Lamiako: where football began

The history of Athletic Club mentions the Lamiako pitch as the first place where footballs fans would gather in the province. The Lamiako pitch met the regulatory standards and had a good grass surface; it was the first such one in Bizkaia and perhaps in the whole of Spain. After all, a football match had been held at ‘Las Arenas Racecourse’ on 12 January 1891, which a large number of British fans attended. It refers to the leisure and sports complex that was opened in Lamiako in 1887, and which had a racecourse (opened in 1889), several football pitches, clay-pigeon shooting, polo field and a small airfield.