Estadio Municipal de Altamira

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.

Estadio Municipal de Altamira
Aerial view of the Altamira stadium
Map
LocationOrdizia, Basque Country, Spain
Coordinates43°3′9″N 2°10′21″W / 43.05250°N 2.17250°W / 43.05250; -2.17250
OwnerOrdizia city hall
Capacity500 spectators[1]
Field size100 x 60 m[2]
SurfaceArtificial grass
Construction
Opened1972
Renovated2007
Tenants
Ordizia RE
Ordizia KE

Facilities edit

Built in 1972[6] and renovated in 2007, its playing surface is artificial grass[7] and the covered grandstand has 500 seats.[8] The athletics track is homologated for every official competition.

Main tenants edit

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,[11] and then at Estadio Fernando Trevijano since 1979, Ordizia returned to Altamira during its promotion to División de Honor de Rugby in 2009.[11][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.

References edit

  1. ^ "Estadio Municipal Altamira :: Estadios y Pabellones ::". www.lapreferente.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  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. ^ "Adiós al estadio de Altamira". El Diario Vasco (in European Spanish). 2006-01-11. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  7. ^ "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 2020-12-22.
  8. ^ "Estadio Municipal Altamira :: Estadios y Pabellones ::". www.lapreferente.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  9. ^ "Ordizia Rugby official website". Archived from the original on 2012-04-28. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  10. ^ "Ordizia Rugby Elkartea » Estadio Altamira" (in Basque). Archived from the original on 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  11. ^ a b "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. ^ "Instalaciones deportivas del Ordizia KE . Como llegar". www.ordiziafutbol.org. Retrieved 2020-11-30.

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