Basque Country national football team results

This is a list of results for the matches played by the Basque Country national football team (the association football team representing the 'Greater Basque Region', territories which are ultimately administered by France and Spain and their respective governing bodies in the sport), including unofficial friendly fixtures against full FIFA international teams, others against fellow representative teams which are not aligned to FIFA, and matches against professional clubs.[1][2]

Since the 1990s, they have concentrated on arranging fixtures likely to improve perception of the team being accepted as a full international selection, as opposed to entering competitions for regions such as the CONIFA World Football Cup.

Results against FIFA national teams

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1922 Gipuzcoan Federation matches

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16 July 1922 (1922-07-16) Friendly Argentina  4–0  Basque Country[a] Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gaslini 55', 81'
Chiessa 67'
Rofrano 83'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Sportivo Barracas
Referee: McCarthy (Ireland)
20 August 1922 (1922-08-20) Friendly Uruguay  4–0  Basque Country[a] Montevideo, Uruguay
Romano
Scarone 		Report Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central
27 August 1922 (1922-08-27) Friendly Uruguay  3–1  Basque Country[a] Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sacco Report Travieso Stadium: Estadio Sportivo Barracas
  1. ^ a b c A 1922 tour of South America was officially organized by the Federation of Gipuzkoa with the participation of four players from the Federation of Biscay.[2][1][3][4]

As Basque Country

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See also: Navarre autonomous football team

The two main periods of match activity occurred in the late 1930s during the Spanish Civil War when the Basque team 'in exile' toured Europe and Latin America (where most of the players then settled), and from 1993 onwards when one match has been played almost every year.

28 November 1937 Mexico  1–4  Basque Country Mexico City
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5 December 1937 Mexico  1–2  Basque Country Mexico City
[6]
12 December 1937 Mexico  0–4  Basque Country Mexico City
[7]
9 January 1938 Mexico  3–1  Basque Country Mexico City
[8]
29 May 1938 Cuba  0–4  Basque Country La Polar, Havana
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20 June 1938 Cuba  3–4  Basque Country Havana
[10]
16 October 1938 Mexico  8–4  Basque Country Parque Asturias, Mexico City
[11][12]
23 October 1938 Mexico  2–6  Basque Country Parque Necaxa, Mexico City
[13]
30 October 1938 Mexico  1–3  Basque Country Parque Asturias, Mexico City
[14]
2 March 1978 Basque Country  0–0 Soviet Union USSR Bilbao
Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: Sainz Elizondo
23 December 1979 Basque Country  4–0  Bulgaria San Sebastián
Dani 57', 61'
Idígoras 68'
Satrústegui 83'		 [1] Stadium: Estadio Atocha
Referee: Victoriano Sánchez Arminio
3 August 1980 Basque Country  1–5  Hungary Vitoria-Gasteiz
Amorrortu 40' Garaba 37'
Nyilasi 70', 82'
Kiss 77'
Pásztor 86'		 Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Victoriano Sánchez Arminio
21 March 1990 Basque Country  2–2  Romania Bilbao
00:00 CET Goikoetxea 29'
Urrutia 40'		 Report Rotariu 34'
Balint 65'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Urizar Azpitarte
22 December 1993 Basque Country  3–1  Bolivia San Sebastián
20:30 CET Guerrero 24'
Salinas 63', 83'		 Report Moreno 15' Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Urio Velazquez
23 December 1994 Basque Country  1–0 Russia Russia Bilbao
20:30 CET Guerrero 25' Report 1
Report 2		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Contador Crespo
22 December 1995 Basque Country  1–1  Paraguay Bilbao
20:30 CET Ziganda 25' Report Blanco 81' Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González
26 December 1996 Basque Country  3–0  Estonia Bilbao
20:30 CET Ziganda 33'
Idiakez 61' Andrinúa 70'		 Report Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: Xabier Losantos Omar
27 December 1997 Basque Country  3–1  FR Yugoslavia Bilbao
20:30 CET Guerrero 47', 69', 83' Report Stevic 79' Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Miguel Angel Pérez Lasa
22 December 1998 Basque Country  5–1  Uruguay San Sebastián
20:30 CET De Paula 49'
Idiakez 51'
Ziganda 68', 88'
Urrutia 82'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Poyet 10'
Lembo Red card 70'		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González
29 December 1999 Basque Country  5–1  Nigeria Bilbao
20:30 CET Guerrero 5'
Mendieta 49'
De Paula 56', 59'
De Pedro 70'		 Report Julius 21' Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Xabier Losantos Omar
29 December 2000 Basque Country  3–2  Morocco Bilbao
20:30 CET Urzaiz 9', 26'
De Pedro 89'		 Report Hadda 55'
Regragui 65'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa
29 December 2001 Basque Country  3–2  Ghana Bilbao
20:30 CET Bolo 46'
De Paula 60', 67'		 Report Boateng 13'
Taky-Mensah 70'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González
28 December 2002 Basque Country  1–1  Macedonia Bilbao
20:30 CET Bolo 75' Report Šakiri 82' Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa
27 December 2003 Basque Country  2–1  Uruguay Bilbao
20:30 CET Bolo 44', 47' Report Vigneri 55' Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: Xabier Losantos Omar
29 December 2004 Basque Country  2–0  Honduras San Sebastián
20:30 CET Yeste 20', 35' Report Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González
28 December 2005 Basque Country  0–1  Cameroon Bilbao
20:30 CET Report Ocio 1' (o.g.) Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: Miguel Angel Pérez Lasa
21 May 2006 Basque Country  0–1  Wales[a] Bilbao
20:30 CET Report Giggs 76' Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González
27 December 2006 Basque Country  4–0  Serbia Bilbao
20:30 CET Yeste 33'
Urzaiz 41'
Sarriegui 60'
Uranga 87'		 Report Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro
20 June 2007 Venezuela  3–4  Basque Country San Cristóbal, Táchira
18:00 CET Torrealba 27'
Arango 80', 82'		 Report Aduriz 8'
Etxeberría 20', 40'
Gabilondo 30'		 Stadium: Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Referee: Héctor Jairo Parra Romero
23 December 2008 Basque Country  Called off  Iran Bilbao
Stadium: San Mamés
29 December 2010 Basque Country  3–1  Venezuela Bilbao
20:45 CET Gurpegui 55'
Labaka 69'
Muniain 86'		 Report Vizcarrondo 32' Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González
25 May 2011 Estonia  1–2  Basque Country Tallinn
20:45 CET Kink 57' Report Aduriz 51', 62' Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Referee: Denmark Anders Hermansen
28 December 2011 Basque Country  0–2  Tunisia Bilbao
20:45 CET Report Msakni 66'
Chedli 82'		 Stadium: San Mamés (1913 stadium)
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González
29 December 2012 Basque Country  6–1  Bolivia San Sebastián
20:00 CET Aduriz 9', 16'
Toquero 22', 56'
Ibai Gómez 27'
Agirretxe 90'		 Report Pontons 78' Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa
28 December 2013 Basque Country  6–0  Peru Bilbao
20:45 CET Aduriz 12', 40'
Torres 22'
Agirretxe 48', 52'
Susaeta 80'		 Report Stadium: San Mamés (2013 stadium)
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro
30 December 2016 Basque Country  3–1  Tunisia Bilbao
20:30 Illarramendi 6'
Aduriz 19'
Oyarzabal 44'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Sassi 16' Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
12 October 2018 Basque Country  4–2  Venezuela Vitoria-Gasteiz
20:45 Ibai 25'
Bautista 49'
Arbilla 52'
Elustondo 88'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Romero 31'
Ponce 90'		 Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 14,200
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
29 May 2019 Panama  0–0  Basque Country Panama City
20:00 Report 1
Report 2		 Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: El Salvador Jaime Alfredo Herrera
16 November 2020 Basque Country  2–1  Costa Rica Eibar
20:45 Muniain 12'
Núñez 90+3'		 Report Moya 70' Stadium: Ipurua
Attendance: 0
Referee: De Burgos Bengoetxea
23 March 2024 Basque Country  1–1  Uruguay Bilbao
 Report
Stadium: San Mamés Stadium

Notes

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  1. ^ This is the only match played by any of the Home Nations of the United Kingdom against any of the Autonomous Communities of Spain.

Record versus FIFA national teams

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  • Including 1922 South America tour
As of 23 March 2024
Rival Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %[a]
 Argentina 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0%
 Bolivia 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7 100%
 Bulgaria 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100%
 Cameroon 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0%
 Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100%
 Cuba 2 2 0 0 8 3 +5 100%
 Estonia 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 100%
 Ghana 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 100%
 Honduras 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100%
 Hungary 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4 0%
 North Macedonia 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 50%
 Mexico 7 5 0 2 24 16 +8 71.43%
 Morocco 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 100%
 Nigeria 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 100%
 Panama 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 50%
 Paraguay 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 50%
 Peru 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 100%
 Romania 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 50%
 Russia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100%
 Serbia[b] 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 100%
 Soviet Union 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 50%
 Tunisia 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 50%
 Uruguay 4 2 1 2 9 10 -1 40%
 Venezuela 3 3 0 0 11 6 +6 100%
 Wales 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0%
Summary 40 27 5 6 103 63 +40 74.39%
  1. ^ A draw counts as a ½ win
  2. ^ Includes a friendly match against former FR Yugoslavia on 26 December 1997

Results against non-FIFA national/regional teams

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North Federation matches

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See also: Cantabria autonomous football team, Biscay autonomous football team, and Gipuzkoa representative football team
3 January 1915 Friendly[15]
[16]		 Basque Country [a] 6–1  Catalonia Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Pichichi
Pagaza
Patricio 		Report 1Report 2 Kinké Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 6,000
7 February 1915 Friendly[17][18] Catalonia  2–2  Basque Country[a] Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Monistrol
Kinké 		Reguera 0' (o.g.)
Belauste 		Stadium: Camp de la Indústria
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Emilio Sampere
12 May 1915 Prince of Asturias Cup[19] Basque Country [a] 1–0  Catalonia Madrid, Spain
Legarreta Report 1Report 2 Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell
Referee: Community of Madrid Menéndez
14 May 1915 Prince of Asturias Cup Castile[b] 1–1  Basque Country[a] Madrid, Spain
Bernabéu Report Patricio Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell
Referee: Community of Madrid Carlos Dieste
21 May 1916 Friendly[20] Catalonia  1–3  Basque Country[a] Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Kinké Report Patricio
Chacho
Pichichi 		Stadium: Camp de la Indústria
22 May 1916 Friendly[21] Catalonia  0–0  Basque Country[a] Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Report Stadium: Camp de la Indústria
4 June 1916 Friendly[22] Basque Country [a] 5–0  Catalonia Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Patricio
Legarreta 		Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: Hurtado
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Matches were played as the 'North Federation' (Norte) team, including Cantabria, but usually featuring only players from the Basque provinces of Biscay and Gipuzkoa, each of which also organised their own representative matches occasionally.[1][2]
  2. ^ The 'Central Federation' (Centro) team, including Madrid and the wider Castile region.

As Basque Country

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8 June 1930 Catalonia  0–1  Basque Country Barcelona
[23] Gorostiza Stadium: Montjuïc
1 January 1931 Basque Country  3–2  Catalonia Bilbao
Gorostiza 18'
Lafuente 36'
Olivares 39'		 [24] Samitier 7'
Arocha 65'		 Stadium: San Mamés
29 November 1936 Cantabria  3–2  Basque Country Santander
[25][26][27] Stadium: El Sardinero
27 December 1936 Basque Country  6–3  Asturias[a] Bilbao
Report Stadium: San Mamés
6 May 1937 Central Bohemia[b] 3–2  Basque Country Prague
Puč 22'
Svoboda 26'
Hruška 68'		 [29][30] Larrinaga 12'
Emelín 32'		 Stadium: Stadion Letná
5 June 1937 Central Bohemia[b] 6–3  Basque Country Prague
Cilauren 45' (o.g.)
Vojáček 47', 49'
Smrž 48'
Senecký 70', 83'		 [31][32] Langara 27', 89'
Emelín 55'		 Stadium: Slavia Prague's pitch
9 June 1937 Silesia  3–4  Basque Country Chorzów
[33] Stadium: Ruch Stadium
30 July 1937 (GSSR) Georgia  1–3  Basque Country Tbilisi
[34]
22 August 1937 Norway (AIF)[c] Norway 1–3  Basque Country Oslo
[37][38][39][35] Stadium: Bislett Stadium
27 August 1937 Østfold AIF[d] 2–3  Basque Country Sarpsborg
Jacob Johansen 24'
Cilaurren 83' (o.g.)		 [40][41][42] Langara 14', 53', 73' Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
29 August 1937 Denmark (DAI)[e] 1–11  Basque Country Copenhagen
Baltzersen [43][44][45] Stadium: Sundby Idrætspark
Attendance: 3000
21 November 1937 Jalisco Jalisco 1–5  Basque Country Guadalajara
Pirracas [46][47] Larrinaga ?' (?), ?'
Langara
Regueiro 		Stadium: Campo Guadalajara
1 November 1938 Jalisco Jalisco 1–3  Basque Country Guadalajara
[48] Stadium: Campo Guadalajara
6 November 1938 Jalisco Jalisco 0–4  Basque Country Guadalajara
[49] Stadium: Parque Oro
21 February 1971 Basque Country  1–2  Catalonia Bilbao
Maranon Report De Diego ?' Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: Ortiz de Mendivil
8 October 2006 Catalonia  2–2  Basque Country Barcelona
20:00 CET Verdú 67'
Luque 84'		 Report1
Report 2		 Aduriz 19'
Llorente 64'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Referee: Lizondo Cortés
29 December 2007 Basque Country  1–1  Catalonia Bilbao
20:30 CET Aduriz 69' Report1
Report 2		 Bojan 29' Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: Miguel Angel Pérez Lasa
28 December 2014 2015 Centenary Trophy Basque Country  1–1 Catalonia Catalonia Bilbao
20:30 CET Aduriz 3' Report 1
Report 2		 Sergio García 44' Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Bikandi Garrido
26 December 2015 2015 Centenary Trophy Catalonia  0–1  Basque Country Barcelona
21:30 CET Report 1
Report 2		 Aduriz 39' Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 51,224
Referee: Estrada Fernández
27 May 2016 Corsica  1–1
(8–9 p)		  Basque Country Ajaccio
20:00 Santelli 20' Report 1
Report 2		 Bergara 48' Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Willian Laviz
Penalties
Modesto soccer ball with red X
Cavalli soccer ball with check mark
Romain soccer ball with check mark
Hugo Aine soccer ball with check mark
Cabella soccer ball with check mark
Coulbaly soccer ball with check mark
Santelli soccer ball with check mark
Pierazzi soccer ball with check mark
Cioni soccer ball with check mark
Cahuzac soccer ball with red X		 M.González soccer ball with red X
Eraso soccer ball with check mark
Susaeta soccer ball with check mark
Zurutuza soccer ball with check mark
Dani García soccer ball with check mark
Berchiche soccer ball with check mark
Sabin M. soccer ball with check mark
Zaldua soccer ball with check mark
Ansotegi soccer ball with check mark
Bergara soccer ball with check mark
  1. ^ A combined team of players from Asturias and Cantabria.
  2. ^ a b A combined team of players from FK Viktoria Žižkov, AFK Union Žižkov, SK Kladno, FK Kolín, FK Sparta Košíře, AC Sparta Prague, Nuselský SK, Bohemians 1905, SK Slavia Prague and SK Libeň[28]
  3. ^ A team of players selected nationally from the AIF sports federation.[35] The full national team is selected by the NFF.[36]
  4. ^ A team of AIF affiliated players from IL Sparta, Sarpsborg FK, SK Rapid, Jeloy IF, SK Sprint, and Fremad Borge, all in Østfold.[40]
  5. ^ A team of players selected nationally from the Dansk Arbejder Idrætsforbund, a workers' sports federation. The full Danish national team is selected by the DBU.

Record vs Non-FIFA teams / As 'North' region

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Rival Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %[a]
 Asturias[b] 1 1 0 0 6 3 +3 100%
 Cantabria 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0%
Castile[c] 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 50%
 Catalonia 13 7 5 1 26 11 +15 73.08%
Central Bohemia 2 0 0 2 5 9 −4 0%
 Corsica 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 50%
 Denmark (DAI) 1 1 0 0 11 1 +10 100%
 Georgia (GSSR) 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100%
Jalisco Jalisco 3 3 0 0 12 2 +10 100%
 Norway (AIF) 2 2 0 0 6 3 +3 100%
 Silesia 1 1 0 0 4 3 +1 100%
Summary 27 16 7 4 77 38 +39 71.15%
  1. ^ A draw counts as a ½ win
  2. ^ A combined team of players from Asturias and Cantabria.
  3. ^ Matches against the 'Central Federation' (Centro) team, including Madrid and the wider Castile region.

Non-international matches

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Date Venue Home Team Score Visitor
23 May 1921 San Mamés, Bilbao  Basque Country 0–1 England West Ham United[50][51]
28 May 1922 Santander Basque Country Cantabria North XI[a] 2–3 Scotland St Mirren[52]
30 May 1922 Santander Basque Country Cantabria North XI[a] 2–2 Scotland St Mirren[52]
23 July 1922 Buenos Aires Argentina Porteño 1–1  Basque Country[b][53]
30 July 1922 Estadio Sportivo Barracas, Buenos Aires Argentina Liga del Interior XI [es] 0–4  Basque Country[b][54][55]
6 August 1922 Rosario, Santa Fe Argentina Liga Rosarina XI[c] 2–1  Basque Country[b][56]
7 September 1922 Santos[57] Brazil Santos XI[d] 0–5  Basque Country[b]
10 September 1922 Chácara da Floresta, São Paulo Brazil São Paulo (state) São Paulo XI 2–1  Basque Country[b][58]
24 June 1932 Camp de Les Corts, Barcelona Spain FC Barcelona 3–1  Basque Country[59]
26 June 1932 Camp de Les Corts, Barcelona Spain FC Barcelona 2–1  Basque Country[60]
26 April 1937 Parc des Princes, Paris France Racing Paris 0–3  Basque Country[61][62]
9 May 1937 Toulouse France Racing Paris 3–3  Basque Country[63]
19 May 1937 Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris France Racing Paris 2–3  Basque Country[64][65]
23 May 1937 Stade de l'Huveaune, Marseille France Olympic Marseille 2–5  Basque Country[66]
30 May 1937 Sète France FC Sète 3–1  Basque Country[67]
24 June 1937 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow Soviet Union FC Lokomotiv Moscow 1–5  Basque Country[68]
27 June 1937 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow Soviet Union FC Dynamo Moscow 1–2  Basque Country[69][70]
30 June 1937 Leningrad Soviet Union FC Dinamo Leningrad 2–2  Basque Country[71]
4 July 1937 Moscow Soviet Union FC Dynamo Moscow 4–7  Basque Country[71]
8 July 1937 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow Soviet Union FC Spartak Moscow 6–2  Basque Country[72][73]
15 July 1937 Kyiv Soviet Union FC Dynamo Kyiv 1–3  Basque Country[74]
24 July 1937 Lavrenti Beria Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi Soviet Union FC Dinamo Tbilisi 0–2  Basque Country[75][76]
9 August 1937 Minsk Soviet Union FC Dinamo Minsk 1–6  Basque Country[77]
7 November 1937 Mexico City Mexico Club América 2–2  Basque Country[78]
14 November 1937 Mexico City Mexico Club Necaxa 1–2  Basque Country[79]
19 December 1937 Mexico City Mexico Asturias/España XI 3–1