# Bare-handed Pelota First League

The Bare-handed Pelota First League (Campeonato Manomanista) is the most important tournament competition of Hand-pelota category of Basque pelota. It was created in 1940, when the new Basque Pelota Spanish Federation, to have a champion of the category. In its beginnings, the championship was disputed every two years, turning into an annual tournament since 1950. The first champion was Atano III. Retegi II, holds the title of most wins with 11, 9 consecutives.
Until 1995 the competition system was stair, the winner of the past year was directly qualified to final and following him the other players in its last year respective positions, always maintaining the position earned in the last tournament. From 1995 to present, the system had several modifications that make it similar to a tennis tournament. In the current competitions four semifinalists of last year are directly qualified to quarter finals. The winner is awarded with a txapela as a symboland a trophy.
Since 1957 its disputed also the Bare-handed Pelota Second League, for debutant and minor level pelotaris, that doesn't reach the level of professional pelota players, that consists of 2 or 3 games, played on weekends and holidays in frontons. the 2nd Hand-Pelota champion is allowed to participate in the next edition of 1st Hand-Pelota.

## Championships

| Year | Champion | Subchampion | Score | Fronton |
| 1940 | Atano III | Txikito de Iraeta | 22–08 | Gros |
| 1942 | Atano III | Atano VII | 22–05 | Gros |
| 1944 | Atano III | Felipe (1) | 22–08 | Deportivo |
| 1946 | Atano III | Akarregi | 22–16 | Astelena |
| 1948 | Gallastegui | Atano III | 22–06 | Bergara |
| 1950 | Gallastegui | Akarregi | 22–15 | Astelena |
| 1951 | Gallastegui | Akarregi | 22–14 | Bergara |
| 1953 | Barberito I | Gallastegui (2) | | |
| 1954 | Soroa II | Barberito I | 22–04 | Astelena |
| 1955 | Arriaran II | Soroa II | 22–13 | Astelena |
| 1956 | Arriaran II | Garcia Ariño I | 22–13 | Astelena |
| 1957 | García Ariño I | Arriaran II | 22–11 | Deportivo |
| 1958 | Ogueta | Arriaran II | 22–07 | Beotibar |
| 1959 | Ogueta | García Ariño I | 22–13 | Bergara |
| 1960 | Azkarate | Ogueta | 22–19 | Astelena |
| 1961 | Azkarate | Etxabe X | 22–07 | Bergara |
| 1962 | Azkarate | García Ariño I | 22–21 | Vitoriano |
| 1963 | García Ariño I | Azkarate | 22–02 | Beotibar |
| 1964 | Azkarate | García Ariño I | 22–14 | Anoeta |
| 1965 | Azkarate | Atano X | 22–17 | Anoeta |
| 1966 | Atano X | Azkarate | 22–13 | Astelena |
| 1967 | Azkarate | Atano X | 22–18 | Anoeta |
| 1968 | Atano X | Azkarate | 22–17 | Anoeta |
| 1969 | Retegi I | Atano X | 22–08 | Municipal Bergara fronton |
| 1970 | Retegi I | Lajos | 22–12 | Anoeta |
| 1971 | Lajos | Retegi I | 22–17 | Anoeta |
| 1972 | Retegi I | Lajos (3) | | |
| 1973 | Retegi I | Tapia I | 22–20 | Astelena |
| 1974 | Retegi I | Gorostiza | 22–21 | Anoeta |
| 1975 | Retegi I | Lajos | 22–14 | Anoeta |
| 1976 | Lajos | Retegi I (4) | | |
| 1977 | Gorostiza | García Ariño IV | 22–12 | Anoeta |
| 1978 | Bengoetxea III | García Ariño IV | 22–13 | Anoeta |
| 1979 | Bengoetxea III | García Ariño IV | 22–10 | Ogueta |
| 1980 | Retegi II | Maiz II | 22–14 | Anoeta |
| 1981 | Retegi II | García Ariño IV | 22–11 | Anoeta |
| 1982 | Retegi II | García Ariño IV | 22–09 | Anoeta |
| 1983 | Retegi II | Galarza III | 22–16 | Anoeta |
| 1984 | Retegi II | Galarza III | 22–21 | Anoeta |
| 1985 | Retegi II | Galarza III | 22–13 | Anoeta |
| 1986 | Retegi II | Tolosa | 22–12 | Anoeta |
| 1987 | Retegi II | Tolosa | 22–16 | Anoeta |
| 1988 | Retegi II | Galarza III | 22–09 | Anoeta |
| 1989 | Tolosa | Retegi II | 22–19 | Anoeta |
| 1990 | Retegi II | Tolosa | 22–08 | Anoeta |
| 1991 | Galarza III | Retegi II | 22–15 | Anoeta |
| 1992 | Galarza III | Retegi II | 22–12 | Anoeta |
| 1993 | Retegi II | Galarza III | 22–19 | Anoeta |
| 1994 | Arretxe | Errandonea | 22–12 | Ogueta |
| 1995 | Beloki | Errandonea | 22–15 | Atano III |
| 1996 | Eugi | Arretxe | 22–19 | Atano III |
| 1997 | Arretxe | Elkoro | 22–18 | Atano III |
| 1998 | Beloki | Eugi | 22–13 | Atano III |
| 1999 | Beloki and Eugi | Arretxe and Elkoro | 22–09 and 22–11 | Atano III and Astelena |
| 2000 | Eugi | Beloki | 22–13 | Atano III |
| 2001 | Beloki | Eugi | 22–08 | Atano III |
| 2002 | Barriola | Beloki | 22–03 | Atano III |
| 2003 | Patxi Ruiz | Olaizola II | 22–07 | Atano III |
| 2004 | Martínez de Irujo | Xala | 22–12 | Atano III |
| 2005 | Olaizola II | Martínez de Irujo | 22–18 | Atano III |
| 2006 | Martínez de Irujo | Olaizola II | 22–17 | Atano III |
| 2007 | Olaizola II | Barriola | 22–10 | Atano III |
| 2008 | Bengoetxea VI | Barriola | 22–11 | Atano III |
| 2009 | Martínez de Irujo | Olaizola II | 22–12 | Atano III |
| 2010 | Martínez de Irujo | Xala | 22–13 | Ogueta |
| 2011 | Xala | Olaizola II | 22–19 | Bizkaia |
| 2012 | Olaizola II | Martínez de Irujo | 22–07 | Bizkaia |
| 2013 | Olaizola II | Martínez de Irujo | 22–07 | Bizkaia |
| 2014 | Martínez de Irujo | Retegi Bi | 22–09 | Atano III |
| 2015 | Urrutikoetxea | Olaizola II | 22–19 | Bizkaia |
| 2016 | Irribarria | Urrutikoetxea | 22–13 | Bizkaia |
| 2017 | Bengoetxea VI | Irribarria | 22–18 | Bizkaia |
| 2018 | Altuna III | Olaizola II | 22–14 | Bizkaia |
| 2019 | Irribarria | Urrutikoetxea | 22–20 | Bizkaia |
| 2020 | Jaka | Altuna III | 22–20 | Bizkaia |
| 2021 | Altuna III | Rezusta | 22–05 | Bizkaia |
| 2022 | Laso | Ezkurdia | 22–07 | Navarra Arena |

## Winner pelotaris

| Pelotari | Txapela | Finals |
| Retegi II | 11 | 14 |
| Azkarate | 6 | 9 |
| Retegi I | 6 | 8 |
| Martínez de Irujo | 5 | 8 |
| Olaizola II | 4 | 10 |
| Beloki | 4 | 6 |
| Atano III | 4 | 5 |
| Eugi | 3 | 5 |
| Gallastegui | 3 | 4 |
| Bengoetxea VI | 2 | 2 |
| Galarza III | 2 | 7 |
| Garcia Ariño I | 2 | 6 |
| Atano X | 2 | 5 |
| Lajos | 2 | 5 |
| Arretxe | 2 | 4 |
| Arriarran II | 2 | 4 |
| Ogueta | 2 | 3 |
| Irribarria | 2 | 3 |
| Altuna III | 2 | 3 |
| Bengoetxea III | 2 | 2 |
| Tolosa | 1 | 4 |
| Barriola | 1 | 3 |
| Xala | 1 | 3 |
| Urrutikoetxea | 1 | 3 |
| Gorostiza | 1 | 2 |
| Soroa II | 1 | 2 |
| Barberito I | 1 | 2 |
| Patxi Ruiz | 1 | 1 |
| Erik Jaka | 1 | 1 |
| Unai Laso | 1 | 1 |
| Garcia Ariño IV | 0 | 5 |
| Akarregui | 0 | 3 |
| Errandonea | 0 | 2 |
| Elkoro | 0 | 2 |
| Maiz II | 0 | 1 |
| Tapia I | 0 | 1 |
| Etxabe X | 0 | 1 |
| Felipe | 0 | 1 |
| Atano VII | 0 | 1 |
| Txikito de Iraeta | 0 | 1 |
| Retegi Bi | 0 | 1 |
| Beñat Rezusta | 0 | 1 |
| Joseba Ezkurdia | 0 | 1 |