The team has been referred to by various names including Euskadiko selekzioa, Euskal Herriko futbol selekzioa, Seleccin de Euskadi, Vasconia, Equipo Vasco, Euskadi XI and Basque XI. [27][28] The next Basque fixture was played in November 2020 against Costa Rica in a closed doors setting due to the issue;[88] the Basque team won the match 21. [1] Permission was duly granted and the racetrack became the new home of organised football in Viscaya. The Basque Country team's estimated Elo was 1886 (fantasy rank: 16th; 31 December 2018). In June, they played Czechoslovakia again losing 21. But that has all changed since the 26-year-old returned to his boyhood Athletic Club Bilbao last summer. On 3 January 1915 they played their first match which was against Catalonia in Bilbao and won 61,[9][10] and then on 7 February they played them again but in Barcelona, this time drawing 22. Inigo Martinez is seen as the future of the Spanish national team, with the 22-year-old having already made his official debut last year. The distinct language and genetic make-up of the Basque people in northern Spain. He also won a hat-trick of League Cups. The French Basque Country: a rugby heartland with world-class footballers The area has never produced a successful football club, but it has given France some of its most successful players. Even with every star choosing to play, it is safe to say that the Basque national team would not be on the same level as Spain, Italy, Germany and other European giants. In the lower grades (such as in the Spanish regional championship[es] for youths and the UEFA Regions' Cup for amateurs), the team is either called Euskadiko selekzioa or Seleccon del Pas Vasco and exclusively represents the Basque Country autonomous community (Euskadi), with Navarre competing separately. Karra Elejalde, actor. But the Basque Country also has a lot to say for itself. Chelsea full-back Cesar Azplicueta will be going to the World Cup this summer with the Spanish national team and for good reason. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [29][30][31] At the same time a choir called Eresoinka was formed to tour Europe for the same purpose. 165 Basque players signed a statement announcing that they would not play unless the team was called 'Euskal Herria'. Valverde returned to Athletic last summer and has guided the club back to glory in La Liga, earning a fourth place finish and Champions League football next season. It selects players from the Basque Country autonomous community, Navarre and the French Basque Country[5] and is organised by the Basque Football Federation. The Basque Country has a powerful sense of its own sovereignty, and this week, its older football figures have been remembering the significant events of 40 years ago, when, in a Real Sociedad versus Athletic match, the players took to the field bearing, proudly, the Basque flag, the ikurrina. Some of the best French soccer players include national legends like Zinedane Zidane, Michel Platini, Thierry Henry, and David Trezeguet. Selecting a keeper for the Basque National is very easy, because there is already a first-choice in Athletic's Gorka Iraizoz. [1] [89] With the pandemic still ongoing in late 2021 (earlier causing the Euro fixtures to be moved from Bilbao to Seville), the Basque federation confirmed there would be no festive match that year, but an attempt would be made to arrange one for March 2022. Iker Muniain broke onto the scene at just 16 years old when he debuted for Athletic back in 2009. The team made its debut on Monday 26 April 1937 in Paris's Parc des Princes against the French champions, Racing Paris, winning 03. When looking at a possible Basque national team, it important to realise that there is truly no way of knowing what the team would actually look like. So the Basque team only played club sides, playing four matches, winning one and losing two. On 16 August 1979 they played under the name 'Euskadiko selekzioa' for the first time since 1938 at San Mames stadium during the Great Week of Bilbao, winning 41 against a League of Ireland XI. Scheduled ten days after the 201819 La Liga season had ended but prior to the second division's conclusion, various factors meant experienced players were reluctant to put themselves forward for the long trip across the Atlantic, and the small squad was augmented with promising youngsters, including four who had never played at a higher level than the regional third tier with Athletic Bilbao's reserves. The Basque Country lost 12. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for Category:Footballers from the Basque Country (autonomous community) . The Basque Country has had a football team of its own since 1930. RSS Feed Flickr Vimeo YouTube Pinterest Twitter Facebook Submit Search Search Euskal Kazeta HOME Culture Food Dance Handball Language Mus Music Research your Basque ancestry Basques in the Americas 1492-1592 History. Lower Navarre, Labourd and Soule form a region that is roughly the size of Lancashire, but in footballing terms the French Basque country is nothing like the English county; it is often the epicentre of French player development. They slipped to relegation from the Top 14 last season just two years after winning the European Challenge Cup, rugby unions now discontinued equivalent of the Europa League. The list of Basque footballers features male association football players from the 'Greater Basque Country', a territory with a population of around 3 million (comprising the Basque autonomous Community (Pas Vasco or Euskadi) and Navarre which are two of Spain's seventeen autonomous communities, plus the Northern Basque Country, an agglomeration community in France) who have reached international status with the national teams as specified, the vast majority representing Spain. Finish off the alternatives list with quality stars such asAnder Iturraspe and Raul Garcia and we really begin to get a picture of how strong the Basque midfield can be. [2][10] At the end of 1901, the two most important clubs in the city were Athletic Club and Bilbao FC, and naturally, a rivalry soon arose between the two Bilbao teams, who played several friendlies at Lamiako, which the two teams shared since there were hardly any fields in Bilbao. When Bilbao was captured by Franco's forces on 19 June 1937 the Basque team were in Moscow, having been invited by the Soviet Union's Politburo due to political motivations. Their first game was against Catalonia on 8 June 1930, which they won by 01 in Montjuc, and they played Catalonia again on 1 January 1931 in Bilbao, winning that match 32.[7]. As of 2021, three Basque teams play in La Liga, the top division of the Spanish football system: Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad and Deportivo Alavs. The name change, driven by the Basque Football Federation, was denounced by politicians from the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV),[62][63] including the Lehendakari, Juan Jos Ibarretxe,[64] and also the main Spanish political parties such as the Partido Popular (PP) and PSOE. Not only is Bixente Lizarazu one of the most-decorated French players of all-time, he is one of the most successful Basque players of all-time. The game ended 11. [50] Playing for the Basque Country were Carmelo Cedrn, (Alarcia), Gorriti, Martnez, Marigil, (Zabala), Azcrate, (Iruretagoyena), Iguarn, Amas, Dionisio Urreizti, Landa, (Chapela), Mauri, (Mendiluce) and Erro. Both clubs merged later in 1915. He can put a lot of pace on his shots and is already known for scoring some unbelievable goals in his time at Real Sociedad. Mikel BalenziagaLB 5 of 16. Camren Bicondova, actress. ", "Ha prohibido la Federacion Holandesa el match Rotterdam-Seleccion Vasca? Though he can score from well outside the box, Muniain does his best work inside the box when he creates his own chances or finishes off missed opportunities. The result was Euskal Herria 1, Catalonia 1.[61]. Thanks for the lists! The game was played as a fundraiser for a campaign promoting the Basque language called "Bai Euskarari", organized by Sustraiak, as a response to its suppression during the dictatorship. 8 Iribar, widely known as 'El Chopo' (The Popular), is an eminent figure of Basque . He has never been outspoken about being Basque, but there are options to replace him in Aritz Aduriz and Imanol Agirretxe. There really is only one man who would be the best candidate to lead the Basque national teamAthletic Club legend Ernesto Valverde. He could also slip back into defence if needed without the team skipping much of a beat. Contrary to popular belief, Fernando Llorente isn't the only talent forward who could represent the Basque Country. For the politicians of the PNV who favoured the name 'Euskadi', they saw this as the historic name used by the Basque football team since the 1930s and geographically they said it always included the Spanish Basque Country, the French Basque Country and Navarre (from where the players are selected), but to the players and the politicians supporting them, only the term 'Euskal Herria' had this geographic meaning and to them 'Euskadi' only referred to the Spanish Basque Country. This Asturias/Cantabria XI participated in the 1917 and 1918 editions of the Copa del Prncipe de Asturias, finishing third and second respectively. Many great players, however, fail to take the golden touch they had as a player into their coaching career, but Deschamps has continued to achieve. The Basque Country would first have to become independent to field their own team in competitive tournaments, and even then eligibility to play for the team would likely be a tense affairs with so many players having already represented other countries. Of 25 Athletic players to appear in La Liga this season, 21 are Basque (plus four from Navarre) and 17 played for the club before first-team level. Laporte would have a tough decision to make if presented with the choice of playing for the Basque national team, but for this list we will include him. [55] The team were called the 'Seleccin Vasca' and drew 00. Jose Etxenagusia, painter. In 2011 the Basque football team played two matches. Aviron Bayonnais FC continue to play in the regionalised amateur levels of the French pyramid. The Basque Country national football team (Euskal selekzioa) selects players from the Greater Basque region comprising the Basque Autonomous Community (Biscay, lava and Gipuzkoa) plus neighbouring Navarre the historical home of the Basque people but in modern times has a distinct identity which is only partly Basque, and home to CA Osasuna at club level within Spain, and the three small provinces making up the Northern Basque Country in France, a territory where rugby union is very popular but has produced some talented players. Of the 28 at la Real, 17 are Basque (19,. [1] The latter was a leading port of an important industrial area with iron mines and shipyards nearby. Galen Gering, actor. Other key matches included defeats to Cameroon (01) and Wales (01), and victory over Serbia (40). Most of Real's players are Gipuzkoa locals from their academy, while Athletic's 100-year-old official signing policy limits themselves to players from the Greater Basque region (either born there, raised there i.e. [15] Another unique aspect in the region is the emphasis that is placed on producing local talent, with Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao assessed as consistently using the highest proportion of homegrown players across the top European football leagues in the 2010s. [15] Athletic Bilbao are highly regarded due to their ability to compete against the biggest teams like Real Madrid, Atltico Madrid, and FC Barcelona over several decades despite this restriction and commitment to local young players. The United Kingdom provides one model for a sovereign state with more than one FIFA member, while the Faroe Islands is an example of an autonomous constituent country having a separate football team to the national team (Denmark). For this reason the Basque Football Federation proposed returning to the team's previous name, 'Euskadi' (Euskadiko Selekzioa), for the match scheduled for December 2008 against Iran. [4][5] It was from Lamiako that the sport of football took off in Bilbao, with several Bilbainos swarming the field to watch the teams of British workers challenge each other every weekend,[4][5] and there is even evidence of a "serious" tournament in the winter of 189293, which was contested in Lamiako by Club Atleta and Bilbao FC, and won by the former, who received medals presented by James S. Clark on 22 April 1893. In 2007, the team's name was controversially changed to Euskal Herriko futbol Selekzioa causing disagreements which led to the annual matches being cancelled. [6] Most of their home matches have been played in the San Mams Stadium which was replaced in 2013 by the new San Mams. [90], Several organisations including the Basque Government[91] and the Basque Football Federation are trying to persuade FIFA and UEFA to accept the Basque Country as an affiliated member. [2] By 1892 the sheer quantity of Englishmen playing football on La Campa de los Ingleses forced them to seek another pitch that could properly accommodate the growing population of Brits, and so, in November 1892, the president of Club Atleta, Enrique Jones Bird, asked for permission to play in the Hippodrome of Lamiako. After the team had arrived back in Spain on 5 October 1922, the players resumed playing for either Biscay or Gipuzkoa. [42] After playing nine matches in the capital[43] and one in Guadalajara they crossed over to Cuba where their problems with FIFA got worse. But with the players available to the Basque national team, starting the Chelsea defender on the right is the better move. Despite being mainly used a left-back under manager Jose Mourinho, Azpilicueta has played the majority of his career as a right-back and will likely do so with Spain in Brazil this summer. Real Unin were relegated from La Liga in 1932 and have failed to return since. He excels in balancing when to go forward and when to stay back, and he is known for being a player who doesn't take unnecessary risks. Aymeric Laporte was born in Agen, France and plays for the French national team but was of Basque descent through his grandparents. Martinez would be a staple in the Basque national team. Bernard Blancan, actor. There are several young strikers that could fight to make the cut too. [30] In the 193839 season they played under the name Club Deportivo Euzkadi in the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association,[48] one of the two major leagues in Mexico at that time where they won 7, drew 1 and lost 4 games,[49] eventually coming runners up in the league. This was shortly after General Franco's victory over the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War. Can only sign and field Basque players. The man in France behind the humanitarian effort was the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, who had previously . Media related to Basque Country association football team at Wikimedia Commons. Lizarazus last act in a Bordeaux shirt was to play in the 1996 Uefa Cup final defeat to Bayern Munich. [77] However, a proposed meeting with Chile did not come to pass. In 1922 separate teams were created for Biscay and Cantabria because the former decided to form their own federation (Biscayan Federation).[18][19]. For a list of recent Basque Country national team players, Jos ngel Iribar and Xabier Expsito, 19932001, This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 04:07. Menchu Gal, painter. There are also current France football stars such as Kylian Mbapp, Antoine Griezmann, and N'golo Kant, who are making an impact across the globe. Is there a way to edit player names on the YAP to make it more realistic? Beyond Gorka Iraizoz, there are other promising keepers. Our Basque football guide heads deep into the heart of a region that was in many respects the birthplace of football in Spain with Basque clubs playing a vital role and enjoying considerable success during those formative years. In combination with home advantage for the Basque team in most of their fixtures, this has led to the results falling in their favour more often than might be expected compared to other nations perceived to have a similar standard of players. Andoni Iraola could also start at right-back with Azpilicueta on the left. The 23-year-old French winger joined Real Sociedad's youth academy back in 2005 and it has been all success ever since. Including Aymeric Laporte in the Basque national team is a bit of a stretch. Choosing this club is not for the faint of heart. With the Basque Country being a very independent area that is constantly churning out top footballing prospects, it would be amazing to see the Basque national team one day competing against other European nations. Since then, the Basque winger has been a regular in the line-up and a fan favorite at the San Mames. The defence could be stacked as well. The likes of Ruben Pardo and Asier Illarramendi are also immensely talented despite their age and would add a lot to the squad. The 21-year-old is capable of scoring wonderful goals and will regularly try his luck from distance. The team plays in the biennial UEFA Regions' Cup; they won the overall pan-European tournament in 2005, having won the preceding Spanish qualifying tournament in 200304. Aduriz is the Basque Country side's top goalscorer with 12 goals in 11 games, while Sociedad legend Xabi Prieto is their record appearance-maker. [2][4][9] While Athletic Club was mainly formed by local players, having only one foreigner in its ranks, Alfred Mills,[3] Bilbao FC was mostly made up by foreigners, such as Walter Evans, George Langford, William Dyer, and George Cockram. He is more than capable of keeping possession and also boasts a keen ability to cross the ball. The Basque Country, located in Northern Spain, has a population of around 3 million with football in their blood. Although the trip was organised by the Gipuzkoan federation, 4 of the 19 players in the squad were from the Biscayan federation. Muniain has fantastic dribbling abilities and incredible pace to go along with it. In 1918 the province of Gipuzkoa formed its own federation and its own team, leaving the province of Biscay on their own in Federation Norte. [20][21] They played once against the Argentine national side, losing 40, then drew 11 against Porteo, and finally winning 04 against a team selected from Argentina's interior league. Enaut Zubikarai is a regular during friendlies, while young Kepa Arrizabalaga may turn out to be one of the best Basque keepers of all time. [96][80], In December 2020, Basque federation applied for UEFA and FIFA recognition. (Playing on PS5 btw) Reply . The Athletic defender also has decent pace and vision, but his passing is what makes him stand out. Were that the case, Athletic Club winger Markel Susaeta would have no problems slotting in on the right. I also tend to scoute for youth academy players in france and spain and pretend they are from Basque, but the players have "Un-Basque" names. [60], In 2007 the team's name was changed to 'Euskal Herria' (Euskal Herriko Futbol Selekzioa), and on 29 December they played a match against Catalonia in San Mames. French keeper Stephane Ruffier is also Basque and could fight for a starting role. [74][92][93][94][5] There is a lot of support for this within the Basque Country, with recent polls showing up to 63,5% of basques support the idea (including the French Basque Country and Navarre).[95]. The Basque Country beat Tunisia, who were 35th in the FIFA rankings an unbeaten in seven, 3-1 in front of 15,000 people at This article appeared first on These Football Times Follow These Football Times and Steven Scragg on Twitter Follow Guardian Football on Facebook, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, Didier Deschamps lifts the Euro 2000 trophy. In 1980, in Vitoria, they lost 15 to Hungary. [2] A few months later, in February 1901, Athletic Club, probably encouraged by the first news about the founding of Bilbao FC, began conversations to officially establish the club, which they did on 5 September 1901, in the infamous meeting held in the Caf Garca, in which the 33 members decided to make it official and register as a sports organization with the local council. All of the players listed were either born or raised in the Basque region, with most meeting both of those criteria. The motto used to describe the reasoning behind it is Con cantera y aficin, no hace falta importacin (English: "with home-grown . Lizarazu was born in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, where the local footballing hero had been the goalkeeper Philippe Bergeroo, who made the squad for Frances successful Euro 84 campaign as host nation, and also went to the World Cup in Mexico in 1986. Includes a friendly match against former FR Yugoslavia on 26 December 1997, Record vs non-FIFA teams / As 'North' region, Matches against the 'Central Federation' (. Marta Etura, actress. [58] Iraragorri and Langara (two players from the 1937 team) kicked off, and Iribar served as captain. [4][5], Listed below are the players who have featured for the Basque Country international team dating from 1990 when regular fixtures against FIFA national teams were arranged. Later in May they travelled again to Cuba,[47] this time playing the Cuba national team twice, before returning to Mexico. Notable former players include Spanish World Cup. He was young enough to still be playing a decade later when La Liga was launched, claiming two further Copa del Rey winners medals during the 1920s. The Basque Country national football team ( Euskal selekzioa) selects players from the Greater Basque region comprising the Basque Autonomous Community ( Biscay, lava and Gipuzkoa) plus neighbouring Navarre - the historical home of the Basque people but in modern times has a distinct identity which is only partly Basque, and home to CA Osasuna [76], In October 2017, the federation confirmed that the Basque team would not play a friendly in late December that year as had become traditional (for reasons including scheduling difficulties, credibility in the football community and a noted decline in attendances at the festive matches), but instead would look to schedule a fixture during one of the FIFA International Match Calendar dates, possibly in March 2018. Though he is only Basque by birth, he relates well with the culture and has found a home in Bilbao. The recent re-emergence ofAthletic Club BilbaoandRealSociedadhas put Basque football back on the map. [30], Between 1939 and 1975 the Basque football team played only twice due to General Franco's dictatorship which severely limited the freedoms previously enjoyed by the regions of Spain. He is able to dance his way through defenders with ease and has become more of a creator in recent years. The Basque Country was grouped with Cantabria in 'Norte' (North). This resulted in Carlos Garaikoetxea (the Lehendakari, head of the Basque regional parliament), the presidents of the regional councils and the mayors of the Basque capitals, all leaving the presidential box to sit elsewhere in the stadium to show their protest. Juan de Echevarra, painter. The Basque Country representative football team (officially, in Basque, 'Euskal selekzioa') represents the Basque Country in football. If Aymeric Laporte is eligible to play for the Basque national team due to his extended bloodline and youth football, then Antoine Griezmann is certainly able to as well. 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