Athletic Bilbao 1956/57
European Cup qualifying round→Out in the European Cup quarter-final
Athletic Bilbao entered the 1956/57 European Cup at the qualifying round and went out in the quarter-final. It put out Porto of Portugal and Honvéd of Hungary, then went out to Manchester United of England, 5:3 at home and 0:3 away. The season earned Spain 10 coefficient points.
Coefficient points10earned for Spain this season
Record4-1-16 matches played
Goals16:14+2 goal difference
Club coefficient1.857the club's own running total
EC European Cup
Athletic Bilbao
| Stage | Date | Match | Score | Outcome | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC · Qualifying round · 1st leg | 20 Sep 1956 | Porto – Athletic Bilbao | 1:2 | 2 | |
| EC · Qualifying round · 2nd leg | 26 Sep 1956 | Athletic Bilbao – Porto | 3:2 | Through to the round of 16 (EC) | 2 |
| EC · R16 · 1st leg | 22 Nov 1956 | Athletic Bilbao – Honvéd | 3:2 | 2 | |
| EC · R16 · 2nd leg | 20 Dec 1956 | Honvéd – Athletic Bilbao | 3:3 | Through to the quarter-final (EC) | 1 |
| Bonus: reached the quarter-final | 1 | ||||
| EC · QF · 1st leg | 16 Jan 1957 | Athletic Bilbao – Manchester United | 5:3 | 2 | |
| EC · QF · 2nd leg | 6 Feb 1957 | Manchester United – Athletic Bilbao | 3:0 | Eliminated | 0 |
See also: every Spain club in 1956/57 · the 1956/57 coefficient table.