Atotxa Stadium

Frist match of Primera División in Atotxa 1929

Atotxa (Spanish: Atocha) was a football stadium in San Sebastián, Spain. It was the home ground of Real Sociedad until 1993 when it was replaced by Anoeta Stadium. It had superseded Ondarreta Stadium 80 years earlier. It had a capacity of 17,000 spectators. [1]

Public at Atotxa for a hockey game in 1930

History

The Municipal Stadium of Atocha was the second stadium that had the Real Sociedad in their history. It was preceded by Ondarreta, the first field of the Real Sociedad, located in the neighborhood of the old town of San Sebastián. Later the team moved to the Eguia neighborhood. The stadium of Atocha was constructed in the grounds of an old velodrome. It was inaugurated on October 5, 1913, with a match between Real Sociedad and Athletic Club Bilbao, game which finalized with a 3-3 result . Curiously, the author of the first goal in Atocha was the same as that of the first match in San Mamés: the mythical player of Athletic Bilbao Rafael Moreno Aranzadi also known by his nickname "Pichichi", in honor of he the award of the top scorer of the Spanish Primera División bears his name.[2]

It reached an approximate capacity of 27,000 spectators.

The last goal in an official match in this stadium was scored by Real Sociedad striker Oceano Andrade da Cruz, on June 13, 1993, in a League game against Club Deportivo Tenerife with a final result of 3-1 for the locals . Although a few days later, on June 22, a game was held between Real Sociedad and the Basque Country as a farewell.[2]

From the 1993-94 season the Real Sociedad de Fútbol would play in the new stadium of Anoeta. The old stadium of Atocha was still preserved for a few more years, serving as a training ground for a rugby team, before it was demolished to build public housing.

For 40 years he was in charge of the field an ex-player of Real Sociedad, Amadeo Labarta Rey of Pasaia, having his house inside the stadium.[2]

Real Sociedad game at Atotxa in 1952

References

  1. ↑ http://lafutbolteca.com/real-sociedad-de-futbol-s-a-d/
  2. 1 2 3 "Estadio de Atocha, San Sebastián - el domingo a las cinco". el domingo a las cinco (in Spanish). 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2017-06-30.

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