Deportivo Alavés

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

Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D. [depoɾˈtiβo 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 on 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 most successful 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
1929 2 2ª 3rd Round of 16
1929–30 2 2ª 1st Quarterfinals
1930–31 1 1ª 8th Round of 16
1931–32 1 1ª 9th Quarterfinals
1932–33 1 1ª 10th
1933–34 2 2ª 10th
1939–40 2 2ª 8th Round of 16
1940–41 3 3ª 1st Second round
1941–42 2 2ª 3rd
1942–43 2 2ª 8th Round of 16
1943–44 3 3ª 2nd Fifth round
1944–45 3 3ª 3rd Round of 16
1945–46 3 3ª 5th
1946–47 3 3ª 7th
1947–48 3 3ª 10th Third round
1948–49 3 3ª 12th First round
1949–50 3 3ª 10th
1950–51 3 3ª 2nd
1951–52 2 2ª 9th
1952–53 2 2ª 4th Round of 16
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1953–54 2 2ª 1st Round of 16
1954–55 1 1ª 10th Round of 16
1955–56 1 1ª 14th
1956–57 2 2ª 5th
1957–58 2 2ª 7th
1958–59 2 2ª 13th First round
1959–60 2 2ª 13th First round
1960–61 3 3ª 1st
1961–62 2 2ª 4th Round of 16
1962–63 2 2ª 8th Round of 16
1963–64 2 2ª 16th Round of 16
1964–65 3 3ª 1st
1965–66 3 3ª 3rd
1966–67 3 3ª 7th
1967–68 3 3ª 1st
1968–69 2 2ª 14th
1969–70 3 3ª 9th First round
1970–71 4 Regional 1st
1971–72 3 3ª 7th First round
1972–73 3 3ª 3rd Second round
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1973–74 3 3ª 1st Second round
1974–75 2 2ª 16th Third round
1975–76 2 2ª 15th Second round
1976–77 2 2ª 8th Second round
1977–78 2 2ª 11th Quarterfinals
1978–79 2 2ª 9th Quarterfinals
1979–80 2 2ª 9th Round of 16
1980–81 2 2ª 8th Round of 16
1981–82 2 2ª 17th Third round
1982–83 2 2ª 17th
1983–84 3 2ªB 3rd Second round
1984–85 3 2ªB 3rd Third round
1985–86 3 2ªB 5th Second round
1986–87 4 3ª 7th First round
1987–88 4 3ª 8th
1988–89 4 3ª 2nd
1989–90 4 3ª 1st
1990–91 3 2ªB 2nd Second round
1991–92 3 2ªB 4th Third round
1992–93 3 2ªB 1st Third round
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1993–94 3 2ªB 1st Third round
1994–95 3 2ªB 1st First round
1995–96 2 2ª 7th Second round
1996–97 2 2ª 13th Second round
1997–98 2 2ª 1st Semifinals
1998–99 1 1ª 16th Third round
1999–00 1 1ª 6th Round of 16
2000–01 1 1ª 10th Round of 32
2001–02 1 1ª 7th Round of 16
2002–03 1 1ª 19th Round of 16
2003–04 2 2ª 4th Semifinals
2004–05 2 2ª 3rd Round of 32
2005–06 1 1ª 18th Third round
2006–07 2 2ª 17th Round of 16
2007–08 2 2ª 17th Third round
2008–09 2 2ª 19th Second round
2009–10 3 2ªB 5th First round
2010–11 3 2ªB 3rd First round
2011–12 3 2ªB 6th Third round
2012–13 3 2ªB 1st Round of 16
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


Recent seasons

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Notes
2005–06 1 18 3891217 355439 3rd round Relegated
2006–07 2A 17 42131316 516052
2007–08 2A 17 42121515 414751
2008–09 2A 19 42111021 426443 2nd round Relegated
2009–10 2B1 5 3816148 453162 First round
2010–11 2B2 3 3818128 634366 First round Not promoted
2011–12 2B2 6 3814177 643959 Third round
2012–13 2B2 1 382576 572282 Round of 32 Promoted
2013–14 2A 18 42131217 575751 Third round
2014–15 2A 13 42141117 495353 Round of 32
2015–16 2A 1 4221129 493575 Third round Promoted
2016–17 1 9 38141311 414355 Runners-up
2017–18 1 14 3815221 405047 Quarter-finals

Players

Current squad

As of 31 August 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 Spain GK Fernando Pacheco (2nd vice-captain)
2 Spain DF Carlos Vigaray
3 Spain DF Rubén Duarte
4 Brazil DF Rodrigo Ely
5 Spain DF Víctor Laguardia (vice-captain)
6 Chile DF Guillermo Maripán
7 Spain FW Rubén Sobrino
8 Spain MF Tomás Pina
10 Sweden FW John Guidetti
11 Spain FW Ibai Gómez
12 Argentina FW Jonathan Calleri (on loan from Deportivo Maldonado)
13 Spain GK Antonio Sivera
No. Position Player
14 Spain MF Burgui
15 Spain DF Ximo Navarro
16 Colombia MF Daniel Torres
17 Spain DF Adrián Marín
18 Spain FW Borja Bastón (on loan from Swansea City)
19 Spain MF Manu García (captain)
20 Serbia MF Darko Brašanac (on loan from Betis)
21 Spain DF Martín Aguirregabiria
22 Ghana MF Mubarak Wakaso
23 Spain MF Jony (on loan from Málaga)
24 Ghana MF Patrick Twumasi
26 Spain DF Adrián Diéguez

Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
25 Spain GK Álex Domínguez
27 Spain MF Antonio Perera
No. Position Player
32 Spain MF Paulino
34 Romania FW Andrei Lupu

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
— Spain GK Ioritz Landeta (at Istra until 30 June 2019)
— Spain GK Aritz Castro (at San Ignacio until 30 June 2019)
— Spain DF Antonio Cristian (at Fuenlabrada until 30 June 2019)
— Spain DF Einar Galilea (at Sochaux until 30 June 2020)
— Spain DF Lluis Llacer (at San Ignacio until 30 June 2019)
— Spain DF Víctor López (at Logroñés until 30 June 2019)
— Spain DF Rafa Páez (at Sochaux until 30 June 2019)
— Spain DF Rafa Navarro (at Sochaux until 30 June 2019)
— Spain MF Ato (at San Ignacio until 30 June 2019)
No. Position Player
— Spain MF Nando (at Sochaux until 30 June 2019)
— Spain MF Javi Muñoz (at Oviedo until 30 June 2019)
— Spain MF Arturo Segado (at Istra until 30 June 2019)
— Angola FW Anderson Emanuel (at Sochaux until 30 June 2019)
— Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Ermedin Demirović (at Sochaux until 30 June 2019)
— Albania FW Eraldo Çinari (at FK Partizani until 30 June 2019)
— Spain FW Adrián Fuentes (at Istra until 30 June 2019)
— Spain FW Dani Iglesias (at Istra until 30 June 2019)

Honours

Domestic competitions

Winners (4): 1929–30, 1953–54, 1997–98, 2015–16
Winners (4): 1992–93,[lower-alpha 2] 1993–94,[lower-alpha 3] 1994–95,[lower-alpha 4] 2012–13[lower-alpha 5]
Winners (5):[lower-alpha 6] 1940–41,[lower-alpha 7] 1960–61,[lower-alpha 8] 1964–65,[lower-alpha 9] 1967–68,[lower-alpha 10] 1973–74[lower-alpha 11]
Winners:[lower-alpha 12] 1989–90[lower-alpha 13]
  • Regional Championship[10]
Biscay Championship: 1929–30
Gipuzkoa Championship: 1938–39
Winners:: 1945–46
Runners-up: 2016–17

European competitions

Runners-up: 2000–01

Notes

  1. ↑ Third tier
  2. ↑ Not promoted in play-offs
  3. ↑ Not promoted in play-offs
  4. ↑ Promoted in play-offs
  5. ↑ Promoted in play-offs, overall champion of division
  6. ↑ Third tier
  7. ↑ Promoted in play-offs
  8. ↑ Promoted in play-offs
  9. ↑ Not promoted in play-offs
  10. ↑ Promoted in play-offs
  11. ↑ Promoted directly
  12. ↑ Fourth tier
  13. ↑ Promoted directly

Stadium information

Mendizorrotza stadium

Famous players

Managers

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] In June 2018, Deportivo Alavés and NK Rudeš ends its partnership agreement. [13]

References

  1. ↑ Association, Press (27 May 2017). "Lionel Messi inspires Barcelona to Copa del Rey final triumph against Alavés". the Guardian.
  2. ↑ The greatest matches of all time; The Daily Telegraph, 4 July 2007
  3. ↑ Carreras denuncia el "trato vejatorio" de Piterman (Carreras denounces "vexatious treatment" by Piterman); 20 Minutos, 16 February 2006 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Dimitri Piterman llama "subnormales" a los aficionados del Alavés (Dimitri Piterman calls Alavés' fans "morons"); 20 Minutos, 22 February 2006 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Glorioso Matagigantes" [Glorious Giantkillers] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Alavés 0–6 Barcelona, February 2017". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Barcelona 3–1 Alavés". BBC Sport. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Plantilla Deportivo Alavés SAD - Alavés - Web Oficial". Plantilla Deportivo Alavés SAD - Alavés - Web Oficial.
  10. ↑ "Spain - List of Champions of Norte". RSSSF. 21 January 2000. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  11. ↑ Mendizorrotza Stadium Archived 27 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "Deportivo Alavés and NK Rudeš ends its partnership agreement". NK Rudeš. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

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