Ipurua Municipal Stadium

Ipurua
Construction

Location	Eibar, Spain
Coordinates	43°10′54.14″N 2°28′32.89″W / 43.1817056°N 2.4758028°W / 43.1817056; -2.4758028Coordinates: 43°10′54.14″N 2°28′32.89″W / 43.1817056°N 2.4758028°W / 43.1817056; -2.4758028
Owner	Eibar City Council
Operator	Eibar City Council
Capacity	6,285
Record attendance	6,065 (Eibar v Córdoba, 23 May 2015)^[1]
Field size	103 metres (113 yd) x 65 metres (71 yd)
Opened	1947
Renovated	1989, 2016
Tenants
SD Eibar

Ipurua (also written Ipurúa) is a multi-use stadium in Eibar, Spain. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of SD Eibar. The stadium holds 6,285 (all-seated) and was built in 1947. The pitch measures 103 x 65 m.^[2]

Ipurua has been the principal football ground in Eibar since 1947. Numerous simple fields were used before Ipurua became the first enclosed ground. It was inaugurated on 14 September 1947 with a match between SD Eibar and their local rivals CD Elgoibar that was lost 0-2.

History

Opening and first years

Work began on the central main stand in 1948 and this was finally opened in 1951. Because the ground lies at the bottom of a steep valley, the pitch was prone to flooding and poor drainage. Steps were taken to address this and a new drainage system and pitch levelling was completed in 1959. The ground remained relatively basic throughout the 1960s, but in 1970 the popular preferente end was covered and the roof of the main stand was extended. The first floodlights were also installed in 1970 and they were inaugurated on 14 October 1970 with a match between Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao. During the 1980s Eibar’s fortunes improved on the field and basic improvements were made to the ground. This included the erection of a basic cover at the western end of the ground.

Promotion to Segunda and first expansion

In 1989 SD Eibar promoted to Segunda División, but Ipurua was probably the most basic stadium in the division. Matters were complicated by the fact that the urban area of Eibar had spread westwards and severely restricted space to the north of the ground. The club received funding in 1998 from the local council and Liga de Fútbol Profesional and started a project to completely remodel Ipurua. In 1998, the original main stand was demolished and a new, full-length covered stand was constructed. This had a capacity of approximately 2,800, which would be over half of remodelled grounds capacity. In 1999, work started on refurbishing the end stands and in 2001, the narrow north terrace was roofed and 4 rows of seats were installed. Work was completed with the installation of a new drainage system and pitch.

Promotion to La Liga and second expansion

In 2014, following SD Eibar's promotion to La Liga, a project to redevelop the north stand and bring the stadium's capacity up to more than 6,000 seats was approved by the local council.^[3] The fully completed stand was inaugurated on 30 August 2015, for a league match played between the hosts SD Eibar and neighbouring Basque club Athletic Bilbao.^[4]^[5] On 9 May 2016, works to demolish and redevelop the east end stand and bring the stadium's capacity up to 7,100 seats began. The works, expected to be completed in January 2017, will also provide an underground parking garage, space for the club's museum and the club's official store, new service areas and the possibility of making the adjacent street pedestrian on match days.^[6]

Ipurua is a modern, if somewhat compact stadium. It has full UEFA certification and has a fully seated capacity of 6,285.

External links

Estadios de Espana (English)

References

↑ http://www.lfp.es/directo/temporada-2014-2015/liga-bbva/38/eibar_cordoba Eibar-Córdoba boxscore at LFP.es]
↑ "IPURUA Y ATXABALPE". SD Eibar. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
↑ El ayuntamiento de Eibar da luz verde a la ampliación de Ipurua (Marca, 13/11/2014 -Spanish-)
↑ La nueva tribuna norte de Ipurúa se estrenará en el Eibar-Athletic (Marca, 27/08/2015 -Spanish-)
↑ Los abonados de la Tribuna Norte han empezado a elegir su localidad en Ipurua (El Diario Vasco, 01/09/2015 -Spanish-)
↑ El lunes arrancan las obras de la Tribuna Este de Ipurua (SD Eibar, 04/05/2016 -Spanish-)

SD Eibar

History Players Managers Seasons Europe Statistics Honours

Teams	SD Eibar SD Eibar B SD Eibar (women)

Home stadium	Ipurua Municipal Stadium Atxabalpe Facilities (training)

Affiliated clubs	CD Vitoria

Seasons	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

2016–17 La Liga venues

Anoeta Balaídos Benito Villamarín Butarque Camp Nou El Molinón El Sadar Gran Canaria Ipurua La Rosaleda Los Cármenes El Madrigal Mendizorrotza Mestalla RCDE Stadium Riazor San Mamés Sánchez Pizjuán Santiago Bernabéu Vicente Calderón

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