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Deportivo Alavés

Full name	Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Babazorros El Glorioso (The glorious one)
Founded	23 January 1921; 97 years ago (1921-01-23)
Ground	Mendizorrotza
Ground Capacity	19,840
Chairman	Alfonso Fernández de Trocóniz
Coach	Abelardo
League	La Liga
2017–18	La Liga, 14th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D. [deporˈtiβo alaˈβes]; (Sporting Alavés), usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Founded in 23 January 1921 as Sport Friends Club, it plays in the highest football category of The Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, La Liga, since the 2016–17 season.

It is recognized as the third best team in the Basque Country following Athletic Club of Bilbao and Real Sociedad de Futbol of San Sebastián. Its biggest success was in 2001 when, in the year of its debut in European competition, it was one of the finalists in the 2001 UEFA Cup Final against Liverpool, being defeated 5–4 by golden goal. In 2017, the club reached the final of the Copa del Rey, losing out 3–1 to Barcelona.^[1]

The team's home kit is blue and white-striped shirt, blue shorts and white socks. It holds home matches at the 19,800-seater Mendizorrotza Stadium and uses other facilities located in Ibaia dedicated to training.

History

Founded in 1921, Alavés was the first club to win promotion from the Segunda División to La Liga in 1929–30, a stint which would last three years. In 1953–54 the club would reach the top league again for a two-year spell. After years of seriously facing disappearance which lasted well into the 1990s (playing in the fourth tier during the late 1980s), Alavés finally achieved a promotion back into the Segunda División in 1994–95 after two consecutive years of winning their group in Segunda División B – created as the new third level in 1977 – but failing in the promotion play-offs.

After winning the Segunda División in 1997–98, Alavés returned to the top level after a 42-year hiatus. Following their return season in which they escaped relegation by a single point, they achieved two wins against Barcelona in the following campaign and would qualify for the UEFA Cup for the first time upon finishing sixth (to date, their highest-ever placing, coming just 12 years after their lowest-ever: eighth in their group in the fourth level).

Lineups of the 2001 UEFA Cup Final between Liverpool and Alavés.

As well as concluding the domestic campaign in tenth position, in 2000–01 the Basque club reached the final of the UEFA Cup after beating Internazionale, Rayo Vallecano and 1. FC Kaiserslautern, the latter in a crushing 9–2 aggregate victory. The final ended in a 4–5 loss against Liverpool, Alavés losing to an "own-golden goal" after taking the match to extra time. The match also featured two red cards and two disallowed goals in extra time in addition to the nine goals which did count, and has been described by some observers as one of the greatest showpiece games in the competition's history.^[2]

Alavés ended 2001–02 in seventh position and qualified for the UEFA Cup for a second time, although the European campaign of 2002–03 was far less successful than two years earlier, with an opening win over Ankaragücü followed by a defeat to another Turkish Süper Lig side, Beşiktaş. On 26 January 2003, the club celebrated their 100th win in La Liga after defeating Real Valladolid 3–1.

Although Alavés were relegated after 2002–03, they regained top flight status two years later. In this time, Alavés was bought by Ukrainian–American businessman Dmitry Pietrman, and several clashes followed with the club's coaches, players^[3] and fans alike.^[4] The top-division return only lasted one season as the club went through three head coaches and finished in 18th position, one point from safety. Piterman departed in 2007, leaving the club deep in debt after his tenure. After two years of battling against relegation to the third level, Alavés eventually succumbed in 2008–09.

A subsequent black period in Segunda B lasted four years until Alavés was bought by José Antonio Querejeta^[5] and were promoted again to the second division in 2013 as overall champions of the third tier, providing an opportunity to sort out its economic difficulties. Three years later, on 29 May 2016, Alavés was promoted to La Liga as second tier champions after beating Numancia 2–0 to overtake Leganés on the final day.

Deportivo de La Coruña vs. Alavés.

On 10 September 2016, Alavés got their first win of their return season in La Liga by defeating defending La Liga champions Barcelona 2–1 at the Camp Nou.^[6] On 7 February 2017, Alavés qualified for the 2017 Copa del Rey Final after eliminating Celta de Vigo in the semi-finals of the competition. This was the first time in their history that the club had qualified for the final of the national cup, their previous best being the semi-finals in 1998 and 2004. Their opponents in the final would be Barcelona, and coincidentally the two clubs met in the league directly after their cup semi-finals; the Catalans inflicted a 6–0 defeat on Alavés in their own Mendizorrotza Stadium, exacting revenge for the result earlier in the season.^[7] Barcelona also won the final, held at the Estadio Vicente Calderón with a 3–1 scoreline,^[8] meaning there would be no return to European competition for Alavés.

Seasons

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2013–14 2 2ª 18th Third round 2014–15 2 2ª 13th Round of 32 2015–16 2 2ª 1st Third round 2016–17 1 1ª 9th Runner-up 2017–18 1 1ª 14th Quarterfinals 2018–19 1 1ª 14 seasons in La Liga 37 seasons in Segunda División 12 seasons in Segunda División B 22 seasons in Tercera División 1 season in Divisiones Regionales Recent seasons Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Notes 2005–06 1 18 38 9 12 17 35 54 39 3rd round Relegated 2006–07 2A 17 42 13 13 16 51 60 52 2007–08 2A 17 42 12 15 15 41 47 51 2008–09 2A 19 42 11 10 21 42 64 43 2nd round Relegated 2009–10 2B1 5 38 16 14 8 45 31 62 First round 2010–11 2B2 3 38 18 12 8 63 43 66 First round Not promoted 2011–12 2B2 6 38 14 17 7 64 39 59 Third round 2012–13 2B2 1 38 25 7 6 57 22 82 Round of 32 Promoted 2013–14 2A 18 42 13 12 17 57 57 51 Third round 2014–15 2A 13 42 14 11 17 49 53 53 Round of 32 2015–16 2A 1 42 21 12 9 49 35 75 Third round Promoted 2016–17 1 9 38 14 13 11 41 43 55 Runners-up 2017–18 1 14 38 15 2 21 40 50 47 Quarter-finals Players Current squad As of 6 July 2018[9] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 1 GK Fernando Pacheco 2 DF Carlos Vigaray 3 DF Rubén Duarte 5 DF Víctor Laguardia (vice-captain) 6 DF Guillermo Maripán 7 FW Rubén Sobrino 10 FW John Guidetti 11 MF Ibai Gómez 12 DF Rodrigo Ely 13 GK Antonio Sivera No. Position Player 14 MF Burgui 16 MF Daniel Torres 19 MF Manu García (captain) 21 DF Martín Aguirregabiria 22 MF Mubarak Wakaso 26 DF Adrián Diéguez 28 DF Víctor López 29 FW Ermedin Demirović — DF Ximo Navarro — MF Jony (on loan from Málaga) Other players under contract Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player — DF Antonio Cristian — MF Arturo Segado No. Position Player — MF Sergio Llamas Reserve team Main article: Deportivo Alavés B Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 25 GK Ioritz Landeta 33 GK Aritz Castro Out on loan Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player — DF Rafa Navarro (at Sochaux until 30 June 2019) — DF Einar Galilea (on loan to Sochaux until 30 June 2020) — DF Rafa Páez (on loan to Sochaux until 30 June 2019) — DF Markus Pavic (on loan to Sochaux until 30 June 2019) No. Position Player — MF Aleksandar Katai (on loan to Chicago Fire until 31 December 2018) — MF Nando (on loan to Sochaux until 30 June 2019) — FW Anderson Emanuel (on loan to Sochaux until 30 June 2019) Honours Domestic competitions Segunda División Winners (4): 1929–30, 1953–54, 1997–98, 2015–16 Segunda División B[a] Winners (4): 1992–93,[b]1993–94,[c]1994–95,[d]2012–13[e] Tercera División Winners (5):[f]1940–41,[g]1960–61,[h]1964–65,[i]1967–68,[j]1973–74[k] Winners:[l]1989–90[m] Regional Championship[10] Biscay Championship: 1929–30 Gipuzkoa Championship: 1938–39 Copa Federación de España Winners:: 1945–46 Copa del Rey Runners-up: 2016–17 European competitions UEFA Cup Runners-up: 2000–01 Notes ^ Third tier ^ Not promoted in play-offs ^ Not promoted in play-offs ^ Promoted in play-offs ^ Promoted in play-offs, overall champion of division ^ Third tier ^ Promoted in play-offs ^ Promoted in play-offs ^ Not promoted in play-offs ^ Promoted in play-offs ^ Promoted directly ^ Fourth tier ^ Promoted directly Stadium information Mendizorrotza stadium Name – Mendizorrotza City – Vitoria-Gasteiz Capacity – 19,840[11] Inauguration – 1924 Pitch size – 105 m x 67 m Other facilities – El Glorioso and José Luis Compañón Famous players See also: Category:Deportivo Alavés players Managers See also: Category:Deportivo Alavés managers Amadeo García (1926–27) Walter Harris (1928) Ramón Encinas (1931–32) Amadeo García (1932–39) Baltasar Albéniz (1939) Francisco Gamborena (1940–41) Baltasar Albéniz (1947–48) Manuel Echezarreta (1954–56) Rafael Iriondo (1958–59) Manuel Echezarreta (1959–60) Ignacio Izagirre (1968–69) (coach) Ferenc Puskás (1968–69) (technical director) García de Andoin (1972) Koldo Aguirre (1972–73) Ignacio Eizaguirre (1975) Joseíto (1976–78) Jesús Aranguren (1978–80) García de Andoin (1980–82) Mané (1984–85) Nando Yosu (1985–86) Luis Costa (1992–93) José Antonio Irulegui (1993–94) Jesús Aranguren (1994–97) Mané (1997–03) Jesús Aranguren (2003) Pepe Mel (2003–04) Juan Carlos Oliva (2006) Julio Bañuelos (2006) Fabri (2007) Josu Uribe (2007–08) Julio Bañuelos (2008) José María Salmerón (2008) Manix Mandiola (2008–09) Javi López (2009) Luis de la Fuente (2011) José Carlos Granero (2011–12) Natxo González (2012–13) Juan Carlos Mandiá (2013–14) Alberto López (2014–15) José Bordalás (2015–16) Mauricio Pellegrino (2016–17) Luis Zubeldía (2017) Gianni De Biasi (2017) Abelardo Fernández (2017–) Alavés B Main article: Deportivo Alavés B California Victory In 2007, Alavés operated a team in the USL First Division in the United States called the California Victory. The team played at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, California, and wore the Alavés colors. However, Alavés, under new ownership, pulled its support for the club later that year, after which the Victory folded. NK Rudeš In May 2017, Alavés signed a ten-year partnership deal with NK Rudeš, freshly promoted Croatian First Football League club, with Rudeš acting as a feeder club to Alavés.[12] References ^ https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/may/27/barcelona-alaves-copa-del-rey-final ^ The greatest matches of all time; The Daily Telegraph, 4 July 2007 ^ Carreras denuncia el "trato vejatorio" de Piterman (Carreras denounces "vexatious treatment" by Piterman); 20 Minutos, 16 February 2006 (in Spanish) ^ Dimitri Piterman llama "subnormales" a los aficionados del Alavés (Dimitri Piterman calls Alavés' fans "morons"); 20 Minutos, 22 February 2006 (in Spanish) ^ "Querejeta compra las acciones del Alavés que tenía la familia Ortiz de Zárate" [Querejeta bought Alavés' shares that the Ortiz de Zárate family held] (in Spanish). El Correo. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2017.  ^ "Glorioso Matagigantes" [Glorious Giantkillers] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2017.  ^ "Alavés 0–6 Barcelona, February 2017". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 February 2017.  ^ "Barcelona 3–1 Alavés". BBC Sport. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.  ^ http://www.deportivoalaves.com/equipo/alaves ^ "Spain - List of Champions of Norte". RSSSF. 21 January 2000. Retrieved 5 March 2018.  ^ Mendizorrotza Stadium Archived 27 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine. ^ "Deportivo Alaves i NK Rudeš predstavili desetogodišnju suradnju" [Deportivo Alaves and NK Rudeš presented future ten-year cooperation] (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.  External links Media related to Deportivo Alavés at Wikimedia Commons Official website (in Spanish) Alavés at La Liga (in English) (in Spanish) Alavés at UEFA (in English) (in Spanish) Club profile at BDfutbol (match reports in each season) Club history at El Correo(in Spanish) Futbolme team profile (in Spanish) Glorioso, unofficial website (in Spanish) Terra club info (in Spanish)