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Arenas de Getxo

Arenas Club de Getxo

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Founded

1909

Years standing

117

Home ground

Gobela Getxo, Basque Country, Spain

Capacity

2,000 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

Copa del Rey: 1919
Tercera División: 1945–46, 1946–47, 1959–60
North Regional Championship: 1916–17
Biscay Championship: 1918–19, 1921–22, 1926–27
Copa Vasca: 1935–36

Nickname: El Histórico

Make The Case

Arenas de Getxo work as a second team because they come with their own geography: Spain, Gobela Getxo, Basque Country, Spain, and a set of rivalries you will absorb faster than you expect.

Easy weekend
Bilbao Airport (BIO) is about 8km from the ground, and Gobela is 0km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.
The calendar you inherit
Following Spain Copa del Rey means odd kick-off hours, a new commentary language and a table you will check before your own club's. Spain becomes part of your week.
Old enough to matter
1909 is the founding date, old enough that the club has survived a war, a rebuild and at least one financial scare, young enough that the good years are still in living memory.
Something to defend
The cabinet is not empty: Copa del Rey: 1919 and Tercera División: 1945–46, 1946–47, 1959–60. Small enough to recite from memory, big enough to argue about in a pub.

Matchday Trip

Ground: Gobela Getxo, Basque Country, Spain. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

Bilbao Airport (BIO)

8 km / 5 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Gobela

Walkable from the platform

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Pulling fixtures and table…

Around the ground

Things To Do Near Gobela Getxo, Basque Country, Spain

Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.

Landmarks within a 4 km radius

Matchday Shortlist

Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.

Route Planner

Getting to Gobela Getxo, Basque Country, Spain