2004–05_Athletic_Bilbao_season
2004–05 Athletic Bilbao season
Athletic Bilbao 2004–05 football season
The 2004–05 season was the 104th season in Athletic Bilbao's history and their 74th consecutive season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.
| 2004–05 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Fernando Lamikiz Garai |
| Head coach | Ernesto Valverde |
| Stadium | San Mamés |
| La Liga | 9th |
| Copa del Rey | Semi-finals |
| UEFA Cup | Round of 32 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ismael Urzaiz (12 goals)[1] All: Santi Ezquerro (19 goals) |
In the previous season, new manager Ernesto Valverde guided Athletic Bilbao to 5th place in La Liga,[2] their highest placing in six seasons. This also allowed them their first European participation since 1998, qualifying for the 2004–05 UEFA Cup.[3]
Valverde's second season in charge was less successful in the league, as Athletic suffered three more losses than the year before and slipped to 9th.[4] They enjoyed more success in the Copa del Rey, reaching the semifinals before being knocked out on penalties by eventual champions Real Betis.
Their European adventure began in the UEFA Cup first round, where they were drawn against Trabzonspor of Turkey. Despite losing the away first leg 3–2,[5] they qualified for the group stage by winning 2–0 at home.[6] They were drawn in Group B, and suffered another defeat in Turkey, this time against Beşiktaş.[7] However, they won their other three games - against Parma of Italy,[8] Steaua București of Romania,[9] and a crushing 7–1 victory over Standard Liège of Belgium[10] - to progress as group winners. Their opponents in the next round were Austria Wien, and despite a creditable 0–0 draw in the away leg,[11] Bilbao were eliminated after a 2–1 defeat at home.[12]
Valverde left his post at the end of the season, and was replaced by José Luis Mendilibar.[13] Mendilibar lasted only until the following October,[14] while Valverde would return to the club for a second spell as head coach in 2013.[15]
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | UEFA Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  ESP |
Iñaki Lafuente | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ESP |
Javier Casas | 27 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP |
Asier del Horno | 43 | 7 | 23+6 | 3 | 4+2 | 1 | 6+2 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | ESP |
Aitor Karanka | 12 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ESP |
Felipe Guréndez | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ESP |
Óscar Vales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ESP |
Julen Guerrero | 18 | 3 | 0+12 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ESP |
Santi Ezquerro | 47 | 19 | 31+1 | 11 | 4+4 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 10 | MF | ESP |
Francisco Yeste | 42 | 13 | 24+3 | 8 | 5+2 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | ESP |
Javi González | 14 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ESP |
Jesús María Lacruz | 21 | 2 | 12+4 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ESP |
Dani Aranzubia | 42 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ESP |
Luis Prieto | 44 | 0 | 28+2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ESP |
Andoni Iraola | 49 | 6 | 31+3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | ESP |
Pablo Orbaiz | 50 | 5 | 35 | 3 | 6+1 | 2 | 7+1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ESP |
Joseba Etxeberria | 48 | 6 | 30+3 | 3 | 6+1 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 18 | MF | ESP |
Carlos Gurpegui | 50 | 6 | 34 | 4 | 7+1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 19 | DF | ESP |
Ander Murillo | 43 | 0 | 29+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ESP |
Ismael Urzaiz | 44 | 12 | 19+12 | 12 | 4+1 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ESP |
Jonan García | 15 | 0 | 6+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ESP |
Joseba Arriaga | 19 | 0 | 6+8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ESP |
Tiko | 42 | 3 | 22+9 | 3 | 5+1 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ESP |
César | 8 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ESP |
Aritz Solabarrieta | 13 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ESP |
Endika Bordas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ESP |
Roberto Pampín | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | ESP |
Jon Moya | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | ESP |
Fernando Llorente | 20 | 6 | 9+6 | 3 | 3+1 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 |
| FW | ESP |
Igor Angulo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| GK | ESP |
Oinatz Aulestia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ESP |
Gorka Azkorra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | |
La Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Valencia | 38 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 58 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round |
| 8 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 51[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round |
| 9 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 51[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 10 | Málaga | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 51[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 11 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 50[lower-alpha 2] |
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:
UEFA Cup
First round
v Athletic Bilbao
| 16 September 2004 | Trabzonspor | 3–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium, Trabzon |
| 19:00 | González  25' (o.g.)Yılmaz 28'Karadeniz 69' |
Report | Gurpegui 73' del Horno 80' |
Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland) |
v Trabzonspor
| 30 September 2004 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Trabzonspor | San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao |
| 21:30 | Ezquerro 5' Yeste 61' |
Report | Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) |
Athletic Bilbao won 4–3 on aggregate
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Bilbao |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 |
 Steaua București |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
 Parma |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 |
| Beşiktaş |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
 Standard Liège |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 |
v 
Parma
| 21 October 2004 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Parma | San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao |
| 21:00 | Gurpegui 8' del Horno 49' |
Report | Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Zsolt Szabó (Hungary) |
v Athletic Bilbao
| 4 November 2004 | Beşiktaş | 3–1 | Athletic Bilbao | BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul |
| 19:30 | Güneş 26' Carew 63'Akın 89' |
Report | Ezquerro 49' |
Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany) |
v Steaua București
| 1 December 2004 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Steaua București | San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao |
| 20:45 | Etxeberria 45' |
Report | Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece) |
v Athletic Bilbao
| 16 December 2004 | Standard Liège | 1–7 | Athletic Bilbao | Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège |
| 20:45 | Onyewu 15' |
Report | Ezquerro 6', 9', 54' Yeste 35'Iraola 58'del Horno 63'Etxeberria 71' |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden) |
Round of 32
v Athletic Bilbao
| 24 February 2005 | Austria Wien | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna |
| 19:30 (CET) | Report | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel) |
v Austria Wien
| 27 February 2005 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–2 | Austria Wien | San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao |
| 18:00 (CET) | Yeste 19' (pen.) |
Report | Sionko 35', 70' |
Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland) |
Austria Wien won 2–1 on aggregate
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