San Mamés Stadium (1913)

San Mamés
	La Catedral
Full name	Estadio San Mamés
Location	Bilbao, Spain
Owner	Athletic Bilbao
Operator	Athletic Bilbao
Capacity	40,000
Field size	104 x 68 m
Surface	Grass
Construction
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 was Spain's oldest built stadium before its demolition (the oldest playing field being El Molinón^[3]) a distinction that together with its religious heritage has granted it the nickname, La Catedral (The Cathedral). San Mamés could seat almost forty thousand people and was renowned for the unique and boisterous atmosphere its crowds of devoted and loyal fans create on match-days.^[4]

The 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 is built on the former site of the Bilbao International Trade Fair, adjacent to the current stadium. Construction began in April 2010, and after it was three quarters completed, Athletic Club moved into their new home and the original San Mamés was 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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[1] ttp://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/StatDoc/competitions/-Publications/01/67/58/96/1675896_DOWNLOAD.pdf

[2] Colocan la primera piedra en San Mamés Barria

[3] ttp://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/esp/estadio_el_molinon

[4] ttp://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=692836&cc=5739

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v t e Athletic Bilbao
Players Managers Statistics Seasons
Other teams	Bilbao Athletic Athletic (women)
Home stadium	Lamiako (1901–1910) Jolaseta (1910–1913) San Mamés (1913–2013) San Mamés (2013–)
Training ground	Lezama Facilities
Affiliated Clubs	CD Basconia
Related articles	Bizcaya
Rivalries	Basque derby
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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