San Mamés Stadium (1913)

San Mamés
Construction
La Catedral

Full name	Estadio San Mamés
Location	Bilbao, Spain
Owner	Athletic Bilbao
Operator	Athletic Bilbao
Capacity	40,000^[1]
Field size	104 x 68 m
Surface	Grass
Built	20 January 1913
Opened	21 August 1913
Renovated	1952, 1982
Closed	5 June 2013
Demolished	6 June 2013
Construction cost	50.000 ptas
Architect	Manuel Maria Smith
Tenants
Athletic Bilbao Basque Country national football team

San Mamés Stadium (Spanish: Estadio San Mamés [esˈtaðjo sam maˈmes]; also known as La Catedral [la kateˈðɾal], "The Cathedral"), was a football stadium in Bilbao, Biscay, Spain. The stadium was the home of Athletic Bilbao, known as Los Leones de San Mamés-Bilboko lehoiak (The Lions of San Mamés). They are known as Los Leones because their stadium was built near a church called San Mamés (Saint Mammes). Mammes was an early Christian, according to legend, who was thrown to the lions by the Romans.

The club's new stadium, of the same name, was inaugurated on 16 September 2013.^[2]

History

Opened in 1913, it is Spain's oldest built stadium (the oldest playing field being El Molinón), a distinction that together with its religious heritage has granted it the nickname, La Catedral (The Cathedral). San Mamés can seat almost forty thousand people and is renowned for the unique and boisterous atmosphere its crowds of devoted and loyal fans create on match-days.^[3]

The current stadium was almost entirely rebuilt to host matches in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. In March 2006, a project was approved to replace the stadium with a new and larger version, thereby increasing the stadium capacity to 53,000. The New San Mamés Stadium will be built on the former site of the Bilbao International Trade Fair, adjacent to the current stadium. Construction is scheduled to begin in April 2010, and when it is three quarters completed, Athletic Club will move into their new home and the original San Mamés will be demolished.

AC/DC's final concert of their Black Ice World Tour was held in the stadium, on 28 June 2010.

Panoramic view.

Gallery

Main grandstand.
East stand.
North stand.
Outside the stadium.

1982 FIFA World Cup

The stadium was one of the venues of the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches:

Date	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round
1982-06-16	England	3–2	France	Group 4 (First Round)
1982-06-20	England	2–0	Czechoslovakia	Group 4 (First Round)
1982-06-25	England	1–0	Kuwait	Group 4 (First Round)

References

External links

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Estadios de Espana

Athletic Bilbao

Players Managers Statistics Seasons

Other teams	Athletic (reserve) Athletic (women)

Home stadium	Lamiako Jolaseta San Mamés (1913–2013) San Mamés (2013–)

Training ground	Lezama Facilities

Affiliated Clubs	CD Basconia

Related articles	Bizcaya

Rivalries	Basque derby

Seasons	1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 (current)

La Liga venues, 2014–2015

Anoeta Balaídos Vicente Calderón Camp Nou Ciutat de València Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Cornellà-El Prat Ipurua Juegos Mediterráneos La Rosaleda Los Cármenes El Madrigal M. Martínez Valero Mestalla Nuevo Arcángel Riazor San Mamés Sánchez Pizjuán Santiago Bernabéu Vallecas

1982 FIFA World Cup stadia

Alicante – José Rico Peréz Elche – Martínez Valero Barcelona – Camp Nou Barcelona – Sarrià Bilbao – San Mamés Gijón – El Molinón La Coruña – Riazor Madrid – Santiago Bernabéu Madrid – Vicente Calderón Malaga – La Rosaleda Oviedo – Carlos Tartiere Zaragoza – La Romareda Sevilla – Municipal de Heliópolis Sevilla – Pizjuán Valencia – Luis Casanova Valladolid – José Zorrilla Vigo – Balaídos

Coordinates: 43°15′48.62″N 2°56′54.21″W / 43.2635056°N 2.9483917°W / 43.2635056; -2.9483917