Covering an area of 112,000 m2 in the parish of Leorio, Gijón, it is used since 1978 for youth and senior teams trainings.

[1] In January 1974, Sporting de Gijón club board led by Ángel Viejo Feliú appointed Yugoslavian Branko Zebec as head coach, but he left the city after few days due to the precarious resources.

[3] After this circumstance, the club starts a plan for purchasing terrains where to build the appropriate installations for a La Liga team.

The income from the transfer of Ignacio Churruca to Athletic Bilbao, 50 million pesetas, were destinated entirely for this purpose.

On 25 June 2017, the Campo Pepe Ortiz, main pitch of the academy, beat its attendance record with about 4,000 people at the last round of the 2017 Tercera División play-offs against SD Beasain.