Estadio Municipal de Altamira

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Estadio Municipal de Altamira
Altamira estadioa, Ordizia, Euskal Herria.jpg
Aerial view of the Altamira stadium
Estadio Municipal de Altamira
Location Ordizia, Basque Country, Spain
Coordinates 43°3′9″N2°10′21″W / 43.05250°N 2.17250°W / 43.05250; -2.17250
OwnerOrdizia City Hall
Capacity 2000 spectators [1]
Field size100 x 60 m [2]
SurfaceArtificial grass
Construction
Opened1972
Renovated2007 and 2019
Tenants
Ordizia RE
Ordizia KE

Estadio Municipal de Altamira (Basque: Altamira estadioa [3] ) is a sports stadium used for track and field, [4] [5] association football and rugby union, in Ordizia (Gipuzkoa). It is located in the district of Altamira.

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Facilities

Built in 1972, [6] its playing surface is artificial grass. [7] Renovated in 2007 with a capacity of 500 seats and later in 2019, increasing the seats in the covered stand to 2,000. [8]

Main tenants

The stadium is used for the home matches of Ordizia RE [9] [10] since its foundation in 1973, although after playing in other nearby cities such as Hernani, Lazkao and Zarautz, and then at Estadio Fernando Trevijano [11] since 1979, Ordizia returned to Altamira during its promotion to División de Honor de Rugby in 2009. [12] [13] The field is also used as home stadium by Ordizia KE [14] in the football regional league.

The field seen from the athletics track. Altamira estadioa (Ordizia).jpg
The field seen from the athletics track.

References

  1. "Estadio Municipal de Altamira, Ordizia Rugby y Fútbol". www.ordiziafutbol.org. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  2. "Altamira". www.aupaathletic.com. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  3. Irekia. "Irekia - Final de la Euro Basque Rugby Challenge-Euskal Errugbi Liga". www.irekia.euskadi.eus. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  4. "- Eskolarteko triatloia". majori-kiroldegia.com. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  5. "Llega la fiesta del atletismo popular". El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  6. "Farewell to the Altamira stadium". El Diario Vasco (in European Spanish). 2006-01-11. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  7. "Rugby and football return to Ordizia, which debuts artificial turf from Mondo and quality certificates FIFA Quality Pro and World Rugby". Mondo Ibérica - News. 2019-09-27. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  8. "The works of the first phase of the renovation of Majori are in accordance with the planned deadlines". Diario Vasco. 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  9. "Ordizia Rugby official website" . Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  10. "Ordizia Rugby Elkartea » Estadio Altamira" (in Basque). Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  11. "El histórico Trevijano cierra sus puertas con una fiesta - MARCA.com". www.marca.com. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  12. "ESTADIO ALTAMIRA – Ordizia Rugby" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  13. "Rugby y fútbol vuelven a Ordizia, que estrena césped artificial de Mondo y certificados de calidad FIFA Quality Pro y World Rugby". Mondo Ibérica - News (in Spanish). 2019-09-27. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  14. "Ordizia Futbol official website". www.ordiziafutbol.org.