Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Basque Country
The Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Basque Country are ultimately overseen by the Basque Football Federation which operates Group 4 of the Tercera División RFEF, the fifth tier of the Spanish football league system divided among each of the country's autonomous regions. However, unlike most of the regions, the leagues in the sixth tier and below are organised by three separate federations, corresponding to the provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. The other region with this arrangement is the Canary Islands which has two provincial forks to its amateur setup, while Andalusia and the Balearic Islands have two and three parallel divisions respectively under the same umbrella.
League chronology
Timeline – Álava
- The regional categories of Álava were included in Gipuzkoa until 1987Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
<timeline> ImageSize = width:1000 height:auto barincrement:18 PlotArea = left:125 bottom:90 top:10 right:20 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = yyyy Period = from:1987 till:2024 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy Legend = orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:4 columnwidth:250 ScaleMajor = increment:10 start:1988 ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:1987
Colors =
id:pri value:rgb(1,0.84,0) legend:First_tier id:seg value:rgb(0.75,0.75,0.75) legend:Second_tier id:segb value:rgb(0.92,0.78,0.62) legend:Third_tier id:ter value:rgb(0.53,0.33,0.04) legend:Fourth_tier id:reg1 value:orange legend:Fifth_tier id:reg2 value:rgb(0.81,0.81,0.11) legend:Sixth_tier id:reg3 value:rgb(0.14,0.66,0.98) legend:Seventh_tier id:reg4 value:rgb(0.46,1,0) legend:Eighth_tier id:reg5 value:rgb(0.6,0.65,0.11) legend:Ninth_tier id:reg6 value:rgb(0.07,0.65,0.11) legend:Tenth_tier id:reg7 value:red legend:Eleventh_tier
BarData =
bar:1st text:"La Liga" bar:2nd text:"Segunda División" bar:3rd text:"Primera Federación" bar:olS text:"Segunda División B" bar:4th text:"Segunda Federación" bar:olT text:"Tercera División" bar:5th text:"Tercera Federación" bar:6th text:"División de Honor" bar:7th text:"Regional Preferente" bar:6tha text:"Primera Regional"
PlotData=
width:11 bar:1st from:1987 till:end color:pri bar:2nd from:1987 till:end color:seg
bar:olS from:1987 till:2021 color:segb bar:olT from:1987 till:2021 color:ter
bar:3rd from:2021 till:end color:segb bar:4th from:2021 till:end color:ter bar:5th from:2021 till:end color:reg1
bar:6th from:2022 till:end color:reg2 bar:7th from:1987 till:2021 color:reg1 bar:7th from:2021 till:2022 color:reg2 bar:7th from:2022 till:end color:reg3
bar:6tha from:1987 till:2021 color:reg2 bar:6tha from:2021 till:2022 color:reg3
</timeline>
Timeline – Gipuzkoa <timeline> ImageSize = width:1000 height:auto barincrement:18 PlotArea = left:125 bottom:90 top:10 right:20 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = yyyy Period = from:1929 till:2024 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy Legend = orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:4 columnwidth:250 ScaleMajor = increment:10 start:1930 ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:1929
Colors =
id:pri value:rgb(1,0.84,0) legend:First_tier id:seg value:rgb(0.75,0.75,0.75) legend:Second_tier id:segb value:rgb(0.92,0.78,0.62) legend:Third_tier id:ter value:rgb(0.53,0.33,0.04) legend:Fourth_tier id:reg1 value:orange legend:Fifth_tier id:reg2 value:rgb(0.81,0.81,0.11) legend:Sixth_tier id:reg3 value:rgb(0.14,0.66,0.98) legend:Seventh_tier id:reg4 value:rgb(0.46,1,0) legend:Eighth_tier id:reg5 value:rgb(0.6,0.65,0.11) legend:Ninth_tier id:reg6 value:rgb(0.07,0.65,0.11) legend:Tenth_tier id:reg7 value:red legend:Eleventh_tier
BarData =
bar:1st text:"La Liga" bar:2nd text:"Segunda División" bar:3rd text:"Primera Federación" bar:olS text:"Segunda División B" bar:4th text:"Segunda Federación" bar:olT text:"Tercera División" bar:5th text:"Tercera Federación" bar:6th text:"División de Honor" bar:7th text:"Regional Preferente" bar:8th text:"Primera Regional" bar:ol1 text:"Segunda Regional"
PlotData=
width:11 bar:1st from:1929 till:end color:pri bar:2nd from:1929 till:end color:seg
bar:olS from:1977 till:2021 color:segb bar:olT from:1929 till:1941 color:segb bar:olT from:1943 till:1977 color:segb bar:olT from:1977 till:2021 color:ter
bar:3rd from:2021 till:end color:segb bar:4th from:2021 till:end color:ter bar:5th from:2021 till:end color:reg1
bar:6th from:2009 till:2021 color:reg1 bar:6th from:2021 till:end color:reg2 bar:7th from:1949 till:1977 color:ter bar:7th from:1977 till:2009 color:reg1 bar:7th from:2009 till:2021 color:reg2 bar:7th from:2021 till:end color:reg3 bar:8th from:1929 till:1941 color:ter bar:8th from:1941 till:1943 color:segb bar:8th from:1943 till:1949 color:ter bar:8th from:1949 till:1977 color:reg1 bar:8th from:1977 till:2009 color:reg2 bar:8th from:2009 till:2021 color:reg3 bar:8th from:2021 till:end color:reg4 bar:ol1 from:1929 till:1941 color:reg1 bar:ol1 from:1941 till:1943 color:ter bar:ol1 from:1943 till:1949 color:reg1 bar:ol1 from:1949 till:1977 color:reg2 bar:ol1 from:1977 till:2009 color:reg3
</timeline>
Timeline – Biscay <timeline> ImageSize = width:1000 height:auto barincrement:18 PlotArea = left:125 bottom:90 top:10 right:20 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = yyyy Period = from:1929 till:2024 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy Legend = orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:4 columnwidth:250 ScaleMajor = increment:10 start:1930 ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:1929
Colors =
id:pri value:rgb(1,0.84,0) legend:First_tier id:seg value:rgb(0.75,0.75,0.75) legend:Second_tier id:segb value:rgb(0.92,0.78,0.62) legend:Third_tier id:ter value:rgb(0.53,0.33,0.04) legend:Fourth_tier id:reg1 value:orange legend:Fifth_tier id:reg2 value:rgb(0.81,0.81,0.11) legend:Sixth_tier id:reg3 value:rgb(0.14,0.66,0.98) legend:Seventh_tier id:reg4 value:rgb(0.46,1,0) legend:Eighth_tier id:reg5 value:rgb(0.6,0.65,0.11) legend:Ninth_tier id:reg6 value:rgb(0.07,0.65,0.11) legend:Tenth_tier id:reg7 value:red legend:Eleventh_tier
BarData =
bar:1st text:"La Liga" bar:2nd text:"Segunda División" bar:3rd text:"Primera Federación" bar:olS text:"Segunda División B" bar:4th text:"Segunda Federación" bar:olT text:"Tercera División" bar:5th text:"Tercera Federación" bar:6th text:"División de Honor" bar:oP1 text:"Regional Preferente" bar:oP2 text:"Preferente Territorial" bar:7th text:"Preferente de Vizcaya" bar:ol1 text:"Primera Regional" bar:oR1 text:"Primera Territorial" bar:8th text:"Primera Div. de Vizcaya" bar:ol2 text:"Segunda Regional" bar:oR2 text:"Segunda Territorial" bar:9th text:"Segunda Div. de Vizcaya" bar:10th text:"Tercera Div. de Vizcaya"
PlotData=
width:11 bar:1st from:1929 till:end color:pri bar:2nd from:1929 till:end color:seg
bar:olS from:1977 till:2021 color:segb bar:olT from:1929 till:1941 color:segb bar:olT from:1943 till:1977 color:segb bar:olT from:1977 till:2021 color:ter
bar:3rd from:2021 till:end color:segb bar:4th from:2021 till:end color:ter bar:5th from:2021 till:end color:reg1
bar:6th from:2002 till:2021 color:reg1 bar:6th from:2021 till:end color:reg2 bar:7th from:2002 till:2021 color:reg2 bar:7th from:2021 till:end color:reg3 bar:8th from:2002 till:2021 color:reg3 bar:8th from:2021 till:end color:reg4 bar:9th from:2002 till:2021 color:reg4 bar:9th from:2021 till:end color:reg5 bar:10th from:2009 till:2021 color:reg5 bar:10th from:2021 till:end color:reg6
bar:oP1 from:1969 till:1977 color:ter bar:oP1 from:1977 till:1990 color:reg1 bar:oP2 from:1990 till:2002 color:reg1 bar:ol1 from:1929 till:1941 color:ter bar:ol1 from:1941 till:1943 color:segb bar:ol1 from:1943 till:1969 color:ter bar:ol1 from:1969 till:1977 color:reg1 bar:ol1 from:1977 till:1990 color:reg2 bar:oR1 from:1990 till:2002 color:reg2 bar:ol2 from:1929 till:1941 color:reg1 bar:ol2 from:1941 till:1943 color:ter bar:ol2 from:1943 till:1969 color:reg1 bar:ol2 from:1969 till:1977 color:reg2 bar:ol2 from:1977 till:1990 color:reg3 bar:oR2 from:1990 till:2002 color:reg3
</timeline>
Álava
División de Honor de Álava
Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The División de Honor de Álava or Arabako Ohorezko Maila is at the sixth level of Spanish football. All of the clubs are based in the province of Álava. The league consists of 18 teams. At the end of the season, the top club is promoted automatically to the Tercera División RFEF - Group 4. The teams finishing second play a promotion play-off depending on the number of vacancies in the Tercera División. Two clubs are relegated to Primera Regional.
2023–24 season teams
| Teams |
|---|
Regional Preferente de Álava
Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Regional Preferente is the seventh and lowest level of competition in Álava.
2023–24 season teams
| Teams |
|---|
|
Gipuzkoa
División de Honor de Guipúzcoa
Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The División de Honor de Guipúzcoa or Gipuzkoako Ohorezko Maila is at the sixth level of Spanish football. All of the clubs are based in the province of Gipuzkoa. The league consists of 18 teams. At the end of the season, the first team is promoted automatically to Tercera División RFEF - Group 4. The team finishing second plays a promotion play-off depending on the number of vacancies seats in the Tercera División. Four clubs are relegated to Regional Preferente.
2023–24 season teams
| Teams |
|---|
Preferente de Guipúzcoa
Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
The Preferente is played in two groups of 16 teams. At the end of the season, the champions and the winner of the playoff between the runners-up are promoted to División de Honor. Three clubs in each group are relegated to Primera Regional.
Some teams playing in this level
Primera Regional de Guipúzcoa
Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
The Primera Regional is played with five groups of 8 teams. At the end of the season, the top four from each group advance to Fase de Ascenso while the other 16 teams play in Copa de Gipuzkoa. The Fase de Ascenso has two groups of 10 with the two winners and runners-up being promoted to Regional Preferente. The two 3rd placed finishers playoff to fill any vacancies.
Biscay
División de Honor de Vizcaya
Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The División de Honor de Vizcaya or Bizkaiko Ohorezko Maila is at the sixth level of Spanish football. All of the clubs are based in the province of Biscay. The league consists of 18 teams. At the end of the season, the top club is promoted automatically to the Tercera División - Group 4. The teams finishing second play a promotion play-off depending on the number of vacancies in the Tercera División. Two clubs are relegated to Territorial Preferente.
2023–24 season teams
| Teams |
|---|
Preferente de Vizcaya
Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Preferente de Vizcaya is at the seventh level of Spanish football. All of the clubs are based in the province of Biscay. The league consists of 18 teams. At the end of the season, the top three clubs are promoted to División de Honor. Three clubs are relegated to the Primera División de Bizkaia.
Some teams playing in this level
Primera División de Bizkaia
Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Primera División de Bizkaia is played in two groups of 18 teams. the champion and runner-up of both groups are promoted to Preferente de Bizkaia. The 3rd placed finishers play off to fill any vacancies. Two clubs in each group are relegated to the Segunda División de Bizkaia.
Segunda División de Bizkaia
Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Segunda División de Bizkaia is played in two groups of 16. At the end of the season, the two champions and runners-up are promoted to the Primera División de Bizkaia. the 3rd placed teams playoff to fill any vacancies. three clubs in each group are relegated to Tercera División de Bizkaia.
Tercera División de Bizkaia
Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Tercera División de Bizkaia is played with 74 teams in one group of 14 and five groups of 15. At the end of the season, the champions and runners-up are promoted. the 3rd placed teams advance to playoff league to fill any vacancies.
See also
External links
Script error: No such module "Navbox". Script error: No such module "Navbox". Template:UEFA sixth level leagues