Campo de O'Donnell (Atlético Madrid)
Campo de O'Donnell was Atlético Madrid's main stadium between 1913 and 1923. It should not be confused with Atlético's fierce rivals Real Madrid's Campo de O'Donnell, which had the same name and was situated 200 meters away on the same boulevard called Calle de O'Donnell. On the other hand, the Atletico stadium was located in the block formed by the streets of O'Donnell, Narváez (then undeveloped) and Menorca. Atlético Madrid moved from Tiro del Pichón in 1913. Their inaugural match at the stadium was held on 9 February 1913 against Athletic Bilbao, who won 4–0. History Atlético de Madrid had been occupying a piece of land in the Tiro del Pichón, near the park, since 1902, but due to the rise of football in Spain during the first decades of the 20th century, the club looked for a new location to develop its activities, and so, at the end of 1912, the construction of a new stadium began. The project was carried out thanks to the financial contribution of Manuel Rodríguez Arzuaga, patron of the club, who put up 30,000 pesetas (which at the time represented a fortune) to prepare the land and pay for the 600 linear meters of