 Campo de Lamiako in 1900 | |
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| Location | Lamiako, Bilbao, Basque Country |
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| Construction | |
| Opened | 18 September 1887 |
| Demolished | 1934 |
| Construction cost | 30.000 pesetas |
| Tenants | |
The Limiako Hippodrome, or the Hippodrome of Lamiako, was a sports venue based in the Lamiako neighborhood of Leioa, Biscay, Basque Country. Originally an equestrian venue, it's now best remembered as a historic football venue. The Campo de Lamiako played a pivotal role in the early steps of football in the Basque Country as one of the first football fields in the city, serving as a practice ground for the city’s first known football matches between the members of the Club Atleta of the Nervión Shipyards.[1][2] In 1894, the Limiako field hosted a match between young Bilbao enthusiasts and British workers, which is now regarded as one of the first ‘international’ matches in the history of the sport.[3]
- ^ "La campa de Lamiaco" [The Lamiako field] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. 17 October 2017. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ Juan A. Gisbert. "Total Football: History of Spanish football (I): The Origins". tikitaka-futbol. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "An English field in Bilbao". thesefootballtimes.co. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.