Deportivo Alavés

Deportivo Alavés

File:Deportivo Alaves logo.svg
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	http://www.alaves.com
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D. [deporˈtiβo 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 in 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 best 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.

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.

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 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 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. 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. Barcelona also won the final, held at the Estadio Vicente Calderón with a 3–1 scoreline, 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 14 seasons in La Liga 37 seasons in Segunda División 12 seasons in Segunda División B 22 seasons in Tercera División 1 season in Divisiones Regionales Recent seasons Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Notes 2005–06 1 18 38 9 12 17 35 54 39 3rd round Relegated 2006–07 2A 17 42 13 13 16 51 60 52 2007–08 2A 17 42 12 15 15 41 47 51 2008–09 2A 19 42 11 10 21 42 64 43 2nd round Relegated 2009–10 2B1 5 38 16 14 8 45 31 62 First round 2010–11 2B2 3 38 18 12 8 63 43 66 First round Not promoted 2011–12 2B2 6 38 14 17 7 64 39 59 Third round 2012–13 2B2 1 38 25 7 6 57 22 82 Round of 32 Promoted 2013–14 2A 18 42 13 12 17 57 57 51 Third round 2014–15 2A 13 42 14 11 17 49 53 53 Round of 32 2015–16 2A 1 42 21 12 9 49 35 75 Third round Promoted 2016–17 1 9 38 14 13 11 41 43 55 Runners-up 2017–18 1 14 38 15 2 21 40 50 47 Quarter-finals Players Current squad As of 29 June 2018 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK ESP Fernando Pacheco 2 DF ESP Carlos Vigaray 3 DF ESP Rubén Duarte 5 DF ESP Víctor Laguardia (2nd captain) 6 DF CHI Guillermo Maripán 7 FW ESP Rubén Sobrino 10 FW SWE John Guidetti 11 MF ESP Ibai Gómez 12 DF BRA Rodrigo Ely 13 GK ESP Antonio Sivera No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF ESP Burgui 16 MF COL Daniel Torres 19 MF ESP Manu García (Captain) 21 DF ESP Martín Aguirregabiria 22 MF GHA Mubarak Wakaso 26 DF ESP Adrián Diéguez 28 FW ESP Víctor López 29 FW BIH Ermedin Demirović — MF ESP Jony (on loan from Málaga) — FW LTU Karolis Laukžemis Reserve team Main article: Deportivo Alavés B Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 25 GK ESP Ioritz Landeta 33 GK ESP Aritz Castro Out on loan Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player — DF ESP Antonio Cristian (on loan to Rudeš until 30 June 2018) — DF ESP Einar Galilea (on loan to Sochaux until 30 June 2020) — DF ESP Rafa Páez (on loan to Sochaux until 30 June 2019) — DF AUT Markus Pavić (on loan to Sochaux until 30 June 2019) No. Pos. Nation Player — MF SRB Aleksandar Katai (on loan to Chicago Fire until 31 December 2018) — MF ESP Nando (on loan to Lorca until 30 June 2018) — MF ESP Sergio Llamas (on loan to Real Unión until 30 June 2018) — FW ANG Anderson Emanuel (on loan to Sochaux until 30 June 2019) Honours Domestic competitions Segunda División Winners (4): 1929–30, 1953–54, 1997–98, 2015–16 Segunda División B Winners (4): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2012–13 Tercera División Winners (5): 1940–41, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1967–68, 1973–74 Winners: 1989–90 Regional Championship Biscay Championship: 1929–30 Gipuzkoa Championship: 1938–39 Copa Federación de España Winners:: 1945–46 Copa del Rey Runners-up: 2016–17 European competitions UEFA Cup Runners-up: 2000–01 Notes Stadium information Mendizorrotza stadium Name – Mendizorrotza City – Vitoria-Gasteiz Capacity – 19,840 Inauguration – 1924 Pitch size – 105 m x 67 m Other facilities – El Glorioso and José Luis Compañón Famous players See also: Category:Deportivo Alavés players Managers See also: Category:Deportivo Alavés managers 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) Rafael Iriondo (1958–59) Manuel Echezarreta (1959–60) Ignacio Izagirre (1968–69) (coach) Ferenc Puskás (1968–69) (technical director) García de Andoin (1972) Koldo Aguirre (1972–73) Ignacio Eizaguirre (1975) Joseíto (1976–78) Jesús Aranguren (1978–80) García de Andoin (1980–82) Mané (1984–85) Nando Yosu (1985–86) Luis Costa (1992–93) José Antonio Irulegui (1993–94) Jesús Aranguren (1994–97) Mané (1997–03) Jesús Aranguren (2003) Pepe Mel (2003–04) Juan Carlos Oliva (2006) Julio Bañuelos (2006) Fabri (2007) Josu Uribe (2007–08) Julio Bañuelos (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) Juan Carlos Mandiá (2013–14) Alberto López (2014–15) José Bordalás (2015–16) Mauricio Pellegrino (2016–17) Luis Zubeldía (2017) Gianni De Biasi (2017) Abelardo Fernández (2017–) Alavés B Main article: Deportivo 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. References External links Media related to Deportivo Alavés at Wikimedia Commons Official website Template:Es icon Alavés at La Liga Template:En icon Template:Es icon Alavés at UEFA Template:En icon Template:Es icon Club profile at BDfutbol (match reports in each season) Club history at El CorreoTemplate:Es icon Futbolme team profile Template:Es icon Glorioso, unofficial website Template:Es icon Terra club info Template:Es icon