Arenas Club de Getxo

Association football club in Spain

Not to be confused with CD Getxo.

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Football club

Arenas Clublogo

Full name| Arenas Club de Getxo
Nickname(s)| El Histórico
Founded| 1909; 116 years ago (1909) as Arenas Foot-ball Club
Ground| Gobela
Getxo, Basque Country, Spain
Capacity| 2,000[1]
President| Francisco Javier Egusquiaguirre
Head coach| Javier Olaizola
League| Segunda Federación – Group 2
2023–24| Segunda Federación – Group 2, 12th of 18
Website| https://arenasclub.com/

Home colours

Away colours

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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.

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

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### Origins of local football

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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

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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

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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

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| Season  | Tier  | Division  | Place  | Copa del Rey

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1929 | 1  | 1ª | 5th  | Round of 16
1929–30 | 1  | 1ª | 3rd  | Round of 16
1930–31 | 1  | 1ª | 5th  | Semi-finals
1931–32 | 1  | 1ª | 5th  | Round of 16
1932–33 | 1  | 1ª | 7th  | Round of 32
1933–34 | 1  | 1ª | 10th  | Round of 32
1934–35 | 1  | 1ª | 12th  | Sixth round
1935–36 | 2  | 2ª | 2nd  | Round of 16
1939–40 | 2  | 2ª | 7th  |
1940–41 | 2  | 2ª | 8th  | First round
1941–42 | 2  | 2ª | 7th  | First round
1942–43 | 2  | 2ª | 4th  | First round
1943–44 | 2  | 2ª | 12th  |
1944–45 | 3  | 3ª | 2nd  |
1945–46 | 3  | 3ª | 1st  |
1946–47 | 3  | 3ª | 1st  |
1947–48 | 3  | 3ª | 8th  |
1948–49 | 3  | 3ª | 13th  |
1949–50 | 3  | 3ª | 3rd  |
1950–51 | 3  | 3ª | 10th  |
| Season  | Tier  | Division  | Place  | Copa del Rey

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1951–52 | 3  | 3ª | 16th  |
1952–53 | 3  | 3ª | 10th  |
1953–54 | 3  | 3ª | 3rd  |
1954–55 | 3  | 3ª | 9th  |
1955–56 | 3  | 3ª | 4th  |
1956–57 | 3  | 3ª | 4th  |
1957–58 | 3  | 3ª | 4th  |
1958–59 | 3  | 3ª | 7th  |
1959–60 | 3  | 3ª | 1st  |
1960–61 | 3  | 3ª | 3rd  |
1961–62 | 3  | 3ª | 3rd  |
1962–63 | 3  | 3ª | 2nd  |
1963–64 | 3  | 3ª | 3rd  |
1964–65 | 3  | 3ª | 5th  |
1965–66 | 3  | 3ª | 9th  |
1966–67 | 3  | 3ª | 6th  |
1967–68 | 3  | 3ª | 7th  |
1968–69 | 3  | 3ª | 15th  |
1969–70 | 3  | 3ª | 15th  |
1970–71  | 4  | Reg. Pref. | 10th  |
| Season  | Tier  | Division  | Place  | Copa del Rey

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1971–72  | 4  | Reg. Pref. | 6th  |
1972–73  | 4  | Reg. Pref. | 5th  |
1973–74  | 4  | Reg. Pref. | 2nd  |
1974–75  | 4  | Reg. Pref. | 10th  |
1975–76  | 4  | Reg. Pref. | 2nd  |
1976–77 | 3  | 3ª | 13th  |
1977–78 | 4  | 3ª | 13th  |
1978–79 | 4  | 3ª | 2nd  |
1979–80 | 3  | 2ª B | 18th  |
1980–81 | 4  | 3ª | 2nd  |
1981–82 | 4  | 3ª | 18th  |
1982–83  | 5  | Reg. Pref. | 1st  |
1983–84 | 4  | 3ª | 6th  |
1984–85 | 4  | 3ª | 11th  |
1985–86 | 4  | 3ª | 13th  |
1986–87 | 4  | 3ª | 12th  |
1987–88 | 4  | 3ª | 13th  |
1988–89 | 4  | 3ª | 14th  |
1989–90 | 4  | 3ª | 17th  |
1990–91 | 4  | 3ª | 10th  |
| Season  | Tier  | Division  | Place  | Copa del Rey

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1991–92 | 4  | 3ª | 8th  |
1992–93 | 4  | 3ª | 8th  |
1993–94 | 4  | 3ª | 6th  |
1994–95 | 4  | 3ª | 19th  |
1995–96  | 5  | Terr. Pref. | 13th  |
1996–97  | 5  | Terr. Pref. | 1st  |
1997–98 | 4  | 3ª | 13th  |
1998–99 | 4  | 3ª | 8th  |
1999–2000 | 4  | 3ª | 3rd  |
2000–01 | 4  | 3ª | 7th  |
2001–02 | 4  | 3ª | 9th  |
2002–03 | 4  | 3ª | 10th  |
2003–04 | 4  | 3ª | 10th  |
2004–05 | 4  | 3ª | 7th  |
2005–06 | 4  | 3ª | 5th  |
2006–07 | 4  | 3ª | 11th  |
2007–08 | 4  | 3ª | 12th  |
2008–09 | 4  | 3ª | 12th  |
2009–10 | 4  | 3ª | 15th  |
2010–11 | 4  | 3ª | 7th  |
| Season  | Tier  | Division  | Place  | Copa del Rey

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2011–12 | 4  | 3ª | 14th  |
2012–13 | 4  | 3ª | 2nd  |
2013–14 | 4  | 3ª | 3rd  |
2014–15 | 4  | 3ª | 3rd  |
2015–16 | 3  | 2ª B | 8th  |
2016–17 | 3  | 2ª B | 9th  | Second round
2017–18 | 3  | 2ª B | 12th  |
2018–19 | 3  | 2ª B | 15th  |
2019–20 | 3  | 2ª B | 18th  |
2020–21 | 3  | 2ª B | 6th / 3rd |
2021–22 | 4  | 2ª RFEF | 5th  |
2022–23 | 4  | 2ª Fed. | 9th  |
2023–24 | 4  | 2ª Fed. | 12th  |
2024–25 | 4  | 2ª Fed. |  |

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* 7 seasons in La Liga
* 6 seasons in Segunda División
* 7 seasons in Segunda División B
* 4 seasons in Segunda Federación/Segunda División RFEF
* 61 seasons in Tercera División

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### In regional system

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Regional league system

| Season  | Division  | Place  | Copa del Rey

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1913/14  | North | 5h  |
1914/15  | North | 2nd  |
1915/16  | North | 4th  |
1916/17  | North | 1st  |
1917/18  | North | 3rd  |
1918/19  | Biscay | 1st  |
1919/20  | Biscay | 3rd  |
1920/21  | Biscay | 2nd  |
1921/22  | Biscay | 1st  |
1922/23  | Biscay | 2nd  |
1923/24  | Biscay | 2nd  |
1924/25  | Biscay | 1st  |
1925/26  | Biscay | 2nd  |
1926/27  | Biscay | 1st  |
1927/28  | Biscay | 4th  |
1928/29  | Biscay | 2nd  |
1929/30  | Biscay | 3rd  |
1930/31  | Biscay | 2nd  |
1931/32  | Biscay | 2nd  |
1932/33  | Biscay | 2nd  |
1933/34  | Biscay | 3rd  |
1934/35  | Basque Cup | 3rd  |
1935/36  | Basque Cup | 1st  |
1938/39  | Biscay | 5th  |
1939/40  | Biscay | 4th  |

## Current squad

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As of 1 March 2024[17]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  ESP | Hodei Oleaga
2  | DF |  ESP | Lander Arenal (on loan from Basconia)
3  | DF |  ESP | Asier Santamaría (on loan from Basconia)
4  | DF |  ESP | Aritz Huete
5  | DF |  JPN | Daiki Niwa
6  | MF |  ESP | Markel Mayo
7  | FW |  ESP | Álvaro Iglesias
8  | MF |  ESP | Diego Lamadrid
9  | FW |  ESP | Alex Valiño
10  | FW |  ESP | Gabriel Lizárraga
11  | DF |  ESP | Beñat Leiza
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12  | FW |  ESP | Rafa Villanueva
13  | GK |  ESP | Diego Carrio
14  | FW |  ESP | Álvaro García
15  | DF |  ESP | Beñat Garro
16  | MF |  ESP | Mikel Escobar
17  | DF |  ESP | Gonzalo Alfaro
18  | MF |  ESP | Jon Trincado
19  | MF |  ESP | Iñigo Baque
20  | FW |  ESP | Iván Estrecha
21  | DF |  ESP | Jon Sillero
22  | DF |  ESP | Iñigo Ariztimuño

## Honours

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* Copa del Rey: 1919

Runners-up (3): 1917, 1925, 1927

* Tercera División (3):[b] 1945–46, 1946–47, 1959–60
* North Regional Championship: 1916–17[18]
* Biscay Championship (3): 1918–19, 1921–22, 1926–27
* Copa Vasca: 1935–36

1. ^ Union: 2-3[9] and 2-1 Athletic: 2-0 and 2-0[10]
2. ^ Third tier

## Famous players

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* Delmiro
* Gorka Luariz
* Tomas Agirre
* Guillermo Gorostiza
* Rafael Eguzkiza
* Javier Iturriaga
* Raimundo Lezama
* Joseba del Olmo
* Félix Sesúmaga
* Ian Uranga
* José María Yermo
* José María Zárraga

## Famous coaches

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* Javier Clemente

## References

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1. ^ "Gobela :: Estadios y Pabellones ::". lapreferente.com. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
2. ^ "estadio gobela :: La Futbolteca. Enciclopedia del Fútbol Español" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2020.
3. ^ J, E. R. (17 October 2014). "El comercio y la cultura hermanan Reino Unido y Bilbao". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
4. ^ a b c d "El Arenas entra en la leyenda". El Correo (in European Spanish). 30 March 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
5. ^ a b c d e "Arenas Club - Historia del Club". Arenas Club. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
6. ^ "Arenas Club de Getxo :: La Futbolteca. Enciclopedia del Fútbol Español" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2022.
7. ^ "Gran vida (Madrid). 1/4/1917". Hemeroteca Digital. Biblioteca Nacional de España. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
8. ^ "Madrid-sport (Madrid). 22/2/1917". Hemeroteca Digital. Biblioteca Nacional de España. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
9. ^ "El Día (Madrid. 1916). 6/3/1917". Retrieved 4 September 2022.
10. ^ "Gran vida (Madrid). 1/4/1917". Retrieved 4 September 2022.
11. ^ "Gran vida (Madrid). 1/4/1917". Hemeroteca Digital. Biblioteca Nacional de España. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
12. ^ "El Imparcial (Madrid. 1867). 22/1/1917". Hemeroteca Digital. Biblioteca Nacional de España. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
13. ^ "El Liberal (Madrid. 1879). 22/1/1917". Hemeroteca Digital. Biblioteca Nacional de España. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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.
15. ^ "1927 La última copa del Real Unión y la primera retransmitida por radio" [1927, the last cup for Real Unión and the first transmitted over radio] (in Spanish). Spanish Football Federation. 16 November 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
16. ^ "El Arenas y el Gernika logran el ascenso a Segunda B" [Arenas and Gernika achieve promotion to Segunda B] (in Spanish). EITB. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
17. ^ "Ya tenemos dorsales para el inicio de la liga el próximo sábado Aúpa Histórico!!!". Twitter. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
18. ^ "Spain - List of Champions of Norte". RSSSF. 21 January 2000. Retrieved 28 February 2018.

* Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football (2003), Phil Ball.

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