40 21 36 18 4 3
MF Spain ESP Mikel Kortina 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF Spain ESP Josu Urrutia 33 2 25+7 2 1 0
MF Spain ESP Óscar Vales 4 0 1+3 0 0 0
MF Spain ESP David Villabona 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
FW Spain ESP Bolo 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
FW Spain ESP Aitor Huegún 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
FW Spain ESP Ricardo Mendiguren 20 0 12+6 0 1+1 0
FW Spain ESP José Ángel Uribarrena 19 1 8+7 1 1+3 0
FW Spain ESP Ernesto Valverde 37 9 31+3 9 3 0
FW Spain ESP Cuco Ziganda 39 19 34+1 17 4 2

Results

La Liga

Main article: 1993–94 La Liga

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Zaragoza 38 19 8 11 71 47 +24 46 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
4 Real Madrid 38 19 7 12 61 50 +11 45 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5 Athletic Bilbao 38 16 11 11 61 47 +14 43
6 Sevilla 38 15 12 11 56 42 +14 42
7 Valencia 38 14 12 12 55 50 +5 40
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Zaragoza entered UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as winners of 1993–94 Copa del Rey.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Primera División 1993/1994". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. ^ "LaLiga 1993/1994 Table, Results, Fixtures – (Football/Spain)". flashscore.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Bastos para el rey de Copas" (PDF). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Eintracht Franfkurt - Trainer". kicker. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ "San Mamés da el voto a Arrate" (PDF). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Athletic Bilbao » Squad 1993/1994". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Copa del Rey 1993/1994". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 November 2020.