Deportivo Alavés

Full name	Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D.
Founded	1921
Ground	Mendizorroza, Vitoria, Basque Country Spain (Capacity: 19,900)
Chairman	Fernando Ortiz
Manager	Javier Megía
League	Segunda División B, Group 1
2008-09	Segunda División, 19th (Relegated)
Home colours Away colours

Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the Basque Country. Founded in 1921, it currently plays in Segunda División B, holding home matches at the 19,500-seater Estadio Mendizorrotza.

The team's home kit is blue and white-striped shirt, blue shorts and white socks.

Contents 1 History 2 Current squad 3 Seasons 3.1 Season to season 3.2 Recent seasons 3.3 Honours 4 Statistics 2008/09 5 Stadium information 6 Famous coaches 7 Alavés B 7.1 Seasons 8 California Victory 9 External links

[edit] History

Founded in 1921, Alavés first reached the first division eight years later, a stint which would last three years. After years of seriously facing disappearance, which went well into the 90s, the club finally achieves a Segunda División promotion in 1994–95.

In 1998–99, Alavés returned to the top level after a 42-year hiatus, achieving two wins against FC Barcelona in the following season, in which they would, for the first time, qualify for the UEFA Cup, ending the season sixth.

During that season, the club overachieved in the European front, reaching the final in the UEFA Cup, where they lost 5–4 to Liverpool (taking the game to extra time, and only losing to an unlucky own golden goal), as well as finishing 10th in the domestic campaign.

Although Alavés were relegated after 2003–04, it regained top flight status a year later. In the 2005–06 season, they were relegated back to the second level. After two years of battling with relegation to the third level, it eventually befell in 2008–09.

[edit] Current squad

The numbers are established according to the official website:www.alaves.com and www.lfp.es

No. Position Player 1 GK Nicolas Bonis 2 DF Tiago Mesquita 3 DF Neru 4 DF Igor Cuesta 5 DF Iker Gereñu 6 MF Romerito 7 MF Juan Ramón Ruano 8 MF Fran Moreno 9 FW Geni 10 FW Óscar Martínez

No. Position Player 11 MF Eneko Fernández 13 GK Mikel Pagola 15 MF Vicente Moscardó 16 MF Dani Bouzas 17 FW Diego Segura 18 MF Cristian Castells 20 DF Luis Carrión 22 MF Óscar Rico 25 GK Alberto Montero

[edit] Seasons

[edit] Season to season

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1929 2ª 3rd 1929/30 2ª 1st 1930/31 1ª 8th 1931/32 1ª 9th 1932/33 1ª 10th 1933/34 2ª 10th 1939/40 2ª 8th 1940/41 3ª 1st 1941/42 2ª 3rd 1942/43 2ª 8th 1943/44 3ª 2nd 1944/45 3ª 3rd 1945/46 3ª 5th 1946/47 3ª 7th 1947/48 3ª 10th 1948/49 3ª 12th 1949/50 3ª 10th 1950/51 3ª 2nd

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1951/52 2ª 9th 1952/53 2ª 4th 1953/54 2ª 1st 1954/55 1ª 10th 1955/56 1ª 14th 1956/57 2ª 5th 1957/58 2ª 7th 1958/59 2ª 13th 1959/60 2ª 13th 1960/61 3ª 1st 1961/62 2ª 4th 1962/63 2ª 8th 1963/64 2ª 16th 1964/65 3ª 1st 1965/66 3ª 3rd 1966/67 3ª 7th 1967/68 3ª 1st 1968/69 2ª 14th

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1969/70 3ª 9th 1971/72 3ª 7th 1972/73 3ª 3rd 1973/74 3ª 1st 1974/75 2ª 16th 1975/76 2ª 15th 1976/77 2ª 8th 1977/78 2ª 11th 1978/79 2ª 9th 1979/80 2ª 9th 1980/81 2ª 8th 1981/82 2ª 17th 1982/83 2ª 17th 1983/84 2ªB 3rd 1984/85 2ªB 3rd 1985/86 2ªB 5th 1986/87 3ª 7th 1987/88 3ª 8th 1988/89 3ª 2nd 1989/90 3ª 1st

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1990/91 2ªB 2nd 1991/92 2ªB 4th 1992/93 2ªB 1st 1993/94 2ªB 1st 1994/95 2ªB 1st 1995/96 2ª 7th 1996/97 2ª 13th 1997/98 2ª 1st 1998/99 1ª 16th 1999/00 1ª 6th 2000/01 1ª 10th 2001/02 1ª 7th 2002/03 1ª 19th 2003/04 2ª 4th 2004/05 2ª 3rd 2005/06 1ª 18th 2006/07 2ª 17th 2007/08 2ª 17th 2008/09 2ª 19th 2009/10 2ªB

[edit] Recent seasons

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Europe		Notes
1998-1999	1D	16	38	11	7	20	36	63	40
1999-2000	1D	6	38	17	10	11	41	37	61
2000-2001	1D	10	38	14	7	17	58	59	49		UC	final
2001-2002	1D	7	38	17	3	18	41	44	54
2002-2003	1D	19	38	8	11	19	38	68	35		UC	2nd round	relegated
2003-2004	2D	4	42	20	14	8	48	32	74
2004-2005	2D	3	42	23	7	12	62	47	76				promoted
2005-2006	1D	18	38	9	12	17	35	54	39	3rd round			relegated
2006-2007	2D	17	42	13	13	16	51	60	52
2007-2008	2D	17	42	12	15	15	41	47	51
2008-2009	2D	19	42	11	10	21	42	64	43	2nd round			relegated

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• 11 seasons in La Liga
• 34 seasons in Segunda División
• 8 seasons in Segunda División B
• 22 seasons in Tercera División
• 1 season in Divisiones Regionales

[edit] Honours

• UEFA Cup: Runner-up 2000-01

[edit] Statistics 2008/09

• Top Scorers:
  • Javi Guerra - 9 goals
  • Juanjo - 3 goals
  • Edu Albácar - 3 goals
• Top Goalkeepers:
  • Bernardo - 37 goals in 25 matches
  • Bonis - 26 goals in 17 matches

[edit] Stadium information

• Name - Mendizorrotza Stadium
• City - Vitoria-Gasteiz
• Capacity - 19,900
• Inauguration - 1924
• Pitch size - 105 x 67 mts.
• Other Facilities: El Glorioso

[edit] Famous coaches

• Ferenc Puskás
• Luis Astorga
• Luis Costa
• Irulegi
• Mané: 1984-85, 1997-2003
• José Mel
• Chuchi Cos

see also Cat:Deportivo Alavés managers

[edit] Alavés B

Deportivo Alavés B is the filial team of Deportivo Alavés. Founded in 1958, it plays in Regional Preferente, with home games being held at Instalaciones de Ibaia with a capacity of 2,500 seats.

[edit] Seasons

• 2004/2005: Segunda División B 12th
• 2005/2006: Segunda División B 18th - Relegated
• 2006/2007: Tercera División 10th
• 2007/2008: Tercera División 13th
• 2008/2009: Tercera División 19th - Relegated
• 2009/2010: Regional Preferente —

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• 7 seasons in Segunda División B
• 12 seasons in Tercera División

[edit] 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.

[edit] External links

• Official website (Spanish)
• Glorioso, unofficial website (Spanish)
• Terra club info (Spanish)

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