Basque derby

Basque derby
LocationBasque Country, Spain
TeamsAthletic Bilbao
Real Sociedad
First meeting4 April 1909
Copa del Rey
Club Ciclista 4–2 Athletic Bilbao
Latest meeting24 November 2024
La Liga
Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Real Sociedad
Next meeting4 May 2025
La Liga
Real Sociedad v Athletic Bilbao
StadiumsSan Mamés (Bilbao)
Anoeta (San Sebastian)
Statistics
Meetings total192
Most winsAthletic Bilbao (80)
Top scorerTelmo Zarra
Jesús María Satrústegui
(14 each)
Largest victoryAthletic Bilbao 7–0 Real Sociedad
2 March 1935
Location of the two teams' stadia
Athletic Bilbao
Real Sociedad

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.

  1. ^ "Five things you need to know about... the Basque derby". Liga de Fútbol Profesional. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. ^ "For David Moyes in Basque derby, identity and sovereignty and points all part of the pressure". The National. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2017.