Deportivo fronton

Deportivo
Map
Full nameFrontón Deportivo
LocationRecalde str. 28 Bilbao, Bizkaia
Coordinates43°15′53″N 2°56′05″W / 43.264816°N 2.934827°W / 43.264816; -2.934827
OwnerBilbao municipality
OperatorClub Deportivo de Bilbao
Capacity950
Field size52m
Opened5 April 1931
ClosedOctober 2011

The Deportivo fronton is a Basque pelota fronton, used mainly in the modalities of hand-pelota, short bat, long bat, pala and paleta. It is located in Bilbao and owned by the local municipality. The 52-metre-long facility closed to the public in 2011[1] (it is still used by the sports club based there, with reduced playing dimensions),[2] with events in the city moving to the Bizkaia fronton in the Miribilla district.[3][4]

The fronton was home to the 1944 and 1957 1st Hand-Pelota singles championship, and the 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1994 2nd Hand-Pelota singles championship.

Championships

1st Hand-Pelota singles championship

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1944 Atano III Felipe (1) 22-08
1957 García Ariño I Arriaran II 22-11

2nd Hand-Pelota singles championship

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1958 García Ariño II Azkarate 22-20
1959 Arkaia Elgea 22-11
1960 Lejarazu Atano X 22-09
1994 Santi Armendariz 22-10

References

  1. ^ La pelota profesional se despide del Club Deportivo de Bilbao [Professional pelota says goodbye to the Club Deportivo de Bilbao], El Desmarque (in Spanish), 23 August 2011
  2. ^ Frontón Principal, Club Deportivo de Bilbao
  3. ^ El Deportivo baja la persiana, [The Deportivo lowers the shutters], El Diario Vasco (in Spanish), 5 October 2011
  4. ^ El Frontón del Club Deportivo de Bilbao, [Club Deportivo de Bilbao's Fronton], Blog de Cesar Estornes de Historia y Deportes (in Spanish), 6 March 2018