Basque basketball derby

The Basque basketball derby (Basque: Euskal derbia, Spanish: Derbi vasco), is the name given to the basketball matches between Baskonia from Vitoria-Gasteiz and Bilbao Basket from Bilbao, the two main basketball teams in the Basque Country. Both cities are only separated by 66 km.

For association football, see Basque derby and Basque football derbies.
Basque basketball derby
Native nameBasque: Euskal derbia
Spanish: Derbi vasco
SportBasketball
Locale Basque Country
Teams
First meetingBilbao 57–104 Baskonia
2004–05 ACB
(3 October 2004)
Latest meetingBilbao 64–87 Baskonia
2019–20 ACB
(17 June 2020)
StadiumsBuesa Arena (Vitoria-Gasteiz)
Bilbao Arena (Bilbao)
Statistics
Meetings total41
Most winsBaskonia (31)
All-time recordBaskonia 31–10 Bilbao
All-time series (Liga ACB only)Baskonia 26–8 Bilbao
Regular season seriesBaskonia 21–8 Bilbao
Largest victoryBilbao 57–104 Baskonia
2004–05 ACB
(3 October 2004)
Smallest victoryBilbao 79–80 Baskonia
2011–12 ACB
(29 December 2011)
Baskonia 81–80 Bilbao
2012–13 ACB
(16 December 2012)
Longest win streakBaskonia (6)
Current win streakBaskonia (1)
Location of the two teams' arena

History

First games

Since the dissolution of Cajabilbao in 1994, Baskonia was the only Basque team in the Liga ACB until Bilbao Basket, founded in 2003, achieved promotion to the Spanish top league in 2004.

The first match between both teams was played on 3 October 2004, in the first round of the 2004–05 ACB season, at Pabellón La Casilla. Baskonia won by a huge 57–104, the biggest loss ever received by Bilbao Basket.[1] After a second defeat, Bilbao won its first derby on 22 January 2006, by 92–78.

On 6 January 2007, Bizkaia Arena registered the highest attendance to date for a Liga ACB game with 15,414 people in the 78–92 win by Baskonia.[2]

Rise of the rivalry and cup games

As Bilbao Basket started to improve its level, the rivalry between both teams increased. On 29 September 2007, Baskonia won the Supercopa by defeating Bilbao at Bizkaia Arena by 73–85. One year later, both teams played the first derby in the 2008 Copa del Rey semifinal and Baskonia won again by a narrow 68–66.

First playoffs

In the 2009 ACB Playoffs both teams met in the quarterfinals. Baskonia the series by 2–0 and would repeat this result again in the 2012 edition.

Derbies at EuroLeague

Bilbao Basket qualified for the first time to the EuroLeague on 2011, after finishing as runner-up of the 2010–11 ACB season. As Spain had five teams in the competition, both teams were drawn in the same group. Bilbao Basket won both games and eliminated Baskonia in the game played at Bilbao Arena, where the Men in black won by 77–72.[3] This was the first time Baskonia did not qualify for the Top16 in the modern era of the Euroleague. Bilbao advanced in the competition until the quarterfinals, where they were eliminated by CSKA Moscow.

Brawl at Bilbao Arena and decline of Bilbao Basket

On March 1, 2015, the derby finished with a brawl where Dejan Todorović of Bilbao and Tornike Shengelia of Baskonia were disqualified and twelve players were ejected due to court invasion during the fight.[4]

With four seconds left and Bilbao winning by a huge margin, despite the referee's call for a travelling, Todorović was going to dunk when he was hit by Shengelia. After this, the Serbian player pushed Shengelia from behind and the Georgian forward reacted with a punch. After this, all the players who were in the bench came into the court and started the brawl. When Shengelia was leaving the court after the disqualifying foul, he apologized to a child who was in the first row of the arena.[5]

The ACB announced this brawl would have severe consequences and sanctions and would talk with the Spanish Basketball Federation for changing the disciplinary regulations.[6] On March 5, the league provisionally suspended Todorović and Shengelia until the final resolution of the case.[7]

Both clubs claimed to have the same sanctions than in 2004, when the brawl Real Madrid and Estudiantes occurred.[8] Finally, on March 11, the Disciplinary Judge accorded to suspend Tornike Shengelia for five games, Dejan Todorović for four and a €3,000 fine to Bilbao Basket player Dairis Bertāns and to Baskonia brothers Mamadou and Ilimane Diop.[9]

On 13 May 2018, Baskonia won a derby at Bilbao Arena by 78–74, thus relegating Bilbao Basket to the LEB Oro after 14 consecutive years in the top league. Bilbao returned to Liga ACB at the first opportunity, earning immediate promotion with a second-place finish in the 2018–19 LEB Oro season.

Head-to-head statistics
Positions in Liga ACB
SeasonBKNBLB
2004–05214
2005–06215
2006–07310
2007–0817
2008–0928
2009–1019
2010–1142
2011–1236
2012–1357
2013–14614
2014–1565
2015–16410
2016–17310
2017–18217
2019–2018
CompetitionGPBKNBLB
Liga ACB29218
ACB Playoffs550
Copa del Rey330
Supercopa220
EuroLeague202
Total in all games413110

Results

At ACB Regular season
#SeasonDateRBoxscoreHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
12004–053 October 20041 Bilbao57 – 104Baskonia5,000
226 February 200522 Baskonia92 – 90Bilbao9,323
32005–0622 January 200617 Bilbao92 – 78Baskonia13,000
419 April 200629 Baskonia88 – 75Bilbao9,200
52006–076 January 200716 Bilbao76 – 88Baskonia15,414
612 May 200734 Baskonia95 – 63Bilbao8,900
72007–082 December 200710 Baskonia78 – 80Bilbao9,500
815 March 200329 Bilbao60 – 78Baskonia5,000
92008–0913 December 200810 Baskonia97 – 79Bilbao9,700
1015 March 200926 Bilbao85 – 72Baskonia11,500
112009–1015 October 20092 Baskonia85 – 76Bilbao9,200
1224 January 201019 Bilbao71 – 86Baskonia11,987
132010–1112 December 201011 Bilbao99 – 95Baskonia8,793
1417 April 201130 Baskonia89 – 75Bilbao9,500
152011–1229 December 201113 Bilbao79 – 80Baskonia10,014
166 May 201234 Baskonia100 – 70Bilbao13,826
172012–1316 December 201212 Baskonia81 – 80Bilbao14,381
186 May 201234 Bilbao75 – 93Baskonia10,003
192013–1422 December 201311 Bilbao96 – 92Baskonia9,804
2026 April 201429 Baskonia76 – 70Bilbao8,193
212014–1526 October 20144 Baskonia86 – 74Bilbao8,629
221 March 201522 Bilbao93 – 75Baskonia9,993
232015–1613 December 201510 Bilbao89 – 83Baskonia9,837
246 March 201622 Baskonia108 – 62Bilbao12,341
252016–1715 January 201717 Baskonia84 – 63Bilbao12,118
2610 May 201733 Bilbao64 – 75Baskonia9,318
272017–189 December 201711 Baskonia94 – 71Bilbao10,215
2813 May 201832 Bilbao74 – 78Baskonia9,842
292019–2013 October 20194 Bilbao79 – 75Baskonia9,047

At ACB playoffs
#SeasonDateRBoxscoreHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendance
1200917 May 2009QF Baskonia90 – 86Bilbao Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz9,700
219 May 2009 Bilbao76 – 97Baskonia Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo10,500
3201217 May 2012QF Baskonia77 – 73Bilbao Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz14,162
420 May 2012 Bilbao88 – 90Baskonia Bilbao Arena, Bilbao9,430
5202017 June 2020GS Bilbao64 – 87Baskonia La Fonteta, Valencia0

At Copa del Rey
#SeasonDateRBoxscoreHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendance
120089 February 2008SF Baskonia68 – 66Bilbao Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz9,463
2201019 February 2010QF Bilbao62 – 75Baskonia Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo14,417
3201111 February 2011QF Baskonia76 – 74Bilbao Palacio de Deportes, Madrid12,850

At Supercopa
#SeasonDateRBoxscoreHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendance
1200729 September 2007F Bilbao73 – 85Baskonia Bizkaia Arena, Bilbao12,200
2201130 September 2011SF Bilbao88 – 93Baskonia Bilbao Arena, Bilbao8,230

At EuroLeague
#SeasonDateStageRBoxscoreHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendance
12011–1216 November 2011RS5 Baskonia84 – 89Bilbao Iradier Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz8,460
222 December 201110 Bilbao77 – 72Baskonia Bilbao Arena, Bilbao10,014
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See also

References
  1. "El Tau humilla al Lagun Aro Bilbao y es el primer líder de la ACB" (in Spanish). Libertad Digital. 3 October 2004.
  2. "Lagun Aro Bilbao - TAU, récord histórico de asistencia: 15.414 espectadores" (in Spanish). ACB.
  3. "Gescrap edge Caja Laboral 77-72, advance to the Top 16". EITB. 23 December 2011.
  4. El acta del partido de la infamia; Marca, 2 March 2015 (in Spanish)
  5. Spanish Basketball Brawl Ends With Player Apologizing to Small Child; The Big Lead, 2 March 2015
  6. La ACB pide remodelar el Reglamento Disciplinario tras la tangana en Bilbao Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine; Deia, 2 March 2015 (in Spanish)
  7. El Juez Disciplinario suspende cautelarmente a Dejan Todorovic y Shengelia; ACB.com, 5 March 2015
  8. Comunicado conjunto de Bilbao Basket y Saski Baskonia; ACB.com, 5 March 2015(in Spanish)
  9. Resolución del Juez Disciplinario sobre incidentes Bilbao - Laboral Kutxa; ACB.com, 11 March 2015
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