Biscay Championship

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 representative of the region in the Spanish Cup, which at that time served as the overall annual national championship.[1]

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 (formerly 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)[2] 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 integrate them into the 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 Biscay and Guipuzkoa, in 1918 the National Committee of the Spanish federation agreed to divide the Northern Federation in these two regions.[3] Thus, in the 1918–19 season the Gipuzkoa clubs launched their own championship[1] 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 organization, which launched the Cantabrian Regional Championship.[4][1] That same year, the Assembly of the Northern Federation agreed to the change of name to the Biscayne Federation (Federación Vizcaína), being composed exclusively of clubs from the province[5] (although Deportivo Alavés of Álava also participated in the championship).

In 1934 the Spanish federation took out 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.[1]

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. In the reborn Biscay Championship five teams participated, including the champions 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)[6] and runner-up Barakaldo Oriamendi, who both took part in the 1939 Copa del Generalisimo.

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. The restructuring approved by the Spanish Federation in 1940 marked the demise of the regional championships.

Winners

Northern Regional Championship

Season Champion Runner-up
1913–14[7]Athletic ClubReal Sociedad
1914–15[8]Athletic ClubArenas Club de Getxo
1915–16[9]Athletic ClubReal Sociedad
1916–17[10]Arenas Club de GetxoAthletic Club
1917–18[11]Real Union[lower-alpha 1]Arenas Club de Getxo
1918–19[12]Arenas Club de GetxoRacing de Santander
1919–20[13]Athletic ClubRacing de Santander
1920–21[14]Athletic ClubArenas Club de Getxo
1921–22[15]Arenas Club de GetxoRacing de Santander

Biscay Regional Championship

Season Champion Runner-up
1922–23[16]Athletic ClubArenas Club de Getxo
1923–24[17]Athletic ClubArenas Club de Getxo
1924–25[18]Arenas Club de Getxo[lower-alpha 2]Athletic Club
1925–26[19]Athletic ClubArenas Club de Getxo
1926–27[20]Arenas Club de GetxoAthletic Club
1927–28[21]Athletic ClubDeportivo Alavés
1928–29[22]Athletic ClubArenas Club de Getxo
1929–30[23]Deportivo AlavésAthletic Club
1930–31[24]Athletic ClubArenas Club de Getxo
1931–32[25]Athletic ClubArenas Club de Getxo
1932–33[26]Athletic ClubArenas Club de Getxo
1933–34Athletic ClubBarakaldo CF

Basque Cup

Season Champion Runner-up
1934–35[27]Athletic ClubCA Osasuna
1935–36[28]Arenas ClubReal Union
1936–38No competition: Spanish Civil War

Biscay Regional Championship

Season Champion Runner-up
1938–39[29]Bilbao Athletic[6]Barakaldo Oriamendi
1939–40Athletic ClubBarakaldo Oriamendi

Notes

  1. ↑ Athletic Club 'retired from the competition once finalised'[11] after finishing top of the table.
  2. ↑ Arenas won a playoff 2–1 against Athletic after both finished level on points.[18]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Spain - List of Champions of Norte". RSSSF. 21 January 2000. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Historia" [History] (in Spanish). Club Deportivo Bilbao. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Vizcaya-Guípúscoa The lawsuit gives the contrast with National Committee". El Mundo Deportivo. 7 May 1918. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
  4. ↑ "The conflicts of the Spanish soccer". El Mundo Deportivo. 30 October 1922. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
  5. ↑ "Federation Federation North becomes Vizcaína". Mundo Deportivo. 24 July 1922. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
  6. 1 2 "Bilbao Athletic history". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Campeonato Regional del Norte 1913–14" [North Regional Championship 1913–14]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Campeonato Regional del Norte 1914–15" [North Regional Championship 1914–15]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Campeonato Regional del Norte 1915–16" [North Regional Championship 1915–16]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "Campeonato Regional del Norte 1916–17" [North Regional Championship 1916–17]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Campeonato Regional del Norte 1917–18" [North Regional Championship 1917–18]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "Campeonato Regional Vizcaíno 1918–19" [Biscay Regional Championship 1918–19]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  13. ↑ "Campeonato Regional Vizcaíno 1919–20" [Biscay Regional Championship 1919–20]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  14. ↑ "Campeonato Regional Vizcaíno 1920–21" [Biscay Regional Championship 1920–21]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  15. ↑ "Campeonato Regional Vizcaíno 1921–22" [Biscay Regional Championship 1921–22]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  16. ↑ "Campeonato Regional Vizcaíno 1922–23" [Biscay Regional Championship 1922–23]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  17. ↑ "Campeonato Regional Vizcaíno 1923–24" [Biscay Regional Championship 1923–24]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  18. 1 2 "Campeonato Regional Vizcaíno 1924–25" [Biscay Regional Championship 1924–25]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  19. ↑ "Campeonato Regional Vizcaíno 1925–26" [Biscay Regional Championship 1925–26]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  20. ↑ "Campeonato Regional Vizcaíno 1926–27" [Biscay Regional Championship 1926–27]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  21. ↑ "Campeonato Regional Vizcaíno 1927–28" [Biscay Regional Championship 1927–28]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  22. ↑ "Campeonato Regional Vizcaíno 1928–29" [Biscay Regional Championship 1928–29]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  23. ↑ "Campeonato Regional Vizcaíno 1929–30" [Biscay Regional Championship 1929–30]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  24. ↑ "Campeonato Regional Vizcaíno 1930–31" [Biscay Regional Championship 1930–31]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  25. ↑ "Campeonato Regional Vizcaíno 1923–32" [Biscay Regional Championship 1931–32]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  26. ↑ "Campeonato Regional Vizcaíno 1932–33" [Biscay Regional Championship 1932–33]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  27. ↑ "Copa Vasca 1934–35" [Basque Cup 1934–35]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  28. ↑ "Copa Vasca 1935–36" [Basque Cup 1935–36]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  29. ↑ "Campeonato Regional Vizcaíno 1938–39" [Biscay Regional Championship 1938–39]. FutbolME (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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