New San Mamés Stadium
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San Mames Barria is the name of the Athletic Bilbao's new football stadium
, which is under construction. The stadium will replace the old San Mamés
as the home of Athletic Bilbao
.
The project was approved in March 2006. Construction is due to start in june 2010. The stadium will have an all-seater capacity of 55,500.
The new stadium will be built next to the existing San Mamés on land that was occupied until 2003 by the Bilbao International Trade Fair. Three quarters of the new stadium will be built and then matches will take place in the new stadium, and the old one will be demolished and a new residential development (yet to be named) will be built on the land.
. The event was attended by: the Lehendakari
of the Basque Country
, Patxi López
; the Deputy-General of Biscay
, José Luis Bilbao; the mayor of Bilbao, Iñaki Azkuna; the Chairman of Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa
, Mario Fernández; the President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, Ángel María Villar
and the President of Athletic Club, Fernando García Macua.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
, which is under construction. The stadium will replace the old San Mamés
San Mamés Stadium
Estadio San Mamés, AKA La Catedral , is a football stadium in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. The stadium is the home of Athletic Bilbao, known as "Los leones de San Mamés-Bilboko lehoiak" . They are known as Los leones because their stadium was built near a church called San Mamés...
as the home of Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club, also known as Athletic Bilbao, is an association football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions...
.
The project was approved in March 2006. Construction is due to start in june 2010. The stadium will have an all-seater capacity of 55,500.
The new stadium will be built next to the existing San Mamés on land that was occupied until 2003 by the Bilbao International Trade Fair. Three quarters of the new stadium will be built and then matches will take place in the new stadium, and the old one will be demolished and a new residential development (yet to be named) will be built on the land.
Construction
On 26 May 2010 at 12:00pm the ground-breaking ceremony took place at San MamésSan Mamés Stadium
Estadio San Mamés, AKA La Catedral , is a football stadium in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. The stadium is the home of Athletic Bilbao, known as "Los leones de San Mamés-Bilboko lehoiak" . They are known as Los leones because their stadium was built near a church called San Mamés...
. The event was attended by: the Lehendakari
Lehendakari
The President of the Basque Government , usually known in English as the Basque regional president, is the head of government of Basque Country. The president leads the executive branch of the regional government....
of the Basque Country
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
, Patxi López
Patxi López
Francisco Javier López Álvarez is a Spanish socialist politician and the current president of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country...
; the Deputy-General of Biscay
Biscay
Biscay is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lord of Biscay. Its capital city is Bilbao...
, José Luis Bilbao; the mayor of Bilbao, Iñaki Azkuna; the Chairman of Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa
Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa
Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa is a Spanish savings bank based in the province of Biscay in the Basque Country, Spain. It was formed in 1990 when the Caja de Ahorros Municipal de Bilbao and the Bizkaiko Aurrezki Kutxa-Caja de Ahorros Vizcaína were merged...
, Mario Fernández; the President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, Ángel María Villar
Ángel María Villar
Ángel María Villar Llona is a retired Spanish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.After having represented Athletic Bilbao during a full decade, he went on to serve an even larger stint as president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation.-Club career:Villar was born in Bilbao,...
and the President of Athletic Club, Fernando García Macua.