San Mamés Stadium
Sign in to saveAlso known as Estadio San Mamés, San Mamés Barria, Athletic Stadium, San Mames Stadium, Estadio San Mames, San Mames Barria
football stadium in Bilbao, Spain that opened in 2013
Key facts
- Full name
- San Mamés
- Location
- Bilbao , Basque Country , Spain
- Coordinates
- 43°15′51″N 2°57′01″W / 43.2643°N 2.9504°W / 43.2643; -2.9504
- Owner
- San Mamés Barria, S.L.
- Operator
- Athletic Bilbao
- Capacity
- 53,331
- Surface
- Grass hybrid
- Record attendance
- (Football) 52,114 ( Athletic Bilbao vs Rangers , 17 April 2025) , (Rugby) 52,282 ( Leinster vs Racing 92 , 12 May 2018)
- Field size
- 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
- Public transit
- Santimami/San Mamés San Mamés
- Groundbreaking
- 26 May 2010
- Built
- 16 September 2013 (1st phase), 25 August 2014 (complete stadium)
- Opened
- 16 September 2013
- Construction cost
- €211 million
- Architect
- IDOM César Azkarate
- Project manager
- IDOM
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The San Mamés Stadium (also known as Nuevo San Mamés or San Mames Barria) is an all-seater football stadium in Rafael Moreno Pitxitxi Kalea, Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. Inaugurated on 16 September 2013, the stadium replaced the "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.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “San Mamés Stadium” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.