Arenas Club de Getxo

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Arenas Club de Getxo is a Spanish football club based in the town of Getxo, near Bilbao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1909, it currently plays in Segunda Federación – Group 2, holding home games at Campo Municipal de Gobela, with a 2,000-seat capacity.[2] They were winners of the 1919 Copa del Rey, beating FC Barcelona 5–2.

Arenas Club
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Full nameArenas Club de Getxo
Nickname(s)El Histórico
Founded1909; 115 years ago (1909) as Arenas Foot-ball Club
GroundGobela
Getxo, Basque Country, Spain
Capacity2,000[1]
PresidentFrancisco Javier Egusquiaguirre
Head coachJavier Olaizola
LeagueSegunda Federación – Group 2
2022–23Segunda Federación – Group 2, 9th of 18
WebsiteClub website

It was among the pioneering clubs of Spanish football, and in 1928 was a founding member of La Liga, alongside neighbouring Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad and Real Unión. Only Real Unión has remained a consistent rival since then due to both of their downfalls from the top flight.

History edit

Origins of local football edit

The area of Greater Bilbao was deeply connected to Britain due to its iron ore mines and industry.[3] Don Manuel, a priest in the local parish of the Las Arenas neighborhood, would gift balls to local children during Catechism lessons. Some of these boys would go on to study in England and learn about the local game of football. After their return to Getxo, they spread football to nearby neighborhoods.[4]

By 1901, weekly matches were played in the fields of Lamiako by youth from Las Arenas.[5] In 1903 the same group would win the "Copa Athletic", the biggest local tournament at the juvenile level, as well as play a match against Club Ciclista de San Sebastián, the precursor to Real Sociedad.[5] They eventually founded a local team in 1909 (encouraged by the recent creation of the Spanish Federation of Football Clubs)[6][better source needed] with the name of Arenas Football Club.[4] It was renamed to Club Arenas three years later.[5]

In 1914 they moved their home ground to the local sports club Real Club Jolaseta in the Neguri neighborhood.[5]

Early successes edit

In 1912 they started competing in the Campeonato Norte along with Real Sociedad, Athletic Bilbao, Racing de Santander, Sporting de Gijón and Celta de Vigo, being crowned champion in 1917.

During the 1916–17 season of the Campeonato, all the teams except for Arenas, Athletic, and Real Unión were suspended.[7] The sporting committee of the tournament decided to play only the remaining matches between these three teams.[8] Jolastokieta, one of the suspended teams, was dissolved that year. Arenas lost one match and won another against Unión as well as beating Athletic twice to claim the title.[a] They then beat Sporting de Gijón in the semifinals.[11] This qualified them to that year's Copa del Rey, where it reached the final in Barcelona, losing 1–2 against Madrid FC after extra time.[5]

In 1917 a knock-out match in the Spanish Cup[12] between Arenas and Athletic Bilbao had to be suspended after the pitch was stormed by Athletic supporters who were looking to assault the referee for seeming biased against their team.[13]

Arenas playing FC Barcelona in the 1919 Copa del Rey Final

In 1919 Arenas won another regional competition, the Campeonato de Vizcaya, thus qualifying for the Copa del Rey again, and won the national tournament after defeating FC Barcelona 5–2 in the final, scoring three in extra time.[4] The following year, when the Spain national team were runners-up at their international debut in the Olympic Games, the squad included three players from the club, Francisco Pagazaurtundúa, Félix Sesúmaga, and Pedro Vallana.[4]

Team of 1927, that year the club played the Copa del Rey final

Arenas Getxo appeared in Spanish Cup finals on two further occasions, losing against Barcelona in 1925 (0–2) and two years later against Real Unión (0–1), the latter in the only all-Basque decisive match in the competition's history not to feature Athletic Bilbao.[14][15] Every member of the Spanish squad at the 1928 Olympics was with a Basque club, and Arenas provided four of the players.

Decline edit

After playing in La Liga's first seven editions – finishing third in 1929–30 – and the following six seasons in the second division, the club has spent the vast majority of its existence competing at the fourth level, with the occasional visit to the regional leagues. In 2015, Arenas gained promotion to the third tier for the first time in 35 years, via the playoffs.[16]

Season to season edit

SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
192915thRound of 16
1929–3013rdRound of 16
1930–3115thSemi-finals
1931–3215thRound of 16
1932–3317thRound of 32
1933–34110thRound of 32
1934–35112thSixth round
1935–3622ndRound of 16
1939–4027th
1940–4128thFirst round
1941–4227thFirst round
1942–4324thFirst round
1943–44212th
1944–4532nd
1945–4631st
1946–4731st
1947–4838th
1948–49313th
1949–5033rd
1950–51310th
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1951–52316th
1952–53310th
1953–5433rd
1954–5539th
1955–5634th
1956–5734th
1957–5834th
1958–5937th
1959–6031st
1960–6133rd
1961–6233rd
1962–6332nd
1963–6433rd
1964–6535th
1965–6639th
1966–6736th
1967–6837th
1968–69315th
1969–70315th
1970–714Reg. Pref.10th
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1971–724Reg. Pref.6th
1972–734Reg. Pref.5th
1973–744Reg. Pref.2nd
1974–754Reg. Pref.10th
1975–764Reg. Pref.2nd
1976–77313th
1977–78413th
1978–7942nd
1979–8032ª B18th
1980–8142nd
1981–82418th
1982–835Reg. Pref.1st
1983–8446th
1984–85411th
1985–86413th
1986–87412th
1987–88413th
1988–89414th
1989–90417th
1990–91410th
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1991–9248th
1992–9348th
1993–9446th
1994–95419th
1995–965Terr. Pref.13th
1996–975Terr. Pref.1st
1997–98413th
1998–9948th
1999–200043rd
2000–0147th
2001–0249th
2002–03410th
2003–04410th
2004–0547th
2005–0645th
2006–07411th
2007–08412th
2008–09412th
2009–10415th
2010–1147th
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
2011–12414th
2012–1342nd
2013–1443rd
2014–1543rd
2015–1632ª B8th
2016–1732ª B9thSecond round
2017–1832ª B12th
2018–1932ª B15th
2019–2032ª B18th
2020–2132ª B6th / 3rd
2021–2242ª RFEF5th
2022–2342ª Fed.9th
2023–2442ª Fed.


In regional system edit

Regional league system
SeasonDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1913/14North5h
1914/15North2nd
1915/16North4th
1916/17North1st
1917/18North3rd
1918/19Biscay1st
1919/20Biscay3rd
1920/21Biscay2nd
1921/22Biscay1st
1922/23Biscay2nd
1923/24Biscay2nd
1924/25Biscay1st
1925/26Biscay2nd
1926/27Biscay1st
1927/28Biscay4th
1928/29Biscay2nd
1929/30Biscay3rd
1930/31Biscay2nd
1931/32Biscay2nd
1932/33Biscay2nd
1933/34Biscay3rd
1934/35Basque Cup3rd
1935/36Basque Cup1st
1938/39Biscay5th
1939/40Biscay4th

Current squad edit

As of 1 March 2024[17]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  ESPHodei Oleaga
2DF  ESPLander Arenal (on loan from Basconia)
3DF  ESPAsier Santamaría (on loan from Basconia)
4DF  ESPAritz Huete
5DF  JPNDaiki Niwa
6MF  ESPMarkel Mayo
7FW  ESPÁlvaro Iglesias
8MF  ESPDiego Lamadrid
9FW  ESPAlex Valiño
10FW  ESPGabriel Lizárraga
11DF  ESPBeñat Leiza
No.Pos. NationPlayer
12FW  ESPRafa Villanueva
13GK  ESPDiego Carrio
14FW  ESPÁlvaro García
15DF  ESPBeñat Garro
16MF  ESPMikel Escobar
17DF  ESPGonzalo Alfaro
18MF  ESPJon Trincado
19MF  ESPIñigo Baque
20FW  ESPIván Estrecha
21DF  ESPJon Sillero
22DF  ESPIñigo Ariztimuño

Honours edit

Runners-up (3): 1917, 1925, 1927
  1. ^ Union: 2-3[9] and 2-1Athletic: 2-0 and 2-0[10]
  2. ^ Third tier

Famous players edit

Famous coaches edit

References edit

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  14. ^ "Historia de la radio: Real Unión – Arenas Club" [History of the radio: Real Unión - Arenas Club] (in Spanish). Diarios de Fútbol. 16 November 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
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