The Basque Country women's football team (officially, in Basque, Euskal Herriko emakumezkoen futbol selekzioa) is considered the national team of the Basque Country greater region. It is organised by the Basque Football Federation (Euskadiko Futbol Federakundea). It is not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA and therefore it is only allowed to play friendly matches.
| Association | Euskadiko Futbol Federakundea | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Juanjo Arregi | ||
| Captain | Irene Paredes | ||
| Most caps | Sandra Ramajo (8) | ||
| Top scorer | Naiara Beristain (3) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Basque Country 2–4 Argentina  (Irun, Spain; 2 September 2006) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Estonia 0–5 Basque Country (Tallinn, Estonia; 23 May 2015) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Basque Country 2–4 Argentina (Irun, Spain; 2 September 2006) Argentina 4–2 Basque Country (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 6 April 2007) | |||
Results and fixtures edit
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
| 2 September 2006 | Basque Country | 2–4 | Argentina | Irun |
Del Ama  33'Azagra 45' |
Report | Gómez 20', 85' (pen.) Ferretti 66'Potassa 70' |
Stadium: Stadium Gal Referee: Pérez Lasa |
| 6 April 2007 | Argentina | 4–2 | Basque Country | Buenos Aires |
| Potassa 12' Ojeda 17'Coronel 60'Vallejos 85' |
Report | Rodríguez 63' Ferreira 75' |
Stadium: Estadio Juan Pasquale |
| 21 June 2008 | Basque Country | 2–1 |  Chile under-20 | Irun |
| Nekane Díez 63' Iturregi 85' |
Quezada 46' |
Stadium: Stadium Gal Referee: Bikandi Garrido |
| 23 June 2012 | Basque Country | 1–0 |  Slovakia | San Sebastián |
| 16:30 | Orueta 8' |
Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 7,000 |
| 10 May 2014 | Basque Country | 2–0 |  Republic of Ireland | Azpeitia |
| Beristain 13', 39' |
Report | Stadium: Garmendipe Attendance: 1,500 |
| 27 December 2014 Centenary Trophy | Basque Country | 1–1 |  Catalonia | Barakaldo |
| 18:30 | Díaz Cirauqui 18' |
Report | Olga García 6' |
Stadium: Lasesarre Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Carlos Arriola |
| 23 May 2015 | Estonia | 0–5 | Basque Country | Tallinn |
| 14:00 | Arraiza 2', 6' Díez 11' Encinas 35', 71' |
Stadium: Le Coq Arena |
| 26 December 2015 Centenary Trophy | Catalonia | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Basque Country | Barcelona |
| 18:45 | Corredera 90+1' |
Report | 75' Beristain |
Stadium: Mini Estadi Attendance: 4,106 Referee: Rebollo López |
| Penalties | ||||
Serna  Putellas  Mendoza Corredera Carreras |
Beristain Lareo Corres Baños |
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| 26 November 2016 | Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | Basque Country | Dublin |
| 15:30 | Roche 26' Kiernan 52' |
Report | Corres 33' |
Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Referee: Paula Brady |
| 25 November 2017 | Basque Country | 2–1 |  Czech Republic | Eibar |
| 17:00 | Vázquez 8' Nahikari 49' |
Report | Bartoňová 66' |
Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Beatriz Arregui |
| 21 February 2021 | Czech Republic | canceled COV | Basque Country | Prague |
| 11 April 2021 Basque County International Women's Cup | Basque Country XI | 1–0 | Argentina XI | San Sebastián |
| 12:10 | Corres 4' |
Stadium: Campo José Luis Orbegozo Referee: Beatriz Arregui |
| 11 April 2021 Basque County International Women's Cup | Basque Country XI | 0–0 |  Venezuela XI | San Sebastián |
| 13:20 | Stadium: Campo José Luis Orbegozo Referee: Olatz Rivera |
| 20 December 2022 Friendly | Basque Country | 3–0 | Chile | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 19:00 UTC+1 |
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Report | Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 2,410 |
Coaching staff edit
Current coaching staff edit
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Juanjo Arregi
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| Assistant coach | Ainhoa Tirapu
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| Assistant coach | Andrea Leguina
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| Fitness coach | June Mendizabal |
| Doctor | Arrate Orueta |
| Physiotherapist | Olatz Fernández Itziar Muriel |
| Delegate | Sandra Ramajo |
Manager history edit
- As of 21 December 2022
| Manager | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Sebastián Martija
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2006 | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Arantza del Puerto
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2008 | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Iñigo Juaristi and Garbiñe Etxeberria
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2012 | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| José Álvarez and Sergio Rivera
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2014 | June 2015 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 66.67 |
| Juan José Arregi
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September 2015 | December 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Iñigo Juaristi
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25 October 2017 | June 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Juanjo Arregi
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December 2022 | current | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Total | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 54.55 | ||
Players edit
Current squad edit
The following players were called up for the Friendly match against Chile on 20 December 2022.
- Caps and goals as of 21 December 2022
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | ||||||||
| 1 | GK |  Amaia Peña
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November 2, 1998 | 1 | 0 | Athletic Club
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| 13 | GK | .svg){kind=small} Maitane Zalba
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January 15, 2000 | 1 | 0 |  Osasuna
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| Defender | ||||||||
| 2 | DF |  Iraia Iparragirre
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July 9, 1995 | 1 | 0 | Real Sociedad
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| 3 | DF | Nerea Nevado
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April 27, 2001 | 1 | 0 | Athletic Club
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| 4 | DF | Itziar Gastearena
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May 4, 1993 | 2 | 0 |  Granada
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| 5 | DF | Irati Urruzola
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January 3, 2000 | 1 | 0 | Osasuna
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| 12 | DF | Arene Altonaga
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February 25, 1993 | 1 | 0 | Eibar
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| 14 | DF | Leire Baños
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November 29, 1996 | 5 | 0 |  Levante UD
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| Midfielder | ||||||||
| 6 | MF | Ane Etxezarreta
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August 24, 1995 | 1 | 0 | Real Sociedad
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| 8 | MF | Jone Ibañez
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July 22, 1997 | 1 | 0 | Eibar
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| 10 | MF | Nerea Eizagirre
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January 4, 2000 | 1 | 1 | Real Sociedad
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| 16 | MF | Maite Zubieta
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May 28, 2004 | 1 | 0 | Athletic Club
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| 17 | MF | Patricia Zugasti
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August 7, 2000 | 1 | 0 | Osasuna
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| Forward | ||||||||
| 7 | FW | Amaiur Sarriegi
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December 13, 2000 | 1 | 1 | Real Sociedad
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| 9 | FW | Marta San Adrián
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February 22, 2000 | 1 | 0 | Alavés
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| 11 | FW | Cecilia Marcos
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November 3, 2001 | 1 | 0 | Real Sociedad
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| 15 | FW |  Ane Miren Martínez de Lahidalga
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September 5, 1992 | 1 | 1 | Alavés
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| 18 | FW | Maitane Vilariño
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June 30, 2002 | 1 | 0 | Osasuna
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Recent call-ups edit
The following players have played for a team in the last calls.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Andrea de la Nava
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February 11, 1994 | 1 | 0 |  DUX Logroño
|
Basque County International Women's Cup 2021 |
| GK | María Asunción Quiñones
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October 29, 1996 | 2 | 0 | Athletic Club
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v. Czech Republic; November 25, 2017
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| GK | Ainhoa Tirapu
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September 4, 1984 | 6 | 0 | retired | v. Czech Republic; November 25, 2017
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| DF | Nerea Abancens
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May 31, 1987 | 0 | 0 | retired | Basque County International Women's Cup 2021 |
| DF | Eunate Arraiza
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June 3, 1991 | 2 | 2 | Athletic Club
|
Basque County International Women's Cup 2021 |
| DF | María Díaz Cirauqui
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May 5, 1995 | 3 | 1 |  Dijon
|
Basque County International Women's Cup 2021 |
| DF | Naroa Uriarte
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February 5, 2001 | 0 | 0 | Athletic Club
|
Basque County International Women's Cup 2021 |
| DF | Ainhoa Vicente
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August 20, 1995 | 4 | 0 |  Atlético de Madrid
|
Basque County International Women's Cup 2021 |
| DF | Ane Bergara
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February 3, 1987 | 7 | 0 | retired | v. Czech Republic; November 25, 2017
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| DF | Itziar Gastearena
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May 4, 1993 | 1 | 0 | Granada
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v. Czech Republic; November 25, 2017
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| DF | Vanesa Gimbert
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April 19, 1980 | 5 | 0 | retired | v. Czech Republic; November 25, 2017
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| DF | Sandra Ramajo
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August 17, 1987 | 8 | 0 | retired | v. Czech Republic; November 25, 2017
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| DF | Garazi Murua
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January 24, 1995 | 2 | 0 | Athletic Club
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v. Czech Republic; November 25, 2017PRE
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| MF | Sheila Elorza
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June 8, 1996 | 0 | 0 | Alavés
|
Basque County International Women's Cup 2021 |
| MF |  Sophie Istillart
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April 23, 1996 | 0 | 0 | retired | Basque County International Women's Cup 2021 |
| MF | Maite Oroz
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March 25, 1998 | 1 | 0 | Real Madrid
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Basque County International Women's Cup 2021 |
| MF | Marta Perea
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November 24, 1995 | 0 | 0 | Athletic Club
|
Basque County International Women's Cup 2021 |
| MF | Itxaso Uriarte
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September 1, 1991 | 1 | 0 | Athletic Club
|
Basque County International Women's Cup 2021 |
| MF | Oihane Valdezate
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April 10, 2000 | 0 | 0 |  AS Roma
|
Basque County International Women's Cup 2021 |
| MF | Naiara Beristain
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January 4, 1992 | 5 | 3 | unattached | v. Czech Republic; November 25, 2017
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| MF | Damaris Egurrola
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August 26, 1999 | 1 | 0 | Olympique Lyonnais
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v. Czech Republic; November 25, 2017
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| MF | Joana Flaviano
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February 15, 1990 | 1 | 0 | retired | v. Czech Republic; November 25, 2017
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| MF | Marta Unzué
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July 4, 1988 | 5 | 0 | Athletic Club
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v. Czech Republic; November 25, 2017
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| FW | Ane Azkona
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July 15, 1998 | 0 | 0 | Athletic Club
|
Basque County International Women's Cup 2021 |
| FW | Ainize Barea
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January 25, 1992 | 0 | 0 | Athletic Club
|
Basque County International Women's Cup 2021 |
| FW | Yulema Corres (c)
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March 7, 1992 | 5 | 1 | Athletic Club
|
Basque County International Women's Cup 2021 |
| FW | Nekane Díez
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August 13, 1991 | 7 | 2 | retired | v. Czech Republic; November 25, 2017
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| FW | Nahikari García
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March 10, 1997 | 3 | 1 | Athletic Club
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v. Czech Republic; November 25, 2017
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| FW | Manuela Lareo
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May 29, 1992 | 3 | 0 | retired | v. Czech Republic; November 25, 2017
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| FW | Erika Vázquez
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February 16, 1983 | 5 | 1 | retired | v. Czech Republic; November 25, 2017
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Notable players edit
Basque players who represented FIFA international teams.
Nagore Alberdi
Idoia Álvarez- Angeles Arizeta
- Eunate Arraiza
- Eli Artola
- Uxue Astiz
Ana María Astobieta- María Paz Azagra
- Ane Azkona
- Ainhoa Bakero
- Ixiar Bakero
- Miren Agurtzane Berdegue
- Ane Bergara
- Camino Berrozpe
- Itziar Canellada
- Elixabete Capa
- Maider Castillo
- Palmira Chivite
- Damaris Egurrola
- Nerea Eizagirre
- Miriam Erkizia
- Gurutze Fernández
- Eba Ferreira
- Joana Flaviano
- Sorkunde Garate
- Beatriz García
- Lucía García
- Nahikari García
- María Ángeles Gil
- Vanesa Gimbert
- Arrate Gisasola
- Arantxa Gómez
- Arantza Gondra
- Mónica "Gelo" González
- Itziar Gurrutxaga
- Oihane Hernández
- Elixabet Ibarra
- Arantza Iradi
- Begoña Iriarte
- Iraia Iturregi
- Begoña Jauregi
Inès Jaurena- Aitziber Juaristi
- Paula Kasares
- Leire Landa
Manuela Lareo- María Pilar Legarra
- Elene Lete
- Maitane López
- Tamara López
- Yolanda Mateos
- Amaia Mendióroz
- Carolina Miranda
- Marta Moreno
- Maite Muguruza
- Irune Murua
- Lydia Muruzabal
- Amaia Olabarrieta
- Maite Oroz
- Lierni Oyaga
- Marta Ozkoidi
- Laura Pardo
- Irene Paredes
- Virginia Pérez
- Ana Isabel Pozo
- Arantza del Puerto
- Elena Quevedo
- María Asunción Quiñones
- Vanessa Rodríguez
- Ana Ruiz
- Mariatxi Sánchez
- Idoia Sarasa
- Amaiur Sarriegi
- Natalia Seijo
- Ainhoa Tirapu
- Nerea Urkola
- Erika Vázquez
- Ainhoa Vicente
- Nuria Zufia
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