Football has been played on Urritxe since 1915, ten full years before Sociedad Deportiva Amorebieta was formed. Situated to the North East of the town, it remained a basic facility for much of the 20th century, with little in the way of cover and a dirt pitch.
In 2000, Amorebieta moved out from Urritxe to allow the complete redevelopment of the site. They didn’t have to move far, just 150 metres to the east where the municipality had built Campo de Fútbol de Txolon, a small enclosure with an artificial pitch. Meanwhile, Urritxe was getting its first significant stand, a raised structure with four barrelled vaults that were cantilevered over 500 seats. The rest of the ground was made up of hard standing and was opened in time for the club to start the 2002-03 season. Urritxe was officially inaugurated on 12 October 2002 when Racing Santander played Athletic Club in a friendly. Underneath the main stand is a collection of changing facilities, a few shops and a bar. Not bad for a combined cost of € 1,320,000.
As for the club, they kicked around in the regional leagues for the first thirty five years and during the late 1940’s Spanish International goalkeeper and local boy Carmelo Cedrún, started his career with the club. SD Amorebieta first reached the Tercera in 1962, staying for six seasons and clocking-up two third place finishes in the process. They returned to the Tercera in 1982 and embarked on a stay that would last 30 seasons. During this period, SD Amorebieta qualified for the end of season play-offs on 8 occasions, with failures in the seven attempts up until 2011. The 2010-11 season was different as the club secured their first Tercera title, then beat CD Manacor 4-0 over two legs to earn a place in Segunda B for the first time.
The upward momentum continued as Amorebieta made a flying start to the 2011-12 season. Strong form at Urritxe and a tight defence saw the club finish fourth and enter the end of season play-offs. Unfortunately, their play-off hoodoo returned and as they lost 1-3 to Real Balompédica Linense. Amorebieta has continued to impress with a series of top ten finishes over the past six seasons.
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