The Euskal Herriko Futbol Txapelketa (Basque Country Football Championship) is a football friendly competition run by Euskal Herria Kirola (Basque Country Sport). It is contested by teams from the Basque Country that play in La Liga.
It was first played in the 2016–17 season.
Format In the regular season, the scores of the games in La Liga played between the region's teams ('Basque football derbies') are used to create the standings. The best two teams qualify for the final, played in a neutral stadium.
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+ Performance in regular season Season ALA ATH EIB OSA RSO 2016–17 2nd 1st 5th 4th 3rd 2017–18 3rd 2nd 4th 1st 2018–19 3rd 4th 2nd 1st 2019–20 3rd 4th 5th 2nd 1st 2020–21 3rd 4th 5th 2nd 1st 2021–22 4th 1st 3rd 2nd 2022–23 3rd 2nd 1st 2023–24 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 2024–25 3rd 1st 2nd 4th Season Teams 1st in table 2nd in table Final score2017 5 Athletic Bilbao Alavés 2–22018 4 Real Sociedad Athletic Bilbao 0–12019 4 Real Sociedad Eibar 1–22020 5 Real Sociedad Osasuna 1–02021 5 Real Sociedad Osasuna 1–32022 4 Athletic Bilbao Real Sociedad 1–02023 3 Real Sociedad Osasuna 1–32024 3 Athletic Bilbao Osasuna 2–12024 3 Athletic Bilbao Osasuna 0–1
Top goalscorers Minimum of 6 goals in total for inclusion on list.
# Player Team 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24 24–25 Final Total1= Mikel Oyarzabal Real Soc 0 3 3 7 0 0 1 2 0 0 16 Iñaki Williams Athletic 4 0 1 3 1 0 2 3 0 2 163 Ante Budimir Osasuna 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 3 2 124 Raúl García Athletic 3 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 115= Willian José Real Soc 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 Kike García Eibar /Osasuna 1 1 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 107 Alexander Isak Real Soc 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 1 98 Oihan Sancet Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 1 0 89= Rubén García Osasuna 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 Iker Muniain Athletic 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 711 Aritz Aduriz Athletic 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
2016–17 There were five eligible clubs and 20 fixtures between them in the 2016–17 La Liga campaign. Osasuna were relegated.
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2017–18 There were four eligible clubs and 12 fixtures between them in the 2017–18 La Liga campaign.
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2018–19 There were four eligible clubs and 12 fixtures between them in the 2018–19 La Liga campaign.
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2019–20 There were five eligible clubs and 20 fixtures between them in the 2019–20 La Liga campaign (Osasuna were promoted as winners of the 2018–19 Segunda División, while the top-tier teams all finished in mid-table within 6 points of one another). During pre-season, the clubs came to an agreement that they would all charge away supporters a maximum of €25 for derby match tickets, following previous years where increased prices were being charged by some.Agreement between clubs, Real Sociedad, 17 July 2019
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2020–21 There were five eligible clubs and 20 fixtures between them in the 2020–21 La Liga campaign (the delayed 2020 Copa del Rey final between Athletic and Real Sociedad is not included). Eibar's seven-year spell in the top division came to an end.
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2021–22 There were four eligible clubs and 12 fixtures between them in the 2021–22 La Liga campaign. Alavés were relegated.
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2022–23 There were three eligible clubs and six fixtures between them in the 2022–23 La Liga campaign (the 2022–23 Copa del Rey semi-final tie between Athletic Bilbao and Osasuna is not included). Alavés won promotion back to the top tier for the following campaign.
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2023–24 There were four eligible clubs and 12 fixtures between them in the 2023–24 La Liga campaign (the 2023–24 Copa del Rey quarter-finals ties involving Athletic Bilbao v Alavés and Osasuna v Real Sociedad are not included).
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2024–25 There were four eligible clubs and 12 fixtures between them in the 2024–25 La Liga campaign – the 2024–25 Copa del Rey ties (round of 16 Athletic Bilbao v Osasuna, quarter-final Real Sociedad v Osasuna) are not included.
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See also Copa Euskal Herria (women's football) Supercopa de Catalunya
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