Deportivo Alavés

The team's home kit is blue and white striped shirt, blue shorts and white socks. Alavés reached the UEFA Cup final in 2001, where they lost 5-4 to Liverpool. Although Alavés were relegated after 2003-04, they regained top flight status a year later.

In the 2005-06 season they were relegated back to the second level.

Honours

• UEFA Cup
• Runners-up (1): 2001
• Promoted to the Primera División in 1931
• Promoted to the Primera División in 1955
• Promoted to the Primera División in 1999
• Promoted to the Primera División in 2005

• 10 seasons in La Liga
• 32 seasons in Segunda División
• 8 seasons in Segunda División B
• 22 seasons in Tercera División

Current squad

Statistics 2007/08

• Top Scorers:
• Aganzo - 11 goals
• Toni Moral - 5 goals
• Gabri - 4 goals
• Top Goalkeepers:
• Bernardo - 42 goals in 38 matches
• Ardouin - 5 goals in 4 matches

Recent history

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

Stadium Information

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

Famous Players

Medhi Lacen Roberto Oscar Bonano Jorge Valdano Fabricio Coloccini Franco Costanzo Martín Palermo Mauricio Pellegrino Hermes Desio Pablo Sánchez Martín Astudillo Martín Herrera Pablo Brandán Gustavo Lombardi Diego Trotta Maximiliano Flotta Miguel Ángel Adorno John Aloisi Ronny Gaspercic Meho Kodro Mário Jardel Ivan Lima	Magno Mocelin Nené Arthuro Elton Giovanni Wesley Lopes Mazinho Marcelo Blagoy Georgiev Jurica Vucko Vlatko Djolonga Mario Mestrovic Damir Ozegovic Juan Epitié Juvenal Rodolfo Bodipo Richard Dutruel Nicolas Ardouin Youness Bengelloun Claude Gnakpa Michel Pineda	Bruno Alicarte Henry Antchouet Nicola Berti Gabriele Aldegani Jordi Cruyff Richard Witschge Christopher Kanu Dan Eggen Benigno Chaparro Adrian Ilie Cosmin Contra Bogdan Mara Alexander Mostovoi Dmitry Kuznetsov Christian Mendy Pape Sarr Pape Thiaw Ivan Tomic Zoran Petrović Ciriaco Errasti	Julio Salinas Andoni Zubizarreta Iván Campo Josu Sarriegi Antonio Karmona Juan Antonio Señor José Carlos Olivares Juan Carlos Quincoces Óscar Téllez Armando Riveiro Raúl Tamudo Luis Helguera Abelardo Fernández José Ramón Alexanko Enrique de Lucas Juanito Aitor Karanka Gerard López Iván Alonso Antonio Pacheco

see also

Famous Coaches

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

see also

Deportivo Alavés B

Deportivo Alavés B is the filial team of Deportivo Alavés based in Vitoria-Gasteiz in the autonomous community of Basque Country.Founded in 1958, its plays in Tercera División - Group 4.Her stadium is Estadio Instalaciones de Ibaia with capacity of 2,500 seaters.

Seasons

• 2004/2005: Segunda División B 12th
• 2005/2006: Segunda División B 18th - Relegated
• 2006/2007: Tercera División 10th
• 2007/2008: Tercera División
• 2008/2009: Tercera División

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

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.

External links

• Official website
• Terra.es club info