San Mamés Stadium
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| Full name | San Mamés |
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| Location | Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain |
| Coordinates | 43°15′51″N 2°57′01″W / 43.264284°N 2.950366°W |
| Owner | San Mamés Barria, S.L. |
| Operator | Athletic Bilbao |
| Capacity | 53,289 |
| Record attendance | 49,164 (Athletic vs Real Madrid, 18 March 2017) |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Broke ground | 26 May 2010 |
| Built | 16 September 2013 (1st phase) 25 August 2014 (complete stadium) |
| Opened | 16 September 2013 |
| Construction cost | € 211 million |
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| Project manager | IDOM |
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San Mamés (also known as Nuevo San Mamés or San Mames Barria) is an all-seater football stadium in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. Inaugurated on 16 September 2013, the stadium replaced the "old" San Mamés as the home of Athletic Bilbao.
The first stages of planning occurred as early as 2004, with initial contracts signed late on in 2006, after receiving approval to build in March 2006. The new stadium was to be built next to the existing San Mamés on land that was occupied until 2003 by the Bilbao International Trade Fair.
On 26 May 2010 at 12:00 the ground-breaking ceremony took place at San Mamés. The event was attended by: the Lehendakari of the Basque Country, Patxi López; the Deputy-General of Biscay, José Luis Bilbao; the Mayor of Bilbao, Iñaki Azkuna; the Chairman of Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa, Mario Fernández; the President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, Ángel María Villar and the President of Athletic Club, .
In a symbolic display, a piece of turf and a brick from the facade were removed from the old stadium and carried to the adjacent construction site by a human chain including famous players Iribar, Larrazábal, Iturraspe and Muniain as well as members of the youth system, the women's team, the reserve team and its oldest and youngest registered supporters.
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