UD Aretxabaleta

Unión Deportiva Aretxabaleta Kirol Elkartea, (Unión Deportiva Aretxabaleta (in Spanish) / Aretxabaleta Kirol Elkartea (in Basque)) is a Basque football team based in Aretxabaleta, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1946, it currently plays in Tercera Federación – Group 4, holding home matches at Estadio Ibarra, which has a capacity of 500 spectators.

Aretxabaleta

Full name	Unión Deportiva Aretxabaleta Kirol Elkartea
Founded	1946
Ground	Ibarra, Aretxabaleta, Basque Country, Spain
Capacity	500
President	Eduardo Altube
Head coach	Juanan Cruz
League	Tercera Federación – Group 4
2023–24	División de Honor, 2nd of 18 (promoted via play-offs)
Home colours Away colours

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1946–47 5 2ª Reg. 5th 1947–48 5 2ª Reg. 3rd 1948–49 5 2ª Reg. 4th 1949–50 5 2ª Reg. 3rd 1950–51 5 2ª Reg. 1st 1951–52 4 1ª Reg. 6th 1952–53 4 1ª Reg. 10th 1953–54 4 1ª Reg. 7th 1954–55 4 1ª Reg. 1st 1955–56 4 1ª Reg. 6th 1956–57 4 1ª Reg. 4th 1957–58 4 1ª Reg. 7th 1958–59 4 1ª Reg. 11th 1959–60 5 2ª Reg. 3rd 1960–61 4 1ª Reg. 7th 1961–62 4 1ª Reg. 13th 1962–63 4 1ª Reg. 10th 1963–64 4 1ª Reg. 16th 1964–65 4 1ª Reg. 10th 1965–66 4 1ª Reg. 9th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1966–67 4 1ª Reg. 4th 1967–68 4 1ª Reg. 1st 1968–69 4 1ª Reg. 14th 1969–70 5 2ª Reg. 1st 1970–71 4 1ª Reg. 2nd 1971–72 4 1ª Reg. 1st 1972–73 3 3ª 15th 1973–74 4 1ª Reg. 3rd 1974–75 4 Reg. Pref. 4th 1975–76 4 Reg. Pref. 7th 1976–77 4 Reg. Pref. 8th 1977–78 5 Reg. Pref. 15th 1978–79 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd 1979–80 5 Reg. Pref. 1st 1980–81 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd 1981–82 5 Reg. Pref. 12th 1982–83 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd 1983–84 4 3ª 17th 1984–85 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd 1985–86 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1986–87 4 3ª 10th 1987–88 4 3ª 20th 1988–89 5 Reg. Pref. 5th 1989–90 5 Reg. Pref. 14th 1990–91 5 Reg. Pref. 7th 1991–92 5 Reg. Pref. 5th 1992–93 5 Reg. Pref. 7th 1993–94 5 Reg. Pref. 8th 1994–95 5 Reg. Pref. 8th 1995–96 5 Reg. Pref. 4th 1996–97 5 Reg. Pref. 4th 1997–98 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd 1998–99 5 Reg. Pref. 6th 1999–2000 5 Reg. Pref. 11th 2000–01 5 Reg. Pref. 7th 2001–02 5 Reg. Pref. 12th 2002–03 5 Reg. Pref. 7th 2003–04 5 Reg. Pref. 4th 2004–05 5 Reg. Pref. 13th 2005–06 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2006–07 5 Reg. Pref. 4th 2007–08 5 Reg. Pref. 6th 2008–09 5 Reg. Pref. 1st 2009–10 4 3ª 18th 2010–11 5 Div. Hon. 4th 2011–12 5 Div. Hon. 4th 2012–13 5 Div. Hon. 4th 2013–14 5 Div. Hon. 3rd 2014–15 5 Div. Hon. 2nd 2015–16 4 3ª 20th 2016–17 5 Div. Hon. 3nd 2017–18 5 Div. Hon. 10th 2018–19 5 Div. Hon. 12th 2019–20 5 Div. Hon. 6th 2020–21 5 Div. Hon. 4th 2021–22 6 Div. Hon. 4th 2022–23 6 Div. Hon. 11th 2023–24 6 Div. Hon. 2nd 2024–25 5 3ª Fed.

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• 6 seasons in Tercera División
• 1 season in Tercera Federación

Famous players

• Andoni Zubizarreta
• Bixente Etxeandia
• José Javier Barkero
• Imanol Etxeberria
• Igor Arenaza
• Mikel Etxabe

External links

• Profile at fgf-gff.org
• Futbolme.com (in Spanish)

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