Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D. (; ''Sporting Alavés''), usually known as Alavés, is a Spanish football club based in

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, in the

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of the Basque Country. Founded on 23 January 1921 as Sport Friend's Club, The club competes in

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, the top tier of

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. It is recognized as the third most successful team in the Basque Country following Athletic Club of

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and

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. Its biggest success was in 2001 when, in the year of its debut in European competition, it reached the

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, where it played against

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. It was defeated 5–4 by

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. In 2017, the club reached the final of the

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, losing out 3–1 to

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. The team's home kit is blue and white-striped shirt, blue shorts and white socks. It holds home matches at the 19,840-seater

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and uses other facilities located in Ibaia dedicated to training.

History

Founded in 1920 the initial name of the club was Sport Friends, but on 23 January 1921 the name was changed to the current one, and this is considered the official foundation date. Alavés was the first club to win promotion from the

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in 1929–30, a stint which would last three years. In its first season in Primera División Alavés finished 8th from 10 teams, just 1 point away from being relegated. In 1953–54 the club would reach the top league again for a two-year spell. With Roman Galarraga as a coach, the club reached long-awaited promotion to Segunda División in the 1973–74 season. In June 1983, after having avoided the relegation in the previous season, Alavés went down to Segunda División B, where remained until the 1985–86 campaign. 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

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– 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

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. Following their return season in which they escaped relegation by a single point, they achieved two wins against

in the following campaign and would qualify for the

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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). Liverpool vs Alaves 2001-05-16

As well as concluding the domestic campaign in tenth position, in 2000–01 the Basque club reached the final of the

after beating

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and

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, the latter in a crushing 9–2 aggregate victory. The final ended in a 4–5 loss against

, Alavés losing to an "own-

" 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. 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

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side,

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. On 26 January 2003, the club celebrated their 100th win in La Liga after defeating

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3–1. Although Alavés were

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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 and fans alike. 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 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

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on the final day. Deporalaves2

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

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. On 7 February 2017, Alavés qualified for the 2017 Copa del Rey Final after eliminating

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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

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. Their opponents in the final would be Barcelona, and coincidentally the two clubs met in the league directly after their cup semi-finals; the

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inflicted a 6–0 defeat on Alavés in their own

, exacting revenge for the result earlier in the season. Barcelona also won the final, held at the

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with a 3–1 scoreline, meaning there would be no return to European competition for Alavés. In the La Liga that season Alavés finished 9th with 14 wins, 13 draws and 11 losses. In the 2021–22 season, Alavés were relegated following defeat on the penultimate matchday by Levante (who also went down) to end their six-year stay in La Liga, the longest top-flight run in the club's history. The following season saw the club achieve promotion back to La Liga at the first attempt, winning the play-off final 0–1 against fellow relegated side Levante to ensure their return to the top tier for the 2023–24 season.

Seasons

Season to season

---- *20 seasons in

*38 seasons in

*12 seasons in

*22 seasons in

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*1 season in Categorías Regionales

Recent seasons

Seasons in Europe

Players

Current squad

Reserve team

Returning from loan

Out on loan

Kits

The team wore kits from the Danish brand Hummel for several seasons. In the 2017-2018 season, they started wearing new kits from Kelme. They had an agreement with Kelme until 2022. That same year, the team signed a new agreement with the German company Puma for four seasons. For the launch of the new brand, they choose to bring back the traditional vertical stripes and keep the original black pants.

Symbols

Deportivo Alavés has changed its crest several times since it was founded in 1921. The first crest looked very similar to the official coat of arms of the Álava province. However, instead of a sword-wielding arm, the team's crest featured a blue and white pennant. At the top of the crest was a medallion with the initials "DA". In 1922, the crest was simplified to just a pennant. The pennant was white with a blue center stripe and had the team initials "DA" in a square at the top left corner. This design stayed until 1950, but the initials changed when the team was renamed Club Deportivo Alavés. In 1950, the team redesigned its crest to look more like the traditional Álava symbol. They brought back the castle and lion, and also added a sword. The "C.D.A." pennant was moved behind the castle, and the whole design was placed within a circle with a crown on top.

Honours

Domestic competitions

**''Runners-up'': 2016–17 *

**Winners (4): 1929–30, 1953–54, 1997–98, 2015–16 *Segunda División play-offs **Winners (1):

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**Winners (4): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95,

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**Winners: 1945–46 *

**Winners (5): 1940–41, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1967–68, 1973–74 **Winners: 1989–90 *Regional Championship ** Biscay Championship: 1929–30 **

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: 1938–39

European competitions

**''Runners-up:'' 2000–01

Notes

Stadium information

*Name – Mendizorrotza *City –

*Capacity – 19,840 *Inauguration – 1924 *Pitch size – 105 m x 67 m *Other facilities – '' El Glorioso'' and '' José Luis Compañón''

Famous players

World Cup players

The following players have been selected by their country in the

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, while playing for Alavés. * John Aloisi (

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) *

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(

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)

Management staff

Coaches

* 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) *

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(1958–59) * Manuel Echezarreta (1959–60) * Ignacio Izagirre (1968–69) *

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(1968–70) * García de Andoin (1971-1972) * Koldo Aguirre (1972–73) * Ignacio Eizaguirre (1975) * Joseíto (1976–78) * Jesús Aranguren (1978–80) * García de Andoin (1980–82) * Mané (1984–85) *

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(1985–86) * Luis Costa (1992–93) * José Antonio Irulegui (1993–94) * Jesús Aranguren (1994–97) * Mané (1997–03) * Jesús Aranguren (2003) *

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(2003–04) * Chuchi Cos (2004–06) *

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(2006) * Mario Luna (2006) *

Julio Bañuelos Julio Bañuelos (born 7 December 1970) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender, He has managed clubs including Alavés and Burgos. He was a graduate of the Barcelona academy. He was head coach at Persebaya Surabaya and an ass ...

(2006) * Chuchi Cos (2006–07) *

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(2007) * Mario Luna (2007) *

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(2007–08) *

(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) *

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(2013–14) * Alberto López (2014–15) * José Bordalás (2015–16) *

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(2016–17) *

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(2017) * Gianni De Biasi (2017) *

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(2017–19) * Asier Garitano (2019–20) *

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(2020–2021) *

(2021) * Javier Calleja (2021) *

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(2021–2022) * Julio Velázquez (2022) * Luis García Plaza (2022–present)

Affiliated clubs

Alavés B/C

The club's primary reserve team is

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, founded in 1960 and currently playing at the amateur

level of the senior Spanish system. When that team gained promotion to

in 2000, a further reserve side Deportivo Alavés C was formed, later partnering with local team Club San Ignacio, but the C-team was discontinued in 2005 due to the poor financial situation at the club. San Ignacio and most other teams in the vicinity of Vitoria-Gasteiz continue to operate as partner clubs of Alavés.

California Victory

In 2007, Alavés operated a team in the

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in the United States called the

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. The team played at

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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

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, freshly promoted

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club, with Rudeš acting as a feeder club to Alavés. In June 2018, Deportivo Alavés and NK Rudeš ended its partnership agreement.

Sochaux

In April 2018, Alavés signed an agreement with French club

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; however the partnership lasted only a few months, ending abruptly in December of the same year.

NK Istra 1961

In June 2018 Alavés took a controlling interest in another Croatian top-tier club,

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, a few weeks after ending their agreement with Rudeš.

References

External links

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List of players

Club history at ''El Correo''

''Glorioso'', unofficial website

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