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Betoño Sports Complex
The Betoño Sports Complex (, ), also known as El Glorioso, is a football training ground and match venue located in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava ( Basque Country). Facilities The complex is situated to the east of Vitoria city centre, adjacent to the village of the same name and close to the Salburua wetlands reserve. As of 2018, the facilities for 11-a-side football consisted of three full-size grass pitches (one with a basic covered and seated stand for around 188 spectators) and one artificial turf pitch, and associated changing areas. History of the site The 17,000m² complex was originally the recreation grounds of the Michelin tyre company who have a large factory in the area; their other factory in Lasarte-Oria had a football team which reached the Spanish third tier in the 1970s. The facilities were used extensively by Deportivo Alavés for many years before being purchased by the club, upgraded and renamed ''El Glorioso'' ('The Glorious', referencing one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitoria-Gasteiz
Vitoria-Gasteiz (; ; also historically spelled Vittoria in English) is the seat of government and the capital city of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country and of the provinces of Spain, province of Álava in northern Spain. It holds the autonomous community's Basque Parliament, House of Parliament, the headquarters of the Government, and the Lehendakari, Lehendakari's (Prime Minister's) official residency. The municipality—which comprises not only the city but also the mainly agricultural lands of 63 villages around—is the largest in the Basque Country, with a total area of , and it has a population of 261,494 (January 2025). The dwellers of Vitoria-Gasteiz are called ''vitorianos'' or ''gasteiztarrak'', while traditionally they are dubbed ''babazorros'' (Basque language, Basque for 'bean sacks'). Vitoria-Gasteiz is a dynamic city with strengths in healthcare, aeronautics, the automotive industry, and viticulture. It is the first Spanish municipality to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deportivo Alavés B
Deportivo Alavés B, S.A.D., usually known as Alavés B, is a Spanish football team based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1959 it is the reserve team of Deportivo Alavés, and currently plays in , holding home matches at Instalaciones de Ibaia-José Luis Compañon, the club's training facilities with 2,500 seat-capacity. The team's home kit is blue and white-striped shirt, blue shorts and white socks. League history The league placings have largely mirrored the fortunes of the senior team. From their formation in the 1960s until the late 1990s, Alavés B competed only in the fourth ( Tercera Grupo IV) or fifth ( Preferente de Álava) tiers. They achieved promotion to Segunda División B in 1999, a year after the seniors climbed to La Liga. Alavés B remained in the third level for seven seasons, usually finishing mid-table, until demotion in 2005-06, the same year that the main side was relegated amid economic turmoil under Dmitry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 Segunda División
The 2015–16 Segunda División season, also known as Liga Adelante for sponsorship reasons, was the 85th since its establishment. Teams Promotion and relegation (pre-season) A total of 22 teams contested the league, including 15 sides from the 2014–15 season, four promoted from the 2014–15 Segunda División B and three relegated from the 2014–15 La Liga. ;Relegated from 2014–15 La Liga: *Elche (administrative relegation) *Almería * Córdoba ;Promoted from 2014–15 Segunda División B: *Oviedo * Gimnàstic *Bilbao Athletic *Huesca Stadia and locations Personnel and sponsorship Managerial changes League table Positions by round Results Promotion play-offs Teams placed between 3rd and 6th position (excluding reserve teams) will take part in the promotion play-offs. The first leg of the semi-finals will be played on 8 June and the second leg on 12 June at home of the best positioned team. The final will also be two-legged, with the first leg on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Liga
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known as the Primera División or La Liga, and officially known as LaLiga EA Sports for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Spain and the highest level of the Spanish football league system. It is controlled by the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional and contested by 20 teams over a 38-matchday period. Since its inception, All-time La Liga table, 62 teams have competed in La Liga, with nine teams crowned champions. Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, Barcelona have dominated the competition, winning 36 and 28 titles respectively. In the 1940s, Valencia CF, Valencia, Atlético Madrid, and Barcelona emerged as the strongest clubs. Real Madrid and Barcelona led the charge in the 1950s, each winning four titles. During the 1960s and 1970s, Real Madrid dominated with fourteen titles, with Atlético Madrid winning four. During the 1980s and 1990s, Real Madrid remained prominent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saski Baskonia
Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D commonly known as Saski Baskonia () and also simply as Baskonia, is a professional basketball team based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. History 1959–1969: start in the provincial basketball In 1959, the Club Deportivo Vasconia founded a basketball program under the presidency of Félix Ullivarriarrazua. Vicente Elejalde was appointed as head coach. A previous attempt to establish a basketball program, in 1951, had ended in failure. In its first season, the team finished second in the provincial championship behind Corazonistas. In the 1963–64 season, the team won its first provincial titles, taking both the league and cup. The team went on to win the provincial championship in five of its first ten seasons of competition (1959-69) and achieved the promotion to the 3rd division after Pepe Laso took over as head coach, prevailing over city rival Deportivo Alav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josean Querejeta
José Antonio Querejeta Altuna (born 19 March 1957), known as Josean Querejeta, is a retired basketball player of Saski Baskonia, Real Madrid, Joventut Badalona and CAI Zaragoza, and the current president of Vitoria-Gasteiz-based Saski Baskonia since 1988, following the conversion of the club into a S.A.D. From 2013 his Avtibask S.L. group also held a controlling stake in the city's football club Deportivo Alavés. Honors ;With Baskonia (as a player) * Copa Asociación: (1) **1985 ;With Baskonia (as a president) * Spanish Championship: (3) ** 2001–02, 2007–08, 2009–10 *Spanish Cup: (6) **1995, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009 *Spanish Supercup: (4) **2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 * Basque Cup: (2) **2011, 2012 *FIBA Saporta Cup: (1) ** 1995–96 ;With Real Madrid * Spanish Championship: (2) **1979, 1980 *Spanish Cup: (1) **1980 *FIBA European Champions Cup: (1) ** 1979–80 Awards * Gianluigi Porelli EuroLeague Executive of the Year: (2) **2005, 2016 References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciudad Deportiva José Luis Compañón
The Ciudad Deportiva José Luis Compañón (''José Luis Compañón Sport City'' / ), also known as Instalaciones de Ibaia (''Ibaia Facilities'' / ) after the name of its semi-rural location, is the primary Training ground (association football), training ground of Spanish professional football club Deportivo Alavés, located in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava (:Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country). Facilities The complex is in the :es:Zuazo de Vitoria, Zuazo/Zuhatsu district on the south-western edge of the Vitoria-Gasteiz urban area, about 3 km west of the club's Mendizorrotza stadium. As of 2018, the facilities consisted of three full-size grass pitches and one with artificial turf, with associated changing areas and a small gymnasium. One of these pitches is utilised as the home stadium of the club's reserve team, Alavés B, who usually play in the Tercera División (fourth tier of the Spanish football league system). The club's Deportivo Alavés Gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016–17 Deportivo Alavés Season
The 2016–17 Deportivo Alavés season is the club's 95th year in existence and its 12th season in the top flight of Spanish football. Alavés is involved in two competitions after promoting from the Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commonly known as Segunda División or La Liga 2, and officially known as LaLiga HyperMotion for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spa ... during the last season. Squad Competitions Overall Overview La Liga League table Results summary Matches Copa del Rey Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Statistics Appearances and goals :''Last updated on 27 May 2017.'' , - ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center, ''Goalkeepers'' , - ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center, ''Defenders'' , - ! colspan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Diario Vasco
''El Diario Vasco'' ( English: ''The Basque Daily'') is a Spanish morning daily newspaper based in San Sebastián, Basque Country. History and profile ''El Diario Vasco'' was founded in 1934 by the Sociedad Vascongada de Publicaciones, led by conservative writers such as Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena or Ramiro de Maeztu. The paper has its headquarters in San Sebastián. Following the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, ''El Diario Vasco'' supported the Nationalist faction and was closed by the Republican government for two months until San Sebastián was conquered by the Nationalists. In 1945 the paper was bought by the Falange-controlled holders of '' El Correo Español'', which then changed its name from El Pueblo Vasco SA to Bilbao Editorial SA. ''El Diario Vasco'' is currently owned by Grupo Vocento which also owns '' ABC'', '' El Correo'' and '' Las Provincias'', among the others. ''El Diario Vasco'' has a neutral political stance. The paper publishes ten editions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Correo
''El Correo'' (; ) is a leading daily newspaper in Bilbao and the Basque Country of northern Spain. It is among best-selling general interest newspapers in Spain. History and profile The brothers Ybarra y de la Revilla – Fernando, Gabriel and Emilio – founded ''El Pueblo Vasco'' ("The Basque People") on 1 May 1910, with Juan de la Cruz as founding editor. The paper supported Vizcaya's young Conservative Party and its editorial line was clerical, Alfonsist monarchist, free press and Basque regional autonomist. The paper's chief competitor in Bilbao was '' La Gaceta del Norte''. Due to these conservative stances, ''El Pueblo Vasco'' was shut down by the Spanish Republic government on 17 July 1936, just before the Spanish Civil War. It was almost a year later, on 6 July 1937, when the paper published again, after the fall of Bilbao; it was joined on newsstands by ''El Correo Español'', the official newspaper of the Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las JONS, the Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CD Vitoria
Club Deportivo Vitoria is a football team based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1945, the club has a senior side and a full youth system within its football section, as well as a basketball section. History CD Vitoria was founded in 1945 and played in regional categories, promoting several times to third level. Historically, CD Vitoria had their own grounds (''Campo Municipal Vitoriana'') but for some years had played their home matches at the Betoño Sports Complex. In 2011, they gained promotion from the fifth tier with an unbeaten record. In 2015, the club signed a collaboration agreement with SD Eibar and started to act as its farm team, initially playing home matches at Arrate stadium, in Nanclares de la Oca. Eibar had previously disbanded their own B team in 2012 to cut costs while their senior team languished in Segunda División B, but they were promoted up to La Liga in successive seasons and decided to seek a new forma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
