Athletic Bilbao 2011/12
Europa League group stage→Europa League runners-up
Athletic Bilbao entered the 2011/12 Europa League at the group stage and reached the final. It put out Trabzonspor of Türkiye, then came through the group stage (4W 1D 1L), then put out Lokomotiv Moscow of Russia, Manchester United of England, Schalke 04 of Germany and Sporting CP of Portugal, then lost the final to Atlético Madrid, 0:3. The season earned Spain 23.5 coefficient points.
Coefficient points23.5earned for Spain this season
Record9-3-416 matches played
Goals28:23+5 goal difference
Club coefficient24.465the club's own running total
UEL Europa League
Athletic Bilbao
6th in the league| Stage | Date | Match | Score | Outcome | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEL · QR4 · 1st leg | 18 Aug 2011 | Athletic Bilbao – Trabzonspor | 0:0 | Through to the group stage (UEL) | 0.5 |
| UEL · Group stage · MD1 | 15 Sep 2011 | Slovan Bratislava – Athletic Bilbao | 1:2 | 2 | |
| UEL · Group stage · MD2 | 29 Sep 2011 | Athletic Bilbao – Paris Saint-Germain | 2:0 | 2 | |
| UEL · Group stage · MD3 | 20 Oct 2011 | Athletic Bilbao – Red Bull Salzburg | 2:2 | 1 | |
| UEL · Group stage · MD4 | 3 Nov 2011 | Red Bull Salzburg – Athletic Bilbao | 0:1 | 2 | |
| UEL · Group stage · MD5 | 1 Dec 2011 | Athletic Bilbao – Slovan Bratislava | 2:1 | 2 | |
| UEL · Group stage · MD6 | 14 Dec 2011 | Paris Saint-Germain – Athletic Bilbao | 4:2 | 1st in the group, through to the round of 32 (UEL) | 0 |
| UEL · R32 · 1st leg | 16 Feb 2012 | Lokomotiv Moscow – Athletic Bilbao | 2:1 | 0 | |
| UEL · R32 · 2nd leg | 23 Feb 2012 | Athletic Bilbao – Lokomotiv Moscow | 1:0 | Through to the round of 16 (UEL) | 2 |
| UEL · R16 · 1st leg | 8 Mar 2012 | Manchester United – Athletic Bilbao | 2:3 | 2 | |
| UEL · R16 · 2nd leg | 15 Mar 2012 | Athletic Bilbao – Manchester United | 2:1 | Through to the quarter-final (UEL) | 2 |
| Bonus: reached the quarter-final | 1 | ||||
| UEL · QF · 1st leg | 29 Mar 2012 | Schalke 04 – Athletic Bilbao | 2:4 | 2 | |
| UEL · QF · 2nd leg | 5 Apr 2012 | Athletic Bilbao – Schalke 04 | 2:2 | Through to the semi-final (UEL) | 1 |
| Bonus: reached the semi-final | 1 | ||||
| UEL · SF · 1st leg | 19 Apr 2012 | Sporting CP – Athletic Bilbao | 2:1 | 0 | |
| UEL · SF · 2nd leg | 26 Apr 2012 | Athletic Bilbao – Sporting CP | 3:1 | Through to the final (UEL) | 2 |
| Bonus: reached the final | 1 | ||||
| UEL · Final | 9 May 2012 | Atlético Madrid – Athletic Bilbao | 3:0 | Runners-up | 0 |
See also: every Spain club in 2011/12 · the 2011/12 coefficient table.