لماذا الآن يتم توسيع ملعب سان ماميس؟

يتم توسيع الملعب بسبب زيادة متوسط الحضور الذي تجاوز 48,000 مشجع بعد رفع قيود جائحة كوفيد-19.

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الواقع الجديد لملعب سان ماميس summarizes the main development covered in this report.

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الواقع الجديد لملعب سان ماميس

The new reality of San Mames Stadium

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الخلفية

يعتبر ملعب سان ماميس، الذي افتتح في عام 2013، رمزًا لنادي أتلتيك بلباو، ويعكس تاريخ النادي العريق في لا ليغا. مع زيادة متوسط الحضور بعد جائحة كوفيد-19، يسعى النادي إلى تحسين تجربة المشجعين من خلال توسيع الملعب.

لماذا هذا مهم

توسيع ملعب سان ماميس يعد خطوة استراتيجية لنادي أتلتيك بلباو لتعزيز قدرته على استيعاب الجماهير، مما يعكس النمو المتزايد في شعبية النادي في لا ليغا. مع وجود 11,000 شخص على قائمة الانتظار للانضمام للنادي، فإن زيادة السعة ستساهم في تلبية الطلب المتزايد على التذاكر وتعزيز الإيرادات.

النقاط الرئيسية

الواقع الجديد لملعب سان ماميس.
Athletic Bilbao is preparing to expand San Mames Stadium to accommodate more fans, as the new project aims to add 2,440 seats. The project will be presented at the next General Assembly.
New real estate in San Mamés.

The most frequently asked question in Bilbao lately seems to be: Is the new San Mames stadium getting too small? Athletic Club Bilbao is currently working on a project to expand the stadium's capacity. In a video published by the club, Guillermo Ruiz-Lungarte, the club's treasurer, revealed that at the general assembly scheduled for October 28, a package of investments worth around 15 million euros will be presented. Ruiz-Lungarte stated that among these investments, more than 9 million euros will be allocated to the first and second phases of the expansion of the San Mames stadium, in addition to more than 2 million euros to improve the infrastructure at the Lezama Training Center. He also added that work would begin after the end of the current season, but he did not provide precise details about the amount of capacity increase. The newspaper "Dia" reported several days ago that the club submitted to the municipality in Bilbao a project outlining the necessary steps to increase the number of seats by up to 2,440 seats, based on the capabilities available in each area of the stadium, which will lead to raising the stadium's capacity to 56,008 seats. The modifications will include all levels of the stadium: the lower stands, the center ring, and the upper stands. The waiting list to become a member of the club currently numbers about 11,000 people. The club has taken measures such as withdrawing invitations to increase the available space, with Uriarty announcing that this would free up 1,019 seats, with benefits estimated at up to €1.3 million. However, the percentage that will be allocated to ticket sales or to new members has not yet been determined. Data shows that average attendance in San Mamés has increased over the years, with the tipping point being the COVID-19 pandemic. Before that, attendance averaged around 40,000 fans at the club's home matches. After restrictions were lifted in the 2022-2023 season, numbers rose to exceed 48,000 fans. It is noteworthy that San Mamés Stadium was opened in 2013, but the first campaign was not considered a reference because it was not possible to use the southern stand. In the 2014-15 season, which was the first full season, average attendance was 38,727. In the following years, it rose to 39,094 in 2015-2016 and 39,775 in 2016-2017. However, the numbers recorded a decline in the 2017-18 season, as the average attendance fell to 36,898, the lowest in the stadium's history. After that, the number rose to 39,784 in 2018-2019, then 42,003 in 2019-2020, but this number was not complete due to the pandemic. Things returned to normal in the 2022-2023 season, with San Mames recording an average crowd of 43,703 fans. This administration set a goal to improve the numbers, and it succeeded in doing so by taking incentive measures such as facilitating the transfer of membership and giving greater options for obtaining tickets for the final matches. In the 2023-2024 season, attendance averaged 46,563, rising to 48,459 in 2024-2025, a record high to date, and the number was repeated in 2025-2026. In the current four matches, the number remains at 48,095. Work on San Mamés is scheduled to start again from next summer to increase its capacity. “This is a small but very profitable investment for the club, as it aims to attract new members to the club,” Uriate stated in his recent press conference. This project is under implementation and will be presented to the public at the next General Assembly.

What's next?

من المتوقع أن يتم عرض تفاصيل المشروع في الجمعية العامة المقبلة في 28 أكتوبر، حيث سيبدأ العمل على التوسيع بعد انتهاء الموسم الحالي. إذا تمت الموافقة على المشروع، فإن التعديلات ستشمل جميع مستويات الملعب، مما سيزيد من سعة سان ماميس إلى 56,008 مقاعد.

Frequently Asked Questions

ماذا حدث مع ملعب سان ماميس؟

يعمل نادي أتلتيك بلباو حاليًا على مشروع لتوسيع سعة ملعب سان ماميس بسبب زيادة الطلب على المقاعد.

من الذي أكد مشروع توسيع الملعب؟

غييرمو رويز-لونغارتي، أمين الصندوق للنادي، أكد مشروع توسيع الملعب في فيديو نشره النادي.

Why is San Mames Stadium now being expanded?

The stadium is being expanded due to an increase in average attendance, which exceeded 48,000 fans after the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were lifted.