1999–2000 Athletic Bilbao season

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Athletic Bilbao
1999–2000 season
PresidentJosé María Arrate
Head coachLuis Fernández
StadiumSan Mamés
La Liga11th
Copa del ReySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Joseba Etxeberria (10 goals)[1]
All:
Joseba Etxeberria (12 goals)

The 1999–2000 season was the 99th season in Athletic Bilbao's history and their 69th consecutive season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.

Season summary[]

1999–2000, the fourth season of Luis Fernández's tenure as head coach, was his least successful so far in terms of both league and cup results. It was the first La Liga campaign of the Frenchman's reign in which Athletic finished outside the top ten, placing 11th.[2] They also suffered an early exit from the Copa del Rey, losing in the second round to Rayo Vallecano.

Fernández left his post at the end of the season, and Real Zaragoza's Txetxu Rojo was appointed in his place. Rojo had had two previous spells at San Mamés – as a successful forward between 1965 and 1982, and as head coach in the latter part of the 1989–90 season.

Squad statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

[1][3][4]

No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 MF Spain ESP Óscar Vales 7 0 5 0 2 0
4 DF Spain ESP Rafael Alkorta 26 1 24 1 2 0
5 MF Spain ESP Felipe Guréndez 37 0 31+3 0 2+1 0
6 MF Spain ESP Josu Urrutia 30 0 27+2 0 1 0
7 MF Spain ESP Andoni Imaz 16 0 5+8 0 3 0
8 MF Spain ESP Julen Guerrero 35 6 28+4 6 3 0
9 FW Spain ESP Santi Ezquerro 30 6 22+6 6 2 0
10 DF Spain ESP Aitor Larrazábal 27 4 22+4 4 1 0
11 DF Spain ESP Jesús María Lacruz 31 4 28+2 4 1 0
12 DF Spain ESP Carlos García 30 4 23+4 3 3 1
13 GK Spain ESP Imanol Etxeberria 26 0 26 0 0 0
14 MF Spain ESP José Mari 13 1 10+2 1 1 0
15 DF Spain ESP Patxi Ferreira 28 1 23+2 1 3 0
16 FW Spain ESP Sívori 15 0 2+11 0 1+1 0
17 FW Spain ESP Joseba Etxeberria 37 12 33+2 10 0+2 2
18 MF Spain ESP Bittor Alkiza 30 0 26+1 0 3 0
19 DF Spain ESP Mikel Lasa 4 0 3 0 1 0
20 FW Spain ESP Ismael Urzaiz 37 7 22+11 5 4 2
21 DF Spain ESP Iñigo Larrainzar 17 0 13+1 0 2+1 0
22 MF Spain ESP Javi González 26 0 5+17 0 2+2 0
23 MF Spain ESP Edu Alonso 26 0 10+13 0 2+1 0
24 DF Spain ESP Roberto Ríos 6 0 4+2 0 0 0
26 GK Spain ESP Iñaki Lafuente 18 0 12+2 0 4 0
28 MF Spain ESP Francisco Yeste 6 0 4+2 0 0 0
31 MF Spain ESP Tiko 20 1 8+9 1 1+2 0
35 FW Spain ESP David Asensio 1 0 1 0 0 0
36 FW Spain ESP David Karanka 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
37 DF Spain ESP Unai Expósito 2 0 1+1 0 0 0

Results[]

La Liga[]

Main article: 1999–2000 La Liga

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
9 Rayo Vallecano 38 15 7 16 51 53 −2 52 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[a]
10 Mallorca 38 14 9 15 52 45 +7 51 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
11 Athletic Bilbao 38 12 14 12 47 57 −10 50
12 Málaga 38 11 15 12 55 50 +5 48
13 Real Sociedad 38 11 14 13 42 49 −7 47[b]
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. ^ Rayo Vallecano earned a spot in the qualifying round of the 2000–01 UEFA Cup as being elected by UEFA as one of the two best entries of UEFA Fair play.
  2. ^ ESP 0–0 RSO; RSO 1–0 ESP

See also[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Primera División 1999/2000". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. ^ "LaLiga 1999/2000 Table, Results, Fixtures - (Football/Spain)". flashscore.co.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Athletic Bilbao » Squad 1999/2000". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Copa del Rey 1999/2000". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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