Basque derby explained

Basque derby should not be confused with Basque basketball derby.

Basque derby
City Or Region:	Basque Country, Spain
Most Wins:	Athletic Bilbao (79)
Firstmeeting:	4 April 1909 Copa del Rey
Mostrecent:	13 January 2024 La Liga
Total:	191
Largestvictory:
Stadiums:	San Mamés (Bilbao) Anoeta (San Sebastian)
Map Location:	Spain Basque Country
Coordinates1:	43.2643°N -2.9504°W
Coordinates2:	43.3014°N -1.9736°W

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, respectively the capitals of the neighbouring provinces of Biscay (Bizkaia) and Gipuzkoa in the Basque Country region of Spain.^{[1] [2]} 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.^{[1] [3]}

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, Deportivo Alavés, and SD Eibar the most prominent of these; the matches between any of them are also referred to as a “Basque derby”.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Supporters of both teams traditionally mix in and around the stadiums on matchdays,^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]} 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.^{[12] [13] [14] [15]} The fans have received praise for the relaxed atmosphere which usually accompanies the derby matches,^[16] and although incidents have occurred within the stadia, the hostility is usually directed towards rival players rather than fans.^[12]

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,^[17] meaning all their league matches have taken place in the top tier.^[1] 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.^[18]

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, which consisted of a mini-league with just three teams: Athletic, hosts Madrid F.C. and San Sebastián Recreation Club.^[19] After Madrid defeated both Basque teams, Athletic declined to play the dead rubber between them. Despite this withdrawal, however, the federation considers Athletic to be the runners-up in the tournament as it was their match with Madrid which confirmed the latter as the winners.^[19]

By the 1909 event, the Recreation Club had evolved into San Sebastián Foot-Ball Club but aligned with Club Ciclista de San Sebastián to meet the entry requirements.^[20] They defeated Athletic in the opening round and went on to win the trophy.^{[21] [22] [23]}

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.^{[24] [25]} 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).^{[24] [26]}

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.^[27] Athletic went on to win the trophy without using the disputed players, although they did use some from Atlético Madrid which at that time was a branch of the older Bilbao club.^{[28] [29]} This led to the Royal Spanish Football Federation introducing a rule for the next year's competition that all players must be Spanish citizens.^[30] 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.^{[31] [32]} 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 forward John Aldridge,^{[33] [34] [35]} and for non-Basque Spanish players in 2002 with the transfer of Boris from Real Oviedo.^{[3] [36]}

Regional leagues

In October 1913, a friendly was held between the two teams to inaugurate Real Sociedad's Atotxa Stadium; the result was a 3–3 draw and the first goalscorer at the stadium was Pichichi, Athletic's legendary forward of the age^{[37] [38]} who had also been the first scorer in the opening match at Athletic Bilbao's own new ground, San Mames, two months earlier.^[39] In the same year, regional league competitions were introduced to the area to determine the qualifying teams for the Copa del Rey. 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 – usually won by Real Sociedad or Real Unión – 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 which rejected regal names), were involved in the Basque Cup which ran until 1936 when the Spanish Civil War 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 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.^[40]

In 1969, the rare possibility of a Basque cup final was ended when Elche defeated Real Sociedad in the semi-finals^[41] before losing to Athletic Bilbao in Madrid.^[42] This was a repeat of the events of the 1958 competition when Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad but lost to Athletic,^[43] 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 system for developing local players,^{[12] [44]} in 1976 their captains Inaxio Kortabarria and José Ángel Iribar famously led the teams onto the field displaying the banned Ikurriña (Basque flag) following the death of General Franco.^{[10] [18] [45] [46]} Real Sociedad proved far superior on the pitch that day, winning 5–0,^[46] their biggest-ever derby victory up to that point (they eventually matched it in 1995).^[47]

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.^{[7] [48]}

In October 1970 the clubs had met in a friendly to mark the installation of floodlights at SD Eibar's stadium, Ipurua, won by Athletic on a penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw.^[49] 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^[50] (Athletic's best is 11, 1958 to 1968)^[50] and consecutive home wins with 14, between 1969 and 1982^[51] (Athletic achieved 5 between 2002 and 2005).^[51] 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),^[40] 1987–88, 1997–98 and 2013–14.^[40]

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.^[52] 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^[53] (the match between them in Barakaldo was not completed due to indiscipline among the players).^{[54] [55]} The second edition did feature Athletic v Real, with the Bilbao team winning 1–0 in Irun.^[56] The third was won by Eibar over Real Sociedad,^[57] who finally took the title at the fourth attempt in 2020 by beating Osasuna.^[58]

Copa del Rey final

Both teams qualified for the 2020 Copa del Rey final,^{[59] [60]} the first ever Basque derby showdown (disregarding the mini-league involving Athletic and Vasconia in 1910).^{[61] [62] [24] [26]} Originally scheduled for 18 April, the fixture was postponed due to the escalating COVID-19 pandemic in Spain 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.^[63] It was eventually played – in an empty stadium – 350 days after its original date, on 3 April 2021.^{[64] [65]} In a tense match featuring several players with ties to the opposition, and which produced many fouls and few chances, Mikel Oyarzabal scored the only goal – from a penalty – to give Real Sociedad a historic victory and their first major trophy since 1987.^[66]

Players and coaches with both clubs

Several players have played for both clubs, such as Loren Juarros, Joseba Etxeberria^[67] and Iban Zubiaurre^[68] whose direct transfers from Real to Athletic caused deep resentment and a cooling of the fraternal relationship between the clubs^[69] (and in the case of the latter, a lawsuit regarding the legality of the deal).^{[70] [71]} By contrast, Bittor Alkiza's move was better received, and he later returned to San Sebastián.^[72] Others who made the move, almost all from Real to Athletic, include Luciano Iturrino, David Billabona, Andoni Imaz, Igor Gabilondo, Iñigo Díaz de Cerio, Xabier Castillo, Gorka Elustondo^[73] and Mikel Balenziaga.^{[74] [75] [76] [77]}

In January 2018, Iñigo Martínez made the same move, with his transfer only made possible by Athletic paying his €32 million contractual release clause amount, making it impossible for Real Sociedad to reject the approach.^{[78] [79]} 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.^[80] 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'.^[81] 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 transferred to Real Madrid.^[82]

Eight coaches have been in charge of both clubs, including Rafael Iriondo, José María Amorrortu, Javier Irureta and Javier Clemente who are better known for their spells with Athletic Bilbao, whereas Salvador Artigas had a more significant association with the Txuriurdin; the others are Lippo Hertzka, Antonio Barrios and Baltasar Albéniz.^[83]

Scoring records

The top scorers in the fixture are Athletic's Zarra and Real's Jesús María Satrústegui, both on 14, with Zarra's all scored in the league and Satrus with 13 in the league and one in the cup.^[84] 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 in their first-ever cup tie in 1909, later matched in the league in 1932 by Cholín and in 1995 by Meho Kodro, whose hat-trick in the 5–0 home win contributed to his transfer to FC Barcelona at the end of that season, giving him no further opportunity to add to his derby goals tally.^[47] In a twist of irony for the derby, Meho's son Kenan later played for Athletic.

Statistics

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	154	62	39	53	249	207
	21	9	6	6	27	21
	2	0	1	1	3	4
	8	4	3	1	13	7
Basque Cup	4	4	0	0	19	0
	2	0	1	1	5	7
Total	191	79	50	62	316	246

Notes

List of official matches

La Liga

Season^[85] ^[86]	Date^[87] ^[88]	Home team^[89] ^[90]	Away team^[91]	Score^[92]	Home goal scorers	Away goal scorers
1928–29	10 February 1929	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao		Bienzobas (30)	Bergareche (43)
	28 April 1929	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	4–2	Unamuno (34, 66), Juanín (50 p.), Mandalúniz (73)	Cholín (8), Kiriki (33)
1929–30	15 December 1929	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad		Zaldúa (14 o.g.), Unamuno (63)	Ayestarán (2, 44)
	16 February 1930	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	1–7^[93]	Cholín (16)	Gorostiza (19, 57, 66), Irargorri (21, 28, 52), Unamuno (59)
1930–31	14 December 1930	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	6–1	Uribe (14, 50), Garizurieta (30), Gorostiza (49, 85) Bata (66)	Labarta (8 p.)
	15 February 1931	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Bienzobas (28)	—
1931–32	10 January 1932	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	5–1	Lafuente (2, 33), Uribe (20, 42), Roberto (31)	Chivero (30)
	13 March 1932	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	3–2	Cholín (22, 30, 59)	Bata (24, 66)
1932–33	1 January 1933	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	2–4	Tolete (19), Chivero (30)	José Iraragorri (5), Gorostiza (58, 62), Bata (89)
	5 March 1933	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	1–2	Bata (18)	Santiago Urtizberea (5, 60)
1933–34	17 December 1933	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	3–0	Ortega (23), Ipiña (38, 73)	—
	18 February 1934	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	2–1	Gorostiza (30), Bata (73)	Ipiña (20)
1934–35	3 February 1935	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	7–0	Elices (7, 68), Bata (12, 42, 82), Careaga (47), Mandalúniz (76)	—
	21 April 1935	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	0–4	—	Iraragorri (24), Aromas (56), Careaga (64), Cilaurren (76 p.)
1941–42	26 October 1941	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	4–1	Zarra (41, 72), Iriondo (53), Panizo (68)	Chipia (66)
	1 February 1942	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	0–1	—	Iriondo (12)
1943–44	19 December 1943	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	1–4	Teran (70 p.)	Iriondo (30), Zarra (63), Panizo (65, 75)
	2 April 1944	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	3–0	Escudero (32, 86), Panizo (36 p.)	—
1947–48	28 September 1947	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	1–3	Aldecoa (20)	Vázquez (24), Castivia (55 p., 73)
	11 January 1948	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	0–3	—	Panizo (21), Iriondo (72), Zarra (89)
1949–50	11 September 1949	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	2–3	Gastón (26), Pérez Medrano (51)	Venancio (10, 74), Bilbao Menchaca (51)
	18 December 1949	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	5–2	Gaínza (6), Zarra (46, 62, 88), Venancio (60)	Basabe (10), Caeiro (71)
1950–51	29 October 1950	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	3–0	Epi (21, 71), Caeiro (59)	—
	4 March 1951	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	7–1	Zarra (1, 33 p., 68 p., 80, 83), Canito (27), Panizo (61)	Epi (76)
1951–52	16 December 1951	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	1–4	Gaínza (27)	Tini (25, 31, 65), Ontoria (61 p.)
	13 April 1952	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	4–1	Gaínza (3), Tini (43, 88), Iriondo (80)	Basabe (55)
1952–53	28 September 1952	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	3–1	Galardi (56), Silvestre Igoa (68, 74)	Venancio (40)
	1 February 1953	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	6–1	Gaínza (18), Iriondo (36), Panizo (47, 74), Zarra (52, 52)	Epi (75)
1953–54	29 November 1953	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	1–3	Maguregui (28)	Paz (49), Canito (76 o.g.), Iriondo (77)
	28 March 1954	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao		Zubillaga (30)	Maguregui (74)
1954–55	5 December 1954	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao		Laguardia (20, 25), Echeveste (50)	Marcaida (7), Venancio (30), Artetxe (39)
	27 March 1955	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	1–0	Artetxe (70)	—
1955–56	30 October 1955	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	3–0	Serafín Areta (33), Artetxe (40), Maguregui (50)	—
	4 March 1956	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao		Igoa (47), Maiztegui (89)	Artetxe (50), Uribe (85)
1956–57	21 October 1956	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	3–4	Laguardia (23, 37, 75)	Artetxe (3), Merodio (26), Maguregui (36), Mauri (42)
	10 February 1957	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	2–0	Marcaida (13, 51)	—
1957–58	1 December 1957	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad		Uribe(p. 61, p. 73)	Laguardia (15), Peporro (55 p.)
	30 March 1958	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Sarasqueta (28)	—
1958–59	9 November 1958	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao		Gordejuela (46)	Mauri (39)
	8 March 1959	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	1–0	Uribe(65 p.)	—
1959–60	4 October 1959	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	4–0	Arieta (22), Marcaida (56, 57, 68)	—
	24 January 1960	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	1–3	Paz (61)	Marcaida (14), Beitia (18), Arieta (34)
1960–61	27 November 1960	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad		Zorriketa (40), Arteche (75)	Etura (82 o.g.), Aguirregabiria (89)
	19 March 1961	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao		—	—
1961–62	17 September 1961	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad		Merodio (51), Uribe (52), Aguirre (75)	Villa (24, 89), Cacho (64)
	7 January 1962	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	0–2	—	Arteche (11), Arieta (14)
1967–68	12 November 1967	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao		Silvestre (46)	Uriarte (14)
	3 March 1968	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad		Koldo Aguirre (57)	Mendiluce (72)
1968–69	1 December 1968	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	3–1	Argoitia (3, 31), Estéfano (40)	Arregui (37 p.)
	23 March 1969	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	2–0	Uriarte (20, 29)	—
1969–70	16 November 1969	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	1–0	Igartua (85)	—
	15 March 1970	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	2–0	Arambarri (38), Aranguren (45 o.g.)	—
1970–71	13 December 1970	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Boronat (69), Corcuera (74)	Argoitia (12)
	4 April 1971	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad		Zubiaga (82)	Boronat (89)
1971–72	6 January 1972	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	1–2	Uriarte (58)	Ansola (38, 57)
	7 May 1972	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Corcuera (80 p.)	—
1972–73	7 January 1973	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	2–1	Lasa(78), Txetxu Rojo (84)	Boronat (25)
	20 May 1973	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Muruzábal (29)	—
1973–74	16 September 1973	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Amas (11), Ansola (81)	Txetxu Rojo (67)
	27 January 1974	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	1–2	Uriarte (33)	Amas (1, 69)
1974–75	12 January 1975	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	3–0	L. Murillo (18, 52), Araquistáin(60)	—
	18 May 1975	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	2–1	Gaztelu (46, 63)	Carlos Ruiz (63)
1975–76	30 November 1975	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	2–0	Dani (50), Irureta (58)	—
	28 March 1976	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	3–2	Muruzábal (11, 59, 83 p.)	Otaolea (3), Irureta (71)
1976–77	5 December 1976	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	5–0	Gaztelu (3, 88 p.), Satrústegui (27, 31), Zamorra (72)	—
	24 April 1977	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	4–2	Churruca (1), Carlos Ruiz (38), Dani (57 p., 60)	Satrústegui (2, 25)
1977–78	8 January 1978	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	1–0	Dani (8)	—
	30 April 1978	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Satrústegui (35, 53)	Dani (63)
1978–79	21 January 1979	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Satrústegui (11), Núñez (72 o.g.)	Dani (89)
	3/06/1979	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad		Goikoetxea (54)	Agustín Gajate (75)
1979–80	16 September 1979	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	0–1	—	Satrústegui (3)
	3 February 1980	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	4–0	Satrústegui (14), Zamorra (44), Olaizola (46), Idígoras (87)	—
1980–81	30 November 1980	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	4–1	Satrústegui (1, 15), López Ufarte (59, 79)	Endika (87)
	29 March 1981	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	0–2	—	Satrústegui (57, 89)
1981–82	27 December 1981	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad		Urkiaga (65)	Kortabarria (49 p.)
	25 April 1982	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Zamorra (54), López Ufarte (67)	Sarabia (87)
1982–83	19 December 1982	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao		Uralde (60)	Dani (86)
	17 April 1983	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	2–0	Dani (26), Sukia (69 o.g.)	—
1983–84	1 January 1984	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	0–1	—	Argote (14)
	29 April 1984	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	2–1	Liceranzu (18, 79)	López Ufarte (68)
1984–85	21 December 1984	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad		J. Salinas (14)	López Ufarte (33)
	17 March 1985	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	1–2	Uralde (70)	Larrañaha (66 o.g.), J. Salinas (71)
1985–86	10 November 1985	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	2–0	Endika (4), Sarabia (61)	—
	9 March 1986	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Uralde (34)	—
1986–87	14 September 1986	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad		Sarabia (12)	Bakero (26)
	4 January 1987	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Bakero (40), Mujica (70)	P. Salinas (1),
1987–88	18 October 1987	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	1–4	Andoni Ayarza (77)	Begiristain (9, 88), Loren (20), Bakero (30)
	6 March 1988	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	0–1	—	Joseba (9)
1988–89	6 November 1988	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Loinaz (79)	—
	16 April 1989	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	2–3	Uralde (71), Garitano (72)	Carlos Martínez (43), Zamorra (52), Loren (84)
1989–90	3 September 1989	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	1–0	Garitano (59 p.)	—
	21 January 1990	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao		—	—
1990–91	25 November 1990	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	0–1	—	Luke (48)
	20 April 1991	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	2–1	Valverde (1), Luke (79)	Atkinson (79)
1991–92	17 November 1991	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	2–0	Oceano (69 p.), Ziganda (77 o.g.)	—
	4 April 1992	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	2–1	Ziganda (65), Garitano (79 p.)	P. Salinas (1 o.g.)
1992–93	18 October 1992	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	2–0	Valverde (23), Ziganda (39)	—
	14 March 1993^[94]	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Alkiza (19)	—
1993–94	9 January 1994	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad		—	—
	8 May 1994	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao		—	—
1994–95	8 January 1995	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad		—	—
	28 May 1995	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	5–0	Kodro (11, 24, 59), De Pedro (17), Idiakez (55)	—
1995–96	7 January 1996	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad		—	—
	19 May 1996	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao		Craioveanu (1), Albístegui (28)	Guerrero (28), Garitano (p. 62)
1996–97	2 October 1996	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	1–3	Ziganda (35)	Craioveanu (24), De Paula (31), Idiakez (83)
	2 March 1997	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao		—	—
1997–98	5 October 1997	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad		Javi González (39)	Craioveanu (71 p.)
	8 February 1998	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao		Javi Gracia (89)	Larrazábal (8)
1998–99	8 November 1998	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	3–1	De Paula (3), Sá Pinto (12), Kovačević (89)	Larrazábal (14 p.)
	4 April 1999	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad		—	—
1999–2000	5 December 1999	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad		Etxeberria (26)	Aranburu (65)
	16 April 2000	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	4–1	Aranzábal (36), Khokhlov (50), De Pedro (56, 89)	Pikabea (35 o.g.)
2000–01	14 January 2001	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	0–2	—	Etxeberria (37, 80)
	16 June 2001	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	1–3	Urzaiz (72)	Jankauskas (29), De Pedro (39), Idiakez (86 p.)
2001–02	26 August 2001	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	1–3	Khokhlov (17)	Urzaiz (15, 83), Tiko (75)
	12 January 2002	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	2–1	Tiko (39, 59)	De Pedro (45)
2002–03	1 September 2002	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	4–2	Karpin (27), Kahveci (32, 61), Kovačević (75)	Carlos Gurpegi (29, 75)
	2 February 2003	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	3–0	Etxeberria (18, 74), Ezquerro (90)	—
2003–04	27 September 2003	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	1–0	Tiko (80)	—
	14 February 2004	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao		Yeste (14)	Kahveci (39)
2004–05	21 November 2004	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	3–2	Kahveci (57, 62), Gabilondo (73)	Ezquerro (40), Urzaiz (42)
	9 April 2005	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	3–0	Ezquerro (36), Yeste (74), Tiko (90+2)	—
2005–06	27 August 2005	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	3–0	Yeste (47), Llorente (51), Luis Prieto (80)	—
	22 January 2006	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao		Kahveci (6, 37), Skoubo (68)	Aduriz (47, 67), Iraola (90+1)
2006–07	27 August 2006	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad		Aduriz (38)	Aranburu (87)
	28 January 2007	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	0–2	—	Iraola (12, 68)
2010–11	5 December 2010	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	2–0	Prieto (26 p.), San José (49 o.g.)	—
	23 April 2011	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	2–1	Muniain (17), Toquero (29)	J. Martínez (31 o.g.)
2011–12	2 October 2011	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	1–2	I. Martínez (61)	Llorente (34, 70)
	4 March 2012	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	2–0	Susaeta (25, 81)	—
2012–13	29 September 2012	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	2–0	Griezmann (62), Vela (72 p.)	—
	23 February 2013	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	1–3	Ibai (30)	Griezmann (34), Agirretxe (67), Vela (76)
2013–14	5 January 2014	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	2–0	Griezmann (43), Pardo (90+3)	—
	11 May 2014	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad		Muniain (50)	Agirretxe (75)
2014–15	14 December 2014	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao		Vela (3)	De Marcos (61)
	28 April 2015	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad		Aduriz (52 p.)	De la Bella (60)
2015–16	26 September 2015	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao		—	—
	21 February 2016	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	0–1	—	Jonathas (17)
2016–17	16 October 2016	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	3–2	Muniain (51), Aduriz (60), Williams (72)	Zurutuza (16), Iñigo Martínez (83)
	12 March 2017	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	0–2	—	R. García (28 p.), Williams (56)
2017–18	16 December 2017	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad		—	—
	28 April 2018	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	3–1	San José (15 o.g., 54 o.g.), Oyarzabal (36)	R. García (59 p.)
2018–19	5 October 2018	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	1–3	Muniain (32)	Oyarzabal (30 p., 74 p.), Sangalli (47)
	2 February 2019	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Oyarzabal (16), Willian José (45)	R. García (82)
2019–20	30 August 2019	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	2–0	Williams (11), R. García (29)
	9 February 2020	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Portu (65), Isak (83)	Williams (71)
2020–21	31 December 2020	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	0–1	—	Portu (5)
	7 April 2021	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao		López (89)	Villalibre (85)
2021–22	31 October 2021	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao		Isak (58 p.)	Muniain (90+1)
	20 February 2022	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	4–0	Vivian (68), Sancet (72), Williams (80), Muniain (89)	—
2022–23	14 January 2023	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	3–1	Sørloth (25), Kubo (37), Oyarzabal (62 p.)	Sancet (40)
15 April 2023	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	2–0	Williams (33, 70)	—
2023–24	30 September 2023	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	3–0	Le Normand (30), Kubo (48), Oyarzabal (66)	—
13 January 2024	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	2–1	Berenguer (30, 42)	Oyarzabal (88)

Notes

Copa del Rey

Season	Date	Home team	Away team	Score	Home goal scorers	Away goal scorers
1909^[95] ^[96]	04 April 1909 (QF)	Club Ciclista de San Sebastián	Athletic Bilbao	4–2	McGuinness x 3 (1 p.), Simmons (p.)	Saura (p.), Mortimer
1910^[97]	20 March 1910 (Group)	Vasconia SC	Athletic Bilbao	0–1	—	Iza (56)
1923^[98]	22 April 1923 (SF L1)	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao		—	—
	29 April 1923 (SF L2)	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	2–0	Germán (18), Carmelo (44)	—
1930^[99] ^[100]	20 April 1930 (R16 L1)	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	4–1	Chirri II (4), Gorostiza (32), Iraragorri (49), Unamuno (52)	Cholín (2)
	27 April 1930 (R16 L2)	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao		Marculeta (52)	Gorostiza (25)
1960–61^[101] ^[102]	21 May 1961 (R16 L1)	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	3–1	Areta III (56, 75), Merodio (64)	Echarri (36)
	28 May 1961 (R16 L2)	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	1–2	Ribera 45'	Arieta I (24, 84)
1971–72^[103] ^[104]	18 June 1972 (QF L1)	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao		Urreisti 59'	Rojo I (90)
	24 June 1972 (QF L2)	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	2–0	Guisasola (22), Carlos (83)	—
1974–75^[105] ^[106]	8 June 1975 (QF L1)	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	3–1	Murillo I (10, 57), Idígoras (17)	Amorrortu (23)
	15 June 1975 (QF L2)	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	3–1	Villar (38), Carlos (50), Dani (72)	Gaztelu (39)
1981–82^[107] ^[108]	3 February 1982 (QF L1)	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	1–0	Dani (29)	—
	17 February 1982 (QF L2)	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	3–2	Kortabarria (6 p.), Uralde (62), Satrústegui (71)	Sarabia (58), Dani (p. 65)
1983–84^[109] ^[110]	25 January 1984 (R16 L1)	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad		—	—
	8 February 1984 (R16 L2)	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao		Celayeta (49)	Sarabia (60)
1984–85^[111] ^[112] ^[113]	17 April 1985 (QF L1)	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	2–0	Dani (25), J. Salinas (54)	—
	16 May 1985 (QF L2)	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Uralde (88), Zamora (90)	Gallego (22)
1986–87^[114] ^[115] ^[116]	3 June 1987 (SF L1)	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao		—	—
	10 June 1987 (SF L2)	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	0–1	—	J. Bakero (25)
2019–20	3 April 2021 (Final)	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	0–1	—	Oyarzabal (63 p.)

Notes

Copa de la Liga

Season	Date	Home team	Away team	Score	Home goal scorers	Away goal scorers
1986^[117] ^[118]	1 May 1986 (R32 L1)	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Mújika (52), Uralde (69)	Gallego (58)
	10 June 1987 (R32 L2)	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad		De la Fuente (64), Sarriugarte (87)	Uralde (7), Mújica (48)

Champions tournament (1927)

Season	Date	Home team	Away team	Score
1927–28^[119] ^[120]	12 October 1927^[121]	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad
	29 January 1928^[122]	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	4–2

North championship (1914–18)

Season	Date	Home team	Away team	Score
1913–14^[123] ^[124]	7 December 1913	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao
	15 February 1914	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	3–2
1915–16^[125]	24 October 1915	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao	2–0
	9 January 1916	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	4–0
1917–18^[126]	28 October 1917	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	1–0
	8 December 1917	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao
	27 January 1918	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad	2–0
	17 February 1918	Real Sociedad	Athletic Bilbao

Basque Cup (1934–36)

Season	Date	Home team	Away team	Score
1934–35^[127]	11 November 1934	Donostia	Athletic Bilbao	0–6
	25 November 1934	Athletic Bilbao	Donostia	4–0
1935–36^[128]	22 September 1935	Athletic Bilbao	Donostia	7–0
	27 October 1935	Donostia	Athletic Bilbao	0–2

Comparative league placings

P.	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
1		1	1			1		1				1													1																									1	1	1	1
2				2	2					2						2					2																		2										2								2										2					2
3	3		3						3						3									3				3	3																	3	3							3	3												3
4	4						4																			4																	4	4				4			4						4																									4	4									4
5						5														5											5				5					5			5		5														5		5		5										5												5					5
6					6									6			6	6	6			6	6				6																										6													6														6						6			6		6
7		7									7									7										7				7		7	7	7	7			7							7			7		7	7			7							7							7											7	7		7
8				8															8						8					8			8							8	8				8	8																8		8		8		8											8									8			8	8
9																							9				9														9	9						9		9																					9			9											9			9
10													10								10	10						10				10												10												10												10													10									10
11							11																															11									11											11					11	11					11								11												11
12																										12																																	12	12										12					12						12	12		12			12
13													13				13																																							13				13		13							13	13	13							13
14											14													14					14								14																								14													14
15																															15																																		15								15							15
16																																																																											16												16
17																																																																												17
18
19																																																																												19
20
21
22
D2								6	1	1		1		4	6	3		1														4	6	4	10	1																																									4	6	1

• Total: Athletic Bilbao with 69 higher finishes, Real Sociedad with 23 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2022–23 season).

Top goalscorers

Player	Club	width=90	La Liga!	width=90	Copa!	width=90	League Cup!	width=90	Total
Telmo Zarra	Athletic Bilbao	14^[129]	0	0	14
Jesús María Satrústegui	Real Sociedad	13^[130]	1	0	14
Dani	Athletic Bilbao	9^[131]	4	0	13
Guillermo Gorostiza	Athletic Bilbao	8^[132]	2	0	10
Pedro Uralde	Both	5^[133] ^[134]	2	2	9
Bata	Athletic Bilbao	9^[135]	0	0	9
José Luis Panizo	Athletic Bilbao	8^[136]	0	0	8
José Artetxe	Athletic Bilbao	7^[137]	0	0	7
Félix Marcaida	Athletic Bilbao	7^[138]	0	0	7
Mikel Oyarzabal	Real Sociedad	6^[139]	1	0	7
Iñaki Williams	Athletic Bilbao	7	0	0	7
Nihat Kahveci	Real Sociedad	7^[140]	0	0	7
Rafael Iriondo	Athletic Bilbao	6^[141]	0	0	6
Cholín	Real Sociedad	5^[142]	1	0	6
José Iraragorri	Athletic Bilbao	5^[143]	1	0	6
Iker Muniain	Athletic Bilbao	6^[144]	0	0	6

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, which Athletic had never been able to do.^[145]

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, attracting an attendance of 21,234 (the result was a 2–2 draw).^[146] This attendance record was beaten in October 2019, at the same stadium, for a 2–0 Athletic away win watched by 28,367 spectators.^[147]

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	38	23	9	6	85	37
	2	2	0	0	4	2
	12	8	1	3	24	13
Total	52	33	10	9	113	52

See also

• Basque football derbies

External links

• Basque Derby at Marca.com

Notes and References

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5. Web site: El Alavés se lleva el derby ante el Athletic. Alavés takes the derby against Athletic. Gasteiz Hoy. es. 7 May 2017. 30 August 2017.
6. News: Real Sociedad-Eibar: Un derbi 'in extremis' . Real Sociedad-Eibar: A derby 'in extremis'. El País. es. 28 February 2017. 30 August 2017. Rodrigálvarez . Eduardo .
7. Web site: Basque to the bone? Why Athletic Bilbao vs Real Sociedad is more than a game. FourFourTwo. 1 November 2006. 16 November 2017. 16 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171116185812/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/basque-bone-why-athletic-bilbao-vs-real-sociedad-more-game?page=0%2C3. dead.
8. Web site: El partido del Athletic-R.Sociedad en imágenes. The Athletic-R.Sociedad match in images. Mundo Deportivo. es. 29 April 2015 . 28 August 2017.
9. Web site: Real Sociedad-Athletic, en imágenes. Real Sociedad-Athletic in images. EITB. es. 3 Oct 2011. 28 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170828145159/http://www.eitb.eus/es/fotos/detalle/748382/real-sociedad-vs-athletic-bilbao-best-match-moments/. 28 August 2017. dead.
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11. Web site: El abrazo del derbi. The embrace of the derby. Vavel. es. 18 February 2016 . 28 August 2017.
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19. Web site: Copa del Rey Alfonso XIII 1905. Cup of King Alfonso XIII 1905. es. LinguaSport. 14 December 2017.
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21. News: Un siglo de fútbol con el club ciclista como origen. A century of football with a cycling club as its origin. es. Gara. 6 June 2009. 16 December 2017.
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23. News: Se cumplen 105 años del primer título de Copa donostiarra que conquistó el Club Ciclista. It is 105 years since the San Sebastian's first cup win, conquered by Club Ciclista. es. El Diario Vasco. 9 April 2014. 14 December 2017.
24. Web site: Copa del Rey Alfonso XIII 1910, Copa de la Unión Española de Clubes (no oficial) . Cup of King Alfonso XIII 1910, Cup of the Spanish Union of Clubs (unofficial). es. LinguaSport. 14 December 2017.
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27. News: Athletic de Bilbao, cien años sin extranjeros. Athletic Bilbao, a hundred years without foreigners. es. La Vanguardia. 18 November 2011. 12 February 2018.
28. Web site: Manuel Garnica, the "Saint" who scored a goal with Athletic . Manuel Garnica, el “Santo” que metió un gol con el Athletic . es. Memorias del Fútbol Vasco (Memories of Basque Football) . 30 March 2014 . 15 October 2018.
29. Web site: Athletic-Atlético, historia de dos parientes. Athletic-Atlético, history of two relatives. es . . 8 May 2012. 10 October 2018 .
30. Web site: Athletic Club: el origen de la filosofía. Athletic Club: origin of the philosophy. es . Vavel. 11 March 2017. 15 October 2018.
31. Web site: Virtues and consequences of being a club fielding only homegrown talent. Athletic Bilbao . 28 June 2018. 31 January 2019.
32. Web site: ¿Por qué en el Athletic de Bilbao solo juegan vascos?. Why do Athletic Bilbao play with Basques only?. BBC. BBC Mundo . es. 9 May 2012. 12 February 2018.
33. Web site: When John Aldridge returned to Real Sociedad, he got a hero's welcome writes Sid Lowe . . 2015-03-13 . 2016-09-25.
34. Web site: Real Sociedad roll out the red carpet for John Aldridge . . 9 March 2015 . 20 July 2017 . 15 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181015114640/https://as.com/diarioas/2015/03/09/english/1425923329_131050.html . dead .
35. https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2021/feb/25/aldridge-richardson-and-atkinson-at-real-sociedad-goals-class-red-ferrari Goals, class, a red Ferrari: Aldridge, Richardson and Atkinson at la Real
36. News: Boris acabará con 30 años de tradición en la Real. Boris to end 30-year tradition at Real. es. ABC. 6 August 2002. 12 February 2018. 15 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181015153109/https://www.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-06-08-2002/Deportes/boris-acabara-con-30-a%C3%B1os-de-tradicion-en-la-real_119558.html. dead.
37. News: El viejo Atocha abrió sus puertas hace un siglo. Old Atocha opened its doors a century ago. es. El Diario Vasco. 12 October 2013. 14 December 2017.
38. Web site: Real Sociedad 3 Athletic Club 3. Athletic Bilbao. 5 October 1913. 14 December 2017.
39. News: El viejo San Mamés cumpliría hoy cien años. Old San Mamés would be 100 years old today. El Mundo. es. 21 August 2013. 14 December 2017.
40. Web site: Derby stats and curiosities of the Basque derby. Liga de Fútbol Profesional. 4 January 2014. 16 December 2017.
41. Web site: 1969: Una semifinal de hasta tres partidos y una gran final. 1969: A semifinal of up to three matches and a great final. es. Diario Franjiverde. 2 April 2013. 9 January 2018. 10 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180110114632/http://diariofranjiverde.com/1969-semifinal-final/. dead.
42. Web site: Ante el Elche llegó la 21ª Copa. The 21st Cup came against Elche. es. Vavel. 29 October 2013. 9 January 2018.
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47. Web site: Real Sociedad 5–0 Athletic, Temporada 1994–1995. es. Gipuzkoa Sport. 4 September 2013. 14 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20190208204334/http://www.gipuzkoasport.com/2013/09/real-sociedad-5-0-athletic/. 8 February 2019. dead.
48. News: Un 'clásico' sin argumentos. A 'classic' without arguments. El País. es. 28 September 2012. 28 August 2017. Rodrigálvarez. Eduardo.
49. Web site: Athletic Club 1 Real Sociedad 1. Athletic Bilbao. 14 October 1970. 14 December 2017.
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52. Web site: Los equipos vascos pugnarán por la Txapela. Mundo Deportivo . The Basque teams will fight for the Txapela. es. 25 August 2016. 1 August 2017.
53. Web site: Un derbi Athletic-Alavés una semana antes de la Liga. An Athletic-Alavés derby one week before the League. es. El Correo. 5 July 2017. 18 December 2017. 30 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210330143255/https://www.elcorreo.com/bizkaia/deportes/futbol/201707/04/final-txapelketa-entre-athletic-20170704141644.html. dead.
54. News: El trío arbitral abandona el campo cuando Athletic y Alavés empataban a dos goles . Naiz. The trio of officials leave the field with Athletic and Alavés tied at two goals . es. 12 August 2017. 10 December 2017.
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