Deportivo Alavés C, S.A.D., usually known as Alavés C, is a Spanish football team based in

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. I ...

, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1980 as ''AD Zaldiaran'', they are the second

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Deportivo Alavés Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D. (; ''Sporting Alavés''), usually known as Alavés, is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Basque ...

, and play in the . The team's home kit was blue and white-striped shirt, blue shorts and white socks.

History

''AD Zaldiaran'' was founded in 1980 and throughout most of their history was an independent club, but linked to the Alavés grassroots fields. The club only made their debut in the regional categories in the 1996–97 season, achieving promotion to the Regional Preferente de Álava on their first participation in the Primera Regional de Álava. Three years later, in 2000, the team win the Preferente and achieve promotion to

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

. After their promotion, Zaldiaran were fully incorporated to

' structure, being renamed to ''Deportivo Alavés C''. The side competed in the fourth tier for three back-to-back seasons until 2002–03, when they suffered relegation. Thereafter a four-year partnership was agreed with another local team, Club San Ignacio (a modest team from Vitoria who had played the previous season (2002-03) also in the fourth division). The affiliate became known as ''Alavés C-San Ignacio'' maintaining the Alavés name but playing in San Ignacio colours and usually hosting fixtures at their home ground Adurtzabal. When this entity was relegated in 2004–05, the Alavés link was discontinued. San Ignacio continued operating independently and have since returned to the Tercera level twice (on each occasion their opponents included the other reserve side of Alavés, with both teams being relegated in 2008–09). Later on, San Ignacio rejoined Alavés' structure as their second reserve team. On 1 June 2022, Alavés reactivated their C-team after absorbing ''Adurtzabal Club de Fútbol'', a team founded in 2012 which had just been promoted to the División de Honor de Álava; the link with San Ignacio, the second reserve team until then, was discontinued.

Season to season

*As AD Zaldiaran *As Deportivo Alavés C *As Adurtzabal CF *As Deportivo Alavés C ---- *5 seasons in

*2 seasons in

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Notable players

* Ángel Sánchez *

Iñigo Calderón Íñigo Calderón Zapatería (born 4 January 1982) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back, currently a manager. He played for Alicante and Alavés in Spain, joining Brighton & Hove Albion in 2010 and going on t ...

* Javier Carpio *

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References

External links

Official website
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