CD Baskonia

Baskonia

Full name	Club Deportivo Baskonia
Founded	1913
Ground	López Cortázar, Basauri, Biscay, Spain (Capacity: 8,500)
Chairman	Juan Ignacio Azurmendi
Manager	Peio Aguirreoa
League	3ª - Group 4
2009–10	3ª - Group 4, 10th
Home colours

Club Deportivo Baskonia is a Spanish football club based in Basauri, Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1913, it currently plays in Tercera División, holding home games at Estadio de López Cortázar, with a 8,500-seat capacity.

History

Founded in 1913 as CD Basconia, it was initially a separate club, first reaching national championships thirty years later. It played six years in Segunda División (1957–63), but this was before the B division's creation.

In 1997, Baskonia became Basque neighbours Athletic Bilbao's feeder club, not being eligible for promotion if the reserves, Bilbao Athletic, playing in the above level, did not attain the same goal. Several first-team players made the gradual transition before eventually playing in the top division and European competition.

Season to season

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1943/44 3ª 8th 1944/45 3ª 5th from 45-46 Regional — to 49-50 Regional — 1950/51 3ª 13th 1951/52 3ª 9th 1952/53 3ª 7th 1953/54 3ª 13th 1954/55 3ª 3rd 1955/56 3ª 6th 1956/57 3ª 1st 1957/58 2ª 8th 1958/59 2ª 5th 1959/60 2ª 11th 1960/61 2ª 8th 1961/62 2ª 15th

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1962/63 2ª 15th 1963/64 3ª 7th 1964/65 3ª 10th 1965/66 3ª 5th 1966/67 3ª 7th 1967/68 3ª 6th 1968/69 3ª 12th 1969/70 3ª 8th 1970/71 3ª 6th 1971/72 3ª 4th 1972/73 3ª 15th 1973/74 3ª 12th 1974/75 3ª 14th 1975/76 3ª 16th 1976/77 3ª 10th 1977/78 2ªB 20th

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1978/79 3ª 20th 1979/80 Regional — 1980/81 Regional — 1981/82 3ª 3rd 1982/83 3ª 4th 1983/84 3ª 8th 1984/85 3ª 1st 1985/86 3ª 4th 1986/87 3ª 2nd 1987/88 2ªB 6th 1988/89 2ªB 14th 1989/90 2ªB 15th 1990/91 2ªB 9th 1991/92 2ªB 13th 1992/93 2ªB 7th 1993/94 2ªB 17th 1994/95 3ª 7th

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1995/96 3ª 14th 1996/97 3ª 10th 1997/98 3ª 1st 1998/99 3ª 7th 1999/00 3ª 5th 2000/01 3ª 6th 2001/02 3ª 7th 2002/03 3ª 1st 2003/04 3ª 3rd 2004/05 3ª 8th 2005/06 3ª 4th 2006/07 3ª 5th 2007/08 3ª 5th 2008/09 3ª 7th 2009/10 3ª 10th 2010/11 3ª —

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• 7 seasons in Segunda División
• 8 seasons in Segunda División B
• 44 seasons in Tercera División

Honours

• Fourth Division: 1956–57, 1984–85, 1997–98, 2002–03

Selected coaches

• Javier Clemente

Famous players

• José Ángel Iribar
• Unai Expósito
• Fernando Llorente
• Francisco Yeste
• Daniel Aranzubia
• Luis Prieto
• Fernando Amorebieta
• Javier Iturriaga

See also

• Athletic Bilbao (first team)
• Bilbao Athletic (B team)

External links

• Team profile; at Athletic Bilbao's official website
• Futbolme team profile (Spanish)