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
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Timeline – Gipuzkoa
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Timeline – Biscay
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Álava
= División de Honor de Álava=
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| pixels = 140
| name = Arabako Ohorezko Maila
Preferente de Álava
| country = {{ESP}}
| founded = Unknown
| teams = 16
| promotion = 3ª RFEF - Group 4
| relegation = Regional Preferente
| levels = 6
| domest_cup = None
| confed_cup =
| champions =
| season =
| current =
| website = [http://www.faf-aff.org/ Official website]
}}
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==
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| pixels = 120
| name = Primera Regional de Álava
| country = {{ESP}}
| founded = Unknown
| teams = 20
| promotion = Preferente
| relegation = None
| levels = 7
| domest_cup = None
| confed_cup =
| champions =
| season =
| current =
| website = [http://www.faf-aff.org/ Official website]
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The Regional Preferente is the seventh and lowest level of competition in Álava.
==2023–24 season teams==
| class="wikitable" |
| Teams |
|---|
* Abetxuko "B"
|
Gipuzkoa
=División de Honor de Guipúzcoa=
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| name = Gipuzkoako Ohorezko Maila
División de Honor de Guipúzcoa
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| founded = Unknown
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| relegation = Regional Preferente
| levels = 6
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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==
=Preferente de Guipúzcoa=
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| pixels = 120
| name = Preferente de Guipúzcoa
| country = {{ESP}}
| founded = Unknown
| teams = 32; 2 groups of 16
| promotion = División de Honor
| relegation = Primera Regional
| levels = 7
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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==
{{clear}}
=Primera Regional de Guipúzcoa=
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| name = Primera Regional
| country = {{ESP}}
| founded = Unknown
| teams = 40; 5 groups
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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=
{{Infobox football league
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| pixels = 160
| name = Bizkaiko Ohorezko Maila
División de Honor de Vizcaya
| country = {{ESP}}
| founded = Unknown
| teams = 18
| promotion = 3ª - Group 4
| relegation = Territorial Preferente
| levels = 6
| domest_cup = None
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| season =
| current =
| website = [http://www.fvf-bff.org/ Official website]
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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==
=Preferente de Vizcaya=
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| name = Preferente
| country = {{ESP}}
| founded = Unknown
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| relegation = Primera División
| levels = 7
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| season =
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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==
{{clear}}
=Primera División de Bizkaia=
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| pixels = 120
| name = Primera División de Bizkaia
| country = {{ESP}}
| founded = Unknown
| teams = 36; two groups of 18
| promotion = Preferente
| relegation = Segunda División
| levels = 8
| domest_cup = None
| confed_cup =
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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=
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| pixels = 100
| name = Segunda División de Bizkaia
| country = {{ESP}}
| founded = Unknown
| teams = 36; 2 groups of 18
| promotion = Primera División
| relegation = Tercera División
| levels = 9
| domest_cup = None
| confed_cup =
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| current =
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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=
{{ Infobox football league
| logo = Federación Vizcaína de Fútbol.jpg
| pixels = 80
| name = Tercera División de Bizkaia
| country = {{ESP}}
| founded = 2009
| teams = 74; 5 groups
| promotion = Segunda División
| relegation = None
| levels = 10
| domest_cup = None
| confed_cup =
| champions =
| season =
| current =
| website = [http://www.fvf-bff.org/ Official website]
}}
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
- [http://www.fvf-bff.org/ Federación Vizcaina de Fútbol]
- [http://www.fgf-gff.org/ Federación Guipuzcoana de Fútbol]
- [http://www.faf-aff.org/ Federación Alavesa de Fútbol]
{{Football in Spain}}
{{Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol}}
{{UEFA sixth level leagues}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Basque Country}}