Lezama Facilities

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Lezama Facilities
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Lezama Facilities

The Lezama Facilities (Basque: Lezamako Kirol-instalakuntzak, Spanish: Instalaciones de Lezama), are the training ground and academy of the Primera Division club Athletic Bilbao. Located in the village of Lezama, around 10–15 kilometers east of Bilbao, the facilities were opened in 1971 and currently cover 13 hectares (130,000 square meters).[1][2][3] Athletic's academy is often referred to metonymically as Lezama.

Lezama hosts the Athletic men's first team for training and the league matches of the

men's reserve team, the women's reserve team, the junior teams (ages 17–19), the cadet teams (ages 15–16), the youngster teams (ages 13–14), and the children's teams (ages 11–12).[4]

In June 2021, the facilities also became the temporary home ground of

Segunda División newcomers SD Amorebieta, as Amorebieta's stadium Urritxe did not meet league requirements.[5] The arrangement was repeated in 2023–24 when Amorebieta was re-promoted to the Segunda Division.[6]

Facilities

The Athletic men's senior team training at Lezama

The San Mames arch

The San Mamés arch at Lezama Field 2 in 2016; the club later installed spectator seating underneath the arch

The main stand of Athletic's original

Bilbao Athletic pitch.[12][13] The arch overlooks Field 2's spectator seats.[4]

The complex also features busts of Athletic icons Telmo Zarra[14] and Piru Gainza.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Lezama | Lezama Training Centre | Athletic Club Official Website". www.athletic-club.eus. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Tribute to Lezama". www.athletic-club.eus. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Athletic Club: a way of life". www.athletic-club.eus. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Alex Clapham (30 October 2018). "How does Athletic Bilbao's academy manage to produce 85% of their team?". Caño Football. Retrieved 24 February 2019 – via The Guardian.
  5. ^ "La Sociedad Deportiva Amorebieta disputará en Lezama sus partidos como local de LaLiga SmartBank" [Sociedad Deportiva Amorebieta will play at Lezama their home matches in the LaLiga SmartBank] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Alerta en Bilbao: Los campos de San Mamés y Lezama preocupan en el club". Relevo (in Spanish). 1 January 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  7. ^ "El campo 2 de Lezama sube su aforo hasta los 3.250 espectadores" (in European Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  8. ^ "The new Lezama residence, a dream come true". www.athletic-club.eus. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Habitaciones en Lezama I IKEA Barakaldo I Gelak Lezaman". YouTube. 6 August 2021.
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    . Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  11. ^ Clements, Chris (8 December 2018). "Bilbao – San Mamés (1913 – 2013)". Estadios de España. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  12. ^ "El arco de San Mamés ya está instalado en Lezama" [The arch from San Mamés has been installed at Lezama]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 18 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  13. ^ "El arco ya ilumina las instalaciones de Lezama" [The arch illuminates the Lezama facilities]. El Desmarque (in Spanish). 14 October 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  14. ^ "El busto de Zarra vigila desde lo más alto la cantera de Lezama" [The bust of Zarra watches the quarry of Lezama from its highest point]. El País (in Spanish). 5 December 2005. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Mikel Vesga, el timonel del Sporting" [Mikel Vesga, the helmsman of Sporting]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 23 March 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

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