# SD Amorebieta

Sociedad Deportiva Amorebieta is a Spanish football team based in Amorebieta-Etxano, in the Basque Country. Founded in 1925, it currently plays in Primera Federación – Group 1, holding home games temporarily at the Lezama Facilities outside Bilbao (its own ground Campo Municipal de Urritxe was not approved for use at that level).

## History

Amorebieta was founded in 1925 after the dissolution of Sociedad Deportiva Beti-Arin (founded on 2 December 1923). The Zornotzarra club, alongside 21 other clubs in Biscay, joined the Biscayan Football Federation.
In the 1926–27 season, the club made an outstanding campaign in its second competitive year. It had as its main rival FBC Durango, who finished in the top position after a tiebreaker match, after both teams totalled 14 points in the season. Despite finishing second, Amorebieta clinched the first promotion of its history, rising one step inside the Biscayan Regional category to play, the next year, in the Preferente C division.
In 1962–63, Amorebieta played in the semi-finals of the Spanish Amateur Championship against Real Madrid's farm team, losing 0–2 in Vallecas and managing a 2–2 draw in the second leg, thus being eliminated.
Eighteen years later, the team finished second in Preferente, and played in a promotion play-off against Mondragón CF, which won 4–3 in the first leg; however, a 2–0 home triumph in the second match promoted, for the second time in its history, the club to the fourth division, where it remained for the following three decades.
On 29 May 2011, Amorebieta was promoted for the first time to Segunda División B after beating CD Manacor in the 2011 Tercera División play-offs. In its first season in the third tier, the club finished in the fourth position in Group 2 and qualified for the promotion play-offs, but was eliminated in the first round by Balompédica Linense. In the 2017–18 season Amorebieta finished in the 14th position in Segunda División B, Group 2. The following 2018–19 campaign was more successful, as the club finished eighth.
On 22 May 2021, Amorebieta was promoted to the Segunda División for the first time ever by defeating Badajoz in the final round of the promotion play-offs. Immediately they faced their first problem of where to play, as their basic Urritxe ground did not meet requirements by several measures and would be prohibitive to upgrade, and none of the possible options, including Ipurua in Eibar and Lezama outside Bilbao, was an ideal solution. On 17 June, the club reached an agreement with Athletic for the utilisation of Lezama's ground 2, after it was approved by the LFP. On 21 May 2022, Amorebieta was relegated back to the third tier. On 27 May 2023, the team bounced back to the second division (they would play at Lezama again in 2023–24). However, in next season, met a same fate as 2 years ago, finished in 19th and relegated back to third tier.

## Season to season

| Season | Tier | Division | Place |
| 1939–40 | 5 | 2ª Reg. | 3rd |
| 1940–41 | 5 | 2ª Reg. | 3rd |
| 1941–42 | 5 | 2ª Reg. | 1st |
| 1942–43 | 4 | 1ª Reg. B | 2nd |
| 1943–44 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 3rd |
| 1944–45 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 2nd |
| 1945–46 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 3rd |
| 1946–47 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 13th |
| 1947–48 | 5 | 2ª Reg. | 6th |
| 1948–49 | 5 | 2ª Reg. | 2nd |
| 1949–50 | 5 | 2ª Reg. | 8th |
| 1950–51 | 5 | 2ª Reg. | 6th |
| 1951–52 | 5 | 2ª Reg. | 3rd |
| 1952–53 | 5 | 2ª Reg. | 9th |
| 1953–54 | 5 | 2ª Reg. | 7th |
| 1954–55 | 5 | 2ª Reg. | 8th |
| 1955–56 | 5 | 2ª Reg. | 3rd |
| 1956–57 | 5 | 2ª Reg. | 4th |
| 1957–58 | 5 | 2ª Reg. | 6th |
| 1958–59 | 5 | 2ª Reg. | 2nd |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place |
| 1959–60 | 5 | 2ª Reg. | 1st |
| 1960–61 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 4th |
| 1961–62 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 3rd |
| 1962–63 | 3 | 3ª | 3rd |
| 1963–64 | 3 | 3ª | 10th |
| 1964–65 | 3 | 3ª | 7th |
| 1965–66 | 3 | 3ª | 3rd |
| 1966–67 | 3 | 3ª | 12th |
| 1967–68 | 3 | 3ª | 12th |
| 1968–69 | 4 | Reg. Pref. | 7th |
| 1969–70 | 4 | Reg. Pref. | 5th |
| 1970–71 | 4 | Reg. Pref. | 9th |
| 1971–72 | 4 | Reg. Pref. | 18th |
| 1972–73 | 5 | 1ª Reg. | 5th |
| 1973–74 | 5 | 1ª Reg. | 3rd |
| 1974–75 | 4 | Reg. Pref. | 13th |
| 1975–76 | 4 | Reg. Pref. | 13th |
| 1976–77 | 4 | Reg. Pref. | 18th |
| 1977–78 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 14th |
| 1978–79 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 6th |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
| 1979–80 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 3rd | |
| 1980–81 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 2nd | |
| 1981–82 | 4 | 3ª | 5th | |
| 1982–83 | 4 | 3ª | 3rd | First round |
| 1983–84 | 4 | 3ª | 9th | First round |
| 1984–85 | 4 | 3ª | 3rd | |
| 1985–86 | 4 | 3ª | 5th | First round |
| 1986–87 | 4 | 3ª | 5th | First round |
| 1987–88 | 4 | 3ª | 9th | First round |
| 1988–89 | 4 | 3ª | 16th | |
| 1989–90 | 4 | 3ª | 12th | |
| 1990–91 | 4 | 3ª | 4th | |
| 1991–92 | 4 | 3ª | 4th | First round |
| 1992–93 | 4 | 3ª | 14th | Second round |
| 1993–94 | 4 | 3ª | 17th | |
| 1994–95 | 4 | 3ª | 12th | |
| 1995–96 | 4 | 3ª | 10th | |
| 1996–97 | 4 | 3ª | 13th | |
| 1997–98 | 4 | 3ª | 4th | |
| 1998–99 | 4 | 3ª | 14th | |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
| 1999–2000 | 4 | 3ª | 12th | |
| 2000–01 | 4 | 3ª | 13th | |
| 2001–02 | 4 | 3ª | 4th | |
| 2002–03 | 4 | 3ª | 13th | |
| 2003–04 | 4 | 3ª | 13th | |
| 2004–05 | 4 | 3ª | 13th | |
| 2005–06 | 4 | 3ª | 3rd | |
| 2006–07 | 4 | 3ª | 2nd | |
| 2007–08 | 4 | 3ª | 10th | |
| 2008–09 | 4 | 3ª | 10th | |
| 2009–10 | 4 | 3ª | 3rd | |
| 2010–11 | 4 | 3ª | 1st | |
| 2011–12 | 3 | 2ª B | 4th | First round |
| 2012–13 | 3 | 2ª B | 6th | First round |
| 2013–14 | 3 | 2ª B | 10th | First round |
| 2014–15 | 3 | 2ª B | 10th | First round |
| 2015–16 | 3 | 2ª B | 9th | |
| 2016–17 | 3 | 2ª B | 14th | Third round |
| 2017–18 | 3 | 2ª B | 14th | |
| 2018–19 | 3 | 2ª B | 8th | |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
| 2019–20 | 3 | 2ª B | 6th | First round |
| 2020–21 | 3 | 2ª B | 3rd | First round |
| 2021–22 | 2 | 2ª | 19th | Second round |
| 2022–23 | 3 | 1ª Fed. | 1st | First round |
| 2023–24 | 2 | 2ª | 19th | Round of 32 |
| 2024–25 | 3 | 1ª Fed. | | First round |
* 2 seasons in Segunda División
* 2 seasons in Primera Federación
* 10 seasons in Segunda División B
* 36 seasons in Tercera División

## Current squad

    As of 11 September 2024.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Unai Marino |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Álex Carbonell |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Sergio Camacho |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Mikel Kortazar |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Jon Ander Amelibia |
| 6 | MF | JPN | Pipi Nakai (on loan from Real Madrid) |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Dani Selma |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Julen Jon Guerrero (on loan from Alavés) |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Kaxe |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Berto González |
| 11 | MF | ESP | Pablo Hervías |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Gaizka Campos |
| 14 | MF | CMR | Nassourou Ben Hamed (on loan from Moralo) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Jon Aurtenetxe |
| 17 | MF | ESP | Iñigo Muñoz |
| 18 | MF | FRA | Aly Coulibaly |
| 19 | MF | ESP | Mauro Bravo |
| 20 | DF | ESP | Enol Coto |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Álvaro Marín (on loan from Athletic Bilbao) |
| 22 | MF | ESP | Álvaro Yuste (on loan from Alcorcón) |
| 23 | DF | ESP | Jordi Calavera |
| 26 | MF | COL | Harold Reyes |
| 27 | FW | ESP | Iker Rekagorri |
| 28 | MF | ESP | Peru Candaudap |
| 30 | GK | ESP | Yannick Pedrosa |
| 33 | DF | ESP | Abderrahim Issakhi |

### Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |

### Current technical staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Julen Guerrero |
| Assistant coach | Bernat Vizcaya Jordi Martín |
| Fitness coach | Aitor Baraia |
| Goalkeeping coach | Axel Alkorta |
| Physiotherapist | Zohiartze Moral |
| Match delegate | Iker Zarate |
Last updated: 11 September 2024 Source: SD Amorebieta (in Spanish)

## Honours & achievements

* Promotion to Segunda División: 2020–21, 2022–23
* Primera Federación: 2022–23
* Tercera División: 2010–11
* Promotion to Preferente C: 1926–27
* Promotion to Tercera División: 1961–62, 1980–81
* ↑ Third tier
* ↑ Fourth tier
* ↑ Promoted in play-offs

## Former players

Perhap's Amorebieta's most successful former player is Xabier Etxeita, who began his career at his hometown club before moving on to Athletic Bilbao, where he was a winner of the 2015 Supercopa de España and was capped by Spain before eventually returning in 2022. Amorebieta have close ties with Athletic, and several players have appeared for both clubs.

## Reserve team

Amorebieta's reserve team, SD Amorebieta B, was founded in 2003 and plays in the Primera División de Vizcaya, which corresponds to the eighth division. In September 2021, shortly after the B-team returned to action after one year of inactivity, a second reserve team called SD Amorebieta C was incorporated into the club's structure.