The Basque derby (in
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''Euskal Derbia'', in
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''derbi Vasco'') is the name of the
football
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local derby
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between
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad (; ''Royal Society''), La Real in Spanish, Erreala in Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 Septem ...
and
Athletic Bilbao. It embodies the inter-city rivalry between
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and
Donostia-San Sebastián, capitals of the neighbouring provinces of
Gipuzkoa
Gipuzkoa (, , ; es, Guipúzcoa ; french: Guipuscoa) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Its capital city is Donostia-San Sebastián. Gipuzkoa shares borders with the French depa ...
and
Biscay
Biscay (; eu, Bizkaia ; es, Vizcaya ) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lordship of Biscay, lying on the south shore of the eponymous bay. The capital and largest city is Bilbao.
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(''Bizkaia'') in the
Basque Country region of Spain.
It is also occasionally referred to as the
AP-8 derby, referring to the name of the highway which connects the cities.
Background
The derby was first played in April 1909 and has attracted the attention of local football fans ever since. These two organisations are the largest football clubs in the Basque Country
[ and have stayed in the top division of Spanish football for longer than most clubs, winning several trophies in the last hundred years. Both enjoyed a period of great success in the early 1980s, winning four national titles in succession between them, whilst using only local players.]
Other clubs in the territory have also competed in the top division (and opposed Real Sociedad occasionally in the second tier, in addition to cup ties), with CA Osasuna
Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El S ...
, Deportivo Alavés
Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D. (; ''Sporting Alavés''), usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Founded on 1 July 1920 as Sport Friends Club, it ...
, and SD Eibar
Sociedad Deportiva Eibar (in eu, Eibar Kirol Elkartea) is a professional Spanish football club based in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous Basque Country.
Founded on 30 November 1940, the team currently plays in the Segunda División, the s ...
the most prominent of these;[ the matches between any of them are also referred to as a “]Basque derby
The Basque derby (in Basque ''Euskal Derbia'', in Spanish ''derbi Vasco'') is the name of the football local derby between Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao. It embodies the inter-city rivalry between Bilbao and Donostia-San Sebastián, capita ...
”.
Supporters of both teams traditionally mix in and around the stadiums on matchdays, somewhat unusually for a local derby, and take part in organised accompanying events such as a 'kalijera' (a supporters' parade from the city centre to the stadium)[ and the 'Bertso-derbia', a singing and poetry contest between the two groups in the style of the traditional ]Bertsolaritza
Bertsolaritza or bertsolarism is the art of singing extemporaneously composed songs in Basque according to various melodies and rhyming patterns. Bertsos can be composed at a variety of occasions but are performed generally by one or various '' ...
. The fans have received praise for the relaxed atmosphere which usually accompanies the derby matches, and although incidents have occurred within the stadia, the hostility is usually directed towards rival players rather than fans.[
Real Sociedad has played in the second division for some short periods of its history (16 seasons, the longest spell being five years) and for that reason the derby has not always been contested every season. Athletic Bilbao has never been relegated,] meaning all their league matches have taken place in the top tier.[ In the 21st century, there has only been one enforced break in the fixtures, a three-year (1400 days) hiatus between January 2007 and December 2010.]
History
1900s cups
The first meeting between Athletic Bilbao and a team which evolved into Real Sociedad should have taken place in the 1905 Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey 1905 was the 3rd staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spain, Spanish Association football, football cup competition.
The competition started on 16 April 1905, and concluded on 20 April 1905, with the last group stage match, in which ...
, which consisted of a mini-league with just three teams: Athletic, hosts Madrid F.C. and San Sebastián Recreation Club
The San Sebastián Recreation Club was the name of the football section of the Real Club de Tenis de San Sebastián club based in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain. It was the first football club in the city and in 1905, they participated ...
. After Madrid defeated both Basque teams, Athletic declined to play the dead rubber Dead rubber is a term used in sporting parlance to describe a match in a series where the series result has already been decided by earlier matches. The dead rubber match therefore has no effect on the winner and loser of the series, other than the ...
between them. Despite this withdrawal, however, the federation
A federation (also known as a federal state) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government ( federalism). In a federation, the self-govern ...
considers Athletic to be the runners-up in the tournament as it was their match with Madrid which confirmed the latter as the winners.[
By the 1909 event, the ''Recreation Club'' had evolved into ''San Sebastián Foot-Ball Club'' but aligned with ]Club Ciclista de San Sebastián
Club Ciclista de San Sebastián was a cycling club based in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain. In 1909 the football section won the Copa del Rey. A few months after this victory, the players who had won the tournament founded the club that w ...
to meet the entry requirements. They defeated Athletic in the opening round and went on to win the trophy.
The following year, the club was renamed ''Sociedad de Foot-Ball de San Sebastián'' and had received royal patronage, entitling it to add the prefix ''Real''. However a dispute occurred over the entitlement of Real Sociedad to claim the honour of champions, and two separate competitions were held (both of which were later declared official, meaning there are two 1910 winners). Although Real Sociedad hosted their version of the competition at their Ondarreta ground, once again they did not meet the requisite statutes and their players joined with another club to participate, this time ''Vasconia Sporting Club''. Once more it was a three-team league involving Athletic Bilbao and Madrid, with Athletic winning both of their matches to win the cup, with the decisive win being over Vasconia who are thus listed as runners-up (and in any case they beat Madrid to confirm that status).
In the 1911 Copa del Rey, Real Sociedad withdrew in protest after their accusations that other teams, primarily Athletic Bilbao, were using ineligible foreign players, were rejected. Athletic went on to win the trophy without using the disputed players, although they did use some from Atlético Madrid
Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...
which at that time was a branch of the older Bilbao club. This led to the Royal Spanish Football Federation
The Royal Spanish Football Federation ( es, Real Federación Española de Fútbol; RFEF) is the governing body of football in Spain. It is based in La Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas, a municipality near Madrid. It was founded on 14 October 1909 ...
introducing a rule for the next year's competition that all players must be Spanish citizens. Athletic chose to maintain the approach of using only local Basque players even when the regulations were relaxed some years later, a tradition which has continued into the 21st century. Real had a similar policy from the late 1960s, but it was dropped for foreign imports in 1989 when they signed the Republic of Ireland
Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. A ...
forward John Aldridge
John William Aldridge (born 18 September 1958) is a former football player and manager. He was a prolific, record-breaking striker best known for his time with English club Liverpool in the late 1980s. His tally of 330 Football League goals is ...
, and for non-Basque Spanish players in 2002 with the transfer of Boris from Real Oviedo.
Regional leagues
In October 1913, a friendly was held between the two teams to inaugurate Real Sociedad's Atotxa Stadium
Atotxa ( es, Atocha) was a football stadium in San Sebastián, Spain. It was the home ground of Real Sociedad until 1993 when it was replaced by Anoeta Stadium. It had superseded Ondarreta Stadium 80 years earlier. It had a capacity of 17,0 ...
; the result was a 3–3 draw and the first goalscorer at the stadium was Pichichi, Athletic's legendary forward of the age who had also been the first scorer in the opening match at Athletic Bilbao's own new ground, San Mames, two months earlier. In the same year, regional league competitions were introduced to the area to determine the qualifying teams for the Copa del Rey
The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...
. In the first three seasons, Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad were in the same competition, but due to repeated disputes by the rival provinces, these separated into the Biscay Championship – dominated by Athletic and Arenas Club de Getxo – and the Gipuzkoa Championship
The Gipuzkoa Regional Championship (Spanish: ''Campeonato Regional de Guipúzcoa''; Basque: ''Gipuzkoako Herrialde Txapelketa'') was an official football tournament in Spain, organised by the Gipuzkoan Football Federation in which affiliated clubs ...
– usually won by Real Sociedad or Real Unión
Real Unión Club, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Irun, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the province of Gipuzkoa, near the border with France. Founded on 15 May 1915 it currently plays in Primera División RFE ...
– which ran in parallel for sixteen years.
In 1934 the top six clubs in the region, including Athletic and Real (then known as ''Donostia FC'' under the Second Spanish Republic
The Spanish Republic (), commonly known as the Second Spanish Republic (), was the form of government in Spain from 1931 to 1939. The Republic was proclaimed on 14 April 1931, after the deposition of Alfonso XIII, King Alfonso XIII, and was di ...
which rejected regal names), were involved in the ''Basque Cup'' which ran until 1936 when the Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, link ...
brought an end to organised football for three years. At the end of the conflict, the regional championships were re-instated for two further seasons, with ''Atlético de Bilbao'' (another renaming, this time an order of Franco's regime
Francoist Spain ( es, España franquista), or the Francoist dictatorship (), was the period of Spanish history between 1939 and 1975, when Francisco Franco ruled Spain after the Spanish Civil War with the title . After his death in 1975, Sp ...
prohibiting non-Spanish words that lasted until the 1970s) and Real Sociedad kept apart. By then, the national league was well established, with the clubs' first meeting in that competition occurring in February 1929.
In 1969, the rare possibility of a Basque cup final was ended when Elche
Elche ( ca-valencia, Elx) is a city and municipality of Spain, belonging to the province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. According to 2014 data, Elche has a population of 228,647 inhabitants,[Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...]
. This was a repeat of the events of the 1958 competition when Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad but lost to Athletic, while in 1965 both Basque clubs had been eliminated in the semi-finals.
Later history
Both clubs are proud of their Basque identity; in addition to employing a ''cantera
Cantera, literally meaning "quarry" in Spanish, is a term used in Spain to refer to youth academies and farm teams organized by sports clubs. It is also used to refer to the geographical area that clubs recruit players from. The term is widely u ...
'' system for developing local players,[Athletic Bilbao v Real Sociedad: How La Real's trust in youth is paying off]
Alex Bysouth, BBC Sport
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, 29 December 2020 in 1976 their captains Inaxio Kortabarria
Inaxio Kortabarria Abarrategi (born 31 July 1950) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender.
Club career
Kortabarria was born in Mondragón, Gipuzkoa. During his career he played solely for Real Sociedad, making his first-t ...
and José Ángel Iribar
José Ángel Iribar Kortajarena (born 1 March 1943), nicknamed ''El Chopo'' ("the Populus, Poplar"), is a Spanish retired Association football, football Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper and Manager (association football), manager.
...
famously led the teams onto the field displaying the banned Ikurriña
The ikurrina flag (in Basque)EuskaltzaindiaDictionary of the Standard Basque retrieved 2010-10-04. or ikurriña (Spanish spelling of the Basque term) is a Basque symbol and the official flag of the Basque Country Autonomous Community of Spain ...
(Basque flag) following the death of General Franco
Francisco Franco Bahamonde (; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general who led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War and thereafter ruled over Spain from 193 ...
. Real Sociedad proved far superior on the pitch that day, winning 5–0,[ their biggest-ever derby victory up to that point (they eventually matched it in 1995).]
Although Real Sociedad nowadays select foreign players, both clubs usually incorporate the Ikurriña on their kit and the captains' armbands invariably feature the flag, while mutual displays by the players, such as support for an official Basque Country national team, are often seen.[
In October 1970 the clubs had met in a friendly to mark the installation of ]floodlight
A floodlight is a broad-beamed, high-intensity artificial light. They are often used to illuminate outdoor playing fields while an outdoor sports event is being held during low-light conditions. More focused kinds are often used as a stage ...
s at SD Eibar's stadium, Ipurua, won by Athletic on a penalty shootout
The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
after a 1–1 draw. In competitive games, penalties would become a fairly common feature of cup ties with three taking place in consecutive meetings ( 1975, 1982, 1984), two of which were also won by Athletic.
In terms of results sequences in the league, Real Sociedad hold two accolades: longest unbeaten league run of 15 matches, 1993 to 2000 (Athletic's best is 11, 1958 to 1968)[ and consecutive home wins with 14, between 1969 and 1982] (Athletic achieved 5 between 2002 and 2005).[ Athletic hold the record for consecutive league victories in either city, with a fairly modest seven wins spanning either side of the Civil War (1934 to 1944).
Although both clubs have been fairly successful at various points in their history, only five derby matches have taken place with both clubs placed in the top five league positions at the time: 1979–80, 1981–82 (when Real Sociedad won the title with a derby win on the final day),][ 1987–88, 1997–98 and 2013–14.][
In 2016, an annual friendly match was established incorporating the results of the Basque derby, as well as other league fixtures between teams in the region, with the two clubs holding the best records being invited to play in the 'final' prior to the start of the following season. Although Real Sociedad finished 6th in 2016–17, the highest among Basque teams, their record against their neighbours was inferior to those of Athletic Bilbao and Alavés (the match between them in ]Barakaldo
Barakaldo ( es, Baracaldo; eu, Barakaldo ) is a municipality located in the Biscay province in the Basque Country. Located on the Left Bank of the Estuary of Bilbao, the city is part of Greater Bilbao, has a population at 100,881. Barakaldo h ...
was not completed due to indiscipline among the players). The second edition did feature Athletic v Real, with the Bilbao team winning 1–0 in Irun
Irun ( es, Irún, eu, Irun) is a town of the Bidasoaldea region in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain.
History
It lies on the foundations of the ancient Oiasso, cited as a Roman-Vasconic town.
During the Span ...
. The third was won by Eibar over Real Sociedad, who finally took the title at the fourth attempt in 2020 by beating Osasuna.[Real finish the pre-season well]
Real Sociedad, 5 September 2020
Copa del Rey final
Both teams qualified for the 2020 Copa del Rey Final
The 2020 Copa del Rey Final was a football match that decided the winner of the 2019–20 Copa del Rey, the 118th edition of Spain's primary football cup (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The match was played at the E ...
, the first ever Basque derby showdown (disregarding the mini-league involving Athletic and Vasconia in 1910).[Será un derbi]
(it will be a derby), Real Sociedad de Fútbol (in Spanish), 5 March 2020[ Originally scheduled for 18 April, the fixture was postponed due to the escalating ]COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
The COVID-19 pandemic in Spain has resulted in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and deaths.
The virus was first confirmed to have spread to Spain on 31 January 2020, when a German tourist tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in La Gomera, Canary Island ...
which had led to other matches being cancelled or played in an empty stadium, something the clubs wished to avoid, particularly given the significance of the match.[The final of the Copa del Rey postponed]
Athletic Bilbao, 11 March 2020 It was eventually played – in an empty stadium – 350 days after its original date, on 3 April 2021. In a tense match featuring several players with ties to the opposition, and which produced many fouls and few chances, Mikel Oyarzabal
Mikel Oyarzabal Ugarte (born 21 April 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for La Liga club Real Sociedad and the Spain national team.
He has spent his entire professional career with Real Sociedad, ...
scored the only goal – from a penalty – to give Real Sociedad a historic victory and their first major trophy since 1987.
Players and coaches with both clubs
Several players have played for both clubs, such as Loren Juarros
Lorenzo Juarros García (born 7 October 1966), known as Loren, is a Spanish retired Association football, footballer who played as either a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, central defender or Forward (association football)#Striker, ...
,[ ]Joseba Etxeberria
Joseba Andoni Etxeberria Lizardi (born 5 September 1977) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mostly as a winger, currently manager of CD Mirandés.
After starting his professional career at the age of 17 with Real Sociedad, he quickly s ...
and Iban Zubiaurre
Iban Zubiaurre Urrutia (born 22 January 1983) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right-back.
Club career
Zubiaurre was born in Mendaro, Gipuzkoa. After making his Real Sociedad first-team debut during the 2004–05 season, he ac ...
whose direct transfers from Real to Athletic caused deep resentment and a cooling of the fraternal relationship between the clubs (and in the case of the latter, a lawsuit regarding the legality of the deal). By contrast, Bittor Alkiza
Bittor Alkiza Fernández (born 26 October 1970) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played for both Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao as a midfielder.
He amassed La Liga totals of 417 games and 19 goals over 14 seasons, and was al ...
's move was better received, and he later returned to San Sebastián. Others who made the move, almost all from Real to Athletic, include Luciano Iturrino, David Billabona, Andoni Imaz, Igor Gabilondo, Iñigo Díaz de Cerio
Iñigo Díaz de Cerio Conejero (born 15 May 1984) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
De Cerio was born in San Sebastián, Basque Country. Having finished his football grooming with Real Sociedad, he was the ...
, Xabier Castillo, Gorka Elustondo and Mikel Balenziaga
Mikel Balenziaga Oruesagasti (; ; born 29 February 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Athletic Bilbao.
Club career
Born in Zumarraga, Gipuzkoa, Balenziaga started his football grooming at Real Sociedad, pla ...
.
In January 2018, Iñigo Martínez
Iñigo Martínez Berridi (; ; born 17 May 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao and the Spain national team mainly as a centre-back.
He spent most of his professional career with Real Sociedad, playing 238 ...
made the same move, with his transfer only made possible by Athletic paying his €32 million contractual release clause A buyout clause or release clause refers to a clause in a contract that imposes an obligation on another organisation wishing to acquire the services of the employee under contract to pay the (usually substantial) fee of the clause to the organisati ...
amount, making it impossible for Real Sociedad to reject the approach. In turn, the buying club only had the sufficient financial means due to receiving approximately double that amount the same day for Aymeric Laporte who moved to Manchester City, also via his release clause. Real Sociedad's response to the defection of Martínez – who had previously been quoted as saying he would never move to Athletic Bilbao – was to offer a new replica jersey to all supporters who presented an older one with his name on the back at the club shops, with the process titled 'He's history'. In addition to being the most expensive move between two Basque clubs, the Martínez fee was the new record for spending by Athletic (the Laporte deal became the record amount received by them); Real Sociedad had received slightly more in 2013 when Asier Illarramendi
Asier Illarramendi "Illarra" Andonegi (; born 8 March 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for and captains Real Sociedad as a defensive midfielder.
He developed at Real Sociedad, appearing in 56 competitive matches with the fi ...
transferred to Real Madrid.
Eight coaches have been in charge of both clubs, including Rafael Iriondo
Rafael Iriondo Aurtenetxea (24 October 1918 – 24 February 2016) was a Spanish football forward and manager.
He amassed La Liga totals of 285 matches and 89 goals over 15 seasons, with Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad. He subsequently bec ...
, José María Amorrortu, Javier Irureta
Javier Iruretagoyena Amiano (born 1 April 1948), Irureta for short, is a Spanish retired football attacking midfielder and manager.
He had a distinguished playing career with Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao, playing in 344 La Liga ga ...
and Javier Clemente
Javier Clemente Lázaro (; born 12 March 1950) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
Forced to retire from playing in his early 20s through injury, he embarked on a coaching career with his first managerial ...
who are better known for their spells with Athletic Bilbao, whereas Salvador Artigas
Salvador Artigas Sahún (23 February 1913, Barcelona, Spain – 6 September 1997, Benidorm, Spain) was a Spanish footballer and manager.
He was also manager for FC Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club ( eu, Bilboko Athletic Kluba; es ...
had a more significant association with the ''Txuriurdin''; the others are Lippo Hertzka, Antonio Barrios and Baltasar Albéniz.
Scoring records
The top scorers in the fixture are Athletic's Zarra and Real's Jesús María Satrústegui
Jesús María Satrústegui Azpiroz (born 12 February 1954) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Satrústegui was born in Pamplona, Navarre. However, he played his entire professional career in the Basque Coun ...
, both on 14, with Zarra's all scored in the league and ''Satrus'' with 13 in the league and one in the cup. Dani has 13, with nine of those in the league.
Zarra is the player with the most goals scored in a match, netting five times in his team's 7–1 victory in 1951. Athletic had previously achieved a 7–1 (in San Sebastián) in 1930, and won 6–1 in the match in Bilbao later that same year. However, their record margin of victory was 7–0 in 1935, with Bata getting three. Real's player scoring record in a single match was 3 goals, set by George McGuinness
George McGuinness (6 October 1887 – 1 July 1916) was an English association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward for Spanish club Real Sociedad. He is most known for his goals at the 1909 Copa del Rey to h ...
in their first-ever cup tie in 1909, later matched in the league in 1932 by Cholín and in 1995 by Meho Kodro
Mehmed "Meho" Kodro (born 12 January 1967) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who played as a forward.
He spent most of his 16-year senior career in Spain, mostly with Real Sociedad (four seasons) and Tenerife (three ...
, whose hat-trick in the 5–0 home win contributed to his transfer to FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.
Founded ...
at the end of that season, giving him no further opportunity to add to his derby goals tally.[ In a twist of irony for the derby, Meho's son Kenan later played for Athletic.
]
Statistics
Major competitions
''As of 20 February 2022''
Minor/defunct competitions
Notes
List of official matches
La Liga
Notes
Copa del Rey
Notes
Copa de la Liga
Champions tournament (1927)
North championship (1914–18)
Basque Cup (1934–36)
Comparative league placings
• Total: Athletic Bilbao with 69 higher finishes, Real Sociedad with 22 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2021–22 season).
Top goalscorers
Women's Basque derby
Athletic Bilbao established their women's team in 2002, with that of Real Sociedad founded two years later and reaching the top tier in 2006. While Athletic have won the national league title on five occasions, Real have yet to be champions, although they have never been relegated from the top division and in 2019 were winners of the Copa de la Reina
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, which Athletic had never been able to do.[Real Sociedad make history as they stun Atletico to win Copa de la Reina]
Sport, 11 May 2019
In February 2019, a Basque derby league fixture hosted by Real Sociedad, which would usually be held at the club's Zubieta training centre, was played at the Anoeta Stadium
Anoeta Stadium ( es, Estadio de Anoeta), currently known as the Reale Arena for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain that was inaugurated in 1993.
The stadium lies at the Anoeta Sports Complex, ...
, attracting an attendance of 21,234 (the result was a 2–2 draw). This attendance record was beaten in October 2019, at the same stadium, for a 2–0 Athletic away win watched by 28,367 spectators.
''As of 20 November 2022''
References
External links
Basque Derby at Marca.com
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Recurring sporting events established in 1909