Ogueta is a short Basque pelota fronton located in Vitoria, in Álava Province

Álava

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, Basque Country

Basque Country (autonomous community)

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, Spain

Spain

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History

Ogueta was built in 1979 for the need of a high capacity fronton for the important events of professional pelota. It's named after José María Palacios Moraza

José María Palacios Moraza

José María Palacios Moraza , known by the pseudonym of Ogueta was a Basque pelota player in the category of hand-pelota....

, considered to be the best pelotari born in Álava.

Modalities

The main modalities played in the fronton are Hand-pelota and Paleta-rubber.
Despite that Ogueta has a bigger capacity than Atano III

Atano III fronton

Atano III is a Basque pelota short fronton, located in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain.-History:The fronton was built in 1963 by the municipality, due to the high demand by the professional and aficionate players of the Guipúzcoa province, originally named Anoeta fronton.In 1995, after...

, were played only two 1st Hand-pelota championship finals. It's the usual fronton used for the Doubles-pelota and Cuatro y Medio championships.

Doubles-pelota championship finals

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Year	Champions	Subchampions	Score
1991-92	Vergara II - Arretxe	Unanue - Zezeaga	22-18
1992-93	Alustiza - Maiz II y Etxaniz - Zezeaga	Titín III Augusto Ibáñez Sacristán Augusto Ibáñez Sacristán is a Basque pelota forward player. Champion of the Doubles Hand-pelota tournaments of 1994, 2000 y 2004.-Professional career:...  - Arretxe y Urioraguena - Galarza III	22-20 y 22-15
1993-94	Titin III Augusto Ibáñez Sacristán Augusto Ibáñez Sacristán is a Basque pelota forward player. Champion of the Doubles Hand-pelota tournaments of 1994, 2000 y 2004.-Professional career:...  - Arretxe	Retegi II - Beloki Rubén Beloki Rubén Beloki Irribarren is a Basque pelota defensive player, often considered one of the best in the history of the sport. He was born in Burlada on August 8, 1974.His brother Alberto Beloki is also a professional pelotari known as Beloki II....	22-14
2000	Titin III Augusto Ibáñez Sacristán Augusto Ibáñez Sacristán is a Basque pelota forward player. Champion of the Doubles Hand-pelota tournaments of 1994, 2000 y 2004.-Professional career:...  - Lasa III	Unanue - Errasti	22-19
2006	Martínez de Irujo Juan Martínez de Irujo Juan Martínez de Irujo is a professional Basque pelota player for ASPE company.-Early life:Martínez de Irujo was born in 1981 in Ibero, Olza...  - Martínez de Eulate	Olaizola II - Zearra	22-11
2007	Xala Xala Xala is a 1975 Senegalese film directed by Ousmane Sembène. It is an adaptation of Sembène's own 1973 novel of the same name. The film depicts El Hadji, a politician in Senegal, who is cursed with crippling erectile dysfunction upon the day of his marriage to his third wife...  - Martínez de Eulate Pedro Martínez de Eulate Pedro Martínez de Eulate Maestresalas, know also as Martínez de Eulate or Eulate , is a Basque pelota player of hand modality, plays on defense, winner of two doubles tournaments.-Double hand-pelota championship finals:...	Olaizola I - Beloki Rubén Beloki Rubén Beloki Irribarren is a Basque pelota defensive player, often considered one of the best in the history of the sport. He was born in Burlada on August 8, 1974.His brother Alberto Beloki is also a professional pelotari known as Beloki II....	22-18
2008	Olaizola II - Mendizabal II	Titín III - Laskurain	22-17

1st Hand-Pelota championship finals

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Year	Cahmpion	Subchampion	Score
1979	Bengoetxea III	García Ariño IV	22-10
1994	Arretxe	Errandonea	22-12

Cuatro y Medio championship finals

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Year	Champions	Subchampions	Score
1991	Retegi II	Eugi	22-07
1994	Eugi	Errandonea	22-13
1995	Nagore	Unanue	22-18
1996	Arretxe	Nagore	22-08
1997	Retegi II	Titín III	22-21
1998	Nagore	Eugi	22-11
1999	Unanue	Eugi	22-11
2001	Barriola	Eugi	22-10
2002	Olaizola II	Barriola	22-13
2003	Nagore	Titín III	22-15
2004	Olaizola II	Barriola	22-08
2006	Martínez de Irujo	Barriola	22-21
2007	Titín III	Barriola	22-15