SD Amorebieta

Amorebieta was founded in 1925 after the dissolution of Sociedad Deportiva Beti-Arin (founded on 2 December 1923). The Zornotzarra club, alongside 21 other clubs in Biscay, joined the Biscayan Football Federation.

In the 1926–27 season, the club made an outstanding campaign in its second competitive year. It had as its main rival FBC Durango, who finished in the top position after a tiebreaker match, after both teams totalled 14 points in the season. Despite finishing second, Amorebieta clinched the first promotion of its history, rising one step inside the Biscayan Regional category to play, the next year, in the Preferente C division.

In 1962–63, Amorebieta played in the semi-finals of the Spanish Amateur Championship[1] against Real Madrid's farm team, losing 0–2 in Vallecas and managing a 2–2 draw in the second leg, thus being eliminated.

Eighteen years later, the team finished second in Preferente, and played in a promotion play-off against Mondragón CF, which won 4–3 in the first leg; however, a 2–0 home triumph in the second match promoted, for the second time in its history, the club to the fourth division, where it remained for the following three decades.

On 29 May 2011, Amorebieta was promoted for the first time to Segunda División B after beating CD Manacor in the 2011 Tercera División play-offs. In its first season in the third tier, the club finished in the fourth position in Group 2 and qualified for the promotion play-offs, but was eliminated in the first round by Balompédica Linense. In the 2017–18 season Amorebieta finished in the 14th position in Segunda División B, Group 2.[2] The following 2018–19 campaign was more successful, as the club finished eighth.[3]

On 22 May 2021, Amorebieta was promoted to the Segunda División for the first time ever by defeating Badajoz in the final round of the promotion play-offs.[4] Immediately they faced their first problem of where to play, as their basic Urritxe ground did not meet requirements by several measures and would be prohibitive to upgrade, and none of the possible options, including Ipurua in Eibar and Lezama outside Bilbao, was an ideal solution.[5] On 17 June, the club reached an agreement with Athletic for the utilisation of Lezama's ground 2, after it was approved by the LFP.[6]

• 1 season in Segunda División
• 10 seasons in Segunda División B
• 36 seasons in Tercera División

As of 2 February 2022[7]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ESP Mikel Saizar 2 DF  ESP Aitor Aldalur 3 DF  ESP Josu Ozkoidi 4 MF  ESP Javi Ros (on loan from Zaragoza) 5 MF  ESP Lander Olaetxea 6 MF  ESP Iker Bilbao 7 FW  ESP Iker Unzueta 8 MF  ESP Gorka Larrucea 9 FW  ESP Koldo Obieta 10 MF  ESP Mikel Álvaro 11 MF  ESP Iker Seguín (captain) 12 MF  ESP Mikel San José 13 GK  ESP Roberto Santamaría 14 DF  ESP Andoni López

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF  ESP Oier Luengo 16 MF  ESP Markel Lozano 17 DF  ESP Peru Nolaskoain (on loan from Athletic Bilbao) 18 MF  ESP Álvaro Peña 19 DF  ESP Jon Irazabal 20 FW  ESP Iñigo Orozco 21 DF  ESP Aimar Sagastibeltza 22 DF  ESP Óscar Gil 23 MF  ESP Asier Etxaburu 24 FW  ESP Gorka Guruzeta 25 DF  ESP Gaizka Larrazabal (on loan from Zaragoza) 29 FW  ESP Sergio Moreno (on loan from Rayo) 30 GK  ESP Unai Marino

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP Mikel Goiria (at Uritarra until 30 June 2022) — DF  ESP Beñat Garro (at Arenas Getxo until 30 June 2022) — DF  ESP Beñat Leiza (at Sestao River until 30 June 2022)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ESP Mikel Zarrabeitia (at SD Logroñés until 30 June 2022) — DF  ESP Unai Uberuaga (at Getxo until 30 June 2022)

Current technical staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Iñigo Vélez
Assistant coach	Aritz Mújika
Fitness coach	Xanti Pérez
Goalkeeping coach	Rufino Lekue
Doctor	Markel Arregi
Physiotherapist	Danel Etxeberria Juan Sebastián Conde
Kit man	Ioritz Madariaga
Match delegate	Mikel Arregi
Psychologist	Zigor Egiarte
Sport readaptator	Álex González

Last updated: 8 November 2021
Source: SD Amorebieta (in Spanish)

• Promotion to Segunda División: 2020–21[4]
• Tercera División:[lower-alpha 1] 2010–11[lower-alpha 2]
• Promotion to Preferente C: 1926–27
• Promotion to Tercera División: 1961–62, 1980–81

Perhap's Amorebieta's most successful former player is Xabier Etxeita, who began his career at his hometown club before moving on to Athletic Bilbao, where he was a winner of the 2015 Supercopa de España and was capped by Spain. Amorebieta have close ties with Athletic, and several players have appeared for both clubs.

Amorebieta's reserve team, SD Amorebieta B, was founded in 2003 and plays in the Primera División de Vizcaya, which corresponds to the sixth division. In September 2021, a second reserve team called SD Amorebieta C was incorporated into the club's structure.[8]

• Official website (in Basque)
• Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
• Estadios de España (in English)