UD Aretxabaleta

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

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.

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)