Matters were complicated by the fact that the urban area of Eibar had spread westwards and severely restricted space to the north of the ground.

The club received funding in 1998 from the local council and Liga de Fútbol Profesional and started a project to completely remodel Ipurua.

In 1999, work started on refurbishing the end stands and in 2001, the narrow north terrace was roofed and 4 rows of seats were installed.

In 2014, following SD Eibar's promotion to La Liga, a project to redevelop the north stand and bring the stadium's capacity up to more than 6,000 seats was approved by the local council.

[4] The fully completed stand was inaugurated on 30 August 2015, for a league match played between the hosts SD Eibar and neighbouring Basque club Athletic Bilbao.