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Biscay Championship

FieldValue
nameBiscay Championship
organiserNorth Football Federation (since 1913)
founded1913
first1913
folded1940
countrySpain
feedsCopa del Rey
championsAthletic Club
season16th title
most_champsAthletic Club
(16 titles)

(16 titles)

The Biscay Regional Championship (Campeonato Regional de Vizcaya), also called the North Regional Championship (Campeonato Regional Norte) in its early editions, was an official football tournament in Spain organised by the North Football Federation.

It was played annually between 1913 and 1940 and served to elect the representatives of the region in the Spanish Cup, which at that time served as the overall annual national championship.

History

The tournament was launched in 1913, following the creation of the North Football Federation (Federación Norte), initially consisting of clubs from the Basque provinces (Biscay, Gipuzkoa and Álava) and Cantabria (then the province of Santander). The first edition of the Northern Regional Championship started on 12 October 1913, with six teams: three from Biscay (Athletic Bilbao, Arenas Club de Getxo and Deportivo de Bilbao) and three from Gipuzkoa (Real Sociedad, Sporting de Irun and Racing de Irun – the latter two would soon merge as Real Unión). Athletic was the first champion.

In 1916 the Royal Spanish Football Federation permitted the clubs from the province of Santander to abandon the North Federation and join the new Cantabrian Regional Federation of Football, along with clubs from the province of Oviedo. But the situation was reversed again two years later.

After several disagreements between the clubs of Biscay and Gipuzkoa, culminating in a pivotal championship match between Athletic and Real Sociedad being abandoned, in 1918 the National Committee of the Spanish federation agreed to divide the Northern Federation in these two regions. Thus, in the 1918–19 season the Gipuzkoa clubs launched their own championship while the North Championship teams continued with other Basque teams and the return of Racing de Santander, representing the Cantabrian clubs.

In 1922 the clubs in the province of Santander finally left the North Federation to create its own umbrella organisation, which launched the Cantabrian Regional Championship. (although Deportivo Alavés of Álava also participated in the championship).

In 1934 the Spanish federation undertook a major restructuring of the national tournaments, so that the regional championships were replaced by the superregional, which gathered the best clubs in various regional federations. In the case of the Basque Country, this was called the Basque Cup, launched in season 1934–35. This tournament was held for two years until being interrupted by the Spanish Civil War.

During the last months of the war in 1939, football resumed activity in some areas controlled by the National side, under the impetus of the Spanish Federation and the regional federations. Five teams participated in the reborn Biscay Championship, including its winners Bilbao Athletic (a team formed by Athletic Bilbao, who decided not to use the club's official title as they only had a makeshift squad and were worried about embarrassing results tarnishing their reputation) and runner-up Barakaldo Oriamendi, who both took part in the 1939 Copa del Generalísimo.

The last edition of the Championship of Biscay, which was also a qualifier for access to the 1940 Copa del Generalísimo, was played in the 1939–40 season. Another restructuring approved by the Spanish Federation in 1940 marked the demise of the regional championships.

Winners

SeasonChampionCopa del ReyRunner-upCopa del Rey
1913–14Athletic ClubWinnersReal SociedadN/A
1914–15Athletic ClubWinnersArenas Club de GetxoN/A
1915–16Athletic ClubWinnersReal SociedadN/A
1916–17Arenas Club de GetxoRunners-upAthletic ClubN/A
url=http://www.arquero-arba.futbolme.net/Regionales/Euskadi/Bizkaia/1917-18/1718-n.htmtitle=Campeonato Regional del Norte 1917–18trans-title=North Regional Championship 1917–18language=eswebsite=FutbolMEaccess-date=9 December 2017}}Real UniónWinnersArenas Club de GetxoN/A
1918–19Arenas Club de GetxoWinnersRacing de SantanderN/A
1919–20Athletic ClubRunners-upRacing de SantanderN/A
1920–21Athletic ClubWinnersArenas Club de GetxoN/A
1921–22Arenas Club de GetxoQuarter-finalsRacing de SantanderN/A
1922–23Athletic ClubWinnersArenas Club de GetxoN/A
1923–24Athletic ClubSemi-finalsArenas Club de GetxoN/A
url=http://www.arquero-arba.futbolme.net/Regionales/Euskadi/Bizkaia/1924-25/2425-p.htmtitle=Campeonato Regional Vizcaíno 1924–25trans-title=Biscay Regional Championship 1924–25language=eswebsite=FutbolMEaccess-date=9 December 2017}}Arenas Club de GetxoRunners-upAthletic ClubN/A
1925–26Athletic ClubGroup stageArenas Club de GetxoGroup stage
1926–27Arenas Club de GetxoRunners-upAthletic ClubGroup stage
1927–28Athletic ClubGroup stageDeportivo AlavésSemi-finals
1928–29Athletic ClubSemi-finalsArenas Club de GetxoRound of 16
1929–30Deportivo AlavésQuarter-finalsAthletic ClubWinners
1930–31Athletic ClubWinnersArenas Club de GetxoSemi-finals
1931–32Athletic ClubWinnersArenas Club de GetxoRound of 32
1932–33Athletic ClubWinnersArenas Club de GetxoRound of 32
1933–34Athletic ClubQuarter-finalsBarakaldo CFRound of 32
1934–35Athletic ClubRound of 16CA OsasunaSemi-finals
1935–36Arenas Club de GetxoRound of 16Real UniónGroup stage
1936–1939No competition due to the Spanish Civil War
1939Bilbao AthleticRound of 16Barakaldo OriamendiSemi-finals
1939–40Athletic ClubRound of 16Barakaldo OriamendiRound of 32

Notes

Summary of Champions

ClubWinnersRunner-upWinning yearsRunner-up years
Athletic Club1641913–14, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1925–26, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1939–401916–17, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1929–30
Arenas Club de Getxo6101916–17, 1918–19, 1921–22, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1935–361914–15, 1917–18, 1920–21, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1925–26, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33
Deportivo Alavés111929–301927–28
Real Unión111917–181935–36
Bilbao Athletic1–1939–
Barakaldo CF–3–1933–34, 1939, 1939–40
Racing de Santander–3–1918–19, 1919–20, 1921–22
Real Sociedad–2–1913–14, 1915–16
CA Osasuna–1–1934–35

Notes

References

  • Martínez Calatrava, Vicente (2001). Historia y estadística del fúbol español.

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