Mendizorrotza or Mendizorroza is a

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stadium in

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. The stadium is the home ground of

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History

Opened on 27 April 1924, it is currently the third oldest football stadium in the Spanish Professional Football, behind

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and

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. During its history, the stadium had several renovations. The most important one was the expansion made in 1999, making new stands in the corners for increasing the capacity of the stadium to the current 19,840 seats. In December 2016, the club president Josean Querejeta announced a plan of modernisation and expansion of the stadium, possibly bringing its capacity to 28,000. Due to the economic problems caused by the

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, in June 2020 the club confirmed the project would be delayed for at least a year.

Gallery

File:Vitoria - Estadio de Mendizorroza 02.JPG, Exterior of the main stand File:Vitoria - Mendizorrotza 01.jpg, Exterior of the stadium File:Mendizorrotza diciembre 2021.jpg, Interior in 2021 File:Alavés2-2Lega2018.jpg, The stadium in 2017 File:Iraultza 2016-17.jpg, Interior of the stadium

References

External links

Estadios de España: Vitoria – Estadio Mendizorroza
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mendizorroza Deportivo Alavés Football venues in the Basque Country (autonomous community) Buildings and structures in Álava Sports venues completed in 1924