# CD Basconia > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/CD_Basconia > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/CD_Basconia.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD_Basconia > Source revision: 1354181190 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Association football club in Spain For the basketball team, see [Saski Baskonia](/source/Saski_Baskonia). Football club Basconia Full name Club Deportivo Basconia Founded 14 March 1913; 113 years ago (1913-03-14) Ground Polideportivo de Artunduaga, Basauri, Basque Country, Spain Capacity 8,500[1] President Juan Ignacio Azurmendi Head coach Bittor Llopis[2] League Segunda Federación – Group 1 2025–26 Segunda Federación – Group 2, 10th of 18 Website www.cdbasconia.com Home colours Away colours **Club Deportivo Basconia** is a [Spanish football club](/source/List_of_football_clubs_in_Spain) based in [Basauri](/source/Basauri), [Biscay](/source/Biscay), in the autonomous community of [Basque Country](/source/Basque_Country_(autonomous_community)). Founded on 14 March 1913, it currently plays in [Segunda Federación](/source/Segunda_Federaci%C3%B3n) – Group 1, holding home games at the *Artunduaga Sports Centre*, in the town of [Basauri](/source/Basauri). Years ago, Basconia used to play in the *Estadio López Cortázar*, which was demolished in order to build new buildings.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] In 1997, they entered into a partnership with Athletic Bilbao to serve as a feeder club for Bilbao and essentially operate as the club's C team.[3] ## History Founded in 1913 and named after a [local iron and steel-working works](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Local_iron_and_steel-working_works&action=edit&redlink=1) [[eu](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Basconia)] (later owned by the [Altos Hornos de Vizcaya](/source/Altos_Hornos_de_Vizcaya) company), Basconia reached the national third level (*[Tercera División](/source/Tercera_Divisi%C3%B3n)*) thirty years later. The club played in the [second tier](/source/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n) for six seasons (1957–1963), but this was before the creation of the regionalised [new third division](/source/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_B) in the 1970s. In 1997, Basconia became [Basque](/source/Basque_Country_(autonomous_community)) neighbours [Athletic Bilbao](/source/Athletic_Bilbao)'s [feeder club](/source/Farm_team), not being eligible for promotion if the reserves, [Bilbao Athletic](/source/Bilbao_Athletic), playing at the level above, do not attain the same goal. The primary function of the agreement is to aid the development of young players in a challenging environment while keeping them in the same group setting and tactical system under the close guidance of the parent club; a number of teenagers who spent one or two seasons at Basconia have become professionals at Athletic Bilbao, eventually playing in [La Liga](/source/La_Liga) and [UEFA competitions](/source/UEFA_competitions). In January 2020 it was confirmed that the partnership, due to expire that summer, had been renewed for another three years to 2023.[4] Basconia's place in Athletic's club structure means that the squad changes greatly each season. About half of the players move up to play for Bilbao Athletic, or go out on loan to other local clubs playing at [Segunda Federación](/source/Segunda_Federaci%C3%B3n) level. They are replaced by graduates, usually 17 or 18 years old, from the previous year's [Juvenil A](/source/Athletic_Bilbao_Juvenil) team. Typically the squad is expanded further with new signings from the region's youth clubs, the most notable of which are [Danok Bat](/source/Danok_Bat_CF) and [Antiguoko](/source/Antiguoko). Basconia B playing at Soloarte Although Athletic Bilbao control the main squad's players and coaching personnel, Basconia retains its own club committee and staff and operates several youth teams as well as amateur side *Basconia B* who compete in the [Preferente de Vizcaya](/source/Divisiones_Regionales_de_F%C3%BAtbol_in_the_Basque_Country#Preferente_de_Vizcaya) league, two levels below the first team. These other teams play in a separate small stadium in the town, *Soloarte*. Occasionally the main squad has been supplemented by some of Basconia's 'own' players in emergencies – [Mikel Rico](/source/Mikel_Rico) was with Basconia B when he appeared in one *Tercera División* fixture in 2001;[5] he left Biscay for a long career across Spain which eventually brought him back to sign for Athletic in 2013. In January 2018, with the team struggling to remain in [the league](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_Tercera_Divisi%C3%B3n#Group_4_–_Basque_Country), Basconia took the unusual step of recruiting some older, more experienced players including [Thaylor Lubanzadio](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaylor_Lubanzadio)[6][7][8] to help them maintain their 23-year divisional status,[9] which was eventually accomplished – they finished 15th, 5 points above the relegation zone.[10] ## Season to season - *As a separate club* Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1928–29 5 2ª Reg. P. 1st 1929–30 5 2ª Reg. P. 2nd 1930–31 5 2ª Reg. P. 2nd 1931–32 5 2ª Reg. P. 3rd 1932–33 5 2ª Reg. P. 2nd 1933–34 5 2ª Reg. P. 3rd 1934–35 4 1ª Reg. 6th 1935–36 4 1ª Reg. 7th 1939–40 5 2ª Reg. 2nd 1940–41 4 1ª Reg. 6th 1941–42 3 1ª Reg. 7th 1942–43 3 1ª Reg. 6th 1943–44 4 1ª Reg. 4th 1944–45 4 1ª Reg. 3rd 1945–46 4 1ª Reg. 5th 1946–47 4 1ª Reg. 14th 1947–48 5 2ª Reg. 7th 1948–49 5 2ª Reg. 1st 1949–50 4 1ª Reg. 1st 1950–51 3 3ª 13th Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1951–52 3 3ª 9th 1952–53 3 3ª 7th 1953–54 3 3ª 13th 1954–55 3 3ª 3rd 1955–56 3 3ª 6th 1956–57 3 3ª 1st 1957–58 2 2ª 8th 1958–59 2 2ª 5th Round of 32 1959–60 2 2ª 11th Preliminary 1960–61 2 2ª 8th First round 1961–62 2 2ª 15th Round of 16 1962–63 2 2ª 15th Preliminary 1963–64 3 3ª 7th 1964–65 3 3ª 10th 1965–66 3 3ª 5th 1966–67 3 3ª 7th 1967–68 3 3ª 6th 1968–69 3 3ª 12th 1969–70 3 3ª 8th Second round 1970–71 3 3ª 6th Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1971–72 3 3ª 4th First round 1972–73 3 3ª 15th First round 1973–74 3 3ª 12th First round 1974–75 3 3ª 14th Third round 1975–76 3 3ª 16th Second round 1976–77 3 3ª 10th First round 1977–78 3 2ª B 20th First round 1978–79 4 3ª 20th Second round 1979–80 5 Reg. Pref. 4th 1980–81 5 Reg. Pref. 1st 1981–82 4 3ª 3rd 1982–83 4 3ª 4th First round 1983–84 4 3ª 8th First round Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1984–85 4 3ª 1st 1985–86 4 3ª 4th Second round 1986–87 4 3ª 2nd Second round 1987–88 3 2ª B 6th Third round 1988–89 3 2ª B 14th First round 1989–90 3 2ª B 15th 1990–91 3 2ª B 9th Third round 1991–92 3 2ª B 13th Third round 1992–93 3 2ª B 7th Third round 1993–94 3 2ª B 17th First round 1994–95 4 3ª 7th 1995–96 4 3ª 14th 1996–97 4 3ª 10th - *As a [farm team](/source/Farm_team)* Season Tier Division Place 1997–98 4 3ª 1st 1998–99 4 3ª 7th 1999–2000 4 3ª 5th 2000–01 4 3ª 6th 2001–02 4 3ª 7th 2002–03 4 3ª 1st 2003–04 4 3ª 3rd 2004–05 4 3ª 8th 2005–06 4 3ª 4th 2006–07 4 3ª 5th 2007–08 4 3ª 5th 2008–09 4 3ª 7th 2009–10 4 3ª 10th 2010–11 4 3ª 8th 2011–12 4 3ª 10th 2012–13 4 3ª 12th 2013–14 4 3ª 4th 2014–15 4 3ª 16th 2015–16 4 3ª 14th 2016–17 4 3ª 10th Season Tier Division Place 2017–18 4 3ª 15th 2018–19 4 3ª 6th 2019–20 4 3ª 4th 2020–21 4 3ª 4th 2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 5th 2022–23 5 3ª Fed. 4th 2023–24 5 3ª Fed. 2nd 2024–25 5 3ª Fed. 1st 2025–26 4 2ª Fed. - **6** seasons in [Segunda División](/source/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n) - **8** seasons in [Segunda División B](/source/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_B) - **1** season in [Segunda Federación](/source/Segunda_Federaci%C3%B3n) - **55** seasons in [Tercera División](/source/Tercera_Divisi%C3%B3n) - **4** seasons in [Tercera Federación](/source/Tercera_Federaci%C3%B3n)/Tercera División RFEF ## Current squad - *As of 10 February 2026*[11] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF ESP Álex Carril 4 DF ROU David Ósipov 5 DF ESP Beñat Larrea 7 FW ESP Marcos Goñi 8 MF ESP Eneko Ellakuria 9 FW ESP Ander Peciña 10 FW ESP Igor Oyono 11 FW ESP Aritz Conde 13 GK ESP Simón García 15 FW COL Iker Quintero 16 DF ESP Adrián Lekuna No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW ESP Alain Cobos 18 DF ESP Danel Belategi 20 MF ESP Javi Sola 21 FW ESP Unax Urzaiz 22 FW ESP Diego Fernández 23 DF ESP Dani Pérez 24 DF ESP Telmo Zarandona 25 MF ESP Gaizka Alboniga-Menor 30 GK ESP Iker Pagazartundua 32 GK ESP Unai Ordóñez 33 MF ESP Ander Ezpeleta ### Out on loan Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 6 MF ESP David Arredondo (at CD Tudelano until 30 June 2026) ## Honours - **[Tercera División](/source/Tercera_Divisi%C3%B3n)** - **Winners**:[a] [1956–57](/source/1956%E2%80%9357_Tercera_Divisi%C3%B3n#Group_3)[b] - **Winners (3)**:[c] [1984–85](/source/1984%E2%80%9385_Tercera_Divisi%C3%B3n#Group_III),[d] [1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_Tercera_Divisi%C3%B3n#Group_4),[e] [2002–03](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_Tercera_Divisi%C3%B3n#Group_IV)[f] ## Selected coaches - See also: [Category:CD Basconia managers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CD_Basconia_managers) - [Javier Clemente](/source/Javier_Clemente) - [Joseba Etxeberria](/source/Joseba_Etxeberria) - [José Luis Mendilibar](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Luis_Mendilibar) ## Notable players See also: [Category:CD Basconia footballers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CD_Basconia_footballers) Note: this list contains players who have appeared in at least 50 league games for the [first team](/source/Athletic_Bilbao) or have reached international status. - [Julen Agirrezabala](/source/Julen_Agirrezabala) - [Yeray Álvarez](/source/Yeray_%C3%81lvarez) - [Fernando Amorebieta](/source/Fernando_Amorebieta) - [Daniel Aranzubia](/source/Daniel_Aranzubia) - [José Argoitia](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Argoitia)[g] - [Joseba Arriaga](/source/Joseba_Arriaga) - [Kepa Arrizabalaga](/source/Kepa_Arrizabalaga) - [Beñat Etxebarria](/source/Be%C3%B1at_Etxebarria) - [Eneko Bóveda](/source/Eneko_B%C3%B3veda) - [Javier Casas](/source/Javier_Casas_(footballer%2C_born_1982)) - [Iñigo Córdoba](/source/I%C3%B1igo_C%C3%B3rdoba) - [Koldo Etxeberria](/source/Luis_Mar%C3%ADa_Echeberr%C3%ADa)[g] - [Borja Ekiza](/source/Borja_Ekiza) - [Unai Expósito](/source/Unai_Exp%C3%B3sito) - [Cristian Ganea](/source/Cristian_Ganea)[h] - [Unai Gómez](/source/Unai_G%C3%B3mez) - [Carlos Gurpegi](/source/Carlos_Gurpegi) - [Iago Herrerín](/source/Iago_Herrer%C3%ADn) - [Gorka Iraizoz](/source/Gorka_Iraizoz) - [Andoni Iraola](/source/Andoni_Iraola) - [José Ángel Iribar](/source/Jos%C3%A9_%C3%81ngel_Iribar)[g] - [Ander Iturraspe](/source/Ander_Iturraspe) - [Mikel Jauregizar](/source/Mikel_Jauregizar) - [Aymeric Laporte](/source/Aymeric_Laporte) - [Enrique Larrinaga](/source/Enrique_Larrinaga_Esnal)[g] - [Iñigo Lekue](/source/I%C3%B1igo_Lekue) - [Fernando Llorente](/source/Fernando_Llorente) - [Unai López](/source/Unai_L%C3%B3pez) - [Sabin Merino](/source/Sabin_Merino) - [Unai Núñez](/source/Unai_N%C3%BA%C3%B1ez) - [Aitor Paredes](/source/Aitor_Paredes) - [Beñat Prados](/source/Be%C3%B1at_Prados) - [Luis Prieto](/source/Luis_Prieto_Zalbidegoitia) - [Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta](/source/I%C3%B1igo_Ruiz_de_Galarreta) - [Mikel Rico](/source/Mikel_Rico) - [Unai Simón](/source/Unai_Sim%C3%B3n) - [Markel Susaeta](/source/Markel_Susaeta) - [Ustaritz](/source/Ustaritz_Aldekoaotalora) - [Óscar Vales](/source/%C3%93scar_Vales) - [Asier Villalibre](/source/Asier_Villalibre) - [Dani Vivian](/source/Dani_Vivian) - [Iñaki Williams](/source/I%C3%B1aki_Williams) - [Nico Williams](/source/Nico_Williams) - [Francisco Yeste](/source/Francisco_Yeste) ## See also - [Athletic Bilbao](/source/Athletic_Bilbao) (first team) - [Bilbao Athletic](/source/Bilbao_Athletic) (B team) ### Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [Third tier](/source/Spanish_football_league_system#Evolution_of_the_Spanish_league_system) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Promoted in [play-offs](/source/1956%E2%80%9357_Tercera_Divisi%C3%B3n#Promotion_play-off) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** [Fourth tier](/source/Spanish_football_league_system#Evolution_of_the_Spanish_league_system) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Not promoted in [play-offs](/source/1984%E2%80%9385_Tercera_Divisi%C3%B3n#Final_Round) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** Won group in [play-offs](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_Tercera_Divisi%C3%B3n#Promotion_play-off), but ineligible for promotion as [Bilbao Athletic](/source/Bilbao_Athletic) did not gain promotion from the level above (they too made [the playoffs](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_B#Group_B) but finished third) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Not promoted in [play-offs](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_Tercera_Divisi%C3%B3n#Promotion_play-off), and would have been ineligible as Bilbao Athletic did not gain promotion from the level above 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ind_18-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ind_18-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ind_18-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-ind_18-3) While the club operated independently (pre-1997). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** Youth teams only. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Dimensiones, asistencia de Estadio Pedro López Cortázar en Basauri – Fichajes.com"](https://www.fichajes.com/estadio/estadio-pedro-lopez-cortazar). *Fichajes.com : Información sobre los fichajes y actualidad del mundo del fútbol* (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [\[1\]](https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/coaches/bittor-llopis)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*], Athletic Bilbao 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Athletic Club and CD Basconia Extend PArtnership Agreement Through 2023"](https://insideathletic.com/2020/01/17/athletic-club-and-cd-basconia-extend-partnership-agreement-through-2023/). *Inside Athletic*. 17 January 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Basconia, subsidiary team of Athletic Club until 2023](https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/2020/01/17/el-basconia-sera-filial-del-athletic-club-hasta-2023), Athletic Bilbao, 17 January 2020 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Basconia 3–0 UPV](http://www.athletic-club.eus/en/match-statistics/4_319/2000-01_basconia_upv.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171107024827/http://www.athletic-club.eus/en/match-statistics/4_319/2000-01_basconia_upv.html) 7 November 2017 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine); Athletic Bilbao, 11 April 2001 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Thaylor profile"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180809121826/https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/players/2767/thaylor.html). Athletic Bilbao. Archived from [the original](http://www.athletic-club.eus/en/players/2767/thaylor.html) on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Adrián Celador profile"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180809121831/https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/players/2016/celador.html). Athletic Bilbao. Archived from [the original](http://www.athletic-club.eus/en/players/2016/celador.html) on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Iker Amorrortu profile"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180809121902/https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/players/2766/iker-amorrortu.html). Athletic Bilbao. Archived from [the original](http://www.athletic-club.eus/en/players/2766/iker-amorrortu.html) on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["El Athletic ficha a un futbolista de 23 años para el Basconia"](http://athletic.elcorreo.com/athletic-ficha-futbolista-20180103191051-nt.html) [Athletic signs a 23-year-old player for Basconia]. *[El Correo](/source/El_Correo)* (in Spanish). 3 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Tercera División Grupo 4 – IV – Euskadi, Temporada 2017/2018"](http://www.resultados-futbol.com/tercera2018/grupo4). *resultados-futbol.com*. Retrieved 28 December 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [Basconia squad at Athletic Club official website](https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/teams/basconia/2025-26/squad) ## External links - [Official website](http://www.cdbasconia.com/). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120620162235/http://www.cdbasconia.com/) 20 June 2012 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (in Spanish). - [Team history](http://www.athletic-club.eus/en/history-basconia.html) at Athletic Bilbao's official website - [La Cantera De Lezama](http://www.lacanteradelezama.com/basconia-3/) Unofficial website focusing on Athletic's [cantera](/source/Cantera) teams [43°13′58″N 2°52′52″W / 43.232904°N 2.881116°W / 43.232904; -2.881116](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=CD_Basconia¶ms=43.232904_N_2.881116_W_) v t e Athletic Bilbao History Players Managers Presidents Statistics Men's seasons Women's seasons Europe Other teams Bilbao Athletic (reserves) Athletic Femenino (women) Femenino B (women reserves) Athletic Cantera (youth) Home stadium Lamiako (1901–1910) Jolaseta (1910–1913) San Mamés (1913–2013) San Mamés (2013–) Training ground Lezama Facilities Affiliated Clubs CD Basconia Related articles Biscay Championship Bilbao FC Bizcaya Athletic Bilbao signing policy One Club Award Rivalries Basque football derbies Basque derby (Real Sociedad) El Viejo Clásico (Real Madrid) Barcelona rivalry Category Category v t e Segunda Federación – Group 1 Group 2 » 2026–27 clubs Alavés B Amorebieta Arosa Basconia Bergantiños Compostela Coruxo Eibar B Gernika Gimnástica Torrelavega Llanera Marino Luanco Ourense CF Oviedo Vetusta Portugalete Rayo Cantabria Sestao River TBD --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [CD Basconia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD_Basconia) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD_Basconia?action=history)). 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