Anoeta Stadium
Anoeta Stadium (), currently known as the Reale Arena for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain that was inaugurated in 1993. The stadium lies at the Anoeta Sports Complex, and is mostly used for football matches where La Liga side Real Sociedad contest their home games. The total seating capacity of the stadium, which was originally 32,000, was restricted to around 26,800 due to redevelopment works; its capacity for the September 2019 completion has been quoted as 39,313 seats (with the possibility of expanding to 42,300 if it were necessary), making it the 11th-largest stadium in Spain and the 2nd-largest in the Basque Country. It is one of the potential host cities for the 2030 FIFA World Cup. History and uses It is the third home stadium of Real Sociedad preceded by Ondarreta (1909–1913), and Atocha (1913–1993). The external concourse area features a bust of the late Alberto Ormaetxea, the club's manager during thei ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Reale Arena Interior
Reale is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Damien Reale (born 1981), Irish hurler *David Reale (born 1984), Canadian actor *Enzo Reale (born 1991), French footballer *Federigo Reale, 19th-century Italian painter *Giovanni Reale (1931–2014), Italian historian of philosophy *Liam Reale (born 1983), Irish middle-distance runner *Mark Reale (1955–2012), American guitarist *Michele Reale (born 1971), Italian golfer *Michelle Reale, American poet, academic and ethnographer *Miguel Reale (1910–2006), Brazilian jurist, philosopher, academic, politician and poet *Oronzo Reale (1902–1988), Italian politician *Robert Reale (born 1956), American composer *Willie Reale, American writer See also *Real (other) Real may refer to: Currencies * Argentine real * Brazilian real (R$) * Central American Republic real * Mexican real * Portuguese real * Spanish real * Spanish colonial real Nature and science * Reality, the state of things as they exist, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anoeta Sports Complex
Anoeta Sports Complex (; ) is a sports area located at the south of the city of San Sebastián#Amara Berri, Donostia (San Sebastián), Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country of Spain. It includes a number of facilities, with the Anoeta Stadium standing out as its main sports ground, home to the Spanish football premier league's team Real Sociedad. Sports facilities * Anoeta Stadium * CHH Txuri Urdin, Txuri Urdin Ice Rink Palace * Anoeta Velodrome, Antonio Elorza Velodrome, a.k.a. Anoeta Velodrome * Miniestadio de Anoeta * Polideportivo Municipal José Antonio Gasca, Jose Antonio Gasca City Sports Centre * Paco Yoldi City Sports Centre and Swimming Pools * Anoeta City Fronton (court), Fronton * Atano III fronton, Atano III Fronton * City Archery Hall * City Court of Air gun, Air Rifle Practice * City Court of Martial Arts * Chess Centre Sporting clubs *CHH Txuri Urdin Ice Hockey Team *Real Sociedad Football Team Cultural venues * Ernest LLuch Cultural Centre * Real S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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San Mamés Stadium (2013)
The San Mamés Stadium (also known as ''Nuevo San Mamés'' or ''San Mames Barria'') is an All-seater stadium, all-seater Association football, football stadium in Rafael Moreno Pitxitxi Kalea, Bilbao, Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, Spain. Inaugurated on 16 September 2013, the stadium replaced the San Mamés Stadium (1913), "old" San Mamés as the home of Athletic Bilbao. With a capacity of 53,331 seats, San Mamés is the seventh-largest stadium in Spain and the largest in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country. History Planning and construction The first stages of planning occurred as early as 2004, with initial contracts signed late on in 2006, after receiving approval to build in March 2006. The new stadium was to be built next to the existing San Mamés on land that was occupied until 2003 by the Bilbao International Trade Fair. On 26 May 2010 at 12:00, the ground-breaking ceremony took place at San Mamés Stadium (1913), San Mamé ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2013–14 La Liga
The 2013–14 La Liga season (known as the ''Liga BBVA'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 83rd since its establishment. Matchdays were drawn on 9 July 2013. The season began on 17 August 2013 and concluded on 18 May 2014; all top-flight European leagues ended earlier than the previous season due to the upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup. Elche, Villarreal and Almería competed in La Liga this season after being promoted from the second tier. Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid and Barcelona traded the lead several times throughout the season. Entering the final weekend of play, Atlético Madrid were three points ahead of 2013 champions Barcelona. However, with the two teams facing off, Barcelona could claim the title with a win. The game ended in a draw, giving the ''Colchoneros'' their first league title in eighteen years, and their tenth overall. It was the first time since the 2003–04 season that a club other than Barcelona or Real Madrid, who finished second and third respectively, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Basque Derby
The Basque derby (in Basque language, Basque ''Euskal Derbia'', in Spanish language, Spanish ''derbi Vasco'') is the name of the association football, football local derby between Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao. It embodies the inter-city rivalry between Bilbao and San Sebastián, Donostia-San Sebastián, respectively the capitals of the neighbouring provinces of Biscay (''Bizkaia'') and Gipuzkoa in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country region of Spain. It is also occasionally referred to as the Autopista AP-8, AP-8 derby, referring to the name of the highway which connects the cities. Background The derby was first played in April 1909 and has attracted the attention of local football fans ever since. These two organisations are the largest football clubs in the Basque Country and have stayed in the top division of Spanish football for longer than most clubs, winning several trophies in the last hundred years. Both enjoyed a period of great success in the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alberto Ormaetxea
Alberto Ormaetxea Ibarlucea (7 April 1939 – 28 October 2005) was a Spanish football defender ( right and left-back) and coach. His career was closely associated to Real Sociedad, as both a player and a manager. He was in charge of the team when they won their only two La Liga titles in the 80s. Playing career Born in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, Ormaetxea started his senior career with local SD Eibar, with whom he was relegated from the Segunda División in 1958. The following year, he was purchased by Real Sociedad, who immediately loaned him to his previous club. Ormaetxea started playing as a right-back, but eventually switched flanks. In the summer of 1962, after two seasons with the reserves, he was promoted to the first team that had just been relegated from La Liga, helping them return to the competition at the end of the 1966–67 campaign. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bust (sculpture)
A bust is a Sculpture, sculpted or cast representation of the upper part of the human figure, human body, depicting a person, person's Human head, head and neck, and a variable portion of the chest and shoulders. The piece is normally supported by a plinth. The bust is generally a portrait intended to record the appearance of an individual, but may sometimes represent a type. They may be of any List of art media, medium used for sculpture, such as marble, bronze, terracotta, plaster, wax or wood. As a format that allows the most distinctive characteristics of an individual to be depicted with much less work, and therefore expense, and occupying far less space than a full-length statue, the bust has been since ancient times a popular style of life-size portrait sculpture. A sculpture that only includes the head, perhaps with the neck, is more strictly called a "head", but this distinction is not always observed. Display often involves an integral or separate display stand. The A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Atotxa Stadium
Atotxa () was a association football, 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. History The Municipal Stadium of Atocha was the second stadium that Real Sociedad had in their history, preceded by Ondarreta Stadium, Ondarreta, 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, built in 1888. It was inaugurated on 5 October 1913 with a match between Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Club Bilbao, 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 Stadium (1913), San Mamés: the mythical player of Athletic Bilbao Rafael Moreno Aranzadi also known by his nickname Pichich ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ondarreta Stadium
Ondarreta Stadium was a Association football, football stadium in San Sebastián, Spain. It was the home ground of Real Sociedad from 1909 to 1913 when it was replaced by Atotxa Stadium. The stadium was opened in 1906, as part of the San Sebastián Recreation Club. Ondarreta hosted the 1910 UECF Copa del Rey Final between Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Club and Real Sociedad, Vasconia, which ended in a to the team from Bilbao, courtesy of a goal from Remigio Iza. References External linksEstadios de España ground profile {{spain-sports-venue-stub Real Sociedad Defunct football venues in Spain, Atotxa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2030 FIFA World Cup
The 2030 FIFA World Cup will be the 24th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. Three countries will host the competition, representing, for the first time ever, two continents, - with Morocco, Portugal, and Spain as host nations. Moreover, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the FIFA World Cup, representatives of yet another continent, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, will each host one game; the latter of which hosted the first World Cup in 1930. The first game, alongside a special centenary celebration, will be held in Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay. The second and third games will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Asunción, Paraguay, respectively. The rest of the games will be held in Morocco, Portugal, and Spain. This will be the first World Cup held in North Africa as well as anywhere in Africa since 2010; in South America since 2014, as well as in E ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Stadiums In Spain
The following is a list of stadiums in Spain, ordered by capacity. Only stadiums with a capacity of 10,000 or more are included in this list. In the second list, the minimum capacity is 5,000. Stadiums in bold are part of the 2024–25 La Liga. Current stadiums Stadiums with a capacity below 10,000 Stadiums with a capacity of at least 5,000 are included. Future stadiums See also * List of indoor arenas in Spain *List of European stadiums by capacity *List of association football stadiums by capacity *List of association football stadiums by country *List of sports venues by capacity *Lists of stadiums References External linksPhotosacafe.daum.net/stade Blog on Spanish Stadiums {{DEFAULTSORT:Stadiums in Spain * [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |