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Full name | Campo de Fútbol Municipal Nuevo Urritxe |
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Former names | Campo Municipal de Urriche |
Address | Urritxe auzoa, s/n, 48340 |
Location | Amorebieta-Etxano, Spain |
Coordinates | 43°13′15.7807″N 2°43′31.6070″W / 43.221050194°N 2.725446389°W |
Owner | Amorebieta-Etxano City Council |
Capacity | 3,000[1] |
Field size | 102x64m[1] |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Built | 2002 |
Opened | 12 October 2002 |
Construction cost | €1,320,000 (estimated)[1] |
Tenants | |
SD Amorebieta (2002–present) |
The Campo de Fútbol Municipal Nuevo Urritxe, commonly known as just Urritxe, is a multi-use stadium located in Amorebieta-Etxano, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. It is currently used for football matches and is the home stadium of SD Amorebieta.
History
[edit]Built in 2002 over the plot which was occupied by the old stadium,[1] Urritxe was inaugurated on 12 October of that year, with its first match being a friendly between Athletic Bilbao and Racing de Santander. It contains a roofed stand with a capacity of 500 people, while the remainder of its capacity is distributed for standing places or seats.[1]
In June 2021, after SD Amorebieta's promotion to Segunda División, the club had to search for another home stadium as Urritxe did not comply with the Liga de Fútbol Profesional requirements.[2] The club later reached an agreement with Athletic for the utilisation of the Lezama Facilities[3] (this was repeated in 2023–24).
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Instalaciones" [Facilities] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "LaLiga comunica al Amorebieta que el estadio de Urritxe no es apto para Segunda división" [LaLiga tells Amorebieta that Urritxe stadium is not suitable for Segunda División] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "La Sociedad Deportiva Amorebieta disputará en Lezama sus partidos como local de LaLiga SmartBank" [Sociedad Deportiva Amorebieta will play at Lezama their home matches in the LaLiga SmartBank] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.