Arenas Club de Getxo

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clubname = Arenas Club


fullname = Arenas Club de Getxo
nickname = "El Histórico"
founded = 1909
ground = Municipal de Gobela,
Guecho, Basque Country,
Spain
capacity = 1.200 (all-seated)
chairman = flagicon|Spain José Ignacio Zuazo
manager = flagicon|Spain Pablo Manuel Tajada
league = 3ª - Group 4
season = 2007-08
position = 3ª - Group 4 12th
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Arenas Club de Getxo is a Spanish football club from the village of Getxo, near Bilbao in Biscay. They are sometimes referred to as Club Arenas de Guecho. They were among the pioneering clubs of Spanish football and in 1928 they were founding members of La Liga along with fellow Basque clubs Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad and Real Unión. They currently play in the Tercera Division-Group 4.

History

Founded in 1909 as "Arenas Football Club", they became "Club Arenas" in 1912. In 1914 the club played a series of three friendlies against FC Barcelona and won all three. They subsequently competed in the "Campeonato Norte" along with Real Sociedad, Athletic Bilbao, Racing Santander, Sporting de Gijón and Celta Vigo. In 1917 they won this competition and qualified for the Copa del Rey. They reached the final in Barcelona where they lost 2-1 to Madrid FC after extra time. In 1919 they won another regional competition, the "Campeonato de Vizcaya", and qualified for the Copa del Rey again. This time they won it, beating FC Barcelona 5-2 in extra time. In 1920 when Spain made their international debut at the Olympic Games, the squad included two Arenas’ players, Pagazaurtundua and Félix Sesúmaga. The club made two more appearances in Copa del Rey finals. In 1925 they lost 2-0 to FC Barcelona and in 1927 they lost 1-0 to Real Unión in the only all-Basque final to date. In 1930 the club finished third in La Liga. However they only remained in the "Primera Division" for seven seasons and were relegated in 1935.

Seasons

*2004/2005: Tercera División "7th"
*2005/2006: Tercera División "5th" - Played the promotion play-off, but lost in 1st round
*2006/2007: Tercera División "11th"
*2007/2008: Tercera División "12th"
*2008/2009: Tercera División------------------
*7 seasons in "La Liga"
*6 seasons in "Segunda División"
*1 seasons in "Segunda División B"
*55 seasons in "Tercera División"

Trophies

*Copa del Rey :
** 1919: 1

*Campeonato Norte:
** 1916/17: 1

*Campeonato de Vizcaya:
** 1918/19 1921/22 1926/27: 3

*Copa Vasca:
** 1935/36: 1

Famous players

* Félix Sesúmaga
* Guillermo Gorostiza Paredes
* Raimundo Pérez Lezama
* José María Zárraga
* Javier Iturriaga

Famous Coaches

* Javier Clemente 1975-76

ources

*"Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football" (2003), Phil Ball. [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Morbo-Spanish-Football-Phil-Ball/dp/0954013468]

External links

* [http://www.arenasclub.com Arenas Club Official website]