The Lezama Facilities (, ), are the training ground and academy of the Primera Division club Athletic Bilbao. Located in the village of Lezama, around 10âÂÂ15 kilometers east of Bilbao, the facilities were opened in 1971 and currently cover 13 hectares (130,000 square meters). Athletic's academy is often referred to metonymically as Lezama.
Lezama hosts the Athletic men's first team for training and the league matches of the Liga F club Athletic Club Femenino, as well as the youth teams of the Athletic cantera (academy): the men's reserve team, the women's reserve team, the junior teams (ages 17âÂÂ19), the cadet teams (ages 15âÂÂ16), the youngster teams (ages 13âÂÂ14), and the children's teams (ages 11âÂÂ12).
In June 2021, the facilities also became the temporary home ground of Segunda División newcomers SD Amorebieta, as Amorebieta's stadium Urritxe did not meet league requirements. The arrangement was repeated in 2023âÂÂ24 when Amorebieta was re-promoted to the Segunda Division.
The main stand of Athletic's original San Mamés Stadium was supported by an iconic arch. Erected in 1953, the arch was reportedly the first of its kind ever built in an athletic stadium. When the ground was demolished in 2013, Athletic preserved the arch and transported it to Lezama, reinstalling the arch alongside the Athletic Club Femenino and Bilbao Athletic pitch. The arch overlooks Field 2's spectator seats.
The complex also features busts of Athletic icons Telmo Zarra and Piru Gainza.