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2021–22 Athletic Bilbao season

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Athletic Bilbao
2021–22 season
PresidentAitor Elizegi
Head coachMarcelino
StadiumSan Mamés
La Liga8th
Copa del ReySemi-finals
Supercopa de EspañaRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Iñaki Williams (8)

All:
Iñaki Williams (8)
Highest home attendance40,698 vs Real Sociedad
Lowest home attendance9,394 vs Barcelona
Biggest winAthletic Bilbao 4–0 Real Sociedad
Biggest defeatBarcelona 4–0 Athletic Bilbao

The 2021–22 season was the 123rd season in the history of Athletic Bilbao and the club's 91st consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Athletic Bilbao participated in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey and the Supercopa de España.

The first match of 2022 away to Osasuna was the 4,000th competitive fixture in the club's history (previous such milestones occurring in 1954, 1979 and 2001).[1]

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 3 January 2022[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Unai Simón
2 DF Spain ESP Álex Petxarroman
3 DF Spain ESP Unai Núñez
4 DF Spain ESP Iñigo Martínez
5 DF Spain ESP Yeray Álvarez
6 MF Spain ESP Mikel Vesga
7 FW Spain ESP Álex Berenguer
8 MF Spain ESP Oihan Sancet
9 FW Spain ESP Iñaki Williams
10 FW Spain ESP Iker Muniain (captain)
12 DF Spain ESP Daniel Vivian
13 GK Spain ESP Jokin Ezkieta
14 MF Spain ESP Dani García
15 DF Spain ESP Iñigo Lekue
16 MF Spain ESP Unai Vencedor
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Spain ESP Yuri Berchiche
18 MF Spain ESP Óscar de Marcos (2nd captain)
19 MF Spain ESP Oier Zarraga
20 FW Spain ESP Asier Villalibre
21 DF Spain ESP Ander Capa
22 FW Spain ESP Raúl García (3rd captain)
23 DF Spain ESP Peru Nolaskoain
24 DF Spain ESP Mikel Balenziaga
26 GK Spain ESP Julen Agirrezabala
30 FW Spain ESP Nico Williams
31 DF Spain ESP Aitor Paredes
32 MF Spain ESP Beñat Prados
33 FW Spain ESP Nico Serrano
34 FW Spain ESP Juan Artola

Reserve team

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
36 FW Spain ESP Luis Bilbao

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Spain ESP Imanol García de Albéniz (at Mirandés until 30 June 2022)
FW Spain ESP Iñigo Córdoba (at Go Ahead Eagles until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Spain ESP Iñigo Vicente (at Mirandés until 30 June 2022)
FW Spain ESP Jon Morcillo (at Valladolid until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

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In

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Date Player From Type Fee Ref
30 June 2021 Spain Iñigo Córdoba Alavés Loan return [3]
30 June 2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina Kenan Kodro Valladolid Loan return [4]
30 June 2021 Spain Daniel Vivian Mirandés Loan return [5]
1 July 2021 Spain Álex Petxarroman Real Sociedad B Transfer Free [6]

Out

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Date Player To Type Fee Ref
1 July 2021 Spain Imanol García de Albéniz Mirandés Loan [7]
1 July 2021 Spain Iñigo Vicente Mirandés Loan [7]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 July 2021 Friendly St. Gallen Switzerland 2–1 Spain Athletic Bilbao St. Gallen, Switzerland
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Besio 19'
  • Youan 36'
Report
Stadium: Kybunpark
Attendance: 6,261
Referee: David Huwiler
20 July 2021 Friendly Athletic Bilbao Spain 1–0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Winterthur, Switzerland
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadion Schützenwiese
Referee: Mirel Turkes
24 July 2021 Friendly Borussia Dortmund Germany 0–2 Spain Athletic Bilbao St. Gallen, Switzerland
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Kybunpark
Attendance: 3,527
Referee: Sven Wolfensberger
31 July 2021 Friendly Union Berlin Germany 2–1 Spain Athletic Bilbao Berlin, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Referee: Florian Lechner
7 August 2021 Friendly Southampton England 1–3 Spain Athletic Bilbao Southampton, England
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Referee: John Busby
8 August 2021 Friendly Liverpool England 1–1 Spain Athletic Bilbao Liverpool, England
16:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mike Dean

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 16 August 2021 22 May 2022 Matchday 1 8th 38 14 13 11 43 36 +7 036.84
Copa del Rey 6 January 2022 2 March 2022 Round of 32 Semi-finals 5 3 1 1 7 4 +3 060.00
Supercopa de España 13 January 2022 16 January 2022 Semi-finals Runners-up 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
Total 45 18 14 13 52 43 +9 040.00

Source: Soccerway

La Liga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Real Sociedad 38 17 11 10 40 37 +3 62 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
7 Villarreal 38 16 11 11 63 37 +26 59 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[a]
8 Athletic Bilbao 38 14 13 11 43 36 +7 55
9 Valencia 38 11 15 12 48 53 −5 48
10 Osasuna 38 12 11 15 37 51 −14 47
Source: LaLiga Santander
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[8]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2021–22 Copa del Rey, Real Betis, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League berth awarded to the Copa del Rey winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 14 13 11 43 36  +7 55 10 4 5 29 18  +11 4 9 6 14 18  −4

Source: La Liga

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHA
ResultDDWWDLDWLWDDLDDDLWWDLWWLWLWLDWDLWWDLWL
Position121195591079888888911101091098888888888888888
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.[9][10]

16 August 2021 1 Elche 0–0 Athletic Bilbao Elche
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 9,145
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
21 August 2021 2 Athletic Bilbao 1–1 Barcelona Bilbao
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 9,394
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
28 August 2021 3 Celta Vigo 0–1 Athletic Bilbao Vigo
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 5,492
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
11 September 2021 4 Athletic Bilbao 2–0 Mallorca Bilbao
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 14,566
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
18 September 2021 5 Atlético Madrid 0–0 Athletic Bilbao Madrid
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 38,798
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
21 September 2021 6 Athletic Bilbao 1–2 Rayo Vallecano Bilbao
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 16,236
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
25 September 2021 7 Valencia 1–1 Athletic Bilbao Valencia
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 13,680
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
1 October 2021 8 Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Alavés Bilbao
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 28,665
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
23 October 2021 10 Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Villarreal Bilbao
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 38,698
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
26 October 2021 11 Espanyol 1–1 Athletic Bilbao Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 16,196
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
31 October 2021 12 Real Sociedad 1–1 Athletic Bilbao San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 37,066
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
5 November 2021 13 Athletic Bilbao 0–1 Cádiz Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 37,581
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
19 November 2021 14 Levante 0–0 Athletic Bilbao Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 15,230
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
26 November 2021 15 Athletic Bilbao 2–2 Granada Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 32,651
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
1 December 2021 9 Real Madrid 1–0 Athletic Bilbao Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 33,627
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 17 October 2021, but was postponed because of the South American 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning several players would not be able to return before the match.[11]
6 December 2021 16 Getafe 0–0 Athletic Bilbao Getafe
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 9,176
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
11 December 2021 17 Athletic Bilbao 0–1 Sevilla Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 36,737
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
19 December 2021 18 Athletic Bilbao 3–2 Real Betis Bilbao
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 38,002
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
22 December 2021 21 Athletic Bilbao 1–2 Real Madrid Bilbao
21:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 42,722
Referee: César Soto Grado
Note: The match was originally scheduled for January 2022, but was moved back due to both teams' participation in the 2022 Supercopa de España.[12]
3 January 2022 19 Osasuna 1–3 Athletic Bilbao Pamplona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 16,206
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
9 January 2022 20 Alavés 0–0 Athletic Bilbao Vitoria-Gasteiz
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 14,103
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
23 January 2022 22 Rayo Vallecano 0–1 Athletic Bilbao Madrid
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 9,034
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
7 February 2022 23 Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Espanyol Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 30,753
Referee: César Soto Grado
14 February 2022 24 Mallorca 3–2 Athletic Bilbao Palma
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium
Attendance: 12,904
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
20 February 2022 25 Athletic Bilbao 4–0 Real Sociedad Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 40,698
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
27 February 2022 26 Barcelona 4–0 Athletic Bilbao Barcelona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 69,770
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
7 March 2022 27 Athletic Bilbao 3–1 Levante Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 29,435
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
13 March 2022 28 Real Betis 1–0 Athletic Bilbao Seville
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 45,876
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
18 March 2022 29 Athletic Bilbao 1–1 Getafe Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 37,367
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
3 April 2022 30 Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Elche Bilbao
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 34,572
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
9 April 2022 31 Villarreal 1–1 Athletic Bilbao Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 16,603
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
17 April 2022 32 Athletic Bilbao 0–2 Celta Vigo Bilbao
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 35,541
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
21 April 2022 33 Cádiz 2–3 Athletic Bilbao Cádiz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla
Attendance: 17,360
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
30 April 2022 34 Athletic Bilbao 2–0 Atlético Madrid Bilbao
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 43,398
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
7 May 2022 35 Athletic Bilbao 0–0 Valencia Bilbao
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 41,091
Referee: Isidro Díaz De Mera Escuderos
10 May 2022 36 Granada 1–0 Athletic Bilbao Granada
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 16,638
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
15 May 2022 37 Athletic Bilbao 2–0 Osasuna Bilbao
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 37,869
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
22 May 2022 38 Sevilla 1–0 Athletic Bilbao Seville
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 31,305
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Copa del Rey

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6 January 2022 Round of 32 Atlético Mancha Real 0–2 Athletic Bilbao Mancha Real
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: La Juventud
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
20 January 2022 Round of 16 Athletic Bilbao 3–2 (a.e.t.) Barcelona Bilbao
21:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
3 February 2022 Quarter-finals Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Real Madrid Bilbao
21:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 38,750
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
10 February 2022 Semi-finals
First leg
Athletic Bilbao 1–1 Valencia Bilbao
21:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 42,906
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
2 March 2022 Semi-finals
Second leg
Valencia 1–0
(2–1 agg.)
Athletic Bilbao Valencia
21:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 41,731
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Supercopa de España

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13 January 2022 Semi-finals Atlético Madrid 1–2 Athletic Bilbao Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
22:00 SAST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
16 January 2022 Final Athletic Bilbao 0–2 Real Madrid Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
21:30 SAST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: César Soto Grado

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey Supercopa de España
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Spain ESP Unai Simón 36 0 34 0 0 0 2 0
13 GK Spain ESP Jokin Ezkieta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK Spain ESP Julen Agirrezabala 9 0 4 0 5 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Spain ESP Álex Petxarroman 19 0 1+16 0 1+1 0 0 0
3 DF Spain ESP Unai Núñez 9 0 7+2 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Spain ESP Iñigo Martínez 34 4 26+1 3 5 1 2 0
5 DF Spain ESP Yeray Álvarez 27 1 21+1 0 3 0 2 1
12 DF Spain ESP Dani Vivian 27 2 22+2 2 2+1 0 0 0
15 DF Spain ESP Iñigo Lekue 29 0 22+3 0 3+1 0 0 0
17 DF Spain ESP Yuri Berchiche 20 1 11+3 1 4 0 0+2 0
18 DF Spain ESP Óscar de Marcos 26 1 19+3 1 2 0 2 0
21 DF Spain ESP Ander Capa 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Spain ESP Mikel Balenziaga 31 0 23+3 0 0+3 0 2 0
Midfielders
6 MF Spain ESP Mikel Vesga 39 2 17+15 2 5 0 0+2 0
8 MF Spain ESP Oihan Sancet 33 6 16+11 6 1+3 0 2 0
14 MF Spain ESP Dani García 39 0 27+5 0 4+1 0 2 0
16 MF Spain ESP Unai Vencedor 35 0 29+5 0 0+1 0 0 0
19 MF Spain ESP Oier Zarraga 37 1 8+23 1 0+4 0 2 0
22 MF Spain ESP Raúl García 42 7 24+11 6 5 1 0+2 0
Forwards
7 FW Spain ESP Álex Berenguer 41 4 24+10 3 3+2 1 2 0
9 FW Spain ESP Iñaki Williams 44 8 32+6 8 3+1 0 2 0
10 FW Spain ESP Iker Muniain 41 6 34+1 4 4 2 2 0
20 FW Spain ESP Asier Villalibre 20 2 3+16 2 0+1 0 0 0
30 FW Spain ESP Nico Williams 40 3 11+23 0 3+1 2 0+2 1
33 FW Spain ESP Nico Serrano 17 1 3+11 1 1+1 0 0+1 0
34 FW Spain ESP Juan Artola 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
11 FW Spain ESP Jon Morcillo 7 0 0+7 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Spain ESP Peru Nolaskoain 3 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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As of 30 April 2022
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name La Liga Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Total
1 9 FW Spain Iñaki Williams 8 0 0 8
2 22 MF Spain Raúl García 6 1 0 7
3 8 MF Spain Oihan Sancet 6 0 0 6
10 FW Spain Iker Muniain 4 2 0 6
5 4 DF Spain Iñigo Martínez 3 1 0 4
6 7 FW Spain Álex Berenguer 2 1 0 3
30 FW Spain Nico Williams 0 2 1 3
8 6 MF Spain Mikel Vesga 2 0 0 2
12 DF Spain Daniel Vivian 2 0 0 2
10 5 DF Spain Yeray Álvarez 0 0 1 1
18 DF Spain Óscar de Marcos 1 0 0 1
19 MF Spain Oier Zarraga 1 0 0 1
Own goals 6 0 0 6
Totals 41 7 2 50

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ CA Osasuna - Athletic Club (19.J LaLiga), Athletic Bilbao [commemorative booklet], 2 January 2022 (in Spanish and Basque)
  2. ^ "Team 2020-21". Athletic Club. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Iñigo Córdoba ficha por el Deportivo Alavés" [Iñigo Córdoba signs for Deportivo Alavés]. deportivoalaves.com (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. ^ Bailador, Ignacio (2021-01-28). "Oficial: Kenan Kodro ya es jugador del Real Valladolid" [Official: Kenan Kodro is already a Real Valladolid player]. AS.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  5. ^ "El Mirandés no encontró el premio del gol" [Mirandés could not find the reward of the goal] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Petxarroman joins Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao. 1 July 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Iñigo Vicente and Imanol loaned to CD Mirandés". Athletic Bilbao. 1 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Calendario LaLiga: el sorteo de Primera División 2021/2022 será el miércoles 30 de junio a las 17.30 horas". El Correo (in Spanish). 28 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Sync the new LaLiga season's fixtures with your personal calendar!". La Liga. 30 June 2021.
  11. ^ "LaLiga request postponement of Real Madrid vs Athletic and Granada vs Atletico". Marca. 24 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Kick-off times confirmed for postponed matches from Matchdays 4 and 9". laliga.com. 17 November 2021.
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